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I stould not tegulaily lee lamight un.!er tl cir Lord. 1 ships' view; they trogla he discussed on subsequent oppot tuuities, or be. if deemed more advisable, re torted to the consideration of the Committee al ready appointed to iuquire sieve:hog the usage and prasaice of the House on former cases of Impeachment ; and more especially respelling the Most expeditious mode of proceeding with the trial. What he should in the present instance move their Lordships upon, more immediately grew out oldie communication recently made at their Bar. He was aware of the strong objeltions which were urged upon the occasion of the last Impeachment, which came before their Lordships for it ial ; what had been said respeding the great delays involved in that proceeding; the enormous expences which those induced, were heavier than any which would have been impost on the accused, had he been found guilty; though, by other means, those expences were prevented from falling heavily upon him. It VMS incumbent on that House, to take care that, in no future case, ground for similar objeelion should arise, at least as far as it was in their Lordships' power to avoid it. One great means of counters/l og this was, he repeated, to avoid all delay as much as possible ; and to guard against this, one of the most efficacious means was, that their Lordships, pending the trial, should be regularly summoned, and proceed with it from day to day. A mode which, he believed, would tend more to avoid vexatious delays, than any other that could be proposed ; and he expressed his hope, that whatever resolutions their Lordships might come to in these respells, would be firmly adhered to ; and particularly that no business whatever, public or private, should be suffered on any day to pre cede the trial A mode, in which the opinion of the Judges also, when necessary, might be mote expeditiously obtained, than that used formerly, may. Ise thought, be suggested ; but these points, he re peated, might be con. idered on a future day, or re ferred to the Committee, which still existed; the peat consideration which he then endeavoured to impress their Lordships with, was, that substantial justice should certainly be done, but in the speed seat mode prallicable. His Lordship concluded by moving, di An Address to His Majesty. praying, that he would be graciously pleased to give direc tions to prepare a proper place its Westminster Hall for the trial of Lord Viscount Melville, Ste." On the question being put, Earl STANIIOhE expressed his coincidence in opinion with the Noble Lord, that every delay should, as far as as possible be avoided; and one of the best modes, he thoto,rht, to avoid delay, would be. that when a question should arise, their Laid ships, instead of immediately adjourning to the Chamber el Parliament, to take the sense of the House upon it, should stay and hear farther evidence upon the trial, beiote they came to a decision upon such question. With respell to the allusions made to the trial of Mr. Hastings, and the attendance of the Judges thereon, he observ ed, it was the only case. he believed, on which the Judges walked, and the trial stood still. The question was then put, and the Address moved by Lord Grenville immediately agreed to by Moir Lordships. The Bills upon the Table were forwarded in their te psnive stages ; among these, the Irish Land Par. • titans Bill, the Excise Expiring Law s Bill, t h e Ex ehrtpter Bilis , and t h e felons' Transportation Bill, severally went aweigh Committees of the whole House, and were reported without Amendment. Adjoin aid tall to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr Johnson, from the Secretary's Office, in Ireland, presented an account of the quantity of wool and yarn, imported into that country, for the last three years ; distinguishing Spanish, horn other wools; and Mr. Hass, from the Bank of England, an ac fount of the number of Exchequer Bills, drawn in pursuance of an agreement between Government and the Bank, for the loan of s,neo.ooot. from the latter, for the last three years. and now out-standing, and unprovided for wbiah were ordered to lie on CA table. Mr Crawford, from the of of the Paymaster- General of the forces, presented an account of the sums voted for the supply of the army for the year 1804, and now remaining as balances in the Exche quer, and in the hands of the Paymaster-General, which was disposed of in the same manner. The British Fishery Encouragement, and the Irish Eat:homer Bills Bill, were read a first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. Hawthorn brought up the report of the Corn snittee of Supply of last night, on the miscellaneous services. Mr. HUSK ISSON moved for an account of the Receipts of the Property Tax in the years 1863 4-5, and up to the sth of JAnuAry last, as tar as the same can he made out.—Ordered. Mr FELLOWES moved for a Committee to examine into, and consider the return of the num ber of Non-resident Clergy made to the House on the 17th instant, and to report their opinions on the sanst.—Ordered. LEVY-EN-MASSE ACT. Mr. YOKKE thought it would be super. Baous in Lim to preface his Motion with any ob servations, as he did not suppose there could be any objeelion to it, and fancied the papers he meant to call for, would he serviceable, with a view to the expelled military plan, which there was reason to think would be brought forward some time orother. The measure which he alluded to, and which was generally called the Levy-en-Nlasse Al,r had three objeCts in view :—lst, the enrollment and classifi cation. in their respeelive parishes, of all the men capable of bearing arms. trona the age of eighteen to filty ; 2J17,, their training and arming ; and 3dly, the use which they might be respeßively made of, in case of invasion. The last of these there was no occasion for carrying into effeet, as fortunately the country was not invaded. The second was also su perseded by the preference that was given to a Volunteer system ; but the first was certainly afted upon, at least for the first year. By the Mt, the enrolment was to take place in January, and the rem nto be aside on the 14:h of March. The re turns of the fit st year were sent in, but whethe r t h e y had si...ce been attended to, Ise did nra know ; AS s ace that time he had no Access to ufficiAl documents. If they bad not been made in the thin years succeeding 1801, the present Ministers were not accountable for it, however they may stand in relation to the returns of the last year. He said, his Motion was rendered the more necessary,, by the anxiety that existed respeEling the fate of the volunteers. He dab's moved, " That there be laid before the House copies or extra& of the returns made of the Levy en-Masse since the 11th of March, 1804 " Mr. FOX said, he should have contented him self with simply seconding the motion, if the Right Hon. Gentleman had not introduced something into his speech of blame for neglect of duty in His Majesty's present Ministers, in not enforcing the provisions of that an. He assured himself, that if they incnrred that blame, they did so in common with their predecessors. He could not speak (tom official authority, but he was strongly led to be lieve that the provisions of that ad would form an important item in the new measure which was shortly to be brought forward. He made no doubt, he said, that his Right Hon. Friend, now absent (Mr. Windham), would, in producing his plan, take an opportunity of explaining why the bill now alluded to was not enforced. The motion was then agreed to. NEW MILITARY PLAN. Mr. STURGES BOURNE said, he hoped a few days notice would be given of the time when the new plan would be brought forward, as he knew that there were several Gentlemen now in the country who would wish to attend the discussion of it, if they had timely notice. Mr. FOX replied, that he was almost certain his flight Honourable Friend would give notice of the day to-morrow ; or should that not be case, he supposed the House would have no ohjedion to meet for that purpose on Saturday. As to the state ment te be submitted, it might be more desirable that it should take place before the holidays, in or der that some progress may he made in the Bills that would he necessary to bring in upon it. This was a mode which he believed could not but be agreeable to those who were se highly offended at the delay which had already occurred. Mr. WHI TBREAD reported, that he had taken to the Lords their Message of last night, requesting them to provide accommodations for that House, in Westminster Hall, at the trial of Lord Viscount Melville. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, " that a Committee he appointed to insped the Journals of the House of Lords, in resped to precedents for their Lordships late proceedings, in regard to two Rills seat up to them from that House. The first, a declaration of the law respelling the liability of witnesses to answer; and second, an Aft of In demnity in civil ailioas to the witnesses who should be examined on the impeachment of Lord Viscount Melville ; which was agreed to. At the request of Mr. H. ADDINGTON, who stred, that the members of the Board of Controul had not yet had timemexamine the papers he meant te move for, respelling the affairs of Oude, Mr. tinddlestone agreed to defer his Motion to Mon day next. Mr. R. THORNTON gave notice, that he would, to-morrow, move fie a copy of a letter, from Sir G. Barlow to General Lake, in answer to one from the General, to the Mierquie Corn wallis. WATERFORD ELECTION. Mr. FOX moved. " that the Clerk of the Crown be forthwith called in ;" which being agreed to, The SPEAKER asked him, " Have you yet re ceived any return of the last Eledion fur the city of Waterford ?" Answer—" No, Sir, I have nut." Mr. FOX (as soon as the Clerk of the Peace withdrew) moved " that James Walvis and Ronny, Sheriffs of the city of Waterford, do attend this House on this day fortnight." Mr. LEE suggested, whether it would not be more advisable to make inquiry first at the Hana per Office, in Dublin, to which the returns were Always - sent in the first instance. For it was possible it might have been sent from Waterford regularly, and delayed in some other manner, which it was the duty of the Clerk of the lianaper to account for. In that case, it would he a great hardship to draw these Sheriffs to the distance of several hun dred miles from the city of Waterford. Mr. FOX said, it was far from his wish to deal hardly with these Sheriffs, or with any other persons. As to the distance, it was certainly a great incon venience, but it was one, which there must now be occasion often to impose upon the people of Ireland, to whom he did not see, when there was a necessity for it, that any more tenderness should he shown, than to persons living at a great distance in eat Bri tain. He was not before aware of the pradice in Ireland, but as there was great weight in the sug gestion of the Honourable Gentleman, he should withdraw his former motion ; meaning, however, if it should hereafter appear that there was any un necessary delay on the part of the Sheriffs, to more, that they should atter.d the bar of the House on a fu ture day. He then moved, " that the. Clerk of the Hanaper, in Ireland, should forthwith inform the House whether he had received any return from the city of Waterford, and when the same was receiv ed ;"—which was agreed to. Mr. GILES observed, that the accounts laid be fore the House, of the expences of the Commis. sioners for regulating the Civil Affairs of ladia, were defedive. He therefore moved, " That there be laid before the House a more particular Ac count, specifying the items, and the sums allowed by the Commissioners of the Navy, particularly of the sum of 10,0001. for the year Int)/ ; and a simi. lar sum for the year ISo Mr. WILBERFORCE seconded the motion, on the conviaion, that, when produced, the accounts would be found satisfaanry. Mr. W. DICKENSON was certain the account, were perfealy satisfaCtory, and that what difficulty there was, had arisen in the mistakes made by Mr. Whitbread, in his manner of potting 113 motion. Mr. WHI I'BREAD replied, that there could have been no mistake in his motion, which was for the intended application of the money, to which no return whatever had hitherto been mane. The motion was then agreed to. The Attorney-General obtained leave to bring in a Bill, to prevent the colonies of those Powers at war wall His Majesty, from being supplied with flour, which was agreed to. The Newfoundland Indica:lire Bi:I was read a third time, and passed.—Adjourned. 1,011 DON, FRIDAY, MARCH 408 The First Report of the Commissioners for revising and digesting the Civil Affairs of His MAJESTY'S Navy, has been printed by order of the House of Commons. A copy of this interesting document, constituting a brief history of the gmwth t , f nur navy up to its present glorious state, is given in cur subsequent columns. The papers annexed e .tend to 233 folio pages, conuinieg general instruelions and rules for officers and other persons emrlr , y.:(l in His MAJIST v's dock-yards, and a voluniirous Ap- Upon:the Motion of Lord Gtict4v mei last night, in the House of Lords, an Address was ordered to be presented to His MAJesrv, pra)ing that he would be graciously pleased to give dircElions to have Westminster Hall fitted up for the trial of Viscount Mistvist.e. Mr. Fox stated last night in the luxe of Com mons, that the new military plan will be brought forward before the holidays. Mr. Fox added, that the provisions of the Lryjr•en•Mosse Aft will Lorna an important part of it. The Kent, of 74 guns, looked into the Outer Road of Blest Is Friday, and counted ten sail of ships of war ready for sea. The Greyhound cutter has taken a French lugger, of four gun•, and fifty men, off the Berry head, al, prriceeded with her prize for Weymouth. Yesterday the dispatches. by the following ships, were finally closed at the East India House, and delivered to their respeaive Pursers, viz sValtnainanu, Captain D. 11.1wleod ; and Lord 11.1eins, Captain W. C. Hutton, for St Helena and Bengal Earl St. Vincent, Caotain C. Jones, for Bombay d;reti Lady Burgos, Captain A. F W. Swinton i Sovertign, Captain A. Campbell and Alexander, Captain J. a. Frank lin, for Madras and Bengal. At a Court of Common Council, held yesterday, the LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a Letter from Earl NORTHEIDC, in return to the Vote of Thanks for his condel off Cape Trafalgar, which was read, and ordered to be entered on the Journals of the Court. The Thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to Admiral DLcawoa Cu, ecc.—(Sec team of Ihr Paper.) A Petition was agreed to, and ordered to he pre sented to the House of Commons, by the attended by the Remeanbrancer, against a Bill now pending, for altering the measuring of Cu) The following is the House L;st, for Governors and Directors of the Bank of England, for the year ensuing : Cnr(oNnra. Beesion 1011 g, Esq. Governor, Sir Brook Watson, Hart 3.301.11 d. Dep. Governor. lON DIRICT4aS. Alexandra Baring, Esq. William Fry. Thomas Borldingtun, F.sq. So Richard Nem, bart. Samuel Bosanquitt, E.q. Charles Pule, Esq. J , Mn B•rwdrn, Esq. Thom. Raikea, Esq. C(01101111% Buller, Esq. John Maker krcbards , Esq. Alexander Champion, Esq. IteIest.ISIIIIC.II, Elll. • Lckitell Cones, Esq. Heurr Smitii, Esq. Samuel Drewe, Esq. Statue Thornton, Esq. Nathaniel Bogie French, Esq. Stephen or, EAT. J:•remiah Hannan f‘q. Sains , .l Tn•o..•r, jun. Erg. 1•0• T 1 Josiah Mulford , Esq. John Win...lore, Es q Thom. Lewii, E sq Benjamin Wit:troop, Esq. The eleiftion Inc Governor and Deputy-G..vernor will be held on Tuesday, the Ist ; and of liirectors, on Wednesday, the gd of April nett, fron► ten in the forenoon, till four in the :titration. • Lad night, for the Ilene& of Mrs. Lit Won:line, t Grand Serous OFera, 1%401 Clorusses, d ri&m,sza ,:i Teo. entirely composed by M o . 2A Wl', the most celebrated wereeee of that gr,,,, t composer, and the only ore of his compositin;.% ever pr-du zed in this country, was yell nmtd at this elegant Theatre. The • scene liea at iZoo:e, and embraces the attempt of Sexiest, instigated by the disappeirted ambition of on th e life of the I rff,-tror Vernatin4 t the failnre and deteftinn of the plot ; contrition and confession of ; and the clemency of in oArtionirT and Serive. Ihe music is brand and a m..n:„... Three of the duets between h!rs• r.Lroczo... Mr. Ilaanass, were encored: and had the atu.l;;:. consulted their own grati fi cetion, they would h.I. , 'wowed every air allntted to Croce excellent farmers. Mrs. fki rLI , OTON ht Iced extremely and w..s suite, Hy dressed; and. we have no doubt, hut this Opera Will I'.' the most iaveured the season; a more crowd td house we never wit. °feled ; at an early !tont then was not standing room is the pit amelty was net necessary to produce a crowded audience, few the benefit of Mrs. flu- LI NCTON. Talents like hers, so jtuily prized end admired, still always command attention and re spea. This w.ls veriSed last night, no: only in t! , e number, but the rank of the company ; ;t includ.'4 the ROYAL DUKES, and the whnie citclettf N.I. bility. THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. Devonshire House, yesterday, was beset wi'h enquirers ; there was none mote ansiona titan de Countess of Ux moot. 1-ler Ladysi ip there every hour. The Duchess of llfvtiNstltaE h.i It t very restless day ; and. at eleven o'clock last night was considered iu a very alarming state. eft•••_s--• The Duke nf Cu m BCRI. A MON and Princess M tRY apartments. in W,n,itir Castle, are to be repaired, and new forg,i,hed. • _ _ T. S. Goo . ctr , Esq. 7.f. P. the n^ , •• M-mher SnUlk, arrived at li:s i oust in }Lamer-sue:4 from his seat in NorC3lk, on Ilrt cines.ray. The Countess of Basal, MO r's party, last nizisr, was numerously attended. The Duchesses of Gait- DON, BOLTON, and Dr)ltSrT, were pees-+.t . Mr. Fox gave a gracd dinner yesterday to tal Mitt 1, Lord ROBLMT St LUCA*, LOIJ (s Towersuctro, General F:T2P ATSICII, Dr. Lase. Kuser, and several other g:n•lemen. Sir Jona Nrwroer, and a large party rf N)hi lity, dined yesterday with Lord Rueter Sr.rsruus,, at his house in Brooke- stt.et. The Earl and Countess of Duey are so m•tch indiposezt, that their grand rent, which was to have taken place this right, is postponed. B troness I.E ihr‘PVIC en, we are happy to state r is recovered from her late irdisposition. Lard sad *Lady Eat. IN 1,.,C will give a grin.' dinner on the 11 th April, at tluut house, Upper Brook.street, Grosven3r-square. Lady WAKE arrived, yesterday, at her hour.: i 3 Somerset -street, from her seat in Kent. The Rev. Dr. Jts IN is expefted, in a few 35 ! -5 . at his house in Coniait.street, Rata his seat in Lut colns'aire. The Hon. Mr. MAIILZ, M.P. arrived nt his house, the Countess of Da usm•ste, St. Andrew'e-sciaare, Edinburgh, and set aut un Tuesday for Biechin Castle. Ills Sr..ther, the th.a. Major Ka tgISAI*. has AfFered hitnselt a candidaze tar the DtAbfee distria of Boroughs. Maiter WILCON, a second Rovivt, under the tuition of Mr. I irruott, has started at the I , ..litdutr.,:a titre ; he WAi to play Dasdas, in .licr. , pe, tat: Monday. Drury-lane theatre, last night, 0ver20w,..1 with company, to witness Nlaster 13L IT Y's o,taoa!, in Tie Cease Sped, e, which receive) much ansl rimmed applause. The Duchess of Rot strantt, who is at present on a visit in Somemtshire, leaves it in a 1-w cl.tr, fo Dorsetsbire, where her Giace propobea sta) month or six weeks. Ilse Rev. W. Iti stew, BA. chaplain H;* Royal Highness the Doke of K.. r, has ',eel, inv ., tined by the L.rd 151,h0p of NA LiSSUR V• to 1 ; 14 Ream y of it. Peter's, in V;A:lir.Ai.ird, The Duke of Posiv.asso is as well as can he Cr' pea 4d, after the late severe operation he has uutito. gone. The lakt arrivals at Bath are Judge Harl.igt, Loft eel Lt ly tlrrehed, Lo•i Lisle, Loa Verlion. Lord Stewart, Lab H sew.)od, La ir (i. Clerk, H.n Maj tDa C voter. II i I 1 ;1 ' 1 ". Hon. Mr.. Yotke, Hon. Mr, Hertp.r., Ad.t iral Scott, (.7 , 010.e 1 Brook, Colonel and M a Wweat, %I .1 .r ~ R v IN. as Mn. Sisk •r. Rev. De. Dane, Rev. Dr. Caueer, Rev. MI Waring, and Rev Mr. Cliffe. Countess FORT ESCUI g.ire a rand runt nn Wr(1" nesday night, at. her !ionic, in Grosvenor-scrum which was attendrd by the hliarchioness of Ilecc- INGIIAM, Countesses lk r a.a, BARR T glom C *sr. and MoiN rut:mats ; Lori and Lady GRESIIII.LI, Lady NEWPORT, Lady Kimo, and a nurnbcr of NoAity. The Doke of Non rot.K did not leave the cha;r, at the diancr given on W. Inealty, by the Snckty a Arts, until! pest eLven when it was take" by Sir ROSVtt Pescr ; of excellent sem and glees were sung by ‘i-••••s. TA YLU•, Ft tz- SIMMONS. Leer, EvA's, and I)IGNUT4. The Duke and Duchon Danroan, and saic7. arrived at the Lion Inn. in Shrewsinury. shoot hm; after six o'clock on :itt^ lay evening. Tner was not shove ten minutes, nor did they alig l it fr""' their earl iage ; but pursued their rout for H.kl; • head, that evening. w:...re the Royal Yachts 1104 M Dublin awaited their arrival. The I:ter:4:y and pl'.itleel world are under rr obligations to Mr. A.:.nor4. for his classical (... •• of the Works 4 the Author of lusts'. Lit , " ; developing the secret history of those lette, AL Nola has ersrich,•d them with Notes. binttrsP ' and hi.toricel, which mist ever stamp value v.. —,* .sew edtucn. Itt 4 is:, II c KING'S Tiff ATRE. EXPRESS FROM HOLLAND. British Press Offot, Toys o'Chirk. We have just received Dutch Papers to the 2.5rh, containing the Paris news to the 20th. An article under the Paris head, states that the Marquis LUCCHLSINI, since his return on the 15th, has had several long conferences with M. TAL LEY RAND ; and that the terms of the Convention agreed upon between France and Prussia on the 15th of February, were soon expelled to be made public. One of the stipulations of this Convention is, how ever, already disclosed in the letters from Wesel.— On the 18th, 200 French troops entered that town, which, with the citadel, was delivered up to their Commander, General BEAUMoNT, by the Prussian General, SCROL Ea.—General BEAUMONT, who stiles himself First Adjutant of Prince Mutt AT, immediately addressed a proclamation to the in habitants of the Duchy of Cleves. Ile tells them, that he takes possession of that Duchy in the name of the PRINCE, who shall be appointed by His Majesty, the EMPEROR of the FRENCH and KING of ITALY, in consequence of the treaty con cluded at Paris on the 15th of February, between Marshal Dertoc and Count HA uowiTz. In some of the letters from Wesel, it is conjenured that the Prince who is to govern the Duchy of Cleves, is the Hereditary Prince of BADEN.--It was understood that the fortress of Hameln. in Hanover, was to be evacuated by the French on the same day General BEAUMONT entered Wesel. BONAPARTE has added a great number of Mem bers to his Legion of Honour, and made several promotions in that corps. The Grand Jury of the County of Surrey ye,tetd.,y (bond the Rill against Mr. Perch, for the murder of Mr. Blight. The trial, as we stated in a former Paper, ii fixed for Monday. A complete Report of it will be given in Tea BMW'S Pam of Tuesday. THE BRITISH PRESS. PT Tti INU TN; i 7fi unt tin* NIT the the R form, the it servic forth peat ProPi and deem To or pri 11)411 tliert.l a ger fermm rill fa civil j Pe ObLET' raigh l'h into i that r amen, Secuu stun at Dll had 1 per rm 2t r.ie; V,: c Sity-1 w;ch, tions :Nava !ink %hid t rail nem come