The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-19 00:00:00

MOST SUBMISSIVE REPORT.

" The expedition arrived here on the 26th last,
jest eller noon, and as soon as the brig had brought
to anchor, I immediatelye,ent my Adjutant,Thoroas,
with a letter to the French General, of which
copy is herewith inclosed. The Captain was re-
ceived by two soldiers of the troops of Berg, and
tsken before the Commander of the Strand Posts at
Philipillagen, who was a Captain in the said troops'
and afterwards s.'nt to Stralsund from Philipshagen,
to Puffins, under the guard of a Serjeant, and
from thence accompanied by tn Adjutant, a Nlejot
in the 2d Berg regiment.
" At ten in the evening o( ,he 27th, a 'pilot bolt
came off with a report from Captain Tha,6as, siav
ing that he was remaining behind at Philipshagern
and that the same Major-Adjutant that had; gone
with him to Stralsund, and Likewise again accou
panied him, and had been directed by Gen—Friar-1r
to give,a verbal reply tb my letter, Captain Thonia9
therefore requesting to have further insiructioos
given him for his proceedings, I immediately wrote
him by the returning pilot boat, that' although /
had expeded to rectei‘e a written reply from Ge•
neral Friant, and was still in expect:Joan of 10'
ceiving it, yet I was nevertheless still willing t,O
have a conversation with the Officer sent to me,
and that he might ithmediately return on bo:Ild
with him. I, .in vain, expected -they:- corning,
the whole 9( the 27th, and mornng of the 28th ;,
it blew so hard, that no boat could come off from
the shore, so that a launch which was sent on
shore by the. Major and Knight Wersen, as Corn.
mander of the Flotilla-, •to demand the, reason of.
the pilot's delay, and which he hstiled up tee bring,
on board the aforesaid -Officer's, was likewiAe ere'
vented by the heaving- surf from retutning. A 4 this
weather, according to 'the Commodore's cp'nion,
was likely to contieue.for a long -r.tol-0, and the
danger of the squadron's driving 'on sfiiire,
by the increasing gale, v.-as eery moment ac tile
risk of driving on shore and being loiit; and, b 6"
sides, not relishing the information Chat an Adjutant
Major was to give me a verbal answer, 1, discon-
tented with my situation, took the resoite ion of im-
mediately carrying your 11131. Majesty's gracion4
commands into execution, and as agreed w
Major and Knight Wersen, to go on shore and pro-
ceed to Stralsund, if I should. not meet with the
French Officer. I landed at Thesson on the (20),
at three in the afternoon, and got on shore with',
out difficulty, whin I was received by a Seri-ant 01
the troops tit Berg, who took me to the town, froln
whence I ienthediately'sent a Messenger to Philipl"
•hagen, to inform Captain Thomas of my at-60.,
'and commanding him to invite the French Officer
to give me a meeting without delay. After thou"
Oration of two hours, I received intelligence, licst
by a Lieutenant, and afterwards from the chief or
the out-posts himself, who followed immediate y
after, that while I was, on the way, and steering to,
wards Thesson, to get under the lee of the land, 04
Adjutant and the French Officeis Enid embarked oa
board a Danish galeasse which was lying near th©
shore, and had attempted by that means to get on
board the brig. As the gale at this' moment madam
it impossible to return, I resolved to wait at .Philip'
bagel) for the return of Gen. Priant's messenger, aatl
who actually did arrive the -stme day at
at night, without ever having one attetrpti:d to gee
on board the brig, through fear of sea Sickness, and
the danger attending it. or even to accompany MY
Adjutant, who was fetched on board in a boat froto
the said Galeasse. This Officer declared to me JO
the name of General Friant, that-he would not enter
into any correspondence with me, hut 1 must crake
my application to the Prince of Euktnuhl at Hea'
burgh, and therefore returned again to the squadron'
On my requesting to hate this given me in writing'
be said that lie was not permitted to deliver .00r,
thing in writing, neither was he to be ptevaile°
,upon to give 'me a copy of his instt uctior4, loot
which I not only read myself, but likewise caused
it to be read• aloud by the GovernMent's Secretary,-
Mr. Thomas, who at my request accomPaniied te°
on this mission. The contents of this p.per
so far as I can recollect, as follows
" I, the undersigned, order the Adjutant. Oa
Major Tho Mas to• repair on board the ship -where
General Engelbrechten now is, and inform him
cat-no have any conversation with him ; but that
he must apply for such purpose to his Ewe:Ulf:l
the Pt ince•of Eckman), at Hamhurgh.
(Signed) " FRI4NT,. _

General of Division, cornnviriding tied
Er,;icli troops in Pomernoia.-
" Straisurd, Feb. 27."

On my expressing my intention of going by
land to Hamburgh, I received for answer, that this
could not be allowed, but that I must proceed theta
by sva.
" After this conversation, the. Adjutant and M3'
jar returned 'immediately to Stralsund, and a': I
considered the treatment which .1 was obliged to
suffer on shore 03 being derogatory to tt e. station
tille:1 by me, a' b&ng continually klityved by a sot.,
der and the officers strati t) there, who, by er'r.r.
posrible means, prevented me. from Epeaking Or
commw)icating with ,inv other perion v,how,totl,,efo

p My submissive repoft,- which it- was utterly im.
• possible to do on shore. Yesterday afternoon I ar-
jived safe on board the brig, accompanied by a cot--
Ottral and three soldiers of the 2d Regiment of
Berg, under the pretext of guarding me against a
- French- ptivateer, which was cruising off l'hissaco
creek, and sent. with the returning 1;34 The letter,
Of which a copy is inclosed to General Friant, with
accompanying directions to Colonel Peyron, to re-
pair immediately on board to me, and have no,k to
tveit the General's final answer here on board the
brig Swallow, before that I can enter into any fer-
ther 'proceedings. I have, in- conjunction with the
Major and Knight Wersen, caused the • remaining
Nit of the transport fleet to return to-Ystadt, and
there wait in--a sale harbour for further- orders, in
• Order to prevent the Crown from being unne-
cessarily exposed to a considefable loss, as more
especially, according to the answers that 1
had received, no immediate embarkation could
fake place, and the situa' ion of the transport
vessels in this bay becoming every day 'll6re-dan-
ger:rms. The reception given to my Adjutant, who
tyas not permitted to spe,k w:th any person what-
soever, either -at Stralsund, or on his journey there
aud back, as likewise the guard placed upon myself
during my stay on shore, joined to the dread enter—,
tamed by the inhabitants of a secret police existing
• . at Stralsund, has rendered it impossible for me to
transmit any orders to the Comrnaeders of your
.JVlajesty's troops, some hundred men of whom ate
said to be in Bugen,. performing duty in common
With the French ; but it is reported they have been
.., obliged to deliver up ttNeir cannon and ammunition.
Chanceller Vun Pacheibek is sent away to
liarnburgh. •
• (Signed). "IL V. ENGELBRECHTEN.•
" On board the brig Swallow, in Putts Roads, •
March t, 1812."
•

GENERAL—The King, my iMrcier, having com-
Inanded me is repair in quality of Negocidtor to
Swedish Pomerania, for the pOrpose or coming to
An agreement with you on c,rtain poihts. . I have
• IO request- you• will be pleased to appoint a . place
when and where we should meet. I have, there-
fore, ;u appo.nt the. town of Bergen, on the Island
61 auger), and forward !',,is by my Adjutant, Capt.
Thorms, who ha 3 undertakeu to brine rue back
Your ausl.ver.
" have the -honour to retutin, &c.
" Y. ENGi,LBISECHTEN, Dildj. Gen."
"Brig Swallow, l'uth 1203(i,, Feb. 7.6."

cr
GENERAL,-It was u the utmost s.;rpi ise I
received your letter of tine 2.6111 instant, which r• ply
Was verbally cummur icated to me by the Adjutant,
Major Engel!, whom I accidentally fell in with yes-
terday morning, and who did not bring a single
word in writing. I cannot entertain the least doubt
"tHt,you, General; must koiw it is necessary for
"very one to prove their having executed the com-
ttlands to them entrusted, and this single consider-
"nn ought already to kive procured me a u ritten
;11'swer to toy foresaid letter, without refetring to
e usages and customs every where established, and
„Thor causes. which might have brought it about.
our refusll of entering into any t orrespondence
tvi h me, bout informing yoursy Fof my motives,
and the express cotnman 'S by you given to afford no
Pilots, not eNen toSweclishA essels, sufficiently proves
You have not entered S,A,edish Potnera,til as a friend.
It is upon this point, as Wal as upon my request of
Laving a conference with you, that I expect a reply
in writing, being well assured that you, General,
on account of the severe season, and the situa-
tion of the' SWedish squadron, cause it to be trans-
tititted as soon as possible to me, on board the brig
&Swallow, which 1 shall retain here fbr that purpose,
and let the other vessel 4 return to Sweden.
"As I have besides orders, in the King's name,
to transmit to Cplonel P, yron, Commander.of the
Swedish troops in Pometani,s, I herewith inclose
This► requesting that v_oti, General, will cause them
to tOtne to the said Colonel's hands, I having no
-other means of effecting it.

I have the honour to remain, &c.
(Signed) " V. ENOELMIRCHTEN,
Major-Gcneral.'!.
"Brig Swallow, Puth Roads, Feb. 29."

VOPENHAGEN, MARCH 6.—By the Hamburgh
Mail arrived here to-day, it appears, the coarse of
'xeltang.e in this city was, on the 3d March, noted
at Hainburgh at 757 per cent.
GOTTENBURGH, MARCH 13.—A courier, charged
with dispatches from the V-riuguese Minister at Sr.
,
•retersburgh, proceeds to England. About a week'
441ce a mail from Hambargh arrived at Stockholm,
Which on being opened was found to contain only
Packages of brown paper. Some of the parcels were
sl'ewn to his Royc.il Highness the-Crown. Prince,
who is said to hate been much offended at so ridicu-
lous and unnacountable ► circumstance. Eight mails
a'rlveti here on the 1 tth inst. from Germany ; the
greater part of the letters they contained were writ-
lerl in July,and August I,:-=r. Tie four last Swedish
Flails have, been returnel from alsingboin, the
"sues having refused to receive ihera on the oppO-
.§Lte coast.

BERNE, FEB. 14.—A:1 the Oilic;2rs who had ob-
'allied leave to pass the winter in S kit zeildncl, have
teeei‘ed orders to instantly join their regiments.
Ihey write from Schatihausen, that all the Bavarian
thlicers. Switzeirland have likewise been ordered
to rejoin their corps.

The French, it seems, are permitted to pass
through the Danish dominions by divisiqns (2,f three
;
thousand each. It will be strange; indeed, if Buo-
NAPARTE'S wily head should not devise some expe-
• diem to delay the March of some out of the country
till others have arrived, and praatise.the same trick as
he did in Spain, to get Denmark into his power, and
Prevent the credulous Monarch from indulging in
any vacillating policy.
Whiting who "was convided• at the Isle of Ely
Assizes last week, for attempting to poison his
rela-
tives, has made a full confession of his guilt, and
states. that the puddings contained a pound of flour
mixed with two ounces of sublimate. it is exped,
ed that he will be executed this day. Whiling,
though not a licensed Dissenting Minister, as mis-
stated in some papers, le-lured upon the Gospels
ever 3 Sunday; and occasionally preached.
BOW-STREET. Yesterday. Thomas Brotherion
-Underwent another examinations charged with rob-

KENT ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONg, TUESDAY, MARCH 17.

THE KING V. MOORE.

This was an indictment against the defenclinf, an
Officer of Customs, for assauhing a Gentleman
of tlie'n.lo-te of Brooks, at Dartford, in this county.

Mr. GURNEY, zs Counsel for the prosecution,
stated, that Mr. Brooke was travelling in his chaise
through Dartford, accompanied by his servant,wlien
being overtaken by a show -r of rain, he drove up,
and took shelter under the.gateway of an Inn ; as
he was talking to the landlord, he perceived some
one get up into his clutise, and not knowing who it,
was, he tapped hit on the shoulder, and observed,
" This is my chaise, what do you want tht!re
The defend int, with peat rudeness, told him,,he
was an Officer, and would search his carriage. The
prosecutor said, he might search, if he was an Offi-
cer, but asked to see his warrant. The other re-
Tuaed to shew it, and seized the prosecutor by the
collar, and rudely shook him. This was the assault
complained of, and for which the indictment had'
been found. .

Mr. Se:rjeant SEMPHERP, for the defendant, slid,
he thought-the indiatnent inight as well
,hay.e been
spaced, and that- Mr. Brooke wodld have exercised
a sounder discretion if be had let the defenoant
search his carriage quietly ; the resistance was only
calculated 'to cieate an idea in the Officer's wind
that there really were so,ve contraband goods con-
cealed.

The Loßp CHIEF- BARON said, he was not sure
it was necessary For an Officer always to go with
his warrant about his person, although it was pru-
dent so to do. Here the defendant had certainly
exceeded his duty, and the Jury must find him
Verdia—Guilty.
CROWN SIDE.

John Moore was indicted for ravishing Charlotte
Knill on the 26th of August last. This was a case
Which excited considerable interest. The unfortu-
nate gill, who was the victim of the prisoner's lust,
was just turned of 15, the daughter of a respett- •
able man, the bailiff of Mr. Larkin, who resides
near Maidstone. The account of the transattien, as
given by the girl, was, that she'was returning to her
father's liaise, between eight and nine in the even-
ing, when, upon East Mailing-Heath, she saw three
or four men, one of whom (the prisoner) asked the
way to Mr. Otis's ; she said she did not know, and.
walked on- rather 'fast ; she beard-some one follow-
ing her, and she increased her speed, when the man
behind her overtook her, seized her round the neck,
threw her down, and with great force and violence
perpetrated his designs. She occasionally screatned,
but during. part of the time he stopped her mouth.
After he had .etfeBed his purpose, as she lay on the
grosund, she saw two men, of the names of Knox
and Field, but he stopped her mouth, and, they'
passed by before she could scream ;,'she did, how-
ever; before they got out of hearing, and they came
to -her assistance. The prisoner then jumped up;
got over the hedge, and ran away ;. he was pursued,
and taken that night.
Elizabeth flrsewere depo.ed, thatshe came over
Milling Heath that evening, and met the prisoner
in company with two other men and a woman ; the
prisoner attempted catch her hind as she passed ,she
eluded his aim, and she heard him d—n her for •a
b— as she passed. She then met Charlotte Knill,
and had not long eapsed her before she- heard-a
voice screaming " Murder !" and b6iog very much
terrified, she ran to an adjoining cottage to get
assistance, but she found no person in sit. She then
met Knox and Field, and, they went to rescue
the girl.-
The two witnesses, Knox and Field, stated, that
they went in search of the girl, and they listened,
endeavouring to hear her screams, but they did not
hear any for some time, and they nad attually passed
the-place where the ptisoner held her down, when
on hearing a sudden scream of " Save met save
me !" they turned back. The prisoner immediate-
ly jumped over the hedge and rap away, but- he left
his het behind him. They pursued him, and that
evening they found him at Mr. Brattle's hop-house,
at Wateringbury.
The prisoner in his defence said, he believed the
fast to have been committed by one of his compa-
nions, and that he slws him put sued, and lent him.
his own hat from friendship to him,
Verdia—guilty.

'Mr. and Mrs. TILNEY POLE. WELLEiLEY.—The
above happy couple are "till at Blackheath, which
they leave to-morrow for Wanstead s House, io
Essex. It is inconceivable the number or 'letters
(anonymous ones) the Lady received prior to her
marriige; they entirely filled a large travelling case,
and each betrayed the Writer's motiveS. It is at pre-
sent uncertain when 4 hey will return to town. It
is said they mean to make a tour through their dif-
ferent demesnes in Wiltshire, and• Other places, and
settle in London about June next.—A
cutnstance attended the wedding : on the'iipival of
the happy pair at the Hymeneal altar,, the'llirric-
groom was applied to by Dr. GLASSE for the ring ;
he had forgoven to procure this necessary testimonial.
Some contusion arose in consecr ence, but on reco-
vering from it, a messenger was dispatched to Mr.
Brown, a jeweller, in Piccadilly, oppOsile to Pie
Church, who immediately attended With an assort-
ment, and then. the 'ceremony prOceed,d without
.further interruption.

A Comedy of three atilv, from Mr. SKErrtniGToN,
is among the novelties forthcoming at the
,Lyceum.
As this is an unusual form of diamatic composttion,
when without songs, it is proper that it should be
•
arranged into five acts before representation.
The following is a list. of game, &c.. shot this
season upon the manor of in Nor-
folk, the residence of Thom As 1 Hotottiti,L, Esq.—
liares, 574—partridges, 726—pheasants, 701—rab-
bits, 492—snipes, 49—woodcocks, 6—total, 2548.
About 3000 rabbits have been killed by the keepers,
whit nets, props, &c..
A melancholyiaccident happened in Great Wild-
street, on Tuesday night :—The mother of two
young children having put them to bed, left a lighted
candle with them, when ,the eldest, about four years
old, set fire to the bed;. the flames sptead rapidly,
but, by the timely exert low; of the neighbours, were
soon put out; the children were much burnt, but
arest9jilg___A or~man who lay ill an the.

IMPERIAL PARL LIMEY"

HOUSE OF PEERS,
WEDNESDAY,, MARC} IS.

In a Committee of. Privileges, the further consi-
defation of the Claims to the Stafford Peerage w:ts
resumed. Their Lordships did not sit long, and
adjourned the further investigation t,ll to-morrow.
Soon paler the House was resumed,
Earl PERCY was introduced with the accus-
tomed formalities, sworn, and took his seat as
Baron Pc rcy. His Lordship's supporters were Lord
Ashburuham (Viscount St. Asaph), and Lord
Dundas.

Ge Infant'Suitors' 1111 was brought up from the
Caumpons, by Mr. Keinick, aid several Bills of a
private or local nature were brought up by Sir James
G:aham Mr. J. Smith, and other Gentlemen.

The Watch and Ward Bill was returned, with the
concurrence of the Coimuons to the amendments
:made- by their Lordships.

MUTINY BILL.

On, the question for their Lordship•„ going into a
Committee on this Bill,

Lord GROSVENOR rook the opportunity to make a
variety or observations, principally on points more
or less connected with- thesubjeet of the Bill. After
adverting generally to the great importance of the
military 5) stem of the empire, he referred to certain
points, on which lie thought that some explanation
should be given by the Noble Secretary for the War
Department, for the satisfaction of the House. He
first alluded to the pradice which lately obtained
of tran• terring large bodies of convicts from the
hulks, and such receptach s, to the army, if not em-
bodying them altogether with the regul.o- corps.—
The practice which formerly obtained, of occasionally
drafting a few persons from such places, was such
as humanity must approve, as affording such persons
achance of refbrmation nod improvement ; but-the
extent to which it- lately obtained Itormed the evil
and the distinction, and not a little dissatistaolion
prevailed in. consequence. The next point he had
to touch upon, and which required special attention,
was the orders said to be given for the non-admis-
sion of Irishmen into certain, regiments; this, be
tholurbt, ;evolved a stigma with respect to that part
of the Empire, while .atthe same time foreigners
were abundantly admitted into the army. He
trusted a satisfadory explanation maid be given.—
The next point was oro: which,, es to its institution,
refleCted great credit C.;l the intl.:to ions person at the
head of the .army. me-mt the establishment of
schools for :1C minCtry, and the appropriation of
the Begat Char el" at Whitehall, !or the receo.
tion of the coillt6ry for Thi7lous porpo,es but of
the former pole he oodt'ri; 'joil the mode of in-
struction introduced was that of Mr. Lain;
caster since, tt.h•id been said, Tm'irnagined, that
the Madrar, or thf-':vs;enct of Di. Bell, was to be
adopted lot' that purpet!. He truved, however,
that no differenee would be rreade'in so essential a
coosiderati2o, b'ecause the system had been suggest-
ed by-Mr. Lsoce,t,r, or any other Disenter. The
opinion he allUded to prevailed, and the considera-
tion:seethed to him tike " 'straining at a gnat and
sW,allowing a camel !!" Another point, connected
with this point of the subject was, a•prevalent idea
that the attendance at those places was to be com-
pulsory. Tuis, however, being so littlesonneded
with the long establishes line of Military duty, he
trusted no compukory clause would be enacted.
Ile next adverted to the system of enlisting adopt-
ed-by Ministers, which, from the comparative num-
ber produced by that exceileot one which they had
superseded, he must contend'was highly objection-
able; the falling off would be lamentable, if the
numbers drafted from the Militia regiments were
substraeted. The next point to which he felt it im-
portant to call their Lordships attention was, the
system that had so long and unfortunately prevailed,
of severe corporal penisinnent; the pra6tice was
one, which it often distressed him to eciotemplate ;
it- was coodetnned by the bulk of the Army,and by
all Officers of distinction throughout the service: he
hoped it would be done-away; but it could not, he
was aware, be dispensed with at once, and he feared
there were some eases where it was unavoidable :
the last point torched upon by his Lordship, was,
the extensive piadice of enlistment of foreigners
into the service, and of elevating-them to-commands
in the British army. Advt.' ting to the powers given
by the Avis of 1804 and 1806,- he must conteird,
mar the extent to_ which the pradice he alluded to
prevailed, was unwarranted by law, and on this
point he would meet even any of his Mejesty's
learned Ministers : and his Lordship censiuded by
observing, that laws ought to be so framed, that
every man in tk. Country could read and under.
stand them.

• The Earl of LivErtpum. did not feel 't necessary to
trouble their Lordships at any it.r4rgth in. the ptei-nt
instance, as much of what had fallen from the
Noble Lord had very little or no r,ference to., the
Bill then before their Lordship's.• There ,k ere Iwo
ut t,hree pcnnrs,showo;er,, on which ha wo4i.. beg
leAe to says a tofe .v words. First, upon the• subjeCt
of the cork :it was well knotku chat of late years
the,c persons were pldoed,under a most excoient
system of rey,ulation, in consequence of the exer-
'lions of Mr. Graham. The practice in question had
plevaded at ad flutes, and the number of individuals
so transferred deperided on the recommendation of
those who had the best opportunities of discrimina-
- lion. Neither did the pra6tice prevail to that ex-
tent the Noble Lord seemed to contemplate.
the same time, he thought it would be a very dan-
gerous principle to shut the door against offenders,
.-and where a man showed a dispo,itton to return to
his duty, deny him the opportunity of gainiug an
honest livelihood ; excess only made the differ-
once, and that did not obtain to any considerable
extent. As to the idea of an order being issued not to
enlist Irishmen, nothing could be more erroneous or
ill-founded. The Noble Earl certainly must know
that, a very large proportion of our army consiiiet
of natives of h viand—they formed pit of the very
stamina and sirrngth tuf the at my—no such orders
were ever issued from head-quarters. As to parti-
cular regiments, the numbers obtained by some, af-
forded the Commanding Odicers a choke, and
these could not be prevented from reje;iing such
mill as they may not approve. With regard to the
goestion of the establishment of schools in the
Chitty, he behestbeliestii that _

bin with respea to these institutions. Adverting
to what had fallen from the Noble aril :respecting
the mode adopted-for the supply of the Army, the
Noble Secretary observed, the system of volunteer-
ing from the Militia, so far from h,ing prejudicial
to that part of the national force, it ad, and ha
believed he hed the authority of the best Officers,
for maintaining that the'Proetice had a directl) con-
trary tendency—k: hen the general system was iyo-
po4ed last year, no hopes were held out beyond its
keeping up the amount In 'the course of the last
year, the army was most particularly cie-enstanced, .
through the operations on the Continent, where I
had experienced a seriLs of sanguinary :s and
perilous operations very much beyond any former
precedent, yet the British force there was now ten
thousand men more numerous than it was at the
-same period last year. With respell to the. point
of corporal punishment, it must be obvious, how-
ever the existence of it was to be de:bored, that _
it never can safely be altogether abolished. Ir was
thought proper last Session to give an option of pue
nishment to the Courts M 4631, and provision ha
been .accordingly made for imprisonment M the-
county jails, - therefore some difficulty nose es
to the carrying it fully into effete" but there
were clauses in the Bill with a view to remedy
that defeo. Finally, with regard to the idea of the
enlisenent of foreigners; he would first admit,
that if the system increased to a very great ex-.
tent, it would de,erve serious consideration. It was a
certain depai tore from the ancient principle, but
the greatly altered state of things—of Continental
Europe, and of the relevant circumstances of this
country, were equally obvious and important and
it was known the immense advantages derived by
France from the employment of a certain poi tion
of foreign troops, advantages which she could never
have obtained witeent the employment even of
armies 'of foroignets in her service.

Earl GROSVE.NOR spoke shortly in explanation.
The Duke of NORFOLK expressed his wish to be
informed how the present 13i11 differed materially
from that of last year.
The'Earl of LivErtpoor. explained to his Grace,
that the difference principally consisted in the
powers vested in Ctmrts.Mart-ial respect to ihe
question of punishments.

The House then resolved into the Comfoitree,
and Went through the Bill, which was to(thwith
reported withoOt arty amendment..

The Reversionary Grants Bit was brought up
from the Commons by. Mr. Bankes, read a fits:
time, and ordered-to be printed'. •
Adjourned till to-mQrrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,
- WEDNESDAY, MARCEi 18.
-On motion of Mr. J. Snuff,'-the Committee
on Irish Tontines was revi'.ed.
A person from the Stamp Office presented an
account of the total amount of the arrears due from
the distributors of stamps op to Jan. 5, 1 ti
A person, from the Office of the In.petnor Gene-
ral of Exports and Imports pre.sented accounts of
the quantity of copper exported and imported with-
in the last five years.
• Mr. Womorms obtained leave to bring- in
,a Bill
to explain and amend an ACS of the 50th Geo. LIL
chap. the 85th, relating to the Registering of Secu-
rities given in Public °like's.
The Charitable Donations Bill was read a second
time,' and committed for Friday. -
. -Sir C. BURRELL gave notice of a motion for the
17th of April; for inquiring into the losses of per-
sons who had vested money in the Bank, under the
name of the Accomptant General of the Court of
Chancery.
Mr. WHITBREAD presented a Petition, which
was signed by many thousands of Manufacturers in
Yorkshire, who were in great distress, praying relief,
and called for a Parliamentary Reform.—Ordered try
lie On the table.
On • the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, a return of
all Licenses granted for importing Corn from Nor tit
America, distinguishing the ports from which it
was brought, and the ships in which it was carried—
was ordered to be laid before th 3 House., '
The House went into 'a Committee on the West
India Woods, the Report of which was ordered to
be received to-morrow.
Mr.\ W. POLE. said, that upon the debate upon
the Irish Estimates, &c. the Right Hon. Baronet
oppo>ite to him had asked whether the debt due by
the. Secretary of the Linen Board in Irelanclihad
'been paid ; he was now happy to have it in his
power to inform the Right Hun. Baronet and ihe
House, that there Was a meeting of the 80, rd on
the 3d inst. when it appeared that the 'whOle of the
-debt, amounting to 13,2801. had been paid. Tire
whole of the proceeding was so_honourabie to Mr.
Corry, the Secretary, and to the Board, that, he
should move that the Papers relative to this trans- .
ation should be laid before the House. Mr. Pole
accordingly moved for the Papers, which were .ur-
Jered to be laid before the House.
Mr. WHARToN brought in Lord Wellington's
Annuity Bill, and. a Bill for continuing- the GLss
Acts. Both were read a first time, arid ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow.
The House went into a Committee on the Hon-
clunrs Trade. The Report was ordered to be receked
to-morrow.
Mr. LOCKHART gave notice that he would (to-
morrow) move to postpone the Committee on the
Wootton Bassett Election. •
Mr. VV'HARToN brought in a Bill for amending
the law respectint, the Ekportation of Pilchards.,
which was read a first, and ordered to be read a se-
cond time to-morrow.
'Mr. BARING rose to move for certain papers to
strew how tar the expences of the present war had
been met by taxes raised, and how far • by in-
creasing the national &ht. While on his legs he
wishaed to corrcmt a misrepresentation which htet—
gone abroad, of what he had said in the debate on
Tuesday. He should not have thought it of suffi-
cient consequence to trouble the House on the sub-
ject., had nor that to which he had alluded gone to
atfe,ct the public credit. He had been made to say,
that the Bank Company were unable to pay their
debts in specie. This 'had never been stated by-
him ; his argument was, that the substance and abi-
'fity of the Bank to do this were-so generally known,
that it was useless to institute any inquiry two that