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IMPERIAL PARLEOIENI: HOUSE OF PEERS. THURSDAY, DEC. 18. THE House met soon_after three. Several Lords took the Oaths, amongst whom were, the Earls of Elardwicke, Macclesfield, Ferrers, Buckinghamshire, Carvsfort • hords•Viscount Sidmouth, -Hood, Low ther; LordsC Grenville, Boston, Somers, Rivers, Say and Sele, Sheffield, &c. Adjourned at four o'clock, till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, DEC. 18. The SPEAKER came to the House at one . o'clock, but was not enabled to take the Chair till two; The swearing'then proceeded as usual. •Aniong..those whd took the Oaths were, Mr. Long, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Mr. CoUrtenay, Scc. At four o'clock the House adjourned. • MAILS. ARILIVAD—I Dublin. DUE-4 Gottenburgh, i Dublin, 3 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS 'THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'cLocK. Consols - 6o I Red. Ann, 58 1 Onmium THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE IF ALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON,'` FRIDAY,,, DECEMBER 19 j. 180 G. WE are'happy•. to have it in. our ;power ‘to lay be- fore our Readers the Speech deliVered this Day by tbe•l.App CHANCELLOR, as oil,: of the Lords Com- missioners; to both Houses of Parliinnent. " My Lords and G e ntlemen, " His Majestyhas.commandqd us to assure you, that in the difficult and arduous circumstances un- der which you are now assembled, it is a great sa- tisfa&ion to Him, to recur to the firmness and wisdom of His Parliament, after so recent an op- portunity of colleEting the sense of His People. " His Majesty has ordered the . Papers which have been exchanged in the course of the late Ne- gotiation with France to be laid before you. " His 'Majesty has employed every Effort for the restoration of General Tranquillity, on terms con- sistent with the Interests and Honour of His'People, and with that inviolable good Faith towards His • • , Allies by which the 'condua ,of this Cuuntry 'has always been distingui-shed. ." . The Ambition and Injustice of the Enemy dis- appointed these Endeavours, and in the same mo- ment kindled a fres:l War in Europe ; ,the progress of which has been attended with the most calamitous events. " After witnes"sing the subversion o 6 the an- . tient _Constitution of Germany, and the. subj a- gation of a large proportion of its most consi. derable States, Prussia found herself still more nearly threatened .by that danger which she had vainly hoped to avert by so many sacrifices.— She was, therefore, at length compelled to adopt the 'resolution of iopenly resisting this unremitted System of Aggrandizement and Conquest. But neither' this determination nor the succeeding. mea-, sores •weie previonsly concerted with His Majesty, Nor_had any disposition been shewn to offer any adequate Satisfaction for those Aggressions which had placed the two Countries in a state of mutual Host ility. " Yet in this situations His Majesty did not hesi- tate to adopt, without delay, such IVleazure; as were best calculated to unite their Councils and Interests against. the Common Enemy. " The rapid course of the Calamities which en- sued opposed insurmountable Difficulties to the execution of this purpose. ." In the midst of these disastrous events, and under the most trying circumstances, the good Faith of HIS MAJESTY'S Allies has remained unshaken. The conduet of the • KING of SWEDEN has been distinguished by the 'most honourable. firmness. Between His Majesty and the Emperor of Russia the happiest union subsists ; it has been cemented by reciprocal proofs of good faith and confidence ; and His Majesty doubtg not that4nu Will participate in his %anxiety to cultivate and confirm an Alliance which affords the onry remaining hope of safety for the Continent of Europe. , 17-17-2-L-w-RcAcc&-a) Gentlemen ofthe 'louse' of Common:, " His gajesty looks with confidence - to your as,- sistaticein thoic Exertioni which the Honour and Independence of your Country demand. The ne- cessity-of- adding .to . the. ,Public .Burtheas by ill be painful to your feelings,- and is deeply distressing. to . • His _Majesty . In considerin the Estimates for the various Branches of the Public Service, you will best consult His Majesty's wishes by cornbinit*all.ptac ticable Economy with those, Efforts which it is ne. cessary to make against the formidable and increas ing- power of the Enemy. My Lords and Gentlemen, " The long series of misfortune which has af- flieted the Continent of Europe could not fail to affect, in some degree, many important interests of this Country. " But under every successive Difficulty, His Ma- jesty has had the satisfa6lion of witnessing an in• creasing energy and firmness pn the part of His People, whose uniform and cleterinined resistance has been go less advantageous than bonoarable to themselvas, and has exhibited' the most striking example. to the surrounding Nations. The uncon querable Yalour and Discipline of His Majesty's Fleets and Armies continue to be displayed . With un diminished lustre: The great sources of our Prospe rity and Strength are unimpaired. Nor has the British Nation been at any time more united hi sen- timent and action, or more determined to maintain inviolate the Independence of the Empire andAhe 'Dignity - of the National CharaCter, With these ad vantages, and with an humble reliance on the pro tedion of the Divine Providence, His Majesty is 'prepared to meet the Exigencies of this great Crisis; assured of receiving the, fullest \ SuiTort from the Wisdom of your Deliberations, and from the tried Adeaion, Loyalty, and Public Spirit of His brave People." IT has been recently reported that a . partial change was.ahout to take place at the Admiralty, and that Earl SPENCER was to resume his former situatron.— We Can venture: to assure our Readers that.this're port is without foundßibn. - • HER MAJESTY - will . giveThef Annual efiiigtnpas Festival' to the young Nobility, at Froginore, the tir.s't week in January. The PRINCE, and all the Royal ales, met her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES at the Doke of CAM BRIDGE'S, On Wednesday. Princess ELIZABETH was not present, being iiidisposed at Windsor. • Yesterday Lord GRENyILLE entertained about twenty per Sons of distinaion to'dinner, at his house in. Obwning T street. Amon , the company were the following persons :—The ZacapisHoP of CANTER BURY, the LORD FTIGHCHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND, EA], ST_ENCER, Mr. WINDHAM, ! Earl MOIRA, the Right Honourable Tnom,ts,GRENVILLF:, Lo — rd . Vis count SIDMOUTH, Lord ELLENROROUGH, the Earl of LAUDERDALE, the Earl of JERSEY, Earl TEMPLE, the Earl of WINCHELSEA and NOTTINGHAM, „Earl CARYSFORT, Lord SOMERS, and Lord WALSINGHAM. After dinner, the Speech to: be this day delivered from the Throne was read. Lord HOWICK yesterday. gave a most sumptuous Entertainment to all the Foreign Ministers at our Court. The following Noblemen - and Gentlemen . also sat down to 'table, and after dinner beard the .Speech, which is this day to be. delivered from the Throne, read-- , Lord HENRY PETTY, Lord HOL LAND, Lord MINTO, Lord OSSULSTON, General WAI:POLE,' Sir FRANCIS VINCENT,- Mr. WICK HAM, Mr. ELLIOT, Mr. N. BOND, Mr.• W. W. LAMBS, Mr. JOHN SMITH,Mr.ALLEYN SMITH, Mr. EDEN, &C. &C. The first division of the troops that are to proceed by the Paddington Canal for Liverpool, and thence by Transports for Dublin, left Paddington this day,• and will be followed by others to-morrow and Sun day. By this mode of conveyance the men will be only seven days in reaching Liverpool, and with comparatively little fatigue, as it would take them above fourteen clays to march that distance.—Relays of fresh horses for the canal boats have been ordered to be in readiness at all the stages. Government has two obje&s in view in sending so Many troops to Ireland at this time. In the first place, to protect. tho Country against any attack that may be meditated by the enemy ; and, secondly, to replace the deficiency that has been occasioned by the extensive volunteering of the Militia into Regi ments of the Line, by which a very great number of effective men have been withdrawn from that part of the tnit-d Kin g dom. When the Irish Mi litia were allowed, to volunteer into the Line, such was their general patriotisni, that the whole would have turned out, had not the Colonels found it tie cessary to detain a few of them., as: a nucleus on . which to form again some new Regiments. • The communication with the Continent is' again opened by the way of Husum, for which port the last Maits were made np: They will continue to be forwarded there as long as they can be conveyed with safety from that place to their respetlive 'desti nazions. The Harwich Packets have again resumed their fun6uions: Sir SIDNEY SMITH arrived on Wednesday even7ng at . Portsmouth, in - the Termagant Sloop of War. -~-., . . r _~~ The Papers of the Negotiation will be laid before the two Houses forth With; and, as we learn, they will be .found materially' different from the Corres pondence which the French Government has pub lished.' In order to form some idea of the' weak and in- , efficient state of the Police of Cochin' China, it♦ is -only necessary to relate a fa&,-. as• described in a Jetter from Canton to 'Bengal :—" We have lately . been witness to a most daring robbery committed in this city. A desperate band of robbers, armed with a . .sword and creese each, entered the gates in the evening, and proceedh,g to one of the public offices, forced an entrance and. seized . a considerable quantity of' treasure and jewels, with which they . - effeEted their escape without opposition.".. On Sunday last the Sunderland Volunteer Infan try, commanded by Sir R. MiLBANKE, completed theii days of service . for the year. Previously - to their. dismissal, the Serjeant-Major, in the name of the. `COrps, presented the Lieutenant-Colonel with an elegant silver Cup, accompanied with n neat Speech,- expressive of the high sense the Corps entertains of him as a leader; to which Sir RALPH replied with his usual ability and politeness. Monday there Was a mister of the Regiment Of - Bath 'Volunteer Infantry; when their arms were inspeaed by PETER SHERSTON and CHARLES PHIL LOTT, Esqrs. Deputy Lieutenants of the County.— It was afterwards proposed to the Regiment to re linquish a part of the. allowance for last year's at tendance, in aid of the expence of new clothing; and to the credit of the corps, the proposition was unanimously agreed to. , • The end of FaA DIAvoLo, and the elevation of the great Disturber of Europe, exemplify the truth . , of what is said by the Satirist " Thus little villains must submit to fate, " That great ones may enjoy the world in state." Mr. LUDLAM, whose unfortunate derangement has excited so much notice, lately visited the Admi ralty, where his behaviour was full as extraordinary, though not quite so dangerous, as at the London Tavern. He gave a man connetied with the former place a two-pound note, because he happened td 1)4. a son of St. Patrick, but after many weunsical freaks, went quietly away. : The father of Mrs. WELLS, the Aelress, - Nina, 3i .. seems, the Artist who designed the box which" was made from SHAKSPEARE'S celebrated mulberry tree for . .Mr. GARRICK. Mrs: WELLS, we under,rand, is en gaged at Drury-lane Theatre in ordef•to exhibit her Imitations for a few nights. Some of these irnitat 'tions are remarkably like - the originals without being caricatures. THE THEATRE.--The Comedy of. The' WV, one Of the lively prOdu6tiOns of Mr. REYNOLDS, .la6t night introduced Miss. RAY, from . the phyit6, ham , Stage, .at Drury-lane -Theatre, in the char2a.(ler All ina,. which, was originally 'performed 'by Mrs::-, JORDAN. Of this young Lady it. may be fairly, that there are very few comic Athesses now on the Stage equally entitled to'public prOteaion. 'Her fi-t gure is genteel, her face handsome, her ''aaion animated and easy, and the whole of her perform ance displayed characteristic spirit. Her voice is pleasing, .and sufficiently poWerful for the area of the vast Theatre in which she appeared. She is about 18. years of age. Though she Made a shew of spirit and-vivacity, yet it was evident: that shewas notwithoutthat awe and 'timidity which must.ne cessarily 'be impressed by a London Audience. Her figure appeared to ,considerable 'advantage in male attire. There are many points ,in the dia logue that require peculiar archness, and all these points she gave with. skill, humour, and effea. Nor does she seem wanting in tenderness, for there were some touches of generous pathos in her tone 'and manner that came hotnC to the feelings. ' The audience received tier not only. with their accus tomed kindness and liberality, but_with a zeal and i fervour thatt-mplied noordinary degrae of approba tion. In faa; the new Ray is likely to illuminate and cheer the regions of Comedy. - Mr. WARE, the Leader of the COVent-garden Band, is to compose the music for the forthcoming Pantomime at that Theatre, which is to excite the -wonder and delight of the holiday folks after Christ mas. . .. _ _ The late luckless Farce is ascribed to two Gentle men'tiamed LAmnr., one who belongs to the-India House, and the other who is the son of Lord MEL BURNE, We do not conceive that there will. be a great struggle between these Gentlemen for the ho nour of having produced the Farce in question. The real author, however,. must certainly •be considered 'as a leder'd character... It is 'said that the Comedy of The Good-natured Man is to be represented at. Stanmore Priory, and that the Noble owner of the 'mansion is to perform the character of Mr. Lofty. The PEACOCK that so fortunately escaped"the pis tols of Mr. Lunt -km, will at least have a good op portunity . of attacking his opponent in return with his BiM.' To borrow an , old joke of Swirl., it may be fairly said, that if Mr. PAULL, Wbd is certainly no Conju ror, should contrive to get a seat in Parliament, it will not be by a spell. On Monday evening last the Junior Society of Cumberland Youths ascended the steeple of Christ church, Spitalfields; and in three hours and fifty five minutes completely brought round an abstra& of a peal of Steadman Grandsire Cinques, contain ing 5086 changes, being the first abstraet peal rung On those bells in that critical and harmonious method. by ,twelve men only, notwithstanding the tenor is 44 cwt. bell' metal:—The peal was conducted by Mr. J. Noonan. A Dispensation lately passed the Great Seal to enable the Rev. THo. WELLES, Doaor itr Divinity, late Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, to hold ,the Living of Badgmirth (and Chapel of Shurding ton anncxed), with the Vicarage of Presthury,. in the County and Diocese of Gloucester; and last week he was instituted to the former, on the presenta tion of the Miss TURNBULLS, the heiresses at law of the late Mrs. TRACY, of Sandiwell Park, !war Cheltenham. - • On Thursday se'nnight as.one James •Robinson, aged 72, was thatching a hme,. in Bleasdale i • near Chipping, his foot slipped, and be was precipitated to the ground, by which he was so much bruised as tO cause Ibis death on Saturday last. NA F- A L N E It S. POOLE, DEC. 18.—The Newfoundland Fleet, under Convoy of His Majesty's Ship Avenger, Capt. lArn LTE ) are all arrived. Capt. WHITE deserves grea t praise for his constant attention to the Fleet during the passage; the Ships for this Port he brought -with him off the Harbour, and then made the best of his way for Spithead. HARWICH, DEC. 18.—The Danish Brigantine, mentioned in my last„ brought into this Haibour by three Fishing Vessels, full of water, proves !to be the Schiem, S. WILLEIMSEN SCIIIEM Master, with timber and deals, bound for Bristol. 7itallta,Lord Nelson, a new Packet, commanded by `STEWA 11D, sailed this day-with a Mail and essenger for Gottenhurgh ; and at the same time the Dorset Packet, Capt. HAMILTON, for litisum. IIMIIMIIIR•11 1 DEAL, DEC. 17.—A Man of War Brig, supposed to be the Calypso or ifusquito, is on shore near the North Foreland, with her rudder and mainmast car ried away ; as yet cannot state, her damages ; the Speculator Lugger last night went to assist her, but is not yet returned. There have been no arrivals or sailings since yesterday. DEC. 18 .—Arrived and sailed for the River the STANWORTH, from Teneriffe ; Alexander, FORSTER, from Virginia ; and the Romeo, LE POS.. 61I7ETT, from Boston ; from her .was landed, at alit place, Capt. LARKINS, and several other passengers, Late of the Warren Hastings East Indiaman ; the rest of the crew are prisoners of war at the Isle of France. • 'S - ailed the Trusty Man of War for Yarmouth. Came down from Sheerness His Majesty's Ships Bonetta and Dasher,-and remain in the Downs with the Edgar, Princess of Orange, Namur, and the Antelope Men of War; Clyde, Phoebe and Phbe Frigates; Ccmbatant, Dauntless, and Valorou s Fury, Explosion, Pros pero, and Devastation Bombs; Skylark, Kite, and Bellette Sloops of War; Arrow Schooner; many Gun-brigs; Specu lator Lugger . ; several Fire-vessels; Humber Armed Ship; Collins, Sceptre, Rentunmee, Margaret, Reliance, William Sibbald, Nautilus, Alexander, Bonctta; Mary, lohn, Duchess of. Northumberland, Mary and Francis, Ida, and Progress 'transports; Devaynes and Retreat East Indiamen ; and a large Fleet of other outward bound Vessels, Coasters, Col liers, &c. YARMOUTH, DEC. 18.—The Neptune, Captain KLAWITTA, burthen 800 tons,. with a cargo of tim ber, oak plank, and wheat, from Dan‘zic, bound to London, is totally lost upon the Ridge Sand, off Winterton eleven men saved, and six lost. - • PORTSMOUTH, Dgc. 1 8.--Arrived tic New Di. ligen t Tian - Sport,. from Gibraltar. Sailed the Cormorant Sloop of War, with the Ranger, Ellen, and Sally Transports, with a Fleet of Vessels to the Eastward. The following are the names of the unfortunate persons ; above the rank of common sailors, on board E Athenienne, who lost their lives Captain,Raynsford. Lieutenants Swinburne, M‘Millan, and Salter. Captain .Stains, and Lieutenants Mosse and Minden, of the.itoyal Marines. Mr. Griffin, Surgeon ; the Boatswain, Carpenter, and Gunner. Messrs. Kennel', Rome, Morrison, Newman, Fitzgerald, and Blackburn, Midshipmen. Passengers—Lieutenant Barker, of the Melpomene Frigate ; Ensign Banker, of the 37th Regiment ; and the Carpenteri.of La l3ergere *pop of War. Persons saved : Lieutenants John and fames Little r and —.Ppm , Mr. Goodwin, Purser. . - Messrs. Manning and Francis, Midshipmen. Mr. Parker, Master; Mr. Cannon, Master's Mate. Passengers—Brigadier-General Campbell Mr. Byron, Surgeon of the Endymion Frigate ; Mr. Dyer, to join the Juno Frigate; MeSsrs. G. Thorne, j. M'Lean, and S. Wells, of La Bergere. Semen saved • - - 1 2 Women ditto - . - 2 113 Officers acid Seamen lost The conduEt of Captain RAYNSFORD is spoken of in the highest terms. When the Ship struck, he declared he would be the last to quit her. It was owing to his presence of mind, and the authority he employed, that so many lives were saved. • Government have ordered Storehouses, and other necessary ere6tions, to be raised on Haul-bowling Island, in the Cove of Cork, to enable His Majesty's Ships on the Irish station to refit and revielual wVII - returning' to an English Portfor that purpose. The following Paragraph is copied froM an Edin burgh Paper we received yesterday morning. The Dublin Pope,r of the 13th mentions nothing upon the subject : Dublin, Dec. 9. 7 -it is confidently rumoured •for some days, that five persons, consisting of " three Italians 'and two Frenchmen, have been " lately brought as Prisoners into this city; charged with treasonable pra6tices. And on Saturday " last we understand that five others, three of whom, we are sorry to say, appear to be of the " better order, have arrived under a similar charge." On Saturday morning as Lord Hoon was leaving Bath, for London, the horse belonging to one of his servants took fright, ran away with _him, and leaped over the iron railings at the end of Brook -street, by which the servant was thrown into the area of Col. BliowilLowE's house, and his leg was broken. The horse became entangled in the second row of iron rails ; from this perilous situation he was extricated without much injury.