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aft r 29. cir(e kilt, MPS' iti kJ. rinse; h hey ha occ*iTe4 en strata iiolr ; id in ati in;tist.:l not deil that t :o telt mule w House. which ler. A which ik it co' lent. El to al tax• bird it onla 0 at SO ed , ir ;. • enter instances of hardship; saline . tlia not diink the Bill sliould be sent into the world with a canals tar tied to its tail. Mr. VANSITTART and Mr. WM. SMITH explained. Mr. ATK INS WRIGHT spoke against the Bill. The question was then put, and the Bill passed. The Secretary at War brought up the Innkeepers' Rate Bill, it was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. Mr. Alexander having brought up the Report of the Irish Stamp Duty Bill, Sir JOHN NEWPORT stated, that it was his intention to expunge the duty on entries of goods from England, as some gentlemen were of opinion, tthat it would he a violation of the Articles of Union. He therefore gave notice, that he would, 1 6 in the Committee of Ways and Means on Friday, propose a substitute.—He then brought up a clause to repeal so much of the last Ad as prevented the proprietors and printers of newspapers in Ireland from remaining oat the kingdom longer than three months the former, and the latter ten days. The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill or dered to be read a third time on Monday. On the motion of Mr. PARNEL, the account of the quantity of Irish Bank notes issued, presented to the House this night, was ordered to be printed. The House having resolved itself into a Com mittee, to consider of the salaries to be granted to the Commisiioners for auditing pub& accounts. Mr. VANSITTART proposed, that the first Commmissioner nominated, should be entitled to a salary of 1,5001. a year, and the others to 10001. He she proposed, that in case of their being obliged to travel, they should be allowed their expences, not exceeding 5001. a year each, and also that there should be an allowance for Clerks. Resolutions to this effect were then read ind agreed to. The report of the Committee of Supply, granting 300,0001. to the officers and seamen engaged in the aftion off Trafalgar, was brought up and agreed to. Adjourned at past ten o'clock. • THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, MAT 29. Both Rosso of Parliament met Ineterday. We 11111111110 t state, with certainty or propriety. what pawed in the House of Lards, al strangers were excluded. We can only state, generally, that the case of Viscount McLVILLe was the subjeft of their Lordships coasideratioa. As we stated in a former Paper, certain Law questions, arising out of the evidence, will be probably referred to the Judges, for their opinion; and, therefore, nn rational con }attire can be farmed of the precise time when their L*rdships will give their judgment. In the case of Mr. Harr trios, the House deliberated eleven itys in a Cottimium I not from day to day, in con tinuation, but by aajoamments, at irregular in tervals. Ws must observe, however, that the a - barges against Viscount Maven as are fewer, and Ime complicated, than dime which constituted OW sabjea matter of Mr. Hasrimos's Impeachment. It is also to be considered, that the evidence in the ease of Mr. HASTINGS was tea times mere volu minous than in the case of Viscount Metvatte. In the j-louse of Comrnors, salaries were fixed for the Commissioners fur auditing public accounts, at the rate of 15001. to the First Commissioner, and 10001. to each of the inferior, exclusive of their travelling expences, which are not to exceed 5001. a-year each, with allowances besides for Clerks. Upon the report of the Irish Stamp Duty Bill, Sir dons NEWPORT liberally proposed to give up the intended duty upon entries of goods from Great Britain into Ireland, conceiving that it might interfere with the articles of the Union. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, His MAISSTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor; the Dukes of 'foot, Kitt r and CAMillitlsig, visited His MAJESTY soon after. At two o'clock Bis MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was at tended %y The First Lord ef the Treasury; the Berstein of State, Fail S;worer, and Mr Fes the First Lerd of the Admiralty ; The c( the brdramltet the ettancethr of the Duchy of t.an. tan; the Bishop of Kiliala; Earl. Galloway, Derby, aid ; Viscount Howielt I Lord Coalman ; Sir Joseph Matt ; Admirals Duckworth, Louis, Neale, arid Digby ; Captive Keate, R. N.; Memos. Law, Pere, and °Van The following had the honour of being presented to His MA)AST Y Admiral Sir Han, illerraid Neale, on his being appointed a Lord of the Aditiiralty, rod on hi. return to I..ng sod, by Van wont Hosick. Mr. O'Hare, on his appoinfoieet as one of the Lords of the lush Trea.iiiy, by Lad Spencer. Sir Joseph Scott, on his being created a Baronet, by Mr. Fort, Earl of Nerthesk, on his return to Englaiol, from the battle of Tratitgar, under the colonised of Lord Nalsoa, by Viscount Mosaic Mr. Law, on his being appointed Pres'dent of the Corn miisionera of the Now, Inquiry. The Honourable Gentle ' seen laid betcrs His Majesty another Report of the Conlon,- &toners The Bishop of Kiltals, on his being appointed to that So*, by Earl Spencer. Admiral Sir John Duckworth, and Captain Keate, h<s First Captaio, by Viscount Moercic. Lord Cathcart, on his 'erne appoitaad Corimandenin Chief i■ Scotland, in the room of Earl Mem. Mr. Frets, en his return from Spain Admiral Louis, on Lis return to Inaloci, by Viscount tionicie. After the levee, His Maassr T gave as audience to Mr. Fox. At half past four o'clock His MalrstT let off for Windsor. Eatraa of a Letter from Wexford. dared May Cxis t-ot.ct.cvou will certainly carry the county by a great majority. The poll is not yet ckaccl, but be wa42o majority, and we are this day increasing it." . I -- WANSTEAD ANNUAL MEETING 011 TN FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND CHARITY SCHOOLS. • This meeting was held on Tuesday last, at Wan stead Church, where a most excellent Charity Ser mon was preached, by the venerable Re tor, the Rev. Dr. GLASSE. The text was taken from the iv. Chap. of Ephes. 32d verse—" Be ye kind one to another." A considerable colledion was made, and some charming anthems were sung, in the very finest style. Lady CATHERINE Lotto being prevented from attending divine service, by a late melancholy domestic misfortune, most generously subscribed .50 guineas. The Church was crowded. Lady NORTNESE, Rev. Dodors GAsISIN, PRINCE, BE•CHCIOFT, PA SKIS, SIC. were present. A most splendid cold collation was afterwards given by the venerable Rector,. on his lawn ; for which purpose, two most beautiful marquees were pitched, and a band of music played all the time. Every guest expressed the highest satisfaction at seeing their ve nerable and amiable hest so well recovered from his late very severe indisposition. ....—..___,..._./ MR. LEE'S ANNUAL CONCERT. --..m.--. This Gentleman's Concert was. keld, last night. at Hanover-square Rooms, and was numerously at tended. Madame IL 411Cli t sang " Angels ever bright and fair," with great taste and sweetness. Mr. HARRISON was very successful in !, Pleasure! my (-ironer ways refigniog„ " To Virtue's cause inclining.' Mrs. V•UONAN, in " Gee sass the King," was loudly applauded. In the first part, the Toting Spaniard played a concerto on the violin, which was rapturously applauded. and in which he displayed great execution and judgment. In the brilliant dis play of fashion were ! , Lord Suatram.•rio, Lady Sr. Vulcan:, Lady DACE E. and Lady Am:mason. meameenem=simem The Roves FaallitiT are expeeted in town on Monday, p.eparatory to the celebrathin of His Ma gisTv's birth-day. . . Her Royal Highness the Princess of WaLts ar rived at Sidmouth, on Tuesday se'linight, on a visit to Lord Gw vme ; and, on Thursday lass, Her Royal Highness proceeded to Cuffnelli, the beautiful seat of Mr. Rose. Lord CATMC•IIT is expeOad to leate London for risetland, on Monday se'nnight. • -- bed Gesirvitte gives a grand dinner on His Majesty's Birth-day, to a numerous party. The gallant tiaval Commanders, who *ere pre sented yesterday io His MAJSSTY, by Viscquin Howlett, dined with his Lordship and a numerous PIM' , f art Mott A, and the Countess of LOUDON, with tildrinfant daughter, arrived in town yesterday mnealsg, from their seat in Leicestershire. Loni and Lady Geenvitte arrived in sown yes- Anew from Dropmore. We are sorry to say, his Lordship does not get better of the lameness in his sent. The accident was occasioned by a fall, while making at Dropmore. Surgeon Hume attends his Lordship. Alderman Comae gives a grand entertainment to-day, to the Prince of WALES, and a numerous party, under the diredlion of Mr. BASILE. Mr. MaLvirs, of the York Theatre, is engaged at Covent Garden Theatre, for three years. His en gagement commences in November next. Mr. and Mrs. Santee, of the York Theatre. are engaged at the Bath Theatre. The Duchess of Goanos intends leaving, town next Saturday, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of MascausTaa, at Kimbolton ; from thence her Grace will proceed to Scotland. Viscount Gans gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at his house in Arlington-street. The public will rejoice to hear Mrs. JOIDAII was much better last night. As Mr. Justice LAWRENCE was last night going out of the House of Lords, at the side door, he missed one of the steps, and was, in consequence, thrown straight forward upon his face and hands.— We are happy to add, that he did not appear to have received any material injury. Sir Joua and Lady Nowiroar gave a grand din ner on Tuesday, at their house in York-streer, St. James's, to the Marquis of BUCKINGRAW, Earl Tessri.s, Lord Roster Savmotnt, the Archbishop of CASHEL. MT. CALERA ET, and several other Nobility. The Duchess of BOLTON gave a Grand Rout„ last night, at her house in Gtosvenor-square, which WAS numerously attended. • The Countess of C ssit. had a large party. last nigiu, at her house in Stanhope-street. The Countess of Semmes gave a grand rout. last night, A her house in St. James's-place.— Amongst the company present were— . The Duchesses of Gordon, Nordin tiberland, Montrose, DOrAlt. Leeds, end Somerset; the Marchionesses el Salsbury, MAIM, Hesaion, Downshire, and Suckinghant ; the C o ws. tesses of Harrington, Essex, Liverpool, Darnley, Clare, and l'ortalington ; Ladies Newport, G Cavendish, t). Cecil. M. Coke. and Perth; and all the Foreign Nobility. The new Tragedy of Edgar; or, Ca!edoniin Bac, was again performed, last night. at Covent-Garden Theatre, and went off extremely well ; Miss SMITH and Mr. H. JOHNSTON received much applatue in their respeitive parts. We cannot but notice the attention that is paid to amuse the frequenters ot the N g ,' R o s a ,. Cis taus, and the liberal manner the Managers have brought forward the novelties of the present sea son. Much praise is due to that excellent Autl.or, Air. Cam. who has again presented the public with a Comic Pantomime, from his fertile pen, which, we can justly say, has never been equalled.. l'i'e Performers in general deserve great praise for their exertions to please, the pablic. The ma chinery, scenery, and decorations, are truly ntagai. ficent and splendid ; the dresses are designed by, and under Ms direiiieu sir. Mr. RORAETS. • wmoiv courvar.. . Yusterday a Caurt of Common Council vas hold at the Council-Chainber. Guild Hall, before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. After some routine business was gone through; Mr. S. Dizow rose and called the attends's of the Court to the Lite addition which had been Made to our possessions, by the reduftion of the Cape of Good Hope. For this we were indebted to the spi rited exertions of Sir D. Baird, and Sir Home Pop ham, and of the Officers and men under theiq com mand. He had, he said, waited for a considerable time, before he brought forward a motion for the thanks of the Court to these gallant Officers, in es peflation that a vote of thanks would be moved and carried in the House of Commons ; but, as that; was not done, for what reason he could not tell, he thought it his duty, to come forward with a motion to that effset. The woolly gentleman then moved. n that the thanks of the Court should be given to Sir D. Baird and Sir Home Popham, and to the Of .:ers and Men under their command, for their gallant and manly condo r% in the reduftiou of the Cape of Good Hope." This question being put by the Recorder, Mi. Alderman Coarse said, he regretted that the worthy Gentleman had brought this motion for ward. He did not wish, he said, to give a vote against it, but he thought it. would be much better that it should be withdrawn, as His Majesty's Mi nistars, who had the best means of judging of the propriety of such a vote, in their possession, had not moved it in either House of Parliament. He then adverted to some instances which had ocurred, where the thanks of the Court had been withheld for no other reason, except that they had not the prima- dent before them of a vote of thanks being moved by His Majesty's Ministers. He concluded by de claring his intention, if the motion was not with drawn, to vote for the previous Tiestion, should it he moved by any other Gentleman. Mr. ManRY A a- then, after offering a few obser vablye on the impropriety of bringing forward spa a mown at present, moved the previous ques tion. • Mr. Warrustan was astonished the worthy Gentleman, on the same bench with him (Mr. S. Duos) should be so inflexibly determined to put this question to the vote. It was not proper, he thought, that the Court should come to this resolu tion, for the reason given by the Hon. Alderman, who had just sat down ; and it was indecent. he thought, that it should be brought forward in direft apposition, he might say, to the Administration of the Country. He should therefore vote for the previous question. Mr. S. Draws said, he was determined not to withdraw his motion. Hr had waited for a consi derable time, and as tt , e Ministers had not %wed vote of thanks, he grounded his motion on the state ment in The Gazette, which extolled the intrepidity of those employed in that memorable transaaion, sad he called on his fellow citizens to thew 'ham 'elves grateful for it. With reaped to what had %woo :raid by the worthy Gentleman who had just sat doom, about the indecer.cy of bringing for ward this motion in opposition to His Majesty's Ministers, he conld only observe, that it came very badly from that Gentleman,as he never bad, by any chance, sup ported a measure of the lose Administration. Some cther Gentlemen then delivered their senti ments, after which the previous question was put and earned without $ division. The Right Hon. the Loan MATO& laid before the Court a letter lie had received from the Right Hon. Lord Northesk, acknowledging the receipt of the Vote of Thanks of this Court, and the Resolu tion for the Freedom of the City, &c. for his merito rious condudt off Cape Trafalgar. His Lordship also laid before the Court two let ters be had received frorvi Sir John Thomas Duck worth, K. B. and Sir Thomas Louis, Ban. In an swer to the Thanks of this Corn, :cc. for their bravery and good condufl in the de.truetion of the French Fleet off St. Domingo, which were severally reads and ordered to be entered on the Journals Several reports were presented from various Com mittoss.--Adjourned. r. Yesterday, a Court of Direffors war Pelt at the East India House, when CAN, %%sec tri;r4; of the Skelton Caste, took his final leave of the Court, previous to his departure for Bengal direti. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till to-morrow. The Mediterraaasa Pachat, from Cornwall, to a Market ' is captured auk carried into Algesiras. AVM= Of the number of Effe&rvit Men in the British Army, from the Ist of January, 1773, to the Ist Januaryr 1703, distinguishing each year: as fossils sap be alma du up from the documents in the Wax43llll^l6ll May. 1506 : Cavalry. Ft.-Guards. Infantry. roral Ist hissirft 1773 3 696 3,045 26,264 63,190 5776 4,030 8.030 11.717 SS '! 97 1777 3,450 2,911 40,391 44,242 ire 3,244 3,034 43,024 53,302 17,9 6,153 4,211 70,713 61,086 1710 7,192 4,575 76,327 86,034 --a- 1761 7,089 4,591 79,14 S 11,867 ---- 178! 6,843 4,376 77,V1S 89,104 1763 7,413 4,081 75,631 " Return of the Number of Eifoßive Men in the British Army, from the Ist of January, 1793, to the Ist of January, 1801; distinguishing each Year; as far as the same can be made up from Documents in the Adjutant General's Offinr, 17th May, 1806: Cavalry. Ft.Gustas. infantry. Total. Ist Jan. 1796 4,611 2,183 31,379 36,945 1 - 94 14,527 6,133 64,467 89,097 17')5 21,210 6.061 94,571 124,182 - 1716 19,699 5,3/0 66,707 111,996 1797 21.601 5,440 77,781 104,96! 1796 23,236 5,797 73,530 102,562 1799 16,135 6,;37 10,8i0 113,252 - 1400 29,563 7,9.'7 1(3,965 140,798 1101 23,176 6,734 117,953 149,865 The Numbers on the Ist Jarinary,l794 and 1795, include the Foreign Corps in British service, which o•ere serving on the Continent under His Royal Highness the Duke of Yolt.l. amounting to up wards of 20,000 Men, at both periods. Some letters from Holland, of the 21st instant, have hem received. It appears from then); that Box •P AITE IS so far disposed to consok the preju dices of the Dutch, as to consent that so Monarchi cal form of government shall be imposed upon them. Prince Locus is to absorb all the power and privilege:, under a name less obnpsious than that of King ; he is to be created, it is said, Cara n and Admiral-General, and Smiltholdes I ! •• - - ' L4l, turEL Lis grfcr. . COURT OT RING'. BENCH —Wasrut ttttt , MAY .. . Ilirtiegt et Nisi Prix*. *fire Lord res., aid • Seem IA JURY. tertaeit v. THOMPSON tad °VMS'S. This was an aCion brought by Michas/ H Lynch, Esq late an (dicer in the 2.1 regiment Life Guerds. against Altkis Thompson. Esq. at several other offieers of the same regiment. to rep ver a compensation in damages, for ;euchring he to be dismissed from His M ijears service, and th publishing a libel upon his chat aaer as a Gentleman and a Men of Honour. Mr. PASCE stated the ease on the part of the Plaintiff'. In the month of August, 1803, It hap. pened that by chance, as Captain Mihlemem, a gentleman whose name had already app hired mewl the records of that Court, as might be recotlefted, some former sittings, was posing through Oil street, some observations were m ode upon a girl i/ company with a black man, when the latter wa assaulted by the Captain, and atterwedwbrougbt hi adinn against hini, and be recovered damages to tt amount of 201. This Man of Colony turned out I be the Servant of the present Pleicitiff, to who Captain M'Nemera related the eireumstence, as desired that he should be discharged ; but. as it is supposed, the servant had made good his own stor and the Plaintiff refused to dismiss him; Imo- whi Captain M•hismara intimated to the Pla miff. tf. he would cane him, whenever tie shoule noel bi intending by suet. threat, to ir °yoke him to fish duel ; but the Pieintiff, like a truly to operate ni regarding the laws of morality wad the haws of lend; more than those laws mistakeuly celled laws of honour, declined any further notice of transeftion. In consequence of this, the IJetend entered into reenlist:am that they would out t with the Plaintiff, and wrote a lett it to Get Buckley, who was Lieutenant-Cmotael of Ste meet, to that effe3. stating, that he had guilty of unotEcei -like, and tegendemon-like dudl. Another letter. to the same purpot., mined to General Lord Cathcart. tue Col e. filling a high command in Ireland, at. Comma.. in Ceief of the Forces in that country, both gorging that the Plaintiff should he suepeeded. 4smiseed the service. In consequent:2 of these sensations, General Beckley in: med the Plait , that he had leave of Absent*, this beiuy I most mild and delicate way of intimating to fel at he Will suspented. General Buckley aft wards had a communication with His Majesty tag subject ; the Plientiti also mernorialed His .ti. sty; and the remit ol the business was, the o mission being granted to the Plaintiff to sell omission. After some observarious upon 'teas injury which thh Plaintiff's charafter m have suffered in the e 0" of the world, and, in f from those mistaken laws of honour, and the p importance 4 sustaining the laws of moality, which a civilized state alone can be properly gov Id, the Learnitil Counsel concluded in espsese hope, that taking all the cireumstaaces inw 'consideration. the Jury would give inch cos thin in damages, as the Plahatiff justly TO htheir hands. ' General Beckley being called and ezah a reference to the signatere of the several Defe. to the letter in question, could not speck with cat teinty to the identity of any of them. He IN he had received a command from His hlajery, consequence of which the Plaintiff was chemist His Majesty's service. The Learned Counsel w proceeding to examine him, respeding his co, (creche with the King upon thh, subjeet ; when a Lord Eetentsoitou•a observed, that however might be competent to the vritetas to give "Violent as to his own aft, yet beepg an act done sa coast queues of a command from His Sovereign, whoa motives could not be arraigned by a subject, he di not conceive that this evidence was admissibie. Lord Cathearo.was then examined horn tl bench, with nape& to the letter received by h Lordship from the 'Defendants, desiring the .14 missal of the Mahal. He perfectly recodefted r criving such a letter I bin, from the very stem), .summand he then held, and the mnitiplicity of std Mal and other documents continually beiore hir. and which interested him so mush more, and Dem pied the greater part ot his Lard.hip's ettentio , being anxious to get rid of a number of papers A of any great importance, be *AS led to Want. I had destroyed the letter in reitistimi. A copy of the letter was then perrnitte Ito be ref in evidence, which, as already tuentionoil. stated t resolution of the Defeedasta not to mem with t Plaintiff, on the grounds. as stated, of his bet. guilty of unothoer-fake and ungenelmbeis-like cc duet. Sir Viccear Gists. as Counsel for the Defer: ants, contended. that. from the various transaetli connected with this case. it was evident that t conduct of the Plaintiff bad justified the opini among his bro th er offieets, onus having conuuo himself in, at the least, an improper inaaster. He ci sidered that the Masnotiel menaced to His Miele' by the Plenuff himself, bore its own coodemi Lion; and that it was upon this document, it e judged proper to dismiss him the service. Th being no eh!? i-e to ground any special damai he did not trouble the Ceti, t upon that head. .1 libel he did net mean to juettly, or cootraaiel. verdift, therefore, must be given against the Deft ants ; but he trusted, under all are eiscumitere , the Jury would look at it, as a case in which v trivial damages should be awarded. Lord Eeessimmouois, in summing up the t deuce to the Jury, told them, they were to le the question of special damages wholly out of tt consideration ; the libel stood uncontredieted, : he left it to their discretion whet damages Plaintiff was entitled to. The Jury immediately returned a Verdift for Plaintiff—Damages, 10001. . it is a minas circumstance, that die newly po:atesl ittCOIDeR of Pr;nce of Wales's 1.1 was an unsuccessful candid ate for the same c in the city of Dublin, in 1794. l'he Royal Pembroke add A rgylesbire Resin marched. on Tuesday, i:.rto tfalclos Barracks, Weerey. so mul oolong r in t 'rom E sold Ilt, it we right t •ns!ed ts It to gio rho %VI belong ;ad on t :011ceive r.ts, win He wa: :eived r. rent to t rty, wbi ,on to ha h not fin< it he wool mild trod a. an an2e . 'about opt 14is Maj ,as E) se ent . was !TWOS po aft as a I re the be ; so tha tt thews 11. PE . that its I atable. that the. L ., fuLLJe 1. • on who i>t Tiek l • hint it:r;