The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-04 00:00:00

RISIAN FASHIONS.

fashion for undress hats and everts.% is still a
front of yellow straw. Sea-green stone
been the colours most frequently emplmred
T.: ice some capot.s of embroideied muslin
They arc also made of gaup with very full
a coloured ribbon passed inside It is very
a white robe embroidered, and lined with
mild weather has reproduced trimmed fides.,
which, crossed and knotted behind, form a,
some mamelirkes of petkale, with or without
and fichss with mantle ends. To appear
elevate seldom displays her entire person. In
night cap hide; her foreh?arl, her fine eyes,
nose. In the promenade, at mid-day, her
r'arp...an dr glaneuse) covers an entire side of her
looking a fine woman full in the face,
p ofile. It is only at night, and in the
the bal.room, amidst the light of alabaster
refined coquette dresses her heads rEt, wipe,
'ler charms almost without reserve.

MR. PUGET.

morning died, at half-past nine o'clock,
lames's Coffee.house, in Sr. James's-
''2GlT, the Banker, of the firm of Pu-
A INBRIDGF ; he was on Sunday in the
horseback, and, as he returned home,
above Coffee-house, where he took
linens': on his taking the bridle in his
• his horse, he was seized with an apo-
fell backwards ; medical assistance
procured. He was a gentleman of
tpectable charader in both public and
He has left a widow and several

(orourable WILLIAM LAMB, son of Vis-
,:eye, was yesterday married to 1.4,1 y
)ssottly, only daughter of the Earl of
at her fathet's house. The new
tplz se: off at nine o'clock in the even-
:ket-Hall, the seat of Viscount MIA.-

of 1) ea 3 v gave a grand dinner yesterday.
MPSON has announced a grand party for

gave a grand dinner yesterday.
At; mom T gave a Grand Dinner on Fri-
and Mrs. Pigipv, Mr. and Mrs. Os-
id Mrs. M.Dori* co, Mr. 18"tsr, Col.
ALUREC CLARCE, and Major PAAK-

INC gives a Grand Dinner on Friday

Lr will give a Grand Rout on Thurs-

Birmingham Theatre opened last night with
Great, and The Slowed Child. hiss
, the heroine of both pieces.
OreAviv-Ave.. with his usual liberality.
WOl. to Archdeacon Hs:malt:sow for

Dublin, since the commencement of
year.
of MASSAREEKE arrived on Sunday at
South-street from Ireland.
APLE and Mr. KNox arrived yesterday
rle.street, from Ireland.
ntess of BocicisGisasislites will he at
ay, tor the first time since he: corning

and Coultess of BUT[ are expectcl this
their house in South Audley-street ftoni

vaattietim leaves hi► house in Grafton.
, in the course ut this week, noun his
4weden.

...sy morning, the I:4th inst. the Drat
sailed from Dublin for Farkgate, with the
ST•PLES and suite.
re assured the Cremona Deputies at
in usurping tho throne of Italy, as well
'rauce, tie wished to have two ►trrngs to

CASELEREAOII gave a Grand Dinner on
iy, the Earls of CA tenon And Eusisso
General Srew•sr, Lady Ilsmaierr4 Cote,
BLIGN, Mr. FORTEiCIA, Mr. RICKARDS,
LESPETER ANDREWS.
,nuns is this night to commence an en-
, for four nights, at the Leeds Theatre.
°tin? Rorrnis was to make his debut in 0,-
- raitle Spain, at the Liverpool Theatre,

C. HEATH, son of the Rev. Dr. HEATH,
kiter of Eton School, has the mordent this
e preparations for the dinner at the Wind-
Hill, are very superb, and His MaaLsTs,
will be present on Friday.
Intel: of Krerm Aar., on Thursday night,
. entertainment at her house, for her do.
and their friends. Her Ladyship is never
as when she contributes to the happiness

t !sit is said to have declared, that whrn
eng 'fitments SIC tuPilled, he will nert.r
another horse to run at Newmarket, undet a
of s,m° guine.ts.
et-York Paper, of the •20th April, contains
following advertisement :--" Tnossas Artois
Counsellor at Law, and Aoki AN C. VAN.
Attni ncr and Counsellor at Law, have esta-
their office, at No. 0, Nassau-street.---April

ill" of the Rsv of !slants. which kits
_ opened at the PA NOlt A M A, in the Strand.
with great encouragement ; and, we under-
to be succeeded by a V iew of the CI r
tNer.
riday Itst, the ra*/". RO,CIIII performed the
'reduce(, in Lovrr,' Vows, at the Liverpool
17irin Mr. K NIGHT'S appearaom to Ceaint
e was warmly greeted by the greater part
I „hence ; but some discordant sounds ap-
he addressed the! house, requesting to know
he had oecnded, but did not racilhe

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ODE FOR MS MAJESTY'S BIRTN-DAY:

BY HENRY JAMES PIE, ESQ. P. L.

High on the • winding shorts sublime,
That Thames' imperial waves divide,
Majestic all the garb of time,
Where yon proud d lose !rosins on the silver tide;
itinou:'; awl Knighthood's bright aboda,
By noble, warriors, patiiots trod,
What time from Gallia's vanquishl coast,
Reurnaig with his vlttor host,
Triumphant Edward rcar'd, on high,
The banner'd meal of chivalry;
While eminent above the rest,
With sable arms arid snowy crest,
The youthful hem grac'd his side,
His Country's and his Say'reign't pride ;
From erby clime, lo! glory calls .
Her votbies to yon trophied walls; '
Binds her fair guertlon round each loyal breast,
And bids them combat pride ant succour worth oppiesi'd.

The not••s of triumph swell again !--is
Lo, Windsor boasts as bright a train
Of Royal youths, u brave a those •
Who frown'd defeat on Edward's foes;
•
Of Royal nymphs, as fair a !ac•is
As crown'il Philippa's chute embrace ;
Around their King, their Sire, they stand,
•
A valiant and a beauteous band.
Conspicuous shining 'mid the rya,
In chivalry's first honours dress'd,
For Cambria's Prince, for George's Heir; •
Albion prefers this ardent pray'r
Thine be tips sacred wreath of virtuous praise,'
Thine youthful Elwar.l's fame, but crewed with length of
days.

Oh ! stiU, u this auspicious morn.
Awakes the Muse's votive lays,
May pease, and health, and fain, sibm
The tributary strain she duteous pays !
And while, where'er his navies ride,
Whei e'er his IsTiwis bend their course,
Oppressive rage and giant pride
Yield to his arm, but temp'rata force !
Guarded he stands from inroad's rear,
By Freedom's shield, by Va!raues spear;
Though dark Des.sa'r, and Shame, and Woe,
I.urk'in the wreaths that bind the guilty brow,
In Oeorg•'s diadem resplerlant shine
Cory's unsullied beams, and Y trtwes rm. divine
• The mime of UV ludsgsr is derived from Wining Shore.

LXIIIBITION AT SOMERSET HOUSE.

No. IV.

No. V.—Portrait of Mr,. Jrrainearrs.
.1. HOPPNER, R. A.
The artist, in this piflure, seems to have fallen
into the same error which has been so frequently
visibi- in the works of Mr. Lawrence; for, surely,
Mrs. Jerningham cannot be so Loge a woman as
she is here represented. The drawing of the figure I
is far from cone& ; but the face is very lovely, and
the colouring of the whole work very beautiful.
No. 85.--A Cottage Girl.
M. A. Sues, R. A.
There is, in this piaure, too much of the appear-
ance of poetic thought for the charaa!ler of a Cotta-
ger; independent of this fault, it is a pitture which
refieas credit upon the artist.
No. 9G.---Portrait of lit Ma. C. Greg.
T. Lawasrice, It A.
A very fine pitiure and extremely like.
No. 117.—C/stags Girl.
'l. CL•eat, A.
All the works of this artist, who certainly pos-
sesses considerable ability, are pai:.ted with ton little
refereace to nature. It was a rule with the late ad
minable master, Sir Joshua Reynolds, that it was
necessary that a painter should always have a model
be!ore him, if it were only that he might know
what he ought to avoid.
No. 12I—Portrait of the Duds of Grafton.
J. HdPIPN go, R. A.
A corren likeness, and painted with great spirit.
No. 140 --Prorp,ro and Miranda.
H. Tmoursos, R. A.
A very well painted small plant ta, the colouring
remarkably good.
No. 141. of Athens.
H. liowAsn, A.
Better designed than, but nut 5o well coloured as,
the last mentioned pidure, to which it appears to be
a companion.
No. 170.--Msra:egs
A. W. Cs LcorT.
Not equal to the large Mame which we have al-
ready noticed ; yet, certainly a work of considera-
ble prom s?. The hues in the fore-ground remind
us too strongly of Turner; and, exceellent as he is,
it is nature, and not art, which we wish to see imi-
tated.
No. 197.---The Margarir of-Pomona:.
M. A. Sure, R. A.
A strong likeness, and painted with great force.
No. 205.—Pastrads ?I' Homo.
J. Caress, It. A.
This is the best pi:ture which we remember to
have seen by this artist ; the aftion of the two prin-
cipal Horses is very spirited and chstrakßeristic ; the
colouring is excellently adapted to the subject ; and
the whole is painted with the greatest care and

delicacy.
N. 130.--Dater of Alesea.aWa.
J. I'. Lourtsrasouao, R. A.
In this representation of the glorious vitiory ob-
tained by British conduet and ♦alour, on the elains
of Egypt, there is great spirit, but it is defedive in
feeling. The officers who surround the wounded
hero appear but little concerned in his fate. This
is almost always the case when the portraits of many
persons arc introduced in an historical piAure ; for.
to awempting to secure the lateness, the expression
which 49144 Efelmfan7 dig 64ictis is f: jotten Or
WS.

GRAND REVIEW AT BLACKHEATEI,
•
AND
ROYAL VISIT TO GREENWICH PARK.

Every thing combined to render the scene on
Blackheath truly interesting yesterday. The fine-
ness of the day, the attradlions at Greenwich, being
holiday, and the presence of the Rol! At Fast' LY,
drew an immense concourse of people to the spot,
where a brigade of near two thousand Volunteer
Cavalry and Infantry were formed, consisting of
the Blackheath and Lewisham brigades, under the
command of His Royal Highness the Duke of C• at-
RIIDOE, Brigade General of that Distria. The
several Corps consisted of Lord Stoney's troop of
Cavalry, and the Greenwich and Deptford Cavalry,
under the command of Col. CA st rEEEE, on the right
wing ; the Bromley Sharp Shooters on the left, I
commanded by Colonel Lorso ; and in the centre,
the Greenwich, Deptford, Woolwich, and Lewis-
ham Volunteer Infantry, under the command of
the lion Colonel FINCIt j being a great portion of
the Volunteers in the part of the County of Kent in
the vicinity ot London. A very few minutes after
twelve o'clock His MAJESTY came into the field, at-
tended by Their Royal Highnessesthe Dukes of YORK,
K env, and Sussex, the Marquis of Heart 0 in, Earls
of CASSORN, ROMNEY, and HARRINGTON, Lord
CHARLESFITZROT, Generals M•KNERS, GWYN, &c.
Colonel JAcason, and a numerous suite of General
and Staff Officers. His MAJESTY and Suite were re-
ceived on the ground by His Royal Highness the
Duke of CA ra ea i o lac and the Officers of the Brigade.
The several Corps were drawn up in line, with open
ranks and arms presented, drums beating, coloursfly •
ing, trumpets sounding, and the different bands play-
ing .. tiattrqre the Kiv." His MAJESTY rode down
the front of the lines and saluted, after which he
took a station in the centre of the field, while the
Brigades went through their various Review evolu- i
tions in a most soldier-like manner, at which, and
their very handsome appearance, His Majesty was
pleased to express the highest satisfaction. Her
Royal Highness the Princess of WALES came soon
after the arrival of His MAJESTY, accompanied by
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of YORK. Lady
HARRINGTON, and a number of other ladies of dis-
tinction ; and about one o'clock Her Royal High-
ness and party returned to her house on Blackheath,
in order to receive Her MAJESTY and the PRIN.
c essas, who arrived there about that time, but did
not come to the field. An extensive line WAS kept
by parties of the Royal West London Militia and
tie Royal Tower Hamlets Militia, while a troop
of the Oxford Blues, with their state trumpeters at
their head, attended His MAJESTY. The number
ot chariots, barouches, curricles, and other car-
riages, was almost incalculable, and displayed such
brilliancy of rank, beauty, and fashion, as we have
scarcely ever witnessed on a similar occasion ; but a
smart wind springing up about one &cloak covered
the field with a cloud of dust, to the great annoy-
ance of the spectators as well as Volunteers.
When the Review was concluded with the
usual salute, His M uese y, attended by the
Royal Dukes, the Marquis of lien-two so, Earls
CA moan and RADnua, .tee .3::. &c. returned to
the Princess of WA Les's House on Blackheath, where
'the Royal party dined, during which the band of
the Royal West London Militia played a variety of
loyal, patriotic and other tunes, for the entertainment
of 'the Royal visitors. About four o'clock the Royal
party proceeded from the Princess of W•L as's to the
Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park, in the fol-
lowing order:
Their M uesrt es, Her Royal Highness the Princess
of W a Les,and Her Royal I lighness Princess A tows? A ,
in a barouche and four belonging to the Princess of
WA Les; Their Royal Highnesses Princesses ELIZA
BETH and MART, accompanied by four of the maids
of honour, in a barouche and four ; His Royal
Highness the Duke of CA as a a too e, Her Royal High-
ness Princess AMELIA. and the Countess of HAII
RiNGTO,4, in His Royal Highness the Duke of C• 74.
sainoes curricle and four; and Their Royal
Highness the Duchess of Yoe s and Princess Sorest A,
in the Duchess's curricle and pair, driv,_n by herself.
After spending sometime in the oOairvatory, the
ROYAL eAltlf made their appearance upon the roof,
from whence they saluted the surrounding multitude,
and appeared highly delighted with the various
gambols of the day. Numbers were busily em-
ployed in throwing for gingerbread, rolling down
the hill, playing at kiss in the ring, &c. &c. at
which the Royal Visitors expressed their pleasure by
repeated bursts of laughter. Some ladies of
the Royal Party danced on the roof of the
Observatory, to the no small amusement of
'['heir M AJESTIIS, and the universal delight
of the Holiday Folks. They then proceeded
in the same order as they set out, round Green-
wich Park, attended by thousands of persons of
every age, rank, and sex, greeting the Royal Patty
with universal and reiterated acclamations ; which
were received in the most gracious manner by Tileir
MAJESTIES, who frequently saluted them in re-
turn. The Roy At. PARTY remained but a short
time with the Princess of WALES, at Blackheath,
and set off for town about seven o'clock. In the
evening, Their MAJ EsTlEs had a seldl party at the
IQv reres House. His Royal Highness the Duke
of CAMINIDGE dined with the officers of the differ-
ent corps, at the Green Man, upon Blackheath;
after which, he joined the ROYAL PA a: Y.

The Eleainn for a Member to represent the county
of Galway, in the room of Lord Ct AN.O A ItT V, was
to take place on Saturday List.
Yesterday se'nnight, at the hour offour o'clock in
the evening, a meeting took place between Jolts
DAVID MOL LDS, of Mill-town, in the county of
Dublin, Esq and RosEkv BURK r, of Summer-HM,
in the City of Dublin, Esq. when the latter was se-
verely wounded.
Mr. lota, Wine Merchant, was one of the suffer-
ers at the riot we mentioned to have taken place at
Epsom on Thursday last; but we are happy to state
he is now out of danger; very fortunately Surgeon
LIJIMOIL was present.
Yesterday sennight, an inquest was held by Mr.
J. Calms...a, Coroner, of Ripon, upon the body
of an infant about three years of age, whose throat
had been cut by its inhuman mother. Atter the
perpetration of this unnatural an, she attempted to
destroy herself, but did not effect her purpose. She
is committed to York Cattle fir trial at the ensuing
ARsizes,

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. A.!‘

OLD BAILEY, Juwc 3.

Charlaths Searle WAS inoic,e3 tor burglarioesly
brenking and entering the dwelling-houce of Wit. a
Liam Brume]. and taking tliereout several snicks of
wearing apparel. The Prosecutor no: bei.ig a'ale
to swear the door of his room was shot, the Pri-
soner was found guilty of the minor offence only.
Charles Parser was found guilty of stealing two
pigs, the property of I% illiam Harris, end was sen•
tented to be transported fir seven tears.
Several other Prisoners were toed for of-
fences.
The Rif—mime then passed serrence of Thatth,
in the most impressive manner, on J. 211.!:
Aldrich, 7hansas Garland, 7ohn Jahrs Troy,
and Ann Pecca, otherwise ('arrrtsaa.
Seventeen were ordered to he transported for
seven years, and thirty for minor offences were sen-
tenced to different periods of imprisonment.

MONTHLT AGRICULTUR4L REPOILT,

roa MAT.
The late prevailing cn'd ia;nls midi int .044 th►
growth of wheat& and early sown barley, and oati, no Om coot
strong soils.

Brans, aril this hardy ki•vl: of A:ff.-pease. leak e 41, haying
suffered les, irons tfie severity of the seam the w:aite aura

crops.
In well managed district', the tanli7 f Jlowa are in a Saltier
great (Grandness; and M ratan ire has airily been laid

upon them
The rapt and turstiri crop; remaining fw seed, !rout vier
healthy appearance and full blossom, promise great ahnn lane • ;
and as tiler* if WM growing a larg.., quantity .t tee Swede*
kind, It la yesiburaole she* she misty eCe seissebie deerealsill
become better undo-Wood
In the fen 4 the ferment have finished *owing their cwitsg
; and from the g-.nd condit.on the lands were Li, p;:ntse
ful and abundant cr ps meg ex;reeted,

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From the late freqaent trolly ovirrungs and cold nc•nh•
easterly wind., the fruit-trees, both mar, and stindarda, in ex-
posed situation% hare autf:red mach; And the tarsll2r berry-
fruit will not prove to produruve as ;laird hays beet
from the great ,hew of blireann.
Ltsn stock at the late fairs, bath cattle and sheen, have ex•
perienred a pretty consider redectiou in pricer, °win. In -
the barkwtrdnew in the. it ~th of pastures natant w•4l
as Rrlllitial ; conswrienVy a ,ant of early pastures,
which has
occasioned dull Ult. in the plentiful surobers twriaal.t to intr.
ket. Froth milking cows, and goad draft ho-tos, an Atli on
demand, and obtain good pries. Sours with or. cal small
:totes for the dairi,7% see very dear, and much in retest. tut
larger at of swine, of whirh throe is a largo +toe:: on hatirta
are cheap ant s..arrele saleable

A woman was last week committed to prison from
the PJlice Office, Worship street, for beating her nos-
band, a sailor who fonght gallantly in ihe battle of
Aboukir.—Why should England feu the French.
when her women can heat the men that beat them
Benjensie Oldroyd, who has been respited since
last Assizes. was executed at the New Drop,. York,
yesterday se'nnight, for the wilful murder rf Jo-
seph Oldroyd, his father. On the morning ot the
execution% Mr. Brown, the Chaplain, rerested Mut
to attend to prayer; but he obstinately refaced. ex-
claiming, •• It was wilful murder to hang an inoo.
cent mall 1" On the platform he persisted in Hs in-
nocence, refusing to join in the offices J devotion ;
and, whilst struggling with the officers, who wished -
to place him on his knees for that purpose, he fell ern
his face with considerable violence. His body w.s
on the same evening taken to the Infirmary fur
disseCtion.
On Friday morning a *heel of the oppnei:ida
coach, from Southampton to London, came off near
Winchester, by which two outside passerige..s, labour-
ing men, had their thighs hroker.. This raAaneholy
accident was caused by the li,co pin coin ng not :
the coach ran a considerable distatece afterw :eds. the
unfortunate sufferers were taken to the s.inity Hos-
pital, when immediate amp:cairns was pinged ne.
cessary on one of them, of whom there is no hspe of
recovery 3 the other, it is feared, will suffer toe same
operation. A lady who was ,n the ins. is was 1711.1" ht
alarmed, but received no hot'. The master of the
men, who was sitting with them, was also thrown
Off without the least injury.
A few days since, an inquisition was taken by J.
Heno, Esq. one of the Coroners of 13•-v es, at Slap-
ton, near Kingsbridge, on view of the bodiv: df two
fine youths, one of the at.- of about 18, and the
other of about 12 years, apprentices to a farmer
there. The farmer br'ught from Dartmouth sul-
phur and cream of tartar mixed, to cure cone pim-
ples on them, and administered the sante for two
days; but not being at bowie on the third day, his
maid chewed her mistress where her master
placed it on a certain shelf, bit inadvertettly took
down another paper left there by a Norms- t rant
(as the present one had but receetly en-ered tee
premises), which contained arsenic; and she gave
the same to the three children, the two eldest of
whom died in consequence; bust the third. of ahoot
seven years of age, vomited immediately, and re-
covered.—Verdhlt, swat utit
On Tuesday R. CALLAWAY, Esq. held an in-
quisition at Portsmouth, on the body of ES. ansuct
Poe-recto, a Spanish prisoner on bawd the Sea Do-
mos°, prison ship, in this harbour, wha iss eon.u-
quence of a stab with a knife, in his left •higls. It
appeared upon the examination, which lasted six
hours, that the deceased was discovered by the Span •
ish surgeon, in the Orlop decks from the loss of
blood he was so exhausted, that he could not be un-
derstood : that the knife was found several yards
from where he lay, without any traces of blood to
the spot, which must have oeen the case, had he in-
flicted the wound on himself; and that he had been
gambling with another prisoner, wha underwent a
strict examination.—The jut!, upon these, and other
strong collateral circumstances, returned a verdict
of—Nf jolly slakised, bo some person or pers.ns mi.

known.

CORN-EXCIIANG2, Mosaar, JONI •
•
We hasetn-day considerably laryss sumo," Wheat, and
there being a hither sale by public ikaction of genie thou...nd
quarters at very reduced prices, causes a dullnesa at foil :la. pee
Quarter less. tome rrf sery fine at rather eso•e thin we quote.
-•The trade for iLaeley continues dull. Malt and Whir.
Pees at stash variation. Tick !Semi. are rather dearer. W•
hare a good supply iii 0114; but this article, far prune drys.
pies, continues to kith advanced prices. Float in pinion
nearly as last week.
CUARENT PRICE Of GRAIN.
!As 71.. ON. Beans
Fisedo
Rye.. 45. bit. 04. hits .2en.
Barley .31. MI. 04. Pulanils
Malt.
White Peas 42.. 11114. Od Flee flour ...
QteyPal 40.. orb. OIL Sseuois

49•%0s 0.4. 1
0".
fr 'As Do.
*S.
tpo, 00.. 04.
.. 755. SO,. Oil.
T fibs ie. a'
...

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THE TENTH .11EPO.RT.

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REPORT 01"niE SELL' R COMMITTEE UPON
3117 TENTII REPORT OF THE-NAVAL COMMIS.

Si .
[CONTINUED TRONI OCR !APRIL or YESTERDAY.]
The forth's' I...cam:nation of Ale (inlet Trotter, Esq.—taken
17th May, 1905.
Tou have stated, that you were in the habit of applying
cum: of inono, cm Lord hielvillea account, tvidm, general in
strustions at:viou•i? Siren to you for the management of his
private affairs; do you recallect whether you applied, undrr
such general instruction:, ;my part of the 22 or 23,0001. on
which you have stated nu interelt was charged'-1 do net re
ou.lect having applied any part of that money imitor general 111:
struetions, a. thc.4 wire the stains which Lord Melville never
gave rue any infor.natiou upon.
Was Afr Tweedy employed in the management of issues on
Lord Weak*. account, out of any other Lund than the above.
mentioned fund of 2: Of 23,0litii. was in the habit of em-
ploying 711 r. Tweedy 4t attains all my motley transactions, with
Lord Melville a, well ai with other..
Was any part of that sum of 22 or 2-),0i)01..pa-il to Mr.
Tweedy, without lot antecedent order of Lord Melville!-4 do
not recollect any. •
In tne aecount of ree-ipts and payments tetween the la and
31st of January 1798, there appears an entry of a transier
ao the Victualling branch, to repay the Wm tuna transferred
front thence to 1` Wages" in March 1797 ; have you any re-
tshection of the circumstances of that transfer and repay-
emit i-None whatever.
gave yen any recollection of any transfer and replsment
of the Wore ?...Not of any °tette like native, hut 1 have
freiulaiiy from the Navy branch to the Pay branch, and vice
versa

THE EXAMINATION OT GEOROZ BARCLAY, E5Q....-.
TARbN TAR 10TH OT MAY, 1805.
Do you know zny instanee, between August 1798 and Jan.
1795, wfane ifictutlfiug Wit, which had been regularly accept-
ed, 3!1.1 presented for payment. cat listing been paid when so
pe. witted fir want of effects case happened to me in
au ies•ance of my own.
State the ease'—ft was in a 11:11 of 1,11001. drawn from hfar-
tinique by Mr. DtttonJugil upon the rietuaenig ()thee, reyu.
Ldy accepted, sod dole the 18th February 1797, and paid
without Mt red on the Ist of March, e:esen days after it was
die.
•
‘Vhen ft be,trne am it presented for payment, and if
pe.enred, what answer ?—I presented it myself the day it be-
came due at the Victualling Office, and I was toff there were
no elTeies„ or to that purport, and that 1 must call again; I
WWI told at the Victitalling Office by the people there, that
there were a great many bills In a similar situation; cannot say
,m.o the individual were that gave the answer.
Dn you know of any Nary Bill due, not having been pled
when p•eamated f,r p.itmesil within the period allude.l to ?
I eantizr speak from my own kuowledge; I have oat lite lent
esubt rif the fact.
Dil inu call between the I,lth of February and the Ist of
March sent one of my cl. rk% two or three times, and re-
emetti the wine e.iswer, CM the lit of Match.
THE EXAMINATION 0? GEORGE twArrtEta, ESQ.
TAKEN THE 10TH 01 MAY, 160.5.
What are yout—e,,adtier in the Vi&uilling in the Navy Pay
Do you know any thing of any hill accepted by the Com-
a:6l,lo4lM of the victualling office, and presented fur payment
when due, not having been paid at the office when so pre-
sent/xi, between Aue.tet 1796 and Jan. 1798?-1 do nut recol-
lect any such circumstance, if the bill was complete.
What is the meaning of the bill being " complete?"—That
tl:e b6l mi,:ht be accepted by tke !Lard, bat not aisigned by
them for want of mousey.
What is the MC3IIIII/ offs not assigned for want of money?"
—The mousy not having been issued from the Exchequer to
Sae 'Preaaurer of the Navy for the payment of it
On what lead of account et the Bank would the assignment
of a bill upon the vietu tiling other be Linda *.-011. the head of
victualling.
I. that clam or head of payment free., the Bill and
Payment Office 7,--It I. an dietinct, that I have never any cash
at the Rack but under thet bead of Victualling.
Did b Treque•itly ha iipen that bills accepted were not assign-
& rd• want of money?-1 have known many init.:lice:of it.
Did such legation occur frequently between the month of
Augur, 1796, and January, Ina !si—Most pmeably they did;
If can sot pretend U. say, without me books of acneunte.
By reference to these bunks of accounts, can you discover
what number of bills doe and presented, were not paid with-
in the neriode alluded to. doe,
they had not been assigned
for wait of money'—\o, cannot myself, buel could team
It from the Victualling Board.
De you aperehond it con be ascertained by reference to du-
cntneets hi the Victualling Office ?—Certaiely.
Would the assignment of accented bib loser bi en rtellyerl,
if a balance under that head of issue appeared in the books of
the Cdmmiss'ioners of Victualling to be at that time in the
hands of the I'mi...wet of the Nee, ?-1 believe Wt, that be-
longs to the ‘fiCuallitig Board.
Do you conceive the delay of assignments to have burnt oe•
rationed by the &Jay of funds being insert train the I.xche
quer to the credit of the Treasurer of the ?lacy at the Bank,
or he any eiretimttence in the motk of condoning the tin-Meet
Ir. the Treasurer of the Navy 'e Office, after the fun.is had been
an ietited to him ?—The delay is certainly for want of money
being at the Bank in the Treasurer's name fur that or a..y pur-

pose.
Who is the he'd Clet: of thl Pay Branch in the Navy Pay
Circe Swaffield, Dzputy to the Paymaster.
By whom are the assignments made?—Of these bills that I
pay. the assignments are made by three or more Commiskinmas
of Victualling.
Has the 'Creamier of the Navy any thing to do with the
Making the assignment
Does not the Treasurer of the Navy order the issue of the
money when the amignmentsare made ?...Witonever the Cann-
missiouers of Victualling a.sign bills for payment, they send a
list of those bills by way of advice, and that hat is generally
sect to me, no which I apply for tn..ney to pay it.
Is such.list meanies to the as:igninent being made can
net say positively, but ray instructions arc not to pay them bills
without first having the lot
Is the I,n submitted to any body before it comes to you ?
Very rarely.
14 It evEr, or hilt it ever ?—'Cot that I race ;
thus. lasts are general'y sent to roe .pen hy one Of their Mes-
seitacm, and frequently by one of their Clerks.
Da you ever recollect notice having been sent to the Vic-
tualling Office not op make assignments of any list, or sot bill
or bills inel oded in ay list or any Victualling Bill or B Its of
.114 r, description, till further order Of eorurniwiration err.
tainly never knew an instance of that kind, and I have been
three or four and thirty years is my present situation; I have
seen sixty years Lt Cl.
flow are the Victualling Office informed of the balance of
,ash in the Treasurer's hands, applicable to their department,
so as to ena'...le them to judge whether to assign, or no., Mlle
that may be due?—las it is received be the Exchequer, it is or
ought to be ininaediatialy certitied to that Beard by the Pay,'
master.
Do you know whether inch rertidcatee have, in point of
fact, always been reipalarly 'Tioey have not been lin•
mediate!, made, hi-Cause the money has been issued from the
Excheqnst in Exchequer Bulls ; which WA, mutt go t.. market
before the Treasurer is in pos,ertion of the nitio.7 .
(Lis the Pressure, of the Navy any authority to mite orders
to Victualling Board believe DOL.
has the Trca,urer of the Navy any deeretion as to what hills
shall be assigned, or not, un him ? Certanily not ; the money
is entirely tu the do...anion of the Commisaioners of the

Has he other duties than to pay the bilk asiiened on
' her, as fa: as the hialanc.2 stanling In the Bank, under the
).•:a: of " Victualling,* enat.lci him to do!.—iso; except
accounting far the money every fortnight.
'Ede fusilier Examination of Gecege Swalne!d, Eaq —taken
the 20th May, 160)
[Mr. 11.115....1,1 delivered to an Account of Mo..^i, do
veceived and rani by the Treasurer of the Navy, on t e head
If " Victuallum i" frog tie let to the 14th Apsil, 11103 )

TIES SKALMEHATION !VT 301171 SP3TTISWOOTitir
TAKEN THE II in or MAY 1305.
Wer3 you in partoeilbiii with your late father ?.--Yes.
Do you recollect airy thing relating to the instrument iu
you, hand ?—trec,i!Gct the preparation of it, awl being wit-
ness to Mr. Trotter's signature.
Were you concerned for Lord Melville, as welt as Mr.
Trotter, is trartriug that instrument?—The instrument was
prepared by thi:desire, +it Mr. Trotter, and I cime.eive the ev-
en:rice:if it it is paid one-half by tacit party ; but I do not think
there was any communication bmweert Lord Melville and us
un this wine 1.
Were you in the habit of doing businms fur Lord Melville ?
—Yes.
Who cave the instructions for the instrument ?—Mr. Trotter.
Who settled it was given into Mr..l'rotter's lairds, as
far as I recollect.
Wi4any Counsel applied to ?—None, I believe.
Is the dame to caned and destroy vouchers a usual clause in
instruments of this nature ?—1 do not 1,11:011Ca any such shame
in any release which I base Mien ; but I have had very little
opportunity d seeing releuies of this nature.
Do you recollect any particular instruCtiinis relative to that
clause
Do you know at whose suggestion it was inserted ?--No.
Were you present always when instruElioirs were given rela-
tive to this instrument du not recollect, but I rainy' latlieve
not ?

THL IX•111NATION On DAVID Ilossitriom, asq.
TAKIN 11TH MAY 180.5.
Were you in partuefthlp with the late Mr. Spottiswoode ?
—I was.
How many yews have you been in business '-9eventeen
years his clerk ; and partner about two yeary before he died.
Do you ktnw ally thing of the instrument in your hand ?
have some recolleftion of it.
Do you recollect initructions being given for the preparation
of that iilStrunseut ?—No.
Do you know whether that i istrumeot was ever referred to
Counsel !—Not to my knowledge.
le the clause to caned and drums., usual in instruments of
that nature ?—1 do not know that it is.
Did you ever see it inserted tin instruments of that nature
before ?.../ sin not aware that I have.
Is this as nistrument in the Scotch form !—lt 11.111 the forms
that are uoceinary in both countries.
Mies such a clause occur in Scotch instrument. of release'
I do not •hiuk that it does? I do not know that the ciTires of
Scotch releases are of a 6x,d nature.
Have von been in the custom of seeing Scotch instruments
of ieleases ?...-Tbey occur from time to time, bat not very fre-
quently here.
In any Scotch instrument of the same kind ynu have teen,
did you ever see such a clause ?—I cannot Tentthe to ay whe-
ther I have or have not.
Did you ever draw a Scotch instrument of relear• ?—Yes.
In such draft did you ever insert such a claus s.
--,Not that
I recollect • in general releases of amounts betwixt !atidlord
and stesrar in Scotland, it is the usual practice for the Stevia.d
to deliver up the vouchers when the releases are signed
Is it usual to deliver up the account books also believe
nut.

THE EX•KiNATION OF CHARLES INNIS, ESQ. TAKEN
THE 17TH OT MAY, 1505.
What is your situation in Scotland ?—Writer to the Signet
What are the duties of that situation ?—1 act as Solicitor,
Attorney, arid Conveyancer.
I. it 1203.11, in settling accounts between parties in Scotland,
mutually to deliver up or deotrny the vouchers or document,'
upon which such settlement takes place?—lt is usual mutually
to deliver up the vouchers, hut not to destroy.
Is it usual in any release that takes place between the parties
upon such settlement' to refer in the body of the release to
the vouchers so delivered up or destroyed?—The release gent:-
rally hears, that the vouchers have been mutually delivered up,
but nothing said about destroying.
Have you seen • clause of the nature n( that contained in
the release now in your hand ?—I have seen a clause bearing
that the vouchers ham been mutually delivered up, but 1 mi-
ter saw ens by which it was agreed mutually to cancel arid
destroy the vouchers.
For what legal purpose is a reference in release, introduced'
to the vouchers haying been mutually delivered up?-1 believe
ft is more owing to the anxiety of parties than necessary in
itself
Is it to make the release supeseede in point of legal effect all
preeedine instruments shoeid think so.
Supposing a release to be executed between parties at the
time remote firm each other, is it unusual, sr-cooling to the
practice of Scotland, to covenant that that should be done by
the parties., namely, that all vouchers should be delivered up
or dcstroyed, which is referred to in rele.ises as actually done by
parties settling ..counts on the spot together ?—ln the case
I put, there is geuerally an obligation inserted in the release or
discharge, obliging the parties afternaids mutually to deliver
up the Vuttclieril.
Under the term vouchers, do you mean to comprehend ac-
eouut-bouks kept by the parties ?—1 do not.
Did you ever know an instance where, upon the settlement
of accounts between parties, account books have been deliver-
ed up or destroyed, by agreement specified?—'s I never did."
Did you ever knew an instance where an agent for several
parties having kept the accounts of all those parties in one
general hook, upon th r settlemmt of his account with one of
Ins principal., had erthet delivered_ up such general account
book to that one principal, or, by agreenacut with that one
principal, had destroyed it :—I never did.
You say you have seesi a clause inserted in a release or re-
leases, drawn acconding tar the Scotch form, in which it is
agr .ed to deliver tip v,irichers on both sides ; in the course of
your business do you u.ually draw them with such clauses
?--
I generally do.
Would not a release be to all intent. and purposes as binding
upon the parties without such clause, and would not such r
lease continue to be binding, sispoosin,4 the eal.t,oce,,f all
the vouchers for the accounts to which such release referieJ
think it would.
Is the reliant In your hood in the Scotch Simi '—ft appears
to•nte to be partly in the F.nglulr and partly in the Scotch
form.
The Sinker Examination of Chides Esq —!akeli the
20th or May, lOUS.
(Delivers rna Letter.]
in your letter, you have stated that you wished to aril fn
your evidence, given before this Committee, to the words
I neverdid" (its page IS, May I?), the following words :
On recollection, I have known some instaiices of a Liaor
or steward delivering up hi. account books to hi: employer ;"
do you meats thereby to state that you. bare known scomut
book. kept by on nest, with mama onspinyers, In have been
delivered up to any one of his employers, on the settlement of
his account with such employer b 1 do not.

APPENDIX I.—COPY
aiLCAMI EITWELN LOUD MELVILLL AND MR. TROT•

T6k, rt.. 1803.

To all and sundry to whom these presents shall come We,
the Right lion. Henry• Burin Dituira Lord Viscount Melville,
some time Tr usurer of His Majesty's Nave, and Alexander
Trotter, key. of Drechorn, Payinast,r of Ili► Majesty'. Navy,
vend greeting. Whereas, fur several years past, there have
been sundry accounts, reckonings, and money transactions du.
pending between us, the accounts of which have lately been
examined, adjusted, and agreed upon between Its, and, upon
such examination, settlement, and adjustment, there remained
a balance due fmm the cod Alexander Trotter to the aforesaid
Lo d Viscount filtlville, of 1,5801. I Is. Id. sterling money,
with which final examination, statement, and adjustment,
both partied declare themselves perfectly satisfied, and do
hereby approve of and ratify the same r Awl they have either
mutually delivered up to each other, or resolved and agreed mu-
Nally to cancel and destroy all the vouchers or otli,r
memo-
randums and wr:tings, that at any time heretofore may have
existed, passed, nr been interrha•iged between them relative to
the said accounts, and the different items and articles si which
the said accounts see composed or crania ; and they have fur-
ther resolved and agreed, mutually ho release and discharge
each other up to theday of the date of these presents, for 1141 V
end ever: Therefore, the aforesaid Right lion: Henry lord
V aoonnt Melville, for and in consider Ilion of what is above-
mentioned, and also for and in consideration of the sum of
Ere shiliinm of lawful money of Gieat Britain to him in hand
well and truly paid by the aforesaid Alexander Trotter, the re-
ceipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge; bath, under the
emereation and saving henanan-rmentioned, retnieJ,

ry

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leased, and for ever discharged, and deer by these resents,
for himself, hi. heirs, exeeutois, adisriiiistrators, and serest:ors
whatioever, reria:se, release, and for ever discherge the aforesaid
Alexander Trotter, his heirs, executors, administrators and
successors whosoever, of andfrom all and all rummer of action
arid Actions, cerise and CaUll!s of action and actions, suits, debts,
dues, sum and sums of motley, ace.usits, reckonings, Melds,
bids, notes, ssecialties, covenants, Fontanels, cuntweersies,
agreements, promises, variances, draws,
.jittlemettis, ex-
tents, executions, claims and demands +hammer, in law
and equity, which against the said Alexauder Trotter lie, the
send lend Viscount Melville, ever had, now has, or which ha,
his heirs, executors, administrators, or sUCCC4OI3 hereafter
can, :hail, or mey tsetse, for, upou, Or try remain of any
matter, cause, or thing whatremeer, tram the beginning of
the world to the day of the date of these presents saving,
nevertheless, and reserving from the above mernierted release
and discharge, and the effect thereof, the aforesaid suet of one
thousand four hundred and eighty pounds, eleven shillings and
one penny, which the aforesaid AlexarsderTrotter cloth hereby
nekirowledge to be due and owing from him to the sa d Lord
Viscount Melville, as the balance on the aforesaid acenunts so
settled and adjusted between the said Lord Viscount Melville
and hint the said Alexander Trotter, as is above mentioned.
And he theaforeatirl Alexander Trotter, for and in Cenli,k,l-
- of what is above mentioned, mid also for and in considera-
tion of the sum office shillings of lawful money of Great Bri-
tain, to him in belie well and truly paid by the aforesaid Henry
Lord Viscount Melville, the receipt whereof he cloth hereby
acknowledge, bath remised, released, and fur ever dieeharged,
and by these presents loth for himself, his heir, executors,
administreters, and successors, realise, release, and for ever
discharge the aforesaid Lord Viscount Melville, his heirs,
executers, administrators, and successors whatsoever, of and
from all and 4 niannet of aetion and affirms, cause end causes
of salon aus. aaiuns, sesiu, debts, dues, sum and sums of
money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, notes, specialties,
covenants, comrade, controversies, agreements, promises, va-
riances, damages, judgments, extents, executions, claims, and
dernatiels whatsoever, in law and equity, which alienist the said
Lord Viscount Melville, he, the said Alexander Trotter, ever
hod, now has, or which he, his heirs, executors, administra-
tors, or successors, hereafter can, shall, or may have, for
upon, or by reason of any matter, cause, er thing whatsoever
from the beginuing of the world to the day of the date of these'
presents : and the said Alexander Trotter sloth hereby testify,
acknowledge, and declare, and that notwithstanding ally thing
hereinbefare contained, he Both still remains indebted and
owing to the aforeeaid Henry Lord Viscount Melville le the
sum of sae thousand four hundred and eighty hounds eleven
shillings and one penny lawful money of Great Britain, being
the balance of the accounts finally settled and adjusted bet Weill
him and the said Lord Viscount Melville, as hereinbefore i.
mentioned ; and bath the parties aforesaid cement to t,:e regi.
stration hereof in the books of Council and Sessien in S et.
laud, therein to remain for preservation, or, if necessary, that
all dee and ordinary execution may be directed lierrem; Awl
for that effect they come tote
their roeurators. In winter whereof, these presents, written
ou this and the two preceding pages of paper, duly stamped by
Thomas Deige, clerk to Messrs. Seottiswriside and Roliertemr,
of Sankville-street, in the leberte of Westminster, are sub-
scribed by the raid partite, and to this last page they here
hercriato respectively set and affixed their taste as follows :
viz. by the' Right Honourable limey Vssconnt Melville, at
Melville Castle, in the enemy of Mid Luthian, mt theeigh.
trench day of February, in the year of our Lied one thousand
eight hundred and three, before these witnesses, Thomas
Pecknall, and Thomas Mathews, both his servants; and by
the aforesaid Alexander Trotter, at London, on the 42d day of
Fehruary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and three, befree these witnesses, Thomas %Vases', of the
Navy Pay Office, Lendon, Esquire, and John Spotriswooler
junior, of Sackville-street aforesaid; the plsce,date, witnesses,
name+, atel designation to the execution hereof by tile sire
Aliteeied.er Trotter, being %merited by the said John Spoors-
wriode, junior.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said Henry Le el
Viscount Melville (beam filet duly stamped) iii the
prmense of its, witnesses thereto
Thrum Pocknall. hfELVILLF..
Thomas Mathews. ALEX. TROTTER.
Signed, sealed, a n.l delivered he the said Alexander Trot-
ter r; being firm duly stamped) in the presence of us, wit.
tie-4es thereto.
Thomas Wayne.
John Spottiswoode, ions

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

►LY 74OUTR-00C:4 JUN!! 1.

On Thursday L'Aig,'e went out of Harnnaze, hut
unfortunately a sudden change of wind forced h:r
on a rock opposite the citadel, and it is much reared
she has injured her false keel.
•LIgOUTII, MAY SI.

Arrived the Turtashenipacket. Capt. Dodd, with
a Mail from Lisbon, in sixteen days 1 !jambes. armed
ship ; :Lad tht Pigmy cutter. from a cruse.—Wind
N.E.
His Majesty's ship NOW arrived off the harbour
this day, and reports. that they fell in with a neutral
vessel thislmorning, tlrs master of which reports, that
he left France, two days since. and that the Rochfort
squadron had returned to that port from the West
Indies.

DEAL,JVNI

Arrived the State', man of war, from Sheerness ;
Hecht and Decastation bombs, from Portsmouth, and
remain in the Downs, with the Mongruk,
Leop4, d. and the Traso men of war ; Ares and Alert
sloops of war ; Zdfd, Vesaviai, and Durocery
bomb;, and several gun-brigs.—Wind W.
scicts, MA It '27.
Put in here this day the ship Minerva, of London,
Captain Adams, from Demerara; she sailed on the
Ist of April, in company with the Miry. Bushell;
and the Iloroio, Cresley, of Liverpool; and Para-
gon, Redman, of Lancaster. On the Rth, the Island
of Salee, S.F. three leagues distant, being the head-
most ship to windward, observed the others brought
to by eight sail. apparently most of them ships of
the line, which he suppmed a trench squadron, then
stetting W.N.W. hut, sinev his arrival hen:, seems
doubtful whether it might not hava been the fleet
under commute of Admiral Cochrane.
TIMM°, Joist 1.
_ _

Letters from Gibraltar state, that the Amazon
frigate, from Lord Nelson's fleet, arrived there on
the 29th of April ; and that bis Lordship with the
fleet was expeeted in the Gut on the evening of that
day. This account is corroborated by our last in-
telligence from Lisbon, brought by the Tow/Ars/I
packet, which arrived yesterday at Falmouth, in
i. 5 days. The last accounts which had scathed
Lisbon previous to her sailing, stated, that Lord
Nelson's fleet were in Tetuan bay. fast within
the Gut of Gibraltar, on the Barbary coat. The
Queen and Devon, with the transports and troops
under General Craig, sailed from Lisbon on the
10th of May, supposed for Gibraltar.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT Gl.:11.011ALL,
THlt OAT. M. H.
John Burton, Newcourt, friert-marke., London, car-
penter . ,3 10
. .
William Bntt, New-street, (:aveiit-gard.m, NI 4111efox,
Fatter . . 2 ID
. . .
John Holborn, Little' Eagclteap, 1.0:.d0n, ',Lae and
bloody nierchabt 1 1U

DIVIDENDS.
l'homaa Wli3lley and Jowiiih %Vilaliey,
Friday..street, LmiJai, warehotrierurta • •
Lewis Levy and Jonas I..rest, Osticne-plact, 13rItIc lane,
Whitechari, verni.icslii-masaufael

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Y.
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Oa last, at her house, to C'Arloggiattes,
tarp.r,
Square, the Countess nt Westmeath, of a daagbata.
On Sunday last, the Lady of W. Bane, Oki. a NvAilo
Park, of a daughter.
Laity yesterday mdriting, in Queen'. square, the g,-.41
William Fraser, Esq. of a daughter.
Sunday moans;, th,. Lady of the Itev. W.f./nut% •
• s.ckae.
Cdllol ut the Diocese of Sir um of a ton Ind heir:
•
• M!tRPIAGES. •
Yesterday ten`night, at St. CAUTilli churcll,ltrnel
Esq. Collector of Cuuums at the Dot tuf Pvnryo, aud
the Pe:rryst Quits of V,.lunt.tor infantry, to
that place.'
I.)u Saturday last,. Mr. John Scott. of theStraild,
tr, Miss Elizabeth S:lerti, ditighter of Mr. Sued, ot ILL -4,7:4,
street, Long Acre.
DEATHS.
On the 24th inst. much lamented, Miss 'Vaughan, r
daughter. of Lewis Vvtghan , Eiq. of 1.1..1t1:-.11r,
shire. This amiable young lady fell a riChni to a &dant id a.r
17th year.
Yesterday setenight, Mr. Thomas stoak,bruker,
0:61 FA-street.
At Ow Bahama Islands, William Crenr, Esq. late See.
tart' to the (;rand Canal Company.Oublita.

HIGH WATF.R TUN TAY AT LoNt:ox-sriout.
wre. SI lam. alio? 6.—Cketi. levnin. atter 7.