The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-07 00:00:00

Mr. TROTTER.

Mr.*HtrilitEAp.stated, that the &nicht& of Mr.
Trotter' before the simpeachment Committer this
morning justified him in offering to the House.a Po-
, fition; praying that he should be discharged. -
Tlac..l Petition being breught ,and read by the
Clerk, stated, ". Ho lipped the ll:use would not at-
tribute his refusal to ans Vier the qttestions put to him
to any wont of deferenee .and respea to the Com
mittee or the 'House, but to the advice he re-delved
from his, Law advisers ; that since the opinion ex-
pressed by that Ifouse, he :was ready to attend, the
comMittee, and ansWer any questions' that may be
ilemaPded of him i and' he humbly begged pardon
tot-the error he was led into : and, frOM his prompt
submissiiA, prayed that the House would order him
lo be diseharged.!!-:, •
Mr. WiIq.ERRAD then moved, " That Mr. Trot-
ter be brougli in by the *Serjeant at Arms, for the
purpose of being.discharged." •
Mr. Trotter was Viler) broright to the Bar, when
the Si'EAKER. addresied the following
eflea •

, •
,Alr. Alexander .Trotter, tic cdmmittee of this,
• 'House, charged with the high and important duty
of preparing Articles of Impeachment against Henry
Lord Vikbutit Melville, having reported that you
feiiised to girt/ evidence upon the
.questions de-
` nnutcled of you, the House, in its just indignation,'
orZ:ered 'you to' be committed to the custody of the
Scl-jeant at Arms. VOur_exarnple, and the ditrace
of-your imprisonment, will be a warning to all men,
that any resistance to the just authority of this
Lieuse is vain; but the atonement you have made
- ths day by your ready and full submission, has in-
t.!4e ktouse to order that you be discharged,
and you are.cdscharged accordingly."
Me: Trotter was then taken, from the Bar.

On the Motion of Mr. WHITBREAD, the
Speaqr's Address was ordered to be entered on
Ine journals.

J. Trevin, from- the Office of the Inspeaor-
Gc..nt.•;-al of the Duties on Exports and Imports,
i)r-sented an Account of , Exports and Imports from
.Br.eain -.to, Ireland, and Ireland to Great
from the sth of January, 1802-;3-4 and 5,
*to the sth of January, .1806.-7-Ordered to lie, on
11:e

*r. STAbIIIOPE brought up, the Report of the
CQrarfit tee On the Annuity- of 10001. to Lorcl
litigwOod's Widow after his decease, and to be af-
ter,dard'4 shared equally betwee* as many Daugh,
tcr:; t!s he may .le,ave'; . which was • agreed to ;'
and' an Order 'made, that it be an instruction to
the. Committee on" Lord. collipgwood's Annuity,
to prepares a Clause in
,purspance of the said ,RQ-.

SUSutlol]:

The'Bill for. rcgtillting Office of Treasurer
of the Ordnance was brought in; and read" a finit
On the quOttott that it should be read a se-

tiflf.

time,

STURGESS lontzt.it asked, whether any ad:.
clition .'ere intended, or already made to the) salary
.of 'that Ot*6

The CHANCELLOR of the FiNCHEQUER
that no auginentation of 'salary Aiias,inade, nor was
he aware of its being in cOi!teinplatiou.
.The Irish Sugar Draw-back Duty, and the Green-
land Wliale rishery Bills, w-ore • repoyted, and *or-
dered to be read a third ti-trie' to-morrow.
Thu Resoluions of the Connnittee -on the Pay
end'Clothing of 'the Militia were reported, 'agreed
to, and a Bid ordered to be brought, in upon them,

After disposing of the other (ii-Llers cif the Day,
the-House adjourned. •

1,

Cr,risol,l

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THE SIT IN

aoLz:,E QUIS nrcy.RF f.i.,LSUIV ALIDICI4T?

• I, OND 0 N,
17-A.WAY, 1,1.111,:;if 7, 180.

The cI4.NoELLou, of the 4913EQUER baying
some tinie,.aigi 'sent notice to the Bank, that he
'Would be ready this morning to receive biddings for
the Third Lottery for 1805, on the following con-
ditions, namely—that it should begin drawing on
the 12th of May 'next, and should consist of g 5,000
Tickets, to be drawn out in ten days; the whole
to be finished in .four weeks ; and • nut less than
„ . . ,
400 Q Tickets to be drawn on the first and second
days, and the rest in equal- divisions ; the Gently.
Men who usually endeavour to 'contra& for Lot-
teries attended at the Treasury, when the following 4
prices were offered.:--,

RftilAaDsON, SWIFT, and Co. - IS 9
Cim and Co. - J 7 17 to
Towcoou.aind 17 13 0.,
Ft s x am. - - - 17 12 o
fizNatEy and Co. - . - , z 6 19 6
Of course MeSSTS. RiCHARDSCiN and Co. have filo
Lottery.
The Payments are to be made as follow
Deposit loth Marc 4 LI to o
zd April - 5 o
26th . - 6 0 •
9th May - . s 2 9

• ‘l7 IS 9
. „..,
The Three Lotteries for the last year have
produced a Spin not only much ..beyond tbe esti-
Mate, but beyond all former precedent. The first
Lottery- produced 175,0001. the second: 200,0001.
and the one contracted .for this morning., will pro-
duce,
.ti: ithin .a very trifling fraaion, 200,0001.
.so
that the piofit,to the Public, upon the three Lot--
teries, will be 575,0001.

Via have already pronounced it our opinion, that
' the late discussions between France and this Country
have been solely confined to the subje& of an In-
terchange of Prisoners; and have not in the slightest
degree touched upon points which could possibly
lead to• Overtures 'of a' peaceable complexion. In
,this view of the Correspondence'which has taken
place 'between the Courts of London and Paris,
in consequence of Mr. MAJEwnit's return to
FranCe, We are strengthened by- some circumstances
whiCh have reached us through a very respea,
able medium. It is stated, that France,. orters to
exchange; en masse, the whole of the Prison-
ers .taken by her since the commencement of the
War, from Great Britain' (including the British'
Subjeas'sO unjustly detained in France and Italy),
. _
for those taken by us in the same period. . The
French Government, it is also said, is willing to ac-
knowledge its haying aced irregularly in this deten-
tion, as a preliminary to the proposed exchange, and
as a necessary concession fin- its obtainment, ,
That offers
,Of the nature we: have described
should .occasion a. considerable patise in the mea-
sures of the present 'Administration, we can well
conceive. On the one hand 'it appears, from the ,
latest returns, that the number of. French ,Pri-
soners, to that of the English, are in the proportion
of five to three, always including the detained Eng-
lish SubjeCts': a balance in our favour certainly not
to be slightly appreciated, or thrown away. Oii the
other it must be remembered, that by acceding to this
proposition, a number of individuals of every class-V
society, who . have the strongest claims upon their
Country; and who have languished for nearly three
years, separated from their dearest connexions
and interests, in a most unmerited imprisonment,
would be restored .to their families and friends,
and at libei-tr..to • renew theh' avocations-in their
various walks of /life. 'Again, even among those
who are Pioperly Prisoners of War, many of
the prime of our British Seamen languish un-
der a . most rigorou§ confinement, and whose
•release at this Moment would infuse a vast por-
tion' of strength and resource throughout our Naval
Force. Before these considerations, perhaps, the dis-
proportion ofnumbers totally disappears : they have,
however, had -Sit .fficient'.weight, Are repeat, to give
considerable pause to the decisions of Government.
Satisfied, however; we are, that those decisions will
be marked' by energy; feeling, and justice; for such
we are convinced' are the characteristics of the pre-
sent-Administration. • . ,

We understand that His Grace.the Duke of Ikn-

yoßp certainly departs' on Monday next, to take
possession Of, ills Government in. Ireland.

• Earl ST. VINCENT is to have three Captains and
eleven Lieutenants OP board his Flag Ship, the
tannia ; the.largest establishment of Officers ever
allowed or liemandcd by a Commander in Chief,

.MA.144. WytinnE.to last night presented a retillOg
Dut —3 11.-.mburgh, I Gottentitligh, t Lisbon, xLlin)
4 Watertord. to the House,of Commons in favour of ..".\fr. TROT-;
TER, expressive cf his sincere concern that be had
• KRIVE zT OCK,
rius DAY 4tT TWELVE c'CLOCK, iucurred the displeasure Asf the_flouse, declaring that-
his refusal to answer the questions proposed to him
by the Committee, did not. arisefrora _want _Df Atia.
Tesped; big was founded on the opinion .of Coun-
sel, and only for the purpose of personal security,.
Mr. 'Min-Basal? -.stated from himself, that Mr.
TROTTER's answers that day had been satisfaGiorY
to himself and the • Committee, and he therefore
moved the House to assent to the Prayer of the Pe.:
tition. The House agreed to this Motion ; Mr.
TROTTER was then called in, and, after a reprimand
frot4 the SPEAKER, was discharged.

The three Hanzburgh Mails still remain due.
We wait with impatience for the next acconn4
from the Continent, which may probahly enable us
to form some judgment as to the line of condua
which Prussia is likely to adppt in the present efai-
,t7a} state of Europe. .

No intelligence has yet reached the Admiralty
respeEting any of the French Squadrons which are
at sea. They must, however, have more .than
common good fortune if they escape all our Squa-
drons which have been detached in various direc-
tions in pursuit of the►rt.

. .
Yesterday Her MAJESTY held one of the. most
-splendid Drawing-rooms that ha's taken place for a
number of years, inclUding the Birth-day courts.
The COmpany began to arrive before one o'clock,
and they had not all entered St. James's .Palace till
near half past four. ,Her MAJESTY and the-five
PRINCESSES entered the Great Council Chamber
about two•o'cloCk, attended by Earl MORTON and
Colonel DESBROW, Fier MAJESTY'S "Chmberlaip.
and Vice-Chamberlain,' the Countess CARDIGAN,
the Lady in Waiting, and several other fentile at-
tendants. Her, MAJESTY having tiikeit usual
station in the morn, began to receive her' company
in her usual *condescending and affable :'Manner.
. •
,There were present,

His Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales, •the Dukes of
Kent, Sussex, and Cambridge; Archbi3hop• of Canterbury,
the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Chancellor of the E xchequer,, the Three Secretaries of State,
the Secretary at War, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Master-General of the Ordnance, the Treasurer of the Navy,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of. LancaStftr, the Master olthe
Rolls, the Attorney and Solicitor General,. the Lord Mayor
of London, the Recorder of Lotielon, the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer. .

There were likewise present the following
.nume-
rous liit of Nobility and persons of distinction
Dukes—Somerset, Montrose, Du Castries, and Bedford.
Duchesses—Montrose, Gordon.- Du Castries, Bedford, De.
Yonshire. Northumberland, and Leeds.

Marquis:es—Lorne, Abercorn, Bland ford, and Hertford.
.Marnt.,iove•res—Bath, Blandford, Hertford, Sligo, Salisbury,
!Ind Donegal.

Couhr.,‘

Baron —Nolcken.

Earls Spencer, Morton, Kingston, Sandwich, Bucking-
hamshire, Macclesfield, Fauilonberg, Harcourt Darnley,
osford, Cardigan, Derby, Mountnorris, Mansfield, Mount
Edgecumbe, Northampton, bridgewater, Radnor, Carystbrt,
Rosslyn Westmeath, Banbury,Carnarm), 'Percy, Fortescue,
itzwilliam, Dartmouth, Uxbridge, Berkely, 'Warped), Lau-
derdale, Malmesbury, Temple, Chatham, Winchelsea, and
Nelson. '

• Cortnifsses— Dowager Clonmel, Temp/e, Kingston, Parry-
more, St. Vincent, Aberdeen, Egflntoun, Cholmondeley,
Nelson, Portsmouth,. Clonmet, Eustoti, Buckinghamshire,
Macclesfield, Fauconberg, Rossi yn, Dowai.er Albemarle,
Harcourt, Dowager Kingston, Darnley, Essex, Mansfield,
Gosford, Bridgewater, Portarlington, Albemarle, Cardigan,
Derby, fvlountnorris, Carysfort, Kinnoul, Westmeath, Li-
verpool, Dartmouth. L'erkeley, Malmesbury,Carnden, Pom-
fret, and Radford. '
Vire-worts—Wentworth, Courtenay, St. Asap'', and Bulke-
Icy.
risco:mks:ft—Andover, Wentworth, Sydney, Sr.. .Aiaph,
Falmouth, and Althorne. . .
Lords—H. Murray, Dwidas, Holland, St. .john, O'Neill,
Grantham, Sel kirk, Vernon , Ossulstoh, W. Stuart,.A Stuart,
Poringdon, Ashburnhant, Boston; Murray, Buteleis Di ewe,
j..Thynne, Walpole, Montgomery, C.-rhyme, Cathcait,
Primrose, Hawarden, Portcheter,, R. Seymour, Acheson,
Stuart, De Dunstanville, KOisington," Eldon, W. Russell,
I. Townshend, 11. Petty, Minto, Erskine, G.Cavendish and
Grenville.

Ladier—Grenville, Lloyd, Laughani, Ellenborough,- Lay-
ington, Dynevor, M. Erskine, Stuart,Walpolc, i'Vluunt shell;
be Dunstanville, Alvanley, Peck, Charleville, Dacre,
!Ivan. Glyn, Hamilvin ,Son&s, Citstein,' S. M. Flay, W.
Russell, H. Cavendish,''Larnb,:rt Bontein,i Milbank, Smith,
Banks, Ashburnham, two F,itzliarris's, .Montgcimery, four
Percy's, G. Scott, Folkes, Auckland, Cathcart, L. Legg,
Leachall, C. Lennox, Barry, 1.. Hervey, Crewe, White, and
Douglas.
Sirr—f ames Hall, G. Bowyer, W. Young, G; Powei, T.
Liddle, W. Pusey, W. Rush, R. Seymour, K. Miaow, N.
Grant, R. Walpole, P. Hailes, I. Colleton, W. Welhy, j.
Crawford, C. White, W. Bel lin4ham, M. Choltnondeley, J.
Silvester, W. Grant, It. Peele. -

Arebtlishop of Canterbury. -- - - •,‘ -
Bisk,ps—Bath and Wells, Hereford, Oxford, and Clonfert.
Deans—Chester and Raphoe.
Ambassadors—Sardinian, Russian; Swedish, Danish, Hano-
verian, Portuguese, and Prussian.

•
.4dmirats—Blackburn, Mann; and Markham.
Generals—Fitzpatrick, Vonsittart, Thornton, Lennox, Bal-
four, Ludlow, l3ertie, Hastings, Phipps, and Paget.

Colonels—Campbell, Stuart, Nugent; We.llby, La Touche,
Cloud, Crewe, Rigsby, "Harcourt, besbrow, Roberts, Par-
ker, ‘Valpole, and Falkner.
,Messieurs—Cathcart, Fo-i, Pierrepont, Weyland, C.
Powell, H., Browne, %Valpole, Neville, true, Ashley, Wil-
ler, Gidey, C. Cliolmondeley, Grey, Tierney, Ryder, and
Sheridan.

Micrresses—Mills, Hawkins Browne, Young, Rigby, Lea,
A. Pechill, Bruce, Herbert, White, Markharn, 2ercival,
York, and Sheridan.
Alisser—Mills, Eden, Cathcart, Coutts, three Bouveriei,
three Onslow, Vernon, Tjiooopson,Wentivorth, Whitworth,
Banks, and Nelson.

The following bad the honour of being introduced
and kissing HER MAJEsTY's hand upon their pro-
motions and appointrnents :
The Lord Chancellor Erskine, Lord Grenville, Lord Henry
Petty, Nl r. Fox, Earl Sp,encer, -Mr. Windham,' General Fitz-
patrick, Earl fitzwilliam, Lord Altliortie Mr. King, Mr.
.;rey, Admiral Markham, Sir Chirles'i'do, Lord William
Russell, Lord Kensington, Earl Moira, Mr. Sheridan,the
Doke of Lbrd Minto", Lord Morperh,. Mr. H. Ad-
dington, Earl Buckinghamshire, Earl Cart 'Obit, Earl Temple,
Lord I Diu Townshend, s Earl Caernarvon, Earl Albetnarie,
Deity, Lord Ossulston, Lord St. lohn,- Lord Charles
SpegCtr, Sir Arthur l'ig.ottond•Sir Samuel kotnilly. • •
. mra. 13ruce, by the Dutchc..ss of Montrose. •
The Hon. Mr. Stewart, by Lord Murray, .' .

Among the numetous preeentatinni.tre' •e
-s.
Miss Rachael Mills, by her mother, Mrs. M,;ls.
Miss Sophia Ashburnharn,_ by the Lady in Waiting..
Colonel Crewe, by Colonel Desbrow.
Major Young, by Slt,Willia.rn Young..
Captain Coburn, on his return front India.
Lady Crewe, oncoming to her title, by Counteet Ternea-.
Mr. Charles Cholmondeley, by Mr. Harrison.
Ltlx Ann Stewart, by Lady Balcarras.
—ltliss7Nlontgornery;by the Counters St. Vincent.,
Mr. Bruce, by Earl Morton.
Mr. Hornby, by Lord I3ulkeley.
Mis,s kolkes, by her rno.t4er. Lady Folkes.
Sir Robert Seymour, by
.Earl Morton.
Miss. Seymour, by Countess Cardian.
Lacly Ron-tiny, on her coming-to !entitle, by Lady' Ellen—
borough.
Lord Henfy Murray, by Lord Cathcart, His Lordshif
likewise pregeritahiS Son. -
Lord Holland, by 11rr. Fox.
Lord O'Neal, by Earl Morton.
Lord Grantham, on his martiage.
Miss Cathcart 'by 'Lady Cathcart,.
. Sir tarries 1411, by Earl Selkirk.
• Miss Coutis,' by Lady C. Lennox.
Sir George Bowyer,. by. General Vansittatl.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins Brown on their marriage.
. Mr. Walpole, by Mr. Robert Walpole.
Colonel Campbell, by Colonel Stewart.
;Colonel Welbie, by Sir William Welbie.
Earl 'and Countess Gosford, oti their creation to, their title,
Lidy Lucy harry; by Lady Grenville.
Lord and Lady Acheson, on their marriage,
Lord and Lady Crewe, on their coming to their title.
Earl Lauderdale, on his creation to an English Peerage, by
Mr. Fox.
' •
Lady Hamden, en her marriage.
Lord W. Russell, on his appointment to be, one of the
Lords of the 4dmiralty.
.. Lord Kcosington,,qn the seme.
Lady Milne, by' the mafehicaess of rfa:h, on-her retW24
from Canada.
. Earl'Percy, by Earl Moira.
Mr. Spencer, by his father, Lord Charles Spencer.
Lord and Lady Anson, on coming to their title.
General Paget, by his father. • •
Earl.Uxiarigge, on his return from the Continent.
Mies Thompson,. by her mother, MrS. Thompson.
•The'Rev. Dr. Hall, the Provost of Dublin.
M'r. Calcrafi; on his being appointed Secretary to the Boar,i
of Orltarice.
,
Mr. -H. AddingrOn, on .his appointmant to the Board of
Controul. •
Mr. -C. CaVendish, by his father, Lord George' Cavendish.
Lady Percy, by het mother, the Duchess of Northumber—
land. '

Mr. King, on his being•appointed one of the Secretaries to
the Treastiry: •
-Sir Charles Hastings and Sir Thomas Sutton, by Earl
Moira, on their tieing created Baronets. , •
Lord S't. johii,on his being appointed Captain of the Gen.
tl9llen Pensioners. •
Earl Albemarie,ort his being appointed Master of His Ma-
• ...
jest y's Stag_Hounds.
'Miss Dawson, by Lady Si ney.
.• Mr. Adam, on'his being appointed. Chancellor to the P rinet,
of Males.

Mr. Cripps, by Sir William Bush.
Lord Minto and Lord Morpeth, on their appointments.
Lady Charlotte Scott, by her mother, the Countess of
Clortmel.
Mrs. Paget, by the Lady in Waiting.
Mrs. Young, on her marriage.
Admiral Markham, on his being appointed a Lord of tit;
Admiralty.
Lady Sarah Maria Ilay, by her mother, tke Countess of
Kinnoul.
Lord John Townsend, and Earl Temple, on their beins
appointed Joint Paymasters of the Forcet.
Mr.' Sheridan, on his being appointed Treasurer of the
Navy.
Mrs. Sheridan, by the Lady in Wait:ng.

The public curiosity was so greztt, that all the
avenues leading to the Palace were completely block.,
ecl up with spectators, in consequence of which an
extra number of the Guards were called out to assist
in regulating. The Ornccrs and Serjeants on duty
attended at the gates to give direetions, and thy"
greatest order was preserved till the company were
going away, when many of the coachmen became
ungovernable, and broke the regular order of taking
up the company. One man was secured by the
..Marshalmen, and taken to Bow-street.

The Dutchess of BEZPOTID took leave of Hey
MAJESTY yesterday, previous co her departute fc
Ireland.

The-Puke of Bitnvoßn has made the most splen-
did preparations for the high Office he to assume
in Ireland, and the Vice-Royal Court will most
probably vie in magnificence with any eourt in
. -
Europe.

On Wednesday-the young Countess of JERSEY
came of age, and in consequence, her Noble Lord
has come into the atStual possession of the immense
CHILD fortune, both real and personal.

The Dutchess of GORDON gave, yesterkky even.
ing, ail elegant Ball and Supper, at her house ih
St. James's-square, which was • attended by ;wady
400-persons of the first distinEtion and fashion.

It would hire been very satisfactory if Mr .Wnsw,
HAM had been able to have given Mr. Love 'a more
precise answerin
to the qutstion put to him by that
Gentleman n the House of cOmmons on Wed-
nesday last, respeaing-, any intended -,-char:g3 in
our Military Estabitshmenr, and the, period when
it would be brought forward, becaUse while any
new measures are in contemplation, it is evir
dent the same exertions will not be made to.
keep up the 'numbers under the old Establish-
ment. This observation applies particularly to
the Volunteers, who are said to be diminishing.--
We arc aware of great difficulties upon this subjeet,
and that it requires the fullest deliberation ; but
we agree in thinkingthat it is one which should be
deferred.no longer than is absolutely necessary for
that investigation which the importance of it de-
mands ; and we know also that it has attraded the
most serious attention of His Majesty's Ministers..

We understand that the Division in the House'of
Commons on Monday night was most unexpe6tedhr
called for by a Gentleman who had taken no part in
the Debate—the Members who took the lead not
considering the question as a party one, and not
having intended that any division should take place
upon it.

An American Vessd, which Left the Mauritius in
October last, and touched •at St. Helens on hel-
homeward passage, brought an account of AAMirai
HA4TSINCK. having left .lava with bis Squadron, and
proceeded through the Straits
.of Bah; with the iri-
teptiori-of catering the nay ;if Bengal ;' but that his
design *as fruStrate4 by 4 Mutiny breaking out on
board several of the Ships, in consequent:v. of Which,
he was compelled to Put back. ' .