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11 1 PERTAL PARLfAMENT, HOUSE Oli' LORDS, TgESDAY3 Inc, 15. mIticE,LL;kNEOUS. discusSiml - in the Committee of Privileges might ipterlere, The result was, that Lord Erskine waved the day he first intenAcd, and . - said he should bring it forward on the third Tuesday. The Gold Coin Bill, and the Jamaica and St. Domingo n terconrse Prevention Bill,were bought up from the CommonS by Mr. Lushington and other' Members,ail laid on the table. The Burl of LIVimPOOL moved the second keadiqg of the Zjold Coin Bill, which accordingly took place. His Lordship next moved that the Bill should be printed ; which being ordered, he said, if the, prints were on the table, he shoOld mov.! the second reading of the Bill en Thursday... The Noble Earl then moved that the Lords be utrunoned for Thursday.-- , Ordered. Mr. Richmond, from the Coinmissihners of CustomS, presented an Account of the Patent Places which had been abolished in that Depart ment, and the Official Regulations that had taken glace in consequence. AN Account was presented, by Mr, Richardson,. from Old Bank of England, of the number of Pro- Tui”ory Notes, &c. issued by that Corporation, within a given period, pursuant to a recent vote br their Lordships. 'lhese oucuuie►zts were respectively ordered to lie on the table. The Sugar Brerrei- i , -, I3ill, and the Starch Ma tnifacture fill yrere sei•erally read a third 'time, and passed: • 21ujourned till to-morrow. ROUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, DEC. 15, • The Sra.\KER informed the House, that he had received a letter from Mr. Lowther, - who having been elected OIL& both tor the Borough o f C oc k er - M and for the County of CuMbetland,'Made his election for Cumberland; also a letter from • Dir. H. Mulyneux, who having been elected both for the Borough of Arundel, an d for_ Gloucester, made his election for the - latter place ; likewise Sir 1.1.'-Sullivan, who being elected for. Lincoln and Ilythe, made his election for Lincoln. In consequence of these intimations, writs were or dered tor the plitees thuS vacated. A new writ was also ordered for the Borough of Petv.rAeld, in tie room of the Right honour- Geotge Canning, who was also elected for Liverpool and Sligo, and did not make his elec tion for Petersfield, Mr. BANKS gave notice, that on the 11th of rehruary next, he should movo for leave to bring in a - Bill to al;olish sinecure places and 'places in reversion. Mr. ritoTHARgE presented a 1 4 ,etition from the Clergy of Bristol, ig - aitist the Claims of the Ro- Man Catholics. - Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BENNwr moved that there be laid before the House, copies of the -letters . from the Mar i. quisses Of Buckingharii and Camden to the Chan •c for of the Exchequer, relative to the,giving up a part of the emoluments derived by these .Noblemen from their Offices of Tellers of the Exchequer. .- The Cit,Wcru..Lort of the EXCHEQUER was not aNt-tre of any advantage that could result from the production of the papers in question, as the fact which they communicated was already before the public. BEN ET said lie we induced to make the motion, by the hope that other- persons might be led to follow the example of these Noblemen. The insolvent Debtors' Amendment Bill (from the Lords) was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second tinie, arid to be printed, Mr. PONSONRY postponed his motion relative to the Galway Town Petition till Friday. • The Reports of the following Bilks were brought tip, viz.--The West India Indemnity Bill ; Lord Wellington's Provision Bill 3 the Exchequer Bills . Bill ; the Red Wnie Bill; the Malt Duty Bill and the Rice Duty Bill. Each of these Bills was ordered to be read a third time to-morroW, COMMITTEE OF - SUPPLY. - The Report of this Committee was brought up, and the Resolutions of last night read and agreed to. - The Distillery Prohibition Bill, and the House hold Bill, were ordered to be read a third time to= niorro .—A djourned Yesterday about one o'clock, the Queen, Prin. ceases ELIZABETH and MARY, arrived •at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor. Several of the Royal Dukes, and a number of the fe►nale nobi lity, paid their respects to them, In the evening the dined with the PAINCE It GENT al Carlton ,house. The Princess CHARLOTTE of Wales came to town yesterday from Windsor. Monday the Marquis of WINCHESTER and the Earl of CHOLAUNIOLEY had audience of the PRINCE REGENT atter the Levee. The Bishop of Chester, the Recorder of Lon !kir. R.ThottisToN, Mr. BOUVERIR, and a num ber of others, came to Carlton House after the Levee was. over on Monday. The Earl et Lt VERIIOOL had an audience yester 2ay of the PRIIsICE REGENT at Carlton House. The Cabinet Ministets wilt4line with the Earl LZVERPOOL to-,day, ~L~D Cotitisel Wtfe heard, la continuation, relntive to,.the Appeal of rilikelkst. India Company v. ilntrobus arid others, Cleitts." viz. Mr: Adam, as Second .Cannvel fur the Anpellants, and fir. 11.K.ard?; . as Leading Counsel fur the respondents.. ' L d PrOceed.again to-mor-row; A short conversation - took place respecting the period, tif bringing un the question of the Banbury Peerage, after .the receis , (Lord :Erskine having intiniated likintentitln'so to do on. the tirst or se cond Tuesday) • tnitween hls Lordship and the Chancellor, The last mentioned Peer reminded the House that Some important judicial business was fixed for that tithe, upon which their Lord ships Would have to sit daily, at ten o'clock in the morning; and with which arrangement, sucn a (fOTTBNBURG/I On the 17th at 'November, in atl engageme.nt between the Russians and. French, which Na poleon, assisted by the Prince of Eckmuhl (Da,- voust), commanded in person, the enemy were defeated with the loss of 9,170 men, •100 Officers, and one General, with 76 pieces of cannon taken. Ori the 18th or 19th, Ney attacked the Russians after a bloody conflict, 12,000 ofhis men laid with a firm determination to conquer or to die, doWn their arms, and demanded quarter; all their baggage, and 27 pieces of cannon, were taken . the fields were covered with French dead, The Russian loss is represented as but trifling. Gene ral Platoff, in the .space of 'l7 wersts, took 112 :cannons. .Ney is reported to have been mortally Wounded, and four Generals killed. • • Other accounts state the number of prisoners infinitely greater, and that the Cossscks and other Russian corps were in dose• pursuit of the enemy. Further reports from Stockholm, state, that Ney is dead, and the Vice King of Italy. among the prisoners. • OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS FROM ST. FITERSIIVROR, OF NOY. 21, The Mehl Marshal wince Kutniow reports to his Majesty the Emperor, tinder date the 13th of November, from the head -quarters of. Lobkow, (between the town Of Jelna and the river Dwina), than General - Miloradowitch had on the 9th of Noe vembee, between the roads of Dowchotehina and Smolensk, taken 21 pieces of cannon, and made 940 prisoners. • - - On -the sanie day a Russian detachment, on the road from ielna to Similensk, attacked a French corps which was endeavouring to join the grand French army ; 2000 men, with the General of Brigade Augmeau, were made prisoners. This corps of the enemy belonged to the division of General 13araguay d'Hilliers. General Count Wittgenstein was, .on the 14th of November, attacked near Sennos, • by Marshal Victor's. corps. The action . continuedduring the fbllowing day, and was very sharply contested. The Preach troops were finally driven back "at all points, with the loss of 1600 prisoners. - Count 'Wittgenstein has repOrted from Sennos, ander date of the 14th of November, that after :be before-mentioned battle, he bad .effected a unction with Admiral Tseh itchagod's army, which had entered Minsk. Colonel Czernitschoff has with a separate .corps,' taken a transport of re mount horses, destined for Prince Schwa rtzdriberg's army ; and likewise had the happiness of - retaking a large transport of Russian prisoners of war, among whom were Baren Winzingerode and Ge;- neral Switchen. Three trench couriers; have likewise been stopped by Colonel Czeruitschoffs corps. The Russian General Lewis's corps is in Cour land ; it has obtained several small advantages over detacinnents of Marshal MacdOnald's army. On the 13th o! November, the Emperor Alex ander issued a Proclamation, o f w hi c h t h e f ol l ow . lowing is a very brief abstract It begini by stating that . no endeavours on his part could avert war.' That Napoleon having col lected an immense force of Austrians, &c. entered his territory With fire and sword, carrying de struction wherever he went. That cruelties here tofore unheard of prove that he had the invasion of Rusia long in contemplation. That the happi ness of Russia awakened his cupidity, And inclin ed him to destroy her. That he hoped by flattery to seduce the Russian people, and like an over whelming storm, penetrated into her provinces. That Europe supposed her lost ; but though on all sides pressed, nothing could terrify Russians. That after repeated defeats, he seeks safety in flight. That akjected he flies from Moscow, leaving every thing behind hint. That thous an d s of his troops d a ily fall sacrifices. That the ene my's strength is reduced to the' lowest condition. That all classes of. the State have given the most unequivocal proofSof their patriotism ; dad con chides by stating, that it the enemy does. not meet with his utter destruction, it will lead him_ properly to • estimate the Russian power and strength. The Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD left town yesterday for Woburn Abbey. Earl and Countess of TutNET left town yester day for Hoth field, Maidstone. - The Canute:B of WESTMORELAND left town yesterday, on a visit to Lord and Lady RIBBLES DALE at Taplow. The Mary, BAXTER, from , Prince Edward's Island to London; Cape Preton, BRAIN ; and Providence, LYNCH, from Cape Breton to Jersey; and Sparkler, BROWN, from Cadiz to London; were taken about the 7th inst. near Scilly,- by the Augusta privateer, of St. Maloes. The Mary was given up, and has arrived at Cork. The Cape Bre ton escaped. On Saturday, the sth inst. the Caledonia,. a transport, with troops from Portsmouth to Ca diz, was• towed into Penzance by his Majesty's brig Wizard, which vessel fell in with 'the trans port about 15 leagues off the Land's Eud, and but for the assistance rendered by his Majesty's brig, and a pilot-boat from Mount's Bay, the Ca ledonia would probably have foundered. The troops on hoard the Caledonia were for the 9th, 67th, and 87th regiments ; a part of them had been taken out .bv the Nemesis frigate, off Cape Finisterre, with directions for the transport to retarn to Falmouth. This- was probably: the troop-ship seen sonic time ago in distress by the Dawn transport. On Monday a Court Martial was held to try James Brenton, a seaman of his Majesty's ship Ro mulus, for behaving in an improper manner to wards two of the officers of thatship, whilst on duty, at Oran, in Portugal, and for drawing his knife on one of the boat's crew. The charge was proved, and he was sentented to receive 300 lashes, alongside di rent ships in the fleet, riOtTE::/ST/R.GF.t i DI:C. 9.—We coneirite try - et. telye most gratifyitt: , - intelligence from the ttwa- , arc of war. The ft - lit - Owing is the substance of the. latest IleW3 TeCOIVed sminaittn cLV33 tATTLL 811t117. A printed statement having been circulated in the room, by Mr. Waters' servant, mentioning his having discontinued to show sugar-fed cattle, at this and the last slim, only on account of being a Steward of the .Club, as lie had done at this Club's show in 1808, at those •f Lord So- Merville in 1809 and 1810, in comparative expe riments, against oil cakes and other expensive food. That the high price of hay in 1811 caused Mr. W. to recur to sugar, for economising.. this article with his working horses and oxen, and the result was so satisffictory, in the improved condition of the animals under , severe work, as to, induce the extending of the 'sys tem to carriage and saddle horses, for saving of the very dear oats of the present year ; reducing their portions of oats and of hay, and substi tuting a moderate quntity of sugar in its stead. That the results of these experiments had been so satisfactorily made out to his Royal Highness the Commander-in -Chief, that he had been pleased lately to order a considerable number of his Ma jesty's cavalry horses to be in part fed on sugar, or mollasses, under Mr. Waters's own immediate inspection ; and the hope is hehl out, that on the successful issue of this experiment, this practice may become general, and that private individuals also may be enabled to avail themselves of sugar, duty free, or nearly, when so contaminated, as not to admit of its perversion to other use.s, and yet left fully effective for the purposes of horse and cattle feeding. Mr.Witreas rose, a n d a ft er th an ki ng the com pany and drinking, their healths in return, lament ed that his Grace the President was not present to introduce the subject sof sugar-feeding with better effect than he could hope to do: Mr. W. said, that early in his practice with sugar in the cattle-stall, he had pledged himself to institute a a series of experiments on the same, in support ing horses under their usual labour; and h e hoped, that th e j ou r ney h e was now about to un dertake, to superintend with the Commissary. in Chief, al arge experiment on the substitution of a part of the rations to the cavalry horses, for a portion of sugar daily, would enable him properly to re deem that pledge., and to 'shew to the country, that sugar is no lesS necessdry to the stable than it is to the house ; and by which the country pay be relieved] from a large. importationof oats, and increase profitably its consumpti on , of sugars 'WESTMINSTER PLAY.—At the lait represents. tion of the Westminster Play, on Monday night the dormitory was crowded with fashionable cop. parry, amongst whom were, His Royal Highness the Mike of York, Bishops of London aad Cloyne ; Lords Holland, Darnley, Aston ; Sir T. Tyr whitt; Messrs. Jekyll, Osborne Markham, Philihnore, Web her, Lygon, All en , &c.&c.--The Countess of Behester, Lady Shetlield, and several other Ladies of distinction, were als present. The Gnatho of Mr. ANDREWS (son of the Dean 'of CANTERBURY} was an exquisite piece of acting, and drew down repeated plaudits. ME. PALMER, in Pharizeno, and Mr. STRANGE wAYs in Thraso, supported their•different charac ters with great spirit—the latter displayed to great advantage the empty vanity and egotism of the character. The other parts were very well performed, and the play went off with great eclat. Oa Monday evening, about nine o'clock, a per son in the garb of a sailor, went into a wine-vault in Glasshouse -street, Golden-square, and called for a glass of gin, which having drank, he search ed his pockets for a considerable time, before he produced the price of it ; there was no person in the vault but the woman who delivered him the gin ; On her taking up the money be struck . her with some kind of weapon in the forehead, which knocked her down, and caused the blood to gush from her mouth, nose, and eyes ; he then reached over the counter, and took the till out and left the place, but being perceived by a Gentleman, he was taken into custody and lodged in the watch house. At the time it was necessary he should be removed for e , :amination, he was found dead, suspended by his neckhandkercbief. The recovery of the unfortunate woman is despaired of. Within these few days past, 1149 prisoners of war have arrived at the Perth depot, making the total number lodged therc 4626 ;---900 more are expected. On Monday morning Mr. Sadler's Yard exhi bited as greAt a crowd of N'isiters, employed h inspeking the rattle, &c. as we ever remember to have seen)mlorrner occasions. At three o'clock the Members of the -Club as sembled at Freemasons' Tavern. THOMAS MEL LISH, Esq. in the Chair. When the till of Pre. miurns for next year was settled, several Gentle men were nominated tor Judges of the next show. Thomas Mellish, Esq. and John Wilson Allen, Est. were nominated as Stewards for the two en suing years, and four new Members were elect ed, viz. :- , —Thornas Caney, Esq. M. P. Thomas Page, Esq. Mr. William Smart, and Mr. William Plenty, jun. At five - o'cloek . , a largi company of the Mem bers and their friends assembled in Freemason's Hall, to an excellent' dinner, Edmund Thomas Waters, Esq. (in the abseil* of the Dud cof 13edford, from indisposition) in the Chair. Af ter the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drank, a Gentleman handed round the room laige designs and printed particulars of a scheme for improving Smithfield Martet, by placing the oxen in the centre of the space where the sheep-pens now are, and over this to have a permanent stage erected on oast iron pillars and bearers, with pens thereon for 11,000 sheep, at 'a proper height over the heads of oxen, to which the ascent would_ be by four. easy inclined ways, &c. ;. and Lord Somerville's servant distributed the particulars of his Premiums at the ensuing Spring Show, on the Ist and 2d of March. Mr.-MELLisit begged to inform the company, that Mr. Waters, their worthy Chairman, had an important communication to make -to them and the country, as to a discovery of his, that working 'horses can iu part be fed with sugar, with econo my and effect, and that he was about to superin tend a large experiment on the cavairy horses thus fed, under the auspices of the Counnander-in- Chief ; and he concluded by giving. " Edmund Tilumas Waters" -- whit three times three. NVM NeVrio' The Suevess and Freya frigates, with four s1:1 Of large transports, having French prisoners on board, from Cadiz, hound to Leith, are detained 4y contrary winds in our Roads. The harbour is extremely full of shipping, driven in by stress of weather. PLYmotrrn, DEC. 14.-- Advice 4 the Danmark man of war, from the Channel Fleet, and went up Ilamoaze this day to be re4tted. Also arrived the Union, TRENNICK, from Dartmouth, and the Par thiah brig of war from a cruize. 1. Sailed the ;,Sybille frigate, for'the Cork station ; the Fylla a lodr of war, for Guernsey; and the Sparrow brig of war, for St. Andero. Also sailed the Morning Sta.r cartel, belonging to this port, DAVIS, master, and the James car - tel , BUR, master, both for Morlaix, with n:- leased French prisoners. Weut up the Harbour to be docked, the Pyra mus frigate. Arrived his Mcgcsty's schooner ThiAle from a cruize. Conic, DEC. 7.—Yesterday wonting his M - jesty's ship Stork, Capt. C01:440N, sailed in quest of a privateer, said to be off the coast. The Virago gun brig, Lieut. PITT MAN, convoy for the Downs, is still detained by contrary winds, The Admiral's flag-ship, '!'Tent, yesteldarboist ed signals for all Arastus of vessels intending to, take convoy to the West Indies, to repair on board; for instrurtions, The Dauntless sloop of war, Capt. BARBER, ar • rived this morning from a cririze, and immediate lir hoisted convoy signal for the 'West Indies.— During the whole of the nigbt and this morning it has blown a violent gale from the 'south-east. This' morning also arrived the Protector gun brig, Lieutenant MITCHENOR, with the Nimrod transport, lust from Waterford. She continues on this station. PORTSMOUTH, Dzc. 15.--Arrived Lis Majesty's ships Impregnable and Egmont from the Downs; Spitfire and Cordelia from a cruize. FALMOUTH, Dr.c. 13.—An;ived the Economy, SUTTON, from Soutb,ampton, and a gun-brig, name unknown. The Seahorse frigate made a signal this morning for the West India fleet to unmoor, in consequence of his Majesty's ship Ramillies being hourly ex pected. They will no doubt sail in the morning. DEAL, DEC. 15.—SAiled his Majesty's ship Impregnable and Egmont to Portsmouth to refit the former had Admiral lot cg's flag, which he, shifted last evening to the Warrior. The Pomona brig, detained by the Mary prira-* teer, lost an anchor and cable this morning. The General Harris, Marquis of Ely, Margrk Camden, Charles Grant, Perseverance, consigned for Bombay a n d Chi na; an d t h e C eres, for !it. Helena, Bombay, and China ; will be dispatched at the India House, on Saturday next, and will sail early in the ensuing week, under the protec tion of the Thedalgs frigate. These ships arc a:i of the largest class, audthc five first named wdi take our troops to Bombay. The Providenc 4 . (country ship) is under orders to proceed on Sa turday from Portsmouth.for Ma'dras and Bengil, as a packet, with dispatches to those Presidences: The enemy's fleets in the Scheldt and Texel hp.vc moved up to their Winter anchorage, and the chict part of the crews (it was reported) have been withdrawn sailors as well as soldiers„ and ;parch ed to join the army in the north. R iti ,D 2 d.-131 , the iluckland, BRIDGE, arrived in four days from G o tt en burg4, , we have the pleasing satisfaction of bearing .th 3 r the French have again Ikea most signally ciefegt" l in a series of actions. The'brave Ktrrusow hes ot` feated BUONAPARTE with great loss, and aftervr4r 4 s gained another victory in a hard fought ba.ttle , of two days duration,. in which Marshal Ney Vf killed, and EUGENE BEAUUARNOIs taken prisorrcr• TWELVE THOUSAND FRENCH HA Vie LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS, and Ten Thou sand more 'mode Prisoners. Immense slaughr ter took place, and upvrards of TWO HUN' DRED PIECES of CANNON and AMMUNI TION WAGGONS have fallen into the hands 0( the Victors. The date of the above actions tend from the 11th to the 19th of November.—' The French, after spending some days in fortify' ing Sinolensko, at length gave up that idea, and the whole was mined and blown up. A short time after they were brought to action by the Russians, at some distance from that place, on the Minsk road. The Aucktand brings twenty three passengers, including Mr. DoVALS, the Mcs• senger, with dispatches, and Monsieur the Marquis MAISONFORT, attached to the Russian Legation this Court. The Diana has also arrived from Reit°laa4l, Lt brings no news.