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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Colonel STANLEY presented • Petition, signed by Forty-
thwe Th oisand Three Hundred and Seventy-four Menufae-
ttircrs lt,d other inhabitants of the towns of Manchester and
Salford, in the County nt Luis:aster, praying for the repeal or
alter atoll of the Corn Rill of last year.—tinlered to lie on the

On the blot inn of Mr.JOHN NRWPORT, the Bill P.r erem-
itic i.tunatic t srla in the tom provinces of !tetanal was ordered
to lie read a second time on this day seimirrl.t.
Mr. CURAVEN mmed for an Address to Ills Adaresty, pray-
ing that he wou'd order the proper offieeN to lay before the
Ilomm a copy of the opinion. of the Attorney and b.dicittit
Generals, delivered to the Committee or the Ptivy C 0.1114 ii
upon the Petitton of J•thn Duke of Athol, misfire to Ms rights
in the Isle or VAil —Ordered.

Mr. CR EL LY mused lot a similar Address (or the pro-
duction of toe order% made by the Pnvy Council upon the
same siitni et, on the !Ist of March 114..awOrilered.
He than T.• ..... CC that he would to-morrow move for an
Account of the App.icAtion of the Surplus Revenue of the isle
of Man, of which he undentooil thAt an illecal rant had been
made byfiovet unwept in 179*.

An Address was then ont•red to Hrs ►laj,-sty, for the purrs
duct' of the Memorial or Johrk I>u:.e of Arlin!, in answer to
the first report of the Attorney and Solicitor Generale to the
Posy Council; which was agreed to.
The Irish Permit Dine and Small Promissory Kites restrain-
ing Wlls, were brought 111, read a first and ordered to be read a
seturtt trate to morrow. 'nu: latter &II was also ordered to be
printed.
The Innkeepers, the Spanish Troia Licensing Indemnity,
and the American linereourse Brila, were real a snood time,
andcommittted fur tomisrrow.

The Foreign Ships Pr,vder, the Foreign Ships importation
from America, the Additional Calton's Vaty, and the Add'.
Urinal Excise Duty Rills, went through Committees, slid were
ordered to be reported tu-moriow.
In a Committee on the Act of the 4.1.1 of the Xing. chap GS.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved a resolution for inipo-ing on keel
Spanish Wine imported (which he stated to be of a very in
different quality), similar duties to those parable on the im-
portation of Port Wine; which was agreed to, and the report
ordered to be received to-morrow.
THE MARQUIi CORN WA WS
Lord CASTLEREAGH proposed the Motion
of which he yesterday gave notice, by observing,
that the measure he had to propose would not en-
croach upon the Ad passed in 1793, either in the
number or emoluments of the Supreme Council of
Fott William, in Bengal, which was composed of
the Governor-General and four Counsellors, who is-
sued and signed the Commission of Commander in
Chief. If, however, the Governor-General should
at any time be himself a military man, lie might
find it necessary,under some circumstances, to piece
himself at the head of the army, as would probably
be done by the highly meritorious charader (the
Marquis Cornwallis, who was about shortly taking
his departure for India. When that Noble Lord
was in that country belote, he gloriously concluded
the war himself; at the head of his vidurious army;
he did not partake of any of the emoluments of
that office, which was now become much more ex-
pensive than heretofore. He concluded with mov-
ing for leave to bt ing in a Bill to amend the A ft of
the 32.1 of the King, in order to enable the Gover-
nor-General of Bengal, in certain cases, to have a
voice in the Supreme Council, though he should
also hold the office of Commander in Chief
Mr. FRANCIS said, he did not rise to state any
objection to the motion, but only to express his re-
gret at the supposition made by the Noble Lord,
that the present war in India might be subsisting on
the arrival of the Marquis Cornwallis in that
country, which could not be sooner than six months
at the least. He was inclined to hope, that the ter-
mination of the war would be by no means so re-
mote; but he highly approved of the measure itself,
as there was, at least, a possible necessity which
ought to be provided for. He had not the honour of
any personal acquaintance with the Noble Lord in
question ; but from what he knew of his character
and condud, and of the affairs of India in general,
he should be far from objeßing to a greater exten-
sion of powers to be given to so good and excellent
an Officer. He WAS one of those men wham none
could be afraid of entrusting with power. as all his
former conduit was a pledge, that it would never
be abused. He highly extolled t4e noble manner
of his accepting such an office, under circumstances
of such difficulty, and hoped it would be the means
of restoring peace and trano'Aity to the inhabitants
of that great peninsula. 'Leave was then given to
bring in the Rill.
p s. CORN LAWS
Lord ARCH ..ALI) HAMILTON gave notice,
that he w . Oa Tuesday next move, that the
several .tions against the Coto Laws should be
retell...lv a Committee.
).m.ftt 5 BIL 1..
'Fhe CHANCELLOR es.. the EXCHEQUER
i moved the order of the day, that the House should
now resolve itself into a Committee on this Bill.
General Fl FZPATKLCK said he ruse merely to

stiggest the proptiety of limiting service under this
Aa to a certain number of years; for, without that,
he feared it would be found difficult in this country
to raise such a disposeable army as circumstances
may require. When a similar measure was adopt-
ed in the year 1799, the experiment of limiting th •
term of service to five years, or till the termination
of the war, was successfully tried, and in his opinion,
ought now to be repeated. He did not oppose the
former stages of the Bill, the principle and objesh
of which had his entire approbation, and in order
the better to carry it into cleft, he gave notice of
his intention of moving a clause similar to that of
the year 1799, with the omission of that • part of it
which limitted the set vice to Europe only.
Mr. ELLISON expressed his decided approba-
tion of the Bill, which he contended not to be. as
represented in former discussions, either unjust
or unconstitutional. He admitted. that it was an
extraordinary measure, but thought that the Militia
system should yield to the paramount necessity of
preserving the general Constitution of the land,
which he considered as a great tree in the midst of a
forest, which all the surrounding trees were, by
yielding and bending, to shelter from the blast.
The Bill was not oppressive to the country and the
landed interest ; for, by diminishing the great num-
ber of the Militia, it would leave the frwer men to
ballot for when vacancies occurred. lie paid but
little attention to what was said of the feelings of
Militia Officers upon the occasion. He had not
then the honour of being a Militia Officer, but if he
had, his feelings would be those of pride and satis-
fadion,. which-he should shortly experience at the
head of his regiment, in saying to the men, " Here,
my lads, are opposite you the best means of de-
fending your country ;" and, instead of reproaching
those who remained with cowardice or want of spirit,
he should continue to exhort them to zeal in the de-
fence of their country and their families. Alluding
to the resolutions distributed in circular letters, to
render Officers of Militia indisposed towards the
Bill, he said, that though he was classed in the
number, he had never set his name to them.
Earl TEMPLE reminded the Honourable Gen-
tleman that he was present at the meeting at which
these resolutions were drawn, and had not expressed
any disapprobation of them.
Mr. ELLISON. in explanation, admitted that
he WAS present at the meeting alluded to, but said
that while he remained there, he did not hear one
intelligible resolution proposed, and therefore had to
complain of his being classed among the number.
for he thought it unjustifiable to publish in the
newspapers any man's name to resolutions, unless
he signed it himself.
Mr. PRA \ K LAND thought what might be the
conduit of any Gentleman at a private meeting im-
material in the discussion of this Bill. It was stat-
ed to be one of imperious necessity ; but if so, that
necessity should be proved, and then every objec-
tion, though even of a much stronger nature, would
give way before it. lie did not suppose that it
would abate the ardour of the Militia Officers is the
defence of their country, but some great necessity
should be shewn for the adoption of a measure,
by which, without that, their feelings must be
wounded. Under the present circumstances he must
oppose it, as impolitic and unjust, although, if other-
wise, he should take pride in turning over to the re-
gulars such men as appeared most likely to obtain
most distinilions in the held of battle. He could not
Approve the policy of this change, which could not
give us an offensive force, while the threatened
danger of the country required that the men should
he kept at home. He was indeed sure, that the
whole forceand tale's's of the country should be con-
centered for its proteCtion but that should always
be done with a proper reference to our mild Con.
stitution. In the year 1799, there existed a great
political necessity, as we had then a gallant army,
critically circumstanced in an enemy's country, and
for the purpose of rescuing and preserving that
brave army, should not oppose any practicable me-
thod, if such could be found, of transporting not
only the Militia, but the whole population cf the
country, for its relief. This plan, therefore, did
not bring an accession of 17,000 men to our offen-
sive force, but transferred them from one branch of
defensive force to another; and that in a manner
calculated to produce dissatisfadion and disunion in
the set vice. It should not be lost sight of, that in its
present state, the Militia was a great defensive force,
created by the Parliament, and so formed, as to be a
check against any such improvident or ruinous enter-
prise,:or expeditions of the Ministers, if any such were
meditated. To deprive the people of such a force,
raised from themselves. and fur their own defence,
was as unjust as it was impolitic. Such varying
systems, from day to day, were inconsistent with the
stable maxims and principles of any country. and
rendered it impossible to depend upon any expeCta-
lions which might afterwards be conceived of them ;
whereas, by adhering to some steady and permanent
military system, this country. considering the spirit
that now aduated it, would be enabled to keep up
an army of transcendent excellence.
General TARLETON thought the present state
of Europe, when one man was seen pulling down
some monarchs and creating other new ones, was
sufficient evidence of the imperious necessity which
laid the foundation of this measure, and which ren-
dered it highly desirable to gain an addition to our
disposable force of 19,000. This was not a trifling,
insignificant war, like that which a great general
once described as a guerre It pot de chatarr, but an
awful contest, which could never be decided by a
mere shew of Volunteers in arms. We must not
look to a force simply defensive, when, in the East,
the West, and all other quarters, the enemy was
pursuing the most important enterprises. He con-
sidered the Militia to be in a very high state of dis-
cipline, and had himself inspeCted some regiments
of them, and seen others, which were so forward as
to require but very little improvement to put them
on full as gond a footing as the Regulars.
Sir W. ELFORD spoke very shortly in favour of
the Bill; and Lord STANLIV renewed his former
objeCtions to it.
The House then divided on the question for the
SPEAKER'S leaving the Chair, when the numbers
were--For it, 113—Against it, 49—Majority. I•
The House then resolved itself into a Committee
of the whole House; Mr. ALZIANDIR in the Chair.

On reading the first clause—
Mr. YORKE (late Secretary at War) robe and
•aid, that in consequence of the suggcstiods he haJ
thrown out in a former stage of the Bill relative to

a part of
1414 being .
Marines he
of Isis duty,
state shortly
Amendment
It was not
tee, by repeats
had allude.
Hon. %knit
universally
Military
thought ,
ceive a p,
stood, 17,
being enli
to His
they were
Guards and
hands that
WAS to ebtAl
speediest rr
consider ti
able force .
the disposeable
to be wanted!
he had mem
share of
give a peA
these men
Artillery
ed, as an
0. regular I
The C'
said, he di.
discretionary
as he migh,
Artillery,
should be
the Cava',
sity to Jo
the Right
Guards
to the eaten,
stated : we
nourable
Holland,
last, in An.,
adopt the spit
clause stand
forces," as'
and divisions
thus modified
In the fourth
to, giving
there was:
was requit
them at h:
tion ; with
corporals-
every fifty•

In the
enlisting ;
Lord S.
on; suppo,ii
what was
Ihe CI
said, the re
and ten d.
to cease.

When ti
ment of the
Gei:eral '
ment,
only, or during the continuance of the war, and sir
months after it ceased ;" which, he said, he had
taken from the Ad of 17/), passed for the same
purpose.
Sir W. W. Wynne. Sir hues PeLTENrY, Col.
OOLC, General Noa rots. and several others, spoke
against the Amendment.
Earl 'EVAPLL and Lord STANLEY spoke in its
favour. and the latter said, he would support his Rt.
Hon. Friend in taking the sense of the House or. it.
Strangets being ordered to withdraw ;
Mr. FOX rose, and said, he was certainly in fa-
vour of the amendment, but hoped his Right Hon.
Friend would not press the House to a division, as
that might be the means of leading the public to
suppose, that there were more in the House against
the general principle of limited enlistment than was
really the case. He did not mean to hint at any
particular period of the session for doing it, but he
hoped to see that general measure brought forward
by some one who was fully adequate to the subjeß.
as he thought it of the highest importance to the
future welfare and improvement of the military ser-
vice of the country.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said. that general measure which the Hon. Gentle-
man alluded to, had for a long time engaged the
attention and considers: ion of I Lis Majesty's Govern-
ment. and they had found military Officers cf the
first rank, distin.lion, and talents, of very diflt•rent
opinions; so many of whom were of opinion, that
such a change would be highly detrimental, and in-
jurious to the service and discipline of the army,
that he believed he should oppose the measure,
whenever it should be brought forward.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
proposed a new clause, that the Officers of the army
should not have a power of rejeding any men from
the Militia, who were of the height of five feet
four inches and upwards. and under the age of
thirty-four years, provided they were not disah;
Earl TEMPLE thought five feet three would
a sufficient height, as the standard for the Jailor &
w•as only five feet two.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE Lit
said, he had on that account reduced it to tt,e
feet four, the standard of the Al my being five feet
five.
The clause was then read and agreed to.
Mr. BANKS gave notice, that he would to-
morrow bring forward a motion with rt!sped to the
ballot which he thought must speedily take plate
after the reduction of the Militia.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
gave notice, that to-morrow, he would propose .1
measure relative to the Militia of Ireland, similar
to that he had made with respell to the English
Militia.
The Report was then brought up, ordered to be
taken into further consideratioo to-morrow, and
printed.
Lord C -kSTLEREAGH brought up the East
IndiA Bill, which was read a first tome, and ordered
to be read a second woe to.morrow.--Adjourned•

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-f these men so to be enlidet do K_
g ad, red to the corps of Arti -NAN rill il •he thought it necessary, and i a part
ty, now the Hill was in a Cottimittee, to
rtly what ohjed he had m view, aid the
tent he proposed to make in this clause.
at necessar y for him to detain the Commit-
epeating his sentiments on the two cases he
led to. It was very well known to evety G.„eral !
sniber of the House, that they were both
particularly
tehnetitcleidanseto n 7w- ' Ceneral
Ily popular and highly important to the
i.fwethreesepamrteincu
service of the country, and, as such, he eori, v
it,httiey . mends'
i;., to se,
7.000 men were to he raised by this A& by ;;Yes re'
listed from the Militia, and to be transferrell
Majesty's "Regular Forces," of course; ~: niet
re liable to be transferred to the Foot - Iron
and the Cavalry. It was allowed on ,}1 r
tie 3
lat the great inducement to this measure
atain a considerable disposable force in the onoutli
:manner possible, and he could byres means 1 mbar
the cavalry and foot guards as a dispose. . fey, 2
e for colonial purposes espezially ; and. ac
Dseable force now to be raised was 'icilyg I, e T r d b
wed for that service, he thought those corps .'r Joe ES
mentioned would require a considerable • ;p; froze
' them. He therefore would propose to
..
swer to His Majesty to appoint so many of oriel, 'i
n as he might think proper, is augment the ,rneuth.
and Royal Marines. He therefore mos. .. the 8
n Amendment, to leave out the word.,
.buked
r forces."
.21-lANCELLOR cf the EXCHEquEtt ne train
lid not mean to objeet to giving the King a . ipline,
nary power to admit as many of those men 'et f:le
ht think adviseable, into the Marines and
, but he thought it highly necessary thty ho cheer
e admitted into the Foot Guards. As to certain'
try, there might not, perhaps, be any neer,-
r so. He could not, however, agree wit:, The n
it Honourable Gentleman that the Fo..- night
Ind Cavalry were not a disposeable force);
test the Right Honourable Gentleman had "tents,
we had seen them serving in the most ho- merest-
manner, and with the greatest Kea% in try dig
Germany. Egypt. and, in the war before
.merica. Ile had, howeeer, no objeCtion to or, is 0
spirit of the 'amendment, by letting the It is nov
end as it did, and after the words sv regular rata wi
adding those of n battalions of Artillery
in Italy,
inns of Royal Marines " The amendment
ified was adopted, and the clause agreed to. i is lees
rurth clause, an amendment was agreed e Roc!
g power to the commanding officer, where
out the
1 an excess of men volunteered more than
fired as the quota of his regiment, to raise formed i
his own option, either by ballot or selec-
t's the same provision AS to serjeants and Yester
. ; taking one serjeant east one corporal to a the Q
y-nine men. Deism
clause allowing ten days for the time of vs; 1
t Less(
iTANI,EY asked, how long this was to go Veteox
toting the quota WAS not raised in ten day.. USTI', c
r then to be done ? Tester
:11ANCE1.1.t/R of the gXCIIEQUF:R. Ease Inc
s rots be caihd out a second time.
regiment till three
Lays e ..Towed, and then the operation Yeste
:louse I
the Clause was read relative to the Fuliste Aprii, i
.he Men into the Regular Army— eceise
al FITZPATRICK proposed. as an amend- losed.
Fleet they shoald he ei.li,ted for five years ball pas

HE B MIS P l lEsS•

LONDON',
FRIDAY, mAgem

G arra Sir laki.,, CotAici, Sir Jones STU PAT,
p;,;eit'ral V roloN. yesterday took le tve of His
n, and v.:l set off this day to assume their
minds in the s.._ret expedition. General Ts LSON
j,, .o serve in it; and Brigadier General St. ADZ
~:1 removed from the Eastern to the South
-, : Di,tti,!l, to supply his place. If we may
di: trom the forward state of the prepara.
tile armament is upon the eve of sailing.
smouth is the principal point of rendezvous.
embarkation of the troops commenced there on
•aay, and will finish this day. They will be
read by the Dragon, of 74 guns, in which ship
re Join Casio and suite will embark. The
lip from Portsmouth, on their passage down
bond, will be joined by a strong corps from
iymouth. Two companies of the Royal Artillery,
pd the Slit Regiment of Foot, 7.50 rank and file,
Ec
barked at the latter place on Tuesday, on board
.:1 crampons. They are in the finest state of
;pie, and went off in high spirits, accompanied

rah the acciamstions of thousands of speCtators,
rho cheered them from the shore. The expedition
'certainly destined for the Mediterranean.

The Ilamburgh Mail due on Wednesday arrived
t night, with letters and papers to the 23d. Thew
,tents, though not important, arc not destitute of
wren. The affairs of Egypt appear to be in a
try distrafled state, and Et.r t Bay, our late Visi.
or, is once more making a figure in that country.
It is now certain, that the New Emperor of Aus-
vs; • will shortly meet the New Emperor of Faakce,
in Italy, and there receive the fraternal embrace from
is Jacobin Majesty. It is reported at Paris, that
e Rochfort squadron is gone to the West Indies,
ut the good people of that City arc no better in-
formed upon the suhje& than ourselves.

Yesterday morning His Maim v gave audiences
attic QvLEP's House to the Duke of You, Earls
DiRTIIOUTH, AV LISTORD, CA VDtV, and CHAT-
RAN; Lords MULGR AVE and Hawk-rano:ex ; Sir,
Juts CRAW and JO/114 STEWART, atid General
Vrssox. The three latter took leave of His MA..
'LITT, previous to their taking their commands.
Yesterday a Court of Dir. aors .Was held at the
East India House, which adjourned at six o'clock
till this day.
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East India
(louse for the eleaion of a Direflor, to serve till
April, in the mom of SrerweN WILLIAMS, Esq.
deceased. At six o'clock the glasses wer• finally
dosed, and delivered to the Scrutineers, who, at
tall past eleven o'clock, repotted the numbers to be
as follow:

James Pattiwn, vt 1001
John Jaek4..o: 1;:F9
whereupon Janes Par wisos, Esq. was decl.tted
duly ele&ed.
It is rumoured, that a detachment under Colonel
SHEPHERD has been defeated by HoLe•re .
A private letter from a correspondent in the Me-
dilrranean, dated the 2d February, contains the
following paragraph: " Egypt is eager for France,
only more, far more earn. for Great Britain.—The
en ;here is English, English, if we can !—But hair
(in opposition to tarbana) at all events."
In consequence of the resignation of Mr. M.Dnw.
ALL. of Logan, a new election for a Member of
Parturnent takes place in Wigtonshire. A keen
contest is expected betwixt the lion. Colonel Sr cw-
•IT, and Major M•xsecte, younger, of Monreith.
Taosas PLcuste, Esq. Barrister at Law, on
Tuesday took the oath of qualification before the
Logo CHANCELLOR in Lincoln's inn nail, upon his
being created a Welsh Judge.
The election for a Member 'for Knaresborough
rimed 00 Monday Mr. BEL L ASYSC polled the
greatest niunlier of votes, but those votes being
deemed illegal by the Returning Officer, Lord Dun-
ca ruarim is (pro t, ',yore ) to be the sitting Member;
but the inhabitants of Knaresbomugh intend to pe-
tition Parliament against the return. The greatest
rektularity prevailed during the elation.
!lie Princess ELIZA, to whom the Principality of
Pionibino has been given, is not the Princess Bo an-
inset- but Madame Baccroc
In consequence of Government soliciting the Free
Burgesses of Newcastle for a part of the rown
Moor to encamp four thousand Infantry on during
the ensuing summer, the Ste Nards of the Incorpo-
rated Companies held a meeting on Tuesday night,
Purposely to take into consideration the above soli-
citation, when they agreed to admit Government
the use either the ground within the circle of the
race-ground, or that which lies to the West of it,
having the choice of either to their determination.
On the Seth, at nine a. tn. the Neptune, of Dun-
dee. W. Fun.av master, laden with bale goods for
Liverpool, struck on a sunken rock, near Fifeness.
became water logged, and soon afterwards went
down in very deep water ; her top-mast only being
discoverable at ebb-tide. The crew were saved
in the boat. Vessels have been engaged at Crall
to attempt to weigh her, but their success is
doubtful.

/..7Preveyente, 44 guns, now laying at Plymouth.
bas not yet received her letters of pratique. as she
came dired from Gibraltar, five weeks since, and
brought several families of that garrison. who had
been ill, but were now convalescent. An order
(from the Privy Council to the Public Offices, for
those who can get vouchers from medical men of
theii being in a way of recovery, to be permitted to
come ashore on certain rsstriaions. was received
there tan Tuesdsy, their clothes to be very stalely
examined and fumigated previous to their de-
bar kation.

1.1.


LADY LE DE SPENCER'S GRAND BALL.

This Lady gave an elegant display of her refined
taste and hospitality on Monday night, in one of
the most splendid balls, and most sumptuous sup-
pers, the fashionable world has produced this season.
The house, in every resnea worthy of its noble
possessor, the PRaMICR BARON of Evil... Latin, has
every capability for accommodating the most ex-
tensive circle, which, on Monday night, consisted
of 400 of the first rank and fashion. It was ar-
ranged as follows
The Hall is hung with the finest paintings, and
was brilliantly illuminated by a superb lamp
suspended in the centre. Three beautiful vase lamps,
arranged upon the stair-case, augmented this blaze
of light, and conducted the visitors to the scone of
elegant festivity. The brilliancy of the Ball Room
might amaze even a youthful Poet's fancy :

Clara micante awn, lianaraisque imitante pyropo.

The cieling painted by the best masters.—
In the figures the Cupids ere predominant. The
disposition of one of them is uncommonly in-
teresting. Ile holds the grand lustre to enable his
brother Cupids to take sure aim at the fair visitors as
they enter his domain. Each pannel also boasted its
branch of the most exquisite beauty. The floor
was chalked in appropriate devices. emblematical of
the music and dancing of which it was destined to
be the happy scene. Three rooms were appro.
printed fur supper. Three tables were laid out in
the first and the third ; the second contained but
one. They were all splendid. Taste and fancy were
exhausted in their embellishments. Among the
most admired of the frames, was a model of St.
Paul's in pastry. The lights along the middle of
the tables were sustained by nussy silver branches.
The supper consisted of every delicacy the com-
bined powers of art and nature could supply, the
rarest viands, the most delicious wines. In short,
Plenty poured her horn in every part of his Lord-
ship's Mansion, while taste and delicacy dire fed
her hand.

The ball had all the advantages of an excellent
band. .tnd was opened by Lady L. FITZROY and
Lord F. BeAucceac, to the tune of Speed the
Phorgh.
The dances that followed were-
-24. Pr sic* Edward', Fancy.
ad. I'll to tk• you be fain to f011..w tne.
4th Lauretta
oth Lady Mary Eciatinck's Fancy.

At half past one the company sat down to slipper,
and while they enjoyed the ri' d'a'a, re in the culi-
nary irt, a capital band of wind instruments, under
the dire tion of Mr. Jon Ls, charmed their ears with
the most popular airs.
In the splendid circle present were—

Diclvrises—St. Alban's, Athol, Grafton, Montrose, and
'Belford

Tite Mlichroness of Salisbury.
Ccir.ites.e..-43owaser Buckinghamshire, Euston, Carrier-
von, Oxford, Camden, Westmoreland, Chatham, E.sex, Er-
rol, and Harcourt.
V isenunteraes--Sidney and Castleresgh.
Ladire.—S. Fitzroy, Monkton, Dt Clifford, Thestodosia
Darker, Tow oshensl, Fitzroy. C Paget, Carringtun, Marsham.
Home, F Pratt, Ening( rd, Dvnevur, W. Rumiell, C. Welles-
ley, C. Stswart. A. and S. Carpenter, A. Mitchel, F. Sonter-
se!, Halton, Perth, G. Cecil, ft 4 Paste, and IS minden.
Mstr:ss-s—Stapletoir, Hales, Elliker, Magens, Harvey,
Wr.st, and Vrliers
Misses —Stap:eton, Hodson, Loftus, !Ken tin, two Grim-
stones, Hales, two Smith., Hume, Wynne, Strin-y, Bo.tv,rie,
Price, Wnght, Eliot, Ellison, an the Honourable Min Drutn-
Hi
The Duke of Bedford.
Marluiss,s---Lnyne and Waterford.
Ear,—Westmoreland, Cl.filen, Aberdeen, Chatham, Eo.
nokMen, and Cal-don.
Viacounts-...Sidney, Caitlereaet, Duncannon, Osaulston,
Brooke, and Itorringtun.
L,dasssollodney, Langford, Ger mstone, F Meath. lo rck,
t;ramirain, F. Whom, G. Beresford, Borringdurr, arid Hy iimm.
Stesss-G. Warrender, and Sidney Smith.
Ge•raral Loftus.
Coltonde--B.rrrowes, Cole, Howe, and Pringle
Ca lains—Tower, Hon verie, Br ad for d Mirrors, and Bromley.
Musior......Salishury, Grant, Byng, Cavendish, Tuaoshend,
Maws. E Fdgsr, G. Walpole, Bras ore, Towers, T. I lupe,
Douglas, Caswell, Poole, West, Bickford. and Andrews.

YenerJay the Princess CHASLOTTE of WALES
dined with their MAJ ESTICA. - _ _

In the evening ['heir MAJtSTtES had a sele&
party.
'rite Anniversary of the Society of Arts was
celeh•ated on Wednesday, at the Crown and Anchor,
with an elegant dinner. The Duke of NORFOLK
was in the Chair.
The Yonne Roscius performed anigtas last night
to as crowded an audience as any of the season. It
is said the Treasusy netted seven hundred pounds
on the occasion.
The Chorus Singers, who lately struck, appear to
hove been tamed by the helots of the 'Tenth Report.
The Royal Westminster Volunteers had a field
day in Hyde-park yesterday, under the command
of Colonel Japietsson. They mustered about 500.

Yesterday the Somerset-house Volunteers mus-
tered at ten o'clock, on their Parade-ground, from
whence they marched to Montpelier Garden, for the
purpose of firing with ball-cartridge at a target.
fhe corps made a very military appearance, and
fired and went through their other manteuvres with
great precision.
On Wednesday died, in his 6'2d year, MARTIN
BL A pax HAWKS, Lord HAVbiLlt, Baron Hawke, of
Towson, in Yorkshire; his Lordship is succeeded
in his titles and estates by his eldest son, the Hon.
Eowasto Haim lawkE, who is married to the
heiress of the late Colonel 'lifter' v, of Womersley,
in Yorkshire, and has taken the name and arms of
HLIVEY, in addition to his own
On Tuesday everting the Noolemen's and Gen-
tlemen's Catch Club had a very numerous meeting
at Wit. Lis's Rooms ; WETLAND, Esq. Sir
W. L 14014•61, Vica-Presid-nts. E.rl WIEST he KAT II
produced a new Glee, of his own compositions
which was much admired, and very corre&ly sung
by Messrs. H sitarsos, Goss, VAL/014AM, and Sa't,
jun. The latter Gentleman's celebrated Batelle
duet was sung with unbounded applause by himself
and Vauort am. The Hon. Joao Seamen was ad-
mitted a visitor. Master K eceived a ge-
neral invitation to amend. Mews Goss ani V•UGH.
/At were admitted Members.

COMPLETION OP THE GRAND JUNCTION

CANAL.

That grand line of communication, between the
metropolis and the most distant parts of the king-
dom, which the Grand Jundinn Canal was to ef-

fea, was incomplete till Monday last, owing to
range of high land, btnween Stoke Binen, and Bbs-
worth, in Northamptonshile, not being penetrated
by a tunn4 or arch, as intended ; bin all goods

coming past that piece, have been obliged to lie un-
loaded, and placed on waggons, and conveyed on a
rail-way over the hill, to he embarked again in other
boats. On Monday morning, the weather proving
very fine, an amazingly large concourse of people
were assembled, some of them trom considerable
distances, to view the stupendous works at Blisworth
Tunnel, and to see the grand procession in honour
of the opening of this internal communication by
water, between the most distant places. One of the
Paddington packet-boats, called the Marquis of nucl-
ing4ain, was the first boat which went through the
tunnel—this was early in the morning. in order to
join the other boats assembled at the North end f
the tunnel, at Blisw )rth, to form the grand proct
sion. About H o'clock, the Committee of the C. -
nal Company, who had superintended this great
work, Messrs. Praed, Mansell, Unwin, Parkinson,
Smith, and a great number of others of the prin-
cipal Proprietors, entered the boats, attended by
Messrs. Telford, Bevan, and others of the Engineers
employed on the Canal, and by the band of the
Northamptonshire Militia, and proceeded into the
tunnel, amidst the loidest acclamations of the spec-
tators ; the pitchy derkness re the tunnel was shortly
relieved by a number of flambeaus and light; ; but
the company in general seemed lost in contemplating
the stupendous efforts by which this amazing arch
of brick-.cork, about eighteen inches thick, in ge-
neral ; fifteen feet wide, and nineteen in height,
withinside, being of an elliptical form, 3040 yards
in length, had been completed, between the 10th sf
August, 1792, aid the `46th of February, 1801
The height of the hill, above the tunnel, being, fur a
considerable way, full GO feet ; for drawing up the
clay and soil which were excavated, and letting
down the materials to different parts of the works,
nineteen shafts or wells were sunk on different parts
of the line, and heading. or small arch, was run
or formed the whole length, below the present tun-
nel, with numerous cross-branches to draw off the
springs of water, which would otherwise have im-
peded the work. In an hour and two minutes, the
boats with the company arrived at the South eed cl
the tunnel, and were greeted by the loud buzzes of
at least five thousand persons, who were assembled,
and who accompanied the boats with continual
cheers as they proceeded down the locks, to Stoke,
and from thence to Old Stratford, where one of the
boats being too highly laden with people, they ex-
perienced a severe squeeze against the bridge, and
the instrument called a serpent, on which one of the
band was playing, was crushed to pieces. Except
this, we did not hear of the slightest accident, hut
the whole went off with the greatest ear!. The
principal company retired t„; the Bull Inn, at Stoney
Stratford. and. about six o'clock. leo Proprietors
and friends to this grand undertaking sat down to
an excellent dinner, Mr. Need, in the chair. After
which, much interesting conversation took place on
trade and other subjeCts, enlivened by the following
Watts : The King ;" " The Queen and Royal
;" " Success to the Grand Junftion Canal ;"
which last was drunk with three times three, and
the greatest applause.; "The Marquis of Buck-
ingham :" Mr. Praed, the Chairman ;" " Mr.
Barnes ;" " Mr. Parkinson ;" " The Coventry Ca-
nal;" Ilse Oxford Canal these being Quiets
with which the Grand Jun&ion now opens a com-
munication ; " The Duke of Grafton ;" " Success
to Inland Navigation ;" " Mr. Telford ;" The
Earl of Bridgwater ;" " Ilse Condueors of the
Embankment." meaning an embankment across it
valley near Stoney Stratford, intended to preserve
the level of the Canal across the same, instead of
the locio down on the one side and up on the other,
by which boats pass at present. .1 Mr. Box," &c.
ke. The utmost harmony and conviviality pre-
vailed among the company till near twelve o'clock,
when they broke up. All the other Inns in Stoney
Stratford were filled with company, and many of
the parties did not separate till a late hour.
Though the tunnel at Ellsworth completes the
line of the canal, and enables boats freely to pass
the whole length, yet, besides the embankment
above-mentioned, several other works are in hand,
or intended in different places for improving the
Canal, or rendering it more completely water-
tight, where the soil is faulty, for removing the dis-
contents, or avoiding the interruptions of the Millers,
particularly in the Colne valley, and, above all, for
increasing the supply of water, that no interruption
may, in dry seasons, be given to the increasing trade
reasonably to be expeded on this essential line ef Ca-
nal, particularly at the summits near Wendover, and
near Trigg, on which last object, the great abilities
of Bevan the engineer are at parent exercised.

The Duchess of Rutland, a transport, from Malta
for Portsmouth, one of the Irree's convoy, was
captured in the Mediterranean. and lourne.l, on the
tith of February.

It was confidently asserted in Dublin, that Mr.
pia Al TAN was to be introduced into Parliament,
for the purpose of supporting, with all the force of
his acknowle tged ability, the Petition of the Roman
Catholics of Ireland.
It will be recollefted, that when Mr. Pitt con-
cluded the bargain for the late loam of twenty-two
minions and a half, for England and Ireland, he
made a reserve of one million more, to be raised in
Ireland.

Wednesday Mr Burroughs, and some other Gen-
tlemen, at the head of respedable Irish houses in
the city, had a conference with Mr. Foster. the
Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer, prior to the bid-
ding taking place at Dublin Castle, on the tf a of
April.
Mr. Foster acquainted the Gentlemen, that, in
stead of One Million, the sum originally intended to
he raked in Ireland, it was now found neceessary to
make it one million eight hundred thousand pounds.
It was then agreed, that the Contractors were to re-
ceive for every 1001. advanced in cash. 1001. in the
Irish 3i per cents. and the bidding to take plate in
the 5 per cents. ; those proposing to take the least
of the latter stock, to be entitled to the 1, an.