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J.MPERLI L PAR HOUSE OF PEERS. FRIDAY, JUNE 17. Twit various Bills before the House were forwarded in 'their respedive sta t .;es. The Militia Transfer Bill anii-Bast India Shipping. Bill, were brought up from the Commoras by Mr. ALLx A NDLS. tndothers, and severally read a - first time. Lord PELKAM presented a Message from the KING, lar to that bioueht down to the "Cenimons, and to AA hich we tefer. The Noble Secretary of State forthwith moved a Cor responding Addiess to H r s MAILSTY, on the'oceasion of His !most Gracious Message. He : prefaced the Motion with little' iliQtse than ex prehsinA his confidence, that it would meet the unanimous 'support ..nd approbation of their Lordships "rho Question W4S then put, and the Address was voted nem.. CLERGY RESIDENCE BILL. Their Lordships then, pursuant to the Order of the Day, resolved into a Committee upon this Bill, Lord WA Ls trio. ziAm in the Chair. - A eonSiderable progress Was made by the Committee in the Hill ; several Clauses s,vere• amended t and some alterations .made in others. A diviSion ensued with resp.:a to a prop. 4tgLornission'uf the whole, or principal part of one of . the . Cia*s."-Contents i—Nort-Contents 24. On the. suggestion of .Lord AuCicl,Atin, in which. ho.was stipnp'. - ted hv Ate ,LOR ell A Nell, tti. and the Lit I! Pof the Committee adjourned the further" discussion t.i. - ; and the House resuming, the Chairman report .)rogress, after whiciti the COMIMMet were directed to•sit again to-morrow. —Adjourned ifine HOUSE OF COMMONS. I.IUUAY, JUNE 17. 1": 6 -ry bath Bill was reaa. third time and pass;: , i. MA 1..: tit..)ved the tht: w‘c;al Reports N‘l, , eh ha I been pre:a:met! to the flousJ respe;Aing the Cod TrAie, should he relerred to the Conirrittee 'on the Cceal Matk,:t Riff. --Oril reel. The Scotch Militia was read a second ti:tie. SIIERIDAN said, he took that orPot of asking whether it was in contemplation to milce any• provision for the wives and families of Irish soldiers ? . When a regiment was recruited in ire I,md, .and_,Camc over to England, their wives and families were left to starve. •If they . followe4.l their husbandA to England, said theregimeeit was ordered upon foreign service, their fatitilies were left with. oolr any, relief, or,ihe utmost atilt wits door for them was to give the'm a' guinea to pay their passage home, as it, waif called, to Ireland. But in fad they had.no home, for there were no Poor . Laws subsisting in Ireland. He hoped therefore sOme. thing would be done upon the subjea. Mr, .eILEXAN DE 4 1 : , Jai d, he uoderstoGa it was in contemplation to 'adopt some measure tiplsn the subjeel, bit it would be attended with great diffi culty, 4. there was no l'egtilar system for the main teila,,ce of t-he Poor in Ireland. Lord 114wansauiti . brought up a Message from His Majesty„ which was as follows : . GEORGE R. His MAJ IST Y thinks it right to inform the House of coonnons, that from an anxious desire to prevent the . calami-, ties of War being extended to the l3atavian Republic, he communicated to that Government his disposition to resped their Neutrality, provided that a similar disposition .was manifested on the part of the Frenel;COvernment, and that the French forces were forthwith withdrawn frotn the terra. tories of the Batavia') PropoS'ition not hay. ing been. admitted: by the Government -of France, and measures having hen recentiy.ta!Len by them, in (flied vio lation or the Independence of the liatavian Rerniblic, lii i. MAi Err v, judged irexpedient to direct his. Minister to leave the Hague; and he has since given orders, that Lefters of Mar l ue and Geberal Repti;ais should - be issued against the flatavian Republic and it's 5110k:cis. firs Mkjerry haS at all times manifested thevicepestand most t rely interest for the prosperity and independence of the United Provinces. Ile has recourse to these proceedings with the most sincere regret, but the conduct of t ;lc French Government has lett him tin alternative; and in adopting these measures' he is actuated by a sense of what is due to his o w,n dighity, • ani t o the secnriky and essential interests Of his Dominiens,, ;, • C. K. LortUlAwkesavav moved, " That an humble At!drillbe presentee to tlis Whijesty, to return liirti the Thanks of ,that flouse for big most gracious IVlessa. 6 ey';' which-.afforded a fresh. proof of s , Alcitudc tor .the Surport of the essentialof his he , plc.''—Agreed i to Diem. and (mkt, w be prescoted by such Members as were of the Privy Council. The'Customs Consolidation Bill was read a third time and passed. The CRANCELI.O,R of the I.:Act-trope - a moved the Order of thi . Day for going into a Committee of Supply.—The House-having resolved itself into the said Committee, • The CHANCELIJOR of the EAtHEQUE fi said, that the sums for which he was a b out to move were tither such as were voted every Sessi,n of Parliament, or such as hiid already been stated to the House ; he would not t therefore enter into .any detail rupon the subje4l, but should be re.idy to give any exulanation that might be required. He then moved that the following sums be granted to His Majesty. ,}Soot. for Printing the lournals and Index. 144691 for the Pitt-eh:ie..; of certain Buildings fot thesaccom— modation of the two liouus of Parliament. 877'11. for dotraying the exponce of the Works at the Record Office, &c. Alec. 21,42;41. for defraying the ex pence of the W or t for the ac. o .,ininoctattori of thc two Musa of Parliament, the Speak er's House, fin , 'Secret Service Money. 340,0001. to satisfy Amdrican Claims. Mr. JOHNSTONB wished to 'know whether t h at would be the tubule sum that would be twcessaty. r. - 1:11e t...}IANCRLGOR of the .EXC HEQUER replied i the *leg:lmre. for Military Rmida in North riritain. iciireutrsc the Eaht Lnctil Complity for expo. tittod put tik the Itast Indies last War. Mr. JUIINSTpN P. wi4hed to abk the same cluestion he had "asked before, viz. hether !hi t ; wag th e whole sum that would be neces'cary ? 74 CHANCELLOR ajth; 4XCHEOUER said , that the expences incurred by the East India Company last-War for Expeditions were very considerable, This was about the amount of the sum - now made out, in“ he apprehended that next Session he should have to make another application on the subjea, Sar Army Extraordinaries. There were keveral other Resolutions for sums usually granted every Session of Parliament, whieli were Precut to. lkdl% that '600,0001. be granted fur the Army ExtraordT.oaries, and so,oool t,r'the Civil COntingencies of Ireland.--. Agreed The Report was. ode to be' rmived to7mor 10Wt .1 tie Order of the Day being read for going 'into' a Committee on the Additional Customs Bill, • General G AISCOY NE J . aid, he was aware of the great exertions that must necessarily be made, and 'he was sure that the Mercantile part of The Commit. nity would willingly bear their share, but he con. tended that those csuncerned in the West India Trade were not' only not able • to pay the new Duties, but not even the old ones'. At one period of the last War, . the West. India 'Trade was certainly very writable ; but that was' far from bell's; the cast now. He thought it w- old have been but fair in Ministers, when they were proposing theie Duties, to have told Commercial People that all the Ports of Europe were shut against them. He did not mean to oppose these Duties ; he did not wish for exemption or for diminution, he only wished for suspEnsion' until they knew that some of the Ports on the Continent were open to them. He again teecated, did not ask • for exemption, but he hoped Ministers would not ruin a Trade of such tnagnitude as this; he hoped they would not persist in enforcing new Duties before they knew. whether they could bear the Duties which were already imposed. IThe Cili.N . C'Ett.ov. of the Excfletautot had argued upon a lbrn•sr occasion, that the trade could have borne these, duties last War, and therefore it could hear them now ; but in the last War, Hamburgh, Bremen, &c.' were not shut up against us—he did not blame . Ministers fur their being shut against us now, but he blamed them for not communicating that circatustanee to the House when they were fro. posing theae Resolutions, The Hon. Member pur_ . sued these arguments at some length, and concluded with moving, • that it be an Instruetion to the Corn_ • mictee to insert a Clause, giving a power to His Majesty iwCouncil to suspend, these duties if he should think proper. • The Si EAK E R said, that this Motion was un. necessary, because the Committee possessed that power...without any Instralion being, voted, and if it was unnecessary k was irregular. A shore conversation ensued on the point of form, after which the Howe went into a Conunittee, and General GASCOYNX proposed a Clause to • the aboye effed. Mr. PeLkS/TTART said, he totally differed. from the Hon. Gentleman, lie was by no means of opinion, that the Sugar Trade could not bear these • duties ; the price had been a great deal dearer than it would now be,• even with these additional duties, and yet the consumption had increased, so that with regard to the home-consumption, he entertained no apprehensions of its 'being diminished, With re gard to the Export .Trade, the Continent must . either be supplied from GM; Britain, or from the Powers• at'War with her ; now, as it was not *very ' probable that 1~ ranee or Holland would be able to port much froM their Colonies, it followed that the Continent must he supplied' by Great Britain.— ' With resped to the Porta being shut against us, we were not shut out from any Port from which we were not excluded last War. At the latter part of time last. War we were excluded from ,Hamburgh, and our Exports were greater that year than iii any former year. The Hon. Gentleman had'stated that Government knew that .the Ports were shut against us, atidliad not communicated that information to the house when they, proposed the Duties; he really did not think Government had'any information that would have been iMpottant to communicate, or if • they had any private intelligence, he left it to the House whether they ought to communicate Ge!rierai TAR L ETON spoke in very high terms of the prosperity of Liverpool, and said, if the Merchants of that town were left to themselves they would take care of their tiivn interests, and do what. was just to their Country. Central • (.; eISCOIr NE said he understood his . Hon. Colleague was going to leaVe his Constituents to themselves by accepting a Commaad in Ireland ; perhaps be thought they would do better if they • were left . entirely to themselves, but he (Gen, G4s.• c . ortretenterraineika different opinion,. and- should certainly upOn . all occasions oppose every - measure he ~thOught injurious to their interests. The • 01.4 NC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER _ it was • pretty extraordinary for the Hon, General to assume, from the silence of Ministers, that all the Ports were shut against us, and that no accommbalation whatever was to be afforded. He' betievtd it would be difficult, either for ingenuity or power, however hostilely direfled towards the interest of this Country, to exclude from' the Foreign market that article which was. the aubjea of duty. now before the Committee for its consideration. The price of Sugar last War had been as' high as sixty.ive shillings, and yet dOring that time the consumption of the article had considerably in. created.-- Previous to the canimencernent of Hasa lilies tie price. was ftirty.five shillings,''and since the commencement of Hostilities it had 'risen front thirty-three to forty-seven shillings, during which time the consumption had increased, and so it had been when at the highest, as he lied already stated; anti this was a decisive proof that the state of the trade hast not been deteriorated since the cm- Mencement of . Hostilities, Now. he proposed to make an addition of four shillings to the hundred Weight, and on this additional duty the Hon. Gen ticm:tri complained, although he admitted that his Constituents were now in a better condition than they had been six' months Ago. Now, with the circumstance proved, that •the higher price h a d not diminished the consumption in the - Country—:_with the circumstance of the drawback, and an absolute certainty of our having a monopolfbi the Market, he had no apprehension either that West India, Oi any other property belonging to this COuntry, would 4e injured by thii duty. The opinion -of the most intelligent men he had conversed with upon the suhjeet, and they were persons of the greatest .experience and of the highest charader for judg. • menr, ,was., -that irutead of four shillings, he m i g h t with perfeel safety to the Trade have o v c cl n a fi t ou thatrtstx shilling s; sp u n whi c h groun d he was no reasonable man would think that this duty Wou ld diminish;' the consumption of this article. H av i ng said this, he begged leave to add one . word 'upon another subjetl. The Hon, .Genual opposite Cu hint (General GASCOYNI) had referred to the ab. wrce of his lion. Colleague (General TARL ETON), who' wits expeded, if the War-continued t , io serve his 'Country elsewhere than in that House.- He Wil;hed it to be understood, if his Hon. Friend : (General TAR LETOI4) 'did not always appear in the gouse to discharge his duty•as a Member of Pae liament, he would be discharging his other duties, and he had no doubt'would discharge - them - in such a manner as that the Inhabitants of Liverpool would tee) he was performing his duty to them when he was performing his duty to his Sovereign and to his Country, and which he 'had no doubt his Hon. Friend would discharge in a manner that would be highly honourable to himself s and of great advan tage to the Public. General GASCOYNE said, he required only that a power should be lodged sornewhere, to dis pence, under given ,circumstances, with this regular lion upon the subjea of the EXporting Trade. As to his Um. Colleague, he meant to say that the Country was likely to benefit from his Military capacity as. much as by his attendance in that House. ; by- which he really meant no more than to pay a tribute of respect to the Military charatler of l.is Hon. Colleague,:. and. that he could not by his at. tendance in the House render his . Country more ser.; vice than he could do in the field. Genered T4IKLETON said, that what he had stated was, that he had received no instructions from his Constituents upon the vote he was to give. With regard to his professional duty calling him, hence, l►e apprehended that upon such an.emer. gency his Constituents would excuse it, nor was such a thing,to be avoided, unless it was to be laid down as a rule, that persons of a Military Pio. fecsion should be excluded from the House. He ex- pressed a great feeling of 'desire to be employed in the service of his Country in the hour of its peril. The CH,INCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that there was a claube in the Bill now under. ,cnnsideratiOn, empowering the Legislature to vary, alter, or amend the Ad in the present Ses. sion, and therefore, if such •a power should be Wanted, as that proposed by the Hon. Gentleman, Parliament'thight give it, and that would be a con. stitutional mode, whereas, the mode proposed by the lion. Gentleman was ohjeaionable, upon Con stitutional principles, that of giving to the King in ColincirPower over an Aft of Parliament, su as to suspend 'its provisions. General CASCOY NE. contended that Govern. ment had done the very thing without an ita of Parliament which Ministers were now stating to.be unconstitutional, and that while Parliament was sitting, and did not until four months afterwards call for an Mt of Indemnity. _ _ Mr. V ANSITTART stated a material distinflion between that case and the present; in that case they were compelled by necessity ; here they were called upon to agree to a power which was uncon. stitutiunal, Velure any case existed to spew the necessity of it. Mr. .8 41 L LIE expressed a wish to assent at once to the present measure, fur if it was not made'.l subjea of Taxation, it would be so next year. Sir fr. PULTENEY said, if all ports were aaually shut against us, Sugars must fall in price; but if ports were open, there could be no objedion to this duty. Mr. BAR HAM and Str WM. You !lc entered at considerable length iuto the circa which this measure might have on West India property, in the event of our Trade being stopt by the shutting of the ports against us. Mr. DENT thought the subjeft deserving great consideration. The • CHANCELLOR of she EXCHEQUER professed to have in view nothing injurious to the West India Planters, who were most unquestionalsly, a perfettly respetaable body, nor had we the least reason for apprehending any such danger. After a good deal of further conversation, in which Mr. BAtiliAg, Sir •Wid..PULTNEY Mr. 14)HNSTONi, Mr. VANSITTAILT, Sir - \ V . YOUNG, r. BA.ILLte, and General GAscoyrie took parr, the motion of General Gii.scoYNE Was Withdrawn, and the Bill pied the committee,. _ The House having resumed, the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Mr. HI try A out 74 orom brought up a Bill for makin al lowance in certain trues to Sith.drern ()Meru of Militia of Great Britain, while disembodied. Read a brat, and ordered to be read a sciond time to-morrow. _ Sir.W. l'ut.ruNne , brousht up a Bill forgrantinq to His Majesty 20;000!. for bitilding Bridges ter. i n the Hiollands at Scotland. Read a first time, and or dered to be read a second . tittle on Monday next. " Mr. Co it le brought up the Bill to indemnity persons who have omitted to gnalify themselves in Ireland, acconting to Lavi. "Lad first, and ordered to be read second timelo mo-row. _ _ . iktilried to Tuesday further consideration of Report on fidiiitia Pay Bill. Mr. VANaIT t A KT brought up a Bill for granting to His 'Majesty Contributions on Profits, on Property, see.- and Othces therein described. Read alitst, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. ALEXANDEit brought up a Report for the further supplying, M.aristers and Seamen in time of War„., in His. M ajesty's Ships, and on beard Merchants Ships, Under certain Regulations, and Ainetlments. • Read, agreed to; and Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, it then engrossed. Mr. Po Ls CAREW 'brought up the Report of the Irish Parish Churches Bill—Amendments rend and agreetl to— Bill to be printed and read a third time on Tuesday next, it then engrossed. -A Motion was made by an Hondurahle Member, whose name we did not hear, " 1 bat there be laid before the House an account of the, total number of British and Foreign Ships, and Tonnage 'thereof respectively ' entered inwards into the Port Of Bristol fqr taal, Ike." "Ah account of the Goods impo!ted into the same Port for 1799, zgeo, and filet, ells tingutshing each year, Sze."—Ortleren. Mr. WICKHAM brought op a Bill for transferring to the Royal, Navy Seamen serving, in the Militia hi Ireland. Read itirsi—ortiLreilielie real on Nloriday next. Mr, WIcK tins; moved for "leave tp bring in a Bill.to pre- Vent unlawful Combinations of WOrkinen, Artificers, Jour neymen and Labourers, in Ireland, and for 'other purposes relating therein.—Otdered. • The Weavers' Bill was read a seemed time, on the motion of Mr. Rosa;—Hearing Counsel postponed. Corn Regulation Bill read a seconu time—committed to a Committee of the whole House to-morrow. At Half past Sam the House adjourned. PRICE OP TOCK.S . , .DAY. ViSTZ Rank Stark 146 y 6i India Steck shut N.tvy-4 pet Lent, shut India bonds s. prem. 4 pert-cm $797, 911 i I. s..iteq. ; tits S. s. ths. Irish; per Cent. Ommum ttl 4 2 2.i dis. {eel Cent. Con. 71ff 20 inmer . 3 latt t..titt. Si} ; per Cent. Red. 46,tiii Ditto Ann. 3 per C. Cott. shut Bank fur July Acc. hank 1. Ann. Iftii Lusts. Jot 0 pul. s7i hi $ 71 THIS DAY AT I CQn , S9I3 . * a Sit wtLvc o'cLocic. 01 . 114141 u . . , 2 disC. MAILS. Aarivilh - I French o 01 ° Hamburgit r T•H E SUN. . • •OLSLI 1101S,DIC111111 VALSUI4 AUDIAT r • LONDON, JUNE 18, 1803. - A. MESSAGE was yesterday delivered to the two Houses' of Parliament from rs M A j ES TY, AC* quainting them that 14-ctters of Ma:gut and Re. prisal were issued against the.Batavian Repu.ble. We yesterday stopped the Piess to state the ar rival of a liar:burgh Mail, the oldest that was due. : An article in the Hambargh Correspcvdertun of i t 2 stli, states the arrival of French Adjutant Bsito4 in that place from Hanover, with Dispatches from General MoRTI e a to th e French Envoy RSltin A R PI the contents of which are stated . to be sotisfaaotY With respell to that City. • Private Letters, however, of the loth , stateil to stave, been received by a Mercantile House in the City, assert 'that the French had aauslly enter ed it. This we fear is the more probable suppositions and we are led to believe it to be the opinion Pr °ll Government, as the last six Hamburgh this Country are still detained at Yarmouth.. WE , yesterday mentioned the fad of RH'isial,lavi"g ccme forward to mediate between this Country We ranee. The Negotiation is carried on, as F have stated, through the medium of Count Wol' u. zew here, and M. MAILOoFf, the Russian Minister at Paris. We have no idea that - such a Negotil ti ' 3 can'lead to Peace - between the two COuntrics, following Letter from Paris will be found ing, as conveying some important information un • th"ISFSICkn it the Northern Powers Path, yuvr 13, 113 * Last Saturday, after the arrival of a Laurier, the Fr" : sian Ambassador called upon Count do hinscorfs they both together waited upon TALLY. it A NDi V 4111) 3f s ‘ , l bt.me conversation s , desired them to =Company t tali Cloud. On their return, he invited the Swctlisli anal ay Ministerstu iris Office, where they remained until lt° uipf; - Vihen - se4cial Condos were expedited fur Or: of Europe. The particulars of these conferences known, but it is said, they referred ta. a pr o P os °l I :7 °c / to renew the former Northern Vollitioni , h''t fit • acCut. 'frig Eurtaoll OrktvsSl has r efused thtioiivri slots, to make the Duke of MEegt.sivausten, the 0 104 ' ao Brother-in-Lawolte Ex..ae TOK of 1I:0:4 0 v a, wita The general opinion, that Negbtlati °ns34°"t A 1 7 a ir Rut. England are con tin ued here thrutigh the ino4oll 9. air arrivaland the departure cif severa l daily conferences between him a nd TA.I3.EY RAND, • sian Ainbasiador, causes the st eadiness of out Fu nds; / a nd the s lamb rather confirm this supposition. . ° C Wit this Morning received the 'ar il the ith inst. Tl:e Me, titer of.that date contain an Ordonnance of the KING of DB/4MARK, for the ation C o uriers •n,, ,t anti fromln . regulation of the 'Trading Vessels of th at N during the present - War, of whic h the following is an Abslrad : . COPENIIAU EN, MAY Royal Ordonnance for regulating the conduit; and fixing the Duties of the M erchants and Sc °I: hi' Scares, in time of War between other IVlagis time POWtt'S : tticlt this Ordonnance, consisting of Eighteen Articles, War,... 1 1% , u5t Vessels going "to Foreign Ports which are N', 1" 1 " 1 be. provided with Royal Passpt,:is, out ° tilt ; te 'Wert. Irligeliaisports to be graiit.:d 001 f t o Danish Subjects, and after they hive Made oath before the proper Magistrates, that there is not on beard 6 "; 1 1 Vcssel any Contraband of War. No Subjea Of e gith e i of the Powers at War can be the Captain of 4 ve4' n ' y having such Royal Passport. Before the de.ntrtor e 0f • Such Vessel, oath Shall be made by the Cap tain or L"T‘.n.; that nothing has been done which can draw with nt the abuse of such Passport. No Stibrit of either 01 Powers at War can hold any Office on board such Ye s %. Half the Crew of such Vessel to be Danish Subjects. 6". Royal Passport and Other Papers to be always 3:1 such Vessel. No Stich Vessel to liave on board "1`).; set of Papers,- or to sail' . under a Foreign Flag. Ti le I° r,, Passport to be only available for one voyage. The follo‘vall° Articles shall be deemed * Contraband of Wa r, wniQII ahere not allowed to be transported in Neutral VesselS t 0 1- Akits uteither of the Belligerent Pow er s , namelYr Cjl h n : '` non, Mortars, Arai, of every species, Pi st ols, 101/l it — ' Grenades, Bnllets, ;Balls, Muskets, Flints, M atcli, Powder, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Cu i rasses , Pikes, S‘v °r ` i ' Belts, Knapsacks, lOidlei and Saddles, excepting soon shall be necessary for the.O:ience of the Vessel All V i ' livo , engagements with Foveign Powers , re s p eain g the trmlie' of any articles, to remain in full force. There arc very Icing and distinainstralioC nt tc: the Captains of Ships thsfare destined for N. Ports with articles which ar c called ContrAband 0 ar ; anti all *Captains of Ships are s t rittly fodden W to enter any Port which is' Blockaded by rbi SC 3 14 any of the Belligerent Powers. ri. No Danish Subject is perm itted to enter on , board an) 7- 1)0 vateer belonging to any of the Bellig erent Powers. 1 10 " r° L to fit out any Vessels of that description. When 3/1Y o VeSs 4 is met by any at Sea, and not under Convoy , tack - Vessels belonging to the Bellig erent Powers authoriz, wand an 1 tispection of his Papers , the Capt4ihis no t f the A rin to slicw his Papers, but, on the ehitrary, is to exhib' faithfully, and without soy tlOll. C3plahti "1 are also forbidden, under the sttizior penalties, to tws delgrCl any of the Papers belovng to the Ship et (.%4t1,0.