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London, England, 1809-04-25 00:00:00

REVERSION BILL.

Lord PonceRSTER rose, in pursuance of his no•
tice, to move for leave to bring in' a Bill to *Whit,
the granting.of Offices in Reversion, for Joint Lives
with benefit of Survivorship. His Lordship 'stated,
that the Bill which he introduced was precisely, si-
milar to that which, having passed the House of
Commons the Sessions Wore last, had been rejected
by the other House of Parliament, In consequence
of that rejection the House had adchessed the King,
praying his Majesty, that he would be .graciously
pleased to suspend the granting of such reversions
until the next Sessions of,Parliament. To this Ad-
dress a favourable answer was returned. In the next
Session the House again passed the Bill, which was
again rejected by the. other House. "Upon this event
the House of Commons appointed a Comtnittee to
search the Journals of the House'of Lords, for the
purpose of discoVering ,the source of their persever-
ing resistance to a measure .for which the Country
called aloud, and against which there was, in the
Lower House, not a dissenting voice. This ComMittee
did so search, and they did discover the solution of the
riddle. They (eland upon the Journals of the House of
Lords a protest, which it was not too much to say,
bore no inconsiderable rank amongtt he recorded fol-
lies of Princes. The signatures attached to that protest
.it was impossible to contemplate without pain; but
that pain was considerably alleviated by the consi-
deration that the name of that illustrious Princes who
was nearest this. Throne, and nearest the hopes of
the Country, was not there to be found. Of the
value of the Bill, it was impossible to doubt that
House entertained as high an opinion as ever, since
no circumstances had occurred that could tend to
change that opinion. ,The Noble Lord opposite
might, if he chose, furnish the House with a list of
Offices in Ireland, which had been, as it were, re.
suscitated, and the existence of whichl had been se-
cured frir ages to come, as if to atone for their hav-
ing so long been 'allowed to remain unfilled. That
Noble Lord could also inform the .House. for what
purpose these transaaions took place, and with what
success they were attended. He. toned that the.
Bill which he should have the honour to propose
would be received without opposition. If passed, it
would coneea itself with the hope of a temperate
reform ; if rejected, the rejection would conneet it-
self with that system of indifference with which the
Reports of the Committees on Public Expenditure
had been allowed to lie on the table, since the.ac-
cession to office 'of the present Administration.—
The only objection which he could anticipate to his
motion was, that this was not a convenient time to
introduce the Bill ; but that it would be better to
wait until the next Session, the Suspension Bill not
expiring. until six weeks ' after its commencement.
But the House had a pledge to redeem ; they had a
duty to perform ; no day could be too early to re-
deem that pledge and to
.perform Oat duty, and in
his opinion the, least procrastination would .he too
late— Thepressure of public business was at, present
light. The "House Could 'give to so grave a question
the deliberation which was due to it even werqcl?'!;

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1 when there were such important duties to
charge. . He, trusted that the House had re-as-
sembled with the same spirit on the subject. When
the protest to which he alluded was NO on their
table, a feeling, he might almost say, of indigna-
tion was itlent. They had seewn much of old-
English obstinacy in their condttet on this subject
hide,' to, and if they did not . continue:A° evince a
redundancy rather then a deficiency in that 'quality,
they would be do longer the genuitie representatives
of the English' people. In the.e storiny. times,
when every toeuorrow brought its grief l, and iti
cares, and its ditties, it was unitise to postpone that
which might be immediately executed. In the
events hatching in the womh of time, 'who could
14 that_ there might not be matters of national ine
terest so, importent, as wholly to engross the retells
tioh. of Parliattieet- 'during- the *first biX Weeks of
the next Sessioe, and., to preclude :the possibtli-,
ty of discussing this Bill ? His experience :with
regard to the Residence Bill, which was hurried'.
through Parliament: se.. precipitately, in order :to:
prevent. the evils attendant on the expiration of
ri 'temporary measure, taught him What,- to wiped,
on similar occasions. It was inconvenient
,to pat'
the bill at present ! But was convenience the only:
ground of objeaion ? He doubted- -not; Princes
would :sometimes frown,, and Wheh binges :frown-,
ed, subjeas were apt to tremble. He trusted, how-
ever, that the House 'would have.too much regard
. fro their own charaCter, :not to over-rule any objec-
t' tion founded on such a'basis. Were they to be toldi-
that the Bill ought ;not to be pressed, because by'
not 'preside"; it those *Whom it had been opposed
wotrldbe kept in good
,humour ?. Was that the way'
in which Mara Charta,• and' the Bill of Rights,
were obtained from Peers, end: Prince' ? It was not
by behaving as needy supplicants at 'a
Minister's le-
vee, but by a firm and persevering condi.i.7:l that our
ancestors obtained the important points for which.
they.wete contending, If Ministerstuunt-tO op-
pose, the Bill, he trusted that they would do it man-
Jullyi that they would not act indirectly; that they
Would come-down on, the plain, and weak as he was,
he pledged himself to buckle en his armour and to give •
them battle. Above all, he trusted that they would
. not instrutt the House of Commons how to please
the House of Lords-=that they would throw out no
insinuations in what mode the measure might be
made palatable to " their Noble Friends in another
place.' If they gave advice, lie hoyealthat it would
not be to advise the Howie of Commons to.bendio-
the dignity of the House of Lords by compromising
their own; he hoped that it would be toedv:se the
House of Lords better to consult the dignity of the
House of Commons. If they were in the habit of
.advising Princes--‘and the country knew that when
Princes had occasion to write. letters, they did find
ready, if not discreet advisers—he hoped that their
advice would correspond with their duty. Was there
tw friendly monitor to tell Princes what they were,.
and what the House of Cotnosons were ? Rank and
title were their oWtt ; but for their wealth and spied:
dour they were indebted to the people They were
tee rich feliage which decorated the Corinthian ca,
pital; btit- the strength of the'eolumn-tivas in its
slesftt /f his Majesty'a Mtnisteri were the true 'and
faithful *Mitts 91 the CicAin and of the 4otztury,

they would represent this. If, however,• they were
only the light chaff which the:gate of Princely favour,
had raised to its present height, they might indeea
1 ride in the whirlwind," but they would dot be able.
to " direa the storm." By the proposed Bill Par-.
'lament would be only doing by the Crewn as care-
ful parents would do by their children; they would
only, prevent the waste of its prerogative, and the
bankruptcy of its patronage. The inquisitorial rune,
tions of Parliament had too long and too soundly
slept in the lap of Confidence—a confidence which
grew out of .the excellence of our ConstitutiOn.--*
The eyes olthe country were turned upon the
House: if they meant ultimately to carry the
question, they must not procrastinate. His Lortl
ship concluded by moving for leave to bring its a
Bill, &c. •
The CHANCELLOR of the' EXCHRQURR was sur-
prised at the way in which the Noble Lerd had
chosen to magnify the present subjea *as if it were
similar to the struggles of our ancestors,
,for Magna
Charm and the Bill of Rights ; and as if it corn• •
prised within itself every thing vital to the Coma,
tution. For his part, he had never disguised his
opinion of the Bill. He could. never see in it that
importance .which was attached to- it by many; be
did •not perceive that it contained any serious attack
on the prerogatives of the Crown; and much less
did he conceive that it comprehended any valuable
acquisition to the privileges of the people. As an
economical measure it was nothing, or rather it was
probably injurious; for there were many instances
in which at present services were rewarded with re-
versions, which services, if the proposed Bill were
to become a law, must receive some immediate re,
Ward of perhaps greater value. He would proceed
to state the grounds of his dissent to the introduce
tion of the Bill at present. An Att was in force,
and which would not expire until a certain period •
after the commencement of the next Session, by '
which all the evils complained of by the advocates •
of the measure were prevented. Till the expi-
ration of that Aa, grants in reversion could
not take
.place. The House had the report Pi
the Committee to take into consideration, and.
the notice of an Honour-able Gentleman fixed that
consideration for next week. Under these circuit"-
stances, to discuss the Bill at present, appeared to
him inexpedient and premature. The instance of
the Residence Bill was not in point. Had that Bill
not been passed before the expiration oldie tempo-
rary measure, considerable evils would have ensued s
but should a Bill for abolishing reversions be intro-
duced in the next Session of Parliament, and should
it not reach the period before the expiration of the
Suspension mt, could it for a moment be supposed
that any Minister would advise his Majesty to grapt
a reversion under such circumstances, and thus to
take advantage of the' interval of a fortnight pr three
weeks'that might elapse, at a time when the attend
tion of Parliament would be so steadily direeted to
the subjeCt ? The Noble Lord bad spoken of 01
happiness of the Constitution. Was, he warrant.
in founding on his declaration of the happiness 9t
that Constitution, so violent a declaration 1%1414
those who look with a jealous eye at plans ilw4P
•which, under the semblance of advantage, the CO
stination might sustain injury ? Was it sorprising
that those -wba felt the value, and were aware of tots
-€ Lose goon "'re
to guard against any speciouS amendinetir wilt*
might have a pernicious etfeCt t on these grounds
he telt it to be his duly
to oppose the introdectiop ci
the Bill.
Mr. BANXER said, thatit WAS not his intention topropose a Bill of this nature in the preserve Sessinllt
because on . considerations of general .policy, it wita.
his (Tinton that the object desired would be obtaitiect
with more facility by not pressing it, than by otior
ing it forward. At the same
time he had no colt?'
to make against the Noble Lord,' or agajos!
,
other Hon. Gentlemen who thought differently, It
the Noble/ Lord thought there was a greater proh:o
bility of obtaining the desired object by 4nTygiocing
such a Bill in the•present, tallier than in the
Session, he' had done hisduty in intsoducing its attd
he wished it more success in his hands than it had
met with sit his own.. The Suspension Bili of tile
last Session was a measure winch he had propo,edi
not from choice but from necessity. He had thonght.
it nest to take all the good that he could get.--1
Thera were :prudes till reasons existing winchtnada
hint think that it.:*.fts 'not wisp at present to intror
duce another 13111. He declared, that, be had noF
known any thing of the sentiments of his Bight
Hit Friend opposite on the .subjea, Until ItOw /11''
lie bad just delivered them. . With regard-to his own.
opinion,, he bad but one. It was decidedly in .favon •
cif the measure; and heheiped'ilie Flcntse W(101.6'6'4
ver linagineohat he had deserted cr grown indifr
t. rent to it, because. he; oneeived that it was not jo.!
dieioos to.pg4te'titegubjeet at present. As the 131 •
had been proposed, however, the introductiOn ,
certainly have his support. -
Lord 'H. PETTY Contended, in opposition to !bet
Right Hon. the Chancellor of theßacheqeer, t 3"
the Bill would opetate to relieve the public from `":::
necessary burt hens. It was impossible to relcr. r_
any .of, tine retimus instituted by Mr. Pitt, or by 1_11.1:,
Noble Friend then &Went in Ireland, wi,..tbnot
calving that they Were materially impeded thebY,,.a
'principle of reversionary grants, which the
Bill went to abolish. As to the Report of the C4,inn"
rnittee, of which notice had been given by 00"""
Friend of his, God *forbid that that motion should ibt'„
confined to that part of the Report which related ~t..
reversions. Bat whatever mightbe the op nion oft!
House on that Report,- with regard to other fen;
and regulations, how could that opinion I'll 4
.etf
4101
with co. militate against the opinion already .untt
mously adopted and declared on the sObjeCt of revberhi,
siotts ? Besides, was there nothing in his I'4',
Friend's_ argument of respell for the other ;HouSer
Would it not be most decorous to afford to that odto
House a. due time for the consideration of a .acibje,
on which there existed such a. difference of **Win's;
The flight
.Hen. Gentleman calledmeasure
the ion
specious plan. If ire thought it a specious p _
the la
swehoseinonh:fie badgav then desertedeliis.asset h
oa similar
duty by
Bill to
the House so, It any thing had occurred to innu.;e:
birn to change his opinion of the Bill, he now,`,l 10,
serted his duty by not telling the House so..
Bill came recommended by every consideratio.
his
.
cordial support. els
t lor the
policy and. expediency, and shook.) certainly 'Pt°
Gentlemen opposite to deliver their Itent',f/Wil_ •o
.Mr, Leaser thought the backwardn, Ivo

snspicionscircutristance. Witboutheing unchark Right Hon. Secretary, that the proposed silt Would
table, he presumed he might be justified in deeming impede the operation of that which passed last Bes-
them adverse to it, and that they did not give their sion, when in fa& the express subjett olit was to
ineinioe because they thought it. sufficient if; under giVe it Perpetuity.
tbt cloak of one Right Hon. Gentleman; who said Mr. D. GIDDY,. disapproving of all anticipation,
lie Was a friend to the 'Bill, tbeY :could get rid of it ewas of course hostile to Fversions, And gave Ins sup-
.
nltogether. The Right Hon: Gentleman bad. note port to the motioe. ,
,
• uttered a wordagainst the principle of the Bill. All The House divided on Lord Porchester• s'motion,
his aiguinents were dimmed against the expediency when :the numbers were-I-Ayes, 10f —Noes,.l'.!l—
introducing it: at the present time. For his part, Majority, f 5.
he thotight the present time the. most expedient.— Mr. HUSKISSON obtained leave to bring in a Bill,
It Was impossible to believe, that six weeks after the ; empowering the Principal Officers of the Customs
commencement of the next Session, would allow in America and the West Indies to examine persons
suffictent time for the discussion of this measure.— , on oath.
There were no grounds for believing that there was
• any eh Inge in the dispositions of theklouse of Lords
with reeerd to it; as they had opposed it on the
broad general Principle of its interference with the
prerogative of -the Crown, He had indeed heard
onC of his Majesty's Ministers bad been bold enough
to say, that the Resolutions of the House of Cern-
/nuns against then granting of offices in reversion.
would be the strongest indncements with him to ad-
vise his Majesty tc.) grant offices in reversion, in order
that the royal prerogative might be duly asserted.
Had be, or had he nut.been correctly informed on
this suejea? The Right HoneGentlernan had said
that nothing would be saved by the Bill on the score
, 'of economy. It was Impossible for any one to wish
snore sinceielythan himself that the people should
thoroughly undeistand, that any saving that might
accrue from the reductionor abolition of places must •
bear but a v,,ty small proportion indeed .to !he' pub-
lic.expeeeite re. But however trivial die stem might
be, it eve; there wasei moment for the House to
aliew a disposition-to economy, it was the present.
lie was tar froni desiring that they would be influe
eliced by popular clamour; but he entreated that.
'they would not let the strong impression of popular
opinion indute them to-run directly counter to it.—
Because there was a general cry for Reform, he
Would not have the House therefore declare that they
were less disposed to Reform tban.they were last
year. He would not have them say to the people,
" You are a set of noisy rogues ; but the sole effeta
of the exelession rsf your opinion is to make us shriek
from theonly little attempt at public economy that
we ever made." Would such a declaration be pru-
. dent ? He could comprehend many reasons for not
• giving way to the heat of the public enind ; but be
also telt that on the subject of temperate- reform, it
was the duty of the House to go before the public
oluniun, and to anticipate by legislative acs the pub-
lic wish,' ' He was very aIIXIOUs- to .knowin what
teloper, whether of ,triendship or of hostility, the
Right Honourable Geetleman opposite intended to
cotne to iiiiussion of the motion of,his Honour- i
able Friend, on the third report of the Committee
oti Finance. •I 3 d he hitns-Al mean to propose any
Ilestilutions lt was well known, that the peculiar
situation o, auisters enabled them, if they these to
suggest thy'- most efficacious:remedies tor public
abuses. He hoped, though heeentesSed he did not
expect, that the Right Honourable Gentlemat would
meet die propositions at his Honourable Friend with
a disposition to assist hini They were circumstances
Undcr, aid ininiediate observation of the Right. Hon.
Gentleman, which must spew him the neeessity.of
some Parliamentary interference, The produce of
two in the bands of a •Nohlt Relation of that
*gilt Honourable Gentleman (Lord Arden), was
::.4.Piottpl.per annum, on which sum the.charges for
1412,441 Amounted to
,23;000l. ! He also. under-
-1,1,9•C 'Wit on the average for, the lest te years,
rnd'ances to the amount of 200,0001. were Constantly,
the hands of that Noble r Lord, as P tof
molS el' the
Adiniraki.
The Ia
CHANCtoR Q 1 the EXCIIMVER stated, that
tne'Honetirable Gentleman was erroneous in his last
observations, With respea to the 23,0001. a great
Par' 01 the receipt-arose in-lbe. course of legal pro-
ci_eedings.• lii the first place there were a great num-
!Der of stanips. Aey9ncl that, the person who, did
the 'flinWllete lintilnetti.: received a large.prepartion
of the profits. The expence of 'the office had con-
aiderably accumulated by the increased business .that
was done in it. The Honourable Gent rennin seem-
ed also to think th4t.his Noble Relation enjoyed a
sreat acreksion of profit from balances remaining in
his hands. He would makehiinsellbetter inform-
ed on the suhjeete but the impression 'then on his
Mind was, that not .a'single -guittea 'remained ini his
bands ; that thp money was deposited in the Bank,
and that his Noble Relation derived no pecuniary
advantage from it whatever.'
l'ieltetv.explained:
wee. .
Te• nn eitsen, after ridiculing the silence of
the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, adverted
t v
o the various rerts Of the ditierent committees on
the Public Expenditure that had, from time to time,
been instituted,' and contended, that. no solid. bene-
fit had ,ever,beep derived fresh their labours, although
they all loudly proclaimed the maxim,
Magnum '‘f.:Oigal est parsimoni4'
As a Representative of
the PeOple, and
anxious that their burdens' $111111(1 he li necessarily
ghtened ai
much as posSible tv
, he
should at length be as most solicitous that -I check
given .tot hin Com pt
which
_tied been hitherto tio prevalent', anid)t.
tended to a 'general degraoation of the CharaZe"rlQolf the country. Although the Reports of the Coin-; initte.e of Fihance were unquestionably deserving.'of
the first attention, there were other subjects to
Ne;tinch the sedges attention of the [Lase was call-
Among these were the report of the Hait India
vominittee, and that relative to the Dutch Com--
inissioners.
1124 r. Secretary CANNING, notwithstanding.
'the
'2is at
humour of -the ',H on. Gentleman opposite,
`n tine
a loss-t 6 Conceive why his not having spoken
the stibjea should be imputed to,hint .as an ex-
"Lordinary and censurable omission, His send;
1..14.-''l;s were precisely the same as those, of his Right
-)11. itTriericl;:and with him he
.waseenivinced, diet
ll° present was an inexpedient time for the intro-
c' Rion of such a Bill as that propoiecl by the Noble
i'ord that -Bill would interfere 'With the -Act of
laSt Session, and -obstruet its operation: Adverting
etO, what had been said by an Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
rierney), res.petaing-his havingheard tharOne of his
'").l'-,ty's Ministers had declared his intention of ad•
''',sing his Majesty, to grant an office in 'reversion, in
cefianc'e of the expressed opinion of the Houk of
Commons, be, said, that he-had neVer beard of, such
d, claration, and that be did nbt believe •any such
had ever been made.
Nothing
*.Nirn:.PUNSONBY supported the motion.
t,0131d 'be more wlinnsie.d than the 'assertion of the

Lord CASTLEtIIEAGYI moved the third reading of
the Local -Militia
Mr. GaLES opposed .one of the Clauses; an the
ground that it was. not equitable to inflict a penalty
of 151., per man on parishes failing to furnish their
quota of men, as he restrained them from giving a'
bounty sufficiently large to induce men to enter.—
; The Clause' was agreed to, and the Bill wasivad a
third 'time and passed.
LOrd,CASTLEREAGII then proposed that several
new Clauses should be added to the Bill by way-of
riders.
Mr. WHITBREAD did not approve of the Noble
Lord's thus repeatedly adding Clauses; which he
got hurried through the Honse in a few minutes,
when no one could be prepared to oppose them He
did not think the praCtice of raising militias merely
• to recruit the line ought to be countenanced. He.'
though(no man should be allowed to elite,' into the
line, . till after the. twenty-eight day for training
wzre expired.
Mr. W. 'WyNNE did not think it right to Collect
men' together as militias, and suffer recruiting ser-
jeants to tamper with them and Prevail upon them
to enter into the line. He would therefore propose
a clause, the object of which was to prohibit all
recruiting from the Local Militia while they were
training. •
Mr. Guns supported the Clause.
A division took place, when there appeared—For
it 29—Against it 84—Majority as.
The House resolved itself into a -Committee of
Supply, in which the following sums were voted to
his Majesty : ' : •
For repairing 'roads in England - 45,569 o 0
For roads. bridges, &c. in the Highlands of
Scotland .
For the Inland Navigation
Pot Printing Journals of the House, &c. ,
To Wm. Mellish, for sum ex-
pended by hint in rendering .assistance to the
Inhabitants of the Settlement in Davis'
Strait
For relief given to the. Inhabitants of the Faro
Islands
For Furnishlng Offices with stationary -
For better securing public roads leading to the
metropolis -
For Store, .&c. -
Far the maintenance of British Soldiers on the '
coast of Africa - aziooo o o
And other annual aunts for miscellaneous purposes.
The Irish Insolvent Debtors' Bill went through a
Committee, the report of which was ordered to be
received to-morrow, •
,The Compassionate. Fund Bill was read a third
time, and paiihed ; after which the House adjourned
at Half-past One.

10,000 o
• 20t000 o o
1041 o o

5,265 19 0

I,5tX) Q 0
21154 3 II

6,345 16 '4
•14 IS,

*** The Continuation of DIJONAPA a r E's CAMPAIGN,
which is partieulaqy interesLing at the present rnotuento
will na fciand in our Last Page. •

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lOLSU coos DlOlllll FALsum AuusaT?

L 0 N D 0 IV,
IUE3DAY, APRIL f". 6::), 1809.

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WE this morning received Moniteurs to the istb
instant. The following are the most interesting ar-
ticles they contain :
PARIS, APR IL 16.—His Majesty the Emperor and
King arrived yesterday morning at four o'clock at
Strasburgh.—(Moniieur, April 17.)

AtiGSBURdli, APR 7.—The Principality of Sal tz-
burgh was almost entirely- stripped of A.,ttstrian troops,'
when suddenly we , saw several: strong colutnns of
cavalry and infantry enter It, which areincessantlY
joined by others: These troops are, it is said, come
491 A: Lipper AitAiii4 and tb tiouthern parts of Bo-
hemia. A • considerable corps hits assembled b,:tween
Salt. bur at Berchlolsgad.

. .
Lt!tters from S..lltOure,h, giving this information,
say, th 4 the principal bosons in that' town contain
front 40 to tin soldiers c.ich..

AmonD the Au,tri;in Cirenerals employed in. this
Army they mention the Field-Marshals Lieutenants
Ds HNLLEE, VINCENT, K4UNMAYER ; the Major-
GettL,ral NottlytAN othos. This .General Vrpir
GENT iS the aanie as has been,eniployed many years
in diplomatic missionl; wfto, Ii lost 'ail uintl,
was sent to Erfurt, tile bojourii of lila two
Emperors, NAPOLEON *IA A LEXAN.DEII, in that
town. ' •

Letters from Munich announce that the Archduke
Jorm will !hive the chief command of the army
stationed in the, country of Salt zburgh. Count
WETIOISEIt„ GOvernor-general of Listen-) Gallici:t,
has set out from Lumberg,, to go to Cracow, to
confer with the Austrian .Generals which are there,
upon the'measures necessary to be taken for the deL
fenee of that province.
They write from Servia, that the Senate of Bel,
grade has adapted the most secure measures to pre-
vent desertion, which has become 'very common
among the Servian troops. in theltussian army.'
• Farknstruott, APRIL 4.—The extraurdinary Di.-t,
cotivuked by theizindmin of Switzerland, Opened

its sitthit on-the 30th March. the Landman ex.
posed the itssons which have induced iiina to unite
the representatives of all the Cantons, atid lurninated
'his diacOurso by 'several: propositions, which have
been submitted to the examination of a edOlmit tee,
afterwards adopted.--(klonitear, April I*6:. •

NAVAL N E \WS,

PLymntnin, Aram 23.--Arrived the Packet
Genr,g,ina, of Lando:in, fl-om Calcutta, laded with
hemp, bound to tondon-; sixteen weeks pass,age.
Four daysitfler she sailed, a Convoy wat expucted to
sail for England, under convoy of the Outtoefen, of
74 guns, Captain PELLEW. Admirat Sir EbivAso
PELLEW comes home in the Culloden.

Itlez~i s, MARCH 24...L411e camp which is to-be
formectin the neighbourhood of•Pessano will be esta-
blished near the bridge of &le. This camp will be
composed of the troops that surround the capital,
and will also strengthen thAustrian army.
One of the Nonitears,contalus a long article, dated
Stockholm, but written in Paris, giving an account
of the cessation of hostilities between Russia and
Sweden.

It was yesterday reported, that the Danish Go-
vernment had consented to open the Port of Tonin-
gen, but we believe that it has merely granted per-
misSion to the neutral Vessels in that Port to sail, in"
ballast.

Tite accounts which we have reeeived front Por-
tugal. are rather of a contraditiorY nature, but still
we are convinced that the intelligence brought by
thd wire; respeaing the distressed situation of
SOULT'S army, iy well-formded, and that unless 'he
:receives very powerful ,sslstance from the south, he
will be under the nteessity of surrendering. The
accounts from Gallicia fully confirm those which we
some days ago laid before our readers: The French
are entirely confined, to'the fortresses of Ferrol, Co-
runna, and St. Jago, and it is said, but*we do not
vouch for the fa& that fetters'from the Freneh Ge-
neral• NEY to JOOIPH BUnicAPAIITE have been in-
tercepted, in which he represents his situation as
extremely desperate, and earnestly presses for re-
inforcements.

It W3/1 reported yesterday afternoon, that Govern-
ment bad received an account from Freligol,3nd, of
an action having taken place in Bavaria, between the
Austrians and French, in which the foriner were sue-
cessiul. It is More than probable that some skin,
mishes have.taken place in' Bavaria, but ho
gence of t hat ;kind bas yet. reac!led Government.

Ile only important:6cl in the. accounts yesteplay
rece.ved froin that a eery considerable
Auhtrian force had entered Saxony.

•
.A.priVate letter from Holland, communicates some
very. interesting particulars r,!:;•peeting the detes4ion of
'treachery Ott the part of some Officers in the Austrian
service.. They state that a General Officer hf Artil-
lery, entrusted 'with the care nt an extensive, mega
zinc, established near the fr(altiers of Bavaria, having
corrupted' several of the ofiicers under his command,
`had formed a plan'ofdelivering up that valuable de-
pot, in which stores of all, kind's were colle4:tecl, to
the enemy. A letter, fortunately intercepted,, led
to the discovery of the plot, and the traitor and his
accomplices were secured and thrown into prison.
The following is 'a copy or an 'official dispatch
from Estrernadure, dated the 81st ult.;--" The
Duke of Albuquerque .has succeeded in forming a
junction with
.Cuesta, and with
ra part of Urbitia's
army.' The latter is charged to guard the position:
in the rear of the bridge of Arzebispo and carcleal.--
Cuesta has twice offered 'battle to General Vi6tor,
hut he has not accepted these offers, waiting, ss we
suspea, . for the arrival of reinforcements._ The,
French penetrated to within four leagues of Badajez„
whence they,have been repulsed by the Spaniards;
with the assistance of Albuonerqup. The result of
the Wllion was.the capture of a General, and more
„
than tloo men, who have been conducted to Seville,
and the slaughter of about 70er. It isi certain that
a decisive engagement was to takc place on the SUth,
the French being placed between three armiesj ..and
in a sit 113tion where hey "thia reeeivO p 0 reinforce-
ments,• in consequence of Urbina's guarding ;the
bridges above.tnentioned with i e,OOO-men..•' Cuesta:
has from' 8 to 9069 cavalry in fine order.; the
French have 5006, bin so brit and starved, that they
am -not equal to 1000 eff& t i e. The Frenet force,
in all, consists of (25.,00;1 wen; the' Spanisti, of
5:2,00u."

PRIVA,Th LuTTurt !Moat LISBON, pATED Aran.
•' Letters fronltlvas' state, that bridgt of Ar-
zebispn is ocettpit;S, by the Duke of Albuquerque,
arid that Urbina car Count.tte Cartaogsl has detached
5000 cavalry in t direatioir of Madrid,, so that, the,
French will be attacked milli hides, and without the
potiiibility of their receiving any assistance, their
"communication beijtg, completely, cut off; Mho-
querqUe has sent i 00Q cavalry to: Cuesta. . it is re-
ported .that the Maiquis,cle Is norziana has defeated
the, French at S b'ilatica, • with the loss 'of 1000
prisoners, and their military chest.'.'

The Serapi4 Stare,ship arrived at Portsmouth, ors
Saturday, from the Brazils. Captain WALiCalt., of
the fiedfurd, iy cortw home in her, on. leave of ab,
twice; and brings
.dispateltes- from Lord STAANQT
ItOltD. The ditrerencesL between tl‘e .Vieeroy, Li-
Nialts, and General
.Etaro, at Monte Video, had
not been settled ; and all' thit'OtlicerswhOwould
not take the pre,ciibed oath to the Junta .of Mont‘t
video,.tvere peremptorily ordered to leave Route
Video. ' Most of theta went, to Buentis. Ayres.—
Trade is very flat at Wm owing to the itn.
nwnse inflint of goodi from England. Several Spa.
niaids were there, purchasing English goods ; but
there is more in the Brazil market tban can be eon•
sinned for four years. A few Ships have been per-
mitted to land their catoes, or rather pan of them,
at „Moine, Video, which indalgenee,*it is onsidere.d.,
would not have been granted to them, but from the
necessities of the Governor, who wanted the 'duties
atiiiin Iron), the sale, to pay his soldiers.

Also arrived the Emerald Frigate, Capt, MArr-
,
LAND, from a bruize : she fell in with the Ai 'm
French Frigate, captured by the Awethyst, and rook
on board from that Ship the remainder of the ?remit
prisoners; parted company three days since.
A, large Fleet was discovered, yesterday eveping,
in the Channel, supposed to be the East India Ficer;
under convoy of the Culloden:

His Majesty's Ship Royal George, is ordered to be
paid off, and her crew turned over to the San Joy
sql, which Ship is nearly ready for sea.

PaRTSUOTTTE, 461P11.11. 24.--Arrived 11:5 ?Majesty';
Ship Certcrus, from a cruize.

Sailed his Majesty's Ships La Loire and Imperieuv,
from Plymouth ; Gosharlik and Camilla, for Guern-
sey ; Vesuvius and Sprighily, fin- the Westward;
and the Myrtle Sloop of War,
.for Spain.

.CORK, APRIL lg.--Yesterday the West In,lia
Fleet, consisting- of, nineteen vessels, under Convoy
of his Majesty's Sloop Pheasant,Capt. PALMER, sail-
ed from this harbour. .His.Ma3esty't Ship Sybolle,
Capt.l.lrrot4, also sailed. on a cruize.

EDINBURGH, APRIL 22..:—The Fleet for thligo•
land, put back by contrary winds, sai:ed on "Intnh-
day morning, from Leith ilnadv, under oanvoy of the
Fancy Gun-brig; silo the trade for Orkney, under
convoy
,of the Forward.

Yesterday sailed the Clio Sloop of War with al
convoy. for Gottenburgh, and Qunit Schooner for
Sheerness.

&IST 1ND1.4 SHIPPING:

Yesterday-dispatches werb, finally cloud at the
Rtst India House, and delivered to the Pur4ers.of the
undettnentiimed Ships, ,vi

Castle Eden, • Captain R. Col net t ; .Devanshiret
Captain 3; Murray ; Surrey,Cziptsin J. A. Curnber-
lpgel Metcalfe, Captain M. 'piainike ; City (1 Lora
don,Capt. J, Yates—Madras find Bengal,
ness of Ereter, Captain A,'Nagh--Madeira and 4011.
"gal. Earl lioive,Captain W. J. Eastfield`';'lNre'aits
Captain .11, H. Harris—Madeira, Madras, and
Bengal. Dover Castle, Captain. G. Riebarthon;
Taunton Castle, aipiain J. Timbrell--Bombax
refit . Marquis Wellesley, Clpiain C. Le 131aric-i-,
Ceylon and,Bengal..'. United Kingdom, Capt. W. P."
IYEsterre—St. Helena ancl Beng,4l, • '
• The Company's Packet Georgiana arrived, off"
Plymouth the '2 3 d April, 1 809 ;, left Bengal
December last; arrived at Madras '2BOl ditto • left
Madras 29th ditto ; arrived at St; Helena
bruary, left ditto efitli ditto ; and left the, follow-,
Ships at that island, viz,.--His Majesty's, Ship_
Grampus, which was to sail three days after the
Georgiana, with the Company's Ships Phatnix,
Ann, Tigres, Surat Castle,. iiixford, Preston, anti
Qua Botany Bay Ship..

Majesty's Ship Theseus arrived from the Cape
on the iid" of February-I left them his Majesty's
Ship A/bian, and the Company's Ships Diana and
Ceylon.

The following Ships sailed from Bengal for Ma-
tiras the ,2:ttb December last, under Convoy of his
Majesty's Ship Sir F Drdke : !Valiant Pitt,
Aga, and Jane Duihess 9f

The G* eoiticina raft .at the S'lreatham,
Sari S Spencer, Sir 'lf inianz Berate y, Atoptare It
Rupitrotes, sovereirl, Aprlizumbvriiind and .Crtl.!
culla. ,

The Travers, Captain Conip? was lost, on , tha
7th Nrovember, at five o'6llCiel A. M. onl a rot:k dem
tached• from• the .Sunken' bland, in lat. 15; Or. N.%
long. Q 4. 20. E. Diamond z.,lslaittUagating.w;l)y
distance abont three miles; Sunken Island, S. W.
by S. distant one mile and a quattef-; the whole of
the crew and liassengett saved, excepting six Ento.
peas seamen,- three Lascars, and seven Chinamen.

Ships " missing :—the Glory, Lord Iyelson, and Experiment.

Among theyegulationi,to take place in the Army,
we hear no -regiment is to remain- longer than dirto.
years in the Same barracks or quarters, and that the
Staffordshire and South. Gloucester Militia'will bpi
ainoeg the first to change quarters. Sowe rfgimgors
of the line are also expeaeti to remove, in curtw»
quence of this plan. •

Avery extraordinary faux pas, not singular in
respet to its tendency, but unexpetied in its, TO Olt.
has occurred in a very fashionable family. within these
few daya past. A Gentleman of a domestic turns
wba has been matrred same years to a Lady of a very
choking exteribr,' suddenly disappeared about ''test
days sinces and his absence appeared so unaccount.
zatly bitd, that an advertisement watt atitually drawn
up, offering a ((twat d for the dissOvety of his person
dead or anytt. "pg, deserted filteria at last received
a letter from* .` was intirnied "
that he hag' ' iieri her presence At! ever, in consequetice'ef the late notoriety of her appearance aS a
ectlitgl.
female whip, -Ad had taken with him, ls the part-
ner of his fliffhti a beautiful brunette„ whom he bad
met with at Knigtosbr:dge. JO the letter he adds,
that out,of the rental of the estates (wt,ich exet.eda
.2,0001., per anutiiii, he is willing to alkoii, her
60001. a year, The partiel, it i; said, have taken re.
loge at the loot of one ariiit AV't.,ICII trmilritkir4