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—..etoittie to erisioirit them ie'rectelee
...me of Credit. Ordered.
Aliso, that it be an instruftion to the Committee
to meows's- them to Make good all deficiencies in
the taxer ivhich accrued In 1805, out of the Sup-
Pies of 1805. Ordered.
The Bat then went through a Committee ; and,
on Ale Honse being restunedz the report was or-
dered to be received to-rmirrovr.
He then moved the Order of the Day for the
House •to resolve itself into a Committee of the
whole House on the Pension Duty Bill ; and the
same insiruftion was, on a similar motion, ordered,
as 'OS the deficiency of takes in 1803, as in the Malt
Duty till. The Bill was then coninlitted, and the
report ordered to be received to-morrow.
Mr. HIJSKISSON gave notice, in the absence of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. that he would,
In-morrow, in the Committee of Ways and Means,
move for leave to bring in a Bill for issuing Liebe-
Tier Bills, to a certain extent, on the aids of the
present year. He also moved for leave to bring in
' a Bill to hitleinnity the Commissioners, aging under
the Assessed Tax Aft, and to explain and amend
the same.—Grinted.
Mr. FOSTER moved, that the Message of the
Lords,trelative to the attendance of certain Irish
Memboss, be then taken into consideration. Ordered.
The SPEAKER then called the name of Sir
Thomas Featherstone. Bart. who answering thereto,
the Speaker asked him whether he was willing to at.
teed the Committeeof the House of Lords, according
to their Lordsh4s request, on the 19th of February
next? 're 'chi' he answered in the affirmative.
The same question being put to Mervin Achdale,
Esq. and the same answer given, it was ordered,
that Sir Thomas Featherstone, Bart. and Mervin
Afrchdale, E-q. have leave to attend the Committee
ad die Lords, according to their Message, if they
tM.t fit.
it was then ordered that a message be sent to the
Ur& to acquaint them that Sir Thomas Feather.
stoat,Archdale,
Bart. and Mervin Esq. had the
Irate of the House to attend their Lordships' com-
mitter, according to their Lordships' message of
litesday lett, if they think. fit, and that Mr. Alex-
ander do take the said message to the Lords.
KINNAIRD give notice, that he would on
Tuesday nowt move the House to take into consider-
ation the Repott made by the Navy Board to the
Admiralt, on the tech November, 1803, respelling
the Inquiry into the Repairs of the Romney, Nassau,
Eta Soiedie. whilst ander tke command of Sir Home
Popham. And he thought it but justice to that officer
tO state, that if the report verified the accounts he
had heard as to the extravagant expenditure of the
public money, it was his intention to move for a
fiirther and most serious inquiry into the subject
before the House.
Mr. ROSE moved, according to the Notice he
Faye on Tuesday, that the House do resolve itself
sate a Committee of the whole House, to consider
the Ads of the 39th and 40th of the King relative
to the performance of quarantine; which being read,
Ate /louse went into a Committee,
Mr. AiaxseDlll in tbe Chair.
Mr. ROSE said, be had certain resolutions to
wove in lieu of those which now existed by the said
Ads, f.r the purpose, of repealing them, a, they
had been found insufficient. The resolutions were
then read and agreed to, and the report ordered to
be received to-morrow.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the bill to in-
rieurnify all such pei sons as have cuili.ted to qualify
themselves for certain offices, &c. within the limited
time ; read a first, and ordered to be read a second
time tn-ems row.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said. it was his intention to
bring before the House the late proceedings of the
East India Company respecting the settlements at
Prince of Wales's island; and. as there were several
papers which he should have occasion to call for,
be gave notice that be would on Monday next bring
fot ward a motion on that subjed.
Lord A. HAMILTON postponed his motion re-
lative to Irish Pensions payable at par, which stood
fur to-morrow, to Tuesday next.
Mr. GILES rose and said, that there was a very
important circumstance relatiag to the Naval Com-
missioners Aft, of which the House in general were
not, perhaps, aware. That Aft was to expire on
the Commencement of the second Session, after two
years. This was the second Session after the ex-
piration of two years; and,in consequence of Parlia-
ment not having tact, as usual, before Christmas,
the Aft had expired a year before it was intended so
to do. He, therefore, begged to know of Ministers,
whether they intended to bring forward a Bill to
continue the same ? No answer being returned from
the Treasury Bench, Mr. Giles said, he supposed
Ministers did not mean to bring in any Bill on that
head, and he thought, therefore, it was his duty to
give notice that he would, on Monday fortnight,
move for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the
said Aft for the time it was originally intended to be
in force.
Mr. Graham, Inspeftor of Convifts on the River
Thames, presented at the bar the annual report on
that head.—Ordered to lie on the table.
A person from the African Office presented at
the Bar the arum d account relative to African
alfairs.—Ordered to he on the table. mikomeed.

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We understand that the additional Papers of the

°Send Correspondence between this country and
Spain, moved for by Mr. GRZY, will not be ready
to be laid before Parliament until Monday next.
The last Memorial presented by the Sr as tot A se-
a assa uo it is said to be written in a very spirited
style. In it the Chevalier ANDUAOA complains,
that his Court did ever thing in its power, con-
sistent with honour, to conciliate the British Govern-
ment ; but that new coneessions, instead of giving
satisfaCtion, only produced new demands, and a
system of weight& on the part of the British Govern-
ment, wbibbAwiaad a daurminatina to break with
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Spain. We were among the first to forest: danair of the sima coseraplatopfrom making Lord
that hostilities: must necessarily take place betwer, SIDIROUTIA jealous of Mr. Pore ? He thinks, no
this coantrfisai Spain, stub to deprecate Use delay. doubt, that Mr. Pitt. is jealous as a Turks that be
Since tfieFluitily Compai was signed, to the mur- cannot boor a troths: near the tganzi. iced is, there-
der of Loots the XVL Aimee never *as at war fore, ready to throw the State into confusion, shoals!
with England, in which the former did not force Lord Sioisourn intercept one myal smile i but
Spain into the quarrel, in less than twelve months that Lord 510140414, good easy man, has no
after its commencement. We contended, that if feeling, no pride, no delicacy, and has kissed
such ivas the inßuence of France over Spain, at the rod of his Master—Pia Y. We do not be-
fgrmer periods, the result must be still more certain lieve that Lord Stosaoura is that senseless thing.
under the tyranny of Boa AP A RTE, now when she is —The world has given him credit for modera-
melted down in the revolutionary crucible, and tion, but we fancy he shered as much dignity
I•?corne a vassal of France. Had we declared war and spirit in going out of office, as were displayed
against Spain upon the ground of the treaty of St. by Mr. PITT in coming in. We would advise then
Ildephonso, or of the pecuniary convention substi- this scribbler, and rebukes of scribblers, if he has any
tuted for it, the most ingenious sophist mold urge regard far consistency, not to adopt that practice
nothing against its justice. We had then a right to which he condemns in others. We would advise
consider Spain as an enemy, and to treat her ac- him. if he really wishes harmony to prevail be-
cordingly, without the slightest colour for complaint. tween Mr. PIT: and Lord Sinuous's., not to enciea-
From an honourable and generous feeling for a nation your to sow jealousies between them. An attempt
supposed friendly at heart, and only drawn into the to divide Lord SintdOWT H from Mr. Pier is just as
vortex with France by hard necessity, the English faulty, as an attempt to divide Mr. PIeET from Lord
Government forbore the exercise of that right, and SIDMOUTH. The breach will be the same in either
tolerated for a time a hollow and delusive neutrality. case, and if the edifice is to te entirely consumed, it
Spain has not a single pretence or shadow of justi- matters nut to which end the incendiary applies his
ficatioa, or remonstrance, that is not derived from torch.
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this source, and yet she nOw urges her concessions as Two Duteb .':..chuyts arrived on Wednesday front... I
a proof of the extravagance of our demands. She Katwyct, (with letters and some Dutch Journalso
would turn the moderation, the kindness. and for- The latter come down only to the 22J last, and c
bearance of England, into an argument against her tain nothing of any interest, that I. not
to be foe
justice, although conscious that she cannot ace's'= in the Hamburgh and Paris Papers of the 18th,
her of a tingle aft of miscondufl, w:thoot, it the which we received early in the week. The private
same tient, reproaching herself with perfidy and letters that we have seen, are principally cf a mer-
ingratitude. cantile nature, and complain bitterly of the stag-
nation of trade, and the want of money.
The Etfiedition embarking at Portsmouth still
continues to be the subjea of various and contra-
A Gentleman just arrived from Rotterdam states.
dittory conjeaure. Some say it is going to take
that new measures of severity are exercised against
possession of Madeira, and from thence to the Ca-
the English in Holland. Several British subjeas
nary Isles. Others as positively assert, that it is
are detained by force, and every kind of British
intended to operate for some time as a diversion.
merchandise is confiscated.

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Yesterday, about hall-past twelve o'clock. His
MAJESTY arrived at theQuats's House front Kew.
Soon after two o'clock His MA Jes r T held a Privy
Council, which was attended by the LORD CHAN.
CELLOS. the Marquis of HERTFORD, Earls CAN..
Held. and AT Lesroup, Viscount SIDNIOU rig, Lords
HAWKESSUIY, and MULGeaVE. General MAIT.
LAND was introduced to the Council, and sworn in
Governor of Ceylon; on which occasion he had the
honour to kiss His MAJESTY'S hand. The Council
sat but a short time. After the Council, His Ma..
JISTY gave an audience to Lord HAwistsauay.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday, the
Russ, AN A m LASSADOR wansaked business at Lord
Mute ' office.
On Wednesday. Sir .loon Boat Asa WASISN
transaeted business there from twelve till one o'clock.
At three o'clock, on the same day, a Cabinet
Council was held at his Lordship's office. ,
On Monday, the Hon. Casten& Almanac:mai
was unanimously eleaed Representative in Parlia-
ment for the City of Edinburgh, in room of the
Right Hon. Cn watts Hors:, now Lord Justice
Clerk.
Major DALRYMPLE Will, it is said, he returned
for the boroughs of Haddington, Etc. Colonel
CLINTON, the usher candidate, having declined the
contest.
The American ship, Commerce, Tav Lon, from
the Havannah, for Rotterdam, is detained by the
Lady Warren armed ship, and sent into Penzance.
The Jane, PERKINS. from Quebec fur Liverpool,
is wrecked on the Highlands of Scotland.
A French privateer was at Rio Janeiro on doe
19th Oikober last, and intended sailing in a few
days on a cruise.
A letter from Torbay, of the t9th of January,
says. " By a sloop, which arrived here last night from
Guernsey, I have learned the sad effeas of the tre-
mendous storm last Thursday there, in which a num.
ber of vessels suffered, but most particularly that
beautiful ship privateer Fame (late !Made), of 3e
guns, and 240 men, Captain HOfIES, belonging to
H. C. 131.ZWeT r, Esq. of Plymouth, and which
sailed from thence last Monday. She parted one
cable in the gale, and dragged the other two anchors,
till she went ashore against the Castle, and is be-
come a mere wreck. She had previously cut her
mizen-mast away. to ease the ship, but it availed
nothing. S'ie had got her commission. and was to
have sailed the next day."
It appears from an account laid before the House
of Commons, that the unfunded debt in Exchequer
Bills, outstanding on the sth of January, 1805,
amounted to 25,253,5001.
The following is an Account of the Number of
Ships from Scotland, employed in the Whale Fish-
ery to Davis's Streights, and the Greenland Seas ;
from the loth of OCtober, 1803, to the 10th of Oc-
tober, ltlo4, as appears by a paper laid before the
House of Commons :
!lope, Lattusa, Jana, Erverpriaa, IL:reulitc, Neptune, Ni.try
Ann, Eatridge, Rodney, William and Ann, litll. al 8.,u0y,
RAith, Rattler, East Lothian, and Else Swan.—Tutal,
ships—Total burthen, 4,245 54ths.
The Shakspeare Lottery being decided on Mon-
day, has given the adventurers a golden oppor-
tunity to get the Capital Prizes in the present State
Lottery, none of which are yet drawn ; but, from
the mends in the different Lottery Offices, and the
few Tickets that are left unsold, without an early
application, many must be disappointed.
A late traveller on the Continent makes the fol-
following remarks on the temper of the newly-
created Emperor:—The temper of Bow AFARS'S is
become intolerable, and his Secretaries are only pre-
vented from quitting bis service by fear, His un-
governable anger is so excessive, that when a mes-
senger brings unpleasant news, the persons in wait-
ing are each afraid of being the reporter. His fits
of passion are so violent, that it is said he is now
frequently provoked to strike, and that it is very
common for his footmen to receive blows.

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. DRURY L ANL.
Last aishk a aew Comedy was performe I at this
Theatre, avowedly from the pen of a Geatiernan,
it is said Mr. Goulette. Pie Prologue, spoken be
Mr. B A RCS. a 11, did ISOS lead us to exped novelty of
charafter, or design..
The models of the author are evideetlr The Tsmiot
gi the Shreen,neetflh Night, and The 1 ,euristaist The
story is very simple. An eminent Sr. midi Palates
has two beautiful daughters. The eldest, so vain,
so imperious, and overbearing, although beset with
suitors, will not be wooed until addressed by the
Duke Araisa, a rich and .powerful nobleman, who
gains her hand by the description of his palace, ear.
sieges, and attendants. Being passionately in love
with her, he determines on subduing her spirit, sod
fur that purpose. as soon as the ceremony is over,
sets off for his palace, but,instead of placing her there,
conveys her to a retired cottage in its neighbourhood.
Here, he says, he has imposed on her ; that he is as
husbandman, and that cottage is his only pots.
sion. She, at first, treats it as bagalrile, but i,
obliged to change her wedding robes for a runt
jacket, and submit to the rfieanest rceupation,
Her proud spirit revolts at this life, and bitter
taunts and sarcasms are the consequence. The
Dar listens to them with temper and coolness, and
locks her up when very refraiory. She pee.
rails on him to give her her liberty, and flies
to the castle to complain to the Di a.', who is
represented by one of his domestics. Janine. who,
seated in a great chair, hears her complaint; and
the Doke arriving soon alter, a scene ensues similar
to that of I.itite 7eha in judgment, i 1 the Opera
of Reels ilacd. The Lady demands a divorce,
hut he decrees them to remain together for a
monists. at the expiration of that to. be divorced,
if not recnn.iled to her situation i but the amiable
conduet of her hhsband, before the time arrives,
has made her evert thing he could wish, and she
takes posseo.ion of the Cud,. There is a second
plot, of an officer ad his pep, a female in disguise,
who, like frio/a. N'never told het love," but is at
last united to 014/1114 her Weer. His charades is
sketched from De;efele, in lie ineststant, as it the
Como the lomat' yearree's sister, who is a copy of
Bizarre, and was admirably performed by Miss
ME'.LON.--The scene is laid in Spain.
Of these materials, the Author has made a very
lively, interesting dmedy. The dialogue is excel-
lent, full of point, and abounding with beautiful
sentiment and imagery. The two first ails were a
continued series of applause, from one of the fullest
houses we ever witnessed. There was a trifling dis-
approbation in the third aft, at the charaler of the
Diller, as tedious—it may be very well dispensed
with. In the fourth was introduced a village dance,
in which Mr. ELL hrOte and Mies Dorman j tined.
The music was very lively, and the duce was pen
formed with ease, vivacity, and simplicity. ft was
loudly ~ord. The last a& commenced with a
beautiful air, which was very sweetly sung by Miss
Du etc AN, and also marred. This AO, with the ex-
ception of the softie where Deka& is tied by the
women to the tree, is excelleut, and received the
most unbounded applause. On Mr. Eaxisroe's
' announcing the Comedy for this night, he was hail-
ed with " bravo! bravo !" from all parts of the
house.
Miss Demean. in Jaliasa, was the Ceelcrias.
Her first appearance was in her heed:al dress, the
intost eleg rot and splendid we have ever see., and
her performance in the lishighty ovevereating pars
of the char-atter were marked with judgment yid
discrimination ; but the Most eaptivAnag pail 61 her
performance was the reminding her husWi of the
" Arabian courser" sehich he was to Wilk leaked
ler her. Nor can eke give any idea of the,bwiestits
II
sweetness of tow voile, look, and Matillit. 'rift
avows her alliettioo and deternahlmia to resale
' with him.
Mr. EL LISTON'S perfeenume. of the Dais des ad-
mirable; whether as the subolissive Iterah or the
cool, determined husband. When he reglad Ms
title, and appeared in the last scene at hiccaade, his
looks and demeanour betrayed nobility. His dues
was most superb. Miss De C•sse was the Part
which she made extremely int
nerecevtli.
Milate sang
a plaintive air, which was e r. BAN.
N IST EN and Mr. WROU3SITOM in the father and Or-
lando displayed their usual judgment. Mr. Coats.s
could not be more entertaining than in Aries. He
made some excellent hits at resigning his place. Kr.
dear :At did all he could for the Corns. Miss Ds
Castel /i sl sie fi
ssJtFeka Been
dawlively hoping Epilog,
ed
Honey .%hoe as successful. She concluded amitlct
ythatCluaoediesenwhoGwitoheurdenitdurnedmtaokeoßnitTtllhe,
thunders of applause. The piece will, no doubt, b: a
favourite, and amply repay the Proprietors for the
liberality with which it Las been got up.
COYISPIT.GAR 0 LS.
The Young Itsie'us played Frederick, last night.
in Lavers' rows, with all the ability evinced in his
former representations of it, and all the applause
which such excellence deserves. The house over-
flowed with a brilliant company, in which we ob-
served the Duchess of Sr. Awe's, the Couatess
of Da armors*, Lady 8. Commutes, Lady
h E•DE, Lady hltoin•v, &c.

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The Qusties insfispositioe, we understand, arias
ftran a swelled face.
Yesterday, about half past two o'clock, the r 1 e
of W ALES visited ICT MAJESTY.
Yeverday, the Princess Sorist A of GLOUCLSIER
visited Hier MAaesry and the PaiNcgssrs. In the
evening, Their MA; I ..r l ss had a selea party.
Colonel TOORNIUN'S fine estate of Thornrire
Royal, in Yorkshire, we understand, was not finail
&posed of, but bought in.
We have several times thought it a duty Ire
owed the publics to mention the PANOR An A ill t!.•
Strand, and pay that tribute of praise to the Arno
which their productions so eminently merit. Oka
Headers will, no doubt, be highly gratified in heir
ing that Messrs. RRINAOLE and [Lomeq to mak°
their 1' xhibition, if passible, still more attraaivr.
have ere Red, in an adjoining apartment to the Vim
of Ropes, an eatremnly fine Painting of Sir Siostv
SMITN'S Engagement with the En IX V. 4 FtorittA
off Ostcnd—it View of the City—the Flotilla in tbv
Harbour, and too many other objeas to enumellac
the whole forming an interesting and beautiful fors''
duaion.