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CAPTAIN FOSKETT:

-Mr. LYTTatfito a ruse to ►nove for cer►ain papers
connected On the petition he haJ presented from
Captain Fo.,ktt. He was not so simian,' for the
fate of his motion, on Gemini of the Petitioner, as
was for the honour of the flame and the sake of the
Illustrour Person whose name was so ninth
impli-
ceted in these transaction► (the Duke of Cumber..

hind). When first he introduced this petition. he
had stated that it was nut his wish to involve the
House in military discussions. and had narrseed
his ground simply to the consideration of the con-
duct of the as a breach of an
snick of war. His design was now the same.
and he would not have gone into the general
question, but to josstily the petitioner from some
allegation against him, made in the House.—
On this ground it wag. that he called for these
official papers, of which he already had copies
his posatiston, mid therefore could Irani U 0 snore
from them, than he at present hoes. He had con-
sults-01 several Officers high in ?Atilt, who thought
the complaint well-foulitted ; and he deprecated
refusing to make these documents public, as vide's-
lets{ to throw a suspicion ma the House, of screen-
ing the Illustrious Persia eticerned. His inten-
tion was only to use the papers as defensive. roil
not to (wind thereon any proceedings beyemi abet
he had originally declared. He concluded by
movitig for copies of all Captain Foskett's memo-
rials in the Coutstiasitler-ia.Cbief and Adjutant-
Generel's Office. from 14th May 1006. to Febru-
ary 1810; with all official answers thereto.

Mr. MAIN BIS Surron considered the qulstion
as of great importance. He objected to the motion
as having no sufficient ground doted for the produc-
tion of the papers. seri as, if they were produced,
except so the gravest rea,mis, they might be pro-
ductive of immienlable mi,chtef to the arniy.—
The peii ion was offered add received by the House,
only on the view of its being a charge against the
Cimsniander.in-Chief ; bat if pipers were to be
called for, and office, ransacked for papers, 'dna.
dating disputes between officers disappointed in
their hopes of promotion, and their superiors ; if
such a motion was acceded to, whether good or
bed, it would overturn the whole military system.—
(Hear.)-..Were the papers necessary for ellicidai•
ing the petition, they ought to be produced; but
the Hon. Gentleman had informed them, that it
was merely for publication iii jtist.ficatioo of the
petitioner, against ollecatimis made in a former de-
bate ; sod, upon such a ground as this, the House
could never consent to the 'notion. The assertions
in the petitiou were admitted, and, therefore, could
require no proof. :t contained four complain's,
imply, that a junior officer in the seine regi-
meld, had &early been promoted wee the pets.
tioner--thst he was refused leave of absence
for some time—that when the regiinent went to
Spain lie did not go with it—and that an of-
ficer, two years his senior in the army, was. ap.
pointed to the minority of the 15th, in prefer.
mice to him, the oldest captain. Of the three
first complaints, every one had been reckoned by
the Corninender-io-Chief of the thee • sod the
! laNt mold not be consented intow ellreeee of the

present Commander-in-CAW. as the majority was
lint his to best w. He was surprised dam an officer
i 4 years is dm army should Orion ion Iro
seniority, a this, which never silns
existe in the
artily. it could mist. without being destructive
of rarefies and merit. Without lookiug to Ore.
rim conargereces. then, he would vote arena

- - •
the motion, as us good ground was made asst in
support an ; but when he went flusher, and look-
ed at the danger of making the House a House of
Appeal from disappointed officers. he was the
swore hostile to such a measure. It was a strange
argument to say, by refusing this vote, the House
would be suspected of improper motives. The
House cou'd net shut the eyes or ears of the public
against this slicer's appesls ; and after lacing at war
with his Commanding Officer. and taking the steps
he had done, it was not to be expected, from his
delicacy, that he would abstain from publishing the
papers which he had in his possession.
Mr. Assecaosints also opposed the motion. and
condemned the House for ever haring received a
petition, by which they were made to interfere in
regimental contests. and military matters. with
which they had. constitutionally. not:ling to do.
This new doctrine of calling on the House to de-
cide between officers and their superior+. was novel,
dangerous, and tinconstitutioaal. If persevered la,
it would reader discipline insecure; take away the
discretionary powers tram commanding officers,
which they oushe to possess, and, finally, destroy
the army. The theory of promotion, by seaiority,
was eseautiful. butt, in practice, it wool+, leo, to
ruin. Instead of petitioning. the proper mode to
pursue would have been for the Hon. Nkinlier
(Mr. Lynchers) to have stat•sl what allegations he
had to make against the Commander-in-Chief in his
place io the Hollow, and to have moved Kebobs-
ewes thereon. ilut the locution, though as against

the Commander-in-Chief, was, in fact, more sigaiiust
the Commanding Oflacer•,of the Regiment. the
Duke of Cumberland. Bithis, his Royal High-
ness was placed in a crud situation, and was not
afforded an opportunity of' justifying himself, and
rescuing his character Irons attack. With regard
to the papers, he was relieved from vo►ing for them.
as they were declared not to be for the elucidation
of the charge against the Commander-in-Chief,
but of the contest between Captain Foskett and his
Colonel, the Duke of Cumberland.

Mr. Lvevateoe explained.
Mr. NIARTIN supported the motion, on the
ground that the House, after reeeiviug the petition,
were bound to afford the petitioner every chance of
sustaining his allegations. If they had not a right
to inquire into the conduct of the Commander-ins
Chief, and the Commander of the regisneut, they
ought not to have received the petition.
General CiAlatiltl, entered at great length into
his objections to the motion, and defence of the
Duke of Cumberland and Sir David Dundas. He
protested against the motion, as leading to a prac-
tice which could not be too much discountenanced,
the interference of the House with the army. Capt.
Foskett would not suffer from this motion's being
negativetLas he had publicly declared, having all the
documents now moved for in his possession, he would
publish a statement of his case, as soon as the mat-
ter was over in the House. He could declare, that
his Royal Highness had no objection to the pro-
duction of the papers, knowing, as he did, that he
would benefit by it, in defending himself from the
aspersions east upon him. but he (General C.)
objected to them, on general principles. The pro-
ceedings in this petition, the more they were de-
tailed, became the more objectionable. What
could the Gentleman want with these papers,
seeing that every leading fact stated in the
petition was admitted by the Commander-in-
Chief, and by the Duke of Cumberland. When
the petition was originally presented, the principal
ground stated for its receistioir wee, that it contained
a charge against the Commander-in-Chief for a
breach of the lath section of the Articles of Wet,
and the presenter declared he had no intention to
lead the House into any regimental interference.
How came they then to petition in this form, and,
as it was impouniele to sep.trate them, to enter into
a state of the actual grievances on which was found!
the offince of the Commander-in-Chief ? He
contended, that the Coininsuider-in-Chief would
nor have been justified ulna this occasion in putting
the Article of War into execution. The Honour-
able General then went through the petition. It
complained of its having been in contemplation,
(though never carried into execution) to promote
a j officer over the petitioner. This was true,
as, in the opinion of Colonel Seynsunr, long time
Colonel of the regiment, Captain Fcekett was tint
fit in command his owu troop in the field, and far
less to become a field-officer. Colonel Grant also,
than whom there was not a better clamant officsr in
the British or any other service, when the trona...in
went to Spun, declared, that Captain Fnakett's
troop eat so ill daniplitied, that it ought tb he
broken up, or left at home for the depot. All this
was before the duel, which interposed a Isar to his
future promotion. The commauding officer of a
reground was in duty bound to report when a
vacency occurred, whether his oldest Captain
wan fit for the promotion, and if he could not
/ recommend hon, it was proper, that the promotion
main be kept in the regiment, to recommend the
WI Captain, if worthy of it. The petitiou then
complained grievously of Captain Foskett's being
denied leave of absence; which, however, he after-
wards obtained.-... This refusal was given, as several
Officers, who had urgent business, had the reinity
of promise to him, who had been only e short while
before absent from the regiment. The general orders
issued on this subject, always left the granting
of leave in the discretion of the Commanding
Officer of the regiment, and, therefore, no claim
could be urged on this put. In 1807, when the
Duke of Cumlwrland recommended Isis second
Captain for the Majority, the Commander-in-
Chief did not make the appo;ntinent, as he con-
sidered it less likely to perpetuate the dissensions
in the regiment, to appoint an Officer, whirr: to
Captain Foskett. from another regiment. Then
came the duel, an event for which Captain Foskett
ought to have been dismissed the service. Captain
Foskett, the eldest Captain of the regiment, know-
ing that the Civil Officer. were come down from
London to prevent the duel, and that his Colimel
bad issued orders to arrest the parties who had con-
cealed themselves. went out as the second of one of
two boys (17 or to )ears of age) and permitted them
to fire three shots each. He also allowed them to
cane to an agreement to advance a pace at every
succeeding tire, and Lieutenant Wallace to adjust
a hair trigger, an act for which he ought to be
hanged. But, divested of all these aggravations,
for the going out itself, he deserved being turned
out of the service. What would men think of such
an act in the oldest Captain of a regiment, into
which they sent their sons, expecting that their
seniors would be second fathers to them ?—Every
parent would feel the force of this remark. He
defended the recommendation of the second
Captain to the majority. The principle of seniority
would destroy exertion. emulation, nod merit,
sad the bad and indolent officer would be
promoted as fast as the most deserving.—The
petition complained of two majorities in the
regiment being disposed of to others. The first of
three was an exchange.• most common occurrence,
against which no complaint could be made—the ad
was the promotion of an officer two years senior to
Capt. Foskett. who, from his atrocious conduct,
was not estitleil to much favour. General Croa-
tian! then defended Sir D. Dundas from any blame
io offering to promote Capt. Foskett in another
regiment. Warned by what had happened in the
13th, he might make a better officer in a regieneut
where there were no dissentions-s-That the Duke
of Cumberlaod did not wish to crush him and
deans., his prospects as was asserted, was proved by
his offering his interest to get him promoted iu
another regiment; in his own he wes resolved he
shreds' never have a majority. He was not per-
mitted to go to Spain, for this good reason, that he
who was isn't to command his troop, was not fit to
be sent on a service where he might eventiviily
anunaind the regiment. With regard to the Com-
mander-in-Chief. if he sew no grievances in the
appeals made to him, he was not bound by the At-

1 Hires or Wee to carry them to the Kiwi in ,/,
t instance there were none; and its ever
i `Brea any, they were ail redressed in Cr there
i
V tett'a own way. As for the pteteaded 41411'414
igen
awes against the Duke of Cumberland, -7:1-
oh:, nags wellzeilul es the for
re tgili enCl honourregiment
mt rns arn,di oti::-aanit:1-
were unfounded and unjust. His Royal 11,.,1,--:Y
had neither been harsh nor tyrannical, hunt ijil
Copt.Fw
regiment and the good of the service. T0,,,,d-,
with becoming
Chief, had behaved with the most marked I r);
forbearance, and moderation. He was offerer-1
0 fbeci totgradpel
abianrtred;
hisf ro from
answerwhictho was
th iso: imeeorfai Iris
advantageous majority
Portugal, where he might have served his King- ma
icountry;rc
such as no officer, of more merit sod pretesisem •
the army than ever he had, would have
ghee,"
The la
The Hon. General concluded with ttepr"eciiij
the interference of the House with military affs-ie.l
n
more than they had legally in their power- in paw.
ing the mutiny acts, the army estimates, and
as
the responsibility of Ministers. If they ethnic&
further than this, the army would he uo longer as
useful and safe body, hut ungovernable, regardless
of their officers, and filled with faetiomi. Ile trust.
ed the firmness and wisdom of Pediment would
keep tar from them so ruinous a result.
The Hun. Mr. Waito said, he would object to
the motion, on the ground, that it isms diut„oerous
for the House to interfere in military matters. As
the Hon. General (Cranford) had' stated his nisi.
noon, he would take to himself the sauce right.--
He thought the case of Captain Foskett one of
great and pertiliar hardship, sod that it did any
thing but reflect honour on his Royal Iliglinen the
Duke of C bed ind—(Hear, hear.) But if they
were to enter into this. case after cast would coin;
aid the Hour IA
of Commons would be emploted '
nothing lint inveskattug military disputes. It
would also be the weans to destroy all discipline in
the army, and make officers discontented.
Sir jAmEs PuLTINIT said, that after what had
fallen from the Hon. Gentleman who just sat down,
relative to his Royal Highness, he thought it in-
cumbent upon him to rise. lie did not mean to
say any thing against Captain Fink, tt, but I.e
would contend, that he had not Antlered any hard-
ship. He could assure the House, that hums floral
Ilighneas was anxious that the documents asked
for should be granted. It had been stated, last
year, by an Hon. Baronet, not then in his place,
(Sir Francis Burdett) that more punishment had
taken place in the 15th Dragoons, inure the Duke of
Cumberland had the command, than before that pe-
riod. Ile had made inquiry, and found the contrary
was the case. It was not has intention to enter fully
into the circumstances of the que.tion cow before
them, it had been so ably argued by an Hon.
Geuidetuati, whose sentiments completely coincide.,
yaks. He concluded by oppeeilig the motion.
1 .likr. W. SIIITH was of opinion, as the pennon
had been laid upon the table, it should be acted
upon ; as, if it was not, it wool" put tin Howie in
RR usipleasantsituation. Oo lookiiig over the peti-
tion, he In nail it was no- C ilex's Foakett tila
was wily injured, buts,' officers of inferior rank to
haul in the regiment; for, t hi, 1,-0.0t4n. they
would have all got a step, at least those that were
worthy of it. He did not contend that the
Hours should receive every petition presented
to them ; but was it meant to be said, that
nothing relating to the army should tor taken
up by the House ? He thought the want of
justice on the wino( the Commeitiler-in-Chief was a
fit subject fur their consideration. He would
i not say, that any one of the cases s the
petition would have justified its being praientedt
but on a view of the wholly it was ; as it &coed:
Captain Foakett was marked for persecution. if
an officer cannot find redress in the itaial way, it is
the afaty of the House to interfere, •ud give hie,
that "which was improperly withheld from him.
Geperal PHILLIP* observed, there was 'nothing
inippmer in a senior officer of one rtgitnent being
transferred to doodler, on a saran of the save
rank occurfing. and he never heard it before emu.
plained of.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, the Hon. General, who
last spoke, seemed to be in perfect good humour,
as he appeared to be convinced of a wisionty on the
situation under discussion. So did the Hon. Ge.
neral newt him, (Crawford) ; who after nick. tog a
long speech on the petition being presented, in op-
position to its being laid on the table, walked out
of the House. Whether the lion. General
thought he would be in a minority, it was not for
him to
say,
or that he thought the force of his
superior at guinents had convinced the House; bet.
from whatever circumstance it was, he retreated.—
(Hear, hear.)—The Right lion. Baronet (Fulte-
m-
ney) had said, "thut punishments had been less
since the Duke of Cumberland had taken the co
mend." Ile had also information, and found it to
be the contrary—that eveu the disgiseeful punish-
ment of picketing, which had been abolished in all
other regimen's of horse, was coutioued in.tlw. It
was his opinion. that the greatest injustice oad in 11
done to Captain Fookett, by the speeches of iiir i
Hon. Generals ; he therefore called upon 1"
louver to persevere, and lay open every cireuni-
stance. The Judge-Advocate had stated, that
it was the must experienced Officer that was
left at home to recruit ; but bow has be bream
contradicted by the Hunourable General,
.h
who
contends, that it was always the worst: I 's
was a contradict:thai tld fly be solved tic
them. The lit
been under his
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dim that could only be soiree ley
ltef said, if Captain lo,kett had du.
command, he soul., have hrou;ht
•Martial for his utiscondutt ; yet he sot
hint the means of di-proving it.-- ia,
said about duelling ; but he v.`Gillel
General, was there no period that
answer a call of honour ? H. had 1
the
jeouth of the principals id t.,
then it mast be taken fo granted.
tt General wily considered men of
r his oven standard, as. fit to dispute
pl
f honour. Another emote was, that
'flowed pistols, with hair triggers. to
and he, the gallant General. would
e such an improvers,. lit. • I le. Mr.
rw little of ne art, hat had abb.:, 1•411
wPre generally siord on pitch
t. Gen. Ili gusug rate tar defer. e 4h.
littrif. Lad be,iuulit a moat :;,.
:apt. Fo-kettlau.. hNI a font.' r
he had &here.' lhAt night.

emi'd ask where he bpd received his information ?
he would not say it irheout of the House, or after he
psi e into t,, but he hild got it somewhere, for on
his Hon. Friend (4r. Lyttelton) tht
petition, he appeded ready chargei, and 'tilfzious
for an explosion.--/ Ifear, Hear.)—lt was asserted,
that a Lieutenant-Colonel had said that Captain
foskett was a bad officer; then why lint produce
the durnment of the charge ? and also, that Lieut.-
Colonel Grant, now of the I.sth, had reported that
Ito troop was the worst in the regiment, and not fit
co go to Spain ; if this was true, why not produce
the documents? Ile would ask the gallant General
(Craufttrd.) if a Member got up in his place and
made a direct charge against biro, that he did not
receive his sounds fighting the battles of his
"Are, would he not think it the height of in-
ju,tice, tt the documents were withheld from him,
to prove that he had received them in battle?
It had been argued by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Ward),
that no case of the army should come before them.
One of the charg,s in the petition wa., that the
„monder-iii-Chief had broken une of the Articles
•f War, and it Was ready to be proved at their Bar
they. To shat other tribunal could Contain
Foakett mmli? He acted regularly: lie first applied
for redress to his superior Officer, next to his
Bpi Nighnee% his fervent Commander, then to
the Commander-in-Chief, and One to the House
of Commons; every thing that could be done by
min to wk. redeem had been dour by him, but he
was sorry to see that in lit, last effort lie would be
frustrated. It had been said, the Duke or Cum-
berland was right in preventing him from going to
Span, but the Commander-lit-Chief thought other-
lone, mad sent him there. What did the Hon.
General mein by making charges, and then saying.
ke would not give the documents which would
either prase or disprove Orin ? He concluded
by pronsiiag against the injustice that had been
jean thrmiglisut this transaction to Coot. Foskett,
ando:nl,4e:lttiits4elf tit it he &mold have his support,
linemen lie had neser seen him.
Unwell Caoutruno and Mr. WUITBILiD mu-
tally exolained.
l'Eat Eva'. went into a long defenee of the
conduct of his Royal Highness ; and contended,
th-it it was necessary that Commanding Officers
in the army s!ionld he allowed some discretion. If
is had knowii the content, of the petition, as well as
others did, lie should otter have agreed to its
heinglaid on the table ; and be assured the Hon.
Gentleman who presented it, that he would use
erery influence in his power to repel it ; at the
sometime, he wished it to be understood. that all
petitions from military Officers should not be re-
jected ; but, in this case, lie was confident that the
Petitioner had not been aggrieved.
Mr. LOCKHART thought Captain Foakett ought
!shave pe Nistirsty for redrum• that

hi: applyiiig to that House for their isterferture.
was, in his opiniou, premature. The day sifter the
petition was presented it appeared iii two of the
public newspapers ;and so correct, that it would
make the House suppose that it had been commu-
nicated to them by Captain Foskett and if rt was
the case, he could not coesptaiu of any watt of de-
licacy that had been shown towards imu. He
thought the House would act uuwisely if they grant-
ed the document.

Getters! Lorr opposed the motion, upon the
road that Capt. Foskett had not taken the, steps
siuch be ought to hare adopted for the our iiiii tent
td. retires...

Mr. LMELTOR said, that he was dererinin-
ed to defend the character of the Iverson, who
had placed in his hand* the subject of his
complaint, and who depended upon his exer-
tom for redress. It had been said, that the
introduction of f?reat part
.of the allegation
contained ii the petition was uuneceseafY, and
even improper. 114 did not think it isienutheitt
apse him to enter into those particulars at 'present.
There oat, however, a point upon which he could
sot help observing.. He had been told that it would
lime been a circumstance much to be desired, had
he considered the petition before he entered into
the evidence. He would assert, th•it it was by
compulsion be had taken three allegations; end that
be would call the evidence, because charges of a
strong ware were urged against the petitioner,
which he conceived it his dnty to refute, and
which he was convinced the evidence he had to
adduce "(mkt succeed in repelling. He denied
the prohabibility of the statements made by the
pliant General (Crawford) respecting the duel in
which Captain Foskett was concerned ; and con-
ceived that the gallant General ought to bring for-
ward his authorities upon a subject of so important
a nature, both to the character of Captain Foskett,
and to the party of whom he had complained. lie
concluded with observing, that if the paper, were not
produced, there existed no chance of • fair 'lucid.-
bon of the subject. If those papers were studious..
If.uppressed, the consequence would be most pre-
*mild to the cause of the Duke of Cumberland,
tamped of producing any possible service.
The House then divided, whoa there appeared,
For die cooties
Against it
Oa
Majority
—76
ARMY EXTRAORDINARI ES.
Mr. LESNINGTOM brought up the Report of the
C,oinuittee of Supply upon the Army &tram. amulet.,
Sir Joii NEWPORT asked, whether the medical
tn.,. who atteuded the sick, arrived from the Expe-
' I receivtd any compensation?
itMEILSTuIt said, that compensation had
been given, but was intended, sad should
dy take place.
!solutions were then agreed to.
EMBEZZLEMENT RILL.
wee then went into a Committee upon
;irralernent
)*E proposed * alone, inflicting the pu•
of transportatiou upon those guilty of
ig tke public money. After some oftser-
om Mr. Smyth. Mr. Marryatt, Mr. Pon-
Solicitor•Creoeral, and Mr. Croker.
NawPoirr agreed to the clause. Finery-
Astir, at the same time. a right to propose
thew probations at • future day, if it should
to the present were inadequate. Some
,se, were agreed to in the Committee. and
. was ordered to he received tO•itiortwo.
kIaREON brought in a Bill to pliffeut
tl.e importatiou and experlMM• of

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Accounts have been received from Cadiz of the
date of the 2tth ult, from which it appears that the
French have at length commenced active opera-
tions against that city ; on th! morning of the 21st
they opened a most heavy and destructive fire upon
the Matagorda fort, from masked batteries. mount,-
ing 21 twenty-four-pounders and nine mortars.—ei
The fire was returned with the utmost vigour and
effect. Our readers will recollect, that we stated.
some time ago, that the defence of the fort of
Matagarda was entrusted to a party of British troops
and sailors; it is situated on the main land. opposae
to Fort Punta!, and in a great measure commends
the entrance to Punta' Roads. The Spanish colours,
of course, were kept lying, but the men, during
the heat of the cannonade, kept constantly
calling our, id up with the British colours."—
About noon, on the 21st, the dig-staff was shot
away, and then there was a general cry foe the
hoi-tilig of the English colours. It is but justice
to the soldiers and sailors who were in the fort. to
state, that no men ever displayed more zeal and
gallantry ; their conduct excited the admiration of
every one who witnessed it. The tire kept up by
the French was so destructive, that it was necessary
to evacuate the fort, about noon, on the 22d, after
considerable loss had been sustained. The, loss of
this fort, it is apprehended, will enable the French
very much to impede our !mileage by see. to the
watering-place at the Isla, but it is the opiuioa of
the Navel Officers. that no impediment they can
raise, will effectually prevent our vessels from ob-
taining the water. Another serious inconvenience
that will result from the loss of Fort Matagarda,
and our leaving that side of the water, is, that it
will enable the French, partially, to bombard Ca-
diz, and to render our aschorage-rooin very con-
fined. It is intended, however, that the shore from
Cadiz to the Puntel, and from the Purina to For
St. Fernando, shall be lined with mortar batteries,
and guns, to meet the enemy, in ease they should
throw up works for the purpose above-mentioned.
Two of the Spanish ships were expected to sail
front Cadiz about the end of last month. for the
Havannah, and to take prisoners to the Canaries.
The Bulwark is to accompany them.
The ships from Carthagena were getting ready
for the purpose, as it was supposed, of being seat
to Carthagena.

We have received Paris Papers to the 6th instant.
They contain some further sccounts of the march
of French troops for the Spanish Peninsula, front
which quarter we may soon expect to hear news of
importance.

Mr. Loam Art, last night, iii the House of Corn-
mom, on the motion for documents iu support of
Captain POIIKZTVII Petition, stated his belief. that
the Petition, which appeared in' this Paper, and
only one other, was communicated by that Geode-
man. In justice to Captain FOSERTT, we consider
it our duty to state, that it did not come, directly
or indirectly, front him, but through the regular
channel of the Pediment House.

From our report Of the proceedings in the House
of Commons last stight. it %ill be sees, that in two.
motion of his actioos •t law, Sit Fsaacp Butt-

DsTr has served the SreAssn, and the SEtt./RAWT
AT•ARMS with copies of his declaration ; in which
he lays his damages against the former. at 30,0001.
and against the latter, at 40,0001. Both papery
were referred to the Coinunittee ; which. it is ex-
pected, will make its Report on the subject. to the
House. this evening.

The Courier, The Pilot, and, indeed, all the
papers, of all parties, that have written upon the
subject, except those devoted to the B•rdettites,
have extolled the able and eloquent speech in which
Mr. PODSONST chastised Mr. WARDLE. on Wed-
nesday night, in the House of Commons. Another
such lecture will be • complete extinguisher upon
this little farthing rush-light of an orator, patriot,
and politician. After the trial in the King's Beach,
at'whi•ch every friend blushed for hio, when he
swore he believed Mrs. CLARKE bad an view in
any thing she did but the good of her country, and
neither sought nor expected any other reward ; and
after he became a supplicant for public charity. and
had the begging-box put round for him, soliciting
relief against the honest verdict of a British Jury ;
it might have been supposed. that if such a man
WAS suffered to sit in the House of Commons,
among men of rank and independent fortune,
without animadversion, such conduct would have
argued great liberality cin their part. Such
has been the case ; and yet this mock patriot,
instead of receiving such treatment aith becoming
gratitude, has never 'wit an opportunity of re-
viling them in all his tavern harangues. Fortis.
nately, however, we are come to an end of these
disgusting exhibitions. After his acquiescence in
the principles laid down. and the arguments urged
in Mr. PON4olllllrfl admirable speech, Mr. WAR.
DES cannot persevere in his old courses.

A Court of Inquiry is now sitting at Chelsea
Hospital upon Lieistenant-Colonel SMITH, of the
Second 'rower lisinlets Militia, and its Adjutant
upon various charges preferred agaiust them, some
of them fur peculation.
The &MAKER and gERJRANT.AS-AIIIII are not
the only persons involv.d in a legal proce,s by the
kite proceeding. of the House against Sir F. Bult-
DiTT. The Litter has ,erred a uotice on Earl
MOIRA, Its Constable of the Tower, to inform bun
that he intends to prosecute him for detention.
Notice has been given, in the House of Coen-
mons, of a motion to revive the New Public Stock-
Market Bill. on Monday next.
Wednesday re'unight, the Bight Hon. WILLIAM
CMDIRR was elected Lord Frmost of Edinburgh,
mkt W. COULTSR, Esq. deceased.
His Excellency the Pnastau Ameassitooft, se-
reinpsuird by Sir Goan Ousumr. his brother, Sir
Wit. Oussrv, Mr. Monma, and suite, will sad
on the 23c1 instant, in a by gun•ship for Bombay,
from whence they will proceed sp the Persia.
Gulf.

We understand that it is in the cootesuplatiom.;
of many eminent-commercial characters itt Dublin.
to solicit his Grace the LORD LIIIIT AAAAA that
whenever a Loan may be wanted for this country.
it may be excoriated jointly with the Loan for
England. That the supposition of a Loan to be
raised in Ireland, has caused large sums to he with-
held out of the motley market in Dublin. and
thereby rrainpt the sinews of public credit, there
coorint he a doubt from the preeariou+ state of mer-
cautiie credit, which has not a parotid since the
establishment of the Bank of Ireland. and princi-
pally from Inc sudden change in Revenue Deny.
&c. Every exertion should be used to prevent
the calamity extending, otherwise there is too
much reason to fear. that the contagion may ex-
tend even fir ties and its pu-seot alarming state.—
(Cork Merctustik Chronicle I
l'he Duke of here, ONDi- expected to leave this
country for London before the prorogation of Par-
liaineat.—(Thelifia Exciting Post.)
The HIGH Suttee, of the county of Becks has
received a 14equisitiow. with the signature+ of several
hundred Freeholders, to call a Comity Meeting to
e lasi ler the case of Sir F. BuaDarr and GALS
JONE+.

Major-General Sir J. C. &EMBROIL E, and Major-
!
General Patna, hare permi,uon to return home
from Portugal, on account of ill health.

Three camps are to be pitched in the vicinity of
London, at Blackheath, Hyde Park. and Hemp-
stead Heath. To the latter, the Cambridge Mili-
tia march, in the course of the ensuiog week.
A Circular Letter has been forwarded by the
Adjutant-General to the Colonels of Regiments,
desiring their attention to the clothing of the sol-
diers, in order that it may in future be made so as
to conduce to their ease and comfort, and not be
cut away and rendered tight as at present.
In our paper of Wednesday, we noticed an af.
fray which took place. on dlostrlay night, at the
Wheat-Sheaf public house, near Williams's-
mews. Mary-Ist-bonne, between a party of labourers
and several Life Goarlameo. quartered in that
aeighbourbond. is which live or elx of the labourers
were (Now rously hurt. Owe of thsto, of the name
ofJou Caows. is *ince dead.

1.111111241. GaiLlatt ; OR. Boraiticar. Exits-
ititop.—We are happy in sionouncitue to the
public, that this matchless eobecton of Pair.tinas.
of the choicest dowers of Europe, Asia, Afrwa, mid
America. together with the Portraits of the 010.1
disitiormshed Botanists, and *lnch were purchased
at an immense expellee, to take enaraeior from,
for Dr. Taoaaeou's Nottiooal Botanical Workr--
l. The Newllhootretion of the Serval Srittera ;"
2. " Tempi, of Nora; or. Pete's, Painter's. gad
Pkilosopher's Botanical Garden ;" and. 3. U PAilo-
oorloy of Bqtfuey:" which Works ere at fast
by the dr. ruguohed author. idler ten years'
labour ; IS NOW OPEN, for public inspec-
tion, at the European Gallery. 6i.i4—treet, st.
James's-squere: which contains eIM, l',•ietinus of
uncles' and modem Mainers, vAliseti at 80111.rawr.;
tu.d. sotwitbstandirie this tast additios, the .4.
minium to both Eshiloitiao. euuts;to•a nt ti•o,
Shellisig, as before. Descriptii e creog ties of rich
to be bad at the place.

THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROO4l.

Yesterday. about a cpi.irter before One o'clock,
Her Nletje ty, the Duke of Ken., Princiss.s
An-
eus•a, Eizabeth, and recycled by, a Lady
in waiting, went from the Queen'a Palace iii their
carriages, &wore! by a poly of Life Gu ord.. tq
the apartments of the Hake of Cumberland, in
St. James's Palace, where they were reivived by
the Duke of Cumberland, in his rooming &cis.
and afterwards partook of some refreshmect. A
little before two o'clock, they proceeded :rum his
Royal Highness's apartments to the leading
to the ball-room, where Colonel D-riirow, Hee , •
Majesty's Vice-Chamberlain, the Ladies in w
upon the Queen and Princesses, the Lord 'Chars- *
berlain, the Lord Srew..r of the household. and
several other Officers of Stale, were in atten4ancese
and conducted Her Majesty and the ltryil
through the elegant suite of rolins to the Grand
Council-Chamber. where Her Majesty proe.-erje4
to hold the drawing-room, which was MOPt splendid
and numerously attended than any sine., the first
Court after His M 'jelly's recovery from his last ill-
ness. There were present—

Their total Highs...es the Desks of Cumberland sad
Cambridge. ins Lord. Privy Semi, the First I. ,I of the Ad-
miralty, do Master•Gederal of the Ordnance, the Sestets"
of btate for the War end Colonial Department, the Pima-
drat of the Buena of Trade.
ble"-""aalilert,teigire 1100000441 Athol, Beaufort,
Devonshire and Mane.
I)*ehen"'--Grakfts• beedeftel. Inctionond, ifooMme,
Newman, Nericlartake, Desollne Monse&Flar *AA Ileastrort-
Marenuce-Cerawallio end Elanny.
Mitrchimuswe-olhallts) Salkkeep. and Sligo.
Rath-Wank Mateimind, Alkalis* Crams, Tyreon-
ad, Fitzwilliaaa, Lindsey, Close ivy Searles°agh, Moons.
Cdgeombc, Makiaraboiry, Sathunit, Weed , Klusool, .• j
• Portamire, Hartwell", sad Citrates' 1 .
Creareoes--XamAeld, Wilton, Macclesfield, Ayieskink, '
Errol, Mauves', Wistasorlaad, Temple. Beverley, Mown- •
some, Vskeidge, Liver I, tila.mr, Kiag.ines. amnesia, .
• I
DeVriqrPr Edam, Fatawsibiam, kuusual, Moms&
Edeimabe, Orkney, Rome, Loriu, Rothe", Grosvenor, Dais
keith, and Roane"
Viscsiamft-Theerharat, Glerawley, Wentworth, Prism%
and Hawardee.
Piriesitemer-Middleton, Dangsasea, N ' Glop
hawk", Castlereagh, Primrose, god
Lerdr-St Halcies, 130:tott, De
Braylwooke, De Dunstaliville, Rolle, V. ila
Shetirld, J. Thyme, H. Fitzgerald, leases, Studio
Dargen446,
~ • .
, .
A.m. Arden, :galenist Chit, and Yarborough
_,_. - •
Ladere-Crke, Hill, B. Booverie, C. Somerset, A. Mak 1
Feline a. rifteratel. Waterpeek, Crthorp, Volker%
C. Darner. Slimy Flutlyer, Fletcher Leotard.. Rely. •
broubr. Clerk, Reattach, E. Bigler, Dowager Brook*, DR
Damtaaville, Le De Sammy, H. Parker, E. Cued and S.
Cecil, g Eirkwalla, E. Haltom, Sheffield, Ackland, Remark%
Peters, repel Brooke, C Lottiolale, St. !eke Mild's.%
Dowager Sklittiay, Railer C Lour, Metcalf, Glyao, De
Bosse, Grey, Rowley, F. Lank., C. Campbell, De Etralii•eg,
9 rstEreys Isabella Boyle, Swieberar, Cutterell, Mary Alms
Lowther, C. Lowther, De Blaquime, Jame Luag, 4 S. nue-
illy Aides, Cousins, C. Desert, Pelham, Fisk, Trigg., t
LIMA, N. Folksy Salter, M. Lamm, S. Law, W. Parke*
and E. Whitbread.
Bishops-4c David's, Cblehmter, and Norwich.
Amiawimiww-Hassiaa Spasish, Sardinian, sad Swedish.
Sies-S. Cottrell, S. hark"; S. Fietchm, B. Leonard,
D. B.AM, T. Trigge, 11.11initk, J. Cement , R. Bruitke, C.
Bilmemess, T. Ackland, J. Wentworth, B. Butler, G. Hilt,
T. Wiliam; C. Dueglay T. Liddell, C. Bishop, A. Jokey ..
sea, sad N. Ximieses.
Coma Manseer.
' ' Nemesee Na ice • - • 1
I Bev. Dr. Douglas. •, '
Nor. Nada ---TayfeeftliNftegink ell r
De. Manor, II D. -•--- . • -
' Generals-Singkdas. hos* Nalfttur, Simmers, Slum*
Stavety, Crawford, Immlee, Leigh, Timerobse, Jaime 80/fulasy,
Samos, and Crofton.
Ceistaft-41mabeey. Cheater, Baker, Mullin", Wares
tad Reentry.
Majors -Seethe), Toadies/my Dembnew, sad Farmer.
Ceptatis--Kawv, Hem. Serenest, Frame, Spicer, biker, •
Canoe, Beery Tree, Pert, and Berkeley. •
liksim..-Willls, Grewille, Forbes, Crantic, F Wert, GIL
very A. Hosblea, B. Leonard, Mundey, Fl Browne, H.
Beath, R. leder.. P. B. Scab.. Denise, Plueerabl, S. Sias- •
hope, Laseellee, W Wets.. W. Bernell. Whoilwead, Yorke
John Philip UMW, Skeilirigtea, Tombs. Shirley, Herbevt:
Willie, W. Dickinson, Melones, C. Walawrihec, Pocock,
insebtord, W.Gordos, &seed, Has. W. GOIN10.1.( re el, Sw fa-
blame, Sbeldes. G. Morehead, Itakem, Mania aid C. AMMO. . .
Mirtresse-.4). North, Douglas Madras Clepkaae,
Cowell, G. Herbert, Paget, Hon. Fame, Frearty SI
N. Brach, Formosa, Fremantle, C. Pole, Farm, Dummy
Fielding, Dutton, eMaglay Bogard, Montague, Own%
O'Callaghan, Went, N. Selma, Goalie', Gocuipte, WNW,
Clive, Musgrave, Fisch, Marra!, Miles, Wisdhasi, Calvary
Thaspane, Freetwastle, Osborn., Harrold, PeriWT, Mel*
lies. Methuen, Oakley, S Smith, J. Culvert, Hos reeks-
eft, Fleming, Hoe. Lamb, W. %Slum, Steens., S. Debase I,
Glynn, Fisher, sad Hoe. Beverley.
Miner-G. Pelham, Douglas leasiese Clapham, g Illeub.
limy a Harley, a Knultell, Seville, Beverley.Deliasey, Slagle-
too, Pelham., Harriet Peter., Douglas, Catherine Mosearmei,
Whothread, a N. Sutton., Vyse, Wiadbam, lieppel. Ark-
laad, Tasty Long, Huoteon, ems, D. North, Maiere,
Peaty Follies, Dremmoad, s Brookes, Pep)", Fleming, Cal-
vary Canoe, Thornton, Fraser Itmakey. a O'Con,
e S. Smiths, Petre, Metralk, S. dalmmay.Careadisho Bela.,
fords, Beach, M. Folkes, Musgrave, Olyau, Murray, lisig99,
sad a Elplimatomm.

The following were among the Preseatatioois to
Her MAJESTY :-

The Doebetaalßieliescad, spots her Muni horn Inks&
Miss Harriet Petry, by her mother, Lady Nate.
Clearret Lind Multiawe, spin his appaiatasent to be
Masser of the Ortiserne.
Lady Lostaard, by the Lady its
His limes the Duke of Dereashire, ulna his marriage.
Lord Glerawiry, on main to Ins utle.
Maw Derain., by Lady Pens.
taw Admiral Sat Edward Bailer. Berton beimi appenfoll
emend is oeuesmand at Plyatinth.
Lady Mary aid Lady leash Lamm, by their mobs. ai
Deckle of Itscitsaisad. Theft. Ladyships were mad stapaslar
ly dressed itswltitte. orsameated with pearls • they're, ab.
traded by tbetr hecaber. Lard Iferelt. Their bas
spelt. that alfabiltty of Ibamiers that hos al Irelmod.
Gemmel Ammo baltuar, apes hit prommi .a.
Lady Boller, om vow% to her Melo: Her Lodi rhip was
dreamt to Owen red sinew.
Goaeral Le h, ow his bon appointed to the command of
the ad It egimormt of Soli.
CoWnel Wilsw, ma beimy appointed C na.e of the sth
Coyle, Regiment.
Lady Sophia Ceeil, by bre mother, the Mrerhorwess of
Fe Lad Ladyship Val hesotaii." d.reeed.s peach-
komorms sad sayer Woad ; which .err happily sorted to her
lovely istrerstiog
The Earl of Courswere, spots ceet,a: to bre tide
The Ran of IMaraww, upon her Wog sprsisibid Lard
Lieotetimet of Resdawsliira.
Time tau Blears o•Cwilenbod. by the Cbbibm.bithilan•
The pen Lathes sere dressed is him and pied&
The E,rl of ![nasal, Re his beim mopoiamed Colend
the Snot Porthowr VIM*.
mu. ggb.o.ead, oy he mother. Lady F.timbreb Whit -
bmed_Cpveocreueo bar Ladlyeltip was moot 'owl"
dally &mew is gmil• tette, esteeeddied with edam sod Are
I.,vely daughter la bomb new mad "bile. Mr. Whitbread
was preset.' • ith his Lady.
Linn -Woos I • ir Morris Xiateass. at bre beiny appointed
to the it Herbs '.seat
Cap' I rows, R.N. es lin el turn from the ilsltir.
Mge Cabman &Maps by hm imotber4 Mrs woo-
lliest. :1 ifs.

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