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. . . . , prized to find a gross deduftionmade in it. He applied to the Barrack.office to be informed of the particular items to which the deduCtion referted ; it was in vain that he remonstrated ; he could obtain no explanation, and he was at last 'told that it he would not take the amount thus seduced, he might bring his aftion. Although the deduelion ex ceeded the . 'amount of his profit, yet the whole affair was so small, that he could obtain no redress by bringing an adion at the expence of sot. or 601. The Honourable Member was of opinion, that the large discretionary powers given to the principal- Barrack-officers, was neither con sistent with public policy or private convenience ; but at least it would be expeded, where they have such extensive confidence reposed, that they wou ld use it with some moderation, and not only avoid in justice, but the appearance of it, by explaining to a creditor their objedion t o hi s claim. The SECRETARY at PP A R explained, that the Leneral charaaer of the Officers to whom the Bar. tack department was assigned, would incline him to avoid hastily concluding that they were culpable in the particular to which the Hon. Gentleman ad v.,rted. All the correded Accounts he had seen in the course of his official duties., had the ground of objeftion stated on the face of the Account, against the Item to which it applied. If the Hon. Gentle.. man would privately communicate the circumstance of the grievance to which he adverted, the matter should be examined, and any just ground of com plaint should be immediately removed. The following Resolutions, on the amount; to be devoted to particular services, were then put and agreed to : For 'Supernumerary Officers, . . • Increa&ed rate's of Sub s i stence to Soldiers and In n 36,464 keeper.:, .- - - ; British Offi cers on Half-pay, 5,4 6 4 - . - 1 - 489,268 Chelsea Hoz . .pltal, Reduced Half-pay Officers on the B r i t i s h Establish. 245,000 ment, - , - - - Militia O ffi cers, - 5665- - . Chelsea P ens i oners, in and out, - 5°,000 2 45,45 barrack s f or I reland, ,: - - - - - 46t,31 •lospitals, - - - - 'V olunteer Cavalry, . - - 22,5o 0 - Further ch arge f or Volunteer C 500,0.i0 Corps, - Foreign C orps .. - 582,216 Military College, s7o,noo • - - - Mili tary Asylum, 14282- 32,600 ekugmentation of the Military. Forces in Ireland, 20°,°°° Garrison Seryice, in the; West Indies , _ - ,48,8z0 Barrack Department of Great Britai, - - 2.0;82:693232 Recruiting, - - Increase for the Commissary-Cenera- lof Stores (not Usually in the Estimate) - - The' CHANCELL - , R 330,0°45 cf th e E XCHUUER ob es of served, th at the excess hat year in th e Extraordi lad the Army would not appear, under the existing circumstances, at all extravagant, when he flitted it to be 339.0001. He then moved, that it is then pinion of tois Committee, that there he applied to the Extraordinary Expences of the Army for the year 1804 In Cteat-Britain • - k. 1,400,000 In Ireland - - - i300,0c0 EXpences of the Journals of the House, a - ncl other 33,643 incidental Charges, .. Alien O ffi ces, - - 8537 - repairs of Military - Roads in North Briiain - - 5300 Board of Agriculture - 37: - Civil Establishment in Can - ada - - )in Nova Scotia - 7165 txtraordinary Expellees of Prosecuti ons - - 3309 Civil Establishment in New Brunsw ick - 4660 in Prin ce :idwa tt l' s Island :.Yoe 4 in Cape Breton • 200- in tvewfoundland in Bermud a - - 3 7 , 5 • 580 in Dominica - - C oo . in Nesv Walee • - I Mprovements in the two [louses South of Parliament, and oo ~• in th e S pea k er ' s House, t 0,069 _ - vublic Record Offices _ - Repairs in the King's Bench Prison for the Lazaretto in Kent, under the Ad These Resolutions were put and agreed to. . CALEDONIAN CANAL. Tine CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sh all ag ain rose.—" The only rem a i n i ng R esolution I now submit to the attention of the Committee, !elates to What has been called the Caledonian Canal, l_ritended to conned the Eastern and Western Seas by Invern ess to Fo rt Wil l i am, for which the sum of 2 5) 0 001. has been already g ranted. It will be imme diatelyt:d seen, that this is a concern of too much magni _ e to be undertaken by individuals. This vast inter. sedion a tilt Cou ntry plan of o is not robe on the contratied a d ls for Inland Navigation; it i 3 in actor 'le c.O to admit the passagener Frigates on a superior scale, and are many local considerraittantess guns. There sobjeft which should no c o o f n 3 n 2 e tt e d with t h is t escape the attention of the tom T t r h e e a s y u e r a y r is. Igor the Lords Comm to he sioneti of the taken of that part of the Bi r g e l t i l la e n d ds a S b u y rv m e y r. Tel_ !Toyed The Sprin and e • nsuing Summer were em ployed on this dut y . D . tiring the last Session , the report was made, and the House • in consequence doptcd the measure. Commissioners were then, under the same authorit a who pursue d their inquiries with •-. y, a. ppointea, _ they, were assisted bbreatcdiltgence and ability, and s ofentlmat2 pertealy con versant in undertaking s 'this kind, from whom they derived the most valuable information. The Report was dir eded to two princi ,al ob . Cl • 1 . je s ; the importance, and the prallicabil• ity of the work. The expence was stated at [tern 4. to 'c 1. The zeal of tile Country has been 3 °'°°° f SO _great to or- Ward the projea, that in many instances the land for the Canal has, been offered free of all expence Among the motives, I must not omit to notice the consider abl e • • • from Highlands, emigrations the which this improvement is calculated to Prev I beg it may nt be supposed that this emi:ration is id 3 1 any deg ree to he attributed to l the negled of the great Landed Proprietors . A - a riet N - y of causes have cond. ace . d to inclined the High. !antlers to abandon thei r of Government, as much native soil, and it is the duty as possible., to remove these,. that this gallant and valuable bo dy o f 'en May be dis posed to listen . t o t!le din patriotic atc3 of their own . I feeliegs. This ' great natiotial work will provide em- Itollyment for a great number of the people of that Y 9 and it is expteted that the blessings of C oMine . - 1, Re d r )(1 of the Arts will emanate fr o m the same spun and i• t, tfDase not only the means of bare i l , tent g' 1 nce, but the comfottFt conveniencies, aed luxuries - • . es of life. I think I sheUld detain the i p louse im p , 1 1 , Were I to dwell longer on the importan - ° 'el ) I Ce of this measure ; I shall tht!refoie con, Elude with • prorn„t„. th e , m oving, " That so,oool. be granted to tins!!' ' lnland Navigation of Scotland, by a tkcipassing Inverness "''`i For f \V-111- - and • . 4% the E astern and Western Sea." tam, con. 12 ,345 74' - 2,010 - 30,000 .. . . The Resolution being agreed to,,ilie House Was reiutned, and on the Motion being put from the Chair, the Report of the Committee of Supply was ordered to be received to-morrow: CIVIL LIST. The CHANC ELLOR of the ExellEcrEtt gave no tice, that he would on Monday se'nnight move, that the Report of the Committee appointed to in. quire into the subjeEt of His Majesty's Civil List, should be referred to the Committee of Supply. The other . Orders of the Day being disposed of, the House adjourned till tomorrow. MAILS. DUE. Hamburgh 3 Lisbon 0 ARRIVED. 0 PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWILVX O'CLOCK. Consols THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, APRIL zB, 1804. Mr. Fox's Motion re s speaing the Hanoverian Troops, which was expeded to have come on last night in the House of Commons, is fixed for Wed nesday, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his intention to oppose it. Mr. CORRY last night stated the terms upon which the Loan was made in Ireland, and gave no tice chat he should open the Irish Budget in the course of next week. Nothing material has occurred on the Coast for some days. The Boulogne blockading Squadron has been obliged, in consequence of the late strong gales, to — leave the French Coast ; but there is no danger of the French Flotilla putting to sea in weather which makes it necessary for the English Squadron to return to Port.—Another attempt is to be made in the course of a few days, to sink the Stone Ships ; but we confess we are by no means sanguine in our hopes of the success of that Expe dition. The re.capture of Garee, the only conquest made by the French during the present War, refleas great honour -upon Captain DixoN, of the Incon slant Frigate, for the presence'of Mind and energy which he displayed, on that occasion. The re taking of that Island is of considerable im_ portance, for if it were to remain in the hands of the French, it would afford them constant op. portunities of committing depredations upon our Trade in that quarter. This morning arrived a Mail from Lisbon; brought to Falmouth by the Wahiagham Packet, in 13 days. Yesterday about twelve o'clock, the LORD CHAN• CELLOR had an audience of His MAJESTY. Yesterday soon after one o'clock, HER MAJESTY and the four younger PRINCESSES, attended by Countess HARRINGTON and Lady M. WINYARD, took an airing on the Surrey road. Yesterday His Royal Highness the DUKE of CUM BERLAND gave a grand dinner to a select party, at his apartments in St. James's Palace. ERRATA in the List of the Minority on the 23d of April.—For LAURIE, Sir ROBERT, read, LAW LEY, Sir ROBERT—For TURNER, Sir G. P. read, TURNOR, EDMUND. We hope, in a few days, to be able to give a eoireet.List of the Minority on the 25th. We yesterday announced the re-capture of the Island of Goree, by a small British force. We are now enabled to add, that this event was accomplish. ed by Capt. Di cicsbx, of the Inconstant Frigate, who sailed from Portsmouth in February, with a detach ment of Troops to reinforce the Garrison of that place. The address and presence of mind dis played by Captain DICKWN on this occasion, are highly creditable to him. He arrived off Goree shortly after the Island was delivered up to the Enemy. Unacquainted with that cir. cumstance, he went on shore, and was imme diately detained. In this unexpected situation, he, with great presence of mind, informed the' French Commandant, that he had come for the express purpose of re-taking the Island, and instead of being deceived with respeCt to its present state, he had landed in order to summon the Garrison, in person; to surrender to the arms of His BRITAN NIC MAJESTY. He added, that he had on board a Force mare than adequate to the task of taking the place by assault, and that, if the Island was not immediately surrendered to him, the French Commander must abide the consequence of an inef fettual resistance to a superior force. This artful expedient produced‘the desired effeCt. The Corn : mandant, after a short consultation with his Of. fivers, agreed to surrender .by capitulation to his own Prisoner ; and on the , Bth of March the Bri tish Troops landed, and obtained possession of the Island, without a 'single shot being fired an either side. Lieut. PICKFORD, of the inconstant Frigate, who brought the account of .the re-taking of Gorec, promoted to the rank of Commander. We understand the GOVERNOR-GENERAL has added tw o R eg i men ts, to the Company's Establish_ ment .at Be.ngai. The Marine Battalion of that Pre sidency is established as the 2 1st Regiment of Na., tive Infantry ; and the whole Establishment is now • to consist of zz Battalions. An additional Regi. merit has also been established at Bombay. Letter's from Jamaica, by the l ast ma il, m enti on , that according to the latest advice s from New Pro. • vidence, no , a pprehensions _whatever oLan attack, Wert entertaincti there Ivlll'AL NEWS. FALMOVIITH, APRIL 25.—Arrived this day the- Wahingham Packet, ROBART, in i 3 days from Lisbon. She brings the melancloly account of the loss of His Majesty's Ship Apollo; of 38 guns, Capt. DIXON, and about 40 sail of the outward.bound West India Fleet which left Cork On the 26th of .March last, and were lost on the morning of .the id ins►. near Figuera. The whole Convoy consisted of about 7o sail, under His Majesty's Ships Apollo and Car_yffort. The latter, with the heavy Ships astern, were fortunate enough in time to tack, and stand off, by which they escaped. We are sorry to add, that Captain Dixoti, with a • great part of the Officers and Crew of the Apollo, and the greater part of the Crews of the other. vessels, have perished. Some part of their Cargo, it is expeeted, will be saved; but the greater part, it is supposed, will he lost. It is much feared that the Lord Charles Spencer Pecker, COATESWORTH,, with Mails from the Lee wird Islands, has fallen into the hands of the Ene tzw(4.,: She has been due these three weeks Fast. -1 1 1; ORTSMOUTII, APRIL 27.—Sailed the home ward-bouncl East-India Ships, as also several South seamen, for the River, under convoy of the Falcon Revenue Cutter, Capt. NEWLAND. Went out of Harbour, the Fly Sloop of War, Capt. O'BRYAN. The Minerva Cutter, with the seven sail of cop. per.bottoMed armed Transports, remain at Cowes, under the direCtion of Capt. C. W ATSON, of the Royal Navy. The Albion is appointed to convoy the Vessels for Guernsey. • . Letters were yesterday received from our in- , hor.:, s.ittadron, employed in the-blockade of Brest. On the loth instant they distinetly counted, in the Outer Road, 17 Sail of tile Line, 4 Frigates, 2 Corvettes, and 2 Gun.brigs; • Yesterday morning Capt. W. H. Jnavts left town, to take upon hini the command of His Majes.: ty's'Ship Le Tonnant, of 80 guns, in the room of Sir EowAtCb PELLEW, Barr. who is promoted to a Flag, and will soon proceed, to a foreign station. Yesterday morning the Hon. Captain GREY left London for Sheerness, to enter upon bis Office as Co*Mmissioner, to which he was appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty, on Thursday, in the room of Admiral COFFIN, who is appointed Port Admiral of Portsmouth. The - George, MTARLANE, from New Bruns wick to Jamaica, was taken on the 22d of February, by a French Privateer, and carried into Cuba, at Vit i place Arnerizao vessels were lying (prizes) and nine privateers were ready fcr sea. It was with great concern that we yesterday, presented to our readers, the itelancholy intelligence of the loss of near 40 sail of the West India Fleet, Convoyed by the Apollo Frigate; on the morning of the 2(1 pf April, before daybreak; between Cape Mandego and Aveiro, on the coast Of PortUgal: The Apoll6 sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 26th of March, in company with the Garysfort Fri gate, and 68 sail of Merchantmen, bound to the West Indies. • The Calysfort appeared off Oporto on the even ing of the 2d instant, with about 20 sail of the con voy, steering for the westward. It appears by letters received at PlymOuth, from Jamaica, that the outward-bound Fleet which sailed in February, under ConYOy of the Franchise Frigate, Admiral DACR.E9, had experienced very severe gales,' and had been, for the most part, dispersed. Some doubts are said to be entertained respeßing the capture of, Curacoa. It is stated; that gence has been received from Jamaica by the Mail, which mentions, that we have altogether failed in that enterprize. In a letter from Kingston, dated the t tth of March, it is said, " that the Admiral had attempted to take Curac3a, but did not suc ceed." It is added, that the Theseus and Hercule Line of Battle Ships had returned, with the loss of many killed, and several wotrnded, in the attack of a strong fart. The Promenade Grove; at Brighton, is purchased for the PRINCE of \VAI.Es, in order to add to the decorative improvements of the Marine Pavilion. The Brigade of the 3d, 9th, and loth Regiments ,of Loyal London Volunteers, is postponed till Wed nesday next, the zd May, on account of the unfa vourable state of the weather._ The remains of the late Earl of Bars - rot. and Bishop of DERRY (who died at Albano, near Rome; • on the 18th of July, 1803), were interred on Sa. turday last; in the family vault at Ickworth, near Bury. , • It liar been justly observed, that the un;versal verdia on the death of PiCETEORLY, is " Murder by the FIRST CONSUL but unfortunate ly, though the verdilt is striftly conformable to the laws of truth, the Culprit must escape, because no body can bring him to justice. Sunday night last, the Gaoler and Under-gaoler' of the New Prison, Dublin, in going through the usual inspe6tion of the gaol, for its security, discovered a breach in the wall, which had been making by some of the' prisoners to. escape.: The atternpt was at 'the rere, with a design to get into the new house which has been lately built for the Gaoler, and from thence into the street. This is the third effort which has been . made at that part of the prison, where it is in some places most insecure by nine-inch walls, and built so miserably ; seemingly with yellow_ clay between the stones instead of mortar, that with :such a simple instrument as a coornon iron hold-fast, a breach can be easily mach in them. Six of the prisoners who were in the conspiracy f, escaping, were well secured in another p:irt of the prison.. tHE inY .41. AC AD Eit.l;• Tint•Exhilition this year will (to honour to tish 'talents. The arrangement; though it has al, ready been the subject or splenetic censure; is on the whole very favourable to a due display of the respeaive productions. In a task of this ardnou. kind, it is impossible to please eve.ry Artist, and some works may be plaCed in situations Unwort of their pretensions ; but if judgment and imparti ality charafterize the ge4ral distribution, all is accomplished that can reasonably be expetled. His torical subjeds form but a very small branch or the general combination; but. - these, are . not times fOr Artists to strive chiefly fat fame; and Vanity is so liberal a patroness, that it is net wonderful to find the room abundant in Portraits . . The PRESIDENT has sent more than his full, prepor— tion, and maintains his usual rank. LANkEENC E has somegood Pictures.. BE ECHEY, NORTH COTE, SHEE, OWEN, THOMSON, and OP I E., all.signalize themselves. Sir GEORGE BEAUMONT'S classic taste is again exerted in honorary support of the Academy. We are glad to find that FAR I NGTO4 has resumed his pencil. We shall, however, say no more at present ; but when the Academy is open to the Public,. submit to our Readers such remarks as' may occur to us, on the merits and defeas of those works that are chiefly calculated to mark the pre.. nailing qualities of the Barrtsti DUBLIN, APRIL 23 . . . YESTERDAY the Merchants' Infantry Yeomanry, to the number of .360, together with several Genr4 ral and Field Officer's; partook or a sumptuous Dejuni , at their Captain.Comniandant's (STANLEY); in Dawson -street; after which Mrs: STANLEY pre— sented. them with a pair of Colours; wrought with peculiar taste and elegance, which she delivered with the following energetic Address • GENTLEMEN, • , , . • , • " I reel the greatest satisfadion that you haVe permitt:d . me to have the lionbur of requesting your a.cceptance of the Colours; the tribute uliny most sincere attachMent and re gard for the MerOants Corps, a Corps dignified by the it holds as the First Regiment of Yeomanry in this Metropo, lis, and by the individual respe6tability of its Members ;• in therefore delivering these Colours to your care, to say much would be unnecessary. " COnneded as 1 am with you by the Sacred of con jugal affection and parental love, as wk-. 11 as general .regard; I cannot but with the most Jrcinbling solicitude, refiectupon the dangers to which you must be exposed, if called out to give an evidence oft hat spirit and'disciplitie, Tor Whiah you are so eminently conSpicuous, in2defence of your Laws, .vo , ir berry and your Kr N , and all that is sweet or desirable in do mestic happiness; yet relying on thejiuStice cif . your Cati:;e, ii shall fervently invoke the Lord of Hosts and God of Battles; that he may cover your heads• in the . day . of danger, , aod re ! store you, crowned with.vidory, , to theembraces of your exult jog Friends, and the . applauses of your grateful Country," Capt. STANLEY made the following reply : '' MADAM, " I n offering to you the grateful thanks of this Corps, aecotri• pitied with my own acknowhidgments, for this Mark of y ou i esteem and regard; permit me to assure you that in the hands you have placed these Colours, they,,never can be tarnished, but will be supported by the Merchants CorPs, while they have a - Friend to protea, or an Enemy to repel." • IMPROMPTU On A RECENT OPEkATIC FRACAS• , . WHAT though great D'EGVILLE laid his pondrous Land On a meek Minstrel of the Opera Band; The latter might a useful lesson take; As Music is embellish'd by a shake. THE THEATRE.--The Tragedy of Othello represented last night with greai success; at Covent.: Garden Theatre. KEMBLE threw more than corn. mon emotion into the amiable but eiedulotis Moor; and perfainied the part in a very iinpressive manner. Mrs. Stnnoits was, as usual, interesting, playful and pathetic in Desicienti: The House. was very well attended, and Mr. Fox was throughotit a very attentive auditor; in the Duke of BEE4oao's Buk: • • . The Masquerade . at the opera House on Thurs.. . . day last was uncomnionly dull: There were very few charatiers, and most of them were but indiffej, rently sapPOrtee.. Hercules was a conspicuous figure; and wielded his club with, terrific dexterity: There was also an Orson, tolerably Weil stistained. The Dotninoi were more than usually torpid, and . die whole entertaintrient gave little eticoUragement for public curiosity on future occasions. Mr. TIERNEY'S . nerriieg Might Surely . have de.: vised a more probable story against him, than, the repot that he had solicited a pension of fifteen bun: dred pounds, a..year for his Lady, as, a recompense for his silence of a few months, and his speechei of feud deg s . The new Opera, 11 RattO di Pros . eroi7ta, is men. tioned in high terms by the Connoisseurs, It wasi coMposed by WINTER in three weeks; and „is a proof of the great talents; as well as quick imagina.• non, of the ingenious Musitian. The Balltt which is soon to be brought forward at the Opera Ilithic Upon- the Nbket of Y7.)i. Judg.: mint of Paris; has been performed with great suc ceiS id France. • Mr. GoAD, the Manager, brought it froin Paris; 'The Music is' iy ST EI B E Li., who is not in this totintry; and will probably superintend the 'perforniake. • Afratai has,• it seems, taken place at the Opera House, between 4 Computer of Dalires anti th?..Poet 'of that,Theatie; It is 'strange, 'drat, as there is so near an affinity between a Ballet.mar - ter- and a Bal lad-maker; they shdtild not .ba?-mo7tiz:e. • Mrs. Pow ELL, we' is: going to play Yoz:ni Norval. Though there are doub'tlee:s' many juve:. Wile heroes the neighbourhood - of the Grampian. • Hills; it is not likeiy . that their mode•of living will render theill quite so pi/1;7/p as .the intended . icpie.- setitative of the gallant Douglas. Sir FRANC Ls R DE I'T has lead a Lettet 'addressed to him on the folly; :indec:nry, and dailgerous ten.; dency hid' public condott. So fat as the ( rimons of Mankind . are tonceihed on this'sobjea; lye should have-considered sued a 'pabli-cacion as wholly it.vne.. cessa7:Y. • JORN . loeen brought ; , ,:svell a lament.. able state by tlie DoHar, that h mhy well say, ""throw fihysic to the dogs:'' As two childrn, rite eldest not six years of age, were playing in Princess-street, Bristol, a.,tew dAys ago, they quarrelled and fought, when dye struck ehe other in the stomach, and killed Hai on the spot.