The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-22 00:00:00

HOSTILITIES ‘VITH PRUSSIA.

Lord Gazzonza. presented the following Mes-
sage from His 11bjesty :

GEoltex, K.

Ills IVlajesty thinks it proper to acquaint the House
that he has found himself under the necessity of with-
drawing his Minister from the Coprt of and of
adopting provisionally measures of just retaliation against the
Commerce and Navigation of Prussia. His Majesty deeply
regrets this extension and aggravation of calamities already
so severely felt by the Nations of the Continent, whose Ude-
pendenceand Prosperity he has never ceased to consider as
intimately connected With those of his own rec.*. But
measures of dired hostility, deliberately adopted against him,
have Lit him no alternative:

In a moment of confidential intercourac, without even the
pretence.of any cause of complaint, forcible posSession has
been taken by Prussia of His Majesty'sliecto-ral -Dominions.
Deeply as this event affeaed the interests of 'this kingdom,
His Majesty chose nevertheless to forbear on illi3 painful occa.
sion:all recourse to the tried and aWedionate attachment of his
British SubjeCts. He remonstrated by amicable Negotiation
against the injury he had sustained, and rested his claim for
reparation on the moderation of his conduct, °lithe justice of
his representatiOns, and on the c olinno‘n interest which Prussia
herself mast ultimately feel to resist a systeradestructive of
the security of all legitimate possession. But when, instead
of receiving assurantes conformable to this just expectation,
His Majesty was informed, that the determination had been,
takenolexcluding by force the Vessels and-the Conirdodities
of this Kingdorn from Ports and Countries 'under the lawful
dominion or torcib'leeontroul of Prussia, His ftlajesty could
do longer (May' to aet, Without negleeting the firstduty which
Ile owes lo his People. The dignity of his Crown and. the
interests of his Subje•fts equally •tOrbid acquiescing in this
,open and unprovoked aggression ; he has no doubt of the full
support of his Parliameat- iii' vindicating the Honour of the
British Flag, andllieFreedom of the British Navigation; and
lie look with anxious-expectation to that moment- when
a more dignified and enlightened policy on the part of Prusii;
*hall remove every impediMent -to the renewal of Peace and
Friendship with a Rower with -whom His Majesty has 'no
Other cause of difference' than that now created by these hos-
ide acts: - G.R.

Tae Message haying been read, . •
• -Lord6*-RE' NVILLE moved that it should betaken into
consideration on Wednesday; and that the Lords be
summoned for that day.---,Oidered. •
Els-Lordship presented, .by His Majesty's com-
mand, certain Papers respetting 'Prussia.
Earl Si'E'ACER presented several Returns respefts-
ipg,;.the Additional Force Ai which were ordaed to
be 'printed..
.'EDAriIisIISTRATIan OF ILISTICE lii SCOTLAND.
Lord GRENVILLE said, he rcisto give notice
on a subject of considerable importance to a great
slumber of His Majesty's subjeas, and also to that
House, with respect to. a part of its proceedings.
Ike 41tuded to the .administration of justice in Scot-
land, with respect to -the forms of which, he be-
lieved, it was the opinion of the Bar in 'that Coun-
try, and the .general 'opinion, that an alteration
rrii~hfbe made with great advantage to all those who
were suitors inthe-Courts. Far- be it .4ons him 'to.
lay; '.that the system of Itgal proceedings in Scot-
land was not, one wisely established, but in the lapse.
. of time 4'1144 become,, in some of its parts; inferior
to the system eastablislled in England, which had
stood the test of so mauyages, and which still re 7
tained:all its original beauty and purity. Ear be it
from.hitta to say, that the laws of .Scotland were not
administered. with the greatest purity. There was,
however, one consideration of the greatest ithport-
ance, namely, that justice ought to be speedily ad-
:ministered, otherwise, in .many cases, -it ceased to
-be-justice. -Their Lordships_ had fakes ,Upon them-
selves to be a Court' of dernier resort for all parts of
ifiejUnited- 'Kingdom, to' the -execution -Of WhiCh
•ituportant•business much of their time hadheen de-
'voted.. . Notwithstanding, however, all their dill-
Bence ;and: 'attention, the .number of appeals from
SeoCand;:now on the Table of the, House, which
..W.eke yet undecided, showed. that they had arrived
at that point when they must either declare that they
conk{, not do justice to the parties appealing to their .
rdeciSion-, or take some measure to recluse the nuns-
•ber of appeals -from that Colintry. It was-doubtless
of the greatest' importance in every:case that the dis-
.patch of•busities should keep,pace with the.business
which actually arose. , Ile. was afraid he ,could not
,proinise ally measure upon this.subjea
,the'course I
or tile present Session, and though ...some might cow-!
0s tois delay, .it was oeverthalessof the greatest
tligt-' suchfa,:oteasure.l4,fpuld, be caristi'aily'
'dkested and receive every advantage .which could be,
;;•i‘ed from the, suggestions off, those who had a

'thorough knowjedge of the Scottish Law. l'he
modelle intended to ;adopt was to propose certain
ReSointiOns, upon which, in the ensuing Session, a
Bill might be founded; but which,. in the' mean
time, might go forth to tho public and receive all
that consideration Which their importance, deserved,
and partiCularly from the Scotti,h Bar, from whose
talents many advantageous suggestions might be CK-
licad. His .Lordship concluded, bygiving.notice
that hie shotildbring thrwarcl some Motion on the
subject on. Monday se'nnight, although' he would
aft pledge _himself as to the particular day, and
proved that the Lords be summoned for that day.
The puke of MONTR OSE expressed his thanks
to the Noble Lord for having turned his attention to
this subjc&, and he was convinced the Noble Lord
would also have the thanks of the whole Country
for proposing a measure which was so much wanted,
and to which tho Noble Lord was so well able to
do justiee.

The'Lords were then ordered to be summoned
for Monday se'nniabt. •
_ _ _

Lord HOLLAND said, he had discovered that
there was an informality in a Bill which he intended
to present this day, by which he was precluded
from bringing it in. ; He :would, however, state,
that it was a Bill to authorize His Majesty to
direa the Governors of the West India Islands,
from time to time, to permit the importation and
exportation of certain articles to and from the West
Indies in American Vessels. If he was enabled to.
present the Bill to-morrow, he intended to move that
it should be printed and relict a second time onThurs-
day. He would not; however, press the latter Mo-
tion if any Noble Lord.objeaed to it: . .
The Duke of MONTBOSE observed, that the
question which the Noble Lord's Bill involved was-
pne of very great importance; it was pot a party
qUestion, but one which related entirely to ourown
Colonies and our own Shipping. There were per-
sons who intended to petition the Ilouse upon this
subje6t ; . and from this cousideration, added to that
of the importance of the, 9uestion, he trusted the
Noble Lord , would' not obje& to put off the second.
rending of the Bill for a week after the day he had
mentioned. He intended tc,mOve for. Papers which
would proVe the importance of the Trade carried on
by this Country for the supply of the West Indies,
as it would appear that it employed upwards of
100,000 ions of our Shipping,. and upwards of dodo
Stan ieu.

Nothing farther was said respeCting the Bill, and
- _ _

The Duke of NIQICTROSE rose ao-t;in to wove for
several Amounts respe6ing the Trade between this
Country and the West Indies which were all or-
dered.

• Lord YVALSItiGIIIIVI
,presented a Report from the
Committee appointed to search respeetipg Proceed-
ings on Impeachments, containing the, ceremonial to
be observed on the trial of Lord.ViScount

The Earl of RA.uwort moved that the Report be.
taken into consideration on Wednesday.—Ordered.
Lord I‘UCKLAND moved, that the House should,
proceed on the trial of Lord Viscount Melville de
die in diem, unleis• from any' special considerations
they should deem it expedient to adjourn to the
day after the morrow of the day on which. the Mt.)7.
tion should be made. .
The Earl ofitnnsott moved that the further con-
sideration. of this Motion 'should also be postponed
tilt Wednesday. •
The Earl of Ilosstm: and,theloßD CH ANCELLO4.
opposed Lord Radnor's Motion, on. the ground. of its
being unnecessary, it being already the general and
decided ophlion of the House, that they ought to
proceed on the trial de die in diem.
The Motion of Load. RADNOR was then put and.
. .
negatived.'
'• in peitting, the original. Motion,
The Earl of RAuxon. opposed it, .conceiving, that
four days in the week were as many as, the House
could devote to the Trial, Consistently with that atL
tention. which they
_must, necessarily pay to other
bUsiness. He declined, however, proposing any
alteration,in the Motion.

The Motiun Nas then put and carried.
INSOLVE VT DEBTORS.,

Lord HOLLAND said, though he had pat suceeed-
ed in his proposition respeaing the Bill he intended
to introduce, there was one Bill which he had the
honour to present to their Lordships with respect
to which he thought tliere, could be no,difference
of opinion, he meant the Bill for the Relief of cer-
tain Insolvent Debtors, which he proposed should be
read a second time on,Thursday, for which day
.he
moved that the Lords be surnmoned.Or4ercti.
Adjolartied.till to-morrow (this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, APRIL .21. „-

A Message by the'Black Rod reqUired the attend-
Alice of the House in the HOuSe of Peeis, where the
Royal Assent Was given Sy CommisSion to the Loan:
Bill, the Irish Treasury Bills' Bill, tile-Irish Militia
Service Bill, -the Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, •
-the British Fishery Bill, and SeVeral.priN7afaßills. ":
LORD 'MELVILLE.
Mr.' Witrriiß.r.An Moved, thra a Message be, Sent .
to the Lords, with a list of the• Witnesses whoni he
proposed to have sumrnolied by their Lord Ships to.
attend tbe Trial of-Henry Lord -Viscbunt
Ordered; and that -Mr. Whitbread --do carry ;the
;Message to the Lords.
Mr. `WHITBREAD then went up with the Message,
,aud on- his return acquainted the House, from the.
Bar, that he had waited. on the House of Lords with
the _Message,- and that their LordshipS would send
an answer-by a Messenger of their own.
- A Message from the - Lords shortly after informed
the House, that their Lordships would give orders
for summoning the Witnesses to attend the Trial of
lord lelviile, as desired.

Mr. WurtsanAD then gave notice that he should,
to-morrow, move, that that part of the Journals of
-the ficiuse.oflast Session which contained the.Ordet•
of alehouse, to the Attorney General, to suspend
the proceedings in the Civil Suit against Henry Lord.
Viscount Melville be read, for the purpose of mov-:
ing, that the Attorney General be ordered still fuir-,
.thee to suspend the proceedings therein.
Mr.../10BHOUSe, ixioved,. that the Order for'
the second readily; of the' Bill for. authorioing the',
examination,of persons upon oath by the Commis-
sioners for investigating the claims of the Creditors!
of the 'Nabob bf Oude, be 'referred from Wednesday
to 'Friday next.7--Ordered.
A person from the -Navy,Office preseated, _pur-
suant to an Order of the House, an Account of-the

number cif Sl2;:ps of the line and of t'iigate2 in or.
dinary on ,the.7th Oa. iBOl, sliewing the natdreo
repairs they required to'.put them in a midi !oif fOr
permanent service.. Also a.cOpy of the Sae:lure of
Prices given in by the'Merchants _building Ships by
contract for His Majesty's Navy.--Orderel... to lie on
the Table.
After some few observatiOnS from Col. VERE KE 4
and Mr., CORRY, the former Gentleman obtained
leave to withdraw his Bill for Paving, Lighting, &c.,
the City of Limeriek, with a.view to bring in ano-
ther more strialy conformable to the prayer of the
Petition upon which it was. founded, and to the
leave given. '
Ordered, on the Motion of Mr. VillssermaT, that
there be laid betbre the louse an Account of the
real and offic!al value of British Iron and Tin Plate
exported for ten years ending-sth jan. 1806 ;. a-coM-
parative Account 'f the :number and tonnage 'of all
British and foreign. Ships that entered, and cleAred
outwards, for the year ending sth Jan. 1806, distill-I
.guishing their several voyages ; a Statement of all
the Exports and Imports for the five years ending
the sth Jan. 17g3, and sth Jam. 18.016; an Account
of the official value of all British Manufadures ex-
ported for the last three years ; an Account of the
lquantity and value of Colonial Produce imported for
the three years ending sth Jan: 18.06; and an Ac-
count of the qua!: tity of Sntar and Coffee imported
from Jamaica, 'from sth Jan. 1792, .to sth Jan. 1806;
distingnishing each year.
The Inspelior General .of Imports and Exports
presented these several Accounts at' the Bar ; which
were ordered to lie on th'e Table, and to be printed.
'Ordered, on the Motion of the S:CRETARY- at
WAR, that there. be laid before the House an Ac-
count of the Number of Men raised by the Re-
cruiting for the Line, from the ist•of January, 1801.
Also 'an Aceount of thel\?Umber of Serjeants em-
ployed in the Recruiting Seririce.and of the distri-
bution of them.