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-‘t ".g 4, NURBEit 4464.] THEATRE ROYAL, nRURY-LANE. THIS PRESENT PRESENT EVENING, January -0, 1807, will b pet!orraed THE CHILD OF NATURE. After wbi:.l , l (by part cular Desire), TEKELI ; Or, THE SIBC.I: OF MONTGATZ. WITU THE ENCHANTERS ; Or, HARLEQVIN SULTAUN. On Monday (first time these five years), the Point of Ho 40Ur ‘vith - The Enchanter.; ; or, Harlequin Sultaun. T Irl rATRL ROYA L, COVENT-GARIAN. nN MONDAY NEXT, Jan. 5, iscl7,:will be pert..rm.Al • THE WHEEL OF FORTIJNE4.•.. . 3 '13 which will be added, for the 6th ti!tie; A heW Panto mime, which has been tong in preparation, 'cane:Cl HARLEQUIN AND MOTHER GOOSE; Or, THE -GOLDEN EC;G. VICTUALLING -0 3t, sBa6 . THE ilis Co l, ll , 4 / 1 /l E fi s S if f , , O N N 4 E p ß y Slo h r e f .), C g l i y , ./ 1, 1 , L . L./A r r at that Wednesday nrt, the 7th January, 18,07, they •zigit ie b ‘ t ei reaafy 1 .9 receive Tenders, in writing (sealed up),, and treat for s:•ch Quantities of I;; S 13 IT, made ti &tit Ina. , dint!, as !I:ere:pc-Sive Al4, :i:f.tc - i-Lrets of that Article may think pripe to c:fer ; to be ,411vered in a iiLitch, by weakly prpoiiens, into His Maier y': Pietztalling Stores at Deptford ; and to be ; aid for 6y Bills, payable, with Interest, ninety days after date. N: B. No Tender for a - :eis quant4 than Three Hundred Bags will be aamitted. the Conditions of the Contrail nay 6e seen at the Secretary's office, • No regard will be had N any Tender in which the Price shalt not be insetted in words at length, or that s hall not be delivered to the Board before One o'clock on the said Iredne.day next, the 7th January, 1 ct 7, • nOr unless the Person woo makes toe Tendo , or som e Person on behalf, attends, to answer, when called TR,III4POR F-0 Derember .6. THE COM. H ISSIONERS for Conduaing HlS , vjA yEsi• r1(A.Y5 . 1 )- )1Z1 . 5LR1 1 .11.2E,, .16r taking Care cj Sick and ‘Vouna'ed ..Se.!men , and icr the Care and Custody of o f War, do lie, cby giVe Notice, that aim , will be teaay et fli c e,. o n Tuesday,-the 6' 1 3 ofyaiwa u ., isol, I. receive' sealed a;td treat with. such Pei sons as may be tuilling Si r , ntraß Fgr s:e; 1/?;% , :i; wid - r-mentioned Articles, _h7 the . .Ser * vice of the Rya! iiy , plial, ar.pyn,neti , „lrmt the ist rij February, to the 3or of Deomberjoilowing,: - Wel, • • Salt,. Lump Sugar. - Mutton, • . ,Choe•hire Cheese, Muscovado Sugar, . Bread, . Candles, SperrnaLcti Oil, Beer, Soap. . Relined. Seat Oil,: • Bavins, Scotch Barley, Red Port Wine, - Oatmeal, Vinegar, Mountain Wine. Rice, • Ttnder will Ae received after One O'Clot.e on the Day of Treaty, n,r any noticed unless the. Party, or an. Agent far him, Persona4y attend' Each Tender mint b ace ,- mpanted ly 'a Lille'', ont re:pea:26. l e Per sons engaging to brvome bound with the Person tendering in the Sum of soot. for the due per jrmaiitY of the C.ntraa. Pao ther particular_s may be known by applying at this Office, or to 11, 7 .. t 4 77 , of taiclll67pit _ . 1 - R A., ~.S PO ii I - OFFIC'I. , D,centher. 17, 18:,6. • i THE COAIMISSIONERS for Contittaing HIS 1114yESTY 's* TR ANS Pu, T ' SERVICE, fir taking Care of Si c k ,znd n,II/winded - Seam, arLf ... ler the Care and C u stody - of Prisoner: of War, dio he , eb ygive Notice, that they wilt be reaay f y. this ()lice, on rbursd y, the lithjairtigti4, 1887, to receive 1 . 1- nders, andtrnitialth lure' , P.-rr,r , tr , 'mu , . • c...:-.W.',..gt. L.,./st,aa f, .I , * supfisl.,g the under. ut,t,iwied Artie/et for the Service of the f 4 741 I - Lar i fa/ at liaslar, from the ist Feb. 637, to the 3tst ! December jull iowing : . . 13:el Salt - ' ' Lump Sugar I Mutton' Cheshire Cheese Muscovado Sugar • Ilt.tad Candles Spermaceti Oil 13eer Soap ' 'Refined Seal Oil i 13avins Scotch Barley Red Port Wine Oatmeal Vinegar - Mountain Wine. Rice Pio tender will be received after One o'clock on the Day of Treay s nor a l y ;mice.' unless the Party, or an Agent jw. him, , Person a & attend:. Each Tender mast be accompanied by a Letter front two respeßable Persons eng.iging to baQme bound with the Person tendering in the Sum of 500/..for the due perfirmancc of the Contra Et. - • 1 Farther Paribrubrs may be known by apqying at thit..ojice t ; or to the S ICU ard ..,vid'Agehi ~J" th, said Hoppa. ek)UN -tor the F I.IkST DRAWN TICKET. THE . 13th of this Month the - NEW YEAR's LOTTERY begins Drawing. Prizes of ,C 30.000 • - are - 60,000 2 2;000 - - - - - 40,000 2 • 10,000 - 20,000 3 - 5 000 - - - ! 5,,-;ou 3 _ - . 1:00 8 - • 50u 100 4o - - - - 5° 5100 - - 102,000 --- 2 5,000 Ticket& L zsc,ooo Capitals Determinable : First-drawn Ticket, Ist Day -- 4 C zo s eeo. • Ditto - - - 3d Day - - to,ooo, • Ditto - - ith Day - Ditto - Last Day - 5„000 Interesting Questions.: Is there any other possible-made by to hich I may gain from !,stake of Twenty-six Shillings only (the price of a Sixteenth anare in the above great Scheme) newly Two 'Thousand rounds ?, Have I no a:nbition to make my fortune by a• mode of ad venture, where the loss is trifling, but, the pin may be great ? TICKETS and SHARES are on Sale at all the Lieeneed - Lottery Offices, and by their Agents in the Cottnrry. STATE LOTTERY. Ptizes of - - - 30,000 ; 10,000 • 3 -- - et 5000 S Sce. &c. First-drawn Ticket; 20,0001. SWIFT and Co. No. 11, Poultry, and No. t tharing-cross, by whom the First-drawn Ticket in the last Lottery, entitled to to,oool. was sold in Shares, have also sold, amongst many. others, the following fall First *awn Tickets) in the few. preceding Lotteries, viz. No. 6791 - ,C 50,006 9362 - 10,coo I No. 7157 -- - XiNooo . 8041 - - 10,000 20,952 - - - to,-000 The TICKETS and SHARES of the present Cottery are. K ling at the above iceO, in great variety. Begins Draw ,the jth January, . FREEHOLD ESTATE. On the Borders Of Iluntiogdonsnire and Bedfords:Lire. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Thursday the a9th Day' of January, 1807, at the Cock Inn, in Eaton, in the County of Bedtind, FREEHOLD ESTATE, situate in the Parishes of Great Houghtdn, in the County of Huntingdon,_ and 4.4 Socon, in the County of Be o lford, containing about 6o C ot es of Arable and Meadow Land, in the occupation of Mr. "dries Banks, who will chew the Prmiises, tj P ostsession may be had at Lady Day next, and further par_ e tilars at the Offices of Mcbsts. Yorke and Slwrard, in 1 41tIlc or Thrapston: y 1 . 0 ri V 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF PEERS. I'RIDAY 3 JAN. _2. -Lord BREApALBANE took the Oaths and. his Seat as a British Peet.—His .Lordship was introduced be tvieen Earls Moira and Lauderdale. The Controverted Ele6tion Bill went through the Committee. SAT URDA Y, JANUARY 3, 1807. r interests, or to our Allies and the matters that more particu ar y concerti there. There Might be much 'impropriety, as undoubtedly thereig - often much in , convenience, in bringing such part icelars prematurely before the public. The information contained in the Papers on your Lordships' table, although they do not embrace the whole of what has passed; will, I trust,, be sufficient and satisfaelory on every material point. Without incurring the impropriety and in convenience to which I have already referred, more, perhaps should not have been disclosed, even resped ing what relates to.this' Country only, and her parti culars. Many discussions may arise upon the Com parative value of this or that cession, and upon the different light in which this or that particular obje& may be viewed by the Contraaing Parties, which it might be highly improper and unwise to lay open to, the world by such publications. The publication of such points, and of the manner in which they had been discussed, were produaive, dining last war, of many' inoonvenienci , ?s, and threw no few difficulties in the way of the last Negotiation, by committing the opinions of the two Governments on the value of particular cessions and equivalents, and prevent ing therm from arriving at the wished-for -arr.;inge merit, both with resped to this Country and her Allies. No doubt, with regard to' the interests of one's own Country, more discreti6n may be.used, or more freedom indulged in, in disclosing discussions of this nature. , The form of our Government, and pradiCe of our Constitution, may require such coin- 7 munications ; but this rule Nies not apply with re gard to our Allies. Your own opiuions and feelings, you may take upon yourselves to -examine and dis cuss,- but how can you-.pretend to judge of the incon venience that :nay arise to your Allies, by venturing to interpret their opinions, their prejudices, and their feelings ) These observations I think proper to. pre mise, my Lords, to account for any omissions which may be observed in the documents before you.; yet, such as they - ate, I ara pretty confident they will af ford ample ground for the nature and extent of the Ad dress Which I shall have the honour of submitting to your LordShips' approbation. Should, however, any further explanations be deemed necessary, I will with thentmOst readiness and alacrity - endeavour to supply whatever may be required„ now, my Lords, suffer me first to drawyoueattention to this Country, 'and to what more, immediately concerned our own interests; for I have already hinted that the Nego tiation proceeded upon two principles ;—The one hadin view the interests of this Country; the other what referred to.our Allies and the Continent. In the first place, it truly must be unnecessary to urge. any argument. in proof of the right to pursue Peace, if Peace be likely to be obtained on jast and adequate conditions. In the present, unfortunate and cakuni-, tous situation of Europe, great difficulties, it 'must be owned; existed, unfawurabk.- -to the- attalinnettrof . that end, .But Peaceshould be locked for in the spi rit of - Pe:ace; and if any chance offered of obtaining it on just and adequate terms, no apology surely can be necessary for making the attempt, especially when all the circumstances of the War are dilly consider ed. But this second question, may b of difficult so lution. .It is not easy to say what may be. Considered just and adequate conditions of Peace, under all the circumstances of the, War. Besides, it should well be considered, how long the Peace might continue, if it happened to be concluded. Peace cannot be ob tained,but at the expence ,of great sacrifices ; and how can you appreciate what you are'to acquire, but by the degree :of, strength aid security you may ob- . tain against the circumstances ander which the War might .be renewed. Now, desirable as I allow it to be to obtain Peace,- yet with' theexperieoce of the last six years before us, it is not easy' to say, at pre-. sent, how permanent a Peace might he, Vim more could be , .frxpe(ted from - concluding it than what seems to have resulted, from the Ti'eaties which we have seen concluded. No doubt theassurance of a Certain interval of tranquillity may ,he well worthy very great sacrifices ; buLthat assurance is the thing to be anxiously considered, together with all the pro bahilities,ofthe &ration of Peace. Were you in possession of objeas of strength and safety, and of security against the renewal of the, War, would you sacrifice such objeds for - Such an assurance, of the continuance of Peace fis Might •be derived from the consideration of fOrmer Treaties? These were the points that arrested the whole atten tion of Government—on them turned the fate of the Negotiation; and from thel*ginnine to the end of that great transadion, and during' the whole of its progress; not a shadow 'of any difference in opinion, and even the doubt and hesitation of a woment,ever occurred among the Members His Majesty's Go-• vernment. These views of the matter brought them to look upon , the uti i'ossidetis, or state of .aanal possession, to be the natural basis of any Negotia tion. First, because a price should not be paid . for an uncertain Peace ; which, however, would be paid for it, if we gave up objeas which to us were strength and security—and, in the second plaCe, it was to be considered that both Powers had made great acquisitions—but these acquisitions -were diffe rent in their nature, when considered with respea fo the. Power who possessed them. They could not therefore be easily made equivalents. What to us, might be extremely valuable as a naval amid cum-, mercial Power, might be of little value - to France ip.her present situati on , an d unless she should ac quire, whatitis so improbable, a naval superiority. In the same manner the acquisition,s of France,. as a Thrritorial Power; May 'be very valuable to her— butmot sounder - other circumstances. Hence the difficulty of ascertainit.g.- the value of equivalents;. when regard is. paid to the 'different nature of the power possessed by the two countries. What basis , could then be well adopted but that of actual - poi session —a basis not adopted from choice, but from necessity, resulting from the present - situation of France. Under all CreseditEculties, Which it' the study of France to increase,, our great principle still 1 was, and always I hope, will continue to be, never , [PRICE SIXPE E; to treat in the supposition of net: inferiority iz France. No Rich superiority on the part of the , Enemy can ever be allowed by us. We 'nest ever negotiate on the supposition that the thanc,, , s of war are equal—that Peace is equally desit--: able for both—that equal and reciprocal advao..: tages are to be stipulated. This was the lead.; ing and steady principle in the view of the late Negotiation. Never "did it lose sight for a moment, from the opening to the concluding; ot the independent existence of tlie'British - Enneire. The next consideration now to be entered. upon IS our condud reseeding our Allies and other Povverg. Af ter the total subjugation of Europe, and the despee rate state of things that ensued, did we confine cur-- selves to our insular existence, and lOok with indif ference on the prostrate state of the Continent No; on the contrary, we felt more anxiously eon , cerned for the interests, and closer bound by every tie to our Allies. Tice present Administration, on their entering; inteotfice, 'found this Country bound try a formal Treaty not to make Peace without their con sent and concurrence. Ilpeding that Treaty, I will'not.with-hold my opinion, lest by with-hold ing it I should seem tO'doubf its propriety . . It -was a Treaty which, I am ready tesay, was a fir Treaty for the .Country to make 5 for the cause of Europe she wished to make her cause; . ' Even if it cost a greater .sacrifice, .that sacrifice should not . be de clined for any.chanceof:accOmplishing the objeEt our common interests ; though, the danger pressed nearer on we on ifs; it was our duty toad part had acted ; even had the Treaty been Unfit and unwise, still-should - we have adhered to it, .as it stood on the sacred-authority of His Ntajecty'a• - . name, and the plighted sanctity of the public Thus does our conclud •stand . not only clear with •re sped-to Russia, but Marked by every thing that dicates scrupulous and disinterested attachment.---- But are we bound not to negoti,ite in a different manner .under all 'possible circumstances?' Most eer . taint', it is a maxim:established in 41 law, Mat impossibilities no one can' be, bound ; and exfrenxm cases could not be foreseen in the nature of our en.- gagement ; neither are they to be apPrehended. With reseed to other Allied Powers, we are dif ferently bound : .Swetten, for instance, and Por tugal. The other -Powers' are, Naples, and th - e' Eledor 'of Hanover. With regard to Naples, we are bound in nothing to his 'Neapolitan Maies-; ty in reseed to his continental dominions. No 'doubt by the sacrifice of great Commercial and finanCial ohjeEts, we could restore to him his Nea politan dominions, we should not perhaps hesitatti about the sacrifice-; but -that' object is now imprae, ticable. Then should • the -War be continued for such an obje&, especially when ne.obligation e3Csta to continue it for such a purpose I Very ditretent IS "the case, and situation of Sicily. His Sicilian Ms.: jesty, or rather we, ate in possession of it. It is de fended by a formidable, indeed, as i trust, invincible army. -Surely we shall never use our power to for , Ward our own interests, to deliver that Island into. the hands of the enemy: Others are the terms upori which we stand, and we are bound to hold it at the disposal of the King, and not tostratfic it to purchase a Peace, or let it be disposed' of but by the full con.: sent of its legitimate Sovereign. Now to Hanover this was a nice and difficult point, and no misrepre - -- sentation should be allowed- to go abroad • respedin,l, it. Never was the issue of the Negotiation conned- , ed with its fate. Never did any- interested feeling arise reseeding it. But should it be alienated "fot our sake ? What ! if we thought we owed such. a .debt as that we acknowledged'to Russia,•to Sweden, to Naples, hOw much Migher the debt we owe to onr own Sovereign ? And surely we will avoid the dis grace of.such a sacrifice, which would contbund 'us with those who made such -shatneful sacrifices to their own fears•or their own interests. • Hanover was at tacked not as a Gertnan territory, not as conne6ted. With the'Germanic Corps, but solely because Franca .was 'at war with- England ; and, while we were in.: vulnerable here, the enemy was determined to wound us through Hanover. But to adopt the saying anti maxim of a •great Statesman, it seems to be that under such circumstances Han Over should be as dear to us as Hampshire ; and 'whenever it was attacked for British interests, it should be defended by British magnanimity. But the same feeling's reSpeding He nover-prevailed at Paris as here ; and from the tira moment of the Negotiation it was resolved that it should be restored to its laWful Sovereign. Indeed it was needless to do otherwise ; *for titey well knew that British honour would never haVe _consented to _surrender it. Stich has been our condu&, my Lords, with resped to the interests of our own country, to those of our Allies—and now allow me a word with regard to the leading principle in this great transaction. And here let Me observe, that if it did not end satisfaCtorily, or, at least, as I could have wish. ed, yet we have the satisfaetian . to retie& that Vv4. have aced steadily; inzonformity to the , policy we had'adopted; we have' not separated our interests from those of the Continent; and not only have we adhered to the Treaties which bound us to other Powers, but evinced a generosity beyond the spirit, that diaated them. France, we know, cherished but one principle; and uniformly aCted upon that principle, Viz. to dismember us frQru our Allies. That sire a6ted upon this prinOlple will plainlyapppar in the Papers,•and that in every one of the four stages of the Negotiation. All her offs rs were cc:inched in such a form as, if accepted, • must separate us from, them'; and the terms might seem very 'fit to' be occepted. :- but we refused them : What did France resOi t tit r She applied to the Russian Minister; 'and by dint of inducements or threats, prevailed upon trim to sepa. rate Russia froth England, though hecould not sopa. , rate Engli.r.d from Russia. During the suspense in which the „Ratification of .the Russian Treaty way expeCted; she would still mgotjate. with us; - but she' is known tahave looked upon Russia breaking - 4414 us as a &,Cisive victory ; :which, if any other proof were .wanting to couvince.us of the utility of such a SLAVE TRADE. Lord WiENVILLE, pursuant to the notice that had been given in his name, brought in a Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The Bill recited that that traffic should be abolished, as contrary to justice and humanity : and that henceforward, or upon the passing of this Bill, it would be unlawful to fit out any vessel for the purpose of carrying on such 'a Trade, &c. &c.--His Lordship did not think him self called upon ,at the.present moment to make any observation upon this business, except- that, as it wasone-of great importance, it would naturally ex cite .the Attention of their Lordships ; and as due .time ought to be given for • its full consideration; it was not his, intention to move the second reading of the Bill after the lapse,of at least a fortnight. He a should not now even name a day for that discussion, but wonld.content himself with moving that.the Bill be read .a first time, and that it be printed.• Laqi.HAIFKESBURY supposed that the mea sure Which the Noble Lord intended to bring for ward would be similar to that proposed last Session. He - should not .now enter into any discussion of its merits, the more so as a disCussion of at least equal importance was expected to occupy their Lordships' attention this day. He -thought it however, desir able, as early as possible, to .know what was the re sult, if any,. of the communication which, upon this -topic, was' to be opened with Foreign Powers, in conformity to a recommendation from his Majesty to that effect. knowledge.ot what has pssed in consequence of that recommendation, he was of pion, tlie.House should be in possession of oaore they entered upon the consideration of the Bill now brought in. by .!lie Noble Lor& Perhaps Ile should feel it hip duty to submit a Motion upon •that head to their Lordships, but ne s,iould not press it at pre= sent, for the reasons he had already stated. Lord ELDON. was anxious to know to what ex tent it was intended ,the operation of-the Bill should go. Was it to have for object the Abolition of the Trade in general, or only the Abolition Of the Afri can Slaw Trade F If it was meant that the Trade in, general was to be abolished, that •was an ob jea which we could not attempt to accomplish, unless in concurrence .and with the acquiesce n ce - o f other Powers., If the African. Trade only was to be discontinued, his opinions upon that subject were al ready known. . J.-9rd WIENVILLE . wouId only say„ that the re sult of ail the discussions that had, already taken place upon this subjea, was to be found in the one universal opinion, that this trade should- cease ; an opinion which rested on uncontrovertible grounds; an opinion which could not be resisted, and which must soon prevail. Every time would be given for duly deliberating and Acting upon that opinion, but no tine should be given to prevent its operation by delay. He should only pledge himself - at present that a fortnight or three weeks should elapse before the second reading of the Bill was proposed all he should move now was, that.the Bill be printed. Ho was sorry the Noble and Learned. Lord (Eldon) should have already • made up his mind upon the subject, because the Abolition in general was not to be proposed. If other Powers would not concur in the measure, let their's be the shame and disgrace of protracting the existence of that odious traffic: We should lose no time in washing our hands out of it. Lord ELDON, in explanation, exculpated himself from any intention of throwing delay or any objec tion in the way or the measure. Lord GROSVENOR assured the. House, thßt his opinions had undergone no change respecting the ,Slave Trade... His Royal Highness the Duke of QLAXENCE would adhere to the sentiments he had already . , so often expressed upon this subjed ; and the more he' considered thtm, the more was he convinced they were.perfectly right. The Bill was.then read a first time, and ordered to be printed. THE NEGOTIATION. Lord GRENVILLE next rose, pursuant to the notice which he gave. in the course of last week, to .call the attention of then Lord hips to the consider ation of the important subjea for which their Lord ships had been summoned more especially to' at tend' this. day. After 'having, said, his Lordship, in obedienCe` to His Majesty's orders, laid before the House the Papers which have been ex changed in the course of the late Negotiation with -France, -and after' an 'adequate interval of time_ has -been allowed- for a full consideration of them,. it •remains now,' my Lords, that I pro pose the usual Address 'on such occasion's to Hi s Majesty; and in acquitting myself of that duty, I do • not think it necessary to trespass long on your Lord ships' patience and attention. It is not my in tention,. for I do- not see the necessity or it; to enter into any detail of the particular points which oc curred in that Negotiation,And which can be more regularly colleaed from the Pap - er, on' the table,, which, your Lordships-cannot fair to obSert-e, are unusually voluminous and minute. They would not,' perhaps, have appeared in such 7 a ferm i unless one, not so large, nor so candid, had preVidu s ly b ee n published. by the French Government.' And, indeed,, if we look back to former Negotiations, it will he' seen that it is not usual to go very much into the, detail of all the particulaw points that may haVe been discussed during a Negotiation; whether they related: more immediately to this Country and its 'le . , v nii.e.6 \ :lst ,ilot h m ~~6r• S I•4Tts i34 . „l7ft"'"'"- , seXtr , k -.( ' r ~, r. ~. . ,