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IMPERIAL PARLTAIIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, NVEpNBsDAY, NOVEMBER 23, This day, at twelve o'clock, a meeting, by es- Pedal adjournment, took place, and shortly after his Royal Highness the Duke of YoRK, the LORD eItiOiCELLOR, and the Earls of lI A RROWBY, WESTMORLAND, and LIVERPOOL, being robed, took their seats as the Royal Commissioners, on the bench in, front of the Throne, when Sir T. TYRWHITT, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, vas sent to order the immediate attendance of the Commons upon their Lordships. ROYAL. APPROBATION OF TaE.SPEAKER. 'The Commons accordingly made their appear "ce at the Bar, with their !newly elected Speaker, 'Air. ABBOTT, in the front, supported by Sir JOHN Ntcnot. and Mr: CAATWRIpHT When Mr. ABBOTT addressed their Lordships as follows : " MT LORDS, " His Majesty's - faithful Commons, in °be thence to the commands of, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, haVe . proceeded to exer eise their ancient and undoubted right, in elect ing a Speaker ; and I atu 'iloW to acquaint your .Lordships that their choice has fallen upon mg Al r hatevcr censiderations, my Lords', may have induced his Majesty's faithful Commons to form that choice, thty well knew that; their choice never can be final, until sanctioned by the Royal approbation : and I now, may Lords, with all hu ntility, on their behalf, present myself in this' Place, to know wheC:er it is the Itoyal pleasure that they should proceed to a fresh chotce The LORD CHANCELLOR, as organ of the Com- Inissioners, then said :—" Mr. Abbot, we, have It in commaud from his Royal 'Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, to inform you.,. that after the many . ,great and eminent proofs you / have given of abi lity and diligence in the exercise of the important *dice of Speaker, to which you have beenerepel , ;-- edly called, his Royal Highness, in the name' of his Majesty, fully approves of the choice which the House of Commons has made ; and, therefore, to acquaint you that his Royal. Highness', in the name and owbehalf of his Majesty, accordingly approves of your being its Speaker." s The SPEAKER replied,—" My Lords, Since. his Ooyal Highness the Prince Regent has been graciously pleased to appro re the choice which 1 . 4 i3 Majesty's faithful Commons have nrie.!e, I humbly submit myself to the pleasure , of his Ma jesty; and now proceed, in the name and on be half of the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; to lay claim, by humble application, to their undoubted rights of the fullest freedom of speech and of debate of fred don' from arrest, and molestation of themselves and their servants ; Of free access to the Royal pre sence whenever occasion may require ; and Ciat the most favourable construction rimy bcput upon their words and their proceedings. For myself, 1140, my Lords,. I have to claim of his •Royal Highness, that no imperfections in the discharge of Inv duty may be laid to the House of Commons, Lilt to 010 alone." To which the Lon» CHANCELLOR answered -1" Mr. Speaker—We are further commanded by his Royal Highness the Prince Ragent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to in form you, that his Royal Highness most freely grants. to his Majesty's faithful Commons all the privileges which have ever been granted to them, by his Majesty, or any of his royal predecessors. With respect to what concerns yourself, MK. speaker, you may be assured the most favourable construction will be put upon all }our words and actsons, in the discharge of that important duty which you have repeatedly chstinguiShed yuurseif by fulfilling with knowledge and integrity." The Commons then withdrew to their own House. Lord Viscount 3IELvILLE took the oaths and his s.eat. Their Lordships adjourned until three o'clock, On" the resolving of the House, several Peers were sworn and-took their seats. ' Among whom were the Duke of Montrose ; Erls of Besborough, Harlington, Ormond, Longford, Aberdeen, and Buckinghamshire. Viscounts Sydney, Hampden, and Sidinouth. The Bishops of London, Salis bury, and Hereford ; -and Lords Boringdon and Scarsdale. The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, that with reference to the cbnvenience of Noble Lords who may wish to attend to take their seats, he should to-morrow take his seat on the WOolsack at a quarter before three o'clock.— Adjourned. _ HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDN4SDAY, NOVENRER,2S. At twelve o'clock the SPEAriER took the Chair, and the House was immediately thereafter sum-' moned, by the Black Rod, to the House of Peers, to have the Royal approbation, by Commission, given to their choice of a Speaker. They accord ingly proceeded to the Home of Lords, and on their return, the Speaker acquainted the House, that the House. had been .in the House of. LOrds, where the Royal approbation had been signified -to their election of him as their Speaker, and where he had claimed for them' their accustomed privileges, freedom of speech, security• from ar resst to themselves, &e.—(See the Report of the Lords) He then went on with the routine business of swearing in the Members by counties, -which' were called over alphabetically by the Clerk.- - This form was occasionally repeated, and a con siderable number of Members sworn in before five o'clOck, when the House adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. . _ PRICE OF STOCKS YEST,ERDAY. Bank Stock,' 216 , India Bonds, es. 4s. 3s. dis. Navy 5 per Cent. 9*a South si,,, .. ,- ..tock J Irish 5 per Cent. _ Exchequer Bills, 3id. pei day, 4 per Cent. 7311 , is. 2. pr. .. 3 per Cent. Red. 57 i Ditto, 34d. per day, ss. 3s, 4s. Pz per Cent. Con. 53i 69 59ii pr. tank L. Ann. 14 15-16ths 15 Minium, India Stock, i62± 163 Cons. for 19th Jan. 59ffi ntEfcci-I PAPLRS. rAlt - Ts, Nov. 13.—His Excellency tile Minister at War has ordered from M. Charles Albert, Me chanician, Rtie du rauxbourg, St. Denis, 500 of his portable .corn-mills, intended :for the Grand Army of .the North: These mills were finished in the short spade of 31 days, and expedited by the covered waggons belonging to the Imperial Guards, the drivers of which are directed.to tra vel post. These mills are s 6 light that they may be' - ton yeyed with great facility to,any given spot ; and - they are so constructed that they may be harnessed to the back part of a piece of 'artillery. On the day they were sent off froui Paris, M.J..lbert gave, a grat fete to his workmen, and to many of the , inhabitants and toasts, were 'drank . with enthu siasm for the prosperity of the Emperor, and the glory, of. the Grand Army. • _ . he artilyclothiers of.t - he li7aUxbourgs have been also in full activity for these several weeks in pre paring suitable winter habiliments for our brave troops, which were sentoif with the same expedi tion. Thus the furs which were consumed in the fire at Moscow, will be replaced by the woollen manufactures of our-own country, and thus give life and vigour to our infant establishments. NUREMBERG, 0cr.•23.---The last . fair at CO hours closed on the 26th of September. It at tracted great numbers of manufacturers from Bo hemia, and several parts of Saxony, particularly from Chemnitz, Schleitz, Gotha, Altenburg, Er furth, Lusatia, and several cities in Franconia. — The principal objects of commerce exposed for sale were, India muslins, cloths, kerseynieres, linen, ribbons and silks, and jewellery. The result of the fair does not present an en couraging prospect with respect to wholesale pur chases. . The retail trade, lhiwever, was brisk and rapi.T. The dealers iu woollen cloth .-and India nmslins, in partieular, had great reason to be sa tisfied. The influx of stran , rers was great. They afterwards proceeded tbwards Leipsie., LIEUTZNANr GAMAGE. ..We communicated on Tuesday the particulars of the. e-..cecution of this young Officer. It ap E ►ears, that since his condemnation he had entertained no hopes of pardon, and had.. taken so• little suste nancCas pearly to starve himself. The following is. his speech upon his trial : DEFENCE. " mr. president, and Gentlemen of this !lon. Court, " It is with the utmost poignancy of feeling, with the deepest bitterness and regret, that I ap dy'lr liefore you in my present awtul and unfortu nate situation. To tl:c wretch hardened in Crimes, and grow!f: yin the pursuits of villany, the recollection *of having actually deprived a fellow creature of existence, the divine gift of the Crea- tor must ever crowd his imagination with a load of the mostinfolerable ideas. • " How then can any power of language ex press the multiplied pains of my situation, the pangs of remor - se which swell in my bosom with the most heart-rending sensations on the remem brance of•the past, though an unpremeditated and deeply-lamented act, which has led to this inves tigation.? Ah, God, could years of banishinent and pain atone for the mania of a moment ; could tears of blood, or sobi of acutest grief recal the flighted spirits-- 7 -the scorpion's sting, which now rankles in ins , bosom, might be removed,' and the fever of a young man be succeeded by peace of mind and the sweetness of content : but alas ! what human power . can rekindle the vital spark or illuminate the faded eye ? The flood of afflic tion and the humane tear are in vain ; they rend my soul, hot yield no consolation to its wound. Thus; •though impressed with the deepest' contrition, •rny imagination recoils with horror and indignation at the shocking imputation of murder. Though the unfortunate man Aid indeed fall by my-hand, the violent mutinous tenour of his conduct, heightened by the mint aggravated eircdnistances to me, his Commanding Officer, in the act Of carrying • on the duties of my situation, worked me a piarenzy of passion, in the tempeSt of which he fell a sad victim of his own consum mate obstinacy. Of a very different nature from the whirlwind of rage by which he was swept from among men, is the prepense malice of. the deli berate and insidious murderer. " God Alrnig:ty knows my heart bleeds at the recital, hut it is a duty I owe to myself, and to the world, to draw your attention to my situation as a First Lieutenant, and the consequent provo cation; and I fondly hope-this Honourable Court will accompany me in my feelings as an officer, and as a man.—A complaint had been made to me by the carpenter of the ship, of the deceased, who had conducted himself in the most riotous and disorderly manner to•the said person : weighing the circumstances, I, with a lenity natural to me, and which trust I shall prove to have ever been my character from high evidence, ordered him a slight punishment, too trifling in its nature, and not -unbecoming his situation as a soldier, merely to walk the quarter-deck• with a musket in his hand, and to which I was induced by a preposses sion in his favour, and a wish to preserve him frinn condign punishment, which must have been the consequence if the regular steps had hcen taken, when, with insufferable contempt, better expressed fly the carriage and denture counte '• mance and eye than by language, he impertinently refused to submit ; I again and again commanded farther compliance, the same provocation was re • newed ; I flew to my weapon, and here, before God and my country, I most solemnly disclaim any intention to endnger the life of the deceased, and declare I meant simply to intimidate, and thereby force obedience to my orders. . Acting on this principle, I several times struck the musket 'which the deceased held in his hand, and desired him to walk about—this seemingly had the de sired elfect—he shouldered arms, and my sword was returned to its scabbard. But in the very same moment, my soul-still glowing - with indig nation at his outrageous audacity of. air and as pect, he again refused compliance, and dared me to the fatal act.- 'The imposing attitude of the man, the fierce arrangement of his features, his high ingratitude and disdain working on my iina.- gination, already infuriated by irritated exaspera tion, that like a flash of lightning crossed my train, rcatoit fotsoOl f t its seat, raging madness. usurped the sway, and my s*ord, obeying its hur ried mandateq, was passed into his body. " ! cruel ! most ci'vr,'l fo.Voril! 'which at once plunged him into eternity—to appear unpre p%7ed before' his God—and me into the deepest gloom of misery and remorse. I trust Ido not exhaust the indulgence of this•Honourable Court with a repetition of my regretswhar bosom can deny the sigh, or what eye the tear, when charged with the death of a fellow creature, Under any cir eunistances.xyliatever ? The full heart feels relief on the heaiing forth of its sorrows ; and though no pencil can pourtray the anguish which preys upon my mind at this moment, yet I feel some consolation in thinking that this; man was former ly the object of my lenity—ivben, from Motives of compassion, .and the just sense I entertained of ; his profeSsional abilities, I had shielded him from punishment, tho Ugh implicated with the serjous charge of mutinity. From this circumstance, I hope it will appear to this Honourable Court, that there was no premeditated Malice against this unhappy victim of my misguided passion—and that a moment's cool reflection would haVe rather induced me to stretch forth that arm for his pre servation instead of his destruction 1 cannot look back on the unhappy event without suffering the most, painful sensations, not only as respects the deed itself, but also as retards a sort of unhappy destiny, and not as. casual,oc currence. , God forbid that I should for a moment dare to arraign, or even to call in question, - the justice of an everlasting Providence ; but if ever latc.preponderated the action of an individual, or hurried hith to. a,crisis, some unknown power, xvi,_ll cruel and desperate sway, tyrannised on that lament:d day over the atlections of my heart, and dashed its calm placidity with the tumultuous waves of violence and rage. . " I must claim the indulgence of this Honogr able Court for occupying so much of its valuable time, if I have deviated from the subject before them ; but when they recollect the very critical situation in which I am placed,' I hope they will be ready to pity and forgive the wanderings of the mind. I shall beg leave to call the attention of the Couit to the testimonies I shall advance to prove the general calmness and indulgence of my temper towards every one in puh;ic and in private. I have more particularly at this time to lament the death, of My much-respected` friend and Common-, der, Captain Rushbroolte, as also the absence of Admiral Dixon from this country ; but yet I trust I shall still be,able, from the testimony of Cap tains Trollo-pe and Brainier, and anoth'er the Court ? and of many of my messmates and brother Officers—and what Must tend still more to convince this Honourable Court of the extent of my clemency as it respects my conduct to those 'placed under my command, together with my other depositions, the leading men ;of the Gron are also ready to hear testnnony. I trust the warm and artless efinsions of their manly and un sophisticated hearts will sufficiently convince this Honourable Court of the repugnance of my na ture to the act; and that not hing but the irritating conduct oldie d:ceased could have made ine out step the boun'ls of reason and justice. A seeming obedience returned the blade un polluted to its sheath, when an unexpected o'c currence of the Offence, under aggravated eiremn= stances, overwhelmed at once my discretion and my judgment, and drove meon to commit the hor rid deed with which I stand arraigned at the bar of this Honourable Court. When I turn my thoughts towards the melancholy catastrophe, the retrospect is agonizing in the e"xtreme ; but I look forward to whatever may be the result of this .Court Martial, with becoming deference and re ; signation, which can only proceed from a con science awakened to its .guilt, and assisted by the Divine Power. I feel supported by the confidence of ever having acted on huniane and hOnourable principles. I know. myself incapable of commit ting an ill action, and am horror-struck at the magnitude ofthis. • ," I trust there is not a spectator in this Court, whO does not believe these emotions to be the genaine inmates of My breast—if there be any 'amongst them of a contrary opinion, I address them in the language of the Apdstle, Would to God you Were ail together such as I am, except these bonds.' " Mr. President and Gentlemen of this Honour able Court, in your hands I place my honour and my existence, the hopes and fears of my family, and all that is valuable to the Officer, the Gen tleman, and the man, fully sensible they can be no where so safely confided as, to the breasts of, those of my own profession, the pride and boast of my country, and the terror of its foes. I have proved before you, as before my God,, the else of my unfortunate situation, and ,whilst you decide on my future destiny, I earnestly entreat you to remember, That earthly power doth then show likest God's, when imk•cy seasons justice.' " Letters received by the last mail mention, that Sir Robert Wilson was present at the interview which took place before the retreat from 'Moscow, between Kutusow and Lauriston. From the effu sion of bile which accompanied the mention of this officer's name in the late bulletins, we sus pected there was some latent cause for thiS display of rancour. On the unsuccessful issue of the Am bassador's mission, Buonaparte, perhaps, in his heart, attributed to the presence of Sir Robert Wilson an effect more mischievous to his interests than he was willing to acknowledge in the en gineer of balloons." . Sir Robert will continue, we dare say," to be recognized in all_characters ex cept in that of the Egyptian historian : but the Corsican will not deem it advisable, at this mo ment, to-remind his army of the events of . that campaign ; by adverting to any circumstance teat might recall it to their recollection. We are concerned to hear an accident, that had .nearly proved fatal, happened to Lady Go ventry. A few days ago, as her Ladyship was de scending the steps from her door in Piccadilly to the carriage, her foot unfortunately slipped; and she received a severe blow on ,the temple, which. excited the most serious apprehensions for her safety. By the immediate and skilful atten tion of • two professional Gentlemen who were passing at the moment, we are' happy to learn that her Ladyship sustained no material injury be yond very severe bruises. • JrNtrus. (CAtinn6d . from Mondky.) 'We have given the first letter 6r the prirafe correspontfende of this eclair:Art' writer ptid WILKES, r.s submitted t.-4-) the public by Me. Woopv.kr.r., in his recent valuable and interesting edition of: the works. of , :itisms. The following is the Second letter - tif tl.is correspondence. TO /01-IN NVILKES, F,sA. Loudr: 7th 1771. 1 „ As ?otter, Sit, has no relatifin to the subject of my last. the motives upon which-yon may hav rejected one of my opinions, ought riot to influ ence your judgment of enother. I am not .very sanguine in my erp-ectations o persuading, nor do I think myself entitled tolquarrel with any molt for not following my advice ; yet this, I believe, is a 'species elf injustice you have often expericnced from your friends. From you, Sr,,i I expect iit return, that you will not remember Low unsuccess fußv I have recommended one measure to yoin. consideration, lest you should think yourself bound to as ert your consistency, awl, in the true spirit - of persecution, to miss time same sentence in differently 'Ton all my opinions. Forgive this le vity, and now to business. A man, %vile) honestly eutzumes in a public cause;- Must prepare himself forevents which will at once demand his utmost patience, and rouse his warm est indignation. I feel myself this moment in the very Situation I describe ; yet front the common enemy I expect nothing but hostilities against the people. It 13 the conduct ' ' of our friends that sur =wises and :Afflicts me. I cannot but resent the injury clone to the common cause by the assembly at the London Tavern, nor can I conceal from you my own particular disappointment. They, had it in their power to perform a real, effectual servica to the nation ; and we expected from them proof', A1.:4 only of their zeal, but of their judg ment,Whereas the measure tiey have adopted is so shamefully injudicious, with regard to its de dared object, that, in my opinion, it will, and reasonably,.. ought, to make their zeal very gneS tionable with the 'people they mean to serve.--.. When I see a measure, excellent in'itself, and not absolutely unattainable,' either not made the prin cipal ohiixt, or extravagantly loaded with condi tions palpably absurd or impracticable, I cannot ensile satisfy myself that the man who proposes it is quite so sincere as he pretends to be. You at least, Mr. Wilkes, 'should have shewn more tem- per and prudence, and a better knowledge of nr , nkind. No personal respects whatsoever should have persuaded you to concur in thcie ridiculous resolutions. But my own zeal, I perceive, betravi me : I will endeavour to keep a better guard upon my temper, and apply to your judgment in the most cautious and measure 1 language. I object, in the firct place, to the bulk, and much mare to the style of' your resolutions of the 23d of July ; thongli some part of the prelmble is a: pointed as I could wilt. You talk o f your selves with too much authority and 'importance. By assuming this false pomp and air of conse quence, you either give :_reneral dicgust, or, what is infinittiv more &ligeions, you - expose your selves to be laughed at. The English are a fasti- dioUs people, and will not submit to be talked to WO) a tone, by 3 set of private gentlemen, of whom they know nothng, but that they etil themselves Suppo'•ters of the Bill of Rights. There arc questions which, in good policy, -1-rm should never provoke the people in general to :;!'% them selves. At the same time, Sir, I am fir from meaning to undervalue the institution. On the contrary, I think the plan was admirable ; that it has already. been of signal service to the public, and may be of much greater ; and I do most ear nestly wish that you would consider of and pro mote a plan for forming constitutional clubs all through the kingdom. A measure of this kind would alarm Government more, and be of more essential service in the cause, than any thing that can be done relative to new-modelling the House of Commons. Yow see then, that my objections are directed to the particular measure, not to the genet al institution. In the consideration of this measure, my first . objectiOn goes to the declared purpose of the reso lutions, in the terms and mode in which you have descr bed it, Viz. the extermination of corruption.— 'in my opinion, you grasp at the impossible, and lase the really attainable. Without plaguing you or myself with a logical argument upon a specula tive question, I willingly appeal to your own can dour and judgment. Can any man in his -senses affirm, that, as things are now circumstanced in this country, it possible to exterminate corrup tion ? Do you seriously think it possible to carry through . both houses such a place bill as you de scribe in the fifth article; or, supposing it carr:ed, that it would nut be evaded ? When you talk of contracts and lottery tiA t ets, do you think tha any human can really prevent their being dis tributed and.accepted, or do you only intend to mortify Towushend and Harley ? Iti short, Sir, would you, bona fide, and as a man of honour, give it for ,your expectation and opinion, that there is a single eounty or borough in the king doni that will form tl!e declaration recommended to them in these resolution's, and enforce it upon the candidates ? For myself; I will tell you f eels not what I think, but what I knew ; the resolu tions are either totally neglected in the country, or, it read, are latOied at, and by people wh mean as well to the cause as any of us. Mathed ‘7 :Mr 14es, " iteceived in Piincs's-Court, Saturcay, Sept.'7, 1771. A-few days since, a woman of rather respectable appearance, introduced herself to an elderly Lady at Newbury, as being perfectly acquainted with 'her relations in a distant county. Happy to hear of her friends, and pleased with the stranger's con versation, she invited her to spend the evening :and take a bed filet e. After she had retired, it occurred to the old ratty that she saw something more than feminine in theappearance of her guest. She communicated her suspicions to her neigh bour, who was a constable. They consequently rep:tired to the chamber, and on their entering the apartment, the guest suddenly rushed down the stairs and escaped. On looking, round the room they found a raior open on the table, and bundle, containing a few articles ct apparel and a pistol 1 II I 1 I ~I