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I AI ER f AL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, TUESDAY, APRIL CI . ConnFel was again heard in the. Appeal, the Earl of Galloway v. Hutchins. Alter which the Judg ment of the Court-of Ses6idn was affirmed without costs. The Innkeepers' Allowance Bill, and several other Public and Private Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. MONTE VIDEO The Earl of 11101RJ rose,., to call the attention of .the House to certain observations and erroneous re ports that had been sent abroad respeding a defi ciency in the quantum of ammunition .with which the troops were furnished in the attack on Monte Video. Nothing.could be more cruel and mischievous than the dissemination of such rumours, without any concomitant explanation to account for the cir cumstance they alluded to. What must the Soldiers feel, if they are taught to believe that they were sent into the field to encounter all its dangers, and expose their bees, without being provided with the usual and adequate means that might render their valour elJicacious, and give them an equality of chance with the enemy ? So far from that being the case, he believed he might venture to assert, that so far from the troops being left without a due pro portion of ammunition, he was pretty certain that somewhat greater proportion of ammunition than what had been allotted to a similar ser vice (the Capture of the Cape of Good I-lope) had been furnished to the troops who stormed Alonte Video ; but who Were not destined for that service. Indeed the difference of the nature of the two Ex peditions would chew, that the proportion of animu nition was larger on the part of those who were not destined for an expelled attack. But these matters would be placed in their proper light, by the return to the Motion which he now would have the ho nour of submitting to their Lordships. The Noble 'Earl then concluded with moving au humble Address to his Majesty, praying he would be graciously pleased to order " That there be laid before the House an Account of the Quantity of Ammunition shipped on board the Expedition under the Coin mand of Sir S. Auchmuty, and of the quantity usually furnished for similar Expeditions." The Earl (y . GALLOWAY conceived himself to be somewhat the cause of the observations thrown out by the Noble Lord who spoke last. It was true, that he had animadverted on the deficiency of ammunition under which the brave troops laboured, who had so gallantly stormed Monte Video. In making that observation, he had rather in view to retie& additional lustre on that achievement, than to aim any attack • by a side wind, or other wise, as a Noble Lord (Holland) seemed disposed to. think, on the late Administration. No doubt the inevitable inference fro n his remark was a censure. so tar on the late Ministry, but be did not single out any department of that Government, much less any individual, as the peculiar objet of his Haimadver sion. If, however, the cap seemed to fit the Noble Earl (Moira), it was for that Noble Earl further to explain himself : he certainly was surprised that any Noble Lord, who belonged to the late Administra tion, could have so far let himself down as to justify , Lis eondnet by squeezing it upon that of his prede cessors in office, whom it was the constant study and practice of the late Administration to disparage and decry in the Public estimation. Earl SPE.VCER defended the ehara(iter of the Lae Ministry, and observed that the Noble Earl (Galloway) should have waited the return to the Motion, before he proceeded to animadvert upon the condua of the late Govermnent. For his own part, he had never disparaged the merits of toe, cap ture of the Cape of Good Hope ; on the contrary, he was among those who valued that possession much higher t taut any perhaps of the present Mini.try. Lora` .110/Rai, in explanation, observed that the deficiency of ammunition, alluded to in the dis patches, was not owing to the actual want of that article, but to the difficulty of introducing it within he trenches. • The Earl of -'3.4 L T.. 0 WAY would leave to the House to judge of the defence setup by the Noble Lords opposite him. He should stand upon the ground he had originally taken, and content him self with observing, that the General employed by the late Administration had complained of ti;e situa tion in which they had placed him ; the Otlicer who achieved the capture of the Cape had performed his duty, and made no complaint against any one. Lord HOLLAND thought such discussions were wholly alien to the question brought before the House, and calculated °illy for invidious purposes. However two Administratioies might differ from each other in the leading principles of their conduct, it. was puerile to think that they must, in the mi nuteness of smaller objects, necessarily differ from their predecessors. Ater a few words more in explanation between Lords MoIRA, itaraoa, and GALLOWAY, the mo tion was put and agreed to. TREASURER. OF THE NAVY. • On the motion for the third reading of the Bill for the better regulation of the Office of the Treaoirer of the Navy, Loud RADNOR rose, and observed, that even upon a very slight glance at the Bill, he was con vinced it could not at all be competent' to correct all the' abuses that might creep into that department. lie hoped that something more efficient and compre hensive might be introduced. Lord LAUDERDALE observed, that the Noble Lord a,hed for much more than the Bill promised to accomplish. Still in his eyes the Bill. was cane of very great importance; and he could not help ex pressing his surprise, that his Majesty's Mini .tors should almost all be absent from such a discus,ion. It could not be said that,they were taken by surprise, for in a pretty full house, and in the presence of many of his Majesty's Ministe3, he had formally gven notice that he .shoulit on this day move the bird - leading of that Bill. Was not the House, was ,tot the public, fully aware of :he flagrant abuses that a Ave existed in that departmt nt, and has not the H marked with their censure these abuses Fir ,at reason then have Mini';.-ers paid so little, or ra no attention.at all to thi: important measure ? Was it that the new Appointu eats had silenced all ap re hensions of abuses., and that nothing was to be rearei F rom purl IS 111' office had Dow 611 en-? The Lord CHANCELLOR confessed, that he did not approve altogether of the Bill; some sup • pleruentary measure might hereafter be adopted, to render it more compleat and effednal ; but he thought it better to retain the present Bill, such as it was, than to have no Bill at all to countcrad the abuses that had been complained of. Lord RossLYN was of the same opinion ; but could not help expressing his surprise at the negled of Miuisters to attend to the Bill. The Bill was then read a third time.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, I AIARCII 21. Colonel WOOD' gave notice, that to-morrow he would move for certain Papers relating to the Cap ture of Curacoa. Sir THOMAS TURTO deferred till to-morrow se'n night his intended Motion for Papers relating to the Polygar War. He hoped that an Hon. General (Sir A. WELLESLEY), who meant to take part in the debate, would be present on that day. The further consideration of the Repott of the Pilots' Bill was deferred to this day se'nnight. The Custom Fees' Bill was read a third time and passed. On the Motion of Lord PORCIIESTER, it was order ed that Drake, who is confined in Newgate under an order of the House, should be brought up to-mor row, to give evidence before the Committee on the Westminster Eleaiun. ABERDEEN COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE. 1. Barnard, Esq. D. S. Dugdale, Esq. it. Dawson, Esq. Lord Headley, D. leplison, Esq. • E. Bailey, Esq. F Savage, Esq. Sir C. Hawkins, Rt. Hon. Sir J. B. Warren, Lord 1. Tliynne, F. Pattison, Lsq. • /tight Hon. H. Erskine, Scropc Bainard, Esq. Sir 1 allleS Montgomery. W. Taylor, Esq. LIMERICK PAVING BILL. . On the motion for the second reading of the Li merick Paving Bill, Colonel VEREKEIt argued at sonic length against the Bill, as interfering with the rights of the Corporation of that City. Mr. CORRY . defended the Bill, which, he said, went only to give the inhabitants of the New Town of Limerick the indulgence of taking themselves, for the purposes of Paving, Lighting, and Cleansing , their Streets. A division took place—For the se cond reading 52—Against it 37. The Bill was then read a second time, and com mitted to an open Committee. A Message from the Lords declared their Lord ships' assent to the Treasurer of the Navy's Bill, and several other Public and Private Bills. aim reports TO Mai elleCL WCLC VCLy ILAILICiIt. 11, Lorre fore, the House wished to mark its sense. of the of fences contained in the Report now under its con sideration, it ought' to do so before it should be be reft of the power, by the execution of the unpariia mentary menace he referred to. M. LEIGH KEK said, this was the strongest ease of the kind that had ever occurred; and after the minutes had been so long printed, and the at tention of the IlouFe and the Public so long fixed to this day for the decision of the House, he thought the case ought to be proceeded on without delay. If the Hoii. Gentleman opposite thought the Reso lution was not sustained, he may move that it be rescinded. Mr. HURST did not see the case in so strong a light as the Honourable Member ; and in a case in which the feelings and the charaCier of one of its Members were so much called in question, the House was called upon to give every possible facility to the defence. After some conversation, in which Mr. Milnes, as we conceived, supported the motion, The CHANCELLOR of Me EXCHEQUER suggested, that the House could take no affidavits into account, and that his Honourable and Learned Friend, who bad been alluded to (Sir A. Pigot), could probably attend without inconvenience to morrow. Lord TEMPLE agreed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr...BANKES wished to know from the Hon. Mover, whether there was any precedent for an in struaion to the Attorney-General to prosecute in a case of this kind he had himself inquired, and he believed there was no precedent for such an instruc tion without some further proceeding. Mr. ATKINS WRIGHT was not aware that there was any precedent ; but, he thought the pro ceeding he suggested the most consonant to the case. After a few words from Mr. MAGENS, the Debate was adjourned till to-morrow. The Place Reversion Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. The second vi eading of the Calico Printers' Bill was de ferred to that day. The Sierra Leone Bill was read a third time and passed. On the Motion of Mr. PARNELL it was ordered that there be laid before the House an Account of all the Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour imported from Ireland to Great Britain, from Oatober, 1806, to the latest period to which the same can be made out. 11r. PARNELL gave notice, that on Thursday he Would submit certain Resolutions telative to the Finances of Ireland.—Adjourned. MAILS. Dus—t Cottenburgh. i Lisbon, 'Dublin, z Waterford. PRICE OF 6TOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.. Consols - - - 6=4 J °minium - - - Pt. THE SUN. SALEM. QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDIAT ? L 0 D 0 N, I,VEDNInDAV, APRIL 22, 1807. , PENRHYN ELECTION.-SIR C. HAWKINS. Mr. A. WRIGHT (Chairman of the Committee on the Penrhyn Ele&ion) moved the Order of the Day for the further consideration. Sir C. HAWKINS being present in his place, ac cording to order, and being asked, whether he had any thing to offer to the House, said, he should leave his case entirely to the justice and liberality of the House. Mr. A. WRIGHT said, nothing was more remote from his wishes than to hurt the feelings of the Ho nourable Baronet in question. The proteeding he was about to take was not matter of option but of duty. The parties in the Penrhyn Eietaion were strangers to him ; the situation he had the honour to .11041 on the Committee was the sole cause why he called the attention of the House. to the transac tions contained in the Report. The Report contained ample grounds for the Motions he was about to sub mit. The laws which secured to the people a free and unbiassed exercise of the elcaive franchise, would be but a mere dead letter if the proceedings enu merated in the Report were not animadverted Upon. He was aware that no Gentleman engaged in a con. troeerted Election without depending much 00 th e assistance of friends and agents ; and the House would allow the benefit of that consideration, so f ar as it would weigh in estimating this case. But h e lamented to say, that in the present instance th e Hon. Baronet had committed the offences charged upon him by himself. The former patron of the Borough of Penrhyn having withdrawn, it was re, solved by a large party of the Ele&ors to look out for a new patron, meaning by a patron a person who either was to be a Candidate for the Borough him self, or to recommend a Candidate. The terms agreed upon by these Eleelors on which to sell their votes and interest were twenty-four guineas a vote, and ten guineas to each of the Overseers. A deputation, at the head of which were a Mr. Stoner, and the Rev.-- Dillon, waited on Sir C. Hawkins, to whom, he admitted, the first offer was made, and the terms being acceded to, articles were drawn up and signed. These Papers the Committee had not been able, with every exertion, to get brom;ht forward. But there was the parole evidence of a . person of the name of Moon, who was himself on e of the parties, of a Mr. Hitchcombe, and of a Mr. Chiltern, Steward 'to Sir C. Hawkins, to prove the fats, and the payment of a sum of money, by the dire6tion of Sir C. Hawkins, to Stoner ; how much, Mr. Chiltern, though otherwise trusted in money matters, could not say; and an order to a per son of the name of Rowe, to distribute this money among the voters. Mr. Chiltern could not say whe ther the notes were large or small, or how many were in the parcel. But there was proof that notes had been sent and distributed to the voters. The minutes of the evidence were before the House, and he felt it unnecessary to make any comment on them. Th e House Would deal with them according to its own feelings. He should move, first, that the House should agree in the Resolution of the Committee, declaring that Sir C. Hawkins had been personally, and by his agents, guilty of bribery, and other cor-• rapt praaices, in the late Penrhyn EleCtion ; and he should then move, that the Attorney-General be di- . reCted to prosecute Sir C. Hawkins, and others ins- plicated in the sai,4 offences. Captain HERBERT had hoped that he would have had abler assistance in the defence of the Hon. Baronet, and that he would not have been lett to manage the whole case by himself, inade(inate as he was to such a task. He • had particularly to lament the absence of an eminent Gentleman of the (Sir A Pigot), on whose support the Hon. ILironet particularly relied. Some important affidavits also were expeic.ted. Sir IT ATKINS WILLIAMS WYNNE thought the House ought to be cautious of procra,iina tion. A threat of Dissolution had been thrown out, The Prince Adolphus Packet arrived at Falmouth on Sunday, -with Mails from Jamaica, in 34 days. The letters will not be delivered out till to-morrow. WE have received Paris and Dutch Papers, the former w the 15th and the latter to the 20th inst. The utmost exertions are making throughout France to put into execution the Decree for raising the Conscripts for 1808. The li,ts are all to be completed by the end of this month. The French Papers do not however tell us of the obstacles which the execution of this Decree meets with in almost every part of France. There is no news in these Papers f rom Po land, but they are full of exultation at the failure of the English before Constantinople. We are unable to lay before our Readers any authentic details of the result of the Negotiation ; but we have strong reason to fear that Sir Joux Duct wowrn repassed the Dardanelles without etreaing his pur pose. We have, however, no doubt, that when the Of Accounts arrive, it will appear that no blame whatever is attributable to the gallant Ad miral. Lord L. GOWER will set out as soon as possible for St. Petersburgh, where, we are sorry to say, his presence is extremely necessary. The Treaty of Commerce which was planned and almost brought to maturity during the Administration of Mr. PITT, was never signed, and the British Merchants residing in St. Petersburgh have been subje&ed ,to,such se vere regulations and restriaions, that many of them have a&ually discontinued their commercial pursuits altogether. The present Ministers have, we know, turned their attention most seriously to this subjeCt, and we have no doubt that in a very short time every difficulty will be removed, and the most perfe& harmony be established between two Countries, on whose union the safety of Europe in a great degree depends. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER EM- PLOVED IN THE EXPEDITION AGAINST MONTE VIDEO, DATED FEBRUARY 5. Thirty men were sent on shore to serve as ar tillery. They were not at all annoyed by the Enemy as they landed, which might easily have been done it the former were not such cowards. We landed ttl•pint seven miles from the town, in number about 5'00.0, and s,aw at the same time the Enemy about 7000, all on horses ; and as this is a low sandy coun try, with not a single tree or hedge to be seen for twvoty or thirty miles round, it was a very grand IV rt LLI I.: and expeaing an engagement, and to have it over that day ; but as we advanced they retreated ; so we waited two days to get our provisions and field pieces, and then marched on, advancing about three miles, when we again saw the Enemy. We en gaged them and soon made them run, and had by this time advanced within two miles of the town, when we halted, and the main body of the army staid there, while the Sailors, who a&ed as artillery men, advanced, and raised batteries in the night, and fired at the town in the day, We were employ ed in that manner till the day before yesterday, when we made a breach in the wall. The Enemy defended it well, and kept up a very sharp tire on us in the batteries, where I had a fortunate escape, as one of the shells that burst killed three men, and knocked my sword out of my hand. It was then very hot work. While I was talking with people in the batteries, a shot has taken off their heads or legs. I saw above a hundred men in the batteries where I was stationed killed or wounded ; but the hottest work of all took place the day before yester day, when the place was stormed by us. " We had, as I observed, made a breach in the wall wide enough for about four men to pass over, We began storming about two o'clock, and by four there were more than 1200 killed on both sides.— When I went over the breach to get into the town I saw many dead or dying. The town was ,$) well fortified that the Enemy (lid great execution before we could get into it, but when we did they amply suffered for our losses. After we had been in tho town about three hours they hoisted a flag of truce, and about an hour afterwards gave up the town and citadel. _ _ " I was quite astonished when I looked around after the surrender, to see how well the place was fortified, and I may venture to say, that if it had been in the possession of the English it would never have been taken. We were then employed in get ting all the wounded into the Church and Hospitals. Our medical men went with an order to dire& in the removal, and we have now more than 600 English and Spanish in the Church, and a great number more in the Hospitals. The streets were yesterday covered with the dead and dying, and I went found to bring in all that were likely to recover. At the breach in the wall where the Army entered (though we had all day been busy in burying the dead), I counted seventeen men in a space which four might cover. The dead Spaniards in the streets were a shocking sight ; but not so affeaing as when the wives and other relations of the deceased carne in search of them. It is, however, some consolation to us that we shall hardly be driven to such extre mities in retaking Buenos Ayres, or any other place up this River, after the example which we have made at Monte Video." IT is highly probable that a Dissolution of Parlia ment wili take place immediately after the Proroga tion.—The t ith of May is the last day for receiving Reporti of Private Bills in the House of Commons, and it is supposed that the whole business of the Ses sion will be completed by the end of that Month: The Gazette of last night contains the Official Ac count of the raising the Siege of Stralsund. Lord GARDNER is appointed to the command of the Channel Fleet; Admiral WIIITSIIE D succeeds Lord GARDNER as Commander in Chief at Cork ; and Admiral BOWEN is to superintend the Sea Fen cible Service in Ireland, in the room of Admiral WnITSHED. Sir JOHN WARREN is shortly to hoist his Flag as Commander of a detached Squadron. Mr. FOSTER has accepted the Office of Chancel lor of the EKcheqner for Ireland. A promotion in the Royal Marine Corps is daily expeeted, the companies to be formed from the 2400 men voted in addition, the last Session of Parlia ment, not being yet Officered. Sir ROBER T WILSON, and Lord ITurcntNso l es brother, were present at the battle of Eylau, and both had horses shot under them. The Emperor ALEXANDER has certainly quitted his capital to place himself at the head of his. army : , He reached Memel on the 2d inst, and immediately proceeded to concert measures with his Majesty of Prussia. The Gazette of last night contains Addresses to, his Majesty, thanking him for his late wise, manly, and constitutional condul, from Leicester, Stank ford, Daventry, Haddington, Aberdeen, and Stirling Similar Meetings are about to be held in every part of the United Kingdom. Yesterday Baron JACOBI had a long conference with Mr. CANNING. The Prussian Officer who ar rived a few days ago with dispatches for his Excel- , lency the Prussian Ambassador to this Court, had also an audience of the new Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is expe&ed that the Prussian Officer will leave town in the course of this week. His Majesty's Ship Drake, Capt. PELLEW, arrived at Madras in 06-tober from a Cruize of eight months off the Isle of France. His Majesty's Ship Pitt,C3Pt• BATHURST, had also arrived in the Roads. On the 17th of October, arrived at Calcutta the Arab Ship Fatty, SHOMANY NACODO HussElN, from Judda. This Vessel had been boarded by a French Ship of War, and plundered of 60,000 dol lars, and other property to a considerable amount. L'Arietteand Les Deusz Sceurs, French Privateers; each mounting 18 guns, were cruizing in the BaY of Bengal, with several others whose names are npt Mend()lied, when the Mercury packet sailed. Pi