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by the first painters, such as Itapbael, Reubens, tce. Sbile of the pictures have been fescued from churches and other places destroyed during the revolutionary frenzs - . The gallery is open two days in the week to the nit yes, but every day to foreigners. Artists are per mitted to copy the pictures. Here is ako a fine pub. he obrai y, in a very large room adjoining. The Halle•aux.toiles, or cloth market, is not un. worthy of the stranger's notice ; as well as the cotton, stuff, and thread markets. An incredible quantity of those :,rticles are exposed to sale in halls, from 2 to 300 feet in length. The stuffs are of the Manufac ture of the province, and are sold wholesale every Friday. There are many other places in Rouen deserving of attention, but lest you should think me too tedious I shAll dismiss some of them briefly. The 'rheft,re, which is open every Sunday, t am told is of a convenient size, both for the actor arid the auditer ; but, if in this respect it has greatly the ad vantage ot Covent-Garden and Drury.la;,e, it faUs much short ot these large 'Theatres in variety of sce nery, in interior decoration, in brilliancy of lighting, and in cleanliness. I saw nothing but two or three old tattered scenes, and the orchestra was composed of a sorry band indeed, in respect to numbers, which would nit be tolerated in any of our country play houses. The breed of Roan horses was formerly, no doubt, brought to England from this place, as I observed a great number of horses of the same colour here. Tne Hotel-Dieu is a large building, and holds 1200 patients. It has a most magnificent chapel, supported by beautiful Corinthian columns, with lonic volutes.' There is a fine Exchange, built by Louis XV. The traveller should not quit Rouen without seeing the Hill of St. Catharine, which overlooks the city, and commancil a most extensive and beautiful pros pect of the city, the windings of the river, and of up- 1 wards of twenty islands in the Seine. Ove of the tirst things which strikes the eye of an Englishman in visiting a French town, is the narrow ness of the streets ; the next is the want of a flag foot pavement at the sides, for the convenience and secu rity ot pedestrians; and not less remarkable is the appearance of an ugly gutter, with a slope is .the very centre ut the street. Prov►sums are abundant, and not expensive, at Rouen. The rent of land, in the track between Dieppe and this place, ►s in m 2.5 to 40 francs the acre. Rich meadow land, including fruit trees, costa about the latter sum ; but, I believe, land is subject to little or no tax, compared wits► the land-tax in England : and there is no such thing as tithes known ; so much is France superiui to us ►n this respect. I imagine, all things considered, that a family might live at Rouen fat less than halt the expence which it would cost in English& The feeding of one horse might be about - or 10d a-day. • Icanaot finish my account of Rouen without saying that it was in the market•place of this city that the renowned Maid of Orleans was burnt alive, during the Viceroyalty of the Duke of Bedford. This female warrior, the terror of her enemies, unfortunately fell into the hands of the Duke of Burgundy, in a sortie at the siege of Compiegne ; was afterwards purchased, - condemned, and barbarously delivered over to the flames, by the English, under the pretence of heresy; surd-magic on die 144th of June, 1431. A -statue . was erected to her on the spot where she suffered for her courage. This savage act tarnished the otherwise who and virtuous reign of the Duke of Bedford. Vs be eentineed.) THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4., 1814. PRICE OVeSTOCKS THIS DAY Al TWELVE O'CLOCK Consols GSfiiles—Conices for account S per Can. Navy 11.41 —Osmium, 2iii dis. Bonds 6s. to 9a. pre.—Eschequer Bills Ss. dis. to par We have received Paris Papers of Saturday. The most important article they contain is that which re. laces to the affairs of Switzerland. We regret that much jealousy subsists among the petty Cantons, fo mewed, no doubt, by artful and intriguing indivi duals in the pay of France. The columns of the Afoniteur are filed with the new Federal Pact, as agreed to by the majority of the Cantons, in point of what may not be inaptly termed " number and value." The promulgation of this document occasioned the disturbances to which we have alluded. The small Cantons think themselves overlooked. PETERSBURGH, SEPTEMBER S. His Imperial Majesty, in accepting the resignation of Count Romanzoff, stated it to be his wish that he should enjoy all the emoluments of his office. The Ex. Minister immediately assigned 3000 roubles per an- 1 num out of his pay for the relief of the wounded Russian solJiers, and presented all the snuff-boxes which he had received from foreign Powers, to be sold for the benefit of tile same funds. The merchants of St. Petersburgh have entertained mist sumptuously the Imperial Guards •n their re turn, and presented every man with a silver rouble. COPENHAGEN, SEPTEMBER 17. PriUce Christian, On his return from Norway, will I inhabit the Castle of Sanderbourg, for the recovery of his health, which is much shaken, in consequence of the fatigues he has undergone. In the southern parts of Norway they are occupied' with the chc;ce of the Deputies for the next Diet.— Although the Northern Bailliages are not yet recon ciled to the changes which have suddenly taken place, it is nevertheless thought that the elections will go on smoothly. We have now here a column of Italian prisoners, returning from Sweden: they will pass immediately over to the Continent, on their return to Italy. ZURICH, SEPTEMBER. 20. The Swiss Journals have published at full length the new Federal Pact of the Swiss Cantons. In the Sittings of the 17th, the. D:et received a note from the Ministers of Austria, Russia, and Eng laud, dated os the lith o is which they express their satisfaction that the Ltst Ouija fur the l'ederal Pact had received the assent of the majority of the Cantons They express a hope that this majority will soon be converted into unanimity ; since, on the one hand, the error which still tends to keep tome of than sepa rated from those who, by their antiquity, have al ways held an honourable rank, cannot be of long duration ; and that, on the other hand, the obstacle. momentarily started against the enunciation of the wishes of the Canton of Tessin has been entirely remo ved. Their Excellencies add, that in consequence GI these events, their august Sovereigns will see with pleasure the Legation arrive from the Diet, and that the Swiss may be sure to find in them that benevolence which they have never ceased to mani fest for the true interests of the country. ZURICH, SEPTEMBER 21. Tho Deputies sent by the Diet to Schwit4 have not obtained that success to their mission which they expected. This Canton, at first, manifested concilia tory intOntions, but after some conferences, various obstacles presented themselves. The whole of the Council of State, and thirty-two Deputies, from t':e Pas UnterwalJ, united in the Church on this subject, and swore again the alliance of 1313, and terminated the ceremony by a solemn Te Drum. By the latest news from Tessin, we learn that order i is not yet restored. The arrest of the Chiefs of the insurrection produced so lively an impression in the district of Lugano, that on the 22d the tocsin was sounded, and an immense mob proceeded to Giabia. sen. Towards evening the Federal Commission re stored to liberty the persons arrested. The Little Council, which had re-assembled on the evening before, then retired to Roveredo, in the valley of Mesix. This departure occasioned fresh tu. mults. The tocsin was again heard ; and early in the morning of the 13th several thousand peasants were in march for 13ellinzone. M. de Sonneberg marched the federal troops against this assemblage, but after some conferences and an armistice of an hour, the following Convention was approved by both parties : 1. The Constitutional Government shall be rein stated, but there shall be added to it three Deputies trom among :he People. 2. In order to deliberate on the Cantonal Consti tution, the Little Council shall convoke the Deputies from all the Circles. 3. The federal troops shall quit the Canton as quickly as possible. This Convention, reciprocally accepted, restored tranquillity at first, but in the afternoon, the people perceiving that the little Council did not make their appearance, suspected some trick, and assembled agzin. The tocsin sounded for the third time, and the federal Commissioner withdrew with his troops to the Castle of Urner. On the other hand the people; entered Bellinzone.—At four o'clock the Deputation which had been sent to the little Council, stated their positive refusal to return. Things were in tie state when the Courier came away ; and all that is known since is, that there wax no disturbances in the night between the 13th and 14th. PARIS, OCTOBER 1. The German Journals pretend that Franconia will be united entirely to Bavaria, but will, nevertheless, form a separate kingdom, which will have its peculiar organization under the sovereignty of the King of Bavaria. This Monarch will then take. the title of King of Bavaria and Franconia. The King of Wur tembcrg, according to the same Journals, will change his title to that of King of Suabia. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTINO Of SEPT. 29. The discussion on naturalization was resumed in , public sitting. M. CHAISAUD LATOUR declared he could never think that the cession of a country decided the fate of its inhabitants. The inhabitants of civilized Europe no longer went with the soil : and in the same manner as in selling an estate, you do not sell those who cultivate it ; so Sovereigns, in bargaining about a territory, do not cede those who inhabit it, without their sanction and choice. He concluded his speech with proposing this amendment : " That every inhabitant of a province united fo France pre viously to the Treaty of Amiens is a French citizen, upon the mere declaration that he is determined to be such. The mode and form of this declaration to be determined by the King." M. RAYNOUARD observed, that the rights which united a conquered people to the great family were of three kinds: Ist. The right of conquest. 2d. The treaty with the former Sovereign. 3d. The assent of the people or of individuals who avail themselves 61 the right of citizenship ; and this last character is the strongest of all. Not only did the speaker insist that the inhabitants of Belgium combined these three cha racters in an eminent degree, but he maintained that, in regard to them, the arguments adducedtin support of the projet of the law were absolutely invalid. Mr. DeLuonsie was of opinion, that an exception *ought to be made in favour of the departments uni ted for more than ten years, (that is to say, before the treaties of Luneville and Amiens,) and whose in corporation was confirmed by treaties of peace. He therefore proposed the following amendment : 44 The inhabitants of the nine departments of Belgium, and the four departments on the left bank of the Rhine, as also the inhabitants of the department of the Le man, the State of Genoa, Savoy, and the county of Nice, shall be admitted to enjoy the rights of French citizens, with the exception mentioned in the Ordi nance of June 4, if they settle in France, on condi tion that they make their declaration of removal within six months." The debate being closed, the three articles of the projet were put to the vote, and adopted by a majo • rity of S 5 ; there being 139 votes in favour of them, and 54 against the measure. BRUSSELS AND FAANidoiT PAPERS. As usual wehave received to.d4y a supply of Brus srls and Frankfort Gazettes—they contain the follow. ins articles : GHENT, SEPTEMBER 20. We learn that the garrison of Antwerp, consisting of 8000 men, is going to be relieved by Dutch troops. These 8000 men will pass through this city to repair to their new destination, which is not yet known. 'rite Prince &ayes eign having, during his visit to this city, promised to allow Mr. Mina, the famous his torical painter, to paint his portrait, that artist is gone to Brussels, to begin a work which we so much desire to see finished. DECREE. We,Williarn, by the Grace of GOD, Prince of Orange and N.tssau, &c &c. " Considering that in cons:, quence of the incorpo ration of Belgium with France, many persons born in France have obtained in these provinces employments which they still continue to exercise, and to which, according to the principles of sound policy, the Bel gians have a preferable right : 64 Considering that there may, however, be particu lar reasons which might iaduce us to grant to some of these persons the same political rights as are enjoyed by the Belgians, desiring to fix the formalities to be observed by those who deserve this favour : " On the report of cur Commissioner-General of Justice, and with the advice of our Privy Councils, have decreed and decree 66 1. The French who shall have received letters of naturalliation, shall in future be equally eligible to public employments as the Belgians. 66 2. The French who fill at present public offices, shall cease to hold them, unless they obtain letters of naturalization within two months after the date of this Decree. •6 3. All those who shall not haste asked of us let ters of naturalization before the 10th day of October next, shall be considered as having it:o facto ceased the exercise of their functions. 46 4. The letters of naturalization shall be granted only on the report of our Commissioner-General of Justice on the morality of the applicants, and the connections more or less intimate they may hake contracted in Belgium. (Signed) •{ WILLIAM. " Brussels, September ca." S fETTIN, SEPTEMBER 6. On the 3d instant, during a storm, the sea rose to an extraordinary height at Swinemunde, the streets were overflowed, the ships at anchor were much da maged and were driven on shore, and some were wrecked. N-Ilting is known of 17 others which cut their cables and put to sea. C ISSEL; SEPTEMBER 24. The Elector and the Electoral Prince departed this moriung for Vienna._ FRANKFORT, SFPTEMBER 26. The Prir,ce and Princess of Rohan, and the Prim cess of Schwartzrnberg, are arrived here from Paris. VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 20. Their Majesties the King of Prussia, and the Em. peror of Russia, are expected here next Sunday, the 25th instant. Jer'•me Bonaparte has taken a fine house at Triest for eighteen months, and paid 3000 florins before. band for three months. Letters received yesterday from Ghent mention, that the British Commissioners had gone to Antwerp for a few days. We understand that the Dutch are fitting out an Expedition for the purpose of resuming possession of Batavia. Letters were yesterday received from our squa dron in the Chesapeake, dated the beginning of last month. It seemed doubtful whether any considerable enterprize would be undertake* this year on the coast. We do not, however, abandon the hope of seeing a British army taking up its winter quarters in the heart of the States, and covering those districts which may be willing to enter into honourable and advantageous relations with the mother country. The greater part of the inhabitants on the coasts which have been visited by our squadrons have readily acquiesced in maintaining a strict neutrality, and in supplying his Majesty's ships with provisions of all kinds, for which they have been regularly paid. The farmers who evince this spirit of accommodation are permitted to reap their corn harvest unmolested. Such as intend to cut their corn generally give notice to some British Officer, and permission is granted them accordingly. The loss sustained at Washington turns out upon minute investigation to be much greater than was at first imagined. It is ascertained that immedi ately prior to the unwected arrival of our troops, the Navy-yard was in miff complete order, and filled is ith all kinds of naval stores ; the store-houses were well built, and intended to have been fireproof. Their erection, with that of the yard, had cost the America: Government not less than one million sterling.— There were immense quantities of all sorts of timber, oak-plank, masts, &c. &c. Of live oak and cedar, there was sufficient to build six sail of men of war ; mid in one single warehouse sheet copper of different thicknesses, which was rolled in England, and had been purchased by the American Government pie vim's to the present war for full 5C300,000. Of canvas there was a stock sufficient to supply at least a seven years' war : hemp. and cordage were also in great abundance, as were pitch, tar, oils, paints, and all other requisites fur finishing ships.— Close at hand was the only cannon foundery in the United States, with great numbers of cannonoiachors, &c. ready made. The General, from whose inspec tion and report these particulars were minutely ascer tained, is a professional judge of the value of this arsenal and its contents, the loss of which to the Ame rican Government lie estimates altogether at Three Millions Sterling ! . The chief naval .Constructor at this place, was, we are ashamed to say, a native of Cornwall, named Fox. He was brought op in the b. sr school for practical iustruction—the King's Yard. • tut 4RMt. , Saturaay morning, a Jet.o.lment from the 341 bat talion of the Ist Regiment of Fyvt Gu trds, 6,rn. manded by Carsain GRANT, marched from the Lit d cage walk to relieve those doing dutf st liev. The undermentioned Battalions arc to bo reduced on the 24th instant— the °Ricers to be pl ice , l on hall pay :-2d battalions of the 15th Foot, I Stb, 2V. 21 1 , '24th, 25th, 2603, 31st, 32.1, 3Gth, 38th, 41st, lid, 45th, 48th, 49th, 50th, and 3d battalion of the .56th, and tf.l battalions of the G Ist, 611,81ith, 92d, and 9611. The 7th Hussars, and the `2d Battalion of the &Ili, with alittachtnent of the Royal Artillery, cot f..ute the garrison of B: ighton. NAVAL 1017:ELLIGENC.E. The Oak, tIALLABAR. from Petershurgh to Trull, is lost on &nilland. The Wslliem 14.4 trinintt, Man - rtx, from Sweden, was lost 13th ult. on the Use Grounds. The Ann, Do.tAN, from Wyberg to Belfast, was lost near Worberg on the 31st ult. The Frederiik, Jnussen, from Konigsburg to Got tenburgh, sprung a leak n , ,t 14r from Palau, and was obliged to put back anii unload. The Hoffnung, GOTTsCHALIC, from Petersburgh to Stralsund, is on shore near Colberg, and full 4.f water. ' The Henrick and Theodore, GUNITzew, from New castle to Konigsburg, is put int , Dantzic leaky, with loss of anchors and cables, and must unload. FALMOUTH, OCTOBUR 1. Arrived the MAlvina, BETTS, from London, to load here for the Mediterranean. Sailed the Prince Ernest with a Mail for Lisbon ; Grace packet with a Mail for the Windward Islands ; and his Majesty's sloop PHEASANT on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER S. Nothing arrived or sailed to day Iptt the Hervey. CHAPLIN, from St. Petersburgh, with cLeals. Cui.vo)s as per last.—Wind East. DEAL, OCTOBER 5. Remain his Majesty's ships, and the whole of the transports as per last.—Wind N.E. HARWICH, OClOl3Eft s. Caine in the Vriendshaft, KLMEIt, with wheat anl oats, from Nor.len, with the loss of lceboard, bconi broken, and leaky : she is bound to London. Arrived the Anna Carolina and the Commerce, with timb.r and Deals, the former from Wrendaht, and the latter from East Rice. A:so arrived the Two Bio•hers extra packet, with a mat and passengers, from Hul• land.—Wind E. BRIGHTON, OCTORrIi 3. A cellier brig was wrecked off the West Cliff on Saturday night, v:here she still lies, just above %eater : two of her crew, a trim 1).1 , , were unfortunate ly drowned. A tn.all fleet coasters is lying :n the Roads. GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 2. S‘veral merchantmen 11 :re brought to here, ever Cr.ce Friday, crowded with pss:engers, and atilt to p:oc=e; ; when the Uttend Packet llope, Captair OLu itAss, • ailed .r kik water wtt a passtngers, amongst whom were Mr. :ir.tt Mr. p. ocerdto t ; to an eng +gement at Bru-sch ; witheanding the gale and adverse wic.d ; si.e worked down the kivc., as l k 4x p;:c.e... to leach Ostend to-morrow morrtill.—Wind a strong plc At East. Oe rotten 3. —Artiv-1 th: Hard Cos, fro7p Maranham Ftiardt, Cnitzw, front Gibraltar ; kere•fcril, (;ALDNIIR, frrmt Naples; Anima, MEV LIR, front Hamburg:l ; ;trite Cornell's., fount:, from Rotterdwo, aod st.e,ral from the lial.tc Sailed the 1 Litz:, GARSON, is Antwerp; Fergu., lan r, tot ditto; Priscella, NoiN t s, for R wen; linger, BarSTew ; Wik Lam, koome ; aud Fame, BAIR°, for liatnhargh. SPORTING mmLI.IGLNCE. NESVMARKET FIRS F OC rOI3ER MEETING, 1814. MONDAY, t CTODER 3. The Trial Stakes, a SuLscii d t.oo of :f , g 4. each, for :1-yr olds, Tat. 91b. 4-yr old', ee•. 91b. 5-yr olds, 8.. t. alb. 6-yr olds and aged, 9st. 61b. D. M. Lord Sackville's b. h. Kinters, 5-yrs old • 1 Lord Stawell's Golden Lig, 3-yrs 04d - - 2 Lord F. 13entin:k'► Henry, s-yri old - 3 Sven others started, but the Judge coull idacc but three. Even betting on Points rs. Mr. Craven's Eaglet beat Lord F. Bentick's b. g. Weymouth , Sst. 71b. rub. T.Y.C. zioo, It. ft.-3 to 1 agst Eaglet. Post Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, b. ft. colts, eat. 415. f Illes, Set. Ilb. A. F. I'u bring one •0 the post. _ . Duke of Rutland's ca. c. by Selint, out of P:nnytiumtet 1 General Grosvenor's filly, by Popinjay, out of •l'vro Shoes 9 Eight paid forfeit.-3 to lon Duke of Rutiand's colt. • Sweepstakes of 20025. each, h. ft. colts, tts'.6lb. allies, 9st . 91b. General Gower's Mulatto, by sorcerer, out of Bronze Duke of Grafton's Ramrod, by Waxy. out of Blackbttry 9 Two paid furfeit.---2 to 1 on Mulatto. Duke of Grafton's Partisan, beat Mr. Wyndhant's filly, by Or r' le, list. raat. A. P. 200 gs. h. ft. —3 to lon Partisan. , ' Duke of Grafton's Wre, sister to W.:adebone, Sst t Mr. Lakes Eitrti3, ulb. D.l. £2OO, h. ft.-7 to 4 on W.re. Renewal of :b4cription of Sgs. each, f. r 4-yr old., 7st. 715. .s.yr Sg. 61b. 6.yr olds, Sst. I Sib. and aced 9st. 211'. B.C. Lord ler& .y's Cannon :Sall, 4-yrs old - 1 Lord 1:4. - emoitt's s-yrs 4.11 f.v.n leeLto;, , , t): Cannon Eall. Sweepstakvs c f Nog:. each, b. ft. colt', ht. 41b. Mel, 3,t. 21". Lord SatE,:ld's b. c. Congresi, by Eagle or ILA/gird Loid F. G. Oiborue% b. c. by Waxy, out of Drowsy Captain FAR MAN is matched to go from London to Brighton, the old roaj, taking Reigate and Clay ton Hills, which are very long and sharp, in twelve hours. Captain Et lIIMAN has already signalised him self in some extraot darity feats of this nature. Yesterday Sir \VI/LIAM ADANIS reached WWII from Paris. BRIGHTON, Ocr. 3.--The Commander in Chief is still here, living in the most rctired .t y possible.— The PRINCE REGENT will certaiiilv return to the Pa vilion, uu ur about the 10th. The Corps Dramatic are , mustering at present ve:y strong . Prairies, JOHNSTONE, MAT THEWS, KELLY. and MIS. Gists., ate among the latest are ivals. The harriers are ou: regularly, and afford much sport upon the Downs; but notwitlist.u..!ing the ti , ieness 't th.: weather, the attraction ut royalty, a.id the variety or smusernents. the compaily is visibly A:reusing with the advance ment of the season. Last Thursday a number of &enticing and other weavers, who, tur want of employment in this country, Lad in vain sought it in France, where, during a con. • *iderahla stay, they could not procure a day's work, were landed in Sussex, in a very distressed condition, by Captain 13LAnia, of the Thomas packer, Whotook ccmpassion on them at Dieppe, and drought thews ever gratuitously. DitzAD.--N.) al:cration is die price this week.