Star. — London, England, 1801-12-01 00:00:00

et. 'l•' lite that • chat ac rs Lich y hetwv. (to C o f ?LC ngs eh o detire of v, now t h e r;:.- in thcr the arts coro.p-' die un- ure w" it bcJy vs 7nd r.. rtvc rirc :o alp Vim.? , xperier ^. htion; 7^cl reatona frr 1i mean° rf t mcar. n whirl urn yr , ,, tu • dj T.U. 1 ; has u• Lah~ithe the Cor• UMINAL t?Trtlei.: )en able which it inns, shr hrout,ht heir in:. furprife. :ibis eff:•- e, tk faith: . :1 its ritr , : ~:, mud I.y its turn, into ti tile rtii LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMEiON . FLEAS, NOY. 28. —.The I'll 7 of the League, the delirium or the w r onde, were fucceeded by an age rendered il fats-jolts by . rnonumetits of genius : thus the na tkml charHter, reformed arnicht revolutionary - et npells, will develcipe its energy, and putruc with ardour every thing that is beautiful, every thing tiet is grand, that is to fay, every thing that is ufeftil and jult ; for jultisy and utility will here after be the liandard of efteem, and public opinion will annul every judgment not founded on that fupport Nations harafikd with fanguinary dif. undeceived in regard to falfe ideas of gra ndeur, experiencing the need of loving each other of uniting, !retch out their I . :juicily arms to e a:heater. Woe to that one which attempt to found its ptofperity on the difafter of others: convinced that happinefs is mutual, : they will make an exchange of friendfhip, prodalion, and difi o t e ries. A Yong privation and want will give more adivity to their refpetftire communications, at an epoch *hat national and religious hatred !hill d ive place to tolerance, when the progrefs of civilization, by bringing people near& to each other, h a s given them a more homogeneous character. Such, Citizen Confuls, are the hopes infcribed on the frontifpiece, of the century now commenced, and which promifes to Europe, and to France in particular, a profperous and durible futurity.— The wifdom and courage of the Government have produced this order of things. Receive, Citizen Confuls, the congratulations of the Legiflative Body which hai:Eharged us to convey its fenti malts to you.—The Legillative Body, fenfible of the dignity and importance of the funtliotts with Which it is vefted, will exert Well with zeal to fe. cond the views of Government- , --to condua the ltepublic, by wife laws, to the high& degree of leliaity. Thus, the Piro: Authorities of the Repub lic, all animated with the fame fentiments, and al- Wall united, will ferve as a, model to the inferior authorities, and to all the Citizens ; and while the national Sovereignty hovers over the whole, the fepofitaries of the authority which exits by the People, and for the People, will find in their con fideuce attd love the fweeteit reward of theirlabours; to promote their happinefs. In the suifWer of the FiltiT CONSUL to the Lc giflative Body, the following traits were remarked: ' The Government appreciates this dep of the Legiflatfve Body. , 4 It is (cue!' e of whit you have come to de dare in its name. “ The Aes of the Legiflative Bndy during the Uri Sefton have contributed to Milli the progrefs of Achninittration, and to bring tis to that fiat tS which we have attained: a It will enttrtain the (me fentiments in the labours of the Sefflon now peguni TMs will be the fine means of promoting - the halpinefs and well being of th 4. French people, our Sovereign in every tt:ng. as It judges of all oar labours. Thole who ferve it with purity and zeal will be accompanied in their retirement by the refpea and efteem of their fellow citizens! , The Mimi ser contains it fpeech by Florrstat, when be prefented the projdt of the firft lite of the Civil Code. As it occupies fcven columns, it is intpoffible to find room for it, but we cannot pafs ever what relines to the inftitutints of marriage— it is as follows : Families . . are formed by marriage. Marriage is an inftitution of native itfelf. It 'l as too great an influence on the deftiny of Two, and on the pro- pagation of the human fpecies, for Legiftators to abandon it to the licentioufriefs of the paffions.—i Marriage fubjeas the huftrand and wife to fatted obligations towards the children produced by their union. It fubjeOs them to inuttiat obligation:. Thole then who have to fold there obligations Mutt be known. Hence, the forms propofed for the folemnization of this contra& For Marriage, it is necefrary that the patties I 1 hould be able to fulfil the views of nature: It is neeeffary therefore thutt the age at which the par- I be can unite with utility thould be fixed. It is of itnpottince io favour affiances, and to protect ' morals. It is of importance not to offend againft the views of nature, and not to wolnul public de cency. Hence the prohibitions of marriage, on account of affinity i all nations have profcribed in oefluous marriages, becaufe the voice of nature has refoutided in the heart of all men. Civilized nations have extended Rill farther the empire of modefiy, and have refpefted certain decencies, which, without being the immediate work of na-: tore, are founded on natural reafons.—By com mon right, the death of one of the parties can alone diffolve marriage ; have, however, Nought that the citil law could not be fo infle.si- I Me as religion and morality, r.nd in our projeft we retain divorce, but with retiriFtions capable of preventing the Auk of it ; we retain it for ca 4 e; where vices have more energy and force to ener- Irate the laws, than the laws have to fnpprcfs vice. With divorce we leave the power of demanding fimple teparation, which re uxes thl• bond of mar rage without breaking it. We have Ciought that ; under hews, which anchorite liberty of woi fhip, it was tmelfary to fuffer fouls to breathe in Leedom, and not to place a man faithful to his reli,tion between defpair and his contkicnce. Among the ranks of divorce we have not placed incompati hility of temper and charatler, %inlets t be the re 'tit of mutual content. We have confidered it contrary to the elfence o!things,that a contra& lo acted as that of marriage, lhould be arbitrarily broken, on the demand and fimple allegation of one o; the parties, that is to fay, by the will and the advantage of one party only. After hav ing traced ont the canfas of divorce, we have pointed 0.1 the forms according to which it mull he luta 1.. r and obtained. The intervention of Offic e appeared to us neceffary. In England a I Ito is nercifary for this purpofe, betides an A& of ''cc &vet eign is required. A quellion of divorce every wherz a national quellion, the cnnfe teaca d ciiinn of which have appeared to o,terefial :; to the waole lociety. • (ran 1 . 41 C 230 SS f. I (.710 1 ;4 : , (012 the Lob) 55 fr. 75c. %•• • % 0 ND 0 IVO TUESDAY, DECEMBER c. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Conrch 674—Ditto, for nig. 680. Itcductd • ( per Cent. 1141-..5 per Cent,4l--- • Olds per f2c:it 991 too—Lorg Ann. !0....0m:1imn 2t4 — Fundable Exeheq. Pills, it r.••m. Saturday left 'wet the day fixed for rehiring the Exchequer Bit that were to be funded. Out of 6,reupool. which were outftanding, (variative of the 2.380,0001. beld by the Batik), 3,942 orol. were delivered In, aithildt W3s confiderably norc that W3O expe&e 4 , at f enemlly happens when Exchequer Bids are advenifed to be paid off, that zoo,oool. remain out for fume time, and of comic without interelt. Parlous who have 4. livered in their Exchequer Bills to be fund...l—may, troll this day, make their paenictits In fall at the panic on the Scrip Rcciipts, which will be 'Shed in about a fortnight. Difcount on corxil. Exchever Omnium. S per Cents. o 17 7 4 per Cents. 10 I A per Cents. . . 0 11 1 itoiteed - 0 o Long Annuity - • 0 —E3 is There were fume few Exchequer Dills in the market yefter day of the defcription that are fundable, which fold at per Cent. premium, and were bought up under the idea that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will allow the whole of chit week as :rage to tbofe who, from error or accident, omitted taking in their BM in time to ►e facided. This day the Confols Mut, Mr thisturpore of making oet the dividends due the ash of January next. • Thurfday next India Sock Onus foe the dividends doe it Ji nuary. For Tome time it has been confidently reported among the Diplomatic Corps that tome changes are about to take place ht the Cabinet. Lord Ho- BART has India pointed out for him, and Mr. PI TT is talked of as the new Secretary of State: in this, however, thereis probibly . fame miflake—we can hardly think Mr. PITT will fubmit to be laccuey where be has been mailer. Mr. Tv sea rY, who, it w s laid tome time ago, was to be provided for in India, will now, it is thought, receive a home appointment, as will alto Mr. GRE'I But nothing is yet definitively ar ranged. . . This day tve received Paris Journals to the 26th inclufive. We have given their principal con tents in the preceding columns. Lord Sr. VIPICENT, Mt art happy to fay, con tinues t, mend in his Rate of health. The NARCISSUS, of 32 guns, is appninted to carry out the thanks of both floufes of Parliament to General gurc Him sox, and our army and navy in Egypt. It to 'lades-flood .that Colonel Stwltiros has brought over to Ministers fomething _like a fketch of the Definitive Treaty, as it has been difctiffed for ionic time, and at length brought pretty near a conclufion between the two Governments.— Nobody believes, in. fait, that much will be left to be arranged in detail at Amiens. :Vie are in clined to think that the French will pufli the con. citifion of the Definitive Treaty, bectufe the pe riod of their getting poffeffion of the-ceifions made to then! depends on the Definitive Treaty, fo that delay is very unfaiourable to the French. We are not inclined to think that the French will Much ittard the definitiye arrangements. Return of Plymouth Gatrifon tinder the corn• mand of Major General Etlol4/10 : A Detaebilent of the Royal Artillery. -Dftto of the Royal Engineer& The init Devon Regiment of Militia. The 19th Regiment of Infantry. A bi;ilor of tit: 6th Drayton& A Battalion Worn the Marine Forces. The North Devon Militia. Ireland Witha Etigadc of Royal Invalids. Letters have juft been reecireJ from Major FLETCHER, of the Royal Corps of Engineers, flat• inn, his erdiarge in Egypt ; having been taken pnfoner while reconnoitering the coma with the gall int Major MiKERRAS, who seas unfortunately killed at the time. The detachment of the Royal Artillery Ration ed at the Cape, is likely to be removed to Ceylon, and h ls fupprTed that the force from this reginient will be very Rrong in that quarter. - It is well afceriAned that there will be neither Guard-(hips, nor Invalid Companies brigaded, during the Peace; but an effective force will be regularly kept up—fitch as cruising fquadrons, and regiments in garrifon. The deftination of the fquadron which feparated from the fleet by fignal off Torbay about three weeks ago, under the command of Commodore ESSINGTON, is not known; hut report flares it to lae the CT.: of Good Hope, the Commodore hay ing been on that flati.m. 1 Ifefterday the Scottifli Corporation held their anniverE•ry at the London Tavern. In the ab. fence cf the Preiident, the Duke of Mom TROSR, WM. ADAM, Efq. was called to the Chair, which' I he filed with that fuaeity and politenefs, for which he is diftinguiflied, and that attention to the ob i jet's of the meeting, wisich from his having fo long patronized it, lie is fo well qualified to render ' popular. 1 Several Noblemen and Gentlemen fent apologies (for not being prefent a g e eeably to invitat ion, among wham were Lord Nt Lsos, Lord PELHAM, and Mr. ADDING TOM.--Their healths were drank to. ~ ether in three times three. 0 Colonel A RFRCRAMBY, Sir Sroms r SMITH, and livenl other meritorious Officers, honoured the Society with their . prsfence. There prevailed a very honeft and laudable coliofity to fee the man who had fought lios Apure at Acre. It would not be ea to give Sir STOTITY SMITH MICITII I:W3lft than he &f fy erns for his condat in the Mediter :anean. When Colonel A n r RCROM ses health was drank,' every man felt, as the Chairman jullly remarked, ' that the name of Asracamiter was not only dear to all the United Kingdom, but it was one of which Scotland was peculiarly and emphatically , prouJ. The evening was (pent with great harmony, anal the grand objets of it we hope will be found, in ,the end, to be *toasted, for the meeting was very r nurtierow. . . .f!r. r• SLANDER or THE JEWISH PRIESTHOOD. SYNC V. JOSEPH. . _ _ The Plaintiff in this este, is .Secretary to tie JewilliConiregation,and Reader in the Synagogue. At a hate meeting for the purpofe of chnofing a High Prieft (for 'ince the death of the late Rev.' Dr. SHIFT that body have been without ahead), a flrong conteft arofe. The GoimssteDS and their party were for reftoring . to the* flock a fliepherd, who might guide them in the paths of righteouf nefs, Vihile the modern Jews ,infifled that there was no longer occafion for filch an ofac..', as every I child from the early Re of five or fix years is in boded, not only in the Law of Moles, but.in the writings of the Talmudilts and of modern cc mann. tators. The latter maintained alfoftliat the commu nity was Already fo heavily burthened, that auy additional taxation would oblige the middling clati of people to withdr a w thetnfelves front the Syna gogue. Mr. Byiig, the Plaintiff, who was a fire. nuous advocate for having a High Pried, excited the indignation of Mr. Joreph, the Den-4111m, who laid that he (the Plaintiff) ought to have been the lair perfon to fpeak on the fubjee ; for had there been a High Priett in London, he would not have fuffered hith (the Plaintiff) to occupy his fit uation, having been married to a /!range voman in Ireland. In confequence of this affection the Plaintiff was, and fill is, under tut - pennon from his office, until this is cliared up. Mr. Byng brought his aelion for defamatory words, and laid fpecial damage. It came on this day in the fhape at an application to nut off the trial, in confequence of the abrence of a material witnels, Motes Benjamin, fa d to have gene.abroad. Mr. Scrjcant BEST appeared to make light of the aeior. Lord Atv A ILEY faid, that probably the Plain tiff might come to the Court with a claim for very heavy damages, and then it might be of conic. Tierce to dcciie between the parties ; therefore the cafe thould not be treated lightly. Mr. Mice HEATH obferved, that light as this might appear at this time, a fimilar oti'enee was once feverely punifhed—" No left than 2000 fii'aetifft were once cut of in tk,ir CCM!) for being concerned Pave women." The Court feeling the importance of the cafe, granted time until the fittings after next Term, for Mr. Benjamin's appearance to give evidence for his brothertia-law, the Plaintiff. atm:cu. IMITRIMITION OF THE BRITISH ♦RAIT, DiCF.MIIER I. legalars. Amain. Mi- Ti.:. I I Caw. Ixf. Inf. !air. &L G.". p... Eo~laid and Wale i 3 3 74 US 4 3 Noa th Britain -- 12 1.0 6 7 12 - 32 .-- 31 6 . - ret, 02.0 thy, Ste. 44.-. 4 ..-44 2 44.4.4 620 zdgira • - - I - am. •I .. Clitstaltaz,Minot mit/Atka 16 4 20 4.-- Egypt - .. 3 26 I 30 North Arnteca • . S . 2 •-• i -- Welt Indies • I 31 —•— 35 . __ Csepeci Cool licpc Eft Indio 4 It ••• Sli Tuts! or 149 44 $ 6 3 10. 7 1 (a) And D^tachtn, nta. (4) Tim Company'. Trotnis csclulive. • Esc 'or., Aintillery and Liver:errs n borne :id Alva. adcpsndesit Companies, Recruiting Corps, Volunteers, ice. The weather has proved throughout the Well highly favourable to potatoci digging, and the crops have exceeded the moll fangume expeCtation. The Surgeons of the Royal Navy are paying a tribute of refpeel to their benefad:w, Dr. Taosrill, Phyfician to the fizet, whole: Iliadic, and exertions have much centrilmted to the improvement of the Medical Dupa: talent, and they have opened fob fcriptions at the naval lea ports for that porpot:. The Gentleman of, the Grant Croix, who ap in pearcd the other day the Court of King's Bench, was in MMITELEMBIRT'S foreign regiment, and married the filter-inlaw pc a gallant and refpeEla hie flag Officer, near Plymouth, who died about is months ago. No part of kingdom begins to feel the bid fings of peace more than the Me of Wight, where during ;be war near tochooo fuldicrs of ditnrent defcriptions have been land..d. The re , "itnents of militia have all left it. The Stadtholder's troops are nearly gone, and when the fcreign dep6t is broke up, which report lays will be the cafe in a few days, the only military remaining will be Major-General HEWITT'S Staff, and about ;coo recruits. On Thirrfday laff the Scholars of D.lanor-Houfe, Kenfingtcn-lane, repeated a mon pkafing variety of dida&ir. pieces, blendedwith A arnitomy,Geogra phy, Natural Philorophy, &c. Mr. HUSSAND'S Differtation on Iliflory and Biography. was bold and imprellive. Mr Boococe, in - Enclid, and Mr. WOOLLEY in Staphyla, in the Aulularia of Plau tus, were very Itriking—their Dnetor.Pancrace, and Sganarclle, from the Marriage Forel of Molierc, were admirably fupportcd. Wc noticed with pleafure the great corratnefs of Mars. Bin cuts, HOWELL. CHERVET, HOOD, DaLtss. sad LYNAM' : in fhort, the whole received the un bounded applanfe of an elegan: affemblage of Ladies and Gentlemen. "••••••••-- - S TAW /3 ERR Y•HILL.—The elegant little Theatre in the Manfion left by Lord ORFORD to the Hon. Mrs. DAM FR has been lately opeiWd, and the re prefentations were fuch as would have been highly creditable to Prafeffional Performers. The fourth e zihibition on Saturday !aft was graced by a very numerous and elegant auditory. The performance was a new Comedy, in five called Ile Fella& Friend, ' a manufcript found among the papers of Lord ORRORI7 but not written by Oat Nobleman. It confifh of very neat and fpirited dialogue, with diverfified cha ndler, but not much intricacy of fable.—Tbe principal perfbrnwas ware— Earl of Mr. Emillmrest. Hs. Mr. Maar, Mils Bazar; Mr. Sainrindave MOATS, Wm Saw. Mr. CA id Pal at. mg; A. Dual; Mr. Baas. Li* Sari. Cots Mr. Minim. m:Jeclr kAI r The prdent (We the navj• of Franc.i haviai lately been mentioned in Parliament, we have thought•w timid gratify our Reader, if we could procure a lift of it. We liclieve it is pretty cot-red ; but we thrall be glad to ready Any millake, that may be pointed out by fome of oar naval Corrc fpondents. 11 , •publi•pie Franca& Vouteur - Inv:l3oWe • Nerttine • Octi R rpubli , Ain Tel rible • Aigie tan itlor FortniLible Ind:vi (dile indomptable 'realm Berwi-t 11.itz - ze Cenfeur CiLalpia Coat itution Convention l'oef.dz 1.4 x Aerftt 1/ugarnier Du Gnat Trouin Duqufne - Entreprenant Fougucus - Gaulois Geniappe - Hannibal H;:ros J. Bart - J. J. Routreau Jupiter Montblatte Modal Patriote • Redoubtable Revolution St. St baitian Swiftfure CU::!. 1 iU 130 Tr.: vale I•yrznnicide W 2, tigni - 110 - - 1:0 ftge C'armagnole Cocn,dc Cow. tc Cor:v.ne 1/1. Futic:te Incorruptible Indicnue I.lbrc !cage Pourfuivante Romaine Syrine Vengeance Vi Loire Cancre Concorde Cri.de Fratemiti Macron Medic : . : • - . St. Marie Charente Confiante Fidele Fortune Franchice i.eoben Mantone Prrcicufe Wyche Scinillarte SurvelUante .4 . - ov,r4; 74 To thefe (Zinnia he added three Neapolitan fri gates, the Arcthufa, the Ceres, and the Minerva; out we beakye that fome of thefe have been takeni although no officill account has yet reached us: It is to be obferved that the French fornetimet change the names of their (hips, as will be eafily perceived at the fight of fo many Revolutionary n...mes in the prcfrnt lift. The names of their Na val Heroes, llt: Guam TaOutx„. Dui:locos, &c. are too proudly commemorated by them to be ever dilcontinued. It is remarkable that the pre= fent war, which has prcduced fo many military champions, fhould hstifearcely added a name to their naval lift. notWithftanding the equal (nth*. lialn with which they entered on the lea. May we exprefs our wonder, that fo few of our large (hips fhould bear the names of our diftineillted Admirals—Hawsr, BOSCAWIN, RODMIT, Mows. &c. without mentioning living .charafters. Tiiere is much curiofity to learn the e att fti et aftembling fo large a fleet of men of war (mealy three.deckers) in Bantry bay, Ireland.; and the peculiar circumftances under which this Beet put to tea fiom Plymouth ever( ace it. The fleet was lying fnug in harbour ! with top-malts Renck, when orders we-e received tt put to lea without a mo ment's delay. In four hotivs twelve (hips of the line were under fail, and they left Plymouth dur ing the tremendon gale on'the ad int. and were eight days on their paffage to Beerhaven, tape riencing uncommon bad weather. N,IUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.....WIIND t & W. SD. DCI. 44 lit mbnrr? Ncv 4 WaLriad, aftemone, Cenfiderthie 7:trreh. ;ifun is entertained for the tardy 0, two of the packets wiieh cutwcy the Hamburglx Mails to and from this Country and Cuxhaven, accottuts having been re ceived of their failing from Cuxhaven nearly three *aeka ago, dace which time nothinz. basin:en heard of either of them. Fire Hamburgh 111.. d dill remain dJl.l..tbe arrivals of wltick are anxioufly expected, the tare gas of wind barn& been fete with the grrateft violence in the North of Europe, from whenc e account' arc expeded of canEderable damage having been dote to the (hipping. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 3o.—Arrivecl the RFSTST AN cr. man of war, with a number of outward-bound vell'els from the Downs.—Sailed the EXCELLEhr man of war to join the Channel Fleet.—Dropped down to St. Helen's, the SATURN man of war. Admiral TorrY. Dam., Nov. 3o.—Arrived the Muss's frigate, ARROW (loop, and CHARGER gun-velel, having Veen blown out of the Downs. _ _ GRAY ESEND • Nov. 30.---Sailed the Sally, for Surinam; Eagl.4 Asuitturott, for St. Vin cent's; Nclly, T.fotr, for Barbadoes Fanny, STEPIIIINSON ' for Honduras ; Helena, Diem', for Gibraltar; Fbencx , :r, NOILLORY, for Norway ; Tully, —, for Bourdcaux ; Britifh Qt . teen Eli zabeth, STEriS“)% ;Mitreittis of Lanfdowne, and Devon, SPAR K ES, for Jamaica. Monthly St.tcment of the Diftribution of the Britilh Nava! Force, exclufive of the hired armed Vegas, which are chiefly cmpl.lyed in proteding Coafting Trade of Great Britain: List. se. Fit .11e.I.Ve.Tet In port and fitting - 1 9 1 43 6 9 1 3% GuArti thips - 4 3 0 • In the Etighlb 2114 Irift Channtls 3o •14 41 11.5 In tit: Down, a:.,1 N,A:II S. as 13 3 14 44 74 I At the WeA Inda It!;:this,aud oa the Pangt - On th? Janrlca Ration America and N winunaand 0 13 •31 . 9 s 111 . 9 o 0 6 • 9 rs 13 O 0 3 3 Car of Goat Hope, F.aA Indies, and on the Piiiage - Africa and Madeira Coates of Portugal, Gibraltar, and Mediterranean - Hapltal and Minn tinps • 3I 462 43 - 21 4 $ 0 'fatal tr Corentfruir - t4t as SOO 262 Rec-ivin! miss - - - S 0 4 * Serviceable, sad repasleg for kr- Tic: - - - - 7 r t o In Or-lir ary - - - 17 119 Ss Betas - - - - 1.9 t 4 c T j t a i . ', ' l '.4 344 143 44 if 4 i ... 4 L Lntiel glary. efT;tl rice ell !public len Cc! ..c :ul 11 0!•1, 1 . 31,1 t. ci eirret.. fit to iizzeil ; .11,1 D yOll, ie in a t Ltenli 'arc of tl S 4111.'1 I i)rj hx :t U 1; ar to nun,: r 4 thereto - r udcti and the ru t::zeewt f , ,:r.kri thpat.y, r. mati7e. t. . bbl [act it v in fhte c adv 6lati6ns to our n 'l.at are I give a Inc reqin.ei ape. , 110 , -. :1 It eu;thro c! ntt (~r L. ,CIIGNI• dice fr T. 41 a n d unicatM with t!:e lizr.l.een c about alit( s. htS, .11d afiliotis I