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The SF.CRETARY at WAR. observed, that by
ancient custom, his Majesty was empowered to call
out all persons from sixteen to sixty years of age, in
cases of emergency. For the age of sixteen, there-
fore, the Bill only followed the old custom; if per-
sons of that age were fit for service, of the size of
five feet two inches, sad so far as not to 61 worth
1001. In the latter case, they must either serve or
find substitutes. As to the principle, he said, that
the Bill followed-the sane in point of personal pro-
perty,. as that of the statute of Charles 11. The
reason why women were not liable to find substi-
stutes under this Bill, though they might the pos-
sessed of property, was, that there was no instance
in our history of females being so called upon, and
though the demand might be just, yet the novelty
of such a thing would be likely to excite a clamour.
Ile added, that he had no objeaton to exempt per-
sons altogether over the age of sixty, and oblige
those from forty-five to sixty, to stand the ballet and
find substitutes.
General MAITLAND was for extending the
ballots beyond the; age of 45, observing, that for
five or six years after being called• out, more as-
sistance mould he derived from:men of 50; than
from boys of Iti years of age. •
A Member proposed thet, instead of• being re-
gulated by the assessed duties, which 'did not make
a fair criterion, all persons *above The age of tilt'
sineed be exempt . front. finding substitutes, unless
they were worth 10001. a year.
Mr. SHERIDAN thought it highly proper to
add five years more to the 45 'already made the
limited age of service by the present Dill ; and that
' personal service should be more rigidly enforced.
than heretofore. It would be an easy thing to se:
little.ploueh-boys of five-feet two inches high, and
lti years of lige, and- they may depend upon it, that
the greater pare of the substitutes would be of this
description, and of that standard from which -little
may be expeeted; If so, he 'mist say that these
were not efforea suited to the present crisis. The
standard should be set to a.due proportion of man-
hood, and the number wanted would be hat a mere
trifle in proportion to the population of this country.
In proof of this he asserted, not from conjeaurc, but
after some enquiry, that there were stout fellows
now employed in building and decorating magni-
ficent houses in this metropolis, superior in number
to the whole of the army of reserve. If the prin-
ciple of personal service was departed from, as in
the present BM it evidently had been, he saw no
reason for exempting any age, for surely the mail
even of seventy had vigour enough remaining, at
least, to put his hands in his pocket. When no
exemption ivas allowed to persons whose at-
tendance.. was required upon professional and
other duties, such as Peers of the Realm, Mem-
bers of that House, Privy Counsellors, Cabinet
Ministers, and even the Judges of the land ; what
ground was there for.exempting opulent old men ?--
The. payment of 401. a-year to the assessed taxes,
was no criterion of property, as it was well known
that there were numbers of men of fortune residing
in Orate houses and lodgings ahouttown, who kept
horses, and lived extravagantly, and notwithstand-
ing paid scarcely any thing to the assessed taxes. He
would net go so far as to say, that the exemption
should go so far as 10001. a-year, he thought 2001. '
a-year to be a more prow limitation. As to the
standard, he was not diSposed to adopt Serjeent
Kite's idea of the scale of merit ; considering that
" dating souls may dwell inlittle men !" and as it
was possible that a nian under five feet two, might
have as much property as one of six feet high, he
could not conceive why such a person should '
be exempted from finding a substitute. With
respect to females, he would put. them out of
the question ; for though the age of chivalry was
gone, it would be unnialily and indecent to compel
delkate ladies to run about the streets, crying out,
44 I want a man, I want a substitute." He con-
cluded with proposing, that they should begin with
the age of 18, instead of IG, as proposed by this
Bill.
The SECRETARY at WAR. said, he had no
• objeftinn to begin 4t the age of 18, and let the bal-
lots run up to the age of GO.
Mr. KINNAIO) wished it to be distinaly stated
whether the pripelple of the Bill Went upon property
or on personal service ? By subjeaing persons above
50 to find substitutes, the Bill seemed to aim at pro-
perty, and if so,when the Judges were not exempted,
lie could not approve of any exemption being ex-
tended to my Lords the Bishops and beneficed Cler-
gymen holding livings beyond a certain value.
1-k gave notice of his intention, in the proper stage,
to move that their Lordships, as well as beneficed.'
ClergYmen, should be made liabk to stand a ballot.
Sir WILLIAM 9EARY was, against the mea-
sure altogether, as much resembling the French
Conscriptions.
Mr. PIT l' wished to know what increase of
' numbers was to be expected from extending the bal-
lots to fifty years of age. He doubted much whe-
ther the difference would accelerate the ballot a sin-

gle week. Our, defensive operations, he hoped,
would not be confined to this measure, but another
local supplementary force raised, and if so, he sub-
mitted, whether it would not be better to reserve the
aged persons for that emergency, whenever it may
arise. If seven days wouldbe required to make out
new lists, he believed it would be found best to ad-
here to our original list. He had not the means of
knowing the extent of the enemy's preparations, but
when we considered his avowed purpose and the
advance 2 period of the season, he feared that by any
alteration, we shouldlose more in point of time, than
we should gain in numbers.'
Sir ROBERT BUXTON said, that much time
would be lost before the parochial constables could
make out new lists.
General MAITLAND thought the most desira.
ble thing was aCtivity in raising the force, and should

was ig tn. _ and slim,.
rather, on refleftion, leave the aged people for the
supplementary army proposed.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, it would be
fortthe committee to decide, whether persons beyond
a military age should be liable to rind substitutes,
and they would recollect that there was already a
clause empowering thellleputy Lieutenants to make
out new lists if necessary.
Mr. G. VA WTTART said, that making out
new lists would consume at least a fortnight.
Mr. PrIT doubted whether it would not be bet.
ter to forego altogether for the present any call upon
persons beyond the age of 45. He had no ob-
jection on this occasion to blend property with per-
sonal security, so as to meet the exiwncy, particu-
larly when he considered that we were doing it for
the best praCtical purpose of self-defence. These
from 45 to 50 years of age, who had property to be

included within the proper arrangement, bore but
a small proportion to the general classes who were
to till up the levy. He.recommended the speedy
execution of themeasure, though subjel to minute
inaccuracies.
The CHANCELLOR of The EXCHEQUER
said, there would be great difficulty in altering the
old system, and he would willingly forego any addi-
tional numbers that may be gained fronr the age of
45 to 50 years, for the sake of simplicity and dis-
patch‘ of the plan. We should be entangled in
endless difficulties, unless we at present took the
lists as we found them, and left the power of sub-
sequent alterations to_the Deputy Lieutenants.
Sir L. PARSONS spoke in favour of expedition,
for tr.e sake of which he would support the clause
as it stood, with all its imperfedions.
Mr. SHERIDAN did not conceive that the al-
teration could be attended with much delay or diffi-
culty. It was desirable that in a plan which 4ffeded.
property, the burthen should be thrown on the rich,
which would give the poorless reason to complain.
Colonel WOOD proposed, that if he who peid
301. altur to the assessed taxes found one
he who paid 1001. a•year should find three ,ui'en.
Colonel BASTARD objected to the propositions
on the parislieh.observing„that in the last war lie
knew or a parish- where there was not a single man
liable to be balloted for in the Militia, theychring
all been enterea into.voltinteer Carps.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, the experience of the last war shewed the t apa-
cizy of the country to rai,eby ballot, the force,
now required, in addition to that already levied.- They,
volunteer force was now much reduced, and the
members that composed the companies in tile last-
war, would now come wit'hin'the sphere of theehance
by ballot. In fad there was a greater roice on'
foot in the course of the.last war.
Mr. ERSKINE said, we .had only to raise the
country, and it would defend itself. He deprecated
all alterations, and recommended the adoption of
the .originaPeliuse.
The Committee then agreed to the original clause,
with the substitution of the age of 18, for that of
16.
• The Committee next proceeded to discuss the Ex-
imption Clause, extending to Officers of the Army
-and Navy, Members of Universities, Clergymen,
&c
Mr. KI NNAIRD then proposed, that Bishops and
henificed Clergymen, should be excluded from tie
exemption. .
1-11 was told this was not the.proper stage for sue!)
a mfflcon. • '
Sir W. GEARY move to introduce, alter tie
word Clergymen, these,. “ having no other trade lor
occupation. ' . „
Several Members complained of the
sestasicips-
pradised by persons taking out licences as preachers. ,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER''
said, there were certainly great and crying abides
in that way, against which precautions were taken
in the present Bill. As a proof of the extent to
which it was carried, he mentioned that a Nobleman
(Lord Ellenborough, we believe) now at the head
of the law department, when Attorney General,
was drawn. for a Militia man; and happening to
speak of the circumstance, a gentleman told him,
" You can get over it fora shilling, by taking out a
licence as a preacher."
The SEVRE'fARY at WAR, after a good deal
of conversation, proposed that the clause should
remain as at present, to be subsequently considered,
which was agreed to.
An amendment was proposed relative to the clause
which objected to the services of the different volunteer
companies after the .I€2d of June, 1303, in order to
accept the continuation of their services, as advanta-
geous to the country.
I he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he trusted the Committee would not infer flea
the offers of persons to raise volunteer corps would be
actually treated with inattention ; a considerable
number of offers had been made by several persons
in Scotland ; but all answer to such offers kid been
kept back, until the sentiments of Parliament were
known upon the subject.
Mr. FULLER thought the Volunteer Corps might
be made extremely beneficial to the nation, particu-
larly the Yeomanry Cavalry.
' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
observed, it was the wish of many to raise Volunteer
Cavalry ; and it was a good suhjed to urge, whe-
ther the clause comfit iced in the present measure,
ought to extend to such volunteers as had not been
raised.
Sir JAMES SINCLAIR ERSKINE objected to
the inlisting of Volunteer Corps, and the proposi-
tion in general, as tending to favour the attempts
of many to avoid serving in the levy which was
about to he made.

Mr. STURGESS remarked that volunteer com-
panies were inadequate to the pertOrmance of stria
military 'duty, and that many had lately been seen
crowded with recruits nv.rcly for the purpose of
exempting themselves from the present service
After some further discussion it was agreed that
the clause should remain on its original establish-
ment.
Colonel CRAUFO RD proposed, that the services
of - ballotted should extend to l.sr -

persons regin regi-
ments, as the only means of safety the country could
adopt. If the enemy landed, he observed, we must
have old and well•disciplined troops to attack them,
or they would soon be at London. Those who had
been in Holland, and had seen the numerous collec-
tion of boats and schoots, which were every where
observed on the canals of that place, would not
doubt the probability of the landing of the enemy,
and their ability to land 100,000 men. The Dutch
r knew our coasts, were excellent seamen, and as well
acquainted with the navigation of our coast and ri-
vers as our own experiences! pilots. He contended that
70,000 men raised as regular troops, were sufficient to
oppose an enemy of 100,000, and from the experience
he had, during the late war, in military affairs, he
was assured the above number of mei,, regularly
disciplined, would be better than the battalions of
reserve, which were about to be raised. We ought
to have an army of regulars to oppose the French ;
not that he doubted the condua of a British army of
any description, but it was necessary a diamond
should cut a diamond. He wished to know where
the difference was, between sending men•raised by
ballot into the 4td regiment, or the battalion of
reserve, provided the service of each was not to ex-
tend beyond a certain limit. He concluded with
again repeating, that a regular. force was the only
one proper to meet an enemy, should they laud.
The SECRETARY ar WAR said, it was intend.'
eid to eropoiver his Majesty to dispose of the force
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that might he raised by ballot into such regiments as
might be considered of the greatest advantage to
meet the exigency of the moment.
The CHANCII.I.I_,OII of the EXCHEQUER
stated, that it would be left open to his Majesty to
assign the men raised by ballot to the service of other
regiments in the service of Great Britain. He could
not help remarking upon the language used by an
Honourable Member who had just spoken. He
wished to despise the power of the enemy, and not
to lessen that of his own country ; that conduit had
not, however, been adopted by the Hon. Member,
who,if he had desired to propagate doubt and un-
certainty, would have worded his remarks in the
way he had done.
Colonel CRAUFORD said a few words in ex-
planation.
The Right Hon. DENIS BROWN spoke of the
strength of the country, and the arrogance of the
Firit Consul, whose pride, he observed, had been
the occasion of the present contest.
Mr. WINDHAM said, the measure once moved
in the House, of having a large body of troops raised
• 4tt. London,'was'teprobated by all as a' plan that
ought to 'basic !semi avoided. There was then much
clamour used,in opposition, and Jae bald to mark the
reverse in the:House, which had occasioned such
change of sentiment, it could only be.attnbuted
something radically. wrong. As tot* spirit of the
country, which he had heard 36 much of, he had net
seen it, he did not find that ardOur to meet the eneniy
which had been described ; but on the contrary, he
found a sort of apathy and calm desperation arising
from a cAice which he could not account for. Tlte:e
appeared a feeling,which he could not express. He
—hoped the Right lion. Gentleman would not take
his sentiments in a wrong point of view ; he was not
ambitious; it would be ridiculous if he was ; but from
circumstances that might arise, he could not avoid
being explicit with respea to the question of the
clause ' • he understood it would be left to his Majes-
ty, he therefore would say nothing further on the
sobjea.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, the question of the clause would not Lave
.occupied his attention farther, if a Right Honour-
able Gentleman, who spoke last, had not expressed
a sense of the -apathy- with which the country
appeared to exist ; the sentiments were, however,
- unjust, and different from what the Right Hon.
Gentleman had said on a thrmer day; the language
of the Right Honourable Gentleman was the lan-
guage of despondency, and not of animation. Let
him ask the House whether his language was pro-
. per, he would give all credit to an Hon. Member's
services (Colonel Crauford) and his zeal for the •
• public good ; he could not however avoid thinking
that the sentiments of the latter had been suitable to
'the plans of the First Consul of France, and tending to
check the ardour of public spirit. An Hon. Member
states, that the desperation or the melancholy which
is every where to be seen, arises from the conduct
of Ministers; the question was, whether the pros•
pect of affairs were then more melancholy that!
when the Right Hon. Member formed a part of the
administration (Hear ! bear!). With resped to
the measure, the same did not appear to be under-
stood ; he was sure his Hon. Friend (the Secretary
at. War) took much pains to express it, and he
thought the latter bad succeeded. He did not at-
tempt to deny that the enemy had the means of
landing troops from the coast of Holland, but did
it follow that the metropolis is in danger ? Let
them land, and they would not then get to London.
In the course of the next week, all the regiments
would be at their stations for the public defence,
and he reckoned with confidence of repelling the
enemy in all direetions, if they should arrive, with
such a naval force ; and the feelings that would
be excited in the moments of the approach of an
enemy, and the exertions that would made, he
had no doubt of being generally successful ; he
begged the House to excuse him for troubling them.
so -long, but he coulct not avoid speaking, when he
heard his Majesty's Government accused of being
tardy, and reflections thrown on its conduit, which
was not in the least applicable.
Colonel CRAUFORD, in explanation, said,• he
did not mean to disapprove of any measures pursued
by his Majesty's Ministers.
The question relative to the clause remained in
its original state, no alteration having taken place.
The clause extending the duration of service to
five years, and six months after the signing of a
Treaty of Peace, was then put and agreed to.
An amendment was proposed and agreed t,3, that
no Member of a Yeomanry Corps shall be exempted
from service in the Army of Reserve, who shall
appear to have absented himself from rnester for
two days in any one week, or ten days in any one
month; but the name of the person so absenting
himself, should be struck off the roll of the Yeo-
manry Corps.

A:clause was proposed and agreed to, that the
fine for a substitute should be 201. generally.
If was also agreed, that a Colonel of a regiment
of the Army oc.Reserve should be enabled to give a
discharge to any man wilting to enter a regiment
of the line.
The remaining clauses were then put and agreed
to. The Report was then received, and the Bill or.
dered to be printed, and the Relfort to be taken into
further consideration on Wednesday.
The Lords amendments in the Clergy Bill were
ordered- to be taken into consideration on Wed-
nesday.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of
the Increase Duty Excise Bill.
Mr. PLO MEI( requested to know what time the
instalments mist be paid by malsters and brewers
for the stock on hands ?
The c'HANCELLOR of he EXCHEQUER
answerdi upon the 2 ttli of Odober, 25th of Dc-
cemher, liith of January, and 9d of March.
Mr. V ANSIT FART then stated, that it was
intended to reduce the proposed duty upon port
from 201. to 121. and that the duty upon French
wines should remain at 181. additional per ton.
Mr. PLOMER expressed his surprize that the
duty upon wine, which was the beverage •of the
rich, should be reduced, while that on Malt wa.s
increased.
Mr. VANSITTART said, the object was to en-
courage importation, and for the future extension
of the trade.
• Col. C. HUTCHINSON wished to know when
the duty was to commence upon Irish distilled spiirits.
Mr. VANSITTART an4ered, the 4th July.
Col. HUTCHINSON then argued against it, as
involving in its operation an infringement of the Act
of Dion.

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After a few observations from the Chancellor of
Ile Exchequer, and Sir L. Parsons, the Bill way.
reported, and ordered to be engrossed.
The Bill to prevent unlawful Combination among
• Jourtreymen in Ireland, went through a Committee.
Report to-Morrow.
On the motion of Mr. VANSITTART, an Ac-
mint- was ordered to be laid before the House, of the
Money issued by the Treasurers of the Navy, under
the An of the 3tith of His present Majesty, for find-
ing the Longitude.
Mr. CORRY moved the order of the day for
taking into consideration the several duties on salt-
v‘otre in Ireland.
-Colonel HUTCHINSON reprobated the prac-
t:o; of proceeding upon Irish business at a law hour,
ani in so thin a House as the present.
Mr. CORRY and the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER said, the object was to lower the
duties, and therefore hoped the Honcurable Member
would withdraw his objeftion.
Colonel HUTCHINSON persevered, and moved
that the House be counted.
The Speaker then counted the House, and there
being only seventeen Members present, ait adjourn-
ment of course took place at One o'clock.

77/I.:ATRE-ROTAL, H.AtmArßliri. -
THIS EVENING will be presented, a ,Comic •Viece its One
Act, milled
ALL IN GOOD HUMOUR.
Chagrin, Mr. Burtmt ; Squire ilairbroni, Mr. !I. Ke1!!"1
Rellanty, Mr. Palmer. Mrs. Chagrin, Mrs. Hale; Sophia,
M ss Gaud. v ; Dorothy, Mrs. I larlowe
After voltirsh will be performed, a Comedy in Three Acts,
.
THE CHILD OF NATURE.
Duke MUTC.IIII; Mr. VVlsartsdf; Marquis Almanac, Mr. Ar-
*tier ; Count Vidantia, Mr. De (lamp. Mareltioneis
MIL T. Woodfall; Amanthis Miss Grimanl.• •
To which w4lbcadded, the Mu•il Enteminment of
THE FARM-ER.
Jemmy Jumps, Mr. Mathews;; Vatentine, Mr. Trueman.
Molly Maybush, Mis. Atkins; Louisa, Mrs. Mathews.

The length of the Parliamentary Debate obliges in to defer
the insertion of "The Inir,gues of the French at Constanti-
nople," and several other interesting articles. " The Intrigues
of the French at Constantinople" shall be given to-morrow, if
poosible.

THE RELISH PRESS.
LONDON, -
TUESDAY, fuNE 28.

The Board of General'Oficers appointed by His,
MAJzsr Y 's warrant, met yesterday at eleven o'clock,
at Chelsea, for the purpose of inspeaing the accounts
of Major-General FA wc rr, Mai or BRADSHAW, and
other Officers concerned in raising the late levies in
Ireland. From the great respeaabili?y of the Court,
the public and the parties may espied the measure of
impartial justice and equal advantage. The Court
consists of General Sir THOMAS Muso aovz and

the four other Generals mentioned in our Paper of
yesterday. Shortly after they had met, the room.
was cleared, and they remained in consultation with
the Deputy Judge Advocate until three o'clock, for
the purpose of arranging their proceedings. The
Board then adjourned until ten o'clock on Thursday
next, then to meet and proceed to business.
It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report,
that several amendments were made last night in
the Bill for raising the Army of Reserve.
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The French Funds are recovering, and we under-
stand that private letters from respectable persons
in France speak with considerable confidence of the
restoration of peace, through the mediation of Rtr-
sia. We have repeatedly stated it to be our decided
opinion, that there was very little chance of a sue-
c.:ssful result from such a mediation, at the present
moment. We see no grounds for altering this
opinion, and it is proper that the public should not
be encouraged in indulging expeaations, which, in
all probability, must provedelusive.
'lley also 'hold out the confident prospea that
this negotiation will prove successful. The French
troops had not by the latest accounts taken p
session of Hamburgh, and the fears of the mer-
chants on this subjef were beginning to di .tp-
pear. ft is asserted that every one of the dea
stands of General NIrORIIER Ic.peaing the embargo
on English vessels, the seizure of English otficers and
sailors, and the confiscation of English property,have
been rejeard. The negociation has been succeeded
by n:1 aa of violence on the part of the French Ge-
neral. The neutrality of Bremen, and the territory,
has hitherto been respected. Their genend discipline
is described as being regular in the greatest degree.
There is every reasm to hope. that if the French
eventually do resort to the seizure of Hamburgh,
they will be disappointed in their hopes of obtaining
plunder.
Intelligence received from France has occasioned
the following important Notice
Ablericius Consulate, Lwlon, June 1800.
By an Arrete the French (loveriiiiient, of I hlessidor
(June 40t1t,) no Antericati vebel, are periii !Ito! to carry liner.
ill-tn.:4e of :any kind, dimly or irtlire.llv, from this °flurry
•3 say port of the It •oublie. Aid all 13r.tish MaiiuNetmet,
ire British Colonial Pria)duce, so carried, will be subject
!tuition. .
It is reported, but with whit truth we cannot say,
that a negotiation is now carrying on with respea to
the neutrality of Spain during the present contest, an
offer having been made by the Ft RST CONSUL to ab-
stain from all hostility against Portugal, provided
the British Government consent to recognize the
neutrality of Spain.
All the vulnerable points at Jersey are proteaed by
strong batteries, and manned with picked men. To
the different corps in garrison a separate station is
allotted along the coast, tuft the cominunication is so
judiciously maintained, that a large force can be
brought into action in the course of three hours. The
half of every regiment keep watch the whole of the •
night, and commence their movements in different
dirdlions exaaly at half after twelve o'clock, as:
the island were in an aftuat state of sie.ge.
_The
natitet Well diiciplined, and most inveterate
in their detestation of the French. The whole of the
,ffedive force is not less than five thousand mon.
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IT IArbSOIL
Windsor- has not, been so gay for a considerable
time past as it was on Sunday. The town was so
full of company, from London and different parts
of the country, that numbers could not be accom-
modated at the inns. Soma after seven o'clock
their •M the Duke o 1 CA AI R UDC t.,and the
Pa iNcEsses, attended by General GARTH, Major
ars allow, Marchioness BATH, Countess Av L RS.
BUR Y, and three Ladies THY KNES, walked from the
Queen's Lodge to the Terrace, and on ,heir arrival
they were saluted by the bands of the Staffordshire
Militia, and of the 13th Regiment of Light Dra-
goons, playing God save the King ; they were fre-
quently relieved by her MAJEsr v's band, in full
uniform. The company were so numerous, that
it was with great difficulty Edwards and Dowset,
the Police Officers, could clear the way for the
ROyal Party to pass. Among. the company were
the Bishop of NORWICH, his Lady, and eleven
daughters, the Earl of Ux aR I DGE, Lord and Lady
HEN I.Ly, Lady BULKILY, &c. his MAJESTY fre-
quently Conversed with the Earl of UEDA I DGE.
About a quarter past eight, the Royal Party re.
turned to the Queen's Lodge to tea; after which
they had a Concert of Sacred Music.
Qn Saturday, Baron LEN rH s, the llanoverian
Minister, arrived at Windsor, and was engaged for
a considerable time'in conversation with the Duke of
CAMBRIOnE.
Early yesterday morning, two Messengers arrived
at Windsor, with d6patehes to his Mans., Y.
Yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock, his MAJESTY
and the Princess EtizAßE rn attended Divine Ser-
vice at St. George's Chapel.
At half past nine o'clock, his MAJESTY and the
Duke of CAM Bitmot, the Princesses SOPHIA and
A MELIA, attended by General GARTH, Major DES,
BROW, and Lady Is A. act I. A THVNNE, took an airing
on horseback in Windsor Great Park.
Her MAJESTY and the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELI-
zAeLrH, and MARY, took an airing to Frogmore.
' Yesterday, soon niter two o'clock, the Princess
CII A R LOT TE Of WALES, attended by the Countess of
ELGIN, arrived at Windsor on a visit to her Majesty.
Yesterday morning the Staffordshire Militia had
a grand Field Day in Windsor Park.
Last night the Royal Family honoured the Thea-
tre Royal Windsor with their presence to see The
Poor Gentleman, and The Review, or Tile Wags of ,
Windsor. Their Majesties appeared much enter-
tained with tha performance of Mr. FOOT in Lieute-
mist Worthington, and Mr: THORNTON in Sir Roterf
Bramble. The house was crowded.
Mr. WEST, the President of the Royal Academy,
is at Windsor ; her Royal HiOness the Princess
ELIZABETH spewed the worthy President some
painting which her tasteful hand.-has nearly finished.
Yesterday morning about eight o'clock Earl
tt Morro arrived at Windsor on business with her
MAJESTY.
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The Marchioness-of SA LISRUILY'S Music, on. Sun..
day evening, was attended by the Prince of NV A..cs,
Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCESTER, 'Duchesses or
DEvoNsRIRE, Bucci.sucti, and Sr.aAN's, Lady
G. H. CAVENDISH, Earl of YAstsozouon, and
Lord WILLIAM BIiAUCLERK.

Yesterday Lord GRAvts, son of the late Admiral
GRAVES, led Lady MARY PAGET, youngest daugh-
ter of the Earl of UXBRIDGE, to the hymeneal al-
tar. The ceremony was performed in St. James's
church, by the Rev. Mr. ANDREWS. Among the
company present, were the Countess of Willi Inc r,
Lady GARLIES (who acted as bridesmaid), Lord
Ilaotr, and the Blandford and Galloway families.
After the ceremony, the happy couple set off in a
chariot and four for his Lordship's sear in Kent.
Lady- HEATHCOTE has fixed her last rout this
season for the 4th July.
The Duchess of Goatioses Ball last night at
Fife House was fashionably attended. The lower
dining parlour, opposite the river, a very spacious
apartment, was appropriated to dancing. The four
-drawing rooms above stairs were laid out for the
slipper, which was very sumptuous. The senses
were charmed with the beauty and fragrance of the
various flowers and shrubs with which the house
was ornamented in great profusion.
The Marquis of Hu-4 r. v paid a visit, on Satur-
day, to the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD at Wo-
burn, and returned to town yesterday morning.
Colonel BF.ASLEY arrived in town on Saturday,
from his tour through France and Germany. On
his return he paid a visit to Mr. JACKSON, the Eng-
lish Ambassador at Berlin. •

It is to the second daughter of Lord CARIIINO
ros that Lord MAnuv is to be united. That Young
Lord passes a good •ckal of his time at Vial/11er
Castle.
As Colonel Baooisr. was returning on Saturday
evening in a hackney-coach through Duke-street to
his house in Jermyn-street, he put his head out of
the window to speak. to the coachman.' In that si-
tuation, the coachman drawing his whip with vio-
lence) struck the Colonel across the eyes and de-
prived him of sight. Messrs. Watkin and Phibhs,
the Oculists, were immediately called in. Last
nigh: one of his eyes had recovered' its sight,' but
the fate of the other is still doUbtfed.
.Mrs. MOUNTAIN, Mrs. Gtovr.s, Mr. MUREAY,
and Mr. Esti:ay, are playing at Liverpool.
The Newcastle Theatre opened on Monday even-
ing last for the race and introduced, for the
first time these eight years, Mr. CHARLES KEetaLu
to thenotice of a Newcastle atidience. The charac-
ter of Shykci was originally intended for his dela,
bitt this was afters ards changed; as announced, fl
Dba Pelix, in the comedy of rile Wonder, which he
sustained with a grace and animation, highly to the
satisfaaion of the house ; and strongly evinced, to
those who had witnessed his more Juvenile perform-
ances, the degree of improvement he had received
during his theatrical exertions in the metropolis.--
He, has since appeared in the chataklers of hamlet,
Frederiek Bramlde, in the Poor Gentlemani and Charles,
in tyre School for Scandal, in each of which he was re-
ceived with the warmest applause. Miss Met.Lors
also contributed to the entertainments of the Tisea-
•tre, by the most happy display of her powers.
On the 14th inst. the foundation of an academy
was lsid at Newtbn-Douglas, by Sir WILLIAM
Douocas, of Castle-Douglas, Baronet, and the
other -Executors of the deceased, SAMUEL Douo.
LAS, Esq. of Windsor Castle, St. Mary, Jamaica,
as _Qrsiercd. by...his will : to tlie-establishment and

maintenance to which ch:u itable institution he has
left the greater pan of his estate both real and
personal.
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LAW !WELL IG.ENCE.
COURT kt.NG's BENCII, Jows 27.
The judgment ,of the Court was moved against
Capt. George Brisac, Late of his Majesty's ship
Lir, rot conspiring with Alexander Scott, to de-
fraud the Viaualling Board. It appeared by the
Report of the Trial that Captains Ilrisac and Scott,
carried on a system of peculation of a nio!st alarm-
ing nature. They contrived, by getting blank
vouchers and certificates signed, to draw a bill for
5581. upon &he Viaualling Board for stores purcha-
sed for the ship's use. It however turned out, that
a large quantity of meat had been charged which
had never been received on board, and even what
had supplied had been purchased at f2ld. per lb and
was charged 7d. ; the guilt of the Defendants had
been dearly made out.
Mr. Scrjeant Bur addressed the Court in mid,
gation of punishment, and
Mr. ER iKIN E for the prosecution urged the Court
to inflia a severe judgment. The Defendant Br--
sac was committed to the King's Bench till the last .
day of the Term.
Benjamin Phillips and Richard Shipman were
brought into Court to receive judgment for conspir-
ing to take away the life of Capt Bosworth, by
accusing him of Murder. Shipman was also to re-
ceive judgment for perjury. The sentence of the
Court on Richard Shipman was, that he should be
imprisonadtwo years in the county gaol of Middle-
sex, and -stand in.the pillory on Tower Hill ; and
Benjamin that he should be imprisoned one
month, stand iti'the'lti/Iorj; on. Timer Hill, and be
transported' seven years.
Hill Darley Was brought into Court to receive
judgment •fOr 'boMmitting an assatilt upon. Samuel
Emhden.
Mr. Easitine addressed the Court on behalf of
the Defendant, and cited an opinion of Mr. Justice
Buller to the cited; that if the assault was not com-
mitted while the parties actually were at play, the
offence was not within the statute. He. entreated
the Court to consider bens, highly penal the statute
was, and that if it was applied to the case of the
Defendant it would involve him in utter ruin: He
,maintained that the assault was committed in conse-
quence of a provocation the day after the parties had
been playing, and at a different place ; the Prose-
cutor had told the Defendant to look, in die glass,
and he would see the face of a scoundrel ; this was
an insult, it was impossible for any man
,to bear.—
He considered thiS as a Case of the highest pro-
vocation.
Mr. Serjeant Bssr addressed the Court on the
same side.
'Mr. GARROW was commencing his reply, when
the Court desired time to ask some explanation from
Mr. Justice Heath, who presided at the Assizes for
Sussex, relative to the trial.
The Defendant was remanded until to-morrow.
Mr. GURNEY moved for a Mandamus, direaed to
the Trastees of the Commercial Road, command-
ing them to proceed to the Imparineling a Jury to
ascertain the amount of compensation to.be given to
a Mr,Foulger for'komi leasehold'ground in bis oc-
cupation, which lies in the line of the commercial
road, which is a hew road construaing from the ;
West India Docks at the .Ile of Dogs 'to White-
chapel church ; the trustees had marked
.out this
pound to be takeninto the road ; they had taken•
possession of part of it and turned the road over it,
and they had prevented Foulger's servants from
coming upon it for carrying on his business, which
was to lay soil. They had 'given him notice of
trial, which they had countermanded, and wanted
him to accept what he considered an inadequate
compensation, and On his refusal, they now with-
held from him the possession of his own land, and
at the same time, they refused to go to trial to as-
certain what sum of money ought to be paid him.
Rule to chew cause eras granted.

Gottenhurgh, where lately one of his Majesty's
Packets has been sent, is situated on the German
Ocean, in the province of Bohus, and is the second
city in Sweden, both on account of its trade and po-
pulation ; with a fair wind one may sail from Sun-
derland to Gottenburgh, in 48 hours ; the entrance
to its harbour is more easy than to that of Cuxhaven ;
and in the coldest winters, the navigation is seldom
interrupted for a long time, the tide being so very
strong its to break and to carry away the ice.---
' From Gottenburgh to Copenhagen or to Stockholm,
a courier may easily travel in 72 hours, and from
Gottenburgb to St. Petersburgh in ti or 8 days.
The roads in Sweden arc better than those of any
other country upon the Continent; the expence less
than any where in Europe, and the people lively,
polite, obliging and hospitable. Sweden is a very
romantic country. Nature is there seen every mo-
ment in its horror, in its beauty, and in its perfeaion ;
mountains and precipices, forges and mines, lakes
and valleys, are in a continual succession in all its
provinces.
From Yarmouth to Cuxhaven the passage is as
long, if not longer than from Sunderland to Got-
tenburgh, considering the winds during certain
seasons ; from Cuxhaven to the Russian Frontiers
are the Worst toads in Europe, the expence of travel-
ling very great; and the people dull, rude, and in-
hospitable. It requires at least 10 or 19. days to
travel from Cuxhaven to St. Petersburgh, five
days to Copenhagen, and nine days to Stockholm.
The determination to establish a dired communica-
tion with the three Northern powers, by way of
Gottenbargh, does, therefore, great hdnour to the
judgment of Government, and is certainly, both
in peace and in war, as politiCal, 'as useful to the
commercial part of our nation.
The 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons, quartered
at Rumford, will be reviewed on Wednesday morn,
ing at Stratford, by his Royal Highness the Duke
of YORK.
Some letters from the North state, that Denmark
is colleting troops on the frontiers adjoining the
clistrids occupied by the French, with the view of
procuring more resped to the independence and
nmtrality of its territory. There are reports of
Russia and Prussia being likely to concur in proiea.
ing the independence of the North, but hitherto
there are no overt ads announcing such a determi-
nation.
Wherever genius:is adively employed,' there suc-
cess must follow ; so stands the case with the
amusements at the RovAL Ciaccs. No abilities nor
pains are spared to render it fully pmduaive of the
greatest attraaion. The. happy efforts to aid the
cause of loyalty and patriotism in ,the new songs of
the Diverusements are completely Atlccesst;ul.

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• LONDON MILIn
While the utmost activity on the part
ment is exerted to bring their disciplir
the field, we cannot but express our
two regiments of Militia, raised by
London, should, at this crisis, remain
These regiments cost the nation, if we a
informed, near 5u;000 I. a year, besides
expellee on the City of London fur -'
the men. The two regiments were
of 800 private .men, but they have .
completed. By the London Militia
the regiments is to be kept for the
city, the other is at the disposal of Go,
be sent any distance not farther than
from London, or to the nearest place of
As yet, Greenwich has been the nth
which either of the regiments have been
we make no doubt, that both regiment
their services to go to the coast or to
who has any regard for his country w
a& ; and in fati; it would be absurd,
of alual danger of invasion, Gov
dispose of the whole armed orce of
and employ 'it wherever it can be of .
vantage. We can have no doubt, how'
patriotism of the Court of Lieutchanty.
of the officers and soldiers of the two

It was on Saturday generally reported,
SYDNEY SMITH had fallen in with,
namber of gun and flat bottomed boa,
is, he has sent in some French and
boats.
Mr: LISTON, attended by Mr. D ESS I .
setter, left town on Saturday for Yarniotr
they will embark •n board the Amethyst
Copenhagen.. •
sir: Ho siE Poe Hass had a long interv,
Admiralty Board on Saonalay ; and it
th.'it he is to.lhave the chief command
expedition.
On Satitrday evening an Admiralty Mereneer
left t‘iwir with dispatches for the• Po. t, Admiral of
Plymouth.
The Commanders of .the different companies of
sea fenciblei are &der ed to make 'weekly returns to
the Admiralty.
Mr. HOLLAND, from the General PostaofEce, is
going to reside, as Agent for this country, at Got-
tenburg, in Sweden.
One of Lord WHITWORTH'S grooms, as' he -was
crossing the Channel with three of his Lordship's
horses, was on Saturday afternoon taken by a French
vessel.
On Saturday, Captain Boom, with several arti-
ficers, sailed from Leith to ered a temporary, but
substantial, wooden beacon, do the Bell rock.
Colonel PITTS, of Bridlington Quay. has received
permission from Government to raise a corps, of
the same description as that which he commanded
last war. •
The French are stated co have intimated to the
Regency of Hanover, that if the States will re-
nounce their allegiance to their present Sovereign,
and receive in his stead the Duke of l\teklanisurgh
Schwerin, the Chief Consul will withdraw his
' troops, and exert his good offices to obtain for them
an extension of territory, and considerable commer-
cial advantages ; is the event of success, the buely
of Mecklenburgh was to be given to Prussia:
The French have twice entered Cuxhaveir; the
first time in pnrsuit of the Duke Of Cambridge ;
when, finding he had left the place, the CoMmanier
apologized to the Governor for entering Hamtnirgh,
imputing the circumstance to locAl ignorance ; 'hey
returned, however, a second time, in search ( f ,he
English Port Agent, and again retired, occi7piing,
however, the adjoining village of Ritzhazel.
The latest -accounts received frcm Spain state,
that no step has been as yet taken in that country
towards entering into a war against iis. About the
beginning of this month, the English Consul at Ca-
diz, upon hearing of the departure of Lord Wart-
y/oms from Paris, acquainted the Captains te* the
English vessels there, which were only three in num-
ber, with the circumstance : at the same time, he
sent them such papers as might be necessary .for
their departure, leaving into their own discretion to
ad as they thought proper. One of the vessels, (the
Ambrosia, Captain HA RV tV) immediately put to eea,
with scarcely half a cargo, and arrived last week at
Falmouth. It does not appear that any Measure
was taken to prevent her departure, nor were the ves-
sels left behind at all molested ; and there was not
the smallest preparations making for war at Cadiz.
A Letter from Vienna, dated the :Ali of June,
states, that three couriers had arrived there Nubia
-two days from Naples ; two of whom preccede4 to
Petersburgh. Their dispatChes relate to the ap-
proaching occupation of the harbours of Naples and
Sicily by the French troops, in order to exclude the
ships of Britain. It is added that the embarrass-
ment of the Court' of Naples has been much .in-
creased by the circumstance of an .English squadron
having arrived at Naples, for the purpose of procur-
. in g provisions.
A Convention "is on the eve of being concluded
between the lslinirief Sweden and the Duke of Meck-
lenburgh, by which the former is to receive the city
of Wismar and' its dependencies. . .
Several persons, foreigners and Jews, have lattly
been taken up for forging foreign coin and notes,
and, after being privately examined before Sir RI..
CH A err FORD, have been comniitted to prison.
Friday se'nuight was appointed by J C. LANG.
MEAD, Esq. Mayor of Plymouth, for himself and
the commonalty to view and insped, the boundariesof
that ancient borough. On their return they proceed-
•ed to the Guildhall, which, on the doors Ewing
. thrown open, presented to their view the most ele-
gant cold collation ever seen on the occasion ; every
varied delicacy in season was on the table; the con-
- feßionaty in various shapes, with ice creams, &c.
• displayed the taste, elegance, and fashion of the la-
dies, conductresses of the entertainment. The
Guildhall was superbly and fancifully decorated
with festoons of blossom, myrtle, and lime oak, in
full leaf, interspersed with a profusion of roses, Jes-
samine, honey-suckles, and every flower in bloom.
.The Mayor and Commonalty, after their fatiguing
ride, sat down with keen appetites, and appeared to
lay great and particular attention to every part of
,the cold collation ; the wines were excellent. The
usual round of loyal toasts and sentiments were given
with glee and hilarity; and the commonalty broke
up at ten o'clock, highly delighted with the urbani- •-
ty and politeness of their constitutional and,hOspita-
hospita-
ble Chief Magistrate.

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