The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-02-02 00:00:00

FUND.

NEI

On Thursday, the above Musical Society held
i 1,4 Anniversary Feast at the Crown and Anchor
7.lvern.
'That worthy patron of the musical science, and
pr.rfeor,e of merit in the profession, the lion.
loials ',Fusers, stood forwar,l to preside at the
irret;ng, which a.trafted .t rt y crowded assembly
of professors as well as amateurs.
Ahnut half past four o'clock, the Hon. Gentle-
an took the Chair, accompanied by Sir EDWARD
,snr.N. Sir GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Colonel FAR-
,s,, `iV• Aso ,o4's, and Mr. Sm ART, the 'Urea-
tire,. The whole company consisted of near 300.
After the cloths were removed, the inimitable
anan G-ace Non Domi.,e, was sung by
.eoly tee whole company.
The Cum too AN then gave—
The gine.
The Inroretion to llornowly was sung in the
randest sty..r we ever heard.
The Worn Alan the Royal Family, except two.
A new Glee, entitled British Sentiment, composed
y the celebrated Mr. WEBB, was very correlly
Ung by Master K ta,N ea, and Messrs. EVANS,
iOV, and SALE, }an.
The Piper of Wales and Duke of 'iurK, the Patrons of the

(Kitty,
rat dank with three times three, with unboundec

ipplause.
Mr. Mu BOURNE sung a Sea Song in a very good

tyle.
soccess to the New Musical Fund, and prosperity to :!ie
Concert, with three tames three, and entitu•
siatt.t ap,lause
The Hon. CHAIRMAN then addressed the meet-
ing at some length, and stated, that he felt himself
*floured to be in the situation which he then
filled, and should always be happy to render any
assistance in his power to so laudable an institution.
Pc felt great pleasure in observing and beholding
such a numerous 311,1 wpeCtable assemblage of the
patrons and friends of society, :Ind hoped 'hat
their charitable and bent icent intentmns were fully
carried into effect; and laid before the meeting, in
a c~ re' manner, the statement of the society's
finances, to the fallowing eff4.l:—Sums expended
since the commencement of the institution, in re-
lieving distressed members, widows, and orphans.,
kc &c. 9,2211.
The number of claimants annually relieved are
upwards of one hundred, Atli the applications for
'lief were iss•ccane so numerous and heavy. it was
ery much -feared, the Managers svonld b
e pai..ful necessity of reducing the annuittes, un-
ess the revenues of the Society were increased.
Mr. SMART, the Treasurer, after stating. in the
most handsome manner, the many ads of kindness
of patronage, which the Society had experienced
from their worthy Chairman, propos& his health,
which was drank with enthusiastic applause.
The Hon. Gentleman returned thanks, and as-
sured the society he should be ready to assist them
on all occasions. _ _ .

The beautiful glee of The Charming Afird, com-
posed by Mr. SALE, Jun. was most admirably sung,
and with great applause, by Messrs Goss, :Al./(•HAIS,
and SALE, Jun. who presided at Coe piano-fate.
PM, 'erity to the Royel Society of Musk:Line.
I'e4re to the soots of the heroes was sung with much
expression by Goss, Vscon sr, and S•Le, Jun.
Ibe Army and Navy, a new give, by Mr. GLOROE
SS, ART ; in the introduction to which the composer
imitated the tones of an ./E.ilian harp with great
success, and the singers, Messrs. KELLNR R, Goss,
AOGil AN, and S•t.r:, Jun. did ample justice to
the imitation, and produced the desired cilia. The
glee was received, AS it justly deserved, with uni-
versal applause and admiration.

The land we live in, and let those that don't like It leave
Mr. Hatt Sung A comic son, composed by Mr.

Th hnnorary subscnbsts of the day.
A new catch, the music composed by the lion,
Jelin SPINCiIt, to the following words :

I am uruble, yonder besrar
TO tad or he imp true, lie ties.

The music ut which was adinirably set to shew the
point of the words ; and, although it was sung by
a number of first rate performers, the points of the
catch were never shewo, owing, we presume, to
their never having seen it before. The they
still it in only appeared like a round. But the
los. of the points in this catch was amply nude up
in one that shortly after followed, in imitating a
very great scene of disorder in the House of Com-
mons, by one Member calling upon the Speaker to
hear him, although it is Lite; another calling for
the question ; and a third c.i!ling to order. This
'.as dale will most admirable comic affat, every
performer feeling, as the. should do, that they were
Lie real cliara,l.ns; and, in this, SALE, jun. and
PAGE, were the most conspicuous.

Toast—May the enemies of concord he rewarded with a
strung cord.
A near Glee by Mr. S►orronrtt.
T.t.—.may Bonaparte's fleet and sailors
Swim ll4e the geese of English tailors.
_ _

Mr. Tau's' AM sung ; song with very gmat taste.
Mr. GEORGE SMART produced another new Glee,
li:ated to the Du.. of CAMRRIDGII, which
W.ll much applauded.

Mr. Smart's health, the Treasurer, was drank with t!:ree
t. Ile. three.
The greatest treat of the evening was Dr. C n 1...
Ca OS master-piece Glee of IR the &nag rote of
.)t.enths. It is the most charming combination of
stience,in such a short composition, we ever heard.
Mr. Stetted' preside) at the piano forte, and it was
very correi9ly sung by Masters Messmer. and
CUTLER, and Mr. Stale, Jun.
Tu.l4-...May the enemies of Music hare real pain, and we
The Comic Catch of Old Themes Day was sung
with much humour, by Messrs. MaLßouaNe, HAit 1 ,
and San via.

About sine *clock Mr. SPENCiII left the Chair,
and at ten Writompany separated, highly d.:lighted
with their evening's amusement.

The Hon. Mr. BRAND, who is a candidate for
the representation f the County of Herts, is the
sone Ceistlem.in who stood onsuccessfolly for Cam-
br'dge►hire, against the Right honourable Cir A Abu
Tow.

• L 4W.
•
c:Ariti OF KING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTER, FILL 1.

ELECTION PERJURY. • -
Aim Jenkins, otherwise Pr,nre, war brought
before the Court, to be arraigned upon an India-
men: for perinry, at the late Eleaion for the County
of Middlesex.
The indiament charged, in the usual form, that
he, on the 21th day of July last, being sworn,
stilted, that he was a freeholder of the County of
Middlesex, possessing a freehold situate in Strne
("utters-alley. St. Martin's-lane, St. Martin's in the
Fields, then in the occupation of William Brent, and
did, then and there. after taking such oath, vote and
poll for Sir Francis Burdc:t, Bart. to tbn injury of
George Runic= Mainwaring, Esq. and against, &c.
When be was asked whether he was guilty of
those charges or nut ? he replied, .that he knew
nothing about it ; he had just come last night, on
the top of the stage from Bristol, and was taken into
custody, and brought to the Court ; he wis not
prepared with :hi), bail, nor did he know what he
was to do.

He was then informed, that he WAS to take •his
trial the Sitt;ngs after Term, and committed to the
King's Bench until he should procure bail.

LAW ARGUMENTS

MATHS V. JACI:SON.
This was an anion tried, the Sittings after last
Term, at Westminster, before Lori Ei LIN 80-.
aoec n, and a verdict was obtained for the Plaintiffs,

subject to the following case :
-hip Norden, from Leghorn to London, being
a vessel liable to perterm Quarantine, passed Sand-
wich Creek, the place appointed for all ships coming
to the port of London from the Mediterranean. to
perform quarantine, and proceeded up the river
Thames as far as Gravesend, where she took the
Defendant, who was a Pilot, onboard ; and though
there was no stress of weather to compel him to
bring her up, yet he brought her to Bla:kwall, with-
out making the necessary enquiries, whether she had
performed quarantine or not. The only question
for the Cou:: was, whether the Plaintiff was entitled
to recover in this aCtion ?
Mr. Ge•sniv, on the part of the Plaintiff,
grounded his argument chiefly upon the statute of
the 36th of His present Majesty, in which it is
enaCted, that any ship liable to p.,rform qu trantine,
shail hoist a yellow I' and, in default tlwresof, the
master or c • smolder ir. such ship shall forfeit the
sum r : 2001. and having neerce, he shall not him-
self quit, or suffer any person on board to quit the
ship, until the expirilicei of the time appointed for
performing quarantine, under the penalty of 5001.
and also a peneity of 1001. upon any pilot •sho
should condo& any ship into the harbour or port, so
liable as aforesaid. After criaini,-; several clauses of
this and other A.Cls on the same subjeCl, he con-
tended that it was the duty of this pilot to inform
himself of the circumstance, from whence the ship
was come: he ought to have demanded the certificate
of health from tile harbour-master, &c. and having
cited a variety of case-. in support of this argument,
he contended, that the only grounds on which the
' Defendant could depend, were those of hardship,
but, from public policy, and, under all the circum-
stances of the case, he conceived the Plaintiff was
entitled to judgment. •
Mr. Laws, for the Defendant, went Imo w wetly
of great length ; he ',served, that on the giounu of
policy, the Legislature always was competent to
relit.), any error which might occur, and he begged
leave to inform the Court, that he understood i Bill
was about to be brought into Parliament for the pur-
pose of remedying the evil which had taken place in
the present case. On the grounds of hardship, he
admitted, if the Defendant had done this aCI know-
ingly, and in defiance of the statute, there could be
no defence ; but if he had committed this offense ua-
intentionally and unknowingly, it quite altered the
case, an.: the fa& aetually was, that the yellow flag
was not flying, the pilot did not know the circum-
stance, nor had he any cause or reason for knowing
it ; the ship had taken a pilot on board at Yarmouth,
and had come up the river without any prevention,
nor could he discover from whence the ship last
ne. The question therefore was, whether he had
incurred the ;yeah...? but in order to make him liable,
he must appear to be a voluntary offender. The AO
of Parliament imp=ratively calls upon the master or
commander to do that which will give suifi.rent no-
tice, even at sea, of her being a vessel liable to per-
form quarantine ; if this had- been clone, this pilot
would never have brought up the ship, but having
brought bet up, it was not in ii;s power to carry her
hack to the place appointed for performing quaran-
tine ; he therefore humbly submitted that the De-
fendant, under all the circumstances, should have

judgment.
Lord ELLEKCOROUGI4—" This is a case of great
importance ; we will consider it, and give judgment
on a future day."
BAILITTs or TEWKESBURY V. DOBBINS and ANOTHER.
This was a question of law, which admitted of
much argument, relat:ve to the right of the payment
of tolls, by persons huyiug and selling corn in the
Market-place of Tewkesbury.
The aaion was tried before Mr. Justice LAW-
sircc at the last assizes for Gloucester, and a ver-
drit had for the Plaintiff.
An application was afterwards made for a new
trial, of which we have already given a report in a
former paper. •
Mr. Serjeant Wit. LISMS was, this day, heard at
great length in support of the verdict I he stated,
that the Plaintiffs were the owners of the market of
Tewkesbury, to whom a certain toll was payable upon
all corn sold within the town upon market days. Un-
til 30 or 40 years back, it was the custom to brins
the corn to market in hulk, but latterly that pranice
had been done away, and the farmers sold by
sample. On the slat stated in the indilmcnt, the
Defendants being buyer and seller, the latter sold to
:ormer a quantity of wheat, by sample, which
was afterwards delivered within the town ; pay-
ment of the usual toll was dentanded ani refused.
Learned Serjeant contended for the Plaintiff's
right to the toll, in as much as the parties had
equally the advantage of the market, which they
~vuuld have had, had the corn been brought in and
packed in bulk in the market-place. He cited a vast
number of cases in support of this and of the fur-
ther question, as to We sort of aaion which should
be brought ; and concluded, that if there was a pos.

sibilitf of damage to the owners of tb market, it
was sufficient to support an aFtion of this kind.
Mr. ERSKINE was proceeding to reply, when the
court intimated a wi.h that it should stand over
for farther argument on the neat paper day.
HARY.UUR M hS I'ER.
Mr. ERSKINE moved the Court for a Mandamus,

. .
to be direfted.to the present and 1 tte Lord Mayors
of London, requiring them to reltore,Capt. Henry
Smedley to the office of Harbour Master of the
Port of London, from which situation he had been

dismissed. He grounded this applicition upon an
An of Parliament, of the 31th of Geo. 111. chap.
(i 9, for rendering more commodious the port of
London, and commonly called the hock Aft, where-
by the Lord Mayor of London is empowered, as
Conservator of the River Thames, to appoint
Harbour Master, whom he valid also remove, sus-

pond, or, upon sufficient cause, dismiss ; but no such
person to be appointed without the previous concur-
rence of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-House,

and a certificate of the person's capability of serv-
ing the office ; such person to attend
.them from
time to time, and in case of any misconcluert in
him, the at reqsires that he should be summoned
before the elder brethren, to whom he was to an,wer
for his conduit, before he could be dismissed. With
these restriaions, the Lord Mayor had the power to
appoint. In the present case, the late Lord Mayor,
no doubt, the Learned Counsel observed, with very
good reason, and the best intentions in the world,
wrote a letter to Captain Smedley, in which he tol I,
him, had a painful duty to perform to the public
in being obliged to disnsisi; Lim from the office of
harbour master, in consequence of his inability to
continue in the employment, assuriint Lim, at the
same time, that he would Apply to the elder
brethren of Trinity-house, in hi, behalf, and do
all that lay in his power to procure him compensa-
tion, from them for his loss. It was sworn by this
Gentleman, that he was dismissed without being
heard ; without being summoned before the elder
brethren ; or without any certificate of his misenn-
dud, all of which was required by the At of Parlia-
ment. He therefore humbly hoped their Lordships
would grant the application for a Mandanurs.
Court.—" Take a Rule to thew cause."
MANStAIiGFITER.

Mr GARSOW applied to the Court to grant a
Habra, Corpus, to bring up the body of Mr. John
Peacock, in order that he might render nail, And
he discharged out of custody, having b.ten com-
mitted to gaol by the Coroncr of the county of
Surrey, upon a charge ofmanslaeghtei.
The person, on whose behalf he moved, was a
most respe&able gentleman, residing-in the Borough,
who stated in his affidavit. that after he and his
family had gone to bed, he heard a most violent
ringing at his door bell ; ho leaped out of bed,
threw his coat about his sooulders, and went
down stairs. Upon ripening the door. he found
a inns, still in the aft of pulling the hell; when
he examinee' him, he found him actually sepso
less with intoxication ; he returned to his bed.
chamber for his cloaths, and when he went
back, he found the unfortnoate man had fallen
down, but not in consequence of any violence dune
by him : he lifted bins up, and remnind him to .t
waggon at the corner of Pepper-lane. nearly oppo-
site ; his wife came soon after, and said that he was
the frequent habit of getting drunk, and
constantly in a state of souseless intoxication t he had
been drinking at a public hodie in the neigllscuithood,
and had taken so much, that the landlord refused :n
s.•ii him any more, and turned him oat of doors. It
Wds necessary hereto remark, that Mr. Peacock had
sworn, he had no bayonet in his hand at the time
he removed the man to the waggon, as some of the
witnesses on the Coroner's forlorn had said that
he had a bayonet in l:is rirflit hand, and struck
the than two or three bloan with his left. Soon
after this the man died. By the evidence of the
surgeons, who were examined as to the cause of his
death, it appeared, they were unanimously of opi-
nion that he died of an apoplexy. Upon examin-
ing him, a scratch was found on some part of his
head ; when the Cormier, a very intelligent, en-
lightened man, asked, whether it might net have
been occasioned by a sharp instrument like a bayo-
net ? and the surgeon having answered in the af-
firmative, this gentleman thought it his duty to
commit Mr Peacock. Those Lifts were also sworn
to by the maid servant of Mr. Peacock, who seas pier
sent the whole of the time, and also by other persans.
He further begged leave to meution, that this
matter was to become the subject of an application
for a criminal information, in the course of few
days, as a most infamous mis-statement of the cir-
cumstance had appeared in public print ; he merely
mentioned it then as a caution to others.
The Court granted a rule to shew cause.
Mr. Gilles having moved for a rule in a cause im-
material to state, requested liberty to mike .s second
motion. He apologised to their Liirdships for
mal:ing so very irregular a request ; but, from some
very particular circumstances, it was the last day he
would be able to atfend the Court during the pre-
sent term ; he, therefore, hoped for their Lordships'
indulgence, which was accordingly granted.

COMMON PLEAS, WILITMINSTiII.
1010 H and L•MRENCE V. BURGH.
Serjeant SHEPHERD moved for a Rule to shew
cause why the proceedings in this case should not
he staid ? and why Mr. Guy, the Plaintiff's Attor-
ney, should not be obliged to pay the costs incurred ?
The Learned Serjeant stated, that Mr. Burgh,
the Plaintiff, was brother to the Defendant, and Mr.
Lawrence was srxtrried to their sister. There had
been an salon depending between the present De-
fendant and his father ; but he dying, that aftion
abated. The present Plaintiff, were appointed Exe-
cutors, by the last will of Mr. Burgh, the deceased ;
but Mr. Lawrence refusing us aa, the probate was
taken out in the name of Mr. Burgh, the other
exe:utor. This motion was grounded upon the affi-
davit of Mr. Lawrence, which stated, that he posi-
tively forbade Mr. Guy to commence an aetion
against the Defendant, in his name, and also, on
the affidavit of the Defendant, which denied that
he was indebted in any manner to the Plaintiffs.—
Rule granted.

COMMON Pl-Fas. (11ILDPIALL
Sittings at Nai Prior, before Sir JAMES MANSFIELD.
moastatt V. SIRKINsKAVt.
This was an acrlion brought by the Plaintiff. a
wholesale haberdasher in this city, to recover 201.

91!".
li#,d

the first instalment of a debt which
trailed by the. Defendant's daughters; s
on the molhnery business in the town cf !
Serie:tut SIuCPNERn stated, that these 7,
who, he understood, from his brother u
site side, were under age, and tha
the defence he me .nt to set up, had
in the millinery line, in the town
and became indebted to a considcrat
to the present Plaintiff.--The ladle,
not beiag so regular as they shou
Morhall sent down a writ, and had
arrested. Soon after he dispatched the
misted a letter from the present Deiert
was written before the writ had been ex
contained a promise, on the part of the
to be answerable for his daughter's d
pay them h 1 instalments, provided tbei
no proceedings taken against deem.
posal, the Plaintiff acceded, and release
out of custody ; but when the first payr
due. the Defendant refused to adhere
mice, on which account this at-bon was
T:.e letter front the Defendant wa.;
and rea.l; in it he undertook to pay 1.
debts by instalments, of 2,)1 etch.
John French deposed, that he had be
to Dt.rhy by the Plaintiff, to examine
cumstances of the ladies ; and on the di
there, he received a writ from Mr. Mc
lie delivered to the Sheriff, and the la
rested. The next day he had a let
Plaintiff. desiring him not to proce.ni
as he had received a proposal from Mr
to which lie was willing to acceJe. I
cated the contents of this letter to Mr
who said he had himself received a ver
from Mr. Morhall, :rad that he was
arrest was so private.
Mary Lamm- lived with the Miss B
forewoman ; she was engaged by 11
himself, who always told her, he won
able for -.1 the debts his daughters she
lie always saw the bills of parcels
posted the books himself. The entii
kept out of the profits of the shop, and
seen Miss Birkinshaw hand over the
father.
Sir JANET M MIST! EL D asked how
a defence of infancy made in this
was clearly proved th.• things were
far as the carrying on the trade I equal
Serjeant VAUGHAN, in answer to
case front Strange, where it was diet
as law, that infants could not enter i
as it might be their undoing.
It was then agreed. that the Plaint
a V erd.;:t for 201. subjet to the npiaity
oa this point.

SPRING CIRCUIT.

The Judges met onThut %la y mn-n
Justice's Chainbets at Westminster,
were apponnted as follow
NORTH r N—Lord Fllenbornigh, and Mr
ru L —Lord Chief .1 twe MJnifield,
G:0,0

~lruL A 1,1 D—Lord Chief 83rfel, Ara Mr. J.
11,••• %Iv J,,stoce Heath, and Mr. Juni
We, M—M, Rat 'it Th"tnp..ii. •
Ospottu—Nir. Juliette Laurestor, and

_
• The ether Judge for the We.terieeirct
M. Sutton. *hole appointment In the aim
mllly taken plat:.

LONGEVITY.

The Crowing p,rsons new mid
bourhoud of tilakOey, tat the parish
and afrota no smali proof, by their
of the whqleiomeness o: the climate
Francis lie
. St I r110.712$

Abrarn Chad

Tit.r.thy

. . SI
Ana P..tadietar . . 8?
Anu .
Ab. Harr“on . 84

Mary,
married I
Mary Srig.
It.toe.t Hal
Thom.. Sr

Tut4l mvnber of Yews thirte
Through the aforesaid Township
new road ;snow carryg o,i, which
dist 4 ce hi.tween Manchester and I
two miles. The beneficial accommr
by these towns to result therefror
shew .tse4 already, if we may juch
den change in the value of land in Al
which WAS lett for 101. per annum
deemed worth 3d. per yard—so mt
encouragement given to trade.

The fir frigates, building at D
launched, about the 20th inst. from
On Thursday morning, a diet
Guards marched from KnightsbriJ
their way to Chatham, to join the (
On Sunday morning a woman i
Barracks was safely delivered of
making the fifth generation on the
they were all present at the birt
Luc v WALL, the infant's mother
wool), the grandmother; Doeol
great grandmother I and Do MOTH
great great grandmother.
The French liii!tops residing in
heard that there were in the pri
Cross, a number of French Prise
with clothes, have entered into a
sent them 150 jackets, 96 caps, .5
breeches, $7 pair of shoes, and 4
The Emigrants also, both Ecelesiai
have subscribed to send them, eitl
hand, 57 pair of pantaloons,
pair of breeches. 8 great coats, 8
of boots, besides a large paekagi
all kinds.
It was very erroneously_coneei
DELL Lottery would so diminish
in the present State Lottery, al
much below their starting price be
on the cones ary, from an unpreceil
a considerable advance of price
experienced. But, the Borne*
finished, and the grand State Sal
menced, and, consequently, but
venture left, the reat struggle to
sees the very few rickets and hhai
unsold.

.

. -

J

IUA:EIGr INTELLIGENCE.

Slava &ate. en beholding the immense WINS &it toomprek .1411
for the building awl maintenance of new nip elr the
whilst roofs are constructed over these we already have, in or-
der to preserve them until peace?
Our countrymen will on tracing the organisation of the
Naval Council, of the high Military Tribunal, and the Col-
leges, as well as the epecial Departmental and very expensive
Administrations, with the appurtenances; and on asking a
thousand other questions, be convinced, that, provided only
there be no new posts arid salaries created, at their expense,
for individuals and their friends, savings enough may be made
to enable us, in a great measure, to fulfil our engagements as
allies; that the nation nee not remain in distress on that ac-
count, provided the administration only wills it so : may it
not be asked, whether this lias.ever been the case inner the
year 1801, whether a single saving has been male since that
tune' Let the Directory name it, and let the nation judgly to
whom the terrible coneequenees that are to be apprehended are
to be ascribed.
" Have not many circumstances rather tended to chew since
that period, that the ruin of the state must result from the
clashings of the different sovereignties, restored within our
little one and indivisible Republic, in such an expensive man
nee, and that they must increase the expense and waste of
money ; and have the Directory, since that period, ever seri-
mealy 'vet about introducing one of the greatest saviags, namely,
the establishment and putting in activity of general imposts?
Have they ever endeavoured to give great and general salutary
establishments to the natien ?
" And shall this Assembly, by decreeing the proposal of the
Directory, agree, that there are no other means left, than that of
burthenisig the nation continually with forced imposts? Hot if
the Assembly iii its wisdom shooed decree otherwise, and concur
in the measure proposed, then I am of opinion th it every thing
alleged canno: be mum:vetted ; that altho' the State Directory
right lung since to have proposed to our High Ally measures
fur easing tic burthen of the war, by abalishing all unnecessary
expellees, by the utmost parsiinuny in gerernment and admi-
nistration; and that (although the Directory have not done
this, but the reverselthe necessity is now urgent, arid the more
pressing, as they did not sufficiently foresee means for
satisfying the increased demands, before they granted then',
aid that this necessity is still muss* argent also, because, though
we should now use the inmost :arsirnony, and introduce the
general imposts, as the only means of saving 'he cou•otry, yet
this cannot immediately operate towards a present relief. 1,
for my own part, am not at liberty to give my assenting voice
to the measure : I must also declare against the proposed aati-
; because, that the former instalments of the contribu-
tion of 1804 are far from being cleared, and the second lint:ti-
me:it remains nearly all due; by the employment of which
(if cafe b• only taken that it terininste together with the ex-
pensive Committees of Enquiry), there will be funds suffi-
cient to answer the most pressing demands, and thus it is
uaneoreary us give away a premium, which w •eld again
lessen the national income of this proposed third instalment :
and this is, moreover, a reason why I, who do not see the pres-
sing nature of the matter, think myself obliged to declare against
the proposal of the Directory, and leave one of the dangemus
consequences with which this proposal threatens us, entirely to
their account, as it is not required of this assembly, but of the
execetive power, to take care, that all fulfill the law equally in
these their engagetomits.
" Let the Directory freely say to the Emperor of the French,
who no doubt is very well informed of th • state of afaiis, what
the Batavians have done, borne, and suffered, since the year
179), for the recovery arid preservation of their liberty ar.d in-
dependence, in obtaining and being true I. their alliance with
the French Republic, and let there actually shew, by the ap-
plication of the strictest economy, that it is impeeible to con-
tinue to load the people with harden upon burden, because,
from the course of events, and the permute of particular
curnstances, the fountain oh their property arid prosperity is
dried up, or subjected to daily exhaustion. Let the Da
rectory, by ah open and magnanimous behaviour, as an
enemy to the general enemy, prove, in their dealings with
the Emperor, that they are worths of his personal good
disposition towards the &Atari vet penile ; let them, in case any
Ministerial intrigues have b en, or are still carried on, for com-
bining with the enemies of the State, punish the guilty by way
of example, and I feel myself assured, that the very interest
which our high Ally takes in this Commonwealth (at present
so Ina, so degraded) will prodece the beet consequences, will
acquire us esteem, and, in our ritual on, will procure us relief,
• support, and even assistance, by respecting the national insbe-
, pendeuce. Lastly, that this propuenl measure of nhe l)wectory
will be rendered inineceeary, awl that we shall be relieved
' from the painful task of decreeing it."

HOLLAND.

0.6

the Secret A ssemb* of the Batavian Legislative
Bally, held oil the V. st ult. in consequence of the
extraordinary Petition sent up from the State Direc-
tory, and the p; oposal made by the same, for con-
senting, in order to cover the deficiency in the re-
venue, to a third instalment of the extraordinary
contribbtion on property and income for the year
IRO+, Citizen Van Hassch delivered the following

!Speech :
" From the Report of the Committee it appears, that Otis
Assembly, having found the inutility of their resistance, must
consent to the ulterior proposals of the State Diretiory,
tegdir-
ing (without adverting to the remonstrance they have return
itet) our consent to the raising of 1 per cent. on the National
Property, by granting, prosisionally, far the term of three
meths, upon accourit of the probahle deficiency hi the
16,a70,000 florins granted for sundry items; and also, oil ac-
count of the same deficiency, our emisent to a third instalment
of the extraordittary.contribution for the year 1804 ; arid, in
order to comma us thereto, I hear reasons shred, which ap-
pear lobe suggested by the most extreme necessity, a stagna-
tiou int every department of Covent mein and of Administratim,
an inonre.dion of the Ann, and Navy, a general bankruptcy,
sal, the displeaeure of our Fish Ally.
" I to one d .I.J'ne for a moment, but the Committee of this
Assembly for Venancio! Affairs is convinced, after many deli-
berations and cenferences,uf the urgent necessity, and of the
danger of our dreadful perplexity. Ida not even doubt, for a
moment, but a complete anarchy, introduced constitutionally
in 1801, places the State slow at the ;mint of entire annihila-
tion; and) am very certain that, without the disinterested seal
and co.operatioin of individuals (true Mum of not country),
all exertions to save it would have been ruittss long since.
Thus, in order to defer that ruid, so long prevented,
alas! foe three months longer, are we under the deplorable
necessity of declaring to the B.ltlll/11 people, that the State it
Irak, union they g:ve u 2 provisionally, for three months, our
pee cant. or the value of their property.; that, all maturely
coosithied and panda.-d, ther.• remains nothing elne, nu other
maim, than to repeat this expedent over and over again ; and
whilewe give them to understand pretry plainly, that all this
is to be ascribed to our connection with France, through which
Me am involved ie so long and in expensive a war, by
which we are obitged to fulfil the most extravagant engage-
ments.
" Sensibly affected b; the dismal state of our country, and
, fate of a nation, wlit.:h appears to have freely made (but,
alas ! in vain) such ueprecerle-ded sacrifices for the acquire-
Mant'and preservation of its liberty and independence, for no
other purpose than to purchase, at the expence of such tree-
tut es, entire destrection and erscum from the list of mowers;
I find myself obliged, before I give my vote, sat a case where
another great sacrdice is agiin demanded front that nation, to
ask whether the grounds for it do actu illy 'MA? Whether we
can, in conscience, declare that it is impossible for ter to save
the country by other means? And slid further, whether we,
as hosed men, can ascribe this solely to the consequences of
0111,11111ITT:tien with Fuser?
• " The State IJ/rectory. however, to persuade re to grant,
for a mei el of three months, a considerable extendon of the
exigencies of the state for the present year, ar.d to be ensIONI to
decree pmritioaally a third instalment of the extraordinary
contribution for Plo4, to provide for the d,,sciency, say, in
then' letter of the 7th i-stint, which is insultiiie ro this Assem-
bly, that ...herd remains no choice for them, but en I; :r to fulfil the
engagement; entered into with OUT high aly, on to se..: the State
ruined 'ant recovery; that the reasons for re!,Joing to grant the
extension, are weak that they do not ktiow what retrench-
ments this Assembly has in view ; and thee, convinced of the
force of these argunidnts, they threaten this Assembly that
they will leave us to answer for the dreadful consequences
which are to be apprehended from a further refusal, and that
thee will inform our light Ally, that they are unable, from the
want of the tiocessary consent for, and the recasts or, raising
money, to fulfil their engagements."
" Although the letter has been retrafted h. the Directory,
yet the Impression it has made on ine, and many Members of
this Assoinbly, has i:ot been effaced; the grounds, indeed, are
aril, oriel w the present prous.sal. Nats with whatever disd.Un
f mar r -gar I this letter, eel I am obliged to cantos, that mat-
ters are arrived at all extremity ; I tined own, that there ap-
pearsto be nn alternative ; it not a cruel mockery, however,
of our oppressed and impoverished eortioryei•ni, on whom you
impost this additional burthen, in cold blood, with a profession
of sincere condolence, in addition to the heavy burthen which
oppresses them already, If, while you make this profession,
you &el to whom, and to whose env., ountable conduct it is
owing, that the nation has no other means left, arid that no
mbar choice remains. If vou are resolved to NMI the outage-
merit entered inter with France
" h the nation, I ask—are the people already so greatly
oppressed and inn-seven...heti, to submit to this command of the
Dime:tory ? Shall the °Awn, whose known and approved
faith, and whose readings to contribute to the utmost of its
power, has ever b-en most manifest, and which probably en
lures the more haniMips, and suffer, the greaten cruelty on
that wry account : *hal' that nation admit than the reasons of
the-Directory are well reunited Shall the nation, allow it to
he 44 to to clurge, that the Directory it nut satisfied, if the
I.egidative does not resolve blindly to grant its demand?
Ha. that nation frelkailA and provoked st its hieing declared
to the whole world, that they linger under an Oligarehical
Aditstni.4-ition, without love of their country, under winch
their Col iiii.•s air! fie sign pusses.ions have orsir sold and deli
weed Or to the common enemy), rot joist eau'," to ask-s-. are
the reeving given by that Adromistration +loch as can be de
Fended upon, and ought in be submitted to
" Will it not ask, how this measure is to be reconciled wit),
theSireetore's prosni-4 to use all pomilde parsimorir And
will it not Bnd, during this isivestigati tttt , even without look-
ing into the deeds and rewillolions swivel(' poor,• this move
plamle, that the waste money not nolv cootinises, but in•
cremes every day finer ndffereet sources iVill not the flatten,
on such continued neg ig •nee, begin to doubt, whether
this Assembly, assenting to the reasons of the Direedory, acts
hooted!, or otherwise?
" It cannot be denied, that the sentence in the Directory's
I tier, where it affects not in know what thi. Assembly mean.
h. retrenclinient, I. a mockery, when their Committee foe
affairs has sof. equently pointed It out in their name
and if the Directory is really ignorant of it, let them be con-
vinced and shown in every page of that so voluminous neon-
tem, what possibility, what certainty there sass of many import-
ant savings.
' In order to he convinced, that, far from thinking of say.
mg., the exigencies of the state should nut a i exttavagainly
seared its income, they rather an as if the republic were at it,
meet splendid pitch ; it will only be necessary to look into the
expences of the last year, and to comport them with the rein.
lotion of the generniny, on the expences of the alliance of
1791, tray, even with the expnsitious of 1799, 1800, and
1801 ; whence the progressive increase of experice will appear.
You have to compare only, except the items for the Legislative
- convinced of

RETURN OF %VHF
leeluding only from the 14th
agreeably tut
7G Quarter at 110 d.
I

Cr IN MARK LANE.
of JAIL to the 19th we Jan
the new Act.

a. d
590 Quarter at 95

Body, an the items of dishurseenents, to be -.._ . ex• - - -
299 -- at 1011 sgg -....... at 94
minces, which exceed all the procedinz ones, without any
40 —.... at 106 158 •-•-••-• at 93
greater advantage derived therefrom.
..Will not the *anon, tracing this increase, ask, why such 1989 —at 105 684 .--.-- at 52
134 -.--- at 104 216 at 9l
an enormous expence is incurred for the ostrosihle defence andguarding of colonies which are declared to all Europe to have 503 -- at 163 1441 ......- at 90
been twice sold and' 09 at 86
delivered up to the enemy! The nation 140 --... at 102 1
will ask, whether the different officer, especially that of thel93 ---.- at 100 631 ---- at 95
Directory thesolvss, of the Secretaries of State for Foreign 46 --.- at 99 47 -.----- at 84
them
Affairs, of War, and of the Navy (not to mention the unneccs- 707 --- at ng 50 —at 90
saiy expellee of the Depanments 'and others), work better and 270 -.---.- at 97 99 ----- at 77
harder now, than f ,meetly, although they cost a sum infinitely 708 —.-.. at 96 27 —at 70
rester ? The nation will enqoire whether it agrees with our 21 -----at 95 6 I 84 ----- at 66
situation, to maintain such expensive Ministers
every where; Total 11,094 Quarter. -Average 965. 7,d.
and whether it were not better ts follow the maniple of the 2s. 2d. lower than lest Return.
American Government, and to keep only Diplomatic Agents A RETURN OF FLOUR,
at such Courts as are of the greatest importance ? It From Jan. 19, to Jan. 25, from the pocket O&M.
will be ask.ll, whether it accords with our situation, to Socks. a d. Sacks s. d. Sacks a. d
maintain such a number of fortresses, wi:h their magazines 351 ... .100 0 622 93 0 387. 97 0
awl apport:manees, as we can never iie..ispy ? and why they 20 .... 99 • 315 92 6 358. $6 0
are so much inciomed of late years? The nation will be alto- 7 .... 98 0 773 92 0 100. 85 9
nisl.ad, on perusing the list of pensions, at the numberless 5 .... 97 0 102 ..9t 0 773 B5 0
(Akers (to say nothing of the innumerable and very clues., 18948 .... 95 0 12004 90 0 105 84 0
tionable political pensions) plz.c-d our the pension hat, during 10 .... 94 6 294 89 0 31 II 0
the latter years, roust of whom were fit and witting to serve ? 335 .... 94 0 I 923 es 0 110 BO 0
What occasion is there for four Schoolanf Artillery, when we And 20 at 795.
have but one Coq" of Artillerymen? And what will the Na. Total-36,781 Sacks --.-Avorase 91s. 6A.
Con ion rheas desire it is to runs* once mom their ancient ei. did. higher than last Return.