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11111 ER IAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS. THURSDAY, FEB. i 6. Liz House resolved into a Committee of Privi :eges .and Lord WALSI NCH AM having ti:ken the C air,the consideration of Sir Cecil tiSSIIOpp 'Cia . ilTl to the Zouche Peerage was resumed. 'Several •Witnesses were exarninetir - in support ti;ereof, and Mr. CAZELY addressed the Committee at some length on behalf the Claimant. . Their Lordships adjourned the further considera. Lion of the case till Tuesday next. The House then resumed, and the space below t';e Bar was cleared while Prayers were reading. During the time of the exclusion of strangers, Lord GttSNVILLV, we understand, moved that the Order for summoning the House, relative to his in t..-titled Motion of to-morrow, respelling the Paper Circulation as conneded with the General Defence oF the Country, he discharged, and the Order was discharged accortlingly. - The hearing of the Appeal Cause, Graham ru. Weir, w hich stood for this day, was postponed. Adjourned till half past three o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, FIB. 16. Az half past three o'clock, the House proceeded tr ballot for a Committee, to try the merits of the Petition complaining of an undue Eletlion for Mal den. The Members chosen to form the Committee Hugh Leycester, Esq. Right Hon. Wm. Windham, Edward Morris, EA). Right Hon. C. Long, William Egerton, Ebel. Hon. Charles lames Fox, Hon. Cropley Ashley, Lord Robert Spencer, •Lord George Aug. Henry Henry Bankes, Esq. Cavendish, Saigekit, Esq. Marquis of Titchficid, N. Vansitrart, Esq. 10M Iv EiS. Thomas Crevey, Esq. Robert Steele, Esq. There were not a sufficient number of Members present to ballot for the Honiton Committee. VOLUNTEER BILL. Mr. Secretary YORKg said, he was under the necessary of moving to discharge the Order which tooud for to-morrow for the second reading of the • Volupteer Bill, on account of some Papers which it would be necessary to lay before the House not be_ ing yet printed: he then moved that it-should be read a second time on Wednesday next. The Committee on the Marine Mutiny Bill was put off till Monday. GREENLAND FISHERY. Mr. VANSITTART moved the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Alts relative to the Greenland Fish ery.—The House having resolved itself into a Committee, Mr. rANSITTART said, that a Bounty was alWays granted to the Owners of Ships employed in ;he Greenland Fishery in time of Peace, uponcon dition of their having a certain number of British Seamen on board; this was done with a view to encourage the nursery of British Seamen ; but in time of War the case way very different, and as it was now expedient that as many men should be got for the Royal Navy as possible, he should move tbcrefore, that the Chairman be direEted to move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable Vessels em_ ployed in the Greenland Fishery to complete their number of Seamen at different Ports during the pre sent season.—The Motion was agreed to. Dr. DUIOENAN gave notice that he should to m,,rrow move for leave to bring in a Bill respeting . P. , :itaries Public in Dublin, and that on Monday he should move for a Bill to regulate the time at which persons may be admitted to Priests Orders in Ireland. 'lire Committee on the DUKE of YORK'S Estates Bill was put ofctill this day senuight.—Adjourned. Dug. Ilainburgli 1 MAILS. AAR IV ID. PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWZLVE O'CLOCK. CODSDIS 54i J Red. Ann. - 561 THE SUN. SOLEM 2UIS °MERE FALSUM AUDLAS LONDON, FEBRUARY 17, iBo4. WE have great satisianion in laying before our Readers the Bui{et in of this mo►ning, which imparts a ray of hope that His IvIAJEs-rir's Disorder may take alavourable turn. " H:s MAJESTY has had several hours sleep, and appears refreshed by it. (Signed) " F. MILLMAN. Pib. 17, rgo4. " W. Hazzaozzi." The statement which we made yesterday s we knave every reason to believe to , have been perfealy .2,,rrea. Some of the Papers of this day presume to ::ontradiet one part of it, but when, they become better informed, they will And that we were right, and that they are wrong. His Majesty's legs, it is added, had become so swelled, that they underwent the operation of scarf. ficarion. We are led to hope that it has contributed to ameliorate His Majesty's situation. The same numerous inquiries that were made yesterday, were this day repeated, and will no doubt be continued till our Gracious and truly beloved KING is restored to the fervent and anxious wishes of, his sympathizing People. HER MAJESTY'S ardiaion is so great, that ap. pr:::lensions are entertained that it may affect. her valuable health. The PRINCESSES are unremitting in their dutiful attentions to their Royal Mother, and the Royal Dukes pass several hours at Buck ingham •House every day. We are happy to learn that His Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES is pronounced to be recovered. It will now only re. quire a little care to restore him to the complete possession of his usual high health, and which is so essential to the Nation at a crisis like the pie- sent. The Lord in Waiting. Lord SOMERVILLE, at_ tends daily in the Levee Room at St. James's, to receive the Nobility and Gentry, and satisfy their anxious inquiries. Those who do not write their names on the slips of paper, leave their Cards with the Pages, and some satisfy themselves with in. spefting the Bulletin shewn by the Yeoman Porter at the top of the stairs. The Cabinet Council sat again last night at the House of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing -street, and continued sitting till the morning. Sir LUCAS PEPYS, «•e believe, attended it. No communication was made yesterday to Parliament, as was expeded. One is looked for to-tlay, but perhaps as a favourable symptom has appeared since yesterday, it may be judged prudent to defer it till Monday. A general opinion seems to prevail, that when BONAPARTE hears of the calamity with which this Country, is afiiiEted in the serious indisposition of its revered MONARCH, he will judge it a proper time to make his long-threatened attempt at Invasion. The conjetiure is certainly not an improbable one; but if he does make the attempt of this we are confident, that every man in the Kingdom will feel an additional stimulus, if one were necessary, from the very cir cumstance of our common calamity, to unite hand and heart in.the National Defence. Every Volum. tcer would be found at his post, and every man capable of bearing arms would rush forward in de fence of a beloved Sovereign, endeared to his Peo ple by every tie and every feeling that can touch and interest the human heart. THIS morning arrived the Hamburg Mail due on Sunday last. The following are its principal contents. PARIS, JAN. 27.-All the Generals who are to have command in the Expedition against England, are preparing to set out for the Coast in a few days. They will immediately embark on board the Flo. tilla, and every thing will be held in readiness to get under sail the first favourable wind. It is said that DENON, the Diredor of the Mu seum, who accompanied BONAPARTE to Egypt, will likewise accompany him in his new journey. It is asserted in the Mon;trur, that the Capitan Pasha, who lately died at Constantinople, was a great admirer of BONAPARTE, and that the present Capitan Pasha, CAor R. BEY, shewed many particu. lar civilities to Colonel SEBASTIANI in his journey to Egypt. The Italian Division sets out this day fur Bou. logne. The General of Brigade MERLE, now in the ter ritory of Hanover,' is appointed a Member of the Legion of Honour. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 2.—Adrices have been received from the Pasha of Janina, that an Adjutant of General ST. CYR had arrived in the Motea, with letters of recommendation from that General. He appears to have observed and inspeCted every thing in the Peninsula. The objet of his journey, as he says, is to purchase Turkish horses in the Morea for the use of•the French Army. The Neapolitan Chargé d'Affaires at the Porte has given in to the Turkish Government several written communications relative to the state of affairs in Italy and its vicinity. Official accounts have been received from Egypt, that the Beys, after stipulating for certain privi. leges, have at length agreed to the Convention proposed by the Turkish Government; by which the possession of Alexandria and Egypt is, at least for a time, secured to the Porte. MENTZ, JAN. 3i.--The day after tomorrow we expert here the Fleet of Gun. boats destined for Flushing : they are built on an entirely new eon stration. The two Regiments of Cavalry now here wait for remounts from the Territory of Hanover. MILAN, Dec. tg.—This morning a great trans.. port of arms, escorted by a detachment of Huss .rs, set out for Lecee, in the Neapolitan territory, %here are the head-quarters of the second division of Ita. Tian Troops. VENICE, JAN. 20.—The Pope leas entered into a negociation for a Concordat with the Court of Etruria. The French Envoy at Florence, General CLARKE, has direetions' to favour the proposal. The Concordat with the Italian Republic will be taken for its basis. HAGUE, JAN. 3 I.—Last Saturday we. hard a heavy cannonade &um Fluthing ;. and Lt was eon. jeaured that the Enemy had made an attack on our Flotilla. The Marine Council imme diately sent off an Officer to make inquiry, who however returned on the following day with ad vice that it was only occasioned by a grand manceuvring of about 4.0 Vessels, with which Admiral VERHELTL had sailed out of the Road. As there are now such a number of Ships at Flushing, General MoNNET has increased the measures of pte caution to prevent the Vessels from being set on fire, either by negligence or the Emissaries of the Enemy. More than roo Vessels from the interior Canals of the Republic, are expetied soon to join the Flo. tilla at Flushing. The late Minister of Justice, TADAMA, is ap. pointed Chief of the Police at Amsterdam. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 31.—1 n the representations of the Direetory, relative to the new contributions of 40 millions, the general poverty and distressed state of the Country is pourtrayed in the strongest terms : with respect to the contributions, it is ex pressly asserted that the number of persons in our Republic who have property to the amount of a million of florins, is about 200. BAYONNE, JAN. 19.—Yesterday afternoon ar. rived here from Spain, 6o mules laden with piastres, remitted to the merchant M. GAamta !us. This transport will be followed . by four others, making the first expedition. Each mule carries to the amount of 25,000 livres ; the value of the abore_ mentioned first transport amounts therefore to a million and a half of livres. MADRID, JAN. tB.—On Friday in the afternoon, the t 3th inst. between five and six in the evening, a smart shock of an earthquake was felt here, which occasioned the more alarm, as this phenomenon is almost totally unknown here. The direftion of the shock was from North to South. A shock nearly similar was felt here at the time of the earthquake at Lisbon, and it is probable this has been much more considerable in some other Country. [This earthquake, on the r3th of January, it will be recollected, was felt at several places on the Coast of Holland.] MALAGA, JAN. ll.—We are daily more certain that our city is entirely free from disease, and the health of the inhabitants completely restored. The accounts of the ravages made by the distemper have been greatly exaggerated : the number of persons who have fallen victims to it is 5280. The following arrangement for a New Admini. stration, is confidently handed about Mr. P ITT, First Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord MLI.v ILLY, First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr. Fox, Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart ment. Lord MOIRA, Secretary of State for the War Depart ment. Mr. GREY, Secretary of State for the Home Depart- meta. Sir WILLIAM CHANT, Lord Chancellor. Earl RosLt N, Presidmt of the Council. Earl SPENCER, Lord Privy Seal. Earl of CoAi x Am, Master General of the Ordnance. Marquis CORNWALLIs, Commander in Chief. Lord CATHCART, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Corn- minder in Chief. General FITZ ? ATR I cx, Secretary at War. Mr. , Treasurer of the Navy. Mr. CAW NINO, President of the Board of Controul. The Hon. S. Ptitcsv AL, Master of the Rolls. The Hon. T. ERSKINZ, Attorney General. Mr. Ann m, Solicitor Central. Messrs. STZLL and WitstAat DUNZA . S t Joint Pay- Master Central. Dr. TOR TON and Mr. DUNDAS attended His MAJESTY, Sir FRANC IS MILLMAN and Dr. HEBER DEN, are the constant attendants. We understand Mr. ADDINGTON had an inter. view with the ROYAL FAMILY at a late hour on Tuesday night previous to his attending the Ca. binet Council. The Minister had another interview yesterday afternoon between three and four o'clock. The DUKE of YORK remained at the Qualm's house at a late hour last night. We are happy to say, the Report of the PUNCE Of WALES'S health yesterday was, " His Royal Highness is perfeetly recovered." Mt. Fox we understand has been with the PRINCE of WALES every day since Monday last. As the statement of Mr. PITT having been seen in Downing street on Wednesday attracted atten tion, we thought it wotth while to tn,,lce some inquiry on the suhjest, and we find he merely walked from the Park through the Gate_way and on to Parliament -street.—At any other time this cir. cumstance would certainly be too trivial for notice. The second reading of the Volunteer Bill W 24 yesterday again postponed till Wednesday next. Lord GRENVILLE yesterday postponed his in tended Motion respeaing' the Paper Circulation as conneted with the General Defence of the Country. Lord Sr. VINCENT arrived in town yesterday, but still in very indifferent health. The CountEss of LIVERPOOL left town for Brighton, on Tuesday laq, in consequence of the melancholy accident which had befallen her sister, Lady WARREN. The Duke and Dutchess of CORDON, with Lady MADELINA SINCLAIR, do not leave Scotland till next month. The decision of the Judges in the case of .Artiett. was yesterday delivered at the Old Bailey, by Mr. aron. tht NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, FEB. rs.—Sailed this morning tiv, Franchise, of 40 guns, Rear—AdmiralDACßES, with about 6o Sail of out ward.bound Ships for the We s t I n di es . under Convoi Arrived the Argus, CHALMERi, from Dantziek; the John, Towus, Iron Memel ; the rrow Hen' drika, KRAMER ; the Vrow EtZe Basso, EBELING ; the Emine Bowman, MULLER ; and the Frow Johanna, VEssEK, all from London, to load print goods. Sailed the 71.772ke. of 74 guns, to join the Cban• nel Fleet. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. t6..---Arrived the Fame East Indiaman, reported to have been lost at the back of the Isle of Wight ; and Penelope, 1 -141 ' 1 ' from London. Sailed the Pripsro if ;Val IS, INclistgl tl° Guernsey. Sfl R R NESS, FEL t 6.—Sailed the Miiix and Cc flits Gun.brigs, for the Downs. This day His Majesty's Slip LvAxMle, of 64 guns, was paid two months advance and bou nt.° after which she proceeds to reinf orce t h e p o cks' ing Squadron of the Texel. DIAL, FEB. 16.—His Majesty's Sloops DI and Harp) sailed on a C . rt;ize off the Coast France. The Amnon,: Sloop came in from Dungeness, Ind the Confia Gun.brig came down from the Note' In the Downs—the Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, gy p sonzble, Euryalus, Arab, Lynx, Rattler, Vincego, r Perseus, Autumn, Basilisk, Conl3ia, Speculator L* and Flirt Cutter. PENZANCE, FEB. Z3.—Saturday morning at two A. M. the Swedish Brig Suatattnah, of SO 0 holm, Capt. C HARLES W EELHBERd, last Kee° Guernsey, with a sma ll quant i ty o f fl ax for Bar of lona, drove asho re i n a cove i n t h e eastern parted, this Bay, and becam e a total wrec k ; she burther',4 about 3 0 o tons. Th e h u ll , masts, bowsprit, 3"). yards were sold yesterday by public audion for 3 1 only ; as several hundreds of wreckers were as sen t bled with their axes, in order to cut her up ito rna o f pieces most convenient for removal, the whole what is saved will a m o unt to very li tt l e more t h at` s 4 sofficient to pay t h e seamen ' s wages an d expe n ;s• • One cf the crew was u n f ortunate l y d rowne d . 14 morning the Cie-ye/and Tender, Lieut. PAII O put in wind bound. the' There was a great desertion of Seamen frote . outward_bJund W est I n di a Fl eet , s i nce the i r rco the to Plymouth. At the request of the Captains' t i l e Mayor granted a number of search-warrant , ° on . constables,' who picked up the greater pare , d for cealed in the purlieus of Castle Rig, suppo se the purpose of crimping there aft.. she geet sailed. On finding the want of hands on bousrt West i n di amen , R ear Ad m i ra l D Ackas kindly .„ forty stout boys, to work the Ships to few to be returned to la Fri:while, and she olive '- of War, on their arrival. & The Na n cy, Po TTS, f rom Berwick for Lid was captured on the 25th ult.; the Captain r s te i rived at Flushing, from whence he writes, ° lt o Feb. 1, that the Zephjr, FoaSMAN, and four. ° vessels, are captured by the same Privateer. ap , Great lo sses h ave b een sustained among the sfoot ping at Shields. On Sunday last, at nons i s,, ve tl. I eV/ Vessel s were d r i ven on the Herd Sand,-er S.- re vi e During t h at n i g h t repeated signals of distresloof heard, an d on the d awn of Sunday morning,i,•"64. was disco vere d, b ottom upwar d s, on thefferd She proved to be the Lord Diordat. Ktzo, 7ig• with barley ; the Crew and Passengers perisheoo 4 neath the vessel. M eans h ave b een use d for the 710 cation of the unhappy su ff erers , w h ose numbecole not yet been ascertained. The same day a light of Her struck on the Bar, a tremendous sea Isi t ri° rudder, w i t h suc h v i o l ence, that one of th e'l)f of the wheel struck one of the crew, 4nd 3' 00 tore him up alive. Another vessel harit i g jo ido her ballast, entered the harbour on her bO a t he Several ves s el s cut t h e i r ca bl es, an d run in w harbour, but very few without daqaage. pip et ' There was a mistake in a paragraph in our 'l o ' t. a few d a ys ago , respecting the F renc h Proclaro a , fl og It was print e d by th e F renc h G overnmen t, 1 3, 11. publish e d. It s p u blica t i on was nor to ta k e plo"' the Enemy had lancJed in this Country, neaing An erroneous sta t ement h as been made re s t hag the Invincible Standard. The point in tiisr ai - t- th c long been settled respecting its capture 1 0 " jo lt, Enemy. It was first taken by Serje ant Siti c/ ', A tjo of the 42d, retaken by the Enemy, an d after'4,- taken again by Lurz. The f ormer h as beetl,"/ an O ffi cer, and Lurz has a p ens i on of 2 0 " annum. of) The Bloomsbury and I nns o f C o urt Assoct a ' were yesterday insneaed by Col. JENKtrls° l4 hati their parade at the Foundling, after which they a g/0 a grand field d a y. C o l. JENKINSON expre ssed greatest satisfaction at their soldier-like aPPea— and the state of their arms an d acc outrement s ' t ap s Yesterday the St. James's Corps had a field.day. l oin The Windsor Elution has been declaredL r , Eleaion, as far a s it r e l a t es to the seat of d 4 00' WILLIAMS. Mr. R AMSBOTTOM iS WAIL pr . lifted to present himself as a Candidate. M r ' et i a. CON and Mr . V A N S I TTART , j un . are ment' ° : l o ,ll l Candidates for th e vacancy . M r . W. Gita" seat is unimpeached. a1 ° , 21 ; The ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY' have had a . 0 LAl ble addition to their stores presented to them I . . c iesig„ large collection of MSS. relative to the a s is r is Monuments and Inscriptions in variou 9 r ila tte Naples, which belonged to the late Sir Wig. Li 4:4 I t.n.t.v:.