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lay before the House, an Estimate relative to the
increase of pay to the Officers of the Navy ; and
on Friday would make a Motion on the subject, in
the Committee of Supply.
LORD NELSON', FAMILY.
Lord H. PEI TY gave notice, that he would, in
the Committee of Supply, on Friday, propose a
measure for purchasin • at, estate, to be settled on
the family of Lord Nelson.
HIS MAJESTY'S MVSSAGE,
Mt. Secretary FOX moved the Order of the Day,
for taking into consideration Ho Majesty's Message,
which being read from the ('halt, the Right Hon.
Gentleman addressed ate House, to the following
purport :—`• I am sure, Sir, it is impossible for me
to doubt that any Member of this House entertains
the smallest hesitation to thank His Majesty for the
gracious communication he has been pleased to
make to the House, in the Message now to be con-
sidered. or that there can prevail the smallest differ.
once of opinion as to returning our most humble
thanks for such communication; with assurances
that this House will leave no effort uneuayed to
protaire to His Msty, and the Empire at large.
'eery adequate redress which the nature of the case
may require, and the means and resources of the
(nouny may allow. lam the more inclined, Sir,
to assure myself of the unanimity and approbation
of the House, on the present oceasiors, from the
refleftion, in the first place, on the regret expressed
by His Majesty, at the extension and aggravation of
calamities already so severely felt on the Continent ;
and from his having abstained from calling on his
British subjeas,in consevenceof their tried and affec-
tionate attachment to him. when the Court of Prussia
first gave orders for taking possession of the Elec-
torate of Hanover, His Majesty's hereditary domi-
nions. The next sentiment, Sir, I would endeavour
to impress on the House, is the just indignation we
ought to feel in conwquence of the late conduß of
the Court of Prussia towards His Majesty, and his
subjeds, the people of this country. But, at the
same time I would advert to the necessity of adopting
vigorous measures, I would wish to abstain from any
thing which might tend to give a personal provoca-
tion to the Prussian Monarch. because I have reason
to apprehend, that. however blameable and injurious
we may deem the condua of that Court, in the sits-
tens of politics it has lately adopted, it is not so
south to be attributed to that Monarch himself, as
to the counsels which have been instilled into him,
or perhaps forced on him by the French Govern-
mixt. His Majesty has only ordered me to lay a
few papers before the House. because, though theta
are more, thou which have been produced are fully
sußicient to spew the true state of the ease, and the
unprovoked aggression and attack which have been
mule, not only against His Majesty's hereditary do-
minions, but against the interests and commerce of
the :people of this country. And it is a remarkable

circumstance, that the condo& of the Court of
Prosiia appears to have been drawn from the worst
system of the worst of Governments. the origin
of It seems to have arisen from a convention entered
into in ;he mouth of December last, at Vienna, be-
tween the Emperor of France and the King of
Prussia, in which the latter negoriates upon a prig-
Si •! it that of a General who fights vrith a certain
Pr r• feral. He had to state to France,
and a° amibt did, that the Emperor of Russia had
let or t`ts that all his troops, remaining io
Ooold be modes the command, and VIM to
obey. fne King of Prussia. He then negotiates, and
urges *sat he has all those in his power, and of those
he endtavnurs to make his utmost 'advantage. If
the Kieg of Prussia had said, I cants% take possession
of Hanover, absolutely and as my own, without con-
sulting the King of Great Britain, and obtaining his
(Gruen:, there would have been some shew of justice
in his manner of proceeding; but his mode was
this. I can't give up Anspach andßayreuth without
aka &latent of the King of Great Britain—curious
SIOUgh. Was the Emperor of the French to apply
for this consent ? Could it be expelled that he
would"{ But the French Government soon settle that
. points they seize on Bayreuthand Anspach, and then
- the liNg of Prussia agrees to give up his tight to
them, en receiving, in return, Hanover from the
Emperor of the French, as a country to which he
bad a right by conquest. There never was a more
shameful or more unjust transailion for France
never was in possession of Hanover by conquest,
hat merely as a country taken, and which, like
an others in the same circumstances, was to abide
the consequences of the termination of the war.
His Majesty could not but be startled at such a pro-
cedure. It was impossible he could silently submit
to such a spoliation and rubbery of territory. I
...inn% help looking, not with pity, but with contempt
ar Id detestation, on such conduit. That a court, at
such a moment, should agree to such a convention,
acid accept the territories of another sovereign as a
etwopensation for what had been forcibly taken
fps n it, was an aggravation of iniuV adJei to in-
s jiry, and was an union of all that was coniempti-
hle in servility, with what ass base and od.ous in
rapacity. I believe, nay, I am certain, there never
was such a mode of proceeding from any one
nnwer towards another in the whole annals of Eu-
rope. I have nn wish to conceal it from the House,
that I deem this to be a calamity ; it is impossible
that it should not call in neutral nations, and be
pr. dultive of many injurious consequences. I can
easily conceive that much mischief may flow from
it; but lam certain that if we do not take timely and
ptcper notice of it. the mischiefs resulting will be
incalcul.ttsle. If it be possible to make one, we ought
itt make a great and sti tking example of Prussia.
If hode :sod trust it will yet be in the power of this
country to do this, though I allow it cann't be done
without the co-operation and assistanceof other na-
tions. The King of Prussia thinks, that by gaffing
• Hanover he has gained every thine; on the contrary,
I say, he Etas gained little or nothing. That unfortu-
nate country has been so drained, impoverished, and
desolated by the griping erionioris and plunder of
the French. whilst it :is in their lice,ds. that he will
God it of? very little navice to hint. Ile will find
that he !lug:lined •-uly a nominal pr•ssession of the
territory - but he will find, at the ,ante time, that
he is, in tuft more shamefully subjued than Austria,
or any miler power on the Continent. Austria, it is
trues has keen highly unfortunate, and has been ()b-
-ilged to shake great concessions. But Austria has.
rmy oedtal whAt was her own, and has Dever been'
the token t of injustice, or the vassal of rapacity.
will $Oll2 be seer. ;:i.tlk far the Court of Prussia will

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he all Owed to adminklai the canurns of.flatiorsz
!for it h*somewhat remarkable, but a well known'
fat. that mho fhasth Central Barboun, has beenssent
to Hanover, ttilbparintend matters, and to see that
things are so administered there, as may best suit
the interests and future views of France. AU fair
argument, or even the shadow of it, has been set
aside ; and it is notorious, that France has areated
Prussia in a manner that she had perhaps a right
to do, viz. as a degraded and abject vassal. His
Majesty has, in the plainest, most explicit. and
strongest terms, expressed his abhorrence of such
unjustifiable and detestable proceedings ; and, in
assuring His Majesty of our determination to sup-
port Lim against such unprovoked and unprincipled
aggressions, we shall avoid the possibility of an
imputation, that we could for a moment be capable
of countenancing this odious mods of transferring
the property and territory of one power to another.
Gracious God! is it to be borne, even in idea, that
Princes should think themselves justified in trans-
ferring the sehjeds of another power, as so many
objeas of mere convenience; and, as it were, a com-
pensation for a field. as we would do oxen for a
field, in the fair way of bargain and sale! I am
sure there can be but one feeling on such a subjeQ,
in this House, and therefore I had the greatest
pleasure in sending that Note to Baron Jacobi, in
which I informed him, that His Majesty never
would consent to transfer sle,jefts, who had ever
shewn themselves so warmly and inviolably attached
to him, and to whom he felt himself bound by so
many ties of affeaion and gratitude. Under all
these circumstances, Sir, I conceive it is not neces-
sary to trouble the House any farther at present.
than to move," that au humble Address be presented
to His Majesty, to thank him fo. his most gracious
communication." The Address was then read from
the Chair, and contained assurances of support,
&c. conformably to the tenor of the Message. On
the question being put. that it be armed to.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he rose to give
his warm and entire concurrence to the Address,
and to express his unfeigned approbation of the
manner in which the subjeft had been opened by the
Right Hon. Secretary. There never was a country
placed in such a state of unprovoked aggression.
insult, and injustice, as this country was at present;
or from which more vigorous measures were re-
quired by absolute necessity, to do itself iastice.
He was happy to find, that His Majesty's Mushier'
had atied with so much promptitude and decision.
If the question had come before the House merely
as a Hanoverian question, be, for one, would have
been desirous to chew his attachment to his Sove-
reign, by expressing his indignation at the condo&
of Prussia, who had chews herself the willing and
servile instrument of France. who was not, in
point of fa& in possession of Hanover, on any
tooting of conquest ; on the contrary. Prussia was
convinced that France had only a temporary pos-
session, and had therefore stated. only a short time
before, that she took possession of Hanover, solely
to preseetra the peace of the North.of Amapa. If
Prussia looked to Intprt herself by such proceed-
ing,, she would feel herself woefully mistaken. in
time. by the certain diminution not only of her
power, but her honour ; and perhaps even her ex-
istence. It would be necessary for us to draw
closer our bonds of amity and friendship with
Russia, and other neutral States* and be bad as
doe& we should soon maks Prussia repent of the
lawless measures she had countenanced, and tint
unprovok-d and watron aggression and attack she
had made on us. As to the measure now before
the House. there never was one. in his opinion,
more replete with justice, and it had his warmest
approbation.
The Address was then agreed to neer. can, and
ordered to be pr seined- to His Majesty by such
Members as are of the Privy Council.

INDIA PAPERS.
Mr. SHERIDAN said, be yesterday gave notice
of a motion for to-day, and he now rose to make it,
for rescinding the order which had been made for
printing the papers then laid on the table. There
was no man more walling than himself to allow the
right of every Member to present articles of im-
peachment ; but he believed no Member had ever
proceeded in an extraordinary a manner as the Hon.
Gentleman who brought forward a charge against
a Noble Marquis. The Hon. Gentleman made a
charge, and then moved for papers to substantiate
is ; which papers he would have printed sad circu-
lated among the Members of that House, for per-
haps six months before the question came to issue.
The Hon. Gentleman had three or four other
charges to bring forward against the same Noble
Personage, of which the documents were all ready,
and yet he preferred this, for which he wants a vo-
lume of papers. He hoped, therefore, the House
would not sanClion the older of yesterday, and called
on his Hon. Friend near him, who was a Member of
the Board, of C,introul,to say,what time itwould take
before these Papers could be printed.—He moved.
" that the Order made yesterday should be read."
which being done, he concluded by moving, " that
said Order be discharged."
Mr. 11. ADDINGTON said, he was sorry to
say, it might be a considerable time before those
papers could be printed. He said, sorry, because
the Noble Marquis was anxious and eager to have
his condo& investigated ; and deprecated nothing
I so much as this injurious delay.
tieing pressed by Mr. Sheridan, to say what time,
he replied, he believed, two or three months.
Mr. PAUL said. theie was not one paper yet on
the table, relating either to Illturtpoie or Ferucka-
had, though it was ten months since he first moved
for some of them. And as to what had been said
by the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, respefting
the delay in printing the papers he moved for yes-
terday, he was very much surprised at it, as there
was not above one paper of those he moved for yes-
terday, that was to come from the Board of Con-
trout ; all the others were to come from the East-
India Company. He email not, therefore, imagine,
how the Hon. Member could know any thing of
their bulk, or the time they would take in printing.
As to mosin fur Papers, after laying bialcharge on
the table, he had only followed the authority of the
Chair.

The SPEAKER said, the Hon. Member having
been dease,l to suppose that hr had followed a
course pursuant to his dire6tion, he thought it his
duty to set him and the House right an that

I. point. He had only pointed Mt lietfllan of Pm.
ceecrng in the case of Mr. Hastings. •
Mr. W. SMITH said. that, in rope& to this suh-
jeft, be was an entire stranger to hath parties. Of
the Marquis Wellesley he had not the honour to
know more than having seen him in that House,
before he went to India ; of the Hon. Gentleman
who brought forward this charge. he knew only
that his name was Paul, and that he was a Member
of that House. He thought, however, that that Hon.
Gentleman was entitled to great praise, for the
manly and open manner in which he had brought
forward these charges, and that he ought nut to have
been discountenanced by the House in the way they
had treated him last night. If the Hon. Gentleman
had proceeded in this business alone, without con-
salting others, and without any promise of support
from others, he thought he had acted rashly. If he
had been advised and stimulated by others to pro-
ceed—if they were persons who had promised him
support, and now shrunk from their promise, and
lift him to his own efforts alone, he thought such
Gentlemen had shewn a degree .of cowardice and
unfairness, for which they were highly reprehensi-
ble. The Hon. Gentleman had also shewn himself a
little ignorant of forms, and had proceeded in a man-
ner as little creditable to his experience as to his
prudence. He considered him, nevertheless, to me-
rit the Thanks of that House, and of the Coun,ry,
for his good intentions ; and be must say, that in
his opinion, if any servant of the East India Com-
pany, who returns from India, supposes that be can
fairly and justly charge another servant of the Com-
pany with having abused the trust reposed in him,
and injured the interests of his employers, it was the
duty of that House to give him countenance; he
ought to be kindly, muted, and apt in such a
manner as if he had been a calumniator. If. int
vestigatien, it should be proved that he had brough
forward charges which he could not make good. lie
would deserve, and no doubt receive, a very severe
censure indeed ; but till that was shewn, he was
entitled to the candid and impartial attention and
prosethon of the House. For these reasons, he must
impress his disapprobation of the present motion.
The question was then put, and the Order made
yesterday for printing the Papers, discharged.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the third
reading of the Declaratory Bill.
Sir VICKARY GIBBS renewed the former
objeftions made to the Bill ; observing, that in the
first place there was no necessity for it, and in the
second, that it night produce an effect different from
what it was intended to do, as it went much farther
than the opinions OVA by the majority of the
Judges. In his opinion, instead of removing doubt+,
it we be introducing new ones.
Mr. TYRWHI rr objected to the Bill, as there
was no priatieal inconvenience from the present
state of the law, and as it originated from a legis.
lative question.
Mr. MORRIS conceived, that if any declaratory
Bill were necessary, this was the best that could be
adopted. The Learned Gentleman then entered
into a very long argument. to prove that it was ne-
cessary to declare the law, and concluded by calling
on the House ro support the Bill.
Mr. PERCIVAL did not see that any ill cense-
trances maid arise from the rrj.ction of the bill ;
at the contrary, he dieuight it mach better that i
sheeld be throws out. as, them would he beat one
uncertainty in the practice of the Cams t whereas.
if-41-emnikommd jet, a law. duel would be many,
arising from the differ:lit constructions of it.
The SOLICI POR-GENTMAL entered at great
length into a statement of the advantages which
would arise from the passing of this Bill. The law
at present, be said, was in Mt unsettled state, so
muchlso, that it was not considemd, by many of the
Judges themselves, that the opinion of the ma-
jority of that learned body, as given in the
House of Lords, was binding on the minority. A
witness at the Old Bailey might be permitted to re-
fztiag an answer, which would convict an
. became the answer would subject him to a
action;civil or, what was still worse, a witness, for
the same reason, might refuse to answer a question,
the answer to which would acquit a prisoner. After
many other arguments, very ably delivered, the
Learned Gentleman declared his intention of voting
ie favour of the Bill.
The MASTER of the ROLLS stated, that he
sever recollected any point of law relating to evi-
dence, settled by the Legislature, on which account
he was inimical to the Bill. He did not think an
act could be passed which would comprehend every
case, and therefore as the Courts of Law would in
time settle their own practice, which could he again
altered as necessity required. he thought it much
preferable to permit them to do that. than to enact a
positive Law, which in all cases must be construed
according to the letter.
Mr. Secretary FOX, in answer to the argumerr.
of the Learned Gentleman, observed, that ev ry
thing which had been urged against this Bill, con-
vinced him the more of the necessity of it. The
difference of opinion among the Judges, was a cer-
tain proof, that some remedy should be applied to
the evil ; and when be considered the arguments of
the many Learned Gentlemen who had expressed
their sentiments upon it, he thought the necessity
still stronger. The Learned Gentleman who had
just sat down, had presided at one time of his life in
a Criminal Court, when he was Chief Justice of
Chester; and he begged leave to ask him, whether
he ever had heard the exception taken The nega-
tive opinion be considered the strongest point in fa-
vour of it; but from the argument, he was to pre-
sume, that no such doubt ever did exist. A Noble
and Learned Lord, however, of the Upper House
(Lord Eldon), had expressed very considerable
doubts open the subject, and, if a doubt did exist,
the mischief would be without bounds in every part
of the judicature of the kingdom, if the Bill were
aot passed. From every consideratioa which he
could possibly give the sobjeft, he thought the Bill
did not :;1) one tittle beyond the opinion of the
Judges, and the words of It were perteely conso-
nant with that opinion, for which reesons he sup-
ported the Bill.
Alm a few observatiotu from Mr WILLIAM
YOUNG, in favour of the the question was
loudly called fir, and the Mouse divided, when
there appeared—For the third reading of the Bisl,
it—Against it, I a—Majority, 33.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned till to-morrow,

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BRITISH

lA)NIX)N,
THURSDesY, Aram 24.
Aa Address of Thanks to His MAJ RIT Y. foe Ui
Message relative to Prussia. was carried witbeit
Division yesterday. in
The case was so clear.
obliged to subscribe to
voice. Lord H•wsssaua'
Member of the Party. game
in the House of Peers.

The following intelligence
ceivei at Lt.ttyo's:—

" The Alexander Linen.
Braithwaite ; the Maria, Prince
need et Liverpool on the 111th I
sailed from thence 011 the ll4th
mint Duckworth, in th.• .upeib
the Acasta ftigate, end wetted
the 32th, oIT NRIVIIZA, *page.
011 the preceding day„hod fallen
whom he coantnitnacea d Intoiligenee
Gracrota, hating been chmied
by four lino of bottle wart •
Von, the Ara) ibe

RXTR ACT Of A LLTTL
APRIL 17, 1806, Woof
6. Tim Earl Spencer am& is
a ship fresh Jamaica, file
J. Dueketerth having "Premed
sqttadriall had amsed at La(
it; and when the atenthenternan
onluatest., with whom Ito mead
strips, and wait ',mewling an
All the accounts hitherto
kg, that the force which
14th December amounted ,
that they afterwards separated
these, one, consisting of
the bands of Admiral
miogo Bay. We gave. _
gene received by Government
is called, JZIONIe Bow:
jag of seven sail of the
on the 4th of February,
squadron of four,
is probably a third division
thus, sixteen of the
for, or, probably, the
ber is not come, and .
be the whole force from

sible tbat the four ships ,
been past of JIRObI c Dos,
latter. won seen by the
the south-east of that place,
Cape; and we stated
Leander, at St. Kitt's.
account that it was aEloally
dies. La Guerra is
Caracas, in the province
Ames ica. That a French
is very probable, as the
at New. York is generally
there ; and the Paris
contain an article, dated
represents the Car,ccas
was reported last night
Docawnevn had fallen padre%
taken three sail of the line ; but we could not
the rumour to its source.


Yesterday, about twelve e'clo.
came to the 9tresei's Palace. from V*,
alter two o'clock His Ma.&STt gRIDD et,
the LORD CIII•NCRL•OR and Mr. . F
which. His M•JISTY held a private Levis,
was attended by
The Archlaiiihop of Canterbury.
The B hop of Cheery.
The Sec,atary of State for the Home Department.
The Pint Laid of the Treasury.
Tie Prentlent of the Commit
The Lord Privy Seal.
The Secretary at War.
The Master clesoal of the Ordnance.
Tint Judge AA's:lease. amid 114. Mud °mend.
1..04--Carnarioe, Harrington, Dartatieuth, and ATI
Lords—Howrck, Grenville' and Rive.
Siro-4. Lubbock, G. Osborne, and S. Gwen,
General Vernon.
Captain Mitchell, R N.
Hew. Dauncey, and listglans.
The following PteaentatiOne to His Meshes
took plate :
The Bishop of Owery, on his appoiatawat to that abbot
rick. by Earl Spencer.
Captain Mitchel. by Laud Howick ; when he delivered t
Nn Majesty the Red Ittboand acrd Greer of the Katsina/ tit
Bah, bellowing to las tats father. Mod& Sir Rods*,
Mitchel.
Sr John Lobbeek, h Earl Speateet. so Mabel:l emoted
baronet; on Ouch occasion he bad saw bowsaw to k,.ffi
Majeel's bead.
Serrants Base and Leos had the honour to kin
H's MAJESTY'S hand, on their being sppoiets•
King's ScrYeants.
Messrs. 1) A uescrt and HARORARR had tie
honour, on their bs appointed King's Counsel.
Atter the Levee. the IRtRJRST v held A Priv•Coen
cil ; andaiterwards gilre audiences to Earl Sr tomes
Lord Gazevtt.se, General Vales/on. and Mr. Bu..
the Judge Advocate, who laid before Hit M Altar 1
the proceedings of several Cern ts Martial.
At five o'clock, His MA, zsr• set off for 14 i 1 da
It was reported, yesterday, that St. H:!e-oo wa
taken by a Franc') totce, but the rumour receive'
no credit.

each Hesse of Yorliairent.
r. the Now Ograition were
D leg withal" SIM
issuer, by he tie
gave it his wan.* sappaatt
altall
, • 1
........--
iligence was yaterdat
. Captain Sinner:eau; doe fa
rinse; and the Ve 1114, Tolnn t
sth 'Meet, from ietteit': • . T 1
4Lli Fehtvosi, hi eo•epasky oith
.itoth teas of war. soserapsanre
Med foam atop abs east art esi
t Ho Maleity't ship Velmillio *MN
Ilion fit ItithAdmind Dottotamdbe It
Winn-nee of H. Maketreeelesealel
et a tor ant Wont, ono Owassei
1; in cotrietiMtnee of thie Weems.
I Arum steered beck feelamoil% It
1 ill itiett of these "
1' Ttlt FROM CORR, tome
tool TIC SANE lIIVIUMET :
sit Is arrived at Cneft; she hesolou
Captain of whisk stated, that Ili
retmed intollirnene thee a Frown
'..a. Guam. dmetetiemd cot sawatei
mean sailed, he had erommod 1.1101
monad the tee Frew* teent74l,
to La Quaym."
:herto teoeival WOW to stet
hich sailed frost Brest en th,
nted to 18 sail of the lion, in,
separated into divisions. 0
of five sail of the line, bit hitt
al DUCILWOILTMI, is &. Do
No, on Tuesday, the bulb
✓ernntent at a ate, asp as j
AAAAAA s's squadron.
he line, seat by ha
y, in lat. 15. te. long. la. ,
, which was sees of Game
rision of the host force; Alin
eighteen ant now aeseessel
r statement of the whale
sixteen sail of the hoe
Iva Brest. It is scarcely .
ps seen of (Naps said heft
Box AAAAA a's egoadnen. se A
the Dorothea*, was gm* t
place, in the dire! theft di
on Tuesday the arrival 01 th
, on the Bth March, will a
lually bound for the lose la
a sea-port in the diarist c
ince of Terra Firms, in amyl
:nth terre shoolii be salt tree
II:e secret expedition fitted un
Tally supposed to have goo
I Pipe s, received last nigh,
ted Madrid, March 16. whicl
eats in a disaffeded state. I
rlit in the city, that Aranrlrs
en in with this iitiadron, an.