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Ve ,ockm. his is. ittema pllcdst explAtir ,patch hick v S it. ty on the 7, tt • ncb UI;, 1114 ont j:4l Ai ind thee n thi pr „,to lilted t agnin►t beta It its cught irer ot t to de Geo e ch.;:g n with° j, that! t i r atcdul n:wer,bo c Lai " And de;c l r• -„1 ' e the 04 Kcn cae 201,1 by tr• in .. p;..%: :41 I I unanswerable. In the speech he never mentioned i a wish to impeach Li t i Wellesley —if t h at speec h were unanswerable, I c e r ta i n l y oug h t to b e im peached ; but he woo ' not, in his present disposis tion of mind, stand lirward to advocate any such proceedings ; he would, in cases of India Affairs, which came before the House, give his opinion and his vote as any other :ember of Parliamen t , but no further would lie in rfere in future. Mr. Secretary FOX b ,ged to say a few w or d s in consequence of what d fall e n from his H on . friend who spoke l ast ! it had been insinuated. that his conduCt tended o discourage inquiries of this kind ; hut such ins' uations were devoid o f an y real foundation. He ad sat silent, and he ar d a ll that had been said on hese subjeets, without giving any opinion, or taking the least part. Standing in the situation he now 'did, he felt it his peculiar duty to be present in the House; otherwise, lie, perhaps, should not have been present at any of the argu meets. With resped to what his Hon. Friend had said, that lie had declared his speech to be unanswer nqa, he was willing to repeat it ;,and his having said I , tl•at speech, that he did not mean to impeach : . a -a Wellesley. was, perhaps, that which he ap t • i tot most. When his Hon. Friend talked of the :: al bad system of the Government of the India i -repany, he must allow, that proceeding by way r f I aspeadlment was net likely to do it any good. ,l ::.•;, had both had experience that way, and had Teen convinced of its inefficacy. If that House were to interfere, it should be by resolutions to in troduce a t.ystern to remove the evils which now ex teed. Mr. FRANCIS and Mr. FOX mutually ex plaired. Mr. PAUL said, he did not undertake this cause with a view to popularity, but merely as an aft of duty. It was, he said, his intention to follow the precedents he had before him with respect to Mr. Hastings. He meant, on Tuesday, to produce his charge, and move to lay it on the table ; and, that l a future day should he then fixed, to take it into con sideration. Mr. Burke had laid his first charge against Mr. Hastings, on the table, on the s!h of April, and it was not taken into consideration till the Bth or 9th of June ; being unversed its proceed ings of this kind, he should go by precedent. Mr. H. ADDINGTON begged to ask the Hon. Gentleman, whether, if the House should agree to his laying his charge on the *fable, he meant after wards to move for any further papers by way of sub. mandating the charge Mr. PAUL said, he could not be certain as to that ; and that on Thursday, he would move to lay another charge on the Table, for disobedience of the Company's orders ; and on Friday, a further charge, for his interference with, and infringement of rights. Mr. C. GRANT vindicated the Direelors against the assertion of Mr. Francis, that they were instru ments in the hands of the Board of Conti-mil; that Board was a chabk on the Directors, and he thought a system of thee , was a good system. He thought • the House woul not lightly interfere; but if they did stiffer these otters to come before them, it ought to be its t most serious manner, so that sub stantial justice ight he done. Mr. JOHN PONE said, it appeared clearly . _'._ that the opinion of the Diredors were totally over ruled by the Ro rd of Controul, and the treaties with the Vizier, •ith Oude, and the Nizam, were Convincing proo sof it. His sentiments, with re gard to the affairs of India, were still the same as they had ever bees ; but instead of pressing ques tions regarding Impeachments, he thougt the House would do better to adopt Reselations, which may in future prevent transaftions, such as have passed within the last three years. h.r. W. sNii - rti said, he understood it had been imputed to him, as a negleft of duty, not being present the other day when the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Francis) brought forward his motion. It never was his wish or intention to ne gleat his duty. and he had lost come from the other Hon. Gentleman, whose absence had been so much lamented, and could give the Hon. Member the consolatory information, that he also meant to be present and readyto do his duty. The question was then put on the several mo tions, all of which were agreed to. SLAVE PROHIBITION BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Bill tor prohibiting the importation of slaves into neu tral islands, or those which have surrendered to His Majesty's arms during the present war; which being read, General TA RI.FTON begged to know how it was to be proceeded in ? and whether the peti /loners might be heard by counsel, on the re port, or on the third reading ? Mr. Secretary FOX said, he 'should object to their being heard by counsel in any stage of the business. After a short conversation on the tabled, in which Mr. FOX, the A'ITORNEY-GENERA 1., General GASCOIGNE.and General TA ELETON took part, it was agreed, that the Bill should be committed on Monday, and reported on •I'nesslay. Sir W. YOUNG said, he had attended a Meeting of London Merchants, and they looked on the Bill as a boon. He was himself a proprietor hi a con quered island, and not a very ineons;derable one, and he thought the Bill a very good one. As to the Petition from Liverpool. it ,:as not a Petition against the Bill, hot sootiest putting in force His Majesty's Procf.imation segiceting the conquered colonies. General GASCOIGNE t:ni.l, he h-lieved the Merchants in London, and the Hon. Baronet also, did consider the bill as a boon. For big part, he Inohes: qn it as a comps omise between the aboli fitusts end the nioderetes-•-41 sort of previous step towards rife:4mo a total abolition, and he had no doom, it would sour apply to every part of the Calot.ies After a few words from Sir W. CURTIS. and Mr. BRoOIi.E The Arl'OrtNEY-GENRRAL said, the motion I's be head by Counsel %%relict stand exaelly the same ;ci the sulosequent stages of the bill, as it did -now f but he begged to be understood. there was no admission or averment, that counsel were to be heard i^. any other stage of it. !'he Bill %VA% then read a second time, and ordered to be cur: unities! on Minder. THE BRITISH PRE LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 19. We announced, on Monday, the extraordinary conduct of the Commandant and Committee of the St. Saviour's Volunteers, in undertaking to disband them.—A numerous Meeting of that Corps was held yesterday; for the purpose of taking this proceeding into consideration, and the result, we are happy to find, was such as might have been expelled, from the loyalty, good sense, acrd respectability of its members. Several resolutions were passed unani mously, as appears by the advertisement in the front of our paper, declaring the conduct of the Commit tee, in disbanding the Corps, 4 , an assumption of power not belonging to them ; and a proceeding in decorous, and meriting the strongest disapprobation of the Corps." Thus the evil has been remzdied in the very place where it took its rise, and the Volunteer cbarader has been rescued from the charge of levity and rashness, with which it was threatened, by the precipitancy of a few individuals. With this view of the subjed, we do think that more good than harm wiil result from the business ; and we do most sin cerely condemn those zealots, those fire and faggot Politicians, who cry out for summary punishment, and will not allow the good sense of the people time to correO their errors. Among these furious re. formers, we are concerned to find the ci•devenV . leading Print of Opposition, and now the would.be leading Print of Government. 1-lad the advice of this sage, consistent, and constitutional Print been followed, Major Porn would have been sent, be fore this time, the Lord knows where ; the Com mittee would be sent to the black hole ; and the re spename corps, which has thus vindicated and main tained the true and loyal character of tire Volunteer system, would be now disbanded, and become the subjid of contempt and scorn among its neighbours. That we may not be charged with misrepresenting The AlernAq Chronicle, we quote its own words upon this subjed : Should any off cers attempt to persuade their men to de liberate (a very improver measure) in their military capacity, we trust the Gestational wdt take care, that, iiistwid of re signed, the word " di: missed' shall be added to the r respect. ive names, io the fallowing Gasettr."-rvAferNiag CAI ou. April 17. A meeting of the British Iron Merchants and Manufalturers, was held, yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor, in the Strand, for the purpose of taking into colisicieratiou. the proposed duties upon Iron ; wh..n several strong, hut respe9ful and constitu tional resolutions against the duties, were unani mously agreed to ; as will be seen upon reference to the front of this Parr. Mr. Gi Bourn, of Bristol, was in the Chair. The Meeting was numerous and respeCtable. Mr. Serj-ant Bisr, last night, obtained leave in the House of Commons, to bring in a Bill to prevent the publication of sr parts proceedings, in criminal cases. We believe the conduaor of every respenable Paper in Londm, feels the evil complained of, as much as any Gentleman at the Bar, and will be as anxious to reme.ty it. Unless prevented by more pressing matter, we shall make some observations upon this subjea on Monday. Ihe ROY At. FAMILY left the Qusew's House yesterday, ot twelve o'clock, for Windsor. Lord Ca Tin sox transacted business yesterday, at three o'clock, at Mr. Fox's office. Viscount Siou,wris mu's:Vied business yester day. at lour o'deck, at Mr. Wiwi:MANI% Office. The Irish Budget, we understand, will he opened early in May. Mr. Cu SCAN IS to be one of the Justices in the Court of Common Pleas, in the room of Mr. Justice Joussow, who mires upon a pension of 1,3001. a-year. Mr. C. M. OR wtsv, late one of the Counsel to the Commissioners of Irish Revenue, goes out as Chief Justice to Prince of Wales's Island. Letters have been sent to the Frieuds of Adminis tratinn, requesting their attendance in the house of Commons, in the beginning of the week, as im portant business is exprtiesi to come on. The Mail of Thursday broueit accounts of the death of the Stan 1 1101.Drs. The Convoy for the Baltic sailed from the River on Thursday. Fdttraa of a letter from The Boniest, Cenrirr„ dated 19th (Moller 1805:--" Letters flout Malacca, of the .s:h July last, mention the arrival there on the 3d, of the ship fon4-jee Family, &c. which sailed hence under convoy of the Beeline frigate, they were to sail again on the Sth, under convoy. The Anna had passed Malacca on the 30th May for China. " By letters from Malacca of the 29th July, we learn, that the Hen,hman, of Calcutta, had AI lived there on the 28th, and was to sail next day. " By letters from l'rince of Wales's Island, of the 19:h August last, we learn, that the Dared Sew, fl Ilians and Eli:a/win, from this port, had arrived at Prince of Wales's Island, on the 18fra of that month, after a passage of 23 days. " The James Drammond. and Cambria'', which left Bombay along with the unfortunate Bre,a tak i and Sarah, had passed the Straits. "There are letters from the Isle of France, as late as the tat September, and Batavia the tr.h of s a me month, but they bring little news• of conse quence. General Dar ALS is re;,rte.l dead he had been in bad health sOille time." A. we 'A. egAr — 1 1," '- THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM. The length of the Parliamentary Debate obliged us to exclude some particulars in our account yes terday of Her MA3eSTY'S Drawing Room. The following were among the new Dresses displayed upon the occasion:— COUNTESS OF KENMARE. The first time since her tarried; in town. A geranium rots., body and sleeves, 'richly ornamented with white and gold; white and gold petticoat, the dranery fini,herl with rich deed gold and geranium Muffler, tastefully tied ins with 'old veils and tassels. Her Ladyship wore a profusion of 111301011 J, 011 her head, with white eihrbrielet feathers, to eurresuond with her dress: she was altogether attired i• her 11..0.11 stylw of elepnee ; cod we ate happy to ny, never looked better. LADY MARY ANN BROWN. The lovely daughter of tit: preceding This young Leelyst dress was universally admired. It con.isted of a white grape petticoat, richly embroidered with silver, with half-t.e•ticoat of lilac crape, and rich Persian border, gracefully tied up with silver taiviels. The robe, of white satin, richly ornamented with silver. The elegant simplicity of this does', was stugularly adapted to the youth and beauty of the wearer. LADY WODEHOUSE. This Lady's dress w.s particularly noticed fot its elegance The robe and petticoat were of amber and scarlet net, with a superb black lace petticoat, tastefelly fastened up ; body and sleeves, to esacsespend. THE HON MISS wonrnotigr, Wore an elegant simple dress of white Chinese Sisk , petti , coat of lace, tied up with bunches of ribbon. LADY D. HAMILTON. An elegant white crape petticoat s with a festooned drapery, with white bead., looped, large taunts and bunches of white 111.4 i train of white figured aarsenet sloevcs trammed with Br.ssels lace. MISS DUNCAN. A beautiful white crape petticoat and earners, with an an. ',Nue of stars, in satin, trimmed with white budt, and urns• mewed with bunches of pate hlush roses, Pupped with bead. and tassels ; train ef b:usli sarsnet, tiitemed with beaus and blond. THE HON. MISS ELPHINSTONE. An elegant lie crape petticoat, with a rich 'deer Mosaic border; train of white crape; sleeves richly embroidered is silver. MRS. BRUCE. A bright green crape petticoat, with a geld Mastic border, and ern drapery, with Quid border—train to correspond. There was a profusion of Feathers worn.—The Plumes of fine White Ostrich Feathers, mounted on Tiara Black Velvet Bands, to have the appearance of the I lighland Bonnet (the first of which was worn by her Grace the Duchess of Bedford), were worn at Court by the Duchess of Goidon ; Countesses Elgin, Ross'yn, and Mar.v-rs ; Ladh Dalrymple Hamilton, Fitzgerald:, Fielding, F. Bentinck, E. Wellesley, Cadogan, and Anson ; the Hon. Mrs. Herbert ; Mistresses Owen Williams, Burgoyne, and Walter Jones; and Misses Elphin ston, Fowls, Boyer. and Bouverie, who were presented, wore most beautiful White Plumes, some to the number of Eleven Feathers, none less than Five. The Duchess of NORTIII.IIIIIBRLAND, accompa nied by her tour beautiful daughters, went to Court in a style worthy of the House of Pzilcz. Ikr Grace was in her state chair, with three foot men before. The young Ladies, in their state chairs, two footmen before each, in the riches., li veries The Duchess of GORDON was in her state chair, with three footmen in state liveries before. Her Grace was elegantly dressed in white and silver. The Countesses of CAMutN, 13 x akt mos, and Ser rote, were also in their state chairs. MT. Fox went to Court in his new coach. It is .z. tremely elegant. The body Prussian blue, with rich silver mouldings. and patent lamp:, with his crest richly embossed on the pannels. The hammer cloth is bear skin, with silver claws. Mr. J. T. Hose was presented to tier MaJesT v by the Rizht Hon. Gconoc KNOX. LADY H. D. HAMILTON'S GRAND BALL AND SUPPER. Lady It D. HAMILTON gave a grand ball and supper on Thursday evening, at her house in Upper Grosvenor -street, which was attended by upwards of three hundred of the Nobility. The tables were laid out in her Ladyship's usual style of e:egance, and abounded with the greatest delicacies of the season. At eleven o'clock the ball commenced ; and at two, near two hundred persons sat clown to supper. Never did we witness a more brilliant as semlrhage ; the Ladies wore their Court head. dresses, w!.ich abounded with diamonds. After supper, the company returned to the ball-room ; and did not separate till a late hour. In the brilliant circle were— Ro:al Memel" the Prince of Wales. Their Heys, /highnesses the Dukes of Cambridge and Gino enter. Dirkes...-Orie.ins. De Real, and De Castries. Duchess-4—.G•ndon, St. Alban%, Bnioni, and De Castries . Marehionewes—Headiest, Salisbury, and Dowushire. Marquis of Abeeerrrn Earl and Country of Harremore. Viceount and Vt.countirsa C.i.tierangh. l.adi•.—Prrth, C. Leone, Townshenil, Ceci', and Taylor. Hon. Miss Ditainatoiid and Mi.. Mincan. The Duke and Due Less of Beciroaa honoured the Dublin Theatre wish their presence on Saturday I last, and were received with the warmest congratu lations ; the house was crowded in the extreme. %Ve are happy to announce that the Countess of Latinos is in a fair way of recovery from her late severe illness. Sir WALTZ'S FARQUHAR, who has been for the last week at D mnington Castle, is re turned to town. Lord MOIR• is expeLied at his house in St. James's-place, in a few days. The Countess of DARN Lin , gave an early party, nn Thursday evening, at her hcuse, in Berkeley square, at which were, the Duchesses of Noavisum , Goa c-o, and St. ALBAN'S; the Marchi onesses of Dnwnshire, HIEADFOILT, and STAI/ORD the Countesses of CAMDEN, SEETOM, and ESSEX. The Dachess of GaRDON gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at her house in St. James's-square, to heir Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and Camila [Due, Lady C. and Miss DURHAM, Ltiy C. LEMON, Sirs F. Srassoisa and Jssissi SuaLt.v, Col. Goa oars, Capt. Cuoce, and the Hon. Mr. Ur rots ; in the evening, the Earl and Countess of Daus Ltr, Lady Mowrisosatav, Lord RIVERS, C' 1. BL lOM, and Mr. and Mrs. Basics jcinad tic party to cards ley t: e thh, r M eat iarquis e, ac 3 is tint Nabob n•, to there- tat(' 0 ble lad fatty a}• notesui is 4;1 Is THE NEW OPPOSITION. The New Opposition appear to have ori7inally formed their mode of debate upon the Socratic me thod of disputation. This mode, consists, acent.l - to the Logicians, in putting questions to your adversary, and, from his answers, assured as pre mises, drawing the conclusion —Exenerti Groi, Q. Have you. very thing that you never list? A. Yes. 4 . Q. Did yotLevar lose horns ? - . A. No: Ergo—You have horns. In this way. the husband of the most virtnnes woman in the country might be proved a cuckold, to the entire satisfaJtion of every Logician. This mode of disputation gave Socrates a great ad- ; vantage over his ac/versary ;-.4iis premises could . not be denied, being previoasly granted by his opponent ; and. therefore, if the conclesion were legitimately deduced, in proper form, there was nn farther room for argument. The New Opposition, however, have an advantage in this mode of ratiocination, of which Socrates dia not stand in need, and consequently, it afforded n. 6 temptation to him to have reChltil Se to it. It serves to supply with ideas, a min who has none of his own ; and affords sonterhii.g to say, to gentlemen who must otherwise sit silent. In this course, how ever, a danger arises from the natural pro?lnsity of 1 some people to indulge in idle curiosity, and the great difficulty which milers eap-rience to avoid impertinent questions. Sot the great objeaion. to it, as we have proved, by the above syllogism. con sists in this, that it is a f sllacious mode of disputa tion. As such, then, I would advise the Nrw Op position to avoid it. and endeavour by studs. and re &Sion, to acquire a knowledge of the suS;est opts which they mean to sneak. If a man ic low the way to the Parliament House, he need not inquire ; and interrogatories alwaye prove the iinorance of the man wMo uses them. AK OLD I.4olClial. DUBLIN, APRIL 12. The Duchess of BEUioarei first drawing -mint, last night, wa► most numerously and brilliantly at tended. flat announced for Tuesday, it is cit. peSed, will, if possible, be more crowded ; and all out Aferrhandt Du Moder, are at work for Thurs day, when Patt ick's Da• will be celebrated by a grand ball and supper. The Duchess is perfeSly recovered Yesterday, his Excellency the Duke of BLEI. roan. attended by the Commander in Chief, and a otimber of Staff Officers, reviewed that part of the German Legion lately arrived in this city. His Excellency will give audience at the Castle every Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two. A numerous and respeßable meeting of the Rei man Catholic Noblemen, Country Gentlemen, and Citizens of Dublin, was held this day t Lord Viscount GORMANSTOWN. in the Chair, and the following Resolutions, moved by Lord Viscount Sourrwst.E. and seconded by Sir EDWARD lICLLEW, Bart. were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That an Address be presented to his Grace the Duke of Ilsoroao, to emogratulaq•tis Grace on his appointni trit to the Government of this part of the U.:nest Kingdom. Rewired. That our Chairman be requested to communicate the above Resolution to the Roman Catholic inhabitants of the several counties, cities, and towns in Ireland, and to request their approsaa tion and concurrence. The meeting was then adjourned to Monday the 2lsr. inst. I understand that besides the Addrne from the Catholic Committee of Dublin to his Grate tl.e Duke of Baoro on, another will be presented, within a few days, by the NoMemen, and otherresp,'Sabie Catholic iodividoals of this city and the king.trn at large, to Which a very general concurrence of the body is expelled. Maaday night last, at eleven o'clock, het Royal Highness the Princess of Waits, passed throurhs Exctet, nn her road us Dawlist% wnere, we he v, her Royal Highness means to pass six weeks. We un derstand. that in consequence of an accident which happened to the carriage, after it left that city, Her Royal I liqihness did nut reach the end of h:- journey till two o'clock in the morning, which, how. ever, was not so late, but all the inhabitants astern. bled to testify their loyalty and attachment to their Royal Visitor; the houses were illurnitosted, and re peated huzzas expressed the general joy of the popu ' lace on her arrival. The Dean and Canons of Witanson have appoint ad Mr. W. SALMON, lay clerk of St George's Cha pel„ Windsor, in the room of Mr. VA UGH AN, re signed. Oa Wednesday ev ring were married, by `Neal licence, by the Bishop of Coax, at the hour. of the Archbishop of TUA sc. Tirostas Hoes, Esq. of Du chess-street, to M ss Louis♦ ULM' ORD, )011a . ;CSt dastAter of his Grace. 'f he Marquis of Hrnrt.v, we trust., will be specs illy restored to full healtn, after s iffering six years sad a half from a wound which he received in Holland.—A hard tumour Is id seated itself about four inches below the cicatrice of the apparently healed wound, its his Lordship's shoulder Phis tumour had. for some months past, continued gra dually to increase in size, and on Tuesday last, it 'hewed a high stale of inflammation, accompanied with a considerable degree of fever: formation of matter immediately succeeded the application of poultices, and on the I Irh. about noon, a distind hard substance was n only felt, but protuherated, so as to be evidently perceived by the eye ; when, on a simple incision being made through the com mon integuments. a very large portion of a ball was dischaired, along with the matter contained its the tumour. On the night of Wednesda♦ se'nnight, as Mo aoion O'Bit 11N. of Ballycorick. Esq. accompanied by his ten, CHRIST4PHSA, were returning home from Ennis, county of Clare, they were fired at near Crair,brien, by home nefarious villain. by which several slugs were L iged in the neck and shoulders of the latter gentlemass. Atter having got ifito a house adjacent, surgical aid was ptucurei with all possible dispatch, but we are concczned to Jesus that Mr. 011 assn lies danzetou:/y A