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The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-07

STATE or IRELAND.

Mn. .Sr►rrt7D is rose for the purpose of postponing his motior
on thi: ;ohjeet, n hich at present stood for Monday next. Mc
it`3,111., o ere, that a number of aentlern materially interel'.!
in the tine,tion could trbt then attend, and because a number or
l'etition from Ireland, on the bilhject of tv t hes, were likely soon
to be presented to the flotve. On Monday next he hoped to b..
able to truae a day for his intended motion.
London, England, 1808-02-07

WEST INDIES.

:rt 31A IT PINISTON, Dhrliingston regiment.
and three troops of horse, were mustered on the par*de early no
‘Vednesday morning, when they innnediatelv received orders tit
proceed in disisions throuol the city, to search the Nero.
houses, .tc. for tire arms, whit h might have improperly come
into the posse,sion of the Ycornes bit fer%t , 11411% ever . were
found. The different avennei to the city •.t ere guarded by tilt
regulars, and the troops of horse visited Ca. pens iu the
A few foreigners were taken up. but afterwards, on et.
amivation, liberated. In the month of SepteMber, a dreadlid
gale of wind was felt in the flay of Me vico. At Campeachey
hous.s were destroyed. and about 50 eeels lost. The tide rose
to such height, as to drive vessels three miles into the interior.
About twelve vessels were lost at Vera Cruz, and most of thy
crews perished.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORW.

F PR. 1, 504.1

Loon eery( tor was introduced as a British Peer, oral WIN
the oaths and his Wat. As soon as he and Lord Gambier had
taken their places,
Tar Loan (41,tvcrit.OR addressed hitaself to Lotd Cathcart,
and communicated to him, from a paper in his ha► d. the thank,
of the I louse for his services in the late expedition, tie :lc-tired
Iris Lordship that the House attached that salue to a Resolution
of this natures that it never was conferred but where the mag-
nitude of the service performed Was proportionately distioquish-
col, The forbearance and humanity xt hich his i.ordAtip had
shown in the execution of his military duty., were equally grate•
ful to that Howe as they were Congenial to the feelings and cha'
racier of the country,
Lone r artrr expressing his ()milieus qt the honout
conferred on him, saids he could not omit the opportunity of
expressing his gratitude to the gallant troops by Iv hose exer-
tions he had been placed in a situation to receive so distinguished
a mark of their Lordship's approhation. lie concluded with
begging the Lord Chancellor to accept his sincerest thanks for
the kind terms in which he had communicated to hits the Rest.
lotion of the House.
Tar. Lanz) CiLiscELLon that addressed Lord Gambier in
similar manner.
Loan t; 4lf It ex prfN‘r (1 It is grits:undo, in strong term.. lie,
said, he could truly assure tlwirLordshi ps ft hat it si ytreme
pain they had recourse to force in the eNcrtilimi of their tor-
' ders : and that they had not done so mail every mean- of pcace-
ful had been tried in The blood, theref.,r,,,
hich had been totted most lie solely oP the heads of those ss
had thought propootr tit exert a hopeless and unaxaling resint-
once.
Tur Dr or No ftror.K postponed to. Monday next the mo-
tion, to which he had given notice for Tiourstlay, on the sultjet t
of the Expedition to) Zealand.
Lord Grey's motion for Parrs relative to t!le f'of
Russia: anti Lords A ockl:LI:d 31111 /1 4./11:ifld .s
, for l'ainn..!• r•Litive
to the American *l'reatv. and Benapatle's Decree 01. the •.n.t.
of 7s. us. I:101i, all of R •1.),Itl for this e' ening, Is ::1,01
postponed for the purpose of farther consideration.—Adjourned.
London, England, 1808-02-07

Fleas are not lobsters, d—n their souls !

T're New of 1841 Smolav contains remarks on the Comedy of
gronenting 4. Do, of which we rase an w'rount in The .National
li. gixte r ollast Sunday se'rinighi. This Comedy. ns our renders
will recullect, was never actg..' but owe; and arty body ivould
thick that it must hive been very eirmei -scary fur The Veses to
di,tneb the de:11. lilt in VAMPS their critical Resurrection-man,.
ard Lays out the pour corpse, in order to she w ibat it would hove
b....ca a pukd ti:;:tre, if it had not been tirnisNl to premature
tiratb. We are really concerned not to take oy notice or this
*Latched piece, hat w. really find the town insulted when a

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London, England, 1808-02-07

LAW REPORT.

coYszsrearr corner, DOCTORS COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY, TED. 3.
31VSIBAND V. NVSEA`fD.
This wrii a cease of nullity of marriage, brought by one Mat-
thew Husband, against Susanaub Husband, his wife, by reason
of minority. It appeared from the libel, and the exhibits pro-
duced and read before the Court, that the parties were married
w the rid of April, 1192, under a licence obtained by tbe
London, England, 1808-02-07

There are again near (iottenbargh four Fm;lisli ships, NI hieh
design to interrupt the navigation between Denmark and Nor-
way. Tire Asiatic Company exrct the return of live ship
richly laden, estimated at the Value of 2,155,600 rix dollar 9,
Danibli currency.
London, England, 1808-02-07

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

Crown-Office, Feb. 6, 1808.
NEMBERS RrTtilt ri ED TO S EILV E IN PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Castle Itising.--flou. Lieut. Col. B. Fulk Greville
Howard, in the room of the Hon. Charles l3agot, who has ac-
cepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Boroug h of Trrgotty.—William Gore Langton, in the room
of Godfrey Wentworth, Ebq. who ha; aceepte,6l of the Mauor
GS Last Limited, Berks.
London, England, 1808-02-07

TIIE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

NAVAL ASYLUM.

Sin Czt Potx. ar•rerahle to the notice he hail aiven on
a former night, stated the 4i4ject of his :notion was I% lib a viem
to correct abuses which had already crept into this Institution.
The °dicers who had been appointed to its management w ere
men who had not the mO4 di-taut connection with the Navy.
The gallant Admiral painted nut >everal who had meritoriously
served their king, and bled in defence of their country, who
had been rejected, for w hat rause it v.-as his object to find out.
Among others Mr. Keene, Admiral Cornwallis's surgeon, had
been rejected for another person who never had been in the navy :
even the place of Matron was disposed of to a stranger in prefer-
ence to an officer's widow.

Mn. Roo:, MR. Monsrov, and I,nnn Nrw.inti, on th.:
other hand, contended that no undue preference had !wen given,
and fur the Surgeoney they did not know, nor ever heard ( though
the former and the latter ate Commissioners) that Mr. Keene had
applied ; and according to the infant state of the Institution the
Cummi-sioners could not act °then% isc with regard to the ap-
pointment of Surgeon and Matron, as no other caudidutcs ap-
peared at the time the election was
The question was then put, that Copies of Warrants granted
by his Majesty to the Officers appointed to the management of
the Naval Asylum, with acorret t list of their salaries, and other
emoluments, he laid before the House. The gallery wag order-
ed to 1w cleared, and on our return, we under:Amid that a divi-
sion had taken place-I'or the motion 73—Against it 190.
London, England, 1808-02-07

PORT N EW S.

Winton°, Fru. I.—The Leda frigate, Captain Honyrnan,
in coining into this harbour last night about one o'clock, in thick
weather, got on shore in West Nangle Bay, nearly opposite the
lA.:Jo-house. Her guns being heard, several boats ent off to
h, r, and the Captains of the Cockatrice ail Peacock, the
officers of the Impress, the consouoiders of the Revenue vessels,
with the officers of the Duck-yard, arc now on hoard, with
era t and boats, rendering their assistance, in lightening the
and conveying the men onboard the Quarantine Hulk, itc.
Soiae holies are entertained that she may be got off, provided
!1,• weather enntiilllei moderate. tier masts are cut away, she
i- bilged, and the principal rock on which she rests, has not
roire than three or four feet water round it at low water.
Do y En, Fru. I.—Passed by this morning a convoy from
Plymouth, consisting principally of Danish prize vessels, one
.u* which, a ketch. being astern of the convoy, and about eiwhi
, from , was captured about ten o'clock this
irsoriii,„; by a French tugger privateer, and carried away for Ca-
i•, sight o: nuiaeruns spectatort from our l'ier lbw!". No
are about here to protect our trade, and annoy the
privateer'.
4'4.i-sworn, Fria. 4.----Private letters received hem to-day,
tt..ie that the ltoraefort Sqoadron sailed thence on the 16th J,-t..
huh, , th;:t Admiral Sir R. Stcachatr, st ho had !web blown
-of 1.,s -,ation in a gale of wind, did oat recei‘e intelligeoce of
c; rape until the `24th, ou a hieh lie immediately made sail
i!‘ ;,rzNiq of tnem, and it was the general opinion on htiatd the
squaL:ron, that the enemy were pme for the. We,t Indies. Th.,
Cesar lost her main-yard is the, hale, which was supplied ber
it cilia the Donegal,
London, England, 1808-02-07

OFFICE OF Tat ISFItEIt Op THE %IVY.

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Mn. Rohs moved f►or leave to brill,' in a Bill for amending the
• Act for regulating the Office of Treasurer of the Navy, I% its 10e

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%iew of more etlectually preventina the undue application of the
balances in hit hands. Leave grantee'.
if le. j/rxtomionv brought up accounts, shelving Ilse amount of
Exchegaer Bills for the last year, outstanding, and unprovideil
for, which were laid on the table.
On the (notion of Ma. Ilusrcissos,leare was granted to bring
in a Bill fur regulatinli. the Paytnentof Exchequer Bills.
London, England, 1808-02-07

THE NATIONAL ItEGISTEIt.

tid English money, bad risen to 13d. It is said there are
36,000 French troops in Portugal.
Official details of the actions at Buenos Ayres bare bees
published in the Madrid Court Gamtte. They are of great
length. Liniers asserts, that the English army lost 4000
men in the first attack. It is also stated that General
Whitelocke made him a present of a sword, as an acknow-
ledgment for the humanity shewn by the Spanish Com-
mander to the English prisoners, and the wounded. In re-
turn General Millers presented soma valuable minerals, anti
other curiosities to General Whitelocke.

TRIAL OF GENERAL WnerEtocx.r..—After completing the
examination of Lieutenant-General Gower, up to the night
preceding the attack on Buenos Ayres, Lieutenant-Colonel
Burke, the Quarter-Master-General to the troops at Buenos
Ayres, was called in as the second witness. lli4 examination
occupied the Court till yesterday, when the examination of
Bitadier-General Craufurd commenced.
The Lord Chancellor has rejected the application of
Bullock the Bankrupt, now under sentence of death in
Newgate, to set aside the Commission of Bankruptcy
issued against him. He will therefore suffer, unless his
Majesty in his Royal clemency should think proper to
pardon the unfortunate culprit.

THE COURT AND WoRLD OF FASHION.
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Wednesdav, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY came to
town from Windsor. to the Queen's Palace, where the
Dukes of YORK, cx-r, Cu htnent.ix o, and Sussex. were
in readiness to receive him.

Soon after two o'clock his 'AT t.yriTy held a privat-.
Levee.

The following had the honour of being presented to his
71.1.4.1 t:STY :

Lord William Boutinek, upon hist return from India.-,-The
Earl of Londonderry. by Viscount Castlereagh.--=f he Rev. Dr.
Dod4well, upon his beim', appointed a Canon of Christchurch,
Oxford.—The Rev. Dr. Bushy, upon his twin~ appointed to the
Deanery. of Roclicster.•—lord Probs., Deputy Adjutant-Gem-rat,
of the forces in the Mediterranean, upon hip return from
--Brigadier-General Ackland, upon his return from South Ala..
riea.----Tlte Rev. Mt. der, upon hi! being appointed to the
Canonry of Windsor.

His MAS EAT tr ,f_ra.ge audience to the Cabinet Ministers.
and Lord Eleathfield ; alio held a Privy Council, at which
his MAJESTY eerformed the customary form of prickinir
for the Sheriffs of England and Wales, for the )ear- ea.,
About five o'clock, his MAJ rsrT set &I: ou his return fq-
Windsor.

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London, England, 1808-02-07

P1.1)1.5.1 lt IA \ I:4M.

Mr. Docent.. the Pedestrian, finished his Herculean hibours
ve,terday, t o mites of Beaconsfield, but under such cir-
cumstance:2., as probably will not induce him again to attempt a
similar performance. He hr.d ten days to perform 400 iciles, a
trk imprecedented. and the weather was unfavourable. Mr.
Doss or was so much fatigued on Wednesday night, that it was
hatred he would not be able to proceed on his journey the other
I.‘i days. He went, however, to Farnborough, Oxon, on
Thur:day evening, and retired to rest in a feverish state.
Fri-
.iay. the last day, was a trial of strength lie started at four
o clock in tho morning, and his ft iends had but faint hopes of his
saceesF. After li hours labour, having stopped about even
ttiree 'Mies, llr. Doane completed his task, which was for 100
4tlit:C.lß •
London, England, 1808-02-07

TII7S:)A. V, rr.i. '2.

The. fleyersioriary Grant Prohibition still 'v; broun:lit np
from the Commons, read a 1:1rF1 'IMP, iintert'd fib tie pritoe.i.
1 he Commissioners of the Customs pre,ented the usual arino:ll
accounts respecting East 'lndia prohibited goods.
Luna Molrt.4 brought in a Bill for ninonilin7 the Law of
Debtor and Creditor, and for punishing froodident Debtors. It
was hot his intention, he said, to urge the Bill farther than the
stage of printing it, until an opportstnity occurrec for certain
Lords to attend, whom he should wi‘h to sec in th-ir places oil
the second rcatinv. The Bill was then read a first time, and or-
dered to be printed.—Aitiourned.
London, England, 1808-04-03

TILE PRONII,NADES.

The long wished for return of the vernal zepltyrs is still de-
layed, whilst Enrug, Boreas, and A !Wei. howl around in savage
melody. The sprightly varieties of fashion for the season are
set in embrio ; awl the warm pelisse and fur cap, though they
have lost their narcltg, yet still retain their comfort.
A bright sun, for a few hours, induced us, last Sunday, In
anticipate some of these many-coloured changes; but the icy
hand of General Frost *tad placed AentiDels over the gay abodes
of Whim and Caprice, so as completely to check the first
operations of the everchanging goddess.
' There were few carriages in Hyde Park, with the exception
of the Duchess of St. Albans, Countess of Ilarrynore, and Sir
Johu Lade. in the gay throng of bits of blood, "Sunday hacks,
&c. there was little sprinkling of Nobility, except the Lords,
Sefton, Cranky, and Bari ymore ; and in St. James's and the
'Gardens nought appeared but Cable pelisses, muffs, and fur
tippets, enlivened at intervals by a scarlet gypsey cloak, or
• inaineluke turltan. Those w Ito were disappointed of a peep at
the fair Chancery Pleader, on Friday last, are on tiptoe in
hopes of seeing her to-day in the gardens; and as 'there is a
.legree of iiatt• novelty in her costumee we should not be MP.
prised if Ciiancery Swit, there to come into fashion.

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London, England, 1808-04-03

NAUTR INTELLIGLNCE.

MITTISTI N‘v v.—The naval force, hi commii.hin, this day,
amounts to 151 sail of the line; from 50 to 4.1 gon,i, Vt? ; fri-
gates. 171; sloops, 221.; gun-brigs, &c."21‘2.--Total
mg, and in ordinary—of the line 110; 50 to 44 inns 1.,
frigates 83 ; sloops. &c. 75 ; gun brig. &c. 30.--Total build-
ing and in ordinary, 311.—Grand•total -i 11 vessels of war; be-
log at inerea,e, within the last month, of 31 vescli.
The following skips for the Baltic sailed from Portsnmoth,
on Wednesday morning, viz. Clare and Orion, of 7,4 guns; Poly-
phemus, (14; Saleette, Daphne, Alutiue, lasolent, Hearty,
Protector, Redbreast, and Steady.

The whole of Admiral Russell's squadron, evrept the \la-
,Pstie, was to sail from Yarmouth the moment the nod nou'd
permit, for Gottenburgh. The ships were all victualled and
ready for the purpo-e. Admiral Itossell will hate another
squadr on ready in a few days, in order to enable hint to resume
his station off the Dutch coast.

A smack belonging to Queenborough. hound to Faversham,
laden withking's stores, %vas on Thursday &ken on the Pol-
lard (a bar that runs out of 11 hitstable). The crew and p.1,-
s-ttgers consisted of four men, two boys, and one woman, the
Captain's wife. They pot the boat rut. and the Captain, hi:
wife, and boy got into it, and put olf for the shore. At a small
distance from the vessel, the boat stove, and the Captain re-
gained the smack, but his wife and the boy perished. lie re-
mained on board s ith the rest of the crew until morning; the
vessel beinz nearly dry, they left her, awl walked ashore, with
the exception of the owner, who perished throngh the extreme
cold. The woman and boy have been picked up. The distri ss
of the Captain has heed great, he bad been married a w'o'k
only, and was bringing his bride to Faversham, to introduce
her to his friends.

PORT N EW S.
DEA T., 'AI nen 4"—.Admiral Sir Samuel Hood is arrived
here, and has hoisted his flag on hoard the Centaur, of 71 guw,,
which came in yesterday from Portsmouth. The gallant Ad-
miral, we hear, is to have a command in the squadron de-tined
for the Baltic, which is daily accumulating in the I A..
Several frigates are already here, and the strong ea.terly
only precut: others
,joining from the westward ; they illy,
however, hourly e‘pectvd.
Su EF:11 rss, A rnt l.—Dropped down to the Nore.
Nlaje,ty's ship Victory, to receive the Flag of Admiral 'ir
James S•tutuarez.---The Nioll having come round to the •IV •
the whale or the Cottenburgh convoy have a-Fembled below the
N ore, and if the %1 ind prove, favourable they w ill•procred.ol)
their voyage to-marrow , under CULIYU of his laje,ty's
Buhl and TurhulAtt.
London, England, 1808-04-03

corENT-GAIWEV.

On the same evening was performed, for the first time, at this
theatre, a burlesque Melo-Drama called Hunijacio and Bridge-
(Una; a piece disgraceful to the author or authors who con-
ceived it, disgraceful to the proprietors who produced it, insuit-'
t ) the actors who performed in it, and insulting tw the pub-
lic who hissed it. We do not insert an account of its plot ; be-
came we think that our columns would be disgraced by the re-
coil. The analysis of a puppet show, and the criticiAn of
nothing, arc beneath the digniiy of common sense. Vulgarity
imd full' were the characteri-ties of the dialogue, profalion wa%
the leading feature of the decorations, and distist was the senti-
-1.!,.ai of the audience. Sall T's Wells or the Royal Circus would
.•: a: have opened its doors to such a hodge-poi...;e, and Cu-
`2,it Garden Theatre is degraded to the level of a Bartholomew
--'1,1•-•-liaath. It is Isi;;Ii time for some more revivals to appear :
t,,,' or Nature and Shakespeare, perhaps, may dissipate
/', t: LIU ueclue that shadow this dramatic hemisphere.
London, England, 1808-04-03

FItIDAY, APRIL 1.

Received from the Commons, and read a fast time, the Irish
Cotton and .Bark Bills.

The DuKE or Nooror.ic presented a Petition from the Cor-
poration of London, praying for the abolition of sinecure places
and pensions. Ills Grace stated, that it was unanimously agreed
to by the most numerous m"eting of the Common Council u hich
had occurred for many years. As an opportunity would most
probably soon be sanded of recurring to the subject of the peti-
tion, he would satisfy himself at pre‘ent, with moving that the
petition should lie on tile table. Ordered.
The Cotton Wool Export Prohibition Hill. was read a second
time, after a few observations from Lord Lauderdale•, ss ho re-
presented it as unjust to a neutral and friendly nation, and as
vesting in the crown, a poser immiucutly dangerous to the con-
stitution.

The Bark Bit! was read a 'frond time.

Luna DI RN Lffr remarked upon. this Bill, that it Walt as dis-
graceful to ourselves as it would prove inefficient with regard to
our eaemies.

bun Itot.t.4Nn intimated, that be might have to present a
petition against the Bill before it went through the Committee.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
London, England, 1808-04-03

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effect either way ; the body of the drew is also made a degree
longer than is usually worn; the back and bosom high, to wrap
simply over, and. fastened w ith a mall diamoud clasp, and trim-
med ad round to carrespond with the bottom of the dress; the
sleeves are made in the bishop style, or a much lighter teature
than the dress, and *re made separate from the dress. A robe
pelisse of a delicate pink, pea-green, lilac, or sky-blue, lined
throughout with white sarsuet, and trimmed all round with a
wreath of green ivy leaves. The hair is formed into tuNtrful
curls in the front of the head, with a narrow hand of pink sars-
net, bound round the forehead, and spews transparently through
the hair. A rich white lace handkerchief thrown carelessly
over the head, and tied under the chin ; gloves white kid, and
*noes pea-green.
London, England, 1808-04-03

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER..

the resolutions; which, after a short reply front Lord Holland,
'was negatived, on a division, by a majority of 53 to 25.—
_Adjourned.

EDN EST) AY, MA ItCH 30.

The nth on the table were forwarded one Ftage, and 'e-
ver:it carders were made respecting the hearing of A p peals.—Ad-
journed.

rnyncnA tnc

Lard Waldookre took the oaths and his seat, on coming
Of age.
Several witiittikes were examined in support of the Petition
against the 'tlfilers in Council, and the examination was or-
percd to be fugTher proceeded in on Monday next..—Adjourued.

MR. PtiRCEI47, said he had no objection to the motion, but
in its future stage be should submit certain amendments which
would tend to insure the Bill passing in the Other House. 1k
intended, as one of his amendments, to propose, that ivhenever
any grant should be conceded by the Crown, that notice of the
same should, soon thereafter, be inserted in the Gazettee ; and
also that every such grant should be subject to abolition, either
by the King, or by an Address of the House to his Molest:, to
that effect. Ile believed these provisions would meet the au-
probation of the House.
Tree Holy. Mn. Winn spoke in favour of the Bill, and mid
the chief benefit it held out was. that the office was necessarily
abolished by the demise of au ineumbeat. Ile did not look
economy as a means of alleviating the burdens imposed on thi:
people, but the people ought to be informed that they did not
suffer privations for establishments that were unneces:.ary . There
was a factiNu in the country, unconnected with Parliament,
bent upon blackening its character, which said that the Parlia-
ment was all equally corrupt. Such an allegation was certainly
calumnious, but the House ought to demonstrate, by agreeing to
the Bill, that they were unfounded. lie supported the splmi-
dour of the Crown, but if the Bill was to be opposed by these
illustrious names he read In the paper in his baud (the Report
from the Committee). it was in vain almost to attempt it.
MR. PERCDV4I. explained.
Mn. IV. DuNR.I4 defended the prerogative of the Crown,
and insisted, if the Bill passed into a law, it would not have the
effect anticipated by the lion. Mover.
Mn. Pus-sus/iv explained the prerogative of the Crown, so
far as the people were concerned, in supporting tioneces,ary
taxation. But Parliament had a right to interfere, when the
Crown took too rapid strides, as in the present instance.
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After a few words from Mr. I. 11. Browne and Mr. Bankcs,
leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Mn. S. BERNARD took a melancholy view of the profligacy
concomitant upon Lotteries, and moved, that a Comminee be
appointed to enquire into the evils respecting Lotteries since the
last laws had been passed to remedy the same.
MR. PRiterr.n. had no objection to the motion; lint from
situation he could not consent to abolish Lotteries generally, at
the same tithe he could have •no objection to the Committee.
file Committee was accordingly appointed.
The House then went through the ordinary routine, and ad-
journed at Half-past Eight o'clock.
London, England, 1808-04-03

SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE.

The last season, which, for the sports of the field, has bees
through the whole winter the most unfavourable ever knows.
has now nearly concluded .wo of its subjects, coursing and hare,
hunting, as the hares are now breeding in every county. Is
truth, no fair sports:nail would now think of pursuing au animal
in a state of gestation, whir!: it is inhuman to distress, particu-
larly as it i‘; not worth having when killed. and when two or
three are killed in one. in addition to this, tiw farmer, though
himself a sportsman, begins to be mateti.illy interested in his
grounds not being hunted. The young seeds are beginning to
shoot ; and the ewes, with their infant lambs, are now in the
' fields as well as the ewes who hive rat lambed down—all
equally liable to be ittjured by a fir 1,1 of spunsmen--" who give
care to the W and care little what they rile over.---the
fnx-hunter, however, is in a di:1;-rent predicament ; and many
Lack?, we •..,st, will coutinue-their sport till ttic middle of the
end of April.
The Earl of Darlington's fox-holm:Is had one of the most
brilliant rims of the sea,on, from that vel;!:irateit ..overt, Sessay
Woad, Yorkshire. They presently unkenoelled a fox, which
seemed determined to shew, that the justly-famed breed of
Ilambleton Foxes is not extinct; for tirst ,kiting along the
banks of the Swale, about two miles, he then had the courage
to face the w hid towards the hills, passing by Sowerbe, Rugby,
'through Thirkleby Park, Thirklliy Spriag„ Osgoithy, gad
lloodhill, where, uotwithiitanding many ear;hs were open, hr.!
London, England, 1808-04-03

101'111I,

POLICE.
Pll/11.IC OFFICE, lOW-STREET.
While a funeral was going into St. Clement-4 Church, several
strpicioa,, persons were observed lurking about, one of whom
held up hi- tist in a menacing, way at a Centleman, who watched
I pa. Application was made to Row-street, and some Officers sent,
h. lean one of the fellows was taken and brought to the Other,
and who proved to be the notorious Harry Woodford. A Gen-
tlcinan wit.) was in the crow! identified Woodford to be one Or
the mo,:t active in the gang in hustling the people belonging to
the funeral as well as the spectators, and stated, that he was the
fellow who had the audacity to hold up Isis fist at hint in a me-
nacing way. Mr. Read asked Woodford what he had been
doing since he was last liberated, but he could give no account
of himself; on being asked what lie was doing in the Strand, he
replied he had been to the Transport Office to endeavour to go
abroad but could not meet with Mr. Stew art; he could not say whe-
ther he had seen any body. M r. Read pointed out the impossibility
of his story, and said the only question with him was, whether
he should convict him as a rogue and vagabond, or an Incorrigi-
ble rogue, and sent for all the Officers and Patroles to ascertain
whether he had ever been convicted before, but that could not
be proved. To prevent this difficulty in future, Mr. head or-
dered. that all the Officers and nitride should procure books,
and make memorandums of the conviction of Woodford, and all
the other pickpockets, to be brought to the Office, and directed
(oat every possible exertion should be made by the evening, to
ascertain whether he had been convicted before. which was ac-
cordingly done ; but it could not be ascertained. Mr. Read
therefore, convicted him as a rogue and vagabond.
London, England, 1808-04-03

DIVIDENDS.

April SO. Sarah Stiles and Mason Stiles, Dorking, Surrey,
plumbers, at teu, at Guildhall, London.
April 23. John Grezitam, Gale's-wharf, Lambeth, timber-
merchant, at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
April 23. James Shynn, Stvatford, victualler, at ten, at
Guildhall. London.

April 2i. John Elliott and John Thomas Dagnall, Upper
East Smithfield, flax-dressers, at twelve, at Guildhall.
April '25. Thomas Cooper, Wilharston, Northamptonshire,
draper, at eleven, at the Swans Inn, Market Darboiough.
May I'2. Nathaniel Isles Butler, and Benjamin Butler,
Painswick, Gloucestershire, clothiers, at twelve, at the King s
Arms Inn, Stroud. _ .

April 26 James Adams, Fore-street, Cripplegate, dealer in
spirituous liquors, at eleven, at Guildhall.
May 3. WilHain Irving, Liverpool, liquor-merchant, at the
Globe Tavern, John street, Liverpool.
April S. Thomas Jebb, Wardour-street, leather-dresser, at
ten, at Guildhall.
May 14. Arthur Potten, Duke-street, Aldgate, woollen-dra-
per, at ten, at Guildhall.
May 3. George Clinics, Great Warner-greet, linen-draper, at
ten, at Guildhall.
May 16. William Dann Timewell Bentham, Bryan Bentham,
and James Baikie, Chatham, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
April 23. Lewis Frehout, jun. Fort-street, silk-manufacturer,
dealer, at twelve, at Guildhall..

CERTIFIC kTES.—APRIL 23.
Thomas Home, Bishop's Castle, Salop, tnerfer.
Thomas Bland, Market 'trough, Westmoreland, w ine-merchant.
Jonathan Nlallalieu, Manchester, dealer in cotton.
Robert Sharp, Uptan-ploce. Stratford, Essex, builder.
William Parnrick, Gloucester, linen-draper.
Letitia if igginhottom, Manchester, milliner.
Samuel licaden,'Threadnc•dle-street3 inigance-broker.
London, England, 1808-04-03

COMSION COUNCIL.

N motion wa • made that Petitions be presented to both houses
at Parhaircut, expressing regret that the bill for preventing
the granting Places in Reversion (which was regarded as the
first step towards a reformation of existing alai,e,) should have
been defeated, anti pra:, ing that mencurns max be adopted for
carrying so neee.►ary and betteticial a Bill into effect ; and also
for eau-ing inquiries to be made into the Receipt, Maragc►neut,
and Expenditure of the Public money, and adopting stt:7ll mea-
rare- as net:. effectually guard against such abuses is future, and
tor abolishing all unnecessary Places and Pensions, as a means
of consolidating the strength of the empire ; and calling forth the
united energies and exertions of the people, which was ,econded
and agreed to, anti a committee n as appointed to withdraw and
prepare the same, and beinA returned the Petitions were read,
agreed to, anti ordered to be fairly transcribed, and signed by
the Town Clerk, and presented by the Sheriffs attended by the
Reinembraneer.

Mr. W. Howell was elected by ballot to serve the ()nice of
Water Whir, in the room of Henry Sheitheard, EN. deceased.

LAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Wednesday a quarterly Geucral Court was held at.t`►e East
India llou,e.

The Chairman ( Mr. Edward Parry) laid several acc9unt
before the Court, agreeably to the bye-laws; the titles of w hich
Laving be..n read,
Mr. NI. Rock wished to be informed whether those papers
were sufficiently ample to enable the Proprietors to form a com-
plete judgment of the state of their affairs.
On the Chairman's replying in the negative,
:Nis. handle Jackson said, that the custom had been to have
all the papers in the. Company's possession read pro
.forma,
which would enable the proprietors to have access to them at
their convenience. _

The Deputy Chairman (Mr. Grant) having adverted to the
existing Committee of Investigation in the House of Commons,
hoped the Proprietors would give the Executive Body due
credit that should an thing arise which might he deemed impor-
tant to the interests of the Company the earliest notice would
be given to the General Court.
Mr. Randle Jackson expressed his gratitude to the Honour-
able Deputy for his intimation. He confessed he felt a more
than usual anxiety on the subject, as there was not any instance
of a Committee being appointed with such power, since the year
178';). ; and it must be well recollected what a revolution in the
constitution-of the Company that Committee had produced. I4e
Mt the more deeply the importance of the subject, when he
London, England, 1808-04-03

APRIL a

Mr. Brorden and Mr. Mellish presented Petitions from the
Johabitaws of Wandsworth. Battersea, Pimlico, Kensington,
and Knightsbridge, in favour of the intended Bridge across the
Thames, at Vauxhall.
The consideration of the Donnegal Election Petition was
postponed to the 3d of May next.
'Fite Orders in Council Indemnity Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. Calmat asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer neross
the table, what proceedings he intended to found on the Ret,:ort
of the Medical Committee ; the Chancellor replied, that since
the Report had been presented he had not had sufficient time to
read it, but he would very soon give it due consideration.
The Irish Cotton Wool, and Bark Prohibition Bill, tt as read
a third time and passed.—Adjourned.
London, England, 1808-04-03

MONDAY, MARCH 28.

Mr. Alderman Shaw brought up a Bill for enlarglng the
Market Place in Smithfield ;and a Bill for consolidating iuto one
Act the several Acts for the Recovery of Small Debts in the
City of London.—Read a first time each.
Mr. Biddulph, Chairman of the Pcnrhyn Election Committee,
reported that Mr. C. Bell was duly elected ; and that the Peti-
tion againltt his return was not frivolous or vexatious.
Mr. W. M. Pitt, Chairman of the Stirling Election Com-
iniVee, reported, that the Sitting Member was duly elected, and
that the Petition of Sir J. Henderson, Bart. against his return,
was not frivolous or vexatious.

The Sheriffs of London presented a Petition from the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the same, against the Bill
for constructing a Bridge across the Thames, from the Savoy's
Precinct t Caper's Bridge oo the Surrey side. The Petition
stated, that the Lord Mayor was Conservator of the Thames,
and that the Bill was prejudicial to the interest of the Corpo-
ratba.—Ref..rred to the Committee du the Bill, and ordered to
be heard against the same by Council.
Ma. Wu/rune:to pat a question to Mr. Gaming.), whether
since April and October last, there had been any communica-
tion with Austria; as there had been very recently published
the Declaration of Austria, asserting, that there had been such
a communication made to• Great Britain in July ; and also, that
Prince Stahremberg had been ordered by Austria to Mier her
mediation between France and Great Britain.
Nu, CANNiNG replied, that he was nit aware of any such
Commuuication having been made. What had passed between
Government and Prince. Stahremberg, was by no means of the
nature alluded to by the Honourable Gentleman. -
MR. Ii 4.V z•;s ruse to move far leave to bring in a Bill prohi-
biting the Grant a Offices in Reversion far Joint-Lives, with
Benefit or Survivorship. At stone length he went into the merits
of the former which had been negatived in the Upper
.11ouse, and described iutention of proposing in the present
13111, that no Office should be in future granted, but on a va-
(alley occurring. he meant also, in order to do away an% ob-
jections to this Bill in another place, to move that it should
only entihre for a time to be limiLd. 1k concluded by moving
for have 1. Wing in a Rill. •
London, England, 1808-04-03

diet. than to take poisons and antidotes in the most regular va-

Natiunal Register not therefore lend itself to a Party :
it ill wit admit the grossness of personality, nor the flippancy
of cpilrrallt. in those grave Disquisitions which purport to he
t ie real sentiments of its Conductors; for those Conductors are
vt aware, that vs hen their Paper begins to be a Itegister of
Pa4t), it Will cease to be a National Register.

r.etv•
London, England, 1808-04-03

WES I'MINsTER SI,SsIONS.

At these Sessions a case was tried, for an assault Committed by
the coachman of a ,stage-coach, on the Serjeaut of the Bank
I'icket Guard, as he was marching on duty, near the eornor of
Little Newport-street, in the mouth of December last, and of
breaking through the ranks with his hones. The Chairman,
in delivering his opinion on this rake, observed that aims and
soldiers, even in this situation, were bound to be civil to the
public, and that it was ocatsionally their duty to give way in
the street, according as the vase might he ; at the same time In:
added, that the public were hound to give every possible facility
to the public service. The parties not being. able to adjust ami-
cably their differences, which was strongly recommended the
Court, the defendant was sentenced to pay a tine of 5/.
The Sessions ended ye4erday, with a goal delivery. Thirty-
six persons were discharged by proclamation.
London, England, 1808-04-03

GCNTLIZMEN'S DRESSER.

MoRNING /Them—ln this we ale scarcely at present able
to point out any %ariety, as the culdne-s of the weather still
rewlers a good great euat indispensable, :aid thus far pre-
cludes the opportunity of exhibiting the motley chnngeswf fashion
and taste, to any advantage. NVe are, however, jus;..tied in
stying that light colours w ill certainly take the lead in the ton
for coats. Waistcoats of striped Marsailles qui'diAg of
course resume their bial i 01.5 as soon as the mildness of the wea-
ther will ;tomtit ; and drab kersey mere or leather breeches.
with brown to boots, ‘1 ill he as touch the rage as ever.
ErEst!so DttEss.--The most prevailing at present is a flat*
blue coat with tare sized dat gilt buttons, with velvet
or collar of the same cloth, according to fancy ; with this we
see single breasted w lute Nlarsailles quilting waistcoats, black
silk breeches and stockings; some few sport drab coluoted
kerse) were breeches and wbite stockings.
London, England, 1808-04-03

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. Shiiton, weaver ; I). Ilechy, yeoman; .1. Beehy, yeomen;
R. Harker, merchant; and I) Bcchy, mariner ; Allonhy, Cum-
berland, check-manufacturers. W. Sharrock, J. Simpson, J.
Wood, and J. Young, White Copier, Lancaster, whisters.
J. T. Holmes a' W. Matthews, Newgate-street,cheesemongers.
Sir J. Lester and B. Linthorne, Punk, merchants. B. D.
Adamson and C. Sheppard, Mark-lare, contractors. W. If.
Ashpitel and J. Savage, 'lhroginorton-street, surveyors. J.
Mingay, It. Fr3er, and W. Dalton, Duke Shore, tin-plate
workers. H. M. Bird and B. Savage. A. Hackett, G Freer,
J. Roston, and S. G. Onion, Birmingham, hankers. J. Clarke
and J. Musgrave, Leeds, patter-inakers. J. Phillips and W.
Stevens, Three-Crown-court, Borough, hair-dressers. F. Hill,
C. A. Newcomb, and H. Newcomb, London and Coventry,
shag-manufacturers. G. Elliott and W. Greavea, Sheffield, cut-
Attil and awl-blade manufacturers.
London, England, 1808-04-03

TUESDAY, mAncir 29.

LORD Fink rsroy rose to trouble the House with a motion,
in relation to the restoration of the Danish Fleet. Wiwi] our
Expedition first sailed, Al Misters held out they were ready to
receive the Danish Fleet as a deposit till a definitive Treaty
of Peace, but that proposal was rejected by Denmark ; and he
was not surprised at the rejection of such a proposal by a
Power that wished to maintain its indeprodence. The N tilde 1.4.7 d
argued, that Ministers had shewn no ground for violently havtl,g
seized the Danish fleet, and the demand to keep it till a pr. ez
he considered a mere pretence to induce the Danes to cede i:,
order to get it entirely. and for ever, into our. po,ses-hin.
Ile concluded with entreating his Majesty to return the Dani:Ai
fleet, on the restoration ofa general peace.
Tint flex. T. BRANI) seconded the motion. He certainty
thought that Ministirs, in regard to Copenhagen, hail ied
with propriety ; but when their conduct had been invesii,t;ate,!,
they had assumed grounds in defence, which they bad not pr.r
.
duced in the face of Europe, or manifested to the sati,,Mtion
the people of Creat Britain.
if R. S. Tiron.ro.v conceived that the conduct of Minicden.;
was justified by that line of conduct which Belligerents lout ;1
right to resort to. tie thought, however, that the question of
its restoration ought to tie loft to the discretion of Minister,.
Sin 7. ii'flcnv opposed the motion.
A ler several Members had spoken for and apt iilst the mutt -tit,
the house divided—Fur the motion 4.1- —.Against it 103.-
j Met!
London, England, 1808-04-03

DRESSES OP TOE AR►ll.

The following changes are spoken of in the d►`:'ss ofnrilitary
officers, whereby each rank will be distinguished. as in the
Continental armies, and in our navy ; so that on actual service
,•ach rank may be known, though the officers are unacquaiuted
with each other:—
Ensign—An epaulette of grild or silver fringe on the right
shoulder, and while plume ss ith ted bottom.
Lieutenant—Epaulette of fringe and bullion right shoulder;
plume as above.
Captai►►s---Lpaulette, with bullion and fringe, right shoulder;
and oile of fringe on left shoulder ; plume as above.
Mojoev--14aulette on each shoulder of bullion and fringe ;
plume white, with re.l top.
Liciactiont-Catoods—Lpatilettes as above ; white plume, with
back top.
Calunets—Epaulette as above; black plume, with white top.
Generals—Eraulettes as at present, and white plumes. The►r
ditii•rent ranks are already di,tinguidied by but~i►os.
N. B. Ensigns and Second Lieutenants of Highland and Fu zi-
leer regiments to wear two epaulettes as formerl, but of gold
or silver fringe olds.
Lieutenants of raziteers—An epaulette, with fringe and bul-
lion, left shoulder; and one of fringe on right shoulder, beiag
the reverle of Captains.
London, England, 1808-04-03

214

IRELAM).

At a late hour on Wednesday, March 3, Judge Day got theirgh
the whole of the calendar at Clomirell, not withstauding it was
remarkably heavy ; a great number of prisoners, however, were
discharged for want of prosecution. It is fully understood
nmone_st the cotillion people in that country, that any person
wino comes fans-Ird to support a prosecution must abandon his
home .for ever, ml settie in a • distant part of the king& in.
There were in all but sit persons executed. Fielding, who
relje,:;cd the Mier of pardon on becoming an evidence agait st
his i.l:lstor, John Ryan, for the murder of Burke and Doherty,
and Gurninii. the house at Chantersland, and who in consequ.a.ce
was tried and convicted lii.oself for the same aitliaire, vi as
eaecated Gil Wednesday. When at the gallows he ex -
pres;eil the utmost regret, that his obstinacy had been of no
use to his master, and that he had fallen a useless sari-flee.
-TN the charge or the Honourable Justice Day, to the Grand
Jury of .he county of Tipperary, he said, upon looking through
your' Calentlai:, I perceive, weth infinite regret and pain, that
the afflicting reports from ltence appear to have been in no wise
exaggerated. 1f the Calendar (as I have sometimes heard it
called) la: the criminal Barometer of Bailiwick", if the state of
the gaol be no unfaithful epitmue of the moral and civil condi-
tion of the county at large, then is the state of civil society in
your county deplorable in the extreme. I hold iu my hand a
paler. which for its size and quantity of matter, resembles more
the chart of a county than the Calendar of its gaol ; an affecting
catalogue of lIS of our unfortunate fellow creatures, incarce-
rated since the last assizes, under charges of the deepest atro-
city. In truth, it is a downright misnomer, a gross :ope aunt
perversion of a languaAe to say that civil society exists in a
country so iuundated with crime.
London, England, 1808-04-03

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

RI.BOWOUGH-STREET.

Thursday another of those depraved women. who entice the
ni w sy into their abodes and rob them, was charged With rob-
bing a rung wan, seventeen years of age, of eight shillings and
hi, watch. The prisoner, who was stricken in years, had en-
vcOelt him through a court or entry to her subterrapeous abode.
at the luck of Crown-street where she put him in fcar,and rot& d
him of his property. Be was then hurried into the street
another passage. but obtained assistance, when the prisoner was
*Num!. She %las committed for trial.
London, England, 1808-02-01

OItDCRS OF COUNCIL.

Mr. Honyrn said his views in making this motion was to
bring before the !louse all the information that could be obtain-
ed respecting these Orders, and to ascertain how far they could he
legally granted. lie, therefore, moved that his Majesty be gra-
ciously pleased to lay before that House a list of the number of
licenses granted, from the Ist of May, 1803, till the Ist of Nov.
1307, together with the amount of fees paid or received on such
licenses.

Mr. ROSE did not object to the motion, but said it was impos-
sible to carry on trade without these licenses; independent of
that they were perfectly legal, as they were granted under the
authority ofan act passed in the year 1798. With respect to
the fees, there was nut an office in the kingdom w here feu!: were
not paid ; but in this in,tance the public were led to believe
they were extravagant ; however, instead of that they were
extremely moderate, viz. for the Sign Manual, 91. Ss. W. ;
Stamps, 1/.105.61/.; clerks, 31. ; office-keeper, 10c.; in all 141.45.
Last June the Committee of Trade had looked into the practice
of taking these fees, and if possible to restrict them, but they
found the custom so blended between one office and another, that
they Kaye up the inquiry, because they could not apply a re-
medv
The motion was agreed to.

Posvoser postponed hi( intended motion relative to the
affairs of Copenhagen, from Monday till W edne:,day next. Ile
theta moved, that there be laid before the !louse Copies of the
Proclamations issued by his Majesty's Military and Naval Com-
manders io the Baltic ; al4n a Copy of the Articles of the Ca-
pitulation of Zealand ; likewise the Substance of the Informa-
tion which his Majesty's Ministers had received respecting the
Danish Duck-yards, and the condition of the Daniali ships before,
and after their arrival ; which, together with the Papers rela-
tive to the Russian Mediation, was ordered to be laid before the
Howe on Monday.

it'soronE.4n said, that on Monday next be should move.
that an Account of the Number of Transports in the Baltic Ex-
pedition, together with the Number of Men employed ; us also
the Number brought home, should be laid before the House.
On the motion of Mr. Ward, the House resolved itself into a
Committee of Supply, Mr. Wart on in the Chair, when the fol-
lowing items were granted to his Majesty, viz. for Wages of
130,000 Seamen, including 31,000 Marines, (at 11. Ms, per man
per month, for thirteen months) 309.6,5001. ; for Provisions,
:1,•211,0001.; Wear and Tear, 5,010,0001.; Ordnance 591,0001,
The Report of the Committee was ordered to be brought up on
Monday.

The Report of the Offices in Reversion Bill was brought up
with Amendments, and ore red to he read a third tune WI Mon-
day and engrossed.—Adjourned till Monday.

STATE PAPERS

RELATIVE TO AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
PRTAI:NTED TO ROTA HOUSES Of PAR VI MENT, ON TUES..

DAV, JANUARY 6, 1808.
VIPVUS is RESPECT TO ett".sTßl.l.
London, England, 1808-02-01

1.1•,\T

Tliursiav the .' ud ;es of the icv.!r:tl Courts. met in the King's
Bench l'rea;nry ctiainheri, for the purpo,e of choo,inkr, Circuits
for the nest Lein Issizes, which are to fol!ows
Circuit.—The Right lion. Edward Lord Eller.-
borough and the lion. Mr. Justice

Midbind.---The Right Hon. Sir James Mansfield, Knight,
and the Hon. '1: r. Baron Wood.

llome.—The H ight Hon. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Knight,.
and the Hon. llr. Jnilice Heath.

Wes:ern. --The Huth Mr. Baron Thomson-and the nor. Mr.
Justice Hooke.

Northern.—The lion. Mr. Justice Lawrence and the lion
Mr. Justice Le Blanc.

Orford.—The Hon. Mr. Justice Chambre and the Hon. Mr.
Baron Grat am.

DILA).

At Keilles, in Scotland, Janet M'Naughton, in her 109th
year.—She was a native of the parish of Dull, and had lived in
three centuries.

Lately, Mr. Anthony Hart, of Wanhorough, Wilts, a sin•
gular parsimonious character.—He had secreted thirteen or
ourteen hundred. guineas in or about his dwelling, without ia•-
structiotai to any person where to find them.

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