The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-21 00:00:00

STATE 01 THE NATION.

Mr. PATTEN adverted to a notice he had given
before the recess, of his intention to propose an en-
qitiry into the Sete of the Nation, which Gentle-
men would recoiled to have been conditionally.
The country still remained in the same unset-
tled state ; but the language yesterday Made use
of by a Right Honourable Gentleman (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) had embarrassed
him in his intentions, as there was reason to expect
a speedy communication. He therefore wished to
postpone, in the hope of some such information, his
notice of a motion for an enquiry ihto the State of
the Nation to Tuesday next.
Mr. J. H. BROWN'''. then brought in the Bill for
the preservation of the Freedom of Eledion in Not-
tingham, which was read a first time.
Mr. FOX said, he trusted the Hon. Gentleman
would have no objedion to allow a further extent of
time far the second reading of the Bill, if the C3r-
poration of Nottingham had any Petition to present
against it. He was averse to the postponing of the
Wilt fir a new Elelion, but be was confident that
reasons sufficiently strong would appear to retard
tae progress of the Bill respeding the condud of
the magistracy of Nottingham.
The Bill was then ordered to be read a second
time this dose'nnight, and to be prince.!.
COTTOY MANTiFACTOR Y.

Mr. HORROCKS rose to state, that as the Ac•
counts he had the honour to move for, relating to
the Cotton Trade, were now upon the Table, and
there being other accounts materially connected with
this sub, and on which he intended to fix the
basis of those propositions, he meant afterwards to
submit to the consideration of the House, beg-
ged leave to move,

That there be laid before the ifrouse an account of the quan-
tity of Cotton-Yarn and Twist lin;iorted into this conntry from
jailia, Innis the year 1750 to lien inclusive ; distinguishing
each year;
An account of the qaantity of India CottoniYari, and
Twist, cs ported from this country from the year 1750 to
1190, inclusise; di.tingui.lsing each year, and the several
countriw to which they were e .I.)rted.
An account of the vulsie of hidia Oitton Goods, imrorted
fir int this country (ruin 1790 to 1802, ilielisive ; distinguish; ig
swell year, and the several countries to which they were ex-
ported;
Au ac aunt of tile came of Itritigit Cotton Goods, exported
from this country from 1700 in lin, inriu,ire; distiogaishing
each year, and the several countries to which they were es-
parto:A;
An account of the quantity of Cotton Wool imported into
Pits country from 1700 to Slio2, inclusive ; distinguishing each
;peal
An account of the quantity of Cotton Goal. printed in this
eountry, from 1790 to 1102, inclusive, ilistlnguisiilitg c.ich
yetr.
An servant of the quantity of printed Goods exported from
this country, front 1790 to 1802, ;distinguishing each
y en;
An account of the amoisnt of the Dtaurturics upon printed
GaAs, exported from this country fray 1790 to 1602, iaclu-
sive ; distitigui4hing each year;
As aerogre of the flutais received on British C-ittoti,tTwist
WA YAM, imported into Ireland from ino to 11102, ins usive,
d.stiogni-hips each an
I rdered Accordingly.

'The Ct‘mmittze of LlI?ply was postper.cd to Fri-
day nest.
The other Oritri of the Dar were read, and
deferred.—Adjouraed till to-morrow.

THE.4Title-P )I*AL, DRURT-LANE.

This y% I.NtS t, It b.. presented . New Comedy caned
TH MARR LAG E PROMISE.

The Charr.`ter Mr. C. Kenat.le, Mr. Driver, Mr. Dow-
ttac,, Mr. ildnitecaurtit. Mr. Bauir.Att, jam Mr. Palliseri Mr.
Pups, Mr. Pompeii, Mr. Parser, Mr. Evans. Mrs. prsvrell,
34,r Meign. Mrs. Jordan, !Mrs. Sparks, MreMadd•eks.

Tie ria,g4e to be 9)064 by Mr. Dw)cl,
To which *ill be added,
BLUE BEARD.

BY COMMAND OF Tnna MAJFSTIF.S.

THEATRE,IIOrAL, corEIT-(;3ItDEN.
1111 S F'. ENING will be per4.rned'• New Comedy called
JOHN BliI.L;

Or, AN INGLISIIIMAN's FIRE-SIDE.
'llse rine sisal Ctsrafters by
Mr. Lewis, Mr. ClOke, Mr. Fswc.l.t, Mr. Johnstmle
Mr. IL Jviinston, Mr. Mr, Emery, fit:. Wasdj
Mn. Gibtl, WI. rowel, Out %tics Marriott.
The rrethogue to he s;eokeri by Mr.
With a Lyrical by Mr. Johustoaa.
T., whsels will b.: aelriel,
THE DEAF LUVI!Jt.
To mormw, Jo* Dun, with The Tale of Mastery.
A New lltiszal *Pet Lave is is prrparasani, es.lesl The
If air FuEilavas.

T.TIE BRITISH PRES&

LON DON,
THURSDAY, APRIL el.

Consols rose yesterday to 67Z, and left ofl at
Otnnium was at 9 discount. No foreign intelligence
has been received these two days.—The favour-
able change in our Funds is therefore to be attributed
to internal circumstances and idormation.—The
War Department., are observed to have abated their
aCtivity ; and Mr. ADDINGTON'S statement in the
House of Commons is universally considered of a pa-
cific nature.—Mr. ParTes, last night, in the House
of Commons, deferred his Motion upon the State
of the Nation until Tuesday next, in order td give
time to the Minister to make his promised connuu-
nication. We understand a Messenger is hourly ex-
pelled from France with the assent of the FIRSTCO
set to our IThimatiot, and that it was in the confi-
dence of his speedy arrival with such favourable
answer Mr. Anorsoros promised an early com-
munication upon the subjed.

The examinations taken before the Nmmissioners
in Ireland, upon the University of Dublin Petition,
have been received, and will be taken into consider-
ation by the Committee on Monday.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India Honse, which adjourned at six o'clock
till Wednesday next.
Lord GRENVILLE is now at Dropmore.
Lord Natsott's command has long been ar-
ranged, and no change at the Admiralty Board will
etre& it. The Mediterranean will be his station, hut
he probably will not go unless there is a certainty of
war.

A Camp will be formed in the neighhourhood
of Brighton, which will contain ten thousand men at
least.
A number of seamen have lately embarked from
the port of Dunkirk for Brest, to expedite the fit-
tinZ out of the ships at that port.
Mr. Pi TT returned to Walmer Castle as soon as
the negotiation between him and Mr. ADDINGTON
had broken off.

The Duke of YORE holds this day a Military
Levee at the Horse Guards.

Millbav barracks, at Plymouth, are to be occu-
pied by the Devon Militia.
The Privem Uarlotte, of 4O guns, is ordered to
he paid off at Plymouth : she will he commissioned
again dire ttly by her present commander, the Hon.
Capt. F. GARDNER.
We understand that his Excellency J. Moriltos
has been appointed American Ambassador at this
Court. He is now at Paris, and is expected in
London in about ten days.

By letters just received from America we learn,
that JEFFERSON and PAINE have disagreed, and that
the latter has been discarded.
The remains Of General DE BAURMYISTER, the
Bessian Minister, were last week deposited in the
Savoy Chapel.

The Grand Jury yesterday threw out the Bill of
Indi&ment preferred against Surgeon HE Avistoz,
at Hicks's Hall, consequently he was liberated.
Yesterday, at one o'clock, Sir R. Foxn attended
as Bt. A ites Hotel, to examine the surgeons who at-
tend Capt. MACNAMARA ; when it appeared upon
oath, that notwithstanding he was in a fair way, he
was not in such a state as to be removed to New.
gue, therefore will remain at the lintel until Friday
morning, from whence he will he brought to the
Old Bailey, to answer to the charges, &c.
We believe that neither Sir WILLTAM KETR, nor
Captain /I t axe, the seconds in the late unfortunate
duel, have yet surrendered themselves to the Civil
Power.

Preparations for war still go on in all our ports;
hat the circumstance of its being known that no
more ships are to be put in commission, confirm• the
hopes of peace. •

There was a riot in the llbhy at Dm ry-lane
Theatre last might ; cards were exchanged by two
bloods of the town, and what is remarkable, the
Play was the Marriage Promise, and the dispute
originated in a breach of that promis,.!.—Tbe house
overflowed with a fashionable andience.

Should peace continue, we understand no reanc-
t►on of the army will take place ; v-e mean such a
peace as the present. The Guards are augmenting.
Every application for raising new regiments has
been refused, in consequence of many frauds having
been praflised on Government in that branch of
service last war.—The applications have been nu-
merous.

'On the Cd of April, at Copenhagen, a monu-
ment was solemnly ereeted over the grave of the
iaval heroes killed in the battle there v.v.) years ago,
in order to perpetuate their memory. It consists of
a plain column of Norwegian marble, with the fol-
lowing inscription :
" They fell i's dere-re of their eountrr, Apia 1801.—.
This mantis:lent was erected to them by the esteem of their
On the 'pedestal are the following words, from a
. Pelt 1111 by Professor S 1 xD F. R
• M Unfaclest blooms on the grate of the Here the garland
'mated by his sountry,°l

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••flf CCUAT. •
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Yeacrday at half past tvrelreo'clock h c MAJtSTY
arrived at tit.dames's, from Buckingham House, and
held a Levee, which was attended by his Grace the
Archbishop of CA srettauftv, the Archbishop of
Dt. ni.iN, the CHANCELLOR of the Exc.:taw:ea, the
SECRETARIES of STATE, SECRETARY at WAa,
IVIAs-rsa of the ltotts, JUDGE of the Arvate ALT Y
CGCRT, and other great Officers of State, the Fo-
reign Ambassadors and Ministers, and a great num-
ber of Military and Naval Officers. There were
also present,
Amo•asawlors—Frenrh,' Taricish, Prussian, Russian,
Pur-
tnineze, MINI', Imperial, Swedish, Batavian, S adinian,
Bavarian, Spanish Consul, Wirtemburg, and 11.nu.vrian.
Duk,,...—Setintroi?, Athol, 'med.:, Rostpirmh and ro,tlatid.

31eripaiscs--Cornwalli. Towirlhentl, Civv..ll;l, Ely, lkiinglac,
Worces.!er, mid Salisbury.
Earh--Ellintoune, Dartmouth, Chatham, lit,:rkeley, Sand-
wich, Moitit, Nlteele4fieltt, Bridgewater, thislow,
%Vmtmofelatel, flirrourt, Stamford, Es:e,t, Clemlore, Grosve-
nor, %Varwick, Forescue, Godolphin, Bicidalbane, and Ifar-
ri.igtim.
I IWlNlll6—Falmouth, Newark, Sydney, (in Waiting) Ifer-
vey, Cedlemtgli, Firsharris, Ituwe, acid Lowther.
Arclitikstto? of Dublin.
bioireps--Uxford, Norwich, Chester, Lincoln, and Water-
ford

Lords--Niontgornery, Grantham, Ilobart, Kingston, Grey,
Seivy, Matingham, TlliSet, Ilawlw-hury, I loth3in, Kilmair,
Kay • ;!,, G!enhet‘ie, )tous Had.toek, SliefEAd, Dynnvor,
Somorville, F Kre, %Villottgh!)y el@ Broke, Cathcart, Napier,
DUCIV, 'Wodehouse, 'Lmili.etourii, Stanley, Ihre-
wood, fle!gravc, Caw,lor, Portehestor, Now borough, Chet wythi,
C.Caventlisli, Milford, Kilts:begun:4h, Kinitaird, &Mon, H.
I'ault.4, C. Sorn:net, lie Llungativi la, Lauderdale, A. 16,114-
ton, Basing, ROlCitiAle, M•Ker., G. Cavelasli, I lulLunl, Stan-
ley, Stewart, Pelham, and Roily.

Baton rag 4.
Cirr,r.. Clarke, J Sinclair, J. Rose (Recorder) •
W Curtis W. Howe, \V. Lang!inn, J. Colleum' J. Onl, T.
Sitit:rare, A. Clarke, J. S. Erskin.., E. Hartop, W. Lemon,
T. Nletle.ili„l. Nichol, J. Pithncy, J. Ilentl.gsort, R. Rucks,
R. Vaughan, A. Clarke, J. Millwood, C. A•gill, J. Craig, H.
Dalr‘niple, W. Latr:ley, R. Talbot, J. EAnle, T Melaka',
E. Barker, F. Barton, V. . Pulteney, J. North, S. Cotterell,
and I'. Hal^.

AdwiraiN—Parker, lierklen Sir R. Calder, arid Sir J. OcU.

Generees—finch, Nlarsli; Loftus Harris J. Shiner, Hon-
das, Soncue, Russ Hall, I lothans Wilford, Needham, Jr.win, Buns nrigg, Phipps, Lumley, and Fisher.
rAioaris--Wisulsor, Clayton, Fitzroy, Saville, Lumley,
Fayae, Mitchell, Hughes Silll/150111, lkirriard, and Lemon.
Moior,--Rehow (silverstack), etlvr.ift, and Emery.
Captains—Legge, Beireird, Strutton, Fraser, oould,
Blake, and Barker.
Alcum.—Wilberorce, H. Lascelles, II Addington, Omit-
vile, York, Mutuday, B. Watson, King, R'gby, Tierney,
Grey, Sloane, Price, Wyndham, Adam, Lovett, Wilberforce,
Fagel, Nevil, Ward, Faulkner, Craig, Wickham, Stewart,
ThelLirstion, Loyal, Chumley, S. Arrow, L. Saville, Hart-
well, Mills, ?alarm, Jackson. Turner, Villiers Kintiaird, Boo-
vc vie, Dunccianbe, Smith, Gordon, Fuller, Stopford,
Colleton, Black, KLene, Feversham, Jordan, Grwdall, Wode-
house, T. Movituti, Westbrook, Paterson, Windsor, Stanley,
Howard, L. Saville, Fairfa>4 E Archer, Enlist, Cavendish,
Sandwich, Langley, A. Stanhope, Brat:ki_it, W. 'firmer, Hop-
kins, Hallibuiton, Lubbock, Ileueage, Blackman, Champ-
nev, Bellasyie, Williams, Blares, Egan, Langliani, Kirmaird,
Scott, Masters Smith, Babb, Blackett, MattucksPark, Orde,
J. Lowther, Oliver, and C

Several Addresses to His MAJESTY, on his late
escape, were presented, among them,
From the County of Ayr, by the Earl of Fglintoune
From Yorkshire, by Mr. Wilberforce and Mr. LasceUes ;
From the Borough of Iry Me, by Lord Montgomery ;
From the Presbytery of Cupar ; and
From Coventry, by the Earl of Warwick.
The following Presentations to His MAJ EST Y took
place :
Sir Robert Carr and Mr. Behb, by the Marquis Corwin*: ;
Lord Kingston on his coming to his title, by the Secretary at
War; Lord Grandam and Mr. Beer were also presented.
The following were present for the first time this
season :

The Doko of Leeds Lad Stamford, Lord (Inuitham, Lord
Grey, Lord Strnif. ord, Sir W. Colitis, Mr. Mondry, Mr. Da-
rner, Mr. Lcoo:11, and Mr. Duncumb.

After the Levee, which was most fully attended,
his MA Esr v. held a Privy Council, and afterwards
received from Mr. GRLvIL the vacant Ribbon of
the Bath, worn by the late Sir WILLIAM HAMIL•
TON.

His MAJTSTT also gave a very long audience to
Mr. Anniston. Lord Ho B ART had a long pri-
vate audience; and the Earl of CHATHAM was for
a considerable time in the closet ; so that his Me•
rtsr v did not leave St. James's for Buckingham-
house, till teii minutes before six o'clock.

Last night their MAJESTIES and three of the
Pa INCESSES attended the Concert of Ancient Musk.
Mrs. BILLINCTON was never observed to sing with
more taste and science. Messrs. KNIVLTT, HAR-
RISON, and BA kr LEM AN, were excellent in their re-
spective parts. Great numbers of persons of the first
distinction were present, including the Earls Ux-
BittuoE, CHESTERFIELD, and FORTESCUE, the Rcs-
SIAN Astoxssxnua, and one of the sons of the late
Duke of Ok LEANS. Their MAJESTILs were in great
spirits, and retired at a late hour.
On Tuesday evening, her MAJESTY had a select
party at Buckingham-house ; Ladies AY LL•zisualt
and ELY were among those invited.

Yesterchy morning, on account of the cold and
rain which fell, his lq.srxsrY did not take his ac-
customed ride, but continued at Buckingham-house
till he went to the Levee.

To-i

ing their Mejt:cz•Trc will honour

Covent-garden Theaiie with their presence.
The Royal Family intend to leave town for Wind-
sor on Friday ; and on Saturday morning a deer is
to be turned out at Brick-bridge, for the Royal
diversion.

Yesterday Mr. EDWARD HARDING had the hQ-
nour of presenting to her Royal Highness the Princess
Et.to* or l'H, at the Qtats4 s house, a copy el his
most splendid edition of the Costume of the Empire
Russia ; the Princess's taste for the Fine Arts is
ell known, and the beautiful work is dedicated to
her Royal Highness.
The Bishop of LONDON has appointed Mr.
VAUGHAN, late of Norwich, one of the Gentlemen
of his Majesty's Chapel-Royal.
At the Bristol Music Meeting, last week, neither
BRAHAM nor S.roitac E were present. The princi-
pal singers Were, Mrs. BILLINUTON, Miss SHARP,
(of Bath), Messrs. HARRISON and BARTLE:I%AI%.
The late Lord WALCOCRT married the Rt. lion.
Lady LOUISA BIRMINGHAM, daughter and co-heir-
ess of the Earl of LOWTH, by whom he has left one
daughter, *ho was lately married to the Right Hon.
Lord CLANRIOCK. Not having male-issue, he is
succeeded in his title by J. H. BLARE, his nephew,
a minor, son of his Lordship's brother I. C. BLAK/,
who was a Captain in the 13th Dragoons, and fell a
vietim to the cliinate of Jamaica in the late war. He
is also nephew to the Countess Dowager of ERROL,
his Lordship's sister. The family estates are still en-
joyed by his Lordship's father, J. &mu, Esq. of
Ardfry.