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INFRA AFFAIRS.

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CGARGIS AGAINST SIAFRUIS wcr.t.tatv.
Mr. PAUL gave notice, that, on Friday nest, he
should bring forward the charges upon which he
meant to ground an impeachment against Mar-
quis Wellesley.

DEBTS Or Tilt INDIA comeam•.
Lord OSSULSTON said, that before he made
the motion of which he gave notice, of an Account
of the Debts of the East India Company in India,
with a list of the loans, the dates, and the terms on
which they were made, he hoped he might be in-
dulged in making a few preliminary observations.
He said, he did not mean to impute any neglect to
the Board of Controul, for not haying produced
these papers to the House, of their own accord ; and
if there could be any objeCtion to what he had to
propose, it must be from some considerations of in-
convenience, of wfsich he WAS not aware. He con-
fessed,th at he himself possessed no local knowledge of
the stahket, nor any advantage of information, which
was not common to every member of that House;
and, therefore, had no other apology to make, for
his interference on these points, but the great opinion
he had of their size and vast importance, and the
apprehension, that the alarming state of India was
likely to bring great calamity upon this country.
For the last fifteen years, the House and the public
had met with nothing but a series of disappoint-
ments respeßing the affairs of rho East India Corn-
. parry In the year 1793, when the debt of the
Cittpeny amounted to eight millions, a specific sum
was appropriated for its reduCtion and liquidation ;
but so tar was this from being faithfully carried
into effcet, that it was since suffered to accumulate
to the enormous amount of thirty millions. He
could Lot cot.clude, without observing, that if this
were done wahcut the authority of the Court of Di-
rectors, they certainly were to blame in suffering it
to go on, without applying for the assistance of
Parliament. ale then moved, " the-. there be laid
11,f ore the House, an Account of the debts of the
East India Com?any in India, since January, 1734,
with the amounts and dates of the loans, and the
places where the principal and interest were made
payable.
Lord NIORPETH said, that it was the wish of
the Board of Contreul to give every encourage-
ment and faciiity to the investigation of the Com-
pany's affairs ; for which purpose, the Clerks were
stow diligently employed in preparing an account
of all the debts of the Company. both at home and
abroad, distinguishing such as did, from such as did
not, bear interest, to be laid beture Parliament. He
therefore hoped that his Noble Friend would con-
sem; to withdr.w his motion for the present, as he
wadi have an opportunity of renewing it, if the
acconwts preparing should not include all he wished
for.
This being acquiesced in, the motion was with-
drawn.
Mr. FRANCIS said, that when he assured the
House, last night, that he should no more troubk_
them with In Aa Affairs, he forgot that he bad
aireedy pledged himself to institute an inquiry re-
speßiug a loan to an Indian Prince, earned Guipar,
and which engagement he should think himself
bound to fulfil
Lord TEMPLE requested that M,. Paul would
inform the House of the name of the charges be
meant to prefer against Mat quis Wellesley.
Mr. PAULteplied, that he did not mean to give
any answer to the Noble Lord and tl'oet proceeded
to the motion, of which he had Riven notice. In
order to conciliate the confidence of tt-e lionse, and
the public, he thought it right to mention what was
the situation in which he stood with regard to Mar-
quis Wellesley; having already disclaimed any con-
neCtion whatever with the Native l'rioces. There
was no a man in Asia, or in Ettrepit.'vrins Item
better than the Noble Lord in question. He had
been ten years resident at Lucknow, whither he was
sent by the Marquis Cornwallis. and where he re-
mained for two years atter the aiministration of the
Marquis Wellesley. On his retura to the Compa-
ny's settlement at Calcutta, he seas received by the
Marquis Wellesley; and it being then aim. the Peace
of Amiens, he laid before that Nobleman, a plan
for the government of the country, hut which, how-
ever, he did not think proper to adopt. Martinis
Wellesley thought it necessary that an eramination
should take place, as to his conduß, duting his resi-
dency. Mr. Lumsden, who was Ambassador at the
place, while he was resident, spoke highly in his
favour. The Marquis was sot satisfied with that,
but applied to Colonel Scott, for further inform-
ation (Ile then read Colonel Scott's answer, which
described him as a person who concluded himself in
an exemplary manner, always teeping aloof from
the intrigues and party politics of the Court.)—
The Noble Lord was at length so well satisfied with
this, that he offered to insert a paragraph in his
dispatches, recommending him to the Court of Di-
redoes. After this, he fancied it could not be sup-
posed that he was atfluated by any personal animo-
sity against that Nobleman. He thought it very
strange, when in the discussion of last night he
heard an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Johnstone) glance
something like a censure on this proceeding, and
avowedly profess to separate himself from chose.

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who -meant to bring eisargee against the Mari:
Wellesley It was trite, said he, that the Hoi..
Gent. did not attually pledge himself to supper:
these charges, hut from the unison of sentiment,
and leng intimacy between us, 1 hardly expelled
this sudden declaration front him. There wss,
however, a declaration to a similar of ea made by
another Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Francis )
'flee SPEAKER here interrupted him, observing,
that it was disorderly to allude to what passed in
former debates.

Mi. PAUL said, he bowed with deference to
the authority of the Chair, and was only led to tie
irregularity, by the example of others, whom i„
often observed to do the same. He said he did not
mean positively to assert that Marquis Wellesle;
was guilty, but he meant to lay down grounds
which would enable the House to judge for there.
selves; and nothing but a vote of that House
should deter him from proceeding in it. He
then stated, that the Rajah of Bhurtpore pm.
seised a considerable territory in India ;
alliance was thought a matter of so usn,h
importance by Lord Wellesley, that he sent instroc.
lions to General L tLe for that purpose, the tesoli
of which was a Treaty, concluded on the Sao of
January ; in virtue thereof, the Rajah iramedi..t..!,
sent a detachment of 1500 cavalry to join the Brush
army. The terms of the Treaty were of tour.,
mutual assistance and support to each other. Iwo,.
diately after this. however, the Rajah was accused of
holding a treasonable correspondence with Hole
That remained to be proved, hut even tedmitting, for
argument, that he did so, did it justify the conilnet
of the Marquis Wellesley ? We had a similar pro.
ceeding now in Europe, in the conduct of the
Court of Naples, which, after forming a Trees
with the French. entered into a correspondence
and connexion with the powers whose troops woe
received. Did any one, however, in this counter
argue that this condutt justified Bonaparte in over.
whelming, and expelling the Royal Family of Na.
pies. Had the Marquis Wellesley demanded satio
faftion in the first instance, he should never have
brought this charge against him. He, on the con.
trary, made a war of vengeance and extermlns.
tion. Genetal Lake sat down before Bliartpore,
towards the end of December, 1804, with an army
of 8000 men. chiefly Europeans : two autsuil
were made, in neither of which were the &hid
arms successful. An army was then crossing the
peninsula of India, composed of the flower of the
British troops, by which General Lake's force was
reinforced to 12,000 men. IVith this united army,
a general assault was made; the unfortunate result
of which, according to the General's report, oat,
58 Officers, and .2,638 men, kiled and wounded.
To crown the whole, this war of vengeance and en-
termination was at length concluded by an ingfr
rious and dishonourable peace. He cancludoci,
with stating the different Motions he had to make.
A copy of the instradlions, sent to General Lake,
for concluding a peace with the isajah of Bhurtperes
a copy of the treaty with the Rajah ; the applica-
tions made to the Government of Bengal, to pre-
vent the war ; the return of the Officers and mw
killed and wounded, on the several attacks spout
the fort of Bhartpore, ke.
Lord TEMPLE thought the Papers should hare
been laid on the Table before the Ho.. Oarici-nue
had made such a serious charge, and when they
were before the House, he was wed satisfied they
would tell a quite contrary story ; they would shee,
that as to the Rajah of Bhurtpose,MarquisWellesley
behaved with a moderation hi. condo& did not merit.
The Hon. Gentleman staied, that the Rajah of
Bhurtpore was lorml by the point of the bayonet
to sign the Treaty alluded te, but when the Papen
were before the House, the contrary 'would appee,
and it would be seen the treaty was concluded u
Sept. 1805, and ratified the following October.
The Hon. Gentleman was mistaken, also, io
slumber of articles conta,ned in that Treaty the/
consisted of four, and not three only, ae he stated.
This 4th article stipulated, that the cot:trading pr•
ties should assist each other with troops ; and, sou
after the Treaty was concluded, the Rajah wet a
DOM of horse to assist the British army. By !hi+
role Treaty, certain territories were ceded to hits,
fully adequate to those he had lost. How then
could it be said that that treaty was forced onbics
by the point of the bayonet ? When the war arid
Holkar broke out, in March, 1804, and whets Co.
loael Hudson's brigade was obliged to retreat. s
secret correspondence was carried on between as
Rajah sued the hostile powers aping whom
the
British forces were a:ling. When they siihmared:J
the British power. copies of this corre.pondesea
were sent to :darquis Wellesley, taro, the Ho'
pourable Gentleman said, thirsted for blood.
far he was borne out in this assertion, would spry
upon the product ion of those papers. Si, far
frcrss
thirst for blood, it would app. it the Noble Marva
was anxious for the most lenient and thoder.s.
measures ; and in this spirit he wrote to Lord LI
saying, that dense who had misled the Rajah, 5","64
tdem* Is. the *ices of punishment, but nestle,: ths.
the Rajah himself should be treated with lenity.
only ea:rimed as to his future conduct ; elecleiff
that the Company would not, in any manner, rt"'
fere with his terraories. Lord Lake attid
rote t
these instruftions ; a^.d when 110 went to Delhi,
left the same direZlions with General Fraser. a,
siring him by no means to attack ; but in cia,e
an attack to resist ; not to punish the Rajah.
those who incited him to hostilities; howl;
the 114 j-th of Bhartpore cut the matter shiet.i.
himselt commencing the war. Al!er the
Deeg, when the British troops were viaociou-17.
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tresancs ; ing,
ndH asolka ther had thrown
came himself
on,
ware opened upon them by order of thaß.Je•
and
tie s) tbh.a; tx
Bnurtpore, and the whole of Holkar's ariille.
that means, escaped ; his cavalry was wearies.:
and he could not hare protralted the wet', st•,;;
the assistance of the R..jah of Poluartpoir-
then, was the first a& of hostility dose by zh''
jail, who, in the moment of oar rititory.ertdcso:,.-.
to turn the tide against as. Was it then. rite
Lord asked, to be woodesed at, that Marquis 11
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ley pursued the measures, he did ? Atter that
in the month of 'February, the Rajah applic*: '
peace, which was concluded in the tallow:14: •
of April. Was it i i this, then, we were to i
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the Noble Marquis', insatiable arntaitsont 4:
for blood ? By this Treaty, the Rajah v4'
2u lacks of rupees, past a r..hich Aim wa,

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mitred, under certain circumstancr:. It was also
stipulated, Mat he should not keep any European
servants, without the patemission of the Company,
and that was all s and to retain the por:,•ossion of his
territories, exadly as he had der:- before ; an di()
ended the story of the extermination of the ai a,
of Bhurtpore. His Lordship uid, it was n.t then
for him to go further into this subjea ; he wished
to wait until the papers in question should be laid
upon the table, as they would not only support the
statement he had made, but display the condufl of
the Noble Marquis to have been moderate and for-
bearing in the highest degree.

Mr. JOHNSTONE said, the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Paul) had become the candidate for that, of
which he (Mr. J.) was set down as the representa-
tive; he thought, however, that it would be more
expedient for the Hon. Gentleman to drop the sub-
ject for the present. Having resided for some length
of time at Gude, he had an opportunity of knowing
tlte Rajah of Bhurtpore, and there was no man he
E-. 1 a nigher respect for than the Prince who sat on
th.it throne. He should have taken that business
ap:m himself, but knew, that although he might
cip•Ke his wrongs, he could not support his rights.
Nothing, he conceived, could be more absurd, than
entering into a Treaty of Guarantee with a person
not able to tender them any assistance ; and it was
Lord Cornwallis's opinion, that the payment of the
turn stipulated in the Treaty, was to absolve himself
from all other obligations.
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON observed, that as
the Hnn. Gentleman (Mr. Paul) had asserted his
charges with great steadiness and perseverance, he
WWI much pleased he had been as steadily and sails-
fa3orily conoadided by his Noble Friend (Lord
Temple.) From the vast number of papers which
were called for, it was necessary to examine all, in
order to select them As a Member of the Board
of Controul, he bad no objection to the production
of these Papers. As a Member of Parliament, he
thought that that House, and the country at
large, sliest admire and approve the services of
the Noble Marquis, and he most heartily con.
curved in the motion of the Hon. Gentleman.—
By the production of these papers, the qualities of
the Noble Nlarquis would be Lid open to public
view, and his esuraerdinary forbearance and unex-
ampled moderation displayed in their trite colours.
The charges against Marquis Wellesley were of a
criminal nature, and there was some sort of pre-
sumption of them. He did not think the Honourable
Mover was coned in moving for a vast mass of pa.
pens, in order that every man who pleased might
fish out charges AS he thought proper. He could
not Believe the Honnoratile Gentleman was ac-
quainted with the nature of these papers on which
he grounded his charges. Some letters from Lord
Lake, and other papers moved for, he cculd no
where find; but such as the Board were in posses-
arm of, the flonottrable Gentleman was welcome to.
His Noble Friend had touched but slightly upon
die monstrous and treacherous conduct of the Rajah
of Bhortpnre, whom the Honourable Gentleman
mitolled in so great a degree. That Rajah, in the
moment of treaty, thought proper to violate it. One
"dour Residents discovered a Vakeil of the Rajah's
sifting as a spy, and carrying intelligence, with his
isoprobation, to the adverse powers : his papers
weie veieed, and his depositioss take" down ; from
which it appeared, that he had been employed by
the Rajah to create divisions, and break the union
between that Prince and Use British Government.
These depositions were confirmed by Colonel Mon-
aon's intercepting a secret corres:iondence, which
was afterwards Laid before the Rajah of Bhintpore;
wbo did not attempt to deny it. ihe first ad of
hostility was commenced on the pan of the Rajah,
from the batty. er of Deeg. There was some diffi
eulty yet in the produdion of those pipers; but,
when produced. they would refted honour and cre-
dit on the Noble Maiquis, who had obtain. d never.
fading laurels in the service of hit country, and to
whom no bLine whatever could attach upon this
subjeet
Mr. PAUL shortly replied.
Mr. POLE said, that whenever the subjed of
Marquis cot:duet Came into do, ussion,
he and that Nol;le Le-d could have but one wish,
and that was, that all the papers might be before the
House ; at the same time, he did not mean to urge
Government for the immediate prodeetion of them.
The Noble Marquis's condtid, he ousted, instead
of deserving censure, would receive the thanks of
his country, and he did not wish to screen any hate
of his e•indun from public notice, and pub! c a ;-
rnadversion. The nature of the charges the Hon.
Ge- lonian he ha I hitherto declined stating; he
then o ()Jested slot Hon Gentleman would inform
the what they were to he; for he put it to
the Home to say, in what situation the chareeter of
Marquis Wellesley should stand, if Gentlemen were
to be permitted ro bring forward charge upon
charge, without even stating the nature of them
The lion. Gentleman. be thought, bad received a
good lesson that night, which he hoped be woual
profit by ; he did not Mean to take any alive par
in the debate upon this subject, as he Imre it in he
in very good hands, and the Noble Marquis would
Lave every justice done to his charaeter.
Mr. PAUL, in answer, said, he had no ohjedion
to stye the nature of this last charge against Lord
Wellesley. It WAS for mal-administration of the
Province of Surat
The question was then put, for the produeion of
the copille of Tuatara entered Into by Lord Lake'
and ratified by Marquis Sa ensile'', in September,
1803 al,o, for copies of Declarations of War,
laetters and Correspondences, between Lord Like
and the Bhurpore Rajah, &c. kc. which was tar-
ried in the affirmative.
The Irish Duty Continuance Bill was read a
third time, and passe&
Lord C. I ingeond's -Annuity Bill went through I
Cmmitiee, and the Report ordered to tic tezeixea
fos alarm se.
The sec Ind reading cf the Woollen Manufac-
turers' &open. ion BM was postponed till to-morrow
The English and bid' Sugar Drawback Bills
were severally read a second time, and mitred to
be committed te-tni't few-
The Bengal Judicature Lists were mottoes', and
a Cariamittee appointed to examine the said lila.
A'''dam ref,ft to the House the names ~f those who
" ,'2l? of wore uf the said
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RTATE PAPER.

ki!VORIAL or DAKOK vap...l4l6kviiin, 1.11.
NISTER OF S TO ♦Rij [/IC er /BURMA,
TO LORD HPARLAIDY.

Berlin. Dee. t:2, MS.
MY LORD--Conf.irmairly to the Answer I have already
had the honour to transmit to your Excellency, to the cue--
tiro' which you addressed to me, relative to security of the
troops of Ili* Britannic Mkiests, in the North of Germany, I
hasten to lay before you the positive iissurances which I tray.
the !demure to be able to communicate to you.
Your Excellency is acquainted with the present state of
affairs. You will first perceive that, at the point to which mat.
tem have now come, since the unfortunate battle of Austerlitz,
between Austria arid France, in consequence of the return of
the great Russian army, arid the total uncertainty in which we
are with regard to the intentions of Napoleon towards Prussia,
the utmost caution is absolutely necessary. The bravest army
cannot always reckon upon success; and it is, undoubtedly, the
interest of Prussia, and the interest of the world, to prevent any
attack upon her at the present moment, when she would have
to bear the whole burden of the war; and no confederacy
adapted to circumstances h■s been formed; far, in case her
armies should price unsuccessful, the MA rae of hope, to
maintain the security and independence of the Continent,
would be extinguished.
The Kin mill animated by the same wish to sstabli,h a
general Peace on•laarmanent footing, and, possible, to the

satisfaction of all parties, must conseptently have been ar-
dently desirous that his mediation, stipulated in the convention
signed on the 3d of November, at Potsdam, should have been
accepted by ►ranee. In an interview which Count Von H nit-
wits had with Napoleon on the l!rith November, that Mo-
narch manifested' a disposition to accept of this mediation, on
the two following conditions
1. That during the Nugoriatio•a tin troops of his Britannic
Mjesty, nor any Russwns or Swedes should advance into
Holland to commence warlike operations there, after their
departure from the North of Germany
2. 'That a more extensive circuit should be allowed to the
fortress of Hameln, in order to relieve the distress*, the garri-
son for priests Oro.

The Log could not accept these pre;vositions under the cir-
cumstances elf the moment in which they were made ; but
these have totally changed, and in the present conjuncture
/Its Majesty has not only judged them admissiblc--upoe cots.
dition that the Emperor Napoleon engages, on his side, not to
send any troops int" the North of Germany, se loot as the
negociattens shall centilitre, and that he shall not undertake
any thing against Hanover during the same interval—hut Irv. ti
fa% ourable, as time will thus be gaiarad to take mere Avltheste
meatures, and to prepare for every contingency ; either in c: se
a war sheult break net, or this i.terniedaite state of things
sh,rald lead to a definitive tiegociation.

That nn time inty be het, Hit 114*st./ has sent M•tnr Yen
PRIM to the French head-quaiters, that this arrangem.,.! may
b- carried into diet,. At the same time, Count Hauyvri!t has
received the necessary instructions, bearing date the 191 h in•t
and the K.ng ha. given France to understand, that be shall
eurp.idzr the occepation of Hanover by French Profs, as an
act of hoetsiity.
Agreeably to what !beveling stated, tra Majesty has authrie-

iaed me to inform your Lordship, that, in confor:nit♦ with
the assurances already given, in case the troops of Hi, Britannic
aad the Russians •hould prose unfortunate, the King
eag-iges 'or the security of the troops td II:s &HASIDIC ‘l.jeity,
in 'bristlier. a.. 1 grants them petted lihrrty, in ca:► n( no.
reos.ty, to retre.t to the r‘ui.isa army, and to the state. of the
King, but with the following modification:, which eirc.on-
stantes renew necessary r

1. That they take their positions in the rear of the Piustian
troops, and abstain, denng the vernal of the intermediate Ile-
goc.ation, from every suoventent and step. of a provoking na-
ture toward. Holland.
2. Thar case the Prussian troops shall be attaekrd hr the
French, Ifs Majesty may rely with perfe3 (-tumid nee on the
support and co-uperatiors n. the troops or! las &maim: Majesty,
as long as they shall continue in the North of Germany. His
fi ijesty has given tinders for a respeaable corp. to advance into
We.tplialia, and will adopt every necessary measure for secu-
rity mid defence. The Russian troop., under the c.,soniand
of General Count To'etoy, are already at the moire r.Erposal of
His Majesty, as the Emperor Alerunnler ha. fully authorised
him to dispel* of them at eleasuie; and likewise *1 loose
which are ender General Beimigsen, in Sdena.
I therefore reru•st your Escelm..cy to write as sperrati4 et
possible to Lo•d C.ithe3rt, the Commander_ia•Chiaf of deo
traps or Ilia Britannic hlaiery, sod to peeled upturn him is
take, without Aries, such .tops as are necessary far these dif.
',rent warps-es, and in pa ocular 5.. t 'reply with :he invitatem
which will be transmitted to him by the order of the
through Coggin Isik.euth, to consult personally with Wan and
Count Tolstoy, on Ilia ;matrons which the troops .1 ilia Li-
te al.c ftlye.tr, the and Prussian., veil' have to take,
in co istrataen-e of the ab,se mentioned arrangements.
A. the Sterd.sia vranie arc in the same pied cament with
the troorOlH* hrytannot Haien, and the Ross ant, it would
be eatremely desirable to prevail upon His I aradah Majesty
to eossio, ca to thus arratigonsestt.

I hey* that, eo this end, your Lordship will aft in tesseert
with ►nun flilgoruelty, whoa His Imperial Majesty of all the
Russia, has clta•izd with ',toy thing relative to theerstinatiort
of the Russian army. In case His Swedish Mainly will re.
a go tee coodul of hit troops to Count Taney, the King is
ready to give these/11w same guarantee which hr otFe•t to the
troolet of H., Pirilannie Majesty, during their eiiatinuance
the Noe,* of Germany

S. With reg ail to the iirovivioning of the fortress of Hameln,
it is eonevived that Out rant of a torten, dnitriet, from which
the garrison might tietwouls es procure provisions, would be at-
tended with real ineenvenienecs, bath ni respect to th- sta.
Jetts of Ha Britannic Msjest!, and ow account of the colii.iena
wheh might inane- ensue between the troops. It,
dproears peafereVe„ to fatnish ii•erea•ies forn the tlanovev:au
terntury, through ar i tarinediate person,to whom General Bar-
bed mad lend a statement of what lie want, for daily consump-
ao •, and.,, • hose rellu,irion the Hannyerian Ministry will take
(sit th .t a t, de'oitred at the Odor. a?pointed for that pur-
pose. Bit G••••fai Rw aoo mug', on Int s.d:, engage to reroa;a
flu et within the I wed'

C0:.140.u..t47 Ito Yoe id-a.. the ling has act !f. Yen

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12.
We give this day, we believe, zact.ussvatts a
State Paper of considerable interest. It is a letter
teem the Prussian Minister, Baron }I ***** BERG, to
Lord Els a sower, which throws much light upon
the views and politics of Prussia at the close of the
late continental war, and communicates some par-
ticulars respeding onr erpedition to Hanover.

The following communication was yesterday sent
from tae Admiralty to the LOKI) Maroa, for the
inforefution of the City :

Admiralty Office, 11th Mareh.
MY LORD—information haying been received, ifolll
VYliCh it was supposed, that the Dutch fleet Lad put to sea,
1 thank it proper to inform ynor Lordship, that disratches
tare been thi. city roreived from VicaAdiniral Douglas, stat-
ing, that the Flo•a frigate had reconnoitered the Texel, and
thecovered the whole of the Dutch Meet lying in the Nieu
!ley, apparently ready for sea. 1 have the honour te be, &e.
To the Right Honourable the CHARLES GREY.
Lord Mayor tor London.
The Flora reconnoitered the Texel both on Fri-
day and Saturday : upon her return, she met Ad-
miral RtASEL, with his fleet, at sea, and, in conse-
quence of 0.:2 :rforination, Amiral !lesser. returned
to Yarmouth Roads, where he brought hii fleet
apin to anchor on Monday afternoon. The report
of the Dutch fleet having put to sea was so firmly
credited, that Admiral Lord Kerne sailed from
the Downs on Monday afrernnon, in the Edgar, to
assist Admiral Russet in his porsnit of the enemy.
It is supposed, from the increased activity in the
Dutch ports, that the Dutch will soon send a fleet
to sea. The force in the 'reset amounts ouiy to
seven sail of the line.

MMAJesrr will come to town to-day, to hold
a Privy Council at the Qt ere's Palace.
• Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a public day
at his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave au-
diences to a number of Officers of distineti-in
Early yesterday morning, a Messenger arrived
at Windsor, with dispatches to His MAJISTY front
Ministers.
The Right Hors. Grottos Pousooin, the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, will not lease town before
Friday ; and, as we lately stared, the Duke of
Bane-into, the new Lord Lieutenant, will Dot set
out until Monday.
With the exception of the office of Chancellor of
the Exchequer, filled by Sir Jou.. Murton, and
of that of Secretary to the bird Lieutenant of Ire-
land, filled by Mr. Ester, nothing is yet finally
settled with re:pet to the other Irish appointments.
The GusePe of last night contains a Congrats-
latory Address to His Maiesrro from the City of
Norwich, on appointment of the present Adminis-
tration.
His Mattsry has been pleased to appoint Sir
Faarocts MILL'4AI, Bart to toe His Physician in
Ordinary, in the room of Dr. THOMAS Gisaoeris,
deceased.
THOMAS TYSWH!TT, Esq. is returned to serve in
Parliament, for the Borough of Plymouth, in the
TOOT Of PHILIP L•NGI4t4/11, Esq.
Th. Casette of last night Announces the elevation
of the Right Hon. W. f 3 PONIONSY to a Peer-
age of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, by the title of Baron Ponsonby, of Imokilly,
in the county of Cork. His Lordship will be suc-
ceeded in the representation for the county of Kil-
kenny, vacant in consequence of this promotion, by
his second son, the Hon. Geoeat Poulain, a
young Barrister, of great promise at tl.e Irish Bar.
His Lordship's family have uniformly represented
the county Kilkenny, since the reign of Witt: Aup
except in the single ingance of the celebrated Mr.
FLOOD, and he was returned for that county upon
the Poosoun interest.
One of our cruisers which is arrived from the
French coast, has brought the information, that
great aftivity priertils at Boulogne • that the men
are again exercised on board the Aotilla, and that
the number of troops has considerably increased
within these few days.
The EleCtion for the city of Waterford, is to com-
mence on Friday the 14th inst. Sir dotes NEN roar
will certainly be returned without opposition.

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ACADEMICAL' THEATRE.

The, success of the YoungScytestsas, in the Ger-
man Theatre, Leicester equate. appears to have en.
conned another juvenile corps to perform on the.
alternate nights, at the same house, under t' e name
of The Acaossruca I THP ATI!. It is, avowedly,
upon the plan of the " 7 heal," des j,ahre Elevet," at
Paris, which has proved an useful nursery for the
French stage; and supplied it with some of its
brightest ornaments. The utility, propriety. or ne-
cessity. of a similar establishment in London, we
have not now room to discuss. With respect to
pecuniary emolument, its pan ons, no doubt, look to,
a certain degree of profit to d fray the expel:tee toot
cessary to such an establishment, which munirdent
considerable. The Pieces selefled for the opening
of the House were, the Tragedy of Deviled, and
the Farce of Lever,' Quarrel'. A criticidlliAlroll•
the particular merits of the several perilemeno
would not be an aft of candour, under all the
cumstances of the novelty and difficulty of their"
situation. We shall only observe, that the 'fife*
was much impaired by the great disproportion in rho:
sire of the performers. The boys were generalllys
little, and some of the females were sufficiently t
grown for the great 'Theaters. Miss H. Lerrive4,
one of Mr. Seel is css's Company, danced PA 11160
Shawl Dance, with surprising grace and elerrarteeo.
The Theatre, we undt rstand, is patronized by sews
veral Ladies and gentlemen of rank and faddene.t
Lady LAMBERT, Lady CIARLOrTE GRLVILI l.Sad
serval other Fashionshles, next splendidly dressed,
adorned the boles. The other parts of the House
were well filled. and all appeared to derive much
pleasure from the performance.

1.4e4 atamberlaues Otihre. Schoch
Older; fee the Court's going into winerwing o, Thwatac
nest, the lids in.tanc, tw the Int• Prima of Doormisre, autl
abin for the Lahr Mar:rave of A•ssiiach.
The Ladies to wear hack s.lk, fringed or plain linen,
white gloves, necklaces, and em-negs, black sW Willi. oboes,
fans,
_and tippets.
Undren—White or grey lutesting:, tal,bies, nr dunosits.
The gentlemen to wear black ful:-triainsad, (rouged or please
linen, black flreffil and buckles.
lindres—.Grey frocks.
The Court to change the Mourning, on Thursday, the Seth
instant, Cis.
The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, colnured ribbons,
fans, awl tip:reta ; or Maio white, or wh;te and gold, or whew
and silver wit black ribbons.
The Gentlemen in weir black costs, and black sr penis whit., or white and gold, or white and silver slut warrantee,'
fall tn:nraird. coloured solo% and buckles.
And on Sunday, the instant, the Court we go oat of
mourning.
The Doke of CLAN aNct. we are eastward
to state, continues much indisposed at Seib,
Pitt. The Public have an additional cause to re-
gret his illness, as it will deprive theta of Mrs.
JORDAN'S presence at Drury-lane.
Lady Cos/Jere will have a rout, this evening, at
her harm, New Norfolk-street.
Lady Satre By stain will have a grand rout, on
the 21st inst. at her house. Hyde Park Corner.
Earl BATHL itsT, Do•ior Miss, Mr. and Mrs.
Kriso, and Mr. Wic.sira sr, dined yesterday with.
Lord and Ledy Gnemvri.:.a. His Lordship will
give a gt ar.d dinner this day.
The Duchess of GORDOS. and Mr. and Mrs.
Foamed, dined yesterday with the Slarquis and,
Marchioness Coarswar.t.rs, at their house, Old
Burlingtrai-street.
The Countess of CANDEIeI grand rout, which
was to have taken piace on Monday next, is post+
posted, cm account of her Ladyship's children being
confined with the measles.
Mrs. Taevoa (the Lady of the Right lion. Jeers
Taevos). of Berkeley-square, has port off her party,
which was to have taken place teat Friday, on ac-
count of indisposition.
The Countess 01 DA nrtsot:ru's grand rout, last
Monday, was attended by upwards of three hundred
of the Nobility ; her elegant house in Berkeley-
square was brilliantly lighted t the relletlioa of the
numerous lights in her Ladyship's Drawing-roome
was equal to mid-day. Amongst she brilliant as-
semblage of Nobility were, His Royal fligtmesi the
Duke of CA Neal oc c, the Marchionesses of Down-
su Re and am to A the Countess of Ha e "'Novo*,
and all the Foreign Nobility and Ambassadors.
The Duchess of Roam:tea left the Royal Hotel,
Pall-Mall, yesterday, on a visit to Somersetshire.
The furniture, services of China, Scc.wererensoved
yesterday from the late Mr. PITT'I house, in ikiwa-
ins-sweet, for sale by public auction.
The Duchess of Goitoon will give a grand dinner,
peat Saturday, to His Royal Highness the Prince of
Waite.
Lord HIHRT PITT T on Monday inspected his in.
tended new residence is Downing-street. lately oc-
cupied by Lord Et xior.
Lord Assz•anee GOHDON left town last Sun-
day, to join the Coldstream Guards, at Deal Bar-
racks.
Lady SHEFFIELD, ani family, arrived at her
house in Privy Gardens, on Saturday, for the season.
His Lordship's affairs in Sussex detain Lim in the
country till this day.
Sir Hucm D. H•ssiirom gave a grand dinner
last Monday, at his house, Upper Gro.ver.or-street.
, to His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSitI. the
' Duke de Baser, the Duchess of Goanne. Marquis
of Dorsoi•s, Earl of Launsan s is, Lady Mosr -
Gouger, Mr. and Mrs. Baussati, and Mr. I'.
Sunup* Pt ; and, in the evening, her Ladyship had
a and and supper party, which was brilliantly at-
tended. Four card tables were set out in the front
drawing room the hack room was appropriated
for supper; three tables were set out in a very ele-
gant s yle, and adorned with &wrests: the supper
was hot, and consisted of every dencacy in season.
At one o'clock the company sat down to supper
amongst whom were, the Earl and Countess of
ROOK YfI,VISHOWIt M•■lN A M. Lord and Mr. p.
iss-
lose, Lord and Captain ftfncootrat.o. Captain
and Lady C. DUItH•II4. Sir JOHN SCILLY, Mrs.
BC•OlIONT, and Mrs. HEIELTIPE. who sang sere-
ral beautiful airs. the company di.i not separat,..4
until a late hour.

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NOME CIRCtTIT.

tltarrnan, MARCH 10.
This morning, about twelve o✓chuk, Mr. Justice
r it arrived, and read his Commission for hold-
- this Cour AP er hearit

irg the tksises ft.r ~er ing
vies set vice. th- I;•arned Judge proceeded to the
Iss.ines, of the county
Chafe are only tour causes Oa the Civil side ; but
the Gaol is heavier than usual.

DYSON V. THISIIV.
This was an adion by one horse-dealer against
another, for slandering his charoner, in saying he
always bought unsound horses, and that he would
repose him to the regiments which be served with
horses.
Mr. Serjeant Best, for the Plaintiff, expatiated
on the value of every man's chanter, particularly
la those points conneeted with his trade ; for, to
m a man in his trade. was not cnly to injure
• reputation, but went also to deprive him ut his
r The Plaintiff and Defendant. he observed.
were both horse-dealers. and the Defendant had
said the Plaimif a horse, which proved to be un-
sound s but he did not, for that reason, traduce his
cheratier. He returned the horse, and said no
More. It happened. however, that meeting the
.Plaintiff's son at Barnet lair, he (the son) told him
• to send ter the horse home again ; upon this the
Defendant poured out a volley of abuse against the
Plaintiff, called him by several abusive names, too
gross to repeat ; said he always bought 1 ime, blind,
and spavined cattle ; that he was a rogue and a
thief, and cheated every body, which he would
prove ; and added. that he would go to Woolwich,
and expose him to all the regiments which he
served : and the consequence of this abuse was no:
only the general loss of eharaner, but also the less
of oanieular customers, as he should prove to the
Jury, who would no doubt gore ample damages in
return.
'To prove the case, he called one Thomas Milton,
lobe proved the abusive words, and stated, that he
r left off dealing with the Plaintiff for above a mouth,
in consequence of it.
The next wines; was the Plairoiff's sin, to whom
the wards were spoken. He st ited, tl.at loang at
Barnet Fair, he told the Defendant to ,e!ch away
the broken.eeinded horse which lie had sold them ;
upon which the D.lendant hrnke out, and uttered
all the abuse stare,: in the declaration ; and swore
he would go to Laid Paget, whose regiment they
furnished wi;h hones, and expose the Plaititiff;
and that he would go to %Vocirvidi and let the
aKdle y know that he de..l, in nothing but unsound
'hor-c..
On cross-examination. he said, that he had said
lathing to provoke this abuse, though he admitted
be had cared him rascal and seciendrel, Ste. He
denied that he accused the Defendant of having
&d?ed his father, by selling him a broken-winded
horse. Thee did not cell that cheating in their
protess oa ; it was only etteeiving. lie added, that
Wa father dealt in horses to the summit of 10,0001.
a year
Mr. Setjeent Slit"? Aso, for the Defendant, ad-
- 4111111esed the Jerry in a pleasant speech. He read the
declaration. in which the Plaintiff set out, that by
ehe gander, he had been injured in the opinion of
mar Sovereign Lord the King. and of divers Officers
M Coyish, Meow Sovereign Lord the King, who
lased to ,buy horses of him, and ridiculed the Oki( n
es which the nefeedasit had resorted, to give
imp stance to his c:nse. If, he said, all the
upsahblee among horse-dealers at Barnet Fair, were
ea produce aAjons, and be tried at Hertford, in-
mead of a tweearly list of poor causes, they would
have a sheet hill, and it would he a glorious harvest
for she lawyers. Words of heat and anger, like
the present, were never considered as matter for
sterieus damages, for they did no serious injury to
the throttler to any man, and lie hail the autho-
rity of a late Learned Chief Justice, fur this asset tinn.
He recolletied a cause in which ths Defendant ac-
cused the Plaintiff of hayloft committed perjury in
a former CAW,. 'lbis was certainly a most setious
uctelatiort, and the Witness clearly proved the
words. It occurred to the acuteness of Lord
Kenyon. to sok char else the Defendant said? to
which the Witness mph' d, o Why, my Lord, he
added, that ynu were a rascal, and all the Jury
4—d fools " Upon which that Learned Judge told
the ieiy, that the Defendant, by adding him and
the Jniy, who tried the former cause, evidently
smoke in such blind passion, that he was not likely to
he seriously believed ; consequently he did Not m-
ints the cha: atter of the Plaintiff to env alarming ex-
tent; this was the case here ; the Defendant had dealt
in much umearing abuse, and it was not likely it
had injured the Plaintiff. As for the special damage
alleged, that Mr. Milton did not deal with him, it
was too farcical to be for a moment believed.
Mr. Justjce lleArH old the Jiuy, that the words
were unqocstirnahly allionahle, but that the spe-
cial damage alleged, was ridiculous. It was like
the care of an assault, where an apothecary was
called in to cure a nouad. which any old woman
in the pariah would manage as well. It was like
holstering up a falling wall, and deserved ao credit.
They %would consider, whether they would give
one shilling or forty, the latter of which would carry
amts.
Verel;%, for the Plaintiff—Damages One Shiling.
The two other cusses tried to-day, were unin-
teresting.
Lord Hawkesbury arrived, yesterday, between
twelve and ere o'clock. at Walmer Castle, to take
possession of his new appointment of Lord lVaiden
of the Cinque Ports. He was saluted with a discharge
of cannon from the Castle, and received with ever;
mark of honeys and respett. His Lordshie remained
at the Castle until four o'clock, when he entered
the town of Dover, and alighted at the hews of
Mr. Feelor. A moo sumptuous dinner was order-
ed by his Lordship. at the Ship lan, to which alt
the gentlemen employed under his Lordship at
the Castle. the Officers if the Volunterr ('orpc, and
the principal inhabitants of the town were Mitred.
The dincer cons:oed of every delicacy of the sea-
son, and, with the superior goal; y of the wines, at
once hevisoke the eacellence of the house and the li-
berality r • • '.4sespo of the feast. The Band
of too 471 J. and played several
Weal asa4in .."...991 • eveaitig was spent
veldt thir 1"7/1111.....Th"- I.rs
Vre '‹z'y

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