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SADLF.It WILLS.
WINE-
THE PROPRIETORS respectfully infotin the
Public, that, being determined to a -commrwlate them
with WINE free from all alulteration, in cYinsequence of the
New Duty, they are under the nectwity el raiwng it to Vella
Crown per Bottle, comraesicing this Evening, Monday, June
10, 1803.

VI CTIi.kLIANG-OFFICE. 19TH MAT, 1805.
THB Comm t;tl;ontrt for Vilfualtni bit Mainly':
Nary, do hereby gire Notice, That Tills DAY, June 20th,
they will be ready to re. eire Tenders, in writiris: (rated sip)
and treat
.for the stipplylng of Sea Provision', Mom, and Fresh
Beef, to by Ataiesty's Ships and Vessels at Dahlia, on separate Coss-
trmas,for Tiaelre Months certain ; and farther, until Six 310mths
'varmint shall he giren on either side for the termination of the said
Co/drat/24 to bo• paid for by Bills, papnWe ts%th Inters*, Ninety
Days after Dote.
The eftdition, the Contra& may he seen at the Serrrtory's
Office, at this Wire, or by applying to the Collector of his Majes-
ty's Customs at
Aid all Persons who inn!, think proper to meat Tenders limn the
said Occasion, are desired to take Notice, That no regard will be hod
to any Tender that shall not be delivered to the ltoard bel4re One
a'Clork on the said Monday the 2011, of June next, nor urilrls the
Perseus r•ho makes the Tender, er some Polon on his behalf, 'Wends
to urswer file him trhrti called fort And that Anch Tenders es ral-
twin rrtror•ozant Priers upon smut. Artirter, and Prices much in-
ferioe to the real raise upon others, will not be considered as WI
proper to he admitted.

NEW HARLIQUINADE.
SADLER's WELLS.
Under the Patronage of
WS ROYAL. HIGHNV.SS THE DUKE OF CLARENCE.
THIS PRESENT MONDAY, June 20, and
Five foilowing Evenings, will be presented, the favourite
EDWARD AND SUSAN.
Mr. Townsend will sing the Song of

M.‘MMOTH AND _..APARTE.
Mitt Dennet wjl sing a favourite 13a11.8, accomp.inkul on the
Harp.
Also will be pert vlvieti, the Serks•Crinvis Pantomime of
PHILIP QIYARLL.
The PATAGONIAN` SA kt PNON will,erfone and the F.nter-
runtnent. will Ce9l4lodo with<firot time) a N.-yr Paatoniinie,
GOODY TWO SHOES;

or,
HA BLTQUIN ALAB %STYR 3
With DPW Nt.3l4C alld o,.°33Ute, C01111).133t4 by Mt. Reeve ; new
Scencre, delimited and ezrenceel by Mr. Andrews, with
Assisteutte; new Dui*, and Dzcnrations.
Harlequin, Mr. liabigna, jun. Clown, Mr. Grimaldi; Pa,..ta-
loon, %la.ter hieniage; Lover, Mr. Cipriani ; Pero, Sig.
Belzoni; Bon. the Bantam, Master Davie (with a Sento ;
and Limb-seller, Mr. Smith (with a Song); Spirit, Mis.
Davis; and Columbine, Madame St. Ansand.
Tke Scenery consists chiefly of meal and other Views; parti-
cularly the North Foreland and Li;ht-hence; with a Touch
at French Balloons, or Aerial Inva.ion ; St. hfichaers
!loan, ; St. Alban's Cathed-al, and siirmunding
Proapet.t ; Druid:Temple, Berkshire; the Mall, St. James's
Park, with the Grog Gun, d:c. concluding in the Region of
9tnp a.
The whole of the rnterainments written and produced by Mr.
C. Dibdin, jun.
Boxes, 4c.—Pit, 21.—G311ery,

Mr. JONES'S NIGHT.
• ROYAL CIRCUS.
THIS PRESENT EVENING, Juno '2O, 1803,
will be presented &Grand Disalay of
HORSEMANSHIP.
For this Night only, a Pastoral Deuce, composed by Mr.
Byrne, from the 'lf heatre-Riwal, Drury-Lane, called
THE TRUE LOVER'S KNOT.
In which will be introdiaced the fanounte Pat de Deus, by Mr.
Byrne and Miss Adams, as performed with great applamic at
the Installation Fete of the Knights of the Bath, on Wednes-
day the Ist of June, in the Grand Ballet of
THE BLACK KNIGHT.
Also the much actinic*, Pits de Tiros, with the Skipping
lope. The pnnetpal Characters by Mr. and Master Berne, and
,du: three Misses Adams, accompanied on the Union Pipes and
Harp by Mr. O'Farrell and Mr. Weippart.
For the Third Time at this Theatre, with the Original Music,
New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations, a Grand Spectacle,
called
THE BLACK FOREST;

I.T.
NATURAL CHILD.
to which a celebrated Pci former, from the Continent, (antler
whose Dim'lion the Spetßacle was he produced) will make
wis Third Appearance in a Principal Charatter ; who, in
the course of his Performance, will, with Nleturs. Roberts,
Bettertmi, Ridgway, sod Montgomery, introduce a Va-
nety of New and Appropriate Combats.
And (for the Nineteenth Time) will be performed, an entire
New Grand Vocal and Pantomimieal
TALE OF, ENCHANTMENT,

voids new Music, Scenery, Machinery, Droves, and Decora-
tions, called
NUMBER NIP;
or,
The ELFIN XING of the GIANT MOUNTAINS.
In the Caustic of which (for the Twenty-sixth Time) will be
sinig in Charatler 5y Mr. St.*DlR, a New temporary Lyrical
Ltfusitni, dewriptim of the late
INSTALLATION ;

or,
KNIGHTS OF THE BATH.
The whole to camlude with a nii:tt Splendid and Brilliant.
LAST SCENE.
A Nrw Grand Locat!wive Diverthiement is in Prepara-
tion, and will be speedi y produced; in which Nfiss Ilnw L Ls,
tum the Theatre Royal, Co:chi Garden, %ill make her Ftrot
Appeal a nee.
Doors to be opened at Halt past Five, to b^ in at Half-raw
Six 44. Second Price 2s.—Pit 2s. Second Prior
lc—Gallery's. Second Price 6d.

SALL•' Br AUCTION.

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HOUSE OF LORDS. fect and incomplete, would, under the corrective
SATURDAY, JUNE 18.
hand of the N oble and Lear nedLord, be rendered peu
ticable and effectual. He owned, that he could beer
All the Bills arson the table passed a stage each. wished the proviso by the Right Rev. Prelate ( die
The Northampton Ordnance Bill, and several others, Bishop of London) and at the instance of the NOhle
were read a third time. and Learned Lord, withdrawn, and had been intro-
CLERGY FARMING AND RrSIRENCE BILL. doted and made part of the Bill. The objed of that
The Committee having been resumed, they pro- proviso was an objet that he and all well-wishers to
ceeded to the consideration of the Monition Clause, the residence of some spiritual person should he
which occasioned a good deal of conversation, and ensured to every parish in the kingdom, which
some amendments were moved. The 28th, 29th, would admit of residence. Some parishes, for want
and 30th Clauses passed, subjea to the same circum- of parsonage, and for other reasons, certainly would
stances. When the Committee came to that which not. If, however, the passing of this Bill were
enaded," that no oath should be taken by any i- followed up by the introduaion of another Bill,
car," it was much discussed between Lord Auck- with a view to answer the purpose of the Right
land, Lord Alvanley, the Lord Chancellor, and the Rev. Prelate's proviso, the objea might be as well,
Bishop of St. Asaph. A difficulty appeared to be if not more ettedually obtamed. One most im-
entertinued by those who thought the Clause ought portant objea, hie Lordship seid,was the amelioration
to stand, as to the manner in which those Vicars, of the pn,vi.jun for the inferior Clergy, which was
who had taken the oath of residence, could be his- necessarily conneaed with the question of enforcing
charged from its obligation. residence; a question, which every serious friend to
Lord AUCKLAND and Lord ALVANLEY the church esteblishment must be anxious to see
took the lead in the discussion ; and when the writer satisfaaorily disposed of. There were, he believed,
of this Report entered the House, the argument of at present between eleven and twelve thousand liv-
the two just-mentioned Noble Lords was in progress. inks in England, live thousand of which were uni:er
As soon as the latter had concluded, 1001. a year ; so that there remained only seven
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose and said, he thousand, the income of which was above teat sum.
really did not know by what means any man who had The bounty of Queen Anne was, perhaps, the most
solemnly taken an oath, was to discharge his con- wisely dispersed charity of any in existence ; it heal
science from the cbligation of it. He had no con- been applied hitherto with the utmost propriety to
ception that, having once taken the oath, he could the relief of the inferior Clergy, but it would take
get rid of the conformance of residence, it' that were at least a century and a halt before it could be Ten-
the obligation of it. dered in itseapplicetion extensively operative. The
The Bishop of ST. ASAPH entered more at Noble and Learned Lord had given their Lordships
large into the question. He went back to the to hope, that a Bill would speedily be brought in for
institution of Vicars, or as they .were then term- the establishment of a means of provision for Cu-
ed, ricard. The Redor undoubtedly was at the rates, and the enforcement of their residence, during
first institution of Redories, entrusted with the souls the absence of the Redor or Vicar of their parishes.
of those in his parish, and so he was to this day. Ile trusted that the Lope would soon be realized.
Finding that having the cure of souls compelled The objet was a most desirable one, and the sooner
him to residence, he said to himself, " have it was adopted the better. With respect to the Bill.
my ricarus, or deputy, and then I need not reside." he was highly gratified with the degree of good that
Upop this ground the Vicarii or Vicars were obi- it would died. In these times, when infidelity pre.
ginelly introduced ; but the latter soon found out vailed and gained ground, too much care could not
that the cure of souls was entrusted to the Redor, be taken of the church establishment. Strange and
and therefore denied that they were bound to resi- extravagant opinions were daily broached by igno-
dence, saying, that the Rector, having the cure of rant mechanics, and men totally devoid OT literatirre
souls, was to be the resident parish priest. His and knowledge, who came forward under the elm-
Lordship said, he would go no further into the argu- rafter of enthusiasts, and persuaded themselves that
ment, than to say, that most indisputably the Rec- their zeal was a sufficient apology for their igno-
tor, and the Vicar, from the alteration of the cir- ranee. 'When he talked of enthusiasts, his Lordship
cumstances, which the times had occasioned, ought said, he by no means intentied to convey any cell-
to be placed on one and the same footing. With sure on that very respectable description of persons,
regard to the discharge of a man's conscience from who, though they differed from the doctrine and
the obligation of an oath, which he had taken, ho discipline of the Church of England; were sincerely
had himself been much embarrassed as to the con- pious, and only wished to worship God in their own
dna he ought to pursue under an oath, which, when way. Such men, acting with due subordination to the
he was Dean of Westminster, he had necessarily government of the country, were as valuable sub-
teken. The obligation of the oath was founded jests as any in the kingdom. His Lordship, alter
on the Statutes of the Chapter, all proceeding from adverting to a variety of eubjeas, in some mode re-
the King, that as Dean he should do no pub- latively corpreCted with the Bill, said, he trusted.
lie ail, but in the presence of six Prebends, and wit's that by the Noble and Learned Lord's veinal:de
the consent of the majority of the six. It was not a assistance, the Bill would be rendered as periled as
very easy matter to coiled six Prebends together. the nature of the case would admit ; and, as it was
To remove the difficulty, the Chapter presented a a Bill calculated to promote and secures idle interests
petition to his hlajesty to beg an alteration of the of morality and religion, he could not end what he
Statute, and hi Majesty; by and with the advice of had said better than in the words of the Roman
his Privy Counbil, was pleased to order that the pre- orator, erroperpetua.
sence of four Prebends, and the produCtion of The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he felt him-
three proxies, should be sufficient, as fir as went to self highly indebted to the Right Rev. rtrelate for
give authority to the acct of the Dean of Westmin- the handsome opinion which he had expresied re-
ster ; but no consideration whatever was had in this speaing him. He thouh lit it necessary in the pre-
reeulation to the oath which he had taken ; the whole sent instance to state to the Committee, what the
was passed over, and he felt himself in a very un- line of condua was which he thought it necessary to
pleasant and uneasy situation. His oath bound pursue. He meant on ,Monday to move, that the
him to one line of condud, and the new regulation Bill be recommitted, and he hoped they should be
directed him to another. There certainly was one able to go through the Committee that night, as he
means of enabling a man conscientiously to dispense hoped they would not think it necessary to debate
with the obligation of an oath, and that was, to dis- the clauses over again. He felt himself pledged
charge him from the duty which the oath imposed. to frame amendments, and bring them forward on
l hat mode was adopted in his case, and he believed several of the clauses, which had been reserved for
his Noble and Learned Lord assisted in accommo- future consideration, and he would prepare himself
dating his conscience, by ,hewing him that he was for that purpose. There then would remain only
relieved from the duty that his oath imposed on two objects, namely, to introduce a clause in the
him, as his Majesty, from whom all the Statutes lieu of what he had moved the rejection, and instead
of the Chapter of Westminster proceeded, had of taking the value of livings as they stood in the
thought proper to correili and change the regula- King's books as a criterion of their value, to crder
tions laid down by them. As to the present clause, 'a certificate to be rendered of the reputed value of
his Lordship said, he thought that the Rector and each living, which, upon being produced in Court
Vicar ought to stand precisely on the same footing, as matter of evidence, would be open to the ques-
and he owned, that he had much rather consent that tion or challenge of the defeedant. His Lordship
the Clause should stand and the Vicar take no oath, said, be knew no criterion more fair that could be
than that the Rehtor should he obliged to take an referred to. This matter being disposed- of, his
Oath of Residence. It the one did, certainly the Lordship said, he knew not of but one important•
other ought to on the same. point more that remained. namely, the duration of
The clause was agreed to, and the remaining the Bill. Different opinions had been stated upon
Clauses of the Bid passed with only a few verbal this subjed by different Noble Lot*. some expres-
amendments. sing a wish to have its duration tiir ten or fifteen
After the Bill had teen gone through, years, and others only for three or five. The
The Bishop of DURHAM rose, and began by would certainly operate a much greater revulsion
saying, that he, his brethree, and the public, telt the among the Clergy than their Lordships might have
highest obligations to the Right Hon. very learned taught themselves to imagine ; and for his ossei
and respectable Gentleman, who had ventured to part, he would rather see the Bill thrown over tie-
Undertake so ardroas a task as framing a Bill of table immediately, than that it should only cone-
that comerehensis e nature ; a Bill calculated to nue in existence for three or five years. It was cot -
carry into riled the important (shied of enforcing tainly only a Lill of experiment, but it was an ex -
the Resideacc of the Clergy in a very considerable periment well worth trying, at d it. ought to have .s
degree, an objea which all their Lordships must be tan trial. It was a Bill which would obtain a great
anxious to attain. The effort to achieve so great a deal of good, if it did not roach the whole extent u:
point must be entitled to the gratitude and the thanks good that might be wished. It would -rescue the
of every serious and sincere well-wisher of morality clergy from the abominable oppressions of the es--r
and religgion. 1 hey had next to confess their very- of the 'List of Henry the Eighth. Let their Lei,:
great obligations to the Noble and Learned Lord ships, especially those of the deverend Bench, vorego.
who had, throughout the whole proceedings of the
.weil the vaWie ref so essential a benefit. Let theat
Committee, taken so much pains to throw light on consider. in how very diffeieni a state the Clergy
every clause of the Bill, and most especially tor the the whole kingdom would be placed tool& the pre.
great assistance he bad afforded the House in his sent Bill. In a great Measure it sectereh resident".
illustration of the .etst of Henry the Eighth, which he ''l'o-effeatiate so berge a chatge in 'the ecelesiastical
had not only explained to the advantage of the establishment, and in the praelice of, epiritehl per-
klouse,but to the satisfaction of himself; as the Noble sons, as melt wier looked compreleeffeittely on the
and I .earnedlAn-dhad owned, he was not aware of all subjea would think was necessary, must be a wee
the mischievous censequences of that qatute, till his of giadetion. IS must be done by slow degree .
attention was imperatively called.to the exantheation and no wise Ma would wish that too much shuu..l
of it. Much good had resulted, his Lordship said, be attempted in the first instance. They
from the very laborious discussions which the present •muels by' the present am, • out! if they' riscltsedo,e
Bill had undergune,though there still remained parts fate of the Bill by aiming at more, let it. he reniuM.
of it that were not quite satisfactory ; btu as the heeed, that they delivered over the h3ergy of toe
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