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• - - -7 ~. • THE COURT. Yestenhy, about half-past twelve, his MAJCST r arrived at St. James's, song after which the Levee commenced. 1 here were present the Archbishop of CAN-ream:sr, the Loan ete•lseat.Los, the LORD CUANCEI-103 of I et:s ssio, the Lnrd Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Judge of the Ad miralty, the Judge-Advocate of Scotland, Prince OROLLN•KY, the SECRETARIES of STATE, Sr.caL TAIIY at WAR, Sheriff WELCH ) and the following Noblemen and Gentlemen, viz. Dukr4—Atilql, and Gw,1.41. 1 nrept i•s• —Tovrux:st.l, Cornwallis Douglas, Thomonel, and Sal,shwv. RreNlyn, Harrington, Ca'elm', Chi-terueld, kti ileewiter, Cork, Romney, Fire, Dart mouth, Kenmore, M Breiii-lbone, Oxbridge, Orinoml, Sandwich, Liverpool, and Albemarle. Parooor,..—Wentw Sydoey, Falmouth, Ranelo&t, and lifinchinbrook. Lord,--Wili.mgh'w de Stoic', Cathcart (Gold prick), Am bient, Se iirrvitle, Eldon, Howi4e.osory„ llorrimore, S I+l, Reduwidi4 Auckland, Brom", M4r;,..itii, Brovbrooke, Huntingtiehl, Smiler+, C. Souter+-t, &Weed, Heothiekt, Euston, Rolle, Kinuaird, Mulgrivre, K. Seymour, noltoii, Dc Maguire, B+ettin (in Waiting), Decie, Simil-rland, Ken sington, Alvinley, Dudi+7 and Ward, Waisingham, and Yir boi ouch. liejliope—Nonvi•-1), Briwol, St A+rili's, Durham, St. Di vid's. Rev. Docuirs---Vutueut, Deeu tai Westminster, Jour", Dr. Lawrence. Sits—P. Stephen+, A. Folcy, R. Milhinke, .1. Dile, S. North cote, C. Blintiory, W. Breisit, W. Geary. J St. Anhui ' F. )4:peon, J. Relitell, Itormit, U. Inglis, J. Dathwoud. .1 H. Cox, J Dumarvolue. It Fool, .%. Hume, K ' M. W. Rollev, W. (; Kent, F Ficaria, M. Illoxliom,W. Poll ster, G. Cornwall, G. Tipp, W. Bellinger, %V. Ile-theote, J. 1/iv, C (lwsr•a4--Moirat., Stewirt, Finch, Moray, Lord Hutchin son, Bilf.iur. Simerse, Stevens, Murray, Hares, Forbes, Burton, Watson, Sir T. Triggs, Fitspatrii.k, Clyde, awl Stritirrintery. Stara-t, Stopront. Lennox, !Luria, Dil- Ipso*, Fulv, T..ylor, Hall, AA Fieutiam. ital./el—Bettie, and Ord. ,Captaisa--01wa (R. IS'.) Da'ryniple. and Pierrepoint. Meta l . rm. C Yorke, Duberly, COX, 11. Las wile+, M. Ricl'ev, Wiitmore. Buller, 1. 11. %owe°, D North, Grevitic,, Snit'. I t in. Knock, 8.-readerd, Moog.). • ry, Cooke, Law truer., C. G ant, Rarciiy, Wallace, C. Gr .v, GRIME, Dent, C. J. Fox, ILl:inlet. Moreland, Crix-evy. Colt:, Miler, Faulkner, Ord+ FArmers k fiord, V. Kin • Iliwelieret,Garthatiore, R. B. Sheridin,Seott, E. Monk ton, GAIL: oi, %Vitiet, Jenk.noin, Aliddktun, Townley, Dailey, Ttt:Y.UllOll, Vernon, Weston), Diaper, 11:ibirt (Groom in %Vatting), Lee, Cliiid:ro, J. Dumerick (ol Jeiszy), Shiffner, ?Ls ton, Fusser, P. COON, tso Monona, C4lven, G Rose. Whuisorth, Dickeac, Gcriden iugh, limo. Dudley a Ai W..:d, Petre, S. nether. C. Towel, W. D10K1.1%. fliaft, Rigb. , S. Smith, Nlitioid, Fi..hlitique, Rolfe, NU nes, Matter, I. •:ev re, MUM Ate wa.w.--Roodan, Sird.n.aite Neapolitan, Freuzli, Dutch, and Bavarian. Prune Uticstenalcy. Boma Attention. Goiersier Bentnick. The folowing Presentations took place to his MA MY Y. 1.41 Iltnig water, by Sra Abraham Hume, on hi, coming to los Tale. Tit* Hon. Mr. Dudley end Want, by hi , father Lord D idley mid We d. Mr. Curvet., Nfemiun rot Tatetfnld, by Lard Prtre. Laid llorrymory, Ml.an k Harrinetott. Voice Salm by U.. I .itoesi..l.lusheis..atler. Imam Üb../Csaaky, by ttte RiassianAiub-auvior. 11faier.anietal Stee_rt, ^n tn. room frota ranee. The Lod ClaanceU...t of lrelaud, on ho am:ea/ from that Capt.sin Dalrrenplz, on his pronWson in the Guards, by hts bent, I Daisy Tea. M.. Statetunr, by their father Lord Due'e. Saron Ana-sibtre, be the Prete*. Atatiwuclor. The following Addresz;es were pre.enteds Steller, by th- snot,, Getsrr Shane., rag. and William Newton, kv.i. and the Menibers Meet: Fuller and Milan. Cur el Durham, by Sir Rains bldbantre and Mr. Burdon, Ilse Members. C4* waa, 1.7 Mr. Buller Suft4k, by Su Wm. Brush and Str Charles Sunbury. Iv o, by Mr. C. Conk, ;the Sherd) and Sir %V w. Geary. be Sat Er.uarts Sykes. Sta. w•hu , -,.. by Sir WilNam rulteney. 11 1 .teob :J.(l, by Dr. lawreucc. Wa rh.hcn. by Mr. Calvert, the Member. Nattolk, b: Mr. Coke, the Member. Sta;tJnl, by Mr. Sheridan and tn.: lloa. Edw. Moncton, the Steu.b • s. . . D.tvm.shire, be Sir Staff tad Nt.rthcote. Ita.tutics, t.y the Mayor a.tti Mr. Eulicr. Ptymouth, by Sir John St. Aubin. Euex, by Mr. (idling, the Sheriff'. Sudbury, by Sir Joh:a lip, csa.or Cox, the Recorder, and 114cmbuy fee the town. L.1:434:r Town, by the Niarrlttia Dour,las and Mr. Dem, Membery. City MCI .uceiter, by (701. Ilotrad, the Member. City of Westmit.st?r, uy Mr. Fnx. Taunton, b. Mr. II unmet and Mr. Mortand, the Members, Riu-tinsat.n, by Mr. Uuberl.l, the Sheriff. 'The following gentlemen received the honour of Knighthood, on preseliting Addresses :-I.l.tscis SEARLE, JAMES DUBERLEV, JOHN DILMARLSRUE, and several others. following were at Court for the first Cone this season:— ?:M Hon. Mr. Knoll, Nt r. Barclay, Mr. C. Crvy, Mr, Fr.x, M: Coke, Mr. Mi11e..., Lord Kiatimird, Sir (;had,,; K.nr, Earl R pris!yo, Sir Williatu P4ltttey, wit! Mr. C. 'ti It. - - The Levee closed soon after two o'clock, when the Hon. and Rev. Dr PELHAM did homage before MAJ EST Y, on his elevation to the See of Bristol. His MAJESTY then held a Privy Council; after which the Cabinet :vliiiisters had s..!paratc confer ences with his NIAJESTY• About five o'clock his MAJESTY returned to Buckingham-house. . Yesterday morning about nine o'clock, his MA sesrv, attended by General MANNERS, rode ;nun the QUEEN'S house, and took an airing on the Afton road. The Princess MARY, attended by Lady CR Alq• LEY and Mks Goinsw . oit.riiv, took an airing on the King's Road and in the neighbourhood of Chel sea, about one o'clock. The Duchess of Yoe,: took on airing in her cur ricle, and paid a morning visit to. !qrs. Gwvistiv. in the Kings Mews. The PRlsct of WALES took an airing on horse back in the Parks. In the evening the ROYAL Fmett.v honoured the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence, un der the direifion of the Earl of DA ILT f4oe r Li. This evening Drury-Lane theatre will *be ho noured with the presence of their Majesties and the Prinzer,es for the first time this season. The Marquis of AeLaconts's Dinner, and the Marchioness's Rout, were honoured yesterday by a numerous company. Mrs. Moen, daughter of the late Bishop of Bath Musical Wells, gave ti.efuesday -evening last. a Grand Musical Concert, at her house in Ostord-strixt, tin der the dire lion of NiAt.s, L. oar, and CARBERRY. Lord, and Lady Wonsiiouse, Sir P. aad Lady HALF., Lord PRESCOTT, MISS WCYL AND, Mr. and Mts. MALcoLat, werc of the party. .• 4••••-••• ~~. - ay • • MRS. MONTAGUE BUR'_;OYNZ'S BALL. 11. is Lady gave a most sumptuous Ball and sup per, to .20° of the fashionable world, on Monday night last, in Baker-street. The Ball was opened at ten o'clock by Colonel STANLEY and Lady C. I lowa no, to the celebrated tune of "114 Devil onion.; the Taylors." The Supper, consisting of all the delicacies of the season, was served up at one o'clock, in a most superb style. The Ball-room was elegantly chalked and lighted up. At three o'clock the company resumed their situation in the Ball room, where they kept up the dance until five o'clock, when they relu:lantly departed, but with the consolation that they will meet again on Friday, to enjoy a repetition of the same pleasure. Leras—WiPougnby de Broke, Auckland, and Dudley and Ward Blackwoad, R. Glynn, A. Clarke, W. Cahir, and E. !Ulm. G metal Tlorntnn. 111,0• r Cdeaels—..Staniey, Chumle", and Glynn. Bonnett, and 1 7 i..1 ling. Mesol.—R. Moon-, Conyers, Blackett, Rainc, I larvey, T Daniel, Abaci], Bowl.-", Baker, G. &mien. Palmei, Baring, Roper, C. !jammers ey, Lattlevs, Clive, Ihhotinns, Vilhsa- Irams, Caurtenav, II itdvni, Rodney, Boie paw), Brunky, Palmer, Gniorn, Egerton, Wilbraham, C. Bucideug), Davenport, Twat, C. Travers, G. Peacock, Blackman, (144- Kinnaird, C. Smith, Do:i,m, Gar, n'.cr, Smith, T. s..it It. entrateves--Ashburilltam, St. Vincent, Liverpuol, Lucan, and CA n irvon Pw'rirlP r. • 2 -otintebs Cratileir. 1/446—•Rorringam, L. Harvey, Clarg C. lieward, Dun s my, Midi, B:a.:kwood, C. Glynn, And ' , ter, L. 'Stewart, Dis:lopp, J. B...mtpick, Sltenield, Wadthouse, Marsham, litoniley, and Visa:cam. • Mistresses—lLl:, M..k. Ani, lla-, W• Murne. , ., R. Moore, Conyerc, Stevens A. Pendia!, C. Lour, D..wA.m, raker, G. Dori Pahnep, K. Benyou, Steele, I Er4l:in.e, Kee.ie, ReArrm, Douglai s Haniniers:ty, Thellusm, ill 414, Bennett, Palmer, Carter, C ry, Wheeler,. Widdie; CornwatliA, Dickens. litieclettet, Glyrio, Peacock, Wi Gas ling, Lineton, C. South, Parker, Smith, and MtAiltleil. ./lies-s--Stanley, !fall, Goovenor, Hrv, Middl-ton, Wel btrrthA, Conyers, Stool, Blicio.it, Prachall, Dorey, IT C C•myers, IloAl..rick, Montague, 11,tham, 11.11Aie, Keene, tw.. DougiaseA, I lainmersc.y. I Lund ton, Duckworth, tn., two Illarices, Edwart, Cowin?, Ileum" Cory, Wheelar, Dickens Biahopp, Bouverie, Smderick, Gordon, Edward, and FALiktier. __ _ • The Fit r.NCII ANI BA iSADOK did not leave the L %DV MAI 0 ESS'S rout till three o'clock yesterday morning. The Lonn Maroa baying given orders that there should not he more than one rank of carriages al lowed from the west-end of the town to the Man sirtn-house, many of the company were departing w'oen others had not reached St. Paul's. Mrt , . Fr rent antrer's Rout, this evenin7, at her house in Tilney-street, is evpened to be the most fashionable and numerous thts season. _ _ The Btrittey Club will dine this day at the Free ma srms"l'a vern. Viscount CAsyt.tistAnit gives a Cabinet Dinner this day, at his hous: hi Cleveland square, St. James's. Lord Viscount Baomt and his Lady will conti nue at his father's, (the Marquis of C., RNW ALLIS') for the reniainder'ot the season, at his house in Bur- lington-street. Mrs. WLDDLE'S Grand Dinner, yesterday, in Up per Brook-street, was numerously attended. THOMAS WILSON, Esq. of tower Grosvenor street, was last night much better, though not de clared out of danger. Last night Mrs. CORE'S Rout, in Hanover-square, and Mrs. Peowoce's Rout, in Devonshire-place, vied with each other in powers of attraction. Lord J. Mves ev, son to the Duke of Arnot., is declared out of danger. Mr. Fox, who presented the address for West minster, remained near an hour and a half at the Levee, yesterday, after he had present?d the address. Miss De Cesi r is so much better, that she is ex petted to return to this country in a few days, fully able to resume her theatrical duties. English Csmpany at .Naples.—Lord and Lady Pevesieev, Lady &Nee Peelev, Lord and Lady Mover Ce9tet.t., Mr. and Mrs. SIDNEY BowLEs, Mr. and Mrs. ROBSON, M:. and Mrs. Eeeitroe, Lord At HORPE, Lord MONTAGU, Lord newer, going to Constantinople with Mr. DRUMMOND, in the A tlttheia; Sir Cueitees DOUGLAS, Lord ABER DEEN and Mr. GORDON, going to Constantinople in the ilfedwa, Sir HENRY BCRIIARD NEAI.E and his Lady, going to England immediately ; Lord GRAN. rite st leaves this place for England to-morrow. All the above company were at a Ball given by the QUEEN on the first of February, at Favorita ; a most magnificent entertainment. Th English gave a ball in return, that cost 4001. Nothing ever ex ceeded the gaiety of Naples this Carnival. Lord Den a e's stag-hounds had a very severe day on Monday last ; they enlarged a stag at 10 o'clock, at Smithain Bottom, near Croydon, which ran through Colsdon, Clialdon, down to White Hill, to Bletchingley, through Burslaw-park to ()Inwood Common ; then across the river Mole at Mason's Bridge, across the Brighton road at Dover Farm, and again across the river at Rice Bridge ; then close to Gadbruok Common, and laetly to Leith, where he was run into by a few hounds, in the pre sence of Mr. CH A RLLS MORTON, the I hinting Sta ble-keeper. at Croydon, (being the only head nun in the field, who swam twice through the river) after a run of two hours and fifty minutes. It is said, by the old sportsmen, that no hounds could have run better ou such a hot day. Lord ELLENBOBOUGII, on Tuesday, entertained at dinner the CHANCELLOR of the Exeureeen, the LORD CHIEF Jesrice of the COMMON PLEAS, Lord CARLLTON, Lord ELDON, Lord REDEsDALE, Mr. WICKHAM, Mr. Melte:nest, &c. Several German Professors from the Prussian Universities of Halle, Frankfort-on-the-Oder, and Konigsberg, have been invited by the Emperor ALB/lASI/ER to assist in the establishment of the new institutions for education, about to be ereifted in Russia. The new Opera forth-coming at Covent Garden Theatre, in which Miss MORTIMER is to make her debut, is said to be written by Monk Lewis. Ophthelmia is now prevalent in Dublin. Wash ing the eyes with camomile tea is said to be of great service. '1 he Leicestershire hounds (Lord Serrates) have had uncommonly good sport, and are in no want of foxes, as has been erroneously stated p so far from it, they have frequeotlykilled a brace in a day of late, after some very severe chaces. The leading riders this seaeon have been Meuse. CHDLMONDE LEY, FORRESTER, GLIIMAINE, SMtrtr, W ARDLLL, GOLDHAM, MLYNT.I.L, LIND°, and LLOYD, • • 11111." - . '.r‘ . -• ventleman of great reyeteta bility, now residing in America, we have recived long letter on the present relative situation of that country and Europe, from which we preient dur readers with the following interesting extra& : " The present is a critical moment for America, and the cause, in my opinion, is equally interesting to our•common country. No man, whose oyes are open to what passes in Europe, will deny the posi tion, that no projeet is too vast, nor the pursuit of any object too unjust, for the enterprise of the French Government. She has an implacable hatred for England, and a bitter enmity at her naval and commercial superiority ; hence she will avail herself of every means to gratify the' first, by rendering Herself her equal in the latter points. Foiled in at tempts upon our East India possessions, will not the battery be changed, and direaed towards those in the 'West ? . • • " The insufficiency of the . French navel power will not allow her to hope, depending wholly there on, fin success in the enterprise ; and, to my view, is, taking a course very different, and generally hut little - ,contemplated in England, but which, when matters are at maturity, will eehibit a scene of great magnitude, and which, if possible, she will be provided against. We well know all events are under a Supreme .dirdlion, or pertnis.ion ; as such, it i; unbecoming to hatchecrrors on what may ne ver Ireppen, bus it is . no feet_ so to be supine, and negleet to provide against ovik which may take 'lace, and especially it there be grounds for such an apprehtnsion. . . . '; America is the best friend Great Dritain has, as well as her best customer ; her extensiv trade is no expence to her, and since she is receiving justice at her Inuid:,. forgets formes injuries she has. suffered ; begins to !eel the force of common language, com mon manners, and it wants but little .to bring all parties to a eonvii.tion of the necessity of a common interest If lam not deceived, the time is not far distant when it will be fully cemented. " At the meetitrt of Congress in November, the speech a the Pr.aident displayed. a delightful view of the state of the country. Decreased debt—di minished taxes—And an overflowing treasury ; the beet feelings were exulting in the fact, the labourer well rewarded, the cultivator wealthy, in a word, the country happy. But, like all that is human, this state of things was too delightful to be of long du ration ; for a very few weeks have only elapsed, when we have been seriously alarmed by intelligence from New Orleans, stating that the Spaniards had shut that port against the United States. N'srhoever makes himself acquainted with the necessity the passage to the ocean by the river Mis sissippi is of to the inhabitants of the country West of the Allegany Mountains, and the impossibility of their having any other means for their exporting the produce of lands, as fertile as any in the uni verse, must be convinced of the importance of this measure to them, as well as the concern the whole of the Union must feel upon it, especially when the position of New Orleans is considered, as the only place of deposit for the said produce, to which ships of buithen can approach to take those produaions to market. " I think I must have impressed you with the im portance it is to the settlers, who are very numerous, to enjoy either New Orleans, or some D ort not much higher up, as a place of deposit, in the Spanish ter ritory. I need nut attempt to describe the conster nation felt at the sudden privation of it by the Spa nish Government; 1 ought, however, to say osten sibly, and proceed to state, that by a treaty with Spain in 1795, it was stipulated for the Americans to enjoy this tight of deposit for three years, and so much longer as it should be found not to be injurious to Spain to continue it, with this reserve, "that in this contingency some other convenient spot should be assigned as a substitute." Now she has taken away the one, and made no assignment of the other. • " I have said ostensibly ; for it cannot well be considered as any other than a French aft, as it is understood in Europe, and the speech of the Presi dent announces' that Louisiana is ceded by Spain to France. Some believe, and it should seem the Government of the United States &fleas to believe, • it is an as of the officers, not authorised by the Court of Spain, as she has appointed a Minister to that Court on the occasion. Would I could believe it, or that the dispute was only with Spain! the con test would be soon settled ; but it is unreasonable even to hope such a thing. 46 Spain has her security in quiet, unmolested in terference by the Americans ; she has her all at stake, and a dispute with diem would involve an empire it not successful, and if so, she would not gain a penny. No, it ie with the mighty power of France, as well as her talent for intrigue she has to contend—not only with the lion but the serpent. Whatever be her plans, my refleaions lead me to conjeaure, and the .nore I contemplate the subjea, the more am I struck with the mischief intended, first to America, then to Great Britain, as an ultimate alteruative. If she succeeds in one of her views ; or if not so, she can wound at least the latter, while she distresses exceedingly the former. " By shutting up the port or New Oilcans, she shies s her power to distress the Western States of . the Union, and it will produce one of three effeas --either a purchase at her own price, a war to ob tain it, or, which I must fear, a separation from the Union of those States. " She will not, I think, accept of any terms of- fered by the United States; some talk of 40,000,000 dollars; half that sum well applied may produce some refleaions—we know " beaueoup d'argent" can do much, but 1 believe ambition will predominate. Besides, I much doubt if it is a question simply, of what is now Louisiana but includes Florida also—a little world of itself, whose situation and soil is ca pable of affording the greatest military and com mercial preponderance to France ; as it is an empire, it will be retained in spite even of any thing America will offer. If war be resorted to, the immediate consequence will be a recurrence instantly to the shameful pratlice of sequestrat ing all the enemy's property in the dominions of France, and the capture of all vessels within her reach, a measure detestable in its principle, and in France will amount to confiscation.----America has nothing to oppose to this, as she has absurdly admitted foreigners to the rights of citieens on a short residence ; besd:s, her trade with France is on the other side, as French goods, only with a few exceptions, are not in great con-gumption here ; hence a war is to be much dreaded on account of expeneer and its immediate consequences; and re- , • - • • 6 • •4 t• • : • Mutely rap irret a Teel tie t hit tr alteroati I is still mora so on all accounts, - riz. a separation of the Western from the Atlantic States. , " • • " Be this produced by the• revolutions of war, ' or simply by intrigue, Amerita and G:cat Britain are deeply interested. A disrr eifibering'of a part , • will probably lead to a disunion of • the whole • the • mischief is not to be then calculated—diffe7ent Statcs will take different interests, and as they ebisii, , become the Allies of France and England, as those shall prompt. So far the irnmediate - wel- • fare of America is involved. Let •ue examine the relation to Great Britain in these speculations. In a purchase .she has little to do—The payment of so large a sum will drain the country of specie, and•in a small degree died remittances, as it will affed the exchange, and perhaps increase the imposts on her manitlatqured goods. .But the effe.d of d war (even if as I think she must) even if she does not become a party, will serinu:sly.itffea her trade ; for Lin' will America be able to pay for what she pill-chases, even if her merchants can obtain credit? Look next to a separate Empire on the Ohio, and the Missis sippi, under French influence. " Will not • this new Empire be brobght to assist France in -her attempts against the - British West .Indies, the first war that takes place between the two countries ? if so, the necessity for an equality itt European marine will be no longer made apparent, either for the contention of fleets, or the transport of troops in the West IndieS. " The rivers of Ohio and Mississippi, although unnevii;able to large vessels in ascending, are fully so for descending, nearly 1500 miles inland, from the mounds of the latter, through a country abound ing with all sorts of materials for ship-building, and thaton their banks, and to any extent. It may be sai,l, a fleet stationed in the gulph would intercept an such attempt, hut it is to observe:l, that as well as the great e. , :pence, the difficulty would be great, as well as that it would not be necessary to sail in fleets. Single vessels running out of the river, would find a security under the lloro of the Havannah, and rrii;?,lit watch their opportunity to elude ottt• crteser. The geographical. situation of-the country is be fore us, and shows the Western States may have a mean sof navigating the Missisi;iPi ; they are out of the reach of thr, United States If disposer! to secede from the Union, and could not be compelled to con tinue in it. The French, if they are so disposed, will not fail to work upon this engine . ;. the Government i% new, and dependant on opinion ; popular, it affords opportunities to demagogues, ambitious or corrupt, to mislead. 'i hey have to offer them an exclusive trade to their West India posse:sions ; and as masters of Spain, to those also of that country, in time of peace : and in war promite them a part of the spoils of- the enemy, —War to them would not be so alarming at home, as to any other people, from their local position ; and if we Consider the charac ter of the men, it is not that of the quiet peaceable mechanic, attached to home and its domestic en joyments. They arc hardy enterprizing•emigrants, more or less hunters, inured to fatigue, and eager to secure wealth at all hazards. On the whole view of the subjth, should the Federal Govern ment discover either an indisposition, or a disability, to preserve to them the rights to the Mississippi mt. vigat:on, I fear much it will be followed by serious consequences to it, as well as to the interests of ('r.:at B: We have not been surprised at the little interest which the new Civil Code of France has created in foreign natkus. Before there is a guarantee for the Laws and Customs of a Country, one can be little curious to kro.v the morally or the manners of the people. There is one point, however, which ap pears worthy of attention in the positive regulations which the French Legislators are desirous to sub stitute for nature, habit, and religion : A parent is to have the power of imprisoning his son under six teen years of age, in the public jails for one month ; and from that time, till the expiration of his mint)+ rity, for six months at a time The present general disposition to invent and to believe, is unprecedented. The labour of the Jour nalist is thereby not a little increased. it is expeael of him, that he should notice these rumours, trace them to their source, separate ;he probable from the improbable, and guard his readers as far as he can from being the viaims of the designing. His task, is certainly not an easy one.—Wit all his caution, he will frequently find, that he is no match for cun ning ; and while he is endeavouring to unmask the deceiver, he will sometimes himself become his dupe. The regiment quartered at Tynemouth Barracks marched into North Shields, Dockwray-square, Milburne-place, &c. about eight o'clock on Monday evening, and guarded every aveauc leading into the country. The ()Ulcers and dew of the Lapwing then formed themselves into divisions, and took every person they met with, which occasioned such a ttl , milt, that the inhabitants were under alarm the whole night. Gentlemen, merchants, mechanics, sailers, labourers, masters of ships, all were indiscri minately swept away. Many were taken to the guard-house in Clifford's Fort, and some of them were confined there all night ; others having their cloaths torn in the confusion, losing their hats, shoes, &c. were set at liberty by the superior of ficers. • General SP RENG raitT EN, who was honoured, in the year eight of the French Republic, with a mis sion from the Court of Russia to France, the first which, since the revolution, manifested a happy re conciliation between the two empires, is now on a journey which has led him to the western extremity of Russia. In these distant regions he seems to have cherished the molletion of the flattering reception he met with in France, a mark of which he has lately given to Mad. BoNAP ARTE, by seleEting for her a most curious choice of different kinds of Tea, which he has sent to her from the very borders of China. PRICE OF STOCKS. • IftSTICRDAT. Hank Stoa .... elm Oniniurn 3 per Cent Red... do. India Stock • S per Cent. Corts. 631 1: 2111 Ditto Bond: . . 4 per Cent Cons... shut Irish 5 pet Cent. 5 per Cent. Ann..... 986 j; Excheq Bites . 5 per Cent. 1797... shttt Enz. Lot. Tick Itink L. Ann..... do. Irish ditto Bulk Short Ann. ...., ..... Rank fur hap. 3 per Cent. 6lilladta tnr Aprl Ditto Ann. iConsull for Anil .... 631 Ili • HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE. THIS DAT. N10iruing,........Wm • after 3 I A1tern00n,.....14m. after 9. - ___-- 1 , Z • - . • `• • • jo rL ' I ..... .., .