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London, England, 1809-11-05

COMMON COUNCIL.

NOV. 5.•
been given
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timing Lord
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it necessary,
lye, that the
be rescinded. •
, that by the
without pre•
racters in the
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he should not
save thought
Da which he
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character of
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estion should
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and enlisted
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London, England, 1809-06-18

ANIMALS CRUELTY PREVENTION BILL.

Mr. WIN nu A3l rose and said, that one of the many objec-
tions he had to the Bill was, that the nature of it was not of
sufficient importance to call for legislative interference, not that
the subject was not one of great concern, but still it did not
~me within the character of those subjects w hick were in gene-
ra! the ground-work of legislative enactments. Among its other
novelties, the preamble was not a little remarkable—it set
out with a magnificent WHEREAS," that it had pleased the
Almighty Cud, &c. &e. This was rather abose the usual style
of preambles. Of the prinriple, as far as it respected that ge-
neral feet inr, that was iat rusted in the good of fellow creatures,
there could be but opinion; but it was another question to
v", tt i,eilter that priiwiple would he obstructed or promoted,
by subjectirg its exercise or abuse to legislative penalties. Hu-
manity might be detil...-d a well-directed desite of promoting
universal happiness, itinced it is applied to the best ;it inciple of
abstract mot aiitv ; but yet even svinpathy might be a weak-
and were nosy to le Ai-late for sympathies, it w ould be
.titlicolt to may IN here they could stop, but it would be more
to determine how their legal sanctions would be regulated,
for v.tiere would be the standard ? If persons were sirtuous in
prnrnetiou as they were sympathetic, what was to become of
the de-larntion, that other animals were subdued to our use,
t-peciztll-. if ti: is spitirttlsy betame so troublesome as to pre-
einde from making use of them, and that thus we should be
to a princi pl.. of virtue the blame of running
owner to an ordinance of Vrovidenee. At the same time he
w.ts not for restrtet!og the svorpatities of Gentlemen—far from
it. I,Vi them carry it to w bat amiable excess they please; but
w ae coniewled fur wa-. that the Legislature was not called
upon to enforce either t ti•f. bir;ll or the exercise of them. They
ttiere:',lobe sort of tbino which could not be forced into exart-
London, England, 1809-06-18

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

sEVENTY-1-11'C.

RUSSIAN POLITICS.

.sinccre!y hope it. may torn out that the Cmperor of
tl £Ol ANv is prepared to resist the tyranny of BuoN4.l..ttsTr,
utihont the assistanceor even the nentrkility of Russia. For

notwit.'“:.anding; thecmploymcnt of her best tro)i,s
‘iceden, of the army she lb slowly marching towards Gal-

and the force she is collcycling on the side of Turk•q,
Net if we arc right in our view of the political intention:,

of Ill..; two Cmperorc, 11to ist will he forced in the popuhr

rhraif., to assist BuoNArAuTE through 0141 anti thin,
iaowever coyly or reluctantly she may appear to bring that
assistance into action ; and whatever may have been the

project,, or hopes of the Emperor of the FRENCH, his
NaHty certainly would not permit hint to calculate upon
being coopel up in the Island In74ler-14°14mi, only 1.4 Q
yards of the Danube, separating him from the Archduke
CIE.+ a Lcs, by whom he has been defeated. If such an event
had beef thought possible, the Itusian army would have
been ;?o,nallv prOmpt as the Italian army has'been to render

1k as:;i;iance.

With respect to the politics of Itussa, and the certainty
O BON A P !.T1: being assisted in his ::roje;•ts upon Germany,
Austria seems to tave indulged a sensele,s infatuation, aid
to have bce•n obstinately blind to %%hat has been obvious

to every tiliakin- man in Elcope since the Treaty of
Tilsit. N T E'S genius do:.'s not evaporate in
plans or exploits of a secondary nature, Ills amhition
concentrates the power of his ini,;(l, aild their united ell'orts
:Are shewn in the deep designs which arc inscrutable to the
pigmy intellects of puisnc politicians. Common poiiiicians
act %vith so little system that iL becomes dittlienit at. any
period to say what will be their net tt,cstsure ; but BONA-
eae.Te. before he acts, anticipates, and in re:;sonin,.: upou
what is prohahle, extends his calculations to what is pos-
sible. It is not, therefore, in the comparative strength,
or imbecility of A LEXAND rit, or the lius.iian Cabinet; bet
to the comprehensive mina of BONA f.% ft Tr: WC must look
for a solution of the conduct of the Emi,efoo. licsst.l,
Litij it is there we shall find the polar star of Russian
politics. it is BoN.trAiure who is the ma;:er of the grand
A i'chirnetlitut secret for drawing the world after him, posiss-
iog for his fulcrum five milliuns of the best soldiers in
Europe. Russia, instead of remaining chained in her woods,
and barbarous as the beasts which inhabit them; has lately
spread herself widely into the politics of Europe as well as
Asia, having civilized her military establishment:;, atui
created a navy, haying augmented her re,:enne, her terri-
tory and populAion, she has now extended the circle of her
political views.—The politics which governed the Cabinet
of Russia for more than half a century, which %Nei,.
almost embodied bs the wily CATHEKINE, and to which all
the energies of her subtle mind were directed, have not ey-
rired with their author, but have survived even Lie
London, England, 1809-06-18

SA I.E OF OFFICES PREVENTION BILL.

Earl Grtosv c..co ft perfectly agreed in the principle of the Bill,
but objected to the exceptions with respect to the Sale of Commis-
sions in the Army, and of Offices attached to the Law. With re-
spect to the former, he thought that a matter of so much import-
ance establishine, the practice of the Sale of Military Commis-
sions should have been made the subject of a substantive Bell ; and
with resptct to the latter, that Cu. practice of selling such Offices
should be confined to the present possessors of these situations
which wore entitled to the sale.

The Loan CHANCELLOR observed, that the exceptions in
the Bill did not establish the practices mentioned by the Noble
Earl, hnt left them as it found them. The Sale of Military
Commissions was subject to his Majesty's regulations,• to which
it was left by the Bi:I. With respect to Law Offices, no mis-
chief whatever had arisen from the practice of sellixg, them ; and
it should hc recollected, that the Salaries of the Chief Justices
of tile Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, who derived
emolument from the Sale, had not been increased for a lonz
period of Sears. In the Court of Chancery no Offices were
saleable.
The Bill was read a third time and passed, with Amendments,
and sent back to the Comaions.—Adjc.urned.

Wednesday, .hare 14.

The Bankrupt Bill, the Prize-tow-ley Bill, the Ship-owners'
Bill and the Societies' Bill were read a third time,
and passed.—Adjourned.

Thursday, June 13.

SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.

The Earl of Ltyr,RPOOL, in a very argumentative speech,
.addressed their I.,ordsitips in support of the Bill for pi 'servinK
the purity of Parliament. His bordl.hip appealed, in forcible
ternia, to their judatnent and wisdom upon the necesity of adopt-
ing mea,,ures v Rich would effectually stop the gross and tlag,rniii
violation of the comtPalion, Thigh so notori3Wly prevailed.
and so deeply !truck. at Vse flin;la;n-ntal principles of a free le-
i:latioa. TL, 11 hitt. cumplaiiieti or had grades
London, England, 1809-06-18

TIM NATIONAL RECITER. •

country could eminent to withdraw our retalia!ory molt-ores,
leaving America to open oer intercoer.e w:ott France as soon as
s'.e pleased P The !Ugh' Hon. Secretar v again he:zged Inc House
to consider that the \ too- Intercourse Art was of a temporary na-
ture. When Mr. R'.se oas sent will, the oiler of n ;In ration for
the affair of the Chesapeake, he was in. tion-nat to thsist upon
the recal of the proclamation prohibitiisg 'the acitnirFiro of iri-
tish ships of war inn) the American) harbours; actin tin. prin-
ciple. that if atonement v. as to be matte, the A merie.aos moot
not to have both the boaefit of the vuluo.nry atoneino u., avid of
their own violent proceedings to repel tne injury. Tile iS Otto
Intercourse Bill passed while the matter reinaLei if'd
produced a state of equality with regard 19 this country and
France, the proclamation being merged in it. This )% !is a sort
of equality that might he cavilled at, if there had been any
dispiaition to do so, becan-e it was nut one which was the
result of a spirit of conciliation. Dot, however, it was ac-
:.epted, owl the oiler of rep:maim) was repeal. But lie lincl
stated the Non-Intercourse Bill was a temporary act—and it
ion,.,ht be a question of law both here and in America, whether
after that act expired, the proclamation which had been merged
in it did not revive.—And if the Covernment had sanctioned
the agreement, we, after having made '-ery concesAon, might
have found our ships excluded from tile Amer-won harbours,
w lode the French Filip 4 were admitted. -Under these circum-
stances Government could not sanction the agreement, and the
only ground on which, the refusal could be justified, was to -hew
that it was contrary to instructions. To prove this was the ob-
ject in producing the paper on the table. This was not the
time for discussing the whole question. Th' Might ifon. Secre-
tary next observed, that no one could have believed that Ame-
rica would have considered Holland as independent of France.
' But the instructions had specifically referred to the state or that
suntry, by mentioning " all countries adopting or acting upon
the French Decrees." All intercourse with Holland ought there-
to.re to be interdicted on either of two grounds. if she was
independent, she voluntarily adopted the French Decrees. and
alt jinni-course ought to be prevented on that vitriol. If she
was not independent of France, she ought to be subjected to the
saint. law as the latter country. After going to the full extent
ot concession, Mr. Liskine bad not secured one of the points re-
quired by hi,: instructions. lie understood it had been said out
dour.;, that Mr. Erskine was fully warranted by his in-
stroctions in concluding this agreement. For that reason, as
well as to shew the Americans and the world the ground of the
Assent of the British Government, the instructions had
• been laid on the table, but it might injure the success of the
negociatious with America, to produce any further documents
at present, and on that ground he resisted the motion.
The motion was withdrawn.
London, England, 1809-06-18

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

aKreemena on their plans of aggrandisement, and whatever
of the lesser powers is seized upon by either, it W..; the
double erect of dip-'_iishing, the obstacles and of wlding to
the strength of a c_mlek!tracy, whose objeds are terrible
for Europe and tor But althoui,h we cannot at
once examine into their Cabinets, enter their Holy of
Mlles, and read the book of their Covenant, we must shut
oureyes with an obst-nacy beyond that of error, if we dt•
not see plunder, injustice and min, written deeply and im-
mutably in characters of blood. We shall tike an early op.
prtunity of examinin.4 the probable effect/111)f this policy
upon Me prosperity and the ultimate safel:! of England.
London, England, 1809-06-11

PRINCESS MARV.

Wore a dross of 7,rphyr blue and siker tissue, embrnidered all
over with bougurts of raory flowers, in detel and bright foil, in-
termixed with stars and ring-spangies, pointed and festooned,
drappies with magnificent borders in chains and stars, and
branches of large bay leaves, in d:•ad and.Uright foiltallernatelv
relieving each other, with stnail brancitus of foil and spangles in
tlroop;ng flower-, the drapery festooned and looped up by large
hunches of silver oak and acorns, tastrfully arrunged,.and reliev-
im: the mass y borders of the flat dtaperiea, the bottom with
barriers of falling leaves, support:li try festoont of ring <Tan•Ales
*ad bullion, the whole finished with haudaease cards and tassels.
London, England, 1809-06-11

JUNE 11.

An affidavit to the above effect was filed in the Court of King's
Bench. We trust, therefore, that the Governors and (ivardi-
ans of the Foundling Hospital, will see an cravat rcadiness
in w to retract and place in a proper point of view be-
fore the public the true case. The fact as our affidavit af-
firmed, that a custom existed, so late a' ISO, of admitting
children %lot 100!. after which period the practice was dis-
continue.] alt,n4cther, and the Foundling It ospital is now ma-
ntiged .v near as passible up to its original institution. We
bov...:‘,er feel it our duty, must publicly and sacredly to affirm,
that 14 never had Ow. ionallest intention, or e%.ett tile thought,
that an) In.),iks thus aristitg to the llo,pital uric in any mat:-
of -r r:pproptittled, to the private ti:c or any individual of the
F...Jano.;ing Hospital ; and after having read the anal y its whi
have been made 1)) those gentlemen, we have no loo.!;er an)
hesitation in publicly expresing our firm belief, that the iuti
mations contained in our P7lper, re,,iwcting the peruni try ad-
of children'wcre entirely groundlet:• ; and that since the
;year 180'2, as ex pres.ed in their it:fi;lai•i, Oat no children have
been received iih fee or reward; and that the Ilwpital is al-
tt,gel her conducted upon as fair and just principles as an esta-
blishment of that nature can pos,ibly be.
London, England, 1809-06-11

TWELFTU BULLETIN.

EH Eft spo r, MA 1r(2.6, 11409.—0 n the Vld and soli the army
ivas empluyed to restore the bridges,which Were ready the '.2sth ;
the wounded, caissons, &c. were removed to the right bank of
tau.Danuhe. The Danube being likely to rise until the 15th
.1 tine, it is intended to mark the height of the river, by means of
two poles driven into the ground, to which the large iron chain
is t ► he fastened, which the Turks had destined for the same
purpose ; but the Austrians took it from t hem, and it was found
in the arsenal of Vienna. This measure, and the works which
are cuastruccrd on the left banks of the Dauuhe, will euaule at

..
London, England, 1809-06-11

THE NITIOIAL REGISTER.

Thursday, Junc S.

The Friendly So, iet!es, the Blackfriars Bridge Sunday
the Irish Aunuities;.and the Irish Bog Drainage Biltd,
severally lead a third time, and passed.
NtiniTna r: A o said, he held in his hand a petition from a
Mr. Thom:ts Humphries ; he did not vouch for the truth of the
a!legations contained therein, tnott,;li 1..-ton the respectability
of the party he did not doubt their truth.
The petition was then read : it set forth that the petitioner,
Thomas Ilamphries, was Curate to the Church of All Saint,;, iii
the parish of Law ley, Derby. Though the l'rehelidary of the
living did not reccive than 2-40 X. o 1 25)0/. annually, yet Cie
stipend of the Curate did not exceed .101. per annum for the per-
formance ta the ditties, an income oa nioh he could not support
that rank to which he was entitled by his education. lie !here
fore honed Parliament would take his ease loin consideration,
and allord brim such relief as might appear eNpestient to them
to grant. After a few words from Mr. IVhitbread, the Petitit*
wad ordered to lie oi; the table.
London, England, 1809-06-11

PLACF.S AND PENSIONS.

Mr. WI( rnnr. to t-ose to submit to the consideration of the
House a further I imi:atiou of the number of persons in eartia-
ment holding sinecures and offices under the Crown. A Noble
Lori (the Member Cir Westminster) had heretofore made the
fame motion, and investigation had been made accordingly on
the subject ; and the R ilon. Gentleman oppo-ite had given
a generalised report of the said °Hirers and stheeures. An Hon.
and Learned Friend of his, in the course of the present Session,
bad also urged the same proposition upon the third report of
Finance, and the Right Him. Gentleman had met it w lilt the
declaration, that economy, independent of influence, was the
thing to be regarded. The amendment which he (Mr. 1V hit•
bread) 11.4 d then the honour to propose, he now thought proper
to bring forward in a speci ti c shape to the effect w hich he should
mention. Be did not think any objection would be urg••d
against it. He relied upon the Right Hon. Gentleman pa) ing
some deference to the opinion which obtained abroad respecting
avowed corruption in the House. And he would have, when
next Session the motion came forward, an opportunity of per-
suading the House, if he could do so, that the Cronin influence was
not too great. For his part, he was bound to say, that he
London, England, 1809-06-11

NATIONAL REGL;rEIi.

ELET' 131; LL ET 11•

Fernsponv, MAY 2-1.--The riarFh it Dnlce of Dnet,ic
is oni;,;(.r of the Tyrol, nml on the 19:1s, coteicct I prt t ;
the whole eotnniv has subinitied. _ _

On the Ilth. t tie Doke of Danitie look the strong pot,itiou of
Steub-Pas, n ith %CVCH cannon and 600 i.) men.
Ou thel3th, after having defeated and put to flight Chastener,
in the position Viiergel, and taking all his artillery, he pur-
sued him to beyond natteubere, the fugitive being itelelited for
his safets to the fleetness of his horse. Gent rat Demi having
rained the blockade of the fortress of Kofstein, joined the troops
commanded by the Duke of I)antzic, who much commends the
conduct of Alajor Palm, and .several other officers (named in
the Bulletin). Chastener came into the Tyrol, with a hnnilful
of wretched rabble. promoting insuyrection, plundering and noir-
der. lie saw massacred before his eyes several thomands of )la.
varians, and some hundreds of French soldiers. lle himself en-
couraged the murderers, and excited the bafbarity of the mono-
lain peasants. Among the mar.. red French, were about 60
Belgiacs, the countrymen of Chastener.
The wretch, overwheldted with benefits by the Emperor, to
whom he was indebted for the recovery of his property, amount-
ing to several millions, was incapable of the feelings of grati-
tude, and of the sympathy which even baibarians have far their
countrymen. The Tyrolese abhor those, who, by false insiou-
ations, have excited skein to rebellion, and broughtaipon them
all the coesequent calamities. Their rage :whist Chastener
is so great; that, after his Bight to Vongel, they detained him
at Hall—beat him with sticks—and treated him so ill. that lie
was forced to keep his bed fur two days, and could only make
his appearance to propose a capitulation; but he was answered,
that this would not be made with at robber, ou Wilk!) he preci-
pitately tl.d into the mountains of Cariuthin. The valley of
Zillherthall was the first to submit, lay down tams, and send
hostages, nod the rest of the country followed the example.
All the chiefs commanded the peasants to return to their dwell-
ing., and they were seen to leave the mountains, ;:rd return to
the villages. The town of Insprtick, and all the districts, have
sent deputations to his Majesty, the king of Bavaria, to offer
their submission, and intreat this clemency. The Volarlber.,,
which had been misled by the inflammatory proclamations and
arts of the enemy, will follow the Tyrol ; and that part of Ger-
many will then be deli‘vred from the Commotions and evils of
popular inturrection.
London, England, 1809-06-11

.TUNE 11.

AC>TRIAN RuLT,Erix

or Txie DEFIt-AT 01' TUE 1"

hy Order of
.hiilmperhil Vox Art cti DT' Kr,

CHARLES.

parsonnee of the command of his Imperial Highness the
Ceoeraiissiom, the folloWitlg preliminary report of the ()Tinian'
t i;aory obtained on the 21st told 22(1 of INlay, is issued t.n the
from the head-inn rters at Archer.let.
On the MCI and the .30th the Emperor Napoleon vessel the
greater arm of the Danube, w ith the whole of his army, In
tt hid' he had dramn all the reinforcements of his pat; erf,,i al-
',ies. lie estahliskzd his main body on the island Lobau,o hencz.
the second pasEage over the les3 arm, and his further otnaolye
di-ilosi;ions e neee‘sarily to he directed. His Imperial
resolved to advance «ith his army to meet the enemy,
Lod not to obstruct his passage, but to attack him after he had
reached the left flank, and thus to defeat the object of his in-
tended enterprise. This determination excited throughout the
w hole army the highest enthusiasm. Animated by all the feel-
ings of the purest, patriotism, and of the most loyal attachment
to their sovereign, every man became a hero, and the smoking
raios—the scenes of desolation which marl: the track of the
enemy in his progress through Attstria, had inflamed them with
a just desire of vengeance.---1V it h joyful acclatnations.'n ith the
.ery a thousand times repeated of a Live our good Emperor,"
and vy ith victory in their hearts, our columns, at noon on the
'2l-t. proceeded onward to meet the reciprocal attack of the ad-
vancior,s enemy, and soon after 3 o'clock the battle commenced.
The Emperor Napoleon in person, directed the movements of
his troops, and endeavoured to break through our (Tigre with
the whole of his cavalry; that vast body of horse he had sup-
ported by 60,000 infantry, his guards, and 100 pieces of artil-
lery. Ilis wiogs rested on Asperu and Edinger), places, to the
strengthening of which, the. rprources of nature and of art had
as far as possible, contributed. He was not able, however, to
penetrate the compact mass which our battalions presented, and
every where his cavalry showed their backs, while our cuiras-
siers anhorted ifis artuour-equipt cavaliers, and our born
London, England, 1809-04-23

-„,SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1809.

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POLITICAL DlSQl;l§rtioN.

ktIMBER. SIXTY-SEVEN.

RELATIONS OF ARIERICA.

The relations between America and England become so
critical, and may eventually lead to such important issues,
that it is incurpbent upon us to cater into some detail upon
a subject so generally interesting. There is something
very peculiar in the
_general relative situation of America
and England. The two countries have-the same language,
the same general habits, and we might. almost say, the
same mind and understanding. The Americans are not of
the common stock, without participating at the same time in
something of the common nature. It is .the characteristic
pride of Englishmen to think and speak contemptuously of
other countries, and perhaps, as compared with our own,
this contempt may not be altogether so unreasonable as it
may at first appear ; but, to use a vulgar expression, it. I
would be defiling._: our own nest, to feel or express a
similar contempt of the Americans. With some peculiar I
national habits superinduced, they are generally the same
with ourselves; they have the• same sensibility under in-
sult---they have the same vices, and the same virtues.
Our political relations with America may he considered t
under three heads:—their origin, their actual state, and
their probable results.
With respect to the origin' of the present relative state
of America and England, it may be briefly observed, that
the hostile feeling- in the governments of the two people I
are coeval with the American Revolution. Nations have I
their pride, •as well as individuals. We cannot forget that 1
America was once our subject ; the remembrance rankles ,
in our mind, and corrupts all the benevolent humours of
our temper. We see nothing in America but a successNl
repel, and her present tone of equality, as compared with
her former relations as a dependency, have to us the ap-
pearance. of. insolence. America, on the, other hand, feels
naturally indignant that we refuse hec the rank and esti-
Illation which belong to her; and from this state of feel-
ill, and indeed of mutual acting, between the two, it
cannot be denied, that America and England have uever
been amicable at heart. The conduct of the PITT Minis-
try, moreover, which was so long in power, still further
aggravated this original ill-leven ; they almost laboriously
insulted America even in their diplomatic appointments.
Those men, who have been termed American Loyalists—
certainly a very honourable and respectable class, but
certainly too, tot men to be in favour with the American
Republican Government—these men wore appointed as
Consuls, Envoys, and Ambassadors. Their conduct was
such a reisht have been expected ; they ostentatiously,
and sumetlines outrageously, adopted the most haughty
tone, and avenged their former misfortunes by their pre-
gent contempt.
The actual relations of America and Great Britsia have
rot. 11.—Ac.
London, England, 1809-04-23

APRIL 2

narkimity of ParliamenWpr claim•ito indulgence; for a proposition
for al tering.a t)rmer decision.: In,dointthis-' however, he was
solely actuated. by a regied to, justice, and for the diameter of 1
that House; as 116 *Vac IV holly unnt4tittinted with the -connect inns..l
of the gallant Officer to whose case-he was to refer. The Hun.
taronet then proceeded to state, -that if ho had been msent...at
the discuydon, he should have employed his humble ell'ofts,;
though he thirst not flatter hini4elf he should Gave beett'sUccess-
fill, to dissitade the House from the decision it had tome to. He
then contended that prevarication could not apply:to the evi-
dence given.by that Officer, and was proceeding.to an examine•
don of the evidence in the printed inintites,. in order to establish
that point, when . . .
Mr. Whitbread called the Hop. Baronet to order, as he nn*
derstood his-object to he to induce the House to reverse a solemn
decision it had come to in this, Session, in the same Session, which
was contrary to the usage of Parliament.
The Speaker was`of the same opinion.—Sif Thomas Turton
accordingly -withdrew his motion,
London, England, 1809-04-23

if -eduesda.y, _I prii 19.

Jr. Ureters, from the liana/ter Office in Ireland, presented
the lli.ttlem; relative to the Lie&lion of Lord V im7ountißountjoy
as a Temporal Peer of Ireland, in the room of the biarquis o'
-*lip, deceased.

CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN, SC.
The End of Liverpool laid on the table a letter from the
Junta of Gallicia to Captain Kennedy.
Lord Auckland adverted to the Returns of the loss :sustained,
by our troop% in Spain, and observed, that no notice had been
4aken of the number of deserters from the enemy INN) had joined
our army, be should therefore move for a Return of the number
of persons so recrhitea in Spain. Agreed to.—Adjourned.

l'riday, April 21.
SI'ANISU esitratt;:g.
Earl Grey said, he was not one of those who thought
that Mini-ter,;, at that moment, were lying on a bed of roses
—Their situation was fraught with difficulties and dangers,
hut their conduct had not been such as to cooper the one
and ward nil' the other. Yet uotwithstanding the heavy
lose,, which thronli their mismanagement e had suffered, in
lives, magr.zines, treasures, tint] the still heavier loss of honour,
Se firmly thought that iu the bands of prudent men, treat Bri-
tain would still prove equal to the desperate contest in which
she wad engaged. lie thought it would have been the duty
•f Ministers, a few months ago, t e abate, instead of inflam-
ing tiy false representations, t he enthusiasm of the British people,
cooloess alone wald hcre isvorei becccisi Untireviass fro-
London, England, 1809-04-23

5.111rR DA I"'S LONDON GdZETTE.

Admiralty Office, April 22, LSOI.
His Majesty's Ship Horatio, Feb. 19, ISO 9.
SIR—T have the honour to acquaint you, that, in performing
erAers in the morning of the 10th instant, in Eat 19 50 N. Long,
033 30 W. standing in the larboard tack, ship's head south and
by east, the Driver sloop of war under my orders, abont fifteen
or sixteen miles nearly astern, at half-past ten, A.M. saw a
sail, on our lee how, and shortly afterwards another. In the
00r,.e of an hour we dibcovered the lee one evidently t. be an
enemy's frigate, and the other one I took to be an English brig
of war dogging her.
The enemy's frigate en making us out bore right up before
the wind for a short time,. but very pion hauled up again. At
three-tioarters past twelve we met upon different tact', and
come to close action, the Horatio wearing under the enemy's
stern .o get upon the same tack with her. In the early part of
the "Winn the country lost the services of the tirst lieutenant
;Intl Dixon, beinghadly wounded. and not long after,
London, England, 1809-04-23

IRIS!' CURRENCY.

Mr. Parnell, pursuant to a foroter notice, rose to suhtnit a
motion to the House, for a:lFimiloting the medium i f FixeWurtie
between this country a:tcl• strired,•that. it iikr4
intention to wove, in theAtesolutions he meant Vi•liobifit‘ tO-
the Howe, that, in order to a3similatc thlf currency ,of the
twikcountries, and facilitate their pecuniary intercourse, the
Batik of England Notes should he made legal tenderS in Irt;land, •
as well as those of the Bank o( Ireland ; that the English shilling
should pass for twelve-peure, and .not for thirteen,- as- now ;
and that the copper coin of Irelmtd ou dbe called ih, and 'that
of En4land stihstituted in its room.
The motion wa, put and rejected without a division.
Lord Castlereagh moved the order of the day for the House
resolving, itself into a Committee on the Militia Completion
Bill.
Mr. Giles expressed his conviction, that the ballot was from
various considerations, the most expensive and partial mode of
raising men. But at any rate, he must contend, that the intro-
cluction of the ballot would in fact dekroy the very experiment
of the Noble Lord. 2_

A division then took place, when there appeared.—For the
clause 52 1 Against it 12 I Majority 40.
Some discussion then took place ou tile clause imposing a
fine of 20t. on the county fur every man not raised.
A division then took places and the numbers were—For the
Clause 31 1 Against it 9 I Majority 25. Adjourned.
London, England, 1809-04-23

SWEaN.

STOCKHOLM{ A ran. 7. The King is still in confinement,
and every day makes it less probable that he will soon he set
at liberty. Al. Alopclts, the fanner Russian Envoy to the Swe-
dish Court, whom the King put under atTest at the commence-
ment of hostilities in Finland, has been here. lie had a pri-
vate audience of the Duke Sodermania, for upwards of three
quarters of an hour. N o one, except Baron Lagerbjelke, was
present. When he left the Duke's apartment, there was a crowd.
stf noblemen who viid tiveir respects to Ilia). Every one was
surprised to see him so sutkicoly at St q kholin, and still more so,
when he left.it in the inorohT oa the third tla'. ; .hut the fact is,
that M. Alopeus wos w it lo the Russian army at Grissleharo.and,,
it iS said, had a hrei,et nom the Fatiperor to he Lo,rd-- Lieute-
nant of Stockholm, as the Russian, who knew something More
than we of the plan of the Revolution, had no doubt whalever
but they ‘vouli! take possession of Stockholm. '
. His Excellency Baron Steditigk, as tell Ls Nt. Alopeus; has
Fet out for Abo. w nitre the Emperor, it is said, meet Item
at the end of this moot!). The Rossini' trolts at Umea have
taken Tornvo. Nlai.;r de la Grawre, who Vk CIA to Paris, is
anNiomly expected, awl we have the most siugalar reports :
amongst tuber,, that Ilonaparte's order, or ad% ie.. to the King
of Dk'nmar:;, not to be if owned so soon, 1)::s re..erence to the
political ciate of Sweden; that Denmark, Sweden, and N or-
London, England, 1809-04-23

SPA IN.

M DTI ID, APRIL c 2.

GeneralSrnASTltNi announces front Santa Cruz at the foot
of the Bierrt Alitreria, .under date of the ‘29th of March, that on
the 27th lie descried the Spanish army of Andalusia, to which
*ere joinrd a. vast number of peasants, stationed in order of
battle before Ciudad Real ; that he advanced against them,
routed and destroyed them without any resistance; that on the
`2St h the feeble remains of that army wi-re on the other side of the
Sierra Morena; and that the p:oiluce of this affair was 4030
prisoners of war, 7 stamlarits, and 18 pieces of comma. .Among
the prisoners of war are 197 Officers, of whom 4 are Colonels,
and. 7 Lientenant-Colenels. A great number of.the enemy were
slain. More than 3000 were put to the sword by the . cavalry.
We have lo=t but 30 killed and 60 wounded. Colonel GtitA UD
of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons was severely wounded by a
ball. The Colonel of Dutch Hussars was also woufulei, Gen.
Sri; ttiri A N t praises exceedingly thechielof his lota EIGUILLE,
who, theday befork the battle, crossed the Guadiana in company
with general alt c,tt.tun, -in order to prevent the bridge being
broken. in whiCh he succeeded, General Mt maAtro,. his Offi-
cers. and troops, distinguished theinselves. '
"Tice following day the fugitives were pursted by the cavalry,
and two of the enemy's Generals, who were among them were
slain. General SERA:4m N n-
otite .490 at •the foot of the
Sierra Morena, and found himself Ibl.l aline with the Duke of
LLU (VICTOR), who must already have advanced beyond
Merica.

At the same moment that Genoral SETIISTIANI captured
Cindad eat, and arrived at the foot of the Tierra Moreca, the
Duke of Lint.t.ti so won the battle of Merida.
" The troops of reserve of Seville, Badajos, -and
were' collected together, and placed in order of baffle by Gen•:-.
ral Ctir!r t, upoa an elevated plain, tiettt ren D ouberiite and
;Medellin. a+4 which was covered by the Guadiana. This army,
formed in thee lines, was supported by batteries.
flo; sf on TA the Duke of t r. t t.O Y o observed this, he com-
manded the cavalry of Clene,rals t.t.e and LATOUR MA V-
TIOU RG to plate theniselve's in an oblique line; and he ordered
General A V %I, to place himself wit h the division of the Princes
of the2Clarederation of the Rhine. in a close column, between
C:e above +aril! ioned cavalry. lie orengthened him with 14
piN:es of artillery, and placed the iiivisions Vitiate and-Rutfin in
t rear.

" The Duke of %fIf,I.UNO- attacked .the left wing of the ene
ray, and inmantly tnrew it into confusion. The centre and. right
winA. were also routed. Seven thousand Spaniards remained on
titi- kid of battle : 3000 were made prisoners ; the remainder
were dispersed. Thirty pieces of-cannon and nine•colours have
into our. hands.

" This important enza;einent has laid open Seville to us.
The fugitive;, arc pitructi a ith the utiowit activity. On the
29tit of ,filar h, the adva!irea guard of the Doke of BELLUNO
%V:" al "al Ved On riOt side of and it hoped
to u.;i!e it with the Doke of IiaLMATIAOIhO) it is thought,
e :t'.4.eady entcted Li?.bon."
London, England, 1809-04-23

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Tues,:ny, A pril 18.

Mr. P.we, alluaintr, to some o!)Fervations that had fallen on a
former day from certain Members of the ifou,e, and to an opt-
hlo that seemed to he partially entcrtained,, that the manufac-
tares of the country • %yen• on the tlecrealr,.oberved, that our
shipping eltivlT;ea to the diftl,rent parts of America, had en-
creasea 63,000 tons doriwz la, t year, accottilug to a statement
now on .:.table of the Hou-e.
Mr. se -Moore )I)4erved, that he wa-s not pr-pareil to meet
orm ilerano on. tl; had gtat ea for thf.
prospet ity of oar titanuf•tetare., ly.:t he c.o;ltl i;;fortn him, that
the greater part e.);* the nvonifacturers of the West amt. North
mere half stars ing with their families for want of employment.

SMITE; ILIA) 11.11 1:T r.

- -
Fir Charles Pric moved the order of the day for the second
reading of the t;mithlield-Marizet Rein;lv%l Bill.
Mr. Altleeman Corube, after 5 tatioc; the grounds of his ohjec-
tior.s (a the measure, moved that the second reading be post-
polled till this day six months. .
Mr. H. Martin seconded the amendment, and was supported
by 'Mr. Horner and Mr. Lyttleton, who suggested the idea of
two mariiets. Mr. Ilutehin3on, Mr. Ponsatiby, Mr. Mellish,
Mr. Fuller, Mr. Barham, Mr. Whitbread, and the Attorney
Ceneral, on the groutid'of the melsure having an evident ten-
dent), to deteriorate the property belonging to die Orphan Hos-
pital, and all the private property in the vicinity- of the spot
1s here the new mar ket was projeoed, as well as the avenues and
strtets leading to it. The removal of the market from Smith-
field v nuld, on the contrary, render property less valuable also
in triat quarter.
Sir Charter Price, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Alderman Shaw, sup-
ported the Bill, on the ground of the necessity of removing
the
market somewhere, as the present accommodatimr was by no
means adequate, and as, from the crowded state•of the market,
much injury was sustained by the cattle, and the buyers and
sellers themselves were not e vein pted from danger.• The' ques.::
tion being- cacti for, thegallert was cleared; but the amend
went was carded without a division, and the Bill of-ceurte.
thrown out.
London, England, 1809-04-23

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azainst the whole class and cat of publ is men would be productive
of consequences the most injurious to the country. 1n such times
as these, when they were subiect to tolia:t suspicion, no man who
a.pire.l to °face, or who etf;ertaincd a hope that. by his talents,
he could render himself conspicuous as a statesman. would feel
Oat such a situation was an object worthy ni liberal ambition.
No man,. he hoped, feel that l'oo:R.1 wa: a compensation
sach so:vicious. and such illiberal and aja:4 wzirfare. lie
tUd'concleed a ino:t able speech by giving his most positive oppo-
sition to the motion.
Aves, 80—Noes, ES—Majority against the Motion, LIS.
Adjourned.
London, England, 1809-02-19

HOME CIRCUIT.

The Right Hon. Lord Chief Baron Macdonald and the Hon.
Mr. Justice Heath.
Hertfordshire—Thursday, March 9, at Hertford.
Essex—Monday, March 13, at Chelmsford.
Sussex—Monday, March 20, at Horsham.
Surrey—Wednesday, March 22, at Kingston.
Kent—Monday, March VI, at Maidblone.
London, England, 1809-02-19

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

April 7, Josepa Gill, Brownshill,l ilooce“ersaire, clothier, •
at ten, at the George. Inn, Stroud—Nlarek 15, John Delaney,
Liverpool, draper, at one, at the Globe Tavern, 14iveQ091---
A Aril 15, George Tvtlar, Hound ditch, slop.,eller, at wel ve, at
f.luildhall---April IS, Edward Winwood and S;ittizlel T:lo(frY,
Poultry, Scotch factors, at twelve, at Guildhall-- '•!arch 11,
Cohert Foggan, Salford, Lanca,hire, cotton-tuanufaciurers, at
eleven, at the Palace lon, Niatichester—March IS, John Suter,
East Raiford. Nottingham, mercer, at eleven, at Guildhall, Lon-
don—April 25., Samel Davis, of Bury-street, St. Mary-A ice,
merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall—March 14, Johd Tennant,
Oxford-street, wine and brandy-mere hant, at one, at Guildhall
---April 4, William Chester, Chesterfield, Derbvshire, mercer,
t eleven, at the Falcon Inn, Chesterfield-- April 8, George
Nipper, Linton, Kent,' shopkeeper, at ten, at Guildhall, Lon-
slon—Nlarch 15, Richard Make, Littlf• liempston, Devonshire,
at eleven, at the Golden Lion Inn, Nea ton-Abbot---June 127,
Charles and Nicholas Ilusey, Newgate-street, linen-drapers.
London, England, 1809-02-19

you!"

'would now ask Capt. Sandon, whether Col. Hamilton did not
.give him the advise he bad stated he had before given him in the
street near the. British Cofee-house ? A. He did, when we
were walking up the street---Q. Are the •pavers on the sub-
ject of Major Tonyn? A. Yes.
-Questioned by Mr. W. W. W V I%IN r—Q. Were you directed
by- any person to correct the letter you have how produced ?
A. I was not-.Q. What motive -had you for concealing it?
141O•motive whatever.
• By General LoPTvs...Q. Is the witness acquainted with
the hand-writing of Mrs. Clarke ? A. It does not appear like
ber writing.. Q. Have you communieuttd with any person on
the seilject of that letter? A. Never. '
no within 'meant/mid to stichttows io muty' of rho Ser.
s4o4.th • • , 4 11, • • •ti
London, England, 1809-02-19

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.

The Right lion. Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, and the lion.
Mr. Justice Bayley.
Northamptonshire-1M ocday, March 6, at Northampton.
Rutlandshire--Friday, March 10, at Oakham.
Lincolnshire and City of Lincoln—Saturday, March 11, at Lin-
coln.
Nottinghamshire and Town of Nottingham—Thursday, March
16, at Nottingham.
DerhNshire—tonday, March 20, at Derby.
Leicestershire and Lorough of Leicester—Thursday, March 23,
at Leicester.
City of Coventry—Monday, March 27, at Coventry.
Warwickshire—Same day, at Warwick.
London, England, 1809-02-19

DUKE OF YORK.

Mr. CIT ARLES STI AW E, -examined by Mr. W. RDI
Did you know that SOW. was given to Mrs. Clarke on the account
of Colonel Shane ? A. I received a letter from Colonel Shawc,
stating, that he wished to give 3M/. to a friend who had obliged
him, and transmitting me an order to that amount on Coons and
Co. which was duly honoured, and which JOU I 'mid to Mrs.
Clarke on the very day on which 1 received it. •
By the CIIA 11C EL LO R of the FxcitEQU ER.—Q. When was
this ? A. I kept no memorandum ; but by referritc, to the
books of Coutts and Co. I find that it was May the 9ililBoG.--
Q. [lave you got the letter? A. Unfortunately I have lost
it: but I recollect it stated that he believed Mrs. Clarke wished
to serve him, and though he got his appohament through his
friend Sir H. Burrard, still as she was his friend also, he w ished
to be kind to her.

Colonel Gomm N called in, and examined by Wit D
Q. When Colonel Shawe was appointed Deputy Barrack-Alas
ter-General was he put on hillf pay ? A. Immediately put on
half-pay.—Q. Is it usual for Officers, who accept a Staff appoint-
ment abroad, to be put on half-pay ? A. Yes, with some ex-
ceptions.—Q. Was the Officer, whit had this appoilantent before
Colima Shawe on half pay ? A. l think Color.rl Shawe was
the first who held the situation; he got it on the capture of the
place.—Q. Was there any deviation from rule in the appoint-
ment of Col. M. Shawe to the 76th ; A. None whatever.
By Mr. LA MB.--Q. Did you ever hear that Mrs. Clarke sold
or pretended to sell commissions in the army before yeti heard
it in this House ? A. Never, but through the medium of the
numerous libels which have lately been published against the
Commander in Chief. I have since had positive proof of the ex.
istence of the abuses. I sent for Mr. Frome, and after much
conversation, he admitted that the sum of 10031. had been paid
for a Paymastership in one of the battalions of the Gere.an le-
;ion. After repeated endeavours to discover to whom it had
been paid, he acknowledged that Mr. Ilehden was the person.
The [louse will allow me to state my surprise at the impudence
of this Gentleman, when he told me, that he had received the
money, but would say no more about it. This is all that passed
on that subject.—Q. What did the Duke of York answer when
you communicated this business to him ? A. lie desired that I
should scrutinize the matter to the bottom, and let the guilt fall
On whom it might, emit he would make an example of them.
By .Mr. WAR,DI.C.--Q. Through what recommendation as
appears in your olhice, was Samuel Carter appointed to an Eu-
sigucy in the 16th foot. A. The letter of recommendation which
was then addresaed to the Deke of York, dated Royal tn.
boratory, Dec. 7, ISM, and stated, Oat the kindness which
Qis Royal Highness had always shewn towards I,ieut. Sutton,
4.7adured him to address his Royal Ilighscsi in Etv our of as 01-
London, England, 1809-02-19

" I just received your note, &c."

Ni,,4. I recollect nothing about it---Q. Can you not conjec-
ture to what it alludes ? A. No, I cannot. Captain San4ion
must have taken it out of my house without my permission if it
ever was there,
The CHANCELLOR of the Excti EQUER observed, that al-
. .

though Captain Sandon's offence hail been -considerably miti-
gated by the production of the paper, let it was absolutely
necessary that he Should undergo some patishment for the gross
prevarication of which he had been guilty. Ile therefote
moved that Captain Huxley Sandon be committed to Newgate,
and that the Speaker do issue his warrant accordingly; which
was agreed to ram. con. Adjourned.

Friday, February 17.
EMBEZZLEMENT.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT rose to move for leave to bring in a
Bill for making the Embezzlement of Public Money a Felony,
without bedetit of Clergy. The object of this Bill extends the
operations of the old act to persons high in office, where su-
perior situations and emoluments aggravated the nature of their
eritne,

Leave was given to bring lathe Bill.
DUKE OF YORK.

Colonel Gordon examined by the CH A NCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER.--Q. Are you acquainted with the hand-writing of
the Duke of York? A. Yes, perfectly.—Q. Examine those
notes (a number of letters being; given to him), and state if they
are of the Duke's writing? A. They very nearly, indeed almwt
exactly, resemble his hand-writing, but I cannot positively say
that they are.
General Itrownrig called.—Q. Are you acquainted with the
Duke of York's hand-writing? A. Yes.—Q. Look at those
notes (letters put into his hands). A. They are certainly very
like, and I should think they are his hand, with the exception
of the address, which, on some of these letters, is not in his
hand-writing,.—Q. Would you obey any order given in this
hand-writing ? A. I think 1 should, the resemblance
.being so
strong, and if I. had no cause of suspicion to the contrary.
Mr. Dickney was then called in and examined.—Q. Are on
a clerk in the house of Messrs. Coons and Co. hankers ?-7-A.
Yes---Q. Have_ you ever.seeu the Duke of York write? A. I.
haVe seen him sign his name many times---Q. Do you think
yourself sufficiently acquainted with his Royal Highness's hand-
' writiiig, as to be able to say that shotlriOte, is kti the Duke's
London, England, 1809-02-19

CERTIFICATES, MARCH 7.

L. Ilaydon, of Edgware-road, Middlesex, merchant: R.
Langston, Cross-street, Che,hire, and M. Gufney, Cheetwood,
Lancashire, cotton-merchants. J. Ellis, Liverpool, hat-manu-
facturer. J. Currie, Weston-street, Southwark, common-
brewer. •

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE,

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

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Benjamin Walsh and .Thomas Nisbett, Angel.court, Throg-
Morton-street, brokers.

BANKRUPTS.

John Rumford Ireland,'Burr,street, East Smithfield, coal-
factor, to surrender Feb. St 4, March 1, and April 1, at ten, at
Guildhall. Attorney,. Mr. Mayhew, Sytnond'a-Inn, Chancery-
laue
Joseph Hand, Wormwood-street, London, warehouseman,
Feb. 21, March 4, and April 1, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern,
B;riningbam. Attornies, Messrs. Kinderley, Long, and Ince,
Gray's-Inn, Lnndon ; and Mr. Beswick, Birmingham.
Joseph Dean, Birmingham„japanner, March 4,6, and April
1, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. Attornies,
Messrs. Kinderley, Long, and Luce, Gray's-Inn; and Mr. Bcs-
w tek, Birmingham.
William Rig„ Parker, Hebden, Yorkshire, cotton twist-spin-
ner, March 2,3, and April I, at the New Inn, Skipton,
shire. Attornies, Mr. Scoffield, Skipton,. Yorkshire; and
Messrs. Swale and Ileelis, Great Ormond-street, London.
William Darby, Hexton, Hertfordshire, butcher, Feb. 21,
March 1, and April 1, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. At-
tosney, Mr. Townsend, Staple's-Inn, London.
Josue de Prado, Lime-street, London, lead merchant, Feb.
21, at eleven, March 4, and April 1, at ten, at Guildhall. At-
tornies, Messrs. Pearce and Son, S within's-lane.
John MorriA, Greenwich, builder and carpenter, Feb. 25,
March 4, and April 1, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attor-
nies, Messrs. W. and.% Aliens, Clifford's-Inn; and Mr. Parker,
Greenwich.
Benjamin Fisher, Dudley, Worcestershire, wine and spirit
merchant, March 3,4, and April 1, at twelve, at the Shakespear
Tavern, Birmingham. Attornies, Messrs. Kinderley, Long, and
Ince, Gray's Inn, London; and Messrs. Smith and Arnold, Bir-
mingham:
William Horsfall, Hampstead-road, Middlesex, victualler,.
Feb. 28, March?, and April 1, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney,
Mr. Warne, 31, Old Broad-street.
Peter Bentley, College-Hill, Thames-street, stone-mason,
Feb. 25, March 4, and April 1, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attor-
ney, Mr. Luckett,-Wilson-street, Finsbury-square.
Benjamin Lancaster, Scarborough, ship-owner, March 1, 11,
arql April 1, at Guildhall,. Loudon. attorney, Mr. Barber,
4,;bancery-lane.