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VANSITTART acknowledged that the ialAjea was worthy of consideration, and assured the lio .uurable Gentleman, that His ?Majesty's Mini sters were desirous of giving the trade every proper deg see of encouragement. sUGA ft TRADE. 2.1-. BARHAM wished to dray the attertinn of the House to what he believed he should think ne cessary to make the subjedt nf a motion, at same tine period, which was, the psnpriety of armointieg e Committee to enquire into the situation of she Co- Innial Trade in general. He had heard that the late Chancellor of the Exchequer endeavonred to as. cer:ainwhat would-be the real profits of the pllnter, upon any given average of the price of sugars. Bin, whether the persons best enabled to do so, did not choose to give information, or to whatever cause it was to be attributed, the enquiry was not incccessful; though he thought that it might be as certained by a Committee. Lerd HENRY PETTY replied, that the rife& a f the precept additional duty, could not he to in ja.e .he pi inters, as it was founded on the average r nl • , ;:!:IrS for the last three years. As to the y.•••••r :1 e,e•left mentioned by his Hon. Friend, he 1 -.•:ee, that it was of great importance, and also ..--c , r-7.tr.iitd with great difficulty, and it may he a ti tc'' . ;-(1 of consideration, whether a Committee niey nu: be the best means of oSiaining the neces sary infomation. Mr. ROSE said, that the price of sugar bid been of late dearer than the average of the three last Tears. His late Right Hon. Friend ("Ir. Pitt) used his endeavours to find out the p: .ths of the planters, but unfortunately he did rot remain to complete his enquiry. He thoug . .t it might more effeflually be discovered by the Inspeftor-General, than through a Committee Mr. BARHAM said, his wish for a Committee wis not from any hostile or uefriendiy motive, but to afford assistance Mr. JOHNSTONE considered the tee to be no more than what the article could bear, as the price of sugar had risen nearly onc.th4-.1 within the last ten years, which must afford sufficient inducement to the growers. The Bill eyes then read a third time, and paned. Mr. ALEX ANDER, on account of in Me of the papers moved for, nut letit.g yet presented, and other very important business pendh.g, postponed the se cond reading of the Nehob of Arcot's Commission er e Bill f r ,, m to moriow, :ill to-morrow seennight. Mr. TIERNEY said, that as the whole of to morrow would probably be occupied by the Pro perty Ti,.. the discussion of which was likely to hsr to a late hour, he was under the necessity of de ferring the next stage of the Treating Bull. He was willing to take any convenient day; Islt that (lay he hoped to be allowed to keep. He then warned Flies -v next. Mr- COtsi: said, he had a Bill on the nude day, and would thank the lion Gentleman to take some other. Mr. WIIITBRr.AD reminded them, that the F oi e & of tee Army stood for Wednesday ; and the , nn ruesday morning, the House was to pro ceed to the trial in Westsnioster Hall. lewd H. PETTY wished to state, that his Right Hon. Friend was mach better, and was very anxious to bring forward his Motion on Monday seat. The order was thee made for Tuesday next. Mr. MANNING moved for a list of the names of Officers of Volunteers above the rank of Ciptain, raised since the commencement of she present war, with their respeCtiv- reeks, and the dates of their commission.—Ordered. On the Motion of Mr. IVH I ['BREAD. it was ordered, that a rote be given to the Serjeant at Arms, of that House, of the names of the Right Hon. C. B. Bathurst, and the Hight Hon. George Tierney, and that they be directed to attend the trial of the Impeachment of Lord Melville, upon every occasion. General TARLETON said, he hoped that on • account of the important subjeet of the Pinperty Tax standing Inv en-morrow, the subjelt of the Slave Trade would be deferred to a future day. Mr. FOX said, he did not know in what order the Property Tax stood upon the book, but. gave notice. that he should move that Report to come on first to-morrow. On the motion of the SECRE rAny at WAR, the original return of the Volunteer force of the country, printed for the use of that House, was or dered to be returned to the War-Office. Lord St. Vincent's Annuity Bill was read a se toad time, and committed fur to-morrow. The Tobacco and Snuff Duty Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be repot Led to sant rmv.—Adjourned. •.• fiat llittsian Petal is paldiahnitr tides I. b,: sent n. tlos Country by the early coaches, except open censor dioal occasions of Parliamentary Debate, and then it 14 p .b. hilted several Loom earlier than any other Paper. This priority is o►tained only by extraorlmary cat e ice and exer tion., and we are CMlZeillt4l to find vat our Readers have pot always the 'ia...nefit e.f then. Upon contriatitt to ti OlRce, occomaaasol with the name of the Newsman nho strives the paper, we w.II be e..aUati to do justice to nal k u , s'ie and to ourselves. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, Aran 43. .Mr. Serjeant BE sv,laq night, signified his inter tion, in the Hcuse of Commons, to abandon the 1 fill which he had obtained leave to bring in, to pro hibit sw•parse ruble:l:4 , m in the Newspapets. We sever doubted the rectitude of the motives which induced that Gentle,anan to adopt this rr.casure ; and Kith this feeling we expressed a confident hope, that, u?on eonsideratium, be wculd not persevere in it. Itt the course cf t!:e debate, on Wednesday night, Mr. Su eall3A X, that steady f ;end to the Liberty of the Press, declared his determination to oppose the Biel in every stage, and this bcld and manly avowal AssAy also have combined with the good sense of Mr. Best', to produce the present happy result. —Had the business been proceeded upon, we A were prepared with various arguments against it, which are now become useless; but we can not dismiss the subjea, without making one ob servation upon the conduS of the majniity of our contemporaries. They spoke in raptures of the measure, and were at a loss for words to express the alainclance of their gratitude for the boon. Had Serjeant Bear been disp9sed to take advantage of their shallowness, he might have described be n as the rabbit-catcher represei:tedl::a ferrets, driogtit ing in h.tving their chops sewed up ; or like Mr. ~Vis not A m's game bulls, runnirg into the ring, and roaring out to the dogs to come and bait them. Mr. Bear, however, has hu.nanely declined their rash suffrages; and for the facility with which he abandoned the measure, is entitled to our best thanks. Yesterday we received New.Ynrk Papers to the 13th last, but they do not contain an article of public interest. A letter from that city, dared March 5, says— " The 1315ttia Judge enntinned yesterday the MI- mination of four pavans mire, wan had gild nn. nition for the expedition of the Leenriar. Mr. S. G OGDEN declares now, that her destin 011011 IS t .e coast of Caracas, probably to the port of ; hut that, upon this head, the Administration ni.ist br very well informed, by a 'et:er which Gener4l NII 14 A Sna wrote to Mr. M -N, in Washington, nit.e days before he sailed." The Cori Afreeinlile rhropirle, of the I fl th inst. say.. Lieutenant BOT HIVRI T., of the Earl Spetfr.• hired armed cutter, which arrived in Cove yestealy, fell in with an armed homeward bound West In ' amen from Jamaica. which informed him, that bet° e sne sailed, Adm. Sir J. T. Ducasvonvn had proceeded again. ! enemy's squadron, consisting of five sail of the one, which he bad been informed were at anchor under a battery at Aguira, on the coast of Cuba. The gallant Admiral had with him nine sail of the line, including two of the priers which he had captured, which had been refitted, and were manned with BOG seamen, volunteers from the island and the shipping, who undertook the service with enthusiasm—The ship which communicated the intelligesce to Lieut. BoTrawaxt, had contri buted 15 of that number. A glorious :exult was expected very .pireddy.—Thst French squadron were supposed to be under the command of J Lao m BON•PARTT.N The letters which we save yesterday as received at LLove's, givseg &Nemec et the French squadron, represented it at La Guayra, which is upon the coast of South America ; but the above artiale places the enemy at Aguira, on the coast of Cuba. We have great confidence in the accuracy of Tte Cori Mercantile Chronic*. horn which we have copied this version cf the report of the Earl Spes.cer cutter, and trust that it will prove cirrect. It is difficult to reconcile the particulars of the other accounts, if w•e suppose that La Cuayra, upon the Spanish Main, is the real place of the enemy. Thirteen transports arrived, on Tuesday, at Portsmouth, with troops for foreign service. DECIAR ATION or HIS M•IRSTT, in his quality of Elector of Hswovra, upon the seizure of that country by France, is given in our last Page. Sir 11011tRT WILSON, with the ROth Dragoons, and all the regiments of Infantry now at the Cape of Good Hope. are immediately to proceed from thence to India. Sir FRANCIS GOOLD is arrived in town. His visit is supposed to be on the Catholic Question. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at Guildhall, which was numerously attended. A Report was presented to the Court, recom mending five models, from which one is to ►e cho sen for the Monument to the memory of the late Lord NELSON, which was agreed to ; and it was or. dered, that at the next meeting the sense of the Court should be taken by ballot, which of the above five five models shall be' adopted for the said monument. A Court will be held this day at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of completing the execution of the conveyance to the Trustees for the intended Lottery of the property at Snow Hill. and Temple Bar. Measures have already been taken for the reduc tion of the cavalry to that rate of establishment, which the demands of the service, and the pactsliar nature of the position of this country require. The following is a Copy of the Circular Letter addressed on this suhjrEt to the Colonels commanding the se veral Rtgtments of Cavalry 11J‘r the honour to acquaint yoli, that His Nfs::esty ha' been pleases! to direct that the Regiment nem, your rams tuanJ, Sll3 I or placed on the euabliihmeitt of ten troops of 89 rank and fik each, agreeably to !he particulars st•ted in the mar gin, and that such cameo issione I sod 11011.C011Ien smarmed officers, above t!w numbers specified, as Are now ectoally on thestrengra of the C.. s, shall he continued as itinern sssss .rtties heti! va cancies mem, into which they are to WI. Se.eh Co•neteies as are now lacwit in cmisaiut•iice of the late sugrner.tation, are to continue en, until the 611,,er.tomiva., LwuteuaMsbe. crone effective. The esholishment abore notified el le be con sidered front the iSth of December last inclusive ►a.T,CDt.aes IN THE MAISOIN. 1 Creop.l-.lLieute.laor-C .lonel Maj..n......1.4C.p..ine Lieut. sant. Cornet. P.v mast. r —1 A4r5t..a..... 1 Surgeun.--2. Asistant Surven..-.1 Surreer...lo Qearter Man..re —I Serjeant Nlsior.-1 Se. ift• r.t See,. Ar .4rer..-.1 P.tyina.ter and 40 Series... 4 INA an,l F.te 4.1; Trumpeter., 10, 1 1 6.16661, rotat taw, and Isle, 6.0. - • THE EARL OF LANESBOROUGH. We announced, on Wednesday, the death of this Nobleman. It took place at his seat, Sans Soss-i, near Dublin, on the 17th instant, in his forty-seventh year At the age of twenty-two,llis Lordship married Miss ELIZABETH LATOUCHE. then in her 17'.11 year, eldest daughter of the Right Hon.DavioLsinucue, a young lady wha po.sessed every accomplishment and beauty, that art and nature could bestow In the year 1783, she accompanied his Lordship to Spa, for his health ; and on their return, the Countess was seized with a putrid sore throat, and died of four days' illness, in this city ; she left him two sons, the younger of whom, DAVID, did not long survive his mother. From that period, until within these few years, his Lordship lived in this cnnntry, in a state of retirement, with his son, Lord New- Town, and his three unmarried sisters, the Ladies CHARLOTTV. LOUISA, and CAROLINE Berees,who in him have 11. the hest and kindest brother. Ile was a Nobleman of the mildest and most amiable manners, and is succeeded, in his titles, virtues, and estates, by his only child, Bstnsi,ty, Lord Nrwrows, now in his twenty-third year. TILE CO UN TASSCA MDEN'S GRAND BOUT. The Countess of CA 'roes gave her first Gia*d Rout this season, last evening, at her house, Arling ton-crest, which was attended by upwards of five itindreti of the Nobility ['he grand suit of rooms sere brill:lndy lighted by diamond cut-elass lustr Refreshments ! every description were served on beatiful gold chased waiters. Among the company um DaebomswieCl 'Mon, Beaufort, Donor, Bolton, and Mont- Dtkoa—.Allrwevnee, DP Berri, mad De Castries. Ikaarebet ts,s-41e Whet, Dellnahire, and DonegA• hif.rtatuoa4o..-coan. I.4wer, Stafford, and WOlesley. Conom....ii—pSultite, Eros, Owe, Cork, Ponari moon, P.ea • irre, Barranpma, Dartmouth, Darnley, and Derby. Earls Derby, issex, avid Darnley. LADY ELIZARI:TH FOSTER. When Lady Ecizaarris FOSTER was at Lau sar ,e, in the zenith of her beauty, and the noje,ft of very) general admiration, the cele brated Gipson and Ttssor were constantly in her train ; that such rivals should be jealous of each other is not surprising: one day TIPSOT could not restrain himself. but broke out in the following sen tence :—"• Move elitseerita, astand *dui Elizahr'h (Si nealade de 904 fadetiers, Jr la parrrieai." Gleams instantly replied, t. /110ariear le Delker, riled ardadi lesaieth ref we,* de rat mattes, je L'IMMO%- TA Lista AI."TISSOT generously bowed assent to the superiority of the English gallant. Lady F.LLIPPAROVGN had a small musk party, last evening at her house in Bloomsbury-square. The Duchess of GoAnosi, the Earl and Countess of Daisy, and Lord and Lady St/Art.lY, were pre sent. The Marchioness of HElLTroarl Will give a grand Music Party next Monday. Counteis Foartscus is gone upon a visit to Lodi Klan, at Oakham, Surrey, whose eeierobe went is hourly expeaed. Some people think that the Minister is put to a ?iota, because he has [ail a tax upon s,,artr. l'he Ladies Towersutso, dined yesterday with Lads Pearls, at her house, Grosvenor-square. The Marquis of Saussuit• will give a grand dinner, next Wednesday, at his house, Arlington street. I he Earl and Countess of Dr vair gave a grand dinner, yestei day, t, the Earl and Countess of D Aass. LEY. I.,rd Iftot.t.a so, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Itt.,4ca auks. Mr. and Mrs. Gssrraar, and \trs. An•ra. The i ,, iferrvlnliwg mode of debate adopted by the new o; position is in the style of what the lawyevs call • fishing bill, but it can catch nothiug but isrleeons. The Dowager Duchess of Cita soos has issued cards for a large party oa the ,Stls tit May, at her house in Grosvenor•square. Lady Sastre, will give a Grand Rout on the htb of May, at her house. Piccadilly. Sackville Co:lege, East Grinstead, is about to be completely repaired and new furnished, at the sole espence ot the amiable Duchess of Does's. The M irquis of AIIENCORPI came to town yes terday, from the Priory. His Lordship, and a large party of Nobility, will dine to-morrow with Lord Euor, at lns house, Charles -street, Sc, James's,- square. The Duchess of Goan -its will give a grand din ner, neat Sunday, to His loyal Highness the Prince of WA Le& - Died, last Monday morning, at eight o'clock, after a few days illness, at Teton Park, Cheshire, W. Taunts Ecitavon, Esq. M. P. for that county. The Marquis of S A LISBUitY left town, yesterday, for Hatfield. Colonel and Mrs. BtAI:4ONT. and Family, ar rived, last Sunday, at their house in Portman square, from Ramsgate. Lord YARII3ROCGII arrived, at five o'clock on Sunday afternoon, at his house in Arlington -street, from Bracklesby, Lincolnshire. Lord Moesos arrived, on Monday, at his house, in Seymour-place, from his seat, near Lincoln. The ball at the Castle, at Brighton, last Monday evening, was not numerously attended, on account of the shortness of the notice. hlr. WHIT 111.1), late of Drury-Lane and Co vent-Garden Eheattes, has made an engagement at the Theatre, in the Haymarket, for the sumincr season, on the most liberal terms. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cynical...on honoured the philanthropic Mr. Lerman. ea with an interview on Monday, at St. James's Palace, when Hi s Royal Highness appointed two o'clock the en suing day to visit Mr. Lase asraa's school, when he appeared mucii pleased with the institution, the econiimy, and advan:age of the plan. His Royal Highness was accompanied by several gentlemen or. his visit. , LAW INTE LLIGENCE. -..-_ COURT OF KING•I R. NCH. Mlurwassrtn, Aim; U. CRIMINAL. INt ORM NTI , )N • ftfr. GA R NOV moved for Al rule to chew C3llBO why a criminal inf. rmation bhoold rn t he (led apaiost A gentleman of the Mime of Cherie 2urtell Blunt, glint Sir Charles Morrell Blunt, Charlie . Burrell Von Blunt, fir sending a letter to provoke; the prosecutor, a gentleman of respel rbility in the County of Suffolk, to fight a duel. 'lle Prose cutor had a mortgage upon some property I;elonz ing to Mr. Blum, was put into pos,e.sion of it as mortgagee, and had filNi a h:l1 to . foreclose. L 2 eon applicatio t to this gentlemaa, an order to t 'lce the necessary proceedings Was made ; hassent toe letter ia goestioa, which ran nearly in the following terms " St it —1 ‘e.ts;n:v do not exn,et the manner of s mite nun (vita one who has heir liken Ito n Ct.! , phough u.Wnity bas barn evine,cl in the brute sna.lnvr to r r ea di my father; from this coudu.t, I,m co it• riled .o tat .ivu, that you are a poltroon. a scounitrul, sir, a c s rd ens roost grovelling reptile twat ever creit o •nt th e earh 4.. sire yuu o•'I corns over hero (to . rs th best Oath is the world to bettle the sod Wang riur almic with you' This letter was sent by Mr. lilnnt from Ham boro', where he now reticles, tiehis sllie tor, with express direaions to deliver it to the Proserstriit. The letter being sealed, that gentl,man, of cnorie, not knowing the contents, delivered it ctifditlo. Mr. Justice LkWIIE cc sn4ge,ited„ ihst the blot mode of proceeding would be, by indi.artse .t, sa as to run it up to en outlawry, otherwi.e it might be difficult to get the the role served. Mr. Gaaeow answered, that he woold take the rule, for an information and as his le.iinrsi friers{, Mr. Wood, had done in a similar ease, move its vie I I large it eVetV T,rrn, till he should attain bib Mika. The Ccuri yy.ttl . ed a rule to shelf,' cause. THC SOMISSIT CANAL coWP•IIV, IP. EUCLID MAW. Mr. JESTS moved for a new trial in this case. The aetion was brought to recover certain additi onal tonnage upon goods carried by this Canal, and the question was,whether, by the Ad! of Parliament s or as a Body Corporate, they had a right to make such additional charge This Canal was divided into two parts, hennan which there was a declivity of I i 6 feet, and in order to remedy this, a staircase of locks was first pro posed; then some other methods; when, after five year', and immense exper.ce, all these projetts failed, and the Company were compelled to t .ate: a circuitous rout in order to have an irchned plane. 11,1 re this was completed, the goods were unshipped. conveyed down the declivity by windlasses, wiili the assistance of men. ropes, tackle, St:. for which the anditiri al charge of three-pence per ton, per mil was made; and IS was to try their right to do so this atilino was brought. A verdict was agreed to he rakan for the Plaiotiff, subject to the optnion of the Court: A stile to strew cause was granted. THE IL NO V. JOUN N kICY amok,. Mr. Serjeant H•veroom morel was arrest of judgment, and a stew trial in this case. The De fendant was convicted for offering money to one John Foster, an assessor of taxes. Cu induce bim to make a false return. Si. for reduc)og it 101. less, and other sums to mince 641. 10s. less. The learned Straus had venous ohjeAkoos to most of the counts in the information; first, as to rye de scrip:ion of the person of John muster ; near, to the charge of soliciting . aim, when there was no evi dence of any such tad ; and several other objesetions on the Aft of Parliament itself, which rec•tei, that he was to assess certain digies under, and by virtue of an aft or alts to be paned. He was describ• das an assess rof taxes,but no proof was gore taco f tint fact. As to the Ad of Parliament itself, the Inersl ftcr a peeared,that the Property Act was first brought into Parliament, and referred to wheys, to be here after posed ; the Consolidated Duties Dill, to which • it so referred, was afterwards nrouieht in, hut in the conrse of its progress thecugh both Houses of P•• i - Ment, it not overtosak the Property Act, but , many rece i ved the Royal Assent first, ro that it appeared, teat the references were mane to an Act t.f:t fn existrnce. The Court thought this a most important ques tion, from which a 'multitude of evils might ails.; and desire.' that it should be mentioned tor the AIM. ney-Getieral, and application made voting's the proper channel to Parliament, in order to rectify the evil. The Court at the same time granted a condi tiotial rule. Oa Wednesrlay lass toe fri!rnbr-rs of the Corpora tion of the Arnicable.Soeietv for toot-Alice Of Lives (the oldest establishment of that nature i s London) held their hundredth Anniversary Dinner, a: Fre— masons' Flail, the Dean of W ear se ts,:taa in the Chair.—Many loyal And patriotic toasts were drank with great spirit, and the day was spent wi:ii the greatest harmony and conviviality. It is a gratify ing spearicle (to be secn only in this country) to ob serve meetings of persons of the greatest respecta bility, and of all ranks in their profesvons and c4ll - together for the importa-A purpose of insuring to their families and relatives. in case of pre:nature death, the continuance of the same means of subsistence and enjoyment which the exertiosa-ref their tale t. and industrr, produce to clernsoheit during their live.s. The stability and benefit of this Instibition, founded on the disinterested principle of mutual insurance,' are ascertained by the experi ence of a century, row compleated. sirce the incor poration of the Society by Qtmen Aka t, in I' 06. WcALTH and PATRIOTtsII.—The love of money and the love of one's country may be associate prm ciplcs. An important subjet, now near at issue, evinces the fa&. In illustration, Honots and Co. proprietors of the old established Lottery Offices, , in St. James's and Oxford -streets, instance the pi.- sent most highly interesting Scheme, which g ate the adventurers many a rich chance of obtaining opulence, and opportunities of manifesting that noblest of virtues, Amur pairsa. In trot , hoe they are presented with a brilliant mired of gr-et gain, at a small risk, from the judicious structure of the Scheme, they will experience the heirtielt pleasure of contributing,' at a momentdus crisis. to the aid of their country's government. lo both these good causer. wealth and raffia( am, Heocias and Co. still be harpy to dis:ribute the one, auJ to give eve:y opportunity far a spirited display of the other.