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tionor.As to Lord IlErxru,k, from' time to time, which his Lordship had from time to time re duced.—From the- whole of these documents the Report hated, that there was evident ground for a new article of Impeachment against the Noble Lord. The Report was ordered to be printed for the use of the Members ; and upon the Motion of Mr. WIUTBREAD, the House agreed that the.sub jea should, on Friday next, be brought into di3- cussion. :Yesterday, about two o'clock; the Bova. FAMt ty arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor. About half past two His MAJESTY set off in his travelling carriage for Blackheath, on a visit to the Pil/NCES'S of WALES. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CUMBER LAND and CAMBRIDGE, dined yesterday with her MAJESTY and the PniNcEssEs at Buckingham house. The PRINCE of WALES, Mr. Fox, Sir .T. NEW PORT, Mr. GRATTAN, Mr. PoNSoNBY, and Mr. G. PONSONBY, dined yesterday with the Earl of Mo-IRA, in St. James's-place. _ Captain SIIERIDAN (the son of the Treasurer of the Navy) is the new Muster-Master-General in Ireland. It is something about wool. or 12001. per annum. Lord Att.;. arntooN succeeds Captain SHERIDAN as the new Aid-de-Camp to Lord, MOIRA. His Staff will then be also Lord FORBES and Sir W.KEIR. Sir DAVID, Baran, it is said, will proceed to India GS Commander in Chief, vice Lord LAKE, who cornea home with an immense fortune. General HODGSON has been just appointed:Go vernor 9f the Island of Bermuda, and is immedintely to sail for the West-Indies. The Colony of Dominica hive, in consideration of the gallant and meritorious coudu6t of the 46th Regi- Ment on the 22c1 February, I RO5, presented Captain JAMES, and the other Officers of that distipguished Corps, with an elegant Servi9iibf Plate. On account of the great mortality in the West Indies, and three General Officers having lately been captured on their passage thither, several Gener4 Officers ate immediately th proceed to that quarter, where our affairs 'might otherwise be in a very criti tal situation, should the French succeed in sending out another Expedition. Last night's Gazette contains a long and an in teresting Account of the Funeral Procession gnct In terment of the late Right Hon. WiLLIAIt PITT. Lord GRENVILLE, much to his &edit, has pfct. tided for the male servants of the late Mr. PIT, as a testimonial of the sigh rave& in which he heid. his illustrious relative. The Iloard of Ordnance have, issued orders for the immediate enlargement of the Park. of Artillery at Colchester to Dearly -double its present ditnensions. Monday the- dispatches by the tillowing Ships tvere finally closed at the East India douse, and delivered to their reipeftive Pursers' viz. Asia, Copt. K. WAR DLAw, Madras and Bengal . Tame, Capt. TAMES lAMISCIN• Bombay 441(.1 144. PASSENGERS. Pit FANIZ.—For Bengal . : Mr. W. H. Dunbar, Free. Mariner ; Mr. R. Fennie, Cadet.—For 13etnbay Mr. J. Stevenson, Free Mariner. _ PEA Ast A.— For Bengal : Capt. Alex. Cumming, Mr. I. limes, Free Isl7.riner ; Sir Wm. Burroughs, Miss Letitia and Miss Louisa Burroughs ; Mr. and Mrs. oom; 1., Mellis, M. I). ; Messrs. Hay and Bowerbank, 'atlets.—For Vo l t St. George : Capt. R. Scott ; Messrs. W. B. .Tristratti, R. Young, W. Herring, E. Du Heaurne, Le Page, and G • Crant, Cadets.—For BoinlNAy : Mr. G. Houstoun a Writer. A Dublin Paper of the 29th ult. contains the following article - " Lord SHREWSBURY, the Premier Earl, of Eng land, and chief in rank amongst the Catholics of the Empire, with becoming prudence 'and spirits took an early opportunity, atter the' new Ministerial arrangements were completed, of desiring, for himself and Mr. SCULLY (another member of the late Deputation from Ireland), a conference with Mr. Secretary Fox. upon the subject of the Catholic claims. The Minister readily complied, and, in the course of a free conversation, stated to them various considerations, to recommend -.that the Catholic Petitions should be deferred for the present. He rested this recommendation chiefly upon the pub lic prejudices which prevail in England, and which have been of late widely and aaively diffused.— He said, that though the Ministry have .not any legislative relief in their immediate contemplation, the Catholics of Ireland may be assured of a. just and equitable spirit in the new executive Depart ment—the existing laws in their favour shall be faithfully executed in all respe&s, and especially in the Army—that the tone Of public Officers shall - be more liberal, and the administration of justice such, as to ensure equal protection to all, without distinc tion of set or party—that the relief and improve ment' of the lower classes shall be particularly at tended to--and, filially, that the high and honour able persons about to assume the Government of Ireland are stedfastly attached to this system, and sincerely inclined to promote'the general prosperity, by the most conciliating and beneficent measures.— He repeated his cordial good 'wishes towards the Catholics, and trusted, that they would perceive the propriety of deferring their Petition. " Lord SHREWSBURY and Mr. SCULLY replied, that they could not presume to anticipate the deter ruination of that great Body ; thanked him for the explicitness of his declaration, and retired." •A Clergyman at the West-end of the Town on the Fast-Day expatiated on the luxury of the times, xnd, among other topics relative to this. subject, he animadverted severely on the vanity as well as voluptuousness of the people in high life, who are not . .s . atistied if their splendid /casts are not served up to them again in the Journals of the following day.— Such observations are too applicable to,„ the manners the great, though .it must: be aeknoikledged that. their itixury is not unattended with advantage. But it is really to be regretted that the Public Press, which should be devoted to sound information, po-. litical reasoning, moral itu:trudion, and manly sources of atuusement, should be disgrated by such • pitiful intelligence as renders them chiefly the ifnaals of Eating. The price of bread cont,i4uss tap same a. 14-3 t K vG~f . IVA 17)L NE WS, PLYINIOriii, MARCH 3.---Arri'vcti the Gorge, Capt. BALL, the Unio4, Capt. LLOYD, , and the Anna Maria, Capt. LEwls, from Dublin;lacien:with provisions for the Via - nailing Stores at this Port Arrived also the Christian, Capt. PACK, from Ireland, with provisions for this Port. Arrived the Harlequin hired Armed Ship from a Cruize. The Savage Sloop (If War passed by this morning from Ireland ) to the Eastward. The Kent, of 74 guns went out of Harbour this morning, and anchored in Cawsand Bay. PORTSMOUTH, MARCIE 4. —Arrived the °caul, of 98 guns, • Capt. BowEtv, fibm the Downs ; the Ii altlzamstow, APLEOD, Lord Arelson, HUTTON, Fame, BAKUIt, and the Asia, outward-bound East Indiarnen, from the Downs; also the William, Tao- MAs, from Carmarthen ; Arrow, —, from Sun derland ; Cornwallis, Roxen, from Waterford ; Orestes, Conn, fronl Berwick Hope, Sit ARE', from Rotterdam ; Friendship, WEST, 2'elson, ATKIN S, Edward Henry, WADE, and the Hope, Ggßmm, from London. Sailed the Fame, of 74 guns, Capt. MOORE, Poly themus, of 64 guns, Capt.'RRDIIILL, Africa, of 64 guns, Capt. RosE, and the Adamant, of 50 guns, with the following outward-bound East Indiamen under convoy, viz. Elphinstone, CRAIG, Winchelsea, MOFFAT, Ceres, DUNSFORD, and the Wollner Castle, BOND, for Bombay and China; Perseverance, TWEE DALE, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China; Lady Jane .Qundas, LINDSAY, Hugh Inglis, F 41RF Ax, Bengal, CUMINE, and the Lord Castlereagh, Ro 3ERTSON, for Coast and Bay; David Scott, LOCKE , jun. Alriwick Castle, -, and Essex, BONHAM, for Coast and China ; Asia, -, for St. Helena and Bengal; aad the Fame' (extra Ship), BALER, for Bombay and Bengal; and Sir William Bensley (ex tra Ship), for ..ladrlis and Bengal. The Fame and. ,Asia, having come round this morning from the Downs, did not sail in company with the Fleet, and it is fearful they will not get up with them,. but must come to anchor again. The iistrea Frigate is come ui to SNitheati, FAutotns, MARCH the ituc4land Packet, Scut UR, for Lisbon, with Mails ; His Majesty's Ship Pompee, Admiral Sir SIRNEY SMITH, with several Vessels under Convoy, for the Mediter ranean. Sailed-also His Majesty's Ships San Josef, Vice-Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON ; PIiJICeSS Royal, Barfleur, Forinielable, and Glory, for a Cruize off &est. Remain in Port the Prince George and Windsor DEAL, MARCH 4. - Sailed the Venus Frigate, Rosario ;Sloop of War, and several Gun-brigs, on a Cruize off the French Coast; Humber Armed Ship .‘, to the Westward ;. and the D e v a st a ti on Bomb, with a Convoy for Portsmouth. Arrived the Amaranthe Sloop of War from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the Ships as per last. A letter from the Iftgrley, in Madras Roads, states, that HOLKAR was in such considerable lince, it was • thought advisable to send the Troops which went out on board that Vessel, and the other Indiamen arrived at Madras, to, be landed at the Port nearest to - the theatre of his operations, The Warky, and the other Shipihound to Prince of Wales's Island, bad sailed from Madras for that place. An extra& of a letter frorn Stilfitts, dated the!' 17th Jan. 1 806, Says,—" The .Nellm, one of the Fleet which sailed from Cork on the Ntli of De cember, and six Jamaica Ships, arrived at "Antigua on the 13th inst. having been dispersed four days after they left Cork by part of the Brest Fleet." The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased to appoint Captain SnEanlFFjo'the command of the Curieux French Brig, of 18 guns, on the roast of Portugal. THE Orrai..--A very splendid new Opera Was; brought forward last night at the King's Theatre,: entitled La Motile di Cleopatra. The music was composed by NA S OLIN I, and has been highlY admi red on .the Continent. It is rather -. calculated to ope rate upon the feelings than to excite surprize. The Airs assigned to GRASS INI are peculiarly,well suited to her talents, and afford her fine scope for expres sion, of which she fully availed herself in singing as well as in delivering the Recitative, and in her general support of theeharaaer. Her person also well qualifies, her to assume the part of this celebrated Heroine of antiquity. The whole of her acting was indeed striking, tender, and impressive.—BßAHAM is not equally well fitted in person to personate the Roman Hero, who was content-to sacrifte ambition at the Altar of Love ; but he entered. into the part with judgment, and sung with his usual skill. • The Opera is presented to the Public with a degree of magnifi cence worthy of the subje&, and mu. 311 to the credit of the, Manager. One of the scenes is particularly striking and beautiful, and it is that in which thu Lovers have their memorable interview; when C/eo patra appeared in her Gaily on the Cydnus, and • Anthon'ij is seen in his triumphal Car. GRASSIN/ 7 was peculiarly atreaing,in the scene when she takes leave of ber Children. The ,Audience, which was very numerous,, and splendid, gave a very warns testimony of admiration throughout the pe:furtnance of tiiirmiw and c,lasesical Dranu, X!IDDLESEX MEEtiAtd. - In cdnsequened cif requisitidii from many Of the Freeholders of the County of Middlesex, td take into consideration the - sitiyje& of an AddreSs to His Majesty on' the late change of . itilministration,. a Meeting Was convened yesterday . by the Sheriff, and n numerous-body attended at the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney. Mr, Sheriff Am'st.EY • took the Chair at half past twelve, and proceeded to open the business of the Meeting, by reading the Requisition, and • inviting the Assembly to a calm and dispassionate - discussion of the subject, for the consideration of which they were convened. But previously to their probeeding to sttch discussion, he - begged leave to say' a few words to them on a subje& which required some explanation, as it 'had already excited some con versation and surprise. On the last occasioti he had the .honour of meeting the Assembly; Con vened by the late Sheriff's, in that place, they had voted • a Petition to His Majesty; Imploring the dismissal from his Councils of one of his then Mini sters, Lord MELVILLE. Since that time, it had been very naturally asked, what was.become of that Pe;- tition ?—To this he would' answer, that the pre sentation of that Petition was deferred much longer than it ought to have been ; and in justice to his of ficial predecessors, he was bound to say, that the delay was, in a great degree, owing to himself, not intentionally, but through mistake. ' His predeceS sors having had no opportunity of presenting that Address to His Majesty, at an open levee, previ- . . ously to their departure froth office, he had occasion to apply to the Under Sheriff, respecting some papers,which were afterwards sent to him sealed up; and in the same packet was a letter, 'inclosing the Address, and explaining the reason why it had not been . presented. It might have lain unopened three months longer, unknown to hiM, had not some Gentlemen Made inquiry of him, which led .to in quiries on his own part, the result of which was his finding the Address; in consequence of which, he had immediately taken such steps as, he hoped, would bring that I..dfdress to His Maje Sty's hands, through the proper channel. Mr s : TUFFN . EL . now rose, and addressed the As sembly on the subjea for which they were con vened. The last time he had the honour of meeting them in that place, it was for the purpose of voting a Petition to His Majesty, to dismiss from his Coun cils and presence for ever a .Minister who had, in his opinion, proved himself unworthy. of puhljc trust, by a gross and corrupt profusion of the public money. The purpose for which they were convened this day was of a much more agreeable nature ; it was to congratulate His Majesty on the auspicious call to his Councils,.: of men whose talents, princi ples, and tried attachment to the true interests and . happiness of their Country, gave the strongest rea sans to rely, that the power placed in their hands would be exerted to promot e the security and 'the prosperity of the Country, and in the manner most congenial to the wishesTof the people... *Confident he was, that' whenever power was otherwise exerted, it would he ilways repugnant to the spirit of the Coun try at large, and he most firmly believed this NJ tion never, would have been reduced to :ale• calami ties and humiliations she had experienced, had the talents of those Gentlemen been much sooner called to the performance of those important duties they were now destined to discharge. , Whatever human wisdom could do, he was. confident would- be done by them for our deliverance : but if they should fail in their endeavours, he trusted the blame would attach where it was justly due. There were dm raaeristics even in the official circumstances of His Majesty's present Ministers, contrasted with their predecessors, which must be, contemplated with sAL tiSfaaion by every honest man. None had ever im puted to them the corrupt profusion of the public money. None of them held pensions, or enjoyed sinecure places—a kind of enjoyment which Mitt* frequently absorbed all the attention of the pits sessors, and induced them to think, th'. performance of their public duty but a secondary considtrlrtion. We had very recently seen an instance in the Olt-. dud of one .of His Majesty's departed .Ministe rs, exerting the very-last gasp of his power to. secure to himself a place of this description, and the most lucrative in the gift of the Crowoi.. which had latelT been in the possession- of one: of his Colleagues, now no more : he meant the Wardenship of the Cinque Ports: but such rewards were-never intended by the Constitution, nor considered by the -British., Nation, as adapted for the allotment of such men ; for they ought properly to be couferrea'asthe tneed of distinguished worth, or talents well exerted in' the public service, or the reward of heroism ; so many instances of which existed in t4e • pubiic ser vice of this Couptry without adequate - distiation or emolument. They Sheuld be devoted, of. to the : consolation of air unfortunatetand disbanded Minister, but to reMunerate• the heroic Mili - Of NELSON otran ABERCiONtiIk; Of a CofArsoAvocitt or a STRACITAN, whose lives had been devoted al most from infancy in arduous exertions -for their Country. , Looking to the - present situation of this Empire, the evils that pressed on .us from all sides were alarming : but looking , on the other hand to the talents of those Ministers who were now A:ailed to the direaion of Public Affairs ; looking to their exalted chara6ers, eminent talents, tried integrity, and well known patriotism, there was no room to doubt that they pAsessed the fulteSk: confidence, and would be cheerililly supported 'by the united energies of the whole COuntry ; and that the power and resources entrusted to their hands would be exerted with that wisdom and Vigour best calculated to maintain the honour and the security of the:Country, to avert the dangers that menaced us, and to condu& the Country to an honourable, a secure, and permanent Peace. The Gentleman concluded by moving the Assembly to concur with him in a most dutiful and loyal Address to His Majesty, to congratulate him upon the calling to his Councils.men who possessed so highly the confidence of the Nation, and so justly merited that of their Sovereign, whose talents and integrity were - so well calculated to meet with effect the.dimgers which menaced and involved . the Colintry, and to conduct. it to an honourable and permanent Peace, concluding,. with assuring His Majesty of the promptitude and cheerfulness of the County of Mid dlesex In bearing such' additional - burdens as the exigehcies of the pUblic affairs should be thought to require for attaining, under His Majesty's present Ministert, ends so desirable. ^4lll, #~ , , The Addres§ being seconded, was put by the ‘ii,4. , ._ I ruts, and a!Qpted unanimously. • • ,nijOr CAR'i'Witidil'i .next addressed the Asserii : 1 1 - 1 Sly and after expressing his most cordial concur , . - rence in the, Address,, begged, in pursuance of tbd other 'purposes stated in the reqUisitien, to call their • , attention to some Resolutions to which. he should • "I hope for their assent:. He sinCerely congratulated the Assembly on the prosped before them, and that , the late Ministers were-su c c e eded b y m en w h o en , 1 joyed; as they justly deserved, the Confidence of the Nation: It was necessary, he said, that a Meeting of 'the County of Middlesex, the Metropolitan County of I ) the Kingdoin, and the centre of information and intelligence for every thing which interested the general welfare, should set an example ; which he - i doubted not would give the tone to, and be fol lowed by, every independent County in the King- 1 dom. It was necessary the whole Country should ci , feel that the recent change of His.Majeity's Mini-1 sters-was not merely a change .of Men, but a change also of measures and principles: In the Resolutions he should have the honour to submit ; he bad four points in view-- , first , to express satisfadion at 1 . the prospe& now bef or e t h em , t h at Hi s M a j esty ' s Councils would be dire&ed by men who were best qualified to hold the confidence of the whole Nation. The second would relate to the redress of grier ances-,-the third, to express an hope that the whole energies of the kingdom would be dire&ed to avert the menaces that bad been held out, and to obviate all apprehensions of the people on that bead—ar:d lastly, to express perfe6t assurance that such vigo.:: would be exerted in the. application cf our resources 1 ' as was best calculated to secu r e an honour-at:l'4 I Peace, for no other Peace could he lasting. Major CARTW4IGHT. dwelt some - time on the , s. I points, and concluded with moving the Resolutio:Jss . —The Meeting then broke up, after thanks bad buiti toted to Mr. BYIiG; the County Member. I• LAW f " h COURT OF CHANCERY, M ARCH MORSE V. ROY :LL. During 'Saturday, Monday, and this day, Court was occupied in hearing Mr. PERCIVAL, iyfr. HART and Mr. BELL, for the Plaintiffs, - and the ATTORNEY and SOLICITOR-GF.NERAL., Mr. ALEN ANDER and Mr. LEECH, .for the Defendants in this suit. It i 3 an application, praying that the Court will dissolve the le&ra! conveyance of a very large pro perty •in the Island of - Jamaica, made by the Complainant to the Devisor of the atfendant, in the year 17-65, on the ground of a fraudulent sup pression of the aftual value of the *estates, on the part of the person to whoM the conveyance was executed, and who had been some years acting ma nager and trustee 'fbr the Complainant. -and pther residuary : legatees, under the will of the testator, from. Whom the property descended. The Com- , plainant's interest therein had been sold for a consideration alledged not to amount to a tbnrtti part of what had since been, proved to be its aduai value. The LORD CHANCELLOR being obliged to leave the Court early. .in order to attend in the House (if Lords, the cause still stands over for further dis= cession. General Bowr,Es, the celebrated Cherokee Chief, whose death we lately noticed,. was a nacive'pf this Country, of the must determined spirit, but Of easy, placid, and conciliating manners. He was worthy a betterfate: and possessed abilities that might hale quidififd hint to make a-very,distinguished figure in the civ ilfzed:Nirorld. Friday, abont - one o'cloct i a dreadful fire broke but in a inalt;house belonging to Mr. Belcher, at Wantage, Which in a short time consumed the same, together with the sacking-manufa&ory and dwelling house (lately built) of Mr. Rosier, the dwelling houses of Mr. Whitfield, currier; Mr.Winterborne; ; and:five others adjoining. Thc flames, raged with so much violence as to threaten destruftion to that part of - the town ; and it being found that the great and continued exertions of the inhabitants, aided. b:4.the assistance of two engines, could not repel their force, it was determined to pull 'down two houses, to cut Off the communication of the fire, which had the desired effe&. Most of the houses destroyed were not insured. No lives were lost; but in the hurry and confusion in removing a child from its bed, by some accident one of its arms was brok4 A third engine attended, but it was so completely out of repair, as not to be of the least .scrvice. A.Ton6y afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a firibroke out at Messrs. Tunstall's distillery, iii Cow-lace, Smithfield, which threatened destruaion to the neighbourhood; but the timely arrival of en gines, and the great promptitude with which they were put in motion, happily extinguished the flames before ally serious injury was sustained. If Books, but of even moderate ,celebrity, are daily known to beat a considerable advance of price, fronibeing out of print, what may rationally be ex peeled to result from a possession of the most splen did and superb 'Works that the - Arts ever produced in this or any other Country. These are attainable only through the medium of Mr. BOWYER'S Historic Lot tery, and can never afterwards be had on any terms, from that - Gentleman's liberal contra& to destroy the Plates on the termination of the drawing of his Scheme: This destru&ion will, doubtless, be con sidered by many as a- public kiss; but it will render the Works produced from them:of incalculable va lue to their • fortunate possessots, and with whom they will speedily be, as the:time of Drawing is ra pidly advancing. • CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH $ .--The fresh ar rivals of Wheat to-day are large, many from the North Conntry ;` expecting a further reduCtion yerr few sales are made, and those at Jess price; narley also in very great arrivals and cheaper Malt 'and _White Pease vary little; new . Tick Beans 2f. - is. to . per . quarter; having many - fres - 4 cargoe. of Oat; Come to hand, this article "is Is. ,end 2s. per quarter cheaPer ; sales of }lour are very a c id dull, expected lower. 1 Wheat '43s- a , ;8s a 63s od - Beans. • . -t sa—s ot Fin 6 ditto - 72 s .a 73q e.:l _ Tick Beans 4 ' n a Ids ad Rye -4 ' -- - - 365-a 40s ett Oats 21S a z6s a 28s od Barley . - 265,.3 Sts 0(1 Poland ditto 29$ a 3 is oti Malt. ,-: • 7 . • 623 a &Ss od Rape Seed .. 3 81 - 4zl Whirr Peaie , 3 6$ a ,is ad Five flour 6os a 63s 0 1 Grey ditto dos a 34$ ad .S.ecand 4 ,- sis a bas ail I \\\