The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-04-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

This day the House met at the usual hear, bat there being
a Ballot appointed to take place, and ouly furty-sin Ifembies
beyond thine already ballutted toseree upon former /acclaim
Committees attending, they eouid not warred to bamiucas,
and therefore the House immediately *dimmed.

MINORITY ON MR. BIDDULPH'S MOTION,

OK MONDAY.

Right Hon. G. Tierary,
H. Hints/lb,
R. Skarpe,
Sir J. Newport,
J. Caleraft,
Lord Milton,
I'. flaring,
11. Martin,
Lord Win. Ruesoll,
Lord G. Caveudtin,
S. Whitbrimd,

Rt. Hoe. G. Possonby,
S. Bernard,
Hots C. L. Dundas,
Hots H. C. Bradshaw,
T. Martin Lloyd,
14. Shelley,
Banbury 'Tracey,
B. C. Griffeuholk,
E. A. Prittte,
F. Halsey.

TELL
*Alderman Conan

and R. itiddulph.

PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.

Our Directors are, generally speaking, more at-
tentive to us in the month of April than at any
other period. And why ? Is it because it is an
ominous month for every specie.; of stulticity, or
because they have some object to carry, er because
this last is best and easiest effected under the influ-
enee of the former? I have now accidentally be-
fore rue three of the daily prints, which alike con-
tairvaddresses on the subject of the Election which
is to take place on the 19th instant. Until now we
have all seen how uniformly astute the body of
Directors have been in recommending to us to re-
turn again to the Direction the Es-six, alio had
been out for a yeer by rotation. In an unauimous
recommendation, annually, the Directors have been
p.:rliaps more consistent than in any other point
Appertain:. to their stations. But this year there
is a r -,e schism of the Pharisees, and, as mi„;ht
cted from schismatics. professedly froui
.:11*CS of conscience. Pray look at the papers.—
Sixteen Directors, with the established consistency,
recommend the whole of the Es-six. The
other eight, from conscientious opinion, can-
not undertake to recommend more than fire ;
b cause, in that opinion, the age and infirmities of
the sixth disqualify him for the duties of an office.
Now, let us measure the length, breadth. and con-
sistency of this conscientious opinion. Mr. Simon
Fraser is the Gentleman whom the eight Pharisees
wish to exclude; a Gentleman of acknowledged in-
tegity, great benevolence of heart, and of exem-
plary humanity. Bet, in their opinion, his age and
infirmities disqualify hint, though they scorn to say
why :—no, that we ere now, in the hour of election,
to find out, because they, his colleagues and compa-
nions in office for ylars, have only just discovered
it. Of the greet number of years that Mr. Fraser
has been acting, cordially acting and voting with
them, they could not divine this most conscientious
opinion, until the very last hour the charter allows
for announcing a new election—when they appear
with another Candidate in their hand, whom they
(mind you, the eight Pharisees, not the sixteen
uniformists) are desirous should push out this be-
nevolent humane man, this public servant of
twenty !ear, of tried integrity. Now, what is the
office, the duties of which he is not competent to
fulfil :—Tkat the Pharisees do not condescend to
tell 1114. But you all know, perfectly well, that
there is net an establishment throughout the em-
pire better officered than the India House ; and
that, in ILI, the whole of the duties of the India
house, of the two Chairs, as well as the keepers of
warehniises, is perfornied by these able officers.—
Wlwriee then that very conscientious opinion of
the,: separatiiai ?--Whence 'their alarm of the
1,41,1 mischiefs to be apprehended from continuing
this benevolent and venerable man in the di-
re. 'ion at a time, too, when they well knew,
he was to the active management of a large
tottimerviit ik.dablishrnent in the city But let
us try these cousefiltious compunctions of the
Is Mr. Tra• er the iiniy instance for
ni:.iiifc.tatiiiii of their alarms ? Iles i;ri
other individusi wets excited their disturbed

a~•i;;i~~e'

'tth ? Ct tb. case of the late

.;:trsnovi.t.m, 4)44/ree yenrs, they never viii sutn-
ca.-n•oito a ; human,•;y dr./trona, (and here
voniciciitc•, that ckaruit of all t.!..tsilationu to most

LON DON,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6.

It will be seen in a letter in TA. Queue of last
night, giving an account of the capture of a French
privateer, from Dourtleaux, that one half of her
crew ale Danes. Here is another proof of the in-
jurious effects of the attack upon Copenliagen,lt
has sent the Danish sailors to man the ships of
France.

The Fox, llvretitsts, from Malta, arrived, on
Monday, off Dover. Any news which she may have
brought, will reach town in the amine of this day.
A vessel is arrived ut Kinsale, which left Alicant
on the sth last, ut which time no report of
a naval action had reached that place ; but the
report tivit has, fur some days, agitated the
public mind, is not the less probable on that ac-
count. As the wind, however, has been fair for an
arrival from the Mediterranean since Sunday, we
may hourly expect some decisive intelligence from
that ynartcr.

We have the pleasure to unnounee the safe sr:i-
-v:II of the following ships in the Downs. on the 4th
inst. under convoy or 1113 MAJ LSII.O :lip Diadem,
from the Cupe of Good Hope, viz.

Marchioness of Ferrer, Capt Nash • Admiral Gardner,
Capt. Earatfirld ; Lord Melville, Capt Lenox; Dover Carat,
Capt. Richardson; a•d Raring, Capt. Caro:lie-4:4m Bet-
gal and Madras
United kingdom, Capt. D'Esterre—frain Madras
Deraynes, Capt. Ad•lrrky ; Tottenham, Capt and
Union, Capt. M`lntush, cans ships—frump Ilea& and Ma-
dras.
A whaler and • transport tail, in company.

Sailed Gum Bengal lith October ; Madras ssth 0.-toher ;
arrived at the Caps Goth Derrenber sailed frses Table Ba:
toth January; arrived at St Helena Istb Janu.sry ; and
sailed front that Wand sit February.
The Castle Eden, Capt. tt ; and City of Lundun,
Capt Yat , were do king at Calcutta
The Metcalfe, Capt. Isacke, had arrived at DiamooJ
ha:butir, from Southey ; cargo out, and was to return there.
The Lord Duncan, Cant. Bradford, which was tw•:aid
to Penang, with Irsups and stores, had retuned t•r ilugir

as account uf bat ',other, and Probably wottLi ittre oc
lsion to be docked.

The 1)ak• oa t r ose, Capt. Panama', frost St. He
!en; paesed 5.1.11406 d October.

Th.. ‘Aeueral `mart, Capt. 'ROM; was lying at S.kupi,
rem:, for am, and ertp:eted to be tl•apstebed as a picket.
C tr,tr.cr apake the Wslpole, Caa
lauds, beton. an the reefs, the t itis October, baring !ota her
ol:7, ...roast, hot sae well.

The Surn.y, Capt. t'uutuzelege; oud Lady Castkreaol/2
lalaturiy, mere gni,' to be sef,,..st the Sand He.l.ls.

Thr Matquie Wolichlt y, Capt. 1-3 Blaar, hal gone to the
laic of France, as a c.atri, anti 1111 .tot r tamed.

The IVorerster, Capt. S. Wqo4 ha,l gone 0,3 the Expe-
dition to the l'ibta zwd, wider Sir Edward Pelle.

hhirs, Capt. 11:4ctIourAll ; and rxpe.
ritavut, Co. AoraLsu ; c,:ied from the Cape, (Jr Ilatibit,
the loth Jatioary.

It appears by biformation rcerivefl this

the outwird-kiound extra ships, o Inch 011: r
convoy o!' DfilAY, in iliz 6
ship Monmouth, only passed the Cape t!... ;I:.
Deco.inlier, instead of having arrived in.lnble triv,
as advised in it former account, viz. Glory, Aura,.
am/ tun, Ann, Sarah Chriaiaaa, Diana, Sir

hum Pa!testy, and Union.
The intelligence from India is perfectly ►atisfac-
tory. Tranquillity prevails throughout our pas.
sesbions.

It b!ew a violent gale of wind from the S. W.
since Sunday, until last night, when the weather hr.
came more moderate. We fear that considerable
darner and disappointment have been in come.
quence experienced bit the coast. All cornmeal.
cation between the shore mud the ships in the
Downs belie!, prevented, the rest of the vessels for
the Baltic could not sail. The American brig
Aristides, sent in by the Fly privateer, cut her
cables, Moodier afternoon, and ran into Ports.
mouth harbour, and a merchant ship was on shore
on South Sea Beach.

There was a numerous attendance, yesterday, iu
the limbic of Lords, and a long debate was expect-
ed on the second reading of ths Scotch Judicature
Nil, but the Lola CauscEtt.oa being indisposed,
the business was postponed until to-morrow.
'lu the credit of the Members of the !loused
Conimons fir their punctual attendance, yesterday
was the first day on which an adjournment toot:
plat e, is cousetpience of the want of a suffictent
number of 51entire:s for the business belure the
1110114 r.

'The petition against the return of Mews. At-
COCK and RAM, for the county of Wexford, Rill,
we utith•rstand, be prosecuted with vigour. lbe
bullut will Louie on to-moron.

The Otter sloop of war, with nina sail of yowls
under convoy from l'ortsmouth, arrived at the
Cale of Good Hope on the yth January.
The Pruoiskuce, SOUTH. from London for Ma-
deira. blown out of the I)owns in the gale of the
lith February, had not arrived at the p'ace of her
de,tination on the 4th March. _ _ _

.... _
Extract of s Letter from Demerara, tinted Jan.
30, Itios :—" An Embargo :,esterday laid on
all vessel., mer..ly to detain the Americana, till
we see nu which side they will tieelare."

The Committee appointed to try the merits of
the Dungarvou Elect►on deeded against rteens
ing the poll books, on uccouut of their not le.vinz
remained in the prop►•r officer's hands since the
closr of the poll. In coiwerpieuce of that decision,
it has been r.•solye*l not to stud the evidsnee to
Commission in [rrin►►d.

Brigadier-General MscsEttztE, we understand,
will resign his seat for Dornoc district of Scotch
boroughs, in order to he elected Representative in
Parliament for the county of Sutherland, in the
room of the Right [foe. Wlc.Llaw DV 11 DA*.
The fallowing extract of a letter we hare taken
from The Belfast Cuntnaereial Chrome& of ‘Vediies-
day last. It is stated to have been received by
very respectable lioto,e iu Belfast, from their Cw.
respondent at New Vic-k, dated Feb. 17. If the
facts contained in this letter are correct, they put
an end to all question on die point that has lice:.
mooted in Parliament so mach of late, .. whrthrr
the embargo in America was, or was not, cone,
quential to the British Orders in Council ?" Th.
extract is as follows:

" Yon most be aware, that the British Orders id r,usta
of the t Ith November, which declared thn. Continent
rope In a state of blockaild, would cosup.etely put a atop to
our trade with any other cation hut tireat Britain. It :is
in autietpatiou of these Orders that our Goveranizut thr.u:nt
proper to order a general embargo ; mid, indeed, A Was !be
only measure that could bs mounted ha, which would itc,c•
tually save the property of our mei climate mud trader, Al
first, it was relate unpopular; but now it is approve; 11
men of all parties.
" The Arteries of Preece were apparently very unioet
Neutral* did not feel their effects, bectiree they had Lot the
power of bring eiteeutzd. It is otherwise with that of yr: ••••
(iustiiiment, and unlest a gest-rat pease takes piece .rs,
(wicab I think probable), the c.ubargo will continue ,
Great entitle reecho! leer Orders, sod Fiance cuLtrarr hnl
in force, I think it probable, we would be at war wit It Fri :,,•
At present, km ewer, tbcre is no danger of a wetoe. I
cluntry ; indeed, the ernbargi the most min ertul nice'
that we could wage against both England
particularly the former.
" The repotte respecting the negociation with gr. R
are various ; my tram opinion is, that fora long tio.r.•t. t. J.=
be will not be able to do any thing "

The frillowing letter iltol been tryrtnitted to 11-,
the cantatas of whtuh we :ban be glad to tintt 4.Q.-
tratlicted by official statements :
" DOVINICA,_/Cll.l

.‘ A Flag of Trace arrived here last nieLt, flout 8.1f.t t.'
Guadeloupe she left that place 04 S,O(Way s.ighi, and
the pamengers informs tue,that last Friday a senooncr atioa
there from Martinique, bnneing an account of the so d
these of four finites and two brqs, with troops Soul reh,-c
and that a large muntrucut is expected. We Save no late L.
nee.. Iwo? from Martinique, and therefore conjectum.,'
Ketargo Tuly have twex Ind till they have gut a. ar:.
have no doubt Lut they hare sat:e4 for France ; and tat
we lo ve an Admiral who has declared the Ercuch Wars. ,1
s st•oe of RlvckoCr.
• AnntLer Instance of the activ.ty of the enemy Is. a
0.11, pie leer and a ..ehm.ncr, ftiov r .ehrted, 11,114 3 •I
Thu, y fem. Goadaloupe to e.uise to ulaidwewi of
s, ace 1 Par they will plea up .r.oolr of the As' '•
s 05, hike of *Sir Samuel Houtia
rye al rvcd at Lertaadoes "