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,fl24h CE. LEGISLATIVE BODY. tITTING OT 5 FRIMAIRI (N0V.26.) The Prescient having announced the arrival of *a orator of Government, Rottman, Counfellor of State, charged with prefenting the projed of a Law, in regard to the Convention concluded be. tween France and the United States, mounted the Tribune. A great many Members demanded that the Legiflative Body fnotdd form itfelf into a General Committee. _ _ _ The orator declared that the Government had , not thought it necetfary to make nfe of this difpo fition of the Contlitution. Having therefore read the Convention concluded on the Sth of Vende miaire, year 9, (Sept. 30, t Cot ) bet seen the two nations, Citizen RORMILEIL fpoke as follows: " Citizens Legiflators—l'he Treaty which I have the honour to prefent to the Legiflative Body has put an end to the mifiniderflanding between France and America. It is the firti of there which have dillinguithed the year 9, by the peace of the world. It is by. candid and liberal Ripulations that the Government has made Europe fenfible of its pacific views and its moderation. - It is the firlt ray that !hone through the tcmpell, as if to illu minate di:: loft vidortes of France, to reader them dearer to the conqueror, and to (often the afped of them to the conquered." The Orator then pro. seeded to comment on the different Articles of the Treaty : "The bales of it," rays he, pare the moll perfect equality between the two Nations, an esad reciprocity in all Cafes which were furceptible of it, great liberality of principles, and a reciprocal af furance of treating each other, in eve'' , kind of relation, on the footing of the moil favoured na tion. Such ought to be the chameersof a Treaty concluded between two nations proud of their liber ty. The Legiflative Body will find worthy of re mesh that article of the treaty which ellablithes the principle, that the neutrality of the refill con ftitutes that of the merchaftdife with which it is loaded ; and in calling to mind the period when this treaty was made public in France, it will per haps perceive that thisprinciple, eminently liberal, contributed not a little to revive in the North the high policy which guided Catherine the Great, when the placed the flag of each Neutral Power under the protedion of all the reft, and to caufe new efforts to be made to found a great and folid fyltem of maritime neutrality." When :he Orator concluded, the Legiflative Body decreed that a copy of the treaty fhould be trantibitted without delay to the Tribunate by a nieffage. _ _ - The difettilion of this ohjeti in the Legiflative Body WAS fixed for the 15th Frimaire, (Dee. 6th,) and the fitting then rote. 6 71t114.112.2, M0Y11211122 27. • The order of the day being the prefentatioa of the projed of the la't• in regard to the treaty con cluded between the French Republic and the King , of the two Sicilies..—The Counfellor of State, Battles. addreffed the affembly as follows " Ciiisens Legiilators--1 come in name of the Government topreent to you the treaty concluded 'at Florence, between the French Republic and his Majefly the King of the Two Sicilies. I efteem snyfelf happy in having to lay before this augufk affembly, nue of thofe memorable aas which paved the way for the general peace ; that which L have the honour of fubmitting to your wifdoin, difplays in a particular manner the moderation and gene rofity of the French Government." After the orator had given an hifiorkal account of the events which preceded this Treaty, a copy of it was read, and the Leriflative Body decreed, That the projeCl of the law refpeding it, together with a copy of the orator's speech, thould - be forthwith tranimitttd to the Tr.uunate by a Ideffage.—The fitting then role. PARTS, NOVEMBER :6. Letters from Toulon anuounce the arrival of General Minot; frcm Egypt. . . . Several perfons in this'city have recciyed a print. ed copy of i law paired by the Contult.l of the Ci. (alpine Republic, which orders the convocation at Lyons of an extraordinary Confulta. It will be compofed of the Notables of the Departments, Members' f the ordina r y Confulta, Pro nrictors, lie • pnties of the Clergy, Bilhops or Carts, Deputies front the Academies and Learned Societies, making snore than .300 perfons altogether. It will be opened at the end of this month. The FIRST Consul., it is faid, will repair to Lyons: the Minifter of the Interior will g 6 thither forte days before, accompanied by the Minitler for Foreign Affairs. It is believed that the Fits Comsui will receive in that city the Members of the Extraordinary Confulta of the Cifalpine Re public. Tiers Cesfitsli, 34f. PROM THE PARIS PAPERS. BRUSH LS, Nov. ax.—Caters from the right Bank of the Rhine Rate, that the Prince of ORANGE is expeCted immediately in the Principalitj of pagan, the Government of which he will allume an perfon, till the grand affair of the indemnities ;e r mistiated, and has fccured to him a proper t tuatien in cr.rmany. Thus, the Houle ofOrange, after having aflided the Dutch to (hake Off the ty ranni-al y•Asr of Pot it. r It.—Aitta having go vern-:i in Holland, Itroggiing, !Loot: continually, RtfollY:L in Ivo ty, for tr.veral scorns a: I lied) t,, ; tt airy of 4 nir...e of the Ccrin r•; Err, At xx s, Ncv. if.— r -.e waters of the Ithnne, o vo n cn L p I..u.netir day. tii.:l"..MT.O (1 !CA than a fl/• all, ri td ri.r . eresi ou the 12111, a p trt of our territory. On :he 9th a ntr in;tridarion, which frirraies cv,.ry chit g tecord....l ill I. ;tory, tea entirely fryer wh e lq,,,i rift uf the water. was 11, corrrifcr;;!,! , , i t i dif ..Lr"! !.y tei ribic i I,r) Lt.i, lit 2755. The ;.riouduet uf Craponne, schn Ii .r fr.< t ra ahrs.:c tlrc lewd r.f tire !, uLI OiC .titer : fp, .1 1 ;:rs ; I cur • icy L.c.•,. h:un w.,Fi ;ten ; .•••i "1 !.•.t.'• tu";• b), dcwat, D - 1::• d t f;,,d i 7; el !:: FROM THE HAMMIRCII MAIL. Roar, OCT. 24.--The Post has received by an extraordinary courier, a letter from the FIRST COSISCR • communicating to his Holiners the re iloration of peace with England, R uffia, the Porte, and Portugal. To celebrate this happy event, the Pore has ordered a foleron thankfgiving in all the churches.--All the faithful who devoutly attend at this fervice are to receive a (even years' indul gence. The city will be illuminated to night and to-morrow night. Vanier, OCT. 30.....4t is erpeaed that 17 regi menu from the Auflrian hereditary ilatis will Coon march into Aultrian Italy. Five of theft are to relieve the fame number of .Hungarian re - menu which will return to their own country : the dellination of the ref is not known. BERN, Nov. 4..—Every thing here is very quiet: the new revolution is a perfeEt viltory over the dilfolved Diet, obtained by the 16 feceding and 13 proteßing members. The new fenate, 13 in number, affembled yeaerday ; 54 members of the late Diet have publiihed a prate}, declaring that the general Helvetic Diet was dill - doted by vio lence and force of arms, and that they are not anfwerable fur the confequences of this meafpre, which wastarried into effea by the bayonet. VIENNA, Nov. 7.—Since the arrival of the Jail couriers from Paris and London, it is generally fuppufed that no Plenipotentiary will be fen; from Vienna to the Congrefi at Amiens, but that every objea that can interell our Court in treaty be tween England and France, will be attended to, and adjufted by the Imperial Ambatfador at Pa ris, COUnt PHILIP CORRIITZIL, The Anal-lan Commandant at Tanefwar has Pent notice that -Poway ()Gaon has coined at Widdio Jossrn:Ni ducats, crown-dollars, and twelve krentzer pieces. The dollars are only of tin, (livered over, but the twelve kreut7er pieces are in every refpea like the Imperial. The requi ; Site notices have been used .by the proper o ffi ces I to beware of this counterfeit money. PARI.I4AWNTARr PROCERDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. s. Lord GLENBtRVIR moved the Order of the Dar forging ir to a Committee on the Foreign Correlpondence Bill. The Dill (went through the Committee, the Report was received, and the lien was ordered to be read a time to- morrow. The Srcarraltlr at WAR moved the Oni.tr of the Day for taking into coilifidissdon the Report of the Militia 'Bill. The Report was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. Mr. VA MITTA RT brought up the Bill for nifing the funt of Five Milliacv by Loan or Exchequer Bills The Bill was tr..' a firft time, and was ordered to be read a fecond tine to morrow. The Houle wan into a Committee on the Exchequer Tund lag Bill. The ittpurt was crdeied to be received so-morrow The Hnufe went into a Commiure on the Provi:lon Lvpnr• Winn Bill, and the Report was ordami to be received to morrow. The Poor Badge Bill was read a third time, and paged. Mr. VANIITTAILT beaten op a Bill to frfaire and continue an Ad for the relief of C Apt re of Prices, with regard to the landing of Prize Goods. The Ziil was read a lirit time, and was ordered to be read a [could time to-morrow. • Mr. Alderman Corns moved the Orr of the Day for SO. , ins into a Committee on the Dread 13:11. The Hook having refolatd Kell into a Committee, Mr. Spew I. in the Clair, Mr. Alderman CURTIS ;impeded a Clank to oblige Corn and Meal cadlors to make Returns of all Soles of Wheat aid Floor. every Monday at the /.lannots-hone. _ . _ he 3 fad, he did not think tbleClayfe came with in Ike meaning of the Inßrudions which the Committee bad received : the Ciente. however, might be propofed at another Rase of the Bill. and perhaps ea:inconveniently. Mr. Alderman CURTIS fold, he Otould pay the remelt de fesen:e to the Right Hoe. Member who (poke bit, and nes inclined ici withdraw the Mute. 1 he CHA mcr LLOI Of the ETClestunut faid, that perhaps the concenient way would he for the Chairman to report pro gni, and when the Haute was refumed, full inftrudtions might be muv d for, and the Houfe might afterwards gv into a coin m;' ~ .rn the Bill. Tit fuggeitiost was adopted, the Chairman reported progrefc and it w. urdt red that the Houk thould proceed farther on the after the other Ureters of the Day were diipofed of. The Committees of Supply and Ways and Means were put of ci 1 Friday. Mr. VAT! SITTA a T snored for the Houk to infolve itf If into .t Committet-, to take into eonfideratims the Aft for per minim; the Importation of otganzlned Silk, Hu, Om The lioae n.ving refo:vol itfelf k.to a Committee, Mr. VA kit IA LT propofeda Itefolution for collation/ the fidd Nu, a..1.:. - 11 WAS agreed to, and a Bill was ordered to he hrought BANKRUPTS. Mr. J. C. BIRISVORD mfe to give notice, th:tt he meant. after the Holiday 4 to move for Ease to bring in a Bill of a moil important nature. He wilhed, on the prefent occalion, to hate the °Nal of bis Bill, betaufe, though he was Pure it was eonfißent with equity. yct the Crown Lawyers might not think it conformable to Law. The Ms jed of the Bill he meant to introduce was, to ere° an alteration in the Bankrupt Laws. By there Laws, as they now Rood, a man who was under acceptance to-a Bankrupt could not come in for a flare of the dividends, if the hill became due after the bankruptcy ; now it was raoß clear in point of acceptance, that a matt who was fo under an acceptance, had as good a right to make a claim upon the dividend as any other perfon, becante he WAS clearly liable under his acceptance. It was to remedy this &fed in the Laws, that be propcfed to bring in the Dili. 1111 AD. The Wide theu refulved itfclf iato a Committee upon the Bread bill, Mr. Alciem.in CvltTli then moved more gene. rAI Lain/lions to the Committee •for recessing Chuticv.—Agreed to. M.. A1.1..1 man Cyclic then moved the Mac Lc ic.c.t i.. forc pmpofeci, which was alto agreed to. M.. Al.lamma Cuarss then propofed a Clas.fe, c 1.,. caing Arn4...nt of thc Salts and Prices to 6c tct ..1 th.. Mantlnn-houfc ever 7 Miatacy be. tOt..- tire k.—Agreed to. lit 'lca inured a Claufr., dirtaing that daft Rcitaiis tdere (Ally to relete to Meal made of 1\.:o:;tt, mi,l not of other graio.—Agreed to. Ile tl.en mewed a Claule for prevent.ng 6ac es. if the Average Pisces. Ahkr,,,au C 0"... 1: then propofid a Clank, ittt.g to the Allowance to be made in Bakers : i.c tlat y the at:co. 11. an alloss.sace n: t.lc to rs of tin a quarter upon Whe4t, ;ice' ir COI UrDfil Paler. {hat r 64 eonfiderable difference had taken place, and there had been a great increafe in the price of fuel and - in /AEI, if the Allowance was not increafed, the Baker could not make an honeft livelihood by his trade. He was Worry to 6nd that an idea had gone abroad, that the Magiftrates would not take care of the intereas of the Bakers; they were a molt refpeftable fet of men, and undoubtedly entitled to every proteftion that the Law and the Ma giltrate could give them. The Allowance he profed, was 14s. and sd. for falt, per quarter, on Wheat • and I is. Bd. with 4d. for fak, per rack. on F lour, Mr. Ross Paid, that a part of the Claufe pro pofed b r the worthy Alderman was unneceffary, becaufe when the Duty was impofed upon Salt, there was a Claufe impowering the Magiftrates to add the Price of the Salt to the Mize of Bread. He conferred he did not think it a very wife thing to recur to the Aft of Geo. 11. the inconveniences of which had led to the Afts now going to be re pealed. The inefficiency of the Aft of Geo. 11. was fo ftrongly felt throughout the Country, that an Hon. Gentleman had given notice of propofing, after the recefs, to appoint a Committee for the purpae of determining whether it ihould 'tot be re ed t At fuck a period, therefore, be did not think it wife to throw the Metropolis blck upon fuck a Statute. Befidls the Confumers of Bread would be as much at the mercy of the Flour Dea- ers after this-repeal as they are now. Fora long time paft the price of Flour has been out-of all proportion higher than the price of Wheat. The Price of a faclt of Flour was greater than that of a Quarter of Wheat, though the latter contained eight bullets, and the former only fir. He did not, however, mean to make any objeftion to this Bill if the City of London approved of it, but he thought it a pity, under all the circumflances, that recurrence amulet be had to the Ad of Geo. 11. • Mr. Alderman Cuarts Paid, he agreed with the Hon. Gentleman that the aCt of Geo. 11. was far from perfeCt, but it was much fuperior to the aCts they were going to repeal. One of the great evils of the late aCE was, that thiMayor did not fix the Affize of Bread till two weeks after the tale of the wheat: fo that, to uninformed people it might appear, as was the cafe yellerday, that the Magifirate was railing the price of bread, while that of grain was falling, and this certainly did caufe fo;ne diffatisfasEtion among the people. He admitted, however, that this Bill was not perfea, and he was very much afraid no bill could be per feet upon this fubjett. Nothing but competition could remove the evil : nothing would do until they could get the Bakers ma of the hands of the Millers; for he believed at prefent. that out of a little more than ;coo Bakers, :sop were dependent upon the Millers. He therefore only confidered this Bill as a prelude,till Come more effectual mea lure was adopted. The Legillature thought in fome degree to .remedy the evil, and granted a Charter to a Company of People, which had done a great deal of mifchief in ft ead of good. They were exadly now in the fituation they were when they began, and did not grind above Igo quar ters a week, inftead of aOOO. He hoped, however, to fee in time all there fyllems abolilhed, and a fair and open competition efiablifhtd. Mr. Ross raid, he ibould not fay a word about l i the Albion Mill Company, as it had nothing to do with this butinefs. He principally rofe to fay, that this claufe rcfpetling the allowance for fah was unneceffary, becaufe it was provided for in a for mer Bill. It was undoubtedly true that the Affize was not fir,cd for two weeks after the tales took place; but Rill it ebuld not be queltioned that the price of flour was much dearer than it ought to be, compared with the price of wheat. The CHANCELLOR of the Excitatku ea faid, that having troubled the Houle lad night, he fhould not now trelpats upon their attention many mo ments. Upon reading the bill alluded to by an Hon. Member (Mr. Role) it appeared that the latter pan of the chute propofed by the worthy Alderman was utuweefrary. He certainly concur. 1 red with the Hon. Gentleman who (poke lali, that the price of flour was not fo low as it ought to be, and the objea of the bill was to reduce it to its I proper level. By the law as it tow Rood. the Baker had no Wucetnent whatever to attempt to lower the price; nay. there were cafes in which he might will; to have it raifed. ?le agreed alto with what the Hon. Gentleman had laid about the lait of Gorge 11. Undoubtedly we had only a choice of evas, and this mutt necelTarily be the cafe in every regulation that could be made until the Legal had recourfe to that wife princip le 1 of eftabiding a competition, and of laying this butii.efs fairly opt,. in the common courfe of buy. ing and felling.. Moth t r the prekin circum ft ances were calculated for fuch a change, or whether the minds of the people were prepared for it, he could not fay, but it was in bis opinion the only way by which the price of bread could reach its pro per level. Mr. Dear (aid, he was afraid this bill would not anfwer the purpofe for which it was intended. be. caufe it would not enable the 13,keti. to come in competition with the Millers, who had created fuch large capitals during the late fcarcity. This Bill only related to the lbletropitiis, where there were but few poor; but the great diit.-efs was felt in didant parts of the Country, .and N.:ore he wised that whatever reittlatiot. was adopted it might be general. He repeated again, that he thought the Bill would be ofelefs if it only re commended competition to the Bak , n, withom enabling them to erercite it. He then alluded to what he had fern in one of the Morning Papas, that a Mealman had gone into the market and bought up all the fine (moles of Wheat for the purpofe of railing the market; and if this perfoti 'kaki happen to be ;Country Banker, it would, he was lure, lLew the neceny of adoiniag tome meafure upon this moll important fulsjet.. He con cluded with laying, that in a future Itage I.! this Bill he fhould Rate Lis fent imcnts more at length. Alderman CURTI/ reminded the _Hon. Coale. man, that the Bills wbi;h it was pmpofed to re peal only related to the ileirritiolis and it. Envi- Mks, and confequently this Bill could gu no Mr ski, WA 11 4 '4 to igiarif, lee AGara Lc g 14.1 to extend relief as far as poffible, Croat's Honfe. The Sr seltEa Paid, that the difference b::.: the price of Grain and of Flour arofe from tk , circuit by which the corn was carried. : • be recollected that the flour was not brou,. ; market—it was brought in grain, and the,: fometimes as far as 3o miles from to ;; ground : fo that when it came back tt had been carried Go miles. The etr:,•; upon the price of flour :null be obvious. f: appeared to him, that if mills could be caaC,.. in London to grind the corn, it would be pro.: tive of the greateft benefit. Indeed it wa'.. the' .•, cient policy of this country to eftablith i4r7 towns, and the advantage had always bee:Wlt..- It was moll obvious, that if the corn tar vied fo far to be ground, the price of the sour c.,..!, not be Co great, loecaufe the whole cspe!,ei. of ;!.. carriage would be fired. He merely this to Phew that the difference of pike *as no 4 . folute proof of fraud ; but he fhould rejoi.: :it meafure that led to the efiablifhment pf p l , ••• mills, which be was confident would have the Mk., beneficial effed. • Mr. Ross raid, that corn was fent not only 3 - but even 10 or 8o miles to be grolnd, but tik a almoft always went by water, fo that the can could not make the difference of eight or ten kings a lack, and, therefore, St was worth the in fenous contideration of that Honfe, to fee if finn, : tiling could not be done upon the fubjed. He di not mean to impute fraud to any perfon; but, . t ., doubtedly, men with large capitals might atfc. the Market in an improper manner. Mr. Tit Ittlev Paid, that fending the eons it, to be ground, Mutt certainly make a very e. derable difference between the price of the gia:u and of the flour. There was one circuniaanc. the prefent difeuffion which had given him much pleafure, and that was, the general diipmai,:a which had been nianifefled to get rid of the afize, and to leave this trade completely open, Alsto n other. But it was Paid, that in the prefent itate the market, fuch an attempt might be attended with danger; perhaps the bell time to do it a when no body expcded it, becaufe if they till the market was very low, it would be raid Ny e are very well as we arc, do not try any expel . ments. For his own part he law no rcafon ciente fhould not be introduced in the prefent that-when the price of wheat fell to a certain to:; the Affize fhould be done away altogether. Mr. Bluing s fait!, that this being a Bill of peal, the provilion the Hon. Gentleman alid:l to, could not be inferted in it. He then preri . ..l an amendment to the claufe of Mr. Alderws Curtis, which was agreed to. Mr. Alderman CURTIS propofed a elaufe, that this Bill might be altered or repealed in It.: Ft , fent Seflion—Agreed to. The Houle was thee refurned, and the Revrt was ordered to be taken into further confidrratiee on Monday.--The Bill was ordered to he printed. I Adjourned at As o'clock till to-morrow. LONDOPi. THURSDAY,.DECEMBER 3. ?RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'C:.O4:Z. Coalels hr opening, 68f ::—Redueci '7 f 7,4 4 per Cent. 841-5 per Cont. 981 AV. 1 21. Otunium 21i. ‘ ?LICE OF STOCKS risTrEDAr. 3 per C. Red. 614.67 Short Ann. s} 3 pet C. CooL then— 68}} op. Imp. 3 per Con Cf 4 per Cent. 85i 8 4i Imp. Ann. $1 1-t6 5 per C. Ann. 954 zoo* roc) Frac+ Bilk 71. Urea" s per Cent. 797 92* Engnth 'IT het% 161.61, Long Ann. lA* . • 'riga Tic ecs tot This day we received Paris Jourr 1.. to the 28th ult. inclutive. Our Readers will faul the principal articles they contain, and alto Tome ther extraCts (tom the Mails which arrived yeller• day. us the preceding columns, .T"''',.. Telterday coon after: twelve o'clock the Xmas accompanied by his Royal Highocts the Duke of CIiNRRIDOR, ORM so St. James's Palace, where his Mailsl-, held a Lrree, which was attended by his Grace the Archbithop of Csursarivay, ejs LORD CM•/1 C LLLOR, the Whop of St. p.m ' s , the American , Ru ff ian, Imperial, Heinen, lea . politan, and Hanoverian Envoys, the CHARM: LOa of the ExclitCWlß, and a number of Noble- men and Gentlemen, among whom were Dukes of Atha, Norfoll;, Rosbargb, Portlacsi, +nd D 1 Mortimer; Earls—Posher, Fanconharg, Suffolk, Searboronk, PIC ham, Spencer, Galloway, Cardigan, and Sandwich; Vilcounts—Selfea, Falmouth. and Caetw)rd; %Rms. Blaquiere, Glealterlei Sew, Henley, Hobart, and Bradford; Sire--H . Strachey, Witlant Peps, Limas Perst lime s Paine, H. Munro, Wm. Herlihy, R. Gamon, JsmcsE. le, H. Parker, C. Olborne, Alured Llarke E. Ryan, S. Smith.' °Ale, John Sinclair. J. Z Wm. Fencer& Banks. and J. De Bath. ' Rev. Dr. Rorke, Rev. Dr Parker, and Dr. Tartan : Generals—Suitor, Lrlena, Johnfon, Spry, Merton, Edr•i tv Rohe, Pa (Won. and Gordon; C 4°":ll—De Grey, Stinky. Hope, Trate, Levifon Gov.e. Hall. Broor:•e„ Cliff, and Gordon; Majors—Dlirien, Lvklaod, tnd Macdonald; Captain Hood 01 the Navy, and Captain VaraGssert ; Metz George Steele, Churchill. Brrne , hula, Wrn. Dundas, Vaniktart, A. 4eele, Irby, and the Hen. Mr. Walpole. The pr:fentations to the Kra° were t Colonel L. Glows*, on being appobrtod one of his Majellro Aides-dc.Careo; • N1. 1 ..1 Sir Enveaan R•Av on receiving ids MalAT . ' V D ". tnifill n to arrept the rank uf knight of the Imperial W*4 Maria l:rrra, The Am Or. Braes. by the Chancellor of the Exorgurrs ihAeloe. on his appointment to the 'lrs..ocutere lb. ; Mr STR ERR, oft being nude a Wadi judge, site Mr. Adhot. deeeakal: Attaatin a a Hors, Adjotaist•Dossra of bora. on hi. a. viral then that klne.tom • Mr. M ACK RIM., Tatars TODer; Sir 'axles Da Rai is, uo ins recent creation of BrForet hi .cdren ; letri ROM, • br. his arrival WEI WI& Mr on has . Y..4flage, by LA Amber, Lord llollrp llu Royal Highnels the Duke of Cassesivil Lilt-. 1 the King's hand on being created aWV IL: Euclleacy the Alp: tine MtbafaJPr leave 81 couftyl After e w hirl CI ove"' Lord _ tad I flop of li give inc Cut But