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IMPEACHMENT OF LORD MELVTLLD.

'Lord WALsitiGHAm-presented the Report of the
Committe,appointed to search for Precedents of the
Proceedings of the House in cases of Impeachment;.
v..hich wag' ordered to be ,printed.
./\. Short conversation ensued between Lord Au CK-
LA ND and Lord
,ELDON rest et ting the Additional
Article of Impeachment against Lord Melville, as to
the manner in which that rNoble Lord should be
Oitiled.upon,to answer'; which ended in an Order to
sumnion the Lords for to-morrow, in order to take
the same into consideration.
LIABILITY OF WITNESSES.

Lord WA L GtiAm reported the Declaratory Bill,
the Amendments made in which were agreed to.
• Lord ELDON, in order to save the exceptions
which existed to the general rule laid down in 'the
Bill, proposed a Proviso, the first part of .which
enacts, that the Court .shall not repel an oblation
made by A Witness to answer, where such objec-
tion is made specially and on specific grounds stated,
but shall decicle•on such oblation according 'to the
law as it appears to them. It is lastly enafted, that
a 'Witness shall riot be compellable to answer any,
question which he could not be compelled to answer
as a Defendant, in a COurt bf Equity, on a Bill being
tiled against him.
Eitrl STANHOPE. objected to this PrOviso,
which; he said, instead of declaring the law, left it
to the Judges of each Court to decide what was law,.
thereby,' instead of removing doubts, rendering those
doubts more doubtful. He also considered the,
Clause to. be unconstitutional, in as much as it,sent
the :Judges of the Courts of Common Law to :the
Courts of Equity to learn, by what law they were
to decide, a system which met his marked condem-
nation.

The LORD CH4NCELLO.4 defended the Clause,
to which he could not see the slightest objedion. It
was perfe&ly clear, from the opinions of the Judges,
that there were exceptions to the general .rule
which it was necessary to provide against.' With
respe& to Courts of Equity the law of evidence was
the same in those Courts as in the- Courts of Law,
and therefore the obje&ion upon this head fell to the
ground; as the Clause merely direaed in fa& that
the Laws of. Evidenge should be resorted to. Al-
though somewhat irregular in referring to a Bill of
the, Noble Ea7l's (STANHopE) now on the Table, On
this suhjef, he was happy to concur with him in
one part, where, notwithstanding his, obje&ton yes-
terday, .I.le had inserted the words -" Tile Lords
Spiritual and Temporal." The Lords Spiritual were
(tie. Mioisters of God and of Religion, and it-being
thought tit that they should talic,..a part in our tem-
poral conLerns, it was also fit that they should have
the prece,deno:l.
Earl STANHOPE said, he had inserted the words
" The Ltirl. Temporal...and Spiritual," but that the
Printer had altered them.

Lord HOLLAND, notwithstanding what had
been said by his Noble and Learned Friend on the
WOolsaak, could not agree in the propriety of re-
ferringthe Judges orthe Courts of Common Law
to Courts of Equity to learn the Law of Evidence!
He had too much veneration for the Common Law
of the Country to saridion' such a proceeding.
Lord ,ELDbN contended, that the seven Judges
who had answered the questions in the affirmative
having, all done so with a variety of exceptions, it
would be, in fa&, ats ino. contrary to that opinion if
a<. Law were passed, ena%lin?-_, a general rule on the
subjea without any exception; and he had no he-
sitation in saying, that without some such Clause as
that he had proposed, the Declaratory Bill would
be the greatest nuisance that-.ever o:iste'd; no mans
-property would then be. safe, as he might be com-
pelled to answer questions which might divest him of
all title to his estates. As to the Courts of Equity,.
their LOTdships would. recolle&; that the Judges
who had answered the questions in, the affirmative
had all drawn &Om thence the grinds of those
opinions. '
Some farther conversation ensued between the
Lorin CiANcia.Loß, 'Earl STAN-1004, the Earl of
SUFFOLK, Lord 1:fol./LAND, and Lord ELDON.—Lord
,ROLL AND 'objeCted that the Law-Was not definitive-,
ly declared, the reference being generally to the
proceedings in the Courts of Equity..--7 The LORD
CHANCELLOR and Lord ELDON maintained, that
Courts of Equity proceeded with respe6t, to. evidence
ppon known and ascertained Rules of Law, which
were equally well known in Courts of Common
Law, and had been leferred to by Lord Mansfield
and other Judges who had decided points respeeting
the liability of Witnesses to answer.

The Clause was received and'added to the Bill.

Earl STANHOrE still considering his Bill for the
tnoie.effedual discovery of truth from Witnesses to
be necessary, moved its second reading ;" observing,
however, that he should move iii the Committee to
alter the preamble, and make it a Bill for the better
protection of Witnesses_ The obje& of the Bill,
tie stated, was to prevent -the evidence 'given by
.Witnesses from being-afterwards made use of against

,
themselves,
Thd Bill was read a second time, and 'committed
l'or Friday ; for which day the Lords were ordered
tR be:summoned. '
'Mr. ALEXANDER, and several other Members of
the /louse of Commons, brought up the-Corn Elc:-
port.&o:1 Bill, the Irish Duties Bill, the , Foreign
Troops Bill, the Royal - Marine Mutiny 'Bill; the
Wha:e .Fishery Bill, and four :Private
; which were severally read a.tirst time.
-Adjotuned till to-morrow, (this day).

IJOT.r4 OF COMIVONS.

"WEDNESDAY, MAtecii j 2

A new- Writ was ordered for the ele&ion of a
Moin,ber of Parliament for the Borough of Lime-
-4143, in the room of Thomas Line, Esq. who has
2e,-ioot-ed the Stewardship of the (,_;hiltern Hun:itedS.
n nw Writ was also clireaci tQ be issued for'''tfio

election of a: i'leml?er for- Queehboroughb in :the
room of G. P. Moore, Esq. who has accepted. the
Stewardship of. the Hundred of
.East Hundred.
Mr. Wti.t,tAm Du.snAS rose, pursuant to notice;
to move for leave to bring in a Bill to continue for
two years longer the Ad for the more expeditiOns
and easy payment of -creditors in Scotland. He
stated that he would have no obje&ions to any im-
provements that might be suggeste,d from the Courts
below.—Leave given.
On the Motion of Dr. DUIGENAN. the Irish
Clergy Residence Bill was comrnitted.—Report to-
morrow.

Mr: VANSITTART moved • that there be laid before
the House, Ist, An Account of the amount of Ex-
chequd Bills outstanding and unprovided for, issued
pursuant to an Acct of. the 45th of Abe King, for
,raising eight millions by loans on Excheque;Bills,
for the service of the year 1805 ; • zoily, An Account
of the Eichequer Bills outstanding and. unprovided
for, issued in pursuance of an Att of the 47th of
the King, for raising two millions and a half by loans
on Exchequer Bills for the service of the year 1805 ;
'idly, An Account of the Exchequer Bills 'outstand-
ing- and unprovided for, issued in pursuance of an
Ad of the 45th of the King, for raising one million
and a half for the service of the same year.

Ordered.
Before the rising of the House. these Accounts
were presented, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. VANSI rTART moved for leave to bring in a
Bill for contaming:the A& relative 'to the terms - on
which certain services of the Irish Militia were to
be acceptecl,---Leave granted.
The English and Irish Militia Clothing Bills, the
Militia Adjutants' Bill, and the Militia Subaltern
Officers' Bill were read a secopd time, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.,

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS' SUSPENSION'
BILL.
Lord TEMPLE moved the commitment of the
Wollen Manufacturers' Suspension
The'SPEAKER having left the Chair,
Mr. MOPRE.observed," that he did not rise to
oppose the Bill, but he wished that it should be
more 'pedal than it was. The suspension had at
first taken place only for
_six months, before the
end of which time it was expected that this business
would have been :Settled ; but it was still in the
same situation as at the beginning. He had no ob-
jea-tion to suspend the operations of the AC against
such encroachments as • had already taken "place, but
it was fair that while the suspension continued no
farther encroachment- should be allowed till the
House came to a detision. He hoped that the
Members of Counties who supported .the FEW,
would concede thus far to him who supported the
MAISY. His:objed was to put the question to, rest
for the present.
Mr. LASCELLES thought himself called upon
to say a few words, in consequence of the allusion
of the HOn. Gentleman to the FEW and the MANI.
He disclaimed all party views in this business. It
was a subje,4t oftoo much importance to admit of
them. There were thirteen orfourteen'Statutes re-
gulating that Trade, made at an early period, • most
of which were not applicable to it in its preSent
state, and doubts were entertained as to the proprie-
ty of :the rest. 'All he wished was to have ,the af-
fair investigated by Government as a greatquestion
of national policy. The Hon. Geptlettan's mode
of putting the questiOn tOresi was somewhat curious,
for his'clause would allow prosecutions to be carried
on against those who should enter hereafter accord-
ing to the common course of the trade. A Com-
mittee would be appointed as early as possible to
settle the whole business.

Mr: WILBERFORCE also thought it necessary
to enter his protest against any party views, such .as
might be inferred from the Hon. Gentleman's al.,
lusion to the supporters or- the .few and the up-
porters of the many : 'he thought the interests of
the few and the many in' this case perfedly con-
sistent. It was the obvious interest both of la-
bourers and masters that the trade shoUld
The Hon Gentleman did not observe, perhaps, that
-he was Counsel , for many Master ManufaCturers
who carried on the trade on a small scale in their
houses, and amidst thel own families, exhibiting a
piCture of industry, comfort, morality, and inde-
pendence, of which they who had not seen them
could hardly form an idea : he did not wish to im-
- pair these, but to advance them : not, however, by
extending restridions, but in that manner in which
the interests of Commerce could best be promoted :
he wished the affair, to undergo the fullest elucida-
tion on all early day, and to this discussion none
could come with a More. sincere desire of doing
justice to all parties than himself: be knew them
so well that he could venture to say, that what-
ever, after mature deliberation, might he the. de-
cision of Parliament, they would acquiesde in it.
Mr. BROOK hoped that. no impedimentwould
be throWn in the way of the Anal ,settlement of this
business, which had been now two years before the.
Holise ; his obje& was to promote the interests of
'all parties he hoped the Hon.. Gentleman would
not insist on his Clause.

Ldrd TEMP LE felt the sincerest regret that the
business had been left golonc, undecided. The oti.
je& of Ministers was to finish it as soon as possible!;
and he before stated, that this Bill was brought in
for the purpose of suspending the atiair till a Com,
mittee could be appointed for its investigation : :he.
meant to give notice, of a lvlption for such a Com-
mittee on Friday,next : he' obje&ed to the Clauseds'
it. had a reference to a point on which the House had
to-,decide. •

Mr. MOORE thought that be might safely con-
sent to withdraw his Clause, after the candid state-
menr f the Noble Lord, 'whose objed,-was the
same as hiss own--,namely, to have the business
brought to a speedy conclusion. The County Mem-
bers might perhaps relish. the distinCtion of em=
ployers and employed better than the few and ,the
many. The Omployed had constantly attended with
a view to forward this affair ; but 'be- saw no such
anxiety on thepart of the -employers.
Mr. WIi.iiRFORCE said that his opinion was con-
firmed that the Hon. Gentlentan was not aware of,
the exalt description tinder which many of his
diFitts Came': he was, in fad, pleading for thie btilk
of the :Master Manufaaurors.
The
.Clause was then withdrawn. Report to-
morrOw.

Lord TEMPIE gave notice, that on Friday next he
would ii-kove far a Committee/to examine into the
Mate of the Woollen Alanufaaure.'

L 0 N D 0 N,
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, ISC,G.

WE yesterday stopped the Press to announce the
arrival of Dutch Papers to the 9th inst. which con-
tained an account of the opening. of the Session of
the Legislative Body, and of the Speech made upon
that occasion by BONAPARTE. It was natural to
expe& that after such astonishing successes as Bo-
'NAPARTE has obtained within the last few months, he
should express himself in lofty and vaunting lan-
guage : in this expeEtation we are not disappointed ;
but there is less of insult and menace towards Eng-
land in thiS Speech than we have observed upon former
occasions, even during the continuance of the Peace of
Amiens. The threat of Invasion is not repeated ; on
the contrary, there is an.expression of a desire of
Peace with England, upon the .basis of the Treaty of
Amiens. It would be useless to comment at length
'upon an expression so general and so vague; it may
not, however, be improper to obserVe, that there is a
material difference between riegotiating-' a Peace upon.
;he basis of the Treaty of Amiens, arid having " the
Treaty of Amiens and nothing but the Treaty of ,Ami-
ens." Whetherlie considers th is public declaration up •
on the subje& as a sufficient notification to this
Country of his intention, or whether he will make a
distin& Overture, we have no means of ascertaining ;
but we are inclined to think that if he meant to make
a Pacific Proposition, he would have done it imme-,
diately after the deli77ery of the Speech alluded to.

It has already been predi&ed by the opponents of
the present
.Admibistration, that the grounds upon
which 'Bo NAPA RTE is likely to propose Peace with
this Country, viz. the conditions of the Treaty of
Amiens, will most probably interrupt that harmony
which is essentially necessary for a due condua of
the national affhirs at this aweful and interesting crisis.
It is indeed certain that much difference of opinion has'
hen manifested by some of the Members of the
pr.2se.nt-Adminis.tratipn on that extraordinary Peace.
So 1:e condemned it in the bitterest,terms, and other;

seemel to consider it as a very acceptable nrastt e,
inasmuch as it put an end to what they termed a
ruinous War.. Hence, a difficulty might be_ expea-
ed to arise, if the Ruler of France :should make a
pacific Overture on the basis of the Treaty of. Amiens,
because some of the present Ministry, however
desirous they may be of Peace; can never assent to
Peace ulion that foundation, without a total derelic-
tion of their principles, and consequently without
committing* their charaCters in point of re&itude and
consistency. We are, however, inclined to believe
that all matters of this kind were .fully discussed
and adjusted before the present Members of Ad-
ministration agreed to come into office together.
We are also inclined to believe, that whatever spe-
cious offer the
,drench. Ruler may make, our Mini-
sters will never agree to any terms of pacification_
but such as shall be in all respetas consistent with
the honour, the interest, and the importance of the
British Empire.

BONAPARTE seems to betaeluated ty an iniplaca-
ble hatred towards the QUEEN of NAPLES, and he
assures the Legislative Body, that the House of
Naples has for ever lost its Crown. But, in speak-
•
ingi about Italy, he makes use_ of an expression,
which strongly confirms an opinion which -we
have ventured upon different occasions to ad-
vance : He says, e‘ the whole Peninsula. of Italy
belongs to the Great Empire." Ate we to un-
derstand, from this expression, that the States- of the
Church are.to be wrested from the POPE and to
form a distinEt- Kingdom fiir one of the BONAPARTE
Family; or that they are to form a part of what is
called the Kingdom of Italy ? We certainly did ,
think, and we have frequently expressed that opi-
nion, that
,BONAPARTE would not long suffer the
POPE 'to enjoy even the nominal sovereignty over
the patrimony of St. Peter ; but we really did not
-expea to see this new a& of violence and injustice
announced , in such a general sweeping sentence ;
for he 'does, not even condescend to mention th.
State which he propose's to over-turn, or the Sove-
reign wham he intends to depose. But though his
intentions are expressed in general language, it
too intelligible to be,misunderstood.

In speaking of Austria; he makes use of the most
degrading language : he says, that he had the power
of overturning the Imperial Throne, instead of which
he has confirmed it. How he has confirmed it will
,be seen in the Articles of the Treaty of Presburgh,
by which .Austria is stripped of some of her most

valuable possessions ; but, with respeEt to Russia,
hemakes an assertion which is direaly the reverse
of the faLt: he says, " R\ussia has the Capitula-
tion, which I
.granted, alone to thank for the
return of the wreck of her Armies_" Now, it
is notorious, that the Russian Army was not in-
cluded. in
.the Convention which took place im-
baediately after the Battle of Austerlitz, that
it• retreated in perfect order after that battle, and than
BONAPARTE did not think it expedient to attack it,

weakened as it was by the secession of the Austri-
ans. We beg to refer our Readers to an important
article upon this subje& which we have this day
extraeted from the Petersburgh Gazette.

It is observable that there is no allusion whatever
to Prussia in the whole of BONAPARTE'S Speech:
It is stated that there are to be five Kings present
at the Grand Military Fetes which aro to be given at
Paris in May next. The Icings of Bavaria and Wir-
temburgh, and the new King of Naples, will, of
course, be of that number.; the other two BONA-
PARTE Will prObably create before that time.

According to a letter from Paris of the 23d ult.
the pecuniary distresses of the French Government
are as great as before BONAPARTE'S late brilliant
campaign. in Austria. Several more banking and
merchant houseS of Paris, Bourdeaux, Nantes, Ly-
ons, and Marseilles, have stopped payment, and the
Public Treasury was entirely exhausted. The Army
Of the Interior has not been paid for eleven 'months;
and 'the Army on the Coast, 'not for seven months.
--BO.NAPARTE'S Public FunEtioaaries have received no.
salaries for eight months, and his Household Troops •
,are unpaid since last September.' The Armies of •
Germany and Italy have also several months pay due
to them. The manufaaturing towns are, 'however,
v .
in still greater distress than the sea-ports; because,
while the foriner.have neither capitals, workmen, or
_proteetion, the latter are regularly supplied with the
produCtions. cif the French Colonies by the assistance
of American traders.

The provisions in France are exceedingly cheap ;
not from abundance or plenty, but from the scar-
city 9f specie, which in every Department obliges
the farmer to take in exchange for wheat,
'corn, butter, cheese, wine, &c. the goods of Mer-
chants and tradesmen, - instead of ready .money,
as they otherwise could:not dispose of the produce of
their estates and lands. Twelve sous, or sixpence,
were only paid for a loaf of bread, of four pounds,.
of 16 ounces, at Paris, at the date of our letter ; meat
sold from six to-ninepence a pound ; a 'fowl fifteen
pence, a turkey half-a-eh-own, a goose three shilling's,

a dozc-n of pige:ms 1:alf-a,-drown, and every thing
ease in proportion.
A report was prevalent at Paris in the middle of
fast month, of the determination of BONAPARTE of
assembling round him, in the beginning of May, all
his Fedeml Kings, who, before that time, were said'
to be expelled to amount to EIGHT. The nuptials of
the future KING of BADEN with Mad. DE BEAUHAR-
NOB are to be celebrated at the same period. As new
Federal Monarchs, not yet APPOINTED, are men-
tioned—a King of Franconia, a King of Westphalia,
A King of Holland, and a King of Switzerland. Of
these new Kings, BONAPARTE'S Brothers-in-law,
Prince Bmv.- HESE and Prince MuRAT, are to be
Two. Spain and Portugal are said to be destined
for' LUCIEN and JEROME BONAPARTE, when the
Federal Kingdoms of the Eastern and Northern
Frontiers of France are finally organized. LOUIS
BONAPARTE and his progeny are the future Empe-
rors of the French in petto.

Letters from Dublin state, that a numerous Meet-
ing of the Roman Catholics of Ireland was recently
held in that City, at which Lord SeoUTHWELL pre-
sided. It was proposed at this Meeting not to press
the subject of the Catholic Claims at this mo-
ment, but to rely on the present Administration
for a due attention to those Claims at a pe-
riod when the subje& can, without interfering
with the essential interests of the Empire, be
taken into consideration. As some difference
of opinion was manifested upon the proposal to
draw up a specific declaration on this head, the
fleeting was adjourned till this day; but as there
was a general agreement upon the main point, the
result of the adjourned Meeting is expecled to be
equally satista&ory.

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, His MAJESTY
arrived at the Queen's Palace, in his travelling car-
riage, from Windsor. In a short time after, His
MAJESTY gave audiences to the DUKES of GLOU-
CETER, CUMBERLAND, SUSSEX, and YORK.
Soon after two o'clock His MAJESTY held a pri-
'tate Levee, which was attended by

The Archbishop of Canterhurya the Lord Chancellor, the
First Lord of the rreasury, the three Secretaries of State, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, the Lord Chiet justice of the Court of King's
Bench.
Early—Fitzwil liant, A ylesford, Moira, Derby, Dartmouth,
Carnarven, and Spencer.
Lords—Grenville, ‘Ventworth, Cathcart, and Ponsonby.
Generals—Burton, Browruigg, and Calvert.
Colonels—Nichols, Anstrurher, anti Fane.
Sirs—l. Newport and S. Cotterel.
Mews.— Fpx, Windham, Bentiack,Coffin,Grey,and King.
The following Presentations to His MAJESTY
took place:
NIL Henry Bentinck, on his appointment to the Govern-
ment of Demerara, upon which ok casion he had the honour to
kiss His Majesty's hand, and took leave of His Majesty pre-
vious to his leaving England.
_General Brownrigg, by Adjutant-General Calvert, on his
appointed to the Command of the 9th Regiment, and
bad the honour to kiss His Majesty's hand.
Capt. Nichols. n his being appointed comptroller of the
Navy. by Mr. Grey.
Mr. Cain, on his appointment as Commissary-General,
111,0 n which occasion he had the honour to kiss His Majesty's
hand.
Lord Ponsonby on his Creation of a Baron in Ireland, by
Earl Fitzwilliam and Sir Stephen Cotterell, upon which oc-
casion his Lordship had the honour to kiss His Majesty's
hand.
Colonel Anstruther. on his being appointed Adjutant-Ge-
t eral of the Forces in Ireland.
Mr. King,- late the Under Secretary of State for the Home
Department, on his being appointed one of the Secretaries to
the Treasury, by Earl Spencer, on which occasion lie had the
honour to kiss His Majesty's hand.
General Burton, on his being appointed to the Command
Of a Regiment, by Adjutant-General Calvert.

After the Levee, His Majesty held a Privy Coun-
cil, at which Sir JOHN NEWPORT, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer of Ireland, was introduced and
sworn in a Member, and took his seat at the Board
accordingly.
After the Council, the DUKE of BEDFORD came
to the Palace, and had an audience of His MAJESTY,
and took leave previous to his Grace's departure for
Ireland.
Lord GRENVILLE and Mr. Fox had likewise audi-
enCes of His MAJESTY. _

About five o'clock His MAJESTY set off for
Windsor.
iWe are assured that on Saturday last, when Lord
lAwKEsnuity was stated to have given a dinner, at
which a New Opposition was organized, no such
dinner took place, and that his Lordship was many
miles from town.

A very brilliant fete was given last night by the
Countess of CHOLMONDELEY, in Park-lane. The
PRINCE of WALES, and His Royal Brothers the
DUKES of CAMBRIDGE and SUSSEX were of the
Party, as well as the Duke of GLOUCESTER, and a
very large concourse of the higher rank.
Yesterday the Dire&ors of the East India Com-
Pany appointed THOMAS OAKES, Esq. to a seat in
the Madras Council, in the room of JAMES STRANGE,
Esq.
Yesterday an overland dispatch was received at the
India House. Its contents consist principally of
Various documents transmitted by Sir GEORGE BAR-
LOW, to elucidate the plan of pacification projected
by his illustrious predecessor, and the progress which
had been made in carrying it into effeet. A Court
Of DireCtors was immediately summoned on the re-
ceipt of the dispatches. A letter, received by the
tame conveyance, fiom Mr. Ewtx, the Company's
Commercial Agent at Bepcoolen, mentions the safe
arrival there of 350 Chinese from Macao, to superin-
tend the spice plantations, which are stated to be in
the most flourishing condition. The respectable
Naval Force we now have in that quarter has com-
pletely quieted the fears entertained by the Malay
iinhabitaats, of another visit from LINOIS, and all of
them have returned to their settlements along the
coast, and resumed their usual occupations.
How the new -title of King of the Catti, which,
it is said, the LLECTOR of HESSE is about to assume,
may pleK,e, the cit. in Germany, we know not ;. but
in this Country it will sound little better than Mo-
narch of tie Mice.