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Whet' bashbderi the 'corrdhai of Ministers upon that by better mean; 'than those by -AM; they li see m:7ler he _had long since learned to anticipate from 1 seeded in acquiring it. what had been their conduit upon 'Occasions that Mr. Bea-mese explained. ineolved the sinus of their formai profeseions, in. Lena/ HOWICK, in reply to Mr. PERCAVAL, de the bold and unblushing- contradigieu of their_ pros- nied that he or his friends deserted those principles *Lice. He therefore was 'prepared to receive that whiCh regulated their conduct when in oppoSition, fresh instanceof their good- faith and consistency and contended, that during the many years to Which as completely Of a piece with all their other proceed= he referred, there never had been a• single instance lugs; for, however they may, night after night, of such arfindiVidual and personal opposition brought uniformly Perstiethat . condua which when out-of as the present. And Would the Hon. and Learn- Office they ae n unißjraily decried, they have been, ecl Gentleman say, that duringethe last twenty years Since they came into effice, at least, consistent in there was no interference, in eleaions by former their systematic perseverance in cootradiaitig, both Governments ?He did not mean to justify himself, WI their laeguage and their measures, all-the mighty or those connected with him, merely by a declares professions and high=flying theories which in so great tion that 'others did the like ; but it was fit that the • , a-measere •chatataerized that-deceased body Of red- attention of the House should be called to the quer - s formers. 'Whet, for in - stake, had- been their lan- ter from which these complaints proceeded.—The guagehapon the former-night when-that Petition was Noble Lord next appealed to the letter written by. Jiresented? No leSs than mutual congratulations •the. Right Hon. Gentleman (1W Rose), to a con were given and exchanged by the Gentlemen on the tractor for the Ordnance, requesting him to exert his ' opposite 'sides-; they were rejoiced,' lotsooth, that best offices with his friends at Canterbury, in favour the period of triumph and:-inquiryhad at length ar- of a Candidate (Mr. Caleraft) whose ele6tion he was - rived, that investigation the most • stria would end studious to promote. The Noble Lord read - the in acquittal the most , hOneurablee tliat.'the' poison of lefter, which stated in general, the anxious wishes chlumhy, which had _ been so generally and, inei e 'Of the Right Honeurable Gentleman to secure the dionsly circniaoesi, satoul4 be- Checked in - its disserrii- I election of the Candidate he-favoured, and pointed nation, and that its propagators would he justly ex- ! out - the means by which his object could be best posed se. the vengeance due from injured innocence I promoted. Was the Right Hon. Gentleman a free.' • and honour to the' latent eserunOtO'rs of malevolent i man of Canterbury, - or. was the interference- now aspersions and waqtott eccusations. Such was the complained of in any measure to- be compared with language of the other aide a few nights sincee - and f that which the Right Hon. Gentleman had exerted what was it then ? No longer courting inquiry— in the Canterbury Election ? Surely not. If, then, no lob s ter taunting- their anticipated triumphs of -such a conduct did not then call for any censure of tried and ,approeed innocence ()Vet grog ndless ca the House (he did not mean to contend that one lumny,. but evading past protestatiout - , shrinking abuse' justified. :mother), with what face could the from the investigation called for, to which they had Right Hon. Gentleman and his - friends - move to pledged thaemseives ;' one 'night congratulating the refer the present case .to a Committee, which So. country upon the 'prospect of -immediate inquiry, much less•called. for. any such ii-terference of the and the next geeerously threatening:to pettish and House ? But there. were other instances of the in to disgrace the very twin who h - ad given their' I his terference in elections by the Right Hen. Gentle so much desired oPpertunity of inquiry,eby present- man, tar more glaring and unequivocal. He tvotad ing that Petition, and praying that that- House content himself with adverting to two—oneoccorred would admit them to prove the truth-of the alledged during the West Minster Election, when Lord Heed charg,es - upon which- that Petition- rested.:: He put , was the'Goyernment Candidate. Did it not appear : it• boldly to Ministers, whether theY, would be from the examieation of the expellees attending tempted to proceed tesSich -a length; .as not only to that Election, that two separate accounts Were kept, resist inquiry, bet to punish the promoters of that one for Lord Hood, the other for. the •Treasuiy? investigation which the Gentlemen themselves,. a t \Vas not that a more fit subject than the present for few nights since, thought so necessary to the great the interference -and -animadversion of the .House ? ends 'of general justi c e, t o the assertion of the rights l But another case bad occurred. Had not an , appli a of the cittentry, to the Vindication of the impeached. cation been made (whether effectually or not be and questioned charaoer of the Government, and could not now state) -to the Right. Hon. Gentleman to the due maintenance of the 'dignity of the to obtain the remission -of certain penalties tinder House of Commons. When he heard Gentle- l the Excise Laws. in favour of asperson- whose vote men • say,- that they did not wish to r eci i tn in ate t was to be secured ? On that occasion, the charge (-because foe the very best :reason, that. they:could f was-made and proof offered. _Whether the charge not), and . .vet do so •by insismatioe, he could not was true .or false, it- was not for him to state : but think much _eith e r o f their eendocr or their logic.— - in 1784 she made a motion, the words of which the As to the objeaion of there being hut a single fact Noble Lord repeated, for an inquiry into the charge upon which the Motion - for going into aCommittee charge moshgrievouS in all its circumstances ; rested, be thought- it zi sufficient answer to refer to yet the motienfor that Committee of Inquiry was • the allegations iu the Petition itself, and particularly. negatived. Should he refuse an inquiry under or el the form of words, from-which it was imposeible not Miler circumstances, what. would be the opinton to infereegenerality of charges, as itt the terme"with_ and the language of the Gentlemen opposite him ? • which the ehargeeegainst ;the Han. Gqinletl32ll was Yet they make out nothing like such a case at pre introduced "-among other .instance s, -end also that -sent.--What is the question n ow ? Why, that Mr. the same' uedue infleence had been resorted to," in Fremantle, of his own accord, and from the itn -various depaietnents"—didsthese words warrant the pulse Of private' friendship and affection for a re strange asset tion, that the Committee was to go into f Lakin, addressed a letter to General Hewitt, request- • inquiry upon one fan only ? -But even of tins fa& ing his friendly services in 'favour of the Candidate the document is attempted toJ3e.qnestioned. _What in whose cause he so- naturally interested himself, is this document ? A letter -froth the Secretary of Did Mr. Freemantle mention- any high Officer of the Treasury to Lieut. General Hewitt at the Head Government ? Did lie mention the name of Lord • of the Itsraeck .D2partment. It has - been said that Grenville, or even' insinuate that he had any au- the Hun. Secretary is a Freeholder; but does it 0- thority whatever to exert himself'• in favour o l i t a t n e y - pear -that - the General is'a-Freeholder ? From the parti cu l ar p etson or p ersons ? B ut i t was sa id t h e formal manner olehe Note-too, it was evident • that letter was marked private, and why ? Because he if the two Gentlemen were at all acquainted, it mu s t h a d r e ason t o b e ashamed of the content s . Would have been in the slightest manner eaand yet the ob- the Honourable G e ntl eman p reten d , t h at every letter jeel'of tills letter ia to solicit to less an obligation so Marked, private, must contain something to be than the General's influence and support on an en- : ashamed of. They surely could not so suddenly be suing EleCtion. He bep's the General to. use his come so very ignorant of what was every day done influence, and witn wh o m ? Not with his tenants— 1 by men in public situations ; nor could they furget not with his frieeds, but with those, immediately in that the word private; so used, meant nothing mor e his deo:nu - nem—with Major Davies, and Others than non , oj - icial.-A's to the exculpation resort e d. t o .the Barrack. Department. W ou ld it not then be . a by the Learned Gentleman, (Mr. Percival) of th e ,mockery to contend any longer that such a letter conduct of Mr. Fremantle, that he acted only as an t was merely an i;mocent communication between instrument, nothing could be s o clumsily contrived two innocent Freeholders ? But if the ireerpretatibn —for it was Well known that that Gentleman was ,of this letter is still to be a question, lie would have too proud, whatever - might be suppesed to be his recourse to the usual mode of determining the in- I obligations or attachments to any men in power, to terpretation in such casee—the manner in - which •be induced in any 'shape •to stoop to any improper English was understood beethe Englishman to whom interference. Another, insinuation of- somewhat that English' was addressed. Anilhow did General, a similar tendency had been thrown out by an Hon. Hewitt enerpret this - ambiguous enii2ma ? in such Baronet (Sir H.. Mildmay). Some interference on th e a manner as prompted him t o aft up to its true spi part of Government was said to take place, and . ehat tit- e ley promoting ti einfitience lie had been official- when it was asked if the expenses astending`going ly commissioned \ to pronidte ; and in his letter, how there were to be defrayed; the answer was, 'that has the General- spoken of the Secretary--nut as a' they.. could not be admitted 'into the Public Freeholder—not as a private Gentletlem having cer- counts.. What other answer could well have been fain weight and certain connexion in the county, given ? Yet the inference drae-n by the Hou.,Ba e but merely as Secretary of the `freest - nye-as an Of- j ronet was, that theexpences were to be made good feer of the Government, eottnnuniczeing the will in some particular. private way. As to the Condit& of the Government, in order thereby tb• influence of Major Davies, there was Much of mystery and the decision of an entire department, comprehend- suspicion about it.• - But what - , must be thought of ing in itself no little proportion of t - le interests and those by whom it was instigated ?In -the present fee ngs of the county in questioin If the House i case, where is the proof that any thing has been rea rejeeled this Petition, notwithstanding the strong ; curred to in order to defer by intimidation, or to grounds upon which it is supported, What will be influence by promise ? On' 'the contrary is' it not the consequence ? .What a proud precedent shall evident, that of the persons supposed to be under 111inisters have to boast of in this san'ple of their the influence of Government, as many have voted Treasury Correspondence—them may they t x a for What is called the Opposition Candidates as for Treasury in everycOunty, in every town, in every boa those said to be the friends of Government ? Look' „tough; then may each Minister circulate through his to the signattireeaffixedeo the Petition, and .tile truth respeaive Barrack Department the decree of the Go- of this assertion will be incontrovertible. So far vernment against the Subjeet's birth-right—provided from being afraid of being dismissed for such a bias, only that thetekeep within the cautious limits,of their some of them have, since solicited for advance .precious- precedent ; provided only they do not pro- • ment to better places. But it is observed, this i s pounce actual menace, provided o n ly th e y d o not on ly one o f severa l o th er cases : grant us the ins convey, through the medium of an `innocent Free- quiry, and the ether cases will be pr ove d . Wh at ! Holder's letter, ebribetaken from the public money; is a general charge first to be made e end then a provided they keep within such limits they are safe; promise put forth, that it will bennide good by fur-" the'.precedent cif diet mein would bear them 'out, ther cases'? If they all resemble the first; they can andthey a ill again find a House of .Cernmoos who make good no such charge : besides, such teepro;• will counteinknce thien hire, their .breach of that ceeding had e never been allowed by Parliznient, eind s tfouse' l'rivileges, and in the violation ' o f the Sub- be trusted never would : besides, it *such ill Uses jest's constitutional rights, provided only _that in the existed, this Would not be the mode 'of act of such breach and violation; `tile forms of dis- them. Some suchl Committee as that hic'el-y fapj ereetness and decorum, prescribed in the present t pointed to inquire into the existence of h ua - oless precedent, be observed. The Right Hon. Gentle- I Places and Pensione_ should be had recourse man concluded with an earnest advice to,Ministere The Motion for that Conmeittee had tipt . beett made to depart from that line, of conduht which no talents out of any love for the present AdtniniStrafion xet could ultimately, rescue from-the indignant .anitnad- the Motion wae acceded to. This "proved the spirit versions of the Countryfriends „might be • for - a by which Mieisters were aauateds and their wil time -partial, and talents for a time popular, but lingness to - adopt such measures as seemed caleu le&itede of intention, iiitegrity of principle, and lated to correti abuses; but the present Motion was housistencf of conduct, were the best, :perhaps. the" by no means bf that nature. Sur,,,ly this was the otfly„means of permanently securing 'that power, fast time that a person holding a place under Go :which he hoped they would endeavour to maintain yunmentwas to be prevented from expressing his this wishes in fa ,. our off' friend or relation, where no abuse of could be deteaed=against which, however, that A& was direqed which is now sup posed ro have .been violatFd.. The s e c h arges c ame with a, very 'questionable air from persons who had been' twenty years in .power.„ and who insi nuated that they were 500 n be ' restored to power again. Mr. PERCIVAL and Lord HowicK explained. Mr. ROSE said, that he had come down to the House in the determination not to say a word upon the 'question ; but after the personal attacks that were made upon his condat, it was impossible for him to remain altogether silent. .A s to t h e l etter read by the Noble Lord, and addressed by him to a person who had offered his services in favour of the person he would recommend, there was nothing' .it ,similar to the case now before the House; nor was the: disclosure of that l et t er a proo f o f much gratitude on • the part of the Gentleman in behalf of whom ,it had been written. Had Ile deserved the blame, that was imputed to him, not only should he-have deserved the censure of the House, but also the forfeiture of his.'employment. As to the libel against him, alluded to by. the Noble Lord, it was not matter grave enough to be brought before that House; bin it had got into a Newspaper, and he had laid his hand upon the Printer, andcalled Upon him to make good hi s charge.. Hcedid notitt stitute a criminal prosecution against the man ; such was not his objea ; for his only wish Was,to clear his own character. Under that impression,. he brought hiS civil aiaion„ and obtained a verdia and damages. This libel has lately been re-publish ed, and there was room to under the-,di reClion of a distant relation of the Noble Lord oppo site him (Lord Temple). He could. see no ground of chargeagainst hum in it now; for if there V:259 he had. given a fair opportunity to prove it, and - the proof had failed. His motives for _countenancing the present Petition were very different frotiiTthOse, imputed to him—it was nOt to support his populari ty, or.to wound the feelings of, the Gentleman (Mr. Herbert) against whom : it seemed, : directed man could en.tertain more sincere regard for that Honourable. Gentleman than he did. But there were several facts that called for censure, and which might be proved if the House acceded to the present motion. , He should now chiefly refer to the •con, duct of an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Calcraft) in the town which lie had the honoar to represent, to, which that Hon, Gentleman came and used in treaties and threats, to influence the Eleztion of the Municipal Officers of that town ; when afterwards Parliament was dissolved, letters were brought down by the. same Gentleman, under the hand and seal of the Secretary of the Treasury, to instigate the Custom-house Officers, who are disabled by law from taking any part in such matters, to exert themselves in support of the friends of Government; In. another instance, a military man had received the same instructions : and the Burgesses were.hunt-. ed from one end of the town to the other, when, after all, not more than one vote could possibly be obtain ed. He certainly, ;t more than one public. meeting, had inveighed against such practices of Government; and he was now ready , to declare, that he never knew of any such practices by any Admiitigtration in this country. For hia part, he never had recourse to such means, either' to support himself or , his near relation in another town. There were about. 7000 rotes in Southampton ; and out of that number he did not think that his son got more than two,from the recoliedion of any kindness conferred upon the Freemen by him or his connexion,. indeed, some that had 'atomised him their votes, were deterred from keeping their promise ; for they were afraid that if they did, they might expe& to lose their Situa tions. Stich was the system of terror anted , on by Ministers, of which he should.adduce a variety of proofs, if the Committee moved for was appointed.. Mr eiI.4.CR4FT said ,. that he was accused by the Right ILI Gentleman who spoke last of ingratitude in his private, and of tyranny in his public capacity; the charge was serious, but happily Without any toutlation.. Not only had he for gottev the latterteferied to, but even his own answer t o th at letter, till he was told . by he - Secretary of the Treasury that they were bpth in existence; )et how they were brougtt tor- Ward. he could dectaie upon his honour, of that he wa s entirely ighbrant. A . s to • his (chjutt at Sr,urhainpton,. he 6u:n e,jually set accusation at defiance: he had never spoken to the persons alluded to, but in rite presence of a very re spectable:Gentleman of that town, and h e wou ld . l eav e . i vic , that Gentleman tosay it'a word of threat to any of thernhad, ever passed his li as. 'Dispatches -were last, night reoeived at the Admi ralty from Sir S., HoOD, and also from Admiral 11117RitXy''whO had arrived at Porto Praya. THE subje& of the Hampshire Petition gave rise 1 to a warm and interesting Debate last night in'the House of Commons. • The result, as we ventured to predi& that it would prove, was perfealy honour able to Mr..FREEMANTLi, against Whom the acCaw tion was principally,direded. •The Gentlemen who wished to become Contrac torS for the ensuing Lottery have, we understand, applied, through the medium of the, Governor of the Bank, to the Lords of the Treasury. for leave to amend their Biddings, and Lord GRENVILLE has ail pointed -next Wednesday to receive them.. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, His.IVIAJEsT3t left town for Windsor. At twelve oreloCk Her JESTY and the PRINCESSES honoured Lady CHAR LOTTE FINCH with'a visit; at her apartments in St. James's' Palace. Soon after one o'clock they set off for Windsor in. their travelling carriages. Lord TEMPLE has given the Office of Clerk of the Works to Chelsea Hospital, vacant El , the death of Mr. SAMUEL WYATT ; to Sons SOANE, Esq. - with liberal promptness suitable to his Lordship's cha raaer. • The Rev: JOHN BROOKE, 111. .Fellow' and Ttl• tor of Jesus -Coll ege , C am b r i dge, is presented, -by the Loup CHANCELLOR, to the Vicarage of Whir ilesfOrd. The Rev. FR ?cots CrtEsswELL; 8.. D. Senior Fel.' low and Tutor of Clare-Hall, Cambrijge, is presented;" by theiMasterand Fellows of that Society, to the va% . . tuable Ret.'lory of Waldingfield Magna, in -SulfOlk, vacated b the death of the Bev. THOINIAS'BUYCE. ..• 'DIE OR ATORIOS..-7-This • sublime 'entertainment Commenced last night at Covent. Garden Theatre, under the dire&ion of the ASHLEY'S, whose re spective abilities and experience give them a promi nent qualification for the undertaking. The Orches tra Was filled with Able Performers under the Condu et .of Mr. G. ASHLEY. The principal singers were RnAttAm, Madame D.ussEx., Mrs. DICKONS (late Miss POOLE), BELLAMY, DOYLE, PYRE, •and Mrs. BLA 1 , T.p.- 7 -IIRA it A Dif was encored in " &Ply Sweet id Lydian 111ectsures," which he sung very finely, and was admirably accompanied on the violoncello b 7 Mr, C. ASHLEY. Mrs. DICKONS was encored ill " /zed Bars;' She ie r very much i m proved as a singer. The whole went off with precision and grandeur*' The house was so well attended as to afford a; - good promise of a successful season. VOCAL CONCERT, under the condua of HARRISON and BARTLEMAN, was resumed last night at the Hanover Square Room, with its usual. bra' . liancy and success. WElctisELt. led With great Br plause: HARRISON, )4R 'I';,ENIAN, Mrs. MouNTA lrs :' Mrs. ASTIR', And the rest of the Vocal Corps, highly distinguished themselves, and received great ap plause, . _ PORTS micapr FE - 1 - 3.--;-Ai - rived. the Neniesk Frio-ate, Ciiptain Somizytt.LE, from Op orto ;• sbe sailed from Qpurto the zgth ult.' with a Convoy of 1 near sixty 'sAil under her proteaion, but from which 1 She. lairted ,two days after sailing in a gale of wind.. lArrived also the COrmorant Sloop,, Capt. HuonEs, from the West it dies Emulous Sl66p, 'Capt. Srti• I PART, from a 10. days Car*, ; and the Tisiphone I Guard-slllp froth.krnington., Sailed the Safeguard Gun-vessel' for the Dow lc, with a convoy ; and the Dispatch Sloop of "War . with Dispatches on a secret service. Dropped de . wn - to St. k4len's the Audacious, of 74 guns.- Spartan' Frigate is appointed th e CO nvoy f o r the East Indies instead' of the Antelope;, Thames. Frigate for th e We st I n di e i ; ae...d, the Chitl4-rs, Sloop for Newfoundland.' Dovt n, FEB.. 13.--,Arrived . the. Fortune, Capt. ROLESS, of Lubec, in. baga . St, for ; also the Brig Pallas, of and for Savannah, fren? London. '`.. Nssed by for London, the, Ship ildgrifirrt,.Capt. _iliclimoND, from St. Ile:le:Ia .. ; also_ the Britannia, Capt. HARVEY, from_St... Helena for Lors.,,!:.)n. YA RM 0 UTH, FEB. 1 3.—Saik4 L' Aitizabie Frigate on a Cruize ; and arrived the cruizer Sk,9p and. Snipe-Gun .brig from a.Cruize. . Tbe.SOLICIZ'OR.GENZRAL animadverted on what had fallen fromthe ICght ,lion. 'Gentleman (Mr. Rose), as to the in 4 de of proseCution 'which he had preferred; against the Printer . of the Libel. I:lad I,e adopted the criminal prosecit. tion, the Right flop: Gentleman Must be aware that he must have previcust) made oath to the`truth dt the fads alledged, of which, however, he d oes not now pretend to be quite cer tain. After several explanations between Lord How teK, Mr. Rost:, and the S7.olzetioii-GzarsaAL, Mr. AnisTON:-,to eurered upon ashort reply, in which he vindicated the votive wnich induced him to make the Motion. I'h. cry for the Questi o n n ow b ecame genera l, an d the House ctiviCed. • For granting the Committee c7—Against it 184—Majority for Ministers 227.--AcijOtirned at One o'clock. MAILS. .Az vn1.7.-1 Du!--4 G:Atenburgb, c Dublin; 3 Waterton'. PRICE OF 13TOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols THE SUN. SOLILK QUIS •UICEAB CUM Ay'DIAT? L 0 N D 0 N, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1807. THE Inveterate Gun-brig, has arrived at Deal from a Cruize off the Coast of France, and we un derstand brings Intelligence that the French are by degrees removing their small Craft to their more Northern ports. In consequence of this information, all ,the Gun-brigs and Sloops of War, that were at Deal immediately sailed for the French Coast. —Lord ST. VINCLNT leaves Town on Monday to tape the CJimnand of the Channel Fleet. IT was reported yesterday that BASILICO had ar rive] with frOin Lord Hut CHINSON. WC are eiribled positively to contradict that. report ; no M 1); d ached the Foreign Office „whop DEik, FEB: 1 3.—Sailed - His Majesty's Ship, Flora on a Cruize, - and the Phosphus for inr was Put to Press Arrived His Majesty's Ships Railleur from Sheer - - 116 s, Tram peuse and Seagull from a CruiiF i e, and re main in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as pel. last, and a Fleet of Outward-bound Vessels. Bow- sTßEET...—Yesterday Thomas ,Green44oy, alias Weeping Billy, was fully' committed for 1.601 7 charged With the murder of Mary Webb, in Hig. gler's-lane.. The evidence is chiefly eitcumstantia, but very strong. MoSt of the particulars our , Readers are already in possession of • William Brown, a private in the Marines, was examined. on a charge, of, having robbed-and muy dered Mr. Begbie, the Chrk of the British Linea Company, at Leith, and committed for further exa rninatton. . - Jaini;sjilacka'y, who was dete6ted in picking pockets at the Opera-house Masquerade, was com miteed:to Newgate. MAN§ION-F1 OUS m—Yesterday William Freeman; who was apprehended some da‘ s; since in attempting .to utter a forged Draft for Ind. drawn upon the 13anking-house or Sie Matthew 'l3loxliarn• and-Co: purpotting - to•he-signed- by Clyton M'Carty, under.= went a final examination before the Loan i‘tityori g after which his Lordship committed the Prisoner to Newgate to take his trial. . MAR Ido ThiS morning Henry Alexander, I' sq. late Chr.irrhan of the IVays .and ;Means, to.. Miss D. (fivers, daughter of 'cis Rivets, Esti. of Spring-gard'ens. On -rfratesdAy the t ..th inst. Captain I';'vine, of the 6th Dragoon Guards, sun of- the late RiAlit Flon General Sir john IrVine, K. B. .to Miss Antronus,. on y dsiighter ana heiress of the late lolin Antroous, Lsq. us Grove-House , near Knutsto:gi, in CileShire. . LoNtuoN : Printed by R. E - lArtft is (of Mattlete-Zmuir Bow-streetb and published by W A. See tprs (of Scn.t(l - at the Sun_c)fri,c. NV] an: RI EC gut der Cr 11111 Vei