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~# M.M.S. AARIVED—i Gottenbuigh, z Dublin, 2, Waterford. PRICE ()1. STOCKS ' 'IRIS DA? AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. - 6o k THE SUN. SOLZA4 QUIS DICaRb VALSUM AUDXAT? L 0 N D .0 N, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1806. such machinery. - The - objekions urged to the pro posed interference of Excisel Qffieers in certain ma nufaCtories,might, if of any Weight, be obviated in the Committee, and therefore they could form no ground for resisting the Motion before the House. With respe& to the Export Trade of wrought Iron or Hardware, the Noble Loid begged the 'House to bear in - mind that the drawbaCk proposed .to be granted was more than was required by,a Commit tee of Iron Manufa&urers.themselves, who bad ap plied to the Treasury upon the subjea._ The Noble Lord shewed the increase of the . Export Trade of Iron from 1799 to the last year, and the comparative . rise in the price of the article, to sh,ew -The capacity,•. of the article to sustain an increased duty; and he • maintained that from the. nature of the drawback 'no, diminution of the Export could be apprehended from this duty After several other, observations, 'including particularly an answer to those who seemed to insinuate that this was Abe first tak.upon a raw • material in this Country, lie concluded by. referring them to the Taxes upon Cotton,' Foreign Wool, and Malt. - The Noble Lord pressed upon the considera • tion of the House that the. question now was as to choice of evils ; that money must be procured for the exigencies Of the State, and that the mode now proposed was much less objedionable than any, other that had been suggested. It . had been recommend-. • ed to him to propose what. Taxes. A Right Ho nourable Gentleman . bad pushed the adoption of a Tax upon Coals in the pif,..in lieu of that before the House. But, he ,preferr.o the latter, and to those who 'seemed so anxious to present him with a substi tute he would say—Tinteo danaos et_ dons frrentes: The Noble Laid disclaimed any intention of per sisting in this Tax from a pertinacious adherence to his own opinion, but from a firm conviction, after the most attentive consideration of all that he had heard upon the subject, that it was the most fit and equitable Tax that had been -devised—that it was to be imposed upon those who were well able, and, he had no doubt, willing to pay.. - Mr. G. ROSE argued against the propOsed Tax, with respect to which he was now, 'fully satisfied that the opinion . of his late Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Pitt) remained the same to the last hour in which he thought.of such subjeis, as it was when it was rejeaed by him. The Right Hon. Gentleman endeaVouredtdimpress upon the House that if this Tax were adopted opt manufanures would be un .dersold in. foreign markets: Upon the whOle, he earnestly recommended the,Noble Lord to abandon this Tax, and suggested to his consideration, a's sub stitutes, Taxes upon Horses kept for pleasure, upon those employed in Agriculture, upon Male Servants,, and upon Gentlemen's Carriages : these were sources from which, 'he thought, the Noble Lord .mizlit • draw a more productive rev,enue than the Tax beiore the House 'could promise, and 'at the same time avoid any kind of oppression or injury to corn, coerce: Sir J. WROTTESLEY explained. . • Mr. Secretary FOX observed, that having the sa tisfa,ion to hear the opinions of different Gen tlemen—their atgtiments had certainly great weight upon his Mind, -but there was not,a single argu ment which had been advanced in the course of that night's Debate which, did . not, equally apply to almost . every other Tax that could possibly be brought forward. There was hardly . .one of the Taxes that. had been laid on 'fOr these. twelve years past which he could say he thoroughly approved of. They were all laid on • articles which most Writers agreed in saying were not fit objeels of Taxation. But the fat was, that_ we are now plated . in such circumstances that we are driven to adopt modes of Taxation which 'must; in some degree, affea the 'prosPPrity of one ,branch of our trade or commerce or another. If it was thought necessary , . to modify - the provisions of the Bill, the.ComMittee was the proper place for making such regulations; - and he had not heard a single word that he thought Could induce him to withhold his vote from the ques tion —That the House do now go into a Committee: Iri the articles whiCh are called. hardware, , a draw back might be allowed ad valorem on exportation, and that would do away a great many of the objec tions that had been started againSt the Bill. Mr. CANNING contended .that, from the variety of materials of which hardware articles were corn- Posed, it was impossible, fairly, to levy a Tax, or allow a drawback, ad valorem,' on the articles in their finished state. He also insisted that when a, man had sunk great capital in a business ; when he had established population in a place that was a derness before; when he had settled a colony of de pendents under him, the inttochidion of an Excise man to be, in a manner, the master of his esta - bhshment, would degrade and lessen the patriarchal authority which he was intitled to have over a fa mily, as it might be called, which otherwise had non e but him to' look up to for support or, counte nance. After a few words from Mr. VANSITTAET and Mr. SMITH, the House divided : the uninbere For the Commitment 119 Against it - - 11 , 9 - The House then .resolved into a Committee pro .forma. After which the House resumed, the Chair- Man reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. A m Monday next. The other Orders of the Day were disposed. of, - and the House adjourned at Two o'clock.. WE have just received French Papers to the 4th, arid Dutch to the gth, from which we have extra&ed all that deserves notice_: PARIS, MAY .—Several Englishmen of distinc tion are arrived at Paris. Lords ELGIN and YAR- Mouni are atuong the number. They appear as if they expeeted permission to return home. • Admiral VILLENEUV, who was. allow - ed , by the British Government to return to Paris, will never see that Capital :—he put an end to his existence on the night of the teth, at an Hotel at Rennes. His death is much regretted : he was buried with mili tary honours. '• The last news from Servia state, that three Rus sian Generals are'arrived . at Montenegro; to organize the inhabitants, and unite them to the Dalmatialt mal-contents. The Russians have taken the im portant fortresa of Kakasoll, in Albania. PARIS, MAY 3.—On the 12th April a Coririer arrived at Naples, with - the, Decree of His Majesty for the elevation • of 1 3 rince JOSEPH to'the dignity of KING of NAPLES and SICILY. His Imperial and Royal Majesty has ordered, that, the decorations of the Legion of Honour shall in future be surmounted with an Imperial Crown. Letters from Nancy state, that large bodies of the Austrian Prisoners continue to return home every, ; 2700 men have already left that place. HAGUE, MAY B.—M. FRAN KEN, Adjutant of the Secretary of State for the Marine, arrived at the Hague the- latter end of last week, in great haste, froin Paris, with dispatches for the Government. What the purport of these are, can only be sur mised from circumstances : certain, however, it is, that they were of the utmostimportance : they formed the subje& of several conferences between the Mem bet s of the Government, on Friday and Saturday last, at the Pensionary House in the Wood ; and in the afternoon of the latter day the Adjutant returned for Paris, bearing - dispatches from the Government. VIENNA, APRIL 19.—We learn by Letters from the Italian Tyrol, that several French Regiments, which Were on the Banks of the Adige, have began their march, part for Dalmatia, and part for Naples. The first division of our Prisoners of War arrived here within these few days from Fiance. Count • CoßEisrriEL, formerly the Austrian Ambassador to the Court of France, is about to return to Paris. FRAN KFORT,•APRIL 25 .—Sveral.Germ an Papers have published the principal Articles of the Conven tion. by t which the Austrians surrendered Cataro and . Castel Nuovo to the Russians, which throw great light upon that extraordinary transaction. The re port of' the evacuation of Catarp and Ragusa by the Russians' is not confirmed. Three. Russian Officers have arrived at Montenegro, for,the purpoie of or ganizing the inhabitants; to assist the malcOntents of Dalmatia. BERLIN, Arinr grand. Council of State was lately held here, at which four Ministers of State were present. . . . The English Ambassador has received his Pass ports, and will shortly leave this Metropolis. The Secretary of Embassy is already gone. The following Notice to the Merchants of this thy was giyen by Count HAUGWITZ on the 19th instant. ."By the most recent intelligen& from London, it appeari, that, on the part or the Englisil Government, an Embargo on all the Prussian Vessels in the Ports there has not only been laid, but that other aas of hostility against the navigation and property. of Prussian Subjais are to be expe6ted. The Royal .Court here . will immediately adopt every measure which. the present circumstances.shall 'demand, but wishes previously to acquaint the Merchants ofthis city with the sudden turn of .affairs, That the Subjeas of the King may take measures for the security of ,their property. The Royal Consuls in the Sound, in Holland, and other frequented Sea-ports, are hereby charged to guard Prussian Masters of Vessels, at' their ltspedive places of residence, as much as' possible from the threatened damages ; and to give them ,notice of English Privateers destined at any time to Chace them.'.' • FRANKFORT, Amu. 28.7—1 t is said that the Grand • French. Army is in motion to - pass the Itkiine, but certainly no movements have taken place among the Troops of Generals AUdRREAI and LEPEaVan. Prussia has taken possession of Osnaburgh, as well as the other Hanoverian Territory. IT was thought the Managers had' closed the Examination of Witnesses yesterday at ` 4Testininster- Hall, but it ‘i'as resumed this day, and the Some-- TOR-GENERAL is, therefore, not expeded to sum up till the next meeting of the Court. The Hall was very much crowded. The Dutch Memorial which we insert this day . will excite.a . strong.interst in those who are not in ditlerent to the sentiments of a People. It will be seen in that Memorial; from whomsoever it came, that, the Dutch, notwithstanding the misery and op - - pression which they hate 'so long endured under the Gallic yoke, •are, not wholly subdued .inspirit but have;§till courage to manifest their wishes, however improbable it may be that their wishes will be at all regarded by the Imperial Disposer of their fate in Prance. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at. Mr. Fox's Office, which was attended by (besides Mr. Fox) Lord'GßENvitit.E, Earls MoiRA and FITZWILLIAM, and Lord SIDNIOUTII. Yesterday Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES took an airing to FrOgmore. NAVA L ITEWS. PLYMOUTH, MAY 8 .---Arrived.t be French Schooner Letter of Marque Les Ainis, pierced for 16 gtihs (four only mounted)', with 30 men, fronißourdeauli, bound to Cayenne, with an assorted cargo of mer chandize, captured on the 27th ult., in lat. 44. 0. N. long - 12 _ 40. by the naive Frigate. The Thetis , Fricr''cite, of 38 guns, went out of Har o bour this morning, and sailed on a Cruize to the Westward: Sailed the Moselle Sloop of,War, and Indefatigable Privateer, on a Cruize to the Westward. _ Arrived the Lively Frigate, of 38 guns, from Ad miral Lord Cow NGWOOD'S Fleet, with Pispatches: no intelligence that she may have brought has' transpired. His Excellency General Sir.JA NIES CRAI6, Commander in Chief of the Forces in Mediter ranean, and Suite, carneTassengers in the Livelb, from Messina. Arrived the Del)astation Bomb, with Supernume raries, from Portsmouth - ) and the Hind Revenue Cutter,.Capt. ALLAN, from a -Cruize. This afternoon, at two o'clock, Her Royal High ness the PRINCESS of WALES 'arrived here from Totness, and passed through the'town to proceed to Monnt Edgetimbe, the beautiful - seat of Lord Viscotmt MOUNT EDGCUMBE, about two miles 'from het`ice; where it is imagined she will spend sortie days.' Her Royal , Highness appeared in good health and spirits. 'PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Arrived the Racehorse Sloop of War from' a Cruize. The East India and Mediterranean Convoys will sail to-morrow morning should, the wind continue fair. HARWICH, MAY 92--The wind having changed, to the Soutliward, the Prince. of Wales Packet, Capt. DEANE; and the . Lark, Capt. DELL, sailed for Hu sum; each with Mails ; at the same time the Dorset Packet, ~Capt. HAMILTON, with two Mails for Got tenbergh ; the Charger Gun-brig and Iris Cruizer sailed for their station. - The Censor Gun-brig and. Argus Revenue Cutter arrived last night from a Cruize.. ' COWES, MAY 9.—Sailed the American Ship Ihil liam, JOHN PRZNCEP Master, for Copenhagen, laden with 'rice. Arrived the Swedish` Ship AZexanger, SUDERBERG, from Lisbon bound to Stockholm, laden with hides, &c. ' _ The 83d; Regiment embarked • from hence this morning, to be put on board the outward-bOund East India Fleet, now at the Motherbank, to pro ceed to the Cape of GOod'Hope. SCILLY, MAY 6:—Put into this Port on the 4th inst. the Ship 'Royal Chailotte, of London, RoBERT BROWN Master, from -Wilmington, North Carolina, laden with timber, for GoVernment, bound . to Ply month; also the Brisk Sloop of War, from _Cork, With two Transports with Troops on board, and se veral other VessY- under Convoy ; likewise anchored the same morning, in St. Mary's Road, L'Alexander French Prize, from Jatnaica, under jury .masts; great fears were entertained 'for_ her foundering, all the gUns in her lower tier were ,thrown overboard J . she is now in perfed'safety; The Aaive, WILLEY, of London, the Laurel, HUME, of Liverpool, and thirteOn other Vessels, were captured on the Coast of Africa, previous to the 26th January, by a Squadron from L'Qrient.—;The Aive is arrived at Waterford as .& Qariel. By the .itait;e accounts are received that a French Force had . arrived at Senegal, which, it is supposed, would make an attempt against Gorce. Mr. WILLIAM RooKE, Midshipman on board the London, who was unfortunately killed in, the late action with LlNors's Squadron, was the son of Sir GmEs RookE, ,one of the most enlighten ed and revered ornaments of the English pench. He was a very_spirited and highly promising youth, and . in all respeets fully deserving of that public' sympathy which must be naturally excited by paren tal depression. The Signals invented by Mr. GooDHEw, and suc cessfully tried by Admiral RUSSELL off the Texel, as well as by the Squadron off the Coast of Frlniee; are, it seems, experiencing a third trial under the ,com mand of Lord ST. VINCENT. ,Letters from Bombay, dated the latter end of Oaober last, state, that the. Governor -and Presi dency had received -an overland Express from Eng,- land, mentioning the probability of a French Squa dron, which had sailed from Brest with Troops, being destined to attack that , Settlement. If they attempted it, these letters say, the Enemy will meet with a warm 'reception, as the garrison was iri an excellent state 'of defence; and the Troops there, be sides- native cavalry and infantry, consisted of His Majesty's Regiments of the Line the 56th, 76th, and 77th foot, about 2600 rank and file, in high order. Music.--The Harvwer-sqUare Roo:us were open ed last night for 'the benefit of Messrs. CHARLES and WILLIAM KNYVETT. The respe&, in WhiCh the family, of the KNYVETTS are held; for their musical and personal merits, was visible in a very crowded. room. Many persons had indeed no chance of a place during the whole of the performances. : The Concert was throughout excelleut. The elder KNY VETT assisted his Sons on this occasion, and the or chestra was abundantly supplied with the most eminent vocal and instrumental Performeri. Misss PAR KE.parti . cularly distinguished herelf. Madame BIANCHI,Mr . S. VAUGHAN, and Miss Ross MELVILLE, were much applauded. HARRISON came forward on the occa sion, and displayed his fine taste with charming ef fe6t. The Band was led by WEICIISELL. The ce lebrated WoELFt. enriched the evening by a Ileauti- Ail Concerto on the grand' piano-forte. The whole was chara&erized by that excellence which might be expeaed from such able Musicians as the KNY VETTS. DUBLIN, MAIL'. 6. 7 -A fatal duel was fought yes. ! terday morning- by two young Gentlemen of the Bar= rack-Office, and intimate friends, upon occasion of a tavern quarrel iof the preceding evening. On the first fire, at the distance of eleven paces, both parties fell ; the one, Mr. ROGERS, received a ball through his heart, and never spoke after ; Ilse other, Mr. .LONG, was shot through both his thighs, and was yesterday evening considered as past hdpe of reco very. A Coroner's Jury • brought in 'a verdia of It ilful Murdei against the survivor. STVRDEN AND . PRUS'Silef.- BULLETIN. Swedish Head-Quarters at Grieswald, April " According to reports from Ratzeburgh, the Prussian Troops received' orders on the 14t1),auct 15th to pass the Elbe near'Hickacker and Arden burgh, as it was said, to take . possession of Lanett burgh. Upon the first information of this kind, Count LOWENHIELM, according to orders previot sly received from his Majesty, - transmitted . the ,to, lowing Letter to the Prussian Commandant at Lauenburgh." [This Letter was published in The Sui of Tuesda, - , April 2.. j fc Some time previous to this, th e Swedish Corn- • mandant had caused the Prussia n Proclamation re , - ; lative to the possession of Hanover to bed sent back f from Lauenburgh to the Prussian Coknmandant, who had caused it to be transmitted on that side of the Elbe . .—On the 14th two Prussian Hussars were' sent over ,the Elbe near Artlenburgh, to enquire , whether they could have qua r te rs t h ere — w h en t h ey i t were informed by the Swedish Commandant ; that . so long as his Troops were in that country, no fo reign soldiers could b:!_admitted i upon which they, returned immediately to the other side, declaring that they were desired to receive the conniaunie,t; '' \ ' tions of the Swedish Officer s with respea, " Meanwhile the Prussian Garrison at Lauer.-. burgh was. ordered to march ; their ammunition , was given out to then), and a Guard was plac,..“ over the Boats on the - Elbe. Every tiling seemed ~ to indicate, that the occupation of Lauenourgh, so, long threatened, would be p u t i n t o execution', when information was received that General WINNING, , , at Lauenburgh, had received counter-orders•on ?he . - 13th, and that-the cartridges, &c. delivered out, had been returned. . " A Prussian Quarter-masterhad on'this' occa sion written to a Hanoverian Officer, M. DUIZING, that as Prussian Troops were - upon, the point Of entering Laueriburgh, he requested his assistance in planning the route of - their march. Upon which that Officer- answered, that he never could hiqe imagined that he should be called upon to regulate the route of the Enemies of his- Sovereign ; that such ari .. aft of baseness en, his part would be un pardonable'; and that the presence of •the Swedish Troops was with him a stronger motive for fulfilling his"duty as a faithful subject. , " On the 19th his :+ia , esty receivel a report - frOm Count LONyENIIIELM, stating, that the route for the, Prussian Trbops.,was laid before the Meck lenburgh Commission—according to which C o l one l nEEREN'S Prussian.. Regiment' of Cuirassiers, and M. TSHAMMER'S Infantry, : were. to Commence their march on the preceding day, to enter Mecklen burgh, and pass -through .the I-la noi'erian Bailiwick, iu order to.proceed that .way to Lauenburgh. At Boitzenberg they were to halt on the 22.1, and that day was, .fixed upon, for 'taking possession of the Hanoierian Provinces on this side of the Elh,e. Aa I had further intelligence that - a Prussian Lietite nant had sheWn hirriself to the Swedish 'advanced posts upon the Mecklenburgh 'territory, saying, he had letters from the Prussian Comma4dant-to Count LOWENHLELM, bordered him to be conducted by a Swedish Officer to Ratzeburgh,- where he delivered the folloWing . -I take the liberty to inform - your Honour, that I am charged by .His .Majesty, ihy Sovereign, the King of Prussia, to enter the distriCis of Lattenborgh and;liatzeburgh with a body of Trpops. In cbasc=,— quence of the friendly connedion subsisting between the Crown of Sweden and my Sovereign, I presume your Honour will be inclined to avoid any measure that may give occasion to any, disagreement. Your Honour will consider, that-any fresh interruption of the public mea,suret, connected with the welfare.of the Noah .of Germany, cannot be attended .with btmeficial consequences, as the, peace of the North lia r s been an object admitted, as well on the part Of the - Kingiof England 'as the. Emperor of Russia ; and a . both these POwers; though (littering upon pther points, have voluntarily agreed to the Withdrawing of their . Troops froth Hapover. Prom the - frankness of . your Honour's chancler, I indulge the full confidence that the stores of meal and provisions in LauenbUrgh and Ratzeburgh, being consideredas. the property of. the . King of Prussia, will remain untouched, • and be left in the condition in which they now are. I have the satisfaelion of renewing to your Honour my assurance of high con sideration, &c. VON BEEREN, Colonel, &c: ,Lenien, April To this Letter the following answer was returned: «-1 have _the honour to, send -you the Declaration Which I was employed in preparing. AS I am de termined to obey the orders of 'my Sovereign with punaluality, I have nothing. to add to the present. I do not concern myself with political affairs; they are inconsistent with the nature of my profession.-- It only remains for nie to assure your Honour of my distinguished esteen't " Count GUSTAYUS LOWENHIELSI." " Head-Quarters;. Ratzeburg, April IS, 11106." • "On the 18th the Prussians from Lenz-en and Perleberg entered the Mecklenburgh Territory, and quartered themselves in the village of Wasmays. Th e Swedish hussars there *posted; 'had, according to or ders, tetreated towards the main'body. On the 19th • the Prussian Corps entered'Zarrentien, and hence it is expeadd, that in the course of one or_ two days evi!ry thing will be'cleared up ; that is to say, it will be seen how far the King of Prussia will be inclined to support his . pretended right by force of arms." SPORTING lATELLIGENC.E. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRJNG MEETING, iSc6. FRIDAY, MAY 9. Mr. R. Royce's Brainworm, Bst. 71b. beat Lord Foley's Little PetUr, sst. 711). Ab. M: Ld Foley to stake 600 gs. to 2oogs..—sto . z on Brainworm : . Slrsj. .helley's Sir Latincelnt,7st. ttlb. beat Gen. Go vera Swinley, Sat. 91b. Across the Flat, roogs.-6 to 5 on sir LaunLelot. • ' Sir J.. Shelley's Hnughton Lass, Bst. iolb. beat Mr. R. Boyce's Statesman, Lite Currycomb, 65t..-71b. 1). t.. wogs.-- Even betting. Ld Grosvenor's Jasper beat Mr. Lake's Watery, Est. each. R. M. roars.-6 to 4 . Agst Jasper. - . . . Lord GrosvenoesTuitor, rcc.6ogs. from Mr.Panton's by Whiskey, Bst. 31b. each. A. M. roogs. Mr. Watso's Dreadnought, Bst. gib. rec. flogs. from Mr. Andrews's fathqm, 7sz. s:S. Two-yn.old C. roogs. Mr C. Browne's Mountaineer, 75t..85t. rec. logs. from Lord Barrymo:e's Strap, Bst. ylb. Three L. M.13.C. tons_ la. ft. - ->c