The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-20 00:00:00

ROXBURGEI PEERAGE.

The LORD CHANPE4LOR begged to-call the atten-
tion of the Huse to this Important case. The
Houie, in its judicial' capacity; had been already oc-.
cupled 25 or g(i.. days, in hearing pirriie, As to Iheti
right' to the estate,. Great doubt, however, seentill
to be entertained, whether ill: clause of devolution
in the deed 1648, did not convey the estates and the
dignities together. , The clause cotiVeyed " All and
sundry the lands, b.:19064 mills,' woods, timings,
title and dignity ff ;ail, and others," to a cer-
tain series (0 " and gilts all failzing be de:.
cease, or be not observing of the provisions; re»
striations, and 'conditions aboye written the right of-
tbe said estate sail pertain and belong tq the eldes
dochtei of the saitl tanquitil Hary Lord Ler, With:.
out division, and their heirs midi.. site Always marl
rying or being married to.one gentleman of hoe,
nourable and lawful descent, quha sell perturtp the
conditions abovd and under written; gilts all failzing
nod their saidis airis male to our nearest and }avow,

airis qtsorneveri On this anise, his Lordship
observed, three different argualetitir were
`First, it was argtied by Sir James Innes, that, Liking
the clauga in question in conjunction with thy-

deeds expressive of ;arlliobertts intention as to the
► settlement of , his estates and_ diguities,-,it was
obvi-
ous that he meant to confer them on the dangluers
and heirs male of the bodies of the daughters of Lord
Harry Ker in succession; On the part 'of Colintel
Walter Ker, another of the claimants, it was argued
that the deed 1648 was a new investiture; that
the omission of the names of the younger daugtner3
of Lord Harry Ker, in this deed, was tatal io ?heir
claim and to that of their heirs ; that the omission of

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the words " of the body," evidenced a, change of
intention on the part of Earl Robert, the tu.rtn

heirs tnale," and ": heira Male of,the hody, h, itig
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completely-distind from each other; and of cotase
that Colonel W. Ker, as heir mate of Itob,:tt, first

Earl of Roiburgh, and also as, heir male of. Harry
Lord Ker, hiq son, was entitled to tLe successtuo.
On the part of Mr, 11,.Vehden Kyr, it 'xis contend-
ed that the axiom' in the Law Ott Scott:u4 was cCi to
certius, wheleits, here it was incerlo incur 410'. There
was no clear and destilcitit4,marked out, and
therefote • the late Duke was not bound by a dWed
which he could nut nruierstaud, but was ant itted to
make out a newilestination. In these eircutnsiance44.
it was essential that the liouie shouLi wc,gti 11 th!
Mode in which they proceeded : 'll they must
themselves placed in a very awkward situation on the
idea that it should ultinvely ttirn out that_ this Chew
in the deed of I thit regulated the succession to thL
estates and dignities together, it while as a Commit-
tee of privileges they gave the Dignities to of e
Claimant, they should find that in • another,

capacity, they had decreed possession ot the estatia
to. another Claimant. To avoid the
lity of falling into-any 'Situation • ht• this kind, his'
Lordship hair to-prvpOse that parties should be hold
it; a Committee ot Privileges .on the import at the,'
Clause' in question. He 'did not thick it would be
necessary in this stage •of Illebusiness to go tally
into the claim, but simply.to inquire into what was
theeffea of that Clause in conveying the Dignilio,
and what interpretation W 39 to be given to the words
" Heirs Mate." Ti) mole thisinquiry with vifeci,,
at the same time 'to save, as much as possible, the-.
great expellee to the parties, and to free.those Lords
who had given such unremitting attention to the
cause from the irkiome tit* of carrying into their
Minds all the particulars of it; daring toe -vacation,
he'should propose that the_ House siLon subject
on other days besides those strictly assigned-to die
examination of the Questions of Privilege,. so that
the.point May be determined' in the course of the
.present Session. Lint Lordship then moved,
the House do on Tuesday go a Committee- of
Privil'eges on the Roxburgh Peerage ;"
it to be his intentionAm Monday to move at. iw~irucM
'ion, to that Gotuhiittee. Orilered.His Lordship
then, seeing- no probability bringiN the Banbury .
Peerage to a conclusion during present Session;
'moved, that the luither considtratiou of it btt v:st-
potted till next Seision..'

i

• 'i'%lr.A4liey Cooper, attended by the Chancellor Of
Mr. Bankes, Brc, 'hrought up from
tli Cominon the Lana-Tax Commissioners' Names
B. ,l, the Irish Malt Duty Bill:And a number of other
pil#i; all of which were Iffterwards read a first titre.
Mr. C. W. Wynne brought from the Commons a
.I\4essage, stating, that the Commons had agreed to
the Amendment made by their Lordships on the
Pauper Lunatics -Bilk The other-Bills on the table
s.v,:re forwarded, alld the 13ouse adjourned.

JIOLSE OF COAPIONS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18.

The SPEAKER.i, ...agrc.Tably to a requisition by
Mr..Cluarme, Deputy I.T.,her of the Black -Rnd, at.:
tended in the HouSe'oe dad 6-Phis return 30.
quatMeti the 'House that .he. htitioilearil the Royal
,A4,..mt, given by Cbminissiott,te4ithntilbei U.- Public
anciTtivate see Lord),
The Tri.di Treasury Bills' Bill.,,thblower
Nttitia&2l-victisliiiis, 'the AinericAtt Gowls Bill, the
Sowli'Se:t Wirjle.WiSheryi'atid.ili,S4 Duties Bills,
%vriliii:torerally.'tertd a second and committed
- 1 1.
The--Isub-dii ;,ion Clerks' Bill, was 'feed a third
time and'pasFMti. "
A-06;lialittee on•the MadeirettPoitageßill, the
Po,itage;.of • a .sitttleiet:itr from Gtleat • Britain or. ise-
Thitirto- beladeiraiktas fixed lit Is. td,T-of doable
of R tretile,litter 4s. lid: ; of an ounce
weij!it; ras. ; so inprbOrtion.: -
The 'Lotteries Btll went through a Committee,
aO4-;IS ;ordered tto be nip& ted-014 'Monday. .
Mc. A'. .COOPHIL brought 'Op., the" Reports of the
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Cominintes Means, im-
posing countervadingAliltiek.ots`Npirits from Scot-
land' le ; viticth wpreagreed -to, and Bilk
ordre(l to be brought itt agreeably to the- Resolu-
tiong, „ !.. , • '

The E%chequer Bills .Bill; (Vote of Credit), and
theßiymmterellegohitiot MI, were read a second
time, and conimittNl for-Monday:
Alvssage ..trotfra title Lords Awed their' Lord-
,;tiseut Barrack,Orlice Franking Bill.
On Cie tuotiotii of Mr. WYSNC, the Lorde
Amondinetits to,..the' Pauper Lunatics . Bill were.
*good to.
Wostminster Improvernent..Boill was ordered
to be read a second time on Monday.- • . • .
The Committee on the Sugar Distillery Bill was
postponed • till Mouday.
E,srate Bill went through a Corn-
• • WillC•te• aPCI was orotered to be again committed on
Nonday. . , ,
Mr. C. W..l.SrystNz gave notice,. that he should
arl
Moncidy move an humble Address to his Majesty,
raging tli.,it l,e ,would be g,raciously pleased to order
taat a Prison be. erected for the reception of Pamper
alla Criminal Lunatics.
BiNxitsgaye-notice, that he should on Mon-
day, make rt Motion relative to the British. Museum.
Adju:.rn d..
.

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TIIE SUN.

I:IICF.AIL 14I.SUIU AUDEAT ?

MONAA't JUNK' 20, 1808. •

:Tut &vire, of 74 guns, has arrived in the Down
from the Fast Indies, and has brought with her three'
vido.thle Danish East Indiarnen, two of which she
captured, and: the third was taken by the Cormorant.
Tot:. Scopiie. saded (rain Madras in December List';
411,11 stic arrived titi 'the Cape of Good Hope she
fen in with 'Privateer, from which she received in-
figmation of Ale War between Great Britain and
Dyntnark, and•the very next .clay she had the good
fortune
_to fall' in with the t'wo Daniih Inclianwn.

The interest which the people of this Country

take in die affairs of Spain at the present very itn-

portani eri,is, is highly h'otioitrahle to the British.
charatter, and wit,aris happy to find that.all parties,
whatever their political. tlitt:orerences may be, unite
in common zeal kui rescue that Country front .the
dreadful oppresiion.whicb.inay otherwise befall it.—

The other Nublentan, whose arrival from Spain we
atinowieed last wrk, and-whose name we under-
stand . 'LAU CORIWiIn Y RPNTERID, had vi-
sited Galneia, bvturt• 11e embarked for this. Country,
Ana 'we are happy to find :.that, according to his
report, the pe(;ple of tlu Province were in the
highest degree enraged- against . the French, and
determined to hu2kstd every thing in defence of their
Country. They haksectired all the passe, stVoug=
I:olds, c...and wet.° preparing for the most vigorous

resistance, They were' daily joined by desertera
from the Spanish Army-, s4ho will of course be of
great uie in training their countrymen
to the-we of arms. It 'Limid alga, on the same.au;•
thOrity, that an Irish",Biikde, whiCh had been scut to

subdue bottle& the Patriots, had, with their Officers,
joined the Patriotic Artily. The- same' noble irn.
pr availed pt St. Ander°, as we: before stated,
.eittt 10,060 stand of arms had been sent to the'peo-
!plea that place. Three thousand. French troops,
'who were stationed at St. Sebastian, had SeiZed a
itronz, castle near that plat:e; but the Slianish Pa 7
tiiots 'Wade light of that event, confidently eiped-
ing a general rising of the -people. As the Amu.-
'rians were not. apprized of- the
,formal abdicatiOn.
which BUONAPARTE had exaeled from the Royal
Family at .11Jyonne,. the Standard they had raised

was in the name of Fzipit.:ANn the Seventh ; I:11
long ere'the present time they have doobilesslearn..
ed all that disgraceful history, `n,l it was of :;Ourse
likely to give a new stimulus to their detestation of
French artifice and villainy: The Srertiards had in-,
the.
sdignantly Oiled down the French Flag which .had.
,been hoisted at-Couanna. It is _even_ said that the.
unfortunate CHARLES the Fourth, in addition to the
melancholy necessity of resigning his Crown, to W biclit
he had been compelled by BtIONAPittTE, had been
obliged to recUmmend the French Usurper's brother
Jnsm; as' the most' proper personAo;suCceed to
the'vacautThrone. Such an outrageous insult to
the common sense as welt as patriotic feelings of
the SPaniards, must tend to inflame those te.elings,
Ito the utmost excess of virtuous indignatiou. On
' the darer hand, there are reports that a numerous
'body of the Patriotic Spaniards had been sacrificed by
~.
the French at Salveterra, that BUoNAPARTE had
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himself advanced to Pampeluna with powerful res
inforcerneitts, and. was proceeding with the utmost
.rapidity towards the Asturias. This latter, report
.dogs not .rat upon .any probable :grounds. Ulfon
the whole, when we reflect on the spirit which must
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be roused in Many parts of Spain, and which May.
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be expeCted to spread throughout the Country, as
welLaS...upon the encouragement it...will.derive front
the generous zeal which ..I...4reak .13ritaiw,tiikes in its
' muse;!and the 'powerful assistance which it is so
protnptiy rendering, sVe' are disposed to entertain
ardent hopes that the pro;:cresS Of the French Usurper
will at' least be stopped iti this insiatice, if a more
signal vengeance doe's not await his insatia-
, hie ambition, and monstrous attempt to enslave
a people, after he has ensnared their Sovereign.
and his fainilyinto ruin. lii this fiagitious en-
.
tererize his ambition has shewn itself without any
thing like a disguise. his the tuosCoaresfaced act
of oppression :that ever appeared in the records of
. . .
tyranny, and ' may be expeeed to operate upon the
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feelings of every Illobarch,. and evely People in

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Europe. It is impossible for the Tyrant to urge the
shadow of a Plea for his condud on this occasion,
and If he could glually succeed in conquering the
People_of Spain, his success would necessarily be of
short duration ; t)or.is it likely that any of his family,
or any of his minions, would have hardihoOdf enough
to,venture to-itut.Unt theThroue of that Counir,Y: •

,
Yesterday mornitor. hit MAJESTY, Prineosses..iw-
GUM% , MARY, aneAmr.LlA, accompiniedl,s Lord
Ay LLSFORD, Marchioness of BATH and daughter;
Ladies ALLIIVA. CUMBERLA ND and CAHOLINA-WAL-
DEartAVE, Gentra;:t OARTn. and Frrzaoy, acrd Co).
Desaaow, rOdb.to Si: George's Chaper,-And hcard a
Sermon preached by. the Bev. Dr. Donswolurn;
tinin.• Exodus, chap. xx. verse 10 ; alterw,trik rode
to Frogninre, where the King difred, and returned
to therPalace at three.

QUEEN, Prinecsiei ,Sorit and ELIZABETH,
heard—Divine Service in. the Palace, and. aflerwards
,
rode tp,Frogniore, ready reccivethe .1%. I 1,1 G.

. ,
• Letters from Gibraltar to the 24th ult. -brought
to England by the Minorca, contain the follo,‘ its r
Extract of a Letter from Tangik.rs, dated- the loth
A,powerful armp is, now hitting down be.-
fore, Ceuta, but whether it is meant to attack not
certainly known ; much will 'depention what Eng-
land may 'do by seia."

, .
AVe. are ,informed, that in consequence of the'Va-
rious and,fepemed corripLriou'w hien have been made..
to the Portuguese Minister, respeting.,the In-range-
rnents hail been made her the detiVe,ry,ol the
detained -Portuguese property,; he kis, very Wisely'',
named toe folio \Ving Merchants, Nl,•ssrs.. Joseph
Lyn:: and John Gott smith,. late or ; 1-lenry
Burnoes‘er,•.:- C as a
•Conuniltpo. hit in making Ow. proper dis-
posal _thereof, vt inch is of imrneuse amount. The
two Ciptuletnen' first minted. hat •to claim a very
chnsiderable portion ; .Mr. :Line, it. is.saitt, lILIL less
than 400,0001, • •

A Committee. of the American HOUPIC of Repre-
sentatives has recommended th-e tbilowing Resolu-
tion :-: ,

" That the Committer ht.t. further instrnled to
report a Bill, expatriating all Ciiizons of the United
States, commanding
.Ships or Wessell of the •United
Slates,
,who shall , be convicied of_vohnitarily ac-
cepting any licence, or paying 311 y tai, in con-
Ibiality to the British Orderi of, Council ,of mit
November last."

Colonel "Foam:Ns, Military Seervtary to' Sir AR-
THUR WELLEJLRY, left town, on kiriday night, to
join the Expedition at Cork'. Dottor HUME, of
Lower Grosvenor-street,,goei UM 34 rhySiCi:lll to
the Forces, which will. amount to about 10,000
men: The Expedition is certainly 'destined fur
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Three hundred thousand pounds, in dollars, were
sent tioni the sank cm Friday.last, to be shipped off
to Spain, for the useof the provinces in revolt against
the Frenell.

According, to private 'Letters from Uolland, the
Frenrh have made application for a Loan, upon which
the principal persons said that it was totally impossible
ibr them under the interdit.t of all cOMmerce•to fur-
nish a guilder =but that their warehouses were load-
ed with produce, Ond goods which :wOuld produce
more, if they were permitted to make :Ties and ex
port them, They also suggested, 'that t permission
'was grantd to bring home Gpoinuol. in dollars,
from Spanish America, under the llriritilt Flag, the
'one half to be brought to them in specie, and one
halt in colonial produce, a loan to that extent might
biz negociat ed.

► Licik flAtot.T93 had dkpoied of. Merton Abbey
for tilirteinw ttioniand pounds; the timber tObe taken
at a lair valuation.

Mrs. liltiit:lNGrON was at she general iv.svrnblY of
the Chits'' Schools, At St. PAM'S, list 11441iday, auj
twit her powerful ail is the Chorusses.