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lIOUSE OF LORUS—MospAr, Jca■ 10.

After some routine and private business was di.-
posed nf. their Lordships resumed the tether con-
sideration or
Twain DIVORCE BILL •
Raspeaing which. Counsel was in part heard on
a former evening. This forms rattier a singular
case—being " A Bill to dizsnive the marriage of
Eli7.lbetil ettertnn, with nederick Truch. her

now husbanti, znd to enable the said Elizabeth Ut•

. terton to marry again, and fur the other purposes
therein mentioned.°
Counsel and evidence in 4tippnrt a the Bell were
called to the Bar. From the statement and deposi-
tions of these, in the present and former instances,
and from the allegations of the Bill, it appeared that
the Petitioner, Mr.;.Tesisis' married with Mr. Frede.
kr, rick Teush, of the City of London, merchant. in
July 17!"t; t:!rit they lived and cohabited together,
as sou ea.! wife. uutil February 1798, is which in-

terval their issue was two daughters, both since
dead ; that Mr. Teush, having formed. an adul-
terous intercourse and connexion with one Sarah
Evans, began to absent himself frequently from his
wife, and, in the year 1796, began to live with the
said Sarah Evans, a; man and wife, under
the assumed name of Mr. and Mrs. Thorley, and
in Feb. 179 S entirely left Mrs. Tensh, and declared
his intention of never recurring to Iris family again,
though he admitted he had no ground for complaint
against her. From that time she has lived apart
from Mr. Teush, and has had no intercourse with
him, but lived ever since in the Parish of Cheshunt,
where, from her good conduo, she has entitled her-
self to, and received the countenance and protection
of a respectable neighbourhood, and from snmeof the
relatives of her husband ; that Mr. Teush, in De-
cember 1798, obtaitind a sentence of divorce a mensa
rt thoro, against her husband, in the Consistory
Court of the Bishop of London, in consequence of
his adultery with Sarah Evans ; and the Court also
decreed to Mrs. Teush, the suns of two hundred
pounds per ann. as alimony, during the joint lives
of Mr. and Mrs. Tensh ; that Mr. Teush has
ever since lived with Sarah Evans, and resided, at
different places, as a Wife ; that she has, for some
time past, gone by the name of Mr. 'Fetish, and is
considered by many persons as his wife ; they have
three children; that Mr. Teush has been far from
pundual in the payment of the alimony to his wife,
who frequently has been obliged to recur to the Ec-
clesiastical Court, in order to insure payment.
Towards the end of last year, Mrs. Tenth was un-
der the necessity of applying, through the process of
the Ecclesiastical Court, for three quarters of a
year's alimony, due up to the 2ith of Oaober, 1804,
in consequence of which. Mr. Tends petitioned for
a reduaion of alina,ny, alleging his situation and
reduced circumstances, and stating that he had
withdrawn himself and his capital from trade ; that
however, the circumstances of Mr. Tenth, and his
quitting his partnership, have not arisen from losses
in trade, or unforeseen misfortune, but in conse-
(pence of Mr. 'I eusn's pursuing the same course of
life, that compelled the Petitioner to apply fax a di-
vorce to the Consistory Court ; that under these
circumstances, Mts. Teush has no proved but that
of being reduced to a comparative state of indi-
gence, having, beyond the said alimony, barely the
means of existence; and that the condet and situ-
ation
to which Mr. Tenth is reducing himself, pre-
chided every hope of reconciliation, and chance of
Mrs.Teush continuing to enjoy the only benefit that
remained to her of her marriage contraq, namely,
the aforesaid means of subsistence ; and on these
grounds, the Petitioner prayed their Lordships
as-
sent to i Bill for divorcing he: husband.
After the necessary preliminary fags of the mar-
riage, &c. were duly proved, several witnesses were
brought forward to substantiate the allegations of
the adultery of Mr. Teush, and his cohabitation
with Sarah Evans ; these were principally female ,
domestic servants, who had lived with the parties.
One of these stated that she had seen them several
times together in bed ; and another, who not long
since had lived with them as cook, at Godscone,
stated they had three children.
Another witness stated, that she livedwith Mr. and
Mrs. 'tenth, about three years ; their town residence
was then at No. 141, Fenchurchostreet : this was
about nine years ago ; the latter part of the time of
her living with them, Mr. Teush frequently ab-
sented himself from home, and often staid out late
at night; that she observed Mrs. 'Fetish frequently
in tears ; that Mr. Teush in general behaved kihti-
manly to her ; that she behaved herself very well
to him, and did every thing she thought' would
please him; that she observed Mr. Teush more
than once take wine out of the cellar, and..send it
out. - _ _

--
Another witness stated. that she lived with Mr.
and Mrs. 'fetish about the same length of time ; it
was after the former witness had lived with them.
She had o! served the behaviour of Mr. Teas!' to
his wife ; in general, he appeared very cross to her.

The LORD CHANCELLOR here observed,
that this kind of evidence had nothing to do with
the case ; there was no allegation of cruel behaviour
in the bill.

'rite Leading Counsel (Mr. ADAM) observed, the
present case, under all its circumstances, and con-
sidering them all together, was, he thought, such a
case, as would entitle the lady to the relief she
prayed for; they therefore thought it May be pro-
per to go into a proof of general conduit and be-
haviour from the commencement to the lama pe-
riod. Such was done in the case of the divorce
'lowa et r 4

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the evidence
must be in proof of the allegations of the Bill.
A Gentleman was then brought forward, who
lived in the neighbourhood of the tormer residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Trust], near Cheshunt, and of that
in which Mrs. Teush at present resided. He '
stated. that Mr. Teush left his wife in the year 1798 ;
that she lived since in a house, other than that she
occupied with her husband ; that she behaved with
thrgvernest propriety t which Mr. Teush, who had
mace up his mind not to live with her, acknow-
ledged ; and also espressed a desire, that an inter-
course may be kept up between his Family and her.
Another Gentleman, a Mr. Oliver Cromwell,
stated, that he knew Mrs. Teush seven or eight
years. She lived in a small house, near Cheshunt,
with a limited establishment suitable to it.

Some observations were here interchanged be-
tween the Learned Counsel and the Lost) Cli A N.,
cettoe, respeeing the necessary line of evidence.
After which the farther consideration of the Bill
was adjourned till Wednesday.
A Message was received from the Commons, im-
porting-that the House had ranted permission to
Sir John and to Sir James Stewart, Baronets, to
attend their Lordships' Committee., if the said
Monthers thought fit.
A second message was received from the Com-
mons, prevnted by Sir JOHN STEWART; Bart.;
th.: was of some length, and included an exposition
of the grounds on which the CoMmittee of that
House (to whom the consideration of the affair of
Sir H. R. Popham was referred) required the at-
teadance of the Earl of St. Vincent to be examined
berme them.

Stveral private and local Bills were brought up
by Mr. SAXER, Sir J. Asrtay. Mr. JoHnsione,
and other Genderaen, and which were severally
read a first time.

Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH shortly addressed
their Lordships, relative to the last message from the
Commons, to the purport, as we could colic& that
he was authorised by his Noble Friend, the Earl of
Sr. VINCLNT, to deckle that he was ready and
willing to attend the Committee of the Commons,
should their Lordships please to permit him.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE moved the
first reading of the Bill for authorising the PaLment
of a Salary to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions
of the County of Lancaster; on which
The Earl of RADNOR rose, and expressed his
decided disapprobation of the measure. He observ-
ed, that the office to which the Bill applied was one
of antient institution, greatly conducive to the pub-
lic welfare ; and the more so, as it was always per-
formed gratuitously. He was willing to admit that
some strong and plausible arguments would apply
in the present case. Let their Lordships consider
the duties which were imposed on jurymen, to
be gratuitously performed, and who were liable to
be fined if they did not attend ; in that respe&
what difference should there be between the county
of Lancaster and other counties ? that part of the
country was very populous, but was highly pro-
sperous ; why should it possess the advantages of
prosperity, without at the same time suffering some
of the disadvantages which resulted from it? Were
the Bill in question passed, there would be appli-
cations of a similar kind from other quarters. He
had several other objeliions, but he now objeCted to
the principle of the Bill ; and, under his impressit,n
of it, would move to amend the Noble Earl's Mo-
tion, by substituting for the word " Now," " this
day three months."
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE said, he
was aware of several objections which may be made
to the Bill ; but the truth was, that all those, whom
he had consulted on the occasion, were impressed
with the necessity of the measure. and were of
opinion, that it was impossible to carry on the busi-
ness to which the Bill referred, without a provision
of the kind; so much so, that he thought he only dis.
charged his duty to the public in supporting ; the
part of the county of Lancaster affeeted by the
bill contained an immense population, a great part
of whom were manufacturers. I•'or the three last
years, the office in question was executed by a per-
son who resided thirty miles from the place ; the
measure under conskleration was necessary in the
opinion of many conversant with the business of the
Courts ofJustice. His Lordship went into a state-
ment of the number of cases tried in the year 1800,
and the fbur following years, and adverted to the
serious inconveniences which must ensue, were these,
or the greater part of them, left to be tried at the
Assizes. The salary was to be given only in the
event of a person duly qualified for the office not
being found willing to aa without it. In short,
from the opinions of all those he had consulted ;
from those most conversant with these things in that
part of the country, he was convinced it was an
innovation rendered neceesary by the peculiar cir-
cumstances of the case.
Ths Earl of BRIDGEWATER made a few ob-
servations in favour of the measure, and, after a few
words in explanation from the Earl of RaDNOrt, the
question was put, and the amendment of the latter
negatived; after which the Bill was read a first time.
S'l'. PANCRAS POUR RILL.

The Bishop of s.r. ASAPH rose to make his
promised motion relative to this Bill. Ile observed,
the small mistake which gave rise to a precipitate
reading of the Bill a second time on that day fort-
night, had prevented those Lords who disapproved
the measure from delivering their sentiments, or
those who petitioned against it from being beard
by their Counsel at the bar. For his own part,
he greatly disapproved of the Bill, so much se,
that be should presently move that the order
for • a committee sitting on the Bill to-mormw
be discharged, in order to follow it up, should
he succeed in it, with another motion for commit-
ing the Bill on that day three months.—This he was
induced to do, by his objeCtions to the principle of
the Bill ; which, in fad, was totally to repeal she
An passed towards the end of last session ; a Bill,
which had much time and labour bestowed on it by
several of their Lordships, in a Committee, and in
which it was considerably amended and improved ;
this, the petitioners for the present Bill, say, they
find from experience ; from the experience of not
more than half-a-year, to be irisu(ficierst to irs
purposes, and they new desire its total repeal as
' the best means to carry its provisions into &feet—
/a hree/a). Who were the persons to be called upon
for this? Not the parish of St. Pancras. They
were a select body or number of men, who styled
themselves the guardians or direElors of the poor.
The objet was to take the administration of such
affairs from the vestry at large, the churcbw4rdeng,
Ste. and to vest it in the said seleEt body. The Rev.
Prelate then went into the history of the original Bill,
which came before their Lordships towards the latter
end of the session of 1803, and described the powers
which the promoters of the Bill required should
be vested in them. They were to be selr-Hefted ;
they were to assess the rates ; A the vacancies were
to be filled sip by them ; they were to produce no
vouchers ; they were to be their own auditors, &c.
All these improper provisions were amended by
their Lordships. The result was, that the Bill, on
account of the late period of the session, was lost
for that year. The Bill of last year, ameliorated
and improved, as he had alluded to. followed ; and
this Bill, the parties in qaestion say, is insufficient to
its purposes. because it did not give them power
enough. The present Bill went to du away all the
amendments made by their Lordships to the last tut ;
in fad, it repealed the original Bill, of which, with-
out meaning to offend the aristocracy of the parish
of St. Pancras, he must express his disapprobation.
It reminded bins of a bill, not long since, and very
properly, thrown out by their Lordships; the pro-
fessed object of which was, the improvement of the
art and mystery of chimney sweeping—(e laugh).
The objet of that measure was, to place more
power in the bands of a sele/t body of opulent chins
acy sweepers. Were the Bill under consideration
suffered to go to a Committee, the long and tedious
discussions and hearing of Counsel, who would
have to argue that black was white and white was
black ; for the worse the cause was, the more sub-
tle should the distinetions necessarily be—.-(a tersek).
In concluding, his Lordship adverted to the late
period of the Session. and expressed himself decid-
edly against the farther progress of the Bills and

„
moved "that the order for the Commitiee to sit
the Bill to-morrow, be di.charged.”
The Earl of SUFFOLK approved of what
from the Right Rev. Prelate, and added. that th
bill in questim proposed to relieve the poor, upqa
principle, that those of the parish of Mary.L.Lonn
were better regulated—a position which he nit,
deny ; for, in Mary-la-Bonne parish, there we;
upwards of 10,0001 raised, tor the maintenance
1,013 poor persons; whereas, in the parish ul ;i1
Pancras, only 10,5001. were raised for the supper
of about half the number ; there were some oche
detailed considerations, he obs.2rved, to be collcaL.i
from the report of the other !louse of Parliameni
which would lead him to decide against the preseu
bill.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, after shortly re
ferring to what had been said by the Rev. preia•e
relative to the proceedings on the former bills
and jocularly alluding to what was said on
hearing of Counsel, deprecated all hasty de,i
sions on bills of such a nature as the present.
adverted to the scenes of confusion and animosity
and the numerous litigations which resulted frnna
certain popular parochial eleftions, more especially
in large parishes. He argued in favour of ;Fat
bill's going to a Committee, and at:vet ted to cn,
tain legal difficulties, which had arisen with respce
to the operation of the existing Mt.
After some further observations from the Noble
and Learned Lord, as to the merits of the partor.
lar question before them—
The House divided on the motion of the Bishop
of Sr. ASA tit, when there appeared—
For that proceeding 7—Against it 31—Majority
for the Bill 24.
MR. JUSTICE FOX

A copy of the evidence taken before Ow (Lae
committee of their Lordships, to whom 17 nasoe,
ferred to investigate the truth of the
leged in charge against Mr. Justice Fos, bei:
laid on the table ;
Lord MINI.° moved-4 That the same Le
printed lit the use of the Members of the lieu:e."
LO Ci I .V24::,ILLLOR, after adverting to
what had been thrown out by a Noble and Learned
Lord the other night on the subjed, observed, he
had anxiously enquired with respvO to the proceed.
ings then alluded to, and found, that the House
had been, in these instances, so cautious, that some
degree of restriction prevailed with regard to the
inspeEtion of these documents, even by Peen them-
selves ; and, the order, in which their Ltsdvhips
then expressed the Parl,amcntary us,tge of the Hoar.,
stated, that the evidence (in the case of Mr.
Hastings), printed from day to day, was Vr the
use of Members of the !louse Witia th;s pr.!.
cedent, and under his own conviCtions upon the
case, he would beg leave to amend the N,,ble
Baron's Motion, by the addition of the, woad
so that it would appear on the Journals, that thmv
with whom perhaps it most partictVarly lay, hal
not forgotten to do what they thought their doty.

Lord HAW KESBUftY stated that his idea was,l
that the same degree of publicity ought to be given
to the evidence taken before the Committee. as to
that given at the bar of the House. He wished for
no niore, nor could he take len.
The LOall CHANCKLI OR agreed no far
with the Noble Secretary of State; !but repeated his
opinion of the imprcpriety, injustice, and probable
mischievous consequences of suffering general pub-
lications of unfinished trials to go forth.
Lord hIINTO oluerving that his tv.lA objea was
the attainment of substani ial jos::ce, he had no ob.
jeftion to the Noble and Learned Lord's Amend.
!sent; but alluded to the difference between the
case of Mr. Hastings and the present, where the
patty had no possible means of learning v•lia
transpired in evidence on the former occasioc, es.
cept through a proceeding of this kill
The question was then put, and the motion. as
amended by the Lo ao Ce ASCE I. LO te, was agreed tv.

STIPENDIARY CURATES.
The order for Isamu:toping their Lordships being
read ;
The Bishop of LONDON rose to move tbe*
cond rtading of this Bill. He described the lead-
ing provisions of the measure (which have been re-
peatedly before our readers), contended for the ne-
cessity of a regulation of the kind, and expatiatal
on the beneficial efrefts which would result front it.
He described with great feeling and effal the
miserable and degraded situation in which num-
bers of the Curates of the Church of Erg•
land are now placed, languishing in pove,:y
and obscurity on their present paltry and in-
adequate ripends. He contended that e.e
Bill could not involve an invasion of private
property, as that species to which it re Bred
was not as a freehold property, but including
serious and important duties which the incumbent
was bound to perform, or to provide a substitute at
an adequate salary ; and he argued that no we:l-
-founded ohjetions could apply as to the discre-
tionary powers of the bishops. He insisted on the
propriety and justice of allowing the curate obe
performed the duties, a stipend proportionate to the
amount of the living ; and concluded by recom-
mending, in pathetic terms, the cause of the oakr•
tunate curates to the peculiar care and protedlies
of
a British House of Peers! The Key. Prelate thea
moved, that the Bill be now read a second time.

The Earl of SUFFOLK took the opportunity to
state. that according to information on which he
could rely, the small addition lately granted to;
the salaries had not bona fide been paid to theta
even the full amount of the poor 751. a year. kit
related an anecdote of a lady, who some years since'
bequeathed an addition or 201. per annum to t!,e
501. which the rotate of a certain parish was {old;
but, instead of paying di: poor man this ansuitl
in addition, the incunilsent docked his salary do
equal amount ; he hoped no such pretices wand
prevail in the cases under consideration ; that
should be some degree of publicity in transaAiousti
the kind, and the value of livings, &e. should
br
reported to some official quarter. He was glad nunderstand something
of that kind was provida
for in the Bill. But, he observed, the situation d
the Curates alone should not be at:ended to; 15511'
hers of the poorer order of beneficed Clergy wefg
equally objeAs of considerations and. of which ~...
Lordship related a striking instance, which he tot
witness to in the North or England.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, after deistic!
himself a warm advocate for the übjea of Eke BA
0

ttered iato a detailed colliideration of several of
its in,,visions, which he agreed were matter for se-
rious consideration in a Committee : he hoped, con-
sidering the late period of the Session, no delay
annld tale place. Some of the provi,ions of the
Bill were new to him; and due regard, he observed,
shawld be had to the extent of the cure. Adverting
to an observation which fell from the Noble Eatl
who spoke last, he said he should not turn advertiser
fur the co:nplaiats of curates.
The Earl of SUFFOLK, in explanation, said,
be was indebted for much of the important inform-
ation he had received on the subjeft, to what he
had said in that way on a former occasion. }lc re-
ceived more than 100 letters, most of them with
names to them, though the general regneat of the
writers was that their names should nit be men-
tioned.
The Bishop of LONDON shortly spoke in ex-
planation.
The garl of ItTrY;EWATER, in a low tone
of voice, made some observations in favour of the
Bill; but thought it contained some urovisioas
winds were lit matter for future consideration and

raiment.
fne Marquis of BUCKINGIIAM had the prin-
ciple and objeas of the Bill warmly at heart. It
was essential to follow up the imperfea measure of
bit year, and he had no fears as to the bishops'
abasing the discretionary powers vested in them.
There were, he agreed with some Noble Lords,
certain parts of the Bill worthy of serious future
consideration, and susceptible of amendment ; yet he
seemed to say, the ohjea of the Bill was so desir-
able, it would be better it should pass with all its
imperfeaions on its head, than be totally lost.
The Bishop of ST. A. 5.1,214 entered into some
11%ailes1 considerations as to the merits of the mea-
roe. and adverted to some serious instances, in
which the residence of the incumbent wan thought
HIT as important, if not more so, than that of the
curate. Much as he iiad the o'njea of the Bill at
heart, he could not go the length of the Noble Mar-
viz in saying that he wished the Bill to pass with
all its imperfeaions ; but these, he hoped, may be
got rid of.
The Earl of BRIDGEWATER explained.
Lord AUCKLAND spoke generally in favour of
the Bill ; the principal object of which, the securing
the residence of a Clergyinan in every parish, he had
greatly at heart.
Earl FITZWILLIAM, though friendly to the
principle and objet of the Bill, adverted io some
parts of it. whiei he seemed to think very objec-
tionabl►, and which should be matter fur serious
future consideration.
The B.shop of LONDON shortly explained ;
after which the question was put, and the Bill read
a second time; and, after a short explanatory con-
versation between the Rev. Prelate, the Loot)
Ceti isczttoe, and Lord WALSINGHAX, was com-
mitted for Thursday.
Lord WALSINGHAM aeqoainted the House,
that a Noble Marquis, then absent, intended to sub-
mit a motion to their Lordships to-morrow, respea-
lag the sitting of the Committee of the whole House
on the case of Mr. Justice Fox.
The Bilis upon the Table were then forwarded in
their several stages. After which an adjournment
took place.
ROUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. M A 10:1 KO presented a Petition from the T,on-
don Dock Company, against the Bit for the in-
demnity of the Carmen.—Ordered to lie on the
Table.

The Bill for the recovery of small debts in the
city of Bith, was read a third time and passed.
hlr. WHITBREAD moved for an account of the
date of the Warrant of the Treasurer, relative the
balances of Adam Jellicoe, deceased, and the name
al,o of the person to whom the said warrant was
addressed.—Orderod.
He also moved for an Acconnt of Balances in the
hands of the Receiver General of Excise, from the
sth January 1793, to the sth of April last, quarter-
ly.—Ordered.
He moved further for an Account of the names
of the persons in whose names sums were lying in
the Bank for the use of the Navy, ViEttialling and.
Transport Boards; and also the names of the per-
sons who drew for sums at and above `2o,ootirl. in
1794, 1795, 1796, and 1797.—Ordered.
Mr. CURWEN moved the revival of the Com-
mittee for the Duke of A thoi's Petition.—Ordered.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought op the report of
the London Port Improvement Bill. The resolu-
tion of dm Committce, grantityr 6o,nr.m. for that
purpose, was read, and agreed to, and abillordered
to he brought in thereon.
The Woollen Manutadurere Bill was, on account
of thtilincsiof an Hon. Member, concerned in its
t''"lwnt, ordered to be read a second time on
TitursdAy.
Admiral BERKELEY said, the bill for continuf
ins the Suspension of the Penalties against certain
Manufacturers, who bad not ser•ed regular appren-
ticeships to their respedive trades, would expire on
the Ist efiuly—and if the present Bill should meet
with any considerable opposition, there would not
be time af•-rwards to pass a bill for continuing that
Sol:tension AEI That Act, he reaue,ted, sh ruld
be teat—which being done, pro.formi, he moved
for leave to bring in abill to continue the said ad
for one year.
Mr. P. Moor's and Mr. 11. LASCILLES each said
a few words •, after which 1-ave was granted.
Lord A. HAMILTON, in a Committee of the
whole Houw, obtained leave to bring in a ISill to
explain and amend the Corn Aft of last Session, so
far as it related to Scotland.
The Offender's Amendment Bill was ordered to
be read a third time on Vsrcdnesday.
Colonel CRAW, FORD moved for a weekly re-
turn of the men raised under the Additional Force
Aft, from the sth of April last, to the latest period.
—Ordered.
Mr. J. FITZGERALD moved for an Account
(gibe Irish Debt redeemed in England, to the sth a(
February last.—Ordered.
The Expiring Laws Bill, the British and Irish
Corn Laws Continuance Bill, the Loyalty Loan
Bill, the Irish Militia Bill, the British Militia Bill,
the Additional Subaltern's Pay Bill, and the Lot-
tery Bill, were severally read a second time, and or•
deted to be committed to-morrow.
The ether Orders of the Day were read sad de-
fared.— .Adjourned.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDO\,
TUESDAY. Jove

It was reported yesterday that Government had
received dispatches by the C0d.,0•-r, of 14 guns,
arrived at Plymouth, which annieuice, ti.at the
combined French and Spanish fleas had been
seen off Nlad iira, steering :a Nortii.easteri coin se.
The general speculation founded upon this report in
the course of the evening, was, Ci ir the ri !els had
at first taken a southern dire.Ftiu a t rt,;sead our
squadrons ; and having fired an opinion that they
were gone to the E ist or West had turned
back with intent to invade Ireland. That the con-
quest of Ireland is a favourite oldp,ll of the French
Government—whether viewed iminediaitly, as an
arm lopped from Great Britain, or ultimately, as a
province of France—few will be disposed to deny;
but, we see no other reason for presuming that the
Combined Fleet, if seen steering North-East,
Madeira, must be destined for Ireland. From
such da!e, it is as fair to infer, that, having
decoyed Lord NELSON out of the Mediterranean, and
sent him to the East or West Indies, they have re-
turned into that sea, where they may roam at large,
without fear or coivroul, and realise the ambitious
views of Boaae4arr on Turkey or Egypt.—
Another report states, that the fleet seen off Ma-
deira was steering W. S. W. This account was
brought by the R.rouri cutter privateer of Liver-
pool, which adds, that in the night of the 14th of
May, a squadron of men of war, mostly of the line,
were descried by her in that point, and steering that
course, and :hat at day-light on the 15th she counted
them to the number of five sail of the line, includ-
ing one tnree-decker and several frigates. This lat-
ter atcedrit is probably the true ''se; and if anuall,y
the squadron seen off Nledeira must have been
part of Lord NELSON'S fleet, which passed Cape St.
Vincent on the 11th.


We stated in a former Paper, that the French and
Spanish Amb'assadors remonstrated against the en-
trance of the expedition under '.3-:;eral CRAIG into
the port of Lisbon. The Falmantn ;.aper, received
yesterday, contains the following part:culars upon
that subject lVhile General i.:earc was at Lis-
bon, the French and Spa .-sh Amb...ssAors remon-
strated with touch warmth on the shelter which the.
Portuguese Government afforded to the ships
and troops under General Ca* to. The PAINCII
RKORMT answered, that the English convoy bad
been forced into the Tagus by strrss of .wea-
ther (,or,ibatia). Th.,:7 demanded that it should
he ordered to sea immediately. But General
CRAIG resolved not to stir, 6'll be was assured
t':ere was no danger of his Tnr:;ing the combined.
fleets of the enerny ; and, in c.tse of receiving A pe-°
remptory order to quit, we are assured that be ht*
resolved to take possession of the farts on the Tagos,
and keep his post by force, rather than risk falling'
into the hands of the enemy, by sailing prematurely.
The Portuguese Government evidently extended its
indulgence to the utmost of its power."

The oat,. of the poll upon the election for Galway
teas, nn Monday last, for Mr. Da r.v 136, Mr.
FYRE R9.—On Tuesday, Mr. DALY '371, Mr.
Ever. 244. The last accounts were dated We !-
nesday, at which time Mr. DALY was considerably
ahead upon the day's poll.
An expedition is preparing with aftivity ; Sir
ions DUCKWORTH is to have the naval command.

Thc 68th regiment, under the command of I.ieut.
Col. r A al.Lv, arrived at Antigua on the 14th April.
The 90th regiment, under the orders of Colonel
MiN are, has arrived at St. Vincent's, to relieve
tie rBth.
The Doris transport, Captain Lamb, k arrived at
Portsmouth from Lagos Bay, in lat. 44 deg 40 min.
long. 15 deg. 40 min. She fell in with, and beat
off a Spanish privateer of 18 guns.
The Diu's, —, from Watet ford, for Newfound-
land, has been taken, retaken by the illettmorland
privateer, Captain GOUDALL, find both are arrived
at Liverpool.
Admiral Russtr.r. is arrived in the Downs with
the principal part of the North Sea fleet, which, rein-.
forced by the squadron under the orders of Lord
KEITH, is, for the future, to act under the instruc-
tions of his Lordship. Owing to the formidable
state-of the enemy's prep trazions, the force on that
station is to be very considerably augmented.
Dispatches received at the Admiralty, from
Admiral Lotrl KEITH, give an account of the
arrival in the Downs of the Cornier hired armed
cutter, commanded by Lieut. BOllle, after hay-
ing made an unsuccessful attempt to cut out a
lugger privateer from under the batteries of Tre-
port. Nothing could be better projected than was
this little enterprise ; in aid of which, the First
Lieutenant of the Megrra, and fourteen volunteer
seamen front that ship,' accompanied the Courier.
Unfortunately, however, before she reached the pri-
vateer, it became a perfect calm, which left her
exposed for some time to a vigorous fire of the
enemy's batteries. She received several shots in her
hull, and was otherwise much damaged ; and the
Lieutenant of the Afriorit, with one seaman, was
killed, and another mortally wounded. Under' all
the unfavourable circumstances of the case, it seems
indeed peculiarly fortunate that the Courier was en-
abled to effect her escape. The body of the deceased
Lieutenant was landed at Deal on Saturday, and is
to be interred with all due military honi.urs.

Sunday evening the ROYAL FAMILY walked on
the Terrace, Windsor. The comp'ny were not so
numerous as exp.-fled, owing to the unfavourable
appearance of the weather. The Rt.v Mt. PASTY
retired to Ott- Castle at an early hour, where they
had a selea eirsle, and an Oratori,s was performed
by Her MaJesrv's bat,d, and the Gentlemen of
the Windsor Choir.

YeAterdar morning. about nine o'clock, His MA-
J P.VEY IefEWIridSOT IR his travelling carriage, escort-
e•l by a party of the Royal Horse Guards, for
Hounslow death, to review the 9th and 14th regi-
ments of Light Dragoons. After the Review, His
MAJES r If went to Cumberland Lodge, +and dined
these svith Her MAJESTY and the PR I NCESSES.

Tliir day the ROYAL FAMILY are ezpe:ted• in
town. •
The following is a more correa account of the
Ronal tour, than any we have yet seen
We are informed it is the intention of Their MA.
itSTIES and Prisocesszs, after viewing Oxford Uni-
versity and City, to pay visits to the following No-
• biiity, ttc. oil their tour, parsing thive days at each
seat. viz. Earl of HARCOURT, at Nuneham Park,
near Oxford; Earl of UXBR:LIGL, at Braudesert
j I).*rk, Sir trurdshire ; Earl of DARTMOUTH, at Sand-
serif; a^d the Bishop of WORCESTER, at Hattie-
bury, Worcestershire. From the last place, Their
! MAJE•TIES will proceed through Worcester and
Glouce:,:er, to Bath, where they propose to remain
five days, and pass then through Dorsetshire, on
their route to Weymouth.

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BorAL FAMILY.