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FOREIGN IM'ELLIGENGE. PARIS, JAN.3O. There has just appeared in the Royal Gazette of Amsterdam, the law concerning the budget for the year 1809. When this law was approved of by the Legislative Body, on the 20th of December, the Pre sident on this occasion addressed the King in the fol- lowing words : " Sire—lt is now several years that our resolutions relative to the Budget have borne the impression of grief, occasioned by the increasing wants of the king dom. We experience this sentiment still, and your Majesty, we know, shares it. We could have wish ed that the sum necessary for the expences of the fol lowing'year had been less, but a concurrence of most difficult circumstances have opposed this. It is with so much the more gratitude that we see the amount of the expences diminished ten millions, a saving which we owe to the paternal cares of his Majesty for his subjects. Nevertheless, Sire, ',we recognise the difficulty of our situation, and the impossibility of supplying these wants by the ordinary resources ; and we feel that this situation cannot be meliorated by useless lamentation. The interest of the kingdom commands us to concur with your Majesty in the least burthensome measures, by adopting those which in his wisdom and prudence he has proposed for the general welfare. " The conviction of this duty, Sire, has led us to approve, without the least delay, the Budget of the year 1809, such as your Majesty has caused it to be presented to us. We hope that your constant desire to effect, in future, a diminution of expence by all possible savings, will have an harpy result, and that you will attain the end you propose, of forming at length a permanent Budget, built upon certain calcu lations, in order that, with the assistance of the AL MIGHTY, and under the wise government of your Ma jesty, we may reach the year 1825. Under this point of view your Majesty will be still the saviour and be nefactor of a happy and grateful people." PETERSBURGH, JAN. 15. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2. The order on the Banbury Peerage was altered to this day month. Mr. WHARTON, Mr. DU N OAS, and other Members from the House of Commons, brought up the Distillation Prohibition Bill, the Spirit Importation Suspension Bill, the Irish Bank Note Bill. the Londonderry Workhouse Bill, and two private Bills, which were laid upon the table, and severally rea 1 a first time. CAMPBELL'S DIVORCE BILL. Counsel appeared at the bar, and Mary Brother ton was again examined. She was questioned by the LORD CHANCELLOR and the Duke of NORFOLK, with respect to her motives in not communicating the facts she had before spoken to sooner to Mr. Campbell, which conduct she explained by saying, that she had lived eleven years with Mrs. Campbell, for whom she had always entertained a strong attach ment. Mr. Moore, the Solicitor for Mr. Campbell, was also examined as to what the other witness, Mary Brotherton, had stated to him, at his office, which be corroborated. Mr. Scarlet, the Barrister, and brother in law to Mr. Campbell, was next called, who fully explained Mr. Campbell's conduct, down to the time he be came acquainted with his wife's infidelity. He was inclined to suppose that Mr. Campbell had his first information from a nursery-maid, who had been in the family, of the name of Fanny, but whose surname he had not beard belbre this day. The LORD CHANCELLOR. stated to the House, the necessity there appeared for the witness alluded to, called Frances Metcalfe, being present to give her testimony. But as she now lived in York shire, it would be requisite a period of time should be allowed for her being produced on this occasion. He thought their Lordships could not be too careful in proceedings of this description ; he did not mean as to this case in particular ; but the observation be came more obvious, if it were recollected that since the meeting of Parliament, the time of Legislating in that House had been chiefly occupied in Bills of Divorce. After a few words from Lord AUCKLAND, con curring with the Lord Chancellor with respect to the propriety of that House being jealous of all pro ceedings of this nature, it was ordered, for the pur-' pose of giving time to bring up Frances Metcalfe, that the further proceedings be postponed to Tuesday se'nnight. Sin GEORGE BROGRAVE'S DIVORCE BILL. Mr. WILSON stated he was Counsel for Sir George Brograve, Bart. and it would be his duty shortly to'. represent to their Lordships the particular facts, which he should he enablt d to prove by several wit-, neses at the bar. Sir George married Miss Whit well, at Bath, in the year 1800, and lived with her in the most happy way, till about the latter end of 1805 or the beginning of -1806. He possessed a country seat in the county of Norfolk, and was Lieu tenant Colonel of the Norfolk Militia, and being with his regiment frequently, it appeared that, in the year 1806, Lady Brograve, during Sir George's absence in Sus,ex, was desirous of taking a journey into York shire, to see her sister Mrs. Terry, who was married, and lived in that part of the kingdom. It was dur ing her journey, accompanied by her maid, that the acts of adultery were committed at different inns on the road, and would be so described by the maid her self, and several waiters at those inns, as would leave no doubt upon the subject. In the same regiment with Sir George was Captain Elwin, who previously became acquainted with the family, and it would be found that this Gentleman had attended Lady Bro grave at each inn on the road, in her joatney to and from Yorkshire. Ile should also adduce evidence to satisfy their Lordships of Sir George's conduct, after he gained the information, and that he brought an action agaiost Captain Elwin, when a LUBECK, FEBRUARY 4. I Jury returned a verdict of 20001. damages, which were afterwards regularly paid by that officer, and • -eosties of Finland are still at Petersbur7h ' received by Sir George Brograve. a , 7istiattion of their country is not yet ter- The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call wit- Some difficulties have arisen, which have nesses, who proved that the notice and a copy of the 1 left to the decision of his Imperial Majesty. bill had been-served on Lady Brograve. A copy' of The inhabitants having complained of the canton the judgment was next produced, and Sir George's meat of the Russian troops in the province, as well as Solicitor proved he had received the damages and of their,oppressive number, arrangements have been costs from Captain Elwin'; agent, and paid them made to remedy this. over to Sir George himself. The clergyman, Mr. The most pet feet tranquillity reigns on the fron- Sibley, who married them, socollected the solemni tiers of North Finland, and nothing is feared from zation, and produced a copy :elf the marriage register. the Swedes, even should they announce the termina tion of the armistice. Two-thirds of the Russian Mr Petre, a Gentleman of Norfolk, represented his intimacy with the family of Sir George Brograve, troops which remain at present in the provinces of .t and his being particularly acqoamted with Sir George's Uleaborg, have orders to repair to the interior of Finland. indulgent and kind treatment of Lady Brograve, from The remains of the Swedish army are concentrated in the time of their marriage, down to 1806. the environs of Tornea and Laponia. These troops I Ann Wiles, the next witness, related that, as lady's maid, she attended Lady Brogravo, in the year 1806 , are in a very bad position, and are in want of articles of the first necessity. In season, it is impossible to Yorkshire. They travelled in a oleariot and post to send succours Item the interior of Sweden. It is , horses, and on their road they stopped all night, after sad, that the communication has been interrupted the first day, at the Rose, in Cambridge. Here she . saw Captain Elkin, and she noticed in the morning b e tween Laponia and Nortland since December. that Lady Brograve's bed appeared a s if two persons PRIVAT.F. LETTER.—VIENNA, FEB. 9. had slept there the preceding night. When they ar- A messenger just arrived from St. Petersburgh, rived at Stamford, she again saw Captain Elwin, with dispatches for the Russian Ambassador, brings whom she perceived breakfasting with Lady pro intelligence of an attempt having been made upon the grave ; and that morning she also obseiwed a similar life of the Grand Duke Constantine. The circum- appearance about her Ladyship's bed. Thee staid On the arrival of the King and Queen of Prussia at the Castle of Strelme, where they passed the night, they were met by the Grand Dnke Constantine, and , the Grand Marshal Count Tolstoy, to compliment I them, in the name of his Majesty. They were scarcely seated at table, when they were surprised most agreeably by his unexpected arrival. The Monarch spent the evening with his illustrious visitors, and did not return till late to St. Petersburgli. The solemn entry into the capital took place next day. The King was remarkably gay. He wore an uni form lined with sables, which the Emperor had given him. The Queen had a white satin pelisse lined with : - .lbles. The Grand Duke Constantine, on horseback, li his sword in his hand, rode on the left side of Ole Queen's carriage ; and immediately behind this carriage marched a squadron of chevaliers garde:; then followed three carriages belonging to the Court, drawn by eight horses, and afterwards the new Car riage built here for the Queen, and drawn by eight black horses. Forty thousand persons paraded in the streets. he two Empresses came to meet their Majesties to the gate of the last anti-chamber of the castle; and these august pers•)nages, preceded by 6 Chamber lains and Gentlemen in waiting, repaired to the apart ments of the Dowager-Empress, to whom the King cf Prussia gave his hand. The Queen was led by the Emperor and Empress. In a most elegant apartment hung with rose-coloured Yilk, the Queen found a su perb golden toilette, and in a basket adorned with flowers, six Turkish shawls, &c. . abot4 weeks tilt* :return, Iparticularly at the Kingston - Arms, in Newark, she oticed Captaiu,rdwin, as soon :at they got into the yard, and here she had the same ground to suspect the parties had again slept together; and afterwards at Newmarket she had similarteusons.to entertain the same suspicion. She lived with Ladyllhograve some time after their retura, but Sir George, who had gain ed intelligence of this conduct, never lived with her from that time. A young man who had been a waiter at the King ston Arms, recollected a gentleman, whom he has since understood to be Captain Elwin, coming there in a post-chaise, and ordering beds, which he desired to look at, and he made choice of two single-bedded rooms, close together, with a door out of one into the other, and a sitting-room adjacent. Shortly after the lady arrived, and they dined together, the Wit ness waited at dinner, after which the bell was rung, and he was told he might come again in the course of ten minutes. He soon went up again, without being called for, and, upon opening the door, he saw Lady Brograve reclining back ward on the sofa, in a very 'indecent position, and Captain Elwin standing close by, with his back towards the witness. He shut the door, and retired, and continued to wait upon them till the next morning,when they departed from the Inn. Lydia Hutchinson spoke to the beds having been taken by the Gentleman, and the state of Lady Bro grave's bed in the morning was such as to lead her to suppose two persons, must have slept there. Cap tain Elwin's bed had been lain in, but, -from its ap pearance, not during the whole of the night. • Mr. Wilson observed, there were several other Witnesses, if their Lordships thought it proper they should be called. The LORD CHANCELLOR said they certainly ought, and inquired if there were any person from Stamford? Mr. Wilson answered, the servant at Stamford had been subpanaed, but a certificate had been sent to shew, that, being near her delivery, it was not pro per for her to come. Further , proceedings were then postponed till to morrow. SPANISII PAPERS.- The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented Papers con taining the communications respecting our army in Spain and Portugal, moved for in a former Address ; which were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. The Earl of DARNLEY wishei to know if the letter from Mr. Frere to Sir John Moore, in cause quence of which that General adva iced from Sala manca, was included, otherwise he should consider it his duty to make a particular motion for the same ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL answered, the letter particularly mentioned was not amongst the papers ; for, in fact, Sir John Moore being suddenly cut off, did not transmit the same to this country ; neither did it contain what ought to be communicated, be cause its contents were of a private nature. At the same time it should be understood, Sir John Moore did not alter his course in consequence of any such letter. However, every information should be giien, consistent with propriety, on that and every other occasion. The Earl of DARNLEY had no disposition to press the production of papers of a private tendency, and on that ground alone he should wave any inten tion of making a motion upon the subject. HAMBURGH, JANUARY C 4. was and had tion The ice which obstructs the Belt and the Sound d 'Fives us of all intelligence which we might receive from Denmark and Sweden. Since the report that the King of Sweden had proclaimed the termination of the armistice in Norway, which is very improba ble under the present circumstances, nothing h been beard of this Mon I rch ; we know not where he is, nor how he stands affected towards Denmark and Russia. The papers had announced that he was about to make a voyage to St. Pctersburgh, but direct information has not confirmed this. It is not at a moment when the King of Sweden has no other relations towards the Emperor, than what arise from a suspension of ' alms, which may terminate at any time, that he will undertake a voyage which confidence alone . and the closest intimacy would authorise. It is most proba ble, that this Prince will await the return of spring, and profit by the season to prolong his negociations. This Power cannot now receive aill, or even counsel from England ; and it may happen that this insula tion, delivering him from the influence of that Cabinet, may occasion his drawing near to Russia, from whom he has every thing to fear, and Denmark, whose proximity must trouble his commerce. Many mouths must elapse before the Baltic and Sound will be open to the enterprises of the `:nu fish. They must direct their force towards other points, c their power is men:teed ; and they will pn,bably my this as a -text for the abandonment of their ally. • stances are as Follow :—Constantine was walking one evening at some .distance from the Palace, with an Aid-dc-Camps both of them dressed in a kind of blue , mantle, generally worn at Petersburgh. A man came, behind with the intent to shoot Constantine; but from the similarity of dress he mistook the Aid de-Camp for the Grand Duke. He fired, and the Aid-de-. Camp immediately fell. The body was instanfly seized by several men, and dragged away to a consi- derable distance. On the firing of the shot, the Grancll . Duke sought safety by flight, and took refuge in th Palace. A proclamation was published, offering a reward for the discovery of the offender. An order at the same time sent to the Post Office to open examine all the letters, and to detain those that any reference to this business. Of this descrip a great number was found. The people in ge neral, but more particularly the Nobles, are highly dissatisfied with the measures that are pursued, to which, it is the universal persuasion, that Alexander is altogether influenced by Constantine. It is added, that Constantine is supposed to have a secret promise from Bonaparte, of being speedily raised to the Throne in place of Alexander, who is not thought to possess a sufficiently decisive character for the great plans that Bonaparte has still to carry into effect. P4RLIAMENT4Rr PROCEEDINGS. .41 1 1 1' , 1 1 i HOUSE OF COMMONS. Gregson's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed. The Londonderry School Bill was read a third time and passed. The Flax Seed Bounty Bill was read a second time. Mr. ROSE moved that the House do to-morrow go into a Committee, to consider the several Acts relating to the inter course between Bermuda, Antigua, dtc.—Ordered.. Mr. FOSTER. presented as Account, shriving the quantity of Corn imported into and exported from Ireland during the last year, distinguishing the quantity exported from Ireland into Great Britain —Ordered to lie on the table. _ _ Mr. WHARTON brought up the Reports of the Allowances to be made to Subaltern Officers, Ste. of the English and Irish Mi- litia; of the Militia Estimates, &c.—all of which were ordered to lie on the table. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented, agreeably to order, the Correspondence between him and Sir Thomas Dyer.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WHARTON brought up the Reports of the Gommitrees of Supply and Ways and Means, which were agreed to. Mr. WHARTON brought up the Indemnity Bill, which was read a first time. In a Committee on Drawbacks and Bountlei on Sugar, it was agreed that the same do continue for two years fartber..—To be reported to-morrow. COURTS MARTIAL. Mr. LITTLETON withdrew the notice he had given, rol to an alteration on the Mutiny Act, with regard to Courts Martial. His doing so, be stated, did not proceed from his having abando-_ ned the principle, but simply because he did not thick the time suitable. GENERAL CLAVERLNG. Mr. C. W. WYNNE gave notice, as several gentlemen seemed to doubt on what day he meant to bring forward his motion re lative to General Clavering, that it was his intention, as he had formerly given notice, to call the attention of the House to that subject tomorrow. AMERICA. Mr. WHITBREAD rose to move for a Paper, to the production of which, it being already before the Public, he thought there could hardly be any objec tion. He accardingly moved for an Account of the Amount of Duties on Exports from this Country un der the Act of last Session, for carrying into EffeCt the Orders in Council. This Motion being agreed to, Mr. WHITBREAD stated, that several Papers connected with America had been ordered to be pro duced, which were of great importance, but not one of which was painted. He wished that they should be in the bands of Members previous to the agitation of the question on Monday. These Papers consisted principally of Correspondence berwep M T , Maddison, Mr. Canning, and Mr, Rose, SCOTCH RECCIRDS, The LORD ADVOCATE for SCOTLAND, while he admitted that in its original concoction there was no system more completely calculated to produce the desired effect, than that which had been adopted in Scotland for the preservation of its Records, declared his conviction, that still there was no system which by the lapse of time might not require improvement. Such was the situation with the regulations for the I preservation of the Records In Scotland His wish, however, was not to do away the existing Regula tions, but gradually to ameliorate and improve them. He concluded, by moving for leave to bring in a bill for the better regulating the Public Records of Scot land. Leave was accordinglyxiven ; and the LORD AD. voovre, Sir P. MURRAY, M r. R. PLINDAS, &c. were authorized to prepare and bring in the same. His IckdshiP then moved, is explanatory o f t h e object of his-Dili, fur _a farther account of the pro. ceedings of the Commissioners for Preservation o f the Records in Scotland, from the date of their las , Report. Mr. HORNER wished to know if the present Bill extended to the Records of the Commissioners at Teinds ? The LORD ADVOCATE said, there was no in tention of extending the Regulatioa to the Teind Re cords : the principal object was, to limit the number of Offices of Record. This became necessary, f rom various reasons : the Offices were too much detached, and the emoluments of them were, from their milt , . plicity, so much reduced, that the care and attention bestowed on the preservation and internal order of' them was greatly diminished. One object, therefore, which his Lordship had in view was to incorporat-. them, as far as could be, into one.—Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH 3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . 3 per Cent. Consols, money, 67H—for acc. 3 per Cent. Red. 671 68-5 per Cents. 981. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. India Stock 1831-t India Bunds, lus. 1!:3. re. Ex. Bills 95. 10s. pre. Omnium I+ prem. Lottery Tickets 211. 19s. Cons. for acc. Bank Stock S per Cent. Red. 67{ GS S per Cent. Cons. 67ff 4 per Cent. 841 5 per Cent. Navy 99 980 Long Ann. 1813-16ths11-16ths To the particulars we gave yesterday respecting the Brest Fleet we can add but little. This fleet, consist. ing of eight sail of the line and two frigates, put to sea on the 23d ult. On the 21th, they were joined off Rochefort by the squadron in that harbour, con. sisting of three sail of the line, a SO gun ship, (for merly Calcutta) and two frigates ; the L'Orient squadron sailed at the same time, consisting of four sail of. the line, and six frigates, three of which, by some means, were cut off in entering the bay of Sable de Leon ; the CESAR, Captain RICHARDSON, and the AMELIA, 38 guns, Honourable F. B. IRBY, were left to destroy them, but it is feared will suffer much, a battery keeping a heavy cannonade on them. The Channel fleet, consisting of eight sail of the line, un. der the command of Sir JOHN THOMAS DucKworan, K. B. were gone in pursuit of them, but they were about 24 hours behind the French. In the mean time Captain BERESFORD, who had been lying off Rochefort with three sail of the line, having been informed of the enemy's movement, changed his station. He saw the enemy enter the bay, where they were joined by three sail of the line that were lying at Rochefort ; and shortly after Admiral STOPFORD joined Captain BERESFORD with four sail of the line, which made the British force seven sail of the line. The Channel fleet, under Sir J. Duckworth, had steered, it is said, for Ferrol, to prevent the enemy getting into that port ; but a light vessel was sent after it by Admiral STOPFORD with intelligence of the enemy having been found, and the return of Admiral DUCKWORTH was expected speedily. _ Intelligence is expected hourly at the Admiralty of the capture or destruction of the three French ft:- gates which the C/ESAR and AmELL+ were left ei - gaged with, We are happy to add that very sanguine hopes are entertained, that when Sir Join; Ducxwonni's squa dron joins that of Admiral STOPFORD, the French fleet may be either captured or destroyed, as they cannot get into the inner harbour of Rochefort with. .out taking out all their guns, and indeed it will be necessary that the larger ships should also be lightened of their stores. The CALEDONIA, as we stated yesterday, has ar. rived in Cawsand Bay. Admiral GAMBIER is on board. The ship was in want of stores. Two vessels arrived yesterday at Harwich from Holland, one of which left the Dutch coast only the preceding day. Before they sailed, accounts had been received from Paris that Peace had Leen concluded leiween Turk and England, and a treaty to that effect had been signed at Constantinople. The French Emperor is reported to have called upon the Princes of the Rhenish Confederation im mediately to get their quotas of men ready for the field. The above intelligence from Turkey is men tioned as one cause for this requisition ; but another is also assigned—namely, that every movement on the part of Austria indicates a hostile mind against France! The above intelligence certainly carries with it an air of probability, and accounts, we think, for NAPO LEON'S sudden departure from Spain to Germany. — Will this produce any change in the prospects held out for Spain ?—No--unless the people shall take the direction of their own affairs out of the hands of the traitors who have sold them.—Spain can never be re covered for FERDINAND !,r-The very attempt indicates insanity, DUTCH PAPERS. Since writing the above, Dutch Papers to the Ist inst. have reached us e which confirm the Report of Peace having been concluded between Turkey and England. Time does not allow us to offer any re marks pp the subjoined accpunts—we have only to remind our Readers that the truth, when it shall come to be fully known, will prove still more favourable to Britain than the accounts of our enemies have ac'. pi med. We must here notice another fact which deserve; toll shol pa nie Ty lit Ci be wh the ax sw Tk the