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London, England, 1806-04-03 00:00:00

PIOUS!' OT COMMONS.

Mr. Quarme, the Deputy Usher of the Black
Rod, appeared at the Bar, and summoned the
House to attend in the House of Lords, to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to several Pub.
„tic andi Private Bills.
The SPEAKER, on his return, acquainted the
House, that he had been in the House of Peers. and
heard the Royal Assent given by Commission to
the N.,wroundland indicature Bill, the St. Sepul-
chre's Workhouse Bill, and several private Bills.

1, A Message from toe Lords itif,rmed el/ 11,..i5e,
that their Lordshi,3s had agreed to ere Cape 0:
Good Hope Bill. env amersJrnent.
A person from the Excise Office prevented at the
&rot the House an Account of the Balances mat-
*tending from the Ist of lomat-T. 1305, to Ist Ja-
nuary. !Soo.—Ordered to lie on the table.
The Property Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed to•morrow. and the Report
to be taken into consideration on Monday, the 21st
instant.
The Tea Duty Bill, and the Tobacco Duty Bill,
were severally read a second time, And ordered to be
committed on Monday, the 14th instant.
The Loan Bill went through a Committee, and
the Report was ordered to he received to-morrow.
commtrt FE OF WAYS MEANS.
Mr.VANSurrART moved, " that the House do
resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and Means ;"
in which he moved, " That a sum not exceeding
3,000,6001. be granted to His Majesty by 2 loan on
Exchequer Bills, towards the supply of the pie..ent
year ;" which was agreed to, aad the Report order-
s 1 to be received to-morrow.

DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. Secretary WINDHAM rose, and apologised
oi the House, for being under the necessity of post-
poning the bringing forward of the plan for the De-
fence of the Country, pursuant to the notice he had
given, on account of the severe indisposition of his
Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Fox). He hoped, how-
ever, the delay would not be longer than to-mor-
row. Ile had just left Lis Right Hon. Friend be•
tore he came down to the House, who had told him,
that he (Mr. Fox) found himself considerably bet-
ter than lie was yesterday, and that lie had great
hopes of &sing able to attend to-morrow.
The SPEAKER Asked whether the Hon. Me xilier
intended to tiz his Motioa.for alow?—lo which
question,
Mr. WINDHAM onsweredoYes.
General 'I ARLEION then said, there was a mo-
tion of his, to the same purports which stood far to-
morrow, and which was entitled to priority, but that
he would readily ware.
The motion of Mr. Windham was accordingly
fixed for to-morrow.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
On the order of the day being read for the House
to resolve itself into a Committee of Supply, it was,
on the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, ordered, that
tYa Estimate of Miscellaneous Services presented tq
the House by Sir J. Newport, on Monday lad, Ire
referred to the said Committee.
'The Muse then went into a Committee of Sup-
ply, iniwhich a vat iety of, sum, ware voted, accord-
ing to annual c.istom, towards the support of the
several charitable institutions in Ireland ; and the
report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
Mr Vansittart brought op Sir J. T. Duckworth's
Annuity Bill, which was read a first, and ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow.

HOUSE DUTY IN IRELAND.
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hor J. Nti4Piikfr.;vid,--;:—til;ithe House do
resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to
consider the Ads which imposed a Duty on Dwell-
ing Houses. in Ireland ;" which being done, the
Hon. Baronet said, these had ben a duty of Ss. ins-
pmed in the last Session of Parliament, on Dwelling
Houses, in Ireland, which had been found oppres-
sive on a great number of the inhabitants, and had
given considerable dissatisfaßion, as there were
many houses that did not pay atall, sod as the chty
was very trifling, ft was thou ht necessary to repeal
*eh part of the said aft. He therefore moved—.
“ That the Duty of Ss. on certain Dwelling Houses
in Ireland, do cease and determine."

Mr. J. FITZGERALD said, he bad foretold,
when the duty alluded to was proposed, in the last
Session, the great dissatisfaition it would create M
Ireland. and had. therefore, strenuously opposed it.
He was very glad, therefore, to find. that His Ma-
jesty's present Ministers had determined to satisfy
the minds of the people, by easing them of so irk-
some a burden.
The Motion was then agreed to, and the report
ordered to be received to-morrow.

IRISH BANK NOTES.
The House then went into a Committee of the
whole (louse, to take into consideration the Atts re-
lative to Irish Bank Notes ; in which,
Sir J. NEWPORT stated, that by the An of
the 4.3 d of His Majesty, the Bank of Ireland bad
been placed, as to the issue of Bank Notes, neatly
oa the same footing with that of England; but, that
by the 44th of the King, that provision had been re-
pealed, and it was now thought expedient it should
be revived ; he therefore moved, " that the An if
the 43d, of the King, relative to the issue of Bank
Notes, in Ireland, repealed by the Act of the 44th
of His Majesty, be revived and amended."
The Resolution was agreed to, and the Report
ordered to be received to-morrow.

Mr. Hawthorne brought up the report no the
Ordnance Treasurer's Bill, which was agreed
to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.
Mr. C. Wynne brought up Copies of the Correa-
poodence between the Irish Government and the
Dublin Paving Board, pursimat to Order ; which
were ordered to lie on the table.
He afterwards brought up the return of the De-
puty Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, relative to
the return of Sir John Newport, Bart, for the
cosety of the city of Waterford, which stated, that
the raid return was received at the Office of the
Clerk of the Crown, in Dublin, on the 24th of
March last ; and was, by him, deliveted into the
Cameral Pest-Office. in Dublin. nn the said 24th
day of March, to be transmitted to the Crown-Office
in England.
Lord H. PETTY (in the absence of his Right
Hon. Friend, Mr. Fos) gave notice, that they
would, to-morrow, move, That the Sheriff of
the county of N% atetfurd do attend at the Bar of
the House."
The Noble Lord then moved, That Sir J.
Newrirt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ire-
land, be added to the Committee appointed to ex-
amine into the joint accounts of Great Britain and
Ireland "—Ordered.
_ _

ROSL gave Notice, that he would take an
early epp•rtauity, after the Recess, to move for
certain documents, in order to thew the inexpe-
diency and danger of permitting the Governors of
OUT West-India Island, to dispense with the Navi-
gation Laws staring the war.—Adjourned.

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He WAS, however, mach better yesterday,
able to tranta& business at home. Hn ho-v,
as might be eveaed, was be-et with ant 2s
visitors, to inquire the state of I .
Should the busiaeu corm on this day. a 'is .41
and able report of it will be publis!i.•,!
Barr lot Paw of to-morrow, at an early hour.

The Hamburgb Mail, di4e yesterday, arrives it
course, with letters and papers to the 2:,+th
BON•PARTE, pursuing his system of plunder and
partition, has demanded a loan, or more properly
a contribution, of six million,. from Hamburra.
General RAPP, one of his favourite officers, Ira
the b of this requisition to that free city,
with a promise of protalion and defence against al
Foreign aggression, in care of compliance. This
request, however, the Hamburghers have thought
proper to rfuse, in the first instance, and deputed
one of their Senators to Paris to remonstrate agaimt
it. It requires no prescience to assert, that the
miuioa will prove unsuccessful. Should the Ham'
burghers plead poverty, Bon A r A nx c possesses finals.
cial talents, which can find ways and means in
much poorer place. Should they plead that Ham.
burgh is a free city, and rest their claims to mom
tion upon their rights, they may chance to have the
demand doubled. They know their man too vial
to provoke him by such a plea. 'fis speak to BONA.
f lights, whe:e they militate against his
purpose, would be an insult which he would net
soon forgive. is possible, indeed, that the city of
Harnburgh may obtain a little time, or, perhaps,
the indulgence of paying the money by instalments;
but, beyond that, they have aothing to ezpett
Letters from Naples, of the With of February,
state, that Gaeta still held out against the French;
and that the Neapolitan troops who Lad with•
drawn to Calabria, were embarking for Sicily.
The surrender of Gaeta would follow of coarse, is
farther resistance, on the part of the brave garrison
of the place, could answer no purpose. The Prince
of Hesse Put LI PPLT • L commanded in the toil;
and the French General GA•DA/1141P, conducted the
siege.

The French and Dutch Papers, received yestak
day morning, and from which we made a few et.
'rats, announce the elevation of Prince Mutat to
the Sovereignty of Cleves aad Berg, by the tide cf
Prince Joachim. Doke .f Cleves o..(! Berg. On the
eed, he assumed his new titles, and took possession
of his territories. At the SAM* time, a Peodama.
tion, signed by Bos &PARTE. was published, sta:::-g
the mode of descent and succession. from the present
possessor. It is in the nature of a deed of settle-
ment ; and states, that the above territories, berg
ceded to His IMPERIAL MAJESTY. by virtue of a
Convention between him and the Kings of Payss:•
and Ii•V•RIA, he conveys the same to his dearly
beloved brother:in law. Prince its r, and hit
heirs male, to the entire exclusion of females s ard,
in default of heirs male, on the put of Prince
Jo•citte, then the Sovereignty to &wend :1
Prince JOSErH 11•34 AP • arr.. and his heirs, al!.
default thereof. remainder to Prince Lows, and
heirs male ; but in no event whatever to be uni:eJ
to the Imperial Croon of France. By
clause, Ben would affeft to insinuate that he
intends to set limits to the French Empire, and this
there is a certain degree of magnitude above •

iE BRITISH PREss
A /N DO\ ,
THURSDAY, Art! IL 3.
"orations are making .so send out a secret
iota. It is, we understand, upon a small
not to exceed a force of 5,000 men. it s•
tbly go to the Cape of Good /lode, i■ the
we, but its ultimate destination can be
tr of conjeiture ; and, thought it were
t not to be publicly revealed.
sanguine and universal expeeation prevail
e public mind, that Mr. WINDA AM Irni
yesterday stated his new military plan
eof Commons. The avenues to the gal' ~
e House were, in consequence, crowded za
hour, and when the doors were opened,
tire for admission was very great. Those, het
who were fortunate enough to obtain pia
ogled s•o far only to encounter a disappoint • .
%Vision am was 'obliged to postpone the Its •
on account of the severe indisposition of
He hoped, however, that he shattld be a. •
ing it forwaid this day, as Mr, Fos fob.
elf con air• a:,!; better than he was on T
and ha,i great hopes of bi:i..g able to an
is place. He accordingly fixed
e business for this day. Mr. FOX.I.
is a pain in the side, proceeding from k
hhe caught na Monday. He is aura led h .
Mosetsv and Dios an, who were 44 opn;tz,
it would be dangerous fur him to
was, however, larch better yesterday, .71,1

dc et not wish it to viTe Bo: Lit ambition is known
to be ttnitounded, aad few will attach ,tny weight
or v 11*-1 to so remote a contingency as one that is

not to tak, place until after :he t.tiraftiots of all
the males of the f.imily of Bnia A PARTE. fit:sides,
y.tto is there who is so shut t-Lighted as not to seef
that Berg and Cleves, under the present settlement,
is, to all sintttnts and put poses, as much a part of the
Fri nch Empire, as if it weie ar. esed to the Crown
of France ? There are several paragraphs in the
Hamburgh Papers, in Which MURAT is styled Eleector
of Cleves and 7, And state, that he is also to
possess a part t.l Batavian territory. It is not
Improbable, that, from fluke, he will be elevated
to the railk o! an kleCtor ; and, from EleCtur, to a
1. BON A P ARTE cannot be expeded to da less
Tor his brother-in-law, the new Duke of Cetves
and Butt*, than he did for the Duke of Wier est-
.:seen and the Flee:tor of BA VAIL IA•
Switzetland has been told, that it is to have an
'hereditary Landmon. in. This is a tolerably plain
istm that it is tube eieaed into a kingdoni for one of
111 family. Holland has probably before this time
been d rviir .1. to the same fate The extraordinary
meeting if the States-General, convened for the Ist
instant, is supposed to have beets for the purpose of
bearing this sentence pronounced upon their coun-
try. Lion BOIIAPAITC is to be its new Sovereign,
with the title of King of Batavia. He was ex.
peft.d at the Hague on Tuesday last.

We understand private letters were received, yes-
terday, horn Dublin, which state, that the Duke of
8E1n.,i,1) has removed Major Sw n, and Major
St w, r^ .1% their respedive employments.—Major
stk. , • ••••• • -ve, was Town Major. They add, that
p.ek,a,ations are making for raising the body of
Lord Eowa ao Fl rzo in to, which was buried in
St. Werburgh's Cbutch yard, for the purpose of re-
interment, in the family vanit, in Christ Church.

- - -
Parochial Meetings of the Roman Catholics of
Dub!io, were held in that city en the 27th. he
Pints hostile to that body, stated, that they were
f-r -he puroose of eleet;iig D-legates to represent
them in a General Assembly, but the Resolutions
of ,one of the meetings. which have been published.
are of a different nature. They c-ingratulate his
Grace of Btoroan, on being appointed Chief Go-
vernor of Ireland, and disavow that any freelof7 his
authority to correspond with His MAJLSTY'S Mini-
vers in their behalf.
Yesterday, a Court of Direnors was held at the
East-India House, when the Melton Castle, Captain
V A Lost AM, consigned to Bengal, was ordered to be
vtloat the I tlth, instead of the 2d instant. The

Court adjourned, at seven o'clock, till this day.
The T. eters and Ulna East Indiamen, Ferrell,
Areiigapagam,. Adrentmro, Fs:Arirsle, and Peru-
onvact whalers. sailed from St. Helena for Eng-
land on the fist January.
The Nortiv4a.n, Itatinortc, laden with malt,
bound to Livn pool, and another vessel, particulars
unknown, were captured off the Salters, on 24th ult.
Tt:- following Note has been issued from the
Office of Committee of Privy' Council for Trade :
Whitebait, March IS, ISM.
SlR—The Lords of the COMMON* in Council for Troia
mid Fonrign PIPIIILIONIM, having expressed their oniiiiirs
That to- Gmerecnt of Ilia Maatedis Colonies and Settlemenu
iv A nierlea and the Wert Indies, should be timiSel to tackle
Itotif use articles allowed M thrir Proclamation to be imported
fnon the United States of Ante:ice, asked beef, pork, and
butter, I an directed to convey to Foe their Lordships' de-
sire, that you will be pleased to sadee this communication,
with alt eirrivenirnt dispatch, to melt pe-sera in Ireland as you
One think will be Jiyasind to 0,0 this. articles for the West
bitumen ialarits, as it will be art obiett of great on .00rianee, .cud
of material advantage, both to Ireland and to Ht. 1. !giro Co-
lo iri and Settlements re Amman and the N'en Indies, to Ist-
cre.s. soil expedite the simply or Ih. Locks is question, front
telawd to the slid Colonies anal Settlements
I am. &c. %V. FAWKENER
Right Mo. Sir Jahn Newport, Eat.
The following Proceedings took place, in the
Senate of the United States, on the sth of February :
" General Smith, of Maryland, from the Commit-
tee to whom it eras referred on the I sth of January
last, that part of the Resident's message which re-
lates to the spoliation) of our commerce on the high
seas, and informs us of the new principles assumed
y tl.e British Courts of Admiralty, as a pretext for
..'e condemnation of cipr vessels in their Prize
4 rots,,. respeelfully reports, for the consideration of
e Senate, the following resolutions:
Itesyttert, ...list the esMare and condentomion, under
• e orders oft!, • It.iti.li Government, and adjudication of incur
Of dohnowisr, of American .emele and their cogoeh
preooi of their being emplin ed m Strade with the enemies
et Great lithen, prentibitel in the tome of peace, is an Liaise,.
'lied &Revision upon Vie property of Me ,itisian: of them
Caitea States, a •I 0 ation of their meet"! new, and an en-
. .-iclintirot upon thi sr national indemodeace.
•• Z. RemlY:a, rhat the Pored:or of the Vatted States be re.
cioe,tial to demand awl in•ist open the restoration of tlorpro-
'tit of th•lr Carideo* captured and condeini••d on the gearst
et its brine *nip wired in a trade with the enemies of Oast
8,.t.i0, E.wetbol.l in time of pm • ; and upon the indimma.
Sermon of voch e. met ea.l eihorn. tor their lames and Canape
by 'hese ca.itures sod condemnations; and to 611911
my OUCh amingemenia with the Swish Goverrenrot. nn circa
and all other dig "-twos aubsisting between the too nations
ram' ;.articatinly rasp...thug :he impressment of American see.
ant i) at rh» be cousin... Tit wtrto this honour and ilitereSU Of the
Visited States, and ma.. feA their earned desire to obtain for
!honored," and then it:sens by anic.ble negreiation, that
de.tse tow lA, they ,e
" 3 Metairie', That it 9. exredient to prohibit by law the
7noOltatio.l into cie United States of any of the fillow og
mita, s.a.e., so mercoandise, being the &resat', produce. of
t"ofactor••• t• e united Ringthrou of Great Britain and
relan.l, et kin deoe. d,neies thereof, that is to say--Aroanc.s.
sweat. hats, gl ono, mat, hardwares, slate, salt,
teal, boots, shoes, rArtiors, kJ, and plate.: d'ine wain. The
"'d Probilatme tv rorente:ice from the din of unless
rettotolg thereto etnitab:e arearscaeints shall be marls be-
tbs two govrflinte .Ir, nil the rhice•ences •us•i.ti.ig to.
11•"" them ; nod to canto.. oath such arrangeineuts gall
kit atr•tal sad iesinaal.
" An.l the
erelticleraion. was rend. and ordered to lie tor
This report it intended to include
e°n"nelcial grterances eninplair.ed of by the
Merchants in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
11614071, Salem. and ether sea-perts, and proposes
a plea of proceeding fur tAttainfr: icdtess'"