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..0..-.eir„-.-e•nplylng with what eras
v. • adverting to the mode in trhich
• r • was made, supported the uhserva-
,,,,t s , s.; nde ant Learned Friend on that part
of the -.ores. He vindicated the proceedings which
ha hi,h-rrn oh..ti ed, fern whici the accusing par-
ties al del ived no advantage, bra what, from the
istheren nature of the case, was absolutely una-
vnidable„..
Lora AU '.KL AND considered what had been
ptoposed as roper, just. and necessary. 143 bad
flo..een that such a proposition would be nude.
The previnu; i.,vestiganon, in the out-doors Com-
mittee, which •vas institeted for the advantage of
the sw .7nsed, would. if the present request was not
compile I with. operate as an engine of hiss eice
veils! hint. In support of these conclusions. his
Lords',ia adverted to some detail; of the proceeding.
He • .ouglsr the motion of the Nobic Uaron a good
one; but s.'ll. were it amended by the omission of
that part, which mentions, " for th•t purpose of the
same being communicated to Mr. Ju.aice For," it
would be perfettly unolledionablc.
Lord MULGRAVE, in delivering his sentiments
ttl us the subjed, expressed his doubts whether the
advantages alluded to could accrue to the accusers.
In illustration of which idea, he a lverted to the
close and secret nature cf the proceeding; of the
Committee.
Lord RENVILLE, in explanation, could not
concur with Noble Friend's ides, that the Com-
mittee in question could in any degree be considered
as a secret one. The Noble Baron also adverted to
some of the proceedings therein.
Lord MULGRAVe. shortly explained.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. made some fur-
ther observations upon the subjeift ; he also expressed
his doubts as to the advantages which could accrue
from the proceedings which had hitherto taken
place; but it shoold be recullened, that in cases of
accusation in general, certain advarrages lay, and
unavoidably; with the Prosecutor. He scented to
entettain doubts as to the propriety, considering the
mode. of what wit proposed ; and he knew of no
instance of copies of proceedings of the kind, being
granted, on a similar application o:s the part of the
accused.
Lord AUCKLAND, in enforcing what he had
'• before advanced upon the sable% expressed his
opinion, that, in the present state of the case, it
was necessary the request should be complied with.
He aretued shortly against :he idea, that the Com-
mittee in eprerion was., in my sense, a secret one.
Some tursher conversation ensued, in the course
of which, ie was moved by one of their Lordships,
" That the Chairman do leave the Chair."
The questions were then put, on which the Chair-
man was ditated to leave the Chair ; and the
House resuming, the P.esolution of the Committee
was reported to the House ; in consequence, the
COMlllilLet were ordered to sit aguiu on Wednesday
next. .
Some routine business was then disposed of; af-
ter which the LORI) CHANCELLOR preacat:d
a biz, the ebjeet of which was, the better regula-
tit n Of Le: Zees in the high Court of Chancery.
The Bill was forthwith yeast a first time. The
Mouse then adjourned (the Whitsua Recess) till
Wednesday next.

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'HOUSE. OF COMMONS.
A new Writ sae ...tiered Mr Soirewitroy iir the room of Sit
W. Puiteney, ilezta.ed.
Mr Ft/if Est preemie,' an thtiarite of the Espences of
connruaing a Kiev tr on site moth r-..1e of the Hill of Howth,
in Ireiand.—asOnd ued to the ratd,.
iris Ole Report of the Committee on Cie South Lamb....:th
Wairr Works ;
Mr. l'l`e7.ll:Si. Y mare-tin...l the nrcesiity of the measure, in
that plains cov!.l ems ;:et win -f "Mr ham the Lnndoo Cool-
pony, ureter regulat.ons acitit;,s went enouga adapted to it,
at a time elms it dr% riot wawa% a twentieth part of it. pre-
sent premlatien. Weriti, he soil, LW' or tire itati.thes,
VII a Ou.talrf of tt.r street', a, t11:1 time Ildliatitishisl wut
water; mid w r meily toe Ch.f....t, lie ;m.p.h.,' that. the Rep .rt
betaken into e.n.xl.ration us W Jtlttasday neat.
After • Sidling e3nversteidif on Cur sabien, Mr. R
pvtrecaed an amenleninit, tl at the R.••,i at be taken into eon
salera.ton macho day ths.e nwmis., utile% was agroal to on
diriaron, whoa&llse ouiouisisai pealed LI the Aulendrueta
Aiclnet It 9—. Majority 42.
..fhe U intertity Adsowaoris 1131 wee oedered to be read a se
cirri time the die seniriglit, to which day were a:so defer, ,1
the Committee on the Isle rd Mau Rill, and the seco...d real!.
ing of Cm. Dish Window Duty 11.11
rat Irish Custorui and Esciot Daty B.:: war read a thi:.!
time and pursed.
Mr. HCSKISSON obtaMed learn to being in a Rill for th.
better regulation of the Office of C• ...stoners .1 Custom*
Ina Co.urni•tar ou the Irish Paring 3.11, Chit Conrw n.
Werrekspeintird h mine, the Report molted, and the It.ll -
dlred to be pirated, a. amend A.
On the Motion of Mr. Htti'iittiOn. a Bill was "tiered t
Le brought in, on the Resoievuos of tug Co muint:e on the
two sums resperSing the IL.,ahy Loin.
The Irish Malt Duty Sill was seat a tror !time: and ;mree.l.
The Diealin Puh. , • Bin wan read a tend time, and commit.
ltd fo. %Veit .y
Mr. DUShlilliON pee notim that on '•Veilnerday next he
worm! .v.ive fir tile sevi.ral P, t bons rel.arre to the L•indon
Coil Tisd, !wing r iirr.d to a C01:11111tIt41.
Lmd ARC:II3.ILL) \ LLT J:1 I_f.-red Ina Motion fin
the ltryort of thh Cominitte, ...a :MI .41i0 CCNISI
to r.d"..4147.• th loth or June next.
Colonel Wool) }anyone.' ass Mo'ion for the resseraiirigi
of the Court Martial upon Ad ::rat Sit Thomas Duckworth
Irvine laid Icing hie 'Unite, to that day we.
3.‘"CCit sh...gutted oUztiter. It the TrAS4III for doing so
Wei. u It of a herr intermits nature, it would nut be proper to
(meg any such Motion
Colonel WOOD warned the House, that if he had net the
Avenged grounds ofilisaopru'iatitin, he should not adopt the
your he meant to institute, and added, mat lea only po.t
petted it new at the revest of Hie Majearty'i Prime ktmister,
who wished ler further time to enquire into the subjeft.
Mr. AL'e:KANDER. brought up the Reports the Audi-
fors Mil and the Post Hose Duty Farming Bid, which V01:13
sevetahy read and agreed to, and the Sills orders-41 to be real a
third tone on Wednesday next
Mr. ()SASSY brought a Salto enquire into the Fem
and Gratuities of Public D!Fices in Ireland, arid the abuhes if
any, which wan read a titit, and ordered Wbe read a second
time on Wednesday neat.
STATF. OF THE ARMY.
Colonel CRAUFIJILL) moved, that there be laid
before the House an account of the eTeetive force
of this country at home and abroad, on the Ist of
May. 1805 ; also an account of the number of men
raised by the Additional Force Dill, from the Ist
of January 1804, to the 4th of April 1805. together
with the number of men raised by the ordinzry
mode of recruiting. Also of the casualties at home,
and the returns of casualties from foreign stations,
for the last four months.—Which were agreed to.
He then gave notice of his intention, as soon as
the Papers were on the Table. of grounding a mo-
tion upo.i them. If Friday mat should be conve-
nient, lie was willing to move it then; but if not,
al.ould do so as soon as possible.

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The CHANCELt'I i" «az
clisApproved nt any qu?stion of s:Lit importance
bei )g agitated in the course of the neat week.
Colonel CRAUFURD then delft rthi his motion
to Thursday se'nnight.

OAK TIMARit.
Sir WM. DOLBEN, in cots: queues of the de-
creasing stew of the wowing ndk timber in this
country, and the very itscre.ising demand there was
for it. said he had tong thought it nece,siiry to ob-
lige every planter to make oak timber a certain por-
tion of his plantatium and for that put pose noised
that a Committee be appointed to take into conai-
d nation the present growing state of the oak timber

of this country.
Mr. ATKINS seconded the motion.
'lke CHANCELLOR of the EX.:II►PQUER ob.

jeded to it, as not likely to lead to any
cnnsequencei, and tending to vi,lite the rights uf

private property.
Sir WM. DOLBSN replied, that the same ob-
jeaion would be applicable to all enclo.ing and
other Laic, in which the Public wat to partake of the
advantages; and he tilought it is ould be important
to the Public, and not diliadvanteoas to the indi-
vidual, if the latter should be obliged to plant with
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oak one acre out of fifty.
Sir W.A. ELFORD spike ag.tinst the Motion.
Admiral MARKHAM thought the subje3 of the
Motion to be of the most serious importance, and
one, which, if not adopted now, should be taken up
on a much more enlarged scale at a' future time.
The present situation of the Royal forests required
some such subsidiary meAsure, and some litut:ation
to be made to the use of British oaks in other ships

except those of the Royal Navy.
The Motion was negatived.
IMPEACHMENT OF LORD VISC3UNT MELVILLE.
Mr. H. LASCELLES expressed his regret at not
seeing an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Whitbread) in his
piece, as he wished to explain, that when he yes-
terday gave notice of his intention to bring forward
a Motion on that part of the loth Report which re-
lated to a Right Hon. Gentleman (fir. Pin) a day
before that signified by the Right Hon. Gentleman
alluded to, he had not in contemplation the adjourn-
ment for the Holidays. lie wished it to be under-
stood, that he did not intend to persist in his Motion,
but would also apprise the House, that if, in the
Resolutions, meant to be proposed by Mr. Whit-
bread, there should be any thing of a criminating
nature, counter resolutions would be prepared, and
if no other person should think proper to come
forward, he would himself undertake that duty.
THE tom. MESSAGE
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIJEQUER
moved the order of the day for taking loin const&r.
Litton the Report of the Committee on the Message
of the House of Lords, requiring their reasons
for calling for the attendance of Earl St. Vincent,
to give evidence in the case of Sir Home Popham—
which being read, he said, he saw no praißical ad-
vantage in giving any answer to the Lords. in the
shape pointed out by the Committee, as he believed
it to be the immentori tl wage of their Lordships,
not to allow any of their Members to be called u,.on
to give evidence, which mtht crintiare themselves.
lie, therefore, moved, that the report be secure.
mined to the same Committer.
Mr. KINNAIRD ;use of are Committee) wished
to know, in what sense the report was to b: recant..
matted? The Committee repotted the only two
points on which they wished to examine his Lord-
snip, but did not 'ono to call him before them,
purely as a witness. It was not their wish to have
made ho. Lord+ip a party; and he therefore rag-
:Tested he propriety of recommitting tire bill, aith
explanatory instruicti,ms.
Sir J. STEWART and Sir W. BURROWES
spoke in favour of the recommitment.
The SPEA KER explained. that the House never
i.tstruaed a Committee, as to its report, but as to
tl.e nature of its ptoccedings.
'l'ie II:port was then ordered to be recommit ed
to the same Committee.
IRISH DISTILLERY RILL•
O t the report of the Irish Distillery Bill ;
Mr. J. Ft I ZGERALD expressed his regret at
finding a irwasure of so much consequence to the
trade of both countries, pressed on in an thin an. at-
tendance; and particularly when it it:Ratted penal-
ties of so very severe a description.
Mr. FOSTER ieplied, that the Bill was lon be.
for: the House ; that it was well known the laws
hitherto adopted, were not sufficient to cope with
the energies of the smuggle- ; and that it was in-
dispensably necessary to make the penalty a pear.
11;411 one, in the first place; and, for ;he second
offence, to extend to transportatien out of that
country.
Sir .1. STEWART sofike in support of the bill.
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he made no doubt
but the Right Han. Gent. had well considered the
justice of the case ; but, if absolute necessity did
not exist, he wished the penalties in this instance, as
well a. others, to assi•atiate with the mild spirit of
fire Eogli .h laws.
Mr. 1). BROWNE and Mr. ALEXANDER
spoke in favour of the bill; after which it was or-
dered to be read a third time on Wednesday next.
Adjourned to V% ednesday.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

Li/NOON,
SATURDAY. Juan 1.

The Report from the Sete& Committee of the
House of Commons, upon the Tenth Naval Re-
port, was published yesterday. With the Minutes
of Evidence, and Appendix, it occupies 123 folio
pages ; and would, even in the smallest print, fill
thtee newspapers. In this situation, we have taken
the course which we think will prove most satisfac-
tory to our readers, and candid towards the parties
immediately concerned. We hay,' given the Re-
port of the Committee, and Mr. Prrr's examina-
tion, at groat length ; meaning, as opportunity shall
offer, to give all the other documents, in detail, that
may be essential to a clear and comprehensive view
of the CAN. The other Gentlemen examined, and

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to ,vhnitt evidence we 'hall ocaionally res"rt,
A. TROTTER, Esq. C. Twasois, Esq. T. WI t.sox,
Esq. Right lion. C. Lexa, T, R AIRES, Esq. S.
funntavoN, Esq. G. Baact.av, Esq. AIINNII4X
GOLDSMID, Esq. G. SWAVVIILD, Esq. T. RIPON,
Esq. J. Seorriswoooe, Esq. D. Reseal-so:a, Esq.
Lola H•R ROWEY, J. SWAVTTELIN Esq. J. DRUM•
stouto, Esq. T. LLOYD, Esq. OSIORNE SrA NOEUT,
Esq. Lord GLENSENVIC, Right lion. Grotto 6 ROSE,
J. WHITE, Esq. C BICKNELL, Esq. C. !mats, Esq.
Ca as es SMALL Pv sus, Esq. Right Hon. JOHN
SMYTH, J. M•RSH, Esq. Asst•uale Nsws•so,
Esq. and Sir Atm KW. SS APS HAMOND, Baronet.
Among the papers in the Appendix, is a copy of the
Release between Lord MELVILLE and Mr. TROT-
TER, executed by the former, at Melville. Castle, in
the county of Mid-Lothian, on the 18th day of
February, 1803—. and by t!,e latter, at London, on
the 23d day of the same month, and is the same
year. It acknowledges a balance due at the time
by Mr. TROTTER to Lord Mitsvit.sa, to the
amount of 1,5801. 1 Is. Id.; and it stipulates, that
the parties shall cancel and destroy all the vouchers,
memoranda, and writings, that ever passed be-
tween them.

A letter from Dublin, dated May 27, says—
" Within the last two or three day., a considerable
degree of vigilance has been exercised by our Go-
vernment. On Saturday night, and last night, the
garrison was under arms, and several of the Of
and Clerks in the Ordnance department were on
foot during the whole night, in order to &liver
such ammunition and stores as might be necessary.
The chevaux-de-frize were in readiness to be thrown
across the Castle gates, and the guns kept loaded ;
three to be fired from the Castle, and answered by
an equal number from the barrack as a signal for
the Yeomanry to get under arms. 54 Amidst all
this din and note of preparation," the question is
bandied from one to another, 1, tries can be the cause
of this alarm? Ilitberto I have not met with any one
ttiat could answer it, or that can assign an adequate
cause for such precautions. Such is the order that
surrounds us, that the fears even of the alarmist
seem to have subsided, and we are obliged to ac-
count for these precautionary measures. as arising
from an apprehension of invasion, rather than from
that of any iwestine commotion. The alarm, I un-
derstand, was getferal, and lay no means confined to
the mettopolia. Several regiments, on their march
towards ae south, were halted, ind kept under arms
during the two last nights, as were the garrison; in
Balbrygan and Drogheda, and, I believe, in 04 y-
veral towns on the north-east."

Paris Papers to the and Dutch Papers to
the 20th last, have been received, but their con
tents are not of any importance. Great prepa-
rations are making at Boulogne for the reception
of DONAPARIL, who was to repair thither after Lis
coronatirat as King of Italy. The ceremony took
place on the 23d.

His MAJF.sTY yesterday reviewed the following
Volunteer Corps on Harrow Weafd
Kensington, Fulham, Ctn,wiek, Brent.
T...eig...invn, Ist worth; G:ttat Stanmore, P.11.1P4 Little
Sta tirtor.., F 1 .o twit uxhrirtio, !Farrow; 11.tutintza
git,, St. I', i14.11e) Stok. Newt:Ton.
.If it on: L.....?'ionse, Hpont-y, itqw, Ftlackwall,
1 1.I:e1 K i6wr.it, If.u.Kney Ramson, Edmonton Q..
IlAin —Ft all ,h 'll. iO,OOO men.

His Mars.-r v was attended by the Dirkes of
Y! ste, Cum siamtatro, KI.NT, and CAURRITIGE.
this Ma:plisses ff. IIiIITFORD and Asnecoossi, and
a number of General Offices* Her Niaresir sr and
the Pam:suss, the Princess nf NV Ain .ind Duchess
of YOUK, attended by the Countets cf HARRING-
TON, arsived from London.
lisimediasely after the Review the Royal. FA-
MILY retired to the Marquis of A Beacom a's at
Staismnre, where a most sumptuops dinner was
served up to them.
About Fir o'clock they left that place, and ar-
rived at this Queen's House at half-pact seven.
Epsom Races were yesterday brilliantly attended.
The Earl of GiOsVENCM'S b. f. 11:.i. Jr,: by Melrar,
woo the oaks. beating seven others. It was a fine
race. Lord Ft:mar'. Little Peter is rr :itched against
Lord P.3azsamstr's ch. c. by Wa..,/, this day, fur it))
guineas.
A Miss Filing's young Lady of eleven years of
age, made her dirket last night at Drury-Lane
Theatre, in the charaCter a L ale Pia!" :dhe dis-
played a great deal of humour, archness, and viva-
city, played the part with great spirit, and received
unsoundedapplause.
No trial of any interest took place yesterday at
the Old Bailey. .
1 Some extraordinary movements were made by
the Boulogne Flotilla, on Thursday ; in conse-
quence of which, all the disposable force in the
Dawns was to sail in the evening, to reinforce oar
squadron cff the French coast. The Telegraph
also communicated an order on Wednesday night, to
the Port Admiral at Portsmouth, fur the Glory, of
98 guns, to sail immediately for the Downs.
A letter from Penzance, dated Tuesday last, save,
we fear without any good foundation :—" The in-
habitants of this town were in motion yesterday
evening. in consequence of the agr,eable intelli-
gence said to be brought by a boat beloigiog to the
Plower sloop of war, charged with dispatches for
Government, that Lord Nctsost had fallen is with
the Combined Fleets, and had taken ten sail of the
line. four frigates, and one gun brig, in which were
8000 French troops.—P. S. '1 he Plover sloop of war,
and Caroline armed brig, are now in the bay, work-
ing to windward."

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TIIE TIWTH REPORT. r.
The geleft Committer, to whom the Tenth Repswt
Cons inis4ioners of Naval Inquiry ti.e
the Treasurer uf Mrs Majesty's Navy) was ;referred, *
quire into the Application of any Monies, issued to
Treasurer of the Nayy fur Naval Vertices, to purpose. 'el
Naval ; and whether. any, and shat Reprerinatlon: Vya
mode to the Longs Commissioners stalk rtfiesty's TrNtrUir,
or the Chancellor of the Exchequer, tespeftirtr, tl‘e wti„
&awing front the Rank any Sums of Money so iisued,
the pasting of. the Act of :!5 ace. 111. e. 31. ; and .lso i‘t ,
the Proceedings had law tie Recovery of the DiAlt due to the
Crown, be the late Adam Jellicue-s-Hate agreed 1.4
following Report.

In taking into our cansidqrattuit the three snitleils
referred to your Committee, it occurred to us, that though
the inst. in terms, comprehends an Inquiry, generally end
without restriction, law the application of any monies hawed
to the Treasurer of the Navy for Naval S.TviCoo4, to patio:Jo.,
not Naval; yet it must ne:csse-ily have been the iet-titaiu of
the {louse to exclude from our consideration all such nt it, as
so issued and so applied as wete to be the subject of nriax;,..,
which the Attorney-General was directed, by an order of • • 9
House, to take "by due course of lavr, for ascertaining i,l
recovering ail sums of oriney that may trr due from asc., o
Melville and Alexander Trotter, Esq. in respect of any pieiss
derived by Ciao from tnonies issoert for naval services, r,rer
that may have come to their hands, subsequent to the iiir4
January. 1786."
We, therefore, conceived it not to he gUreUty to emiutie,
whether any sums, issued for nasal pir poses, had been ;
by Lord Melville or Mr. hotter to their own. use, fur which
they would be responsible in the civil suit to he iu.;deted
against them.
In prosecuting env enquiry with this reserve, it could not Le
previously known to us, how any particular sum of moue's
irmed had been applied, till such sum had been traced to his
actual application of lt. We was thercriee neaeriarily, ie
some instances, led iota an examinatioo, whicb, without ad.
vetting to this difficuny, might appear to exceed the bounds
of the enquiry, whim; we understood to Lava been press:nine.
to us; leaving eat to the party examined to object to th,
questions that were proposed to him, on the ground of their
tending personally to chary: him, whmever be thought it Pa
do so.
Of the sums issued for Naval Serviees, and afterwards alt.
plied to porposxs mgt naval, which the Cittli.o at tits snow
brought iota our view, it appears that the sum of 4.3.04di,y
came into the Mods of Lard Mclvdle, and was 4,lvaiscud by the
Joint concurrence din. Lordship and Mr. r.ot, then Chanes's
lot of the Eseh-luer, lot the use of the house at Messrs. Bey i
and Compatiy.
Another suns of 10,00.11. en issued, appe-as to I.arre come
to the hands of L irJ previous to the l'apnaiters:'.io
of Mr. Trotter; but haw it was applied, the evidence to semi.
we have had the opportwetity of resorting, does net susabia us
to determine.

Various sums appear al+n t, have bden artraneed by Mr,
Truster, during a peritel of b -tureen fioutden add h (teen seam,
whilst he w.. Paymaster of sir, Nary under Lord Jlelrille, tit
the mkt. of Lorl N 1,1,11114, 11,140Ulltillft in all to 22 or 21,4.:10
which ws slat dettinguiNit by the Ila of The A,-gregov
Slim of fa! or 29,0401.; ahout one hal of which, Mr. Trims,.
states to have been advanc..al exclavivalv from public ntnitey,
the test from a food, which is called in Mr *ftorrer's asnk,,ca.
his abated rum! at Moats. evatl, enflaming partly of pu ice
and partly if private tarraevi tor which agtegate sum in
Cot =:3,00.1. nu interest was alb.

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