The Sun.
London, England, 1807-07-18 00:00:00

POOLE WRIT..-LIREAeIt 01: PRIVILEGE.

On they Motion of Mr. Jumay, the House pro-
ceeded ,to the further consideration of. the inquiry
into the causes of the detention of the writ for li4d-
ing the late EleetiOn at Poole
Mr. Jonathan ilrundreth being in attendance,
pursuant: to an Order of the House, was called in,
and examined. He stated,
.that he was a Sohcitor,
atilt% as. Clerk to Mr. I,okvten, that immediately
after he loci token cot the writ from the Crown
Ottice, he had inincled it over to a Gentleman-who
he
,expeaed,would have forwardeAl it with all possi-
ble exijedition. He Professed the most respedful
d' Terence tor the authority' and Privileges of the
House, anddeclared, that it he hall 0111:tided against
either, it Was altegether without intention. On
being questiOned more than once, from whom he
had received. the writ, he answered, front Me. Stain.
forth (of the Cmti Wice). Oti being questioned
as to the iterson by whom he had been employed to
take out tile writ, he pleaded his honourable feelings
as a bar to his answering, ondhitreated the indul-
genceof the Hou.le ti,r his
On this Mr. Wundreth was ordered to tviihdraw.
The Cli NCIiLLW rif the • EXCIiE,QUEIt
said, tbot when the situation, edUcatioo; and charac..
ter in lint of the witness were cOnsidered, hi. hesi-
tation to answer the question put to him could not
be imputed- to mere ignorance. But as it did not
become the Honig to take any v4.,,oruns step with-
Out expl4nation, he prol)used t'at ill; . Ilrundreth he
apin t:alled in, rind tititi the Speaker should explain
to hiin, that the House could not allow the ground.
be had laid down for rehising to answer the question
put by its authority.
Mr. Brundreth being again called in, the SicasKErt
idurtned hint, that the House did nut admit the
excuse he had offered, and repeated thequestion to
him two or three times, by whom he hot tieen em-
ployed. tostake out the Writ ? Mr. Brundreth per.
suited in deelining to answer the question, and
throwing himself upon the indulgence Of the House,
The CIiANCELLOit of the Excite nett saw 'no
Option fur the House in the contumacy of the Wit-
ness, but to commit him to the custody of the Scr-
jean!, at Allll4. •

The SPIKAKIIIt suggested that the'first question to
lac put that Jonathan BrOttdreth having refused
to ah_swer the qu.!stions put to him by the authority
of the House, was guilty of a high'broach of
,Prt-
vilege. ' • ,

icllesoltition to this effea havinglieen put, was •
agreed to vein. CON.
.1?e, C11424:00. LOU ff the EXCHEQUER
said,,that as the House had so, unanimnmily declared
its sense.of the offence committed against it autho,..
city, by the refusal-of the' wittlos to auswer,' it
mainedlbt - him tfitly to follow up the unattintops
Resolution ,of the }forme by the usual Motion in
such cases, -- He theretbre moved that Jonathan
.Drundreth be (or hi i ttuid otrence committed to his
Wijest)i**Gool of Newsate,
8.111114111 kuggegted; that it may be a 'tense
of professional duty towards the person who had
employed him, . that had caused :the silence of the.
wituesi ; the Courts of Law allowed great latitude
itt dais royei:it ; and though the witness tasty have
erroncotisly applied the principle here, some eimsi-
deration was dap to the habitual torce of a profes-
sional obligation. It was besides a fad well known
to triost of the _Members in the House, that grcat.
exertions were in almost every ease of contested
election made to obtain the writ, with a 'View to 16X,
the day of tbt us it may suit the convenience.
of the party rmsaessing it. It was a specieS of hy.
rcrisy tit it he could not j.)in in, to know and avow
uaC gat d,,ori, that such a practice pre-
hortibh.e! and oh monstrous !
itzi if it V::1. a most outrageous calumny, when such
things kVcrel tlmcrlthoue.lithin doors.. If the prac-
tice wa, ine.ntt to bo abliC, or to be
klble trl .:nn,v, it wonii ber more becoming the wk.
don) of the 1-lotwe to apply a gvneral remedy', than
tO puttidi ally' trespass with extreme seve-
ity. thooLht it v,'!,tild
to COMO( Mr. ilinutlreth to the custody of the ber-
jeant at Arms.
The C 1,011 , trf Me ( liE QUER
conteneimi rrtir tAle rigitt,:44' the Iloose to investigate
all the nroceed.to,4 . h eopeit to t)te Writ, It the
;
w;;;\e!..:,:c pyrikti.'a in his relnial to answer, he may,
ill so ‘Lifiv, ambitious to rail& hie professional
clumeter that ambit iOll WAS no reason why
the House shntild restrain itself it) the investigation
m,liich its coolitution and eharaticr rrescribtd, nor

lotellotion
•vixotse oteelcs..: ati toLlity
•
14'0WICK ob.,erved upon' the generality, of
111.40iee of k.king out Writs, with a vtuw"ty the
coravent....ii:.:e PaiiTi,; faking cheep out, in•givitig
,li-,:retion to fix the tinie 04 the tilt? ti;iii
• general reineds.
_ought to he applied. 'I earl'
Para .o.; .c, s is ato Ise Wilt for' Northumberland lutd
bten otreteti ro It o, s 'll:l'il\t' irelit hi: should
eotisr4li Isis conve,}iOrsre in the use Of it. Tie de-
dined the Oesning; that it should It,: trans-
', mit Led to the •Returning.Otficer, and tu
tllldriah tirit
it ally improper deity occurred, he would eumplain
to:the House of it, He would ask the Secr,,t,.ry ot
• the Treasnry (Mr: Ilitskison),- if there .A eve not
oche; in.aattees also of thjs favonr in issung the
When the Shedd: of Weqmorland sen;• fir
Ilse Writ tor 'Borough of Appleby, for the elec-
tion by which he now held his seat, 'he found it-was
issued to another person, who-uieu it atvordinglo
Lis own . convenience. Let the abuse be removed
by a t:•eneral I,...!nedv, and not by inefiettaal severity
in a i:iirtienhr Mr. Brundreth stpol rat her
in t!‘e light of a periiat questioned as to his being
iinp,cat-ed in a critniu,d act, than as a mere witness.
It 1 o were not a. party, but - questioned merely as to
the we 011)i, employers, the protet.;sional,principle,
ought to proted stint.
The Cit,usCi,.l.t.oft of the Excliko.t4it -said,, the.
witoesi iiireatly acquitted himself ,by itnthe•
dial sly handing, pver the • Writ. An .Attorney. weit '
no; protected from answering where he himself was .
a patty.
Mr. BATuousr and. Mr. YORKE, no a review' of
all 't he circnoistancea, voted for the .Nlotioni...
Mc. l'ilislSl•t'loN defended the Treasnry frOni:
•• • . •
ti.c imputation of interfering with the 1b,u,0,g of
the Wi
Lard OssimsTpts. asserted, that on .his applying
fur the Writ for the place he icpresented,-he. Was
told that it was delivered at the Treasury. •
• • Lord HowicK, imagined , the Hon'. -Secretary:of
the Treasury Would better onderstand the hint be
thrown out, if he inquired what had been
done in the case of the Writ for the University of.
Combriihre• . .
•
Mr. Stosars, frpm his confidence in the veracity
of the. Hon, Member (Mr. , Jeffery), and from , the
contumacy of the witness, felt himself bound to
vote for the Motion ofeoriunittal.
Mr. MoNT4tocik,six)kte to the lame efreet..
W S 1111T.11 candidly confessed, as he be-
lieved most .Nletts;bi-!rs'cotiVerSant us it I I contested-
Elcitlions might. do it' they would, that he bad him",
Sell made au arrangement. •to get omit a Writ early (or
the advantage Of a frliThd of his ; lalmt, on the appli--
cation, he found that tbe opposite party !tact been •
still more•atAive and successfill. lie hoped a ;gene-
ral remedy would' be provided by obligation to
is4e the Writ 0111) to the Returning Officer. He
deprecated the stwete ponishment of an individual
case in the,present general prailice: He thought a
committal ought•noW to .:aie-,place : but tbe
ex-
,Ctm,cs that had been otiered wotild he inesistible
grounds of libcration as Sooii3sa unction to that
could be made. -
Mr. :M,,,N.*Ain7l.; supported the Motion. '
Dr. Law ifopeil OAS liLiettei.loll. VOLO lead
to a general rent .4 of the 'evileomplained of, and.i
ilea[ not till;)' a hit isst,.e nt ',Vrits teould nu the eon-
sequences tnit :11s0 a nttr into i.npani.li ll,lllltti iotO
intended D'is,ohttiotts, in,iteitil of a portal oonnutitii-
.eation to a lav(ii„'i d grt otter the deparittro of the
post. on a !').iturily, allowing Itirt. sitildvimo-
ta'•
of a priority of two days on tile canvass. ' •
1-)".1. 4° a Itr`V ‘VOIds in .vindicatiOn of the,
Messenger of the Qrt.at (:°:"C'!1.1/(:d
iii isiuing the Writs,
. .11r, Sstrrit, in explanatinn, Said, he did not mean'
to say any tbng ti) the disadvantNgeof that ..)fficer ; -
but merely to state the impropriety. of the general
in these matters as i: Stood at preFent •
The ti.nestion being pin, it was ordered that 'Mr..
Brundreth be cointnitted to New
,ale.
Mr. ff.:EFL:UV titan onovt•d, that 111 r. r:6#t'en
he callcd in, having first shoed, that on liessintlat
the Crown 01(ter, Ho the Writ had been taken omit
by Mr: LoNten', geth, lie had gone to Mr. Lowten's
Chambers, Who rethsed to tell him to, whom :it had
been lieu% but said very rudely, that it had been de,
livered three' hours. •before to 'a person to tite v,
whim had sent it tit ; he would mm it tell tti
,bo,t " it is any satisfi6tion to you
to know, it ia gum., in opposition to you."
Mr. Low ittli was then 4410 in,•aod in the conr-i
of a lo:q; otatidnatiOn, frequently interrupted ,by
questioo, of •1k‘,4,.c.-in,t of turn; Stated-, that he neither-
thd reed.Brundreth to tAke, t the ;Visit, 116 r kiefPw
who did, of. his own knowledge, On being asked, •
. wit4lwr;htiving stated pct Mr. .leffery " that the Writ
had been sent to Poole throe hours before," he :had
himself-sent; or was privy to its being sent, by any
other person ? Lusvten to what
the Him, Member meant 6.i, the word Itrio On
being informed that it was' meant to irnart...,
three he had r any knowledge, direa or tudiiiiel, he
said he had not, that he had merely Oklufed
tell); to ris, it to t 1 persons in the City who had
emploi'd hill% to 410! it out.- He 11()i
pPVCISt4 what he said to the l Cott. slctnber ;
he had, he believed said, that the Writ bad been
sent into.the City three hour* before. He had dot
said it had been. sent .to Poole, at least he ):new
nothing of the tin'i of its having, been so sent. Ihe
Ron. Member Was very pertinacious, and wotild not
take the atii.ver thus ;Wen 11-1:1); bite Mi. Lowten
told hint WO. I no other. He did not say
that the Wl'it was gone in Opposition, to the I
Member, his connections, or his opponents. oil '
tltii ditrercnett between the statenient of,Mr..leffery
and Mr, Lowtto, as to what passed at this interview,
a101:1: yiel:tions arose as to who -.Vile. present. After
soinc re:noustrances t,it thY part of. Mr. Linvten, as
to the to:propriety df,efOutiittiog: who was whit hint;
Avon pri, as ate business, he stated, that it w Mr..
'N-ViWain Bryan, Attorney, and that Mr. Jeffery Swat
.acconapaoietl by Mr. William Graves, of ,the same
,profession. Mr. Bryan was tin .clerk nor, 11,isistatit.
of his. When he ordered Brundretb to tivo iliO
Writ to the persons who eitti,loyed him in tl.• • e Cit
refored toiMesstii. Authrole and Jaines ‘VrstOn,'
attornies. He knew no reason for theiKewiploying
Brundreth to takeout the Wiit, except:' t bat he-
nearer to the CrOwn Office t torn t hey, and he
teas employed .toAttke cut Writ? for bitn. When
so many itiquiria wprO. ottowards made about the •

• 111.
•I‘r • 11,4414
1311.1i;:dre eh it) person to ipqoire after, it at •P:olu,
lirntalreth was his corKiential clerk, and he was
"ius.lons:ts) have hiy %:thara6ter set Oen in the btisi=
neis. Lowteu was then 'ordered to withdraw;-
and the farther consideration of the .business wavd-,1
journod lip Mimday, when Mr. W. Bryan, Mr. W.
Gams :go:ism:Ambrose and J. Weston, we're-OF.
dercd tr) 'attomf':on the' motien of Mr. Jeffery. i
BARHAM moved, that the Messenger of the,:lj
Crown ()dice penis° ordered to attend, in order to
expk.in the circatostances relating' to the issue 'of
the Writs.

Mr. HUSKISSOII seconded the motion. He was
anxious to %new, that no influence was exereistd by
the Treasury.

Alter some few
,words in eiplanation frorn-tord
Ossut.sroNE, the. Messl-iger, was ordered to, attend
an 'Monday.

MILITARY ACCOUNTS.
On the Motion of Mr. 1-IfLay Anni.sioToN, it'
.was ordered, that an humble Address be presented
to his Majesty, praying, • that his Majesty would be
graciously pleased to give directions that there pc.
laid before the House a Return of the Effedlive
Stren4th of the Regular Forces, at the latest period,
to which the same could be node ours, quingirishing
the British from foreign troops, distinguishing ,
valry from infantry; and those serving at home'froin.
!how strving abroad. Also an Account of the'
Etl4tive Strength of the Militia iu Great Britain and.
Ireland.. This Paper, the Honourable Gmtleman-
said, would aff;ird inueli very nseint infortnatrrn;
preparatory 'to the: diettission of the important to a
sure which ipmjethately•to b brcrught forward.
On the Motion of General FrrzrATiticK., it %vas
ordered, that there be laid betiire the House a' corn.
putative Return of the. number of men recruited in
Urea Britain and ftvland, distinguishing p 6,11 wee c,
and excluding those recruited at head-otiarter.
from the 30th December, 1806, down to the latest
period.

The SECRETARY at WAR presented an AVCULIat .
of the Nu?nber of Recruits raised for the iltolar
Army, pursuar, to notice ; and gave notiee',. that
tovnaorrow he r,hould move that the House should,
on a subsequent day, go .into a CoMtninek! 10 4:0117
sider of certain measures relating to :he.ptefoicei of
thb Country. • We understood the tion. Membei:
to have in view the cutnaru4ion of certain "plans
.with ,respect to roads in Kent.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE NEW, MEASURE FOR
THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.'

Lord CASTLLUEAGitj after the length of time
'which hid :been Jaen up in the disetifttibn with
which the House had been occupied, thought, it
would be inonvettient to proceed on the important.
.subjeti 'of which, notice had been given for this
oight..in his absence, on a former occasion.. He-
wished that it might be•practicable—to bring it
fbrward on Monday ; but as that day would be in-,:
Convenient to the Noble Lord opposite, and' to
others.who were desirous to fdke payt in the discus-'
sum, be would tit the Motion for' the int rciduCtion
of the Bill'for Wednesday, hoping''tha't as,,nteosures
would be taken ,to have the Of printed and
tamed on that day, there wimldibe n) difficulty
in agreeing to the, weamd reading on Friday, The
ex;,osiiion of the, wan would therefore stand for
Wednesday, the Bill to be introauced that day, and
read a.seconu time on Frid;ly.
Mr. WI NottAst. could nut but regret the delay,
bccause, —,ehen Such an entensive change in Our
Sysletti as that, which it wa g,!herally
domood the.. N,ble. Lord had hi toiteltsplattou was'
tobe.propopicd; it a as most desirable that the Liouse
shuold he in )iosses,ion of the result of the Military
measures lot it ell 0 ;Ichipted. ' •
The` Se.ca '10%6 I' at, WAR postponed. his notice
for moving
,the Army Estinitues tO' Monckly
niy,ht.
' The- House, in a Committee of-Supply, revolved
that a SUlll.not exceeding 49(2,:i1. be granted to' he
Trahtee,:: of the British Nltheurn, for the purchate
of the I.on,dowoe P,tp,rs.
The Erioity Bill way read a third tinlrs, and pasted.
The 011)&1. Orders ot the Pay wqt,t then disposed
of, and the House adjourned.

TO 7'llE EDITOR OF TJIE SUN.

FIU,

Whet' nn Adnijnistratinif bbast a superiority of
talent,• it is natural to exped,that alt their- pablie
nets %ill exhibit" something like conskicney, and ;be
guided by the unerring rules of Reason, Justice, Ulla,.
sowhl Policy, and a due regard to the Constitution
and to the existing LaWs of their Country. That
t he hte A;lnimistration were net always thus guided,
snongly proved in Lord HowrcK's pompous Bill,
int; graining an-multi:ll kosylott to H certain immtter
of Captains aud; Lieutenants only O the .NavY,
be put on the Greenwich
,110,:pital Offi-pensiotied
Establishtnent, and• th,:t fund to be provided for. by a
per centage cm at/prize-money,. Now prize-money,
by the LtA s and Constitution; belongs to the Crown,
which getterouhly, on a declaration-of war ligainst
auy Power; Makes it over to the eaptors.' 10,b;,:dis-
trinuteil in Sod) proportions as f is Majesty, by
his. Royal Proclamation; shall, dirett. Prize-inoney.
consequently becomes, bonti fide, the private pro!
petty of the captors, ,and canner, or ought notp.VVe.
wOuld suppose, :he. taken.. from them for any indi-
vidnat or private purpose; and that if any necasary
Ltlttlyation ii required to be made in its future CitS-
trar,ition, it is evideut 'such alteration iS vested in, and'
belongs solely to, the Crewit : therefore the Bill be-,
'coineS, to all intents, an infilngement cm the. Royal
Prerogative. In respell to the floese o(Coininons, one
- paramount duty of theirs ,to Koh:Claud secure. to eve-
ry individual the'private property they-may become
Wfully posse:oced of, except such due proportions as
the support of the State and defence of the Country
May require. The House then, it appears, relying on,
the I.okllls attd capacity of the late Ministers, have
by this Bill,Jteen inadvertently led, to iiape-lion an
110 'that militates against their.general duty. The
plan itii`elf, instead of exhibiting eapticiowriatents,
stead of bent t rational, just, poiitie„ or consistenfwith,
rho existin laws, is in dire& opposition titan these;
W. must therefore infer a deficiency of understand-
Mg in the hue. Ministers, or a clumsy mule:min!. to.
procure popularity, in the latter of which, they may
rest tFqired, they have most coMpletely, failed, for
no can wish or tea bin-Nell c`orntottable in a?
provision made for hint, by taking it front leis mess-
mates, shipmates, and tillew labourers and sufferers

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country, and of protefting the persons and property -
of every individull who rosidi.ts m it. The only
mode by-which a plan of the kind Conk% have been
biought forward with any Alew or justice, would
iptifta-been for the then S...vants of the Crown to .
lire adyised rt Message to Parliament front His
for such general p-fr tentage 'on prize,
'fi'Mitterto be raked and appropriated in just pro-
llportiOnaccording to the sitatOs -of eac!) dais, a
provision to a given number of every rank and de...
nomination in the Navy, who through age, wounds,
or Other intirMitice.ara &wiled tit subjects for 'fur.
therremuncration. Stich. an Act bearing equally.
on all classes, according to their shares, and mum,
iterating eertain.pnrtion of each class in their due
proportionNould-haVe at least claimer! the merit of •
cgnal-distributive justice ; it would .also liavi3,been
pcovident, and shown a
,disresition to compel the.
most thoughtless Of all'beings to 'Lfy uff, a treasure
for the time of need,.whieh' few, VOry few indeed of
them, ever entertain the most distant idea of.—
Whither ihe :present Ministers will think it best to
-do wholly away so unjust a precedent, or destroy ,
th© partiality by a general extension of the benefits,
is for them to determine: One or other is most
certainly required, to remedy this d4lay
the Talents. C. it,
Nure, 'ruly 10, 1807;

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SOLEAI QUI!' DlCtitE YALSUI4 AUDiAT

LON D 0
SATURDAY, JULY I Li, 1107. ,

This Morning a Gotienturgh Mail arrived, hut it
does nothring any intelligence of a recent date. The
_only importantfacl which it contains, is; that the
French failed in two attempts to take possession
of a height near Colberg., and which connuondi iho
circurnjacent country In the last attack thy,had
700 en killed and wounded, among whom were a
Colonel and 13 UtliCell. . .

Lielltellant-Colonel lIARVILT arrived in town.yeg•
terany from Memel, which place he lct t VII the 26th
nit. consequently he brings no intelligence respecting
;he Preliu!koarirreaty which issupposed to have been
signed. It does not appear that in any contei:cnee
which took place atlei the Armistice, 1,..)rd
. .
CIIINSON, or any other'Stiglish Agent, was pcd-
.
sent.

Tint promptitude:With whkh the present Mini. •
sters have. prepared -so -foratidablst-:a--,ll3eclur_
:Baltic ties to have given great offence to the Op-
piisition 'Writers, who accuse them of tardiness and
°negligence for not having had a -Fleet ready for this
service before, it could be known that it Would bu
-Wanted. But it is,sai4 that Ministers ought to hate
foreseen that BogAp.6t.rr.,would call upon -I)Jnitrark
to shut. the :Sound against -,atia that theree,
fore our EipeditiOn should have been accom•
paitied, in the 'first instance, by such.. a -Fleet
as swOuld have' prevented ,211;_resisf414e! "LI:pola
what ground Ministers
~ought to., have expect-
,an attempt:: we' age not ,1010,:inpr is it very
easy to discover.' Pa'stage has
been compared to: 'air. 4nnr marching through 117 L:
territories of is State ; but we can hardly
:suppose that snail' it 'cortipansoni codtd be serion7l7
Made. Iktimark-bas neither the right nor the
pOwer to exclude is •froin the 'Baltic ; nor, at the
time-the Expedition 'Sailed, was there any reason
•• , 1
(0 StlipOie th,it BONAPAT RE
,WOORI tn.tke any.,S4e-
h
proposition to that Court: 'The' eients which
have since come to our kno..vlettge could; not bQ
foreseen when-the Eicpedition scsiled, awl if Nfinl',
'stets had sent-a Fiect of twenty'.o.ll of the I into
the Baltic, to prevent a danger Of 'what • titer°
was sb remote a possibility, there would have
been just giound fur ceitsure. The late Ministers
-began, their- Negotiation -with Turkey, then in 41
State.of 'neutrality, by attacking
their'''; and •
upporters Seem to think that th,!ir
sOrs ought to have adopted sornethiu4 of a fiN
miltlr condua towards Denmark: It is said that
the: late Ministers; anticipatiog N;:t hat irs nioce
lvippened, had,. previous to their pittilig
appropri*lll6, Sail of the Line fur Ow North.'"
Station ; and we are asked, 'what is becom? allot

Fleet ? Why whet carne to look for 110
Fleet, it waS found to be a. 'phantom that has va'.
dished " into thin air,": and,
" Like the thiseiei:iabrie 14f a vision, I
11 Lert.nor i wrack
Ill2.trUtb, it. e4iittli only in the (brains of Lori
;HONVICK; and in its visionary shape was forocd
over as ate Official 'legacy to Mr; THOM S. ditq4..'.
V!LLE. It had nu risible 'shape. tic shook! I) ghici
to ask this Chantpkm of the late (cewinly
not y.ii this Fleet 01 their, w''s
i()i), ; -when, whoe,,lma iivw was it manned,
9P, Niiirpod ; who commanded it ?—.ll- is bin lair
the; Ptibne .KhOulit' know -bow mu... 11 they are iu
'tlehted for the nas as well. as:the intentions .Lit ti 4

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beell 'presented to,lits MAJESTY so strongly express •
the 'general. appiOhation of the People, 'pi to the
reasolts which induced him to dismiis his late Mi-
timers), that' we could not help feeling much surf,
prise on reading a Letter from -the Rev. VicislitOs •
KNQX, in an Opposition Paper of yesterdaytiin'idh,
the writer condemns the principles upottlAicittAre
Addresses were founded, and severely arraignmEltfie-'

..conduot of his Diocesan, the Bishop of Rocnisiaa :
The venerable Prelate, it appears, anxious to testify
his loyalty and his attachment to that Religious Esta.-

blishment which it is Ms bouuden duty to support,
at a cqnfiymation and Visitation holden by bis Lord-

ship on .the loth inst. at Tunbridge, permitted a
Clergyman to move, and another to second, an Ad-
dress to, litilWAJEsry, thanking him for that part
of his condua which led to the removal of the late

Ministers. Dr. KNOX was rising, it seems, td 07.
post! tt)is. measure, but was prevented frorwiproi
'reeding by the Bishop, who, according •tb
XtlOX's account, displayed " great external maks'of
anger, and before he could possibly knoW oawhat side
Dr. Ktiox intelided to speak, vehemently, toughly,
athi peremptorily insisted-that he should. not oppose
it:) Now, admitting the truth of Dr. KNOX'S

statement, we beg leave to ask whether it is proper

fora Clergyman :thus to represent his Superior, to'.
*horn he owes reverence and'obedience, in a public
newspaper ? ' But we beg leave also to ask, whether
the Biihop had not reason to infer, from the known
• political principles of. Dr. KNOX, that„ in:rising, to
speak on such a: measure, he was more likely to
oppose than to support it, and, consequently, whether
the former did not aft very properly in preventing:,
• the..Cburth.frotti becoming the scene of party disA.,.
? The Bishop wisely' stopped all
ger of political diSpUtation its such a pliCe
the beginning, and handed Over the rails of the
bitnniunion-toblu the Address that was to manifest
Vfirin adherence to the 'faith and the mode of wor
iffy that the Sacred edified was raised to prote&, in.

which this Address was tobe signed by the true
friends of otir happy Cot:l36'4loon in Church and
'State. 'But Dr. KNOx is not contented with using
diSrespeefitlinode of speaking 'of the Bishop,.
which we have before stated, for he says, that
the arniable aid loyal Prelate exercised his "epic
ebpal authdrity" On the, occasion, with the dic-
tation' of " Papal Despotism." It is' needlesi fir

us to attiriladvert upon such Wpm° canting

from a person of Dt. KNOX'S sacred funCtion, and
in reference to doe whom he is bound particularly to
honour and oer.. Dr. Krtot proceeds to say,
that the sdlijea ought certainly td hac;e been re-
tenied the Town-ltall," and 'we do not wonder
t this Observation; b,cause in that place he might

have had a full opportunity of giving free vent to his
politiol feelings and notions. But it in his opi-
ilion it was ihiproper to introduce the stibjeet in

the Church, with.. what regard to propriety
,Could
Ile rise for the porpdie of rendering .the matter a
aubjea of debate and argument in -such a plaCe
. For he proceAs to give a fUll account of what he
intended to s;ty if he had been permitted to steak;
And, '4iith whatever adMitation he may look upon
his own knowledge add powers of persuasion, it is
'hardly to be supposed that he could Ratter himself
' co far as to imagine that Wliat,he said would be re-
ceived at once With profound submission by the Bishop
:Ind the rest of his Holy Brethren.. It may then be
ttirly raid, that the Bishop, in assenting to the Motion
iur the Address, only aced in conformity to his'duty,
by supporting the established faith a place purposely,
rtssigned for its protaion, and that Dr. Knox in
reality endeavonred to convert that place into a
%eerie for political disputation. But what must
,the
Public think of Dr. Knox in thus attacking the
lishup of ROCHESTER, for permitting a measure for
• the maintenance of the national Religion to be intro-
duced in the Church, when they ruustrecollea that
this same Dr. Knox, a few years ago, introduced
politics in the Put.riT, at a time when he should
lave been delivering the aweful truths, and sacred
doctrines of Religion ? This very improper, con,-
41361 of. Dr. Knox took place' at Brighton, aelfl a
great part of what he said was particularly directed
-against 'the Military, at a time when the town was
15111 of Soldiers who were. stationed 'at. the place.
• We are far from approving the condo t of the
ricers, who, the following evening, on seeing Dr,
Knox at the Theatre
,with his family, obliged
hint to •quit it ; but Dr. Knox might blame him-
%W for having given them such an unjustifiable
provocation. We think it proper to recall this
circumstance to his mind, /Or if it be iMproper to
41ttocibcc politics In the Church, out of his: own•
• mouth may we condemn him.

Yesterday' morning Hu Attansvt, Princesses(
AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, nod isiintrA, took their usual
tide on horseback in Windsor Park,. attended by
the Duke at' MONTROSE, Lady I. Ts-LYNNE, -Gen.
CkETWELGHT, cot; TAYLOR; and Mr. Gasvti.(4.
Hut' 11iA3ESTY and Princess ELIzaBLTIII took Ea
uiri"gtax 01(1:WiDdSOr.
Plaisorsday evening the Duke of Moria-ruiss
arrived'at Windsor 011 a VlSit to MS MAJESTY.

STRALISUfii, JUNE
jutant-General Vorr ENGELERECHTEN, Who by. hi;
Swedish Majesty was sent on a particular mission to
lib Majesty the. King of Prussia, returned from Pd-,
`,41.1 on the 20th inst.

The frontiers, from Dunigarten to Garrnin, are
`'.guarded by. Swedish troops, the left- wing 'being'
commanded' by Colonel Baron STAEL VON HOLT.
STEIN, and the right by Colonel PLATER. The
Districi from. Gamin to Garmschuard is oCcupied.T
bjr RuSsian troops, under the orders of Colonel By
,AoNt... The advanced posts of the army are corn-,
manded by Adjutant-General Baron TAWAST.
Some of the Swedish Troops, with several batte- '
ries of. artillery, are in cantonments. in the environs
of Barth, Grimm, and Frantzburgh, under the or-
ders of Lieutenant-General Baron
,WiEDE, whose,
Aleild:-qUarters are in the laSt place. The Cavalry
:Teserve is commanded by Colonel Count HANrus
Afotitilta, who has established his head-quarters in
BicbtenbUrgh.
The main body of the Royal Prussian Troops,
quartered in the neighbourhood of priefswiild, is
,commanded
.by Lieutenant-General Von BLUCHER
who has removed his head-quarters to Grief:swain:
Yesterday arrived here Count ULRIC GYLDEN-
. now* -Lord.Chamberlain to the Queen, with the
joyful news of her ?lajesty having,. on the ‘2.2d in-
stank been safely delivered of a Princess. •
Count Da LA •CHAPELLE, Marechal-de-Camp to
his Ntileity the King of FRANCE, and Chevalier Du
:141ANVAL, Colonel in the same service,:whO arrived
from England, were yesterday presented to his
~Majesty.—(Gottenburgh Gazette of July 2).

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM STOCKITOLM, JLINE 29.

Yesterday arrived here a vessel which set sail
from alga last Midsummer-day, the Master of which
states, that after several' days hard fighting, the Rus-
sians have been completely defeated on their Whole
line. At Riga much. fear was entertained of the ar-
rival of the French and M. ZAGSIRISSEN, Swedish
Conshl at Riga, had already engaged the cabin of
.of the above vessel for himself and family, when in-
telligence was received that an Armistice had been
,concluded for. 10 days between the Russians and
French. Memel is reported to be in the possession
of the French." '•

CoLBERG, JUbrit 20.—Report of Major N. Vpw
COMMEMLIUnt '!* The enemy proceedi
with great eireurnspeation in his operations against this
place, and every thing is done on our side to defend
this fortress. About 1800 paces from this place is an
height which commands the eircumjacent country*;
which has 'been fortified by the garrison,•in the best
!manner circntmtances would admit. Twice hiti, the.
Enemy endeavoured to render himself master of the
heights, but has been repulsed with considerable
loss. The last time he surprised the height, de-
. fended only by 160 men, with a corps of t 000 men!
strong, and carried it,but it was immediately retaken:
by the grenadiers; and the Enemy feat on that oe..
casion,7oo men killed'and wounded, among whom
were a Colonel and fa Officers. The Enemy has
now Completed 'The second parallel,. and applied
himself to make' mines aud eret batteries to dis-
mount our guns. I make frequent sallies; and have
taken several convoys destined for the ,enemy. On
different occasions eve 'have taken one Major, four
Captains and five Lieutenants, prisoners of war."—
(Stockholm Gazelle of June 27).
GoTTENBUROH, JULY 6.--The first division of
the English Expedition passed the Sound for Stral-
sund, on the 12th inst. all well.
The =Counts in the dibeille du Nord, and Ham-
. bUrgh Papers, dated Elsinenr, the 23d hue, re-•
spewing the loss of an English Ship of the Line, and
of several Transports, on this roast; and that 700
dead horses Were found ',ncar..Stronistadt, are all
'false. It is true that four or five Vesselti were driven
on Shore,' atut'atrtong them. nn: English one (we be-
lieve one hound from Hull to.. St, ,Peters,burgh)
having 18 horse fon 'bo3rd were lost.

Yesterday about four o'clock the•Dukeand Du-
chess of YORK, Occompatlied by the Duke of KENT,
left'York HOUSO ler Blackheath, on a visit to the
-Duchess of BRUNSWICK and the PfinCOSS of WALES,
in their , carriage and four. •The Duke of CA:4•
/MIDGE followed them in his carriage. Their (loyal
Highnesses dined with the Duchess and Princess.

The Prince of W trES and Duke of CLiittrorott are
expected to attend the Chapter of the Order of the
Garter to be held to-day at Windsor Castle, at two
o'clock, for Wu purpose of the Marquis of
141411TFORD and the Earl of LOSIDALB Willi the va-
cant blue ribbancls.

A Cabinet Council was held ye,ter,loy at the Po.:
reign Offices.

Dispatches from Lord. COLLINGWOOD, from Ad-
miral DACRES at Janiaica, and from Admiral fir RK e-
LEY at Halifax, were yesterday received at the Atl.
miralty.
The fifteenth regiment of. Light Dragoens, the
-Duke of CUMBERLAND'S, are to. by reviewed on
.IMonday next, on Hounslow Heath ; after which,
his Royal Highness, the Oflieers, and a largo party
ofNublemen; will partake of an eleript entertairl-
- meta. at the Castle, at Richmond,

, •
NYlkititrrit, -JULY 16.,L-Arrived the Hound Sloop
of Wir, from Torbay; also the Anson Frigate, of
44 guns, from Jamaica; she came benie one of the
Convoy to the homeward-bdund Fleet, several of
which passed up Channel yesterday.
The Plovi• Sloop Of War went, out of harbour
this morning; tind anchored in the Sound.

PENZANCE, JULY. I.s..—Sailed the Bce, Irons,
and Guytree, STEPHCN, for Falmouth ; Brothers,
SHARI, for Fowey ; and Young Henry, Guv, for
Southampton.
The Scilly Packet, arrived last night gives an ac-
count that the Brig Hope, SLATICR,from Waterrord for'
London, was wrecked there last week ; and a large
Ship, one of the West India Fleet, went on shore
there on Monday night—cannot leans her name.

PORTSMOUTH, JUL"( I 7.—Arrivea the Hardy and
Richmond Gun-brigs frotn a Cruize ; the Friends'
Goodwill, JARVIS, from Swanage with stone ; and
Harriet, Puns, from Simderland, with coals.
Sailed the Thunder Bomb for the Downs ; the
hired Armed vessel Duke of. York, with a Convoy
for Cork ; the Conjundure, CUDRA, for Norway ;
and Jesse, GRAY, for Sunderland. .

DEAL, JULY t7.—Arrived his Majesty's Ships
Hussar, Nymph, Cambrian, Luverett, and the Gig-
hawk, from Portsmouth, and:remain in the DOwns
with his Majesty's Ships, as per hit.

SHEERNES3, JUL'_ O.—The Leda. Frigate,
1-10NRYMAN,W3S paid wages up to six months.
Sailed the Minr, Lieut. MANDERSON, for Deal.

Went out of Harbour to the Nore the Cossack, of
24 guns, Capt. DIGEY.

Came down from Chatham, and anchored at the
'Nom', the Banter Sloop of War, Capt. SHEPPA R D.
Arrived the Cm* Sloop of War, Capt. RAvax
SHAW, from Eisineur; and Aggresio r Gun-brig,
WAtHON;frOID Yarmouth.

Upwards of 70 Flat-bottomed Boats have been
sent here from Deptford, Woolwich, and Chatham,
and the Valiant, of 74 guns, Capt. Your/0, Hercule,
of 74 gun's, Hon. Capt. Cor.vicc, and Nasinu, of
64 guns, Capt. CAMPBELL, are taking as many of
them in as they can stow, being under orders for
the Baltic. 'A very great number of Transports are
colleccted here, but have no orders for 'service.

JULY 7.—Sailed the Ard.vsau ~ 9f 64 guns, Capt.
R. CAMPBELL, having been refitted with the most
extraordinary expedition.
Arrived a Dutch Lugger Privateer, a Prize,—All
is zeal and bustle here.

Came down from the River a Tender with part of
the crew of the Julio Frigate, paid off at Woolwich.

FALMOUTH, JULY 15.—Sailed the Lord Hottirt
Packet,' Cart. HvaiLTox, for Halifax and New
York ; ManCfister Packet,'Capt. DAVIS, for Bar-
and ,Jamaica;
.and Princess .Elizairtit
Packet, Cipti;KlDll, for Lisbon. •.

The Ship atorge is arrived. in the Downs fri;m
Domingo. She has brought private letters, which
state, that CIIIIISTOPIIE, the new Chief, was corn.
pletely in disgrace, and that PETtotchad been invited
to asinine the supreme power of the State., This in
vitationi it. is added, was ktninsdiately a.,^cepte:l, and
the first net of PETION was to order an embargo on
all vessels in Port-au-Prince, in order to. enable ban
to convey troops to GottaiVes, to ae.i. against Cu its.
tattle.--Upon this subjeA the fbllowing Note. was
yesrenlay posted at I.r.oin's •
" ay accounts, front St. Domino (Port-ail-Prince) of the
46th May, all the Vessels there were under ernbargo, tor the
purpose ot taking mops to Conaives, to at against Caw' s.
Torn*. A Wig troin Portsmouth had just arrived at St.
Domingo, name unknown:

On the 21st ult. sailed, on board the lVarleij East
Indiaman,Sir EDMoND STANLEY, to take upon him-
self the office of Chief Justice in the Settlement o&
Prince of Wales Island, and to form a system of
laws for that Colony.
The 'gallant Captain M'Lano, who fell lately in
Egypt, was one
,of the sixteen who are to receive
medals for their services at Maida. He 'commanded •
the 7th regitneht, which, with the a tst; formed
Brigadier-General ACKLAND'S Brigade, the firt,t that
sCppOrted the charge made by the light infantry
battalion, and which so soon turned the left flank' of
the Enemy.
Mr. KEE Pon'sn, whose talents as an Artist
have been so conspicuous, 'and have been so justly
admired in this Country, went to Russia some time
ago, where he was received with great attention.
He was particularly honoured by the kindness of
the Emperor At.MANDER. But he has been still
more 'fortunate, for, on paying a' visit to Moscow,
where he remained Some time; he captivitted the
!lean of the PrinceSs,SHEBATOFF, a Lady of consi-
derable rank and fortune. The family do not oh-
je& to the union, which has most probably by this
time taken place, with. the sanaion of the Em-
peror. Our fortnnat© young countryman a mall
of considerable abilities, which are not confined
within the sphere of painting. He is, besides, re-
Markable for manly spirit, good humour, and an
exemplary observance of -the duties and affeetions
of a son and brother. The Princess is entirely in
of her family, has three Palaces, beside}'
extensive territorial property, and is very pleasing'
in person and amiable in charaeler.

Ry the particular -desire of his Royal, Highness
the Prince of WALEs. Brikbton and Lewes-Races
art to be this rear a fortnight. later than inual; to be`
tot near to his RoyatHightiess'‘•birth-day at ,rnay be.
Brighton , Raves ',corfirneme on the 2th of .next
mkt Lew 64 on the 13th.

At One,e'crock*esterday the Business of the AS;
sizes finished at the cdunty Nall; and' the King'il
I-Justices satin after proceeded on the,Circuit. to Nut-
tingham. Sir Sii4ON La BLANC finished the biti-
ness of the :Calvin Court on Tuesday,; hut, the caesel
entered for trial at Nisi Pritti, before Sii" GIINS
Rookitovere swelled by 13 aElions for bribery tt
the ;unusual number of 35, acid oecasiiined the Chuit
to sit on Wednesday. - _ . .
_,. 2, - •
&Lam; vo Li A.RPE6ON.ThiS was an a 611621 ft) re.:
cover the value of a pack of lace goOds, which 'the
'Plaintiff (a frame-work4nitter of. Cittltoni Notts),
was deprived of whilst a guest of the Defeadam,
who keeps the Red Lion public-house at Grantham.
It appeared'-that in March,' tBot7, the, PlairitY mi..
veiled from his home 'with a pack of woods of hi 4 1
manufaanre, which be intended to dispose i;t; owl ,
attended at GranthaM Fair in that month: On going .
to the house of the Defendant, he was shewn into A
bed-room, where he deposited his pack, iii prelenee
of the 'chamber-maid. Returning in the evening to
the Inn, after having been in the Fair, lie was told
that another room was allotted for his n'econifootk-
tion, it being, necessary to appropriate that hl v...ati
formerly shewn into to another purpo4. 'He there-
fore desired the chamber maid. to: bring him' hia
pack' which he had left; but on a search being in.:
sututed, it was found that the pack hid been by
somebody taken-away. It was for the value of the
articles so lost (stated to be-about i l(1.) ' that this
aetion was brought ;. but a great difficulty remained
with the Plaintiff to prove, their value, as -some of
Lis work people whom he called could only speak us
to their belief of his having set out.from Atonic with
certain valuable goods in a pack—Mr. Sqjt;:int
VAUGHAN sUbmitted, that to establish this fiat, t!;e
Plaintiff himself might .be- examined as a
,witnes;i,
as was allowed under, the Statute of Hite ;;nd Cry,
&e. This time Learned Judge over-rule::':, Immo•
rously remarking—" What a state would Alm',
Quickly have been in if Falstaff cood liiim,elf
have given evidence of what he lost behind the
arras l" It was too much, he obstrved, to okige
publicans to receive grangers into their loam's, and
then give those strangers the latitude of bearing
teStimony-in anions they might themselves bring
for dimages.—His Lordship . afterwards observed,
that 'the circumstances of no particular caution ,hav-
ing been given by the Plaintiff to induce the Davit-
dant or his servants to .be especially carefulef his '
pack, did not avail in the defence of the innkeeper,
as he was bound,' by an implied contract between
himself and every guest that came to.his house,
to afford 'secure custody to that, guest's provry,
whether he , was .or was not „informed of its. value. •
As, 'however, in this case there .swiss np measure
whatever given of the aaual -value atilt). pack of
goody when stolen, and .thp Plaintiff might hive
disposed of much of what it probably once centainecl,
he thought the Jury should 60 moderate in giVlng
damages .---Verdia for ;Plaintiff,, damages 104. ,
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