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IMP ER ML PARLIAMENT. MUSE OF PEERS. TUESDAY, MAY 8. PURSUANT to the Order of the Day, their Lord ships resolved into a Committee of Privileges ; and Lord WALsINGIIAM having taken the Chair, Coun sel and Evidence were heard respening the Claim of Lady HENRY FITZGFRALD, to the Peerage of Rros ; after which, the farther consideration of the case wa4, postponed till Thursday. Prayers were then read, and the Bills upon the Tab were forwarded in their respe6liVe stages. — 'these were mostly through Committees. Two private Bills were brought up from the Com mons, by Messrs. CHAPLIN and FELLOWES, and severally read a first time. On the Motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the farther hearing upon the Appeal Cause, the Duke of Queensberry v. M‘Murdo,, was ordered to be de. ferred from to-morrow till Friday. Adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY, MAY 8. . A Ballot for the Chippenham Eleetion was axed for this day, but the Counsel and Agent for the Petitioner not appearing, their recognizances are forfeited, and ►he contest is of course at an end. Mr. FosTER moved the postponement until this • day se'nnig'lt, of the Order for the appointment of a Committee to examine the Petitions with resrett to the Tax of 4-1- per Cent. on the Irish Linens.— The Hon. Member stated his reason to he the pre_ sent state of things relative to the Adthinistration. The Motion was agreed to. The Accounts respeaing the Imports and Exports of Ireland for the last seven years, was ordered to be printed. AYLESBURY DISFRANCI - lISIG BILL. On the Question being put for the third reading of this Bit, Mr. A AI NE objeCted, with considerable force, to the principle of this Bill, which, he conceived, teas neither sanaioned by any precedent which bole any resemblance to the present case, nor was called far by the peculiar circumstances of the case itself. Fie compared the C:ocklade case and others, which had been adduced as precedents, with the case of Aylesbury, which, he thought, was widely different, inasmuch as in the present case, -so far from it having been proved that the Majority of the Eleßors had been bribed, it had only been proved that filty.seven nut of four hundred and sixty Voters (being not one-eighth of the whole number) Jiad re ceived bribes ; he therefore opposed the,third read ing of the Bill. Mr. DICKENsoN_ argued in support. of,the BilL The AT T 9 it Nll 7 GETTER AL :.ar - gded'ag4ipst the principle of the Bill, which he considered alto gether unjustifiable : it was a notorious fal, atid there was no necessity far Gentlemen to pretend to shut their eyes against it, that not only in this Bo_ .sough but in very many Borough of the kingdom, it wocabsolutely impossible to prevent .some, of the poorer Eleaors from taking bribes, presented to them in different. shapes.. If, therefore, because some Voters of that description had taken. Bribes at Aylesbury, the entire Constitution,of the Borough was to be altered, by the same reason, a material change - might be introduced in the Constitutions of m tny, -if not of twist of the Bnreughs of the king dom. He thought the present Laws were sufficient to punish the guilty, and that it would be most un just to tn.ike a taw to punish the innocent. Lerd ARCIIIBALD HAMILTON thdught the of the Eleaors who provoked this measure, so plain and palpable, that he could not, without surprize, listen to the opposition that was made to it, and particularly by die Learned Gentleman who had just sat (lawn--a Gentleman who was not only adverse to the idea of simetioning the applica tion of any remedy to the general system of Borough EleEtion, but to a particular case of flagrant Cur- ruption. The House divided. For the Motion 73--Noes 29. The Bill was passed, and ordered to the Lords. The ATTORNEY GENERAL gave notice, that he would to.rnorrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the Arrest of Offenders escaping from one part of the United Kingdom to the other. The Motion tor the third reading of the English Army of Reserve Suspension Bill, was postponed till to-morrow ; as was the Motion for the second reading of the ITO Army of Reserve Bill. The Report of the Customs Duty Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be en. grossed. The English Loan Bill, the Irish Loan Bill, and the Excise Posy Bt were read a third time and •rra3,sed. PARISH APPRENTICES. Hr. WILBERFORCE rose, pu . isuant •to notice, ,to move for leave 'to . bring in a Bill for the better regulation of Parish Apprentices. The jHon. Mem ber stated, that he submitted this proplsition to the from a strong persuasion of the necessity whip x existed fur the extending the power of the ;Ul_, g istrates with respect to the superintendance of th,,,e Apprentices, who were by law committed to their protedtion. The provisions of this. Law were, however, found to he inefficient to the object in view, and to remedy this inefficiency was the purpose of the measure he had to propose—a measure which ;mile strongly recommended to him by a number of respeaable Magistrates resident in the County he bad the honour to represent. The Motion was read — Mr. EURLAND expressed a hope that it was pot intended to press the adoption of this measure -within the present Session. It appeared to him ;beat it would be better to have the Bill read a first time, printed, and circulated, in order that during she recess, it might he fully examined, particularly by the Magistrates, trpon whom it proposed to cast '11) e4t;4ordirlary degree of trouble. If this mode of proceeding should adopted, the Hon. Membe'r 3t?,ted, that - he would have no objection to consoli date with the tdl moved for, the ideas which he ~,pt to s - anit to the ilouse in the'shape of a sill upon the same sotjeft, of which he had already given notice. Mr. WILBERFORCE professed himself unable to answer the Hon. Gentleman decisively in the pre sent stage of the measure, at the same time he begged to mention, that any hints from the Hon. Gentleman upon a subjeft with which he was known to be so well acquainted, would of course be peculiarly ac ceptable to the framers of the Bill to which the Motion before the House referred. Mr. L RSCELLES said, that the Bill would not go to subjeEt any Magistrates to the duty of super. intendance, whopight not be willing to execute it, and added, that the necessity for the adoption of the Bill was, in the County with which he was con netled, urgent in point of time. Mr. HOBBOUSE observed, that this Bill would operate a material change in the Law, and therefore he wished to hear some case stated that rendered such change necessary, before he agreed to the Mo tion. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, that necessity was alledged by from 40 to 5o respeelable and ex. perienced Magistrates of the County of York, and indeed it was universally felt, for the power which Magistrates possessed to enforce the performance of justice towards Parish Apprentices was notoriously imperfet, and no provision whatever was made for the guardianship of Apprentices when transferred, as they frequently were, from one distrid to another. Dr. LAWRENCE conceived that the House should be extremely cautious of granting authority upon the request of the men by whom it was exer. cised, as appeared to be the case in this instance. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Misdemeanour Presentation Bill. The Hon. Member proposed, that after the second reading of the Bill, it should be referred to a Committee above stairs, in order that it might be rendered satisfaaory to several Gentlemen, both in and out of the House, who dis approved of its present provisions, by the amend. ments it would undergo there. After a few observations from Mr. WINDHAM and another Member, the Bill was read a second time, and referred to a Committee above stairs. The Wine Duty Bill, and the Militia Subaltern Officers Allowance Bill, were read a third time and passed. The English Militia Disembodied Subaltern Allowance Bill, was read a third time and passed. Mr. KINNAIRD pos(poned till to-morrow fort -night, the Motion of which he had given notice, with respett to Half-pay Officers, Sze. The Caledonian Canal Bill was read a second time, and committed to a Selec'l Committee. 1111". VANSITTART presented; an Account of the Aruars and Balances due to the Excise Office, from sth,of January 1833, to the sth of January 18o+ and this with the other Accounts on the table re speaing the Arrears due to the Revenue, were or dered—ue-he printed. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and' the House adjourned. 'From the LONDON GAZETTE, May 8, 1804 Ceown.Office, n, 1304, MEMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESS:fr PARLIAMENT. BOROUGI OF LUDGERSHALL. Magens Doriien Magens,ot Cavendish-square, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. in the room of Charles Montague Scott, commonly called Earl of Dalkeith, who, 'since his Eleaion for the said Th)rough, hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of FliS Majesty's Three Chiltern hundreds of Stoke, Deshorough, and Sonenham, in the County of BuCkingham. IVar-Office, Illqy 8, 1804. • Leicestershire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cornet Lawrence Eborall to be Lieutenant, vice Arkwright, resigned. Ist Battalion of L' al Birmingham Volunteer:. Ensign John Hinsley to be Lieutenant, vice Tomlinson, re. signed. 3d Battalion of Ditto. Ensign Charles Grafton to be Lieu tenant, vice Linwood, resigned. Samuel Allen Wheeler, Gent. to be Ensign. Chatham and Gillingham Volunteer "artillery. John Barnes, Gent. to be Secomi Lieutenant. Earringlon and Shrivenham Volunteers. Ensign William Much to be Lieutenant, vice Hawkins, re. siped. 24 or Barter's Battalion of Glamorganshire Volunteers. Lieutenant Whitlock Nichol' to be Quarter-master. Holntesdale Volunteers. Charles Austen, Gent. to be Ensign. John Martin, Gent. to be Surgeon. - tat Battalion 621 Hereforrlshile Volunteers. To be Lieutenants —Ensign lain Yardley Vernon. Ensign Rees fortes, vice john Gwynne, resigned. Ensign Frede rick Allen. To be Ensign—Richard Archibald, Cent. ad Battalion of Ditto. lohn fames, Esq. to he Captain. Ensign Tracy Colwall to he Lieutenant, vice Thomas Raester, resigned. john Jones, Gent. to be Lieutenant. john Ballard, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Colwall. Morris, Gent, to be Ensign. Royal York Mary-le-bane Volunteers • Lieutenant Thomas Prince to be Captain, vice Hareouri. signed. Ensign - Viscount Percival to be Lieutenant, vice Prince. Loyal Roxivell Faunteer. Ensign j. Abbott to be Lieutenant, vice Gibbon, resigned. Samuel Straight, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Abbott. 12 yal Spelthvne Legion. "Captaih Peter Henderson to he Major, vice Collin, promot ed. Lieutenant fohn Gardner to be Captain, vice Hender son. Robert Higgins, Gent, to be Ensign. Sunderland , . Volunteer Artillery . Robert B. Roxby, Esq. to be Captain, vice Taylor, resigned Warminster Volunteer Infant fry. Robert White, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Moore, resigned. ERRATA in Gazette ,of 27th Septern'Jer 1803. Sunderland Volrawer Artillery. For, to be Captains, E. , 1. Thornhill, Esq. Thomas Hogg, Esq. To be First Lieutenants, Titomas Smithatn, Gent. James Ewbank, Gent. Threskeld Busby, Gent. Ralph Pemberton, Gent. Read, to be Captains, Christopher T. Thornhill, Esq. Tames Hogg, Eso. To be First Lieute nants Thomas Stnetham, Gent. Joseph Ewbank, Gent. Threlkeld Busby, Gent. Richard Pemberton, jun. Gent. Commissions in the Gloucester Militia, signed by the Lord Liett. tenant. Samuel Paul Paul, Esq. to be Captain of a Company, vice Butt, resigned. Dated April 2.2, 1834. Ensign T. E. Biedermann' to be Lieutenant, vice Greymill, resigned. Dated April 5, 1804. Ensign Frederick Eguino to be Lieu tenant, vice Fl.ill, resigned. Dated April 6, 1804. lacksim Clarke, Gent. to be. Ensign. Dated February 2 9 , 15; 3 4.. Francis Shuckburgh, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Aptil 22, 1804. Commissions in the Renfrewshjre Militia, signed Is the Lord _ Lieutenant. Ensign David Macadam --- tobelietitenant, vice Fergnsson. Dated April 30, 1 80 4- -- Fergusson, Gent, w be En. sign, vice Nlacadam, Dated a: above.. MAILS. ARRIVED. Fiainburgh L - PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWILLYK ',CLOCK. Consols - 561 Omnium - 4i THE SUN. SOLINI QUIS DICERS VALSUM AUDEAT ? LONIfON, MAY 9, 1804.. WE have the pleasure to state, that His MA. 'ESTI' this morning took an airing, accompanied by the QUEEN and several of the PRINCESSES. The Royal Party drove round Hampstead, and on their return home, came down S outhampton-street, and passed along the Strand. E Public have been in the habit of looking up to us for the most authentic information. during the period of Mr. Prres Administration 7.. they may rest assured that the same accuracy will mark all our communications upon the important events which at the present interesting Moment agitate the public mind ; and we know that they will give us credit for a determination not to deceive them with idle ape. culations, like too many of our Contemporaries.— Whenever an Administration is aflually formed, we shall give our Readers immediate information in the mean time, it is our duty to observe, that _although we cannot state the probability °fa Govern. ment embracing the talents of all Parties, which in the present difficulties of the Country — might Per haps have been most desirable, yet we are confident that we shall have the satisfaEtion of announcing to the Public the formation of an able and power. ful Administration, fully equal to meet the exigen. cies of the times. The lofty disinterestedness of M r. PITT'S cha. railer has, we are glad to find, driwn a tribute of respeCt even from his old adversaries, who ex. empt him from the charge and the suspicion of hay. in concluded himself in any manner likely to ex clude Mr. Fox from a share in the New Admini stration. No selfish ambition, no interested ri. valry, no personal dislike, are imputed to him on this occasion ; but he is acknowledged, by those who have been in the habit of opposing him, to have ailed w ith the most enlarged views of Patriotism, and the most liberal respea for contemporary talents. Mr. Fox also deserves great respea for the disin terested manner in which he has conduced himself i n this most important crisis, having testified a desire that his immediate interests should not in terfere with public duty, but that his friends and connexions should heartily enter irt?, a„ny men:,orr. that may tend most effectually to the preser vatioi; and honour of the State. Yesterday, about one o'clock, HER Maigsf c and the PR INCESSES took an airing on the HarroW Road. Yesterday, about one o'clock, Serjeant HOL LIANIq, and Messrs. FONBLANQUE. MILLS, LIS, TOPPING, and WILSON, Barristers, Wer e introduced by the LORD CHANCELLOR to His Mit,' JESTY at the Queen's House ; the former on h is being appointed King's Serjeanr, and the Barristers on their being appointed King's Counsel, with patent of precedency, on which occasion they ha" the honour to kiss HIS MAJESTY'S Hand. They all wore their full-bottomed wigs and silk gowns' His MAJESTY conversed with them in his usual stile of acuteness and remark. About one o'clock His MAJESTY held a Privr Council, which was attended by the LORD CHM(' CELLOR, Mr. ADDINGTON, Lords HAWKESBUIer. and HOBART, Mr. YORKE, the Duke of PORTLANPF Earls ST. VINCENT and WESTMORLAND, and Vitt" count CASTLEREAGH. The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas attended, and we under.- stand was sworn a Member of the Privy Council, Mr. FAWKENER attended, as Clerk of the Council. The Council did not break up till about half e three. After the Council, Hrs MAJESTY gave audl e m nCe ; to the Earls Sr. VINCENT and CHATHAM, an d •" ---1 YORKE. It was yesterday reported that Earl Sr. VINCSS tr had delivered his resignation to His MAJEsTi. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at 7, East India House, when Captains THOMAS SeS P ; DERS and Joxx R. FRANCKI,IN were sworn la the command of the extra Ships Tra.vers and ilfrJ r : ander. The Court adjourned at six - o'clock till tP° day. Captain PETER CAMPBELL, of the Expeifile s _ b took leave, previous to departing far Madeira ' Bombay. The ballot yesterday at the East India House Ws' respeCtably attended, and the question was carried -0 favour of Sir JOHN HADLEY D'OYLEY'S OWE/ t° Bengal, with his rank in the Company's service. , Yesterday mottling the Westminster Cavalry o_4' the City Light Horse Volunteers were brigatler with the Surrey Cavalry, in Hyde Park. Th e ferent Regiments were on the ground before o.c t ;l o'clock. About eleven Col. DE 13LAQU/ !Mg algs,;,,,' attended by several GeneralClfficers. The inspeci l " , , of, their arms, &c. then commenced. The C°l.Ch 'next went through a variety of evolutions, w i th such precision and promptitude as gave the Inspeci t ieg Officer, and several veterans present, gre' t aatisfanion. About two o'clock the whole CO'" eluded. The Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters had to ° general muster in the Toxopholite Ground. Pc , whence they proceeded across the fields, praCt isinb all the different modes of advance, retreat, and lying , 6 'in am - bush, which are so essential to the conlP e. discipline of a Corps of this description. heti Last Friday the Salisbury Volunteers In arC from that city to do permanent duty at Southall: lon. Saturday morning they arrived at Win ch ,: fs ter, where they halted, and remained in_itu f tt 7 d is till'Munday, when they proceeded on thei r to Southampton. \Vitra CLUB.--Yesterday a Meeting 0 . , 'Whig Club was held at the Crown and Anchor Alji vern.. Mr. Fox was in the Chair. The Di e S ° Sic NORFOLK and BEDFORD, Lord LAVDERDA."' of WM. MILNER, Mr. WM. SMITH, and a n umerw ast body of the Members were present. After t he u„:-'. 0%, Toasts, the health of Mr. Fox was given. l's4r• ' hs , after returning thanks to the Company , said, tnro the Club was so well acquainted with his sentioeof on public toilics, that he had little or nothing t° tot that could be new to them. Since he had la st erg pleasure of addressing them in that place, a n ev ik ja had taken place, in the resignation of the late r i n g ministration, which he could nut help conshl,coar as a subject of congratulation. He considete°o4,o Administration as, neither in the principles on, cp ect they came into Office, entitled to public c0n614 or nor in their characters, their talents, their ran's of their connexions, fitted to carry on the 041,,,,ere the Nation wisely and prosperously. TheXs to brought into Office without any previous clai sad% the Public confidence ; and in the overthro w ' o va an Administration, he thought there was jus t g tha n -of satisfadion. As to any Administratino, to might succeed, at least they would not b e li!r pre' some of the objeCtions which lay against the: les sta decessors, as their sole recommendatio n, 3 c i s Etea would not be, that they were the persons 1 ' vin• for Office by the Secret Advisers o f the deserv. Whether the new Administration would be, , Or in in gof the con fi dence and support of that C • , gY what degree it might be so, he could not 50ifOrin'Y he was convinced, that the Club would. fo oed• e adhere to the _principles on which they "v cr were this The remains of the'Marquis of Ex"" for i" day removed from his residence, Wh i tc hal 9 coo , terment in the family vault at St. Mar tin, ford, Lincolnshire. • til e d We Lieut. JAMES GRANT, youngest son o f a t WILLIAM GRANT, Esq. of Burnside, was tenlher. Gaffurrabad, in the Battle of the 2.3 d Sep and is 1803: he was a promising young ma"; much ,regret regret ted. It is generally ex Orn"' s • will be dispatched by poison; but at a ll , ‘Attt , is not likely to have a fair trial. General, i w " t hat, expected in France that I%° - be alledging' has already proclaimed his dam, by e b t , t oe' the charges against him have been pro) aLg e ,.__ cian t This is a pretty declaration, before the M c. l a C r il oac t has been heard ; but this is entirely in 1 1 with Consular Justice. of 13 01 4 Ar , is Among all the ridiculous praises r on neroo-rld has by rhis command of sycophants, mp e r forgotten his memorable tete.a-rete Y of the it ` 3l# l Do th t e he ;o t t h n i P n li in tte e hr _wie with Lord WHITWORTH, arid his creamier:- On bot h o f sian Ambassador at a public audience r_ F rant and these occasions, this Sovereign of he cote an d pc-. e himself, displayed the passionate •-' . tulant irritation of a froe.oa/a t;_y • , SARAH The approaching nuptials of Th have given occasion to a .rolusion of are al!, however, -r.bi/disk. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Lucas and Tames Phillips Lucas, of Birmingham, auaioneers. ' BANKRUPTS. Henry Wilson Brown, of Cannon4strect, London, shoe-ma nufadurer, to surrender May 12, 19, I ant. , tine 19, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Warrand, Arundel -street,. Strand. Edward Carritt, of Louth, Lincolnshire, sadler, to surrender May 25, 26, and June 19, at eleven, at the New King's Head Inn, Louth. Attorney, Messrs. llyneley and Sons, Gray's-Inn, London. Francis Figgins, of Stockport, county of Chester, uphols terer, to surrender tune 4, 5, 19, at three, at the Dog, Deansgate, Manchester. Attornies, Mr. john Swale, New Boswell-court, Carey-street, London ; or 11Ir. Wil liam Nabb, Manchester. IQhn Edwards and George 114anvell, of Cale Coch, Flint shire, manufadurers of earthen. ware, to surrender May 12, at eleven, May 19, -and lune 19, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. E. Howard, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. John Field, of Watford, Hertfordshire, miller, to surrender May 12, 19, and lune 19, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Edge, King's-Bench Walk, Temple. George Hartley, of Colne, Lancashire, calico-manufaaurer, to surrender May 18, at five, 19, at ten, and tune 19, at five, at the Angel Inn, Colne. Attornies, Mr. William Longhorn, Gray's-Inn, London ; or Mr. Manchnols, Colne. Charles Witherington, of Ross, Herefordshire, vintner, to surrender May 21, 22, and rune 19, at eleven, at the Lon don Inn and Talbot Tavern, Bath-street, Bristol. At tornies, Mr. James, No. 12, Gray's-inn-square, London ; or Mr. William Tanner, Bristol. Grace Riding, Widow, and William Riding, her Son, both of A ndover,county of Southampton, linen-drapers, to surrender May 21, 22, and rune 19, at ten, at the Upper Angel, An dover. Attornies, Mr. Kingstdn Fleet , Andover; or Messrs. Kinderley, Long, and Ince, Symond's-lnn, Lon don. Isaac Jones, of Westbury-upon-Trym,.Gloucestershire, vic tualler, to surrender May.ro, 14, and Lune 19, at eleven, at the Greyhound, Broad Mead, Bristol. Attornies, John Henry Frankis, Small-street, Bristol ; or Messrs. Kinder ley, Long, and Ince, S y mond's- Inn , London. DIVIDENDS. lune 23. Charles Bristow, of Newgate-street, linen-draper, at one, at Guildhall. June 2. Benjamin George, of Pope's-Head-alley, needle, fish hook and fishing-tackle-maker, at one, at Guildhall. June 4. William Powell, of Shepton-Mallet, Somersetshire, innholder, at eleven, at the Bell 1 nn, Shepton- May 31. john Parslee, of Holt, Norfolk, bookseller, at eleven, at the Feathers Inn, Holt., June 5. Francis Thompson, of Bow-lane, warehouseman, at ten, at Guildhall. lune 19. James Robinson, of Crosby-square, Bishopsgate street, merchant, at one, at Guildhall. Jude 19. Arnold OcearsSon, of Fenchurch-street, merchant, at one, at Guildhall. lune 19. Charles Gruniesen, of Abchurch-line, merchant, at one, at Guildhall. June 9. Nathaniel Lonsdale and Thomas Tompson, of Bed. ford-street, Covent-Garden, woollen-drapers, at ten, at Guildhall. lune 5. Richard Wilson, of Bread-street, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. May 30. Walter Hayward, of New Sarum,. Wiltshire, clothier, at five, at the Red Lion I lls, New Sarum. June 2. Alexander Morrison, of Walorook, Merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES. May ag. Mary Harding, Widow, and john Harding, of Swanbourhe, Buckinghamshire, dealers. fames Jnglislt Keighley, Findlay Fergusson, and William Armstrong, of London, merchants. William Chivers, of Stepney Causeway, Middlesex, mariner. John Parker, of Sheffield, Yorksire, money-scrivener. 1