The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Time flo ttttt aliquaisted the NOUN' that he had received
• letter from Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Arionnty,
dated tth inst. aciumeledeing the receipt of one time bum,
contaising the Resulutioss of the Howie of the 16th April
Bat.
This letter was reed by the 3 to the these. It
immessol a warm achnowledgiociat of the dietinguislerd ho-
mier eonferred um. hist BritodierrCieweral Listatry, end
the other °theme, mod also the troops eingagevl in the at-
tack
upon Mosta Tide*, ler witch they should nor eider-
Isis a gnitetid sew of the approbation' of their fellow sob.
joets, that conveyed to them through the swilium of the'Re-
ostailosis oftheir Repoeueutatims.
Sir. Stenos reported to the Houle, frets the Gram.
posed Sloctios Committee, and stated that they load deter.
mimed that neither Sir. Cochrane iohostime our MI. George
Antrim,' Coclusee ware drily quelled, um that the Ekettuil
was void.
Pie, Writs were seesedisgly ordered for two Durgssors
Sur Graosposud.
Mr. Jotissros, from the Irish Secretary's Office, pre-
. mooed ea mama of the Notes of the Bask of Ireland is
vircatetion, sad so amend of the Prods*. of the Irish
Reersise.
Mr. WsLasareacs presested a Report from the Cam-
. vane. appoistod to try sod dohreniwte the Election for
. Mesresitle.ooder-Lyme, liaditor that Edward Wilbraham'
ihafts, Esq. sad James Mordwoold. Eel,. sere duly darted
for the said Buroosh, sail that the Padova was out frivolous
new maudioss.
A Pima from the.Comuthishoters of the Customs see
amalrd an ocortrat ofgralor of neutral vessels that hope
otthrettsle into toots epode the On*, la Corp.a tid arta -dm Troia
Lorthsaolo Annuity Bill was serried. Gad ordarai to '
IreptaA a *toddies ho-raorrow.
'llia Amnions Ceataii.atoarso Itallorarraida mooed time,
satardored to be evarlaitird toortaoraa‘
Cations posoratod CANON anemia Dts.
palts balker/
fr. ittentaty Windham. to Lieutseaut.Go-
ca
lionli Sisley', dated 01 levii.peresatit to order.
The lope' ' and the Besse Illoanty bill, were
N
ordored be reported to-sourrovr.
et
rite port of Caulatitias ea Sarrrog Laws, war
hoompht ap and wed Om
IRISH 11/110$8.
Mr. Pelst et!. preer.uteil' a Petition from the'
. Freeholders of the Queen'. Coßuty, praying 110
the House may Iski into aresichmatios:the papient
erases eif Ty*ei I. Itlasal: It Ives necessary for
has to sway that the Freeholders in that county
amounted to so lees • than 4000. and this petitioa
was thallium illesepults of the whole county, Mad
' net bees& forward from say party purpore• Or
letives. Amongst ekes, it was signed by several
' very respectable hemelleed Clergymen. He hi-
therto met with roe Clergymen who did not dedere
himself an advocate for die commutation of tithes.
The subject was of extreme importance, aid the
Hoare could not take any step snore effectualcsr
necessary than the Lesninutation of Tythea in melte
to suppress commotion. Re should, thereforei '
give notice, that upon an early day after the recess,
bealtould more that this Petition be referred to
a Committee of the whole House. He alluded to
such a late period, because 'he understood that
several other Petithins of a similar were were
about to be presented, sad many of the Irish Mem-
bers, who had not yet come over, were desirous of
giving their opinions upon the subject.
The Petitiou was then brought up, and laid upon
the table.

IttIITIIIT BILL.
The Mutiny Bill was read a keens' time, and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.
Tile SEC/ET/MY at Wmt thought it necessary to
state, that upon that neeasiou • Noble Friend of
his (Lord Castlereagh) would bring forward a
'flange to allow voluntary offers gealistotent for life,
and another regarding Scotch
Sir Jonas NMI/PORT expieseefarti:ldisltici;probation
of introducing such innovations upon the system
established in last Parliament, by a clause intro-
deiced into this Bill, instead of bringing in • Bill
*poly far that avowed purpose.
Thr CIIMKIIII.IOII •f the Excuttiuut argned,
that it was the regular mode, and exactly the same
as that adopted but year.

COMMERCIAL LICENSES.

• Mr. tioixsa, pursues* so notice, moved. "That
the papers presented to the House upon the
10th and Ilth February lest, robiting to the fees
sod gmtuitimgmated Ike Suraimak; Pud
ofe at the
Ace of die Perry Conseil mad 4.4ecretary State
for the Homo Department, be referred to the Com-
esitteir of Finasee.
This prodriced a conversation, in which it was
suggested, that it would be most prudent to t-
ppastteee motion, until certain proceeding. of the
Privy Council should be laid before the House,
they having %vas a fanner occasion instituted an
inquiry as to this subject. If afterwards it should
be thought necessary, the whole documents rela-
tive to it might be referred to a Committer.
Mr. Hoax sa accordingly tonsented to with-
draw his motion for the present.
DROITS. OF ADMIRALTY.
_ .

Sir FRr►fct7 BURDLTT said, that •
an he mule►.

stood considerable delay wink! take plavt- before
the papers he had formerly tooted fie moon thi,
subject could be produced, he hhould NI& tine op-
portunity of moviug for smother document, which
Ise (kernel neceutary prelims to hie motion upon•
ibis subject. The Hon. Baronet then moved.
at That there le laid before the Howe so aeroont of the
tatel tem noted ander • woraut of Hr Majesty out of the
Court el Admiralty, fox the pruterel. of the
ally, Ur the dr.' • of the Crurru, sheer the
to the latest pt r to whirls the come ea., ha
the balances re. itiug ma eat,l melon '•14011 fled ao oli tmun to duo
prwluc-
_ .

Cum, but there Was one of the doctiments formerly
ordered, which would he so very voluminous, and,
in his opinion, would tend so little to the object in
view, that he should give notice of his intention,
to-morrow, to move for its discharge.
The Motion was then agreed to.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the order of the day, fur taking into consideration
the report of this Bill.
A couversution then took place on the various
chiuses of this Bill, between Lord HENRI' PETE%
Mr. ROSE, Mr. ALEX•NDER BARING, Mr. Enra,
Mr. Pussosav, the CMANCELLOD of the FURE-
QUER, and Sir Jour NeWPOILT.—The Right Hon.
Baronet argued at lengths against the operation of
those Orders in Council, and contended, that great
injury was likely to arise to the linen trade of Ire-
land, from the effeet they would have upon Ame-
rica. There was an important branch of trade in
this country also, likely to lw effected by them,
namely, the silk trade. There was nut, he under-
stood, morethau sis weeks supply of the raw. ma-
terials at 'hand, and if a supply was not speedily
o! :slued, Sixty Thousand oleo, occupied in this
line, would be out of employment.
The Custoent.i.oa of the EXCHEQUER contend-
ed, that the Orders in Council did not operate
against the supply of Ras-seed to Ireland. With
respert to the silk trade. the materials for that was
supplied from the Mediterranean and the East
Indies—the supply from Italy was not obstructed
by the Orders in Council, but by the prohibition
of the enemy. If any thing could di ' 'sh these
evils, it was acting up to the spirit of these Inca-.
sures.

The seve', clauses were then agreed to, and
the Bill ordered to be read i third tiu►e on
Thursday.

Mr. 11U Ilk UPSON said, from the ill state of health in
which his lion. Friend Mr. Robert 13undas was, lie
Was under the necessity of postponing his motion
relative to the affairs of lotlim.

Mr. l'oxsotsay raid, if it did not interfere with
the motion of hill lion. Friend, (Mr. Sharp). he
could hare no objection to its postponement, but
expected that a precedence should he given to that
motion.

Mr. Ifirsitssou said, if the healtl. of his Hon.
Frirnd was not improved, he could have no uhjec-
tion to such precedeact.
A Couiruittee was appointed to examine East
India Judicature Lists.=Adjourned.

FOREIGN IN TE LLICENCR.

HASISCRGU AND ALTONA PAPERS.

riraitssuaou, JA N. 30.
The_ General of Infantry, Count Baxhoerden
who has armed in this city, has, it is said, obtaineti
the consusaad of the army in Finland.

VALLADOLID, VEIL 4.
General Dupont has his held-quarters in this
town. It is thought he will bOOll leave it, either to
go to Salan►anca, or to join, as is reported at this
moment. a corps of .50,000 Spaniards, which are a:-
ambled in the environs of Madrid.

IDANITIC, FEB. 4.
la the night between the Ist and id of this
nmetth, a fire broke out in the tanneries of the old
town, which raged with sueh fury, that notwith-
standing all the assistance that could be given, it
continued burning for twenty-four hours. In the
afternoon of the td, another conflagration, which
thrr.atental to be dill more dangerous than the
former,• broke out in a large magazine, which had
lien tussle into a barrack, hot the effectual ex-
ertions that were made to e,:tinguisli it, especially
by the French troops, soon stopped the progress
of the flames. The city preseots a scene of de-.
isolation. More than one hundred banding* are
'reduced to ashes. The steeple of the church of
the Holy Ghost has fallen down, and many per-
sons have been maimed, and even lost their lives on
this disastrous occasion.

annsanaest. sta. 11.
The differences between Bavaria mid ‘Vurtem-
burg still continue. The garrison of Uhn has re-
ceived orders to begin its march for Havensburg.
and the tosses-people d the former city will do
military duty. General Baron Wreale has set out
for NI anich we are assured that his journey has a
relation to thisalfair.

LUBECK, FF.B. 15.
We have this moment received•intelligence bum
ltiga, by an Estqfette, that Russia has declared
wax against Sweden.

GENOA, TEL 4.
A report i+ in circulation here, that the Spanish
fleets of Carthagena and Cadiz have put to bea.

ROME, JAN.3O.
A corps of French troops is now marching from
Etruria to the Ecclesiastical State, •ruler the orders
of General 31tor.Lis.

VTNICE, JAN. 'tn.
Letters front Ancona state, that an English
fleet, composed of :hi ships of all sizes, ha's ap-
peared off Corfou.

TraitCE, FEB. 3.
Tice report which was circulated, that the Ens.
sisti fleet would winter here, is not confirmed, it is
still in the port of Trieste. and the Russian troops
which heretofore occupitACattaro, Corfu, ace. have
not yet left the town and environs of Padua and
Treviso. It is not yet known whether this • orps
will set out on its march for Russia, through the
kingdom of Hungary.

The Rusoian fleet, which has lieen expected for
several weeks, arrived this morning before this cite.
The smaller ships, eight or • are to winter
here, lint the three sail of the line and two frigate,
are to emceed to Porto Re on the mast of filing:try
till the line season sets in. In the lino. of 'friest
they %%mild not hate been secure I•rota an attack
of the English.

HANKP or THE Et.ar, FF.H. 22.

The refusal of Englund to co-operate in restoring
pear.. to F.nrope, is on the ere of pro<lneing tue•a-
sures, the effects of whir.' will soon be felt ilium the
Continent. What o;.erutiote, w be undertaken
by the armiel of the Erendi :i:.l of their allies,
:tre not yet konnti ; hot already on all sides owne-
melds ere observed which indi• Ate the intention of
tikitqr the field OH 'LC' return. c.f !i.ir weatlu•r. A
forandJble a7iny of Eret.cli aid Spaniards are

LONDON,
TUESDAY. ntacs 8.

We have received Dutch Papers and Letters
•to the 24th last. An artieldated ltotterdam, the
23d, states, that the cargoes of the detained ves-
sels had been sold at an enormous prier. Three
American vessels, that had been originally refused
permission to come into harbour, have at length
obtained it, sod were selling their cargoes to great
advantage.

The Dutch accowata briag nothing else that%
new, of any moment. Every kind of trade was
ut a stand, and there was a great scarcity of co-
Louisa produce.

We have received Hau►hurgh and Alton& Pipets
to the 24th last, containing the Paris news to the
16th. We mud in a Second Edition of Tux
Geonx. on Saturday, an account of a dreadful fire
at Dantzlc, which consumed a great part of that city.
I'►tt G t.onE, we believe, is the must respectable,
and if not the first, certainly among the first, in
circulation, of the daily evening London Prints. In
priority of intelligence we know it excels all its
contemporaries. This is enough to excite the envy
of the inferior Prints, one of which, lately accus-
tomed to disgust the town with its boistsof ezchatire
imtelligexce, yesterday sneered at the account in Tat
GLOBE. That account is, however, confirmed by the
Ihnithurgh Papers. The fire broke out on the night
of the Ist of last mouth, cud raged for 24 succes-
sive hours. It broke out again on the following day,
but was soon got under ; several lives were lost on
this dreadful occasion. The report of Russia
having declared war against Sweden is repeated
111 an article dated Lubeck, the 15th, on the
authority of accounts from Riga. General
IDCSOEvDEB, it is said, will command the Russian
army in Finland. The combined French and
Russian army in Spain will amount to 150,000
saris. (4C:it military preparutions are also making
by France on the side of Turkey.

Smile Papers respecting Portugal were laid, last
before the Haase of CODUSOIia They are
given itt length in our subsequent columns.

Govermnent have received a confirmation of the
account of three or four French frigates full of
troops having reached Martinique, where they are
at present blockaded by Admiral Coosa Arm.

The report of the sailing of 1000 gun-boots,
with troops, from the Dutch ports, is not, we under-
stood; confirmed by any intelligence received by
( ;over ttttt rut.

The fleet bound to the West Inches was getting
under weigh from Cork ou the 19th ult. It will
proceed stutter convoy of a frigate and a sloop of war
to Nladeira, and twasloopr of war the remainder of
the voyage.
The NigAliterranean fleet sailed on Saturday even-
ing, under convoy of the Prosopine and Mercury
frigates._

Monday w' might arrived at Londonderry, the
American io:hooner Bevy, from New York, with
:Inn hogsheads flax seed. She willed about the lst
of January, boring by some means contrived to
get off. She brings as aecomit of the arrival of
Mr. Host:, and flint great hope.: were entertained
,soi the embargo Living taken oft in a short time.

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THE.4TRES.

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Mr. SHERIDAN'S Piz:arro attracted a vi
Louse laot night. The performance was t.‘,
and received the most unbounded impious,:
am/ Out uf Tune followed, with much sta,
JoussToNE's sari songs were universal' e 4
Mrs. BLAND, Miss LYON, cud Miss llc
were severally applauded.

COVENT-G Itt
'ISS NORTOR, last night, for the first
filled the part of Jane Siore. Fa
mistress of the scenic art as Mrs. Slimtr
would be invidious to criticise her perform.
Ifer latter scenes possessed most ; tiw
wanted dignity. Miss SMITH vies
impressive in Alicia. Mr. POP!, who
part of Miaow, was so oppressed by iudixln
that he was scarnely audilde, and, constque,
was no support to Miss NORTON. The nevi
tinplate followed, amid GRIMALDI GOOD di.,,
the gloom produced by the tragedy.

MRS. FRANKLIN'S CONCERT.

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This Lady's Annual Concert was held,
nie•ht, at the Crown and Anchor Tare,
Steam'. There were gibuee SOO persons
present. The great room was most
lighted, and the arrangemenbi were excellent.
principal vocal performers were Mn'. 4OUNI
Mrs. BLAND, and Mrs. Fa.sxatitt ; Mr. L
DON, Mr. DIGNUM. Mr. (iIDOON, and Mr.
simisows. Mrs. Moultnits was in charming
she sang Deep is the Aladdin, with great,'
sweetness, and was most rapturously appt
Mr. Frezatmmosis was ulso in tine yoke, it;
ceived unbounded applause in Faithless Ea
r.
Dadce Duman.. Coerce played a .err
Concerto on the pianoforte. Mrs. FROII
sang, with her usual excellence, Heigh hp!
did he !rare me)" awl By the river. Atter the
ccrt, the merry dance commence 4 aoilionitmo
continue until morning. Mr. 'MOUNTAIN led
band, and directed the performance.

ELEGANT FEsr.Trnis OF BATH.

Bath never has been inure ful' of good
than at this moment, or private parties, lolls,
more frequent. The York House Ball, uu '
day se' ght, was conducted under the pair
of Lord and Lady 310 a rooms:KY, and Colonel
'BUSY. The bull-room, at half-past ten, was'
up with much taste, and soon displayed
beauty, rank, and fashion of the Place. At
the ball was opened by Lady MOSTGOIIKRY
Colonel Boating'', followed by upwards of wit
couple. At one, the supper-room exhibited all
luxuries that the season afforded, or that '
could procure, and upwards of ISO persons
to table. At half-past two the ball re-coma
with eotillons. and athirded much gratifican
the coinpawy.; after which, the cpuntry
continued with great spirit until " the rosy ,
appeared," a hen Scotch reels began, in which
Lady Patroness displayed much taste, el 4
and perseverance. At eight the company
up, highly • pleased with • the ammienteuts
night, and the fluttering. attention and exertion.,
the Lady Patroness and Stewards.

The Countess of CLAN 'RANSIL had s
card party, last evening, at her house in Staiiii
street, May-fair, which was attended by
Countesses uf Cuing Lias and SEFTON, Mrs.
ItINGTON, Mr.. LONG, and iierend other Fihin
abler.

Lord STANLEY came to town, yesterday, fo
the Oaks.

Niscountess SUD LEY had her usual party,
eve' g, at her house in Dover-street.
Lady domes's party, last evening, at her !mu: I
in South Audlev- .:ect, was numerously attend- '
the Dowager Marchioness of BATH, Ludy Seel
BAYLF.Y, Lady 111 ME, and the LtdiesTuven.
were amongst the eompany.
Mr. Coast And Mr. STAIH Lf NI, the musical
silent liarntonists of Edinburgh, are at prebritt
gaged in a discordawt controvery, in the Sca!ii
Papers, relative to the musical ladies who lee
lately visited that city. Mr. **swat complaus
of Mr. CORM monopolising; Mos. Astir, and the
flair daughter of Jacos ; while Mr. Coat
an earlusive right to all the musical erterou he csa
induce to visit Edinburgh.
The Earl of FirioaL has artived in town, foto
Ireland.

Ellis Rosenberg will make her debut at de
galisbury Theatre, to-morrow night. bliss }''slat
will be the intereqing heroine. On Mondin
perfornraneer were patronised 1w Lord N'neei
Hr:t
INTON, and the Olken of the 'Second Soseor 4
Regiment, and the demand for places so great, t'.:4t
the Pit was taken into the Beam.

The Northampton company perform every niztit
this week but Saturday, on account of the A.sire,
Lady Fours, we understand, intends to accnm-
pany FOREF.I to Sicily.
Melanie CATALANI delights the Fashionahlri
at Bath on Wednesday and Friday next ; and on
the same nights Mrs. AIME cliarins the Fashion•
able,. at York, on her way from Edinburgh.
The remains of Dowager Lady Asitsitoor
through Oxford on Thursday last, for inter!
Shillingford, near Faringdon.
Such was the attraction at the Nortl
Theatre, last week. occru.ioned by the ye,
Ric init, as well ae the excellence of the

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dians, that on Tuesday and - Wednewlay
were obliged to return from the door, nu

able toolitnin adiiiittnime.—Lost night, 77er
Moon, and Me Ttmspike Gate, were to
formed, Iry &shirt of dlrs. STRILIMANNs
worth
A case similar to that of (IRE :SON r. Ti
oertirred some yearn -;ner in Ireland, in wl
wife of the Attoniey, aedni
couch:min. la the Irish c. e, howler, t/
a verrliei for f•Olini. ,igainit poor e•n:iiee,
resumed Li ei in Inuon.

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ly applaud..
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Vlrs. Pastas
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OF BATH.
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stars, Labs, di
Ball, nu No;
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ad Colonel BE
tea. was light
iaplayed all t
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°STOW/Kat
wards of set
exhibited all k.
, or that mos
persons sat dolt
IL re-commend
gratificatioas
country Mil
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in, in whwh c.
taste, elle:mit
company Lrok
laments of t!'
and exertion.,
tr. had a Hire
use in Staiiiief.i.
tended Ly tk
TON, Mrs. Coo
other Fashies,
yesterday, fiel
natal party, L
eat.
g. at her hos;
rowdy attend—
it, Ludy Shni
Ladies Tuvs tv.
the musical
ire at rteerlit
K. in the Sew A
ladies who Lir
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Acsnoutitrea:skani
niptil,:l,,t,lirs.
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