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London, England, 1805-05-30 00:00:00

mons all uniformly Against him, and the dre-r i.r..
pression male upon the public mind, whatever
jedions and distindions arty oven: to a legal ea,:...
standing, formed iii the technical moald cf
sional principles, are, in the broad r!ew of crirr.re.,..n
sense., equal to the finding of a bill by a Grand
and ought to put the party upon his trial fit:i!,
however, we see no season why Viiccunt Mni visit
should not be allowed to oppose, if he thinks riTpt:,
an opportunity which most innocent men would
court, of clearing his charader to the world, and
wiping away the foul aspersions cast upon it. he.
were; therefore, not a litde disgusted un
yesterday a paragraph in one of our ccntempera.
ries, charging the right, claimed by Viscount
vi ti.e, as new and unprecedented, and asking, why
the demand was not made before ? A son solicitiiis
leave for a father, to plead his own defence, and that
father, a man forty years in the service of his claw.
try, of great talents, and indefatigable iiidastly, is
a situation that would disarm a generous mind of
all resentment. Under such circumstances, it
ought not to have looked too narrowly to case and
precedent, where the course proposed had nothing
in it calculated to defeat the ends of justice. The
enemies of Viscount MELVIL L C did not consult him
upon the mode of their attack, and surely it is ci)rn.
patent to the Noble Viscount to make his defence
at any time or stage of the business, he shah ttni;c
proper. The persecuting spirit displayed by the
Print in question, might, perhaps, in an (aria:.
case, only work its own punishment
case of Viscount Mt:Lvitt r, it invr.

ation of much greater im:rcrtance.
charaZter of that Paper we regard.
the charafter of Earl Sr. VINCES,
dear to t:,c British nation. Wire

ercise, cr affcel to exercise, an .
print in question, we do net preti

certainly the wcrld may be parklaned
that, by its rancour against View
hc.pes to make its fulsome partegy,

to the Noble Earl. Let it not
these obsercatior.s, tlat we Fate
course in which we set out upon
wish to ye stria justice dore

Mctvic Lr. 11. E the roll :try ; to

nor set down right in maice

that intemperate violence on thz
saries may tend to defeat tlElt
the excessive partiality of his Sr

At length seine intelligence has burs et'ets.4
with respell to the Toulon fleet. A letter froth tea
board His MAJ as r v's ship Blenhe:m, diced at sec, is
lat. 41. 1. N. long. 21.30. %V. May 7, NOS. says:
" His Masts.' v's ship Immortalite hoe just informal
us, that she saw the Toulon fleet a few days ago of
Madeira. Our fleet consists of 22 sail of East In.
diamen, wl:ich carry from 40 to 61, guns. besides
the Blenheim and Greyhound frigate. The Treads
expefted us to touch at Madeira, which we have not
done. though we will not go one inch out cf the tray

fur :hens."
It will be observed that this letter speaks only (f
the Toulon fleet :—this strengthens the opinion, di 4
the French and Spanish squadrons h.td sepAraul
after their quitting Cadiz, and had praczeded tie
different destination..

On Tuesday the Ilpss: A N AVIIASi %not trans..a:l
business at L,rd Myra RAVe's Oth:e.
Yesterday. about one o'clock, the Ncsrotirii
A 611146141101 transaaed business at Lord 14-
ONAVeS Office.
Yeaterd:y, about four o'clock. Earl Cauo,.,
Lord Has sower, sad Mr. CaUKk) visiteu M..
PITT. at his house.
The Irish Loso Cassici.tr.oa arrived in Dubia
fro-n Holyhead. on Thursday last.
Yesterday a Court of Ditelors was held at the
East-India House, when the undermenti..ned Com•
minders took their fir.al leave of the Court, ,
vines to departing fot their respcaive destinati

captive... 4. Dille. Streatham; Gs!lmo, Eigar;
W . I...drseAeo, rat, fur Mutros.
Fatord,l)tago; H. Heevor.Gl,,ry; It
Nortitainposit ; T. Moclteson, Samh Gargiulo; ay. A.
Udion, for NlAra4 &sad Bqing.l.
CA. PlAill pi.takaisir, sit William Poittuqr, for '
Witgal.
The Court adjourned at seven c'emck, till Sl'ea-
nesday neat.
The Weser and Gallant gan.btigs arrie!.l at
Deal on 'Tuesday, from their stations betwon
kirk And Calais, and sailed again immediately Wail
the Vegal. Rainer, Lucifer, Bold, resew, and
iflar/..14, lot the above station. The Mawr states,
that two praams, eight schooners, and thirty.tivt
schuyts, came out of Dunkirk Iteibour on Monday
morning, and were proceeding along shoie or
Boulogne ; that the Calais squadron tell in with n fna
attacked them, on which' they operated itt thitera
direSions. The signal was made for the abuse vest
tabs to get under weigh immediately.
The G,sette of Tuesday night contains a Pro:
clanaation issued by His Sweoisst Maiessron tn'.
Bth inst. gr
anting to British s.ahjetts the right et
warchowing gooks and nserchandise at Su. Isuatis
under certain regulations therein specified.
The canvass tot the co. Galway goes on 114111
amaz;ng spirit. The three tar—tildes, Nes'll'
llat v, BLAKE, and EV • spare Cittiiall CO
obtain the votes of the freeholders, who are e''
tremely numerous. Should Mr. Bowes Dal./ be
she succea.f.si candidate, his nephew, Mr. Jai"
DALY, will be returned fir the town of Galva!,
tl e rcom of his uncle.

9y-4 aa.
meat ; but, in the
nvolves a cutri.i-
ice. It is not
;aid. We fea f.;r
LIST; a ram& 3s:lT
ether his fri ds et.
influence ver the
pretend to 37; but.
)ned for et spelling
:uunt ft.h:t.v ILL, it
yric more p ate
be suppose from
departed fr ti .e
this business. We
between Vis
evenuate no. cgs
; and we d^ .'
ptt . Jar I.
oh's.% ar. abcn 4
ends. I