The Sun. — London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P ARL 1./1M ENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2. The Royal Assent was given by Commiscion, to the Expiring Laws Bill, the Potatoe Caltivation, the Canterbury Cattle Market Bill, and to a consi derable number of Private Bills. The . I.Ords Commissioners Wert, the ARCHBI SHOP of CANTERBURY, the LORD CHANCELLOR, and Lord WA isiric nAM. The several Bills before the House were forward_ . el in their respeftive Stages. The Pooi's Rates Bill, and the Millers Indemni fication Bill, were brought up from the Commons, and severally read a first time. A great- deal of private business was transa6ed, among which 1.1,1§,t,he introduaion of Bill to di vorce Dr. CaMpbell, from Jesse ; now wife, &c. whiCh was read a first time. A considerable number of Witnesses were sworn, after which their Lordships adjourned (for the Easter Recess), until TueSday the 14. th instant. ROUSE OF COMMONS, • 'I'IIIJRSI)AY, APRIL 2. 'Tire - 14Ouse proceeded to ballot for a Secret Com mittee, on the Co . mmunie;ition of esterday'laid be fore the House by Command of His MAJEsTY. Some business of course was disposed of, bvt strangers were excluded for the whole Evening: At eight o'clock the house adjoufned to Monday iennight. As the report in most ()tithe Morning Papers, of *at part of Mr. CORRY'S Speech which related to the Duties on Tea, was incorrea, we think it ne tessary to give the follovving, which we bOieve to be an accurate statement : • " He, said, that the duty on Tea in heland .. was paid according, to the two denominations of Tea, Black and Green ; there was a iated duty, on each, on Black Tea, of 51d. and.on Green,. of 7d—per pound, with an additional duty upon each, of 2d. for every 6d. in the pound incriosse in the price at the Company's Sales. The rated Duty was in . fat one referring_ to value, and the ad ditional Duty was professedly on valiie likewise. But the additional Duty attached at _certain stages of value, and not.gradualls , , according to the regular increase of the value of the article. The fast was, that the additional Duty did not attach upon Tea from 2S. a pound (which the Ael professed it should do) until it reached' 2s, fid. a pound, which was an increase of 20 per cent. of value upon . the article ; all the intermediate stages'of value escaping any addi. tional Duty, by which-a loss accrued to the Revenue of about 3 per Cent. upon the Duty. The Duty upon Black Tea, taken at an average value,amount ed to about 27, and upon Green to abort 3o per Cent. ; but as the Duty was laid, Black Tea at 2S. penlb. value, paid at present a Duty of about 22 per Cent. • while Tea at 2s. 6d. paid at the rate of about 18 per Cent. ; he should ) , therefore, propose, that the denominniion of - I§lll CAS: and- Green should be exploded, and that all. Tea under 2s; 6d. should pay according eo the•value, a Duty of zo per Cent. by which means Tea at as. per pound, would bear a Duty of a per Cer.t ) , less than it did at . present, and Tea at 2s. 64. a Duty .of about z per Cent. more than it now did. And upon all Tea above as. 6d. he would propose a Duty at the Rate of 35 per Cent. upon the value of the Tea, and that would be the whole of the Duty paid upon Tea of every description." THE SUN. fOL34 QUIS DICLRE LS U.S4 AUD! 4. 1 1 LONDON, APRIL 3, iBor. nit Ilan:burgh ]fail due on Wednesday last, arrived last night ; and we this morning received Paris Papers to the ist inst. The latter bring us little that is important, but the - former make amends for the defiCien6y, by inrorniing us, under date of Copenhagen, March 24, that the English Fleet un der Admiral Sir' HYDE 'PARKER hid, in the night between the zzd and 23d ult. sailed from Anhoh to Gi!Neve, on the Northern Coast of Zealand, where it had anchored ; and on the, 24th, according to that article, it had again weighed anchor. Ihe English Legation had embarked on board the Blaitche Frigate, which we have the satisfa6tion to state, reached England yesterday. The expenation of immediate Hostilities prevailed strongly at Co ' penbagen t and the Britith families had in conse. quence left that City, The Paris Papers were broul;ht to Dover in a Neutral Vessel, which arrived there last nghr. TR e following is the List of the Members of the Secret Cbmmittee, appointed by the'llothe of Com_ mons last night, to whom the Papers presented by the CHAsc,ir.Loß Of the EkIIEQUER; .. on Wed. nesday, were referred -The Right lion. kentvititirko4cN, 'rife Right Hon. WiLiaile PITT, Sir ED*ARD LAW, 'The Loid HAvoncitsault, IMII,iIASA4 WILBER FORCE, Esq. The Hon. SYLNCIER P/itCZVAL, . -The Right Hon. ISAAC Cottav, Lord Viscount CA ST LiAle./ICII, CHARLES Alvor, 'The Right Non. HER Vt)(I"NDAS, CkIAJLIALS BRACCE. Esq.' The Right 1-Ton. CnARLrS YoaKE I JOHN BLATKB4RNE, Esq. Lord Viscount COLE, The Right Hon. THOMASTELHANR, 'the Righil-lon. jorrpi BERE.SYORD,, Sir ROBtii:r Bvi - tOrt, Bait. ISAAC HAWKING BROWN, Esq, ROWLAND BURDON, Esq. The Earl of YwitiCititif The Right Hon. r ILEOPH L LUS JONES, 'HER MA J ESTY. and all the PR NC EaSF.S . , , attended by the Countess Of CAR.DIca.m. and Lady C. WA L: D E GRAY E, yesterday morning tibok an airing in two coaches and four on the Uxbriagv road. Her Royal Flighness the Pit tNcEss of WALES, we are happy to learn, is considerably recovered from her indisposition. Yesterday being Maundy Thursday, His MA -3 ESTY 'S Annual Donation was distributed in White.. hall Chapel by the Rev. Dr. VtNe E NT, the Sub-Al. moner, to as many poor men and women as the KING is years old, in commemoration of the Passover. The distressed persons, to the number of 124 being seated at the' tables,' a suitable prayer was offered to the Almighty, for his Blesling on the Royal Bounty ; they , were each supplied with a ration of Beef and Bread, and a large bowl of Fish, consisting of salmon, trout, salt-fish, and herrings, and afterwards were given.a cup of wine and ale to drink His MA JEsfy's health. In the afternoon the same number'of persons attended Divine Service in the Chapel; the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Moor, (one of the minor Canons of St. Paul's) in a most audible and impressive manner, the Gospel being taken from the zsth chapter of St. Matthew, descriptive of the last judgment, and particularly that part begin-• ring at the 34th verse to the conclusion of the 40th verse " Then shall the King say unto them on his right-hand, come ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world: " For I was an hungred and ye gave me meat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger and ye took me in ; naked and' ye cloathed me: I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me." After the Prayers were concluded, Dr. CROFT'S much admired Anthem, taken ~,frotn the tooth Psalm, " Praise the Lord, rniSoul," was sung by Nfeisrs. BARTL EMAN, Ni t:LD, and KYNVETT, jun. with the young Gentlemen -of the Chapel Royal. The performance. had a most sublime effeti. The IZev. Dr. VINCENT, .delivered to the poor persons as follows : TO the men a sufficient quantity of chith for a coat, Irish cloth for shirts, a pair of shoes, and a pair 'of stockings ; a paper in which was inclosed a one pound note, and a leathern bag which contained as many silver pieces as His MivirsTB is years old, viz. 54 r enny pieces, one two-pence,: one three_ pence, and one four-penny piece. To the women a sufficient quantity of stuff for a gown, Irish cloth for shifts, a pair of shoes, the same as the men, a one pound ndte, and the same quan tity of silver money. After the . pious distribution, they were again given a 'clip of wine, - and then departed with altar ful and thankful heath; ' ' Reeittem tiu. • Roysl ItnneNt3;- yoctprelity. n great number of distressed persons have received money during the week at the Office in Scotland-yari. A Prayer of Thanksgiving has been offered up in all the Churches in the Hanoverian dominions, on account of the KING'S recovery. PRINCE ADOLPHUS was to leave Berlin on the 22 d ult. on his return to Hanover. Yesterday the Right Hon. Lord AUCKLAND and the Right Hon. Lord CHARLES SPENCER were sworn in His Majesty's Postmaster General. Yesterday a Court of Diredors was held at the East India-House, when GEORGE HILARD BAR LOW, Esq. was appointed a Member of Council of the Supreme Government in Bengal. Mr. CHAS. GRAHAM, was sworn into the Command of the Sarah Christiana. The Court adjourned at a late hour, till Tuesday. • Yesterday the Light Horse Volunteers had a general, muster, previous toithe commencement of their Field-days for the season; and 'afterwards dined together at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where they were honoured with the company of the the Duke of MoNyaosE, Lord HoBART, Generals Sir W. FAWCETT, DUNDAS, GWYNNE, TONYN, Colonel WYNYARD, and many other Officers of dis tindion. • We are surprized that it should have been stated in the Morning Herald yesterday, that Doctors RE YNO OS, TORT() N, and G. I IBOR NE, had attended HIS MAJ Esry at Buckingham-House, as ,we are enabled positively to assure the Public, and happy we are to do so, that . His MA] ESTY . 'S health does not require it. is it notlamentable, that reports of this kind should take place which must be known to be false, and which are evidently calculated for bad purposes ? Does not-a . private Gentleman naturally desire for a time, to attend as little as possible to business after so severe a fever,' and shall not the best of KINGS to whose restoration so much im portance is attached, - be permitted to do the same, without the most malevolent insinuations I bisaffe&ion has gained an alarming height in, se veral parts of the Country. 'ln "three mandaitiir ing Counties, not less . than .Fifty: Thousand Men taken an oath, the purport of which is extraa. ed fiOm the Prophet Ezekiel. Such dour Readers as haVe the curiosity to know it r may. find it in the 21st chapter of that Book; and the.6th, z/th; and i 8 th .vedes. The object, it will clearly appear, is the overthrow of the:Monarchy and the subversion of the Constitution. GovernmensYfully . Rprized of the proceedings of tbese,ilitiftWif itieh, and . we hive no doubt but that the 'most vigorous measures Will be adopted to avert the:tbreitencct xtan o uct:' • The marriage of Lord WllirwOrry . and the Dutchess of DORSET did not tie place yesterday, as was expeeted, his Lordship wishing it first to be .a'srtitained whether he is to 'go to Paris. Lord WHITwoRTH and the Datchess left Town yester day, to pass the Easter Holidays t Lard Esssx's Scat, at Cashiobury, in Heitfordshire. The "Ann and *Mary,'Gruaiy, horn Jersey to Waterford; is captured and carried into St,. Maloc.'s. THE HAMBURG!! MAIL. COPENHAGEN, MARCit The English Fleet under. Admiral Sir lirna haft EB, which is cruizing in the North Sea, in the night between the 2 zd and 23d ins r: sailed from An. holt tO Oilideve, on the NorthesnCoasr of Zealand, and there anchored ; yesterday and to day however it has again' retired. The English LegatiOn which on Saturday evening left this City and went to Ehineur, on Sunday went on bbardAlitipEnglish Frigate the - Bianchc, which came with the Flag of Truce, and sailed for the North Sea. Mr. WE ITT I NG, the Messenger, was - sent off for England by' the way of liamlurgh. Several English families have left this City with Mr. 'DRUMMOND. • P. S. At this moment (7 in the evening) the wind is North-west, and therefore fair for the English Fleet ; so that to-morrow 'we may expea very serious events in the Sound. ELSINEUR, MARCH 2.4. On the 22d, in the evening,_ the English Mini ster, Mr, DRUMMOND, and the Envoy Plenipoten tiary, Mr. VANSITTART, arrived here from Celtn hage'n. The English who reside here were required immediately to leave Denmark with them, but they refused, and some of them even said they ,would re main in Dennmtk whatever might be the event. — Only the. English Consul, and some other persons who had particular reasons for it, went on board the English Frigate lying here, which about noon sailed for the English Fleet lying above Kullen. The rest have not only received permission from the Panish Government to remain here, but are even pernittO to chose the place where they will reside, and are promised securiiy, and full protedion from the laws., The day before yesterday, and yesterday, the English Fleet was very plainly to be seen here. —On the day before yesterday it was in the Bay of Torrekon ; but yesterday in the after noon, it was on the Danish Coast, near Gillele've, two (German) Miles from Elsineur. -It is said, the Admiral has dispatched a fist sailing Ship to Eng land, and waits its return befoie lie undertakes any thing further. The truth of this report, however, is much doubted. Yesterday afternoon the Danish Cutte; Brig Gar. ven, sailed from hencs. for Coposhage".. The in habitants have. received orders from the Magistrates to hold , themselves in readinec , ;..ip_short,, we are prepared to repel any hostile attack with vigr,..w.— To day we can sce nothing of the Engli.h Fleet. The day before yesterday it was reported here, that the great Russian Fleet, of 6i Sail, had arrived at Bornholm. This, however, we now knew tQ be without foundation. It is now said, that not the great Fleet from Cronstadt, but the smaller Ru s sian Fleet of la Ships of the Line, and some Frigates, has already arrived at Copenhagen. To-day, from noon till four in the afternoon, the wind has been in the North-west, and, therefore, very favourable for the English Fleet, if they in. tend to attempt the passage; but as yet not a Ship ii.to be seen ; they seem all to have vanished. We akt boa/ever:folly prepared for them. Pi 5...,V11e are this moment assured that the Eng lish Fleet is at the entrance of the Sound, and will take advantage of the, favourable North-west wind, to attempt the passage of it. ALTONA, NlAJecit26 WE have received intelligence by a Courier, that the English Fleet is off finholt, steering to wards the Belt. The guns have been taken out of some of the Frigates ; it appears, therefore, that the passage will be attempted with the smaller Ships of. War. CUXHAVEN, MAR cii 2g. AN ENGLISH Gentleman who .came down th e Elbe last night, states, that he met seventeen or eighteen Gun-boats going from Wuckstrat to Ham_ burgh, With what intention is not known. .T.he Danes have affi . ally demanded a very large surn_of money from Ha burgh, and in case of non. compliance, six thousand men will instantly take possession of the City.---The Senate have refuieci, and will, it is iuppcised, be obliged to implore. : 0 1 9cII3 " II 'VIENNA, MARcn 18. Yerr - Etin•i CoUrier from:Buda, lirought us th melancholy intelligence of the.death of Her lin . perial Highness the Arclidutchess ALEXANDRA PAD LOW NA, the Consort of the Archduke jos E•PH, Palatine of ffungdry, and sister to the - Hereditary Princess of MicKLEtilltilto So . :mita tx. • On the 13th arrived - here thealikes ., of Attootr.. L RMEand Bz ART ) of the Corps of CONDE, And-on Sunday ther were presented to- _Their IMPERIAL MAJESTIES, the QUEEN Of and the whole Imperial Family. . CONSTANTINOL_Lei, FAS .25- - The Turkish Astrologers having declared that tfle 23d inst. was the most fortunate day for the. • sailing of the Turkish Fleet, it got under sail on that and the following day, and proceeded to the road •or hu . schatar, whence it will again sall4rith' 7 1: the first fait wind. This naval armament, which if" . destined against E D F, consists or Four Ships the Line, Seven Frigates, and a number of' k l / 4 11" 7 ', i i boats, which will b e j o i ne d by Fifty othera• ir c „ Rhodes.— The CAPTAIN PACIIA commands thii Squadron in person, and the Ship of the Line in which he sails is very imgnificently f i tted up, and 1 ~provided with every convenience. The English Admiral, Lord KEITH, will not sail from Marmara till he is joined by the Squadron of the CAPTAIN NCH A. According to accounts froin the Turkish Gimp, the Dr:agontAn of the GRAND VIZIER has died of the iflague• . , • • 7 - - • - • _ AV 1 s ; r e l Cl7'l' BUSINESS. rd, A t e. re ourt of Common Council was held yestettlaY at Guildhall, present the Lottp KAY"' Mr. Rem corder, Mr. Common Serjeant, four Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and a considerable number of Commone. • • The Proceedings of the last CLAM being teat and' confirmed, Mr. Alderman CURTIS presented a Petition the court hind the Whatfingers'and Lightermeti re. siding in the City of London and Borough of Soilth - ' wark ; which after being read, and the Parties - heard, was ordered to lie on the Table. A. Report from the Navigation Committee was , f i 1 presentecLby Mr. WADU, , Crolii respetting the o i -Ganal, Grand Surrey Canal, and the Iron 1t41. 3 1 ( 1 4 , which was read, setting forth they still CO'. in the same opinion, and r e f e r r ed the Court 101 . 1 10, 1 ',„ former Reports: • • * . • ' . • .' A Report of the same Committee-on tivre'. l4, * - - of the Subscribers to the Canal frOin On cfoy" „ ,'• Rotherhithe was yead;'requestlng permissiOn . 7; „, the Canal to 'communicate Witlfthe .Thr°„l' on paying an annual: sum for. t h e qos,s..ilie4o.s.r:'' may sustain, . • - 4. -;1;114-. • A Motion Was.madf to. avec therewith, u .. MrAlTilliikN;- rfiniihtlnient i • tha l !, the words after "That" be left out, and the wl!' lowing substituted, viz.—" That- the * Report bt, ). referied back' to _the said Committee,.to re.ConsiLleFt and tlfar they be instrudled to consider how ; the : proposed Canal Would be injurious tolietwff cOnderned -in the _Trade and .Navigaan •of: eltiver Thames ;•'. and -r4ort their ',opinion - thel At to. the next Court. Mr;Peputy - C4cio Di it tit tricot:aided the . ment, and after along Debate, arid ,ztie'!iziles.ts6P being put, it was at length negatived. It WA then moved that the Seal of this City beafaXelt? the Lill, which . was ag reed to, and it' wAs ifstt`.,p agtecei.that the City's -Seal should be affixed-to - Bilis of the grand Surrey Canal, en d t h e I ro n.Ratket' way Coinpany. A Petition was presented by Mr.* Alderinao 'CURTIs from the inhabitants of Tower Ward, pray' ing that that part of Lower Thames.strget, -0 0 ° ' site .the Customhouse may be widened, as an or. portimity now o ff ers ; which ,after being r.eako , the Parties heard, was recerred tO. the Comitutt":'. ,: of City Lands to examine, and report their"Opiniot!, to the n ex t C ourt . The Com m i t t ee o f Controls l over the Coal 0 4 , Corn M eters Report on the Bill before Parliirment • for reg u l at i ng the Coal Trade, ,Will read, and e (erred b ac k to t h e said Committee, to , take SUe., steps as they should be advised to invest the Coop of Ald ermen w i t h t h e powers sta ted in the Bill. The Alderm en i n P ar li amen t were requested to support the sa id : Bill. • ova I.' .f A Repo rt was ma d e f rom t h e sa me Commtttc- 0 , the Peti t i on o f t h e D eputy C orn -meters, , rr "* r their. - mending an i ncrease to t h e i r a ll o wance , or of all labour, o f one P enny per Last i n t he tillage Grain, which the Court agreed to. be atl Mr. JAMES DIXON moved, " That it hlis h a instrudion to th e sa id C omm i t tee, to P u t he Weekly Accoun t o f a ll' C orn imported into ho Port of Londo n , i n a ll t h e M orn i ng Papers' w was unanimously agreed to. 'aßil l The Rememb t a n c er l a id b e fore the C ourt s Pier . now in the House of C ommons , for building mit'to at Sheerness ; which •was referred to the Co m l'am for improving the N av i gat i on o f the Rive r t h e ta tel consider, and report . to the next ...mat - opinion thereon. City Brielg: Messrs. SPECK and GALLALIN, t h e f tue ,• masters, laid' before ,the Court • an Account ew e 'Receipts and Disbursements of the &kir 8 0 0. - Estates from Christmas 1799, to Chrism. , The Court ordered them to lie on the Table' • , The Court adjOurned at four o'clock.. • . ~. • -• ,Yesterday two men, and a woman of the:olge able -41±siin) Rpprehended the preceding ev eningfiY t a, :Oity! Officers in Holiday-yard, Creed-lang, gare-hill, were examined at the MansiOn.hqusSi /vc".: suspicion of heing the persons who Some tiol e. " O i'es' .robb'ed the Rye and Hastings Mails : 01 1 * ,staidp:out of the hags were found upon them• nqe committed far re-examination. d his few evenings since, as a Gehtleman dauglier We travelling in a post-c haise re Reading to by London they were stopped li v ing foots, and the Gentleman hesitating at ebals e itis property, one of the villains fired a t the which htened the young Lad'ir t h o t sh e 'went into fi tS, and died in a few ours. The Cathtinef,'RobiriSiiii *Coattiroaded, for emu, don, }4 dare after. bei n g ° u. , t on se at. sucerton,, Hasiirii' Sand. s o m4ch t