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IMPERI4L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, MONDAY, MARCH I. Counsel were heard at . some length relative to the Scotch Appeal, Walker v. Allan, after which their Lordships deferred the farther hearing till to morrow. Lori HOBART observed, that having been in some degree misrepresented in the Public Prints, with respell to the answer given by him to a ques tion from a Noble Earl on a former night, and which being repeated in a Paper of this day, he was anxious to have what he really did say on that oc casion tightly understood. . The Noble Earl whom he alludtd to, had, he understood, expressed a hope that the recent transaaions in the Carnatic might undergo a serious•investigation, and at the sane time his wish to know, whether what had been done relative to the/ Son of the Nabob of Ar cot, was or was not considered by Ministers as an infringement of two solemn Treaties ? To this ques tion he was supposed to have replied, that Mini sters did not consider those Treaties to have:been in fringed. However, he had not given any such an swer, but said, that it was the intention of Go vernment to bring the subjeft forward, and that the question, whether those Treaties had or had not . been infringed, would render a serious discussion of the subjeti more necessary. He thought this . explanation proper, in the view from preventing the Public being misled by any thing which was supposed to have fallen from him. The Bills on the Table were forwarded in their respedive stages, and some routine business dis. posed of, after which an adjournment took place. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, MARCH J. The SECRETARY at WAR said, that in conse quence of an irregularity in the Army Estimates, which had been laid before the House, he should, with the permission of the House, withdraw them, that they might be presented again when the error was redified, The Estimates were then with- drawn. ' The SECRETARY at WAR then moved for the usual Estimates, with this difference, that instead of being only to the 24th of May next, that they should he for the remainder of the year.—Ordered. Mr. FANS/TT/MT then moved for similar Estimates with regard co the Navy, Ordnance, &c. which were ordered to be presented. Mr. VANSITTART moved, that an humble Ad dress be presented to HTS MAJESTY, praying that His MAJESTY would be graciously pleased to give direaions to the proper Officers to prepare the said Accoun ts.—Orde The SECRET:MY at WAR said, that as the fresh Estimates would he the same as those before presented, except with the alteration which he had before alluded to, he should adhere to the notice before given of proposing to rote them on Wednes day. Mr. SHERIDAN rose to give notice of a Mo tion, to which he conceived it to be his duty to call , the attention of the House. The subjea of his Motion was some recent events which had taken place in the Carnatic. He should not say any thing snore upon the subject, except that he should bring forward his Difotion soon after the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was enabled to attend in the House, the cause of whose absence nobody could pose s iac ct ely lament than he did. Mr. DICKENSON gave notice, that he should on Thursday next move for a Bill to continue, for a limited time, the Aft of last Session for suspend. 'ing the Act' respeting the residence of the Clergy. Mr. GARTHSHORE brought up the Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Forts on the Coast of Africa.—Ordered to lie on the 'fable. Mr. Alderman LUSHINGTON moved, that the Report of the Committee upon the Petition of the Merchants and Planters of the . Island of Grenada should be read:. The Report havin_ been read, he moved, that it should be printed.—Ordered. Mr. Alderman LUSHINGTON then gave no tice, that he should on Thursday illove to refer the said Petition to the consideration of a Committee. short conversation between the SP EAKER, Sir WILLIAM YOUNG, and Mr. Alderman LUSH- I NGTON, the worthy Alderman gave notice, that on Wecirleaday he should move that the House should on Thursday resolve itself into a Committee to take the Petition into consideration. Mr. VANSIITART said, that in the absence of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER he rose to give notice that a Motion would be made on Wed ne,(l.l next, in the Committee of Ways and 'Means, farther issue of Exchequer Bills to the amount D: one million. Mr. ALEXANDER brought up a Bill for continu ing several expiring Laws, which was real `a first time, and ordered to be read a - second time to- morrow. Dr. GREY; from the British Museum, presented several Aocounts.of -the Trustees of that Insiitit tion, which were ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. ANS ITT ART rose to move for leave to bring in the Indemnity Bill. He said thai: as it was an annual Bill, he thought it unnecessary to o ccupy the time of the House with stating the grounds of his Motion. Leave was.given to bring in the Bill. Mr. VnvsirrAttrrnoved, that the AA of the 27th Geo. W. should be read. The Mt having been read, pro forma, Mr. VANSYTTART Moved that the House should to.morrow resolve itself into 4 Cotrunitiee to rake into - consideration so rritich of the said Aft as related to the duties upon cinnamon, cassia.lignea, hides, . Btc.—Ordered'.. • Mr. VANSITT4IRT then moved, that the At of the 4.t Gen. 111. be read. The Mt having been Tead, Mr. VANSITTART moved, that it be an in. stration to the Committee. before appointed to take into consideration so much of the said At as relates to the duties on boxwood impOrted into this King dom.--Ordered. The Greenland Whale Fishery Bill was • m a a second rime, and was ordered to be committed to rtiort The Committees of Supply, and Ways and Means, were put offtill Wednexiay next. Adjourned at five o'clock till to.morrow. THE SUN. iot.tn Qtn S DICEAZ Is ALSUM ALTDEA.T ? LONDON, MARCH 2, 1802. WE yesterday communicated an account brought to this Country from America, of the death of TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE, the Black General of St. Domingo. When we refleft on the spirit and tendency of that solemn Proclamation of TOUSSAINT which we lately presented to our Readers, we cannot avoid expressing our sincere regret at his fatal catas trophe. We have always endeavoured to inculcate on the minds of our Readers; that the armament which recently sailed from the Ports of France, was calculated to restore subordination in those distraet ed regions—to heal the wounds of Humanity, which for ten years had been bleeding at every pore—and ultimately, to secure by its consequences the Colo nial System of this Country. It is nor, therefore, without sorrow, we hear of the fate of a man, from whose exertions so much was expeded in this great Cause. From the period of the conspiracy of Oge, nearly to the present time, the fertile colony of St. Do, minga had been a vast amphitheatre of intestine feuds and slaughter. Men, to whom the policy so revered in. European nations was totally unknown—who were unacquainted with any rule of justice, or any distin%ion of property—whose savage and igno. rant natures madepower the only measure of right, —in whose breast, the most furious passions en. gendered confusion and uproar, ToussioNT had included to order, and habits of discipline and in. dustry. .4 returning sense of duty, promised fe. liciry to a people, on whom Nature had poured her choicest gifts, and whose country she had guarded against foreign aggression by pestilence and storms. There are men, who will rejoice at ;he fate of TOUSSAINT ; there are men, who, in the language of ROB ESP! ERR r, would sacrifice thousands rather than lose a principle. But, the virtuous mind must rebel against such a pernicious maxim i indeed the man who feels no reluctance to the thoughts of such proposed baseness and treachery, has lost all sense of virtue, and his practice will be answer able to his speculation. But, in every ingenuous nature, the antipathy to such a principle is tOq strong to be counterbalanced by any eccentric and wild ideas of theory. The wretched pidure of St. Domingo, defaced by the blood of its murdeed Masters, is an sera in the History of Mao—the measures which TotTssAINT pursued to restore morals and order, is an a=ra in the History of a Colony. The prophecy of RAY _ NAL was realized partially in him. The black Code was no ,more ;" but the white one he was preparing, was liberal, just, and generous. We are willing, however, to hope, that the news of TOUSSAINT'S death is not true. Should our hopes be disappointed, France will have to gncoul ter a Monster, more than adequate to the strong force she has dispatched to assert her Colonial Au thority, HER. MAJESTY will hold a clrawing 7 room at St. James's Palace, on Thursday next, the 4th inst. We are happy to state that Miss ADDINGTON was much better this mornings Yesterday the children belonging to the Welch Society, under the patronage of liis Royal High, ness the PRINCE of WALES, went to Sr. Ann's, Soho, where an excellent sermon was preached by the Bishop of ST. pAvp's, - from St: Matloy's Gospel, chap. xxv. 34th and 35th verses. • There is reason to believe that the Salt Dary will be repeat:a.. In lieu of this and other dutiei which will also be changed, it is intended to put a heavy duty on Malt and - k-lits. It is also said, that.coals will. be taxed at the pit's mouth, so that the duty paid in the Metropolis may be more general through out the kingdoth. We have the pleasure at length to notice the re duaion in the price of Hackney Coach Fares, which has so long and so loudly been called for by . . the Public. On Thursday the gth inst. the'addittonal sixpence now allowed on every za. on accoujit of the price of oats, is to cease: The Merchants and Manufaaurers of Blackburn, in Lancashire, on TueSday laSt voluntarily vanced one shilling to , the Weavers' wages' on each piece of calico ; very fine pieces two shillings. On Sunday morning, about six o'clock, died Mr. Jo 1, t FFE, M. P. tor Petersfield. WS death was owing io art accident. Mr.' JOLIIFFE hadbeen for a long time previously employed 'in inspeling some improvements on his estate at Mitcham, iri'Surrey. .On . Friday last he went into a 'field adjoining the house, 'where a number of labourers were eniptoled in digging ; whilst' walking, not' obse . rving a pit near,. he fell in,. and unfortunately broke the spine of his back, and fract ured his skull in several places, He laid a Short' titrie in that situation ;' but assist. anee being near, he was conveyed to . his' house; where,; alter languishing in extreme torture until Sunday, he then expired, NAVAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH I. SAIL ED the Marchioness of Exeter, Baring, Har -4(1, and Lady Burger, Outward-bound. Indiamen. Arrived the Chatham Transport, from Plymouth. DEAL, MARCH I. ARRIVED this morning from India, the follow ing Rice Ships, viz. Bellona, Exeter, and Ganges ; the latter remains ? and the two former have sailed to the River. SHEERNESS, MARCH 1. TH is day arrived His Majesty's Sloop Arrow, of 3o guns, Captain BRODIE, from the Downs. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, JAN. 4. His Majesty's Ship Euridice, Captain_ BAT Hl.l RS - T, arrived here the 1 4.th ult. with the joyful news of Peace, being only forty-eight de-ys since she left England; she remained here only a few hours, to victual and water, and then proceeded on to Ceylon and the East Indies. The next morning Sir R. CURTIS dispatched the Penguin, Captain MANsitt., to the Isle of France. We have no news to send, as this is a place al most secluded from the means of public intelligence. Sir ROGER'S Squadron consists of the following Ships, and are all extremely healthy : Lancaster, Jupiter, Diomede, Imperieuse, Hindostan, and Eu. phrosyne. The St folk will sail in a few days for, England, and the Hindostan, Captain MOTTLEY, for Ceylon.—The other Ships are to remain until the evacuation of the Cape. All, except a few per sons who hold Staff appointments, from one to four thousand a year, were rejoiced at the happy tidings of Peace, DISTRIBUTION OF PRZE-MQNEY. TheWoolwich, for the capture of the Spanish brig El Arrq gante, will be paid on Monday, the isth instant, at -Dept lard, on board the said Ship, if in Port. To the - Phaeton, a final distribution of the proceeds of L'flirondelle, and of the salvage of the Mitierv, commenced on board the said Ship, at Deptford, on Friday the 26th ult.' The Phaeton, for the capture of the Spanish tugger pri viate.ers La Virgen de los Delores, San Francisco de Asis, and Neuitra Senhora de Loreto, alias El Atalante, will be paid On Wednesday, the loth inst. at No. 0, 'New Broad-street. The Amelia, for the following vessels ; two brigs, Rer Hirondelle, Le Theodore, by Amelia, a brig 'marked k a sloop, name 'unknown, and a brig, name unknown, Will be paid on board the Amelia at Plymouth, on' Saturday, .tlic bth inst. The Childers sloop, for the capture of the French brig La Sally, will be paid at Plymouth on Friday, the sth inst. The Dasher sloop, for the capture of Le Tcrnerairc, and Le 13ien Arnie, will be paid at The same place,' on the same day.' The Diamond ? for the capture of the schooner L'Elize, and brig Star, will be paid on board the. 14arnond, at Ply mouth, on Saturday, the o . th instant. The Abogk;r, now in dock, has bad her timbers thoroughly examined !: and though iicr futtuck3 and knees are i❑ good order, yet her gener4l condition is so bad, that is not to' be repaired, but broken up in dock, and her materials sold by auEtion. Yesterday the Dispatches for China, by the Ceres, Captain WILLIAM Dusisvorto, were finally closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser. Yesterday the Purser of the ship Exeter, Captain MAcKiNTosit, arrived at the India House with the agreeable intelligence of that ship being safe off Dover. The Exeter left the Presidency in the month of August last, and has brought home•a cargo of rice. Late on Saturday night last advice was received 'at the India House, of the safe arrival of the , i l .2se, Cappirt Clil32oPli ER Ky.tFte , from BeOgalp laden with a cargo. of rice, and is the tenth ship' which has arrived of the number licensed last year by tbe Court of Dire4ors to proceed to India for grain. She sailed , from Si. Helena early in January, and left at that Island the Companyts Ship the Lord Thurlow, and Georgiana Packet, with the Beilona, ssefak, and Ganges rice ships, and the Ailedvevi a Country qhip, homeward bound. NATURAL MSTOAY.—About four years ago a large stone, about half an hundred weight, was found in Yorkshire, and no one knew where it came from. Several of a similar kind had been previously found in several parts of England. But this, from its great size, was sent to he shewn in London as a cu riosity but little notice was taken of it, About two years ago, however, a shower of stones of a similar appearatlce fell at Benares in the East Indies. AS this excited' the curiosity of Naturalists, several of them aVoui the s4e of the first, were sent over to England to be examined. It appears, from their analysis, that they are of the same kind as those ,found in England, containing small pieces of iron in its metallic state, with an alloy of nickel, which is a composition of the same kind as the metallic iron found in Siberia. There is a great deal of py rites in them, which:demonstrates that they are of volcanic origin, and that they were vomited from some imniense and, distant eruption, as yet un known. A particular account of the analysis of these curious Stoner, it is said, will shortly be laid before the Public. An experinient was made a short time ago, at the Pryiane4m at Paris . , on the mode in use in Egypt for white-Wakhing walls. The process is extremely, simple, and oonsists in sprinkling a few handfuls of salt over a quinlil of slacked lime. It has the ad vantage of tibi being at all expensive, and the effect of it is to destroy inserts, and prevent the pernicious effect' of those damps 'which 'frequently penetrate walli to a considerable depth: Six Convicts were received on Thursday, on board the hulk, from Lancaster Castle, at Ports.. Mouth; It may appear extraordinary, but there are, at this time, on board the hulk, a man by the name of Sh,eatd, his son, grand-son, and nephew, all of wbayt arc . uncicr sentence of transportation. . EDIYBURGIT, FEB. 27. • pt s THURSDAY night, the Comedy 0f the B ''` I e Stratagem was perfbrined at the Edinburgh `rhea"' ' for the Benefit of the Charity Work-house. EsTEN gratuitously a&ed the ehara6ter of Le til ' ; Hardy, in her usual stile of excellence• elegant, accomplished, and spirited' A6tress w 43 received with the most unbounded applaus. During the Play, Mrs. EsteN and Mr. Ist; do' r,. .the Minuet de s la Cour, in a capital stile. M e i. the Play, M.S. ESTEN delivered a short poci ea • Address, returning her thanks to the Audience. • Ten Guineas were given for some of the boxes' Places in the boxes were tos.-4.. °— pit, ss. and the gallery 3s. The:iiouse- was ove, r '' flowing in every part, and many persons were di ll s ; appointed in not getting in. 'We suppose t e amount of the receipts would be about 4001. a I °g„ - , sum than was ever drawn at this Theatre in °— night. The fo ll owing is a corre& copy of the occasl.,-2 lines, 'spoken by Mrs. EST eN, after the play The mask thrown off—the mimic scene is &a; Hear Nature's language, and I ask no more. Once I found favour in your partial sight, My aim, to please—your plaudit, my delight; And in this heart, the Debt of Kindness due. Remains a Tribute to be paid to yOu;. O deign to take it, genuine, warm, and free, Hallow'd the fruit—though humble be the T'ee' • • His Royal Highness Moils' EUR generolj.o6s S ent MI. to th e Managers of the Ch ar i t y . .W' - 71 9- ,0 for that institution. THE DUKE OF BEDFORD,-Yesterdav fOll ie lowing Bulletin was exhibited 'to the number le ss inquirers inquirers at the Duke of BEDFORD'S house in t lingron-street ; it was received by Lady WELIJA I. . RUSS E LL, from Lord W I LLtAxt , a nd her LadY sti , it , sent it to the Duke's House: " Woburn, Monday Morning, g' l.6 the f` Between the hours of six and eleven last night , symptoths created great alarm, since which the bad 5) 1. ' 1 ' toms haVe abated, and appearances are favourable.!' . • After six o'clock, and before Awelire, .yesterday forenoon, the disorder again atoclig4.-iiis- Grad :f and a Groom was sent up expresmc town, ther medical assistance. E ar' At two o'clock yesterday Sir-J - AV-Es-EAR , • rived in London from Woburn, on business re , the Duke of PoRTL4NR, after which he ag , j o turned to Woburn. He brought Letters, t 9 PitltypE of WAi.Es. ; It was reported at fOur o'clock that iL' 5 Lx l ,„ t was dead: we are happy to find, hoWevo4 e 3 intelligence o f suc h a me l anc h o l y event was i r e C ei n v- isi' at his:ToWn House at ten o'clock last?tliif life the situation of the Duke is such as .to put a of 'in great - danger, 4nd the fears Of his friends, ar self the 111 . 04* distressing he has endeared • to 4 large circle of friends, and•a general in his sufferings prevails. • r.f • I.4. f .triong the numberless visitors yesterdai s ,lXa lingtop.sireet were the Pa INC E of\V A L ES Antl of Yoßx. 0 • 0" Between twelve and ace o'clock on Stioaqfory in T.-o;rd'lg_ifN RUSSELL arrived in AATIT: Stfect from vyiltsiiire, and r;ari kqo 41 1 p„ r it}nif anxiety,* and agitation for above an 'hour; " for post.horses to proceed to' Woburn, • Various accounts were given this mowing: ob thir4 .„ Bulletin at 1 1 ..s:race's house states tha t ai jilt mortal had taken place At two o'clock this ill ar( t i 0 40 while other accounts assert that he dresci The Right Hop. ;he Earl of Cov F.puro, l ; l ' gerously at his 'house' in Piccadilly.-'l - „ s L i ship being, in the aoth year 'of his age, ate entertained of his recovery. - Died, on the 2oth,ulr. at wi six days' illness, Captain Cott, LAMONT, ot - ,;fi , .nc„ester; t t e p r. a :4 11 1 or ICIY;11 Highland 'egirnent of Foot. .1;e ` s ,,` l , brave Soldier, had served twenty-seven if s ,.;l ll the Army, and is deservedly ni 4 eh'-iegrette o who kneW him, particularly by his Brother o4 ', and the whOle of that distinguishedit eii,ol;:en r ! Lately died, at her house •in Otibtlilfidts4f MARKHAM, relia of the Rev. ROBER,T NrA l ' g r an d D. D. many .years Reetor of Whitechapeir,iooo Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. Herc ;, and useful life was closed by an exempl a r , ' low (it her charity had its source in Religion ;_ her her neighbour was the genuine circa of he, 1- f;io l ' God ; her resignation was the fruit of h e i r iv e4 and'she died in . hope, because she had Christian, w eig" Saturday evening, about seven o'clock , a v Veo' young Lady threw herself into the Thailles at minster-Bridge, but was immediately Pk ° fro', a waterman, and carried to the Swan liq'by P c ' whence she was soon afterwards taken friends. • On Sunday morning at six o'clock, as, °r ' e viatq patroles was hanging up his pistol at ti le o f ("'; house of St. Saviour, in the Borough, it and shot the man through the hand. %,1 0 then penetrated the upper part of the head boy, and lodged near' the jawbone' 1- 01 0 1 °,; ther of the slugs wounded a woman, th rr e 10 10 5 u of the boy, They were all taken to S t ' j• rl ./ Hospital ; the boy .without hopeS of reePvearli si f e is astonishing that the repeated accidencsie from loaded fire:arms, will not make r e , 9 „l ' o tt °lf i f careful, particularly so in this caseas„.' t` 1 "; e c " have stria orders to take out ...2 ttieF' t4 , tll7' morning. To 1 41( The InSurreetion among the — Negr° es ,' 1 6 (l ' ev was so serious, that had the plot .001 ",e,-..,011e,t1, discovered, it is apprehended there w° u „ la ,f - but' ci ti a general massacre ofWhites. • and fifty men have been sent from I‘ ll3rll restore tranquillity: . jo g • Last week, as some workmen were __( l ; i g vv g t oo) le e vel in Mr. Langston's meadows near' iNeetb, mersct, they discovered two elephant's te t t he feCtly white and sound; six feet bo . ea ti I face. E'