The Sun. — London, England, 1806-06-27 00:00:00

-Mr. CALCRAFT said, that his reason for not wishing to extend the provisions of the Bill to Scot land, in the first instance, was, that the experiment might not be tried on ,too great a surface, but that it ought to *be confined to the. Country Where:: it., was most .applicable. As to the A4t of 1803, • it; was to be considered that it bad not been !carried .into effea ; and it was questionable whether, at Ahe,- tinie it was brought in, it was intended to be carried into effea. - ,! ' Colonel BASTARD disapproved of the invidi4 ous praCtice of giving such a marked preference to the Volunteers of Scotland. 'He contended that the Volunteers of England were, in every .point of view, equally deserving. But his reason for wishing that the Bill should apply to both Countries was, that few or none would come out under thin Bill who could pay the fine, and therefore it would operate as a tax which ought to be equally borne by both Countries. This Bill imposed fines like the Parish Bill, arid we had- already shewn the people that:they ought not to:paythem, as the fines under the Parish' Bill had been remitted. He thought, hoWeVer, *that both Countries should be 'equally taXed.• The late period'of the Session he considered . as no objection to this. . . Mr. WINDHAM observed, that .Gentlemen'ar mied as if he. had said that the lateness of the See= „ Sion :precluded him from doing what he would otherwise have done. He had said no such thing, for thOngli this might be a motive for the House to Oppose . the Amendmett, he allowed that it was no justification of Ministers.-- But he ..had said, that at WhateVer time the measure might have been brought forward it ought not to apply, in the first instance, to Scotland. As ,to the general principle of apply ing to one part whet was not applied to another, the Gentlemen on the other side ought to think of their own•praCtice, and not insist on the principle of equa lity too broadly, because in that view Ireland also ought to be included. There might be reasons why the Bill' should not apply to Scotland for two -or three years. Perhaps it might never apply, al though" he rather thought that it might 'some time hence. The Militia ballot, too, was in force in . Scotland, and this would be a motive for the Volunteers to continue in their Corps. As the situa tion . of Scotland was not so favourable to thisßill, .will we might, in applying it, also lose the good Of the people. - Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that if this . Bill was not to be applied to Scotland because it would not be satisfactory, it ought not, for the same reason, to be applied to any dart. If it was intended as an experiment, the experiment ought to be tried on a narrower surface still, and to be confined to the County of Norfolk, • with :Which . the Right Hon. Secretary was more particuLarly conne6ted. As .to 'lreland, no argument-whatever could be founded on :its not being proper. to apply the Billto that Coun try, in favour of the exemption of Scotland. The • state of the two Countries were totally different. 'The circumstance of the Militia-ballOt being still in force in Scotland pointed out to him a defeCt in the Right Hon, Gentleman's Military System of which he had not before been aware. The Militia-ballot • was to be given r'up 'here because it injured the Re cruiting Service. But now it appeared that it was still ',retained in, that place where the recruiting could succeed best'. He thought that both Countries . ought. to' be included in this,Bill. Mr; WHITBREAD 'contended that this Bill was totally different from the Parish Bill, in respeEt of fines, for the people were thereby fined so enOrmoUsly, ".that they could not p;iy for not doing, what they could not by any possibility perform. there were few labourix's who would .not choose rather to be tr lased twenty-four days, with a shilling a-day, than to pay 51. If. Gentlemen went on a principle of equality, the Bill ought to extend to Ireland; there were reasons against this, and Ho there were for ex tending.it to Scotland. He was of opinion that none Of the Volunteers of Scotland would withdraw themselves on account of being, deprived of the ad ditional allowance. . _ - Mr. Ad:LYKES expressed his surprise at the.piro visioni of. the Bill not extending to Scotland, and also at the reasons assigned for it. • He considered this measure both as a benefit and a burthen, which ought to be applied to both • Countries. As 'to Ire land, the cases' were entirely . different. He knew when he opposed the. Union that there could not be a completeunion between Great Britain and Ireland. Ile thought 'that it was unjust to make England bear the whole burthen-of the experiment, and expressed much doubt,.-Whether the necessary numbers could be procured, as a commutation by tine was allowed. It was not a matter of mere calculation as to the money, butt men would consider, that if they were trained, they would be the persons to be called forth in case of an invasion. He supported the ,Amendment. Mr EviE disapproved of the measure altogether, and therefore thought that it ought not to be extend ed to Scotland. Mr: IT/ YNNE observed, that there were very Se* places in England where the sill could be equal ly inapplicable as it was to Scotland.. He thought 'that the zeal of the people would induce them to come out, otherwise he would have wished that the fine: had been much higher. The fines, how ever, were totally different from those under the Parish Lord BINNING contended that the burthenought to be equally borne by both Countries, and therefore supported the Amendment. He respeled the Scotch Volunteers; but thought the English Volunteers equally deserving. Colonel MAT THEII/S thought the eiperirnent would be a short one, and that therefore it was hot worth while to extend it to Scotland. Mr. ~HUS KIS SON observed upon the, incon sistency in the arguments of Ministers, - They first said thqt the Bill could not be applied to 'Scotland, and then that it might . be applied, if the experi ment iucceeded in England. 'He did not see .how the success of the experiment in England could re move the mountains of SCotland., ' As to the Vo lunteers. of Scotland, he thought that the higher the, discipline of the Volunteers the less burthensorhe would this measure be. He therefor& supported the Amendment.. Mr. CALVERT approved the principle of the measure, but, he thought it ought to 'be extbritl ed to Feotland—as the great adVantage lay in ha\ - ing tht men enrolled,, they might be trained attli,- cretion. LONDON, FRIDAY; JUNE 27, 18Q6:. Yesterday the SOLIcITOR GENERAL moved, in ,flie , l•l6use of Commons, forleave to bring in a'Bill fo amend the BankrUpt Laws. We are happy to w. find that a Gentleman of such acknowledged talents; , and such extensive legal knowledge, has turned Ills attention to this subjea. There is not;' perhaps, in . . the whole of our legal system any part that standS more in need of improvement than the Bankrupt Laws ; and we wish that the 'avocations of 'the Learned Gentleman had permitted him to propose a --general revision of the . whole • system', instead of • applying,aremedy to a particUlar part. The Pub lic, however, will be much benefitted •by the .Bill- which the Learned. Gentleman has obtained leave to bring in, because the evils arising from se cret a&s of bankruptcy are. the most serious in'their nature, and the most frequent in their occurrence . As the Law now stands, no ,man can purchase an estate from a person in trade, hOwever apparently - opulent, without running the risque of having his title invalidated by some antecedent secret a6t of. bankruptCy ; and when it' is considered how very slight a circumstance constitutes an as of bankruptcy, such, for instance, as being denied once to a creditor it is only surprizing that the rstibjea was not . before .brought under the consideration of theLegislattire. A :Debate of considerable length„ took place in the Committee, upon the Training Bill, upon 'the Notion of Mr. YORKE, to extend the operation of the Bill to Scotland ;:. it is at present confined to -England. The amendment proposed by Mr. YORKE • was negatived by a Majorityrof 76 to 38. IT shquld be - mentioned to the bonoUr of the Illustrious Personage Who has 'unfortunately been the. subject of so many recent reports, conjeaure , „ and-Insinuations, that ,as soon as she heard of the charges with which her character had been assailed, she dismissed, all such of her servants as could be )Jsupposed best acquainted with her ‘conduet,,in order -that whatever testimony they may be required to give should operate wAnout any suspicion of interest or partiality. . . Yea'crdny Princesses AuGusTA, Er.lzA7q..Tn, and SOPti lA, vjsited.thePrinMS-CHA RLOTTE of WALE Yeterday morntno - the DUKE of CUYITIEHLAND arrived in town from b Weyinotith, and visited THEIR • The ROYAL FAMILY• left town to-day for Wind sor. k Yesterday the LORD MAYoß,Sheriffs, several Al-, dermen, the Recorder, and, City Officers, proceeded from: the Mansion House fp St .Margaret's Hill, in the Borough, and held a Court of Conett.ancy for the County of Surrey ; after which - the'y proceeded to the Swan Tavern, Westminster Bridge, and held alibi:lair Court of Conservancy -for the County of Middlesex . ; after which they went on board the City Bar g e to the . Star and Garter - at :Richmond, where an elegant entertainment was provided on the occasion, and in the evening returned to town in their carriages.. Yesterday: GEORGE HIBBERT, Esq. paid into the ,Chamberlain's Office-GooL and 20. marks, being the fine for not almsing to serve' the office of Sheriff. The Ceremony. of •baptizing the Infant Son of the Hon. Mr. VILLIERS, bn MOnday last, at Cran b6urne Lodge, was not performed by the Rev: ED WARD NroarnEy, as stated; but by the Bishop of BATH- and WELV,S. 1 The Pft/TCESS of ASTURIAS paid the debt of nature last month at Madrid, and of course a general mourning took place; which was to continue six months. We 'do not hear that the Princess was at tended by a F 7 ench Physician. We feel g - reat pleasure in being able to state, that Mr. BOND retains his situation as Judge-Advocate, General. He is in future to make the reports of Courts-Martial to the King hi person ; but all mi litary punishments are to, be promulgated through the War Departments: The - Writers to the Signet in t dinburgh are to have.a grand dinner - oh .I?riday next, ,to celebrate, the acquitLilof Lord , • Lord lieNity PETTY on Wednegday last re moved to Downing 7 street, and at the' smile time there vas an idle tepOft of his Lordship'S political Me.,PiNtf, Well;iknoWn for his large fortune and literay talents, gave a very splendid fete On Wed nesday...lastat his hoUse in Spring Gardens. He had intended to. give 'this Entertainment at leis beauti ful mansion, Stoke Park, but changed his design in order to accommodate his friends in town. The Party consisted of west of the distingnished persons in the higher circleS. The Duke of KENT was the only member of "the Royal '.Family' present. The first part of the Entertainment was a Concert, under the dire6tion of LEANDER. Madaine KRUMP , HOLTZ, the LEANDERS, and other celebrated Per formers :supported the instrumental department, and the vocal Was ably sustained by NIELD, EVANS,: and ELLIOTT. ,Some of the pieces were' so well per formed as to deserve a general encore. A Grand Sup- - per and Ball followed. The House was illuminated with great taste ; as well as splendor and - the whole Entertainment was calctilated to make a prominent figure in the regions of Fashion. • Though , Mrs: BILLINGTON',S . enWage . cilttit at the Opera-House expires , this season, •she affords it the aid of powerful talents till its conatision. _ _ Mr. C. .I(cmaLc'snew:Play, which is forthcom ing at the Haymarket Theatre, 'is' deferl-ed,• weun derstand, on account of a-fw alterations suggested 'by -the LiCenser. • • • - The new . Farce of Catch Him Who Can, is one of the most attraaive pieces that has . ,been tbr se veral years brought forward at the Hay-Market Theatre. ,NIATHEWs ' has been . long known for the versatility of --his imitations and changes in private company ; and this entertainment is very well cal-' culated to atroyd scope for his extraordinary skill in, that. respect for the gratification of the Public. It is somewhat whiinsical, that at several festivals Which took place in Scotland, in csfisequence of the acquittal . of Lord MELVILLE, IfThav-bread. was ex chided from the tables on account Of its proXimity in sound to the name of the Chief Mani'lger of the Impeachment. ;This is surely an extraordinary proof of praßical punning • ' • The new KIN,6 of HOLLAND, it seems, has taken up hiS abode at a Palace in a Wood. Considering the rooted aversion of the Dutch towardS Monarchy, •the illustrious Sovereign of Holland Should restrain t his joy upon the occasion, and, according to the old 'saying, not - halluo before he is out of the Mod." • ,Jimitus:—Though so much has been said on the subject of this celebrated Writer, and all attempts to discoVer him to the. world have hitherto been. fruitless, yet new reports arise, and conjecture is" still unfired in the pursuit. Avery respectable Cor-, respondent has communicated to us the following circumstance, which he assures us is founded in fa& :—A Gentleman many years ago arrived at an Inn in Marlborough, on his way to Bath ; he was suddenly taken .ill, and died the following day. Among his Papers was found a Letter, addressed , to the lion. Colonel 1 . 3- 7 —; who was then at Paris, The Letter was immediately . forwarded with the utmost speed, and the person to whom it was sent, upon receiving it, instantly hastened to Marlborough, and secured alt. the Papers of the deceased. The departed Gentleman was buried in k Marlborough, Church-yard, and on the plate of the coffin 'was engraved the . following inscription, " Here lies JUNIU s. The person to whom the Letter wa s ad •dressed,4ho took possession of the property o f the deceased, and who ordered the, funeral; succeeded to a title by the course of descent, and is now 4,4. Some light, therefore, seems to dawn upon the his tory ()tithe 'extraordinary character who bas so long been distinguished in the Republic of. Letters, and it seems to depend upon one individual whether the real Author of JUNtus 'will ever be discovered, Or whether he will remain in the darknessin which he declared that he should fin - ever be involved. The cu rious may at, least derive SOilie satisfaEtion from this anecdote, by inquiring Whether-'Such a person died in the mannerthus,' represented, and, whether, there be a coffin in 'the church-yard so inscribed, whEch can be easily ascertained by (Le Parish Register. t all.events, the Noble Lord zdiuded to .Cati ! , et the question .at rest. • Mr. RouEas, well known for" his Pleasures Memory, has nearly finished an Elsie Poem on . the Horrors. of Jaeohinism. A Potit on arch a slib jeet. will come with peculiar • effect from this Gentleman,' as he %was somewhat; ensnared by the 'secluaivelliory of Frencri principles bAore they p;oduced those dreadfui events which ilistory record with astonishment and hoiror, - NAkAL /1 7 'E ,S. Y MOVTH„ JUNE '25.-Arrived the 'followig Ships, part of the -Convoy which 'Jett Janiaic on th ist of April, under convoy 'of klis Majesty's Ships 41t/os i Majabar, and -and puted„ - ovitri them oti the•lsth ult. Edward Foot, JE67:`,ZINGS; Penelope, MARTIN: Prinec;is Mary, STOUT, aulLively, frbai Jamaica, all tin' Came in the Egyptian, FISK, from Waterford ; and the Neptune, litircin . Ns, fron Cork. FALMOUTH, JUNE 24.-Arrived the Ague ari Ship Young EliaS, Capt. MORRIS, from Philadelphia for Rotterdam, with coffee, Lugar, Scc: detained by the Hero Privateer df Guernsey; also arrived, the Danish Brig ,ilenus,' apt: Siir, from Tonningen for Africa, detained b - the Betsey Privateer of Ply mouth, Polli`ShibUTH SUNE 6.---Arriv6d the Avon and Cheerly Gun-brigs from a Cruize ; the latter sailed shortly after. Sailed the' Safeguard Brig with 'the Mediterranean Convoy. HARwitA, Sut 2 5 .--The Bremen Ship Herman Johanna, SEERMANN Master, from St. Thomas's to Bremen,, the Hehe, - C. HARDER Master,; of -and bound to Lttbec ; from Bourdeaux, and the Danish Ship Dreften, M . —ABERG Master, to St. Mart . -n'sj, detained by the Aggresso GunThrig; are released, and sailed this day for the Ports of destination. The Dianav Post-Office Packet, Capt. STEWARD A and the Dbrset, Capt. HAMILTON, sailed this morn ing with the Mails of yesterday .--the former fot Gottenbutgh and the latter for Husum. Lbrd ROYSTON embarked on board the Diana, and the. Hon. LINDSAY 'BURRELL, lately appointed, Secretary of Legotion at Dresden, on board - the - Packet for Husutn. Capt. *DoriAtii, of the Diana Packet, arrived 'yesterday with a Mail from Gottenburgh. Sailed the Repulse and Viper Revenue Cutters en Cringe. Rernain the charger Gun-brig, and Lady Nepe :n and Diana Packets. DEAL, :TUNE 213.—Came down ftom Sheernes, and sailed for Portsmouth, the Venus Frigate. Sailed the Fury Bomb, with a Convoy, fur Ports mouth; and several Gun-brigs for the French Coast. Sailed through the .DOWns the ResoluOon, FEE 4 'MANTLE, for Jamaica. His Majesty's Ship Curieux ; on the 2.15 f May ) drove on shore and destroyed, on the Coast of Per.: a. Spanish Lugger Pritateer,-full of men, wiiich had been waiting on the Coast for the Oporto Con , voy. _ _ , The Stately, of 64 guns, which ToWled away her inilen-mast in a calm' in Yarmouth Roads, owing to its being a faulty stick, is getting in a new mast at the Great.i\Tore. We are requested to - state,, , tht the paragraph, which appeared in this Paper on the 30th of April } stating that a Court-Martial-had beet held on board the Magnanimt for the trial of the Purser and Gun ner of the Jalouse Brig, is unfounded: The Court Martial was held'upon a Seaman for striking the Boat Swain. The trench General BoYER set off yesterday, tvi his return to France.—lt is'understood that he is ru be exchanged, for one of the Gentlemen who have beendetaineSsince the beginning of the war. Advice was yesterday received of the death of Mrs. ARBUTHNOT, Lady of Mr. ARBUTHNOT, our Minister at Constantinople.. Between Wednesday night and yesterday morn ing some. daring villains stole all the lead pipes and brass cocks out of Ann's Place ; St, George's-ro, St. George's-fields ) which has deprived the inhabit-. ants of a supply of water 5, several other streets in the neighbourhood have been robbed repeatedly within' the last fortnight,' which shows that the watchmen are remiss, in their duty, ltri% TP 7 A - DIY:11f - thought that ti e.absence of Gentlemen interested in the Northern part of taro afforded a stronger - reason_ for not now -ori ginating a measure which they had not expected to Iv, brought forward, the distance to which . . they !must; have gone necessarily rendering it, more dit ficult for them to return -during 'the present Ses sionc.., As'to the fines inparticular coSes, they were ; introduced only . as an option, and were meant' a , . an.. ialleviation of any hardship which the Bill might be isupposed to.produce. Mr. YORKE maintained, that there could be no more objealion for extending the measure 'to the Southern part of Scotland than to this Conn, try ; and if the absence of Members Was a. Yea, sou - for postponing such extension, that was a cir , cumstance which applied equally to 'the measure together. Mr. RYDER supported the Amendment; ' On this the Committee divided, For the original-Words 76----For the Amendment 38--Majority 38. k -li•A long conversation them ensued, on an Aniend ment'proposed by Mr. YORKE, on an After-clause, *here it is provided that the Ballot' shall take place. orillie Lists as made up under. the Militia-Laws, in- Wl?icEMr. Yorke proposed to add,'' Regard being alwaYs had to the number of Volunteers a6tually enrolled:and serving in 'said .Counties.'! This addi= tioa the Hon. Gentleman proposed for the purpose of preventing the Ballot from falling on any persons who would be entitled to be exempted as. Volunteers, by which the n4nber'to be raised might be .greatly re duced below the.:eoo,ooo Men.. Mr. WINDHAM and 'Mr: 'GILES thought this would•be ,sutEcielitljr pro'‘'iided against ,by..a Clatise in the Schedule to the-Militia Bill, thetrordsbeing not 'liable to be balloted for the. Militia, but to serve in the Militia, which Volunteers . surely were not. Mr. PERCIVkL, Sir J. PULTE,NEY, and Lord CAS TLEREAC:* , 7ipported the Amendment; and it beibg explainer. that Volunteers were returned .as liable to - serve in the Militia Lists, and were only,eketaecl after being balloted for, Mr. WINDHAm.n - reed to the Amendment. A lougcouversation then took place as to the power given to the Crown to .call out any part of the differ 'ent Classes. • Mr. •PfRCIYAL, Mr. YORKE ; Mr. ELLISON, &c. maintained . that as the Classes. were, not specified Bill, but were to be fixedby.anotherßill not .yet considered .of .by the House, it would be more regular for. the chairman to report progress, and to postpone the further consideration till . to-morrow, when the Bill, to which reference was made, would also be before their. At 12. o'clock Sir JAMES 1 - )7I.7'NEY suggested the tirbprieiy.' of .reporting ,progress,- and resuming the consideration of the Bill in a Committee of the whole :fjcituselo-inorro*. The Committee had then gone through, no more than five Clauses, and it. w.)s uttet ly iniyissible to discuss the •remainder of the Bill that night. .. • Lord Casi-LEREACII spoke to thesarneea ffe. The propbsitioiilviis agreed to. The House then resumed, and gave the • Chairman leave to sit again to-morrow.----Acijournea: MAI LS, Ar.RIVID—,z Dublin, it Waterford, E—z liamburgh, 'i•Gottenburgh; ; Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIIS'DA'Y AT TWE,LVE ' O'CL.CIe. Consols - 631 I Red. Ann, .6i oAnniurn 54 5 T II E .S U N. SOLEI,I QUIS DICER E FALSIIM AIia.EAT ? , SMITHFIELD MARKET, JUNE 2?. This day's market had but a short supply of dif ferent kinds of Cattle ; Beef, Mutton, Pork, and Lamb sold at last 'prices ; Veal is something cloarer, and the trade was but middling. The sales in the Haymarket were rather dull ; Hay and straw have dropped in price since Monday's market ; Clover fetched last price.--The undermentioned prices and numbers is an accurate statement : To sink the Offal per stone of slb. Beef 4s. 64. to i ls od.--Mutton 4s, od. toss. ed.—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Latnb 6s. od. to 7s. od.—Pork ss. od. to ss. 6d. • - Lasts, 260. Sheep and Lambs, 4760.—Calves, t7o. Pt6s 310. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 21. tos. to 41 'Os. Clover 41. os. to Si. is.-- straw, 11. ►6s. to CORN 'ENCITANGE, lONE 27:—There are" to-day considerable r i ).4awitie , of Wheat on hand, - and pre stuning a tirthor redtv'tion, few purchases are made, and those at. pra:e ; Spring Corn, the curly part of , tram the prospet of being ill, lured the Lte •try wea;her, created an ad-. vance ; but t-day 8ar1,.1 r.:ther lower ; Malt and Pease at ; Btl'alis of each sort are cheaper ; tnere are -.o:ne further .arrivals of Oats, and tin, trade is like‘‘ Ise a; less; tine, Mour keeps its price, but much of infei - io'r is lotA er. , 6os.a 75s cif :5t.:,..w; 4,2 : s a 48i od Fin: ditto Rte.. . . . . 765 i 78c 6.: t,Tik:k 4e:ins • 36, 3 42S oil -40 s 3 45S ed 1 ( 1 . 3 , .s ' , 23s a 27s a 32 oti - 30, a '3oS.od P 01306 04. 110 . 32s a .34s c-d -66 s a 72s cd Rape sd'4i - , --1 _—l 54s a 6os c...,i Fine Flotif 65, it 7os ..)d 4es a 44s oti Secoilds - 55:4a 63‘,, oi . W Bite Pease` G 'ditto 0 - \ /)