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ARMY CONTRACT.
COMMISSARY GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Great GeotKr Street, April 5, 11105.
NOTICE is hereby given to all Persons desirous
of Covarorting ta Supply OATS ra the Caraf,.4 in Can-.
tninnents an 4 enarors ie the Cast ig*Huntiiigilos;
The Dehrenles to eenilleafe en arid fu• the 45th ['maid ;
That Propo,als ns Writing, seated np, uti marked " Tender
for Army Supplies," will be rewired nt whir Ulf re, ri ttr bffore
the 12th Lay r f the present Math (bid 'One nnll Ae vereiied
after Twelve o'Clerk an thew Llay )i wad, if sent by Post, the
Postace to 6r paid.

The Proposals mist contain tke Nantes no gond Sureties,
with *hi, I'lawes of Residence; and no Tender will k noticed,
unless the Pary or Agent colt • !his ()fee on the following Day
to know the derision thereon.

Partiedlark if the Clot' t 'toy be hod, rpm 4ppile.4tion at
thts (Phr e, between the Ileum 0. Teo amt Pear.

VICTUALLING OFFICE, MARCOI 27, 1205.
rrHE COMMISSIONERS for ViMoaning ibe
ii Majesty's nay tit, herr by pie Notice, That on TUESU4Y
Me sforii nest, they silt be ready to virtue Tenders in
IS'itting (sealed up), and treat for Three Hundred Chatibons
of
Pitt's Tanlieldit Neer Coals, All Pay ; to be delivered in a whole
Cargo or Cargoes, Free of all Charge and Bi•gtse to Ilia lifaimity,
aloogiule flu Majesty's lietatalling Premises at Deptford, in the
sr• re of .Ser Weeks at farthest, from the Date of the Contraa ;
otos so be paid for by Bills, payable with interest, Ninety Day
afire Date.
The Curalitiotts of the Central may be seen at the Secretary's
Offire.
No regard will be had to any Tender, in which the Pliee shall
not ha inserted in Words at length, or the! shalt not be deflected
to dm Board before One ?Cloak on the said Tnetelay, the sth
April nett, nor watts the Peron who makes the Tender, or vote
Person en his hebolf, attend., to mistier whim railed foe.

PI ICENIX FIRE.OFFICE, MARCH 14, 111,0).
pERSONS whose Insurance Payment: fail due Mr
LADY-DAY, are requested take Notice, that Printed
Receipts are ram, ready at the Ott in Lotnttard.swer, and at
he newly erected !dire at Charing-cross , and tenth the seieret
Agents of the Crorp.rmy in the C.untry.
GENERAL RATES OF INSURANCE.
Common Issunamors.
For Sams not exceeding 30001 —26. tid. per rent per Ann.
H 4Z ARIDOIIt irrstritrarcei.
For Sums not ewe...ding 30001...34. Ott. reef:flit per inn

DOUBLE H•ssapous 11.1.01tANC111.
rrr Sums nut exceeding WOW ... 're. Od. per Cent. per Ann.
the Nate If Premium eipvis Warehouses and fifer,handise
the West India Decks and London Ducts, is Three per '
Cent per Arouses.
Insurances in America, the West Indies, and on the Con-
tinent of Europe, are efeNed upon Terms etrerrapoadent with
their ureral Risks. THOMAS WORSI.F.Y,
B. Pro Meritei !he made bs this Office far P 01.1.7441 of
Insurance 1.11,0 n 51.1110% of Three Hundred Pounds or lipw

SOCIETY FOR ESTABLISifING AN ASYLUM FOR
MALE ANI) FEMALE OUTCASIti,.

His Ropil Witham the Duke of YORK, President
AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
COURT of the GOVERNORS of this lusfttution will
be finlrten on MONDAY next, the get n( April lint Ant, at
One o'Clock precisely, at St Paul's Coffee-house, St. Paiirts
Church-yard, in order to consider a Vr0',X.0,9411 Altrratiall 01 the
Title of this Society, with an Address to the Poloist., as ap.
proved 1:n the Committee, and on other special affairs.
J GRINDT.AY, Sec.

WESTERN DISPENSAR Y, CH A RLES STREET, WEST-
MINSTER, Ft )It RELIEF OF THE SICK POOR, AND
FUR INOCULATION.
His Grace HENRY Duke of BUCCLFUGI I, K G President.
rrO-MORROW MORNING A SERMON will
A be preached in the Parish Church of Saha Margaror,
Westmrn,t.•;, for the Benefit of this CHARITY. be the
Rev. THOMAS FROGNALL DIDDIN, &A. F A.S. M•nr-
mg Preacher of Quebec Chapel, and Afternoon Leaurer of
Brunson/1i Chapel.
••• Divine Service sill begin at Eleven n'Clnck precisely.
WM. LINDEMAN, Sec.

SAVAIDAY, APRII, 6, Igos.

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RIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—Fat oar, Atm. 5
The Royal AWSISS was given by Commitsion to the Cus-
tom, and Excise Aalsditsonal Duties Bolls, to the Additional
Legacy Tax BiR, and to eleven filth of a private or local de-
scription.
The Lords Commissioner: wee, the Lou Chancellor, Lord
Walaingliam, and Lord Auckland.
The ft.lls *peer the Table were forwarded in their respeetive
stages, among tit on were, the Irish Spirit Permit 8011, and the
Bread .ksaize Bill, were lead a second tame ; the American
Treaty, Neutral Vessel,, ynukeepn•n' Allowance, and Spanish
Trado, Balls, severally went through Committees of the whole
House, without Amendment, and were re:mrted ; the Bengal
Supreme Caunc: Ball, end the Edinburgh Pollee 8011, were read
a thi•d time and ,cased.
Ott the occasion of the American Treaty, and Neutral ships
Bills being committed;
l: rid SHEFFIk ID took the opportunity of calling the at.
tentoon of the House to the distressed situation of numbeei of
the Shop Owners, who, to consequence of the operation of
Rolls, npon the prim:spies of those then before the House, were
unable to find,einployment for their vessels, and marry were
driven almost to insolvency. lie should nut thee., !metier,
trouble their Lordships with a Motion upon the subjeti, but
the Bolts in question had not his ■s.set.
tho th, Motion id Lord AUCKLAND, the Accounts lately
presented respelling the Amount of the Port-Office Itegl'lWlCS
ftw the last twenty years resptctivelya well ordered to be
printed.
Several Private Bills were brought up from the Commons
by Mr. S Leferre, Mr. Trail, and other Gentlemen, and re
spectively read a fl .t time.
Lord FIAWKESBURY moved the Order of Use
Day, for their Lordships going into a Committee
on the Militia Reduction Bill—the House accord-
ingly resolved into the Committee, and Lord WA lo
SlN,lties24 having taken the Chair ;
The Noble SECRETARY of STATE suggested
the convenience, as he knew of no amendments to be
proposed. of having the bill read short, in order to
save the time of the Committee.
Thii, meeting the general sense of their Lordships,
was complied with, and the clauses were agreed to
by the Committee, without observation or amend-
ment—and the House resuming, the report was
forthwith received.

Lord HAWKESBITRY then moved, that the
bill be read a third time on Monday. Ordered.
Mr. Van Isiegruck, from the Commissioners of
Naval Enquiry, presented a copy of the last letter
of Lord Viscount Melville, to the said Commis-
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sooners, together with the answer of the Board
thereto, pursuant to the order of their Lordships,
which was ordered to lie on the table.
Lord KING, after slightly adverting to the putili:
benefit accruin_g !roes the proceedings of the Com-
miss4mers of Naval Enquiry, espressed his wish to
letrn from any of His Majesty's Ministers, whether
it were the intention of Government to renew the
bill, which authGrised the Commissioners to act ?" To
complete their investigation would be imprailicable
in the co arse of the present session, particularly
with respea to one very important objea of their
enquiries, 'lamely, the concerns of the Transport
Board. lie therefore wished to learn, whether it
were intended or rant, to prolong the authority. or
the Commissioners ?

Lord HAWKISBURY replied generally, that
he knew of no such determination on the past of
His M tjesty's Government—at least, he could say,
that he was not now so particularly informed as to
the intentions or sentiments of Ministers upon the
subjed, as to be able to give a decisive answer to the
question of the Noble Baron.
The oaths of ahju_ration and fidelity being duly
administered to Mr. Matthew Thomas Francis
Hornmey, the Bill for his naturalisation was read a
second tuna, and referred to the consideration of a
Committee.

Lord HAWKESBURY presented, by command
of His Majesty, abstrth Accounts of the State of
the Poor, for the years 1803 and 1804; these were
extremely voluminous, and were obliged to be
brought to the Table by one of the servants of the
House. They were, on the Motion of his Lordship,
ordered to be printed.
Mr. ALIAANDIR, attended by several Members,
brought up Irons the Commons the Irish Militia
Reduaion Bill—which, on the Motion of Lord
HawkeseLltY, was forthwith read a first time.
His Lordship moved that the Bill be printed,
and read a second time on Monday next, and that
their Lordships he summoned for that day ; which,
on the questions being put, were ordered accord.
ingly.—Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House being required by the Black Rod to attend the
Lords Commissioners in the other House, the Speaker, on his
return, informed Oulu, that the Royal Assent had been given
to the Coastways Importation Ditty, the Customs Additional
Duty, the Excise Duty, and I private Bills.
A Message from the House of Lorda stated their concurrence
in the Bengal Council and Edinburgh Police Bills.
Mr DICKENSON, jun. presented a Letter from Sir H.
Popham to the Lords of the Ads:twit', respeDing the ex-
pence, of repairing the squadron under his command im the
Red Sea, which he mowed to be then read.
Admiral AIARKHAM ohjeaed to the Motion, which he
considered as contrary to usage, and done in all et parte man-
ner, as 41 the documents against that orficer were not yet be-
fore the !louse.
After some trifling conversation, the Paper was read by the
Clerk, and ordered to Ile on the Table.
EST IN DI A COLONIES.

Mr. BARHAM wished to be informed by the
Minister, whether, in consequence of the present
dangerous state of our West India Colonies, the
considerable nttnu which it occasioned in the city,
and the suspicion entertained against the Govern-
ment, of having negleaed to provide for their de-
fence ; he would have any ohjeaion to a too.
tino for papers to show what measures had been
taken for putting the islands in a proper state of de.
fence? The force ender the conintand of Admiral
Cochrane, the rime of his aeceiting intelligence of
the arri;"al pt the French fleet there, and the period
of his salting in pursnit of them.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that he must objea in the strongest niaiaier
to the prodittion 'of papers, which must be attend.
eg with such important disclosures, and, at this

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time, improper explanations; hut he h
,cation in saying, that no noglt.6l wha
that subjet WAS imputable to Ilse Ma
nistets.

Mr. ST. JOHN gave notice, that on a
he should move for a comparativ : staten
naval force. appointed int the protoft
West India Islands, during the Lite and
Sir WILLIAM SCO I.T, in a Commi
a Resolution, that it is expedient to
Majesty, out of the Consolidated Fur.
provision for granting salaries to the
Judges in Malta, Bermuda, and the Baha
which was agreed to, and the report on
received on Monday.
The CHANCELLOR of the FXC
moved for leave to bring in a Bill It
amending, and render ing more effeftua
petty Tax Al.
Mr. FOX stated some inconveniences
as it bore on the receip' of annuities; ;
IdASTARD, on the powers entrusted to tl
sioners ; which the CH Aoc Et Lon of the
said he meant to provide again-; in the
he should move to have printed Fevii
sliscession. Leave was then green t. urn
The CHANCELLOR of the EX,
next moved for leave to bring in a Bit! f.
the limits of the Hovering AA to 100 ro,
shore ; for pow rs to seize all Engli h
with contraband goods within that dist*,
Tiding against the illegal tralf,t now c
great extent in the islands of Jersey anc
and, in general, for the more eXeaciaßy
the praffice of...smuggling ; which was
THE WIMAT-TV WAR
Mr. FRANCIS intrnduc-d the Mn
subjefl, of which he had previously give
a speech to the following effea
have too much occaslon for attempt:eN
attention of the House •o' a subject in its
sensed of little attradien to trespass upo
to any unnecessary length, upon a ques
maintain to involve in itself no less thy
nion of the whole Peninsula of Inclosts
veral years past I have, with pain, I
reason to observe that the neglat of P;
attention to the :ants of that country h;
in a full proportion to the growing aug
our poisessions. Such a conduit as t
imply that the affairs of In were floe
great, too intricate, and too complex.
longer under the controul or superinten
Leg;alature, and .s it viey wete too
the contemplation or this House. but
found a moat fatal error to suppose th
the suhjed alfoided at sufficient ai
grasping at more extension of tcrrit,
are capable of governing ; and. I
thing to be mote true than that if
tration of that empire is not held
and rigorous nand. abases of ever
►e prevalent and unrestrained The
setiously coati-ter that the evils of i
would not end in India, hut must err
deed already have done a , to this cone
had frequent representations and prom
dia would become a great source of ‘s
county, and the nt.•aner we have see
iced, is is* augmentntion of wars, Je
culties, eraftly in the proportion of our
minion : and Patliatiient seems, by its
have abdicated its rights of intetference.
has undergone so great achange in itscoi
in the members who compose it, sincet
these subjeels were most agitated, that
it will be necessary fur me to explain
stances personal to myself, which mat
present may be unacquaintedisith, 1
endeavour to do in the most concise mi
liable of. My first co; neflion with I:.
ed in the year 1793, by a Parliamti
ment to a seat in the Supreme Conni
In that situation I might, I believe,
management, have obtains. .1 the stet
nor; but be that as it may. rir condi
obtained the approbation of the Court
and when Committees rA ens House
178 I, on the consideration of the abu
in India, I passed thro'agh that codes
and unhurt. During all the time thai
ment against Mr. Hating, was pt epat
ing, I was also, from my situation, tc
virtuaUy upon trial; and it it should h
name of one so insignificant shall en
own existence, I shall owe it to the Ii
sued, in co-operation with those emin,
whom I continue still to ail with.
the liberty to say thus much of /upset
to observe, that in the view I meant t
important subjeft, if Gentlernen
measure of my address to be propot
extent of all the questions, and the vas
pers before them, they will have tt
finding themselves most agreeably
The duty, however, which I have ur
poses on me the necessity of calling h
tion of the House. and shortly taking
alterations in India, from the origs
establishment in that quarter, down
period. In doing this, I shall fork
with the military details, or with the
subsisted between the Councils of lie:
bay, as they are not very immedia
with my present purpose. Every c
versant with this subjed must know
nal establishment was founded solely°
The native princes of that country in
kindness, and inour commercial inte
us evert greater indulgence than w
their own subjeas. That reception p
institution of fliaories ; these were fol
►icons tor their proseltion, and the
opened the way for more conquests
of our boundaries. In the Interco"
muted by the native Princes, they c
fur the interests of their people, as la