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k GERMAN'?. MARCH t. — Several German Papers Rate, as the batty of the great bnfinefs of indemnitieg. the Convention concluded at &r• lin the sth of Anglia, 1796, between the French Minifter, CAILLA/tD, and the Count lianowtvz, of which the fifth article, concerning the indem nity of the Prince of ORANGE, has already been made very public. In the firft article of that Con vention it is raid : " The °Nell of the two contemning parties was at the outlet to agree upon a territorial inditrinity for the lots of the PruiTian provir.em fituate upon the left bank of the Rhine, in cafe that, by the peace with the Empire, that River fbould be ceded to Fence ; fcr that purpok they have turned their eyes to the Bi &optic of Munaer, eomprithig therein the cotintry of Recklin hasten. But the French Government having expreffed a with that the Republic oldie United Provinces Should obtain, as a fort of Indemnity for the countries ceded to France, the part of the laid &aseptic which extends from the place where the Ems enters into the colleen Frize, up that river as far as Wining), and thence in a right line by Haden, and along the frontier of the duchy of Clews to the place where it joins the frontier of Holland ; his Pratun Majetty declares, therefore, in order to She to the French Republica proof of his friendly fentitnents, thzt when the queftion of the ceffion of left bank to France fha'.l come to be difetiffed, be will net oppoce it ; and as for tic porpoie of indemnifying the fecular Princes who shall life by that difpoh•lon, the principle of kenlarifationswill then be come abfoiately necefiny, his Majefty coofents to accept that prine:ple, and &all obtain, as an indemnity for hit provinces, &wee upon the left honk of the Rhine, compelling therein the territo7y et Stevener,which will be in that cafe ceded to France ; the reit of the Bilhopne of Marker, with the country of Reek hunauten, with the exceptions, uuwever ' of the poet above mentioned, and according to the previo us keltirifaticm. His Majl.ftp referees to blinklf, notwithaanding„ a power to make inch farther addition as may appear to him more proper to men *le hi' indemnity." ad The [mood article of the Treaty of Balk, of the sth of April, t 795, remains in full force; in cookquence the French Republic accepts the Mediation of the r.,,•• a Proffla in fa vour of the other Princes of the Empire whl may defire to en ter immediately into a negotiation with her upoti the principle eapreffed in the preceding article. 3. in the twofold fuppolition espreffed in the articles of the teflon of the left Left Bank to Franee,and of the acceptance of the principle of fecularbiations, his Worms Majcfty, sod the French Republic, bind thenefelves to employ their joint efforts to procure for the Prine , m of the Houk of Hdk, the feet:beige dun of filch of the icelefsaftical States as nay be &wed molt conveniently to indemnify them for the property and dkets which they 1* upon the Left Bank of the Rhlne,and, further, particularly to ketare to the One of Hcffc Caffel the !teetotal Stahl . • 4. His Majelly the sing of Proilia engager to maintain the cities of leamhurgh. Bremen, and Lubec, in their prefent in tegrity and independence. The fifth article fixes the indemnity of the Houk of Orange by the BlOmprics of Wurzburgh and Bamberg. No time will be loft to learn whether this Convention, concluded fine the exiitence of the Medal, may not have experienced under the Confular Government, fume changes which may have be come nec;feary in relation to manners, afar& the religion of the inhabitants and other political concerns. Moreover, we remark that all the Powers interefted in the bu fi ncTs of e in demetles do no like the neighbourhood of a great Power.— We are now allbrit that the exchange between Meekicnburgh and A:tepee!' is nearer than ever.---We we alto aired that the Xing of Pram has agreed to take as indemnides the polectlions of the Princes of Mealenburgh Schwerin and Strelits, and to cede them in exchange for patients in Weltphalla. PARLMMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MAttCH Ths various Nils bear.. the Honk were forwarded in their ef rrain foga. Ile Earl of Wu.Tov prtfented a Petition from certain ;khan confined in Lancalter jail, praying relief, which was ordered to lie on the Table. _ _ _ _ _ Some Private bufincfs was difpoted of, and a somber of wit was were (worm After waiting fame time in expediation of Bilk from the Co onus, their Ludihips adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Leave WU girCIS. on the motion of Mr. MAIN wmmen. to bring in a Bill for repairing the Church of St. Anne. Weibnin. kr. and for other purpofea amain& the regulation of St. Arne 's Parith. The ne Million Loan Bill mad the lock:unity Bill vrereread a third time And pared. Mr. .11.1r.AND ea brought up the Report of the Committee or: the Murry Bill, which was read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered in be read a third time tomorrow. The Repot otthe Committee of Supply was brought up, and the Reiblutions were read and agreed to. Leave was given to bring in a Bill fur the better regulation of the Marine Fortes while on fina7e. - ..--...._ _ Mr. BonTM gave notice that, be timid, on Monday next, ',wee for leave to bring In a BIH to oblige Parini °yak.= of the PUOr to keep a Fr-sifter of tLe Pea" Apprentlem. A hlef,..ge from the Lordi Itated their I.oratlsipe affent to t!„•! hirpirkig Lana E!!1, and to feveral private • Or.:rresl, no the notion of Mr. VA tdillTTAll r,thet die Honk ibuteld hi-utiornew rcfo:ve into. Cominittte to corfider the pro. yr;.ay of empowerifter hir Majcity to grant a falary to a paten to be appointed infv.:tor of Wilma for Felons. The Sreeees shod if this meafure came recommended by ItL. Ma} fty The CIADICILIOI of the EZCIIIT:ea allfr.ercd In the af- Irmadvc. _ _ Ordered, on the sncs:ou of %Ir. VA NOT TA IT, that the Ex pecte% Laws Committee be infireried to profectac their en quiries, and to report from time to time to the Hook. Mr. MA:aware brought up the Report of the Committee on die American Treaty Bill, which was read and agreed tom. The DM ern ordered to be nad a ddrd time tomorrow. lIENCOOLIII. a aOrdcr of the Day .ben i read for going into mittee on the Den:Weil Settlement Bill, Mr. Jonas laid, be approved 'Of this Bill, be. caufe be caderfloed it was but the commencement pf a much larger plan of Reform ; and he hoped it AIVAS ro, becaufe he was fore, in the prefent roue tion of the Eat India Company, they ought to ufc every plan of reform and economy. He had upon a former occafion Rated the debts of the Company at twenty millions Rerling, and he now Itsd make to think they amounted to twenty-two sr;ilions; hf Ins therefore glad the Right Hon. Cfentleman had brought forward the meafure, and be hoped he would not flop here, bin bring in two or three other Bills of a fimilar tendency. The Honfe then went into the Committee. Colonel WOOO objeeled to the claufe which en itigetl tlu't the Company's fervants transferred from 4enctiolai to Madras fhould not rife,ebove a cer tain rank. Mr. W. Donuts fupported the claufe—which amass agreed to. Mr. W. DvaDas propofed a claufe for allowing the Company's prefint fervants at Bencoclen the *emotive eitber of accepting the anunint of their Kefen; falatic., or of going to Madras. Mr- M STCALS objeited to this claufe—he raid it are.4ll he Letter to I:ave it to the Court of Direc tors, and he was appeehenfive that this might be rnnrerted into a nr.lcedent. the objea of this claufe was to prevent the Eaft india Comyany's fervants at Bencoolen from fut . - taining an injury in confequence of the regula tions which wzre about to take place. The elle& of giving them this alternative would bring the queltion to the tell. If they thought it more for their advantage to go to Madras, undoubtedly they would go there, and not accept the other al ' terrative ; if they were of opinion that going to Ma dras would be injurious to them, it certainly would be hard to deprive them of their indent fituations without any milcondua on their part, without al lowing them Tome indemnity. Mr. GOLDING laid, the Company's Servants had different kinds of fabrics ; the one attached to their rank, which was trifling—the other attached to their offices, which was very confiderable. Mr. R. Trona-ma was of opinion, that this claufe wouli not.; as had been Hated, bring the point to the tefi, becaufe many of the Company's fervants at Bencoolen might chafe td ret?re, and by this means they would obtain penfions, which they would not otherwife be entitled to. _ . Mr. MErc LF again objeCted to this regulation being made the fubjet of a Legillative Provifion, becaufe, he raid, it might upon other occafions be drawn into a precedent. The CHANCELLOR OF THE Excitsopla Paid, there could be no danger of this being drawn into a precedent, becaufe this was a Parliamentary pro. ceeding. The Court of Direltors wonld not, upon other occafions, be bound to aft upon it as a pre cedent, an appeal mutt be made to Parliament for that purpofe. It had been faid, that this point ought to be left to the liberality of the Court of DireCtors ; he had as high an opinion of the Court of Direarns as any man could have, but when no complaint had been made againft the cutiduCt of thofe fervants at Bencoolen, he thought that Parliament ought not to leave them to the difcretion of any body of men whatever. After a few words from Mr. HOSHOUSE, the Claufe was agreed to, and the Bill went through the Committee, and was ordered to be engracd. Mr. DICKINSON moved the Order of the Day for going into a Committee on the Clergy Non. relidence Mr. Hormouse laid, he merely wifhed to throw out a hint upon this fubjeft, which he hoped the Houfe would think worthy of their attention. In confequence of the Non-refidence of the Clergy, feveral gui san actions were brought againft them, but Parliament interfered, and an Mt was patted to fufpend thofe Aftions. •It became then a mat ter worthy of confideration, whether, as thofe actions were commenced in conformity with ex& ing Aas of Parliament, the Legiflature ought not, in tome way, to indemnify the perfons who had fo commenced them ? Whatever his fend ments might be with regard to informers, yet, as they had brought there actions upon the faith of the laws of the land, and as they had been put to confider :)le expense, he thought they ought either to be indemnified, or be fuffered to go on with their actions. Mr. Si mroll concurred in the fentiments which had fallen from the Honourable Gentleman who ' fpoke Mr. Jos ts laid, he thought they ought to be indemnified ; at the fame time, he was of opinion, that the Religion of the Country had fuffered greatly by the Non-refidenee of the Clergy. He would not fay more upon this point at prefent, as he underftood that a Learned Gentleman oppofite to him intended to bring in a Bill upon the lubjeft. Sir W. Scorn laid, that however incompetent he might he to the talk, he had been prevailed upon to attempt to bring in a Bill to regulate this, important fobjeft. No man could be more aware than he was of the difficulty of the talk he had undertaken. There were great difficulties wiling out of the nature of the fubjeft itfelf, and alto horn the great variety of opinions which were en tertained upon it. He hoped, however, in a few days to be able to give notice of the time when he fhnuld propofe to introduce this Bill. With' , regard to what had been laid about the Inf , rmers, he lhould lay that wholly out of his confideration. The Houk then went into a Committee on the Bill, Sir W. Lemon in the Chair. Sir R. BVITON Paid, he underffood at firs that the Bill was only to be brought in for two months, 1 and now it appeared that it was for four months. Mr. Die a sow (aid, the reafon he had made it four months inffead of two, was becaufe the other Bill would probably, from its nature, occupy a confiderable time in diteuffion, betides it might be delayed by the preiTure of public tn.finefs. Th: duration of the Bill was then fixed for four months, and the Houfe being returned, the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. ►OOK. Mr. SiMiON rote, in purfuance of his notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better Re. keying and Diftinguilhing the Induftrious Parifh Poor, for Regulating the Accounts of Overfeers and for making certain Provifions refpating Bat! tards. The fubjed was one which appeared to him to be of great importance ; it had occupied the attention of many perfons, and many plans had been fubmitted to the Public. But there appeared to him to be one great leading oblation to every plan that had been brought forward, which was, that they attempted to lay down one univerfal re gulation for every Parini, which was impradica hie, from the many differences there were between Parithes. The objed of his BiU would not be to shake the foundation of the Poor Laws of this Country, which for fo long a period had been found fo beneficial. There was, very properly, a great degree of jealonfy entertained in that Houfe about altering the fyitem of our Poor Laws, but that was by no means his with. He pmpoled limply to bring in an Enablin Ad, viz. an Ad to enable every Parini, as f ar as was confiftent with law, to legiflate for itfelf if it pleated. then proceeded to Rate a variety of inconvtniences arifing from the prefent mode of relieving the Poor, particularly the great burthen of the Poor rates : he admitted, that hisplan would not ren der the Poor-rates unneceffary, but he thought it would tend very confiderahly to diminith them, • =moor nhiftcht for charity. and the Parifh Accounts. In order tiafeertaia who were the molt proper objeCts of charity, he fhould propofe in the iiil, that a perfon fhould be ap pointed, and paid by the Parifh, whole duty it lhould be to obtain information of the condition and condo fl of the Poor. He was as:arc, that when a perlon applied for relief, and rad he was fiarving, it would be impoilible to refute him, even though his condo& had Leen improper, but he thought great advantages would mink from the a doption of this plan. There might In, he was aware, parithes in which this regulation would not be neceffary, therefore he did not mean to compel parithes to adopt this regulation. but to leave it to their option it they thought it neceffary. The next evil which, in his opinion, required a re medy, was the manner in which the Parifh ac counts were kept. They were orly laid before the Parifh once a year, and then they were in ge neral too voluminous and too complicated to be minutely inveftigated. Inaead, therefore, of, having them examined once a year, he fhould propofe to have them examined once a quarter, and that a certain number of perfons, among whom the refident Clergyman fhould be one, fhould be appointed to examine thefe accounts. There were the general outlines of his Bill ; but! there was another objeCt which appeared to him ! to be of great importance, and which he had I thought it right to conned with this Bill, and that was the fituation of adjudged Ballards. They! were, in general, the children of perfons in the loweft fituations of life, and though the mother was not, in general, wanting in natural affection,' yet The was in general prevailed upon to give up! the infant to the father, who put it out to nurfe, and in a few days it was heard of no more. This was was not mere fulpicion, he was unfortunately in polleffion of many fads which would be luffi cient to convid thofe perfons of murder. He therefore propofed to put thefe children under the proteCtion of the Magqtrates, and to take care that the child fhould be left in the care of the mo ther until it had attained the age of (even years. That it fhould on no account be given up to the father, unlefs by a licence obtained - from the Ma giftrate, letting forth the place to which it was going. There were the general outlines of his plan ; he hoped the Houle would give him per million to bring in his Bill ; it might, after being printed, nand over for two or three.weeks. when. Gentlemen would have full time to confider it,' and to make what ohjedions, or propofe what amendments they thought proper. He then con cluded with moving for leave to bring in a Bill for the better relieving and dittinguifhing the In duftrious Parifh Poor, for regulating the Accounts of Overfeers, and for making certain Peovilions refpating adjudged Baftards. Leave was given to bring to the Bill.—Adjourned. LUNI)O Af'. FRIDAY, MARCH 12. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS HAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 4 per Cent. Conf. 67i sl—fur account 68i. S per Cent. 'v.', 7 PRICE OP STOCKS YESTTIMAY: 3 per Cent. Conf. 67f 3 4. Imp. 3 inr Cent. 67f 5 pit. Cent. Ann. 99i too 99+ Imp Ann. it a * s-z 6 India Stock st3i st 3 for open. Conf. for Ace. 6si The public mind is 11111 in fufpence on the grand quellion of peace or war, but notwithilanding the impediments, whatever they may be, that Teem to have been thrown in the way of the negotiations, the general opinion Teems to be that a Definitive Treaty will be concluded. In the mean time war like preparations continue in our-different Dock Yards, and LurdLsox, it is faid, is to have the command in the Well Indies, in the event of re newed hollilities. The Paris Journals, which we have received to the Bth intl. inclufive, throw no light on the quer. tion. The Frcr.th funds have rather mended tince the lift papers IA ere received. The Tier: Confofide are at 56 75 c. which is 3o cents better than two days before. We find nothing in there papers that deferves any attention refpaling the pretended confpiracy againfl the Government, that has been talked of fors week pall. Indeed the only article Worthy of notice, is the new Swifs Conflitution, which we here fubjoin with fome other extracts. Pas's, MARCH 7.—At the audience which took place yellerday, Barond'EaßlN3WAßD,Envoy Ex traordinary of his Majefty the KING of Sw rem prefented to the FIR sr CONSUL Colonel de Twarr, Chamberlain to her Majefty the Q2een of SV/EDIII, and M. de Hocvssmati.—Mi. JacK sow, Minitter Plenipotentiary of his BRITANNIC MAJISTY, pre ' fented to the FIRST CONSUL the Earl of Mou NT• Casa's'., Lieut.-General Baron de HOMPISCH, Sir WILLIAM WOLSRLEY, Mr. FIRRPOINT, COL GRA HAM, Colonel RAMSAY, Lieut.-Colonel SwAIVII, Mr. CRAUFORD, Mr. VAUGHAN, Mr. Arun, M. G VILLENIARD, M. LEMAITRI, M. CAUSSANS, Mr. WomswEct., Mr. TALROT, and Mr. Lasurnt. M. de Mrs. is, Envoy Extraordinary of his Ma jelly the King of Das m ae,prefinted M. d'A u ER I Chamberlain of his DANISH MAJESTY.— Mo uiteur. STOCKHOLM, Ft s. 2.—We learn from Gotten burgh that the herring fiChery has become very abundant. The vaccine inoculation, which at first experienced a great deal of oppolition, begins to triumph : the King has ordered the College of Medicinelo give in to him a report on this impor. tans difcovcry, and we means of extending its . VIENNA, rEll. 19.—A corps tiooo evarc:t tionps has intercepted the communications Beig: e. PASSWAN OC Lou, in ncgotiatin with the Porte, does not negleta thofe precautions...inch his lituation requires. FLORENCE, Fee. 12.—A courier ari:ved here a fov days ago from Paris, with difpatches, ccr. frith:lice of which a Council of State was immr diately held. According to report the Tufcan Government will take into its pay 4c.00 Frtncl: troops ; the ifland of Elba, it is alto raid, will k card to Frunce. HAMEURGH, FFa. 23.-.4t has at bee:. dikovered where and by whom the not , !.; forr,c.: on the Altona Bank were fabricated. They wer: fabricated at Thal d'Erhenbreithin, oppotkz to Coblentz, by two perfons named Poucelin and Beaumont, who have been arrefiel There is no proof, it is faid, that the Prince of —ALM diftrihn ted them, knowing them to be forged. The de finitive decifion, as far as he is perfonally concerned, will be left to the Emperor. The report is again revived that the KING of ENGLAND intends to reign the Electorate of Hano. ver to Prince Amu."( us and his defccndants. BERNE, MARCH I.—The Senate has at length terminated its labours in regard to the Conaitution. This ad has been publifled, and the principal dif. potations are as follMv . : The Helvetic Republic is one. Every Citizen has the right of fettling in any canton of the Re public, and of exercising all the civil and political rights in the fame manner as the Citizens of the canton. Berne is the capital of Helvetia. The Helvetic territory is divided into zi cantons, viz. Berne, Zurich, Lucerne, Uri, Schwitz, Unterwalden, Zug, Glarus, Soleure, Fiibourg, Dale, Schaff hatt fen, Appenfel, Saint• Gall, Turgnvia, Argo , Baden, the Pays de Vaud, the Grilims, Tel fin, the Valais. The Chri(lian religion in the catholic and re forMed communions is the r,:ligion of the Swifs people and of its Government : it is under the fpo cial protection of the State. Neverthelefs no , reli. glons feet is deprived of the exercife of its worship, provided its dogmas and inflitutions are not con trait to good morals and fi)cial or d er. The Ecelefiaftical property in general can be employed only for eilabliihments of religious in. eruaion or of charity. There is a central adminiltratien of the Repub. lie for the exercife cf the national fovereigaty, and an adminiltration of the cantons. The adminiitration of the cantons is compefed of a Diet and a Senate. The Diet is formed by the union of Reprefents tives from all the Cantons in the following propor. tion:—Berne 6, Zurich 2, Lucerne 5, Uri Sc!mita 3, Unterwaldcn 1, Zug t, Glarus t, So. leure a, Fiibourg 3, Bale 2, Schaffhausen 1, Ap penfel ;, Saint Gall 4, Turgovia 2, Argovia 2, Baden 2, Vaud 4, Grifons 1, Teffin 3, Valais 2, — Total 5o Reprcfentatives. The Members of the Diet (hall remain five years in office. The Diet (hall alembic regularly every year on the tit of March. It Ball be extraordinarily convoked by the Senate when the majority of the Cantons require it, or when it itfelf (hall judge ;hat mcafure necef flay. The Prefident of the Diet fhall be the Landam man who is not in Office. He has a calling vote, in cafe the votes fhall be equally divided. A de putation of four members from the fenate fhall aflift at the Diet, and take part in its deliberations, but without having a right to vote. The Senate is compofed of two Landammans, two &adholders or Lieutenants, and twenty-fix Counfellors. Each Canton muff have in it at leaft one Member. The Senate forms the projeas of laws and regulations, and fubmits them to the fanelion of the Cantons. The Senate choofes from its members the two Landammans, and their two Lieutenants. The whole four remain in place two years, and the Senators five years. The Senate forms within itfelf a petty Council, compofed of liven members betides the two Lan dammans or their two Lieutenants. The Petty Council fuperintends the execution of the laws, and propofes plans of decrees or of ad minifirative regulations, which are then to be fanc tioned by the Senate. The two Landammans, and their Lieutenants, have the direction of Fo reign affairs. They hive a Secretary of State, to be appointed from among the Senate. The Se nate names and recals diplomatic agents, oa a propofition from the Landammans. The Landamman in office !ball receive a falary of t 6,000 livres, Swifs currency ; the fecond Lan. daniman, his two Lieutenants, and the Members of the Petty Council, 6000 Byres.; thole of the Se. nate, 4000. • The Senate may adjourn for three months.— During this interval the Petty Council exereifes the executive power in its fuli extent, except in what concerns projeas of law. It shall give an accoUnt to the Senate of its condutt. P