features, where high-topped gloves, white pocket-handkerchiefs, and armour-talk, ferved to deceive a credulous audience; and, by way of improving on Old Drury's coftumic evidences, our Covent-garden managers fhew an extenfive Kenfington-garden-hedgecut mode of scenery for a “flower-garden in the Tower;" Micklegate, at York, for a view in London; a Vauxhall promenade arch in the centre of the ftage for Richard, when feated as king, to appear through, inficad of a canopy of state at the end of the chamber; and fquare pieces of canvas tied up against fpears, difplaying fancydevices of the white and red rofe parties, and the royal arms bound in a modern circular form, in lieu of the antient flowing banner whereon our monarch's quarterings were emblazoned; and, as a grand accompanyment, a Parade band of mufick in full march-loudly wound up the whole of this theatre's coftumic appropriations. Shame, where is thy bluth? An ARTIST and an ANTIQUARY. (To be continued occafionally.) PROCEEDINGS H. OF LORD S. July 18. IN 'HE earl of Stanhope moved that a Mef Trage be fent to the Commons, defiring they would communicate to their Lordfhips the proceedings of their House refpecting the third reading of the Flour and Bread Bill. The Lord Chancellor ftrongly objected to fuch a proceeding, on the ground of its novelty and irregularity; but Lord Stanhope preffing the motion, the House divided-For it 1, against it 6; majority 5. A Committee was ordere: to prepare a plan for the enlargement and improvement of the Houfe, preparatory to the affembling of the United Parliament. A Meffage was prefented from his Majefty, by the earl of Westmoreland, respecting the vote of credit, fimilar to that delivered to the Conimons; on which their Lordships forthwith voted a correfponding Address to his Majesty. In the Commons the fame day, the Cbancellor of the Exchequer prefented a metlage from his Majefty, which was of the following tenour: "G. R. "As the state of public affairs is now in fuch a condition, as to enable his Majesty to bring the prefent feffion of Parliament nearly to an end, his Majefty relies upon his faithful Commons to empower him, by a vote of credit, to meet any extraordinary expences which may occur in addition to thofe already voted, and to adopt fuch other measures as the exigency of the cafe may feem to them to require." This meffage, on the motion of Mr. Pitt, was referred to the committee of supply. The bill for allowing the importation of Swedish herrings, the British Fishery Bill, and the Inconce Bill, were read the third time and palled. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day, that the Houfe thouid refolve itfelf into a committee of fupply. He also moved, that the feveral accounts on the table, and the copies of the treaty with the Emperor of Germany, fhould be referred to the faid committee-Ordered. Mr. Pitt in the committee moved, that the copies of the treaties mentioned in his Majefty's molt gracious fpeech might he referred to the faid committee. Ordered. The Houfe in a committee of fupply, his Majesty's meliage telative to the treaty with the Emperor of Germany having been read by the chairman of the committee, Mr. Pitt faid, that in the motion which he had to make to the committee it would not he nectary for him to lay much. It would not escape the recollection of the Houfe, that fo early as the beginning of February his Majefty bad intimated to the Houfe his intention of entering into an intimate connexion with the Emperor of Germany. In the commencem.nt of the prefent campaign events of the most brilhant kind had taken place in favour of Auftria; though he was forry to be obliged to admit that very difattrous reverfes had fince taken place.-This treaty, however, had been accepted previous to the difatters in Italy; and the only queftien now was, whether the Houfe will enable his Majesty to fulfil his engagements with that Court? This he looked upon to be a question rather of statement than of argument, for he could not fuppofe the contrary, without cafting the moft fevere and unmerited reflection on the magnanimity and honour of the country. That man must be as fhallow in political knowledge, as every other muft be callous in honourable feeling, who can doubt for a moment of the propriety of fulfilling his Majesty's engagements with his allies. Whatever opinion the Houfe entertained of the expediency of this alli ance, ance, previous to the events which have lately taken place, he could not fuppofe they would be led to change their fentiments in confequence of what had happened. In the whole of the fupply for the prefent year, there were two millions which were supposed to be granted for the Emperor of Germany and the Elector of Bavaria. The specific fum intended for the Emperor was two millions, and five hundred thousand pounds for the Ele&or of Bavaria. The money for the Ruffian troops would be about 545,000l. In ad. tion to this there would be 1,771. a fum difpofable; and the additional articles to other powers would be about 400,000l. He faid, delays had arifen in the execution of the treaty, in confequence of various events having taken place. The Emperor, in the beginning of the campaign, having fuffered very heavy expences in the lofs of his immenfe magazines at Stockach, his Majefty, knowing that every thing depended orra vigorous profecution of the war, had thought it neceffary that his minifters should immediately remit to the Emperor the fum of 150,000l. independent of the fupply specifically granted. The whole fupply he should have to propose to the committee to vote, would beabout4,500,000. He therefore moved, at prefent, that a further fpm, not exceeding 1,500,000l. be granted to his M-jefty as a fupply. Mr. T. Jones, Mr. H. Browne, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Tierney, (poke agaiuft the policy of our continental engagements, and of protracting the war: they were answered by Mr. Canning. After which the motion was agreed to. The Chancellor of the Exchequer then moved the following refolutions, which were all feverally agreed to:That there be granted to his Majesty, to make good his engagements to the Emperor of Rollia, £. the fum of To Mr. Chinnery, for copper coin fent to New South Wales For the Wapping police office As an additional allowance to the For fettling accounts of New South To the clerk of the House of Com mons For alterations to the public buildings in Somerset-house 545,494 July 21. Upon the question for the fecond reading of the Flour Company Bill, the Earl of Liver pool rofe to give it his fupport, and which he did in the fulleft manner in a speech of confiderable length. He faid, he had never heard of the Bill until it was introduced into the House of Commons; and he had become a friend to it from the thorough conviction that fomething was abfolutely necessary to be done, and that this measure carried a probability of keeping down the price of flour, by raising a competition in the market. He had been at the trouble of averaging, in terms of five years, the importation of wheat for 30 years back, in the laft of which it appeared to be no less than 400,000 quarters annually. By this it was clear that, great as was the fpirit for inclofures, it by no means kept pace with the increase of population. Bread had continued to advance until the quartern loaf had got to the enormous price of eighteenpence farthing, exceeding by three-pence 827 all former example: their Lordships, therefore, could not avoid feeing it was neceffary to adopt fome expedient to lower it, if poffible; for they well knew that the wages of the poor would not, for some time back, have been fufficient to have found their families in bread alone, but for the spirit of generosity which bad diffused itself throughout the country. His Lordship then took notice of the evidence which had been given by the Millers, at the bar, and confidered their profits too large, they having calculated at from 16 to 18 per cent. nor did he believe this company, any more than the Albion Mills, would stop a fingle 694 797 680 177 370 2,550 Mr. Martin expreffed his forprife that the publick should be fhut out from the privilege of walking on the terrace of Somerfet-house, as this building was erected at the public expence; to which the Chan sellor of the Exchequer replied, that it was incompatible with the fecurity of the public offices to render the terrace a place of GENT. MAO. January, 1801. mill. This plan came recommended by perfons whofe names placed them above the idea of being actuated by interested motives, as they have bound themselves not 'to have above 1000l. fhare each, and that their profits fhail not exceed rol, per cent. They were alfo limited in the consumption of flour; and as their plan was to make it of an inferior quality, though no less nutritious, it would certainly add to the general benefit. His Lordship, after expatiating on the advantages which had been received in Birmingham by a company of this kind, and replying to fome arguments which he had heard were used against the Bill, concluded by giving it his moft hearty fupport. The Earl of Westmoreland opposed the bill. The Duke of Clarence followed on the fame fide, declaring that he knew nothing of the nature of the Bill, until he came into the Houfe on Tuesday laft; but, from having fince attended to it, he thought it of too much importance to pafs at this period of the Seffion, when the Houfe was in general but thinly attended. His Royal High nefs then went into a variety of objections to the Bill. He had always underflood monopolies to be extremely prejudicial, particularly in commercial countries; in this they had always been hateful, of which he gave many inftances, and particularly the advice to Villiers Duke of Buckingham, not to countenance monopolies which might be brought forward under the fpecious pretence of public benefits; and to this jealoufy his Royal Highness attributed the great fuccefs of England, where every man had the power of entering into a commercial competition with his neighbour; thus he faw men rife, and the kingdom flou rish; nay, it was not improbable but many of thefe millers had even carried the bafket, refpectable men as he now certainly confidered them; and he was led to this idea by a gentleman, whom he dined with at a public dinner in the City, having told him that that was once his cafe. His Royal Highness, with much force of reafoning, proceeded to fhew the mischiefs which might follow from a monopoly in flour, that it would tend to check importation, and operate to the difcouragement of the fmall but fair dealer; and, confidering this Bill upon the whole as likely to prove injurious in every point of view, he should certainly vote against its paffing into a law. Earl Stanhope complimented the Earl of Liverpool on the candour with which he open ed the bufinefs, but faid, when an evil arofe, it was neceffary to look for a remedy: the evil was here a fcarcity, and the evil propofed was to regulate the millers; as well, if we wanted oak, might we fet about reforming the carpenters and fawyers.-Wars always created expences, and expences taxation, and taxation, having now rendered it cheaper to import than to grow, was the true fource of fcarcity. He believed it only to be the first step of Minifters to make a general monopoly, to raise that revenue which their measures required; and therefore thould oppose it. The Lord Chancellor defended the Bill upon the fame grounds as Lord Liverpool. Lord Hobart had the highest confidence in the perfons whofe names lay upon the table as fubfcribers; yet that was not fufhcient for him to invest them with a power which he thought ought not to be given, and the more especially, if, as the learned Lord faid, they could do the fame thing without it. If that was the cafe, why did they come to Parliament? He thought it was throwing an odium upon a fet of men, he meant thofe concerned in the corn and flour trade, to whom the publick were much indebted, as, but for them, it was very probable, instead of a fearcity, we fhould have experienced a famine. Upon thefe and a variety of other grounds, he was against the Bill. The question was then put, and the House divided-Contents 25, Non Con tents 14.-The Bill was then read a fecond time, The House refolved itself into a Com< mittee on the Bill for granting the fum of 5,500,000l. to his Majefty for the fervice of the year; Mr. Bragge in the Chair. Mr. Robinson expretted his difapproba. tion at the fum of 1,500,000l. being tranf mitted to the Emperor, because he had loft his magazines during the campaign. He confidered fuch as an extremely had precedent; and wifhed to know when the Convention between this country and the Emperor of Rutha was to determine, as he had read in the public prints daily of the going out and coming into dock of Ruffian thips of war. Mc. Pitt faid, that the reason why fifteen hundred thousand pounds had been fent to the Emperor of Germany had been already ftated, and was an act of generofity becoming this country. It was approved by the Houfe, not only on the grounds of liberality, but good policy. With refpect to Rubia, the convention would ceafe as foon as the Ruffian troops arrived in their own country. Mr. Jones obferved, that it would be well if the old adage was better regarded by minifters, that of "being just before we are generous." As to the immenfe fum voted to the Emperor, it was only excufa ble on the ground, that it would enable him to treat the better at this juncture for peace. For his own part, he confidered it only as a temporary ranfom for Vienna, which would ultimately fall into the hands of Bonaparte, The The report of the Bill was then ordered The paper contained various points, which to be received to-morrow. H. OF LOX S. July 23. The Houfe having refolved itself into a Committee, on the Floor Company Bill, Lord fingbam in the chair, counfel were admitted to the bar, agreeable to the prayer of the petitions which had been prefented. In the course of his argument, he propofed to prove by evidence the difference of quaEty in the Birmingham Company's bread; which being obj-eted to, a converfation took place, and a divifion followed, the numbers appearing, Contents 10, NonContents 14-but Earl Stanhope, being tel ler of the litter, refufed to return the Bishop of Lincoln, because he was not habited in bu tawn fleeves. This drew on a warm altercation; the Houfe was refumed, and the Earls Stanbope, Weftmoreland, and fome other of their Lordships, contended, that, according to the fixed orders of that Houfe, to Bethop could vote unless he was fo attired; while, on the other hand, the Lord Chancellor and the Earl of Liverpoolargued,that it was no uncommon thing for the learned Prelates to form part of the Committee of Privileges without this order being strictly enforced. The Bishop of Lincoln was a bout to addrefs the Houfe; but Earl Stanhope prevented him, by infisting that he had no more right to speak than vote; at haft it was agreed to refer the question to the Committee of Privileges, on the first day of their fitting, which ftands for Monday Dext. The House then refolved itfelf into a Committee, when a new difficulty arofe, with respect to how the Chairman was to record the numbers while this point was in pute. The Noble Lords in opposition to the Bill wished the learned Prelate to withdraw his name, as there would be a majory without it; and to which, we believe, be at laft affented. The Counsel then proceeded in the exaation of his witneffes; after which the Bd paffed the Committee, and was ordered to be read the third time next day. In the Commons the fame day, Mr. Tierwy wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman oppofite him, whether it was true the Emperor of Germany had conCoded an armistice. Mr. Dundas faid he could not tell. Mr. Jones rofe, pursuant to the notice he had given, ve for certain papers rehave to the evacuation of Egypt by the French. He faid, that during the thort time that he had been a Member of the House, he had called for the production of papers refpecting money which had upon various athons been advanced. Thefe papers haniformly been with-held. He had been told that it was an impracticable meafe, but this he moft pofitively denied. had been the cause of a misunderstanding between Ministers and Sir Sydney Smith. He declared, there were fuch a variety of breaches of faith that the business ought to be fifted to the bottom. The Hon. Gentlemen concluded with moving an humble Addrefs to his Majefty, requesting he would order to be laid before the Houfe a copy of the appointment of Sir Sydney Smith to command in Egypt. Mr. Secretary Dundas expreffed his dif approbation of the motion. He faid, the Houfe must be aware that it was impoffible to go into an investigation of the many communications between the Grand Signior and England, as by fuch a premature step a number of circumftances, respecting the affairs of Turkey, must be laid open to public view. He was against any thing of the kind taking place, as it might tend to the detriment of our Ally in a very great degree. The Right Hon. Secretary thea took a retrospect of the events in Egypt, upon which he dwelt at confiderable length, and concluded by giving his diffent to the motion. Mr. Robfon faid, that the Houfe owed Sir Sydney Smith an enquiry into the business. General Kleber, had been infulted very much. We are abufing the French for beach of treaties, when actually we commit the fame ourselves. The question being then put, the House divided, for the motion 3-against it 33. The House refolved itfelf into a Committee of the whole House, to take into confideration the Affairs of India; when Mr. Dundas moved a number of refolutions, which were agreed to, and the report ordered to be received. H. OF LOAD July 24. On the third reading of the London Flour Company Bill, the Earl of Liverpool moved that it thould be competent to his Majesty, with the advice of his Privy Council, to dif❤ folve the company when he should think fit, on giving the company fix months notice, and to omit that part which affigned a fixed duration to the existence of the company; alfo to limit the utmost quantity of corn which they could fell in one week to 1,000 quarters; and, laftly, to enable magistrates to regulate the affize of bread at their difcretion. Thefe claufes were agreed to. The bill was then paffed. In the Commons the fame day, on the third reading of the Imperial Subfidy Bill for the appropriation of the furplus of the confolidated fund, Mr. Tierney moved as an amendment, that if the Emperor had made a feparate peace, or figned an armistice, none of the money should be remitted, unlefs hoftilities fhould be renewed. features, where high-topped gloves, white pocket-handkerchiefs, and armour-talk, ferved to deceive a credulous audience; and, by way of improving on Old Drury's coftumic evidences, our Covent-garden managers fhew an extenfive Kenfington-garden-hedgecut mode of fcenery for a "flower-garden in the Tower;" Micklegate, at York, for a view in London; a Vauxhall promenade arch in the centre of the ftage for Richard, when feated as king, to appear through, infiead of a canopy of state at the end of the chamber; and fquare pieces of canvas tied up against fpears, displaying fancydevices of the white and red rofe par-· ties, and the royal arms bound in a modern circular form, in lieu of the antient flowing banner whereon our monarch's quarterings were emblazoned; and, as a grand accompanyment, a Purade band of mufick in full march loudly wound up the whole of this theatre's coftumic appropriations. Shame, where is thy bluth? An ARTIST and an ANTIQUARY. (To be continued occafionally.) PROCEEDINGS H. OF LORDS. July 18. IN HE earl of Stanbope moved that a Mef Trage be fent to the Commons, defiring they would communicate to their Lordfhips the proceedings of their House refpecting the third reading of the Flour and Bread Bill. The Lord Chancellor ftrongly objected to fuch a proceeding, on the ground of its novelty and irregularity; but Lord Stanhope prefling the motion, the House divided-For it 1, against it 6; majority 5. A Committee was ordered to prepare a plan for the enlargement and improvement of the Houfe, preparato: y to the affembling of the United Parliament. A Meffage was prefented from his Majefly, by the earl of Wefimsreland, refpecting the vote of credit, fimilar to that delivered to the Commons; on which their Lordships forthwith voted a correfponding Addrefs to his Majesty. In the Commons the fame day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a meffage from his Majefty, which was of the following tenour: "G. R. "As the ftate of public affairs is now in fuch a condition, as to enable his Mjetty to bring the prefent feffion of Parliament nearly to an end, his Majefty relies upon his faithful Commons to empower him, by a vote of credit, to meet any extraordinary expences which may occur in addition to thofe already voted, and to adopt fuch other measures as the exigency of the cafe may feem to them to require." This meffage, on the motion of Mr. Pitt, was referred to the committee of tapply. The bill for allowing the importation of Swedish herrings, the British Fishery Bill, and the Inconce Bril, were read the third time and palled. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day, that the Houte thooid refolve itself into a committee of fupply. He alfo moved, that the feveral accounts on the table, and the copies of the treaty with the Emperor of Germany, fhould be referred to the faid committee-Qidered. Mr. Pitt in the committee moved, that the copies of the treaties mentioned in his Majefty's molt gracious fpeech might he referred to the fad committee. Ordered. The House in a committee of fupply, his Majefty's mellage telative to the treaty with the Emperor of Germany having been read by the chairman of the committee, Mr. Pitt faid, that in the motion which he had to make to the committee it would not be neceflary for him to tay much. It would not escape the recollection of the Houfe, that fo early as the beginning of February his Majefty had intimated to the Houte his intertion of entering into an intimate connexion with the Emperor of Germany. In the commencem.nt of the prefent campaign events of the most brilhant kind had taken place in favour of Auftria; though he was forry to be obliged to admit that very difattrous reverfes Lad fince taken place. This treaty, however, had been accepted previous to the difatters in Italy; and the only question now was, whether the Houfe will enable his Majesty to fulfil his engagements with that Court? This he looked upon to be a question rather of statement than of argument, for he could not fuppofe the contrary, without cafting the muft fevere and unmerited reflection on the magnanimity and honour of the country. That man mult he is thallow in political knowledge, as every other muft be callous in honourable feeling, who can doubt for a moment of the propriety of fulfilling his Majesty's engagements with his allies. Whatever opinion the Houfe entertained of the expediency of this alli ance, |