The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-08-11 00:00:00

FINANCE REPORT.

The VINANCI REPORT. which qr. GILES was
ready to present to the fl ruse of .CPrnmons, on the
last day of the last Session of. Parliament, when the
Ilsher of the Black Rol unexpeCtedly presented him-
self, and the SeSainii was closed by a prorogation,
Teas been printed, and laid before the I louse ot Com-
snst.s. As this document has made a great noise,
and excited much iiitelest, see tegret our inability to
ins .11 it at length. We have it, however, in our
power to insert the principal point and feature of it,
which is as Inflows:
"The evidence received during the ta.i.Aession, cintains
en.accuunt of two t•arv.artioor can 1'..,e-Offire„ of a most
an I kind, 0 l cis were disclosed on the ex-
▪ un ed Mr. 'l.'l. on a , Ace..tintaot in that Office ;• by
whom It 'as ',ate'. IMO a drift for 7,0001. payable to the
kig .t tlon,ursb'e Th”ine. Steele, Let that time one of the
j.mit Pay mailers), or Live, by the C.v.linir
on the filth 17...9, under the heel of F xtraurdivaries
of it,, Ar,re and mit, e.vl its the Ca.l. Accouht of the Odic-,
wit.. 'sir. Steele', Receipt, as a voucher; and that another sum
I.! 4./. I was drawn tin, pieTisely lit tne same nianner, and
• • ••••-a in the •anne Wins, on the :id of July, 1800.
.41ITIN, the nese wa. net repaid until the 3d of
y, 1$ 7 ; nor the latter %mt.; hie Bth of April, with
upon both sums, from the date of their ihue to that
or it., if repayment, amounting to 7,lfrid
Tnecereespondence between Mr Ste:-leant Mr. Thomis ;
letter. of Earl Temple, (one of the Joint Pat masters in 11107),
add, sled to Lord Granville, MI Steele, Roae, and 1.0. d
Ilarmwhy; Mioute. of lb Lore,: of the l'rr.isurv, di.
meting steps sh be t...1c a tor se, tieing the SUM re-
maining tie (tor the first to-. been repaid previous to any
p•oceedings ni the Bard cat Trea-iwy); Minutes of the Pa..
master-General entered in the book et the effice ; and several
other papers, an. morel at Length in the Appegrhx, thuugh
not 'serial.: amolub-ly r.c.:..s.sey for understanding the sub.
jer t, that no el cum .!atee which has reference to the: bus,
may be- withheld from oleetyvtion lint the part to which
tor Committee think it mo't material to direct the attention of
this It...tit, it the given by Mr Lteele hi.n.m, when he
awn,' ills tom, Conni.tte,rm the 26th March,
1407, and made 3.• t rem it of the
I', these hansa• tins H • sai!, o the ix., suns. mentioned b.
Mr. Thomas were issued by me three-von, and I 'hive nn
nom in stating, that they wee net issued lor public service; 1
thorrght, as net..., 04 at OW rime, that 1 had tu:l AU(' iv t.
direct those issues. 1 wits u.g.d to de i.e by private consult J-
ti-nr of a very mcu;iar nature, wench tioesated at that Um,
upon my mind; amt I th,,eht that h) dooming th mi to be
i.lowit to .wvieh; .'.a.. ii myself revoredble for them,
I could not by pesvitolity incur the suspi,un of conceal-
mem, OT (*MIA. It 11.01 my intention that they should
have been replactid u, a very short time, but it was
nut in my power to accomplish they rev.sined charged
aga:irt me so the tsaysoffic..bosik td: the beginning of the
p•,,nl is.,, when the former of the two sums was unsaid; an!
• wli sub; ct hair' gl,een 4 ght !Aroy under the const2
deraiiim of thi• Board of Trelatirr, !Lev ha•e direcled me to
repay MO I eIDAM Me SUM SS lt,• the luterr“ due upon both sums,
o,stilinent-, at >Lard , which I have ..,gaged to do.
I cannot t ke sot w defend my conduct to the in-
stance, uh,:h I rout: admit en have boon inearrect, but 1 eon-
sole n., elf w Ith tug that the public will hats stiffened
no And bong wnethre he knew of any other
tran.r.tnen the iron k.nd, du.hre toe time he was in
the p n n ', • said, " I .'n not." Anil being asked, *he-
IL, ill' knew arrestor the I.ke mitere- arisin4 f•on 11. e
trahi 1C.1,1 • f n•y ('inns r plalaaNTi, he said, .• Ire lauds
do lint." An I being a.y• oi,terlier any riuhee was
taken of this treiwi.,clioti be Ow Treasons, ;ocelot,. 5.1 the
gionnig of tins rear lie sail, r• 1 ....,irehend it was not ese.
It& own to the Tr, asury, pre.rinis tie this year." Add bets
ass id, whether soy notice was taken by any other putiac
nice ! he said, " Not to n v knowlesige
The Report then proceeds to state, that Mr.
Ruse being examined, said, that the tans respeding
Mr. Srictr. were not communicated to him until
the 10th 11 Feb:story, 1601. i, at which time he consi-
dered himself compiti,ely out of office, and could
Two •tere but he desired Mr. Tito•tas
to write to Mr. STr, ; also had 3 CtrlV2tll4lloll
With that Gentleman, and wrote a letter to him up
aio the subjeft, the answer to which led him to rest
satisfied, that the whole matter would be communi-
cated without delay to Lord GIUNTILLE, or the
PAYSEASTZa-GENERat. The Report then notices
two sums of 110,00..11. paid to BOYD and Co. for
services which failed ; the former of which was re-
paid, and the second was not, but is still in a course
of legal proceeding, in etins,luence of the bark-
ruptcy of ft:sat tvalse. -1 he Report concludes with
suggesting I egulations to prevent similar abuses.

THF; BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TIJE6DAY, AIGCST 11.

In the House of Common;, last night. Mr. CA/41
: s 4, in ...lesser to i.rquiries of Nlr WHIZ SRL
s' A:NJ, 014: nn tLe 1.,r e.t tle preset.! month, a direct
recut.) by the British Go.
vernroec.t, !ruin the of V.) cia, intimating t!ie
acceptance by Frame of the mediation of that
poster, to nego:ate for G•CIL B•itaio ; hut that this
cornn.u!:ic.ttin was net accompanied by any re-
ference to the Treaty lately executed betwecn the.
two power., 'nor to ..ny one of its stipulations. To
this c-..in.:rainicat'on, a conehti.T.al 4113W6T WAS sent
tt:e British Gover.unen:, but Et...! nature of the
en, it did not appear adri....ble to ex-
plain. To the p.esent moment, Nlinisl-rs were nor
in posseiiir.n of any. official commur.icatica from
to i:iye a.. I'reaty, and their info:illation
nr ,r V:ii thr—Th thee:.tie elianael as that of ;le:,
e •ry lei ~e, nai.i its insertim in a Vrstich
re .. ;Japer. IVith ro Anierica,
representation had either been male by the .ktne-
rizan Goveinrheot r, it Birti.sh Arnhassadir in
Amet;C.l. her t e their (-en in this Country. Chi
:zatu..l were first '?prised r 4 'he P:a-
clornation of Mr..frrr Luse's, through the
of an American r.ceeleiper ; and no later than
y -steed ey, Mr. CA sissyi-, had nn interview w;th
:.Sr. t:ie .\ niere.7.ci Nliri.ster, to sise..it•in
wl., t!! -r h.• te:LiVe(l .11 re ii.esithi ation
of eunieta..ces c'f ti:e present agitatic is in
that C 1 he answer v: es in the r.ega:ive.
Upon the sutra r,f ur re! it,ons t h tl.e
l'orte, a.rt ;he objea and
,des-
tination tire es the Right Hon. Sece-
lpht it hi. dehy to refrain rapt...nation,
•.ert stage hf their pre;,resi. l'o what.-ver
le state of war connexion wito Amelia

might lewd, hs esculpatcd hitr.self Ms Colleagues
from my blame ; as, since their accession to office,
the policy adopted by their predecesiors was striftly
adhered to, and not a new or varying instruflion
had been sent either to our Ambassador to the
United States, or to the naval force stationed off the
American coast.

Two Tonniugen Mails at rived yesterday, with let-
ters and papers from Altona and llamburgh, to the
fith Instant. It was reported, at Copenhagen, on
the Ist Instant, that Admiral GA NI RI sit's fleet was
seen in the Cattegat. A private letter from Altana,
dated the 3I st last, states, that the King of SWEDEN
had entered into a negotiation for the evacuation of
Stralsund, and had embarked for Malntoe. Hosti-
lities, however, still continued on the 30th. The
Poles appear much disappointed at not finding their
kingdom re-established in conformity with the pro-
mise of BONAPARTE. A Proclamation has been
published at Warsaw, as sating them that thikr fate
is not yet finally decided.

Paris Papers to the 2d instant, trite, that
BON APA RTE arrived at St. amid, at 5 o'clock,
on the morning of the 27th last, and the next dote
received the Addresses of the ("mistimed Authori-
ties, whirls are in the usual style of fulsome pane-
gyric, seasoned with some angry observationi upon
this country. The Peace with Russia and Prussia
is praised, as alfording the means of more effectu-
ally excluding us from the Continent ; and the Pre-
sident of the Senate tells his blaster, " that it ii only
by an immediate peace that Le:land can be pre-
served from the caxastrophe which menaces it."
The Argos, indeed, goes a little farther, and specu-
lates upon the co-operation of Russia, " unlas we
consent to those sacrific,s which are indispensably
necessary for the common prosperity of nations,"
meaning,no doubt,the recognition of a new Maritime
Code. On the I sth and 16th of August there will
be a grand fare throughout the whole of the Empire

It is now said that J &ROME Bom APART if to be
married to the daughter of the King of WIRTE/I.
Delta. and not to the Ptineess of SAXONY. By this
alliance he will become the son-in-law of the Prin-
cess Royal of ENGLAND.

It is now generally believed, that all the Expe-
ditions are destineJ for the idand of Zealand.

The Fends have elperienced a considerahle rise,
in consequence of the stipulated mediation of Russia
to Wing About a peace between this country and
France, and the avowed inclination of Ministers to
Accept the offer.

Sunday evening,Their Mai t STIb.S. the Pollan
and the Duke of Cuss atm. No, accompanied
by the Earl and Countess of R•osso a, the Bishops of
OXIOR I) and SA LIS BUR ace. walked upon Windsor
Terrace, which was atteuded by a very numer,,u,
and gentl.:l assemblage of company. The band*
of the Royal Horse Guards, with their silver
drums, and the limes Own Militia* played during
the nay of the Rovai. FA MILT.

His Maas:sir did not ride out yesterday. The
Pei racessis took their usual Airing on horseback.
M A.! BST Y is expeded in town to•morruw, to
hold a Court at the Ql:b Lies Palace.
Last evening the Duchess of 11%)sit left t Awn, for
flatlands.

The Doke of Yoax will leave town, this day, for
Brighton, to be present at the celt.hratiort of the
L:rtn.d.sy of His Royal Highness the Prince of
WA

His Royal Highness the Duke of C. A aesce lyft
Bushey Park. at ten o'clock, on Sunday morning,
on a vi.:4 to the Prince of WALES, at Brighton.
'fester(' iy. at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign Office.
The .a,,aye brig is :,po.,inted to convoy the fleet
fr. ni Cork to the West Indies.

Dosiner!,Ls were sent off yesterday to Buns
Ayre... 'limy were merei;. duplicates of tliJse chs-
pat(.l:ed last week.

Do.patches were received Itst night from Ctipen-
Itogen. At the date of their departure net, prepara-
t4)::s had bee:, made for the deleace of that city.
A ✓ie.sengcr WAS at'llt OLt. yes't•rd:t!, with
prteltei for the Court of St. Petet.burgh.
Orders were sent of, on Saturday, to Shiteraegs,
fir the tenewal I,f the impress, add the equipnivot
of the men of war, with all possiltle expedition.
Mr. BA:SET, the Messenger. attired, fait night,
from Toartingen, with diiparches for Government.
Mr. rims, the Messenger, arrived, yesterday, from
ienna, with dispatches lions the Earl of Pcuseott.
They will be submitted to a Cabinet Council, this
cl.ty, at two o'clock.

A Courier, we believe a servant of Mr. Outran,
arrived on Sunday at the Foreign Office, with Dis-
patches trunk Copenhagen, which were immediately
forwarded to Mr. Cassino, at his house is May-
F.rir ['heir contents have not transpired, but it
we may judge hy the bustle which they have pro-
duce,: at the 011ie, they are important. Orders
were i..ued tor summoning a Council
yeati.rdah when they were taken into consideration.
'11:e Ticket 14,167, drawn 04 Satarday a Prize
••1 In,ot►ol. was sold at Bisset truly Fortunate Of-
-1., •a, 4, Corithill, and 9, Chuing-Cross, in One
Quartir. one Eighth, and ten Sixteenth Shares.
~e 6,i37. as First-drawn, nn Ilintsday
last, entitled to 30.0001.; the Ticket 3,411, the
second day, a Prize of 1,0001. ; and tie Ticket
a,ll t, on th- fo.:rth day, a Prize of 1,0001. were
all bold, shared, and regh.tered, at the above Office.,
whete undrawn Ticket, and Shares are selling in
great variety, and wi.ere the fortunate laulders of
tire Shares may have their matey un ci-mand.—
Thi•ty-one Capital Prizes have been sold at &sues
wallop the year.

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EARL GOWER'S BIRTH-DAY. •

A grand fete was given. on Saturday last, at
Trentham-hall, in Staffordshire, the magnificent
seat of the Narquiss of Bt,fford, in honour of the
arrival at majority of his eldest son. Esrl Grower.

A flag hoisted on Kmg'sdown-hill. and the fining
of cannon, plaited on that height, at s;x o'clock in
the morning, announced the festivities of the jiyful
day. . . . .

Preparations bad been also made for distriburing
to the populace, upon that elevated station, lo bop-
heads of strong beer, S bullocks, and ISsteep, roast-
ed whole.

The gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in-
vited to dinner at one o'clock, by an miten,ive cir-
culation of cards. Between 3 and 400 sat down to
dinner. The table was Covered with an elegant pro-
fusion, the quality and arrangement of which did
great credit to the gentlemen who had the manage•
went of it.

Thr toasts strEete.—
•. The Keg."...titietk *ith rapturous aloplatlse,
ponied by a dischatie Of 21 guns from th,!l•,:i.
" The Qurrn ater‘er amiable Pyinewes.'•

" Our fair enuntrYahlenan."
a Earl fanner, and many happy return, nt the.diy..--Ac-
companied with a disahargeol 21 guns frodl the lA.

"'Sweets to the Atroiand NaCy nt Ott gatiani."
" The Plate," and 4.16 e Rail," and several
other toasts followed.

A Band of Music played during the whole even-
ing ; and Mr. Fernyhouith. a geadernan of consi.
derAle poetical talents, presentiod an OJe written
for the occasion.

At four o'clock. the gootielmos Walt to the bill'
to see the diuribution of the beer and meat among
the populace. The concourse of people was pro.
digious, notwithstanding yearn poblio•honse in
Newcastle was opened la honour of the day.
At six o'clock a Ball commenced at the Howse,
in which the sons and daughters of the tenantry
joined in the merry dance.
At nine o'clock there was a most brilliant display
of fireworks, and a balloon was liberated upon the
extensive lawn, in front of the house.

The dancing continued until twel►e o'closk. when
supper was announced, and the table appeared reno-
vated with every luxury and delicacy that an and
nature could produce, where expense bunts no li-
mit, but those of taste and judgment.
l'he supper-party amounted to one hundred and
sixty, and the festivities concluded in a manner woe.
thy of the occasion, and of the rank and fortune of
the noble House of Gower.

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