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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--Ticoilucr, June 5.

About a quarter after four o'clock prayers were
read, and soon after, their Lordships proceeded to
forward tLe Bills upon the Table.
Among these, the Irish Defence Act Repeal Bill,
and the Locome Tax Bill, were severally read a
second time, and committed for to-morrow.
On the latter measure, no observation was made,
nor objeCtion off :red to its progress.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SCOTLAND.
Rsrl SPENCER acquainted the (louse, he
should have to ninve, in consequence of ,he una.
voidable absence of a Noble Friend. (I.nrd Gren-
ville) still detained by indisposition, for the dis-
charge of die order for summoning their Lordships
for float day, relative to the consideration of certain
resolutions his Noble Friend had iidended to move,
respeCting the Administration 441ustice in Scotland.
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to ; which was immediately complied with on the
part of the House.
The Noble Earl then said, he should propose an
order for summoning the House fit a similar pnr-
pose upon Friday se'nnight, then, should it be
found to interfere with any of the important busi-
ness before she House, it could be nitl farther post-
poned.
The Lords were then ordered to be summoned
for Friday the 13th inst.
A number of private Bills were brought up from
the Commons by Sir G. Cornewall, Mr Main-
Waring, Mr. Fellowes, Hon Mr. Lygon and other
Gentlemen, and severally read a first time.
Mr. Fawkener. Clerk of the Privy Council, ap-
peared at- the Bar, and presented Copies of the
Orders of Council, under certain Atis of the King,
respelling the opening of the Port of Tortola, etc.
which were ordered to lie on the table.
The Duke of MON TROST. observed, that in
order to enable their Lordships still farther to appre-
ciate the importance of the subjeEt to which the
Tortola Free Port Bill, then before the House, re-
ferred, he should move for the produaion of an
Account of the Exports from Great Britain, to the
Island of Dominica, from the year 1747 to 1792,
both inclusive.
His Grace having moved to this effed, the docu-
ments were ordered to he produced accordingly.
It was ordered, on the motion of Lord AVAL-
SINGHAVI, that the order for the futiher consi-
deration of the case of Mr. Justice Fox, the attend-
ance of the witnesses, &c. oa to-morrow, be dis-
charged ; and a similar order made for their attend-
ance on Wednesday next.
The Irish Revenue Collation Bill, and the Irish
Malt Duty Bill, were read a third time and passed ;
and messages sent to acquaint the Commons there-
with.
CASE OF VISCOUNT MELVILLE.
The Order of the Day for resuming the d:scus-
sion on this subject being read, the strangers, as
usual, were ordered to withdraw, and their Lord-
ships continued in close deliberation on the same,
until 12 o'clock. In this interval, the Learned
Judges, who were previously in attendance, deli.
vt.red their opinions upon the law points referred to
them, and retired about seven o'clock. The House
continued in debate until the above hour. The
discussions, we understand. were ordered to be
resumed this day; and, at Twelve o'Clock, the
House adjourned.

NOUSE. OF COMMONS.

D. Davenport, Esq. took the oaths and his seat
for the county of Chester, in the room of Mr. Eger-
ton, the late Member.
Accounts were presented of the balances in the
hands of of the Colleaors of Excise in Scoland
and of the disbursements for Langston Harbour,
near Portsmouth.—Ordered to lie on the Table.

Mr. Meal. from the India House, presented
Copies of the Papers relative to the Rajah of Sassy.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Vansittart brought in a bill for abolishing the
Fees of the Officers of Cu•tnms in the port of
London, which was read a fi•sr time, and ordered
to be read a second time on Wednesday next.
The consideration of the Report of the Irish Mi-
litia Service Bill was deferred to Monday.
The Irish Malt and Spirit Duty Bill was read a
second time, and committed for to-morrow.
The House having resolved itself into a Commit-
tee on the Acts relating to the Distilleries in Scot-
land, Mr. lit-bhouse in the Chair,

Mr. VANSIT FAR l' stated, that the regula-
tions he had to propose, were rut only such as
would prove beneficial to the Revenue, but also
such as were agreeable to the distillers themselves.
Atter a few observations on the subject. he moved
" that the Acts, now in force, do cease anddetermine,"
which being agreed to, he moved several additimal
Resolutions, which were read, pro forma, by the
Chairman, and the Report •tdered to be received
to-morrow.
'1 he second reading of the Thread Lace sill was
deferred till Monday.
Tilt Dublin Paving Bill was committed.—Re-
port to.mortow.
Mr. I.OSTER moved for an account of the
quantity of corn, bread, meal, and flour, exported
and imported from Great Britain and Ireland, and
Ireland aiid Great Britain, for the last twelve years ;
the duties, drawbacks, with the average prices,
&c. which was agreed in.
INDIA ArtfraltS.
Viscount CAS 11.P.REAGH moved for an Es-
trad of a Letter from the Sec let Committee of the
Vast India Company, as far as relates to the Affairs
of Onde, dated the 4th of Dec. 1804.—Ordered.
Mr. PAUL observed, that in a former order for
Copies of the Correspondence with the several Se-
cretaries on °Us subjed, there were no less than
thirteen omissions. He therefore moved, " that a
full return be made forthwith."
Viscount CAS ELEREAGH said, he did not
mean to object to the motion, but to state,that the late
Board of Controul, in a parliatueutary sense, were
not stridly parties, nor responsible for these omis-
sions. The only part they meta io withhold, con-
, sisted of some letters from Scindia, which were not
' necessary for the purpose they were moved for.
rnese I.:.ters were five in number, and there were
four or five elisions, which were marked in the mar-
gin, as some of the paragraphs were separate mat-
ters, and contained to the papers already on the
Table, which he should point out, when they came
under discussion. As for the rest, they left it with
their successors, to ad .according to their own
views of the sullied.
Viscount MORPETH said, he had no objeetion
to the produdion of the papers, it the Hon. t,en tle-
man thought them necessary to his charge. but
owing to some accident, there were a tew letters
not found in the office, and others. were of a private
nature, respediog tne private charader of the
Nabob.
Viscount CASTLF.REAGH said, that it was not
the fault of the late Board, it the papers were not
found, as they were left in the hands of the Private

Secretary.
Mr. PAUL observeJ, that every one must
know sf the existence of the papers, as they were
referred to in the dispatches of the Marqui:. Corn•
waliii. He did not know that they referred to the
prime char-.n' er of the Nabob, and even if they
did, it WAS froper that they shouid be before the

house. For Ms even part, he had less connetinn
with that Prince than rrlia a any other niemb‘ r tit
that house, but he was convinced that the Nabob
aid not eves; know of the treaty to which he Mtas
made a party, and that a more corred,
and dignified condua was never shewn by any Euro-
pean Prince, than was disdlayed, till liar,!ship and
oppvession had driven him to cour_es st:lich ae
adopted in order to kill care.
Sir AR CHU R WELLESI.E? said, , that
though the produnion of the papers would be fa-
vourable to the cause of the Noble Marquis, be
thought the publication of what merely related to
the Na'bob's private eharnaer, improper, as it might
have a tendency to injure him in his own country.
Alter some farther uninteresting conversation,

the rnotinn was agreed to.
Sir.IOIIN SINCLA IR moved "theta Committee
be appointed to consider the law now in force re-
spet".ng broad-wheeled carriages on the high roads
in Scot Lind, and to report such improvements 2$
should seem fit to them, to the liouse."...Ordered.

CITARGh AGAISST MAGQIJ;s as/FLLESI.E.T. .
Mr. PAUL moved, tt that the House should, on
Tuesday next, the 10th of June, take into consider-
ation the charges against the Marquis Wellesley,
respelling the transaCtions in Oude.'
The SPEAKF.R observed, that as an order was
upon the books for taking it into consideration on a
later day, according to the established rules of the
House, it may be postponed, but not accelerated.
Mr. PAUL submitted, that he gave notice of
this motion before that order was made.
The SPEAKER sai ' it was tri• the judgment of
the House whether secl7 a question could be put.
Mr. Secretary FOX thought it was
Mr. PAUL then said, he had on objefli.in io
the charge and the examination of wiinessiis ta'ke
place on the 18th ; and moved. 't that John Lord
Tynm .uth de attend the House on that day."
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY suggested, that
the witnesses might be examined on Tuesday, and
the discussion take place on ‘Vedneld ay, the 18th.
The object of fixing that time was, that the House
should then come to a vote upon it. His great
wish was, that the decision should not. under pre-
tence of examining evidence, be prolonged beyond
the present Session.
Mr. Secretary FOX observed, thit whatever the
inconvenience may he, the House had no alter
native, but to proceed according to its usage. He
knew of no way in which these forms could be al-
tered ; written evidence might be laid on the table
at any time, but oral evidence must be beard when
the subjeS was before them; and he wished
the Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Paul, not to, deceive
himself, nor to suppose that the House, in agreeing
to make an order for the attendance of witnesses,
was bound to hear them, as an opposition might be
made on the question, that they be called in.
Mr. PAUL observed, that there was no
instance of any one engaged in a busine's of this
kind, who proceeded with the tame rapidity that
he did. He was convinced, that the examination of
the witnesses would require no great length of time.
Mr. FRANCIS did not think the receiving of
evidence equivalent to taking it into consideration.
He thought the one might story properly precede the
other.
Mr. Secrets; FOX replied, that in the forms of
the House, shire was a great difference between
written and oral evidence, as the latter cowl only
be examined es to the matter immediately under
consideration.
Mr. PAUL then moved for the attendance
of the following list of witneves : —Sir Alined Clarke,
Sir James Craig, Lieut. Colonel Baines, Major-
General St. John, William Wright, Esq. Colonel
Robert Strachey, and Colonel Alexander„Psid.
Sur HENRY STRACHEY olsserved, that the

officer last mentioned bnt one, was at present under
orders for India, and therefore it his evidence was
thought necessary, he hoped that he may he ex-
amined in such time as would not interfere with Ms

orders. _

Mr. PAUL said, that though he was a proper
witness, as having been Private Secretary during a
part oethese trausaElions, for the reasons gated by
the Hon. Member, he should not press that part of
his motion.
The other witnesses were then ordered to attend.
Mr. PAUL then moved for an account of the IA
Regiment of European Infantry, and the payments
made to them Erma 0 loher 179%, to August 179;).
Ditto of Artillery. Ditto of Bengal Cavalry. Ditto
of Native Infantry. Ditto of Eth Regiment of Eu-
ropean Infantry ; of the aftual strength of Native
Cavalry ; and the charges for bullocks during the
same per iod.--Ordered.
Mr. FOS moved the 2d reading of the Irish
Linen Drawbacks Bill ; but, at the request of Mr.
May, agreed to postpone it till Monday.
CORN INTERCHANGE.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the Order of the
Day for the House to resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole House. to consider of a mo-
tion, for le.tve to bring in a Bill to permit the
free interchange of every species of rain between
Great Britain and Ireland. which being read and
agreed to, the House resolved itself into the said
Committee (Mr. Hobhousc in the Chair).
Mr. FOSTER begged to know of the night
Honourable Baronet. how it was proposed the
prices should be regulated.
Sir J. NEWPORT answered, the export prices,
with rega'd to foreign countries, were already regu-
lated by law ; and as to the prices between the two
countries, they must be regulated according to the
markets.

Mr. FOSTER said, that as the Right Hon. th-
ronet did not seem fully to undc:::and the reason
and nature of his question, he would ex:slain his
meaning more at length. He knew very well the
prices with tespeet to toreigu countries were already
iced and settled, but there would, in his opinion, re-
main a vety considerable difficulty as to the prices
between tke two countries.— lb. prices in England
were regulated by an average of 12 districts.—ln
Ireland, by the average of the whole kingdom.—ln
Scotland he understood the average was regulated
by that of England ; which would create so great a
difference, as to require no inconsiderable degree of
care and consideration to adjust, in such a manner
its not to create discontents and jealousies. He
wi.hed,however,that the measure might he adopted,
And that it might prove highly beneficial to the
whole Empire. He would therciore suggest, thst

the prices of the two countries slAnald he throen,
into one mass, and an tte cluck from the
whole. Something of this kind would he abaidinely
necessary, and he threw out those hints. that the
Right Hon. Baronet might turn them in his mind,
and the matter may be snore ripe for due considera-
tion when the Bill came into aco injure.
Mr. WESPERN said, he would he glad to is.
a measure of this kind adopt d, 'hough it would
be a considerable boon to Ii -land. Two years apt
when the general Corn B;11 was so long under the
consideration of the Elonse. considerable attention
had been riven respeain: Leland ; bur there was
not then time to e.ner lady into tie subj.a. He
would, however, sdo every thing is his power to
render the Bill advaorageous to the whole empire.
Sir J. NEWPORT endowed that the Bill woad,
in some degree, be a hoon to Ireland ; bat at the
same time it was to be recniteted. that Ireland was
one of the best customers, and grea:esi encouragers .
of the various mantif.aures of England. As to
the averages, and other matters of detail, they
would be best considered whim the Bill came to a
Committee.
After a few words from Lord A. HAMILTON,
delivered in so low a tone, that we could not stis
tin&ty hear him, the Chairman was' crdered to '
more-for leave th bring in a Bi'l ; the Heose was
then termed, the report resieivad, and
HOBHOUdE moved for leave to bring in
a Bill to permit Cie- flee interchange of every
species of grain Iretw.:eu Great Britain and Irelands
Gi sated.
uttsri POST ROAD BILL'
Mr. FOSTER sail, he hoped toere would be no
obje.ftion to the Irish II ist Road Amendmea Bill
being read a second time to-day; and he would
leave it to the Right lion. Baronet to fie the day
when it thnuli go torn a Committee.
Sir J. NEWPORT said, it was the wi.l of His
Majesty's G“verianent to Lave the cpininas of
many Gentlem en is Ireland on this suhjec.. He
had seat a copy of the Bill to Ireland, with a re.
qui'st of an answer as speedily as possible. He
thought, therefore, Monday se night the Bill
might be committed.
Mr. M,NAGHTEN thought Monday eon.
night would be too long, and hoped a shorter day
w..uld be fired.
Fai PER pi 'posed, Ora tliiJ shy selonight
should be died, ui,Lic: a coatidence, that if the
answers from Ireland did nut arrive time enough to
receive due consideration before that day, that it
should be postponed to Monday se'nnight.
Sir J. NEWPOR r said, that under stn:h a confi-
dence he had no objection. Tha Bill IV as • has read
a second time, and ordered to be committed on this
day sennight.
Mr. HOBHOUSF. said, it remiti haste been his
wish to have moved ti.e Arc, 041 rra4ing of the
Nabob of Arcot's Bill this day; but as several
Gentlemen, fir whose opinions h 1 had the highest
respect, and who wished to be present,. cou'd not
nnw attend ; and a; he was desismas the H.II ihould
have the !nest ample oiscoseien, he w mid, with toe
lease of the Noose, posipone the sewn i reading to
this day •sennight, which was Accordmgiy or.
dered.
The Committees on the Fe ire Offi-e, Stamp
Office, and l'ost Office 12.-guiAtion Bills, were se-
veralli postponed to Monday.— Acjcurned.

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ,

[Front the Leyiem Gviette.)

LtYVVI, WAY 420 .

To Ole details published by the OfficfalArnAt of
Paris. trip/fling the unfottunAte events witch hip-
penel is the Lev Ant to the French Agent M .I.Au-
brrt, it remains ler us to add these gym in the same
paper respecting the unfortun.tte end of another
Agent of the same nation, also employed in Asia,
via. M Al:•xandre l'he following is the
article inserted "eon the s flsjon if his death, in the
11/oritterr cf the 22d of the month of May :
" ALUM, stasr 1.
" Since the first m-inert we learned t eurtesi.cll.

ed death of M. I.II.XAN Dr a Bosomy, French ha-
e.ey, at Tehran, the most unfavourable reports have
been spread respeeing Mr. BA KR ell, the English
Consul Fliey state, that if 11. ItallitU did not
perish until after his arrival at his destination, it was
not thc'faul of Mr. BA sera. they mention a Tar- •
tar employe.: in the Dispatch-service of the English
Consulate, sent aft erkoitiso, when ne ;et out for
Bagdad, and charged with some deadly operation,
to the prejudice of that Fi enchma...— the wura
themselves, of the Tartar, and all the accounts
col-
leeted from various goat :els, scarcely Lit a shade
of uncertainty on the minds of th•ise who wished to
doubt so odious a business, when Mr. BARKER
himself, by a printed challenge, provoked the French
Consul Genera!, to some public declarations.—
This Consul General has published a &molar letter,
which he addressed on the 15th i.f Fehruasy, 1806,
to tht Etirlpean Consuls at Alepp-, containing the
Fallow's); detai:s: " Th.re days after she departure
• of M. Losiscu, a Tartar in the English sash*.
named ;-HALT,-1-IALI, was sent in pursuit cf
This l.ft known by the wooer town. The
Frenc:, Consul apprised M. Rusarsu of ‘t. who af-
terwards proceeded with the caution which these
meatuses fetlUieed• On the 81St of August, the e .11.
SUI received a letter, in which M. Rom' tit inr•trned
him, that this Tartar, who had followed him, h AVlng
been attacked, before he was able to overtake him ; a
letter, in the Turkish language. was found in his
pocket, in which M. SAVOUR invited Sultan AGA,
Chief of the Fuzileers of Moussoul, to cause M.
Rousso to be assassinated, and prom:sed hilts 3000
piastres, which letter was Unit to the French Agents.
and deposited at Bagdad. The letter of M. Ro-
usso is in the Chancellery of France, where it has
been s'newn to all persons who wished to see it.—
T:tey have also there an authentic copy of the dis-
pstch, of which S.ecos-liia it was the beater for
Sultan Aa.. The following is an accurate tramla-
tion of it. [Here follows a letter, evidently a fabri-
cated one, setpesting Sultan AGA to have the
French Commissary, on his return from Moussnol,
sarronnded by a troop of horsemen, and pot to death.
and pruniising ten purses for this service.]

N•Ctit, Y /I.lr 17•
M. FRANKEN, Adjutant to Vice-Admiral ' •
ritmt., has af rived a secnad tints line, as a Cnui
hum nar.ebininissioners at PAtis, with cfs; .

order, when discharged, he should propose
renew for a 'UM?e de;,%ellen, he Loped. Lis Nol
fr. ...ilead would to attend. His LordA
duo Liil3%ed for the discharge of the order adveri
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for the Prnsios Aa v, said to be of very great im-
portance. M. Park:ors:pi will carry back the an.
swer, wuich is supposed to relate to an ofjeEt, the
arrangement of which will speedily put an end to
the neseciations at Paris.
HAMICURGH, MAY t 3.
The Coutt of Prussia, always slow to engage in
war, has' hitherto only adopted measures of mild-
Less and conciiiation towards England and Sweden
Ahliongh that Cabinet has shut the ports of the
North ea against British trade, yet that measure
has m • yet been extended to the Prussian ports in
the bia. .c. In the to, an. ti -se, the former are strict-
ly blockaded by the English, who will not permit
any vessel; to pass but those cpecilled in the follow-
ing letter from the English Commandant, Lurd
Falkland, to the English Consul at Bremen :

" On board His Majesty's ship Ariadne, Aprd
" I have received, Sir, your letter of the 20th to this
111011th, in which you communleate In me a list of all the yea-
s•S ready is sail, which viol: in their ladm: in the port of
firemen Before they were informed of the blockade. I haw
the honeof to acquaint you, that I shall have no difficulty In
riermiuinv the ves-els spiscifi,d in that list to sail, re those
whirl ery In ballast coniinusarlhoir coiage, when_ you have
rovidett them with ctrt But as it is essential to •
vent frauds, I 'ateirove eery much of the measure of requiring
the o,th of the Caotaini, Pilots, and letchants, bcfure the
cmtificato is grouted. As ill t.,e ports between the rhe and
thy Texol are blockaded, the lade ii necti.sarily iucluded.
" FALKLAND

PARIS, MAY 25.
Price of the Funds this day, five per cent. con-
sols, 62 fr. Si c.
Letters from Paris, dated the 25th ult. state, that
the English cruisers have lately spread considerable
alarm on the Western coasts of Ft ance. They have
attempted to make descents its several places, in
some of which then hare failed, hut in some others
they have succeeded, and done considerable damage.
On the Bth May, an English frigate, a brig. and a
cutter. appeared off St. Martin's, a little town in the
Isle of Rhe, and the next morning the brig and the
cutter app nached the battery, on the point of the
it ay at Aquilion, against which they kept up a well-
direard fire. In a short time they sent off five pin-
naces, with about 200 men, who stormed .the bat-
tery. burnt the guard-house, blew up the magazine,
and Jestiored the signal-house; after which they
re-embarked. They afterwards dirthed their course
towards the Channel of (Aeon, with the intention
of capturing a vessel, but she escaped by cutting her
cables.
mew mows the aCCO4int of the palant attack msde hr the
Pals fneate, Captain Lrnd etNchrene, en the French frigate
eh., Min. rya, the details of winch w %are already Lid *rime
cur Reeder..)
The dangers with which the English cruisers
continual!; threaten the coast of La Vendee, has
induced Prefeet of that Department to make
every possible exertion to resist their entsrpriles.
By a Decree of the 12th May. he put in permanent
reqiii'atinn all the National Guards of the Distria
of S sillies, who ate to be placed under the command
of si.e General-Conamanlani in Li Vende . In the

D••pa• tomtit where there are no National Guerds,
they are to be celled out ostler the forms prevcribed
by law.

W.647* IMAMS.

" AP a If. Si.
" Four French frivaret. supposed to be those irons
Cod,z. were cruising off Dese4l.4. on the 22,1 nut.
His Monssv's snips Canjotel, Ei44111,11. and Circe.

were app•iwd of it iise mat day, off Martinique, and
proceeded afttr them. Th- Fredtriri, M.Doriaro,
frost Africa and Surinam, arrived here yesterday ;
the Captain reports the capture of twenty-five
sail of Guiaeamen on the coast; also the Favourite
Among the captured ships is the Chalmers, of
London ; the Deson, of London, is said to be to-
tally last ; Le Stine frigate sail -d from hence on the
31, and the Mediator on the inth, with the ships for
Jamaica. His Majesty's ship Ansrlia. with the Flora
and Pearl, for London ; the Ccmcord and Y rusty, for
Bristol, sailed from hence on the 20th inst. for St.
Kitt's, from whence the fleet will take its departure
on the Irt of May for England. The Dale of Knee
packet, arrived here on the 18th inst. from Fal-
mouth ; and sailed on the 20th for Jamaica ; the
Ala,:rhe.tter packet, front Falmouth, arrived here on
the 21th.

at APRIL 30.

"The four French frigates which were cruising off
Deseada on the .:2d inst. have got into Guadaloupe.
where they are blockaded by llis Majesty's ships
C.utaJug Ethanol., Cir.e, and Squirrel."
.__
• • The present State of Hu AUPRICAN Tu , .6 ems
In our lam page.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, Just 6.

Captain CILIA'''. whose arrive! with dispatches
from Admiral COCNaANa, we mentioned yesterday,
came home in the Wderrine sloop front Bat b.kdoes.
Ile landed at Portsmootb, between 11 and 12 o'clock
on Tuesday nigh!, and immediately waited upon
Admiral M05t...40t: t —Between twelve and two
on Wednesday Moroing, he had a conference with
Sir Jon* Boat Ass WARREN ; after which, Sir
Joni B. Warta em embark7.l on board a cutter, and
*au on hoard his flag ship, the reti.lroyant, at
Sc. Helen's. About ten o'clock, his whole aqua-
dron sailed, consisting of the following vessels r—
kosdreijeat, ; Raman, 74 ; throb 74 ; jam,
74; Nearer, 74; Cokragews, 74; Amazon frigate,
38; Saws. sloop, 1B; and the Mwr heron brig,
16 guns.—lt was r4ppossl, that the squadron
would be obliged to put back, as the wind, which
was adverse when it sailed, continued to increase in
the course of the day to a very stiff and violent gale.
—The sailing of the squadron under these circum-
stances Mduced an opinion at Portsmouth, that
Capt. Cost tea's dispatches Jo not relate es,:losivelv
is. Nita anoesimpedition, but also brought an ac-
unt of the appearance of JIIROMI BONA T ACTS.%

squadron in the West Indies. We have not leatned
that the dispatches contain any such inteihgcnce .
but letters from Barhadocs t.) the Ist of May. ex-
traas from which ary given in a preceding column,
announce the arrival of a squadron of four French
frigates in the West Indies; and the Barbadoes
Paper, of the 29th April, adds, that the enemy
was supposed to be preparing an expedition at
Guadaloupe, to attack some of our settlements.—
These circumstances may have accelerated the
departure of the sqlfaciron ; but it is scarcely ne-
ce,sary to have recourse to any extraordinary close
for it, as we know, Sir JOHN WARREN had pre-
viously received orders to prepare for sea, with all
pos„ible dispatch.—The four French ftigates have
got into Guadaloupe, where they were blockades'
on the 30th of April, by the Canada, Libation,
Circe, and Scowl., I.

We have received the Leyden amette, of the 30th
of May, containi..g the Paris news to the
An atticlt, dated Vienna, 12th, states, that the or-
ders of the Emperor of Rubs& A, for the evacuation
of Cattaro, have been officially announced to the
Court of Vienna ; and that alt apprehension of a
rupture between France sent Austria; had teased to
exist. In the Pat is news is given an si tido, dated
Aleppo, evidently of French manutaaint, in which
the English Consul is charged with having laid a
plan for the assassination of M. ALLIANDER
Ru-
MtLc, the French Envoy at Tchsen.
A cartel ar: ived, on Wednesd sy, at Deal, with
the Earl of ELGIN, Lord YARMOUTH, Mr. E• RD-
XIV, and several other persons of distill:bun,
who have been detained captives in Fro rice. Lord
YALMoUTH visited the Duke of QULEsSICRILY
yesterday morning. The cartel is said to havd also
brought over dispatches for Mr. Fox.

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Yesterday, at two o'clock, His fslsaasxr held a I
Chapter of the Order of the Bath, at the Queensl
Palace, for the purpose of ela:iog Atlnurai garb
NORTHESK, a kiiiAlit's Companion, and inve‘ti-g
him with a Red ltibband. There were mescnt,
beside the Soy ea Eine, the following Kdights, in
their full robes :
His heysi H.givicss the Duke of 'saris; L wis Henlee,
Hine.ms.ii, De tilsoutcre. and Km& ; Sirs Je. am de
Aimed Clark, Juno f. Triggs. J. I'. '
David Duadat, mid •i Dr. VEmeut, Oh^ Demi if
Westminster, the u an of she Order Fre..e. Toirra
'rend, Deputy Bath Xi .g at Arras; Sir I 3k d, Gent.
U.hsr ut tee S-airlet Rod, Arte itroaswick /timid .;
After ci-• usual ceremony of opening the Wipes,
by .he Dean, the Knights Jaitvered to the Ann
tiieir approbation, its writing. of the Earl Wu.
THEM being elected a !Itemiser of the til,"%le
wh-Y4 he was intsr•duced by the Mossy
if. Is King at Arms; arid, rat .! ng upon a vary
cu-,,ion beim, His Ms.'s-a...a, ',le was reisid
eonfer die Wear of Volo.etibood boon'
afterwards put a "1c Ribband over his rie,ht
shoulder, and athwart his breast and bact, ender
his left arm. the Deputy B.uh King at Arms,
then administered the usual oaths to the Nohle
Earl.
After the Chapter, His Nt a.; isT r held a private
Levee, which was attended by—
The Areabohop ot CaMenoury; the Chancellor the
!And L.lnet Justice or Ilse Court of Sends ; the three
Secretaries of State; the First Lord of tt Admiralty; the
I'mM:eat of the ; the Imrd Chambeil.iiii; the Re
corder of London; Earls A y lasford,Carnarvon, Moira,Noithesir,
and Wancheoea Generals Hope, Woralstuck, Vise,
Frasier, Sir John Doyle, Sin John Munro, and Sur Thema.
Triggs.
The following presentations took place—
General Sir John Moore, on hie being apiaoilited to the
command of the Inrush truer its Sicily.
General Kilo, hie being appointed to a command in the
Cape of Gond Hope.
Livia General Sir John D,,rle, by Earl Moira, on his being
smvinweil to a Mission at I.)hinark.
Generals Vys::, Frazier, and Wood.terk, on their being sp-
poieill to etiminandv to nt lalv.
After the Levee, His Marts-rs- held a Privy
Council, to receive the ficcoatma of Losinos's
Report of the Ccnvias under sentence of Death in
Newg.ite. The Rscoanta atterded accordingly,
and made his Repist of the twelve prisoners caps.
tally convicted at the last Sessions but one in the
Old Bailey ; whoa Bevan and Hemmings, for extort-
ing money from Mr. ORD ; and Wader, and
Geese Ceteier, for forgery, were ordered for execn-
tion ; the RECO tout was prepared to make his Re-
port of the last Sessions, at which there was only
one capitally conviled, viz Raw:sox, for unnatu-
ral praaices ; but the Council did not call for this
Report.
After the Council, }Tis MAJ Errs gave audiences
to Mr. Fa. and M:. Wtenn•st.

We have received some more American Papers.
—The unfortunate affair of Pit ace engrosses the
whole alention of those whom the news has reach-
ed $ and whether on account of the sensation ex-
cited, or what other cause, none of the Papas of
any side venture to speak& it in moderate language.
is only deceiving the people to say, that it is takers
op sose;- 4), the French faftion. It is improved by
that p , but those who have been the most stre-
nuous in attacking the President for the pusillanimi-
ty of N.) ing money to Prance, and purchasing every
thing in ,Ipute, are the loudest on this occasion.
The r.ght of visit is not questioned ; but it is Crtll
tended- that the American vessel was so clearly
within tae American jatrisdierirm, that there cculd
be no tight to fire at or bring her to. Ou this
ground the injury is put. As yet, Lowever, we
have only a very prejudiced statement, and the in-
temter,mee of the orimmeraacies must lead us to
guestnan the accuracy of the Gas.
A few days aga the boats of the Qarder frigate
boarded and captured three 'vessels in the port of
Norden, belonging to Prussia, abam eleven miles
North of Embden. The frigate afterwards silenced
a fort, drove the men from the batteries, landed
some of her crew, and brought away three of the
guns from the fort, with her three prizes, which have
since arrived at Yarmouth. NVe are happy to add,
that this service was achieved without any loss.

w -v tissr-s.
MRS. MOPE'S GRAND R0177'.
Mrs. Tanta as Hoes gave her first grand rout. last '
Wednesday. at her house in Duchess-street,Portland-
place, it was attended by 900 Nobility.. The as-
sembty was particularly elegant, the Ladies wr sling
their Court head-dresses I the grind suit of apart.'
,ments was most masmificently lighted, and every
arrangement made that taste could diSate. In this
elegant assemblage were—
Their Bova, it.theses the t)s rc 645,nasest sod Gtoaceste:,
ths Mike, be Berri, I>e Castries, vie! thlran¢ ; the DoclitsArs
of Belton, Seuterset, De .114 Leeds; the
Ntrethiootetier, of Larietriwii, %libber", Thnnierbd, and Std.
fen! ; the C.J.Pltelft: of liarrihgten' WA-renter., Cork,
Essex, and Kenneare ; the Lad,,-s Ilawara,m, Amherst, Mar-
sham, Milbank', Eliot, Fitzprald, Mih!rnay, Leveson Gower,
KW: 1,71r1C, Sc,4t, Trfilishet,d, adJ Vincent; and several ef the
Nubithr.

I

The Princess CIiANLOTIE of WAILS is indis-
posol with the hopping-cough.
Yesterday the five Puitreessts paid Her Royal.
H&c/views a mooting visit, and likewise honoured
Lady CNA h .ea with; visit, at her apart-
merits in S.. J. mes's Palace.
Yesterday the Dociiess of Yoe& visited Her M.E•
JEST v and the Peiscessts.
i h- Roy at V•sitre will leave town this day
fur Windsor.
His Royal Highness the Dille of Cessonataiern
haviug entree,' into his Srolt year yesterday, Hi,
Royal Iliglmesr's tradesmen were brilliantly along-
nated it, ;''‘e too-tang
Mrs. VAL:ORAN give a grand rout on the
13th inoant, at her honso is Manchester-square.
Lord Lady STANI.RT kft WWII last 'hies.
day. for L.ncao:tre
The Hort qtattle Mo. Deust omen, we are con-
cerned to state, is indisposed, ai her Mozhier'
(Lady PIEATIS) onus.', in r..r)SS?lldr-square.
DU! Ear) tad dinwers of Malay iitend leavinr
town swat a.l.•aday, for Laic. turn.
yr. and Mrs, LAISC/0 .p klitoorts gave a grand
dinner vester.aeW Sri Gaoling and Lady Pinot ;
Sir .lortn, *LaSyt and the Miss CNSTWODUJ
Rev. Mr 'Ditite.; Mr arid Mir. FORDI.I blew
Basin even awl ME. BLACK/LAM.
Li ty COLLIHowoon. in honour of his ford, bad
her ('mart-olioss merited with whorl, and the dra-
peries coafi,esi wi:ii gold ecbits.
Coansel and Mrs. BEAUMONT, IA town on
iteolay, for &non, and are expelled in tJW:I tins
day.
The Misses lerri3OLE wil! give a grand rout this
terming.
Lori r. ME I. t gives a grand entertainment in
ho. oar t7.c Kiso's birth-day, this day. 'o a
temp aiy bu 'ding at the hack of the Pay-Office.
An the Foreign Ambassadors dined with Mr. Fox
Ca the Kim's birth ~.ty, aid likewise stopped
supper. Mrs. Foe had a soled party of meads in
honour r-f Hit A I tIT b eses-day.
'slr. Fox will have a minivans party. to dinner
-to-morrow and Sunday.
His Royal Nigh iew the 'Duke of CLAR,"siCI'S
:honer, given m honour of His Royal Father's
Bit th-D Ay, on Wednesday, was most magnificent.
There were present
!to Ro;a1 I! eine-a tie Prince of Wales, the Marquis of
I leadfo.t. Earl Berkeley, the Lord Chatii.eikr ; Lord. Keith,
C. Somerset, and Grstiney ; Sir Edward Naive; M an
Sheridan, Calcraft, Jekyll, Adams, RAJ H am.
Sir ‘Vtrassoll Hun toe e gave a grand dinner yes-
terday to the f arl and Countess of Msesoftovon ;
Viscount and Vwcountess NewAitic ; Visconnt 'fAM-
WORTIf ; Lords PoIt.iNOTON and BiAUCH AMP ;
Tl4Oll •S and Lady Sr Assay ; Sir F. STANDISH,
Messrs Gm ter c, Carr ec Cosa, and Gotom.
An levers of oirierfs will rejoice to hear tnat
Mrs. ASH a, of Charlene-street, titzroy-senate, who
has been so much indiiposed, is pronounced out of
danger, and may be expeard soon to resume her
place in the musical world.
Mr. Seervienron's ‘. .Hardy and Raeheiert ; se.
N. Newt ler Fear's," which ha been so long ex-
pected. ceases forward this evening, for the becefit
of Mrs. MAT-rooks. The ahoy. gentleman was
particulary succesoul with '• cneepiog Bread,/,"
and nr eetertain no doubt that his komedy of to-
night will be crowned with additional:access.
he last Bath arnvals are—
L .rd and Lady Monfort, HMI. C 41140141 and Mrs Pringle,
Sir Rah, et Ktoreili;, Co.. and Mrs. War ..Lod, Col. Crew,
Cal. Cii”pace, Major Bairnur, Dr 111,1s.egon, it,/ Mx .
Mrs. and two at set Wh.tak,:r. Re. M. Baker Rey. Mt
Ra.kes itze. Mr. cad Mr. Cali!, Capt. Haile, Cat Plat
kett. 44 Mr. aid Mrs. Bueha:,an.
Master Bt ft e was to play Norval, in the tragedy
of Domeier. on M inday night. at Cheltenham, whie'l
is lull of company. The following are among th.
last arrivals:—
Lord Notthland, Lady Lawson, Sir Samuel and Lady
Wa,hen, Sir Edrard Bryan, 1., utensnt-Graeral and Mrs.
Ciltord. Captain Sandford, Ciptaii. Cenral!, Ca• tarn and airs.
Welled ire, Rev. by Maxwell, Re.. Mr. Stafford Smith, Bea.
Mr. Da:ab..re. Roo. Mr SA .arrd, Mr. and Mrs. F. Pri. e, Mr.
and M.s. L. Veining, Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, Mr. and Mrs.
Thereby, and Mr. and Mrs. Kaighs.
Arrivals at Clifton last week
Lord ealgony, Sri John and Lady KWIC, Sir William and
Lady Rash, Sir William and Lady Bennett. the Hon. Cu'onel
sad Mrs. Creight,n, Hon. Mr. Parker, Mr. awl Mrs. Town-
ley, Mr. and Mrs. (Steis son, Rev Dr. Linnet and ,amity, Dr.
and Mrs H Dawkins, Mr amt Mrs. Travers, Colonel Rigby,
CoMnal C.ogloy, Capt. Boilock, C.ept. Jour% Mr. Franks, Capt
Fry, Mts. Curtis, Mrs. Palmer, &c.
Mrs. Yotinel, Mrs. 81.-sNCH•1111, Mrs. HELMIt
Miss Gesvittc, Miss Braca•tt, Mr. F.WCETT,
Mr. FIUDD•IT, Mr. HARLIT, Mr. KING, Sir.
.loxes, Mr. LEI, Mr. JONIJI, and Mr. LANCASTER,
arc the principal heroes and heroine's now pit) ing
at the Birmingham Theatre.
Miss Moats is performing at the Guildford
Theatre with the greatest success.
The Countess of Mtenuaucort will give a grand
hall and supper on the Ifish instant, at her house in
Stratford-place.
Yesterday beir7 the Anniversary Meeting of the
Charity Children, at the Cathedral Church of St.
Paul. a most excellent charity sermon vias preached
by the Right Rev. Father in God. JOUN, Lord Bishop
of Exert a. The Coronation Anthem and several
psalms were sung and chaunted. by the Gentlemen
of the choir ; the chtioren joined in tbe chorines.
The church was extremely full.

LAM' I.VI-EI.Lf(ENCE.
COURT OF KING'S-BENCH, pen oir LL, JCIIE a.
Sitting: at Nisi Pries, el - Lira Chief Jeui,:e
Eaessaoechtolh, -
aesaUl.T. ,•
CLualC r. AVG
This was an anima far Az. areault and false im-
prisonment.
In the month of February last, the P:aintilf, a
respeetahlc old man of 7* years of age, pug
throneh Grater-lan-, obsei vej the Dtteroinat heat-
ing. and otherwise ahus•ng. a little boy. The
Plaintiff interfered to prevent him, when the De-
ferdant turned his abuse on him, called him a
windier, apd followed h;:n through several streets,
till he came near to the house of a cootahle. upon
%ilium 'le elfin?, in the King's name, to aseist ; in
consequence of which the Plaintiff' r',4l seized by
the collar, and dragged to the Poultry Coajiter.
where he remained a prisoner all night ; he was
next werningbrriught hetnre Me Alderman Han-
key, who, haeli•g heard tl:e. parties, dismissed him,
expresekg n•uch disepernbation at the Defend nit's
conduet.
'On the part of the Defendant, Mr. Geese. ,v
stated, that his client hal beat taken-in by a par •
eel of styled%) s, with whom the Soy allach,t to was
comet...led ; the i'laintiff cethii"rg up at the rn.oneet. ' •
and taking the boy's part, ha Corecii,d that he -
must:be sine of the gang ; the %etc* Origiaated ;1;7 !
Thig.ikke :4 Ad 'although he "ed6lll rilt"deny 047. I
charge, yet he trusted the Jars weld give verr7 •
moderate deniers.
laterd Ft tlt aitelOCCH observed, that ate!:
'he Plxinti6 vas rlslt:t-d to liberal
frisennearrentAleeiblence cheimined o•il.ii. per'on,
4
ye the trt.untre of tHeus should be so,ot, as would
not dee, patio:is in Intuit: from sodnag attests''
for ?Le port:roses of patilic jeitize. ' •
The l-ury retired for above half itts hod-, art[
then en/eight in a eerdiet of 100 Chineti damages •
for the Plaintiff •
SIIOCEING F i RE. • •
A fie e broke nut about three o'clock, wee eriay
o.nrrane, at the K-y, a well-known Hotel, rear
the ton of Chando-street, St. Martin•..llw. The
h,,u.se, welch cad been lately new painted eisd re-
paired, was formerly let Oita/a dist iret teneentens, hut
for some time back, had been in the possenion of a
Jan Ce. aka. It is not precisely kr:own how the
accident happened, hut it is generally supposed,
that it was occasioned by an untort (mate gel:Kiernan
who 104 his life in the &mei, by placing a candle •
near the bed curtains. It originated in a small
front room, on the first where this grntie-
man sleet. About two o'dock in the rn
ne clime into the house, very much intoxicated,
with Miss STaILING, a girl of the town, and was
ewn kto this ru..m. 1-lis companion went to
br4, and was aerakoned from her sleep by the
bed currlins and mem being in flames. She e,
instantly jumped up, and. ...,:leavatired to firer
veil on the gentleman to make his escape; sl.e •
dragged and puled him with all het illreageli, bet 4
be was so overcome with sleep and wine, a, le
be insensihle to his danger, or incapable nt ash
any esertion.—The flames bad now pdjed,
upon her : the unfortunate girl jumped oflitAilliallts!
window, and was caugkt sea tee as
Living received any material isitiry,
raged with incredible fury, and in a r
the whole of that side of the butts* mien; ft
The unfortunate .geneleasast appearhsaltivvvers.o-4
have been at length reused, by his 4la:•ipera,annat
shortly after, the people on the, ;Appease side ot the ,
street, saw him at the windows w4h-bis WMs thr.rwes
up, in an attitude of despair. Itaanainsrant. boweeerg
he sank eau) the fiauses,aad disappeared. 'I he bona*
w.s one of, z,be nog splendid and capacious, of
the descriptron„ in town, aed pc less than nine-
teen apartments is it were occupied that night.--
The street %CIS smog ailed with their inhabitants.
Many respeitable persons, as well as common
women, were seen runniog about, almost in -
a state of nudity, and in the greatest possible
• terror. There was a strong brick wall and a stack
o! chinittries hitiveiri the East side of the house and .
the other, Which wee much larger; it was formeil),
the party-wall, when the house was occupied by dif-
ferent persons; this it was supposed wouLd arrest
the progress of the flames, hat the contrary was the
ease. lire are communicated to the too!, and the
moire strnelnre sea, in a few hours consumed, riut-
withcanding the esertiens of t"-.e fit enarn, who at-
rived about an hour and an half after it broke out.
A part of the body of the unfortunate Gentleman
was found, the head And limbs were nearly burnt
of, it was careied to St. Martin's workhouse, where
the Corsner's Inquest will sit upon it this day.
Miss 9reattrio, we understand, says her unfarturate
companion was Colonel T. of the Guards. His
servants attended yesterday morning, according to
orders, wi'h his carriage, to carry him to the coun-
try, where his family, consisting of Mrs. T. and
four children, now are.-I'he home was burned
down once betnre,atesut 15 years agn.—Not a ves-
tige of it now remains.—Miss CAA a SE, the da.lgh-
ter of the hostess, lost jewels to the value of bOOl.
The house was insured for 1,000!.

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SAMUEL. C. OODZIet and ‘Vr.ttast SMITH, of
New Ye ik, are now under prosecution in that city,
for aiding General Mia•ona. These persons
lately pi esented Memorials to Congress, avowing
their participation in the enterprise, and declaring
it to have been their belief, that it was countenanced
by the implied sanction of the President and Secre-
tary of Sate. The Memorials were taken into
consideration the day the Congress adjourned.
They we, e considered as a scandalous and rode
attempt to injure the character of the President
and Secretary. and were ordered to be given n.ck,
after several strong resolutions on the silo,* Kure
passed.
The children who are educated in the Nor ." Asy-
lum attendee on Wedn.sday At the A dmiralty, tor he
purpose or paving their respells t., Lord Howlers.
His NI AJEST e)ivh-day was celeh-aced at Ports*
month, on We nesday, with .much edit. The troops
in rhegarri.or marched to Portsnovm Hill, and made
a tine mila..ry spe.tacle; an l ,be snips at Spiihe.d,
and tl.e gun. round the grrrisen, find a lttyal sa-
lute A. the usual hours. -Ad

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