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GENERAL ELECTIPN. London, Apfil 2', 1807. To the WORTHY FREEMEN of the ANCIENT BOROUGii of IPSWICH CZNTLEMLN, E trust, that in consequence of the sudden Dissolution of Parliarnmt, we shall be excused for not having done ourselves the Honor of personally soliciting your Votes and Interest at the ensuing Eleaon. If we are so fortunate as to be esteemed worthy of repre senting you in Parliament, we assure you, that all our Exer, tions shall be devoted to support the glorious Constitution of this happy Country, and all its military, political., and com mercial Relations. We have the Honour to be. *Gentktnen, With great respea, Your most faithful and obedient Servants, HOME POPHAM; R. A. C}&ICKETT. To theC t ENTI.E.NI EN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of YORK. TN the event of a Dissolution of Parliament, which ji• appears now to be nearly cert .in, you will he again called upon to discharge the Duty of de:ling Representatives fut this great County. The important and interesting Circumstances whiCh have IA to this Event are fully known to you, and,although upon a late occasion, influenced by Considerations which I trust Were justified by the h;gh respea I owed tovoti, I did not persevere in seeking that Si tuation WhiCh is the highest object of my ambition : those circumstances, however, appear to me to have brought in question the great 'Principles upon which the Security of our Constitution and our Establish= mews depemd. I should a& unworthily towards you, if I (lid not avow my grateful approbation of' the firmness with which this Constitution and. those Est - abliShments have been lately protetteit and maintained ; and if your sentiments should agree with mine upon the great points to which I allude, I cannot forbear hoping I may receive your support in my efrorts to obtain, as a Representative of the County of York) a Situation afibrding - me the means of giving to our Constitution and its Establishments the Support of that most fespeclable ,Body of Ili; M.jjesty's Subjects, whose sentiments I shall be in this CUPItt enabled to convey to Par- I have the Honour to be, Centleinen, With' the higbest respo=t, Your most faittful and obedient buMble Servant. HENRY LASCELLES. Hanover-square, A pril 27, 18e7. To the WORTHY and INlria F.NPENT tLECTORS of the CITY of OX FORD. you are requested not to engage your Votes or Interest at the ensunig Eleaion, as it is ?ikely that a c:rentleman of Independent 'Fortune, who resides in your Neighbourhood, a firm Friend to the King and Constitution, will offer hinibelf to yottr Notice. • Tothe INDEPENDENT ELECTORS of HONITON. CENT / TY Brother, Lord CQCHRANE, having offer '-' ed himself as a Candidate for the City of Westmi►zster, I take the earliest opportunity of informing you that it is my inrention to solicit your Votes and Intrrest at the ensuing Epaitm ; with which view I shall immediately proceed to payiny personal respeas to you. I have the Honour to be, Gentlemen, 'Your most faithful humble Servant, BASIL. COCH . R.ANE. London. April zB, 18157. TO the WORTHY and INDEPENDkNT LIVERY of LON DON. GENTLEMZN, THE prevailing Report of a Dissolution of Parlia mmt induces ine again to solicit your Favour and Pro te&ion to Re-place me in the 'distinguished and, honourable Situatitin of one of your itcpresentatives. The importance of this sacred Charge id. the Defence - of your Rights, Laws, and Liberties, both Civil and Religious, as it should con.' stn .1 ly their - zeal and exertions, ought equally to in duce them vigilantly to guard and promote the general Wel f.re dud .Prosperity of these Kingdoms: Actuated by the same Constitutional Principles which lirve hitherto inva. nobly governed my Condua, I shall, on the preS , Art Occasion, humbly hope for your Suffrages and Support, .which will ad:11.::g to the Many Obligations already conferred on Your devoted, faithful, and most obedient Servant, WM. CURTIS. Old South Sea hiouse, April 27, 1807. To the WORTHY and INDEPENDENT LIVERY of the ciTY of LONDON. CENTLIMEN, THE prevalent Report of an immediate Dissolu tion of Parliament authorizes rtie to make yoti a re. speaful offer of my services, in case of such an event. Descended from x Family long conneaed• with this great City. I shall at all dines be anxious to promote its Com mercial Interests, and to preserve the Rights and Privileges of mylellow-citizens ; and being aauated by an ardent zeal fur the Constitutiorl of,my Country, and for the Indepen— dence of the British Empire, I trust I shall be favoured with the atlive Support of the Livery of London. I ha..‘c the Honour to remain, with the greatest respell, entlemen, Your faithful Servant, I. P. HANK EY. The Committee in the interest of Mr". Alderman Hankey sit daily at tile'Alderrnart's House, in Mincing-lane, where any information and assistance will be thankfully received. paying. lane, 27th April, iBo7. London, April 27, 1807, THE FRIENDS of Mr. Alder Man HAN/PY .4. are particularly requested to meet on. WEDNES Y NEXT, at Two o'Clock precisely, at the London Tavern,• Bishopsgate.strect, to consider the best mode of securing that Gentleman's Ele6li.on as one of the Representatives for this City in the ensuing Parliament. GENERAL .ELtOTION HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION .Ciay's Inn Coffee-house, Holborn, A 061'27, rgo'f. AT a Nurnt!rous MEETING of the FREE ROLDE RS i;of the COUNTY of RT FdRD, Resident in and near London, held this day, pursuant to public Advertierreat, to conceit measures for the success of the Ele6..tion of the Hon. THOMAS II R AND ; The Rev. LYNCH YIURROUC; HS .in the Chair; T. It wat unanimously resolved, That the Hon. Thomas Brand appears to us to be-a proper Person to be one of the kePresentatives of the County of li6lford. z. That a Committee be appointed fot the,porpose of pro. muting Mr. Brand's Eledion, and that the Comniittcr do meet daily at the Gray's Inn house, Holborn, at E leven - (1 ) C 1 ock , until the Eledion be closed. And that the Friends of Mr. Brand be partictiarly requested to attend a t the Committee. / 3, That the Friends of r:lr. Ilrand be also earnestly re quested immediately to transmit the Addresses of Voters not Residing in the County, andall other Communications which tray tend to the success of his Election, addressed to " The Chairman of Mr. Brand's -Cominittee, Gray's Inn CoMe: house,-Holborn." - 4. That from the assurance 3 of Support which !Ur. Brand has received from a large ly2dy of the Eledors, and from the active zeal they have manifested in his support, we look for.. ward with confident expectations-of suFcess. Y ;ICH DU It ROUCJIS, Chairman. It was afterwards unanimously reSolyeci, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to• Mr. Burroughs for his conduct in the chair. • VICTUALLING OFFICE„ April 20, ISc;7. THE C 0111.211 1S - ,S,JONERSfor VICTUALLING -IL HIS MAYES T Y's NAVY .herebyg ive Notice, That on Tuesday the 28th Instant, they w%II be rair . 'Y to receii..e tiers in writing (sealed up),-, and ucat for: :IWO llmusand hags of i3ISCUIt; made ,from whole Met!; to be delivered in a Month, into His Ilbjesty's Viaualliag Stores - 'at Chatham, and to he paid /or by Billr, livable, with Interest, hiaety days after date. The Conditions of the Contraa nut). be seen oil the Secte- laPy'ds Office, , No regard'Tvill 4e bad t any Tender in which the Price shall not he inserted in v , ,,alf at 4'lo, or teat shall not he delivered 14 the Board bdo?e O,t o'Clock on the said Tuesday the 2W, Instant, nor ardess the - Person who makes the Tender, cr sane Person on hie behalf, attends, to answer, when ealled /or. rzcTudaL MG-OFFICE, April rrHE COMMISSIONERS hr PIO - WILLING -* l -IllS ji4jAsTr, NAVY ds bitchy g ive Naiee,Tat on Tuesday the 2.816 ins t ant, thy he rea4 to nteive in I.liting se-t/el .14p), and •tteat fin- 7welue (2lleir ter: cf Pate and Three Hundred (laareers AM.I3ER MALT and Jr' One Ilondeed ga g s of KE N H 0) PS of the last Year's g r'vith, to b e answerable to Sample's to be prduced with the Tender s tO.be delivered in a .Portni g by vieek.4 is. phrtims, into His Majesty's' Viaualling Store's at Deptford ; to he paid for by gills, payable, with interest, ninety d l ys after date. . The Conditions of the Contrao m.ij' be seen at the Secttta , :y's Office. NO regard ,will be bad to auy To?,ler in übith the Prier not he inserted in words 41 or Ma? shall not be ,delivered to the Bodrd be/ore One o'cic,ck • oot the said Tuesday the zit/ Instant, Nor unless' the Person Who makes the Tender, or serve. Person on his behalf, attends, to answer, when cal‘.ed.fkr- IMPEPIAL PARLIAMENT. ' HOUSE OF .PETS, MONDAY, APRIL 2.7 Aboin a . quarter before three o'cloek.the Loan CHANURLLOR, Lord cAmn - 2.1.; and I BURY, took • their Seats as His MajeSty . s Cow mi3sioners. Mr. Quarme, the DepUty Usher of tile Black Rod, was sent to the House.of commons to require their attendance., After some time had elapsed - the SnAku.R, ac companied by a great number of Members of the House of Coinnihns, came.' to the Bar. The Royal Assent was notified by . the Lords Commiisioners to two Private The Lou CHANZ.tELLOR, in Has Majesty's name, delivered the following Speech : My Lords and Gentlemen, We have it in COLOmarid frOm HIS MAJESTY to inform you that MAse.sry has thought fit to avail himself of the first moment which would ad mit of the interruption 'of ;the Sitting of Parlia ment,' without material inconvenience to the Pub 7-. tic, business, to dose the present Session : And that His MAJESTY has therefore been pleased to cause , a Cor9mission to be issued, under th Great Seal, fdr proroguing ParliaMent. " We arc forther_commanded to state to yob, that his MAJESTY is anxious to recur to the sense of his People, while the events which have recently taizen place are yet fresh in their reColleCtion. " His MAJESTY feels, that in resorting to this Measure, tinder the , present CirCurnstances, he at once dernonStrates, iil the most unequivocal manner, his own conscientious persuasion of the Reetitude of those Motives upon which he has acted ; and affords to his People the best Opportunity of testifying their determination to support Him .in every Exercise of the Prerogatives of his Crown, which is conformable to the Sacred Obligations under which they are held, and conducive to the 'Welfare , of -his King dom, and to the Security of the Constitution. " Hts MAJESTY directs us to express his entire. conviclion, that after so long a reign, marked by a series of indulgences to his Roman Catholic Sub jeas, they, in common with every other class of his People, ,must feel assured of his attachment to the principles of a just and enlightened Toleration ; and of his anxious desire to protest equally, : and promote impart ially,the happiness of all dem.:riptiOnS: of his SubjeCts." Geiztlemen of the'Llouse of Commons, " HIS i\oIASESTY has commanded its to think you, in Hrs . IVIAJESTY'S name, for the Soplics which you have furnished for the Public Service. " He, has seen with•gt•eat satisfaaion, that vol have been able to find the means of defraying, iu LCTVDON, TU23D..Y, APRIL QS, 1807. A Report was circulated yesterday in. the City, that a Cartel ,had _arrived -with propositions of a pacific nature from . 1 -. :ONAPARTE. The objeE•t of ths report was most probably . to cause a rise in the fuuds, and it had that.eff.t& ; but we have the strongest, reasons for stating that it is wholly un foundei.i. ' No': Cartel has arrived, • nor - , have any propositions • been received. It is very . well known that BONAPAATE has. made overtures.to Russia and to Prussia, but. they have refused to, negotiate ex cept in conjunaion - with Great Britain. . . THE ProrogatiOn of Parliament yesterday took place, and the Proclaination- - for Dissolving it will . appear tomorrow, brThtiMay 7 The Appeal will be made by the Sovereign to his People, aryl that Ap peal, we confidently predid, will be answered with gratitude and:loyalty. This measure will' of course be arraigned by all theadVocates oithe late Ministers, and the utmost pains will be taken to mislead the pub lic mind with 'respect, to the causes which produced it. One attempt of this kind has already been boldly made: It has been stated, that the Dissohition is to take place merely 'for the purpose ofpreventing the Committee of the House of Commons from pro ceeding in their investigations, and of proie4ting some persons who are stated to be public defaulter's. - This kind of charge is certainly very well adapted to the period of a General Election ; it might produce some effect if enforced in a speech from the Hustings to a thoughtless - Mob ; but it - certainly cannot produce any effe& upon rational and impartial then, because. it is . absurd to say that . a Dissolution of Parliament can .stifleinvestigation or prevent deteaion, if the change in Administration had not taken place, Par liament, it was supposed, would have titen pre rogued about the middle of n6kt month,' and the proceedings ; of .the Committee, would have been suspended until. next Session. Very little more is done by the Dissolution ; and that the Inquiries will he renewed and - continued by the present I..,linisiers thereean be.no doubt. Ile passage in his I\IAJEs- TY's Speech : which refers to this subject is tOo,ex plicit to leave any room for doubt : • i• Flis Majesty has observed with no less satisfaaion aqui ries which .you - have instituted" into sui3yeas coo Retied economy;sv .h public and, he trhsts; that the early atten tia.ti a anew Tynan:tat, which he wiliferthwith ditta ttj be called, will be applied tl thz. prcse u on of thcsc j.ottant objets." But those who throw oat these charges to ' lead the public mind, know perfedly that the con-' duet of the late Ministers in, a manner compelled His MAJESTY to have recourse to this measure-- they wanted to erect themselves into a body per feel), independent of the ..,Sovergign, . and to form, as it were, a fourth Estate on the Con stitution. They — (the King's confidential Ser vants) in the first instance attempted to. force Upon HiS MAJESTY a measure, to which he was known to feel the strongest repugnance, and when they found they could not succeed'in , their attempt, they, in a manner, we will venture to say unprecedented, accused their Sovereign before both Houses of .Parliament. They (the King's confiden tial servan is) , repr'esented themselves as being anxious to promote a.- measure which would gratify the , wishes and conciliate the affections of a large .part of His MAJESTY:S subjeas, and which would restore' the most perfeet haimony in Ireland. They assumed to themselves all the popularity of the measure,,and endeavoured, not obliquely, but direttly, to throw the odium ,of its rejection upon their Sovereign. Was this'or 'was - it not an appeal, by the King's Confi dential Servant?, to the Parliament; against their Sovereign ? and did net they by this conduct render an Appeal to , the general _sense of the Country, by a Dissolution of Parliament, 'absolutely necessary ? . The present is a mest'intereSting and awful crisis; the Prerogatives •of the Crown, the ,safety of the. Constitution, are at stake s. but we confess we feel. little apprehension as to the result, because we are convinced that ,the. People will follow the . example set them, by their Sovereign, and by sup 'porting his flights, they will pr serve their own. On Sunday evening Lord liAr ,`, 7 :BY left town for Staines, where his Lordship slept, and proceeded to Windsor early yesterday morning, - and had an audience. of His MAiiESTY soon after nine o'clock for about a - quarter of an hour; after which ffig MAJ - E3Tt- proceeded in his travelling carriage to London, and arrived at the Queen's Palace about twelve. At two o'clock His MAJESTY held a Privy Coun cil, which was attended by the Loan CHANCELLOR, the Mikes of PORTLAND and MoNTItosE, Earls CAMDEN, WESTMORLAND, arid BATHURST, Vis' CQOUt- CASTLEREAGH, Lords HAWKESBURY, Mtn- Oddly& and Mr. PiacEvAL,when an Order was issued fur proroguing the S ess i on of. Parliatnent to the 13th of May, preparatory to the dissolUtion, which w ill take place this day: • • • • His MAJESTY will come to town to-morrow zna held'a 'private Lel=' , ...eat — WhiCh a DePutation of the Unive6ity of. Word will attend. and present their Address. The Duke Of VoRTLAND will head them, as Chancellor of the University ; after<vifrds the De putation will dine with the Duke of-ponTLAND, at Burlinvon House. The New Parliarnent is expeaed to cnc , .2.t for the dispatch of busincss al)ou - t the 'litter end of June. The following is handed about in the highec &cies as 4lisi of the sixteen Scotch Peers tbA wi prokeably be returned for the New. Parliament Early 4: As.EßDtts, Earls : SazAcrittci . ---..- ABOYNE, -.um- STAA tHMORB, - DALHOUS/E, Viscount Aasurnisfoir. —.+ C;t.Asnow, Lords t CAT kiCART, - iIADDINCTQN, - :, f.ortats, - HuPLTON, --- N.A.? IL E.; HUME, • -- SING!. AIR, KiLLY, - ----- : SOMERVILLS, Thos.._ inakiied, with a : are in the present Parliament. . New York Papers to.the..2lst of March state, that *five French Sail of the Line had arrived at Porto Rico, which is said to have been ceded to France ; that Colonel - Et/an had been taken and was a Prl 4 soner on board one of the United States' vessels; that_ 40() tnen.had been sent from Jamaica, to, re i n• force Cl:tracoa; and that captain BRISZ.VNS wad gone as Governor. Accoutiti were said to have here re ceived by the Commander of his. Britannic Majesty's Nriival Force in America, to release' every American seaman who had not voluntarily entered, and could prove their Citizenship. On Saturday last a very elegant dinner was given at the London Ta ver n , b y the British Merchant; trading to North, America, to Mr.. MONROE, the Mi nister from the United States of America. - The Company was 'veor numerous and highly re spedable ; amongst the vis'rrors were—Mr: PIN . CK" N kA; 110; it .is understood, is .to succeed Air. MoisToE), tLe CHANCELLOR of Chet EXCHEQUER, Lc.rds - L\II,JLGRAVE, CASTLLREAGII, and ERSEANE, Sit VV:Ni:Scovr, Mr. CAs:NING, Mr..ROsE, PHILIP SA NTAM, EST the Chairtnim of thegorn mitte'e of American Merchants, who presidtd on the occasion, filled the Chair with great ability; and to,the highest gratification of the Company. The day was-passed with the utmost harmony and good hurnour, and at the same time with a degree of order which has seldom been witnessed on such occasions. The Toasts were— "Vhe King.— The Queen.—The Prince of Wales, ke. And the follOw:hg, from die Chairman, were re• ceived with bursa. of applause, as particularly ar propriate to the object of theiVieeting--• • The President of the United S'tates:of ~ 1 1nerica. Perpetu4l fr;endship between Great Britain and the United .States of America. Mr. Nlwiroe---Mr. Pinckney. • - .The. Hon. Mr. Erskine, the British Minister to the United gutes,or America. Upon the heelth of Mr. MONROE being giving_ that Gentleman adcirzssed the,Coilii.;any in a feeling' energetic sPeetqf, expres'sive of the high sense he 11L 'of the compliinent paid to him, and•uf the pleasure he felt al the unanimity that Prevailed..; Mr. PtisldlcNEY also, upon his lie.4th being drang t , addressed - Ow .Coni pany in an cicqucnt speech, CZ.' presiing ,;entiments. ,BLfo - re the .visitors withdrew Mr. CANvING, the Secretary . fof Toreigti , Taus; gave the following . Toast : tiv.t.l.iritid, and Anwricans never meet on terms le9s friendly tun they Imv.: dozio y. Anct.which vira wito the utranst. satistac- Econ. the present year, those large but necessary expenses, for which you have provided, without imposing upon his People the immediate burden of additional Taxes. " His MAJESTY has observed with no less. satis-, Mellon the Inquiries which you•have instituted into Subjeets connected with Public Economy. And, he traits, that the early attention of .a New Parlia ment, which he will forthwith direa to be called, will be applied Le the prosecution of th6e important Objects." • " MLords and .Gentlemen, " HIS MAJESTY has direded ug most earnestly to recommend to you, that you' should • cultivate, by all means in your power, a spiritof union, harmony, and good will amongst all classes and descriptions of his People. " His MAJESTY trusts that the Divisions' natu rally and unavoidably excited by the late unfor nate and uncalled. for agitation of a Question so interesting to the Feelings and ©pinions of his People, will ,speedily pass-.away,; and that the pre vailing sense and determination of all his Subjects,to exert their United efforts' in the cause, of their Country, tris MAJESTY. to .condueLto an honourable and secure termination thy great contest in which he is engaged." The Loan ,CHANCELLoa then, in his- Maje: - ,tv's name, and by virtue of the said Commission, de aared the Parliament to be .prorogued to Wednes day the-13th day of May next. The Lords Comnossioners withdrew from the House, and the Commonsretired from the Bar. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY; APRIL 27. The SPEAKER Came down ,to the House at three o'clock, and immediately after prayers were over was proceeding to count the House; in order to take the Chair, when the Usher of the Black Rod an nounced himself in the usual way, with a Message from the ,House Of Peers. The SPEAKER eonse luently took his seat in the Chair, and .Mr. - QUarme came into the body of the'House, and delivered,the following Message : S Mr. PEAKER.—" The -Lords, authorized by virtue of his Majesty's Commissioners for declaring :the Royal Assent to two Bills, which have been agreed to by both Houses of Parliament; and also for proroguing this present' Parliament-, do reqUire the immediate attendance of, this Hon. House in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission.read." _ The SPEAKER then, accompanied by most of - the Vembers present, proceeded'to the House of Lords, and on his return, Called the Gentled en to the table, round which they stood whilst he read the Speech delivered by the Commissioners (for which see the Lords' Report),. of which he had procured a copy.— The A3sembly then separated and thus terminated . the Session of Parliament. • ilt I I ' S 2:‘ —t Dublin. I)vE. : - .7 ! Gottenburgh, 1 Lisbon, Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS • TEms DAY AT TWP.LVE O'CLOCK. Conso - • - -63 i l Omaium. pr. H E SU N. Ctl/S3 DICER!: I'ALSI.7I,I .UOLAT P