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London, England, 1803-05-03 00:00:00

The Earl Qf D 4k,AI4EY wishei to tall at heir
Lordship? attention to a subjeCt .f the 'hi. hest
National Importance : they would easily perteive
he alluded to the- sittiation in whict, the Country
stood._ with respect to 'sore of
,its mut important
foreign relations,,and to the silence 4thicl;
stars persisted in with respell to tjlose 'points. The
House, he thought, had waited to the extent of rea-
sonable patience, and he adverted to the anxiety
which the Public must feel on having proper expla.
nations so long with-betel by Ministers, on a topic
which so deeply atfeCted its interests. Under those
impressions,- he felt :t his duty to come forward in
the course of a few days, unless some other Noble
Lord, more competent to do justice to the task than
himself, should come forward, and submit 'some
propositions to -their Lordships on the subjea in
question. The Noble Earl mentioned Friday as
the day on which he should probably bring forward
a Motion.

After the Earl of SuFroLK had said a' few
words, _

Lord HOB 44 la rose, and cbserved, apparently in
answer to something that had fallen from the Noble
Earl who spoke last, that under the circumstances
of the moment, he was at a loss to speak decisively,
as much, he seemed to say, rested with the French
Government. The Noble Lord alluded •to what
had recently transpired in another House, and which
he understood was sufficient to induce 'an
Member to postpone an intended Motion o; the
same sobjeet till after Monday. He would submit
to the Noble Earl, whether, under all the eircum.
stances of the case, Friday was not too early a day,
ansl whether some day next week would not be,
better.

The End of ROA/NEI', after alluding to the
irregularity of adverting to what passed it: the other
House of Parliament, noticed the great import
tance of the subjed introduced by the Noble Earl,
and the propriety of Parliament doing something on
the occasion, did trot Ministers speedily come tbr..
ward.. He hoped, however, some communication
would be made; at the same time he wished to=have
it understood, that the subjcet would be brought
forward for discussion on -a given day, should an
official coMmunication-not be previously made.
Lord PELHAM ce.:3erved, that the great objec.
tion taken to the condutt of Ministers on the present
occasion, seemed to be their not making some corn.
munication ; to this he should only observe that the
want of making any communication arose out of
the absolute situation of the affair—Not knowing
what,authentically to communicate, it was impossi.
ble they could make any.—Ministers were as deeply
impressed with the sense of the. respeet due to Par.
'lament, and felt as much for the anxious, but un.
avoidable susPense in which the Public were placed
as the Noble Earl or any other Lord could possibly
du. He agreed with his Noble Colleague in deem.
ing Friday too early a day : He conceived it un.
necessary, under the present circumstances, to tres.
pass upon the attention of their Lordships by any
detailed observations upon the case ; all that he
could say was, that every possible means were taken
which occurred to His Majesty's confidential ser-
vants,'as the most likely to bring the affair to a
speedy termination; he, however, did not feel it
necessary to enter, into any detail of circumstances,
or to offer any opinion as to the probable result.-
The Earl of DARNLEY in explarlation, observed,
that the interval of suspense had been 'very. long,
and it' was necessary some termination should be put
to it. He therefore gave notice, that if nu 'lcel.
sive communication shou:d he made on or before
Monday next, and he wished it to he so understood,
that unless tome very stron:.; rosons were assigned
to induce hint to lay aide tiro intention, he should
feel himself called upon to sulunit some propoSition3
to the House on the subjett, and in that view. he
would move, that their LOrdships he summoned for
Monday next. Having moved to that effect, it was
ordered; accordingly, and the House immediately ad.
jAltned.

HOUS.E 'OF COMMONS.
• MONDAY, MAY Z.

Mr..Littoubrought up the•report of the Irish Law Courts
Bill, and Wen moved. that it should be taken into further
consideration on Wednesday which waS-agreed to.
Mr. CALCAAFTproseineA a petition from John Simpson.
Mayor of Great'Gronsby. stating, Oar he w::3 a poor :man,'
that he could tteither.rcad tan- Wiltt",' and prayed the itaittl.
genet! of the. liouse. Mr. CA!,clt Art then gave notice, that
he should move on Thursday next, that John, Simpson be
brought to the Bar of rite Honsc.on that day, reprimanded
and discharged, on paying,his tees.
Mr. P„,,T•rxhi)t.; presented a Petition front the Weavers
of Norwich, aglivist the Woollen Manufacturers' Bill now
pending in the. House. _ • _

The 'Petition was read, and ordered to be referred to the
Committee ApPointed for that purpose. '
Mr. 'Volt x e.postponed the further consideration Of the Mi.
lhia Families' gill to Wednesday next,
The CriANcEt,t,ott ne.the Excrregurru it:toyed,
that the Order of rue Day be re;4l for taking-into
further cemsideration that part of His Majesty's
Speech which related ro the affortling of further
accorinnoclation to Mercantile Transa4ions.
The Order of the Day having been read,

The CII4NCELLOR of the
said, he. understood that it was the "wish of several
Members, that the further consideration Of this
suhjeet should be deferred., He had been informed,
by several of those who objected" to the measure
which lie, meant to, propose, that in the Present
state of uncertainty in which the Parliament and
the 'Country 'remained, it was their wish that'the
subjeet should rot be discussed. They had stated,
that in the event o the present dicussion ending in
hostilities, they' should not be disposed to (flea to
certain branches. of the Revenue, to which, if the
discussion 'should terminate in Peace, they were
ready to state their objections;- in the hdpe. that
Parliament would consent to r.epeal these duties.
Under these circumstances he was no: disposed to
press for a decision upon 'the subjea at present ;
acs should therefore propose,. that it should he post-
poned till Monday, :n the confident expeaasion.
'that, previous to that day, he should he enabled
to make a Communication upon .a sublet's' deeth
teresting to the feelings of the:Public, and • respeft.
ins which he was grieved to think that They had,
been kept so long in a state of uncertainty. • •
Mr. SHAW LE FEVRE said, that after wliat
had fallen front the. Right lion., Gentleman, he
wished to ask, whether an Hon, Gentleman, who
had given Notice of a Motion, ppon the State of the

Nation, meant, to persist • in that Motion, which
stood for to.morrow t•
Colonel VITTEN said, that what had just fallen
from the Right Hon. Gentleman, Was extremely un-
expected, and he really. kit himself embarrassed what
. to say tipon the subjed. He wished, before he gave
any dscided answer, .to communicate with some
Gentlemen by whose judgment he wished to be
guided. This question came upon him quite by
surprise. .
Mr. FOX rose merely to saya few words. After
what had been said so distinaly by the CHANCEL_
LOR of the ExcoEQUER, and after the time which
had already. elapsed since the Notice had been given,
he should think that it would probably be the opi-
nion, that the Motion ought to be'postponed.
Mr. RYDER Said, that the Hon. Gentleman had
anticipated, in a great measure, the observations he
meant to have offered to the House, and if no other
Member had taken up the subjea, he should have
thought it his duty to have recommended to the
Hon. Gentleman tb postpone his Motion, as it was
hardly possible that any public inconvenience could
result from a short delay. If the Hun. Member
had made his Motion to.tnotrow, it would have
been hardly possible to argue it fairly, from the
want of full information. He was therefore, of opi-
nion, that the Hon. Member had better not fix his
Motion for any particular day, as the change of the
wind might interrupt -the Communication between
the two Countries.
Mr. CANNING said, he rose merely to say a
few words in defence of his Hon. Friend, who had
givers notice of the. Motion (Colonel PATTEN). • It
was the wish of -his Hon. Friend, that his Notice
should stand, precisely in the way recommended by
the Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, but he.
was forced to fix a day by the manner in which he
was 'pressed by his Right. Hon. Friend below him
(the 'CHANCELLOR of the E?cctiEtzuEß)• He
thought himsellbouncl to add, that his Hon. Friend,
who had given notice of the Motion; had shewn the
most anxious disposition to comply with the wishes
of the House.
The CHANCELLOR of thr EXCHEQUER
said, he had not been understood : he thought the
Hon. Qentleman had meant to fix a particular. day,
and he merely pressed him to say, whether the Mo-
tion 'would come on on the day he mentioned ; and
he wished to know upon what condition and circum-
.stances it would depend.
Mr. CANNING said, under the present cir.
cumstances, he was sure his Hon. Friend would not
hesitate to put ofFhis
,Motion, with an understand-
ing, that it was to hesbrought forward on the first
convenient day after a Communication should be

made.
Colond PATTENaid, he had not the least wish
to persist in his Motion, if the House wished that
it should be postponed ; he Would,' therefore, with
the greatest pleasure, put it ofr. • . ,
The Motion of the CHAtIc ELLOR of the Excitt.
Qv 6R for putting off the further, consideratiO of
that part of the, King's Speech, which related to the
grunting of
." further Accommodation to Mercan-
tile Transaaions“ till Monday next, "was then
agreed to.
Mr. W. DuNDAS moved the Order of the Day for
a third reading of the Edinburgh Road Bill.
Mr..Roo e itT VVILL Asas made a few observations
agdost the Bill, and concluded by moving, that
it should be read this day six months.
The House then divided,
For reading the Bill
Against it .
Sir Wttet.tAtitt,ELPotto moved for a Report of
the further proceedings of the Lords Commissioners
of the AdMiralty, on the matters contained in the
Report of the Ctimmittee of Finance, and the Papers
laid before the House on the •rst of October, 1199;
p.t February, ISoo ; lit January, itiot.—Or-
tiered.
Mr. TIFANRY gave notice, that be.should, on
Monday next, bring iit a Bill relative to the 'rear-
ing Att. •
Mr.Thciums moved the further consideration
of the Report'Of the Coroners' Bill.—The Motion
was agreed to, and Mr. HERVILY brought up the.
Report.

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Mr. BULAND said he was .against the Bill,
with its amendments.

Mr. II CI MT' said he was astonished that any oh-
jeetion should be made to the Bill as it now stood :
he then repeated many of his former arguments in
favour of the Bill.

Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS proposed a Clause
relative to Coroners taking an Inquest on the Bodies
of Persons wrecked on the Coast of this. Kingdom,
but which received a neghtive. The Bill was then
ordereti to he engrossed.
Mr. I wuNs BROWNE moved the Order of
the Day for the Mouse to resolve itself into a Corn-
mime of the whole House on the Nottingham Elec-
tion 13i11.

`The House went into the said Committee, and
kir. FOX rose and moved. the following amend-
meta, " that power should be voted hi- ten iittie.
keepers and inhabitants of the Town of Notting_
ham, to call in the assistance of the County Ma.
gistrates, in case of riot, of on any important °ma.
sion.“

Mr. 1141P41N S BROWNE-said he could not ap.
prove, of the amendment proposed ; the disturbance
at Nottingham was very different from the confu.
sion which generally attends Eleaions, and there.
fore it could not be considered in the sane light.
The Honourable Gentleman• then repeated his tor-
mer statement of the scenes of Wickedness which had
existed during the tate P.:leaion, and observed it was
necessary that there should be a co-existent power
given to the Magistrates of the-County; he should
therefore give his. most decided negative to the
amendment proposed by the Hon. Gentleman,
Mr. Fox said a fev words in favour of the con.
dun of the Magistrates.

Air. BONl)said, he knew of the late
Eledion, he vt as satisfied that there were _sufficient
grounds for ,the.present Bill, and
,unless earliament
adopted some measure to- prevent tutate disorders
at Nottinghant,•the inhabitants would not be able to
retitle, in the town*

A r.
4, x said, that the stories IA hid) Itaci hied 1„ d irjury of the AiiigistrifreS, came from a
Pfiblication in. which many tit-,truths Were Stated—
limong the ntimher, that at'n
the ak cjpromr who

was called the Goddess of Reason ; but though Oleo
fables were made rise of to prejudice the I louse aril
the Public at large, against the Magistrates, it was
well known that there had not been the least evi.
dence offered before theVornmittee, t•s prove their •
knowledge and- connivance at the -wiekednets
so
much talked of. •
• Mr. ROSE said, he never saw the boOk alluded
to by the Hon, Gentleman • -all that lie had, said
came from evidence.
Mr. BOND said he could- assure .the House that
his inforMation did not come (torn any publication,
but from the evidence produced before the Commit-
tee. As td the Goddess of. Reason, mentioned by
the Honourable Gentleman, which had been noticed
by Mr. Pigott, when he examiped a witness, it
appeared trom evidence, that the scene of
folly alluded to, took place after the eletlion,
and that no blame attached to the 'Magistrates on
that account. But it came out during the examina.
lion of the Witnesses before the Cointnittee, that
the twenty-four women, who bad walked in pro-
cession, had conducted themselves in a very inde.
cent -manner, and that a French hymn was, sung on
the occasion. Yet he was ready to acknowledge
that the Chairman dismissed that subjed as unwor-
thy of his notice.
Mr. FOX said, that it was very well known that
the Committee did not believe any part of the story
mentioned. •
Mr. HAWKINS BROWNE, and Mr. W. SMITH cof.,
Norwich) said each a few words.
Mr. BOND said, as there would be no Session
between this time and the Eledion, and as the Law
at present requires the sitting of a public Session, to
give a person the qualification of Magistrate, he
moved that a Clause should be inserted in, the Bill,
to enable two Magistrates to administer the oath and
qualify persons to take the office of Justice of
Peitce.
The House then resumed, the Report was brought
up, read, and agreed to, and the Bill was orderd to
be rend a third time to-morrow and engrossed.
The Irish Courts of Law Bill was postponed to
Friday.
The 'Committees of Supply and of Ways and
Means, were postponed to Wednesday
journed at seven o'clock.

MAILS.

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THE SUN.

1110Laiw QUIS DICLAIL )ALBUM AUDIAT

LOND 0 N, M 4 y 3, xBO3.

.. •
LAST night in the House. of Commons, tilr
CIiNCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having roved
the Order of the Day lot taking into fartilcr
consideration that part of His Majesty's S;'ecci
of November last., recommending further nccurn
•
modation' to Mercantile Transaftions, said, that
he understood that several Members who ""rc
adverse to the measure of the Tonnßgel and
some other Duties, wished the business t°bt?
postponed in the present state, of 'uncertainty,
should hostilities be the result, they mita nn;
feel it to he their duty to press the objetlionl
Which they would otherwise urge: he had the less
difficulty in conseitting to the required d;lay, tin
I. Monday next, a§ he had a confident expeCtiitiwi
that previous to that time, he should he enablcd
make a communication upon a suhjea deeply r•
Lestlng to the, feelings of the Public, and respeCtin"
iwhich he was grieved to think they had been
in such a state of uncertainty. In conseqtrencc
this, Cclonel
.PATTEN gave notice that he 'rt)Pl'
postpose his intended Motion for an Inviry into
the State of the Nation, and upon the sigge'ci'm
f
of Mr. Fox, Mr. RYDER and Mr. CAtottoi
f,
put it off without naming any specific daY for its
being brought
.on.' In the House of Peers last
the:Earl of DARN.LEY gave notice of a similar IVl°'
tion for Monday next, • bhould there be no cornalu' •
nication to Parliament on or before that day.
This morning we received the Mollitegr 0401/6
C4:l"A.Ctlinet of the igth ulr. They con/sinll°
Intelligence, and no Messenger had this morning ofr
rived. The French Funds were on the 28th 53'

SINCE our Paper was put to Pre!,s,
we Piave lejr°g
that an expectation prevails in the City of 11011 c
Communication being made this 'evening, or sots
!Manifesto 'appearing adverse to the hope, of Pocc'
and the Funds immediately fell in ennsequeocc co 63'
The Dutch. Mail arrived at noun. It brings 1'
news.

Lisl,o"'

This Morning arrived a Mail from
brought to Falmouth by .the King George Facicgc.")
13 days.
Geln'eersatlerdaYinNo7ainngd His
Captainl‘
in the neighbourhood of Windsor- and t'lle FarlC
His MAJESTY did not ride on account of the °ill;
settled state of the weather, nor did any of to
Royal Family leave the Qo.lCell'ti Lodge..
Wind'
This day the ROYAL FAMILY came from -
sot to Buckingham House. • .
His MAJESTY itas been pleased to accept ()I* the
offer of service of the Edinburgh Royal Higl)lB7
Volunteers, in which abuve 30Q Lave 4111cY
enrolled themselves. (2itYten.aLdlkb4.