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ivA 1/4 LN E ; 's.,!. DEAL jt/NR i4..--Sailed the Mariner Gun-brit', 15 n a Cruize off Ostend; and Supply Transport, for Sheerness: IViln the awns —Monarch, Utrecht, Ardent, Inilexibte, r ginie, Tartarus, Vesuvius, Z e b ra, Speculator Lugger, alai the Transports under the orders of Capt. Watson. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 4.—Arrived the Treasure, NowEay, from Sunderland ; Industry, CHALLEN, from MILFORD MILFORD ; and Sportsman, THU&L EY, from Hull. The West India, Rini*, and Newfoundland Convoys still remain wind-bound. SHEERNESS, Juba Lt.—The convoy for Ton. ningen and the Baltic are expefied to sail on Mon day or Tuesday next ; but as the vessels that are to take charge of them are not fixed on, signals are fl y i ng on board the Ceres, for the guidance of Mas ters of Ships bound thither. the Letters from t h e C oast o ----- f K nt state, that du r i ng F c .°orse of the week a few m le of the Enemy's , otifla got into Boulogne fr:,m Calais. Our .... N . 1 ., lz ers fired a few shot at them, but were unable tri glt near enough to do them any ~e n a ,,„ essential injury. Resen t - " doubt but that from the activity of the drops w'll ' hoard '--f Admiralty, our Blockading Squa il De reinforced with that description of yes. 0 " Is P wiliChi according to the opinion of Sir SIDNEY 01KIT H, ... Lid of every Officer employed in that service, Is alone Capable o f effeaually annoyin g t h e F renc h Fl otilla on their own Coast. It Must be gratef u l to t h e f ee li ngs of Englishmen, to fiond nd that th e i r C ountryman, Capt. WRIGHT, has eufted hi mse lf in France with the spirit that becomes a British Officer. We hope that he will petsevete in this resolute and manly conduCl, for it Cannot be doubted that every artifice of deceit and intimidation will be put in prat - flee to induce him, If possible, to involve the British Government in Charges that ate the mere fabrication of the subtle Corsican and his abjet minions. The following is given in The Oratle, as a sum_ wary of the sentiments uttered by Mr. LIVING iTONE during his late visit to this Country :' 4 .:' The only Country in Europe for a person now tooy 4 -weity and Happiness is France 1 It is the seat of Hospita. lit ! There are sew orino Taxes ! 'The wings of the Clergy are clipped ! hereT is arn le security for person and property ! between such Country P an d Englani there is a very Wide erence! rhe English are a Nation of avaricious sh - iteepers and pettifogging politicians I If any man would wish to Witness the powerful eructs of the liberal and enlarged 6 ws of society, let him immediately repair to France !" If thi s b e a f a i r transcript of his conversation, p r 'd We h ave no reason to doubt what appears in that , a pei . , it is m ore t h an ever incumbent on certain .-:',Virb Patriots who dined with the American Mit. ; 11 ; /t .!r, and most probably must have heard these r''rnents delivered, to make the amende honorable 0 their insulted Country. bi 6 ll x it hongh d ur i ng the Administration of Mr. AD - iY 0.. p 1.°14 the 11 Parli ament vote d a very large sure to dikino,debt on the Civil List, and although lie fend / " J pledged ' himself t h at i t s h ou ld not be suf.. • i t , f 8 - din t o get i nto arrears, yet there were near. °Ut quatters due when he retired from office.. D ro' The o O NABOB F OUDE h as l a t e ly test ifi e d hi s ap ;ati n of t h e eondutt o f Mr. HASTINGS, as Go. , -"n° r-Gener a l o f I n di a , and h i s sense of the pro- e . t'ut'on which was carried an against that Gentleman I`, r ' tills Country, by a n a pp ropr i at i on of funds for t e purpose of allowin g hi m an annu i ty of three luousand pounds. It has been justly observed, that the manner in Wi nch the supp ose d C onspirators have been tried in l'ranee, furnishes abundant ground for the pride and gratitude of Englishmen. The unfortunate men * ll O are. brought to the tribunal of French justice, are not condemned by fair, disinterested testimony, but found guilty upon the allegations of each ocher. The Judges silty with severity on every thing that makes agains t the prisoners, and take no no tice of what may be interpreted in their favour. liowr diAerent is this from the mild principles of ludPenal jurisprudence in this Country, and the humane raelice of the British Co urts of Justice, where the ge invariably leans to the side of mercy, and eels it to be his duty to an as the Advocate for the prisoner on ail points that may appear favourable h But even before those unfortunate men merem brought to a mock trial in France, the testi onies that were to be given against them in Court :vwere inserted in the public journals, and spread all ai r the country, in order to prejudice the people ugx wns_t them. The CHIEF . .v.mperor too to increase the' too , had the meanness to endeavour by publishing Popular the letter which that unhappy man dejection and despair. It has been said th at g bnfortunate Duke D'E oNAFAR.TE dispatched the ;Ire the French ?fjt)cesrc it zEN at once, in order to what they are to expel} if 44'1_4', dare to set foot on the Imperial-Republican e lt°r ies• He rather shews those Princes what kitto)' are to expea if they venture upon any terri les Where they may d,, be in danger of Corsican. . Wing. 47 0 ,-. • c ito tzeu r is, we find, restored in France, and pielje*, in efieti, abolished. We hope this nom reJtvearioa will lead to a restoration in substance. pra)3nY p hew ew form of the Imperial Succession in t o c hich excludes Females, it is plain that ter Nee has a great aversion to petticoat go ',mew. tie:t e 'gallant jouth w h o recently offered his ten.. Ott CO t o M rs. SIDDONS, Sufficiently testified he corn e/it rY ,, , i when, i n attempting to win her smiles, a z e . pared h er to NINON D'ENCLOS, in point of Nothi nft Of the 6 Can more strong l y prove the absurdity , Pact of at empt to represent certain dinners as the i gen eral : P, f/r l ,.e spirit., than the list of the peas 1 general, Rich obviously shew s that many of them 1 , nev er ‘1, 1 ,„• be thought cf, even by themselves) as .‘4,„,. PRIGADL OF CAPALRY6 YESTERDAY morning at nine o'clock, the foi ' lowing Regiments were brigad?d in Hyde Park, under His Royal Highness the DUKE of Y ORK, viz. the Light Horse Volunteers, the Westminster Cavalry, and the London Cavalry. The Brigade was commanded by Lord HARR r NGToN, and Co. lonel de BLAQU r ERE attended as Inspeding Field. Officer. The evolutions commenced by a discharge from the field-pieces of the Light Horse Volunteers, which was repeated by those belonging to the London Cavalry. The Regiments thee passed in open columns in the following order : The Light Horse Volunteers—The London Cavalry—The ‘Vestruinster Cavalry—And the Light Horse dismounted, with their Field Pieces. A line was formed of the whole Brigade, the left squadron of the Light Horse was the squadron of diredion. The manoeuvres then commenced. The Light Horse Volunteers, after charging, re treated in squadrons through the divisions of the Westminster, Cavalry, and that of the London.— They generally formed their squadrons by the Hes. sian lung movements. The two last Regiments afterwards formed in divisions, then charged and retreated. The DUKE of YORK, after the grand charge, rode up and complimented the different Re. giments on their great rapidity and correctness in the charge. Lord HARRINGTON, in the name of the Duke, said he never saw a finer display of tattics. 'The wheelings were done with great cor redness and with wonderful celerity. During the charge, skirmishing parties were ordered out to proteft the retreating squadrons. The Re_. view concluded with the Corps passing the COM. MANDE Rin CHI ET in open columns. The clouds of dust which accompanied every movement, were a great obstacle, particularly in the Hessian long movements, and the charges. It being the first time of the above three Regiments being bri. gaded, it necessarily occupied more time than it otherwise would have done; and the very heavy rain prevented many other evolutions being per formed. The ground was extremely well kept by a party of Lord HARRINGTON's Regiment. At half past one the Corps moved off the ground and retired. The speflators were very numerous, not. with stan d t he weather was unfavourable; the line of carriages extended in regular cavalcade a consi derable distance along the ride. The DUKE of CUMB 8 a LAND, General MANNERS, and many other persons of distindion were on horseback. The 43d Light Infantry have not marched into Shornclitic Camp: they are still at Ashford, and it is not yet certain whether they encamp or ii r. DISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL MOORE'S BRIGADE. HEAD-QUARTERS, SANDGATE. 4th (King's own) Shornclitie Camp. 524 (Light lntantry) Ist Brigade Artillery - Ditto. 59th Regiment - - Hythe Barracks. 43d (Light Infantry) - Ashford. ist Brigade Artillery • Ist Division 9sch (Rifle) ShorncliiFe Batracks. Regiment .. Colonel MAcoumt It Is, the Assistant Adjutant. General of the London District, sets out for Scot land ro-mqrrott., on leave of absence. The Hon. Colonel BLAQUIERE is to at as Assistant Adju. tant-General until Colonel MACQUARRIE's return. LITERATURE.— The Life and Pontificate of LEO THE TENTH, IS SOon to be expeCled from Mr. Roscoe, the elegant and learned Historian of Lo renzo the Magnificent. The Rev. Mr. Bow Les is very forward with a new edition of the Works of POPE. Notwithstanding all the various editions of this Author, his works yet stand in need of much contemporary illustration. The Works of Dr. Jorrtre are in the Press he was a pious and re. spettable Member of the Church, whose writings are a valuable addition to British Literature. Mr. r-Vltreotto is about to present to the Public an in. teresting work on the Harmony of Language. There is also in great forwardness for the Press, a new and enlarged edition of that useful work The General Biographical Diaionary. A Manuscript of the Statutes in the reign of ED. WARD 11. in the English of that period, has recently been discovered by Mr. LUDERS, in the Bodleian Library at Oxford ; it was known to have existed in the time of SELDEN, but has never since been heard of till the present discovery. THE THEATRE.—A new Rosalind came forward last night at the Haymarket Theatre, in the person of a Mrs. STANWELL, who, according to report, is a pupil of Mr. BANNISTER, jun. Her figure. is striking, and rather fitted for Tragedy. Her face is pleasing, but not capable of varied expression. Her voice is feminine and pleasing, but her accent is rather provincial. Her action seemed to be re gulated by feeling, and if not graceful, was, at least, unaTeeted. Her conception of Rosalind was in general just, and her deliverY of the dialogue was marked by spirit and good sense.— As a first appearance, her representation of this very arduous charader may be deemed a very promising effort. The part of Orlando was well supported by ELLISTON, and that of Adam was touched with an interesting pathos by CHAPMAN. BANNISTER'S Touchstone was more effective than ctitical. It was much too hurried in general. R. PALMER, for the first time, and, we trust, for the last, performed Jaques. Instead of the pensive philosopher, he sheaved the coarse and vulgar misan. thrope. He is a respectable ACior in his proper sphere, but he is hardly less qualified for Jaques than for Romeo or Hamlet. Mrs. CR ESPIGNY gives her annual De . jeuni next week at Camberwell. A very large Company is invited, and the place is expeCted to be a scene of splendid hospitality and Arcadian beauty. The Journeymen Shoemakers have entered into a dangerous combination. Query, Is not this follow. ing the example of their betters? The Operatic Dancer who cannot " limp in pure love" back to his duty at present, is not himself blamed f or any restiveness wh i c h h e may occasion ally sh ew i n his business. Though a n excellent Performer, he is said to be united to a High-Ayer, who ta k es upon herself to regulate all his steps, so that the Manager-, if he wants the hu s b and to leap into public favour, must get the length of the Lad)ii foot, MR. PlTt's W E have already given an Abstraft of this Bill. A clause has been added, making valid the diacharge of men, becoming Unfit for service, by the Com matiding Officer ; and another, direeing that fines shall not be paid out of the Poor Rates. Special Rates are to be made, and Volunteers are to be exempt to the extent of 20!. The following are the quotas proposed to be maintained in the several Counties of England Bedford, 475; Berks, 841; Bucks, 898; Cambridge, 721; Chester City and County, 1327 ; Cornwall, 970 ; Cumber land, 922; Derby, 1408; Devon, with County and City of Exeter, 2268; Dorset, 616 ; Durham, 638; Essex, 1866 ; Gloucester, 1744; Hereford, 780 ; Hertford, 721; Hunting don, 238; Kent, 1944; Lancaster, 3658; Leicester, 964; LinColn, 2052; Middlesex, exclusive of the Tower Ham lets, 4557; Monmouth, 420; Norfolk, 1813 ; Northampton, 1086; Northumb e rl an d, 973 ; Nottingham, 843 Oxford, 9 0 4; Rutland, 124 t • Salop, 1486 • Somerset, 2386 ; South ampton, 1275 ; Stafford, 1 6 99 ; Suffolk, 1536; Surrey, 2004; Sussex, 5204 t -Warwick,. 1279,- Westmoreland, 364 : Wor cester, 924; Wilts, 1375; York, W. Riding, with the City of York, 3643 ; N. Riding, 1366 ; E. Riding, 846 ; Anglesea, 192 ; Brecknock, 306 ; Cardigan, 366; Carmarthen, 607 ; Camarvon, 192; Denbigh, 516; Flint, 3 0 1 ; Glamorg an , 604;- Merioneth, 181 ; Montgomery, 418 ; Pembroke, 301; and Radnor, 2,10. CORN EXCH,III 7 GE, Ju Is. To-6Atir there are not many fresh samples of Wheat, and having but few buyers of Grain in general, this trade is noted rather less in price; Barley is rather cheaper, expelling larger supply ; in Beans and Pease but little stirring ; Oats are ar rived in good supply, with some Foreign Cargoes not in good condition, and sales are chiefly made at a declension of zs. per quarter, and very few samples reach the top price ; in Flour no alteration. Wheat 3oS a 42s a 53s od Tick Beans - 29$ a 35s od Fine ditto -54 s a 56s 6d Oars - 2ts a 23$ a 26s od Rye - 25$ a 23s od Poland ditto ?75 a 28s od Harley - -20 s a .25s od Rape Seed - 361. a 391. Malt -54 s a 6oS od Vine Flour - 40$ a 43$ od White Pease 34$ zi 41$ od Seconds 35 a 40$ od Beans - 335 a 39$ 6d By an account laid on the Table of the House of Commons, it appears that the total number of men raised in England and Wales for the Royal Army of Reserve, to the Ist of May last, was 31,758 ; of these only 2531 were persons on whom the bal lot had fallen, the remainder being substitutes. Out of these 9236 had volunteered for general service. Total men raised in England and Vales - 3 1 ,75 8 Of these had been rejected, di§charged, or claimed by Civil Law, - 41 . 175 z Dead - - - - - 53 0 Deserted, or claimed as Deserters - - 4117' Leaving the number of effeaive men - - 25,359 The number due, including casualties 8521 IN SCOTLAND. The number raised (ballotted 294 —Substitutes 5243) 5537 Ofthese were effective men - soot Number due - 999 Volunteered for general service 972 IN IRELAND. 7 be number raised (ballotted 48—Substitutes 65z8 rLy:t 4i ted zoo) - - - 8 r97 01' f -cue were effeaive on Nlay 5 .- - 6776 Nurr due - - - - 3224 Vol ,teered for general service . - - J 799 Laing Church was opened yesterday morning for the trial of a new Organ, presenrel by Mrs. FISHER. A grand Seledion of Sacred Music was performed On this occasion. ASHLEY led the Band. The WALSHS, DIGNUM, Miss MUNDAY; Miss PARKE, and INCLEDON, were the vocal Performers engaged on the occasion. Though the weather was unfa vourable, several hundred persons attended, and many of high fashi on . Th e wh o l e neighlurhood was afterwards a scene of festivity, but particularly the hospitable mansion of Lord MOUNT-NORR is. The Duke of KENT'S Band attended. The Misses GLASsE assisted in Duets and Trios, and the day passed off with elegant gaiety. MISS DE CAMP is gone to perform, during the race week, at the Newcastle Theatre. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE is at Bath, suffer ing under what Dr. JOHNSON terms " arthritic tyranny," vulgarly denominated the gout. Letters from the Cape of Good Hope confirm the intelligence already announced, that a very severe Proclamation against the English in that Colony has been issued by the Governor, for an imputed breach of public faith in the seizure of the Mary, a prize. All the English are ordered to leave the Cape within two months, as well as they can, in Neutral Ships ; and if those are not to be found, they must address themselves to the Governor-General, who is to pro vide them Cartel Ships at their own expence, to be sent to the Batavian Republic, and then to be left at its disposition : so that, after paying freight home, they are not sure of getting to England. Security must also be given that the Cartels do arrive in Hol land. Those who dare to repass beyond two months, will be seized, and their property sequestrated.— The Dutch Colonists are recommended to break off all intercourse with their English customers and friends, and to settle their accounts without delay. A letter from Savannah (America), dated April 17, says: " This city, for several days past, has been in as great a c onsternat i on and uproar as 'is possible to conceive ; the circumstance that gave rise to %has been the mi scon d u a o f Judge BowaN. In his charge to the Grand Jury, he recommended the emancipation of the Blacks, and went so far as to say, that' if the Legislature did not do it, he would head them himself, and assist in cutting the throats of the white inhabitants. The Grand Jury protested against such alarming conduit, on which the Judge committed them to gaol. This circum stance roused the citizens, a meeting was immedi ately called, and measures were adopted to relieve the Grand Jury. The uniform companies were or dered out, and in the evening the Judge was seized and sent to prison. Had it not been for the mili. Lary he would have been torn to pieces, for every one, without an exception, was against him." By accounts from Boston, dated the zl.th ult. we learn that a Vessel from Batavia had arrived there, afer a passage of 126 days ; she left at Batavia a number of French and Dutch Ships of War, and an English Frigate, which had been taken by the French, and carried in there. An English Ship, from London, laden with 300,000 dollars, was cap tured by a French Frigate, and carried into the Isle of France, on the asth offebruary, LAW REPORT; COURT OF BENCH, IuNE THE KING <v. JOHN LOCKYER, JOHN LOCKY77 , . WAINWRIGHT, AND ISABELLA WAINNRIGHT. In our Report of the Proceedings in this Court, on the 2,23 February, we gave an accdOnt of the Conspiracy for carrying off Miss Pierce, a young* Lady, under age, of beauty and fortune. In the same Report, on May 3d, and May the srh, we stated ths applications made to defer the presence ire Court of the Defendant, Isabell a W a i ni V r i g h r, on the davit off' a Physician, who deposed to the severe and dangerous indisposition of this Lady.—Thri morning she appeared with the other Defendants, to receive judgment. She came in a sedan chair, and, on her arrival at the door of the Court, Mto Lockyer Wainwright, her husband, entered. He immediately addressed their Lordships, and inform ed them, Mrs. Wainwright was wholly unable, from great agitation, to quit the sedan. Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—" If her situation be such that she cannot enter the Court, she may al;. pear some future - day." While his Lordship was speaking, she was borne in by two officers of the Cotirt, in a chair, procured from the private roora of the Judges. Several wo men in attendance followed, by whom she was sup; ported during her continuance in Court. She resem bled more a corpse than an animated being. All the doors were thrown open for the access of air, by di. reaion of the Noble Judge, that she might suffer the least possible injury from her present situation. Sf'le seemed, at intervals, under convulsive symptoms. Mr. Boit sotrosts, on behalf of Mr. John Loctie yer, opened the pleadings in mitigation cf punish.. ment. He said, that none of those mercenary too_ rives which were attributed to his client could be correBly applied, as the strong arm of the law protected the property of the unfortunate fugitive whom he had married. She was not imposed upon by artifice ; she was a young woman of good understanding, and if not of age, at years of discre tion and maturity, when she could form a correct judgment of her immediate intentions and future prospects. The objet of all punishment was not to accumulate misery- on the offender, but to pre.. vent the commission of crime. In the whole course of his experience, the Learned Counsel said, he had known but one instance in that Court of a coovidion for the same offence ; and therefore he trusted the Court would not be induced to inflia the severity of the law, since there was so little reason to apprehend the frequent repetition of this crime. Mr. BUR aouGHS then adverted to the term of imprisonment under which his client hac! already suffered, and, conscious - that justice would be administered in mercy, he committed him with hope, but not .without anxiety, to the sentence of the Court. Mr. ER-KINE spoke ma behalf of the two other Defendants. He telt extreme pain for the present melancholy situation of this unf,rtunate Lady, who appeared now before the Court a mere shadow of ex.. is:dice, happily, perhaps, at this moment wholly in sensible to the awful situation in which she was placed. Whatever might be the crime of the othet Defendants, she must be supposed to have remained under the coercion of her husband ; from him she must receive command, and to him she must render not only affedion, but obedience; She was the.reliet of the parent of the young viaim, and her suffer ings must be more acute from the near relation-she sustained', than from any ir.fliCtion from the justice of the Cotirt. This was a most distressing, it not a most indecent spa - lade, and he had at least a right to declare, that such an object was not fir to return to the gloom of a prison. This striking exhibition taught us to .refied on the infirmities of our species, and to render that compassion which we ourselves, on such trying occasions, necessarily required. It is frequently observed in Courts of Justic.e, that, by the, lower classes,. expedients are employed to impose upon the generous and manly feelings of a British Judge. Nothing of this kind could be for a rneinent suspected in the present case : the affidavit of a Physician had been read in Court, stating her fever, her delirium,.and her total imbe cility, if, indeed, her present appearance would out have rendered all testimony on this subjea stiper fluous. The source of her corporeal infirmity is het mental affiirtion ; even in men, with their gross habits, anxiety is often the pale messenger of death; how then could this exquisitely delicate form sustain the confiki ? Their Lordships would consider, that the design of British Law was not to inflict death for such a crime, and they would pronounce the so.. lemn sentence in the contemplation of those prin. ciples which would direa the determination on the sins and infirmities of mankind at the Tribunal of Heaven, where redress would be granted to supply the defects of all human institutions, by the inter position of the Divine Mercy. Lord ELLENBOROUGH inquired, how long Isa.. bells Wainwright had been confined ? The Officer replied, since the 24th of Februarys The ATTORNEY,GENERAL addressed the Court on the part of the prosecution, under strong impres sions, evidently from the pathetic appeal to the teel ings of humanity, by Mr. Easis r NE. He said, how ever painful a duty it might be to repel the obser.. vations of the Learned Counsel who had pleaded the cause of the guilty and the unfortunate, it was incum bent on him to discharge the funaions of his situa. tion. He then entered into the more minute parts of the evidence, and replied to the observations now direded to the passions, as well as to the wis dom of the Court. Mr. GARROw, on the same side, declined making a single remark. Mr. EttstorrE signified, that from the accident of the Attorney being changed, and from the circum stance of the instructions not being received by him, bef?re he entered the Court, some affidavits were not provided, which he was confident their Lord_ ships would wish to receive before they pronounced judgment : he therefore begged the sentence might not be delivered until that testimony sicts produced. Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—" Let the Defendants be remanded, and the Court will mike an order re_ spelling their being brought up some future day." Soon after the Defendants had withdrawn, the Chief Justice held the third Sittings in Term, when several causes were tried, of no public interest or im. port ance, i