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lisp* *yet. to Ifs h whits the BJ certain Lenny to4Ber• most I. yin kb, no, r Len-I din d elors. rot the (isceses sty Ril sit sew .nrd i Gra. wars d req..' wetcl,' eady. • 11 1 ordat. RUT r . l M ittel :4. the the e )31 ,1 od tor sl ; - •tro' . . lay before the House, an Estimate relative to the increase of pay to the Officers of the Navy ; and on Friday would make a Motion on the subject, in the Committee of Supply. LORD NELSON', FAMILY. Lord H. PEI TY gave notice, that he would, in the Committee of Supply, on Friday, propose a measure for purchasin • at, estate, to be settled on the family of Lord Nelson. HIS MAJESTY'S MVSSAGE, Mt. Secretary FOX moved the Order of the Day, for taking into consideration Ho Majesty's Message, which being read from the ('halt, the Right Hon. Gentleman addressed ate House, to the following purport :—`• I am sure, Sir, it is impossible for me to doubt that any Member of this House entertains the smallest hesitation to thank His Majesty for the gracious communication he has been pleased to make to the House, in the Message now to be con sidered. or that there can prevail the smallest differ. once of opinion as to returning our most humble thanks for such communication; with assurances that this House will leave no effort uneuayed to protaire to His Msty, and the Empi re at l arge . 'eery adequate re dress which the nature of the case may require, and the means and resources of the (nouny may allow. lam the more inclined, Sir, to assure myself of the unanimity and approbation of the House, on the present oceasiors, from the refleftion, in the first place, on the regret expressed by His Majesty, at the extension and aggravation of calamities already so severely felt on the Continent ; and from his having abstained from calling on his British subjeas,in consevenceof their tried and affec tionate attachment to him. when the Court of Prussia first gave orders for taking possession of the Elec torate of Hanover, His Majesty's hereditary domi nions. The next sentiment, Sir, I would endeavour to impress on the House, is the just indignation we ought to feel in conwquence of the late conduß of the Court of Prussia towards His Majesty, and his subjeds, the people of this country. But, at the same time I would advert to the necessity of adopting vigorous measures, I would wish to abstain from any thing which might tend to give a personal provoca tion to the Prussian Monarch. because I have reason to apprehend, that. however blameable and injurious we may deem the condua of that Court, in the sits tens of politics it has lately adopted, it is not so south to be attributed to that Monarch himself, as to the counsels which have been instilled into him, or perhaps forced on him by the French Govern mixt. His Majesty has only ordered me to lay a few papers before the House. because, though theta are more, thou which have been produced are fully sußicient to spew the true state of the ease, and the unprovoked aggression and attack which have been mule, not only against His Majesty's hereditary do minions, but against the interests and commerce of the :people of this country. And it is a remarkable circumstance, that the condo& of the Court of Prosiia appears to have been drawn from the worst system of the worst of Governments. the origin of It seems to have arisen from a convention entered into in ;he mouth of December last, at Vienna, be tween the Emperor of France and the King of Prussia, in which the latter negoriates upon a prig- Si •! it that of a General who fights vrith a certain Pr r• feral. He had to state to France, and a° amibt did, that the Emperor of Russia had let or t`ts that all his troops, remaining io Ooold be modes the command, and VIM to obey. fne King of Prussia. He then negotiates, and urges *sat he has all those in his power, and of those he endtavnurs to make his utmost 'advantage. If the Kieg of Prussia had said, I cants% take possession of Hanover, absolutely and as my own, without con sulting the King of Great Britain, and obtaining his (Gruen:, there would have been some shew of justice in his manner of proceeding; but his mode was this. I can't give up Anspach andßayreuth without aka &latent of the King of Great Britain—curious SIOUgh. Was the Emperor of the French to apply for this consent ? Could it be expelled that he would"{ But the French Government soon settle that . points they seize on Bayreuthand Anspach, and then - the liNg of Prussia agrees to give up his tight to them, en receiving, in return, Hanover from the Emperor of the French, as a country to which he bad a right by conquest. There never was a more shameful or more unjust transailion for France never was in possession of Hanover by conquest, hat merely as a country taken, and which, like an others in the same circumstances, was to abide the consequences of the termination of the war. His Majesty could not but be startled at such a pro cedure. It was impossible he could silently submit to such a spoliation and rubbery of territory. I ...inn% help looking, not with pity, but with contempt ar Id detestation, on such conduit. That a court, at such a moment, should agree to such a convention, acid accept the territories of another sovereign as a etwopensation for what had been forcibly taken fps n it, was an aggravation of iniuV adJei to in s jiry, and was an union of all that was coniempti hle in servility, with what ass base and od.ous in rapacity. I believe, nay, I am certain, there never was such a mode of proceeding from any one nnwer towards another in the whole annals of Eu rope. I have nn wish to conceal it from the House, that I deem this to be a calamity ; it is impossible that it should not call in neutral nations, and be pr. dultive of many injurious consequences. I can easily conceive that much mischief may flow from it; but lam certain that if we do not take timely and ptcper notice of it. the mischiefs resulting will be incalcul.ttsle. If it be possible to make one, we ought itt make a great and sti tking example of Prussia. If hode :sod trust it will yet be in the power of this country to do this, though I allow it cann't be done without the co-operation and assistanceof other na tions. The King of Prussia thinks, that by gaffing • Hanover he has gained every thine; on the contrary, I say, he Etas gained little or nothing. That unfortu nate country has been so drained, impoverished, and desolated by the griping erionioris and plunder of the French. whilst it :is in their lice,ds. that he will God it of? very little navice to hint. Ile will find that he !lug:lined •-uly a nominal pr•ssession of the territory - but he will find, at the ,ante time, that he is, in tuft more shamefully subjued than Austria, or any miler power on the Continent. Austria, it is trues has keen highly unfortunate, and has been ()b -ilged to shake great concessions. But Austria has . rmy oedtal whAt was her own, and has Dever been' the token t of injustice, or the vassal of rapacity. will $O l l2 be seer. ;:i.tlk far the Court of Prussia will • he all Owed to adminklai the canurns of.flatiorsz !for it h*somewhat remarkable, but a well known' fat. that mho fhasth Central Barboun, has beenssent to Hanover, ttilbparintend matters, and to see that things are so administered there, as may best suit the interests and future views of France. AU fair argument, or even the shadow of it, has been set aside ; and it is notorious, that France has areated Prussia in a manner that she had perhaps a right to do, viz. as a degraded and abject vassal. His Majesty has, in the plainest, most explicit. and strongest terms, expressed his abhorrence of such unjustifiable and detestable proceedings ; and, in assuring His Majesty of our d e te r mi nat i on to sup port Lim against such unprovoked and unprincipled aggressions, we shall avoid the possibility of an imputation, that we could for a moment be capable of countenancing this odious mods of transferring the property and territory of one power to another. Gracious God! is it to be borne, even in idea, that Princes should think themselves justified in trans ferring the sehjeds of another power, as so many objeas of mere convenience; and, as it were, a com pensation for a field. as we would do oxen for a field, in the fair way of bargain and sale! I am sure there can be but one feeling on such a subjeQ, in this House, and therefore I had the greatest pleasure in sending that Note to Baron Jacobi, in which I informed him, that His Majesty never would consent to transfer sle,jefts, who had ever shewn themselves so warmly and inviolably attached to him, and to whom he felt himself bound by so many ties of affeaion and gratitude. Under all these circumstances, Sir, I conceive it is not neces sary to trouble the House any farther at present. than to move," that au humble Address be presented to His Majesty, to thank him fo. his most gracious communication." The Address was then read from the Chair, and contained assurances of support, &c. conformably to the tenor of the Message. On the question being put. that it be armed to. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he rose to give his warm and entire concurrence to the Address, and to express his unfeigned approbation of the manner in which the subjeft had been opened by the Right Hon. Secretary. There never was a country placed in such a state of unprovoked aggression. insult, and injustice, as this country was at present; or from which more vigorous measures were re quired by absolute necessity, to do itself iastice. He was happy to find, that His Majesty's Mushier' had atied with so much promptitude and decision. If the question had come before the House merely as a Hanoverian question, be, for one, would have been desirous to chew his attachment to his Sove reign, by expressing his indignation at the condo& of Prussia, who had chews herself the willing and servile instrument of France. who was not, in point of fa& in possession of Hanover, on any tooting of conquest ; on the contrary. Prussia was convinced that France had only a temporary pos session, and had therefore stated. only a short time before, that she took possession of Hanover, solely to preseetra the peace of the North.of Amapa. If Prussia looked to Intprt herself by such proceed ing,, she would feel herself woefully mistaken. in time. by the certain diminution not only of her power, but her honour ; and perhaps even her ex istence. It would be necessary for us to draw closer our bonds of amity and friendship with Russia, and other neutral States* and be bad as doe& we should soon maks Prussia repent of the lawless measures she had countenanced, and tint unprovok-d and watron aggression and attack she had made on us. As to the measure now before the House. there never was one. in his opinion, more replete with justice, and it had his warmest approbation. The Address was then agreed to neer. can, and ordered to be pr seined- to His Majesty by such Members as are of the Privy Council. INDIA PAPERS. Mr. SHERIDAN said, be yesterday gave notice of a motion for to-day, and he now rose to make it, for rescinding the order which had been made for printing the papers then laid on the table. There was no man more walling than himself to allow the right of every Member to present articles of im peachment ; but he believed no Member had ever proceeded in an extraordinary a manner as the Hon. Gentleman who brought forward a charge against a Noble Marquis. The Hon. Gentleman made a charge, and then moved for papers to substantiate is ; which papers he would have printed sad circu lated among the Members of that House, for per haps six months before the question came to issue. The Hon. Gentleman had three or four other charges to bring forward against the same Noble Personage, of which the documents were all ready, and yet he preferred this, for which he wants a vo lume of papers. He hoped, therefore, the House would not sanClion the older of yesterday, and called on his Hon. Friend near him, who was a Member of the Board, of C , introul,to say,what time itwould take before these Papers could be printed.—He moved. " that the Order made yesterday should be read." which being done, he concluded by moving, " that said Order be discharged." Mr. 11. ADDINGTON said, he was sorry to say, it might be a considerable time before those papers could be printed. He said, sorry, because the Noble Marquis was anxious and eager to have his condo& investigated ; and deprecated nothing I so much as this injurious delay. tieing pressed by Mr. Sheridan, to say what time, he replied, he believed, two or three months. Mr. PAUL said. theie was not one paper yet on the table, relating either to Illturtpoie or Ferucka had, though it was ten months since he first moved for some of them. And as to what had been said by the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, respefting the delay in printing the papers he moved for yes terday, he was very much surprised at it, as there was not above one paper of those he moved for yes terday, that was to come from the Board of Con trout ; all the others were to come from the East- India Company. He email not, therefore, imagine, how the Hon. Member could know any thing of their bulk, or the time they would take in printing. As to mosin fur Papers, after laying bialcharge on the table, he had only followed the authority of the Chair. The SPEAKER said, the Hon. Member having been dease,l to suppose that hr had followed a course pursuant to his dire6tion, he thought it his duty to set him and the House right an that I. point. He had only pointed Mt lietfllan of Pm . ceecrng in the case of Mr. Hastings. • Mr. W. SMITH said. that, in rope& to this suh jeft, be was an entire stranger to hath parties. Of the Marquis Wellesley he had not the honour to know more than having seen him in that House, before he went to India ; of the Hon. Gentleman who brought forward this charge. he knew only that his name was Paul, and that he was a Member of that House. He thought, however, that that Hon. Gentleman was entitled to great praise, for the manly and open manner in which he had brought forward these charges, and that he ought nut to have been discountenanced by the House in the way they had treated him last night. If th e H on . G ent leman had proceeded in this business alone, without con salting others, and without any promise of support from others, he thought he had acted rashly. If he had been advised and stimulated by others to pro ceed—if they were persons who had promised him support, and now shrunk from their promise, and lift him to his own efforts alone, he thought such Gentlemen had shewn a degree .of cowardice and unfairness, for which they were highly reprehensi ble. The Hon. Gentleman had also shewn himself a little ignorant of forms, and had proceeded in a man ner as little creditable to his experience as to his prudence. He considered him, nevertheless, to me rit the Thanks of that House, and of the Coun , ry, for his good intentions ; and be must say, that in his opinion, if any servant of the East India Com pany, who returns from India, supposes that be can fairly and justly charge another servant of the Com pany with having abused the trust reposed in him, and injured the interests of his employers, it was the duty of that House to give him countenance; he ought to be kindly , muted, and apt in such a manner as if he had been a calumniator. If. int vestigatien, it should be proved that he had brough forward charges which he could not make good. lie would deserve, and no doubt receive, a very severe censure indeed ; but till that was shewn, he was entitled to the candid and impartial attention and prosethon of the House. For these reasons, he must impress his disapprobation of the present motion. The question was then put, and the Order made yesterday for printing the Papers, discharged. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the third reading of the Declaratory Bill. Sir VICKARY GIBBS renewed the former objeftions made to the Bill ; observing, that in the first place there was no necessity for it, and in the second, that it night produce an effect different from what it was intended to do, as it went much farther than the opinions OVA by the majority of the Judges. In his opinion, instead of removing doubt+, it we be introducing new ones. Mr. TYRWHI rr objected to the Bill, as there was no pr i atieal inconvenience from the present state of the law, and as it originated from a legis. lative question. Mr. MORRIS conceived, that if any declaratory Bill were necessary, this was the best that could be adopted. The Learned Gentleman then entered into a very long argument. to prove that it was ne cessary to declare the law, and concluded by calling on the House ro support the Bill. Mr. PERCIVAL did not see that any ill cense trances maid arise from the rrj.ction of the bill ; at the contrary, he dieuight it mach better that i sheeld be throws out. as, them would he beat one uncertainty in the practice of the Cams t whereas. if-41-emnikommd jet, a law. duel would be many, arising from the differ:lit constructions of it. The SOLICI POR-GENTMAL entered at great length into a statement of the advantages which would arise from the passing of this Bill. The law at present, be said, was in Mt unsettled state, so muchlso, that it was not considemd, by many of the Judges themselves, that the opinion of the ma jority of that learned body, as given in the House of Lords, was binding on the minority. A witness at the Old Bailey might be permitted to re fztiag an answer, which would convict an . became the answer would subject him to a action;civil or, what was still worse, a witness, for the same reason, might refuse to answer a question, the answer to which would acquit a prisoner. After many other arguments, very ably delivered, the Learned Gentleman declared his intention of voting ie favour of the Bill. The MASTER of the ROLLS stated, that he sever recollected any point of law relating to evi dence, settled by the Legislature, on which account he was inimical to the Bill. He did not think an act could be passed which would comprehend every case, and therefore as the Courts of Law would in time settle their own practice, which could he again altered as necessity required. he thought it much preferable to permit them to do that. than to enact a positive Law, which in all cases must be construed according to the letter. Mr. Secretary FOX, in answer to the argumerr. of the Learned Gentleman, observed, that ev ry thing which had been urged against this Bill, con vinced him the more of the necessity of it. The difference of opinion among the Judges, was a cer tain proof, that some remedy should be applied to the evil ; and when be considered the arguments of the many Learned Gentlemen who had expressed their sentiments upon it, he thought the necessity still stronger. The Learned Gentleman who had just sat down, had presided at one time of his life in a Criminal Court, when he was Chief Justice of Chester; and he begged leave to ask him, whether he ever had heard the exception taken The nega tive opinion be considered the strongest point in fa vour of it; but from the argument, he was to pre sume, that no such doubt ever did exist. A Noble and Learned Lord, however, of the Upper House (Lord Eldon), had expressed very considerable doubts open the subject, and, if a doubt did exist, the mischief would be without bounds in every part of the judicature of the kingdom, if the Bill were aot passed. From every consideratioa which he could possibly give the sobjeft, he thought the Bill did not :;1) one tittle beyond the opinion of the Judges, and the words of It were perteely conso nant with that opinion, for which reesons he sup ported the Bill. Alm a few observatiotu from Mr WILLIAM YOUNG, in favour of the the question was loudly called fir, and the Mouse divided, when there appeared—For the third reading of the Bisl, it—Against it, I a—Majority, 33. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned till to-morrow, .. ax , •*• For the Law. PuAIMs . ke.—=•, Is; BRITISH lA)NIX)N, THURSDesY, Aram 24. Aa Address of Thanks to His MAJ RIT Y. foe Ui Message relative to Prussia. was carried witbeit Division yesterday. in The case was so clear. obliged to subscribe to voice. Lord H•wsssaua' Member of the Party. game in the House of Peers. The following intelligence ceivei at Lt.ttyo's:— " The Alexander Linen. Braithwaite ; the Maria, Prince need et Liverpool on the 111th I sailed from thence 011 the ll4th mint Duckworth, in th.• .upeib the Acasta ftigate, end wetted the 32th, oIT NRIVIIZA, *page . 011 the preceding day„hod fallen whom he coantnitnacea d Intoiligenee Gracrota, hating been chmied by four lino of bottle wart • Von, the Ara) ibe RXTR ACT Of A LLTTL APRIL 17, 1806, Woof 6 . Tim Earl Spencer am& is a ship fresh Jamaica, file J. Dueketerth having "Premed sqttadriall had amsed at La( it; and when the atenthenternan onluatest., with whom Ito mead strips, and wait ',mewling an All the accounts hitherto kg, that the force which 14th December amounted , that they afterwards separated these, one, consisting of the bands of Admiral miogo Bay. We gave. _ gene received by Government is called, JZIONIe Bow: jag of seven sail of the on the 4th of February, squadron of four, is probably a third division thus, sixteen of the for, or, probably, the ber is not come, and . be the whole force from sible tbat the four ships , been past of JIRObI c Dos, latter. won seen by the the south-east of that place, Cape; and we stated Leander, at St. Kitt's. account that it was aEloally dies. La Guerra is Caracas, in the province Ames ica. That a French is very probable, as the at New. York is generally there ; and the Paris contain an article, dated represents the Car,ccas was reported last night Docawnevn had fallen padre% taken three sail of the line ; but we could not the rumour to its source. Yesterday, about twelve e'clo. came to the 9tresei's Palace. from V*, alter two o'clock His Ma.&STt gRIDD et, the LORD CIII•NCRL•OR and Mr. . F which. His M•JISTY held a private Levis, was attended by The Archlaiiihop of Canterbury. The B hop of Cheery. The Sec,atary of State for the Home Department. The Pint Laid of the Treasury. Tie Prentlent of the Commit The Lord Privy Seal. The Secretary at War. The Master clesoal of the Ordnance. Tint Judge AA's:lease. amid 114. Mud °mend. 1..04--Carnarioe, Harrington, Dartatieuth, and ATI Lords—Howrck, Grenville ' and R ive. Siro-4. Lubbo c k, G. O s b o rne, and S. Gwen, General Vernon. Captain Mitchell, R N. Hew. Dauncey, and listglans. The following PteaentatiOne to His Meshes took plate : The Bishop of Owery, on his appoiatawat to that abbot rick. by Earl Spencer. Captain Mitchel. by Laud Howick ; when he delivered t Nn Majesty the Red Ittboand acrd Greer of the Katsina/ tit Bah, bellowing to las tats father. Mod& Sir Rods*, Mitchel. Sr John Lobbeek, h Earl Speateet. so Mabel:l emoted baronet ; on Ouch occasion he bad saw bowsaw to k,. ffi Majeel's bead. Serrants Base and Leos had the honour to kin H's MAJESTY'S hand, on their being sppoiets• King's ScrYeants. Messrs. 1) A uescrt and HARORARR had tie honour, on their bs appointed King's Counsel. Atter the Levee. the IRtRJRST v held A Priv•Coen cil ; andaiterwards gilre audiences to Earl Sr tomes Lord Gazevtt.se, General Vales/on. and Mr. Bu.. the Judge Advocate, who laid before Hit M Altar 1 the proceedings of several Cern ts Martial. At five o'clock, His MA, zsr• set off for 14 i 1 da It was reported, yesterday, that St. H:!e-oo wa taken by a Franc') totce, but the rumour receive' no credit. each Hesse of Yorliairent. r. the Now Ograition were D leg withal" SIM issuer, by he tie gave it his wan.* sappaatt altall , • 1 ........-- iligence was yaterdat . Captain Sinner:eau; doe fa rinse; and the Ve 1114, Tolnn t sth 'Meet, from ietteit': • . T 1 4Lli Fehtvosi, hi eo•epasky oith .itoth teas of war. soserapsanre Med foam atop abs east art esi t Ho Maleity't ship Velmilli o *MN Ilion fit ItithAdmind Dottotamdbe It Winn-nee of H. Maketreeelesealel et a tor ant Wont, ono Owassei 1; in cotrietiMtnee of thie Weems. I Arum steered beck feelamoil% It 1 ill itiett of these " 1' Ttlt FROM CORR, tome tool TIC SANE lIIVIUMET : sit Is arrived at Cneft; she hesolou Captain of whisk stated, that Ili retmed intollirnene thee a Frown '..a. Guam. dmetetiemd cot sawatei mean sailed, he had erommod 1.1101 monad the tee Frew* teent74l, to La Quaym." :herto teoeival WOW to stet hich sailed frost Brest en th, nted to 18 sail of the lion, in, separated into divisions. 0 of five sail of the line, bit hitt al DUCILWOILTMI, is &. Do No, on Tuesday, the bulb ✓ernntent at a ate, asp as j AAAAAA s's squadron. he line, seat by ha y, in lat. 15. te. long. la. , , which was se e s of Game rision of the host force; Alin eighteen ant now aeseessel r statement of the whale sixteen sail of the hoe Iva Brest. It is scarcely . ps seen of (Naps said heft Box AAAAA a's egoadnen. se A the Dorothea*, was gm* t place, in the dire! theft di on Tuesday the arrival 01 th , on the Bth March, will a lually bound for the lose la a sea-port in the diarist c ince of Terra Firms, in amy l :nth terre shoolii be salt tree II:e secret expedition fitted un Tally supposed to have goo I Pipe s, received last nigh, ted Madrid, March 16. whicl eats in a disaffeded state. I rlit in the city, that Aranrlrs en in with this iitiadron, an. htiw it en Kit etc tir 111.i_ 4 •rrnbt