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London, England, 1804-05-08 00:00:00

.. clay.
The Irish Public Accounts Proottc
read a second time, and ccminitted for Thursday
neat.
The SPEAKER reminded Gentlemen, that an
EleCtion Committee stood for to-morrow. He
should take the Chair at half-past Three, and count
the House precisely at Four o cluck.
The Committee on the Subaltern Militia Allow-
ance Bill was deferred till Thursday ; after which
the House Adjourned. •
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• r:"4:- . TUESDAY, MAY 8. .:41 `647,1`
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The change of Ministry, which has excited so
much interest, and been for several days the source
of so many' reports, is at length approaching its
crisis. Yesterday evening in the House of Com-
mons. Mr. Rosa said he had authority to state that.
a Member of that House, whom he did not name,
bad received His Nlaresr r's commands to lay a
plan of a new Ministry before him for His MAJ ter v 's
consideration.—Mr. Fox at the mine time gave
notice that whoever might be Minister, he would .
certainly bring forward his motion which stood for
that day, on WeJnesday.—These two declaratioas
excited the greatest surprise in the House, and much
disappointment.—The Member alluded to by Mr.
Rose was universally understood to be Mr. PITT.—
The inference was therefore obvious that Mr. PITT
is to be at the head of the New Ministry, and that Mr.
Fox is to form no part of it. The business appears to
have been thus settled only two hours before the com-
munication was made to the House of Commons. At
eleven o'clock in the morning, the Loco CHANCEL.
LOR and Mr. Par arrived at the Queen's House;
and, in a short time after, were admitted to an au-
dience of His Nl...yaw% The conference lasted un-
til nearly halfliast two, upon the subjea of their
visit ; and, we understand, that His Mai tss r, at
the time he consented to a change of Ministry, ex-
pressly desired that Mr. Fox's name should not be
included in any plan to be submitted to him for a
new Adraististration. :Some assert that Mr. Firr
laid a plan at the time before His Mayans', which
included Mr. Fox; amid that His MAJ title expressed
his decided disapprobation at the introdulion of
that Gentleman's name ; and asked, with what
consistency such a measure could !ie proposed by a
party which had advised him to erase Mr. Fox &OA
the list of his Privy Councillors ? We do, bowers:a,
believe, that of the two men, His MAJESTY enter-
tained a less personal dislike to Mr. Fox than to
Mr. PITT ; and were we to presume to hazard a
conjeaurc upon the motives that influenced the
Royal Will, we should presume his objeaion to
Mr. Fox arose not from personal dislike, but the
peculiar nature of his political connections an,. ,iarty.
We stated, some days since, that if things sh,,uld take
this tura, Mr. Fox's friends would not fail to
charge Mr. PITT with having betrayed the coali-
tion. That is now the faa. The clamour against
Mr. PITT in the political circles last night was loud
and general. The GRAN VILLES and Mr. Wien-
HAM. it was said, have declared their disapproba-
tion of his condo.% and have refused to join a man
capable of such duplicity. Mr. Fox, himself, it
was stated, considered it rather a video", than a
defeat ; as he was persuaded that his rival has by
his condua forfeited the esteem of most of his
friends and the confidence of the public. The re-
sult of his motion to-morrow will put this specula-
tion to the test. It is certainly clear that he calcu-
lates upon an increase of his strength, or he would
not bring it forward. In arguing the propriety of
Mr. PITI's conduit, it must be admitted that he en-
couraged the idea of a coalition between him and Mr.
Fox c but we do not understand that there was any
positive engagement bass eau then., no word passed,
no promise given. indeed Mr. PITT seemed studious
to chew in the House of Commons that there was
no mutual understanding between him and any
Mer..her of the old Opposition. He stood aloof, and
a,-I-el En an isolated Member, rather than a Member
of i party.—'l his was so evident, that the friends of
Mr. Fox Lave for some time suspeaed that he was 1
putt I,ng his own schemes, and used only the assist-
ance of the latter as the means of gratifying his
indiv:dual ambition. This suspicion has been men-
tioned publicly; and was more than once the sub-
jea of discussion among the most zealous friends of
Mr. Fox. They, however, continued to flatter
themselves with the sincerity of Mr. Pirr to the
last moment ; not from any confidence in his high
sense of honour or genern-sity, but because they
conceived they had a secant} in his prudence, and
regard tor his two inteiest. By deserting his new
friends, and setting up for h;mself, they conceived
he cet:!d gain only a short-lived power ; whereas,
by reriaiuing firm, he would cultivate and accpiii e
an :cent in a certair. coarser, which, in the course of

r.ateriN Tray ba soon into anion,
and inisest him with potter that premised ,be more
Listing. All tt.ie anxiety and disctt,sic,n shew; that
the connediutt between mr. Pit r and Mr. Fox

was loose, vague, and indefinite. The former has
certainly outwitted the Litter ; oat we doubt much
whether he loan been guilty of a breach of faith.
Mr. pi-, r certainly, by encouraging the idea of a
coalition. and aft:rwards disappointing the ex-
peaatipn, has not aaed like a great man ; but he
has certainly proved himself a good iutri!;t:cr. Va-
rious editions of the new Ministry are in circula-
tion ; but none that we have reason to believe au-
thentic They all agree in bringing in Lord NI i.tvir
the Loan Cif ANCI.LLOR, Mr. and a
few others ; and some of them leave nut Lord
Gertivi LLE and Mr. AV: NMI A:4. If the latter he
right, the new Minister will have to encounter
a formidable opposition ; and much warm debate
may be expeaed before the close of the Session.—ln
the House of Lords, the LORD Cris sc-21.1.,:a, iu
recommending a further postponement of the
Marquis of STAFFORD'S Motion. merely stated is
a general way, that it would be more unseasonable
and objeetionable to bring forward the Motion then,
than at the time it was first postponed.—The ex-
peaed Debate had excited an extraordinary degree
of expeaation. The spice below the Bar was
crowded with strangers.—ln the House of Com-
mons, on the contrary. the gallery.door was not
opened until near four o'clock, at which time ther.:
were not twenty strangers present.
We have received Paris 'Papers to the 25th.—
Their contents, though not important, are not des-
titute of interest.

Our contemporaries have declared that " owing
to an incorreel translation, there has been a mistate-
ment in ell the papers of Saturday, relative to
a late order of the Court of Madrid respeaing British
prizes." We request that our contemporaries
will be content to answer for themselves, without
calumniating their neighbours.!--The matter in
question was stated right eaclsuirel‘e in THE By-
TIEN Pa las, but it was mistated in all the other
morning papers. We would not have mentioned
this instance of our superiority, were it not for such
unfair dealing. With just the same eihtfieme, and the
same ifeah-de, Yhe Times last week having etefusiseiv
given a defedive report of the'Budget, brought out
upon a subsequent day a new edition, assigning, as
the ground for this unusual came, a wish to cor-
rect the errors of the ether papers.
It appears, from an account laid before the House
of Commons, that the number of troops mustered''
on board different ships of war ou the 31st Deceni- •
her 1793, amounted to 2,818 ; and on the 15th
March 1794, to 2,098. It does not appear,-toter
the books in the Navy Office, that any troops are
berm fn any of l lis Werner's. ships, on the 15th
• d Akira, 1804, except such as are embarked in
'troop ships for conveyance.
A few days ago, a small diViion of gun-boats,
tempted by the fineness of the weather, cane out of
Boulogne to manceuvre. Three of them were caught
in an eddy, upset, and every person on board pe-
rished. Such is the craft, and such are the seamen,
prepared to invade England I !
Of the fourteen Indiamen which are to sail from
Portsmouth, the Welthamitmtv. and the I,,md St.
rinenit, are to touch at the Island of Ceylon, on
their voyage to Bombay, and the only ships of the
season which are so permitted ; among the passen-
gers on board these two ships ar*ni.ar twenty young
gentlemen, appointed on the Civil-Establishment at
the Island, to supply the void occasioned by the
late dreadful mortality, besides a far greater num-
ber of Military Cadets. All the India:non are ye-
/nark:ably full of passengers; the, lima alone has
forty-two in the cabin.
A letter from an Officer on board the 3fintapi,
' dated, single anchor, off Brest, April 23, says,'" We
have this moment discovered a conspiracy of a most
dia:.olical nature, formed by about twenty men, to
murder the principal Officers no boar& 4r4ras
agreed by those imelieared in Me sanguinary plot,
that the second I.4m:client, Master at Arms, and
Mr. Itzeri, Day Mate, should be the first victims of
assassination. The man on whose confession the
discovery was made has, with sixteen others, been in
confinement; four of them, the ringleaders, were
yesterday sent into port ; the other thirteen are to
be punished on board. The enemy's ships now in
Brest are I 8 line of battle ships, four frigate;, two
store-ships, and several corvettes."
The Dublin Man of the let inst. mentions a re-
pert, on the authority of a letter from Cork, of the .
arrival of a sloop of war in the Shannon, after
having had an action with a French sloop of war,
which she sunk. The partit-llars are not stated.
On Thursday last, thc Rev. HENRY FOVIKES
M. A. AA Student in Divinity. of Jesus College'
was admitted Bachelor in Divinity. Mr. Jour.'
Deimos, B. A. of Oriel Cole e, was admitted Mas-
ter of Arts. Witt,. .1A J ,its aYCY, of &t. Edmund
Hall; As.r.z. MacKenzie, and WisLiase Fire-
Gas on, were admitted Bachelors of Arts in the
University of Oxford.
His Grace thc Archbishop of CANTERDUR r has
presented the Rev. %VII. T.I•11 LISLE BOWLES, A.
M. to the Vicarage of Bremhill, in 0-Soidshire,
worth 5001. per annum, also vacated by the death
of NIT. Hrsi .
The Rev. W. Dorn, us, A. M. is appointed Pre-
centor of the Cathedral at Winchester, and has re-
signed the Archdeaconry of Wilts, which' the Logo
Blow, has presented to the Rev. Caroms CO,(E.
His Lordship has appointed the Rev. Joao Wsi, rt.,
Fellow of New College, to be a Prebendary of the
Cathedral, and to held the Prebend of Yetminstet-

Prima, in Dorsetahire, vacated by the death of the
Rev. Mr. livms. _

Mr. tin +r, one of the unsuccessful candidates a:
the last eleftion for Penrvn, visited his friend, in
that borough, on Monday last, when tire public
houses nett' opcncl for their ertcrtisinnient.

THE NE :V CABINET,
T 1 lE. PLAN.
It is required to bc fair and square, and of tl.e
best possible nuptials,
.talAjiritish..growth, 4,s
nothing Foreign will, on any account, be admitted
into it. The timbers mutt be all sound, and finished
in a good plain style. without any frenclror other
Foreign ornament. It must be of great capacity,
broad-bottomed, and impenetrable to all but its
Royal Master. In its concretion, care must be
taken that no: a single shaving of the tree of til,r
shall be a:brawl Rojo wood, though not expressl f

prohibited, may be dispensed with, as also'ilaad/..)rn
and Bra, 5.
MATERIALS.
The following are the particular materials th It
would receive a preference:
Tl:e 1'; rr English Oal—This is a fine tall ram-
pike, with a very lofty head, but no branches. It
would be desirable that the head of the Cabinet
should be made of this piece.
The GRFNVII.I.t .NS—This is a solid s.:bstantial
species of timber. It sometimes rues a little knint:.-
and cross-grained ; but it is strong, and would make
an excellent supporter.

The WINDII AMI Cotb-trey—This is also e' sptilßes
of wood that runs rather knotty ; but it is durable,
and generally sound at the heart.
The Teal, t. s Stake would cut sip well, sad help
to make out a good bread bottom for the Cabinet.
The HAWK ESal:ft Wdlow.=Phis species of tim-
ber being easily bent might be used in the parts
which are a little crooked, and deviate from a right
hne.

The 1‘117". ID AN Cat/T.—Tin:, is a frIGSt luxuriant
use. of a beautifnl and finely raricgated texture,
istieloulikbe used to advantage, particularly in the
of aarnental parts of the struCture.
The Fox Ofice.—This is also a beautiful sort of
timber, well seasoned, and of great solidity. It has
the smoothest and kindliest grain in the world. If
the Purr rempike be adapted, the Fox olive will Le
dispensed with.
,The Master Cat-limiter who shall undertake the
above tvork must finish it without. delay. He m*':
find his ots n tot, and will be paid har.dsosnely at
the Treasury the nioment it is comeleted.
ITS sail.
llt must be placed in an imposing attitude, looting
&win upon France. It must command a view ,e(
the whole world, particularly of the Continent. A
will stand exposed to all winds and weather, and
every one will be at liberty to examine and scruti-
nise it7ii—must lie without a claw, and stand firm
and unshaken by the stones of adversity.
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Yesterday, about one o'clock, Her MAJILSTr and
the P# iscx.scs, attended by the Countess of CASA*
nic•rs, took an airing on, the King's road.
Yesterday, abdut two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
WAS held at' Mr. Anoiaormes.•
Yesterday, the Duchess of YORK completed her
3 7th year.
MIS. Kf \'3 will have a rand rout to-morrow, at
her house in Mansfierd-street.
Mrs. BA! 1.1.1 Z, of Lower Grosvenor-street, is pre-
paring for a splendid party oa Monday next.
L.sdy Buniart will be et bone, for all her friends,
on the 22.1 instant.
Lord BA RItINGTO3 has obtained his liberty, with
permission to return to England.
Miss Ittiwoon is exhibiting her matchless pro-
duetions of -needle work, with very great success,
at Edinburgh.
The Duch.-
'my elegant
rails, - '

The Dure'l.ss of REDFORD has just launched a
-gam barouche, painted a dark green. with
and a plain crnonet without arms.
Yesterday the rehearsal of the Concert of Antient
Music was attended by the Earls DARNLEY, Us-
&RIDGY, FORTESC:VE, CurcTERFIELD, and WEST-
MORLASO. Mts. ti:LLINOTON is again to sing the
cantata "'Roc! Banners," and the other seleaions
will afford the greate;t gratification to the sub.
scribers.
The Marchioness of Sr 4r YOKO, next week, pre-
sents the Loyal North 13r tons with a very elegant
stand of colours. ,
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Mr. TueNtll is engaged upon a very large picture
of the Delve, which lac intends fur the Exhibiticn
next year.
The Marquis of Liesnows, %re are happy to
say, is to much recovered as to be able to ieavc
town for Bowood on Monday next.
Sir Wiij.iAA Brtcnv is engaged open a full
length portrait of the Diks of c.s
Mr. Pit w is deeply skilled in the %latrine of ti
Meompecuss.—Fle is supposed to have made
C•l%-easu of :t Forstoupee.
There will be a grand Conc.,rt at Devonshire
House on Thursday, at which the fashion:)lc
guests will share " the feast of reason, and the thn%
of soul."

The Brigade in Hyde Park yesterday, owing to
the extreme fineness of the day, was attended by a
great number of horsemen and pedestrians. I.otd
HARRINGTON commanded. The Dukes of Yo a::
and CA MIIRIDOL were present.
On Thursday last, was run for on Brugh March,
in the county of Cumberland, an elegant silver Cti:s
of excellent workmanship, which weighs six pruadi,
and holds a gallon, the gift of Viscount ',Cover:au,.
by horses bred upon the Barony. It was wow by
Mr. M. lionsoN's chesnut mare.
The existing amusements at the Roe at. Cie coaarc
happily blended with every variety that can consti.
Lute rational entertainment. The talc amorality. as
told by the Serious Spe&acle, is an adniirable 1.:.-
son. The lively interest excited by the *iv
Ballet is a most pleasing feature of the Evening, and
the whim sod merriment with which the t'nfric
!'.nr tom: :tie ab ands, occasion the. utmon lan! t r.

ether Criers of the Day wei.e• then read
Ne eowiderstion of the Lore 4me4ttleitts to the
Volunteer Bill was put off "till Wolinsostlay nest.
The Committee cf tiupply war deferred to tie:
I same day. _ . _