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IMPERIAL P.IRLIIIIIENT.
[MUSE or LORDS—Townies'', Amt. ?4.
ROttS
The farther consideration of the different claims
to this Peerage, in a Committee of Privileges.
standing as the first (Vier of the Day, their Lord-
ships accordingly resolved into the said Committee,
Lord Walsingham in the Chair.
Lord ELDON opened the discussion, in a speech
of considerable length. He delivered his sentiments,
exhibiting an able and comprehensive view of thi
case, to their Lordships ; and of the evidence ad-
duced in favour of the terpedive Claimants. He
concluded, by rnov:is o certain Resolutions, import-
ing, that Lady IL I',tr.'•cr.tld, the Earl of Essex,
and Sir H. Hunl, ke. hero were the co-heirs, de-
riving from Robert De !Zoos, who was sttmmone•d
to Parliament by the title, ia the 43th of !lent y 111.
This, we understood, forms a result, as to the par-
ticular barony in question, favourable to the claims
of the above personages.
These resolutions, after some remarks (torn the
Earl of RADNOR, applying rather to points of
form than to the substance of the resolutions, and a
few words from the Loud CHANCELLOR, were
Agreed to by die Committee, and the space below
the bar was cleared, previous to their Lordships
proceeding to prayers.
While strangers were excluded, the farther
consideration of toe Appeal Cause, Rose v. the Earl
of Fife, was, we understood, adjourned till to-
morrow.
On our re-admission into the House, Lords Shef-
field, Auckland, and Unhand, were engaged in a
conversation, in consequence of the fiat-mentioned
Peer moving for the produlion*of a o arietrof do-
cnmerts respekhng the Commerce and Navigation
of Great Britain, at ditfereot periods. Some of the
documents called for were ohjeFled to by Lords
Holland and ♦uckland, on various grounds. One,
particularly, by the former, on the ground of the de-
tailed specifications it would involve, &c. in the first
instance; as being too minute, referring to consider.
ation of single vessels, It:. and respe.ting which
every use! ul information was already upon the table,
in the accounts describing the totais of the ship-
ping. &c. employed in each year.
The motion for this particular paper was negatived
without a division.
In the result, a string of motions, on the part of
Lord SHEFFIELD, for documents of the above
description, were ordered to he Lid before the
Hoarse. In the coerce of the discussion,
Lord HOLLAND took occasion to observe, that
the Noble Lord seemed to regard it as a misfortune,
that such a quantity of British mannfaetuie, though
in Foreign bottoms, should go out of the country,
a circumstance, which, as an Englishman, he was re-
joiced to find was the case.
TRIAL OF VISCOUNT MELVILLE.
Lord WALSINGHANI read the revised Report
of the Commitee appointed to enquire and report
relative to the modes of proceeding upon former
cases of Impeachment of High Crimes and Misde-
meanours.

This was of considerable length, and described
the various modes of proceeding, with respea to
their Lordships attending the trial, the order of pro-
ceeding to Westminster Ha the mode of sittiog
therein, der.
A few alterations er amendments in the Report,
as a rule for their Lordships order of proceeding in
a pending case, were suggested by the Earl of RAD-
NOR, and agreed to by the House.
Upon the point of order, fur their Lordships form
of sitting, while in Westminster Hall, whether on
particular lonches,kcording to theirrerpeaive ranks
and degrees of Nobility. as a subject toi a'positive
and inuispensible order ; much difference of opinion!
seemed to prevaiL '
The Earl of RADNOR, with reference to the so-,
lemnity of the proceeding, appeared to thir.k ant
order to that drat ought to be made.
On this consideration. a long and deste.tory con-•
versation took place ; a number of Peers delivered
their opinions ; most of whom spoke in the way of
explanation several times.
Lords Auckland, Holland, and • Stanhope, and
other Peers, did not see the necessity of such a spe-
cific order, which, if rigidly enforced, would be
prodnaive of much inconvenience; and, it was said,
an order of the kind was not made on the occasion
of Mr. Hastings's trial.
Earl SPENCER, when he considered the solem-
nity and importance of the proceeding in question,
was rather disposed to support the proposition of
the Earl of Radnor.
After sonic other Peers had expressed their opi-
nions, it was proposed, we believe. by the Earl of
Radnor, to adjourn the discussion till to-morrow.
which being opposed oe the one side, and main-
tained on the other, led to a division, when there ap-
peared for the proposed adjournment. 9 ; against it.
Is—Majority 6.
The strangers were excluded sense time ; during
which, we understood, the remainder of the report
was discussed, and approved of by the House.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' HILL.
On the doors being again opened, their Loyd-
ships appeared to have made an order for printing
the lists of Debtars confined in the different prisons
in the metropolis, for debt, which lay upon the table.
The Earl of MOIRA said a few words in a low
tone of voice, respelling the proceeding upon the
Insolvent Debtors' Bill, then before the House. He
adverted to the lateness of the hour, ant the long
discussions which had taken place, which would be
objeetienz to their Lordships entering upon the order
which stood this day for its second reading. He
then alluded to the material difference, which, he
conceived, existed with respell to the measure, upon
which ground he begged leave to recommend
to his Noble Friend to propose a more distant day
for the second reading of the Bill. He thought
Monday se'anight would be a good day for toot
stage.
Lord HOLLAND replied, he had no wish in the
smallest degree to press the measure on that even-
ing, or at any short interval. Their Lordships may
rely that be bad no intention of taking the House by
surprise ; on the grounds stated by I:is Noble
Friend, he had no objeaion to the particular Jay
mentioned by him.
Lord EI.DON stated, he had some Petitions
against the bill in his possession, w he was re-
quested to lay bisfose their Lord;bips.

iy

The Ni.hle and Lcarncd Lord then prevented
three several Petitions, etch of co, s'd-rahle lerftih,
and aPL•arently signed by a gre.ti number of iNer.
sons.

The heads of these P. titions. and ore or two of
the sign.eures, were rea .1 by the cli rk. Thee ser7e
on the part of urtain persons interested in the Tura,
sure now p rdi before their Lordships, se:l(,,
names were there.c.t,) sutscribe.l. T;tey wet. all
against the Will, and ayed that the same May not
pass into a law.
The Petitions were ordered to lie on the Table:
Lord HOLLAND said, he had a document ef a
corrrary tendency to rreitei:t to their Lordships.
This was a Petition in favour of the Bill, limn cemtio
persons confined lor debt in the county gaol of Lin-
coln. Ordered to lie on the Table.
_ _

On the Motion of Lnri HOLLAND, the MU
then ordered to be read a second lime on Monday
senn:ght, and their Lordsiiii.s sammane.l that
day.

A short conversation tome place respelling a Rill
before the How?, rather of a private nature, toil
which appeared to inv dye a question respeltioz tae
sale or transfer of Church •,r Bcclesiastical
between Ole Bishop of Sr. Asaph, Lori Eldon,
Lord Ellenhorough ; the result was, that the ri
was ordered to be pillar& and read a second tinat
on ‘Ts'd:lesdat next. and their Lordships burn.
mooed.
The Bills urns the table, chiefly private, trerc
forwarded in their repeat/re stages ; and the Tea
Duty Bill ; the Irish Rank Notes Bill ; the Irish
House Tax Repeal ; the Escheciter Bills ; and the
Custnnsk Duty Bills, which had beets brought cp
from the Commons, in theeatly part of the evening,
by Ir...‘lrsander, htr. Grailam, and other Gentle.
men, wcic sev rally read a first Calle/ atter
their Lordships adjourned all to.tetartow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FX PARTS. PUBLICATIONS:
Soon after tl.e Speaker took the t
Mr. Serjemt 13E3 r rose, and
House, nearly to the foilowing eff:el ••'s S.1:11. time
since, Sir, I obtained leave to bring in a BA a
prevent the publication of t:-party evidence ag one
persons accused of felonies, and other crimes. I:
appeared to no-, at the time, to be a necessary n a.
sure; and I must confess, that I am of th some
opinion still. That opinion, Sir, has since tent it
firmed by what happened •botg six years Ago, a, a
trial for murder, before Mr. JusiceGrose. at t' e
Old Bailey. Faoni the evidence, the Lean d
Judge was in uced to dirra tt.e Jill, to acq,et tie
prisoner. 1 hey, however, sta dr ut many hi sir ;
and, on their return, the Foreman mtoimed his
Lordship, that the reason of t':e del ,y was, tl at
many of the Jury were unalite ta s.parate, in
their minds, the evidence, from what they btft rc
read or heard of tire circiims.ancns relati-e to the
transaction. This commueication was made tJ
me by Mr. Ju‘tice Gs use himself; and I thi.ik is
suffici,mt to jast:ty me for having made the
But, Sir, as a great number of persons of sign sta-
tion and charaaer, and for whose jiidgment open
all subj?fts, I have tlie- greatest tespetl, scan to
think, that this measure might, in sonic degree,
trench upon 1.5 e Liberty of the Preet, and as 110
man hold. that sacred principle in higher es-
timation and value than 1 do.l I sh uld be the last
to do any thing. which plight be thought to have
a tendency to bring, it into danger ; and, with these
impressions, I wish now to give notice, that it isnot
•my intention to press the measure any farther."
As soon as Jte concluded, a buz of epprobation
was heard throughout the House.
Mrs Glassfoed took the oaths and his seat for
Dumbartonshire, in Scotland, in the rorm of Sir
James Cohinhoun, Hart. who has accrpted the
Chiltern liusdrfd4.
Mr.FF.LLOWEd moved, "theta Committee he
appointed to enquire into the expediency of repeal-
ing so much of the Ala of the ILI of James I. as re-
lated to the making and mendieg of boots And
shoes."—Ordered.
Mr. Owen, hem the India House. presented the
Annual Account, made to the 14 ,'f March, hot. of
the Port Duties and Sales wf Goods of the Lot
India Company.—Ordered lets lie on the table.
Mr. Johnstone, from the Wish Chief Secretry's
Office, presented Accounts of ale Total of the 1,1-
pert and Import Duties; the Profits of the Lovc:%;
and the Expence of the It uperintendance of Nbe,-
strates in Ireartd, for the last year.—Ordered to lie
on the table.
Lord CASTLER F.AG II moved for an Acecuet
of the number of Elleteive Men of lei Br ti-it Arno
on the Is, of January 1793, to t: e Ist of Januar!
1801,. together with the i u:nher of recruits raie,,,
and the amount of the boinries paid to them.—
Ordered.
ADDITITIONAL PAY TO THE ARMY AND NAM

L-rd HOWICK presented an ell- ill/Ate t the
encreased expence, of the a.ldit:onal pay to t ffitrti
and seamen of the nary, diseard! to be pstabY ao
order of His tsfarvy in Council, dated the Nth ins%
which he gave nutite that he would move to Ls
referred to the Committee of Supi.ly to-winnow.
The SECRE I'ARY at \VAR, Who cam s e.tt
afterwards, gave notice that he should move for Oe
Additional 11.ty of the Army to bi referred to t:.:
Committee of supply at de Lone time.

CII‘RGEs AGAINST MARQUIS
Mr. PAUL gave notice, that he would, on Monis;y.
move, that the articles of the first charge aga:,at
the Marquis Wellesley be printed.
Mr. AR l'HUlt W ELLE3LEY move.' for a lone
string of accounts elucidating the condu3 or tt,e
Marquis Wellesley in India, amongst which were
accowita of the expenses of Mr. Hastings sod tl,e
Martinis Cornwallis. in vi,its to the upper provisos
of India, &c. &c. which were agreed to.

SILK TRADE.
On the 3d reading of the Exports and Imre—
Duty Bills,
Mr. Alderman PRINSEP made lime eiserv:
Lions on the subject of the silk trdide,
thought hal not been very Early dealt by. The!'
was nu ,hife►once in the drawback on the exprig-:
lion of the raw material since the year 1747,th0q
since that time the slut; on the imporwion
risen, on thrown silk, from 7s. 4d. to Ith.
on easy siik, from 3s. to ss. 4LI. He tD•.re•
submitted. that the drawback ought to be ancic:7
to the same proportion.

VANSITTART acknowledged that the
ialAjea was worthy of consideration, and assured the
lio .uurable Gentleman, that His ?Majesty's Mini-
sters were desirous of giving the trade every proper
deg see of encouragement.
sUGA ft TRADE.
2.1-. BARHAM wished to dray the attertinn of
the House to what he believed he should think ne-
cessary to make the subjedt nf a motion, at same
tine period, which was, the psnpriety of armointieg
e Committee to enquire into the situation of she Co-
Innial Trade in general. He had heard that the late
Chancellor of the Exchequer endeavonred to as.
cer:ainwhat would-be the real profits of the pllnter,
upon any given average of the price of sugars.
Bin, whether the persons best enabled to do so, did
not choose to give information, or to whatever
cause it was to be attributed, the enquiry was not
incccessful; though he thought that it might be as-
certained by a Committee.
Lerd HENRY PETTY replied, that the rife&
af the precept additional duty, could not he to in-
ja.e .he pi inters, as it was founded on the average
r nl •,;:!:IrS for the last three years. As to the
y.•••••r :1 e,e•left mentioned by his Hon. Friend, he
1-.•:ee, that it was of great importance, and also
..--c,r-7.tr.iitd with great difficulty, and it may he a
ti tc''.;-(1 of consideration, whether a Committee
niey nu: be the best means of oSiaining the neces-
sary infomation.
Mr. ROSE said, that the price of sugar bid been
of late dearer than the average of the three last
Tears. His late Right Hon. Friend ("Ir. Pitt)
used his endeavours to find out the p: .ths of the
planters, but unfortunately he did rot remain to
complete his enquiry. He thoug..t it might more
effeflually be discovered by the Inspeftor-General,
than through a Committee
Mr. BARHAM said, his wish for a Committee
wis not from any hostile or uefriendiy motive, but
to afford assistance
Mr. JOHNSTONE considered the tee to be no
more than what the article could bear, as the price of
sugar had risen nearly onc.th4-.1 within the last ten
years, which must afford sufficient inducement to
the growers.
The Bill eyes then read a third time, and paned.
Mr. ALEX ANDER, on account of in Me of the
papers moved for, nut letit.g yet presented, and other
very important business pendh.g, postponed the se-
cond reading of the Nehob of Arcot's Commission
ere Bill fr,,m to moriow, :ill to-morrow seennight.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that as the whole of to-
morrow would probably be occupied by the Pro-
perty Ti,.. the discussion of which was likely to
hsr to a late hour, he was under the necessity of de-
ferring the next stage of the Treating Bull. He
was willing to take any convenient day; Islt that
(lay he hoped to be allowed to keep. He then
warned Flies -v next.
Mr- COtsi: said, he had a Bill on the nude day,
and would thank the lion Gentleman to take some
other.
Mr. WIIITBRr.AD reminded them, that the
Foie& of tee Army stood for Wednesday ; and
the, nn ruesday morning, the House was to pro-
ceed to the trial in Westsnioster Hall.
lewd H. PETTY wished to state, that his Right
Hon. Friend was mach better, and was very anxious
to bring forward his Motion on Monday seat.
The order was thee made for Tuesday next.
Mr. MANNING moved for a list of the names
of Officers of Volunteers above the rank of Ciptain,
raised since the commencement of she present war,
with their respeCtiv- reeks, and the dates of their
commission.—Ordered.
On the Motion of Mr. IVH I ['BREAD. it was
ordered, that a rote be given to the Serjeant at
Arms, of that House, of the names of the Right
Hon. C. B. Bathurst, and the Hight Hon. George
Tierney, and that they be directed to attend the
trial of the Impeachment of Lord Melville, upon
every occasion.
General TARLETON said, he hoped that on
• account of the important subjeet of the Pinperty
Tax standing Inv en-morrow, the subjelt of the
Slave Trade would be deferred to a future day.
Mr. FOX said, he did not know in what order the
Property Tax stood upon the book, but. gave notice.
that he should move that Report to come on first
to-morrow.

On the motion of the SECRE rAny at WAR,
the original return of the Volunteer force of the
country, printed for the use of that House, was or-
dered to be returned to the War-Office.
Lord St. Vincent's Annuity Bill was read a se-
toad time, and committed fur to-morrow.
The Tobacco and Snuff Duty Bill went through
a Committee, and was ordered to be repot Led to-
sant rmv.—Adjourned.

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OlRce, occomaaasol with the name of the Newsman nho
strives the paper, we w.II be e..aUati to do justice to nal ku,s'ie
and to ourselves.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, Aran 43.

.Mr. Serjeant BE sv,laq night, signified his inter-
tion, in the Hcuse of Commons, to abandon the 1
fill which he had obtained leave to bring in, to pro-
hibit sw•parse ruble:l:4,m in the Newspapets. We
sever doubted the rectitude of the motives which
induced that Gentle,anan to adopt this rr.casure ; and
Kith this feeling we expressed a confident hope, that,
u?on eonsideratium, be wculd not persevere in it.
Itt the course cf t!:e debate, on Wednesday night,
Mr. Su eall3A X, that steady f ;end to the Liberty of
the Press, declared his determination to oppose the
Biel in every stage, and this bcld and manly avowal
AssAy also have combined with the good sense of

Mr. Best', to produce the present happy result.
—Had the business been proceeded upon, we

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were prepared with various arguments against
it, which are now become useless; but we can-
not dismiss the subjea, without making one ob-
servation upon the conduS of the majniity of our
contemporaries. They spoke in raptures of the
measure, and were at a loss for words to express
the alainclance of their gratitude for the boon.
Had Serjeant Bear been disp9sed to take advantage
of their shallowness, he might have described be n
as the rabbit-catcher represei:tedl::a ferrets, driogtit-
ing in h.tving their chops sewed up ; or like Mr.
~Vis not A m's game bulls, runnirg into the ring, and
roaring out to the dogs to come and bait them.
Mr. Bear, however, has hu.nanely declined their
rash suffrages; and for the facility with which he
abandoned the measure, is entitled to our best
thanks.
Yesterday we received New.Ynrk Papers to
the 13th last, but they do not contain an article of
public interest.
A letter from that city, dared March 5, says—
" The 1315ttia Judge enntinned yesterday the MI-

mination of four pavans mire, wan had gild nn.
nition for the expedition of the Leenriar. Mr. S. G
OGDEN declares now, that her destin 011011 IS t .e coast
of Caracas, probably to the port of ; hut that,
upon this head, the Administration ni.ist br very
well informed, by a 'et:er which Gener4l NII 14 A Sna
wrote to Mr. M-N, in Washington, nit.e days
before he sailed."
The Cori Afreeinlile rhropirle, of the I fl th inst. say..
Lieutenant BOT HIVRI T., of the Earl Spetfr.• hired
armed cutter, which arrived in Cove yestealy, fell
in with an armed homeward bound West In ' amen
from Jamaica. which informed him, that bet° e sne
sailed, Adm. Sir J. T. Ducasvonvn had proceeded
again. ! enemy's squadron, consisting of five sail
of the one, which he bad been informed were at
anchor under a battery at Aguira, on the coast of
Cuba. The gallant Admiral had with him nine
sail of the line, including two of the priers which
he had captured, which had been refitted, and were
manned with BOG seamen, volunteers from the
island and the shipping, who undertook the service
with enthusiasm—The ship which communicated

the intelligesce to Lieut. BoTrawaxt, had contri-
buted 15 of that number. A glorious :exult was
expected very .pireddy.—Thst French squadron
were supposed to be under the command of J Lao m
BON•PARTT.N

The letters which we save yesterday as received
at LLove's, givseg &Nemec et the French

squadron, represented it at La Guayra, which is
upon the coast of South America ; but the above
artiale places the enemy at Aguira, on the coast of
Cuba. We have great confidence in the accuracy
of Tte Cori Mercantile Chronic*. horn which we
have copied this version cf the report of the Earl
Spes.cer cutter, and trust that it will prove cirrect.
It is difficult to reconcile the particulars of the other
accounts, if w•e suppose that La Cuayra, upon the
Spanish Main, is the real place of the enemy.

Thirteen transports arrived, on Tuesday, at
Portsmouth, with troops for foreign service.

DECIAR ATION or HIS M•IRSTT, in his
quality of Elector of Hswovra, upon the seizure
of that country by France, is given in our last Page.

Sir 11011tRT WILSON, with the ROth Dragoons,
and all the regiments of Infantry now at the Cape
of Good Hope. are immediately to proceed from
thence to India.
Sir FRANCIS GOOLD is arrived in town. His
visit is supposed to be on the Catholic Question.
A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall, which was numerously attended.
A Report was presented to the Court, recom-
mending five models, from which one is to ►e cho-
sen for the Monument to the memory of the late
Lord NELSON, which was agreed to ; and it was or.
dered, that at the next meeting the sense of the
Court should be taken by ballot, which of the above
five five models shall be' adopted for the said
monument.
A Court will be held this day at eleven o'clock,
for the purpose of completing the execution of the
conveyance to the Trustees for the intended Lottery
of the property at Snow Hill. and Temple Bar.
Measures have already been taken for the reduc-
tion of the cavalry to that rate of establishment,
which the demands of the service, and the pactsliar
nature of the position of this country require. The
following is a Copy of the Circular Letter addressed
on this suhjrEt to the Colonels commanding the se-
veral Rtgtments of Cavalry
11J‘r the honour to acquaint yoli, that His Nfs::esty
ha' been pleases! to direct that the Regiment nem, your rams
tuanJ, Sll3 I or placed on the euabliihmeitt of ten troops of 89
rank and fik each, agreeably to !he particulars st•ted in the mar-
gin, and that such cameo issione I sod 11011.C011Ien smarmed officers,
above t!w numbers specified, as Are now ectoally on thestrengra
of the C.. s, shall he continued as itinern sssss .rtties heti! va-
cancies mem, into which they are to WI. Se.eh Co•neteies
as are now lacwit in cmisaiut•iice of the late sugrner.tation,
are to continue en, until the 611,,er.tomiva., LwuteuaMsbe.
crone effective. The esholishment abore notified el le be con-
sidered front the iSth of December last inclusive
►a.T,CDt.aes IN THE MAISOIN.

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Lieut. sant. Cornet. P.v mast. r —1 A4r5t..a.....
1 Surgeun.--2. Asistant Surven..-.1 Surreer...lo
Qearter Man..re —I Serjeant Nlsior.-1 Se. ift• r.t See,.
Ar .4rer..-.1 P.tyina.ter and 40 Series... 4
INA an,l F.te 4.1; Trumpeter., 10, 116.16661,
rotat taw, and Isle, 6.0.

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THE EARL OF LANESBOROUGH.

We announced, on Wednesday, the death of this
Nobleman. It took place at his seat, Sans Soss-i, near
Dublin, on the 17th instant, in his forty-seventh
year At the age of twenty-two,llis Lordship married
Miss ELIZABETH LATOUCHE. then in her 17'.11 year,
eldest daughter of the Right Hon.DavioLsinucue,
a young lady wha po.sessed every accomplishment
and beauty, that art and nature could bestow In
the year 1783, she accompanied his Lordship to Spa,
for his health ; and on their return, the Countess was
seized with a putrid sore throat, and died of four
days' illness, in this city ; she left him two sons, the
younger of whom, DAVID, did not long survive
his mother. From that period, until within these
few years, his Lordship lived in this cnnntry, in a
state of retirement, with his son, Lord New-
Town, and his three unmarried sisters, the Ladies
CHARLOTTV. LOUISA, and CAROLINE Berees,who
in him have 11. the hest and kindest brother. Ile
was a Nobleman of the mildest and most amiable
manners, and is succeeded, in his titles, virtues,
and estates, by his only child, Bstnsi,ty, Lord
Nrwrows, now in his twenty-third year.
TILE CO UN TASSCAMDEN'S GRAND
BOUT.
The Countess of CA 'roes gave her first Gia*d
Rout this season, last evening, at her house, Arling-
ton-crest, which was attended by upwards of five
itindreti of the Nobility ['he grand suit of rooms
sere brill:lndy lighted by diamond cut-elass lustr
Refreshments ! every description were served on
beatiful gold chased waiters. Among the company
um
DaebomswieCl 'Mon, Beaufort, Donor, Bolton, and Mont-
Dtkoa—.Allrwevnee, DP Berri, mad De Castries.
Ikaarebet ts,s-41e Whet, Dellnahire, and DonegA•
hif.rtatuoa4o..-coan. I.4wer, Stafford, and WOlesley.
Conom....ii—pSultite, Eros, Owe, Cork, Ponari moon, P.ea •
irre, Barranpma, Dartmouth, Darnley, and Derby.
Earls Derby, issex, avid Darnley.

LADY ELIZARI:TH FOSTER.
When Lady Ecizaarris FOSTER was at Lau-
sar ,e, in the zenith of her beauty, and the
noje,ft of very) general admiration, the cele-
brated Gipson and Ttssor were constantly in her
train ; that such rivals should be jealous of each
other is not surprising: one day TIPSOT could not
restrain himself. but broke out in the following sen-
tence :—"• Move elitseerita, astand *dui Elizahr'h
(Si nealade de 904 fadetiers, Jr la parrrieai." Gleams
instantly replied, t. /110ariear le Delker, riled ardadi
lesaieth ref we,* de rat mattes, je L'IMMO%-
TA Lista AI."TISSOT generously bowed assent to
the superiority of the English gallant.
Lady F.LLIPPAROVGN had a small musk party,
last evening at her house in Bloomsbury-square.
The Duchess of GoAnosi, the Earl and Countess of
Daisy, and Lord and Lady St/Art.lY, were pre-
sent.
The Marchioness of HElLTroarl Will give a grand
Music Party next Monday.
Counteis Foartscus is gone upon a visit to
Lodi Klan, at Oakham, Surrey, whose eeierobe-
went is hourly expeaed.
Some people think that the Minister is put to a
?iota, because he has [ail a tax upon s,,artr.
l'he Ladies Towersutso, dined yesterday with
Lads Pearls, at her house, Grosvenor-square.
The Marquis of Saussuit• will give a grand
dinner, next Wednesday, at his house, Arlington-
street.
I he Earl and Countess of Dr vair gave a grand
dinner, yestei day, t, the Earl and Countess of DAass.
LEY. I.,rd Iftot.t.a so, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Itt.,4ca-
auks. Mr. and Mrs. Gssrraar, and \trs. An•ra.
The i,,iferrvlnliwg mode of debate adopted by the
new o; position is in the style of what the lawyevs
call • fishing bill, but it can catch nothiug but
isrleeons.
The Dowager Duchess of Cita soos has issued
cards for a large party oa the ,Stls tit May, at her
house in Grosvenor•square.
Lady Sastre, will give a Grand Rout on the htb
of May, at her house. Piccadilly.
Sackville Co:lege, East Grinstead, is about to be
completely repaired and new furnished, at the sole
espence ot the amiable Duchess of Does's.
The M irquis of AIIENCORPI came to town yes-
terday, from the Priory. His Lordship, and a large
party of Nobility, will dine to-morrow with Lord
Euor, at lns house, Charles-street, Sc, James's,-

square.
The Duchess of Goan -its will give a grand din-
ner, neat Sunday, to His loyal Highness the Prince
of WA Le&

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Died, last Monday morning, at eight o'clock,
after a few days illness, at Teton Park, Cheshire,
W. Taunts Ecitavon, Esq. M. P. for that
county.
The Marquis of S A LISBUitY left town, yesterday,
for Hatfield.
Colonel and Mrs. BtAI:4ONT. and Family, ar-
rived, last Sunday, at their house in Portman-
square, from Ramsgate.
Lord YARII3ROCGII arrived, at five o'clock on
Sunday afternoon, at his house in Arlington-street,
from Bracklesby, Lincolnshire.
Lord Moesos arrived, on Monday, at his house,
in Seymour-place, from his seat, near Lincoln.
The ball at the Castle, at Brighton, last Monday
evening, was not numerously attended, on account
of the shortness of the notice.
hlr. WHIT 111.1), late of Drury-Lane and Co-
vent-Garden Eheattes, has made an engagement at
the Theatre, in the Haymarket, for the sumincr
season, on the most liberal terms.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cynical...on
honoured the philanthropic Mr. Lerman. ea with an
interview on Monday, at St. James's Palace, when
His Royal Highness appointed two o'clock the en-
suing day to visit Mr. Lase asraa's school, when
he appeared mucii pleased with the institution, the
econiimy, and advan:age of the plan. His Royal
Highness was accompanied by several gentlemen
or. his visit.

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LAW INTE LLIGENCE.
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COURT OF KING•I R. NCH. Mlurwassrtn, Aim; U.
CRIMINAL. INt ORM NTI,)N •
ftfr. GA R NOV moved for Al rule to chew C3llBO
why a criminal inf. rmation bhoold rn t he (led
apaiost A gentleman of the Mime of Cherie 2urtell
Blunt, glint Sir Charles Morrell Blunt, Charlie .
Burrell Von Blunt, fir sending a letter to provoke;
the prosecutor, a gentleman of respel rbility in
the County of Suffolk, to fight a duel. 'lle Prose-
cutor had a mortgage upon some property I;elonz-
ing to Mr. Blum, was put into pos,e.sion of it as
mortgagee, and had filNi a h:l1 to.foreclose. L 2 eon
applicatio t to this gentlemaa, an order to t 'lce
the necessary proceedings Was made ; hassent toe
letter ia goestioa, which ran nearly in the following
terms
" St it —1 ‘e.ts;n:v do not exn,et the manner of s mite-
nun (vita one who has heir liken Ito n Ct.!, phough
u.Wnity bas barn evine,cl in the brute sna.lnvr to r r ea di

my father; from this coudu.t, I,m co it• riled .o tat .ivu,
that you are a poltroon. a scounitrul, sir, a c s rd ens
roost grovelling reptile twat ever creit o •nt the earh 4..
sire yuu o•'I corns over hero (to .
rs th best
Oath is the world to bettle the sod Wang riur
almic with you'
This letter was sent by Mr. lilnnt from Ham-
boro', where he now reticles, tiehis sllie tor, with
express direaions to deliver it to the Proserstriit.
The letter being sealed, that gentl,man, of cnorie,
not knowing the contents, delivered it ctifditlo.
Mr. Justice LkWIIE cc sn4ge,ited„ ihst the blot
mode of proceeding would be, by indi.artse .t, sa as
to run it up to en outlawry, otherwi.e it might be
difficult to get the the role served.
Mr. Gaaeow answered, that he woold take the
rule, for an information and as his le.iinrsi friers{,
Mr. Wood, had done in a similar ease, move its vie
II large it eVetV T,rrn, till he should attain bib Mika.
The Ccuri yy.ttl.ed a rule to shelf,' cause.
THC SOMISSIT CANAL coWP•IIV, IP. EUCLID MAW.

Mr. JESTS moved for a new trial in this case.
The aetion was brought to recover certain additi-
onal tonnage upon goods carried by this Canal, and
the question was,whether, by the Ad! of Parliaments
or as a Body Corporate, they had a right to make
such additional charge
This Canal was divided into two parts, hennan
which there was a declivity of I i 6 feet, and in order
to remedy this, a staircase of locks was first pro-
posed; then some other methods; when, after five
year', and immense exper.ce, all these projetts failed,
and the Company were compelled to t .ate: a circuitous
rout in order to have an irchned plane. 11,1 re this
was completed, the goods were unshipped. conveyed
down the declivity by windlasses, wiili the assistance
of men. ropes, tackle, St:. for which the anditiri al
charge of three-pence per ton, per mil was made;
and IS was to try their right to do so this atilino was
brought. A verdict was agreed to he rakan for the
Plaiotiff, subject to the optnion of the Court:
A stile to strew cause was granted.
THE IL NO V. JOUN N kICY amok,.
Mr. Serjeant H•veroom morel was arrest of
judgment, and a stew trial in this case. The De-
fendant was convicted for offering money to one
John Foster, an assessor of taxes. Cu induce bim to
make a false return. Si. for reduc)og it 101. less,
and other sums to mince 641. 10s. less. The
learned Straus had venous ohjeAkoos to most of
the counts in the information; first, as to rye
de-
scrip:ion of the person of John muster ; near, to the
charge of soliciting. aim, when there was no evi-
dence of any such tad ; and several other objesetions
on the Aft of Parliament itself, which rec•tei, that
he was to assess certain digies under, and by virtue
of an aft or alts to be paned. He was describ• das
an assess rof taxes,but no proof was gore taco f tint
fact. As to the Ad of Parliament itself, the Inersl
ftcr apeeared,that the Property Act was first brought
into Parliament, and referred to wheys, to be here-
after posed ; the Consolidated Duties Dill, to which
• it so referred, was afterwards nrouieht in, hut in the
conrse of its progress thecugh both Houses of P•• i -
Ment, it not overtosak the Property Act, but
,
many received the Royal Assent first, ro that it
appeared, teat the references were mane to an Act
t.f:t fn existrnce.
The Court thought this a most important ques-
tion, from which a 'multitude of evils might ails.;
and desire.' that it should be mentioned tor the AIM.
ney-Getieral, and application made voting's the
proper channel to Parliament, in order to rectify the
evil.
The Court at the same time granted a condi-
tiotial rule.

Oa Wednesrlay lass toe fri!rnbr-rs of the Corpora-
tion of the Arnicable.Soeietv for toot-Alice Of Lives
(the oldest establishment of that nature i s London)
held their hundredth Anniversary Dinner, a: Fre—
masons' Flail, the Dean of W ear se ts,:taa in the
Chair.—Many loyal And patriotic toasts were drank
with great spirit, and the day was spent wi:ii the
greatest harmony and conviviality. It is a gratify-
ing spearicle (to be secn only in this country) to ob-
serve meetings of persons of the greatest respecta-
bility, and of all ranks in their profesvons and c4ll-
- together for the importa-A purpose
of insuring to their families and relatives. in case of
pre:nature death, the continuance of the same means
of subsistence and enjoyment which the exertiosa-ref
their tale t. and industrr, produce to clernsoheit
during their live.s. The stability and benefit of this
Instibition, founded on the disinterested principle
of mutual insurance,' are ascertained by the experi-
ence of a century, row compleated. sirce the incor-
poration of the Society by Qtmen Aka t, in I' 06.
WcALTH and PATRIOTtsII.—The love of money
and the love of one's country may be associate prm-
ciplcs. An important subjet, now near at issue,
evinces the fa&. In illustration, Honots and Co.
proprietors of the old established Lottery Offices,
, in St. James's and Oxford-streets, instance the pi.-
sent most highly interesting Scheme, which g ate
the adventurers many a rich chance of obtaining
opulence, and opportunities of manifesting that
noblest of virtues, Amur pairsa. In trot , hoe
they are presented with a brilliant mired of gr-et
gain, at a small risk, from the judicious structure
of the Scheme, they will experience the heirtielt
pleasure of contributing,' at a momentdus crisis. to
the aid of their country's government. lo both
these good causer. wealth and raffia( am, Heocias
and Co. still be harpy to dis:ribute the one, auJ to
give eve:y opportunity far a spirited display of the
other.