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0,,,. I.a th. romi g n 11,tellicelice, see the last page. THE BRITISH PRESS. - LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20. --...m.- Lord Hrsev PETTY, last night, proposed a tax upon private brewing, as a substitute for the in tended tax upon iron, which is given up. It will not affect the lower classes. The particular are given in our Parliamentary Report. Capt. PARRY, of the Lady Shaw Stewart transport, taken and burnt by the French squadron under the command of Admiral Vitt IA MIZ, and JEIOSIE BONAIIAIT E l consisting of the Veteran, Fourtroyant, Sole, Castor, Impanels', and Patriot men of war ; Vatereax and Volentaars frigates, is arrived in Lon don ; he was put on board the Union cartel, arrived in the Downs from the Cape of Good !lope, from the Poudroyant man of war, on the 20th of March, in lat. 16. 45 south long. 7. west. He had been on board 15 weeks, doting which time the squa dron had captured sir sail of vessels viz. the ASive transport, Capt. Hot.t.aar, from Gibraltar ; Ssieisanah of Liverpool, bound to Fayall ; two New foundland vessels; a privateer; a privateer, prize to the Narcissus ; and the Lady Skew Stewart ; one of the Newfoundland vessels was given up to the people, the rest were destroyed. The squadron, during its course, has been to lat. $3. Ski. S. long 14. 30. E. On the 20th of March, it had only five weeks water, and four months provisions on boat d. It is supposed the squadron would proceed to the Brazils for water, and from thence to the West Indies. On the 29th of February, an American arrived at the Cape, which had a few days before Fallen in with the &galas, of 80 guns; President, and Sylisile, of 40 guns each ; and Surreillante, of le guns, on their way to the Isles of France. We have received Dutch Pipers to the 17th, French to the 114 and Hamburgh to the 10th instant. The Leldea Gan.lte of the 16th has pub lished the note of the Hanoverian Minister at the Court of Berlin, demanding his passports. It is in the sante style with Mr. Fox's letter to the Prussian Minister, mad His NUJ CST v's declaration laid before Parliament, and concludes by protesting, in the most formal manner, against the taking possessi , n of Hanover, and by declaring, that neither His BRtTASIRIC Miussr tr, nor any Prince of his house, will ever consent to the cession of the terri tories which it has possessed for centuries. Baron Oster en A has retired to Dresden, where be has been well received, and acknowledged by the rideilor of Saxony, as the Minister of ilia BRI• TANNIC MAJZSTY, in his quality of Elenor cf Ha- RIOTER. The Neapolitan army, which made its cs-ape to Sicily, is said not to have exceeded 2000 men ; but the number is evidently under-rated, as it is allowed that they embarked on board 50 transport - , and slid not carry off their arms and ammunition. Bow APAILTIL is waging furious war against English manufaftures in Switzerland. Several Swiss merchants have been arrested for daring to petition His CORSICAN MAJESTY for the release of their goods, sequesteted as English, but the greater part of which they undertook to prove were of Swiss growth and manufaiture. Disgrace, corporal pu nishment, and death, in some cases, are to he infliCled upon those who shall deal in English goods. Letters from Vienna contradin the report that the Russians were withdrawing themselves from the South of Europe, and state that they are gradually occupying the Islands on the coast of Dalmatia. and are approaching Zara, the Capital- The intelligence from Berlin, of the Gth instant, mentions, " that the F.nvoy of a great Power was on the point of quitting that capital." 1 his allu sion we can consider as only applicable to the Rus sian Ambassador, for the English Miiiister had left it some time before. The Timis Papers announce the arrival of the To pare frigate, on the stl. at Brest. We mentioned, in A former paper, that she WAS chaced in by an English frigate. lluting the administration of Mr. Aormsoros, at a time, when, in consequence of the secession of Mr. Fox, Parliamentary debate was almost reduced to nothing►, and had lost its interest with the public, some of the opposition writers began to consider how they might supply the deficiency. The grand matches between Mr. Purr and Mr. Fox having been broken off, a poney race. or some other inferior sport must be substituted in their room, to gratify the public curiosity. Its this extremity, the oppootwn writers ruches: themselves to Mr. Ili:smote, clapped him upon the back, and persuaded him that he was a marvellous proper roan to badger 4 Minister. They crammed his poeke• s with squibs, and crackers. and charges; and sent L i at darn, tu the Heusi a Commas o rr, tke cpArt, by cnritant atticks upon Mr. A. ovorul. Sometimes, these squibs being fired off unskilfully, burned his fingers, rw singed the wig of JOHNNY /slicsocs, a staunch friend and supporter. Sometimes chance dire&ed one to the Ministerial Bench, where it exploded among the Ministers, without doing any serious mischief. This was all that the Opposition wanted. They enjoyed the joke, and laughed heartily at Mr. Ronson; while in their Pa• pers, his attacks upon the ADDIN-.Toss were repre sented as most formidable, and furious; and the in coherent words which he uttered in the House, were dressed up and reported in the Newspapers as most tdaborate and eloquent pieces of composition. Mr. ADDINGTON, and other Members of the Admini stration of the day, by the serious attention which they paid to Mr. Itosson, contributed also to give him an importance with the public, which he did not deserve. The very same writers have caught hold of the verb same man, and are now playing the ' very same game with him against Lord Liss Y PST.. Ty, which they pradised against Mr. ADDINGTON. The Roses, the CASTI.LREacw, and the CANNINQS are withdrawn from the colamnf of The Cow- er, and Mr. Rossou is brought forward and pitted against the Minister.—." We have rreeived several articles upon Mr. Roasom's resolutions"—"Lord H. Pt T r was distressed and confounded by them beyond measure"—" liatil Mr. liossors's resolutions are disposed of, we 51 , 311 only observe"—ss The follow ing are Mr. koesotes resolutions."—Such is every second line in an article in 7 he Costlier of last night, which is part of a system for reviving the old co medy, in which Mr korisou alted a first-rate p..rt. and The Cour er led first 6 ,dlr. Sir H. B. NE•LE is 3bOilt to resign tl - ,e Leaden, of yo guns, for a seat at the Admiralty Board, but retains his yacht. Yesterday morning i4e 4 )nko or CAM IR ?DOS in spected the Stafford, or King's Own Militia, in Windsor Little Park. It appears from an account laid before the House of Commons, that the total quantity of spirits, distilled in Ireland. imported into Great lit itAii in the years 1801. ISO 2 1803, 1804, AO 1805, so far as relates to England. was 3,375.293 i gallons. and that the amount of the duty thereon. was 1043,2731. 15s. 11d. The Drvad frigate arrived at Madeira on the 17th April. On the lOth, in lat. 31. N. long. 14 2. W. saw a fleet of 13 sail. 10 of which appeared to be of the line The Dread made signals, which they did not answer; in consequence of which Captain Dteststotan dispatched the Zara frigate to Lord CoLLieowooto, and a Guernsey cutter, that was at Madeira. to the Cape of Good Hope. 'floe Meet seen by the Dryad is supposed to be the outward• honed EAST India 11. -et, vo Inch sailed from Ports moath on the 30th of Match. - - The B4rien is arrived at Liverpool (r um B4ThA• &WS j she saile.l, ia company with the Jame, Jump, (which is supposed to be off Liverpool) on the Zai of April, and brings an Acrount of the arriv al there of the Galindo. with the flea under her convoy, which sailed from Portsmouth on the 28th January last. Part of those for Jamaica were to proceed on their voyage, under convey, previous to the 28th March. A French corvette, of 22 guns, with a Mail from France, in 30 days passage, is captured and sent into Barbadnes. Accounts from Jamaica, by the Prioress Amelia packet state, that a number of enemy's privateers were on the coast; that the tl. t W..% to call from Port Royal on the id of April, and from the Piave of rendezvous, on tie Bth of April, for Eagland. Ihe fte,itordslncp of war was to be part f the convoy. Sir John Warren's squadron spoke the cartel Cam the Cape of Good Hope, which Jerome Bonapatte's squadron detained off St. Wen's; it WAS the first time Sir John had heard of Jerome's sqeadron.— Admiral Villiamez, (Jerome only commands one of the ships) informed the master of the Cartel, that he was chased on Christmas Day. oldie Canaries, and that Jerorne's ship WAS the one astern. The French squadron had thee only six weeks water on :ward ; they thought LC putting back to St. fialvador, ar Rio Janie)°, to water, The squadron were vic tualled and stored for seven months. It was not evident to the Master of the Cartel, that they were going on to the East Indies ; the difficulty . of pro curing supplies in the East, for so large a squadron, is very great to the French. The Master thinks, they would not have been cruising in tLe manner they were, if they have any fixed objed. Lord Collingwood was cruising off Cadiz on the Ist instant, with the a-een 111ag ship) Quern, Nep tune, Pricer, Standard, Saturn, Acosta, and several frigates. Admiral Rossali, with eight sail of the nue, had lately moved into the outer harbour. The Spreastioa, --, fr. m Cadiz for London, is detained and sent into Milford. Ihe Centerion, —, from Smyrna for is detained and sent into Cowes. Lieutenant-General Sir J au zs CRAIG, and Doc tor Sousssaviu.t, InspeAor of Hospitals. arrived at the White Hart Inn, Salisbury, on the evening of the 15th. We are concerned to state, that the General is still in a very bad way. Should Str JAMES Casio sufficiently recover hill health. it is said that he will be the successor of Ge neral Lord L s az, as Commander in Chief in India. Admiral Limn, M. BRUILLAC, late Captain of the Belk Nat, sad several other French cfEeers, landed on Friday at Gosp rt. anJ the next morning set off for Bishop's Waltham.' The wound in Admiral LINGIS'S leg prevents him from walking ; a splinter tote off a piece of the calf; it was hound to the port 'gain, and is healing. KAMM. a Lieu tenant on board the ihrrvezo, bat lost part of his tongue, and his fo'eteeth, by a musket ball which entered at the side of his head. He was standing in the fore-castle. when every man IC As titled or wounded, at the first broadsiis foam the Luetiiie. Caps. Vaisusatoor of the skiesseav, has los; ha' tight arm. ,' ti A MRS. FOILS GB/PM BALL AN!) ~UPPER. This lady gave her first grand party this season, • her '•--- •-• Stabl James's, last even- gra. at ... house jn -lc-yard:7;SL .. _'s, ia,..-. ing. The preparations ueie in the must splendid sts le ; the second ball and staircase were most brilliantly lighted. and decorated with t'ie finest and most fragrant flowers ; the grand ball room was lighted by two superb lustre,. of immense size; the &apt was beautifully chalked in various devices; at the top of the 1 , 30121 were the iritials C. R. encircled with lautels, and in the centre of the room was Mr. Fox's crest, and at the bottom a large figure holding a laurel branch. The most beautiful flowers were dispersed through the rnom ; three rooms were laid out for supper, with great taste ; the tables wete covered i with every delicacy the season could produce.— ' A band of mush: was placed in the hall ; the , garden was lighted with variegated lamps, and in ) the centre a marquee war placed. which contained i tefreshreents of various kiuls. This enteltaiument was given in hnnotar of Her MAJLSTY'I birth-day. • C. R. Her Mai•siv's initials, were of course con- 1 soicuou, in many l aces . W e regret that the ; lateness pf site hour ill not permit. lla WI (IQ ills 1 tier to such art entertaimnent. In this elegant asseMielage were, ftt Fit. R•ryal Filalitiette the e of Wags; the Thrhewe of Leinmer andGerri..o; Weint . of Staffed and I.ana 4 .nan ; Merqto.sell 4 Doing a e s Staff, ,at-tdown, and I..nne ; Earl. Moira. Mel. Anerdeen, Ria. '. Rip4l. n, •f Es-ex, and 4 llotmervle4r , ; Counte•etes 01Deroe, F.,..ei, Choi tu-ndt, 1, v, NridtarAter, Te nide, Iltertngt.ev. Olatt..w, and D.:maim Fosea ; the Lord Cnancellor • Lord Matte de ; Louis W. Kuv s-11 Stodgy. P .tia,nittv, A. liamtiton, flolls..d, at:d theultt.tn ; S ~, jo.na N-Atirot ant W. W. Wimar ; Ladies ronsonbe, ?...w. ert Atadvi.o.,a Pal tiler, W Itte ., el. NI Stanhope, St.n Ir., C Fen •r -.id. HJoanis, ma 1-1,.11.t0ni i Count De &Al, 11,,,,. ~ .1, p,..1,,,,bv, Mr. S terul.n. Mi. and Mrs. Atlanlv, ii,nt ?vir. W 4.., and above 600 Noh.t,ty. Their MAJTSTIRS z Ditc.bess of Yrs, it, Princesess AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, MARY. and AMELIA, ItCCOM. panied by Generals Gwvwma and F.Tzstoy. Col. Dt ink 0 wi exc. walked on Windsor Terrace, on Sun day, tor tl.e first night this season ; it was extreme ly full of Nobility and persons of distinfti , :n. The I)iike of Svsstx atrived 4t Windsur,on Sunday night, it nine o'clock, from town. The liitke of YOEIC arrived at Windsor, yester day mcming, from town. The Prince and Pthicess CHARLOTTE of WALIT arrived. at tqe o'clock yesterday mottling, at Wind sor, from town. His !fit Al EST T. the Dukes of Yost( and Celli sue- LAND, the Prince ises Asnust a, SOPH I • and Aire ' sA, accompanied by Count NI ensure. Loral CA Ell- C RT. and General: GwYNNG and El rznov, die. took an airing on horseback by Cranhonrn. Yesterday morning, flrr M ayssr v • the Duchess of Yaffe, Princesses Etszaits - ru and Maas', tus-k an airing to Frogniore. His Mita LETT 101101ECI them soon after, and dined there. Yesterd iy afterroon the Duke of Kafir arrived at w l id, oe , to j.iio his Royal Brothers, in the cele isration of I ler MA i ENT I 's ISOM-Day. Lord GRENVILLE has been tor some days con fined to his n .e by a sprained ancle. Col. and Mrs. &Altoona - will give a grand d;;.•' nor to-morrow, at their house, in Portman-square. The Countess SPENCER ai rived yesterday at her firms in St. James's-place, from her seat, at WimbletiOn. Mrs. MeTnues will give a grant' rout next Monday, at her house, in Lower Grosvenor-street. The Hon. HUGH Piracy, third son of the Rail of ELVER LIT, was married yesterday morning, by special licence. at Lambeth Palace, to Miss M A N.. eits SUTTON. eldest daughter of his Grace the Archbishop of CAN r 11111:11 Y. Lord and Lady Petite have a grand dinner, yesterday, at their house in Grosvenor-square, to Earls SPENCER and Deasy, Loyd STANLEY. and several other Nobility. Colonel and Mrs. Brat:stony gave a grand din ner. yesterday, lit their house in Portman-square, to Lord Asaxatint* Goecrs, Lord Jaws MLR. RAY, Lady NI say Pm, Col. and Lady CA 11{01.1NE WATLEY, Mr. and Mrs. M•COUNALD, VILES.W• Miss Caratzess, and Miss Mutest Esems- STOP:L. Lady Native will have a card party, nest Thurs day, at her home, in Albemarle-street. His Royal High.ue.s the Duke of Yorke, Earl Moran, and Sir Jo lIN NEweosr, dined last Sunday with Earl SPENCER, at his house in St. James's place. 'llse Duchess of CORDON hid a selai card-party, last evening, at her house in St. James'a.square. Sir JOHN Hewora:coi, Bart. has talt.in an elegant house in Northumherland.place, New Road, and bas left his house in Wimpole-street. The Duchess of GOADON will give a grand din ner. to-morrow, at her house in St. James's-sq'n ire, to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Casa tno and Sussex. Sir H. and Lady D. Ha ta tarosi sill leave town, next Saturday, for their seat, 'Surgery, Arshile, North Britain. Sir Timm as and Lady Ltnnse, will give a grand dinner, neat Monday, at their house in Wimpole street. 'lle Duke and Duchess of Liens are arrived at Hornsby' Castle, their summer residence, in the North-Riding of Yorkshire. We understand that Mr. R tr. the gentleman whom we announced as having psrforrned with considerable ince, ss lately at Bath, is a pferege of Mr. CI - massy, and is engaged to succeed to Mr Est line, at the Haymarket Theatre, the en suing season. Enema Lee, Esq. M.P. for Waterford, left LIAM ass' 'iota. last eveoing i for Ireland. A very singular swan was slot, last week, by JMty Kiecur. groom to Sir Wisr•en LAWSON, Kart. of Brayton House, which w§.ighed Isllb. Is mr., tared aciass the wings C feet V inches, and m heighr, 6 f.-et 1 inch. It is of a very remarkable colour, and is supposed to he the largest ever seen iz Lanth:rtancl. LAW INTEL LIG rivcE. COURT OF KiNG's BENCH—Vitairrwipiatca, Mar 19. B,Zeet Baker, an impressed man, was brought up by firshees. Copier, at the suit of his wastes, lQ , be discharged. He hat been impressed and take 3 on hoard s His Majesty's snip, the Plata, the Cons wander of which vtlsel answered in return of the Witt, that being aathtiriell by• Nos e.rdit of.thif Privy Council, te inApresred this mar!, who *fist's , wards volts/lit-aril?. *littered as a ar.alkaas beirci that ship. Mr. Eseistassit s contended r that hy a cst - ,e tha. Term keports. the . master had a right to vie yet tt 1 obees Cep, : toss to recover hi,s apprentice unoer such circumstances ; but the Court considering, that by the Starute of Harry the OM, the regalar way ww* pointed nut, •for the master to applrto the Chef Justice of the King's B.nth, who had the power of bringing up •the body; the present Witt, therefore, was i r regular. Toe rule was diselatgedo and t,nn span ordered m b • remanded. . TUE KING V. poveasoß TICTOg. • I The Ririe too sh• woof! cause why titer , shr.. 4 ld n ot 11 be a sew trial in this csse, was enk4rgiel stool oat Term. The ATTORNEY-G[l Ell•L, in person., roade the , usual motion at the close of the , Coat the tee coenisances ti toe seers Ii persom bound to 4pcar beture the Court, should b. codtioned . • T'ets being the last day of Perin, the Coast sat 01 a lace hour, and a great variety of inotrens trete oisposed of s but in casiistquer.ce of th • absence of Mr. Garotte. who was confined by a tail hoot W.& horse, some motions of impoi wade were pvit ,••• paned. . CoMmoN PL.P.Asodas 19. This morning Colonel Ciro's:Tors addre'sed ha Court tor about. 20 minutes, in aiiswor to iiic affi lay vits of T C. Bormq, Esq. upon which a Rule ~ts id ; been Lately obtained by Stojeant Cockel. ,e Co.• lobel's address wasdrh,vesei in a temperate manner, • and lie received great attclition from the Court. His cblea Moroding hicoself upon the notice or their Lordships, he said, was. that the irrput of dishonourable conduct, which had Oren cast upo hint, might be removed, by a fall investigation by the Cooit, of the transattions which Mr. Burton , had thought FrLper to curnplasn of, and pl,ca in hip light he end done. So far from any chicaliery hay. ing been practised by the Colonel, to inciocit that gentleman to become the purchaser of the pictures, dogs, deer, horses, Ecc. which he lila ennoteratert ' in his affidavits, it was only at his esti, roe sabot*. don, that he (Colonel Thoracic) disposed of them; and the sale was not secretly or cloidestioair ma. na,,,,cd, as had bean charged, but .was made in t h e presence rt several gentlemen, who were now read, to give evidence on the sultet,, and to expose the calumny of the accusation. Fir tae attic*-s who Is were disoscd of to Mr. %non, the s:olortri .1,41 been repeatedly offered much more cons d relate suros than he had c arged ; ano, upon the Odin granting the inves•ig itioa he now soli, ti e d, it wield be seen hose widely differed the unto et title case Was to the StAteltlet.E Windt hail been yrelerted Vie af f idavits, and wird the really a: jured party was. 'Om Gaut mitred. that the case Artild lle 1-a lerted to the lr`rothronotary to .nveslig Ste and Esliol Napoli. Colonel luorntou thanked taws:- Lir s isisips, arid retired. SIR MICHAEL LE FLEMING, Sir , 4. MICHAIL L or.° uroppel down 3.4 suddenly yestrrday. between twelve and one o'clock, at Viscount Howrc's Office. in tt e tV:I. miralty, where be was upon busine.s. B% d.. toilh Of the worthy Baronet, a vacancy is 0c,:a.4030 in the representation of the Conrt of W. stasove land. Sir Moss q..s stsccee his fathet. WkLLIAL and married Ul All A, en'y chnd jtf THOMAS Hoiv• so. late k:arl, of Sof9k and shire, by whim be had one daughter. Atlas, Vaa. okatca E 1.123.114711, &c. born in 178 . Poi ICE, IC lorries, sow.rearrs. 4 Yesterday Ned Leerten, Tge,•• ft 4ifift Joan Cleene"tr. three two:winos h•-ts-ehrealu4s, ch..rg ed with attempting to break open tt•e shop of Mr. Priestman, silversmtli. in Pr races-•'reet, SoSci, were re.eaamined. lii,theng farther 041004 against them yesterday on the charge of this mist, . derneannur. Mr. Carckhart. of Langley.rre. t, Lnng Ar-e, whose house was broken open on the evemiiig pt 16th of March List, and a variety of articles of pl o ver and wearing apparel stolen therein. attended. and • nu e se mining the Prisnners, he identified the breechee which the Prisoner, Clements, had on, to he his pro perty, :sod ar hive been stolen at Ole time of the burlealy. In consequehce of which he was com mitted to take his trial for the r fFence. Eger, ton and WltittieLl %era euttupiLtei for the meanocr. The I..nndon Sessions commenctd leen 'er g j no trial of public interest no tiered. A few mornings sine.. a oilman, a P isont-t in the House of Cotreaton at Piestne, *a. ftund opati in her cell ; likew se her new-horn infant of w 1 cb she had delivered herself dining the night. Sunday morning, about ten n cli-ek. a hov, of the) name tti Flt 4 tocis, in the employ il , Z. Row* Basivos. of Breritord, ItghtTtman.' wits mittens nately drowned nil Strand-lane. tie was c:earsni the top of the cabin of a hAr*e. and fit twee-tr:lrd,, .He rose once in the sight of Ills hrtaher, and s• ren s other persons but they nit.' is vain t , reu.ter hi.. any assistance, as he was sucked tsa.irr a barge The body was not toand yesterday. It is a striking Li comstabee in the L .Itory_ an nals, that the a zt four days' drawn:a w.li per en prrs firm the fit st-drawn numbers. wnieh are rt spyctively suitably to the sevrral centditio: s of Ad yrntuntrs in Lila Thr five of 10001. each t”-o-co row morning, are ad tn.. d to 0e indlistii"iii. i various sla‘ions. Ihr I O,GOOI. rip, ( p 0e 4t "1:' , will, suit any Aa:venturer is) the rtios4isi i ra.:Ls of We On the ,-, t 't _ day. the 6IP efAUtir er.oool. is an 0 4 Nect of iiiter..st us a Las d 4 bit the of ts.nool. on the sixth day, may he prv+.o , ance to be worthy the Stmt. un ot any I since to ciSi...ga " d.)11),- I o,e ca r.g cAls tie I be pea si it Auer "Lis lute; and S S iause I !.o• t'..c rivs• Ic the r last, a CAP• 'vc :11111 W It airce >rtst• taar• ' it 1, cc*