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the fads alluded to in the Communication just made tt) this House, I shall not anticipate the opinion of the Committee—many of the faits, I pregame, have • arisen since I held any situation in which I could hear.of their existence ; :Jut it is not a matter of surprize to me, to be told, that the disaffe&ed Per sons in this Country' should endeavour to excite popular discontent, on the circumstances by which we are surrounded. It cannot be a surprize to Me, because I know it to be an inherent spirit of Jaco. binism, to ally itself with every disaster—to press into its service every evil—to wed itself to every 'misfortune of the Country it inhabits, and,to make them the forerunners of its state, this as the History of Jacobinism throughout Europe, from the moment of its first appearance to the present hour, without a single exception ; and the truth of that ' History has been exhibited in the fate of every Country in Europe, which has not iced on the spirit of precaution of this Country ; and the mis. chief has been felt to a certain degree even in this Country ; for it has been frequently endeavoured to turn public misfortune to the clestruetion hf the Pub.' lie,.but in which the patience of t4le mass ofthe People has been equal to their good,sense ; they hire seen the drift of the wicked artifice, and they have treated it with becoming scorn, and which I have had oc. casiOn frequently to admire white in His Majesty's Service, and to continue to do so since I went out of that. Service...Am I :then to. be told, that when • I Tendered to the irittue . of my Countrymen that homage which was due to it, and which was prompt ed by my heart, - I was sincere indeed, taut that I think now the spirit of the People of this Country is „changed ?—Sir, the ,Hon. Gentleman will find there is no.change in the mass of the PeOple, nor in my opinion of that mass—it is sound, virtuous, and loyal ; but he will find, I say, that on .the very ,Meeting of Parliament before • Christmas ; con vened, as it was, on the subjea of the Scarcity, the Speech delivered from the Throne, expressed the just indignation of the Sovereign against the conduit of those .who wished to lead the People to criminality or disorder, and which, indeed must tend to the destrudion of every Country. wherein such a- spirit predominates. There is, therefore, Sir., nothing inconsistent in the sentiments I ut teietl-then, and the feeling I have at this . -moment; a.feCling in which l ain persuaded this iibuse,. arid I 'trust, the mass of this Country concurs; nor can I express any doubt of their loyalty , and virtue. I.say therefore, Sir, it does become us never to neglect those cautionary measures which have been fognd so salutary, when any attempts have been made to surprize the Public from that tranquillity which is the safeguard of their happiness ; or to deceive or force them out of the possession of those blessings which the wisdom of Parliament, and their own good sense have enabled them to preserve in so trying and so long a confliel.—Sir, I beg pardon for thus occupying the attention of the House so long, on a Motion in which there is no apparent difference of opinion ; but these sentiments pressed upon my mind so much, and some things which were uttered on the other side reciuired to be answered, so that I could not, consistently with the duty I owe to my Sove reign, my . Country, and myself, forbear saying what I have now submitted to the House." • The Question Was rho put and carried. • The CHAS Fcr.I...LOR of the EXCHEQUER, then moved " That the said Committee be a private . Committee.- The CHANCt LLOR of the Excuzzast then moved,• Tut the Conimittee shall.consist of Twenty-one Mcm-• bers. That the Members of the said Committee shall beehosen by ballot. 'hut the Members of the House do to.morrow bring lists, written upon a roll of paper,- containing the names of the persons for whom they vote to be Members of the - said Com- Mittee, which lists to be put ui glasses, placed on the table,. by each Men4ber as he is called in t he Order of Counties, &c. ; and That the Papers this day laid before the House by order of His MAJEsty be kept by the Clerk oldie House, sealed up As they r.ow are, till after the Committee is chosen. Tlidse Motions were severally put and agreed to. The third reading of the Bill for :he encourage. anent of the Growth of Potatoes being read over, Sir Wm. ELFORD, Mr. MARK - HAM, and Mr. EL. Liso N each said a few words against the Bill. PULTE.NEY shortly defended it. Mr. OSBORNE said, " I rise, Sir, to trespass on the indulgence of the House for a very short time, to state, as concisely as I am able, my ob. jeCtions to the Bill before you. With the greate s t submission to the Honourable Mover of the Bill, for whom I have the highest respeCt, I cannot see it in any 'other light than as a sheet of blank paper : it appears to me to contain no one effeetive clause or provision whatever; and if it be calculated to have any effeEt at all, in my opinion, it tends rather to discourage than to promote the °Ned it has in view. The Preamble, Sir, states, that it is expedient during the present Scarcity, to re move obstructions to the raising of Potatoes, and that it is necessary to establish by authority ofParliament, proper rogulatiOns to extend the immediate culti vation of that nutritious food. From this I beg leave to "dissent ; I contend that no obstruCtions now exist, and that the interference of - the Legisla. ture is in no way necessary. But grant that it be, for the sake of argument, ler the Legislature then interfere with died, for otherwise, every one will agree with me, that it had better not interfere at all. Let us see whether, it does interfere with effect in the present instance. What does the Bill enaCt. ? Nothing--it contains no one Clause whatever, that, either toforccs the adoption, of the system recom mended, or that enables persons acing ander the Bill, to pursue that system with more facility than heretofore.—The Bill is nothing more nor less than a recommendation of a 'particular mode of Agriculture, and is therefore nugatory, But, Sir, I think, that it will, if passed into a Law, do more harm than good, and for this reason, Farmers will rot like to have their agricultural arrangements placed (as they will conceive) under the inspection and dire&ion of Parish Off,cers, and Justices of the Peace ; the very idea of this will disgust theta, and will make them re , jett a measure they would otherwise he very willing to adopt. q The measure itself, Sir, of planting. Potatoes on intenckd for wheat, as Auggested by an lion, friend of mine, a Member ,ot this .Housc 4 from all I have been 4ble to learn 4 is an extremely ti good one, an is, as I understand, :lethally very much pursued; at least I can answer' for parts of the County which I have the honour to represent. But supposing that it be not as yet universally adopted, and that a recommendation of it be ne. cessary, surely such recommendation had much better come from the Board of Agriculture, or from Landholders to their Tenants, or in any other form than that of an At of Parliament, which ought to be something more than' a mere recommendation. Upon these grounds, Sir, I take the liberty of mov_ ing, that this Bill be read a third time on this day six months." On this Amendment the House divided : For the amendinent - • 40 Against it - . 22 6 - d. Majority - - - 18 Mr. WILBERFORCE gave notice, that im mediately after the holidays he intended to bring some measures forward for the consideration of -the 'House, for extending Relief to the Industrious Poor. Colonel FULLARTON gave notice, that he in tended after the holidays to move for the continuance of two Ads passed in 1798, which are near expiring,- kir permitting Rock bait to be carried coastwise to Scotland, 4‘.'- The House ailjourned at Nine o'Clock till To. ITlOrrow. THE 5U N. lOLEM QUIS DICERS EALStoM AUDLAT LONDOk, APRIL 2, 1801. I-r is with great satisfafflon we are enabled to contradift several reports which were yesterday in circulation: one of these was, that our Fleet, in attempting to pass the Sound, had experienced a considerable loss, and among other things, hat two Ships had sunk : the other,. that it had on the con trary, been dispersed by storms.' 'Both these are equally false, It is particularly happy that it is so, for it appears decided that we shall want the assistance of our Fle©t in the maintenance of our rights with regard to . the Northern Powers. The latest advises received from Copenhagen by our Government are of the zrst ult. At that period, as we yesterday stated in part of our Impression, the Danish Government appeared positively de termined to try the fortune of war, and thus every appearance of conciliation had vanished. Mr. VANSITTART left Copenhagen on the 21st ult, and is hourly expected to arrive; and Mr. DRUM. MOND had been furnished with Passports. There is reason to believe that he availed himself of them on the followingday, the zzd, as the Fleet was then expcacil tl,icsc. 4 4 t - butt% at ong..v - raitza aild of 4 species altogether peculiar, will thus have taken place on that day, and we have no doubt that it will have added new lustre to the glory of our Navy. Further accounts are every moment expefted, and we think it improper to anticipate by our eon. jeetures and our hopes, fafts on which we must so ' soon receive inf.;rmation.. We last night received,; 131* EXPRES . S, Paris Paper's to the 29th . ult. The 'frequent arrivals . . which have lately taken place from France, by keep ing us on a par with the news of that part of the Continent, have left us little to - expett from any one day's papers, and our Readers will remember that they were already -in po — &session of the intelli gence to the 28th. The Papers which have now arrivedlurnish.us only one article, and that by no means of unequivocal authenticity. Citizen MAGAL LON, COnkid of the Republic at Cairo,' has arrived.at rou/o.r, Having sailed from Egypt, he was taken by the English and carried into Malta, whence he sailed on the 7th of March. A great quantity of English ships had arrived there, which had left the Ports of Nap/es and of Sicily, for fear of the . embprgo, which it was known the KING of NAP LES was about to lay upon the English Ships. On the evening of the departure of Citizen MAGA!, LON from Malta, an English Brig from Maori had brought ; II; __gence of the aglish Army-having quitted that Road. The English asserted that they were going to attempt a disembarkation opposite Damietta. By a Flag of Truce which arrived at Plymouth on TuL•sday last from Marlaix, intelligence is brought that a French Army of Forty-live Thomand Men had received orders to mareli against Portugal. • One Hamburgb 11,7ilreinains due. Yesteiday noon HER MAJESTY and the PRIN CESSES AUGUsTA, 11,A, It, MARY, and AN/E -LIA took an airiog Jn . ihcir carriages on the King's Road, attended by Lady CHARLorrE FINCH. The LoRD CuArc Et. 1.0 it had an audience of His M 4 .1 Es Ty yesterday, at Buckingham-House. Mr. DONALDSON left town last night with Go. vermeil dispatches to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire. land, Lord GOWEIt gave a grand dinner yesterday at his House ; in Arlington-strect. Mr. DUNDAS, Lady PUND4s, Mr. PITT, an Sir Wh.TQR VAR topiNta were o . lllg Va;tl4 NEllfS. NAVAL t.,1 k'll-2 Nan ill iinperimm pelagi, sevumgue tridental, Sed sal vote datum. TORBAY, MARCH 30. THE whole Fleet, under the Command of Ad miral CoRtgIeVALLIS, between three and four o'clock this afternoon got under weigh, and proceeded to the Westward witha moderate breeze from E.S.E. • • ' ' ( PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31. Sailed the Mars, of 7+ guns, Rear-Admires THORNBOROUGU, and Triumph, of 74 guns, Capt 4 E. HARVEY, to join the Channel Fleet. Sailed the St: Fiorenz/, of 4o guns, and SaNta Margaritta, of 36 guns, with the outward.bound Mediterranean Fleet under convoy.—Wind East. Arrived the Spitfire, of 20 guns, Capt. KEEN, from Guernsey, and the Plymouth hired Armed Lugger, from the Downs ; also a Cartel from Mor kix : the latter brings intelligence that an Army of 4c,000 French Troops had received orders to march' against Partugal. Sailed the Revolutionaire, of +4 guns, with two Merchantmen under convoy for Cork. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL I. THE outward-bound West India Ships remain at Spithead, Motherhank, &c. The Fleet which arrived here from the Downs yesterday, were upwards of 40t) sail. The Alkmaar, fitted for an Hospital-Ship for the North Sea Fleet, r went,out of the Harbour this day. The Superb, 41+ guns; one of - the Convoy of thetlndia Fleet, in turning round Bembridge Ledge last night, took the ground on the Warner ; but got (din the night without damage, and proceeded on her voyage with the Fleet; who are iupposed to be well down Channel, having had a fine breeze all day from the Eastward. YARMOUTH, APRIL I. ARRIVED the Ranger Sloop and Phonix Cutter, with a Fleet of Ships from Hamburgh under convoy. DOVER, APRIL I% • • THIS morning a French Boat (Flag of Truce) arrived from Calais, and brought back the Messen. ger who sailed from hence on Saturday last, and who instantly on.hi4 landing mak a post.chaisc and four for London. SHEERNESS, APRIL I. SA x LE n His Majesty's Sloop Gannet, of 16 guns, Captain COTGR AVE, for the Downs. • Arrived the Providence hired-Cutter, Lieutenant COWAN, from & and sailed again on, a Cruize. DEAL, APRIL I. His Majesty's Ships Topichore and Nentes;r ar. rived in the Downs this morning from a Cruize to the Eastward ; and remain with the averyssd, Ad miral ',tpsy IDG The following were the Proceedings of the House of tordson Tuesday On a Motion made to resolve the House into a Committee of Pfivileges, Lord MOIRA moved the Previous Question. The House divided—. Con. tents 16, Non-Contents 74. The House then resolved itself intola Committee. A Motion was made to expunge the Protest from the journals : a warm debate ensued. Committee divided—Contents 77, Proxies 35 ; Non-Contents 17, Proxies 3. • A Protest is entered against these Proceedings. Lord and Lady AUCKLAND and family left Town yesterday for Eden Farrn,'in Kent. The Earl and Countess of Essex set off yesterday morning for their Seat at Cashioberry, in Hert fordshire. The remains of General Sir CHARLES Srumur were on Tuesday interred in the family vault at Petersham. Her Grace the Dutchess of DOkSET this morning gave her hand to the Rig o ht lion. Lord WHIT_ \yowl' H. Lady Jr Rsry, We understand, has lately gained an additional thousand a year by the death of her I`,lother. Private Letters from Brussels of the I 7th td!-.11854. tion, that alarm guns have been stationed along . die Dutch Coast, which is threatened by our Ships of War. An attempt is to, be made to unite the Dutch Fleet in the Meuse, consisting of three ships of the line and some smaller vessels, and the Squadron in Flushing, with the Fleet in the Texel.'the Russian Troops that were prisoners in France, are not to return home, as was intended, but are to be encamped with a large body of French near Dunkirk. General Mo. ty's.o is to have the Command of all the Troops that arc to be assembled op the line of Coast from Havre to Ostend, A disposition to riot was manifested in Plymouth market on Monday, on account of the high price of provisions; but the timely interfererice of the Magi.. stratds, assisted by the Military, soon put a stop to the mob, who dispersed, after destroying a few windows,bulonging to the Bakers, 'ARCH 29. YESTERDAY evening, about eight o'clock (aftet experiencing a fine &y 0 we had a smart shower of rain, attended with a strong southerly wind, which increased considerably : at a little before nine some stones fell from the steeple, one of which 'unfortunately alighted upon a young Woman, and bruised her so desperately, that her life is i n danger : it still continuing to blow strong, fears were entertained for the safety of the steeple; th e butchers who expose their meat for sale near the Church, were very alert in removing it • the im. pending danger - was swiftly spread around. 1 a was repairing to view the cause of alarm: when-I had scarcely left the door, before the upper part of the steeple, and as low as thebelfry, tell, covering4t some distance from its base on the Ntir . iff-"side(42ll. ed the Flesh Market) with ruins. The Most ful part of the catastrophe is, the loss of seven of our fellow-creatures, who have fallen vi lims •to their too ardent desire of saving their property ? , four of them were butchers, one of whom belonged to' Morpeth ; five more persons were severely hurt, but I trust not dangerously. A public-house ad. joining to the church was nearly levelled with the ground, and several other buildings were materially damaged. The First Chamber of the Dutch Representative Body have, by a considerable inajoiity, agred to the Report of their Commission, by Which. a revic. sion of the Constitution is proposed. The Filnilrr Assemblies - will speedily be convoked, to decide whether they wish for a revision ; if they do, a plan of a new Constitution will immediately afterwards be submitted to them. On the 18th ult. a Royal 'Placart was issued it Copenhagen by which all persons able. to labour, arc require d to assist in the naval preparations.--- Those who offer themselves voluntarily, receive, IS rix-dollars, and are provided for incase of sickness. A Proclamation has also been published at Cope's._ bagel), forbidding the exportation of arms, aritumb. • rion, or any kind of ,commodities, of use in .Wir4 the offenders against this order will be punished, 1 not only with the confiscation of, the goods, bit sent to *work on the For tifications for the term of .. from "two months to three years,- according to thet • circumstances. . • ,One of the Workmen employed at Kew Palace . , on Tuesday. fell off the scaffold and was so mUch. bruisedlhat he died the same evening ;h e h as le ft . four children to deplore his loss. The "neiv Royal Circus, St. George's Fieldt, his ever been admired for its elevnt apPear.. ancc and accommodation, has undergone still greater improvements; the tage has been considerabliv. raised and enlarged, end the interior is most bean. tifully ornamented with various fashionable and airy devices, looking-glasses, new gilding and mad. Jishments, which have a delightful effect, and play great taste in the Artist. The Scenery, by. Greenwood, is also 'charming ; and the text essernb4 forms . the' most. airy, commodious, and bandtiomik SUrniner Theatre in this Metropolis. Strikink Difference of Times,-.Formerly p ea said, at the heel of a Lottery, " Why p ut I n n0 4,1$ qui hov P " all the good Prizes are gone," g cc. s c e. ; bUt such is the fortunate reverse of the presen t .4,0 t• tery, that most of the Capital Prizes are still iii the Wheel, with the Thirty Thousand Pound Prize it their head ; so that he that cometh in at the e.le. venth hour, stands an equal chance to be rewarded With him who has " borne the heat and burdeoOf the day." • Thursday next is likely to be one of the busiest days perhaps ever experienced by the LOttCriA(ACCI Keepers, since the first establishment of a Lottery, as it is the only open - day of business previous to. the coming up of the Twenty Thousand Pound Prize, ..which must be drawn the first Ticket on the Satur. day morning following, and of course will aurae/ the anxious expeaation of all ranks of people. ENGLISH STATE LOTTERY. TwENTy.smicrx DAY, The following Prizes were Draw 2 4 , 752 s a Prize of 1000GL No. 41,262, a Prize of soot. No. 30,723. a Prize of tool. two. 19,301.; 55,36 Q, Prizes of sal. ~: . 7 SNIP NEWS. CRAVIMID, MARCH 31. Passed by—the Enterprise, Reddon, from Limerick; JoN! Eldert, Danborheid, Fassett, and Diana, Jansen, OM Ha rglt Sailed—the Belvidere, Fatten, frg India; Cato, Pearson. on ; Lisbon. Jan, ----,, and Bridget, Thcrass f(it for Surin DIED. On Thursday last, John voweli i —Esq. many Years_t Stationer in Watling -street, and Fathe.f ot that ComPau/ for s:veral years past. PRICE O. "sri P STOCKS. Pink Sock shut Navy w:•,r Cent. 95 sp . ei CCIA. 1797, soot I fitiil 5 p:r Cent. shut 4 per Cent. Con. shut 3 per Ceit. Red. shut l / 4 , 3 per Cent. Con. j 76 7i 716; Ditto 'Sci iii Bank Long Ann. shur Ditto Short Ann.shut Ditto Scrip RDAY. India Stock Ditto I3ond, s. dis. Exchequer Bills s• dis • New ditto Lottery Tickets Pmnium 4 41 31 4 31 iniper. 3 Per gent. Skits Ditto Ann. shut Bank tbr Account • India tur ditto Cons. tOr Apt. 57111 71 (4 • 'ANTED, a Years ot yJ A TO th W e bet ween f li T ) 1 1 1 j 17: KEEPER in a small Fatn iJy , or as a Situa tio n oMiiaiiiiih 4nct A ssis ;ant to a Lady or elderly Gentleman, and to assist : the Needlework or the Isamily. ApplicatiGas to be made to Mr Ilowton, at Na. 16, Fur. nival's Inn, will be immediately attended to. HIGH BEECH, ESSEX. rBE LEerr, FURNISHED, an HOU S E ! oflices, Coach-houses and Stabling, fit for the inunc. diate reception of a Genteel. Family, situate three miles south-east trom Waltham Abbey, tour miles south-werst from Epping, and eleven miles from London. Applications made to Mr. Scott, Surveyor, .furaival's Inn, will be immediately attended to. London : Printed by B. M‘hl IL LAN (of Bow-street, Covent-garden; • and Published by w _ ILLIAM ARMleltft SCRIPPS (of iierse.terrproad, 'Westminster); at No. 10, StriVid. , , „