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withstanding the threats of Bonaparte, or his vain
boasts of ships, commerce, and colonies,' his Royal
Highness is able to declare to his Parliament this
day, to use his own words, that by the conquest of
Java, the colonial powers of France are extinguiThed
in every part of the world.' With regard to America,
it must be with great satisfaction we learn, that the
differences which existed between the two nations,
concerning the affair of the Chesapeake, have been
amicably adjusted ; and let me humbly hope, that
this adjustment may he the forerunner of an ultimate
arrangement, for that permanent friendship between
the two- nations, which must equally redound to the
benefit of America, as it will to the advantage of
Great Britain. Having, in a very cursory manner, dd
attempted to allude to some of our foreign affairs, I
wish extremely to call the'attention of the House to
a subject, which directly interests me more than any
I have yet ventured to submit, I mean with regard
to the internal condition of the empire. Notwith-
Standing the effects of the war, the wealth of Eng-
land never was more visible than at the present time;
' notwithstanding the heavy burthens necessarily im-
posed upon the people, we find them submitting
I with cheerfulness in support of that Constitution,
under which they have experienced the very essence
of li(oerty and freedom. With regard to Ireland,
I cannot but congratulate the House on the internal
tranquillity of the country, especially as much h.rs
been said about some threatened disturbances in the
county of Down, and I feel happy in being able tifs"
state, that by the zeal of the Magistrates, by the
terference and advice .of a numerous resident gentry,
all apprehensions, however slight they might have
been, have completely subsided. I feel I have tres-
passed longer upon the House thin I am entitled.--
There is but one more observation I must beg le.ave
to ,offer, touching the nature of the Address I am
about to propose. It is so framed and constructed,
to prevent any objections, that I trust it will meet
with the unanimous adoption of the House. Unani-
mity, at all times, is a most desirable object, but
especially in times like the
.present, when we are en-
gaged in a struggle which requires the united efforts
of the whole nation to assist—when we ate engaged
in a contest, not for power, not for ambition, but for
our independence as a nation, our exis•ence as a free
people. We have an enemy to contend with, whose
resources are great, and who would sacrifice every
object in the world to obtain the ,destruction of Great
Britain. Amongst ourselves, partial bankruptcies
and individual inconeeniencies must be felt—they are
the natural consequences of a lonr, an expensive, and
a necessary" war ; but .s bel um quill,: necestarium,
ft mimes quibut, an& is armis, relinquitur seta."— He
concluded by moving auAddresi—As usual, an echo
to the Speech.
. Mr. VYSE. rose to second the Amendment, an,4
began by apologising for his incompetency to address
the House, especially as a successor to the Nollle
Lord• who had just sat down. He chiefly confined
himself to a recapitulation of the topics that, had been
enforced.hy Lord JoCelyq, and in alluding to the old.
serrations of the Hon. Baronet who had moved the
Address, he rbserved that he was not less sensible
than. he Was of our diffi.k,ulties and of the necessity of
econotry. The real riches of a British King, be ob-
served, consisted in the prosperity rf .his perplex—
Referring to the war in the penitisuia, Portugal tie
maintained was not only free from actual invasion,
but we have secured an old ally from rapine and de-
solation ; and that the measures pursued' by h;s Ma.
jesty's Government were strictly accordant to the
wishes of the Portuguese. Our differences with Ame.
rica promised to be amicably adjusted ; and at all
events our sincere desire for peace was sufficiently
evident from the affair of the Chesapeake. The return
ofpitacee he willingly admitted to be desirable ; but
hirbelievesf it impossible to establi,h a peace at pre-
sent, upon such secure foundations as might permit
us to disband our military establishments. He hoped
that the House would cheerfully grant that assist-
ance which the Prince Regent had so graciously re-
quested, and concluded with an acknowledgment of
his gratitude for the indulgence with which he had
been heard.

Mr. WHITBREAD declared, that he fully co-
incided in a large put of what had fallen from the
Honourable Baronet ; but as the House seemed now
to be proceeding to a division, he thought it necessaty
to say that he could not vote in support either of the
Address moved by the Honourable Baronet, or of
that moved by the Noble Lord. He conceived that
the Honour4ble Baronet had traced many of those
national misfortunes which were now so deeply de-
plored to their true and legitimate sources ; but he
had, at the same time, interspersed these observations
with personal allusions, of the foupdation of which he
was npt assured, and had made them at a time, and
in a place, of which he did not altogether see the
propriety.
'l'hp ATTORNEY-GENERAL vindicated the
conduct of Lord Ellenhorouglb and asserted that the
reflection made on that conduct in the Honourable
Baronet's Address, was utterly unfounded. NO de-
fence was ever beard with snore patience and indul-
gence than that, irregularly as it had been conducted.
. Sir FRANCIS BußpErr, in explanation, said,
that what hp foulyled h is assertion upon was that part
Of Loid Ellenborpughs language to kilr, White,
whpre his LordsVp• adVised that Gentleman 4. re.
serve his evidence until' e should i;le brought up for
judgment.
The A.TTORNEY-GENgßeArer—lt is evident,
from the oplanation of the Honour-Ale Diuonet him-
self, that Lord Ellenboromb acted 'even a humane
part.—(Near, is plain, dint Lord Ellenbo,
rough only a4viied Mr. Whip to reserve his evidence
for affidavits. in mitigation of punishment; which,
tiu•ngh they would not serve him as evidence on the
trial, might be advantageous to him should he be
bronglit up for judgment.
Sir VRAKP 1 S BURDETT mplied, th4t he did pot
think the Noble Lord sntiel) 'benefited by tbis tiium-
phalt explanation of the Right Honour** Gentle-
man. pne thing was certain, that the remark of the
Judge, was Made before the evidence was heard.
Mr. ITINSONBY observed, that he, felt himself on
ibis occasicn in the' me state OfTieting as that ex-
pressislby iiiiirptit Friend (Mr. Whitbread) and the
result i)l.ll3at freliywas the necessity of yoting both
against e motion and the amendment. It
appeared to him to 'be a sufficient argument for there,
jectton of the Hon. Baronet's address, chat it was ut-
terly unconnected wiih the immediate subject before
the corAideratiou of the Howe, treating of general to.

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pits, which had no relation to the speech of the Lords
Commissioners. (Hear, hear.) that speech he
should pow beg liaie shortly to call the attention of
'the House. It appeared to him to involve four ctii-
tinct heads, and with respect tp each, he proposed to
make one or two observations. On that part which
referred to the establishment necessary to be made
under the present circumstances for the care of his
Majesty during his lamented indisposition, he did not
I feel himself called on to make any further remarks,
than that he did not consider himself in acceding to !
the general principle laiJ. down in the speech, at all
precluded from discussing the subject when it might
come in its detailed shape before the House. The
next subject was the war in Spain and Portugal, and
when he took this opportunity of paying that tribute
Ito the conduct of our troops and Generals which
that conduct had so conspicuously deserved, he
trusted that it would be understood he veal not
!pledging himself to an approval of the indefinite
protraction of that war, of the mode in which
it had been carrried on, or to an acquiescence is
the expediency of any supplies for which Ministers
might be pleased to ask. That the army had exhi-
bited a valour, and had performed atchievements
wor-
thy of the British name, all were proud to remember,
and in his estimation never had the' military honour
of my chuntry been more successfully supported—
(Hear, hear I)—At the same time he could not avoid
observing, that the beneficial results had been of a
very limited nature ; and that, although our enter- I
prises of a small scale bad generally suzceeded, those*
?f a larger and more extensive character, had ended
an failure and disappointment. The third topic em-
braced by the Speech appeared to hiM to be of yet
greater importance than the contest in the Peninsula,
and that topic was our relations with America. He
had seen with pleasure the pacific spirit that had re 7
cently marked the communications of this Govern-
ment to that power, and trusting as he did that this
pacific spirit woold continue to manifest itself and
pervade the future negociatiuns, he thought it most
expedient to abstain at present from any commen-
tary on, that spirit, or remarks on the consequences
which had attended it. The font& and last head
was that of Ireland, and this, in his estimation, was
of far greater importance than any of those that
preceded it. But, important as the welfare and situa-
tion of that country must ever be to the general in-
terests of the empire, and more pecaliarly at such a
crisis as the present, his Majesty's Ministers had
thought proper, in their speech, to pass it over in
almost complete silence, confining their notice of it
to a small improverikent in its. Revenues, which
what had passed in the course of :he List Session,
bad certainly given him reason to anticipate. He
could not, Lowever, divert his mind from an anxious
concern into the state and condition of the people
from whom that ievenue was to be raised. Glad as
Le was of the growing increase of the revenue,
he would have felt yet „stronger satisfaction to have
been told of the &I owing happiness and improved
condition of the Irish nation.—(Hear, hear, hear!)—
'But upon this subject the Speech observed a profound
silence. To secure the tranquility of that country,
and to fix it on a stable basis, to promote its prospe.
ritY by the harmony of all its parts, was, nevertheless,
a solemn duty, incumbent on that House to discharge.
This was certainly not a fit opportunity to enter into
an ample discussion of Irish affairs, and more parti-
cularly as the Honourable Gentleman, who was the
Representative of the Irish Government, was not in
114 place. The affairs of thar. country were, however,
now such, that a solemn investigation was imperiously
called for, and when that investigation should be ac-
complished, he entertained no doubt that the convic-
tion of every mind would be, that one measure alone
could effectually heal the wounds of Ireland, -and by
establishing her internal tranquillity, produce that
cordial union of sentiment, which would not merely
enable us to carry on an indefinitely protracted war-
fare, but would probably ensure to us a glorious and
prosperous termination. This great measure was Ca.
tholic Emancipation.—(Hear, hear!)
The CHANCELLQR of the EXCHEQUER
assured the Right Hon. Gentleman, that no other
pledge was now required of any Hon. Member, than
merely to agree that it was the duty of the House to
make's suitable establishment for ilie King, under all
the circumstances in which his Majesty was placed.
No further pledge than this was required : for with
regard to a supply, the amount of it would hereafter
be a subject for discussion ; and no specific sum was
now required. As to America, he did not think it
'desirable that any discpssion should take place on that
subject at present, and under the present circum-
stances of the negotiation between the two countries.
As to not taking any notice of the state of Ireland,
surely it must appear to the Right Hon. Gentleman,
that it would be highly improper to adyert to such a
subject, particularly when the Might Hon. Gentleman
himself expressed an opinion, that all discussion on it
should be drferretifor the present. Could any thing
be more improper than to introduce into the Speech
any remark on a topic which was now a snbject of
legal discussion. He was confident the -Rinse was
not pledged to any vote which could embarrass any
Member in the future vote he should give.
Mr. PONSONBY replied, that what he meant to
say was, that a promise ought to be given to adopt
some measures respecting Ireland ; but, as the Speech
was wholly silent on' that point, an Non. Friend of:
his, near him, would very shortly give a notice of a
motion to that effect.
Strangers were then excluded from the gallery, in
;dr that the House might proceed to a divisiou
numbers were—For LOrdJocelyn's Amendment
o—For the Address, 1, and one lieller..—namely,
git F. Burdett and Lord Cochrane.—At half-past I
eight the House adjourned.

MARK•LANE.—Thii day we have but few Irish arrivals of
Wheat, and not much on hand; supplies both of this ankle and
Flour !sting expected from the North Country, the trade is heavy
in sale, nearly at lest prices. Barley is somewhat lowcr, Malt
lad White Peas nearly at last currency. Beans of each clescrip-
das, likewise. There are veiy few fresh arrivals of Oats, and
sates thereof support the lasi quoted prices. Flour continues in
full a: oaks, attei hardly wtalataius the general named prices.
-Wheat, 665. 80s. 110 s. • Beans 50s. 56..
Pine ditto, 115 s. 124, 1 ids ditto (Dew) 445. 495.
Rye 50s. 564 Ditto (fine Old) 524.595.
Grey ditto, 56e. f 2s. e Seed, £56. £64.
Fine Flour, 955. IPoso..ticotids, 90s. 955.
f" PRICE 01' STOCKS tille )Air Al ONE crei.oCK
s per Ct. Cons. for money 6211--Ditto for account 64i
per Cent. Reduced 6sil—Navy 5 pee Cwt. Sl4l
4 per Cent. 788 79—honda 17s. ler. prto-.Clinni=e I pre.
Lath. Bills (:;(1.) Li. Se. pre.—Ditto 4s. 6s. pre. -
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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON..

WEDNE.SIiAX, JANUARY 8.

Monday night his Majesty's sloop the Rotes
captured, off Dover, the French privateer le Fon%
Ne. 2, belonging to Boulogne, being the privstoor
which took, a few months ago, one of his Majesty's
clttters and carried her into Calais. She took, lox
Thursday, between Dungeness and Folkstone, tin
sloop Friends of London, DAVISON master, and spot
her-into Calais, The Furet has been very successful
leaving taken 24 prizes, among which were sera]
latge West Indiamen. 'The Furet has been 'sent to
the Downs.—The HRAKTY gun brig, Lieut. W,.
HAli, has also brought into Yarmouth k Danish
schooner privateer, captured in the Baltic, by the
!UNGER sloop, Captain 4cacoac : she had
.12 car.
t,ime guns mounted, all.of ohich she threw ovv-bobid
in the chace—her compliment of men was 36.

A Gentleman who arrived in the .4g cartel free
Morlaix, has favoured us Rith a long list cif Amer.
can vessels which have been lately liberated in Fran%
and wLich are now loading for America. itestitatiq.
of great quantities of American property which had
been confiscated, was also expected ; and the Ineit
sures of the French Government seemed to be deci4,
odly amicable towards America.

A most singular end unprecedented occurred
took place in the House of commons last night....
The instant
. th,e S.YEAK ER had- finished the reading./
the Purri,ce Reuss"- Speech, §ir FRANCIS Buposat
started up, and after a long speech, cc,acludelll
moving an Address to his Rorer. HICIINESs.
COCIIRANN in another speech seconded the mod%
and the Mover and Seconder of the Ministerial Ad.
dress who have uniformly obtained precedence on all
former occas'ons, were thrown out. The order d
things being thus reversed, the Address prepitred by
Lord JOCELYN and Mr. yrert necessarily came for.
ward els an amendment to the kddress of Sir faarns
BURDWIT. Sir FRANCIS and Lord CCcURANI way
appointed Tellers, but they had only one Membats
count and that was Mr. CUTHBERT. Lnrd Jocim's
address, or rather his amendirreAt, was „carried eiti.
out a
Yesterday being the birth-day of her Royal Ht
eyes the Princess CUARLOTTZ Of WALILS, when
Royal Highness completed the 16th year of her les
the Pan cz RAGErir gave a grand dinner at Carla.'
House, to the Qusuart_ the Princesses At'LLsTA and
MARY, the Dukes Of YOWL; PLAIIViCEI Kt-NT, and
CIItdaZRLANDe At five, the QUJGEN a>id Paiscasu
left Carleton House for Windsor.
We learn with satisfaction that the Duke of COM
BRIDGE has resigned his District Command on a prin.
ciple which has been determined on, of reducing tie
enormous expence of the Home Staff, which is
ly enhanced by the employment oa it of Generals is
stead of Maor-Penera
Yesterday a Court of Directsn was held at Ai
East India House, when Sir EVAN NVPICAN, Bari
was appointed Governor of Bombay, in the room d
JONATHAN DUNCAN Esq. deceased. Samuel. Ti.
Len, Esq. of the Honourable Society of Lincois's
Inn, was appointed Adyocate-General of Madras.

Last night, *boat sit o'clock, owing to the carelessness do
lodger, s dreadful fire broke not its the house of Mr. Oausr,
Pertuuter, No. a, Glassbousp-atreet, which totally desword
same, and cothiderably injurtd the houses of Mr. Ma/Naimoli
man, and Mr. Honos:s, thocuiaker, adjoining, before it was se
tirpdihed.

PLYMOUTH, JA >MARE 6.—Sailed the ("este si Ina, 22 gewl.hr
lebbon, with a convoy; the Comma. ite, setts a convey, in
rortstnouth ; the SAN Ftoa.Nso, Pi, with French prismart
board, for the Eastward.-...V,'eut out of harbour to the Sound de
Lot;; frigate. car. Seuossaaan.—Arrived the Ruse, ss goo.
Capt. MALCOLM, from a emigre—Yesterday arrietel for lop
awe-manses, prizes to the Pu.uEus, Aaaow, and 0. F. pee
vateer.
PORTIMOVTR. JAN. 7. itrtiypd his Majesty's ship Hoists
from a cruise; VOSCTIBILL from the tiowns ; and the Tend
from the Mediterranean, with a convoy. Sailed the Watts
with a convoy for Gueresty. The West-India convoy Wilms*
at the Mother-bank, Cowes Roads, and Stoakes Bay, wind-bona
DIAL, JAN. 7.—Arrivad kis Majesty's sk.p Hittite frets*
A large french privateer is mat ipti the Amos 11
some of our cruisers. .
YAI 1110111 TN, LESIVART 7.—Tbis forenoon, Admiral Her, •
the ARDENT (Capt. ItiONRTMAP), ftted Vier-Ad ffileta Ml*
stab'sse's flag at passing the back of this Sands. Paned ski
DICTATOR, 64 guns, from the balk. Several Mal are to the*
flag, with a fine breeze from the N.6.--Saikd theOat►rlN,N
guns, for the coast of Holland. '
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, C4JIILDHALL, MKT.
THE UNlVilltilTY OF CAlleilllDOE r. BOVRIL
The ATTORN ET-GENERA L. for the plaintiffs, stated, that..
tlras an action brought against the defendant as the pubil
:Adr. Fox's work, for not having delivered, at Stationer" 8,
telly of that work, for the use of the University of C
pfnuanteto the &Mute. here was no dlipute as to the
this case, and the action was brought itif the purpose of
' the question, whether, under the Statattref:Anee, that coin!
enforced; and as the point resolved itself into a mere qaeollati
law, he proposed that a spectra ea/ should be reserved W
further consideration of the Court. '
'Mr. PAR IL a, for the detendant, acquiesced in this proprolloni
plating it to be a question of immense importance, for CI
some iisstances namely The Encylepethe,tho copies of thailli„,
to be delivered to the English and Irish Univermies, 01111.
amount to £5000; this to be sure, could make no damsels
to the law, but as it might be the intention of his client 90 CA
it further thin the Court of King's Bosch, he wished it 0"
turned into a special verdict.
The Jury accordingly, under the direction of ,Lord EL
poeouoit, found a verdict for the plalutiff—Damage}}
(the value of the work to be delivered;, subject to as
npeu the understanding that it should 'be afterwards
k special virdict, it the Court shotild be of Ant opinion.
THE FORTUNATE BROTHESIS.—The late Mr. _
.1.911."
Jones, of Moffat-street, City-ltoad,-bought at NIA
COrnltill, a Sixteenth of No. 6,431, in j.inuarYt
. •
was drawn a Prize of 00,000—and in the next law
tery, his brother John Jones, of York-street, Vi.ol
sninster, bought at the same Office, a Shake offfla.
2,613, which also was drawn a prize of elo, #
Thus in a single day was each brother rendered
pendent, as any person Tar now be in the
State Lottery, containing Two Prizes of •
&c. &c. if bought on or before Monday tbe Setb.
stant, as all the Lottery •will be drat ii at
o'Clock the next Morning

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