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IMPERUL PARLIAMEN7. HOUSE OF PEERS. TUESDAY, MARCH 8. COUNSEL were shortly heard, relative to a Writ est . Error, 34 we could collet, from the Court of Exchequer Cliamher ih jrcland, Rows v. Pow Ens. It seeming to be the sens: of their Lordship that the Plaintiff fdiled in ,establishing a sufficient case, they deemed it unnecessary to proceed farther therein. The Edrl of E4LINGTOUN, one of the Sixteen Scotch Peers, was sworn anti took his seat. The various Bills before the House were for., warded in their respeftive stages; among those, the Irish Revenue Officers' Disqualification Bill passed through a Committee of the whole House, and was afterwards reported. Mr. BRAGeIt, attended by several Members, brought up from the Commons the Prince of Wales's Annuity Bill. • Some private business was then disposed of.— After an interval of some time had elapsed, Lord HotsART presented 3 Message from the ICA NG, respeaing the increased preparations in the PortS of France, &c. similar to that delivered to the House of Commons; for a detailed report of the Message, tee the troteedifriv of that ilottse. Lord floamur moved, that HIS MAJR.STV'S most Gracious Mess:ige be taken into consideration to trtorrow, and that their Lordships he summoned on the occasion; which was ordered accordingly. Lord HOBART then moved the first reading of the Prince of Wales's Annuity Bill, which-being read, he observed, that the respea which he, in common with all their Lordships, must feel for the illustrious Personage who was the objeß of the Bill, would have induced him to propose an early day for the second reading of the Bill ; hut he regretted that the effeft which a recent domestic misfortune must naturally have upon the' attendance of his Noble Colleague (Lord PELHAM) ) would, on that account, constrain him to defer a Motion for the second reading of the Bill till Monday next. No further business being before the House, an Alcurnment took place. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY ) NIASCH 8. GENETt t. Forn.ToN was excused from any fur. ther attendance on the Coventry Dalian Com. tnittee, k consequence of the acath of a near rent tion. A Person from the East India House presented several Accounts. Several Members had leave of absence in conse quence of indisposition. A Petition was presented from the Chemists and Druggists of Barnstaple, against the Medicine An. Ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. VANSULTAKT mpved, that the Accounts of the Ships belonging to the Ports of London and Liverpool, for the last three years, distinguishing each year, up to the salt of Jan..last, be laid before the House. Agreed to. Sir RALPH MILBANKE brought up A Report, awing, that the Scion Committee appointed to try the merits of the Bridgewater Eleaion, had declared JEFF WRY ALLEN and JOHN PococK, Esqrs. to be duly eleaed for the said Borough. Mr. ISAAC HAWKiNS BROWNE brought up a Re. port from the Nottingham Committee, stating, that Frederick Shuttleworth had been called l ig a Witness before the said Committee, and that he had been found guilty of wilful prevarica. tion, in consequence of which, the (louse ordered him into the custody of the Serjeant at Arms. The Report of the Committee to whom the Co. toners'. Petition was referred, being brought up, Mr. BYNO moved for leave to bring in a Bill, the purport of which was, to grant an additional Income to the Coroners of the different Counties in this Kingdom. After a few words from Mr. DICKENSON ) leave was granted to bring in the Bill. The Order of the Day being read for going into a Committee upon the Irish Customs Bill, • Me. COR1:Y• said, that he wished to submit •a few worth upon this subjea to the House. When he gave notice of his intention of bringing forward this subjea, he had endeavoured to convey his in tention in the most clear and distinct manner in his power ; but he found that some Gentlemen had unfortunately, mistaken his intention. He foilnd that whatever were the words in which he had given his notice, yet it was understood, that in the schedule of Duties, nothing new was to be intro. diced, but that it was to be restritltd entirely to the old Duties, and that no additional Duties of any sort were to he proposed. He hoped he should never in the dischargi'of his Parliamentary duty, be I. found discussing the stria meaning of the words of a notice which he had given, or whether the notice was correctly understood or nor, he should upon all occasions do that which. he now proposed to do, • viz. add, not upon the Atria meaning of the notice, but upon the manner in which that notice was no. derstood by the Heise, for nothing would hurt him more than that any Member of that House, or that any man out of doors Could say, that the notice he had given did not warrant the proceedings that afterwards took place. The alterations which, had been male were minute to that degree that they lyirally deserved the notice of that House, but to prevent all difference of opinion, he should propose, except in the cases of which he should give notice, to reduce all the Duties to what they were last year. The additions which he had proposed to ' make, were nit for the purposes of revenue, hut merely for the purpose of regulation. He had stated to the House the alterations which he had pro. posed to make respOting the Duties quo licences, and he wished only to add, that the alteration was on uggested to him by the Commissioners of Excise in Irel a nd, but certainly' with no view whatever to Revenue. He should, however, in all cases where tltere were at additional Duties, propose to re, since them to what they were before, his Motion. .He should observe the same principle with regard to Drawbacks ; so that the system would be the same, as nom Gentlemen undeistOod it would he frOM his MonoN ii.e . *liitt;di however, to be undevoioad. that with regard to the regulations which hail been made respecting' the ird , valarem Duties and. the rated patio, he did not conceive them as opining within the objection which had- been .made s be should therefore propose that they should remain as they stood in the Bill before the' House, partico. larly as they were adopted merely for the conve nience of the Merthant. But if there should have crept into the Schedule any error or mistake, he should be most. happy, if it was stated to him, to coned it ; at present, hOwever; he was not ap_ prized, nor did he suspea that any such error existed. Having stated thus touch, it would be ne cessary for him to move to postpone the Committee on the' Irish Customs Duty Bill, - and to move that the House should to-morrow resolve itself into a Committee' upon the Trish Duty Bills. With re gatd to the Committee on the ItishCustoms Bill, he should move to postpone the Committee upon it till Thursday, Mr. LEE rose to request that the Right Hon. Gentleman, instead of making the Duties retina. neat, would only now propose them for one year; that would give ample time to consider the subject, and he might, next year propose to make -thm per manent. At present he conceived that Gentlemen had not had sufficient time to consider the subjed ; the statement of which occupied 107 pages of close print, and they had only been one day tron the Table, before the House were called upon to make them permanent. In that statement thew were many calculations, and however corred the Right Hon. Gentleman might be, yet he, like other men, was liable to error : he thought, therefore, that some time should be given ro investigate the sub. This was a great financial alteration, and one that-would not he proposed with regard to. England, without, ample time being given for consideration : he hoped, therefore, the House i would adopt the same line of conduet with regard to Ireland. Mr. CORRY said, that the Wyuse must be aware that this was now the third Session in which he had given notice of his intention of making a permanent Provision for .the permanent Charges of Ireland ; and he should have. thought himself deficient in duty if he had not brought forward a proposition of that kind- Whether the House would 'concur with the Hon. - 6entieman, in wishing that the Duties should at present be only continued for one year, it was not for him to deeideY would be sufficient for him to state now, thin the proper time to propose any alteration of 'that kind in the Bill, would be .on thc Report of the Committee. He should therefore decline saying any thing further at present in answer to what had fallen from the, Hon. Gentleman. With resped to himself, 'he had no 01) . 0 upon earth in the proposal he had made, except the discharge of duty ; ard, therefore, if any ground were laidbef)re the House to induce them to think that the Bill lot making those Duties per- • manent ought to. be postponed. for another year, there was no reason why he should objal to it. He wished, however, before he gave a decided answer, to have an opportunity of consulting with persons for whose judgment he had the highest opinion. Mr. CANNING was of opinion, if there were new calculations upon these Duties, that proper time should -he given to examine them. The Committee on the Bill was then put off, till Thursday. It was ordered, that the House should to-motrow resolve itself into a Committee on the Irish Duty Bills. The CHANCELLOR of the ExCHZQVER appeared at the Bar and delivered the following MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY. '" GEORGE R. " Hrs MA/Erry thinks it necessary to acquaint the House of Commons, that as very considerable Military Prepara. lions are carrying on in the Ports of France and Holland, he has judged it expedient to adopt additional measures of Pre. caution for the Security of his Dominions. Though the . Preparations to which His MAJESTY refer:tare avowedly di reeled to Colonial Service, yet as Discussions- of great Im. portance are now subsisting between His MAJESTY and the French Government, the result a which must at present be uncertain, It t s NI As as r r is induced to make this Com niunication to his faithful Commons, intAhe , full per. suasion, that whilst they partako of 11 Is MA stsr Y's ear nest and unvarying solicitude for the continuance of Peace, he may rely with perfcci confidence on their Public Spirit and Liberality, to enable H is NI A" st r y to adopt such mea,. sures as circumstances may appear to require, for supporting the Honour of his Crown, and the essential Interests of his People." The CH nrCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he should,at present abstain from making any reference to the subjett of the Message which had just been read ; he should content himself with moving that His Majesty's Message should be taken into consideration to.morrow.--Ordered. The other Irish Duty Bills then went through Committees, and the Reports were ordered to be received to:.morrow, In the Committee on the Irish Post Office Bill, Mr. CORRY said, that the regulations of Members o f P ar li ament were contained in a Special Privilege Bill, and of course the Privileges of the Members of both parts of the United Kingdom were the same. 7n Ireland, the privilege of Members with respeft to Letters hitherto extended to two ounces ; in this Country only to one. The privilege in Ireland was now made the same as in•this Country. Cal. BAGWELL said, he was glad to hear what the Right Hon. Gentleman had stated, because he wished to see the t WC.) Countries assimilated as much as possible. The Irish Maiming and Cutting Rift was read a ( ~ cocui time, .and committed to a Cothinitiee of the whole House. On the Motion of Mr. VANSI I 1 r the Land Tax Bill was postponed to this day fortnight. Adjourned at-six o'clock. From the LQNDON G AZETTE, March K. Mardi st. 11303. -The King- has been pleased to appoint the Re, verend Peter WiViiister to the, Church and Parish of New Luce in the Prebbyrcry of Stranrier, and county of Wigtown. The King has also been pleased to present the keit. Andrew Jarheson to the Church and Parish of Sr. Mungo, in the Presbytery of Lochmaben, and County of Dumfries, vacant by the death of the Ref. David Dickson, sate Minister there. Berlin, Feb. 26, 1803. The Queen of Prussia was safely delivered of a Princess on Wednesday last the 23d instant. Her Majesty, and the young Princess continue as well as can be expeaed. Commission in the South Hants Battalion of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Dated Feb. 19, 1503. Richard William Missing, Esq. to be Captain. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Edw. Cockcrton, of Aldersgate.street, oilman. fames M'Conncll, late of Dunkirk, merchant. BANKRUPTS. John Tench the younger, of Tokenhouse-yard, merchant, to surrender March IS, at, and April 19, at ten, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Eaag, Great Prescot-street, Good man's-Fields. Robert Clements, of New Buckenham, Norfolk, shop keeper, March it, 30, and April 19, at four, at the Blue Bell, Norwich. Attornies, Messrs. Forster, Son, Unthank , and Forster, Norwich. Joseph Baylis, now or late of Upton-upon-Severn, Wor cester, builder, March 22, 23, and April 19, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, Upton-upon-Severn. "%Atomics, Mr. Watts, Syntond's-Inn, London; or Mr. Beale, Upton. upon-Severn. Robert Whitby, of Manchester, cotton-spinner, April 8,9, and 19, at three, at the Bull's Ilead Inn, Man c h ester . At tonnes Mr. Edge, Manchester ; or Mr. Edge, Inner- Temple, London. Stephen ShAlcross and Robert Barnes, of Manchester, cot.. ton. martufadurers, A ptil 4, ;, and 19, at three, at the Bull's Head Inn, Manchester. Attorney, Mr. Edge, Brown , meet, Manchester. Joh') Drayton, of Carshalton, Surrey, victualler, ts, March at eleven, zh, at twelve, an►d April ►g, at eleven, at Guild. hall, A ttorney, Mr. Gregson, Angel-court, Throginor. ton-strcet. DIVIDENDS. March 19. Christopher S tainbank, of Old Bond-street, print seller, At ten, at Guildhall. Mardi 29. Thomas Thomas, of Streatham-street, Blooms bury, Jeweller, at one, at Guildhall. April tr. Joseph Brirklon, of liartington, Derbyshire, hawker, at three, at 1-fillidge's Tavern, Manchester. March 29. David Currie, late of 'rliroginorton-street, mer chant; at ten, at Guildhall. April 12. lolin Pierce, of Broad-street, warehouseman, at ten, at Guildhall. April 2. john . MacnaMara, of London, merchant, at ten, at G May 3. James Hook and Wm. Turner, late of Bridge-Foot, Westminster, coal-4iterehants, at ten, at Guildhall. April alL'.Thoinas P R iny, ich. Byrchael, and Joseph Tombs, of Union:On:et, Bishopsgate-stteekcotton-nianuta4urers, at 'ten,' at Guildhall; CERTIFICATES. March 29. John Burford, late of Holborn-Bridge, linen. draper. John Whately, late of Banksidei Southwark, colour manu. faeitirer. Ralph Wood Carr and Robert Carr, of Leeds, dry salters MAILS. ARRIVED. DUE. French o thtinburgh o PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAT AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - 65 a6s 463 I Omnium 14 aTs Disc, THE SUN. 4104aP4 laVits Vlctaa r&LSJI AUbtAr LONDON, MARCH 9, 1803. WHEN we received the account yesterday evening of a Message from Hts MAJISTY having been pre sented to the House of Commons by the CHANC IL - Lox of the EXCHIQV li t we confess that our sur prise was not equal to our anxiety, till we became acquainted with its contents. The language of it is peculiarly temperate, and its objea seems to be merely that of prudent precaution. As the Message is to be taken into consideration this day, and an Address to be moved, which will probably occasion a Debate, in the course of which Ministers' will, of course, explain all that it may be proper to explain on this important subjea, we shall, at all events, defer making any observations of our own on the occasion. The Message, indeed, speaks for itself. It states no fael, which we either did not know, or had nor, at least, good ground for believing. That Armanients werepreparing, and some, indeed, ready to sail, in the French and Dutch Ports, was known to all the World, Otough not, perhaps, to what extent ; anti their objets, , which may not, impossibly, prove the true ones, were avowed. Though we certainly were ignorant that Discussions of great importance were actually • depending between the two Governments, it was impossible not to conceive that Negotiations must be going on, when we observed that the Definitive Treaty was not carried into complete cad. and that some circumstances presented seri ous difficulties towards the completion of it. What these have been, and what they► now are, which have occasioned firs MAI gsTy's Message, may probably not he specified in this day's Debate.— It is enough for the People of this Country to 7 know, that the result of an important Negotiation is at pre4ent uncertain, and that preparations are making. in' some neighbkioring Ports, which may, with whatever degree of probability, be equipped with a view to support unjust preteosions,, to secure their unanimous approbation of the adoption of. such measures, 4$ may preclude surprise, and may enable. Government to prosecute the NegOtiation with spirit and.effeet. We shall only add, that.a!eps whioh.at frrasight bear a, hostile chargiet, oftentimes prQvc in the r e , suit the Most pacific ; and that preventive measures at* a: all . times the wisest that a sic tunAr c;n adopt. We rejoice at this demonstration of vigour, especially as it comes accompanied by expressions so temperate—Nothing could be so likely to produce a favourable termination, to whatever matters may remain in dispute between the two Countries. We have, in the experience of two critical years, an abundant pledge, that nothing unjust, unreason. able, or insulting to the Honour of France, is likely to be required by our present Rulers on the one hand ; and that nothing will be admitted, insulting, to our own Honour, or derogatory to our essential Interests, on the other. PRESS WARRANTS. were last night issued from the Admiralty, a measure which can only be con• sidered as a proper accompaniment to the Message which was yesterday sent down by H_ ts IVI_ AltsTr to both Houses of Parliament. The Kum intended going to Kew yesterday, but on account of the severity of the weather, HIS MAJESTY did not leave Buckingham-House. In the evening Titrta MAJESTIES had a Concert at Buckingha t mHou s e and a seleft party. Mr . BAUBEN D ICK, Hs* NIAJESTY'S Page, entertained the Royal Party with a most charming M. fS. Con certo on the Flute, composed expressly .r M r ' BAU s ENDICK, by Dr. HAYDN, Country. This evening THE zit MAJESTIES and the PR"' cassrs will honour the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence, which . will be under the direr , lion of Earl DA/LNLEY. w hen in this • There will be a Drawing.room at St. James's to-morrow. Yesterday morning Her Royal Highness the PRINCESS of WAL as took an airing from her house at Charlton to Rochester, and returned to Charlton to dinner. a•— finer Lord CARaINCrON i s , a t p resent at .. w Castle, on a visit to Mt. 'ITT. • The Duke of QUEENSBERRY lies dangerously ill at his house in Piccadilly. Earl Sr. VINCENT was yesterday so ill as to be confined to his bed. The Earl of Cst UTE an a Lo was yesterday stated to be so ill as to be unable to attend either to plea sure or business, viz. the Rehearsal of the Ancient Music, or the KING'S Council at Buckingham' house. His Royal Highness the Dints of KINT, we ttn• derstand, visits England this spring. The cote• mand of the Garrison will meanwhile be left w ith Major-General BERNARD, at present second in com mand. Orders were received at Portsmouth on Monday, for the Diamo n d, and t h ree ot h er Frives lying I r t the Harbour, to proceed to Spithead without delay. These Ships are in every respe d re ady for sea, ex. cept their men, Monday se'nnight -the Co r p orat i on o f Chestet,l of whom they have very few indeed., undntwousty agreed to present an riddres, "" MAJESTY, on his provide nt i a l escape fromthe 12 re Conspiracy.--And o n t h e f o ll ow i ng d a y a Meeting of the Inhabitants w as h e ld at t h e Exchange, for a similar purpose, whe n an Add ress was moved byrt Earl GaosysNo, and seconded by the Rev. Dew . ' COTTON. 'The Magistrates and Council of Aberdeen have resolved to present to His MAiesry, a loyal Ad. dress of Congratulation upon the late providential discovery of the conspiraCy formed against Hit MAJESTY, and all the Constituted Authorities é this kingdom. Yesterday a Court of DireEtors was held at the East India House, which adjourned a *five o'clock rill this day. Lord WM, BENTINCK partook of family dinner with the Diredors at the Crown and Anchor. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Court of Aldermen, at which were present his Lordship,•l 6 Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, .and other City Officers. «Vhe Court having inspeaed the Mealweighers' Returns, ordered the price of Bleat' to continue as last week, viz. the Quartern Loaf, Wheaten, 9d. and Household at 71d. The Coal 'Whippers presented a Petition for some proper Regulations, which was read, and referred to a Committee. The East India Company's Ship the Lady 3 . afiti Diaa r ait Capt. the Han. HUGH LINUSAY, is arrived at Bengal from England. She landed the following passengers, viz. the Hon. E. GARD INEit:; Messrs. JAMES IVIARJOR4 BANKS and josErit LITTLEDALBI - Writers • Messrs. ANDREW, S. BARLOW, and AN. DREW L VALL,: deceased) Mrs. HALDANE. Miss" ANN and CHARLOTTE WATSON, and CAROLINS and ISABELLA HARDYMAN. By the Brig William, Captain Cootites, arrived at New-York from Cape Francais,' on the pit of January, it appears the town was closely be. sieged by the Insurgents, who had embodied, in immense numbers, for the purpose of making a ge neral attack. To describe the distress of the miserable inhabitants of that devoted place; is impossible; all the stores were shut up, and business was entirely suspended—no person was suffered' to walk clip streets, and every man compelled to bear arms. About 350 French troops arrived at the Cape the latter end of November, to a very emaciated con• ciition, a number of whom died before they reachea the barracks. ; A serious misunderstanding has taken place at Calais between M. Mitt4oAltD, the CommissarY General, and the Municipality Of that place. MEN' sitl7D, is a man of the most turbulent disposition and insulting manners, and many of the E,nglish travellers who . have passed through that place have -experienced the extreme rudeness .of his conduth, His, behaviour towards the General and the Munici pality of Calais has of late become so intolerable , that a petition has been sent to the Governments praying for his distbi 481 from (Ace; an d if t h e de., sired redress is not obtained, the Ivlayor and Afflict , polity are determined tolesign their situations.