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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Message from the Lords announced their
Lo-dshipe assent to the Irish Customs Itegulation
Bill.
'fhe House was ordered to be called over on
Thursday next.

The following Members were appointed by bal-
lot, to try and determine the merits of the Petition,
in the controverted Ely/lion for Liskeard:
Sir Charles P,,lis, The Hun. Courtenay Boyle,
Sir Charles Mnidsonts Richard 'Trevarn•so. Eq.
E. R. Portman, Esq. Edward Long, Eaq.
John Maitland, Esq. Charln Erlosunston, Egg.
Michael Simms, Esq. R. H. Bradshaw, Esq.
Joseph Copps, Esq. Thomas Creeves, Esq.
John Hudson, Esq. Right Hun. Charles Long.
John Leveson Gower, Esq.
The following Members were appointed to try
the merits of the Petition for Sudbury :
Lord Brooke, vir.thsiu Maiish, Fig.
Michael iii ks Brach, Esq. Sir C. M. Bortell, Bart.
The Hon.. ir A W.-ilesley, Lord Arch. lisinilto.t,
The Hon. Robert Cowin, Henry Swann, Esq.
Edward Levessiti Corer, Esq. Hoot. A. C. Bradshaw,
JEANS Graham, Esq. Sir William Natoli.
The Hon. Wan. Augustus Sir John Doyle, Writ.
Teerushend. Robert limit, F:sq.
Sir John Newport presented a Petition from cer-
tain Tanners in Waterford, iii tavJur of the Oak
Bark Bill.

On the motion of Mr. MANNING, it was or-
dered, that there he an A.:dress presented to His
Majesty, praying that he may be graciously pleased
to order the proda.lion of Copies of the :omaiis-
sions for Sale of L rods in the West Indies, from
the year 1717 to I 715, both inclusive.
l'he LORD ADVOCATS of SCOTLAND,
after seating, at considerable length, the objeft he
had in view, moved for leave to wring in a Bill for
repealing certain parts of the aSs passed iu the
fourth Session of the first Parliament of Queen
Anne, for the Plantation of kirks, the Valuation
of Teinde, for investing the Court of Exchequer
in Scotland with certtio powers, and for regula-
tiu the said Court. in the exercise oC will powers.
The SPEAKER observed, that as this Bill re-
lated to Church Affairs, it was usual to move it first
in a Committee.
The House accordingly went into such Com-
rit;ttee, anf the above was moved as a Resolution.
On the House resuming, the LORD ADVOCATE
of SCO I'LANU moved for, and ohtained leave to
bring in the same. He also moved for leave to
bring in a Bill to improve the Stipends of the Pa-
rochial Clergy of Scotland, in those parishes which
are in want of Tythes. Leave given.

WEST INDIA PRODUCE.
Lord HENRY PE F moved, " That the
House do go into a Committee upon the Tonnage
Bill." In the Committee. he observed, that it
would be thought fitting, that no expedient should
be neglefted to give such relief as was practicable,
for the encouragement of the exportation of sugars
and other articles of Wes: India produce, with which
the market was overstocked. As he should have to
propose an addition to the War Taxes, he conceived
that a very proper subjea of taxation would be
Foreign Brandy, as it appeared that it was an arti-
cle which would bear an additional Duty. This
would tend to promote the consumption of Rum
imported to this Country from tae West Indies
and, in addition to this. it might still further be
promoted, by allowing a Bounty for Exportation.
and also a Bounty upon that of D.:ruble-refined Su.
gar, and a lower Bounty upon Raw Sugar. Ano-
ther sup towards the encouragement of the West
India I would be, to allow those Merchants
who had paid the Duties upon Sagars, on taking
them from the warehouses, to return them, on re-
ceiving back the sums they had paid, and to grant
them the privilege of keeping sech Sugars in His
Majesty's warehonses, till such time as they could
find a Iturketa This would tend to make the Bri-
tish warehouses a drafts for articles of Foreign Con-
sumption. With regard to the Duty on Foreign
Brandy, the calculation he had made was, that
there ought to be an Additional Duty of 21. Gd.
per Gallon, when imported into this Country for
Horne Consumption, and one shilling per Gallon
on Brandy imported for the purpose of Exportation.
He concluded with moving the following Re-
solutions :
thin it is the opinion of this Committee, that a bounty of
Ten Shillings be allowed I,t every cot. of Duu r'ir Refined
hugar intended for import. iand a dory of Une
per cot. uputs Commuit Lump Sup., fur ^xprirtstion
Teat it is the ryinion of trsis Committer, that whenever it
shed appear th■t the Average Prize of Worm or Muscovado
Sugar owl ■mount to I,..ity Shill.r•e. per cot. eaclunso of
Cotton's and F.imse Duties, those ■llu..cd a bounty
or Pea Shillings on exportation. and if above 40 and Ina
than 4 r then a bounty of one Shilling per cot to be
allowed.
That a bounty be allowed up•ria Sugar Candy, on Ware.
heaving it fur eaporiat,mi.
The House resumed, and the Report was ordered
to he received to-morrow.

Earl Temple brought up the Report of the Cnni:
mittee appointed to consider the propriety ‘,l D:s
tiding from SitgAr.—Ordered to lie on the Ttbl.-.
and to be printed.
The Report of the Irish Sugar Drawback Bill
was brought up. crone of the Resolutions were read.
And ordered to b,. taken into further consideration
on Frday next.
The Revort of the Irish Quit Rents Bill, the
Irish Spirit Drawback Bill. auJ the Audion Duty


BM, were severally brought tip, the
read and agreed to, and the Bills ordered
tl,it d time to-morrow.

The German Yarn BM was recd a
and ordered to be committed tu-morro.
Adjourned.

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FOREIGN I NTEL LIGE N;

GorrEN isußf;lil MAILS.

GOTTESBUIt€II
Last night arrived the Lad racket, s
lish and ttucsict tanner. who hods stt
Ately for Petersburgli.

Last night a courier arrived here with
from V 1411113, and from the Prussian heal
he is also the bearer of an overland di,
India.
The Gth of January was celebrated •
burgh, as a general day of thanksgivinj
firing of artillery, for the signal Ira
over Bonaparte, on the 26th oh.

Another courier reached this place
from the Prussian head-quarters; he
there were battles between the French and
and Russians, on the sth, n.h, and 7th r
and that as late as the kith, nests was
Koningsberg, of successes obtained over
on which account there had been gun-fii
juicing ; he also states, that General Ni
posed an armistice, which had been mused.
King of Pro •sia WAS at Memel.—This COW/
balked at Pillau on the 2id, in an Faigli
chant ship, which brought him to the S

THE BRITISH PRE,

LON DON,
W&DNgSDAY, Froaukar
The Lark packet, Captain DELL,
Monday, at Yarm suth, from Gotten'
landed a Courier, with dispatches for
from Lord iluronimson, and H. W.
Esq. our late Eavoy Extraordinary
Plenipotentiary at the Court of Dresden.
lot a regular Messenger, but the servant
ter gentleman. At an early hour, yesterda,
jag, he arrived at the house of Sir F
canr, and delivered his dispitrhes.
Lord liurcisruson, are, we understand,
date, containing only the details of the!'
26th of December. The letters from
are said to be dated the 18th last, on
the bearer left his master. Accounts
received at that date, of anions
fought on the sth and 6 h of January.
the Russians and the corps of Marshal
which terminated in Etorour of ale
Another battle was fought on the 1 ck ,
in which the Russians had a more decided
tags, and immediately after the anion,
Net, who commanded that part of the '
Was engaged in these different anions, applied for
an Armistice, which the R. ms refused. and it
was generally believed that the Russians in-
tended to mike a general attack on the 12th.
This, we believe, is the substance of Mr. Wvesk's
letters. It was magnified, yesterd,ry morning, on
the arrival of the courier, into a great victory over
the French, and excited great joy in the public
mind. He left Palau on the 22J January, in an
English v.srel, which carried him to the SoenJ,
and was 14 days on his passage from Gottenburgh.
Some accounts state, that the King and Queen of
Peessta remained at Koningsberg ; others that
they are at Memel. Lord Huvorsitrsoa had seat
Bass Lico with dispatches to Vienna.
The Lark Packet also brought over two Mails
from Gottenburgh, with letters and papers to the
2d instant, the contents of which correspond with
WYNN'S letters.—BONA/Alfa is said to Lava
quded the arm. for Berlin, upon his return to Paris.

It has been stated in seversl of the Foreign Jour•
nals, that MOILTIZI'S corps has broken up, and
marched from the frontiers of Pomerania for Polon 1,
An article dated Demmin, 28th of J 'fumy, extra&
ed from the Papers received by Ole last Husum Mail,
excites a suspicion that this movement was merely a
feint. It is as follows ;

"s The various reports that our neighbourhood
and Swedish Pomerania would continue free from
scenes of war, have suddenly vanished, as, for
some days past, and even last night, several
regiments of French troops, under General Du-
Pont, availing themselves of the strength of the
ice, have passed the widely extended waters of the
River Peene, and entered Swedish Pomerania.
We are now busy in restoring the bridges, destroyed
by the Swedes, in order that the artillery and caval-
ry may follow. The Swedish beacons are every
where lighted. G;is;wald, Wolgast, and Urisnua,
will be in the hand. of the }retch today.
Th,ct the 417cr000rt. -n• bridges
are ready for Ole rest of the troops. The whole
army is passing without opposition. Marshal Mos.
las has this day arrived from Auclain, and enter-
ed Pomei ahia."
Among the numerous plans, devise,l and proposed
)y Sr JOHN Islawroar, fur the benefit of Ireland,
,s the sabjed of a Petition, laid a few nights 'intr-
oit the table of the House of Commons, rewriting,

Ole re;llut. PAT%
ered to be:44 t e-6°
a sezDn.l. ~edical
row. I"' with an '
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to •
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an, j"." ei,a a c
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with
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dat St. Ntel. , 1
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1,0•11:1
ie report,
and Ru ,;•; can?
'th of Janu.tai rags,
was received a
rer the French; Prtn
n-firing and% tailed
Ney had pre that ci
retused. Tar
iis courier en. ymila
F.taglish men and dt
S mind. in the
since,
ton
penal
a uni
at IS. tarps
t.t.. arrived as tax
Fort
unhurt% and
or Government, low
.V. W. W y a karexes
rata
y and Nlinisut
)resden. tie is pace
'rant of the Lt.
resterday mrra. litter
Nes
Fsaricis
beer
. Those has
tl
And, of as old
FIN
:ae battle of the
n Mr. Wtos, el
on which day bat
:ants had bees we
s having ben
mazy, berme
Marshal NLY, fen
Ile
kit of J.nuary, lei
decided advan- am
thin°, Marshal in
he Army which
Ins. applied for
"educed. and it a.
Russians in-
on the 19th.
£4r. Wvest's
y morning, on
eat viefory over
in the public
January, in an e
to the SosnJ,
n Gottenburgh.
and Queen of
; others that
111505 had seat
over two Mails
papers to the
:orrespond with
is said to have
return to Paris.
e Foreign Jour-
'token up, and
ania for Polan I.
anuary, estraft-
st Husum Mail,
at was merely a
neighbourhood
:Mae free from
mashed, as, for
night, several
r General Ds-
,trength of the
waters of the
sh Pomerania.
Idges, destroyed
lea y and eaval-
tcons are every
and Uriensa,
s- d a y.
—Tn. bridges
pg. 'The whole

it r r,lne Dew Ws Hospital, in Dublin'. This is,
t pre.ent, the bra: se.;ulated, and tno%t eltensive
rdiwl establ;shineht in 1.-e Lind, and is furnished
ith an ever.sive library. The Petition prays the
d of Par!' .m :n!, to augment and extsnd it, so as

tfts,
rro3;

to -.,;',..ic,t not only all denominations of patients,
but nl‘o to add a competent number of able Lectur-
ers. in the various branches of physic, and to
via a commodious edifice in- the delivery of lee-
toes, and the accommodation of Students. The
obi 3 in taa is, to improve and enlarge the present
estairlis:iment into a complete Medical College.
„hos, by totally obviating the necessity of sending
)dish &e lents to study physic in Scotland. as is the
tresent praßice, will facilitate the attainment of
eiat valuable science, which, in corvic. ration of its
:eoreral utility, on,;ht to be freed, above all others,
I,en a;1 oh%tioeti int, and rendered accessible to
wen of genius in every rank of society.
i r John Newroar, we understand, has it also
in contemplation, to propose to the House of Com-
mons, a Bill, for the complete Abolition of the
present Police Inuitutioa, in the city of Dstblin.
tolled, " the Corporatism for paving and lighting
that city;' and for the adoption of a new system,
(similar to that of London. The expends, abuses,
and defeas of the present establishment, as evinced
in the gepoit of the Committee, laid, some time
since. before the House of Commons, have been
long a sunjed of loud complaint, and grievous op-
pression, to the citizens of Dublin. That so glaring
a nnisance should have been so long endured, must
surprise all those who are not aegis:noted with
we petty•trading of the Parliament of Ireland.
Fortunately for that country, the Minister, who
tsow has its interests more immediately under his
Care, is a man who never mixed in tae jobbing pc,-
/ir:cs of die former system, and whose tr, •gy keeps
pa,.: with his zeal to promote its weliare, upon
prim.; ploy of the most honourable. enlightened, and
jib.•oai policy. In the short time since Sir JOHN
NEWP:"it has come :i.to power. infinitely more has
ken done to corral abuses, and ameliorate the state
et the country, titan ever was effeeted by any of his
predecessors. When we compare the great variety
Si measures of reform and improvement which lie
has inuodeced, with the shortness of the time,
we must grant him the prai'.r of unexampled
adisity and viiilance.

A neutral vessel arrived on Sunday, at Plymouth,
hunt France, and landed a passenger, who states,
that the reports of the defeat of the French in Po-
land, were rneraily believed in Fiance ; and that,
on the 1 rit'i of January, an engagement to.ik place,
in which G tn-r Al Vic rotes seeps was routed, and
he was taken prisoner. The Od Bulletin, which
we gave yesterday, stated, that VIcTOR wr. taki.n,
as he was travelling in iiis carriage to Stettin, by a
Pinsaian pwsole.

Lord Hexer Pur rv, las; night, proposed in
t'ae lit,u.e of Commons, an ad.litional duty of
Is. 6J. per gallon upon foreign brandy, imported
for home coniumptior.; all 1 of Is, ror gillon upon
such broody, intended f re-e,:prtation ; and also
an allowance of certain bounties upon sugar, with a
view to a,sist our West India t-atle.

It was reported last night. that the American
ship Roil.: h,rd arrived at Weymouth. from the
Rio de la Platt, and brought home Sir Hoare
Porn sw, who immediately proceeded to bis seat
=Ai Winthrw. The tillfra was said to hare had a
very quick passage, having left that river on the
87th of Decemher.--We also heard that Captain
KING had arrived with dispatches fr,m the same
place, but we could trace neither of these reports
t) an authentic eoutce.
An overland packet arrived at the East India-
lions- yesterday morning. It brought nothing
material. except the under-mentioned Shipping Ir.-
sentence, viz.
Tim Lois Jane Dumas, Lissa Csstlereagh, thigh Inglis, Sir
Winsa.n andifietigal, salied from Ma.lres the 3d, lot
arrivrJ ~1 8 •ngil the I We July.
Castle, David Scott, and Frye, sailed trove
Madr2e or She Aug.ni, under convoy •( the Lord
Duncan.

The Earl St. Vincent and Fame, arrived at Bnatbay the 19th
of August
The Streatham, n illiam Pm, Boron,. a•td Albion, anis&
of PtIliCV of Woie. Island. the 47th Jule
T' Gunge, anl Earl St. Vincent were to be el:spaiched
Erma Bointig ter f uovs.
The t;rappiet, gaii-urtg, was to b' dispatched from Bengal
Fur.,pe.

Tae following is ■ list of killed and wounded Of-
h=ers, in thg ifuuesolion whu h unfortunately to,tk
place at Vtllnse, on the 10th July, Jso6, under the
Gown limeat of Madras.