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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS. THURSDAY, MAY I. Tnkliouse met at•ten O'clock, and;after reading the Pallls- no the Table, ploceected, about eleven, to Westminster-Hall, to•attend the Trial of Lord Vis count Melville. About a quarter past four their Lordships re turned, and continued for some time in discussion, during w high strangers - :were, excluded. An -order was made to .proceed again to-morrow on the Trial of Lord Viscount Melville, and 'a Mes sage sent to the House of - Commons to acquaint' thein'the-rewith. After our admission, the Order for the attendan . ce • . of the Judges, in the case of Lncina and Crawford, - i'Vas discharged, and renewed for the Ist of June. Mr. lEit . vis, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. MANNING, Mr. GOOCH, and several other Member's of the House of Commons, 'brought up thee-Admiralty Ju ,risdiaion Bill, Lord St.-Vincent's -Annuity Bill, the ,Longitude Bill; the London Docks Bill, and two prtvate...-Billsiwhich were severally.yead a first time. .. Mr. Jones, Marshal' of the King's Bench Prison, and Mr. Nixon; Deputy Warden of the Fleet,Prison, presented, pursuant to the Order ofthe'House, AC c9unts of the number of Prisoners for Debt confined those Pris Ons,; which were ordered to lie on the Table. . • • Mr. Irqng,, Inspeaor-Gener2l of Exports 'and Im ports, presented several Papers respeding the Ships and their Tonnage employed in the West India Ttade; which were ordered tq lie on the Table, and to be printed. Appraisement Duty Bill, and the Wine Due ties Bill nak-.,d through Committees, and were re ported.—Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMOXS. THURSDAY, MAY 1. • - T he Bill for Jaking away the Drawback from Russia and derman Linen exported from this Coun t=ry' to the West Indies, was brought.in by Mr. F,o- 7 T:R, and read a fitaftime. The . second reading was fired fOr this day fortnight: • Mr. PAUL Lzave notice, that lie should to-morrow tnove for farther Papers in support of his Charge against Lord' Wellesley. • " -On the Motion of Sir W. GEARY, who stated the convenience of Ministers to be his principal obje&, the . farther consideration of the Report of the Treat tig" 13 ilk postponed to Wednesday next. A Message•was brought from the Lords, stating : that they liad.agreed to the Export , and Import Duty Bill; and to the Excise : . Duty Bill; without any amendment. Alsio that their Lordships Would pro :need farther in . the Trial. of Lord Melville to-mor- : 'ow morn't - 2' .Zen O'clock. - • The €PEAKER informed the tiduse; that he had received a Letter from Lord ,Colling - wood, dated on board the Queen, at sea, March 24, .1806,- in , an- . .11 , , , trd his Letter communicating to his Lordship, to Lord Nigthesk, and. the . Captains, Officers, Sea men, and 'Marines w'ho served 'under 'him in the Battle off Trafalgar, . the Thanks of the House for their condua oti that occ:sipn, in which his . 'Lord- i shi p expressed his due sense of the honour cOnf erre d on them by so signal a mark of the approbation of the House;. and declared his confidence that when trc,sh opportunity presented itself, the Fleet under 114;connuand would continue to merit the -approba tion of their Country. A Person from the Office of the Chief Secretary in Ireland presented an Account of - the Imports of P - cland for the last year. On the Motion of the LORI') ADVOCATE of SCOT pAND, the House went 'into a Committee to con= sider the •Aa - of the 26th of • George chap 47. settling the Salaries of the Judge of the. Admiralty in Scotland, and of the Commissaries of Edinburgh. On the Motion of the' Learned . Lord,.Resolutions'. were athaWaiCts introduced in the Committee (Sir J. SiNci - „‘ln in,the grantino• an Additional Sa lary to the Judge of the Admiralty in Scotland of 4.1:01. per annum ; and to each of the Judges of the ComMisuury Court of 15'01: per Pliaum. And, on tire` lotion .Mr. DUNPAS, it was..ordered that these; together with /he former Salaries; be Net Salaries, without any deduCtion.--The 'Report was ordered to be rewived to-morrow. • °atilt:. Motion of Mr. WHITCHED KEV&E, the former Order moved- by him for an Account of the Claims made on the Direftors of the East India Company, by the Creditors of the late and .present Nabobs of Arcot, was ciischarged, and,a new Order tip -she A arnE,‘ . p l 'upos was entered,• containing 'the' TjeCisions of the,Aaid .Claims by the Dire&ors, and Proceedintl;F. thereon: Sir 3, NEWPORT moved that the Order for the se reading of thi..-Dublin Paving Bill be discharg ed,- stariiv„ that it,:vcfas the intention of the lrish GoVerniwnt to bring in a Bill for a similar 'purpose. After few words from Lord DE BLACIVIERh, ksrocQ' could-notdistinaly'he'ar, 11'!/ - .YO,;iKZ-s:iid - ,• he had no obj e &i on t o . th e . beiog diseharged. He was anxious that the itt.'port of " the ,Ccm - vissiopers. should be before the House ;- antl be was surpriedit . wai not printed, as the Order for that purpose was made some time ago. LATOUCHE eknreSsed a' wish that some farther steps might be •taken, to it the tate of the diiy: . . Sir JOIN NOPP OR T begged to state; in answer to the flopouriibleC4entlenian who spoke last, that a phm for that purpose was in contemplaticin. With respet to the condu& of the I ! ord,l_,iegteilant upoli this suble6t, he had oply exercised the powers vest ed in him by an,. A& Of Parliament, ,and he ailed upon the , iir.eport of a Cotmnission . Composed of some of the most respe&able Gentle:nen in the City. of Dublin. ' Mr. A LBA - ANDE It said he still retain.A ;he opi nie:a he-bad before expressed, that the Lord;Lieu . tenant - had acted with precipitation upon this occa sion. LONG said, the Lord Lieutenanrso far from acting Rrecipitately, had a4,-inally waited,.until the last day allowed , by the Ac 3 of Parliament be :forq he , appointed the lYs'el:r COmMissiOners, ntid he was stare that, when the Hduse compared .thi.; RepPrt of the Commissioners with the powers tran: . ed by the Acc.t . of niliament, they wcinld be-of pp,:non that the .Lord Lieutenant conic( not .'.Lt in any ot:i.er ‘cay than he had done. A fte . i; a fexsi words from Mr. PARN.EL : and- Mr. the .r.l , lot.ii.g) was agreed ti) mittee on the Tortola Free Port Bill was postponcsl till Monday. • • _ _ • Lord FIE - NEY PETTY took this opportunity Of stat ing,- that, from certain circumstances, it was his in- Htention to move that the farther consideration of the Property Tax. Bill be postponed- from Monday .to Wed n eSclay.-'=Ordered. - • Mr. ALEXANDER brought up,the Report .of the Cominittee of Way's and Means of yesterday, when the. Resolution extending the Duty on Pig Iron to Stock on 'Hand was read and agreed to, and-was ' ordered to forma prdvision in the Iron Duty Bill. The Irish Rutter Packing Bill was read a second time, and committed for to-mprrow., On the Motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, and after a few words from . Mr. MANNING and Mr. ROSE, 'the West India Governors' Indemnity Bill Was read a second time, and ordered to be committed • _ for to-morrow. ••• •••••••••••• •• •••••7 •••••• , .•,,,44/117 vubaiv. But still the Government of the Country was not to be swayed, in. .such cases as this, by, such circum stances, when they, existed in any degree, hoWever He_remembered that during the late War, : when the stagnation of trade was very elarming,,the Administration 'of that day had adopted a•system of policy similar t 6 that which was now proposed.— Now, as to the Convention with the Colonies, he was surprised to hear that argument stated seriouSly: they were to be placed in the same situation as when before in the power of the English = that is; the King in Council had the right to make' and alter their regulations in the same manner as he had with respe& to British subje&s in general. The Bill was intended merely to give force to the Proclamation of the Crown; because, though ,the right was in the Crown, the remedy might be in Parliament. Now one word as to the general subje&. An Hon. Gentle- Man over the way said, that he wished that the Bill had not been partial. If the Hon. Gentleman meant that he wished that the Abolition should be general, be joined him in that wish.' It was said that this Bill would, in effe&, abolish the Trade. He could not believe that; if he could, he would be much more enamoured of the Bill than he was: We were told of the excellent regulations that we had esta blished in' the Trade; and .it was contended that we ought therefore to keep it in our own hands, in stead of turning_ it over to others who h a d no suc h regulations. But when these regulationg were passed they opposed them, and said that the Trade. was at an end, and' that there was no further occa-- sion for a direr`} Abolition Bill. He listened, to them with great satisfaelion, but without any. con= vi Rion, and unfortunately the Slave Trade had very , much increased. In a year or two hence he ex, 'peded to see them' coming to the House, - and op posing the Abolition, by saying that the worst part of the Trade had been wisely done away by this Bill—(hear! hear He had not altered his opinion respelling the Abolition nor had any one of the preseht idministration who formerly agreed with him . done so, either in this or the other House. Whatever misfortune might attend their Administra tion in the difficult circumstances in whiCh they were placed, if they could carry the Abolition, that one point would be a compensation—not only ,by the satisia6tion which they must feel hi having so materially promoted the interests of Humanity, but by the real and solid glory which. would accrue to them from this measure, in a degree far beyond' any glory that • could result from measures of any other species whatever. General TJIBLETON observed, that this Mea sure ;c9uld prove highlyinjurious to our Commerce and Manufaehires, and was peculiarly . iwpolitic at this time. He depretgted this hasty proce e di ng , and hoped that the House would v.t least take time for consideration. He, was sorry to observe, that the Ministers were much more aaive in injurnii the Trade of the Country than in providing for its defence. The House then divided on the question, whe ther the Bill should 'be now read a third time— Ayes 35, Noes 13. • The Bill was then read a third time and passed.— Adjourned. • MAILS. ' • ArtarvEn-:--I Dublin, z Watertnid. Dos— r Hamburgh, Gottedburgh, r Lisbon, r Waterford. • PRICE 01. STOCKS THIS Da? AT TWELVE O'CLoCK. COCSOIS - 6o Red. Ann. - . - 59+ TII E S UN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM ALTIYILAT ? SLAVE TRADE BILL. Sir R. PEELE presented a Petition from certain Merchants in London against.the Slave Trade Im portation 'Prohibition Bill, now before the House; which -was ordered to lie on the Table till the third reading of the Bill. • The AT'TOENEV-GEtiERAL then moved the third reading of that Bill. 'Mr. ROSE cautioned, the House how they were deceived by mistaken ideas. of humanity into the passimg of this Bill. 'No measure which had been brought forward of a long time could,he was con vinced, intli& so deep and lasting a.‘ wound on the cornmerce.of this Country. He ,comMunicated his sentiments .on the subject to Ministers. Whether they had attended to them he. could not say. But he now stated to the , House that the passing'of this Bill .would occasion a lose to British mannfaCtures of not less than' from three to four millions annually, besides East India produde,.. and the consideration that the. Colonies of Denmark and Sweden would' then be shut 'against us. He wished Government had considered before they gave their sanction to such a measure—that it had, for instance, been re ferred to the Board of Trade. The cause of huma nity too>, , he maintained, would be injured rather than promoted. Other Governments would extend their trade, who had not adopted the 'mild and hu mane regulations'established by' this Country. • Mr. BAOIVELL. supported-the Bill, but hoped .it was not meant to be substituted for the total abo lition; which, be was convinced; would accord bet ter With the feelingi of , the present Ministers. He was a friend to the present Bill, however, as,he was •corivinced every friend to humanity must' be.-- The' Slave Trade was an' c:11' of Which any dirni-. nution would give him pleasure. It was an evil which had inereisCd, was increasing, and ought : to .IN3 at Sir R. PEELE took shame to himself for not . haN‘ring attended during the previous stages of this Bill. He had not been 'aware that it mas a Bill' so mischievous,in its nature as he now found it to be. . Instead of benefiting the cause of humanity it would injure it exceedingly. What was- given up here 'would be adopted elsewhere, without' any of the hutriane regniations - established ; by this Country.— •Government surely did not wish to bring all human misery to a focus, and that that focus should be Great Britain we were however, to philoso 'ppise,-let us do so,while our looms were full. - Was it .a reason because our artful Enemy had at present succeeded in putting our Trade ,to a stanch by driv in2 our manufailures from the Continent of Europe, that we should aid him in accomplishing- his end, and should ourselves banish them from the,Colo- Dies ? Gen. GAscoIGNE moved that Counsel be heard 'against the Bill. The SPEAKER inforMed the Honourable Member that tliis•was not the time.. After. the Bill had been read a third time, and before it passed, he might make such a Motion.. - Gener.Bl GASCOIGNE then entered into -a gene ral argument against the Bill, and concluded by Moving that. it be read a third time this' day. three months. Sir W. 31. YOU NGE . contended that, the state ment of the Gentlemen on the other side .Who op posed the Bill, as to the disadvantage which it would ; be to our mannfaures, was grossly 'exaggerated, or, rather totally unfounded. ;So far from it, in stead of carrying Slaves from the Coast of Africa to increase the Strengt4 of our Enemies' Colonies, pur shipping would be employed in carrying our own. produce in exohange for the Spanish bullion: That this was the case he - shei,ve4% from comparing the present state of Bristol with what it was seven years ago. Then 'there were 22 Ships engaged in the Slave Trade, now there were only two. So that that town had found no difficulty in withdrawing itself from the . Trade. From comparing too the number of Slaves imported into the Island of, Ja maica with that exported to foreign Islands, he shewed that the Trade was unnecessary to be con tinued on- our own account, and only went ro strengthen our Enemies; the number exported being ,within one of the - number imported. • This, he contended too,. had the additional disadvantage of injuring the property of our West India Proprietors, which; while all other property had increased in value was not equal to more than two-thirds of what it was seven years ago. Mr. Roar; explained. CHARLES PRICE felt it his duty to say, that, if the Bill 'passed, it would injure the Trade of the Country in general, and of London . in particular, to an immense extent.. In the present circum stances of the Country, Trade ought to be en : couraged; instead of being shut out from those places that 'were still left open : he-was always willing to favour: the' cause of Humanity ; but this was neither the mode nor the -time at which such a Bill. as the present ought to pass. _ -.. . . Mr. FOX-. would trouble the .House kit very shortly : he thanked the Right Hon. Gentleman op, poSite (Mr. Ro,se) for the communication which he had Made . to him .but, from the,light in which he had always regarded the subject, that Hon. Ge;l-, tlernan could not e*peel that "s,.arguments‘ would 1 carry co!lv Rutik4:o he woti(l ~go thriller, and say, that, '.''p:4 in the Right Hon.\ Gentleman's own view of the subjcd, :his reasoning;was not sound or satisfhaorY.' Witl; regard to th Fl is, what the op. Baronet behind him , (Sir W. Young) had stated, was very material. The number. of Slatics .ex ported from the West India - Islands, it apoeared, N ' i . a i very triflittg - . Now, as -to the pfesent state of the f.r3otintry, he was very ready to - arloW that 11143 W..i 8 , . . • .„ . . LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1806. WE received last night Paris and Dutch Papers, the fprmer to the f23d and the latter to the .28th ult. The intelligence which they contain is of a • very interesting nature. The discussions between France and AustrN are rapidly approaching to a crisis; Austria must either submit unconditionally to the diaates of BizeArARTE, or' prepare for a contest, on .the issue of Which her existence, Will depend. The• circumstances which attended the occupation of Ca taro by the Russians 'have evidently excited the strongest suspicions in the mind of. BO'NAPARTE of a Collusion between Russia and Austria, and he is there fore determined to remove all doubt upon the subje&, by forcing' Austria into a War, either with France ,at. with Russia. If, in compliance with the peremp 7 `tory demands of BONAPARTE, the Austrians attempt to dispossess the Russians by force of Cataro, War: between'these Powers, must be the result, and,,a re fusal will be attended With 'immediate hostilities on the part of France. It is stated in the Moniieu)'; that the French could easily drive the Russians from Cataro; ,but that will •not satisfy 'EUNAPiRTE ; it must be delivered up to him by the Austrians, in compliance with the Treaty of Presburgh: The ar ticle in the i}Toniteur to which we allude expreSsly charges tho Marquis the Austrian Com missary' for delivering up Dalmatia to the - French, and General littAby,' with having acted in 'collusion With the• Russians, and surrendering Cataro to 'a very inferior force,; and BONAPARTE loudly demands the punishment of these Officers, The Cabinet of Vi enna must therefore either disavow the conduct of those Officers, and commence hostilities with Russia, or renew the War' with France; and, as we have al- rendr stated, contend for her existence. The Minister of Finance, qAUDIN, has presented to BONAPARTE A very long Report upon the subjed of the Finances 2 lint we have not room to make any LKtraas from it to. s:lay he e4timates the 'Peace E'sfilbiistiment of 'j ranee at ;J . :N. bundred- m' Wiwi of livres, and the .F.Apence for the present year i 5 cal ; culated - at hilndred and nincty -foux willions of i 'irN4 rginalca 'apers I2th March ; from whiCh we have . made some ex tratis : They dd not, hoWever, entirely clear up the point upon which there' is so much doubt,. viz. .Whether a second Frehch' Squadron' has arrived ih the West Indies. THE p roceed ngs. on the. Impeachment. were- re sumed, as usual, , this day. The chief acing Manager was Mr. WHITBREAD. .The Court was, as before, employed in the examination of Witnesses. The two last Witnesses examined were Clerks Of MessrS. DRUMMOND. The Trial is;expet.'.led to last much longer than was.,atfirst expecled. There was a nu merous meeting of l‘ i toinbers' and Speclators. , IN the course of the Debate last night, on the Mo tiOrt for the third reading of the SlaVe Importation Bill, Mr. Poi declared , that he remained firm in leis - objections in - the - SlziVe.Trade;' and though he had no dire& anthOrity to deliver the sentiments of his Colleagues Upon the - subject, yet he believed he might venture to state, that most of th,em would deem it one of the highest circumstances of glory to their Administritiodif, during their continuance in office, they could accomplish the total Abolition of the Slave Trade. Ten Transports arrived in the Downs on Wednos day from the River with Troops on board. Their destination is a profound secret. , ~By a Vessel belonging to Oldenburgh,lSound from, Bourdeaux Haniburgh, detained by the Hind Revenue Cutter, and carried into Plymouth, accounts have been received-, that about 17 days ago an em bargo was laid on all the Prussian Vessels in the Port of Bourdeaux. This embargo probably extends to all the other French ports•, but the motive for en torcingit is not known ;'possibly it hag no other ob jest in view but to prevent Prussian Vessels from falling in with our Squadrons which riow blockade the ports of that kingdom. The Barbadoes Paper of the 15th ult. says—". Tp the late captures made of the Enemy's Privateers, we have the pleasure of adding another, making five Of their best Cruizers, taken within the last four weeks, * and proVing the diligence and aaivity of our N avy on the station. His Majesty's Brig Wolverene, Capt. COLLIER; brought in, on Thursday last, Le Trimues French. Schooner, of 3 guns and 53 men, captured on the 12th inst. after a chace of 15 hqurs : she was 13 days from Guadaloupe, but had not made any capture.—Also the Belcour, of 14 guns ; Racoon, of guns ; Hero, of eighteen 18-pounders ; and La Dan z €,Ernouf, of 15 guns ; and we do not hear of more than , ,two or three - Privateers- being 4) wincl, ward." The Anniversary • Meeting . of the excellent So.!. ciety, 'entitled. " The Sons of the Clergy," tools place yesterday. Dr. PRICE, Prebendary of Dur ham, gave an adMirable Discourse in the morning at St. Paul's Cathedral. Sir WILLIAM PARSONS pr&., sided over , the instrumental and vocal music usual on the occasion. A numerous congregation attend ed, among whom were the,Lord-Mayor, the She riffs, the Recorder, •His Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, the Archbishops of CANTEREURYI CASHEL, and TUAM, Earl of BRIDGEWATER, ail( a considerable number of the Episcopal Body. The Artillery Company attended in ' full uni form. The Society dined at Mere!iaat Taylors' Hall, and as much festivity prevailed as was con sistent with the high and dignified pet - suns who -were present.—We have the pleasure to add, that the C011e4,-tions were liberal in support of this me, ritorious Institution, and were as follow : At the Rehearsal - 66 15 6 Sermon - - 220 18 o Dinner - o Total Zl-03 9 6- The Fashion Able World W i lts full enjoyment, in a squee;4e, on Wednesday night, at the Ball and Sup per given by Mr, M. P. ANDR,ENVS j for, according to Mr. SHERMAN'S expression, there was so many "•solicited . solicitations,7, w hi c h th e li uera l h ost cou ld not reject , that near 300 had no opportunity of dan cing, or of getting near the 'supper-table, , GRASSINI'S Benefit took place last night' at the King's Theatre—on which occasion a new Serio. - comic Opera was brought forward, entitled " Ossia it Sotterraneo." The music was cOm, posed by FIORAVANTI. As the Piece 'was a mix ture of the serious and comic, there was full oppor tunity for GRASSINI to clisplay her expressive power of a6ting,without deviating froniher natural ptovince. The Piece . was received with very great applause, and a large poKtion 'of it of course was showered upon the Heroine of the, night. The manner in which Gu4ssmi testified her, gratitude to the AU dience for their patronage, 'on the close of the Opera, was peculiarly graceful and interesting.— There was a very twine' ous and. elegant auditory. SMITHFIELD AihRKET, MAY 2. This day's market afibrded but an indifferent supply of different kinds of Cattle; Beef; Mutton, and Veal are something dearer than Monday's mar ket ; Pork is rather cheaper.,; Lamb sold at lait price, and the trad e f or th e most part but middling. The business done in the Haymarket was incon siderable ; Hay and Clover fetched last prices ; Straw has dropped in price. —We annex a corre& statement of the prices and numbers :- . To sink the 01fil per stone of 81b. Beef ss. o•i. to 5s 6d.—Mtitton ss. od. to ss. Bd.—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. 6d.—Lainb 6s. 6d. to 7s. cd.—Pork ss. od. to ss. „ 10d. _ Beasts, 404. Sheep 'and Lambs, 4700. Calves, S 7 Pigs 310. , SMITHVIELD HAYMARKET. Hay 21. 2S. to iss.-- , Clover 41. os, to L. Ss.—Straw, 11. as. to 21. 29. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 2.—There are to-day but short supplies of 'Wheat 'here, and very few prime samples, which keep their price; .other qualitith'i are very dull of sale 'and at rather less ;' buc little Barley, which is full a 4 dear ; M a lt w ith ou t alteration, and few Beans at hand ; Oats are in large supplies, chiefly from the North, those of good quality fetch rather better, price, and the vats ,ylQur are w4hour alteration',