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IMPERIAL, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF' PEkks.. TUESDAY, FEB. 14. SHORT ye 'after three O'clock,' the 1-louse resolved into . a. • Corntnitt4 4 of Privileges, Lord WA LSI N GUAM in the Chair. The 466 4 31 . cieratiOn of the claim of Sir Cecil Bishop, Bart. to the Barimy of Zouche, of }laryngworth, .was resumed, and several Witnesses were examined relative. therefo.... After a feW . ohsuvations were interchanged between the Los o, CHANCELLOR, tildl)like of Noiirocx, and other Peers, on the nature of what had 'transpired in.evidence, .&c. their LordtitipS postponed the further hearing upon the case till Thursday.- _ . Messrs. A nAm and CAZELY appeared as Counsel for the Tetirionef,- and the ATToa Y GEN ER AL on behalt.of the Crown. Alter orayers were read, Lord HAWKESBORY 'preented several Vo..tirnents, which, as We could eolith, were,Ac- counts relative to the Paint. Issues and Notes in Circulation ,' of th'e Pank'of Ireland, purivant, to former Addresses of the • • - Tiwse. Papers were ordered to lie on the Table, • and were n!terxyards, together with the Accounts relative to'the Bank et 1 retinci, previously before the House, ordered, on the'mo tion of Lord KING, to be printed•for the use of their Lord- e.everil:Natnralization Bills were presented by Lord WAL st NGtirtM, and severally rex: a first time. • A number of WitnesseS were examined with respea to their intended evidence, relative to the Zouche Peerage. Their I. ,, rtships ordered; that atter the 24th-of next month, nq Re p,rts should he received from Cie Judges oil Petitions for Pd. yule Bills.—Adjourned till Thi.rsclay. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY, FEB. 14. StR Wm. PULTENEY brought up' a Petition on ;)'.-half of the Gavernot anti Company of the Bank Scotianti, praying leave to increase their Capital. isirde red to be.lai.l an the-Table. Mr. ALEXANDER brought• up the Report of the Fill for restri,qing the Back of Iretind horn malt_ - ing rayments in Cash, The Arnendfnents were read, and agreed to, and the la was ordered to' be read a third time to-mtir raw, if then ingrosed. Mr. CORRk obser‘ed, _that .the day for going •inw a Committee of the whole House on the subjett of . the Revenue of Irclind was Friday next, for which driy another business stood %%hie!) would oc cuisy the greater part if not the whole of that day, nd therefore he proposed to defer the subjed "five to the Revenue of Irehind to . Monday next, which 14 moved, and which was Ordered accord: NI:. ADAMS brought up the Marine Mutiny Rill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read second time on Thursday next. U.ctIESTER ELECTION. Nunes' of the Committee on the above Ele6ion on ;he ballot. of this tlay. M. l thcw .Russzl, Robert Williams, Esq. .• Wm. Young, Bart. B. S. Duettale, Esq. loon f'rr,n, Esq: .• Non. C. H. Pierrepoint, ileory . Shelly : , Esq. :Charles CheSter, Esq. 101;n'M.:tthekvs. Esq. 'Sir C. Talbot, Bart, Rienanl P. , .!nyon, I' sq. NomiNE ,E.S, • IV. E, , .41. -. Sir Robert Buxtcn, Bart. Sir John I'mierick-, Bart. "I'!:o Hon. C. H. Hutchinson. .The ilouse then inirriediately adjourned, ir_ILS, ::u C. AItRIV.D. Ilambufgh E D rd Z. QVIS DIACERE FALSUM: A.UDEAT LONDON FERRI; A RI 7 15, iB4. ~ 7 .V are:truly coneenitzd to say, that His MAiu . s., vy;ii so ipttch indisposed yeste - Jay.rnornipg, RS to vcr.itr l tlie close attendance of Sir FRANCIS MILL- Dr. HEB!;:i.tb81I, of Pail-Malt, and D. of R.icliknond. In ,consequence of Which, it••• tiket in. was,issued at twelve o'clock,. 4.1, 1 bile7n, to. the ivtvirers Ills NIA,' es . " Y IS , much illdiSpose4 to-Q#." I)uring — the afterno.,ln great numbers of the No_ bility kit choir nairoes ar,d made inquiries at the I thz ROY At. DUKEs were at the Queen's Hou;e thegreite'st part of the day,. and were there at a , I. blur last alight. We are scirri 'tci say that t h e p.ai l le f , was prevented horn atteriding through indispsw.on. 7.1:}i3 .iporoin, , the anxious inquirers at Bucking- L:.O were extremely numerous. It was not till a (pare: . before one 'tint the following 'Bulletin s:!nt down, which orcaliuneci the most sensible Cilt:. r:'. ffis .11'.,.yEsTv is to-day much the same as he was yet,:.rda;/ S 1 ° F. llll..t.mAn. ". W. FlEBErtnzr.r." -Wf-are concerned to state ) that great apprehen. signs are entertained in the City for the safety of tiro Fame East She sailed from the D.).vns. a few ago, in'corilipany with several other . • East lodianien, all of which have returned to that an:ch . o . Figeffum had.weathet and contrary winds, ex ceat, the..Ftime ; and : there was a current report yester: _clay atTOrtsniouth, that :In East India Ship had loon ' clued- at the back of the The of Wight, and that all Tviboa'rd had perished. 'We trust, however, that ti', 1 . 1.10 rt may be unfounded, and that the Fame s.r.ay be fohnd to ,be Safe. , , .The inteNi7ence. broo7ht by the last IlanLargh t!:at the Enemy meant tapostpone the attempt at Invasion till the *end of next month, is . direaly t he.rey.erse, of that which- we !mire received - irons, an oathoritv upon which, we 'place great reliance, We 4r3.esstaiickt: - lat Government has receive) inform4, . . tion from persons very recently arrived from France, that the attempt is immediately to be made, but that the mode of attack will be different from that which was expeaed. THE following Article is translated from a Swedish Newspaper received by the Mail of the 3d inst. : it is so far worthy of notice, as it shews the favourable disposition of Sweden towards this Country, and may in some degree be considered as inserted by Authority, as the Manuscripts of all Newspapers in that Country are submitted to two Censors previous to being sent to the Press. ENGLAND. By the considerable increase of population in the British Nation during the last Century, which then • got an augmentation of Eight Millions of Inhabit tants, the population of the three United Kingdoms, and Colonies (hereunto belonging, now amounts to above t j millions. 'tribe same proportion the Nation •al Strength has increased. The internal wealth of the Nation has been particularly favoured by a flourish ing trade ; and notwithstanding the War, the shut_ ring of all French, Dutch, and most of the Italian • Ports, as also the stOppage 9f the British Trade on the Rivers Dlr.! and Weser, according to the, most au. thentic accounts laid before their Parliament, the surplus, alone of the standing taxes for the last year, amounted to nearly five millions sterling. This is the'effett of English industry, which it will be dif ficult fur any other country to equal. Another thing `very remarkable is, that such a trading nation has been able, in a Naval War, not only to cover every sea with .her Fleets, but also raise a Land Artily of 700,000 men for the defence for their Country. •The considerable • time which has elapsed since England. was first threatened with French Invasion, has not been able to weaken her means of preparation for defence, nor in the smallest degree tire or lull asleep British vigilance ancra4tivity. Their pre_ parations for defence are still continued with the same spirit and. activity with which they were at first - commenced. The Naval Force of Great Britain was last year computed to he et Ships of the Line, 24. of so guns, reS Frigates, 204 Sloops. of War, exclusive of a considerable number of Armed Vessels stationed in their own Harbours, for the security of their Trade. Their captures ar sea have been - proportionate to what might be expeded from so many Privateers ; for the varue of .the , captured Vessels was reckoned in Eng_ land at no less a . sum than twelve•millions sterling. The British arms have been equally successful in South America. Berhice was obliged to submit to the same fate as Demerara and Essequibo. • The ac counts from the West Indies give the English great hopes of good fortune at Sr. Dommgo, and of the speedy Conqoeking of the Enemy's possessions in TIP;:i year will of c ourse that part: of the world. be:produCtive of _vents between the two great Bel. ligeren.t -Powers, that will call the attention of every other Nation. On Monday the DITKE Of CLARENOE dined . tvitly.the-PitrNcE of Wales at Carletun House. • .Monday evening - the PRINCE Or WALrs's At_ tendatits arrived at Cailee6Hl-lonse from •Brightoil. Dispatches - were received' at the Admiralty Of_ Ike On Monday from ALlMiral f.l RNwni.i.t-;, off Brest, datkl, the, Bth inst. at which time he had jt been joined - by the M;iidtaur, of 74 guns, and the. S Jose); of t t 2 guns; all well. The" rilyment of the Wic-hus' Pensions to the 24th-of-December last, will commence on the zoth instant. -' The KING. has been pleased to grant unto the Right Hon.,HENnY WE LBOR e, Viscount and Baron CUIFDEINT, of Gowran, in the County of Kilkenny, in Ireland, and Baron MENDIP, of Mendip, in the CountY•of SOmerset,'his Royal Licence and .Autho rity, to assume, take, pad use the surname of ELL ts'only - , and also bear the Atms of • Yesterday Col. JiNr.ttsisow inspeded the arms, accoutrements, of the St. _fatties's Vulunteets, at their new Armoury-room, -in Dufour's-place, Carnaby-rnatket, and expressed himself highly gratified at the good state of their arms, &t. and said,. he should make a report accordingly to t h e Commando:. of the Distrid. TO-morrow he is to inspect the Corps, who have received orders to mui ter very strong in full marching 'older, with one day's - provision in their haversacks, .as they are to' have a grand field-day after the Inspedion. Yesterday the Duke-of Gloucester's Loyal Vo lunteers,Mustered very - strong .in the ground be hind the Workhouse, in Mount street, and marched to Hyde Park, where they had a.grand field day, under the command of their. Colonel, Viscount CHETWYND. - A Ball was given last week.at Lewes, by Sir JOHN M I LLE R'S Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, which was attended by nearly 300 persons, and exhibited a considerable display of Ole beauty and fashion of the town and neighbourhood. The dancing com menced about nine,- ; ,when the bait was opened by Sir JOHN MILLER and Mrs. SMITH, the Lady of CULLING SMITH, Esq. one of the Officers of the Troop, 'At eleven, when tea and coffee were in troduced,'. the South Gloucester Band unexpededly entered —the room, and by their excellent perftit; mance delighted the company till twelve, whim the dancing was resumed, and continued till a late hour. Amongst the military present were, the E of CRAVEN, Lord ED WAR D. SOMERSET, Colonels BINGHAM • and WALL,,, Majors Vc,,r HALLEY and D,ALEIAC, 8!:C, COALITION. •WE have heard rumours for several days past, of a Junaion bet:ween Lord GRENVILLE, Mr. WIND. HAM ) and Mr. Fox. We believe there is no . doubt of such an Union fiaving been formed. We do not pretend to state at, t all . accurately the grounds of such a Junction,' but' the first object, of course, is - to turn out the present Administration. We have no difficulty in 'asserting that we . think so' weak an Administration as the present is, at, this moment a very serious i evil to the Country. We shall shortly state our opinion more fully upon the whole of this subject. THE ADMIRALTY. WE have from time to time made our Remarks upon the condild of the Admiralty, in the hope of exciting more adivity. in the management of that Department, of inducing those who condo& the busi ness of it, to pay more attention to the fair claims both of Civil and Naval Officers connected with it, and of turning the attention of certain persons rather to public duty than to personal pique. The Public will have great satisfadion whenever any question connected with this Department is brought before Parliament. Sir W. ELFORD gave notice before' the Recess, of a Motion which, as we understood, em braced only one point in the management of this Department. What we should wish would be, that a Committee of General Inquiry should be insti tuted, and that if any ads, either of Neglea or of Tyranny, should appear, that they should be marked as such condua would deserve. In such an Inquiry, the propriety or impropriety of our Blockading Sys tem, considering the enormous expence of it, and the manner in which it has crippled our Navy, should be fully considered. In investigating this point, the risque of our .Blockading Squadron being dis persed after violent storms, resuming ,their station one by one, and the Squadron often being left in a state totally unequal, from numbers, to cope with the Enemy, if he should come out, should also be fully and maturely weighed. Not only the case of Mr. BARTHOLOMRW, but of other individuals who may think themselves ag grieved, should be brought forward. But, above all, it should be fully examined, whether we have prepired against the meditated Attack of the Ene my, not only the, sort of Force best calculated to repel the attempt at Invasion, but. whether that Force has been colleted with all the expedition 'and dispatch which circumstances required. These are great National objects,, and require great, and, ewe think, immediate attention. Our . opinion of the First Lord of the Admiralty, in which we know nine.tenth s of the Navy agree with us, it is unnecessary to repeat. ,Wc have often stated it to'the Pu'olic—but if thc state of his health requires such frequent and I.2ng absences from London, as have continually taken place; that circumstance alone, at such a moment as the present, renders him totally unfit for the situation he holds. We have very little doubt that the result of the In. cluiry, to which we have alluded to, would he a Mo.: lion in Parliament to remove the Earl St. VI NG ENT r • from His illajes's Councils. BANK OF ENGLAND. . NOTE.; of Five Pounds each, and . upwardi, in cluding Bank Post Bills payable seven days after sight. On the ist of Tune - Z . .. 12,847,540 Ist of August - , 1803 - - 13,0 13, I so Est of October - - 1803 - 12,570,5c0 zsth of November - - - 13,502,40 Amount of Bank of England Notes of - Two Pounds and One Pound eae.i.. On the tst orione Est of August 1.1 of Odobor zith of November Ilankot England, Dee. 2, 1803, - - 1 8 03 - IC. 3 , =53, 6 00 - , 14.3 - 34 2 1,330 - 1803 - - 4,052,0t0 1803 „, - 4 , 4z9 ,2 4 0 W. WALTON, 4,.: . ten. The following account shews what has ben deemed of the National Debt, the Imperial Loan, and Land•Tapc, to the Ist of February,:tBo4.:-.,__:. National D'ebt teemed - £•79,294,t3t , Imperial Limn ditto • . 459,525, Land Tak ditto ' - - Total ,C . 100,90 1,854 The sum to be dkpended in the ensuing Quar ter is - .£•1,557,8'25 Mr. DowtEY deserves the thanks of,the•Volun teers, and of the Public at large, for his perseverance in having the question relative to the suhjel of Re,_ signation fairly decided, - as well as for his liberality in-not proceeding farther against the •Mitgistratel," after having obtained a solemn determination on a point :of great importance to the feelings of the Volunteers, and consequently to the, country at the present critical moment. Capt. .GUNSTON a general favourite with the Southwark Volunteers. It it therefore not very difficult to guess their feelings towards Mr. NEY and Mr. ALCOCK. Yesterday being Valentine's day,theTwopcnny past had such an extraordinary influx of Letters, with Valentine s from the Lads and Lasses, that the Post. men, although assisted with a number of supernume ,ratie‘:, could not get through their deliveries in the regular time. A man died lately in Lithuania, vr,l yea,rs °9 year he took a second o:*•, girl 91 BRIGHTON, Frs. 13. y THE following melancholy occurrence took p here last night :—Soon after nine o'clock, the In c i • habitants in the vicinity of the St e y ne were 13131'1e with a cry of" Fi l e I" Th e n i g h t was ver y dark , by the assist anc e o f t h e l amps , vo l u mes 31 smoke were presently observed so issue frorn t he house of Lady WARREN, on the North Parade. -- In an instant vari ou s o f th e p o p u l ace were '.4en to .enter the building; and, not long after, her LEV' ship was observed, almost lifeless, her muslin dtel s nearly burnt to ashes, and herself dreadfully injure`' to be borne from the-house by several Gentlemen', among whom were Capt. SPROULE, to the house °I a Lady,"bslt a few doors distant. The alarm s .we find, was occasioned by the skirts of her Laclq ship's dress having unfortunately caught the O M ,' from the gra t e, soon a f ter s h e h a d entered lie' bed-room ; when her Ladyship, to extinguish it'll deavosired to wrap the bed-curtains tightly W s , her, which presently took (Ice also, and the confloi r r Lion becam e gener a l i n a ll parts o f ; h e c h at nbe: The bed, the bed-furnitu r e, t h e co u nterpane , t he t o ' . ' let, the window.curtai ns , &c.-Sec. were totally 6°n. sumed ; and had not the i nner s h utters o f t h e ofi,, n ; dows been fortunately c l ose d, w hi c h preserve d t li glass from cracking, a n d p revente d t h at curr ent 6f air from entering, which otherwise must have gait' e d admission to the ap artment , t h e w h o l e f a b r i c , 8" , probably many edifice s i n t h e ne i g hb our h oo d, a s th; wind at the time blew very strong and fresh, inur e inevitably have been burn t to t h e groun d. Wear , sorry to stare, from the very s er i ous i n j ur y Le" , WARR EN* has received, it is the opinion of 1 / 1 : 1 BANKHEA I), and Messrs. H ALL an d Gi t y, attend her, that her recovery is extremely- doubt° CHELTENHAM, FEE. 13, AN event has lately taken pl ace h ere , w hi c h ksi been the topic of conversation in almost every rte, and which has interested in a more or less' gree. the feelings of all the residents. A family arrived in great style, in a caff i g i t o with four horses, and two outriders, abotiist month of September last. They took lodgiriVik, die. Great House, formerly the mansion of Sir. S-rAt'L-r Eox, but now kept by tw o s is ters 0' to. 'name of H OOPER, W h o d er i ve a comfortable sst:,, sistence from accommodating persons of thell f ,,, rank or fortune who visit Cheltenham. . h ilt mils a ll u d e d to, consi ste d o f a Gentlernanyat wife, and three servants.. - /f.er residing a sti°74. time at this fashionable watering_pl ace , t he Gcr ) ;' . tleman, by getting acquainted, i n tlie usual Avi l l e ;. i with the Librarians, and the Master of the „ remonies, foun3 an. easy access into the hr i ;i:, circles, anti was known among the great by t p: , name •of Mr. REDHEAD. Elegant in petson,,a e,; gentlemanly in his manners; and his Lady,;. ::: p•ise,,_posiessing the requisites of a . well.br - ,:," . 1;4''' man, their society was .oniversallyconrted;c 1;8(f Inr,,R4, had ;his dinnerparties, an d M rs . R' „,ti her. rouor; . The ‘fathily,• of course, be ca m e - k n„ j among the - haw toir who froyiented' . tliip ,cif e n s They Were visited, and .of course invited to private Concerts,' card pat - kits, to pair among many" , others, to th e R ev. 'Dr Di' l , l ' s • co and Lord TORRINGTON'S. About a' - monto on° many inquiries were made by different re rs ai (.trangers who had lately arrived), whickeNci t ri e o ,uspicion that Mr. R. way not .what he rePrese_,op himself t o b e; an d t hi s susp i c i on h as, to all' ally', ,he atacei been realized, bY the sudden flight 0 1 , ; t party on the night of theslth instant, leaving bsltl them their coach and horses. (4° Previ ous to t h e i r d eparture t h ey gave orders tt the eoichinan to proceed to London with them c i _ b e all"possibledispatch early on the.ensuing day• gr , . circumstances of this affair being made known, ,04 HINRES, the owner of the Pl o u g h H ote l, in w j ' 4 ili o stables th e , carr i age an d h orses were k ept, se ize whole as they were setting our, as an indemnific s ii for one hundred'and forty pounds, due to' h i lglat, the patty. On further inquiry, it a ppe a red Oro a most every tr a de s man in t h e pla ce h a d suffereP, iss more or less degree.. Among the number thel'i s , HooPre.s, for lodging, Sol. M r . Joaqgs,.o ' marl., 90 1 . Messrs.--Smint and GYDE,,gidteigt c ; o p beside s man y oc h er 'persons for smaller s un as.-\ the ;gait became generally known, the Most 1.110 , search was made to trace th e route o f M r . A. , s felf was two days afrer arrested at Oxford, an 4 lodged in the county gaol. , I • The Tragedy of King john was repeat e j li g s : sl . night at Coven t . Gard en , an d h a d f a ll a dVa`" ' r id I .. ..from KEMBLE, -M rs . SIDDoxs, C. K . EMBIEO o p COoKE. . With resped to vigorous 'language, 1 1 ' 0 ,e, ' , :ode sentiment, anti high poetic spirit, this Ti a t°o . tly.'rnay rank with . the - noblest produCtions of ° 1 . ,. , great but, Bard, with the best exerriori4 of the i4 ,he,' ical ability, it is not very interesting LIP-q a and i tv!lpce, . It is; however, very:well sup /l ett ' dou r.,r -larig/klit forward with suitable.pomp.and-'b'P len i is • •i.• , , • ~,,,e r ... , 'Th'ilryl...arle' Theatre had again a very 7 nu"' ett,; Audience last night to 7 - 12 t Soldier'LDaitglitt r ). - .f o Thr Carn , vaa. . .• , ~ :, 0 . ) . k ' : It been invidiously asserted that Mr.,ICEOOO ' hai . reduced the salary of young B EN sow at Coq e d, pApien Theatiel'.. In One first place it is to b c i iii 9 . served that the child never performed before .04. season, and had no. salary. In the . neXt plaCe• l is i • proper to - state that he,ne'ver performed in the P ie ce,! of Pizar/o, which has bee n mentioned as the P io ve, in which the suppo s ed reduftion was said t° ,111 5 been made.—lVlr.m ß KiIE resolutely perfor me r ili, duty in the management of the property w° l 'e entiu,ted to his care, and must consequentli, e2c lil 1 to incur the displeasure of those who' may consequently • i • any reform that may; take place, hoWeVer nec ess -: i to the interests of the Theatre. f th e :' ' During- the last three days, 'about 1000 ° e s'i.. ' . . 1 ItlanavetiJn Troops have passed.. brOugh- St. Jai° , ', Pack, on their way, to the Isle Vight• 4 O . oil. ~.. 4 ! Apartments are about to be built in the L '-# ll , Or . Mews, Pimlic'o, for t h e German G ro oms WO " 9 ' over with, the Hanoverian Holses. . : cli 44 . of the Volunteers in SP` t l, 0' • field, died lately in - the 33d year of his age. j A . i - ri a , . • ~ sci Ant a! Sul ‘5 .,1 1 . 3!? of :9 stone, onlys feet 7 inchev i i gh, hut of the exita-orw' . -