said to have dismissed Haugwitz who was his great adviser during the whole of the late transactions, which have not only disgraced Prussia in the eyes of Europe, and involved her commerce in ruin, but have reduced her almost to a state of vassalage on France; and symptoms are said to have appeared of an intention to revoke his hostile edicts. We trust that no eliance will be placed upon any such dubious demonstrations of repentance. EAST INDIES. WF have much satisfaction in announcing, that peace has been definitively concluded in India between the Company and Scindea, and that complete tranquillity is likely soon to be restored in that quarter. NORTH AMERICA. THE violent party in America have so far succeeded in their views, as to carry a resolution in Congress prohibiting, after the 15th of November, 1806, the importation of certain articles of English manufacture into the United States, pending the present disputes between them and Great Britain. This resolution, which if Great Britain should act with sufficient firmness, is not likely to be long persisted in, gave rise to long and warm debates in the legislative assemblies. Mr. Randolph, who may be considered as the leader of the moderate party, made a speech on the occasion, which has been republished in this country, with an able introductory comment by the author of "War in Disguise," We recommend both to the serious perusal of every man who feels an interest in the momentous question which is now at issue relative to neutral rights; a question, we are persuaded, which involves in a far greater degree than is generally supposed, the maritime greatness, and consequently the safety and independence, of this country. We shall not deem any apology necessary for inserting a few extracts from this speech, which will be found to confirm the view given in a former number of the injustice of the American claims. "What is the question in dispute? The fair, honest, useful trade that is engaged in carrying our own productions to foreign markets, and bringing back their productions in exchange? No: it is that carrying trade which covers enemy's property." And, for this mushroom, this fungus of war, a trade, which, as soon as the nations of Europe are at peace, will no longer 66 exist, the spirit of avaricious traffic would plunge us into war." Besides, "How far is it politic in the United States, to throw their weight into the scale of France at this moment; to aid, from whatever motive, the views of her gigantic ambition, to make her mistress of the sea and land, to jeopardize the liberties of mankind. You may help to crush Great Britain, you may assist in breaking down her naval dominion, but you cannot succeed to it. Take away the British navy, and France to-morrow is the tyrant of the ocean. You may then expect a new code of maritime law, a naval despotism unchecked and unqualified, and where will you look for redress?" "I declare, for one, that I will not go to war for this carrying trade," "this fraudulent protection of belligerent property under your neutral flag.” “I will agree to pass for an ideot, if this is not the public sentiment, and you will find it to your cost, begin the war when you will." "What is the situation of Great Britain? Contending, not for the dismantling of Dunkirk, for Quebec, or Pondicherry, but for London and Westminster— for life. Her enemy, violating, at will, the territories of other nations, acquiring thereby a colossal power that threatens the very existence of her rival. But she has one vulnerable point, which she covers with the ensigns of neutrality. She draws the neutral flag over the heel of Achilles. And can you ask that adversary to respect it at the expence of her existence? And in favour of whom? An enemy, who respects no neutral territory in Europe, and not even your own." The cause which Mr. Randolph advocates is likely to gain ground in America, in consequence of its being understood, that the government of the United States has transmitted to Bonaparte two millions of dollars, in order, as is alleged, to induce him to avert the threatened hostility of Spain, and to prevail with that power to make a cession of the Floridas to America. This transaction has excited much dissatisfaction, and is represented by the American oppositionists as highly disgraceful and pusillanimous on the part of the government; at the very moment too, when they are assuming towards Great Britain an aspect of menace and hostility, on account of injuries of a far more dubious character than those which have been inflicted by Spain. SLAVE TRADE. GREAT BRITAIN We have at length the happiness of being able to acquaint our readers, that some progress has been made in diminishing the enormous extent of that traffic in human flesh and blood, which for so long a time has continued to be "the disgrace of Great Britain and the scourge of Africa." A Bill has passed both Houses of Parliament and has received the royal assent, by which it is calculated that the abolition of nearly two-thirds of the British Slave trade has been effected. This act has three objects. It gives efject to the order in council prohibiting the importation of Slaves into the colonies conquered by his Majesty's arms during the present war. It prohibits the importation of slaves into foreign colonies, whether hostile or neutral, by British subjects. It prohibits the carrying on, or assisting any foreign slave trade by British subjects, British capital, or the use of British ports. Its operation will commence in a month from its passing into a law. more honour, as well as advantage on their country, than any other transaction in which they could be engaged. This being the view in which this momentous subject is regarded by the leading characters in the cabinet, we may confidently look forward to the adoption of ulterior measures, which shall put a final period to this dreadful evil. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. MR. Paul has exhibited articles of impeachment against the Marquis Wellesley for his conduct while Governor General of India. The chief grounds of charge were the Mar quis's profuse expenditure of the public money on objects of mere pomp and ostentation, his unjust and oppressive conduct towards some of the native powers, and his systematic violation of the provisions of the acts of Parliament relative to India, and of the orders of the Court of Directors. Mr. Paul, however, appears to have been precipitate in preferring his charges before he had sufficiently arranged his proofs, and to having acted unadvisedly in other respects; and he has in consequence involved himself in considerable difficulties. The greatest difficulty he seems likely to encounter, is the opposition of his Majesty's Ministers, who seem indisposed to promote any inquiry respecting the Marquis Wellesley's administration. This is a circumstance which, for our parts, we cannot but seriously regret; for whatever may be the real merits or demerits of the noble Marquis, and we are not willing to prejudge them, surely the claims of justice require that when grave charges are preferred against public functionaries, they should not lie stifled by the weight of ministerial influence. It is an additional reason for inquiry in the present instance, that twenty-nine of the thirty Directors who have managed the affairs of the India Company during the last three or four years, have concurred in the opinion that the conduct of the Marquis Wellesley was highly blameable, and deeply injurious to the interests of the Company. We very sincerely congratulate our readers on this important enactment, by which the annual export of 22,000 human beings from the coast of Africa is supposed to be prevented. It is no less a subject of congratulation that the principal members of his Majesty's present Government have manifested a cordiality in the prosecution of the grand object of TOTAL ABOLITION, which must greatly exalt them in the estimation of every friend of that righteous cause. Both Lord Grenville and Mr. For have declared that they feel this question to be one which involves the dearest interests of humanity, and the most urgent claims of policy, justice, and religion; that should they succeed in effecting it, they would regard that success as entailing more true glory on their administration, and repealed after much warm debate. In one The Additional Force Act, which required every parish to find a certain number of men for the army or to pay a fine, has been division which took place, the numbers were 235 for, and 119 against it. Sir John Newport on opening the Irish budget stated the lish exports to have increased during the last year. A loan of two millions for that country has been negotiated at £4. 17s. 3d. per cent. The sum to be raised by taxes is £.280,000. The proposed taxes are, a duty of 3s. 6d. per cwt. on brown sugar, and of 20 per cent. on tea under 2s. 6d. per lb. together with some alterations in the duties on stamps, distilleries, and malt, and some improvements in the mode of their collection. The duty on pig iron proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and which was expected to yield half a million annually, has been abandoned, on account of the inconvenience and injury which it was proved would result from it. This disposition on the part of Government to listen to the public voice, cannot be too highly commended. Lord H. Petty has announced his intention of substituting a tax, by way of licence, on all who brew their own beer; exempting however from the operation of the tax, all who are not assessed for window lights, all children under ten years of age, and all the lower orders of the labouring poor. The House of Commons have voted to the family of Lord Nelson £.5000 per annum, and £.120,000 to be laid out in the purchase of a house and laud to be annexed to the family for ever. On the 14th inst. Mr. Jeffery brought forward his charge against Lord St. Vincent for mal-administration of the navy while in office, and proposed a committee of enquiry. The motion, however, was negatived, and another substituted in its place, approving of his Lordship's conduct. A Bill for the relief of insolvent debtors has passed the House of Lords. Its operation is not to extend lower down than the 1st of February last. Some slight modifications have been introduced into the Property-tax Bill, but the clause allowing abatements to persons of moderate fortunes having families, is taken away. Lord H. Petty has brought forward a Bill for appointing commissioners, who shall not be members of Parliament, to examine and check all public accounts. He stated, that there were at this moment arrears of accounts to the amount of upwards of 450 millions unaudited, chiefly in the military, but also in the naval department. Many accounts of the American war were not yet passed, and most of those of the last war were wholly untouched. This measure must give general satisfaction. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE report of another French squadron having been seen in the West Indies appears to have been unfounded. Admiral Duckworth's squadron has returned to England with all its prizes, except one, the Braave 74, which foundered at sea. The crew was happily saved. On the 13th March, a part of Sir J. B. Warren's fleet, consisting of the London of 98 guns, and the Amazon frigate, fell in with the Marengo, commanded by Admiral Linois, of SO guns, and 740 men, and the Belle Poule of 40 guns and 320 men, (the vessels which have committed so many depredations in the East Indies,) and captured them both. Admiral Linois is among the wounded. Our loss was 14 killed, among whom were two officers, Lieut. Seymour of the navy, and Lieut. Prior of the marines, and 27 wounded. The loss of the enemy was 65 killed, and 80 wounded. Upwards of 500 Prussian vessels are said to be now detained in our ports, and their number is daily increasing. Letters of marque and reprisal, it is said, are about to be issued against Prussia, but the embargo on ships belonging to Hamburgh and Oldenburgh has been taken off. One of the French squadrons which visited the coast of Africa, has taken and destroyed upwards of twenty ships, chiefly slave ships, which were trading on the coast. All the bullion sunk in the Abergavenny East Indiaman has been recovered. The squadron under Jerome Bonaparte had taken two transports. The soldiers on board were put into a frigate of 38 guns, the Volontaire, and sent to the Cape, where, finding the place in possession of the English, she struck her colours, and was taken possession of without firing a gun. A considerable number of French and Spanish vessels of war and privateers have been captured by our cruizers. In the East Indies, however, several valuable merchantmen have been taken from us. DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. THE trial of Lord Melville for high crimes and misdemeanors, commenced in Westminster Hall on the 29th of April. The impeachment was conducted chiefly by Mr. Whitbread who opened the charges, assisted by the Attorney and Solicitor General, Mr. Best, and Mr. Giles. On the 10th inst. the evidence for the prosecution closed, and was summed up by Mr. Romilly. Mr. Plomer and Mr. Adams were then heard in behalf of Lord Melville; and were answered by Mr. Whitbread, who finished his reply on the 16th. The Lords resumed the consideration of the subject on the 28th instant. His Majesty has issued a Proclamation for a new copper coinage of 150 tons of penny pieces, 427 tons of halfpenny pieces, and 22 tons of farthings. On the 12th inst. was laid, at Hallybeer, near Hertford, the first stone of the college to be erected there for the education of young men intended for the Company's civil service in India. Mr. Robert Adair is appointed ambassador to the court of Vienna, DEATHS. AT Exmouth, Devon, whither he went At the residence-house in Southwell, the Rev. Francis Herbert Hume, M. A. 1776, of St. Alban-hall, prebendary of the collegiate church of Southwell, and rector of Carlton and Warsop, Notts. At Leeds, after a short illness, which terminated in a pleuritic fever, aged 27, the Rev. Peter Thomson, minister of the Scoteh church in Leeds. In his 76th year, at Talgarth, co. Brecon, of which he had been curate 47 years, the Rev. John Morgan, rector of Llanellac, Wales. At the village of Grescuthen, near Cockermouth, Cumberland, Miss Mary-Anne Ross, daughter of Mr. John Ross, when the family were about to retire to rest, suddenly fell from her chair, and instantly expired. Dropped down dead, while fastening his street-door, about 11 at night, Mr. Beale, a respectable grocer, in Coventry-street, Hay-market; whose only son died in the same manner, and at the same hour, about four months ago. In consequence of her clothes catching fire, on the 15th, Miss Littlewood, aged 13, only daughter, of Mr. L. of Lamb's Conduit-street. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PATER; N. G.; and A SELF-OBSERVER, will appear. A CHURCHMAN; S. C. W. jun.; D. B.; G. M.; W. W. SERGIUS; P, T¤. ; A FRIEND TO THE LIVING; S. W.; SOCIETAS; C. O. T.; CHARTOPHYLAX; and A CONSTANT READER; are under consideration. We ought to have told Navixos, that a second perusal of his paper convinced us that the insertion of it with a view to the solution of his difficulty was unnecessary; as two lines would suffice to explain it. In James i. 2. the word Temptations,' signifies afflictions or sufferings for the sake of Christ; whereas in the Lord's prayer it means allurement to evil. Persons who send articles of intelligence for insertion, ought to send them before the 15th day of the month if they would avoid disappointment. BENEVOLUS; and Omicron Micros have been received. The papers of the latter are returned agreeably to his directions. ERRATUM. PRESENT NUMBER. Page 292 to 508, running title for clements read principles. SOON after Jewell's return from his banishment, on the accession of Queen Elizabeth, we find him engaged in a disputation held at Westminster, respecting the propriety of performing divine service in an unknown tongue, the power of the church to alter ceremonies, and the lawfulness of the mass, which was broken off without producing any determination of the question and the points in dispute being referred to the decision of Parliament, the result was the reestablishment of the reformation which had been so happily begun under Edward VI. tentions, the equity of his decisions in spiritual causes, and the fidelity with which he administered the temporal affairs of his diocese, cannot be too highly commended. He often sat with his Chancellor, and presided in the consistory, in order to prevent the abuses which are apt to grow from the negligence or corruption of officers, when their conduct is not inspected, and in order also to temper the severity of judicial decisions. It is almost incredible how one oppressed with such a variety of business, either necessarily imposed upon him by his offices or voluntarily undertaken for the good This important matter being thus of others, should have been able, settled by Parliament, the Queen di- during the short period of his birected a survey to be made of all the shopric, to read so much, to write so parishes in the kingdom, with the much and so exactly, and to preach view of rooting out profane supersti- so frequently not only in all parts tion and planting in its stead the true of his diocese, but at court and at religion; on which occasion Jewell Paul's Cross. But he possessed in was appointed to visit the western an extraordinary degree the art of circuit. Soon after he had completed redeeming time from unproductive his inspection, he was consecrated pursuits: he was as covetous of it Bishop of Salisbury. In the dis- as the miser is of his gold; but then charge of the duties of his new func- it was with the view of employing tion he was indefatigable. His la- it lavishly in the service of God and bours were not confined to the ex- of his church. His voluminous ercise of his episcopal jurisdiction writings, all produced in the space and authority; but extended to every of little more than ten years, are a branch of the pastoral office. His sufficient testimony of his wonderful assiduity in preaching the word of diligence. Scarcely a year passed God, which he applied with energy which was not distinguished by to the consciences of his hearers, some fresh production of his pen. his care in providing pious and able The year 1560 was employed in the pastors for his people, his firmness confutation of Dr. Cole. His fain resisting and reforming abuses, mous Apology, begun in 1561, made his bounty in relieving the wants of its appearance in the succeeding the poor, his wisdom in allaying con-year, and was soon translated into CHRIST. OBSERV. No. 54. Xx |