The Sun. — London, England, 1803-05-07 00:00:00

ti . , said, that no lulu had a greater regard for the dig. n.ity of the House than he had ; he should always feel it his duty to vote for the innishment of persons who may be brought before the House for crimes of a similar nature, but yet he thought it right that some liMit should be given to punishment ; James Trotter had been some time under confinement, he therefore thought he might claim some indulgence of the House. Mr. TIERNEY said it was not his intention to objea to the Motion. Mr. W M . DUNDAS said a few words in the Pri. soner's favour. The question was then put, and the House"agreed to the Motion. James-Trotter was then called to the Bar. The SPEAKER - then addressed the Prisoner James Trotter, a Select Committee appointed to try and determine the merits of a contested Eledion for the Borough of Dunfermlin, have reported that you being summoned to.attend the said Committee, have disobeyed the command of the summons, and did not appear at the stated time. In adverting to the different periods of time when you were brought Up, your offence appeared, from the Report, to de serve a severe punishment, as you obstructed the progress of the Committee, and thereby offended the authority of the House, It is to be hoped that your example will be felt at the furthest end of the Kingdom, but as the House have taken your tetitiou into consideration, and ordered that • you eh°uld be discharged, you are therefore discharged,' ;• on paying your fees." The CHANCELLOR,. of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the .SPEAKER'.6 address to James Trotter be entered on the Journals of the House; which was put and carried nem. tote. The House resolved itself into a Committee Of the whole House, to consider of the compensation to be granted to the Officers of the Court of Ex. chequer in Ireland, for the losses they are about to sustain by the Irish Courts of Law Bill. • - On the Chairman reading the following Resob. tion, " That the fees would be diminished by the operation of the pending Bill," Me. LEE rose, and urged the necessity of mak_ ihg a proper compensation to Officers who suffered by the Aitt now. pending in the House. An Hon. Member, whose name we could not learn, expressed his disapprobation that the question Should be Aliscussed, whew there were but few Mem_ bers present. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it w as his wish, that 'the question had' been brought before the House at a prior period, when there seas a greater number of Members present to enter into the merits of the question, bat important business hail caused the delay. Mr. LEE then moved, that a proper coMpensation be given to Gentlemen of the Exchequer, for the . loss of their Fees of Office. On the above question being put, Lord DoNr.ow said, he wished to know the de- Seription of Officers who were to receive the com pensation. Mr. Ler said, that he meant those Officers who hold their situations during life. Lord DUNLOW said, an Officer who holds a place during pleasure, was as much intiticd to compensa tion, as the person who holds a place for life. The Citcet.Lott of the EXCHEQUER said, he thought the only question in the preSent stage of the business was, whether a compensation was ne cessary to be granted to the Gentlemen in •ques . tion ? The Resolutions were then read and agreed to, arid the Report ordered to be received on Monday. The Lott ii A nvo cATR of ScoT LAND moved that there be laid before the House, several accounts relative to the Royal Bank of that Country. Chi report of the Militia Families Bill was further con - &tiered ; the Bill then went through a Committee of the vilwle House, and the report was ordered to be taken into further consideration on Thursday next. The Scotch S;:huolinasters' Bill was read a first time, anti ordered to be read a second time Orr Wednesday next. A Person from the Reven'ue of Ireland brought up an ac count of the duties receive.l on Twist and Cotton, liolll the Year 170, t:i eidered to lie on the Tal4e. On th e Motion of Mr. VA rs:s yr 1 AR I", the flouse reaolved itself into a Committee or the whole House, to take iisto co nsideration so much of the Ads of the 6th an d 7th of King ILL at t 11. relative to the exportation of Bullion. A • Ts Ait T Clltun:a into a long explanation of the Ads, and then Moved the tollowini kesolnt lun-- That he should wove the House for leave to, hring in a Bill to enable the Lords 4 the Treasury to grant Lick:Jo:ea for the exportation of Silver Bullion , wrihout the par::ea being required to take the usual oath, The Resolution was then read and aKreed to: a Report was brought up awl ordered to lie on th;: Table. Supply o f %W a y s an d M e a ns NV:ii iyiterl'it to he considered on Moll ay.—Adjourned at half past N ine. • t 1)1)E. 'Tolland rei:lch 114mburgli r - MAILS, ARalva D. I i I PIOCE OF STOCKS, TSTIS DAY Al TWELVE o'vLocK. Conr.ol. - . 63 aOsa 63 THE SUN. SULSI6I QUIS PALsUM AUDIAT ? LON D 0 MAY 7, iSo3. THE Proceedings in the two Houses of Par. Itatneot last night, will present to the PUbliC: the opinion which Ministers yesterday enter, tattled of the little hope *that - remained of the . amicalile issue of the Negotiation. Mr. ADDINB. vox informed the House of Commons, that be. fore m:Jving the. Adjournment of the House at its rising till . Monday next, it became his duty to state, that, on that day, he expetted to be . authorixecl to make a Communication from His MAjiteTY• He felt it likewise incumbent upon him to state, that General Atroisossy, the French Ambassador,,had yesterday applied at the Foreign Office far Pass ports, that he might be enabled to set or On his return to,FranCer, as soon . as be should,receive in. fqrtnation of Lord Ws}rwoam's having quitted Pai•ii on his return to this etitintiy; Which lie 'teeth ed evidently to eXpeR. Lora Wit t•rWott:rit had received orders to quit Paris on a certain day, in case he should not be able to bring the discussion to a satisfaflory Arrangetrient by that time: No ac count had been received of his Lordship's having aaually departed from Paris, but he thought it right not to disguise, that it was his own belief that his Lordship had quitted that place on his return home. The Motion for Adjournment to Monday 'ex. cited a good deal of discussion; but during the greater part of which the Gallery was cleared. A . Mvision took place, and theft were for . the Ad -journment t 85 —Against it 95 —leaving a Majority of go for it. In the House of Lords a similar Proceeding took place, the 'Motion fur adjournment to Monday meeting with some opposition, and a division took place, 29 for, and 8 against it. After Strangers were excluded, - a great many Members spoke.. Among them were Sir ROB. PEEL, Mr. di. BROWNE, Mr. BOYD ALEXANDER, the ATTORNEY GPNERAL, &C. for the Motion of Ad. journment to Monday.--Fur this day, Mr. WIND. HAM, Dr. LAWRENCE, Mr. MARTIN, Hon. D. RYDER, and several others: Thus it appeared last night, that the hope of the continuance of Peace had almost vanished, though, as no account hid been received of the actual de. parture of Lord WHITWORTH, it could not be posi. tively asserted that War was immediately to take place. This morning the whole City was thrown into commotion by a statement in a Paper called The Times, dated from the Office of that Paper at two o'clock in the morning, asserting that Mr. SI-I— ves-tett, the Messenger, had arrived, and that the Negotiation had had an unexpected and amicable termination. We early found this to be . a cops/Jim. falsehi;od. Mr. SYLVESTER, the Messenger, arrived at half an hour past eleven last night, and he left Lord WH I MARTI; at Paris on Wednesday. A pro. position had been made by the French Government, that we should possess the small Island of Lampe. dosa, situated in the Mediterranean, the property of some Venetian Nobleman, which we should be at liberty to fortify, as we pleased. This proposi. 'ion was of course rejeaed, as absurd. Some other proposal was then made, and LOId. WH trwoRTH had not left Paris on Wednesday. It was stated in the false 'account in The Timer, to which we have alluded, that M. Me NGAUD, the French Commissary at Calais, had ordered nations in consequence of the news having reached him of the pacific issue of the Negotiation. This we believe to he completely unfounded, as we have reason to suppose,• that the impression here on the minds of the best informed, is not more favotirable to the preservation of Peace since the arrival of the Messenger, than it was yesterday. .The Committee of the Stock.Exchane very wisely refused to open the House for business this morning, till they should receive some authen. tic information respeaing the real state of things. At ten o'clock the LORD MAYOR went in person to Lcird HAWK ESBURY'S Office, and much about the same time Mr. ADDINGTON addressed a Letter to his Lordship, which merely states, that I GoVern. me nt had nothing new to commun icate on the subject of the Negotiation, and requesting his Lordship not to give credit to any reports, as a communication should be promptly made, whenever there was any thing decisive. The following Extraa of the Letter from Mr. ADDINGiON to the LORD MAYOR, was at one o'clock affixed upon the Mansion. House, as follow : " If any information , had inert received by. Go. vernmeur, which could . properly be made the' sub.. je& of Public Communication, your Lordship may be assured that such communication would not be withheld." General Arrnarossv has been ready to depart at an hour's notice ever since Monday or Tuesday last. His baggage has been all packed up, 'and h e hal for the last two days been paying visits of leave to 'the _personal friends that he has made in this Country. No part of General ANDRBOSSYP/Suite or Bag gage had left town this forenoon. It was very confidently reported that the French Government had refused to grant Lord Warr vio k Tit Passports. A Cabinet Council wits sitting at the Cli ANC L • Lott of the EXCHIQUIR'S House, %s lien our I'vet: was put to Press. Dorset House is-prepared by order fur the recep. don of Lord WstrrwasTsi and the Dutchess, but it the Dispatch received last night contains merely some new proposition, nothing decisive will pro. bably take place till the Messenger returns to Paris. ly; r . ADDINGTON, both in public and private, shews the greatest eagerness and anxiety for an op. poitanity of explaining his condo t lording the Negotiation with France. Front every 614' are have heard upon the Subjeeti we believe that his eonduEt Will hear the test of the severeStseictitii. We shall he the first co acknowledge his trierits; if, upon a view of the whole subjea, our eicpeetations in this respeft are realiZed. We think no blame attaches upon Ministers respeeting any part of the transastion, the particulars of which hive as yet come to our knowledge. Since writing the above, we hear the Stock E. change opened at half past twelve, when the Lotto MAyort had communicated his Letter. Bargains were done at all prices from 62 to 66. WE. received this morning the Path Papers to the sth inst. They contain no intelligence of im portance ; and upon the great question of Peace or War, they are completely silent. It appears, how ever, evident, that Lord Wit iTwoitili had not quitted Paris on Tuesday last, because such an event would certainly have been mentioned in the Papers of Wednesday. In the Gazette de France, there are some observations upon the 'principles of what is called the War Fadion in England. It states, " that that Faftion had succeeded in persuad ing the British Cabinet that the Treaty. of Amiens is prejudicial to the interests of England, ilia much as it compels her to give up a part of her Conquests. Will it not be said, that the Eng. lish Government, acts upon this principle, that whatever it is good to take, it is g o od to keep P-- If France had acted upon this principle, she would have kept Italy, Holland, Portugal, and a large portion of Germany."—lt is rather singular that such observations should be made in a French Paper, because it is notorious to all Europe,, that France acted upon the principle, that what_ ever it is 'good to take, it is good to keep ; while England made large sacrifices, and gate up most of her Conquests, from a sincere desire for the restoration of Peace. .France thought if good to take and to keep Savoy, Piedawa, the Netherlands, and a considerable portion of Geo,' :any and if Holland, Switzerland, and the, Italian Re putlit, are not formally incorporated with France, they are in a state of absolute dependence upon her. The French Funds are 53. 2j. Tuts mnrning arrived a Mad from Holland, and one from Ilambuqb. According to intelligence from Rathben of the 22d ulr. the• Vice-Chancellor Count Coo ENTZEL has notified to Baron Hunitt., that His Imps rAL MAJEs.ry had resolved to ratify the General Cor. clusum of the Diet, and that the Ratification would be transmitted without delay. The accounts from the Hague are of no later date than the 4th ult. and merely mention the, march of three Battalions of French Troops to Nimeguen, which has been before stated. Letters from various parts of the Continent, are full of hopes and fears with resped to the termina. tion of the disputes between this Country and France, but furnish no new information. Mr. PAGET, the English Envoy at Vienna, has received permission to return rO England for six months. Mr. STUART, the Secretary of Legation, aets as . Charge d'Affaires in the mean time. YeSterday• morning .the ROYAL FAIAILY left Buckingham House for Windsor, where they will remain till Tuesday. Po His MAJ£sz•Y'S arrival he rode on horseback. General ANDRECISSY yesterday called upon Sir JOSFPtt BANKS, and several .of , his .private friends, to rake leave of them. He expressed himself in terms of great regret at the approaching rupture between the , r*o Countries, Mr. Fox, on Thursday, received a letter from the Duke of liEnFoati at Paris, informing him that he had been written to by Lord WHtTWORTH, to acquaint him, that as it might be dangerous for Foiglislimeri: to remain much longer at Paris, he would advise him to _quit that capital with the first cruiveniency..-Trom - rthis letter, Mr. Fok posi. Lively asserted; on Thursday; that Lotd WHIT. WORTH had a&ually left Paris. - The Duke of BEDFORD, we understand, arrived in Town last nigh, from Paris. Lord CEIOLNIONDELEY!S plate is certainly stop ped at Calais. It was first stopped on account of a pretended informality in the passport. It was next said, that it. was against •the law to export silver from France in,any shape; and at last it wai posi. tively said, that the plate must remain, but his Lordship, it was intimated, might have the value of it in Son , ' Porcaaiit.' Lord CtrotAtoxnetey's family have been wait. ing at Calais for several days for a favourable op portunity of crossing, Lady CHOLMON DE LEY having a great aversion to the water, and suffering do it the greatest apprehensions. The Dutchess of GORDON leaves Paris next week, on her way to England. When any communication is glade in future from the Government to the Lotto MAyoa, we understand it is to be done by one of the Under Secretaries of State waiting upon him in person ; or if the com. munication is made by letter, it is to be sent by some person-previously agreed upon, and put into his Lorthhip•s own hand by the bearer, ACEI;Pi. t'LXAIOViW; MAY S• . . BAKED 'the Hazard Sloop Or War; of 16 itio::! Capt. R. J. NEirli, on i Cruize hi the Channel: The Dragon, of 74 guns; Capt. J. AviAi . cit; weighed this morning from Cawsand Bay; in order to come into Harbour; but in pasting St. Nicholas':. Island; With a young flood, she touched on 'the sand, and was obliged to bring up in the Sotind. PORTSMOUTH, MA ir si.iaizo the Anacreon, froth Alexandtia : left that place on the"raih March, , in company with thc whole Garrison of the place, except the Ships' ja: nut and Major, who .liad the plague on board,: YARMOUTH, MAY 6. • I ARRIVED the IClng George Packet; Ctipt.Ditixi; from Cuxiiven, with Mails. DEAL, MAY 6, TuiE Han; East India Company's Ship Lad Jane Moulin sailed last night to the River and, this morning the Ships barley, Coaiti, Gangls:, Earl of likergavenny, and Alfred, toi china; with the Europe for Madras; sailed, on thiii respeaive' voyages; with a fine wind at N. E. FALMOUTH, AA R t•irr ri yesterday, the Pthice Adolpbus Pi ket, jcirirs, eight days . pasiage; with frotri Lisbon: Passengers by 'her were; Messri. Moor.r; NU NT, VINCENT, TAY, and. Miss TAY. lii Packet was at Lisbon when the Prince Adol„thai sailed from Thence. ArriVed this evening off the Haibonr, and pro; ceeded on for London; the American Ship Sally; Capt MAcrl-ISON, 87 days passage frorp Rio d la Plata i her cargo consists of hides, ivory, Sailed this evening, the Atherican Ship Alarti4-i Capt. CLARE, for New-York ; the //Rive Excit4 Cutter, to Cruize in the Channel for Se:nen ; the Brigs Basset, PURCHASE, and Posit- Frierds, logic.- ING, with tin, &.e. for London ; the Brig &atrix (last from London), LAwsON, for Quebee . the Brig: Friendship, Nits:Aß, for Gibraltar,, and the Prim-, of Miles Packet, ToriO, with M.til of the.z.6;hult. for Lishom; Passengers by her were, Mr.GUNNE; Mr. A. Vox, jun. Mr. Hr.i>E, Mr. PAssAmin; Mr. and MN. EIIMUNos and child.; The Mike of York Packet will take tl.lt Lis Doti Niailpf the 3 a inst. anti is expeaed to sail on Sa. turd.ty next ; and ,4 `..unday next the P.iekcts witia Mails for America and the West Indiei will .sail; if favOtirethle wind. The Townthend Packet, pours; with Man frotti Jamaica, is daily expetied. s , Eldriiiral CoßNwAtits is ;irpointed to cot - lin:6'A the. Channel Fleet, which , is to rendcivous diately in Torbay, The following Stiipi were ordered into Commis.'. sion yesterday; viz._ . . Capt. R 1 cl 4 F. TT s, tibear the FA . - of Admiral Co* N 1 .1/ l, L. 1 i. , Ville de Paris, 1 to puns I rupetueux , So ---;-• Cain . ' l'. 11. M4it T IN, Ai l' ly ntowit . Sea Horse, 3 6 - Finn. Capt. Bo 1( 1. E, at Portsthoutii.'. Ueda (Boinh.vesiiel) Capt. Sy K P:s, at Woolwich. Sulphur (ditto) Capt. iCl`i.ruii, at ditto. The Hon: Major Et.intitsTOtts succeeds to the Lieut. Colontlcy in the 3d Regiment of Royal F as t India Vidunteers, viee Sir. fallt4 St;irra Mkt. Gass; Mr. ADAIR JACKSON to the Majority; The remains of Lady IL HA:uirt.lori, eldeit daughter of the Marquis of Ati Itacorix, were biter. red yesterday in the family vault at Startmore: It was a walking funeral. Ihe procession ' , .vas led by six, servants in livery, with black crapes on their arms, and white silk hatbands ; eighteen of the labourers, with white hatbands, carried the. Corpt,e ; about thirty of the Ch a rity Child ren s up porte d b y thi'Marchioness, followed; dressed' in white. The Marquis. of WATE!tTORD'S Valet attended in deep mpurning. Our Reporter misconceived the purport of Mr. LEYC ESTER'S short Speech on Wednoday night; on the Navy Al; Bill. That Gentleman stated, that he had wich,44wit from the Board, which was the reason why he lud given no answer to the guts. tion put on a former night by the Hon. Baronet (Sir H. MttrimAil, who brought forward the Mo. lion on Wednesday night. The Loan Pao - VosT of Edinburgh has received a letter from Lord Hoaistur, announcing His Majes., ty's gracious acceptance of his Lordship's offer to raise a Regiment of coo Privates in 'the City of Edinburgh, on the footing of the late First Itegi. ment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. His Lord. ship, however, strongly recommends, that an ex_ ception may not be urged in what relates ,to the clothing of - the Regiment, as it had been judged expedient that the clothing of the Volunteers, as well as the regular infantry, should be Scarlet. His Majesty has also been pleased to accept the renewed offer of service of the late Corps of Royal Edinburgh Artillery Volunteers, transmitted by. the Lord Provost. On Tuesday last was married, at 1. jeartttqa. HAM, ESq.'S Haughley Park, HUGH SMYTHE . , Esq. third sun of the late Sir EDWARD SMYTHE, Bats to Miss I.tev SDLYARU, daughter ant co-belies* of the late EDWARD Su Lymtri, Died on Thursday last, at Camelford House, Ox. ford.strect, ANNE, Baroness Dowager CAME L 1.) KIY, in the 65th year of her age,