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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5. Lord ELLENBOROUGH sat as Speaker. Mr. HAsi, from the Bank of England, presented an A.ccoimt of the sum of 7,616,0001. applied by the Commissioners for the Reduetion of the National Debt during the year from the Ist of February, 1805, to the 31st of January, 1806, and of the Sum of 1,927,6001. appropriated -to the same purposes for the quarter,, from the Ist of February to the Ist of May, 1806.—Qrdered to lie on the Table. Lord. Viscount LOWTHER presented a Petition from the Debtors confined in Carlisle-Gaol; which was ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Fox, accompanied by a great number of . Members Of the House of Commons, brought up a Bill to enable the Auditor of the Exchequer to no minate' a Trustee to execute the Duties of the Of • lice in the case therein mentioned. The Bill was read . _ a first time, .and ordered to b e read a second time to-morrow: Lord AUCKLAND made a .Motion,sworded dif ferently frorn that of yesterday; respe&ing the Stand ing Orders, His Lordship's Algtion .now. was to take - the Standing Orders Nos. "104 and 155 into consideration to-morrow, with the view of suspend ing them; for the purpose of passing the above Bill through its different stages; Which was ordered, and that We Lords be - summoned.—Adjourned till to morrow (this day). • HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. b. A person from theCommiSsioners for reducing tile National Debt, presented an Account stating the Progress made by that Commission, in promoting the -objeti of their . ..Institution. According to' this Account, the sum, laid* out by these Commissioners, for the year 1805,• was 7,6 i 6,0001. and the sum ap propriated for the next quarter was 1,927,6001. This aecomit was ordered to lie on the Tabfe. The SEC R4TARYat (VAR presented,' pursuant to order, the several Accounts moved for by Mr. Sheridan, .respe6ting the Additional Force Bill. The Right Hon. Gentleman observed, that those Accounts were very volutninons, perhaps too much so for ge neral reading, brit aniong them was a 4 Recapitula tion Paper," which contained the - substance of the Whole. For the printing of this Paper Only it was his intention at : present to move. If, it were not upon perdSal•deemed. satisfactory uo* the subject referred to, it would_ be competent to any Gentleman to move, that the whole of these Papers should be printed. .The several Papers were ordered •to lie on the Table, and the Recapitulation Paper was 'ordered to be printed. . On the Motion of Sir C. BuNinuY, a new writ was brdered•for the County.of Suffolk, in ihe room of Lord Brome, now Margins Cornwallis. The Malt Duty Bill'and the Pension Office, Sugar, Tobacco, Snuff, &c. Bills, Were reported ; and ordered to be read a third time to-morroW.* . . Mr. MANNING presented a Petition from the Lon don Dock Cc - jinpany, *praying fdrther aid.-L•Ordered to be referred to a Selea Committee, which was ap— pointed. Mr. MUNDY presented a Petition from the Debtors confined in the gaol of Derby, 'praying relief.—Or dered to he on the table. ' NEW ADMINISTRATION. On the Motion of Mr. Fax, new Writs were or dered for the Borough of St. Maws; in the room of LMr. Windham, who has accepted the office Of one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; for Northumberland, in the room of - Mr. Grey, who has accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for executing the office of .Lord High Admiral of Great Britain; and . for•Calne, in the room of Lord .Henry Pets;, who•has accepted the office of Chan cellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer. 'Upon the Motion of 1 tr. Fox; the House resolved into a Committee tpon the Bill respeEting the Audi torshif)Of the -Exchequer, Mr. Ilex in' the Chair. Mr. C: WYNNE said, that in consequence of the suggestions of a Right Hon. Gentleman, the Attorney-General, on.: a former evening, he had to 'propose, a. clause, which he trusted •would be per fe6tly satiZaatery, and would serve to remove every vbjedion that had been made to this Bill. The na ture of this clause, the Learned Gentleman described to be, that the Auditor of the Exchequer, upon ac 7 i cepting the office of one of the Commissioners of the Treasury, should, appoint a Tiustee to hold the officb of Auditor, which Trustee should be respon sible to the Auditor for the salary, and to the Public for the ; due execution of the ()thee. • ' The Claa:,e was proposed. Upon being read, . The A.TTOIINLY GI;,,iERAL_ said, that this Propo aition completely obviated his obje6tion to the Bill. This Clause `,VIS adopted, as .was another proposed by 111 r. C. Wynne, that the acceptance of such of fice of Trustee should not vacate the .seat of any .1\ leather' returned to serve in Parliament. - The House resuiiied, the Report was received, and the Bill was read a third time and \ passed, with the following titles " A Bill t«impower the Audi tor of the Exchequer to constitute a Trustee I'm:Abe Execution of the said Office, under circumstances therein rrieutionel", Mr. auSjclssov brought in three distin& Bills, with regard, to the Annuities to be settled on Lady Nelson, Lord Coilingwood, and Sir Richard Strachan. These•Bilis 'ere 'read a first time, and ordered to be read a second lime to-morrow. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. Mr. Fox gnve notice, that he would ta-morrow move that the order fora Ballot to try the MetitS a ttic last Middlesex Elcetion,'which stood for Fridayy, • should be put offto another day. The Auditor of the Exchequer's was ordered . to be taken to the House of Lords by'Mr. Fox and, „won the Hon. Gentleman's proceeding to the Other House, he was .accompanied by all. the Members • present, with the exception 'of Mr. Huiskisson, on whose Motion theeown:iittees of .. tipply:aticl Ways and Means were postponed till Friday, • ' • Adjourned. • M; LS. 1 . Dui-1 Gotttnblegh; r...; snon, Du l ilt, 4 Waterton], PRICE „f STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - 61 k Red. Ann. - 613 THE SUN. SO/AM QUI3 DICER& FALEUM AUDEAT ? THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,. 1806. Yesterday, soon after fwelv,e o'clock, Lords CA DEN, WESTI4IORELAND ; MULGRAVE, HAWKESECRY, and CASTLEREAGH, waited upon" His MAJESTY, at BuCkingham . -House, and resigned their respe6tive Offices. Lord ELLENBOROUGH had alp an audience of His MAJESTY,- and resigned the Office of Chan cellor of the Exchequer,' which he has held since the death of Mr. PITT. About ,two O'CIOCk Lords GRENVILLE, TEMPLE,. AUCKLAND, SPENCER, SID MOUTH, MINTO, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, and H. PETTY; and Messrs. Fox, GREY, WINDHAM, and VANSIT-' TART, had audiences of HIS MAJESTY, and the fol lowing Noblemen and Gentlemen kissed lands on • their respeEtive,appointments, viz. - LOrdSrENCER and Mr. W N HAM, as Secretaries of State. Mr. GREY, First Lord of the Admiralty.. Lord Ha ISRY POTTY, Chancellor ot.the Exchequer. Lord SiIIMOUTH, Privy Seal. Mr. gRSKINE, Lord GRENVILLE, Mr. FQX, and Lord MoIRA, Will kiss bands to-morrow., - A Privy Council was afterwards held . , when the following were sworn in Members, and took their places : at the Board accordingly. They likewise had the honour of kissing hands upon the occasion, viz. Mr. Fox, Earl MoIRA, Lord TEDII!LE, Mr. GREY, and Lord HENRY PETTY, Lord SPENCER went afterwards to the Secretary of Slate's 0/lice, at the,TreasUry, and transacted business. Mr. GREY also took his Scat at the Admiralty Board. HIS MAJESTY will hold' a Privy Cpwicil to-mor row, when the Off:6es that yet remain vacant will be tilled up. His Grace the Puke ofl3,EnForoacertainly goes to. Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, and Mr. will be the Chief Secretary. • Mr. GRATTAN has, been mentioned 'as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland, but theappointment has not yet taken place. The Bill for enabllog. Lord Gltvrr..LEto hold the Office of Auditor .of the Exchequer togcthe;• ,with that Of First'Lord of the Treasury, passed the House of Commons last night. We :are happy to state that such alterations were made in the Bill-as to render it unobjeaiOnable. Instead, of a Deputy being appointed by the Auditor, and •removea.ble at his pleasure, and who therefore could not •be con sidered as an ereaive' check upon the, Auditbr,* a Trustee is to be appointed, who is reTonsible to Parliament. New Writs were moved last night for Northum berland, in the room of Mr. GREY ; for St. Mawes, in the room of fir. WINDHAM ; for Caine, in the room of Lord lI:PETTY ; and for ,the County of Suffolk, in the room of Lord BROME, now Marquis ConNWALLIS. LAST night we received Paris Papers to the 31st ult. and hutch -Journals to the 4th inst. The French seem determined to outdo their for- mer outdoings in base servility and fawning adula tion. A.specimen of these, worthy 'of its authors, 'will be found in the Address of the Senate, pre- Sented teS.ONAPARTE on the 28th of last month.--, This servile Body, fearing they should not stoop low enough before their Imperial Master, most humbly intreat that he would vouchsafe to permit them to fulfil their decree in conferring on the " Saviour of, Fiance" the title of" Great." The reply of BONA PARTE reciprocated the title of ‘` Great" - upon the People.' Politeness Would, of course, di&ate this, ;and thus we have in a hreath a" Great" Emperor 'and a "" Great" PeOple. There are a great number of Addresses besides in the Paris Papers from the different Constituted.Au- ' thorities, each endeavouring to excel the other in servility, adulation, and impiety,; but having given 'the Address:of the Senate, we think it unnecessary to incumbet_our Columns with any of the others. The Court of Naples was endeavooring to avert, by Negotiation, the disasters with which the King: dons was threatened.. Cardinal RuFFO had proceeded to Rome, where he bad a conference with Cardinal Fuson, the Vnele of BONAPARTE, and the French Envoy to the Papal Court. The Russian and Eng lish troops who landed in Naples had • pot re-em barked. We fear, however, that no exertion, then on the part of . - iaples .or her Allies; could el feetually 'defend that . Country agair4 the host of French Troops which might be sen t thither, and • • .... we much doubt whether BONAPARTE would be in duced by Negotiation to orderhis Army to halt: The objeet of the mission of Count If.ii.TGNyrrz stated to be, to put the last hand to a Treaty between France and Prussia, which concerns , not only tlioso. two Powers, but all the Powers who have an in terest in the flue of the North pf Germany, and the security of the Peace of the Continent. What may be the result of this Mission rernßins to be seen, but it is clear that the North of Europe 111/1' st be deeply af. feaed by the designs of France and Austria in the South ; designs which according to Lours c - gin 3 Vienna of the ..c.?(1 lilt, arc to‘ be attempted to carried into execution under the sanEtion_of_a Trenty. of Alliance o f fenske and defeizsive between fl , ose 'two Powers who were so recently initul7ed in hos tility. As the loss of one of the greatest and most dis terested Statesmen and genuine . Patrio ; ts that this Country ever possessed has inevitably led to essen tial and important - channs in the Administration of , the Government, cur 'Readers, and, we 'presume to think, the Public in general, will look to us.fer an avowal - of the condu& Which 'ci e mean to adopt and to pursue in the present critical ouder of things. It is, we trust, needless. for us to make any boast of : our public principles, 'since our conduft has been consistent from - the establishment , of this Paper to . ... .... the present momentl- -and the great success which has .attended our exertions, May be considered as 4. fair proof thaf that candua has been such as to en, title: us to the esteem and confidence of our • As we have lost .a host in the illustrious individual al luded ta, it seems to be absolittely necessary that the &lap of. a new, AdMinistration, to supply so greal a loss, must be founded upon a large scale, and such - as, without a vain attempt to unite principles essentially discordant, should endeavour to-compre- bend all those_ chara6:ters who are distinguished in. the tyes-of their Country for wisdom, probity, ex - perjence,- and public ,spirit. Besides, the situation of the Country itself imperiously demands an union. of all parties for the - general safety of the whole.—. WC are at present - engaged in a War with an Enemy truly formidable from his abilities, his successes, and his .power, but more particularly from his known. sentiments towards this Country. We shall not.. resort to harsh language, because such language can nottend to lessen our. difficulties, and because there can bp:np reason for attempting'-in any respea tq. increase them. It is evident, however, that our . _ Country would -not incur the mere ordinary evils of unsuccessful warfare if we could possibly be so Wantiqg to ourselves as - not to hazard everything in its defence. Nothing but national annihilatipn would, be the consequence of our failure against our present Enetii.y - , .I . :)ho'', will,' of course, strain :eve . iir nerve to effe6t otir ruin if it be praaieable. 'We' are indebted, no doubt, in -a •great measure to our insular situation for ou: Eecurity. ; but we have so much confidence in the good sense and patriotism of Englishmen, as to.believe that their best protec, 'tion will arise from that good sense aid that patriotic spirit by which they-ha - ye hithettO been distinguish-, ed, and which, we persuade ourselves, . will al ways be the essential marks of their national clia raaer. But National Spirit to be efficient mush be supported by National Unanimity; arid as the people at large should, at this awful crisis, cordially agree in a determination to devote every thin to. the de. Y 'g fence of their commoit safely,• it - is.equally neces sary that the same cordiitl bond sbould unite those to whom the Government -of the Country is intrusted. _ . This is no time for petty squabbles about places, as the state of the go - untry, demands a hearty co-opera tion of all parties, and, of course, an extinCtion of all personal and patty differences. To the new ar rangement that has been formed we could certainly offer objeCtiOns . that would be.supporicti by the opi nions of many, butt the happiness and security of the whole are what sit nearest to our wishes, and shall be the leading, views Of .our condua., . The question . is not. whether particular men ought.to have been included,. id an • Administration, but whether a comprehensive and efficient Administra tion.co,uld.be formed if .such men were not to take a share in it ? Hence it becomes us to sacrifice such objeaions, and to look Only: to the interests of the Empire at large. But disregarding such objeetions n the present posttAre of affairs, we can repose con- fidence in some of the conspicuous Members of the new Administration, because they have acted upon most essential points‘with thdgreat Statesman whom We have lost, and 'becanse we 'have reason to hope that they will never lose sight of his principles or forget his 'example. Hence they will be a cheek upon those who have differed with . them upon such principles ; and, indeed, the latter may be expeEled to impose a check upon themselves, from a con- sciousness that the Constitutional firmness and in- tegrity of the men who were so long united in feel- ings, opinibtis, and a&ion with the great departed Statesman will never ,be shaken. Besides, there is 'reason to hope that those persons to whom our ob- jeolions might apply, have profited by experience, and have been taught wisdom by the 'melancholy warning which France holds forth, after all her struggles, all her horrors, 11(.1 - ' all her sacrifices, in a visionary pursuit of unattainable perfe&ion in civil polity. Upon the whole, then, as una- . „ nimity is essential on the part of the people at large, and on. the part of..those to. whom the National interests are intrusted, we shall not think it our ditty to declare war against them before - they have been brought intO.aelion, but shall vigi lantly observe their condua, and give them our firm and decikl,,support as long as that • condud shalt .manifestly and vigorously tend to . .the promotion , of private happiness and the:hOnour and interests of •-the, Nation, As'His Majesty, therefore, has been pleased tocall•the. new Administration to his Coun cils; we feel oursel ves , bo un d , by every principle of , duty and of royalty, not to give them an unmerited opposition, or, in other words, not to adopt that` „line of conduta, ourselves which we have so fre quently, .and we conceive so justly, reprobated in others. This is our creed, and this is our intended. ruje of a&ion. It - is, we trust, such as is congeniat with the sentiments and Wishes of every man realli :attached to the British Empire ; and while we Pos ,sess the approbation of such men we can have no doubt of maintaining the same, rank which -we have hitherto held in the political annals of this Country, and such as , will secure to us the success which we have hitherto enjoyed, and shall always endeavour to de-serve: We are sorry to hear that a Misunderstanding is said to have, taken place, between Admiral Thou, BRIDGE and some of the Captains of the Outward bopnd Indiamen, who were under his Convoy when he fell in with and engaged Admiral. LINOIS. _ . . NOltirther intelligence has been received respe&- ing the Squadrou.seen by Sir R.u.:EIARD STRACHAN. ,YesterdaTa Cella of Dire&ors was • held at the India House, when Captain ROBERT WARDLAW, of the §lli . o Asia, took leave previous _to departing for Madras Mina Bengal: • - By an- everiand :dispatch received; at the India House late on Monday evening, frern Bombay, it appears, that there is every prospe& of the arrange, ments proje&ed by Marquis CouNwAws being car , ried.into complete effee - t, under the administration. of Sir G.13414r,0w. A letter ftorn Bombay states, that very serious disputes still exist at Batavia, in censequence of the Dutch Government refusing to fulfil their engage, ment,„.4y jetting the troops at that place retern to Europe at the conclusion of their stipulated period of service. A Violent epidemic disorder had carried off numbers of the Europeans. The crews of the ships lying there; ntider the command of Admiral HARTSINCK, were in a very unhealthy conditicp. They w . 7re expe&ed a few months, if th ey could equippid for sea. Admiral TIIO6I,IRIDGE had received intelligence of the intended movements of the Dutch squadrpe at Java, and was to ,cruize irl ‘the StraitS in order to meet.them. • A Letter was yeSter c lay received in town stating, that the - , Wallas Frig a t e had succeeded in cutting a Vessel out of Boulpgne Roads. The Enterprizo was eile&ed. by three Boats from the Pagas, the crew S of which ,succeeded' in their attempt, and brought the Ve,scl a\i'ay Which is since arrived in the DOwns.•-• A person taken! on • hoard the. I m p rom pt u F renc h Privateer„ 1, - etely cap.tureci by. the Bruizez. Gulf-brig, states, that there are now 25,0,00 men encamped iii . the vicinity of Boulogne t h at the Gun-hdats in Boulogne Harbour are: as eempletely Manned, nbw as wlwn the Grand Army 3,Vas,- on, the Coast ; that there are twelve Lugger Privateers , belonging , to Calais and Boulogne, Which put fa sea every f.i 7 , vourable opportunity, .and, within these three last months, have taken and carried in fifty Vessels„ English and Swedish, The Seamen of the latter VesselS are all taken out, and sent into, the Interior, where they are treated •in the same manner as tho Enlish, and their Cargoes sold as well as the Ships. The number of French troops already in Italy, and on their march thither, amounts to upwards, of 120,000. • • Yesterday; according to the custom observed twice, year, all the Troops attached to the Guards mus tered on the , Parade in St. James's Park. They con-, Sisted of the qd Battalions of the three Regiments, 'and were. successively inspeeled and reviewed by their ColOnelS. They made a most gallant appear ance, acquitted' themselves with their wonted ad dress, and were rewarded with the just approbation, of their Oflieers. This military ceremony was not . over till 12 o'clock; when the Battalions marched oft to their respective guards and barracks. The. following Regiments from Hanover are daily .xpe6tecl. The gth i 30th, 39311, forming the Bri gade under. General HILL. The sth, 27th, 30th, under Generi SifERBROOK. The Bth, 36th, and Buff, under 'General Sir A. WELLESLEY. With the Waggon Train, and the German Legion, from Stadt. An extensive Naval Promotion will appear in a few days. • Seven new PeerS, it is said, are to be created. The names which have already transpired', are those of Mr. CoKE, of Holkham ; Mr. ANSON, Mr. CREWE, Sir W. W. WYNNE, acid the ,Earl of LAUDERDALE, Who -is .t_O be made a P eer of the United Kingdom. 'SociEry or ARTS.—An EleCtion took place yes terday morning at the house belonging 'to this Insti tution, in the Adelphi, for a successor to the office - of Assistant Secretary,, vacant by the resignation of Mr. THOMAS TAYLOR. The candidates were Mr. CHARLES COYIBE, son of Dr. COMBE, Mr. JOHN Boos, of, Croydon, and Mr. WILLIAM LOSACK. Mr. CHARLES COMBE succeeded by a very consider- - able Majority.—There was a very large assemblage of Members. Mr. TAYLOR, whose high character as a Scholar, is well known, retired on account of ill-health. His Successor, by all accounts;, is fully qualified, to do honour to l the situation. The EleCtoral Prince of BADEN, who was com pelled to relinquish the hand of the daughter of the King of BAVARIA, in favour of EUGENE BEAUH NOO, is to be indemnified with one of the nieces q.c‘ the EillprCSS • JOSEPHINE.