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London, England, 1802-03-20 00:00:00

Mrs. VINCENT's GOWLAND's LOTION,

Is proved to he'the only safe and certain. Specific
ever yet discovered, for removing all Eruptions from the
I ACE and SKI N, and improving the most delicate Com-
plexion ;' but as Counterfeit Preparations are offered to the
Public, it is necessary to guard them against purchasing any
Lotion but what has the Name. M. E. Vincent signed on
the :.abet on ca^l Settle; all not so signed are counterfeit,
and One Hundred Guineas Reward will be paid on convic-
tion of a Forgery of her Signature.
.A.fßdavit sworn before tlid Lord Mayor at the Mansion-

House

" W. Nicoll, formerly of St. Paul's Churchyard, in the
City of London, many years. a dealer in Patent Medicines,
Maketh oath and saith, that he was'applied.to and empkved
by Mr. Dickinson, of Long-acre, to treat with Mrs. Yin-
cent, of No. 4, Davies-strixt, for the purchase of her pro-
inrty and in Oowland's Lotion, and that he was, em..
powered .y'Dlekinson to offer her an Annuity, as a considera.
ton to ir;duce her to relintruish and give up the Rreparingand
vending. the said Li;ti7i,n to him.; which oar this Deponent
accordingly made, but the siche was rejeacd by Mrs.
tiu-
cent with disdaial, she declaring that she would•not •p-a 4 -with
or disclose the Original Recipe on any. account, as she was
the, on:y Person pilssessed oithe true Secret of properly pre-
paring the said Lotion ; and this-Deponent further saith, that
t.r.: :aid R. Dickinson bath sever it times acknoWledged to
is Peponent' that the Lotion, as prepared by Mrs. Vin-
ccut, is the Genuine Gowland's Lotion.' . .
Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, by Mra,..
'fir-Icent, ,ft No. 4; Davies-street, Grosvenor-square, Lon-
don. !2..;rt4,g".:.'brti Pints ss. 3d. Guinea Cases; containing
rive Pints, Carefully packed, and warranted to arrive safe to
try part of thu Kingdom, from No. 4 Davies-street. it is
!rt.:wise :Did at bacon's, Chhigandß.Utler, Newbcrtis, Tutt,
".14.ither-,;on, Wald, and 5 all the refutable Medicine
Venders and k rriE trturs in t uropt

IMPERIL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

FR; DAY, MARCH 19.

Thz ltnyal Assent was given by. Commission to the- t. 51.•
chequer Loan Bill, the Annual Indemnity, the Expiring
' Laws, the Cinamoh Iluty,and the Greenland Whale Fishery
Bill, a:-,d to r 4 Bills of a privateer local description.
The Lords Commissioners were the Archbishop of C. N.
TER IlUitY, the LGHD'CiIANCLY.LOK, and Lord WAnsiNo...
n A M.
The varc,,t3 Bills before the House we:e forwarded in
their respective stages, among whicit was the committal of
the Mutiny Bill.
Mr. ALEX.% zp. b: .:gilt up the Marine Mutiny 13111
from the Corm-aens, which was forthwith read a first time.
The Irish Taxes Bill was also brought up, together with
two Private Bills.
Lord PE L p rOp Wed a Motion, the effed of which
was; that a 2sles,4;e be gent to the Commons, requ'esting a
communication to their Lordships of a copy of the Report
of the Committee of their House, to whom the. consideration
of certain papers relative to the Civil List was referred.
Lrrd UOLLAND took the opportunity to inquire (and
could rot avoid expressing his surprize at the same time, at
what bad already taken place respecting the Kt se's Mes-
sage relative to the Civil List), of the Noble Secretary of
State, what )ine of Proceeding he intended to propose, with
regird to the business in question. kie-observo, that the
Message had been-sent down some time since ; no sort of
notice was yet taken of it, farther than to declare, that it
should be considerd. Howe.ver, '.though he disapproved of
this conduct, he seemed to think it preferable to following
the very improper precedent of 1.767,, when business of a si-
Milar nature wa,i hurried through the House in the course of
a few days. in the present instance, he ellought neither the
sense or dignity of the House had been consulted, not to say
any think of a seeming. want of respeet to a Royal Message.—
The 'only reason he had heard assigned for the delay a
reference to the proceedings of the other House of Parliament
upon the subject, which he; in such a case, did not think a
_sufficient ground to-regulate the proeedingS of that House.
Not a step had as yet been taken in the business, no attempt
at inquiry,, or entieavour to obtain information on the sub-
ject._ _ _

. A few words. took place in the way of explanation. be-
tween Lord PELHAM and Lord KOLLA Nth on the question
of the regularity of the proceeding now proposed; respecting
Which, it appeared the Noble Lords, in the first instance,
Misunderstood each other.
Lurd PLLII4.II then observed, that a reference to the
proceed.ings of either House respeCtively, was ip most cases
not only strictly regular, but in some instances a great con-
venience to the dispatch of public business.—A proceeding
was now proposed,'
.the object of which was, to attain the
report of the Committee of the other House of Parliament,
which had sat for the investigation of the subject--I t was
undoubtedly open to their Lordships' House to appoint a
Committee for the consideration of the papers laid before
their House.—The proceeding, in question was not only re-
gular, but likely to prove of considerable utility, as from the
document called for, some important intimation may be
colle6ted ; we understood his Lordship to say, that at pre-
sent he did not feel it necessary to suggest what line of proceed-
ing he proposed u;son the .occasion ; when the subject should
come :regularly under discussion, and opporttinity would
present itself; and when the desired information should be
laid before the House, their Lordships would be better able
to judge what line of proceeding to adopt.
Lcr.d HOLLAND spoke in explanation, but in which he
little more than recapitulated what he had advanced in the
first instance,
The Order of the Day for the further consideration of
Crewe's Divorce Bill being read,
Lard AUCKL4ND suggested the propriety of question-
ing the Agent for the Petitioner noon certain points resped-
ing the Evidence produced before the Court of Enquiry—ln
observing upon this matter, his' Lordship referred to some
details of the Evidence, and explained that the Witnesses
produced at the Sheriff's Court, were of a very different de-
scription from those brought forward at the Ecclesiastical
Court—nor was there adequate evidence produced at the Bar
of their Lordships' House respecting the tact of the Adul-
tery. He then pressed the idea of examining the Agent,
with the view that proposed.
T LORD CHANCELLOR concurred in the idea of its
being proper to sift the case, as far as was prat-lit:able ; but he
begged to observe a degree of misconception, or rather irregu-
, Luny, which appeared in what had fallen from the Noble
Lord ;- and this gave him occasion to repeat, what was his
fixed and decided conviction, that in nine cases out of ten,
where judgment was suffered to go by default, there was an
understanding between the parties. in these cases, the De-
fendant confesses the offence, and no special proof is neces-
sary. In what had fallen from the Noble Lord, with respect to
other parts of the Case, he seemed perfectly to concur.
Lard MULGRAYE male some observations upon the
'• line of proceeding which should be adopted. lie seemed to
say that the evidence already adduced, and then before the
House, was sufficient to enable their Lordships to judge of
the merits of the case; the necessary verditts in the Courts
below had beets obtained by the Petitioner; and upon the
whole the Noble Lord appeared to think it was neither con-
sonant to the gravity or wisdoni of the House to proceed
further in that respect.
Lord Au cm. AND spoke shortly in explanation.
Lard C4TEICART seemed of opinion, that, the House
should be principally guided by the evidence given at their
Lordships' Bar.
Mr. Richairdson,, the Agent for the Bill, was then called
to the Bar, front whose testimony, and front that of his
Clerk, it appeared, thit..Mrs. Crewe was served with a Copy
. of their Lordships'Order, on the teth of February, and that
the witnesses produced at-the Sheriff's Court were, as we
could collect, Dr. Hind, Dr. Moseley, and Cul: Macmahon.
The above proceeding was interrupted, While their Lord-
ships received from the Commons the Irish Taxes' Bill, and
the Felons' Transportation Bill.
Lord CATHCART made a few observations upon the na-
ture of the Evidence adduced ; and stated, that he saw no
reason why the Bill should not pass.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then quitted the Woolsack,
and entered upon the general subject at some length.-IWe
regret, that our confined limits preclude, us front giving
but a very brief sketch of the Noble and Learned Lords' ex-
cellent Speech, as well as of the remainder of the Debate].
His Lordship displayed his usual abilities, profound know-
ledge of the subject before the House, and evinced a warmth
of feeling on the occasion, strongly indicative of a virtuously
directed mind. He replied with great ability and efiett to
what had fallen from the two Noble Lords, who took an op-
posite
part on the occasion. He regretted, that the para-
mount consideration of duty imposed the paint-11l task on him
of urging that, which must be hurtful toNnclividual feelings.
He made a variety of observations upon the evidence, tending
to shew that the Petitioner was not entitled to the favourable

interposition of the Legislature. To grant the 13111 he con-
tended would, under all the circumstances of the case, go to
produce .a facility which would be of the Most dattgempus
consequences, and set a precedent of that nature which_it ivas
thC duty of their Lordships, as ewer guardians of the morality
and religion of the nation, to set their faces against. The
precautions required by their Lordships, for the safety of their
proceedings, were guards little enough—they should take
care not to make them less. He regretted to hear the idea
of the damages being as a compensation for the injury in-
flicted; dwelt upon the crime of secludion ; in such cas,
when increased by the consideration of its being perpe-
trated by a friend, no damages could be adequate. The higher
orders of society should be as corred as 'possible in their
conduct, and from his heart he believed that the shock which
this Country was enabled to stand for the last ten years,
was principally owing to the effeels of the example set to
the people, by the Virtue, Religion, and Morality of their
Superiors.—ais Lordship .dwelt copiously upon spine par-
ticular parts of the Evidence, in order to shew that the con-
duct of' be Petitioner was not such as should entitle him to
favour at the hands of their Lordships,- and some of his ob-
servations went to establish the point, that no proorof the fact
of Adultery obtained previous to the separation that took pike
betWeeu the Petitioner and his wife; abstradted from these
considerations, such a case should he decided upon general
principles, no respect to individual hardship should ever
be suffered to stand in competition' with the public
Though he did not mean to itnpute,collusion to
tire.v.;ititiot.wr, yet he could not help recolleCting, that
the. *.iit*ient was obtained in the very way, in which
it ain eases of collusion} of the worst kind. He
thought also, that there was ad a e of intimacy suffered to
take place-on the part of the Adultorer, which looked at
least iike negligence on the side of the Petitioner, and which
should not he suffered—on the particular grounds, :is, wel‘ as
the general principles which he had laid down, he telt it his
duty to vote against the further. progress of the Bill ; and
though he did not deem the Petitioner entitled to thelavour he
sought for, yet he molt do that Gentleman the justice to say,
thasi he coftid not withduf einotions of satistatt I on, comfort
aria delight, read that part of. the evidence whlch related his
con'tki as a careful arid ait.:titewte. parent telii children.

• Lord UMW? ohs:md shortly upon what had fallen
from the Noble and LearmYd Lord on particular parts of the
-evicktiCe.
• Lord MULGA.4•VE spoke in favour of the Bill at some
lenctli,,and in commenting on what had fallen from the Noble
Lord on the Woolsack, went into sonic details of the Evi-
dence, from which he ingeniously, and with his accustomed
talent, contended for the propriety of the Petitioner's conduct,
whom, he thought, clearly entitled to his Bill. His Lordship
concluded with a feeling appeal to the I louse, with respo,t
to the situation of the parties in the event of a re*tion of
the Bill.

Lord REDESDALE, delivered his sentiments, at some
length, upon the subject, and which seemed to be nearly
similar to those entertained by his Learned Friend on the
Woolsack ; in commenting upon.-some particular points of
the evidence, he expressed his opinion, that the Petitioner
had manifested an extreme indittirence on the occaion. His
Lordship concluded by saying, that the Bill should have his
,decided negative.

Tbe DUKE of CLARENCE, on the opposite side, argued
with a considerable degree of ability in favour of the Bill.
His Royal Highness referred to some points of the evidence,
which he insisted were in favour of the Petitioner ; and as to
the fact of Adultery, the evidence was as strong as circum-
stantial evidence.could be ; from that part of the Petitioner's
conduct, so deservedly the object of the Nobl, and Learned
Lord's panegyric, that which respected his conduct as a fa-
ther—he seemed to be of opinion they should infer his con-
duct as a husband, was also proper; of the latter, his' Royal
Highness observed he had had aft opportunity of having some
personal experience, by knowing 3lr. Crewe's family some
time since in the country, when he never knew a more at-
tentive or afti:aionate husband.

The Biskip of ROCHESTER spoke at some length ag•tinst
the Bill, and cited various parts of the Evidence in illustra-
tion of his arguments. fie did not consider the Petitioner
as coming to their Lordships' Bar, clothed with a •good and
perfectly pure domestic charader, -as such Claimants should
dos Among other points, he blamed bins for what he con-
ceived to be a desertion of his wife ; that a. separation took
place between them, appeared from what he articulated in
his Libel or Allegation before the Ecclesiastical Court, which
set forth, that a separation took place in the latter end of the
winter, or in the beginning of the spring of 1799, indepen-
dent of which, his Lordship conceived, there was not suffi-
cient Evidence of the Adultery, to justity the passing Q f the
Bill.

Lord Mu I,GR AVr., the Rev. PRELATr., and the DUKE of
Cr..% v. CE, spoke severally in explanation.
.cord AUCKLAND delivered his sentiments upon the sub-
ject, which were decidedly against the Bill. lie regarded all
suCh proceedings with anxious jealousy ; but the present was
one to which he could by no means reconcile himself. Its
passing would furnish a precedent of the very worst and most
dangerous kind. And in illustrating these positions, his
Lordship -c;:patiated upon some parts of the evidence with
great ability and aid.
Lord C4t !WAR T, in arguing in favour of the Bill, took a de-
tailed view of ,o►ne points of the evidence nothing in which,
he contended, slimed a neglect on the part of the Petitioner.
No Peer could be more open to convidion tha❑ himself.
Under that impression he had attentively listened to every
thing the opposers of the Bill could tirge ; but he must say
that- he still remained by his original opinion, and should vote
for the bill being read a second time.

The question was then put, when there appeared,
Contents, - - - - 4
Non-Contents, - - - It
Majority against the second reading of the Bill, —7

The question was. then put on the Motion that the Bill hi
rejected, which was ordered without a division, and at,af
quarter past eight their Lordships adjourned till to,rudrrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

EP,IDAY, MARCH 19.

ME USHER of the BLACK Roo summoned
the House to the House of Peers, to hear. His
Commission read.

The SPEAKER attended .by several Members,
went to the House of Peers, and on his return, in.
formed the House, that the Royal Assent had been
given by Commission, to the One Million Exche-
quer Bills Bill, the Cinnamon Duty Bill, the In-
demnity Bill, the Rum Drawback Bill, the Green.
land Whale Fishery Bill, and several private
FINANCE OF IRELAND. •

Mr. N. TrANSITTARis moved the Order of the
Day for the third reading of the Irish Revenue.
Bill.

On the question for the third reading,

Mr. 7ONES objeded to the Bill, on the ground
of its confirming the Bill passed in July last, for re_
pealing the Duty on Places and Pensions on the
Irish Establishment, held by persons absent from
Ireland, but said, if it was the sense of the House
that the Bill should go forward, he would not op.
pose it.

_
Mr. ROBSON urged the same ohjeaion, and
said he could not give his consent to the Bill.

The Bill, was then read a third time.

On the question that it should pass, Mr. ROBSON
persisted in his opposition, in consequence of which
the House divided.

For the passing of the Bill, 81
Against it,
The Bill was passed.
After Strangers were re-admitted,
The Transportation Bill was read a thitid time
and passed.
TRINIDAD.

Mr. CANNING postponed his Motion for cer-
tain information -relative to the Island.of Trini.
dad. He said a few words in a low tone of voice
which we could _not distinctly hear, but we under..
stood him to say, chat he would take an -early op.
portunity of bringing the Motion forward.
A new Writ was ordered for the borough of
Petersfield, in the room Of WILLIAM JRLLIFFE,
Esq. deceased.
Mr: N. ITANSITZARD moved for an Account
of the Deficiency of the Duty on Exports and Im-
ports, and the Tonnage °of Voccoto for the Year
8o I .—Ordered.

Also an Account of the txchequer Bills issued in
pursuance of the. Ads of the Thirty-ninth and
Fortieth George 111. and now out-standing.—
Ordered.

Mr. N. V ANSITPART . shortly 'afterwards
presented these AccOunts, which Lweie ordered to lie
on the Table.

COUNTY BRIDGES.

Lord GRANVILLE LEVESON said, ;s the sub-
jet had been before discussed, he should not now
enter into it, but merely move that a Committee
should be appointed to consider of giving Power to
Justices of the Peace, for the more effetual repairs
of County Bridges, and report their opinion thereon
to the-House.

This Motion, after a few words from Mr. SHAW
LEFEVRE, was agreed to, and a Committee appointed
accordingly, all who attend to have voices.

INCOME TAX.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he rose in pursuance of the Notice he had
given some days preceding, to move for cer-
,tain Papers relative to the Income Tax. He
then moved for the following Accounts, which were
severally ordered :

An account of the Gross Aisessment and net produce of the
'lncome Duty in Great Britain for the vrar 280 i, distinguish-
ing the Returns made td Commercial C,.,m.nissioncrs..

n
An Account of the-Gross Asses;rnent of the Income t: it
for the yeauoiding the suit of April zti:o r, „1.;
number and amount of Assessments on Incomes beloW27to
from zoo!. to cool. ; from soul. to wool. ; from t
wads ;
; from zoom.. to soool. ; and from pool. up
and also distinguishing the deduCtion for children.
amount of
An Aqeount of the number of Persons and the am"- ois
Income contained in • CAC h Class, distinguishing the Su
collected and the amount assessed. • Or the
An Account of the Gross Assessment upon Income Tod
year ending the itii of April igot, distinguishing
.Eng' s-
from Scotland, and distinguishing the amount of Asseiso
mcnts on Incomes below 2001. from 2001. upwards, ands;.3
distinguishing the Returns made to Commercial Corr
sioners.
titre,
The
ar Parish
,(lco nlrAn
nNiftt)er(ei nftoie R
rc
Thursday.
,huri
.sll
daw read a second
y.as
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
hadMgri'veMn
iloNt::,:izmßsoStit.:,rlrroeiNatisv,iethdrevi the notice His
115
trap.
Royal Highness the PRANCE Oft?WthAeLCain
Eslflors
nesday, and gave notice that he should bring the
Motion forward ou Monday sennight.

INCOME TAX.
Mr. ONES asked whether the CHANcF.LLI
of the EX-CHEQUER intended to ground any IVl°6°,o
on the Papers which he had moved for relative id
the Income 'lax, as the Papers he supposed If°o r
be very speedily produced, having been moved
on the other side of the House. p s ids
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEUE— Z„,
Gen-
he knew of no ground upon which, the Hon•
tleman could found a supposition that forfor
would be more speedily produced because moved es
on that side of the House. It might sornei'to
happen that notice might be given previouslY
moving for a Paper, in consequence of whichisc
might be produced more speedily than it othercdvis„.
could be, but he would safely aver, that n°,-eg
tinetion whatever was made in any of the Ont_cer
with resped to the produlion of Papers;
they were moved for on this or that side cif to,
House. As to,any Motion that he might think Pro
per to ground on the Papers he had moved ibri
thought the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. joNEs), had
quiesced, and that he should have heard no
upon the subjeti from that Hon. Gentlernari %ha
the opening of what was called the Budge!! of
until that Hon. Gentleman was in the possess'%pi.
his intentions with resped to the 'l2ax. 11,i5 and
nion had been long formed upon the subje",,, re-
nothing that passed in any other place, howeg-1,-,ald
speaable, should, influence that opinion. He s', to
state that opinion at a proper time, and leave I- 03
wbetnhe
the House to decide upon it, He had understfor,
that the subjeft would not again be brought co
ward until the Ways and Means for the year we
stated.
observations relative sr
ellvaatsi vper jek.
stopped by
Mr SPEAKER, who observed that the all°c
ing of Questions to be asked was an inciulscricri
but when it was carried farther, it became aYr
neteoedtihneg.stuovnia,tke,,svohmere) fhltivhse:
great inconvenience. gi 054
A Message from the Lord's informed the PI)
that their Lord.,hips had agreed to the CAlerfirge,
Non.residence Bill, the Bencoolen Bill, the 7, bey
rican Treaty Bill, arid several Private Bins-
also requested a copy of the Report of the CO
tee upon the Papers relative to the Civil 141,4Eil
The CHANCELLOR of tbs. .E4Wl44'i. anti
moved that the Messengers ,hould, be called ALn
orj,.
acquainted that the House would send their
ships a copy of the Report as desired.Orderee
The Messengers being .called in, were imo%cir
by the SPSARER that the House .wq,12.14 scna t
Lordships a Copy of the Report.

CORONERS.
ingMcre.r
certain
taxdvidiAtißoinN b a
lo
Fees
sgahnt up a
dAiloßwialln:r s
tgoractp
ropers, which was read a first time.
On the Question for its second reading, ~ for
Mr. HOBTIOUSE said, he did not then ri'd to
the purpose of opposing the Bill. It all'e'trrc,rice4
him, however, to be a measure of great iirlP°;i; tr
but he should suspend his observations upon
the second reading. ,ccona
The Bill was then ordered to be read a -
time on Tuesday, and to be printed. deans
The Committees of Supply and Ways 91'11
were deferred till Monday.
Adjourned at a quarter past five till moriaa''
,04.‘

ow°

THE SUN..

taLlm QUIS D,SCZk rns.sum AuDIAI

LONDON, MARCH zos igo2l

Lora
Tits morning a Messenger arrived at cave
HAWKESBURY'S Office from France ; but, vie
rreasonlO.Tielieve, has brought nothing deci9ive

ccop.
Tii Dutch Mail arrived this morning• f the
tains a very important article from Milo* ° of
22d ult. which states that the VIcE-PREsiiil: bi
the Italian Republic has published a De_icre:bed,
which the use of the French Almanack, is 21/%lsl,ce-
and the Gregorian, or Christian Calendar, is "coo,
forward to be exclusively recognized by geede
for
vernment and People. The motive assig f the
this-measure, is, a respeet for the wages 'flit
People,' and especially for Religious WcrshiP•v
Cie has
same article insinuates, that the French stiir Go,
been already tacitly revoked by the onsg`a

AcCounts from the Hague,
vernment. • . cite'
of March 14' 5 Of
rn
that the Legislative Body have orderedthes': olit
05,99;549 florins to be appropriated to P‘trtiCoo
hservices. of the current year. Citizen 1.',E5: .0,
asybeesl-115
—...----
eight,
MA y orning, at a 'cluarter past cin:nrchosen as. Secretary of the Council ot ..c.
”ST r set off in his post-chaise trohn 13`! j tile
h_am. House for Windsor. H F.AL YI A J E. 6 Tl` 3 11.
I.PAINC iSSP followed in the fotenoon. • .

F

..VAVAL NEIVS

PLYMOUTH, IVlAtcli rS.

AltltlVtD the Urania Frigate, from a Cruize.
Sailed the Glory, of 98 gtms, for Torbay ; Dia-
mond and Sirius Frigates, and S.ylph Sloop of War,
on a Cruize.

Sailed the Experiment, Capt. PA Ltt ER) laden wit
rice, from Bengal, for London.

PORTSMOUTH, ...MARCH 19.

Alum ED at the Motherbank, and put under
Quarantine, His Majesty's Ship Penelope, Captain
13LACKWOOD, from Gibraltar, in days. She
left there His Majesty's Ships
Caesar, - . Sir JAuzs SAtmAßtz.
Dreadnought, - Captain VA, ON,
Triumph, Captain Sir R. BA Rt.ow.
Superb, . . captaill K z
Ts.
Phcenix, - -
Leda, Captain HA , E,sr D.
Captain Hops.

SHEERNESS, MARCH X.
THIS day arrived Ili, Maje Sty's Frigates Cam_ Brian, La Seine, and Renoramee, from Spithead, with
the Ferreter Gun.brig, from a Cruize is the Chan;
Sailed the Monkey Gun.l:ig, Lieut. WE IR, for
the Downs.

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text at
Rift MAJESTY Will hold 4 Levee oll,.WednesdaY
St. James's Palace.
.v‘ Yesterday a Court of Direettirs was held at the
tact India House, when Mr. Astir; BALD AND ra-
ter/ was sworn in as Master of the extra Ship Cu!_
444' $ Grouts destined to Bengal and Bencoolen.
The Court adjourned at a late hour till Tuesday
next.
Mr. Alderman Cirktis :died with great abd
becoming spirit when accused by a reptile of Fac-
tion, of caludiniating his
tile having spit its venom, shrunk back into its hole,
At the manly Constituents. The rep.
ripe of the Alderman.
elder COMIIE, it seems,
iVith vch an unbecoming heat at Guildhall on
egpressed himself
thursday 1
last; on the subjeft of the liscoore.Tax.il
even a Public Print devoted to his pGlitics, 1
thatma speak of the politics of such a person with
l
ttaity, has
,thought proper to suppress the offer_
Sive epithet, by which lie presumed to stigmadti
tine of the most effeaive imposts ever devis by
4nllial wisdoms
C has
It is r i m chat the FIRST _ONST.IL
,4 elnarKil...o
to .
opted the Royal style of writing, in his Letter
Tops
LotrVearußE. Ile says ci We have
4ertteiri L R^ our Brother-in-law," " IVe
Ito Zell ECLE ..,
:A
tt,caileelired an esteem fdr you, Szc.
,i,wl,„,arqUis-WEI LESLEY, immediately on his arrival
sp, er should °eV!, diced' ed that no' New 'IP be
Published Without being previous!) inspected and
tidied,bY the Chief Secretary to the Govern-
Mr. Biattow, the .present Vice-president
4n t;alcutta, was the first appointed to execute so
Pleasant a duty.
• One of the Judges of the Supreme Court in Cal-
Cttta, on his arrival there, refused W attend the le-
ifees df the 'Governor General, contrary to the
.s.,astern custom, General;
as a reason, that the
r uisne Judges in England never event to Court. He
Was however, very soon convinced, that he had
formed too hasty an opinion, and that there was
accno analogy whatever between the two cases. He
ordingly becatite a very regular attendant at the
Corvernment House.
It is reported that there is to be a perpetual Pre.
tident in the Corps Legislative and the Tribunate.
It is :given out that LvcrE27 BONAtARTE is to be
appointed President of the latter; with a pension of
80,000 livres per annum.
asta The EIAPEROR f
-'l° ' 43' GERMANY is introducing the
. anish She ' '
heel into his dominions ; 2000 have been
already purchased, and several Princes of the
tinpire are following his example.
young man of the name of Cm,r, 11°Ti' who
was in the Division of the Beaux Arts, in the Mi-
tnis:tet of the of
Office, at Paris, has been
..),,'hied to as leagues from Paris, for licensing (in
le absence of his Chief) 4 ;elite Opera, called 'the
416- Chainbtr.
tit;h°R4T°Rlo.-'-The sublime composition en.
Gar ''''eation, was performed last night at 'Covent_
the 'hen Theatre. It is a work in every resped worthy
etr,,,lßheharafter of HAYDN, and for .grandeur of
th'l`) play even be put in competition with some of
zide !tost celebrated labours of HANDEL. There is
to n'ilrable contrivance in this Piece. The instru-
sve•ilt4 are all employed separately, and conjointly,
_ with
p L surprizing taste, skill, judgment, and teeling.
trr", al's, with respea to detached Airs, the talents
t, toe
with Performers might have been direa-
Vncle7 with !note advantage to themselves, but the full
Or of the „general result strongly interests
tle affeaidns, and possesses the whole mind, Mrs.
e 144110-rots and BRAHAxt were, of course, the
isteat vocal wonders of the night, and they alone
elionstituted a sufficient repast fur the at'xiience. The
414_,rl beautiful d entered into the spirit of this bold, animated,
21,1°1
composition, and nothing could be
o,c)rtl impressive and correa than the
performance
"roughout.—The Theatre was crowded.
s 311 Monday next the Assizes for the County of
kiLrreY will he held at Kingston-upon-Thames, be.
a..te Baron HoTHAm and Mr. Justice HEATH ; and
t Horsham on the 27th inst. for Sussex. ,
.), LI consequence of Henry Cocky committed to
t?othill.fields Bridesvelll for forging three letters of
..ttorney, in the name of Capt. WM. STOREY, cf
lallaillso, and therebysdefrauding the Bank of Eng.
ZYeland (14. 70001.' being so. seriously idisposed, the e
tal_Witnesses.,necessary to prove the offence, •
.4%ve, e't on,Wedne:sday to theabove prison, where the
ral charges were fully
,substantiated, and the
''e'etlt parties bound over to pkosuct4:e.

racni ZHL akergA6A,

DISCOVERY OF AN INTENDED INSURRECTION.

TOBAGO, JAN. I.—We have authority td L'tate
what follows :—For same weeks past rumour pre_
vailed, that disturbances would take place during
the. holidays, and particular estates wete mentioned,
the Negroes of which were suppokd to be concern-
ed in the plans that were forming. Several Gentle-
men endeavoured to find out whether there was any
truth in the rumours ; but their investigation dis-
covered nothing ; yet, the rumour, instead of sub.
siding, increased. On Tuesday evening, Mr.
Houston overheard a conversation among some of
his Negroes, which he considered of a dangerous
tendency. He gave information of it to his Honour
the President, who desired they might be confined
in the Fort, which was done, and they were inter-
rogated by a Magistrate, but wouki confess no-
..

thing. On Wednesday morning, three Magistrates
went to the estate where it was said information
could be got, and discoveries made. They took
several depositions, and, in consequence, ordered
several Negroes to he taken up. The preceding
evening, Mr. Houston had heard a Negro, in pass-
ing his house, say, what signified Mr. Houston':;
sending two or three Negroes to the Fort, it would
only make the others keener to do mischief. Mr.
Houston knew the Negro by his voice, and early
next morning made affidavit of what he had heard
before a Magistrate, who immediately had the Ne-
gro brought before' him, who, after some difficulty,
made the following declaration on oath, he having
been christened :
" That a plan had been formed by the Negroes of Belvi-
dere- and Bacolet estates, lot setting fire to the cane.; ; and
that when the White People went to put it out, the Negroes
were to kill them, and take their aims, &c. that a Negro
named Roger, (the Drivcr on Belvinere) was made Governor;
Thomas (a Cooper), Colonel ; and Sandy,
.Major: he also
narded the ptincipals ou Bacolet, and their ranks, and said
they Were to be joined by Mr. Robley's Negroes, who ‘N ere
to rise at the same time, and in the same manner in Sandy
Point : and that Sandy, the Major, whose mother belonged
to :‘ir. Robley, can-led on the correspondence."
In the course of his examination it appeared, that
the Leaders had not communicated their plans to
many, but that when they began to raise their
Troops, and appoint Officers, they pretended it was
for the purpose of helping one another to work
their gtounds.
In consequence, information was sent to the
President, and as no time was to be lost, the Ma-
gistrates applied to Brigadier Gen. CAttmicHAEL ;
and Major CAMPBELL, with a party from the Gar-
rison, soon secured the Negroes accused, and they
were lodged in the. Fort. The President got to
town in the evening, and ordered the Privy Ccun_
cal to be summoned to meet early next morning.—
During this day and night considerable alarm and
anxiety prevailed, although measures had been
taken to put the inhabitants on their guard.
On Thursday morning the Council met, and, af-
ter hearing the depositions read, and examining the
Negro who had made the discovery, it was de_
termined that Martial-law should be immedii!tely
put in force ; and that the holidays that were to
commence the following day, should be deferred.
Conlormable to the advice of Council, his Honour

. _
issued such orders as appeared necessary tOr the
public security ; and a pert-ea understanding sub-
sisting between His Majesty's Troops and the Mi-
litia ; and all the Negroes,' supposed to be princi-
pals in the plot, having been secured in the course
of the day, and Brigadier General CARNticuAEL
having shewn the greatest zeal and alacrity, from
the first iiormation he had of the danger, towards
eveninic lfidence and satisfaElion succeeded those
fears drat had agitated, with so much reason, the
public Mind.

We are happy in having it in our power to state

that this insu.rreaion was not planned by Africans,
nor on the smallest pretence of ill-treatment, but
by some cunning and designing Cteole Negroes,
natives of a neighbouring island, two of the prin-
cipal of the leaders high in the favour of their
masters.

On Friday morning the Council resumed the
examination of several Negroes taken up on in-
formation, or suspicion, of being concerned in the
intended insurrettion, when several were considered
as implicated therein, and they were, in conse-
quence, ordered into confinement, and it being found
that the duty in the garrison would be excessive,
if they were obliged to guard all the Prisoners, they
were in consequence sent on board the ships in the
harbour ; in the course of the day the alarm in-
creased considerably ; the Ladies in the vicinity of
the town all retired into it ; the night, however,
passed without disturbance, and next day a Court
was instituted for the trial of the prisoners.
Examination of Donglas.—A .Negro belonging
to Calderhall estate, who was apprehended by in-
formation (on the oath of Mr. Houston) swears there
is a general plan of an insurrection throughout the
island ; he has been present at several meetings on
the subject, but he has been most acquainted with
tile plans of the Belvidere and Bacolet Negroes.—
That the Commanding Officers at Bacolet estate
were, Carter, Houston, Cooper, and Finer.
The Commanding Officers at Belvidere estate
were, Driver, Roger, Governor; Cooper Thomas,
Colonel ; Sandy, Major.
The Plan.—Thq whole of the Negroes on all
the different estates in the island, are to assemble
at gun-fire on the night of Christmas, and set fire to
the canes nearest the dwelling houses of each estate;
the Negroes expett this to" bring the white men to
the spot in haste, and without arms, then the
Negroes are to murder the Whites, and plunder the
dwelling houses of all the arms and arnmuni.
tion. They have at Belvidere and Bacolet one gun
and plenty of powder, but the murder of the Whites
is to be with cutlasses ; the event of these proceed.
ings the Negroes expect will be freedom to them-
selves, and full possession of the. Country, like
Guadaloupe.
By an examination taken before E. and J. Pro-
Gar, Douglas further said, that after the Negroes
have killed all the Whites on the estates, the Ne-
groes were then to meet in a body, and, take the
Town and Fort by surprize.

All the French who are resident at Constantinople,
have mounteci the French National Cockade since
signatore Qt the Preliminaries of Peace.

kL vt ASSIZES.--RIAIDSIONie

• ,
HiFORL 3111 ii-EACTMONT HOTHAM, KIT. AN A SPL..

CIAL JURX.

Tut KInC; a am t J.OSEPH CATOR 1.113 EL;
lii 13 was an Indidatent the Defendant;
for having written and published certain letters iif
lil4ellous nature, concerning Henry Jackson, Esti
tending to injure his credit as a Merchant; and to
disturb the domestic peace of himself and Sarah- his
wife.

Mr. GARROW said he was Counsel for the Pro-
secutor, Henry Jackson, Esq. a Merchant of the
highest respedability and character; who found him-
self under the painful necessity of indicting the De-
fendant, Joseph Cator, Esq. a Gentleman ofconsider-
able fortune, and brother to the Mt. John Cator, so
well known throughout the County. Ikons the qua-
lity of the of-Felice, it would he unnecessary for him
to say much, because he was addressiug men of ho-
nour, whose indignation would be excited more by
their own feelings, than any thing he could offer.
He might be excused too, from expatiating upon
the enormity of the offenee, because, as the charge
was preferred in the shape of an Indidtrient, the
province of the Jury would only be to decide whe-
ther he was guilty or not. What was to be the
consequence of their verdict, would be the sub-
ject of future consideration. He should abs rain
from stating the contents of' the disgraceted li-
bels imputed to the Defendant ; it was sufficient
to observe, that libels more dangerous, more cal-
culated to do mischief, to injure and distress a
worthy man, and to break down and destroy his
domestic peace, never were penned. The objed
of some of them was to represent a respectable Mer-
chant, the Defendant's near neighbour and ac-
quaintance, as a man insolvent in his circumstances,
and compelled to resort from day to day for pecu-
niary assistance to the father of the lady to whom
he had been married above ten years. lie should
scarce be believed when he stated the object of
others of them—they were addressed to the wife of
the prosecutor, with the diabolical intention of instil-
ling into her mind a jealousy of her-husband, with
whom she had long lived upon the most affedionate -
terms, and with that view, pointing at a particular
person as her rival in his love. The question to be
tried was, Whether these Letters, than which man
or demon never penned Worse, were the work oi'the
Defendant ? That he should in the outset make such
a case as would, call for the verdid of the Jury
against the I)..foralant, was what he did not State as
matter of speculation, but of absolute certainty ; but
it might be answered. He should give such evidence
as would.be sufficient, on an indidtnent for forgery,
to cony the offender,- and subjed him to the pe-
nalty of death. The manner of his proof-should be
this : He would first call Mr. Jackson, whose evi-
dence alone would entitle him to a verdift. It was
necessary to observe, that Mr. Jackson, previous
to his receiving the letters, was not acquainted
with the character of the Defendant's hand-writ-
ing, and he at first suspeded they. were the work
of his brother, John Cator. It happened, that on
the outside of one of the letters the words " noisy
braggadocio fellow" were written, and Mr. Jack_
ion went to the Postmaster, in order to shew it him,
and endeavour to discover the Author. The Post-
master said, he had observed several letters written
upon in the same manner, not only directed to him,
but to Mr. Rose, the Clergyman. Mr. Jackson
then called upon Mr. Rose, who produced a letter
he had received, which was scurrilous in the ex-
treme. Mr. Jackson suggested the probability
of Mr. John Cator having written them ; when
Mr. Rose replied, he was mistaken, that it was not
John, but Joseph. In consequence of this informa-
tion, the Prosecutor was advised to possess himself
of some of the Defendant's hand-writing, by send-
ing him letters on different subjeds, to which the
Defendant returned answers. Before the Prosecutor
had received many, lie was perfeetly convinced the
libels were the handywork of the Defendant.—
When men sat down to ad deeds of villany, it was
sufficient for them if no human witness observed
them, but it generally happened that in the coin-
mission of all crimes, there was a fe.tality which
brought thedelinquent to the Bar of Justice. The
Defendant, whose infamy no ekpressiost could he too
strong to describe, should the Jury pronounce him
guilty, had, in writing these extraordinary composed
libels] spared no pains to disguise the charades of his
writing ;.it was therefore not to be wondered at that
the Defendant had at times forgot what he was
about, and relapsed into his ordinary charader. The
proof of his hand-writing would, however, be con-
firmed by other circumstances, and. particularly by
one similar to that which occurred in the case of
Ryland, who was some years ago executed for a
forgery on the East India Company—the person
whose name Ryland had forged, was unable to say
whether he had written it or riots though he knew
he had not signed it to two bills on the day it was
dated ; but it happened that the Manufadurer who
had made the paper was able to say, that the mould
in which the identical paper was made; was not sin
existence at the time the bill purported to have
been drawn by the Company's Agent in India. In
the present case, he should prove that the paper
on which these libels were written, was its the
first place not what was usually employed in corre-
sponding : he should prove that the Defendant was
in the habit of using such paper? that it was manufac-
tured in the year 1796, and consequently not likely,
to be fond in the shop of every stationer;; and that
the person who happened to have a stock of it, never
had sold a single sheet Is any of his customers, ex-
cept the Defendant and the Bishop of Rochester.
He would not insult that Rev, and Learned Prelate,
whom he had the honour of seeing on the ECITCIii by
supposing he was the author of the Libels. He should
call several persons besides Mr. Jackson, who were
well acquainted with the hand-writing of Mr.
Joseph Cator, who would prove that the letters •
in question, though not like his ordinary stile of
writing, were precisely such as he would adopt, in
order to conceal some guilty purposes. It might be
asked, what motive could induce the Defendant to
write Libels of a Gentleman in his neighbourhood,
and with whom he was in the habits- of intimacy
could not account for every man's falling into a
snare; but the absence of every motive for a
bad action was no reason why pregnant proof of
it should not be admitted, if he was to be told 1

his Learned Frienti dye' Attorney Grheral
' capable of writing libels tti wound the feelings of A
Lady, he should say 3 No, No'; it was iinpossible
his Friend was too honoUrable to be guilty of
giving a moment's uneasiness to a beautiful woman ;
but ii he was to sep the libels written in hiS Learned
Friend's remarkable hand-----if he was to observ&
those tall characters to which no other man since
the flood had ever formed any similal.; hit
should -say, the Devil had been at work ‘iTitli his
Friend, and had perverted He believed
there was no temptation to induce the Defendant
to acl as he had done—he could assign no mutt vc,
but that the Devil had set him on, arid that he had-
turned his back upon all grace. It had happened
that in Beckenham, where the Defendant and the
Prosecutor resided, the parochial rates for some
years past had been made with the assistance of
John Gator, ,and the Defendant's brother. He
might have been admired by the pUrest motives, bur
somehow or other, till Mr. Jackson came to resit .e
there, his own property never used to be rated at its
full value. Mr. Jackson found that the Parish Off-
cers were tradesmen subservient to Mr. John Cator,
he therefore set himself to work to remedy the
abuse ; with this view, he proposed a Committcz
to revise the Rates. Mr. John •Cator was the
party who resisted this RefOrm, and the result
was, prosecutions were instituted against the
Churchwardens, who, at his iostance, had refused
to make just rates,, and those misguided men
were committed to gaol by the Court of King's
Bench. Perhaps it was this circumstance which
urged the Defendant, from brotherly attachment, to
dip his pen in the gall of bitterness. He should
call Witnesses who were well skilled on the subjea
of hand-writing, and who would prove that the
writing in question, was not a natural but a dis.
guised hand. He concluded by observing, that the
singularity and importance of the case merited the
most serious attention.

lackson, Esq. said, he. resided at Beeken.:
ham, And was perfeetly acquainted with the Defen-
dant. The letters produced, he received by the
post ; they were diretted to him ; he had since core
responded with the Defendant, and was able to
form an opinion as to his hand-writing. lie bee
lieved the libelous letters were his nand-writing.
On his cro§s-examinatiOn, he said he had no par
ticular difference with the Defendant, except once
when he was in his carriage; the Deiendat:a told hen
Reformers never did any good.
Mrs. jecktoe proved the letter she had received.
She said she had never received any incivility from
the Defendant. Their families ceased visitieg each
other after what had passed in the coach.
:la/nes English Keely knew the Defendant in In;
dia ; was well acquainted with his hand-wiiiing.—
Hefirmly believed the libels to have been wrinen
by him.
The libellous parts of the Letters Were now rend,
The firste addressed to the Prosecutor, and w::*
dated January 22, I SOI. It supposes Mr. Jackson
to' be talking tu. himself; and is tO this el eft
:--
"I myself am the most independent and the wisest
man in Beckingham, for I glory in the shame of
having law-suits with every body I have to do
with ; and especial), for having endeavoured id
starve the Churchwarden:: and their families, by
'getting them sent to gaol. Every body in the pais::
respect me ; but my wife and servants know ine to
be one of the greatest rascals in it." The next let-
ter was nearly in these terms, '' I am the most
grateful man in all Kent, for I pride myself on hav-
ing the most grateful remembrance of past favours
I am the most prudent man in the country' ; I am
so mild that I am never put in a pasSion ; I inn re..
markable for keeping my servants, for 1 have not
changed one these four years I pay every body
both in town and country, for I hate to be in debt.
I am so careful of doing wrong, that I always keep
a Lawyer at my elbow. To be sure; I. was rather
hasty in injuring Miss M 's character---I am
certainly the most independent um in Beckenham,
except my friend,
_Lord Gwydit. Mr. Green and
Mr. Clarke, and every body in the parish love me;
from the Parson to the Chimney_sweep, because I
am so charitable, and such a lover of peace: Sing 0
be joyful, for I have gained my point against did
Beckenham Churchwardens. Now I will shew them
the difference, for they shall go to Newgate; and
will tell every body of it, and they will cwgratulate
me for loving law so well, and every body' will dine
with me who shall know it." The next Letter is ad-
dressed to Mrs. Jackson, and is to this effeCt :—" My
husband is the wisest and most independent man in
• London, and, as suchi every body is governed by him;
for he is the most benign man in all En3land, and
then all the neighbours love and adore him, bee
cause lie has made all the parish one family; and they
are never so happy as when he is, among them.—
The Parson loves him, notwithstanding he had
taken thirteen inches from the church-yard into his
own garden. Every body loves him except my fa-
ther, who hates the sight of him, for going every
day to borrow money of him. The Bankers in
London, to be sure, ale not very fond of diScount-
ing his notes ; for if he has a bill of tool. to pay,
he gives them a bill for 2Ceol. and makes them pay
him the difference. This he boasts of in the cot_
lee-houses, and brags hoax be makes all the parish
do just as he pleases. He loves law better than
he loves me : and in truth, I must say; he is a very
hypocritical villain." The next Letter was ter
this. purport—" What a mean clown my husband
is, for he does not pay his debts. For. an inch
or two taken from the church-yard, he goes bd.,
lowing to the Bishop with his information.--=
In short, he is despised by every body—all good
men hate the sight of him." The next Letter
runs, thus-e=" Although my husband pounces and
sings 0 be joyful; and tells me such probable' stories,
I begin to suspect he deceives me—and I am per,
waded every body despises him for entertaining the
company with his foolish nonsense ea-bout himself.—
Then that poor girl he turned away; I begin to
suspeet there was something wrong going forward
while I was at Brighton.-His credit is so badi for
he pays nobody—he has borrowed of my father till
he won't lend him any more. He neglects his own
business to troub:e himself about other people's,---4
What is ire to hint whether the Parson_ has_ got an
inch or .two iriore than his neighbours ? lam sure
the Bishop despises him for an informer. He is a
felltrkt and never can be respetted be 114