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7 , •••••3.0 Gentleman ; but, however he might Lave thought him desirous of inordinate power, and wrong in the application of that power, he was suie that, :cow-d -ing to the impreision of his (Nlr: Pat's) compre hensive mind, he emplcyed it to tire security; great etesi and glory of this cotr•:try. Tlrose Honourable Gentlemen who prilfesscd to be the most attached friends of the eminent demised inair.hc(Mr.Sheridan) thought alone did him injury, by coupling his name with this ad, the remembrance of whi.:ll, he thought, ought to be buried in his grave. The giresi,ion for the third reading of the Bill was then put, and carried without a division. Upon the question, that the same du pass, Mr. YORKI said, he thought it was ne cessary that the Bill should specifically renew rise provision of toe Additional Force Act, that the men raised by it were not to be sent out of the king dom. Mr. PERCIVAL said, that as by this Bill both theArrny of Reserve and the Additic nal Force Acts I were revrealed, the greatest injustice would be done, I if the same provi,ion as those Acts made for the wives and families of the men, was not retained in the Bill. _ _ . A short conversat:on then ensued, in which Mr. IN hidham and Mr .I,x wised, that the amendments proposed mould unneces arily delay the fat.sing of this Bill, and that they would be the subjed of ano ther Poll. Mr. WM. SMITH thought there was much weight in the anoendments, and that it would he preferable to deity- the Bill a short time, in order to make it complete, than to pass ancolier on purpose to supply an omission. Mr. PERCIVAL soid, that the injustice which • would result . horn the omission was so apparent, that the Amendments would certainly be made in the Hou,e of Lords; the consequence of which would be, as they related to the dispensation of looney, that the Bill would be altogether rejoeted on its rctnrn to this House. Afscr the Speaker had explained away a doubt of Mr.. Foes uto the forms per the Bill to stand over, Mr. Secretary Windham withdrew his Motion, AM the Bill do pass, and the Bill :rands over for -to-morrow, in order to Lave the Amendments added. Mr. YORKE said, he had before put a ques tion to the Right Hon. Secretary (Mr. Windhorn) as to the time when he would bring forward. the -teilitary measures which tnetoontry had been some time expeaing ? As neither courtesy, nor a sense of duty on the part of that Right Hen. Secretary had induced h•in to return an answer. he (Mr Yorke) repeated the questions. Mr. WINDHAM replied, that he did not know that he was bound to answer the interrogatories of 'the Hun. Gentleman, but he would say, if a day had beep open whit:; he could have fixed upon for the purpose of bringing those measures before the House, the Honourable Gentleman's question would ' hare been unnecessary. He had already said, that what he had to submit was ready ; and he would now add, that a day would soon be metesoned for the purpose Lord HINRY PETTY moved the Order of the Day for taking into ermeideratioo His Majesty's most gracious Message. •The House having resolved itself into a Com mittee for the purpose o Toossi Grey de Howie. in . the Chair), and the 'll.o.aluste 1 avir.g been reed ; Lord HENRY PEirlY said, the objea or what he had to propose was, in the first instance, that an annuity of 50001. should be voted to Earl Nelson, `a id his heirs, from the Consolidated Pond ; and a grant of 120.0(101. :or maintaining the d grOty of the "hill* of thi late Barra Nelson, the inner part of which to be applied to the/ erection of a house, and the remainder vested in the funds, for the use of the said family. Although he felt that nothing was necessary to inure the concurrence of the House in • this grant, it was not possible for any one to feel so little in the situation that he then stood in. as to be able to abstain from saying a few words, and expres sing how highly grat,fyiug was the task of making sutra a proposition. There was no saving, however Loge. in the notional expenditire, that he could, with more compicte satisfaction, have had to an , n - iince, then ho stow esperienced in proposing this , rant, as out of it might be expoaed the fairest results, arising from the influence of perpetured • example, and the solid marks of national gratitude. It could not be especred shat he shon'd descant on the merits o± the illustrious person who had de served se meth of his counts y ; but he was sure that history did not furnish such a claim to the grateful stations of a nation. If he could 10 - ic to his early life, and the splendour of his liner &Eliot's did net datale the pro eisesiive, even there was sufficient for unceasing asirniesean. But however toil:ant were his achievements in the West Indies, in the beginning of the last war. they were eclipsed by those which marked the close of that wet., and the cionntence met: of the present. At his glory increased, his call for public service was extended. Al melt imtuediats-ly after the war with Spain cont weaved, we find that the Italian.. Nelson took a decided part in the aCtion off Cape St. Yinceal. It will be remembered, that soon after, when, in fur therance of the amiikkota views of tile French Go.. Yernment, a powerful fleet sailed against the Eut, he foiled the hopes of Fiance in that quarter, by its ...•li. e .c.e destruction. Soon after his route, the combinotioa of the Not:tern. Powers called spin 1 (1* n;s exertions, and under the walla of Copenha gen h e put an end to a e as that Was levelled at the th,ritime contrytence of ho conury. Whanthe corn tined remains of the fleets of oar enemies threaten ei the safety of our West India possessions, he drove' them thence, secured our Colonies, and, when the enemy dared to Oleo' themselves off Cadiz. cmrs summated that splendid and decisive victory, wh;ch gave him death And immortality. Stich a victory was worthy such a death ! . Tu kin' Aricois! non tantum vi.a. Srd roam ~ pport,milatt m,.:1:4, CC. It was not an attempt to discharge. the it:meatus alnle Jeht of gratitude -for which this grant was FrcPfted, but for the sake cf handing down to pose terity as example, and in the family of the Noble 1-ord,a living testimony, that no ditinoiltles, no in crease ot bonbons, can extinguish the liberality of this station, when called upon by such meriu. He Littered Limbed* the Committee would Loewe K. ficulty in acceding to the grant. and .Ir:winded by ' moving, 4. that tile same shoutd commence Is: m the 21st of osliber, I 895:" Mr. ROSE said, he by no means wished to in. terrupt the unanimity with which the Motion would pass ; hut he wished to lino* hew the 120,0001. would be apportioned ? Lord HENRY PST l'Y replied, that 90,0001. would be expended in the blase and estate, and the remaining 30.0001. made applicable to the exigen cies of the present Earl. Independently of these sums, it would he proposed to.allow 10.0001. to the two sisters of the late Lord Nelson ; and a provision won:•1 be made for the widow of Mr. Scott, the Secretary of Lord Nelior., who fell in the anion of Trafalgar, and to whom his Lordship was extremely attached. 1 Mr. FRANCIS said, he was fully convinced of C the Value of Lord Nelso'n's servites, but, in the pre -1 sent times, he thought we should appertien our rewards to our circumstances. He could not help I thinking that this grant was more than enough ; not lif the WWI-Ord had been himself alive to enjoy it, or if he had left direil issue; hut, wider the circum stances that did exist, he must consider it excessive. Mr..WILBERFJRCE thought that no degree of acknowledgement, or reward, for the s mice, o' Lord Nelson, could be considered excessive, and be was rather surprised that hit Riot Don. friend (Lord Henry Petty) had stnerd even whey: he bad; nothing was too aillitent, or too illustrious, for the family. He could not help erpressing a deity, that the estate and house should be in $Olll. con spicuous situation ; Portsdown, or somewhere near Plymouth, would be eligible, th tt O'lf Hoots might see the splendid mansion, and every Britieh sailor's •heart be anim tteJ ta, L ernulat inn by the sight. Sri h as advantage wield be cheaply purchased at any rate ; its eff,a would be permanent, and every b.ely wished for it. After a few words, in a low tone of voile., by Lord H. PETTY. the question was unannhonsly agreed to, and the Report WA6 received. On the motion of Mr. ROSE, it was agreed, that an humble Address should be presented to His !Ma jesty, praying that there might he laid on the Table copies of two Re;mrts of the Privy Council in 1784 and 1792, respeihn, the commerce between the islands in the West ladies and America. Lord HENRY PETTY moved," that the Com mittee on the Pig Iron Duty Bill, which stood fur Thursday near, stiuuld be postponed until "Fhinsday fertnight ;" and he had no hesitance, in sayiug, that he mooed this, with a view, in the interim, to m pose seine less enjetionable tax to the consideration of the Ursine. in lieu of it. brir. ROSE, and Lord GREY de 410 WICK, expressed their approbation of the Noble Lord's intention. The Committee on the Property Tax Bill was .r!ettet red t,ll Thursday. The other orders of the da were disposed of, and at 10 o'clock the House ad journ d. ••• The Foreign latthtgettce, and ere JAW ate g vett lot the last Page. THE BRITISH PRESS. 1.0N1)()4, WEDNESDAY. MAY 14 Yesterday two overland Packets were received at the East-India House in the co-11e of the dry, which hi ing a confirmation of the intelligence of a Treaty of Peace having been acttsally conciu.ied with Sornnra. They farther state, that li,t.xAa had sent Vakeels cer the 23,1 December, v, General Lord Lane, to negaciate, or rather supplicate a Peace, upon the terms which his Loirdsiip rl,:nk proper to p-opose. It is,expecied therefore, that all differences would be speedily adjusted, and that a permment Peace would enctre. The letters an. pouncing this desirable event are dated the 29th -:f .January. It is said, all lioticaa's followers had deserted him. The liamburgb Mail, due on Sunday, arrived Testerday.—Tt contains intelligence of consijerable importance from Berlin, to the 4th instant. On the 30th of April, an extraordinary Council of State was held at Potzdam, which was atte::ded by Count Harrow:Tx. The difference with Sweden wa. the iutijett of discuision, and the advice of the perfidious Hacovriva appears to have prevailed. As soon as the Council broke up, several regiments received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march at an hour's notice. Of these, the Regiment of Arnin, and several battalions of infantry, set out from Berlin, on the 3d of May, for the frontiers of Pomerania. The veteran Field Marshal MOLLZISDAIFF, who is to crrnmand the expedition, had previously taken his departure from that pit'. The corps of Lieutenant-General K•LIL II [UT H. if to be joined by regiments from the garrisons of Reinsberg, Stettin, &c. andall the other Pi ussiau Regiments upon the War establish ment hourly espeaed nrders to marzh. Mr. JACK son appears to Live delayed his departure from Berlin, until the Councils of Prussia had taken this decided turn. He left Berlin on the sth, and ar rived on Monday in the Ariahe frigate, at Yar mouth, from which place he came to town yester- day. We lately stand that the answer from St. Peters• burgh, which is to decide tl.e fate of Caws°, was a4t t peacd at Vienna until about the 17th instant. 111 the mean time the RISISiSiII are extending them selves in Dalmatia ; are arming and crganising the iehabiunts ; and have lately taken possession of the island of Curvsla, nearly opposite Ragusa, The Fecm;la Government bate, as proprietors of Woke, claimed of the Porte all the possessions in Turkish lialmatia and Albania, which !relented to the Republic of Venice. The corps of Marshals &WV'', Nty, BARNA PAVOUST, and VAN Daw 515, remained on the 24th in their respective quarters in Germany, and the works for fortifying Braunau were still continued. It is now said, that the eracuatiert of that place by the French, is not connected with the business of the Mouths of the Catarro, and that it is, with the District cf the Inn, to form a Duchy or Margraviate for some favourite of BON APASTE. Private letters from Italy state, that the French bad attempted to carry Gaeta by assault, but bad been repulsed with loss. Marshal SOULT'S corps bad received orders to march Int Italy ; a circum stance which, if we had not abundant other proof, would show that the Freed) have met with an un expefled opposition in that quarter. A letter from the Hague-, dated April 29, says— " Several French Generals have arrived hire. The camp of Z•:yst will again be octopied by French and Batavian troops. Report sparks also of proilts for -an expedition ageinst England, in ca.e the .negoci• airons between France and r. nglatid 111,11151, - not • lead to any result." • We have received P.iris Papers to the 7th. They announoi the presenrktion to Bus APAKTA of Cap tains Lugs and ',rimier, wl.o were taken pri soners at the Battle of Trafalgar, and had lately re- turned from liagland. The Munittur states, that Capt. LUCAS, of the Raub/able, was preparing to hood the Viaory, Lord Netsou's ship, when two other English slAps, attacked him, and that at that mjtLent Lord-NeL. SON was killed. Car. Is r is Staled to have refused to strike his flag, and to have defended his ship till she sunk. Box•r•ars made the following Speech : " Had xBl thy Air hehhved se the two )ou eommande did, victory would have Isms other* did iivot d their dut; to it.. Mile mons, as you did, and I have erJvred erigibliet to be made iniu 06,4 conduct --Hut for you—l have no herd of any farther nfurniviation with respect or your coodoct, *AI have appointed Ton Captains of the of Heivour. Twee Captaina vitt. kept skier out of eannan shot dormit the ae.ion, shall be prwascoted, .Si a viva: example shall be madirof them." The arrival of the Teie cartel, is announced, briagiag 181 French prisoners, exchanged for an. eqti el number of English. Ten standards have been sent from tbe army 14apler---lie courier I,ft the arms on the ISth of AF:11. a: wl.ich time Prince Just rt 4 F. td been pro. elaiMAI. 'the kingdom is represented tranquil ; ra said of the sterrenler of Gaeta.. The DANISIA A:eas,saDoa has , _ of 4r, Fox. • The Al/essindre. French prize, of "4 gitas, has ar rived 4t Plymr.uth. Thesillediterrauran convoy sailed on :%fonday from Spithead, with troops for Sicily. Ilse East India emus?, probably, sailed from Portsmsoth yester day. The amount of specie shipped on board the China ships is uuusu rlly great, as it is to replace the last year's investment and also to supply the co-- rent annual quantity which the late Nlasquis Coe rOP St. tIS was Oblird 2ityll to the service of the Bengal army. Three of the East India Li fetree, Messrs. Coreoe, Psn wins, arid MILLti are at Portsmouth. as a Board of Inspettors. '1 bas Hon. raw India Company's ship, Artes;re/ GordeVe, on the •e7th of November last, in lat. 4. ti. N. 1.4. 93. 25. IL. hest a very smart sainn with a I. tench privateer, (supposed to be the Henrietta, or Jesee eftleile) which Lister; within pistol shot, for two hours and a quarter: the Chief Officer, and several others of the Admiral Gardner were wounded, but none killed. • Ni inrerligence has been received from St. I Islee A for fifteen wevits. On this account, the voyage of the Dave, C,.eie for that Island and Bengal, has been delayed more than A month. The High . Cart of Parliarneit, yeuerJar, re sumed the Fria! of Yiscouat 'Ube pressure to obtain admission into the Court exceeded that of any preceding day So early as eight o'clock every avenue was blocked up. Nut fewer than Soo females. elegantly dressed. were assembled about the doors. even at that early hour. In consequence of a !meta order 'of the LOllO CH ANISIEALAIN. the doors were not allowed to be opened until after nine o'cl,ck, to the great annoyance of the Ladies, many of shorn had deserted their car riers, and were obliged to stand in the mud, under Leary rain, fur nearly halt an hour. On I.V open ing of the doors tire pressure we. very alarming ; bat we have not heard ct any serious injury having been suffereh by any person in the crowd.• Before ten o'clock every part of the Court was completely filled; and wh.ie hundreds took their station upon the stairs, att./ along the difFerent passage., in the for lorn hope of gaining adaussion at some period of the day, nearly as many as would fill the Hall s re tired in de-pair. The attendance of Peers and Commoners was very numerous ; soon after eleven o'clock the for mer entered the Court, in the usual form. His Royal Highness the Prince of Mates, and all the Royal Dukes, were present. The Court mow/ling bad cast a reorder hue in the course of Last week, over the Peeress*? gallery, but a change having taken place hi the mourning. that part of the Court shone yesterday with con siderable lustre. The number of Peeresses was also very great. Mr. PLOMtli commenced the rfeferce of the Noble Defendant. His statement ciccpird three hours. wt.cirt he broke off. and aiguafied i-tcaltion to resume and finish his speech this dry. The trial cannot be concluded before the end of this week. t • TIIE LATE EARL MACARTIVET. A Cenotaph is to 'reefed in Lissanoure Church, county of Antrim, to the memory of the above re speOed Nobleman, by his Niece at;d solo heir of his estates, Mr 3. ELIZA "MTH HOME ; relit of the late Rev. Dr. Helfer. The following Inscription for it is from the elegant and classical pen of the Rev. GEOACIE HENRY GL•SEE: P.M.S. • croltoo COMITI' DE MACARTNEY; Vice-Co:nit. de D,rrork ; Yonne de Limarroure et Parkhurst; j A Regc S4rEn.ttir, (Ipse dam •egno stamit incnlumiso • Equestri Ordiue Aged* Argentite; - Keenan spud suns. i Odin Salmi honoratuAinio donati, linterinarum e consililt, etc. I.lum ad 1...J0ga paludena, Man ad Ore:a-ousel Cyclades, I P , • " 4 *". !Went in sscmti Gang,. peninselt,- • plum iR Imperii loaf Marnntoins }unties, ti.o4 plant Ilium utter extrentos Serer, (, cos 4lwtaliin:s 1.1111 turn non diemac, pea Pattie, pro 'onus Orbis emolument., Serer.*, pie, 'writer, se gerentem, . goes 'petty, admirats est alas; Minutes eurnoternombunt stuaien. Telt rantnque two, Not rudefesioa tenures, Mite Lomtint n,nnuu, ,testrihattu tipulto, ••• F.t..13,11:1711A kite as e, Cn A-Invatuitate Ase v s,s, A 1.16. , 1e et alio•omise H•.:cuukoupuntru, Visit stint-, liccese.t, ,etc. hr. • . . Yestkrilay, at twelve o'clock, Their NMalear ty and the Pa Inc ssns arrived at the Queers Palace, firm Windsor. About two o'clock, Her Ma.resvv and the Pam cesses honoured Lady C. F,r.ca with a risk, and returned to the Palace at thrre. The Dukes of KENT and CCIIIICIL AND dined with Her NI/OESTV. In the evening Their M ensiles had a seled patty. Her MAJESTY will hold a drawing room te rnor rose. Lord Ce-rtic Aar is confined by a violent attack rtf the gout. `Fhe Duchess of Goiroom will give a grand dinner, next Sunda;., at her house in St. James's. square. Sir GILBERT and Lady He ,TFICOTa will give :a • mind dinner, nest Tuesday, at their hunt* in i:t csvenne-squate. Mrs. MONTAGUE ;EVE a ehildrer.'s ball, lcic.t ort- , l„itg, at herhonse to Pratenan-square. The Countess o liartowicuecoll give a grand rout next Friday, and another t Monday, at her boose, in St. James's-square. l'he Marchioness of licetror.n rives grand rout on the 6th oflune, at her ht.tuke is Manchesttt square. Lady ELIOT will have a grand prody. to-morre• at her 'elegant house in Charles-acteer, I St. Jamest.- square. The Margtrh and Marchioness of SALISBURY give a grand dinner this day, at their house in le Arlingtonotrset, 'l2he IJochess of Br a UTORT was safely delivered of a daughter, at half past ten o'clock last Sstursla i t everting, at her house, in Grosvenor-square. The Matchtoness of Lassnowm, we are sorry tn state, is indasposed,- at Lansdown-hou. e. Sir Wittosoe,•and the Misses HUNLOEE, willgive a grand ball and supper, on the sth of June, ar their house in Albemarle-street. The Countess of Lirearticd will give a gr-ir.i rout on the 30th instant, a: her house in Mwr.sheld street. rheir Royal Highnesses the Prince of WALES. arJ , Link of CASS•RID:IE ; the Duchesses of Goaeos, Noatimeestat.•sts, and Sr. ALBANS; the Mar. chi-mur. of Seciestav, HERTFORD, and Hettt ruar; Lady Pen ref anti the Hon. Miss Dat st. mown, were at the Opera list night . Mrs. Pinot, gave a Grand Root, last evening, at her house, in Hill street, Berkeley-square, which was attenJed by 390 Nobility. The grand draw ing-room was most brilliantly lighted by.a magi-- ficent G•eti .r. lar,:p. with diamond-cut 61159, a several bell-lamps ; in the adjotniag ap4r;nl.-.lt, . table was laid with tea, coffee, ices,..ine ot! - ..er i:- fretihmenti. Chatham Races commence thii day ; mite! sr, t is ens eted s l'he hail and Countess POCIAT r. Lade -t•• .- and Lady M*av POULZTT, Lid? RUMP" , 4 • :artii'iy, General Heissrr and family. C. 13 e . - ,data. Colonel ROMPSY, and Colonel I.IA i. A have arrived at Bristol Hot-wells. , WILLIAM Gt 011.416 SISLY. Esq. Innen, ar.: 7Tiduit as Fitit.Esq. anuouree and brazier. have t:- yet ally piiti Into the Chamber of Lontbrit. R. ,t hundred psuuds, and twenty marks. with ins ii.• : fees. to be deberarged from the,r nonaitiation r. i.•. = office of Sbeeiff of the city of London, and e( n ,If of Middlesex. agreeably to the late or.ser ad; the Cou:t of Common Council. Monday morning. between nine and ten ti'.l el.. the C•11•ge ,Committee met at the India fir•qss ; after which. Commas Ga Aar. Esq. Ilse late ala;r. man; the Hon. Wre. F. Ecenisse nit, the grey: .. I Chairman; M•. Paste, eke Deputy ; the S, e,e tar; ; Mr. Wis.aillS the Liisrarien, Itnd th- - ••, the Members * t"•te Cenaillittr•.•, proceed•-d It , Th I r house, in two carriages, for Ilayiebur, nos' 24 • i ford. in cr.3er to assist at the cerettimq r,(.l„ei i 4 the first straw cf the Cellegr, t• se ere fed the;, , i w Students intended for the Conilfany's Civil S.. i„. ::2 in InSia. The footman of Sir Joint Ls, s•rit se hal tic. • • . lsviken yesterday in Parltainen••stieet, while bei....: his master's carriage, in the procession tv Nat-, umister Hall. Two carriages %IPS* firemo,:ve r r•.' force into the van, and the eariniss a thi en.... • msn ir. the rear of Orr Jouies citrfiat. As .... di si ethers. induced lien to keep cl-,setTlir lI.M .. .et, . LA dei,ly suited At the whip, ai.•l ieith the pule foici a t the leg of Sir „lona's footman through diver:ref of the cordage. by which it wee bra.,e,,,„ a l ... a, iii%lll MA- pt.le, which was driven with iria:rate Oskar tLe iaer-Ad...,g carriage. -.IMP L.:- his 411 a v e 'll to m• Of IA en. lie to old I; e - i E use hat ;th, 311- ing ade ion. ;uc tt it jug, ally so), from Heed dsn) 1 ne.c