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London, England, 1806-03-08 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, MARCH 8, IBGG,

ll' has been stated:ln several of the Papers.„ that
the Proposition made b7.the French Government tOr
,an exchabge of Prisoners en .71R4SC hA been
je6ted. This is et corred: We do not pretend to,
be acquainted with the intention of Ministers ui)ort
this subjeat, but certainly nothing has yet been de.
cided upon. The French Governme' not do nat, as
we stated yes-terdAy; defend the principle upon
the British Subjeds who were in France when hose
tilities commenced, were detained as Prisoners of
War, but they contend that the l'rqffs NiTh.Q Awn
rendered to us at St. Domingo ought not to be
considered as Prisoners, because it was only to
avoid being slaughtered. by the. Blacks that they
gave themselves up to the British Force. Th 4
quest a= upon which Government has to decide
is 'certainly a most important and delicate one, and
consequently requires mature deliheratlon; for we
do not agree with our Cotemporaries, who think
that the Proposition of the French Goverrimen4
ought at once to have been reje6ted with inAioan.
lion.

No intelligence whatever reached Town thisi
morning from the Continent ; nor have any ad-.
vices been received at _ the Admiralty respecting the
French Squadrons.

The LORD CHANCELLOR last night, in the House
of Lards, brought in a Bill for the purpose of de-
claring the law respe&ing the Evidence of Wit-
nesses, who by that evidence might expose them
selves to the consequences of a civil a&ion. It was
observed by his Lordship, that the majority of the
Judges had decided that. Witnesses had no right to
demur upon questions tending to that effeet, and that
such a ground ofdemurrer had never beenheard of in
the Courts. In this opinion of the Judges his Lord
ship declared that he heartily concurred, but that
he deemed it to he duty to put an end to all doubts,
upen the subjeet, by a decisive legislative measure.
The declaratory Bill which he now brought in was, his
Lordship stated, framed as nearly, as possible to the
terms of the question proposed to the Judges; with-
out any reference- to a particular case, and for the ge-
neral and stlbstanti,ve purpose of expounding and
settling the Law. The LORD Qmorc;r.4.oit then
brought in the Bill, which was _read the first time,
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. WMTBREAD last night, in the blouse of
Commons, moved the Order of the Day on the sub-
jeet of did Additiouid Alticle of Impeachment
against Lord I:llfr,Vatts. Ir. WHITEEE4D ob.

served, tint ttic.re *ls A precedent to sanßipn the
introdu&ion of need Articles of Impeachment after an
answer had been ddlivei-ed in by the person against
Nvhoin. an Impeachment had been dire&ed; yet that if
reason, policy, and jultice demanded such a:measure,l
precedent was n,vt an important obje& of ConAidera-
tion. The late Attorney-General observed, that the
want of precedent in the case might perhaps be
the cause of obstrualon to the measure in another
place. Mr. WHITBREAD, in reply, stated, that the
Committee were aware of the ground of objection
that might be suggested on the want of precedent,.
but that the substantial interests of truth; expe-
diency, and justice,, fully justified' the 'additional
charge. He had previously stated, that.. ~w when.,
ever the Noble Lord gave in his answer to, the
additional article, the Committee would be ready
to proceed on the trial.- The Motion was then
agreed to.

r Yesterday rooming, about ten o'clock, His MA-
JESTY set off from the Queen's Palace in his tra-
velling carriage, for Windsor. HER MAJESTY and
The PRINCESSES left the Palace-soon after eleven, for
Blackheath, on a visit, to the PRINCESS of WALES,
where, after partaking of an early dinner, they set
off for Windsor, by the way of Clapham Common
aiid Woi,dsworth.

Among the most prevailing fashion and colours
at the Grand Drawing Room on Thursday, we no-
ticed puce and purple velvet,, with gold embroidery;
the sleeves were generally ornamented with Valen-
ciennes and point lace, looped up with diamond ro-
§ettes, fancifully displayed over. the, shoulder, with
Vandyke, or wreaths interwoven With diamonds.
The head-dresses were chiefly in the, Grecian style,•
beautifully displayed with platted wreaths, or tur-
bans, and white 'ostrich feathers, formed in droop-.
ling willow, falling from the left, which nearly co-
vered either the bandeau or the Grecian turban ; .the

hair platted and interwoven with diamonds. or a
wreath forming an angle"; the Head-dress generally
finishing with a beautitill rosette at the back. The
tecoud fashion "was a display of white satin or crape,
with, silver shower spangles, or silver embroidery,
march bad also a grand effeLa.
The following Presentations, in addition to those
we mentioned yesterday, took place to lita 111A-
3EsTy, at the Drawing-Room :

Mrs Grey, the Lady of the First Lord of the Admiralryi
y the Dutchess of Devonshire. She was in a singularly
beautiful dress—black velvet embossed with gold and pink
_'satir.
Sir Hugh and Lady Dalrymple Hamilton, by Earl Morton
and the Dutchess of Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Willett, on their marriage, by Earl Morton
and the Countess of Mansfield.
'i'e-sterday his Excellency the Duke of BEDFORD
iad .a
.Levee at his, house, in the Stable-yard, St.
aq Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at which
the ne‘V Chancellor of that Kingdom (Mr. PONSON-
BY), the Marquis of AZERCOUN, Bishop of CLON-
=UT; 'bean WARBURTON, Mr. J. FITZGERALD,
7.43qtet" of the Rolls, and most of the Irish Members
of Parliainent io town attended. _ .

A Complimentary Address to. Lord REDESDALE,.
upon his expected resignation of the Great Seal of
Ireland, has been signed by a very great nvjority of
the Gentlemen of the Irish Bar.
His Royal 'Highness the Duke" of Yokic. gave a
grand dinner yesterday, at his'_..house. in Portman-
square, to a large, party of distinguished Personages.
A mistake has obtained in all the Papers, that
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Colltl3aed
for the Lottery yesterday. The faEt.is, it was con-
trafied fix by Lord GairryttLE as FirSt Lord of the
Treasury, the .CHANCELLOR 0- the EXCHEQUER of
course being present, as well, as the Secretaries a
the Treasury.
• ••

On Thursday, at the Guildhall, Plymetith; Was
tnariimpusly elected as allember`to serve in Parlia-
ment, iii thesroom of, P. LANG.MEAD,Esq. Colonel
Ty AWHITT, Lord Warden of the Stannarie:s of DeVon-
and Cornwall.
WORCESTER ELECTiON:--;-Ob the conclusion of
Thursday's poll the numbers were,
FOT LYGON -610,
Mr. LITTELT6II. 621
CITY BeSiNF,Sg.—A Court of Common Council
was held yesterday at Guildhall, at which the Lomi
144Y011, several Aldermen), Sheriffs, City Officers,
and a great number of Commoners.attended. Mr.
RICHARD/KritcHT, of tile Ward of Bishopsgate,was
appointed a Governor of St. Thomases Hospital, in
the room of CHARLES LWcot.N, Esq. not in Com.,,
mon Council. The Bye Laws for regulating the
tlarbour Service of the Port of London, were read
and agreed to; and it wls referred to the Committee
for-Improving the Fort of Loridori,'to transmit a copy
of the same to the Elder Brethren of the Trinity
Rouse for their Concurrence, and to report their
answer on the subject to the Court. The-Coal and
Corn Committee delivered into the Court a Report,
.-.trcommending an application to Parliament for an
hei.to consolidate the several Laws on tb Coal
Trade now in force ; and a Petition to the House of
Commons being prepared thereon, was read, agreed
to; and ordered to be signed by the Town Clerk, and
presented to the House of Commons by the Sheriffs,
attended by the Itememblkincer.
The Marine Society held their' Anniversary Meet-'
ing at the London Tavern on Thursday last. The
Earl of ROINEY wail. in the Chair —The Company
amounted to three hundred and fifty. Vpwards*of
7501.'were colleaed after dinner in support • of this
excellent Institution. The day was enlivened by
the vocal exertions of TAYLOR, DIGVUM, and tiESTE,
and an appropriate Ode was sting by a choir of boys;
and thebovs Iron) the Ship belonging to the Society.
'The whole passed off , with the utmost cheerfulness
and conviviality.

INDIA 1-101.76E.''''''YySterda7 g Court of Directors
vas held, when Capt. GEORGE WELDEII was sworn
into the conimand of the Indus, destined to Madeira,
?Madras, and Bengal,---Captain GEORGE RICHARD-
WIN, Of the Doter -Castle, took leave of the Court,
previous to departing.for St. Helena aad Bengal.
The Direc-tors of the East India Company have
appointed FpNicis HoHNER, „Esq. one of the Com-
'thissioners for liquidating the debts of the Nabob of
the, Carnatic, in the ruoin of ,the Hone
RYDER.