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'flie Committee, to whom the "S•!rc:sy and Itcport
" of the Coasts and Central Highht'ids of Scot-
" land, made by the Command of the Right Hon.
" the Lordc Conunissioners of his Majesty's 'Urea-
," sary, in-the Autumn of 1'10‘..!,” is referred ; aad
who Were empowered to report their Observations
and Opinion thereupon, from 'lime to Time, to
the House

!laving prneeeded to the investigation of the various matters
contained in the Survey and R..poit refercud to them, hats
thought it their duty, w.tld as little ile:ay as colaible, to +mho' it
to the cohsideratim of the I louse, saris inhume,,,rj a, ,1„.,
have receivA ton the subj,ect o: tine cline titian, a Inch have -11-
r...dv taken place, and wick are wtill goo foiward, to a eel.:
d•raide extent, in the Ilighland; or Isla 1 of Scotland;
that part or the subject referred to their consid •ration seems to
them most immediately to require the anent:on of Parliament,
rot only on acedunt of its interesting nature, but on account of
t e abuses and suffering's by which it appears to be attended.
inforniation is contained in sty* ral Reports (min the High-
lan I Society of Scotland, and is cowirmed !,y varines oth:r do-
cuments, and by such parole evidence as your Committee haVe
been able to proci.re, and of which they have =sieved, in the
Appendix to this ltepott, such Extracts as appear to them most
material.
Your Committee will immediately pigeeed to the Investigs.
lion of those measures whied, by giving employm.mt at home
to the industry of a hard : rdce of people, may prelarki them
from tilt necessity of 12 ki. g stiliiistened in daunt countries,
and which wilt at the sante tame promote the general improve-
ment anal prospetity of the erapir.! ; but, in the invan tnne,
the) think it neceiaLry to c.Ol the most serious attention of the
House to the stiffer.ogi and hardshils Which those who have
already emigrated, appear to have endured, for watt of prop.-r
tr.,atinent on t cur passage, wench, in the opinion ol•yei,,c,,A.
mittee, demand Plc immedidtd interposition of l'arliaineut, to
prevent the reculrense of similar calamities.
Resolved,
That it is the opinion of this Committee, that persons, ech-
e-min from ditheent parts of the United Kingdom, have, se
various itistalices, antlered gr.tat distress and Inindslii•.), at) ac..
c .unt of the crowded state id the vesaels, the want ut a sufficient
dock of provi.i.li, water, and alter necessaries fur the voyitri,
and in various other respects. •

. That it is the o:iinion of this Committee, o:at it is exped:ent
to regulate the vt,.:seli carrying pa-setivrs from the United
K ingdom to hi. Majesty's plantations and se'tleinenbi abroad,
or to foreign rails, with aspect to the number of passengers
which they shall be allowed .o take on hoard, in proportitni to
the tonnage of such v"sel:, as we.l as with respect to the pro-
vision of proper necessaries for the voyage.

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Mr. St I.N'EST ER, the Messenger, came on horce-
back into London yesterday morning, and came
with great speed. On his arrival at Whitehall.
where the stones are extremely slippery, his
horse stumbled and threw him, which sprained one
of his ancles and bruised his ribs very much. Ile
was to have returned with the answer to the dis-
patches which he brought from Lord WHITWORTH
to Calais with all possible speed, but on account of
his uufortuente meat Mr. HUNTER, senior, was
seufwithiis ans rto his Lordship.
Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, her MAJESTY
and the PRINCESSES, attended by the Countess HAR...
R I NHTON and Lady C. WYNNE, in two coaches and
four, with their usual escort, took an airing in the
neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate, and
returned by Portland-place, Cavenuili-square,
Bond-street, and St. James's-street.

About h.ilf past nine, his M AJESTY and the Duke
of CUM BEfti AND, attended by General Gxvinotr,„
rode in the neighbonrhood of Chelsea, o-.'er Battersea
Bridge, through the fields by Clapham, and re—
turned, by Stockwell, over Westminster Bridge,
about twelve o'clock.

About two o'clock his MAJESTY held a" Privy
Council, which was attended by the Archbishop of
CANTERBURY, the Lotto CH A NCI:ILIA, the Cman.
cc:twit if the EXCHEQUL P., the 1-ukes of Poier.
tame and ROXBURGH, Marquisses SA Limey and
Coettwat.tts, Earls Sr. VINCENT, CHATHAM,
HARRINGTON,WESTMGnL AND, DA RTMOVTN,LOTdIi
PELHAM, HOBART, HA WP ESBURY, CATHCART,
Mr. HI LEY ADDINGTON, and several others, The
Council broke up about three o'clock. The business
is supposed to have been upon his MAJEST v's Mes.
sage to Parliament. After the Council broke up,
Mr. E., DDINGTON had a long private audience with
his Maar..si Y.
We have been informed that, with respei M the
great, point in dispute, Malta, BONAPARTE never,
during the whole correspondence, gave the least
hope that he would consent to our holding it for a
(riven time. He has declared that ho would rather
give it up for ever than suffer ds to keep it for a
stated period. Even the island of Lampedosa is
refused us. The free .discussion of the affairs f
France by the British press ha; given the great:st
offence to BONAPARTE. He has frequently com-
plained of it. It is said, that he desired our Co.
vernment to prevent the internal affairs of France
from being discussed either in Parliament or is
English publicaticins !! !—We believe this will bs
found to be the fad.
Lord NELSON has received orders from the Ad-
miralty to be -in readiness to leave town at twelve
hours notice ter Portsmcu.h, where he will embark
for the Mediterranean. Captain G. !quite ay g.)es
with him as Captain of his flea. His -Lord-
ship's baggage was sent off last night to Ports-
mouth.'
Government purchased nearly the whole of the
wheat at Mark-lane on Friday last, at an ad-
vance, on the preceding market-day, of two shillings
per quarter.
Private letters from Paris, of the lt.!th, state, that
in three hours before TA E. I. E Y RAND sent Lori
W HITWORTH his passports, he had a conference
with tke Austrian, Russian, Prussian, Danish, and.
Swedish Ambassadors, who afterwards. sent couriers
to their respective courts.
On Saturday night an embargo was laid on all
shipping in the river Thames, with the exception,
we believe, of Russians, Swedes, and Danes. The
same measure would, no doubt, be adopted in all
Ole out-ports, as soon as the orders could reach
them.
Lord KEITH is in town, hut it is not certain that
he can remain till Thtirsday to he present at the In-
stallation. He does not, we believe, return to Ply-
mouth, but hoists his flag at Portsmouth, or the
Downs, to take the command in the North Seas.
Timber of all kinds, but for ship-building in par-
ticular, has increased in price nearly 50 per cent.
whhin the last ten years.
Thursday morning early, there was a very hot
press at Leith. A great many hands were pith.' up
and taken on board the ships in Leith Roads ; and
some of them being landsmen and apprentices, after ef
being examined by the regulating Captain, were
seat ashore again.'
Large quantities of provisions have been sent from
the Vidbstaling-othce, Portsmouth, within these few
days, for the use of the fleet, at present in Torbay.

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ORIGINAL POETRY.

SUBJECTS 1. oR THE PFNCIL.

/01 WZSTAI.L, tp.OM CATULLUS.
T.stquattos yaks, porvulus,
Macro gr.!mto sus
/*risen. toneras moms,
Duke tideat ad patrem,
Setaihionte lobelia.

rot LAWRENCE. FROM TEL SECOND NOOK OY HO..
MLR'S ODTSILY.

When 'bung Telemachus aosemb:cs the suitors, and ad-
♦errs them, requesting that they will nut continue to eon-
lUMe hn father's property, the Poet, on tus ceasing to s?rak,
Early Jambes hes frelingt

nc car. rooptroc, Tort tit rxsyreor P2Ary2l,
twist; statairestac---
iboa *As Teleusachits Waren: ; and struck Ma sceptre to the
grosail, &a/Win twig Sr.".
dirt Actor cirearra.
The people ell Isehaid hiss with ply.
The indignant boy, at this mnotent, wont(' make an admira-
ble picture. lb. rage, expressed by &shirt his -evtre to the
gvriend ; his grief at bring so young as to be unable to revenge
46 tribes wise upuw ttLe shamakvs suitor; by his tears.

pea MELT, MSS THE SECOND BOOK Of THE AE-

GJNAUTICS OY APOLLONIUS ItHOUIVS.

Still All their course the &nag Greeks plume,
The monnment of Sthenefus they view,
With humours z-ae'd, ribtain'd in realms afar,
*reaming from the Amazonian war,
On the Weak 'hors (Alcides at his side)
Tiered by a fatal dart thr Iferositid.
VOW sad they on, for,eager to surrey.
Nis kia.ll.3lwarriori on the watery ww.
At his request, from her infernal cost.
Piutos grins queen rcleited the mimic ghat,
Tise prance gauss &kW, with ewer &cu,
/Mg the teal itobireahiht Air e
.Asasseal fir was the ssarhel phantom steroid;
Fear crests leigh-teterisg hall beareV,
Wish porpk rays I*o/trebly bright ;
Then soon it sunk beneath the shades of night.
In mule amazement stood the Grecian hog.

OLD NICK.

The Duchess of St. ALBA tes, and Miss MANNERS,
were amongst the fair promenaders at Kensington
GArdens on Sunday. Her Grace was in a simple
white walking dress, a chip bonnet without orna-
anent, and a handkerchief tied carelessly on her
seek. " Native loveliness is, when unadorned,
adorned the most."
Lord Joan Btassrosn, and the Marquis of WA-
T raronn, left town yesterday for Ireland.
Great preparations are making at Chiswick, the
beautiful seat of the Duke of Ocvonsm tat, for a
splendid fete.
Mr. Cut so An's popular Comedy rf John Bull is
performing at the Bath lhcatre to overflowing

Mr. Sr. GEovior CAI:LYIELD had yesterday ano-
tier f.acit-race, with W. FAULICNI.R, in Kensington
Ga,rdens, which be won with ease.
Lady L. MANN 6.'4 Lady Lesittneros, Countess
ef CLASS, Mrs. CREW, Mrs. LAW, Mrs. GOSI.ING,
liars fiANVALRILIT, Mrs. and Miss JOIINSTONE,
gad Mn.. Bu-ri.le, had elegant parties lasonight.
The Countess of Deily, and Lady Cala ?BEI. 1.,
will give grand parties this evening.
Yesterday evening, after his MA.TESTV9S Message
was wad to both I louses of Parliament, tl:e iollow-
ing Peers and Commoners dined at PA It sl,e).'S Sub-
scription-house, St. James's-street :--Duke of Lein-
ster, Earl of Resborough, Earl of Albemarle, Earl of
Derby, Earl of Sutfulk, Earl of Thanet. Lords Os-
salston, G. Cavendish, R. Spencer, W. Russel, Cow-
per, Stanley, and Petre, Mr. Fos, General Fitzpa-
trick, Mr. Grey, Sir J. Miller, Sir F. Burdett, Mr.
Ponsonby, Mr. W. Maddox, Alderman Coombe,
Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Frar.cis, Mr.
Adair, Mr. Richardson, Mr. L. Dundas, Mr. Wes-
ton, Captain Bennett, Sir J. Corry, Sir J. Aubry,
Mr. Ord, Mr. Bent, Mr. Milner, Lords Andover and
H. Petty, Major Lambert, Mr. Noi they, Mr.
Howard, Mr. Kinnaird, Sir J. Milner, Mr. Lamp-
ton, Mr. Courtenay, and General Walpole.
From the scarcity. of good Performers for the
Summer Theatres, or the bad policy of a Manager,
we often find the interest of Serious Pantomime
(now the prevailing species of entertainments) very
defeelive in representation, though perhaps aided
the mott brilliant display of scenes and dresses.
At the Ciaccs, however, the Public have their
full measure of gratification ; for the energy and
feeling of Mrs. Patete's Pantomime Adion, and
she spirited nations of Mr. Ca oss, the Stage Di-
isSor, leave nothing to wish for jn that line of Spec-
tick. Loui:a of Lcobanly is certainly the Morning
Star of the present Season, and the harbinger, no
sloabt, of a pleasant Theatrical Summer to the Pro-
pnetcrs of the Cie cus and awl: Visitors.
Citizen CO-1111T, who was the bearer of Rots A-
PARTS'S knee to the Etyiperor A __I.EXANDF.It, IS
grandson to the famous COLSEir, Minister to
Loris XIV.
paver pier is in a state of decay, and the funds
being insufficient to its repairs, application is about
so be made to Parliament for assistance.
It is in contemplation to apply for parliamentary
aid jut making a harbour at Folkston. The bay now
formed by a chain of rocks has eight feet water at
ebb tide, and is capable of considerable improvement
at a trifling expence. Ramsgate, Dover, Sec. of
course oppose the projeft.
'fhe influenza has been fatal to numbers in Dub-
in, particularly amongst the lower orders, where it-
is frequently contagious.
The Magistrates of Newcastle have fixed, in all
the public places of resort, the following, painted on
a board in large letters :
" To the Lashes —genteel Women, who amnse their idle
hours in working, frequently throw sera's of linen and cotton
earth 14 various kinds into the fire. If r es
quted most
bumbiF, that every Lady wig roger/ these trifles, and direct
*hair maid seremts w mil them, because the so doing
will ',Testae 60,0001. being annually experted to foreign coun-
tries foe the importatrun of old ray to main paper, and
which, in consequence, will belaaChilafer."

THESITES,
COVENT GARGtI4•
After the Comedy of John Pull, A new Musical
Entettainme.it, in three Acts, was last night repre-
sented for the first time at this Theatre, called the
ELI& FUGITIVES.

CHARACTZILS.
Zoe* Mr. Tneletion.
Cipm,tes.9 Mr. MI.
Le aver.. .

Uc iterpille
Petro Mr. Min-turd.
o,•smbo.
Mrs. fl. s6l4l•lres.
Adelaide Mrs H..4olttpaun.
Katherina Mr, Mill,
The scene is laid in Guadaloupe ; ye is has just
arrived from a convent at Lisbon, where she has
been educated, accompanied by her frieni ldelaide
They are attended by Courtenay, a British naval offi-
cer, and Le Blatt- a French officer, their respeaive
lovers, with whom they had become acquainted at
Lisbon, and who. are also at that time summoned
by their duty to Guadalonpe. De Merville, Julie's
father, is averse against her match with Courtenay;
and to avoid an immediate match with his rival,
she flies her father's house under the prote&ion of
Ornubo a slave, and in the midst of a hurricane.
The violence of the tempest impels Cow-ter:ay, from
anxiety for her safety, to seek her there, when he finds
the hous.:. in ruins, its master involved in the destruc-
tion, and thehousebold madecaptive by the grigands.
Ornubo, araid the solitade of the hill., attempts ,o
make Julie the vidirn of his brutal passion, when a•
random shot kali him, and she becomes the prey of
Za:c,, the rebel chief. C'nertenay, in a rencontre,
vainly endeavours to rescue her. They both be-
come captives to the i sargents. Cour/may, how-
ever, escapes, and mt.:. ,g Le Blanc, with Adelaide
(whom he had encountered, a wanderer accid.m.
tally separated from her friend) under his protec-
tion, assists him is .attacking the reb..ls, and the
piece concludes with the rescue of Julie, and the
burning of the rebel camp.
This piece is the first dramatic effort of Miss
ANNA MARIA PORTER, alreatly known to the lite-
rary world for her poetical talents, and it certainly
entitles her to our congratulations on having adopted
this mode of exerting her genius. If it havi faults,
they are such as a young dramatist, and a female
one particularly, cannot be expeaed to be without.
To conceal them, therefore, %sere to wrong the
fair author :a withholding that which may
contribute her improvement, and ought not
to impair her reputation; they are the faults
of inexperience rather than of incapacity. The
materials are good ; hut there is a certain skill
requisite in t!-Is' making up of the best materials,
which is only lo a familiar acquaintance
with the sce and careful attention to its etf2:l; a
kind of mecha.lical dexterity, become indeed of so
much imp. r•ance, that of latter days it has crowned
with suttee: plays of which classical criticism has
disda:ned the scrutiny. The incidents of the Fair
F*4,7n eel waist coherence; they are never by their
intimate cmn,. %on, or by a happy contrivance
of situation, wrought to interest ; the attention
is too mush on the fie•ter. To this point, how-
ever, our obje&ions are confined ; and in this
respect Miss PORTER has a claim to the in-
dul7ence of the critic on yet another score. This
piece, we understand, was not en igivally writ-
ten as an Opera; the arra..gements of the Theatre
required its transformation, and the incidents ate
probably much distorted from tl.e author's original
conception.
The approbation on the fall of the curtain was
nearly unanimous. A warmer rece!aion could
scarcely be wished or expeeted, considering the un-
favourable circumstances which attended the piece's
preparation. lia. HA N and MUN DEN have severally
seceded from the dramatis persons since its first cast.
The
.charming music of Dr. BUSHY, as it was a
principal source c.f our regret at the fall of Mr.
Lewis's Mono Lrame, considerably increases our sa-
tisfaCtion at the secc,..):-. of the Fair Fugitives. NVe
hope his taste and science will not long want further
employment.
Should it he necessary to subject this piece to any
alteration, we would recommend some other means
of destroying Oreeba ; and, in the last net, Adelaide's
lying so long on the ground, with so little cause, has
also an aukward effect.

HAYMARKET.

In conformity with his intention expressed at the
close of last season, Mr. Cot..t AN opened his Theatre
last night with his new dramatic corps.
The pieces sele6ted for the evening's entertain.
ment were, CLAN RLRLAND'S interesting .comedy
of the
.7.w, and the musical farce of the Agree-
able Surprise. Previous to the play, a dialogue,
'very much in the nature of a Prelude (though,
were we so to term it, it would, according to
the bills, be a misnomer), was introduced by Messrs.
EL Lateral.. and WAI. D It ON. It consisted of some
laughable allusions to the precarious success of the
Proprietors' new arrangements, though at the same
time expressive of much confidence in the liberality
of the public. Apprehensions were suggested that
the brilliant success of the comedy, lately furnished
by the Proprietor for one of the rival theatres,
might endanger the ruin of his own. It concluded
with a neat prologue, spoken by Mr. Et LtsTON. on
behalf of the new performers, to deprecate the seve-
rity of criticism.
It is with treat pleasure we find ourselves enabled
to congratulate Mr. Cot.st Am on the promising ta-
lents of that part of the new company whose exer-
tions we had last night an opportunity of witnessing.
To the abilities of Mr. ELI. isr ow, the town has be-
fore borne testimony. His personification of the phi-
lanthropic Jew was pathetic and chaste. Sir Ste-
phen Bertram was represented by Mr. CHAPmAv,
from the Worcester Theatre, and in his hands
the charafter lust nothing of its importance.
In this Gentleman will be found an excellent
substitute for poor AIKIN. Mr. H. KELLY, of the
Theatre, Portsmouth, was very spit ited in the part of
Charley Ratcliffe; Mr. MA Trnews, of the York Thea-
tre, evinced considerable humour in pourtraying the
meagre yaLel, for which, indeed, his figure is pecu-
liarly well adapted. Mr. I. PALMER, as, the repre-
sentative of Frederick, appeared in a line of charaifter
to which he has not been accustomed, but which he
sustained very respettably. The abilities of the fe-
male part of the Dramatis Perrone were fully com-
mensurate with those of the male.
In the Entertainment, Mr. MATTHEWS had fresh
opportunity for a display of his comic talents, in the
ridiculous charader of Lisp.
At the end of the Play, Mr. ELLISTON announced
a repetition of the ablve pieces, by command of his
MAI UT Y. The house was well filled.
•

LA, frfrELLiGTNcP.

COURT OF KINO*4-RENCH, ?vIINDAT, Nt%* id.
0 BSCESE PICTII P. r.
Papaitta Bertazzi, the Italian, who has been twice
convißed of selling Obscene Rooks and Pietures,
brought up to receive the judgment of the
Court.

Mr. Justice Gaosr, having descanted on the de-
strative tendency of 14s" offence, and the infinite
mischiefs arising from the corruption of the morals
of the rising generation, pninounced the sentence
cf the Court, which was, that he should be im-
prisoned six months, and pillorcd for the first of-
fence ; and another six months, to commence from
the expiration of the former period, and again pil-
lared, for the second offence.
Ann 4ishen guilty of the same offence, was also
sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in Cold-
8.11-fields prison, and to be kept during the time
to hard labour.
Several Smugglers were also sentenced to differ-
ent imprisonments.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. ERSKINE chewed cause against a rule, which
called upon Mr. Gazely, to chew Ciusc why a Cri-
minal Information should not be filed against him
for iniscondua in his situation as Mayor of Ports-

mouth.
Mr. Gawp ow, who moved the rule, founded it
upon an affidavit of the Rev. Mr. Bingham, who
stated, that on the 17th of March, complaint was
made before him that Mr. Binden, First Lieute-
nant of the ship c:f war Rend, and his press gang,
had aisaulted :t woman, and treated her with great
brutality. lle aec4 ingly issued his warrant to
apprehend the oiFenJer, and bring him before the
Magi,trate for examination. But as the ship lay in
Peremouth !labour, on board which the officer
had retired, it became ecessary, before the war-
rant could be executed, that it should be backed by
the Mayor el Portsmouth. The constable ac-
cordingly made application to Mr. Gazely, for
that purpose, but he refused to do it.—For this
supposed refusal to further public justice, the
rule nisi had been ranted.
Mr. ERSKINE said, he now had the affidavit of
Mr. Gazely, which was a complete answer to this
case, and indeed he would do his learned friend,
who moved the rule, the justice to say, when he
applied for it, he expressed his expeftation that an
answer would be given to it.—Mr. Gazely stated,
that it had always been the custom of Portsmouth,
when any complaint was made against a naval
officer (not of any serious magnitu ie, but of trifling
Demeanors, of which the Court must be aware,
there would he many in that place), not to issue a
warrant in the first instance, hut to send a notice on
board the ship, requiring the officer to appear. If,
after this, he negleaed to do it, they applied to the
Port Admiral, who immediately sent his orders,
and compelled the delinquent to appear. This was
exaaly what was done in the case before the Court.
Mr. Gazely, it was true, refused to sign the warrant
in the first instance, but sent the usual notice on
board the vessel. And a most material fad, which
Mr. Bingham had totally suppressed in his affida-
vit, was, that the officer did appear before that
Rev. Gentleman, who, upon hearing the complaint,
dismissed it as groundless, and yet he had thought
proper afterwards to move for this criminal infor-
mation.
Mr. Buiteows added, that the praetice of sum-
moning, in the first instance, instead of a warrant,
was founded on real utility, for otherwise many
charges would be founded against seamen by their
friends, merely to get them out of the service.
Mr GARROW, on the other side, said, he ad-
mitted his rule could not be made absolute ; but he
said, it was for the Court to say, whether the prac-
tice stated could be warranted.
Lord ELLENROKOUGII said, from the afildavit of
Mr. Bingham, the Court bad been deceived ; from
that affidavit it was to be supposed that justice had
been evaded, and an offender had escaped. He was
totally silent as to the officers having appeared be-
fore him, to answer the charge against him. He
came with an imperfed statement, and therefore, in
' his opinion, the rule ought not only to be clis-
' charged, but also with costs.—Rule discharged with
costs.