The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-14 00:00:00

FINANCE.

Mr, Rtnnut.Pit 'having maintained, on a former
night, that the interest and sinking fund for the. sum
wanted for the service of the year may be, found
without 'imposing any taxes on the Subjea; tad: to
propose certain Resolutions with. a view to that
objet, which lie hoped the House would allow .to
be laid on the table, and to be Printed, in. order to
their being taken into consideration on a future day.
On the suggestion of the CHANCELLOR of the
Exciimiumt, it was agreed, that the Resolutions
should be read, and the Debates arising on thepi aci
journed to Friday fortnight.
Several Resolutions relating to the -amount of
Supplies voted, the surplus of the Consolidated Fund,
were read and disposed of accordingly, but on a, Re:.
solution proposing the sale of some parts of the
hereditary revenue from the Crown,

The SPHAIOtIt stated that it was contrary to pre-
cedent that the House should interfere with the
hereditary revenue of the Crown, without the au-
thority of a special .communication frOm. his- Ma-
jesty,i,

_ _
The CUANCULLOR of the. EXCREQUItit said his
Maiesty„had not been. consulted.

Mr.rillonnr.rn proposed to reconcile this propo-
sition to the tbrnis of the House, by making it .a
subjea of recoinmendation, aria some other, was,
BO as to have it brought under the consideration
of the House. _

Mr, LaTunatnda hoped the Hon. Gentleman
would withdraw. his. moron. It was quite impro-
per to. think of interfering with the hereditary re-
venue, without.his Majesty's permission, intimated
either by a special 'message or by his confidential
advisers,

. Mr. Iliont/Lrit refused to withdraw his motion,
and thought the difficulties of form ought to be- ac-
conunodated rather than Made a bar to the consider-
ation of a proposition, the objea, Of which was to
save the • subject from any additional burthens
lhis year. As certain property, such as warehouses
end legal quays, had been purchased by money
from the Consolidated Fund, and vested in his
Majesty, so he thought parts of the other
pro-
perty of the Crown may be granted for the ,ser-
vice. of the public. He did not mean to touch any
property essential to the dignity, splendour, or com-
fort of the Crown. The property he alluded to con-
sisted chiefly of detached houses and small pieces of
land in Piccadilly, aod other parts of the town, 63
the sale of which he could not see any good grouad
of opposition. He would give a Schedule of this.
property in due time. It consisted first of property
attended with constant loss; secondly, of trifling,
rents, which had constantly declined in. value froth
,the time of Philip and Mary, when they were worth

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time,fira tgh
toou.
nn dt
hoeny ew he
rnen dwred ortphouonn(ll;,
itsooothi.e,apnrdessetti
and thirdly, of detached Houses, suclea
uhcefo
trib:rll:rib:einiead,lld
ilue)eitell%)demrtso.
tsoutri.elle'llidiiis species
isgmilitayleso of`
tryic property
noteurledstiloa w
fretnha
difficulty to make it matter of arrangement to allevi
ate the hurt hens of his people..
The SPEAKER repeated the impediment in pin
of form.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEI
expressed his reagrness to abandon the Bills he hal
introduced to provide the Interest and Sinking Fun
for the Sums wanted for the Public Service, tf th
Hon. Gentleman could devise means of answeriul
these claims without new taxes. He would b
grateful, even for any suggestion that could tend tt
diminish the taxes lie had felt himself called upon tt
propose; but he did not see how what the Honour.
able Gentleman proposed, so tar as he understood it,
applied to the service-of the present year. It win
true that some unproductive parts of the hereditate
revennelad already been sold ; but it was by the ad•
vice of the Crown, and in eoneequence of recom.
mendations founded Upon proper inquiries and in-
vestigation. It was true that legal quays and ware.
houses had been purChased- by the Public and rest.
ed in the crown; and that large sums had been paid
for them to the amount of 3or 400,0001. But
though the public may have thought it right to.pur.
chase at a high price in public accommodation, the
good will of individuals who bad a vested right oa
these posiesions, it did not follow the proper-
ty was of that value, or that it. weitild produce neAt
so much on a resale. With resped to the parts of
the hbrectitary revenue, which the Hon. Gehtle""
wished to make 'sebjea to Parliamentary dier'l7°s3',,
it was now matter of consideration witlethe Survey'
ors and Commissioners under the direction of the
Crown, bow to, dispose of the unprefitahle part Of
this revenue, and to vest the. produce iti profitable
property. It was however a step that ought not to
be taken without mature consideration. Though
tliere was an impediment of term, which preeloded
the House from entertaining the Resolution, the
Non. Gentleman may rest assured that his suggese
.
mon
.would not be left unattended to.
Mr. BIDDULPII replied, he was Very Willing tO
would endeavour to procure for the objedt of it the
recommendation of the Crown.
On the suggestion of the Sees&alts the last Rae
:solution was withdrawn, aqd the consideration of
'the other Resolutions was postponed to the 25th a
April. Von.. G
withdraw the Resolution, if the entleman
tailOinits the motion of Mr. Lustiteoeote, a variety cif'
Papers. were ordered to be laid before the House, dew
tile tranitsefevrelomfutohfettiCearen ter
Mr. at=tony
Company, the Debt to the Company of the Nabob
of the Gametic, arc, aatritci ttioc, before
the Eas
East
nit alias
Gr.unpoundthe Pentiltbiovrietibet_hpatits,4le:stett'eccrosidtleternelibiclili!f
iODDn Y
the withdrew his
(.)
A long discussion ensued, and ultimately WA
G
f l‘tni t'O
otion3.T E
the Counnittee of Supply, respedtingthtehetVB=l
were taken into further consideration.
The -Itesolutioni; were. agreed to, _until that ."1:
speding Protestant Charter Schools. On the Porcine
'of that Resolution,
Mr. PARNELL, rose, and repeated his obeervationl
on the Catechism that was used in those schools,
whichlic read, and which he contended inctilcatea
to the children in those schools doctrines wholly inculcated
famded, and which were calculated to keep
rive the religious dissentioni in Ireland. losuppu,r,
of this statement he read the declaration of the feae,
Ctliaotleiccsh,imin
ulvedhicinh
tthletepprootiensttsanittisscishtt tliia)usn in tuts '
elaineed by them. a
all religious mini°
Vocally professed by the Catholics were utteurinercgdu;
Sir ARTHUR IPELLESLEY declared that no
man could wish more sincerely tOr the extioeil(gbutE
at the same 61110 be could not but expreAS his
should
prise and regret that the H. Gentleman stiol
when the House was in
that certainly, was
have thought it necessary to introduce the sublet
sztwiets
si n
pro at
p olr Ireland
tni
ttit
ittle
:ten
ohoeenf
' point
discussion upon such u quesion. This very
had. already engaged the attention of the P°3:e"o„,t
lidncation in Ireland, who, of course, would Tonrr
such measures as were proper. He w"s prom.
self acquainted with the Catechism used in_tnits3.,_loo2
.stant Charter Schools ; but when the Hon. cii!. Linv one
was so eager to find out obje6lionable poioL!. well if
side of the question, it would have beet' ".'d when
he had adverted a little to the other side-'4l
pro-
Ice complained of the Catechism used hill the , Hood
testant Charter Schools, to have told pali)e's
that in• several Roman Catholic Schools,,.:
Rights of Man," and other books, eent's'nii&thee
counts of the supposed oppressions which t''h'e'ere read
lies had sustained from the Protestants, ,we
thew)!to-
msttad of the Bible. This surely was-au •
nd to reii..
make them good subjects, or to put an e-
gious animosities.
Mr. GRATTAN' read a -number of qe-s
answers front the Catechism to prove its misc."-
tendency. fullest
Mr. W. teetorre while he admitted in the
ere
extent the pernicious nature of ..the Can:4;01)1.31f;
thought- that this was not the precise mome
.agitating the question. "e
tirev'llontjul
Sir J. NEWPORT on the contrail was Or oPil'i°Pi
that this was the 'precise time for such a DotiCc
the sut~je 1.
oin
Cal. 11eita'r allowed that the. Catechism rtegoutlitt.e.t,
,revision, yet never could admit that to p the
the Protestant children the differences betweet)
two religions, was to keep
tweet) them. princi'
Mr. M. FITZGERALD contended that thelibel cr,
pies inculcated in this Catechism were
it
Protestantism. ,
alive the dissension
lotion
ntewr
111'
House of
On the Resolution respeding, the , oe,
aesfeagwreN.eVdortdos.
ince')
money gr.
serrations tending to spew that the
.0 Nor
from.ner. riERISERT the Bellow
was net applied to the proper obje.,a,aou
dustry, Mr. M. FITZGERALD wade a variety °`
pare the management of in ter
s
-managetnent of other charitable Institutive
land. t of
managernen to
Mr.:FOSTER maintained that
,the
from blame' .
this Institution was entirely free
this Institution with _11145
n he was in Ireleud.
quiyacal testimony ..w•le
which circumstance Count Remford had borne aye

After a further discussion, in which Sir J. Ntztv-
rottr, Mr. PARNELL, and Col. BARRY, participated,
the ;Resolution was agreed to.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on
. the Assessed Taxes Bill,- in which
Mr. LETHBRI DGE proposed a Duty of five guintas-•
on every person who kept a double-barrelled gun,
but on the-suggestion of Mr. Hosittssobi xvithdritse)
his Motion, for the purpose of bringing it forward'
in a Committee of Ways and Means.
The House having been resumed, the Report was
ordered to be received on Tuesday se'nnight.
The CHANCELLOR of the Exc EQU ER gave notice
that he would to-morrow move for the adjourntnent
of the House to Tuesday se'nnight.
Mr.WR A ETON brought up the Report of the COM.
mittee on the Irish Recognizances Bill, which was
agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third
time on Tuesday se'nnight.
The Irish Customs Fee. Bill was read a third time
end passed. •
On the.inotion of Mr N. VANSITTART, Accounts
Were ordered to be laid before the House of the
Eifeaive Force of the Regulars, Militia, and Volun-
teers on the Ist- of January 1801, 2, 3,-4p 5; 6,7,
and A, distinguishing Cavalry and Infantry.
The Irish Promissory Note Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
A new Writ was ordered for the Borough of Great
Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight, in the room of C.
•Clitheroe, Esq. who, since his eleelion, had ac.
cepted the office of Steward of the'Cbiltern Hun.
dreds.
PETITIONS'AC;AINST ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
On the Motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CIIIMUERi the House Fesolyed itself into a Com-
mittee, fur the. furthercbnsideration of the Petitions
against the Orders in Council, and for the further
examination of Witnesses relative to them, Mt.
Wharton in the Chair : when the following Gentle-
, Men were called to the Barand exaTined, Mr. Dewar,
'Mr. Robert Sheddon,Mr: Lockart, and Mr. Inglis.
They were examined by ME. Stephens, Mr. Alarriot,
Alex. Baring, Mr.• Eden, the Solicitor-General and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The other Witnesses are to be examined on
Tuesday se'nnight.---Adjourued at Two o'Clock.

MAILS.
ARRIVID—I Waterford. Do z--$ Gottenburgh, t Dublin,
/ Waterford.

PRICE OF STOCKS
?MII DAY At TW&L.VI O'CLOCE.
Comols .• - .6s I Reduced Anti. . 641 65

THE SUN.

tOGX:d QUIS DICSAS 14 .SUM AUDIAT I

LONDON,
THURSDAY, APRIL 141 1808'

A variety of speculations have been,advanced re-
speaing the destination of the Rochefort Squadron,
which we Stated yesterday to have been seen in lat.
31. N. long. 69. NV: steering a N., N. W. course.
We however retain the opinion, which we YeserdaY
submitted to our Readers, that its first destination
was tie Chesapeake; and for the reasons which we
gave, we entertain strong hopes that they will there
meet with Sir J. Ducxworrvii. What obie6t. Boo-
tgAP4RTB can have in view for sending this .Stpiftdron.
to the Coast of America, under the present eiretitn,
stances, we have not the means of ascertaining,
and with the limited information before us, it is idle
toinciulge in conjeaures upon the subjeta. We en-
tertain, however, very sanguine hopd the next in-
telligence from that quarter will inform us that his
objea, whatever it may be, has been•completely
frustrated.

We adverted some days ago to the charge which
Was brought, so confidently, by the Opposition,
Against Mr. Pyres Administration, for having, in •
1805, compromised the maritime privileges of this
Country, in order to include Russia to join in the '
Coalition against France. Unluckily for the Op-
position, they were not satisfied with making this Ps-
, • •
sertion, they called for Papers to prove it :.those Pa-
pers we now present to our Readers, and as n proof
how ready Lord G. L. Gowan,- our Minister at
Petersburgh, was to conipromise our maritime, rights,
'we find the following expression in his first Letter to
Lord NiewitAvt.s.:—" I thought it necessary to der
Clare, in the first instance, that it was impossible fur
sne it) agree to any article which in the most indirea
manner implied that any alteration !night be esx»
pedient in the present system of the Maritime Law."
The next Letter of Lord Gowan affords a 401
more decisive proof, according to the candour of
Opposition reasoning, of the disposition of Mr.
Pays Administration to compromise the Mari.
time Rights of this Country. His Lordship says,
" NO consideration, not even the certaintyl of
a total rupture of the Negotiations between Gteat.,
Britain and Russia, could have induced me to consent
to submit the Maritime Code to the determination
of a Congress." The Dispatch of Lord MuLaaAvE
ay Lord G. L. GOWER, dated June 7, 1805, con-
t3ir's a similar determination, in language equally
strong. Upon such foundations du the present con-
sistent and pitriotic Opposition found their charges'
against Administration.

It is not a little amusing to see how frequently
the Opposition Papers betray their owu cause, and.,
in reaching at a miserable jubt on their opOone4t.l,
stouOle against .so.De melancholy rtfledion On their
fritArtds ! , " Certain it says Illy Morning ChrO7
nicle, while labouring to drawl out symethi4 lively

,
• at the exponee of Mr. CANNING, whose 'trophies,
Mt those of MuLTlA.bes, will not let hi's patrons
sleep ;,;.." Certain it is that BUONAPIITE 'his not
been seen to relax a single feature ; and that aniont
all the 'hews*we receive front every part of the Con-
.
tinent there is neither a roar of laughter, nor even
the social chuckle and shaking of sides, Which be-
token the return of good humour !" We candidly
allow the Morning Chronicle that neither the
latt-
guafe nor the condo& of Mr. CANNING is Much'
calculated to "relax the features of BeoNAPARTE :"
nor. do we imagine that be is at all solicitous to pro-
duce such an effea. Perhaps the efforts of its own
patrons may be more happily directed to that end ;
and yet we know not. The features of the tyrant
are of an iron cast, and require events somewhat
out of the common way to mould them intocom-
placency. 'When he swept the streets of Paris.with
his,cannen, and waded to the knees in blood to re-
ceive the thanks of the Convention, his " features
relaxed !" When he mowed down the wretched
Inhabitants of Toulon, by repeated discharges of
grape-shot, his " features relaked !" When he
!massacred four thousand Prisoners in cold blood, his
" features relaxed.!" When' he poisoned his own
hospitals, his." features. relaxed !" When he assassi-
rimed the nuke D'ENGulets, his" features relaxed t"
When he racked the brave PICHAGIIII to death in
prison, his•" features relaxed !" but never, as the
Morning Chronicle most truly observes, did a single
• muscle of his face unbend at any speech or any
a& of Mr. CANNING'S life. Whether an inaptitude
to produce merriment in BIIONAPAIITR will hereafter
be reckoned among the political sins of this Gentle-
man May be reasonably donbted: at present we be.
lieve little regret is felt on the subje&, but such as
is experienced by the Morning Chronicle.
This Paper is also corre& in saying that " in no
part of .the Continent does a roar of laughter, &c..
betoken the return of good humour !! !" How
,should it ? 'Whence does the Morning Chronicle
exPea,it to come ? From ,Russia, whom BUON-
.APARTE is, dragging through the mire of baseness ?
from Austria, who is counting the days of her
existence with every mark of terror? from Prussia,
who sits in ashes, and is forbidden to tuti.• an audi-
ble groan ? from Germany, given up to :ill the hor-
rors of a. city taken by storm ? from Portugal, whose
streets are choked with the dying and the dead ?
From Spain, who.sees her.* fettered that her ex-
piring agonies may exhibit no convulsive efforts ?
Surely when' the writer in the Morning Chronicle
duly refleas on these circumstances, however anxious
he may feel to promote the hilarity of BUONAPAUTE,
or the "' Mar of Continental laughter," he .will
abate somewhat of his astonishment at its not being
excited by the language of Mr. CANNING. In or-
dinary cases he is ..not Much in the habit of doing
justice to the speeches of His Majesty's Ministers;
ware therefore the more surprised at his expeae-
tiotts of an efiet little less than miraculous from
them on the present occasion. It will gratify us to
find that what we have urged has convinced this
Paper of its unreasonableness, as we shall other-
wise be obliged to return to a sebjea by no means
agreeable to us.

Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arriv-
ed at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he
was met by the Dukes of YORK, .K.arcr, CUMUER-
LAND, and Sussex, At two o'clock hii 111Artai'ry
held a private Levee, which was attended by the

Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the I.Ord
President of the Council, the Secretaries of State for the
Home and Foreign Departments, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Judge Advo-
cate; the Secretary of State for the Irish Department, the
Chief Baron of Ireland, Viscount Stratigford, Lords Rivers
(in waiting) and Heathcote (Gold Stick). Sirs A. Wellesley
and S. Cotterel, Admiral Berkeley, Generals Oakes and
Garth, Colonels Anson and Cunningham, Messrs. O'Grady
and What's (Groom in waiting).

The following had the honour of being presented
to His MAJESTY'•t •
Rear Admiral Berkeley, upon his return from America, by
Lord Mulgtave.
The Right lion. Standish O'Grady, upon his being ap.
pointed Chief Baron of Ireland, by Sir Arthur Welleslev.
Master Augustus Geo Anson, upon his being apprniacti
a Page of Honour to the Qrge UM. by the Earl of llarcourr.
Major-General Oakes, upon Ms being appointed so a corn.
mand at Malta.

Lieut.. Colonel Cunningham. of the Dorset Volunteers.
upon his going to the Brazils, by General Garth.
The Hon.' Charles Townshend, by his father, Lord Bayn.
ing.
ViSCOUIIt STRANG/FORD, his Majesty's Envoy Es-.
traorclinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Court of Portugal, took leave of his MAJESTY pre-
vious to his departure for that country.
His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave an-
dienca to the Duke of Ponrs,AND,and the other. Ca
billet Ministers ; likewise to Mr: RYDER, the Judge
Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the pro.
ceedings of some Courts Martial: Soon after six
o'clock his IVIAJEs-vr set off on biti return to Wind-
sor.

Early yesterday morning the Duke of CAMBRIDGE
left London for Windsor. His Royal Highness ac-
companied her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES to her
Majesty's house at Froginore, where they dined,
and spent the day with a sole& party.
This morning, at half-past five, the Scrutineers
reported the numbers voted by the Candidates for
the East India direetion, viz.

Mr. Plowden 1616
Mr. Huddlestone 1455
Mr. Mills. - 14►2
Mr. Ribarts - 1340
Mr. Robinson - 1337 I
whereupon the six first on the list were deeloied
duly eleded.

Mr. Bannerman
Mr. Parry i RI
Mr. Will►ams - 946
Mr. l ruin - 613