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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, TIaSDAY, JAN. eo. The Bishop of Barham took the Oaths and his Seat. _ _ The Bishop of 'Oxford (Dr. Moss) was introduced by the Bishops olDurham and Norwich, and took the Oaths and his Seat, as did also the Earl of Li merick. In an Appeal from the Court of Chancery in Ire land, " D'Arcy v. Irving and others," Mr. Adam and Mr. Stephens were heard for the. Appellant. The LORD CHANCELLOR thOught it unnecessary to hear the Counsel for the Respondents, and that the Orders made by the Court of Chancery in Ireland ought to be affirmed. Lord REDESDALE entered at some length into the Merits of the case, and concur red in opinion with the Lord Chancellor. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved to affirm the Orders of the Court of Chancery, with 2001. costs.—Ordered. The Malt Duty . Bill passed through a Committee, and was reported. The further consideration of the Appeal, " Cham ley v. Lord Dunsany," was deferred till Monday. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, JAN. 20. MALDEN ELECTION. ,The House proceeded to ballot for a Committee to consider the merits of the Petition .complaining ofan undue Elution and Return for the Borough of Mal den, in Essex. Strangers were admitted into the Gallery at five o'clock. Mr. White soot): after ap peared at the Bar, with the reduced list: of names of . those chosen for the Committee. Their names were as follow Richard Mansel I'hillips,Esq. Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Bart. - Jones, Esq. Hon. Henry Caulfield, Hon. W. I'. L. Ayton, Viscount Forbes, Hon. W. B. Lygon, Richard •Vy vian , Esq. Benjamin, Hall, Esq. lames Macdonald, Esq. William Lewis Hughes, Esq. Sir W. Lemon, Bart. Lord Viscount Clive. . , H. C. Combe, Esq NOMINEES. john Simeons, Esq. DUBLIN ELECTION. The adjournEd debate on the Petition of Mr. Hawkins, praying for an efilat l gement of the time for entering into the recognizance to prosecute the complaint against the return of Mr. Grattanifor.llub waS resumed. Mr. STURGES BOURNE repeated; in it few . words, his statement of Friday, relative to-the grounds on Which the Petiti . on rested. The . substahee 'of the statement was, that Mr. Grattan, after the most di ligent inquiries, could not be• fotind—so that the ',Petitioner had 'not been able to se.•ve the requisite notice upon him within the limited time. He did not conceive, therefore, that there could be any ob jeCtion to enlarge the time to_ the 6th of February. rd e red . [The adjourned debate on the question for: CU *-0:-.6 t limp for entering 4-,ro the recognizance in the case of the Newry Eleaion stood for this . day. Nothing was said about this after strangers had been admitted. It was uneerstood, however, that . the . proposed enlargement for three weeks had been agteel' to before the gallerrdoor was opened.] AMERICAN TREATY. • Sir THOMAS TURTON, seeing the Noble f r Lord (Howick) in his place, wished to ask him two or three questions, which he hoped he would have no objection to answer. He was not in the House when the 'Noble Lord . had adverted to the question of a Learned Gentleman near him (Mr. Percival), who had intimated his desire to be informed, whe ther the commercial interests of this country had been. sufficiently proteaed in the late Treaty with America, and whether his Majesty had reserved to himself the right of retaliation against the enemy ? He understood that his Lordship's answer went to this extent, that his Majesty had reserved to him self the right so to condua himself with regard to the commerce of neutrals, as they should allow it to be trenched upon by France. If he was right in this, he wished to ask further, whether his Ma jesty had reserved to himself the right of proceeding against the American commerce in the same way as against other neutrals ? Whether he had reserved to himself the right to blockade the French Islands— Martinique, &c. Sce..and to prevent the AMericans from carrying the produce of these Islands, if this rigour should be necessary, as he thought it very possible might soon be ? He asked this, not only because it was necessary that he should fully un- . demand in what situation we were with respea to America, before the discussion which might_ take place upon the. Learned Gentleman's Motion for the pro'du&ion of the Order of Council—but also because there appeared to be an artful-understand ing between France and America on this subject. The second question related to the issue of money I to Russia. He understood that about 3 or 400,0001. bad already been ordered to that country : he wished to know under what Vote of the House that money had been issued ? His third question related to the lately captured Settlement of Buenos .Ayres.: he wished to know whether the Ministers were in pos session of any accurate information with regard to . that Settlement ? From the letters which they had published nothing certain or precise could be col leeted,and consequently the minds of many persons, who were interested in the fate of the Settlement were left in a state of painful anxiety and suspense. He confessed that this question would tiave been put with more propriety if the Right Hon. Gentle man at the head of the Admiralty had been present. He trusted, however, that even in his absence he might be allowed to say, that letters were written by hitn on this subjea without any good, grounds,' without—(4 loud cry of order ! order !)—lt he was out of order he was sorry for it—but he put it to the candour of the Noble Lord whether an explana tion was not requisite on the pOinta to which he had 'adverted ? Lord HOWICK observed, that as to any expla nvion of his worth respeaing the reservations in the Treaty, he could only repeat what-he had said before—that this country would mit• be prevent ed by that from distressing the enemy, by employ ing; with respeCt to neutrals, whatever.. measures might be necessary to retaliate upon them. It was impossible for him at this time to explain the manner in which all this had been provided for, or to enter upon particulars ; which would, in due time, come regularly before the House. As to the Honourable Baronet's assertion, that he must know how we stood with regard to'America, with a view to the discussion on the Learned . Geptlernan'i Mo.; tion, the House must be aware that it could. not rea _sonably be expe&ed that he should give any answer. (A cry of hear, hear !)—As to the abstraa right to blockade the enemy, that certainly would not be abandoned., Nothing could be yielded- on' that point. But how far, it might be necessary or politic to exercise that right, must be left to the discretion of his Majesty's advisers, and for the application of that, discretion, the House would not call them to account, unless they were guilty of great miscondu&. The next point was the issue of money to. Russia. That money, his Lordship observed, was the balance due to Russia under the treaty already concluded with that Power. As to Buenos Ayres, the Hon. Baronet admitted that this question would have come more properly if his Right Hon. Frjend' at the head of the Admiralty had been present. All he would say, therefore, on that head was, that the letters which had been published contained all the material information, and,that MiniSters were 'pos sessed of no other information which they thought it necessary to communicate to the public. Sir THOMAS TURTON thanked the Noble Lord for the manly and candid manner in which he had replied to his questions. He did not wish that the Noble Lord should s enter into the particulars of the treaty; all he wanted was an explanation of his answer to the qUestion of the Learned Gentleman., as to the reservation of our just rights in the treaty with America. He wished only to be satisfied on . that particular point, as he intended, if necessary, to ground a motion upon it at another opportunity. He would'also bring under consideration the state of the country with regard to Russia. The money, he still was of opinion, had not been sent according - to the tirOceeding, by a V ote Of the 'House. Lord HowrcK said, that the Hon. Baronet seem ed to misconceive tho nature of the case. The mo ney was a balance due to Russia for services per formed under the treaty of 1805. Mr. PfiacivAL gave notice, that he would post-' pone his. Motion. relative to the Order .of Council, from Thursday to the Tuesday following. As to what. had been said respecting his question,' and the answer to it, the nature.of his Motion would - be dif; ferent from what 'the Hon. Baronet seemed to have in view. • ARMY ACCOUNTS. The SECRETARX at WAR , presented an AccoUnt of the effeaive strength of our Military Establish meat, &c. (moved for by Lord Castlereagh.) 2 Lord CASTLEREAGH thought it would be 'better to postpone the printing of these Papers till after the discussion an the Army Estimates, that the Members might peruse them in the mean tithe. The Szcak:TARY at WAR concurred in this opi nion, and the Papers were ordered to lie on the table. Mr, JontorroNe adverted to a su? , - ,gev.ion that had once been made by a IVierober for CorDwall, (Gregor) that two copie3 of gut it Tapers shoald be presented. This would not be very inequyenient, and he thought the suggestion deserved to have been attended to. Lord HENRY PETTY supposed that the Fron. Gen,. flea= did not wish that the,praWce should be uni versal, because this might be..very inconvenient ; but he agreed that it would -be proper in many cases such as in small accounts, and aewunts with a great number of figures.. • The SI'EAKEIi •observed, that several accounts . were usually presented with duplicates, , MIPIIURST ELECTION. New Writs were ordered to be issued for the. Ele6tion'of two MerpberS for Midhurst ; the Meni,. ! hers eleded for that place having been returned for. other places, and having 'made- their election to serve, the one for Nottingham, the other for Cal-, ington. Mr. VANSITTART presented an Account of the Ex pences of Bo'vvstreet Office, and other public fices.—Ordered to lie on the table. .. SIERRA LEONE COMPANY, Mr. HENRY THOR STUN presented a Petition. from, the Direadrs of the Sierra Leone Company, pray -, ing for relief from the charge of /fiat Establishmen t. Some doubt arose whether tW. Petition could e re ceived without the recommendation of his Majestk i , as it did not clearly appear whether: or not apy grant ofpublic money would be called for. The SPEAKER, however, was, of Opinion, that it, was , sufficient if his Majesty's sentiments siioulo, be communicated at any of the subseq uen t proceedings, upon the Petition.—The Petition was thi.n hrought up, and ordered to, be referred to a Private cam 7 mittee. • - CAPTURED SHIPS. A Gentleman, whose name we could; not learn; adverted to the motion which . . had been made a few nights ago, by ah Honourable Baronet (Sir Charles Price), for a. list of British ships. There was ano-, titer Paper which would throw considerable light on the subjeEt, which he wished to move for. It was a list of such. British ships as had been. Captured . . by the enemy, and, without being recaptured, were registered as British. .The enemy (Add not get half the money for these ships . in their own ports as they procured for them when in British . ports and registered; -therefore moved that an Account should be laid on the table of such British Ships as had been captured, and, without-being re captured, continued to be regitered, from , the com mencement of the nregent war. ktp to the. tat of Ja r nuary, 1807. Lord H. PETTiobserved,"tha! this was not a wo n tion of course, and therefore a notice ought to have been given. However, he saw no Obje?:lion :to it, and therefore would make no:opposition. The motion was then agreed to. The Irish Militia Service Bill was read. a 2d tite, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. . . ';Annual Indemnity Bill was :read a.34liire, and paEied. _ _ . . An . Account of the Mate of the Gaols,. Wor hoOS'e's; throughout the Kingdorn, wa,J . pik - sented, and ordered tole on the table. • Adjourned. MAILS. AE RI V ED-1 Waterford, Du E--6 Gottenburgh, 1 Lisbon, i Waterford. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O ' CL'ACK. Consols - 59 i I Reduced Ann. - . 591 THE SUN. goLzM VIES DICERS FAiglnd AUDIT? 1.,0 D 0 N, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1807. No official accounts have yet arrived from Lord HUTCHINSON, nor has the Russian Ambassador, we believe, recently had any Dispatches; but it is stated that he has received a private Letter, which says, that the combined Army' had cautiously avoided a general engagement, and that it had retreated.as:far as Grodno, where it had taken a strong position,' having previously wasted the country over which it passed. If this be true, the French Army will un doubtedly be placed in a, most dangerous situation ; to advance . through a wasted Country, against-an Enemy whose Army - is ' continually increasing, Would be hazardous in the extreme, and the defeat of the French under such circumstances would., in all probability, lead to the - destruction, of their whole Army.—But whateyer may he the, danger of advancing after the Russians, BONAPARTE must either adopt that plan, or he must very soon retreat ; for it will ,be absolutely impossible for bi.nA, to remain with such a large Arrny.in an entreAichtk Camp, on the Banks of the Vistula, during the tuainder of the Winter-, The reports of tl - w defeat of. the b l ench stir, h.ow, ever, continue to prevail, and accounts have recently beep ,received, which state that the hostile Armies were engaged for several days, and that at length , . the Allies were completely v : ietorious.---7-Wo have not the means of aicertaining the truth of these reports, but they certainly have gained considerable Credit. THE Opposition Papers still continue their attacks 'upon the First Lord of the Admiralty for sending the Telegraphic Dispatch to the Lord-Mayor On Sa, turdav, although thel)ositive terms in which the Dis 7. patch was Couched rendered it almost a duty upon the. First Lord of the Admiralty to communicate to . the Lord Mayor so important an event, The Pub lic, and particularly the Mercantile part of it, had felt considerable anxiety respeCting the 'fate of Buenos Ayres—no Official DiSpatelies had been received-,ru moms of its re-capture had, been circulated; under these circuM.!ances the Adrnirai ty receive a Telegra phic/Dispatch froxn, the Port A.dtniral at Plymouth stating in positive terms ". Buenos Ayres is re,taken." ,Surely then no blame can attach to Mr. GRENVILLE for immediately transmitting_ this intelligenCe to the Lord Mayor : on the. contrary, hp Would have been, in some degree, culpable, if, having received such portant intelligence, he had not taken_ the earliest opportunity Qf making it known, to, the. mercantile - world. The ROYAL FAMILY left town to-day,. fb v . Windsor. HER 7:IA.I,ESTy and .the PRINCESSES stip, at Kensington'Palace on their. way, and partake of an early dinner with the 'Dutc.4 of SussLX. PRINCESS. CHAALOTIE Of WALES dined with THEIR MAJESTIES on Monday, In the evening THEIR M A JESTIES bad a party of twenty to. cards. The Duke Of G,T and .Lady OttEticricr,4 were of the ciupany. I,,rsterday, citor . ning the. Princess CHAR LOTWE of WALES, attended by Lady DE CLIFFORD, visited their- MA.LEsPriEs and the PRINCES:4ES. Yesterday P.rins7esses Et.izAz,E7rti and. MARY ,ho- poured Lady CHARLOTTE .FIN CH with. a visir; at her apartments in St. JAnies'i . Palace. The Dukes, of CUM.ByR,LAND, and Stissgx dined with, their MAJESTIES yesterday. Sunday bring the. Anniversary of Her MA,JETY'S Birth-day, the. morning was 'ushered. in, at WindsOr by the bells ringing at the Cathedral and Parish chuirch, n and the Tovn-hall was illuminated on the occasion. In our list of the presentations. at the Drawing room, yesterday we emitted Sir WILLIAM FRAZER, on his being created a Baronet. The LORD CHANCELLOR was preyented from go ing in State to the Drawing-room on Monday, ! ow ing to the coachmaker not being able to repair the. State. carriage, and take off the arms of LordEinimt. from the' carriage and pan nels. . , His Grace the Duke of NORTHUMEERLAND being 'appointed Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards kMuesy, give an elegant and sumptuous dinner. to all the Officers, and. roast beef and plumb pudding to 'all the Privates, with plenty of ale to drink, her Majesty's health, &C. Thursday nig'3t last there, c'as a numerous a - serni:ktge of all the beauty, rank, and fashion,. con tained in the circle of Nobility and Gentry, at the • Vice-regal Lodge; in the phoenix Park, Dublin, •it being abnounced . as the last of her Grace the Duchess of BEDVORD'S Parties for the season, at that delightful scene of elegance, munificence, and • •• hospitality. • It appears, from an Abstraa of the Estirnates of the Army Services for the 'Year 1807, presented to the House of-Commons, that the exp.ences for Great diritain amount • to 10,2 , 16,3701: 2s: ; AY.`;'. for Irdatid, 3,914,5811, 9s. gd. maitillg a total a 14,1u0, 9 51.1. I2s. 4d. • NA PAL NEWS. SHEERNESS, JAN. 20.—Arrived the Norfolk Aral' ed Ship, and Thrcether,Gun-brig, Licht. Foarsol from the Downs. The Defence,, 74'guns, Capt. EIuNS, and acclaim, Frigate, Capt. WARREN, were paid bounty, and two months wages in advance: Sailed for Deal His Ma'sesty'a Ships T-ompeuse, and acclaims. Came down His Majesty's Ship' ;Vermouth iroto the River. DEAL, J t AN. go.—Sailed the Brisk,,Sl9op df Wat for Plymouth, and the homeward-bound West in' diamen for the Rivet, PORTSMOUTH, JAN. W.--Arrived His Majesty's Ship Lavinia, from the Westward. Sailed His Majesty's Ships Spartiao, Boreas.,and Nile to the Westward. ' DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-14(}N.EY: To the Captains, Officers,' and Crews of His Atfjesty'g' ShipsCulloden, Theseus, Zealnu,Swiftsure, Perseus, anti Alliance, for the l'apture of the Lauraitius, on the t.ith , Feb.' 1799, oft Alexandria, a final distribution will be made to the parties on the 2.211 inst. to Att,-nies on the Thursday follow' ing, and every Tuesday and Thursday for three years. `The Proceeds of the Brig Argus, seized May 4, Ig o 4, the Schooner Thomas and (ohm, seized. M-%l' ai,•:rBo4, and. A rne. rican Fish, seized Sept. r, 18 .iny 14. ' 9 Majesty'sired Armed Cutter queen Charlotte, will badis tribweil every Tuesday arid Friday, at No. 23, Norfolk. street, Strand. .• ". The proceeds. pftlic hull, stores, ancd cargoes of the Spanish tuggers St. Antonio and San . Ituctrla Ventura, .cantured the 42d March, t3a6, by His Majesty's hired Armed Cutter Colpoys, will - he distributed on boar 4 •The said , Cuttir, at, Plymouth, on the 21st iitst. and atterwards at t I,` • 'street l Strand. TO the ()Meet's and Company of His Majesty's Ships Defence and Itubyi the Proceeds, of the Cargo of the Iris, captured on the sth August, 1 803, and of such parts o f the Proceeds as was granted by His Majesty to the Captors, 0 1 1 the ajd, at No. 13, Great Gorge-street, Westminster, 4 11 " for three years at the 4aine place. , TO the Officers and Companies of His Majesty's Shins Leviathan and Cvane, foi the Capture of the V rena on the 19th Feb, Igo t, the b a l ance o f the Nocecds Of the said Prize, not distributed in the West Indies, on the ze, ar the Hotts4-- "of Poulain and Keys, Salter's-Hall, Cannon street ; and every Mopday - apd 'Thursday for three years, at the same place. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's . Ship Ma , labar, the bounty grantcd for the Capture of the Nap.°lcon* and des,truEtion, of the .Brutus, private Ships of War, on the zd jan. 0306, on the 23 . (i lust. at No. i r, Cectl-street, Strand, aw,laft.erwalOs at tlae same List of Seamen and M❑rines saved from of 6i guis, which was lost in, the Medi4 ter(aneark Seamen. Seamen. Seamen. PPniamin Mason William Reynolds Thomas [ones William McCann James Young R. Townsemi WM. Tompkins .jathes Buick ' William Barne;* John Christopher William Hills T. Cheatham William Watson Richard Rex Joha Gamble Mich. Shoubert Ri.h,r,rt Garrick • William Inglest John Kyle William Hall ' Samuel DaChesil • Thomas 13.aintOn Eva n J ones Willi am Dodds - lames Hall lames Durkka , . ,_..l4e:*illarn Collett WlT$. Anders,., George Hitt al:ln:Met iligi w oClk lohn Bateman Thomas l'impson Charles Holt; Robett Hutton James row • 1(. Hillier Wm. Williams E. Sol;.smon, Wi.0,,i;. 9 . Hill _ J. Domini, enry Hume :lama Forrester [ohm Cody - °seen Boyd George Taylor George 13utterfier . ld ohn And er s . William William Armwon . 4 losepti Hicks dward Lienfieick Robert Denny. R. CltapmAn ' --- Boy,a. George White Alex, Srhall Samuel Vincentt William Arnold ames Marehant 'Richard Murray Charles Field j ohn Condrin Samuel Mencloc4 loseplt Hicks (..orge Hanson James Burgess . Sarmlel Cennel . Royal Marines.* Philip 'ones john Benson los- 13ates, Private"( Evan Rolles Samuel VVyl li artit o.porp Tanner, d°' H. Feitow*- -John Hew4on Wills= Volton, ex. William Rabnage lames . Pavey k'. Cooks.on 4 dol. l.ctivard Hanton John ifoX. JO. Hayes, do, John Cogan. John .loties, Wm Mar/ow,, do' William Manning R. , Small Ed war d Hill, do.. Thos. Williams o n William Patton Wm. Williama k da* Michael Nylon Thomas Little l oon Barnsley, do‘ Edward Bodd c William White Ship's Cook. 1, ohn Loft P.. C laiis,cy Robert'Hanscoin,b. The a,bov,e persona were subseqaently on boaril the Pompce, of guns, Admiral . Sir, S. Sisarn, 44 On Snturday net that beautiful Ship the kco lfazitA of 74 guns; will be launched from Mr. 1 5 ERRY'5 , Yard at. Blackwall, and afterwards go into. duck to; be coppered, rigged, and otherwise fitted out for immediate smice: EVII ACT OF. A LETTER, DATED ST. KITT'S, DEC• 14, 1806. "- The Mail Boat, with the letters from the Southern Islands, is not arrived, and I am aTraid some accident has happened to her, and that the Mails will not reach this Packet.' There are two or three small. Privateers from :St. Eustatia which do much mischief, and. I am fearful Will harass the trade about this island during the ,loadin g of the ships. The Trial, ROBERTSON, from St. Bartholo mew's, was cut out of Sandy Point Bay on the sth lost. by-a French Privateer, and carried into St. Eustatia. A Sloop belonging to GRAHAM, HAYES, and Co. of Liverpool, from the Windward C oast. o f Af r i c a, was taken • and carried, into Guadaloupe o the 30th ult. The Vanguard, of Liverpool, is taker' off Old Calabar, by two French Frigates and a Brig." A Paper published at Norfolk, in Virginia, states that a dispute having lately arisen at a gaming table in that city, an Italian drew a knife from his pocket , . and stabbed four Gentlemen, with whom' he had quarrelled. One of the victims to t he wretch's'bar barity died of his Wounds the same evening, a second next day, and a third a few*days afterwards. The fourth was not declared out of danger at the date Of the Norfolk Newspaper; and the assassin had hither to successfully eluded the vigilance of the Police. Mr. STEELE and Mr. ARNOLD are Executors of the will of the late Duke of AICHMOND. ADOLIt 18,0001. per annum, we understand, will devolve with the titles to the present Dut - ,e‘; of :winch 12,5001. is from th e Consolidated Fund, the coal' pound made by the late. Dilke wi;11 Governmelnt -11* his portion of the ,prockds of the Coal granted to his Gracs's ancestor, King CHAIsLEO Seconds,