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REM HOUSE OF COMMONS,. WEDNE - SDAY, FEB. 25. IIII.ITYA BILL. _ ~.:..:: ~.:. IMPERIAL - PARL lAMENT. , Mr. PERCIVAL, Mr. JEKYLL, and Sir JAMES Sr. CLAIR SKINS-RIA okaiiled leave of absence, notwithstanding the Call ,of the.tiouse. Mr. BRACC;E brought. up the Report of the Bill for increasing the number of Field Officers in the Irish Militia. • L rd BBLGRfIYE approved of the idea which had been suggested by an Hon; Baronet, on a for mer occasion, of making some provision for the Surgeons of the Militia. Whenevei a proposi tion for drat' purpose came forward it should have his support. The Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. SCOT'C'H POST-OFFICE. Mr. ALLARDYCE•moved ) that there be laid before the House an Account of the Pr6cluteof the Post-Office in. Scotland for the years 1798, 1799, .and 1800, distinguishing the amount of each .year.—Ordered.* - Lord W. RUSSEL 'rose, in pursuance of the notice he gaVe ,yesterday; to move*for leave to bring. n a Bill to enable Magistrates, in _certain cases, to exempt persons from the pAymenu of the Poor 'Rates. 'He would not occupy many mo ments of the time of . the House, because he was sure - that every Gentleniari mulled the propriety of indulging* the - People in that - -honest pride Which he hoped they would always feel, of sup porting themselves 'and their families by their own exertions, without being a burthen to the Parish. If, however, there were any Gentlemen Who did not altogether approve of the, Bill, he hoped they would not oppose its being read a first and second time, and in the Committee Such alterations might be made as would yender the Bill unexceptionable. The principal regulations he meant to propose were, that the person applying for exemption should swear to his incapability to pay the Rates, and that the Magistrates should only be allowed to grant that exemption to persons who were rated under sl. He then concluded with moving for leave to bring 'in a Bill for enabling Magi strates*, in certain cases, to exempt piers9ps_from paying the Poor - Mr. ROSE said,, he should be Very - happy 'to concur with the Noble Lord in any measure that would contribute to the kelicf of the Poor, bin he saw eonsiderable difficulties in the Way Of the. plan now 'suggested to `the House. the, first place, it would throw very Censiderable burthens upon the Nlagistratesoeme of whom, perhaps, acted for_twenty or thirty Parishes • and, secondly, he' doubted the necessity ofmak i ing them swear to . their incapability before they obtainedlkelief. Loid Wur.1.0.1 Rosser. explained. .The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said,. there was an inquity ping on- _before •a Committee above stairs upon this SUbjea ; • and he thought the House had Netter riot proceed further-upon this Subjed, until the sentiments of the Committee were known. • - Mr. Al AINWARING.Aiiiihed; that the bene. volent obiea of the Noble Lord could be attain. ed ; but he was afraid it would be' attended with great incoovenience, particularly in populous places. He knew 'in Some Parishes, that there, were five , six, and 700 Persons, who were 'unable to pay their Rates.—lt was'ttue that.-Magistrate s did, in some instances give relief ; birt he did not like to give them - the: power which they would possess under this Bill. ' Mr. 110BHOU4'E said, that the circumstance stated by the Hon. Gentleman, of die number of unable to pay their - Rates, was -a strong proof of the necessity of this Bill:* ir, - EL:RoRD was apprehensive that great, intonvcilience might ensue if this Bill should.pass. • Mr. SH~Jf LE - FEVRE objeded to the Bill, because he did not approve of giving the Magi strates a power of interfering in the Assessment of the Poor Rates, which were now in - the dis cretion oaf the Overseers., He admitted that there was greardlistress, hut, relief was now given, for it was the custom to take the Rate with- • one hand and return-it with the other. Afr.'E LL 1.6 ON said, 'he would willingly con. cur in any plan for the relief of the Poor, but he did not like to put so much power in the hands of the'Magistrates ; besides it would tend.to make them odious. _ M':. M. A. TAY LOR' did not .apprehetid that the Magistrates would be more burtheped by this Bill than they were at present ; and, he hoped the House would not resist the Bill, which was at present absolutely necessary, " • A conversation then ensued between Mr. S. LE FEVU, Mr. BUXTON, Lord WILLIAM Rv s. oz,L, and Mr. BAKER after which the previous Question being moved, the House divided, • For the previotis Question - 3 - Against it - - - 49 46 Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, The Loan Bill was read a third time, and passed.. _ _ Sir Sidney Smith's. Annuity Bill was read a third time, and passed. Mr. RYDER moved, 'that the House should resolve itself into a Committee, to consider Of the Bounties upon American Colin The Hoube resolved itself into a Committee, the'difFerent Bounties were voted, and th House ;vas resumed. Lord WM. RUSSEL brought up the Bill for erlabliu3 Magistrates to,exemp't Persous from the payment of the Pour.-12:1tos, Nviii,;) was read a rat time, add ordered ;o be read a secori4 tine Qn Friday. ": • . 4FX/I.2VDEII movvd for a new Writ Enr Dorougb of Downpattick i in the room of C.:Leawow! R( , EY, Esq. wjio has accepted tie Office of Conun;shiL)llCr of Compensations. Mr. RYDER brought in a Bill to amend• the 36th of GEO. lIId. which enables Bakers to bake certain kinds of Bread ; it. was read a first time. Me. W. ELLIOT moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the regulation of the Marine Forces while on shore.—Leave was given 'to bring in the Bill. The other Orders of the Day were postponed, and the House adjourned. at six o'c.ock till-To morrow. THE SUN. SOL,EM(dVIS DICERS FALSUV AL'iEAT ? LONDON, FEBRUARY 25,1801. The following is the Report signed by His Majesty's Physicians this morning : " Quern's House, Feb: 26. " MAJESTY'S Fever is in no respedincreased to. day. (Signed) " T. GISBORNE. " H, R. REYNOLDS." Two ilambur,o Maih remained due when this Paper was put to Press. A great number of the Nobility went yester day to St. James's Palace, to make inquiries after His Majesty's Health, to whom the Report of the Physicians was sbewn by . the Lord in Waiting. The Lord Chamberlain yesterday gave orders from Royal Attlhority, .that there would not b.e , any Levees or Drawing Rooms till fUrther notice: at Saint james's,Yalace, The Pm NC E of WALFS yesterday dined with Lord IW ' E'L BOURNE, at his house at Whitehall. With that regard and anxiety for the in terests of- the Public, which have uniforly distinguished the Paternal Charader of our revered Monarch, he has expressed his hopes that no inconvenience or delay may attend the passing the Loan Bill, -and •,the other Money 'Bills conned with it• now before Par_-. liament, front his indisposition. This mark of. his gracious consideration will, we doubt not, excite sensations of the most lively and. grateful sensibilityin the breasts of all his Loyal Subjetts. We yesterday, Statedit as a circurnstanc e high ly fortunate at the present, moment of anxiety and PUbJie'distress, 'at the illness of the Ktivo; that 'though he had give . d in hiS Resigna tiori,.:and was preparing to - gift up his Office, had not actually completed the latter intention at the time His MAJEs.ry was taken ill;* he, there fore, continues to carty on the Public `Business with 'the same zeal and assiduity that he ever did. Yesterday a Meeting of the Cabinet Mi nister's was held at his House in Downing-street, at which the Earl of CHATH AM, Lord Ilkir KES MAY and most 'of the other Cabinet Minister s attended, and likewise Mr. ADD;NGTPN ) Lord The appointment of .Lord LEW ISHAM to the Presidency of the. Board of Controul, givesge neral satisfadion. His Lordship, the eldest son of the Earl of DARTMOUTH, is of highly. re spedable talents, and amiable private charader. Mr. FISHER, who 'succeeded Mr., , FßEltE',.as Under Secrtary of State in the Foreign Depart ment, retires, it- is said, with a Pension, of; 6001. per annum. • It is 'said that Lord GRENVILLE has - let his House, in Cleveland:Row, at loop]. pertnnum. • Should- the arrangements for- the new Admi nistration not be completed before the return •of, the Writs moved . for in the House of Commons, those Geritlemen Whose- appointments • have' not yet taken }Aide, must be'agai n re_el e ac k ly• The delay here •in the complete formation of, the new Administration' will 'retard the departure of the Marquis CORNWALLis from Ireland.. The Jacobin Papers, ever prone to the most 'wilful - and unfounded misrepresentations, -ha - Ve as 'ser'ted; and slitiniefully repeat the assertion, that Mr. - Psrrr's Speedy-on :the Budget, .was 'not so aninicited or brillimit. rlt *Will. 'Oti , thisllead we ' have only - to appeal to*those•who were so fortu nate. iS 'to - -His Speech • tVas . ; if :possi ble, more than' usually brilliant, and animated; and ofone thing-we are certain, that that partof it which desertbes the internal situation .and re. sources. of the 'Country ; has •conveyed the most sincere satisfaftion Ao the heart of every loyal ,nbieei; and has animated even - diase who had not : the good fortune to be influenced by the charm 'of the unrivalled eloquence of Mr: Pi n The nOv Taxes arc it new proof of the . Fman. cial wisdom of Mr: PITT. They are likely to raise,a sum adequate to the national deMand, 'and yet.,they are by nomeans calculated' to press with much weight - up9n . ,the PeoPle 'at :large:, Taxes trust be raised for Public 14.:xigencies and Na tional': Security and, if. the new impostS de vised for these indispensible objeas were to operate, wild much greater force on the: People' than such as . have recently been proposed - can possibly do, yet, considering from what evils they are ,to protea us, and what a combinatidn of Pod thr4aten ruin to Commerce and Con stioition, they are but as dust in the balance ; and all wise and hollest Finglislimen 'will submit to them. with ehearfulness, till a - safe' nrid - honour2 able-Peace shall lessen the burthed Whicli'Mces sity irriposes, .On Monday Lord Frriwtm,t4m . gave a Din ner, and - on Tuesday morning, the Duke of 14thvoltD gavc a. Breakfast to. the Gentlemen of Opposition. These Patriotic 'Gentlemen are at present filled with hoPts which we trust 'we shall never see tealiied. - , , „ Mr. Samuel Clinton Werseer of the Poor of Muchmarcle, in Herefordshire, was. convkted a few days ago before a Magistrate, for behaving outrageously to a pauper who applied, to- hgn fur relief, and for having profanely cursed and sw'org at the said pauper eight several times.' 1..7_,L.:,1, ' / ;-,6?l''' 4 4, : .‘ -,,. , NAVAL , (, \ lf? , . , NEWS. -.-..., Noes illi imperium telagi, scruumgue It idetttem, Srd mThi torte datum. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2¢. ARRIVED the Swedish Ship Lykke Wa!gang, laden . with salt, from Alicant, bound to Stock holm, detained on , the 7th inst. by L'lmmarta lite Frigate; also the American Brig El Firm, laden' with coffee, sugar, and logwood, from Charlestown bound to Hamburgh, detained . on the 22(1 inst. by the Spitfire Sloop of War. Arrived the Portuguese Brig St. jot y Bona- Ventura, PEDRO SIMONS master, from St. Übe's, bound to Limerick, laden with salt -and fruit.— She was captured some days since by the Bona pane, French Privateer of 20 guns, and re-taken the 9th inst. by the Atalanta Sloop , of War. Sailed L'Oiseau Frigate, on a Cruize to the Westward.' - BRIXIMM, TORRAI 4 , FE FE B;;. ARRIVED L'lnzmortalig . Frigate, and Me_ gars Fire-ship, from separate-Cruizes. The Meg;ria Ips taken a French Brig, and sent her for,Plymouth. • Sailed the Russell, of 74 guns, for Portsmouth. FALMOUTH, FEB. 23. . ARR I VED . the American Ship Catherine, Capt. MOORE, forty-seven days passage from Norfolk, with tobacco ; and the American Brig Union, Capt. JoNns .WAIREN, from Fayetville, with tobacco, flour, rice, &c. for orders. . Also-arrived • the West India Ship, Kingsm;//, of Liverpool,' Captain 'MuLt.tort, from' Marti nique. ' Sailed from thence on' the 7th of Ja. nuary, last, laden with sugar, coffee, &c. some part Of which, with her guns, she has been obliged to throw overboard, having experi enced very bad weather, and is now in a yFry leaky state. It is supposed the whole of her cargo must be immediately landed. : She his brought an account of the lois of the Grantham Packer, Capt. Bind., which ship was driven ( n shore at Barbadoes,. and went to . pieces.: Crew all saved. ' " : • Sailed this afternoon, a Fleet of Colliers dnd Coasters, under convoy of a Cutter, tbr Bristol, Wales, &c.. The Wallingkarts Packet, from Lisbon, is hourly expelled. PORTSMOUTH, FE n 25. • SAILED the-. t...tar, of 8o guns,' to join the Channel Fleet ;-'418i.-qe and Treat . Cutters on- a Cruize. . . SHEERNESS, FEB, 25. SAt t,t:n• His Majesty's Ship Madras, of .54. guns v ciptain HAkE, And Camel Store ship; for Yarmouth. 'The Terpsichore and Dart have gone (Alt of harbour and the Camilla has come. into Har , hour. . This morning. arrived a Mail from the West Indies, and a Mail from Li,,bon. Earl ST. V I NC ENT will diffuse2elivity through the- whole , t,f- - his department.—}iis .Lordship means- to give audience to Naval Officers before eight in the morning, and. - q - orn -- tliat time to de_ vote himself entirely to the buunessof the bard. Though - Rear_ Admiral 'CAL'D it'it 'W * 33 near a fortnight behind Admiral GA Pt Tli E Ad.M E gi v ing' him chace, yet as the latter 'helmet with Much bad'weather, ,which "had `materially daniag.i his'ihips . , hopes may be :entertained that the Bri tish- Squadron may overtake him. Yesterday a• Court of Directors was held at the East Incli'a House," when the COtnman'tlers• of the Fort William and 11'0ra/tee, for "Bombay----Wood. ford, Taunton Cattle, All?iinr, Earl Howe, and Duke of Buccleugh, for China, took their leave Of . the Court. The destination of the following Ships was altered, viz. Windham and Lord Duncan to pro ceed from St. Helena to China ; and the Admiral Gardner from Madras to China. On board'of one of the last Captures made by Lord*Kerrn, there were found some very valu. able Charts of the Coasts of °Egypt, and the soundings of the Port of Alexandria, the Inner 'Harbour of which the Turks would never. permit European . vessels to enter. It was coneluded that this. Harbour was shallow ; and this deception led the French Admiral BRUEYS to seek for shelter at Aboukir, after landing his Troops. It appears by the French drawings, that . this Inner Harbour of Alexandria is one of the finest and safest Ports in, the World, having thirty-two feet of water ; and thesentrance, which is . narrow, is defended by, impenetrable batteries. The Charts are now engraving in. London. . The Nand', 'Harvey, from Clyde to Charles. „ ton,. was - captured; Bth• Noveinber list,: by La Gironde Privateci, and' burnt. A NTIENT .MUSIC, GREAT ROOM, KING'S THEATRE. TIC E Fourth Concert was under the direftion of the Earl of bARNL EY, and was attended by a numerous assemblage of the Nobility and Gentry—but had to mourn the absence of the ROYAL FAMILY. The SeleCtion was chiefly from tr2777;l77lrifiresiir - oro rand — the principal Vocal Parts were supported , with great ability by Mr. and Mrs. HAR BARTL MAN, NI ELD, and Miss TENNANT. At the coriclu- sion of the First Aft the Audience were grad fied,with -" gotiltrvi with the fol. lowing-adationii,kanza,; Lord: .to,our prayer. attend;' Health, in thy mercy, scl4, , To Gioact our All ill from hirn4emoVe ; _Long may he live to prove • iiis'gratefulfeople's Jove. • GOD save the Knlc ; . 7:11E ORAYORIOS. Cocvent-Garden. THE Messiah, which is deservedly classed with the best Compositions .of:HANDEL, was: per_ formed at-thts-Theatre - taste ai fir, vith-the:teen racy and force that usually mark every ihi r monie under - taking conducted-by Mr, ASH LEY. This admirable-effort of musical geniuS was opened by INGLEDON in a very . masterly way, and the other.parts were well supported by Mrs, SE COND, Miss TYRER, DIGNiTM, and the whir Vocal Performers. The House - Was.numerously attended, and " God Save the. Kitt . g,'.' closed the First At, was - received with the loud. CSI applause and encored. ~:. Hay-Market. The musical attraElionat this place last night was The..Metsah, and with such Performers as MARA, NIELD, WELSH,. Mrs., MOUNTAIN, • VAUGHAN, and other respectable coadjutors, could' not fail to draw a numerous Audience.— ..VIARA's "He was despised," was a fine example of vocal excellence—but, though pre-eMinint in merit, the exertions of the rest ofihe Performers _ gave spirit and energy to the whole of this beau tifUl-and sublime Composition..- • -- - • Lastnight, New. York Papers to the 16t1i: of January inclusive, were received.—An- article in.Tbe Daily Advertiser of that date, says,'.' Lettet .from Washington, of the 9th instant, states, that on the preceding day, the Senate-of 'the United States rejeeted the . ad and 3d ArtiCles • ialthe_lrench Treaty. - The Question osw-may.:. ing the 2d 'Article (in which th 6 •question of Indemnity for Spoliations is waived) was decid ed, -yeas 12, nays .i 6. On the 3d Article (which stipulates the muttral_surrender of Vessels of State taken •byt either party), the yeas were 13, nays VXTRACT - Or A LLTT . 1"21", FROM WASH INOTON,: • . sta ‘ nd, T a li 7t e s p :o u t o ek .w . t s o : L.X.resident arc. all in.' They JEFFRY-SC/N.. 73i licatß 734 -. ADAM'S 65, PINKNEY 64, JAY I.- Of course it remains for. the House of Representatives to give or not a. resident to the United Si - ates. The fe deral Part of that .Body. will make-great exertions in favour of Mr. Buif.R. It is -:uncertain, how. ever, whether these exertions will succeed. " The Treity drags on heavily in the EXecu. tive St;nare, and some days must elapse before the discussions on it are closed. I learn that it is the wish of the Senate to preserve Peace between the two Nations, but they will blot out many things from the Convention.—There is no other business of consequence before Congress." The conversatioii which took place in the House of Commons a few days ago,. on ‘the - subje& of the Cavalry, has led a Correspondent to' favour us with the opinion of that great ;political observer, Dr. CAMPBELL, (given : in his Political Survey of Great Britain) which we think highly deserv; ing of atiatiOit at the present moment. He gives in an AnnOtation, page zoo of the second Vo.' Itime, these 'words : " It - rhay not, however, be mass to add that the ablest persons in this .Na. - lion, in 1588 i-were under the most ,serious ap pretensions from our confessed ,defiCieney- in hote,. and that we have most kfreitually redressed that evil, our Cavalrj -being at this time con. fessedly the *btst.in Europe.- , In case °Pony werui invasion in. future, our Resources (under the pro. tation of the Almighty)• are the numbers of Thrie fit. for Sert , ke,*our Regulars, , and together with our Fleet:" The. Author, could not at that time foresee what .essential service the, !Ate created force of Yeomanry' al:a 'Volunteers have rende?'ll4Jn our days, and how far , they :nay in all perilMs times, contribute to the inter. nal and external defeni; * e of their Country. This Country is, without douli • sed since the time these observations , but at all events a numerous Cav oy an Enetny to a great degree great force of that nature to brtn Citlls to transport horses. Deaf and Dumb will well bear a considerable share of . curtailment. Some 'of the Scenes: art heavy, and overloaded with Sentiment—the prun. ing- knife, judiciously exercised, will increase - the general interest of the. Piece. MiSs Dr CAmr's ailing in Deaf aN,I Dumb, is very highly admired.—There is certainly great merit to be • attached to a Lady's being :dem through five•afts of a Play. The Play of. Deaf and Dumb was not, as stated in most "of the Morning Papers, originally . write. ten by KOTZEBUE, but in French by , J. N. B O UILLY I Member of Cne Pbilotechnic Society at Paris ; a faithful Translation of which is pub. lished by Messrs. Longman. and Rees. The Admiral Parker, from Honduras to Lon don, is lost on a reef, crew saved, and arrived at Nassau, 6th December. ;• .~ ~~, ~; ~: l t 4