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, a high ' degfee of r improVement in. this department, if properly managed, as he had ho doubt it would be, were all o\c ,:ie fOrmer Board, and the extra ordinary Vigilance and exertions of Lord Chatham. He didNnot mean to say that the . Hon. Gentleman had any intention of withholding these fats from the House, but he thought it right to state them, at the Hon. Gentleman had omitted to do so. He approved of Me Estimates highly, and hoped that, the Ordnance would be put in a more formidable state than eVer it was since the Revolution, Mr. CALCRAFT said, that he never meant to withhold the fads-stated by the Hon. Gentleman ; but as the Debate on this subje& had been postponed till Monday, he had not thought it necessary to enter into details. He would do so at. the proper time. lie acknowledged that the Estimates were nearly the same as; those of the former Board, because the particulars for which those 'were provided had, for the most part, made such progress that they could not, without great national loss, be set aside. They were not all at once in a hasty and rash man npr to . overturn what -had been done by `their pre decessors. As to the schemes that had been formed 'but 'not 'a6ed upon, these 'they would consider, and, without slighting them, would adopt them or 'not, as they saw proper. He' allowed that the late 'Board appeared . to have deserved well of their Coun try. 'He than Moved, That 13b;0001. be granted for the'Expcnces of *the Ordnance for the Sea Ser vice for Great Br rain ; that 129;2301. be granted for the discharge of Exchequer Bills in Ingand ; and 6 97,9751. 16s. ud. for' the Expellees 6f.the Ordneice in Ireland. These Resolutions were agreed to. Mr; Vri,hVir/T.dfi r r, after a few preparatory -re- Marks respeCting the time in which the Votes of credit bad been obtained, moved, First, that eight 'millions • bis granted for the discharge of a sum to tllat extent raised by Loans on Eichequer Bills ; •gdly, that two Millions and a half be granted for -payin g a 'dm slain raised on Exchequer Bills porSti ant to an Aft of last Session ; and, idly, that one nillion and \a half be granted for payieg off a like sum, raised also last Session, and in the same man- Itr:-=-These Resolutions were likewise agreed fo.—: tteport on Monday. The tither Orders of the Day were then dis• I °3 ed •Aedjouruect tiil.MoPdaP vicicr or STOCKS THIS bkv )17 TWI.LVIE O'CLOCK. . 64. 'Cor.sols • '''' MAILS. Itt Vtirra—'t arrraica. r 1)01in.. Dvz-1 Hatnburgb, .Gattenburgh, n 'Lisboa, Dublin, s Watcrlotd. _ _ t}E SUN. tovitie gins vitstz '41404 AVI:siA.7.? LONDON, tATIMPAY., Iq4l.*Co 15, I'ee6b W E this morning received jdlnaica Papers i6lllt tend of January, from which we have made several xtraffi. * Every possible preparation has been made in Jainaica 'and the (Abet Islands, to give the Enemy 41 good reception; if it should turn out that the citnt . .. *ens which have escaped front Brest were destined for the West Indies. Last night Mr. WI N'D H A. 51 gave ncftice 4tl 4h `louse of Commons that he should probably submit to the House, on Monday se'-nnight, some PrOposi 'lions relative to the Defence of the Country. We arc happy to find that thiS most important subjea is 4 ikely soon to 'come under the consideration pf. far liarnent, because the evils that must arise fronts arty long delay would be of a most serious nati7re.-4. It has been distin&ly stated ; that the Additional befenee Bill Was not to form 'any part of the new plan ‘: After such a declaration, it was natural to suppose thilt W. must cease tO have an efficieut operation, even before it was revealed. With re sPeEt to the Volunteers, it is well known that some [of His Majesty's Ministers do not entertain a very lligh opinion of the efficiency of that description of force ; and it - has. been very generally supposed that the whole Sy - stern was to be discontinued. Whether /here a(y foundation for this belief, ' ( :'r not, it certainly was calculated to diminish in a very great degree. the numbers of Volunteers. 'Under these ciecudastances, it is of the highest ittportance thatthe intentions of Government upon e subje6t should he known as soon as possible ) 'and that some measures .should be adopted for sup- Plying the deficiency *tbich...tnusr be occasioned 14 our Military k'brcc .the above-mentioned tauses. We do not, however, think that Ministers should be accused of any unnecessary delay upon this 61 lb:tea ; it is one of such immense importance, and of so complicated a nature, thatirrequired the most Mature consideration ; and it will,give us the molt sincere pleas= if the intended Plan, should be such ea to enable us to give It a cordial supports THE observations made in the 1i0d5...;-Of Commons l aSt night by Mr. Pl; INI EP, relative.to the East India Trade, were highly interesting and important;, and 411 for the most serious conside'ration of the Legis- . lature. It - was stated, arid not denied, that the ast. India Company were not able to engross the whole of the East India Trade„ and that no Atss than two-thirds of ;it is carried on by Neutrals. I f this be true, it • seems, upon .the first view of , - toe question, rather a strange policy to suffer so large a proportion of the Indian Trade to be diverted. into I)eutral channels, and yet to exclude thc private ‘lerchauts of this Country from all participation in \ tft • it, except through 'the medium of NeLttral Flags. The subject is, however, too important, and involves interests too extensive and complicated to be decided upon without the most mature deliberation. Letters received from Vienna, dated the gth ult. mention the safety of Mr. CHENEVtx and Lord NORBURY'S Sons, the Messrs.' Tor..Etts, who we s re living and well at the above period in that Capital. Sir SAMUEL Hoon, according to report, is going to the Cape of Good Hope; in order, it is said, to take-the command instead of Sir HoalE Popitam. Sir SAMUEL is expeaedLto go in the Kent, which is preparing fox that purpose. • Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held, when the folloWing Captains were sworn into the command of their respeolive Ships, viz.—Capt. W. LYNCH, Harriet, and Capt. I. W. YOUNG ] Lord Eldon, for Madras and Bengal.—Capt. P. RAMAGE, Lord Keith, St. Helena and Bengal. Letters from Dublin, of the loth inst. state, that all the. State Prisoners, ten in number, .were brought up, on Saturday last, from ic,ilmainham Gaol, before Mr. Justice DAY, and nine , of themidischarged, in consequence of the expiration of the Habeas Corpus Suspension 4a. Mr. HEVEY, who was the tenth, was remanded, a Bill of Indiament having beet , found against hint some time since for high treason. It is 'supposed that he will be tried or discharged at the ensuing Commission. Mr. HEVEY is the per. son who recovered 1501. damages against Major Ss eßjor false imprisonment, about four years ago. The Countess of DARBERG, one of the Ladies in Waiting to the French Empress, according to pri-z vate letters from Paris, has - been taken up on suspi cion of having corresponded with the Author of The Secret History of the Court and Cabinet of St. Clend," a Work published in this country. This Lady, it seems, is confined in the Temple. We are however assured, that the Work in question was written by a Foreign Nobleman, who, though formerly in friendship with the unfbrtuuate Lady, relinquished all connexion with her when he found that she had become one of the admirers of D'ONAPARTE. • A Letter . from Rouen, dated February 16, says, " The comet which. our Astrononiers discovered through the fogs of the Seine, still continues to ex cite the utmost anxiety atitong the ignorant classes of the people. In several groupes, collecied last night upon the .quays, there - were either rogues or fools, Who ventured to prediEt that the end of the world would take place at tweliie o'clock precisely. On the faith of these prophets, other fools hastene& hi crowds, to the churches, to prepare For the tre mendous catastrophe with which they Were threaten ed. When we relied on the propensity of the multitude to be .led away by deception, we shall not be . astonished at the g rossues of the snares which .are laid for it, but that a much greater number are not deceived. There will be rogues and impostors 'as long as there are dupes and ignorant people; that 'is, for even". • The Pair-bearers yesterday at the interment of Mr. RAIRY, the Artist, were Sir ROBERT PEELE, *RICHWD CLARKR, Esq, Chamberlain of London, Dr. RICHARt POWELL, and .CALEB WiTiTEFooRD, Esq . . friends of the deceased, and Vice-Presidents of the Society-Tor the Encouragement of Arts, Ma nttfaCtures, and Cothaerce. Dr: CHARLES TAYLOR, Eecretary to the Society, and General WALTos, Were also Pall-bearer's. The inscription on theeof- An was merely JAMES BARRY, Esq. died 22d February, 1806, hi his 65th year." The circumstances respeairig the Annuity which. was raised by subscription for ,the benefit of Mr. BARRY, are so honourable to the parties concerned, that they deserve to be recorded.—By this subscrip tion the sum of 9601. was raised; and. GEORGE TENANT': Esq. completed it to wool with which an Annuity of 1201. was purchased by. "Sir ROBERT PEELE. The Earl of •RUCHAN added 101. a year to this Annuity. Mr. BARRY died before the. first quarter became due. Sir ROBERT PEELS liberally signified, that he Would subscribe 701. towards a MonUment to' Mr. BARRY, and 1501. towards 'the expences . of his funeral. Messrs. Took E, SOLLEY, LUMLEY, and WARREN, Undertook the management Of the funeral, and agreed to be responsible for all farther expellees. — Thus has the memory of an eccentric charader, but a Man of real worth, learning and genius, received due honour from the hands of Taste, Gtherosity, and Friendship. 'l't ORATORIO;—This entertainment last night at Covent-Garden Theatre,. consisted of a miscella neous seledion from HA N DE L and other Composers, but chiefly from the former. The Performers ail exerted themselves with' ere% particularly RRA HAM and Mr. DICKONS. As BRAHAm; did not ap pear to tyke part in the Te Dellin, the Audience ma nifested much displeasure, and he was obliged to come forward. He excused himself by alledging that he had agreed with the Condualors to be ex empted from that service, As this sort of "objeCtion on the part of principal Perfortners has.been often a source of dissatisfadion to an Audience, it is strange that they should continue to expose themselVes to public displeasure. NIA It A • suffered severely on the same ground;. and BRAHANI ought to know better", than to requirenny such exemption. A Statistical Account, published. at Stockholm, states the population of Sweden, not including Po merania, to have amounted, in 1 801, to three mil lions one hundred and eighty-two thousand ,one hundred and thirteen persons. In this enumeration there were 12,068' persons of noble birth, x 16,434 ecclesiastics, 12,75 merchants, 17,233 shop-keepers, 2305 manufaCturers, 87,634 handicrafts:me:l,l9,6s3 sailors, 2,372,998 peasants, 7126 students, 188,734 naval and military troops of every kind. The popu lation of Stockholm amounted, at the same period, to 75,517 inhabitants. The Professor,of Greek.in tt)e University of Bo logna is a female. 'This Lady, Mademoiselle Cio- TILDE TtMBORONI, is stated to have commenced the usual course of Academical Leaures last' month, with a discourse full of tire and eloquence. The Bishop of London, it is said, observed to the gallant veteran Admiral Lord Viscount Hoop, in Westthinster Abbey, ,when ; the remains of the im - mortal PITT were deposited, have now seen the last sad office performed. Thereragts the remains of tiq GALATEST sate that ever LIMA IC4 KINGSTON, JAN 22. L---the Cork Fleet s under convoy of 'His Majesty's Ship Fisgard, having on board Sir . EvRE CoOTE, appointed Lieutenant= Go 7 vernor . ..of this . Island, his Lady, all Suite, arrived yesterday at Port-Royal, after a passage of 58 days. The Fisgard's convoy was joined off St. Kitt's lai t Monday week by eight. Sail, part of a second Cork Fleet for the West-Indies, consisting of twenty-five VesselS, under convoy of the Arethusa Frigate'and Wasp Sloop of War, which sailed early in Decem ber, and were dispersed a few days after by the ap pearance of two French Frigates, a Corvette, and a The Robert, DLaBYFAIIRE, *e learn, was captur ed by the above Squadron ; the Will in company; which Vessel was chased for some time after the Robert's capture, but escaped. Yesterday morning Admiral DA CRES hoisted his Flag as Vice-Admiral of the White, on board His Majesty's Ship Veteran. The Forts fired the usual complimentary salute. The following Vessels for this Island sailed with the second Cork Fleet ; those marked thus* arrived with the Figard's Convoy Albion, Venerable, Adventure., Flora*, Concord, Ulysses, Trusty, Ann Brig, Ja►naica*, ..Hero; Resolution, .Fanny*, Hannah*, Charlotte, Ann, St. Elizabeth's, Zephyr, Indian . Trader, I.iglittbot, Pitt, brand Duke, ,and Anne*. The &Ilona, .Cox, and lanny,. CONNELL, two of the Cork Fleet, are safe arriVed g ; the former at An . natto-Bay, and the latter at Port-Morant. (CIRCULAR.). King's House, January 24, 1806. " Siv, Y" Ele Lieutenant-Governor having received in telligence, by His Majesty's Ship Seahorse, Cap tain CORBET, that eighteen Sail of the French Line of Battle Ships had been - 'seen on the 15th of December, in lat. 46. long. 10. steering a course supposed to be for the Weit Indies ; his Honour thinks it necessary, as a measure•of precaution, to acquaint you therewith, for the information of the Parish of which you are tlie Chief Magistrate. The Commander in Chief direets me to add, :that he has caused Circular Letters to be written to the Colonels and - Cornm:thders of ,:the Militia Regiments, Troops of Horse, throughout ihe,Nand, to have a general muater-of their respealve Corps immediately, and to report, for his Excellency's satisf,i6l - ion; the state of their several commands, as it may be necessary to call them into action suddenly, at no distant pa— tied. • " I have dm honour, to be, 'Sir, " Your most obedient humble Servant," " Ceseta, 111(7istrate of" (cJitcu LAR.) • IT ad- Quarters, King's-Rouse, -Jan. 24, 1806. ‘" Sin, Intelligente having been received from Europe by the Commander in Chief, Mat a very large French Force bad been seen on the 15th of December last, steering a course for ithe West Indies, his Excellency •desires that you will immediately, on the receipt of this letter, call a General Muster of the Corps under your command, ,and report to me, for his informa-. tion, without delay; their state and readiness to take the field, sluittld cirturnstances require it. You will be pleased to transmit to me, as soon as possible, a •correa return of the numbers present and absent, di . stirfguishing the colour, as well as the state of their arms and ammunition, • "‘ I have the honour to be, Sir, a Your tnott obedient humble Servant, rc T.Fc bitottel'or Commanding Officer of 'the Regirrteo." JAN, 25.—The Ship k'SdiltiOn, PELLE, from Cork, is arrived at Port Morant: l'iPe Viet, mopped at Domiffica 48 bout's, and learnt that in consequence of information of 14, Sail of the Lin hiving escaped from Brest, Martial Law had been proclaimed ; but, the day of the lEllen's depertute it was taken otf, two Frigates having ar rived at Prince Rupert's with an account of the ar twat Sir JOHN T. ThJCKWORTH at Barb3dOeS with five Sail of the Line and several ,Frigates. The evening after leaving Dominica, the Ellen was boarded by, His Majesty's Ship Galatea,' from Tortola, bound to Barbadoes. It was reported at Dominica that a Sloop' of War had been captured by two. Privateers, and all her crew cut to pieces.— Thirty-eight PriVateers, it is said, were fitting out at Guadaloupe. DUBLIN, MARcii 11. E Corporation of Weavers met yesterday, in order to consider of a Petition to Parliament for the Repeal of the A& of Union ; but it being 'generally felt that such an application would he entirely hope less, and could only tend to embarrass the Govern ment, it was agreed to postponr the question sine die. . . - . Mr. PONSONI3Y'S Patent to hold the. Chancello rship of Ireland, has , been delayed by the circum 7 stance of.the Warrant for that purpose having been direEted to the late Chancellor, Lord REDEA)ALE, out of whose hands the Seals hNd been take.p be tore the Warrant arrived in this CQuntry. NA VA L N E IFS. 'PLYMOUTH, MARCH TiVA .the Amerieari Brig Lydia, Capt. RICHMOND, from Boston, bound fo . AntWerp (detained by the Hero Cutter Privateer; Of this'Pori), laden with sugar, coffee, &c. ; the Prus sian Ship fuliaria, Captain BuDIG, from MarenueF, bound to Lisbon, laden with] barley, detained by ;His Majesty's Ship Surinam. Sailed His Majesty's Ships Bellerophon and KM, of 7 4 guns' each, for the Channel Fleet ; and till; Mae 'Ftigate on a • Cruize. • PORTSMOUTH,. MARCH 14.- Arrivea &OM a Cruize the Clinker C-utl-bfig,• Lieutenant LiAcm the Treaders, from Rotterdam, bound to Te tieriffe,.laden With wheat, detained by the Defende ; and the John and Ann, Cook, 'froth Sunderland. Sailed the Louisa, HASTEAD, for Hamburgh. ITARW!C MAR CH 14. —The Dorset Packet, Capt. 'HAMILT6I Rhd the Earl of Leicester, Capt. THomisow, sailed this morning—the former for Cuxhaven, with the Hambnigh and Bremen Mails, and the latter with the Mail for GOttenburgh. His Majesty's Ship Romulus, of 36 guns, C:rptairi BUWDQN, is arrived at her station, at the entrance of the Swin, off this place. LipwardS of . seventy Ships bound to the North ward are detained,at this Port by contrary wind and bad weather. Arrived the Badger Excise Cutter, Capt. THORP, from a Cruize. Remain the Pegasus Frigate and Borer Gun-ves sel; 'Argus, Hunter, Viper, and Badger Revenue Cruizers ; with four Post-Office Packets: • COWES, MARCH 14.—Sailed the Danish Ship Yo Brodre, Capt. OLE CiRON, fur Frederickstadt, with salt. Arrived the Danish Brig Flora, Captain NONSEN, from Hamburgii, bound to Madeira and St. Bartho- lotnOw. Also the Brig Harriet and John, Captain BAKEIIi, from Waterforfl, bound to Shoreham, laden with oats, with loss of anchor and cable. FALMOUTH, MARCH V.!,--ArriVed the Armed Ship I' enus; BOND, from Norfolk ; and Harlequin Anned.Ship, Lieut. ANSTRI:ITHER, from a Cruize. Artived also the following Vessels Diligence, Williams, from Neatil ; FL-et, Blackmore, and Morgan, fenkins, from Swansea ; Argo, Frampton, froia Dublin; Fanny, Price, from Poole; Duke of Norfolk, Dyer, flOin Chepstow ; industry, 'fqcker, from Ply. mouth; Prince of Wales, Blabber, from Newhaven; Bos ton, Davi.son, from Liverpool tor larnaica ; Eleanor, Wal ker, Eagle, Lord Gardner, Kollock, and Pomona; Macaught, from Greenock. DEAL, MAtton, 14.—Arrived several Sloops of War and Gun-brigs, blown from off the French Coast by the strong westerly winds. Sailed, the Bonetta Sloop of. War for Sheerness. Pot baCk this morning, by contrary winds, the Trusty Man of War, with the outward bound Fleet under her Convoy, which sailed from the Downs on the 12th inst. for Portsmouth, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the Ships as per last. • SHEERNESS, MARCH 13.—Arrived the Cygnet Sloop of War, Capt. DANIEL M 4 LEOD, Archer Gun brig', Lieut. Wm. PRICE, and several Vessels under Swedish'Colours, to wait for Convoy, all 'from the Downs. Sallectseveral small craft coastways, and the Ro mulus Frigatti for the Downs. Ships at tlais l'ort—Zealand, Resolution, Lion, Alkmaar, Antelope, Isis, Winchelsea, Ceres. Magnanime, Spitfire, Cygnet, Ferret, Sparrow; Vesuvius, and several other Bombs; Archer, and several other Gun-brigs ; Ignition, and several other Fire-vessels ; several Trahsports, and a large Fleet or Merchant Vessels, detained by contrary winds, and waiting fur Convoy. Sunday last, as IVIr 'Hancock, who travelsifor the house of Harding,. Hill, and Wood, of London, was riding in his gi4 from Helstone to Penryn, Cornwall, his horse took fright, when l,e was thrown out, and killed on the spot.' A iew evenings ago a journeyman tailor was at tacked by'three villains, at a place called Edge-hill, near-Liverpool, who robbed him of his week's wa. ges ! They bad just quitted him, when one of them said, " That fellow has abetter coat than mine. We must go back again." They seized him again, stripped him, and put on him the coat of One of the robbers. They had again left him, when he heard them swearing that " they must have him again." The poor fellow now concluded that they meant to take his life, and he endeavoured to save himself by flight, in which he tumbled into a ditch. The /aim passed him at full speed, swearing, that " the ',devil must have flown away with him:" He laid snug fOr some time, and then venturing out, made his way to d farm-home, at a distance ; re• fated the affair to the family, and entreated permis sion to stop all night. His request was complied' with. Having now leisure to examine the exchano. which had been forced upon him, on putting his band into one of .the pockets of the coat, he found ten guineas ! _ _ an Thursday afternoon, about four &dock, a fire broke out at Mr. Wallis's Colour and Varnish Ma., nufaelory, the top of Dyot- street, Blootnsbury,whiciA, in less than two hours, , destruyed the wilding, t;44.: whole of the stock,with the horse-will and appitratu:44 Yesterday a carman was eciQ 0 1. Marlborough streetOtiice, for having assisted in the fraudulent re. maval of goods from a house, the :vaunt Qf •„yili c 4 was insolvent. I 1