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C t(11 casi P: ben: (Thit Brov and A Bi C, op,/ 1,11 V NI mar L Bob Clot mer berg S fir and S ■+"l Alu C C tre4l Joh .Tor Cr, ntll Thi 1 Poi Jur We FdSHION. COUNTESS OV AIM 'S MUM PARTY. On Friday last the CousTEss of LIMIRICK en tertained a splendid Music Party at her house in Mansfield street. The company assembled on the oc casion were. the ?Mee of Conde. Dukes--Cu.nberland, Bury, Bourbon, Athol, and Orleans Marquis/ff.—Ely, Thontood. Luis/feu, and Waterford. Earls —F-atiwcae, Su iderla nd, Gla mime, Kenmore, Al bemarle, Grosvenor, Suffolk, Westmorland, and Roden. Lord —Witikworth, St. Helens Ellenborough, Morton, Cliitwell, Fitzliarris, Langford, Loituti, Alvanley, Steier, Bro*ne, U !sut, Grilusto.ie, :slogan, Salter, Bcteofonl, and Sidney. Are!ibislicto of Dublin. Bisiscsi a—Lin-A.:lea, and Bath. Generals—EMl', Thornton, Ross, and Needham. Ca10n..1.--Stratturd, Armstrong, Browne, Dawkins, Spar- Duchesses-1) 'wager of Bath, Alberm3rle, Athol, Gordon, Liwox, and Sisiloik. Vic:ounce s Somerton. Morchioneeses--lisalfwg, Buckinghamshire, Wilton, Ken- - 7113 Countess of Aklltorouglt. Ladies.—Petry, Maly. Witskworth, Sliefseld, Neale, Al kn, Stewart, Ellenborough,Sto, ford. ItAley, Wanes Clare, 7laresfurd, L. Fane, anti Gammen, Alexander. Limmer, Clements Clifford, rartons, Starten,Bcresford, Doyle, Sum mers, Portarlington, Dawson, Langford, Fene, Brown, Glan be"ey, Stratford, Young, Clare, Hobart, Rosslyn, Croften, Silt or Donnelly, Craddock, Cl:l:m . 4.lllam, Read, Clement , and Leitrim. Honsusrab:e tilt. Nfaurf. Farquhar, G. Warriner, George Shee, D. COT white, L. Parssns, John Riddle, R. Gammen, J. Correy, Alured Clarke, J. Crae.dock. Colonels—Desconfield, and Acheson. 7ltaio - s--Euston, Bruce, Thornton, and Skeffington. Capt..i•is—Beadle, Stephenson. Onslow, and Dixon. Vaughan, Stead, Freeman, Lytleton, Cot trell, Stratfool„Hammersle.y,C Ifanimershry,Drunimond,King, Johnson, Benson, Blair, Clements, Rolinson, Cokeston, Jones, Tierney, Itfait and, Haddocks, Delinie, Burrower, Cleavers, Wallace, Silvester, Stoughton, llighstead, Dukins, Poses, Smith, Andrews, DuLes, Maud. Greville, Steele, Don ned, Porter, Dickinson, Hope, B igh, H. Addington, White, Thellusson, Dupree, Faulkner, and Egan. l‘natresses.—Barrington, Stead, Freeman, Beadle, Gr.sling, Bowman King, Winds , , Dawson, Cottrell, Stratford, Claud, Junes, w Fordyce, Butler, Loftus, Rawson, Blair, Thellusson, Neville, Ridley, Hartford, Sperling, Knox, Burrowes, Wick ham, Stoughton, Ifighstead, Donnell, Browne, Dixon, Thompson, Forbes, Dundas, Walpole, White, D undas, Maud, and Martin. Istasses.—Makine, Harvey, Beadle, Joeelin, Sparrow, Mont gomery, Neale, Allen, Maclean, Mathews, Wingfield-, Grim stnne, C. Grimstons, Stephens, Thaynes, Hammerslcy, Fordyce, Ridley, Johnson, Spencer, Loftus, Rawson, Milliner, Cternents, Ridley, Gnmstone, Jones, Drummond, Do) le, C hills, Gordon, Angulshe;, M urray, Knight, Browne, Dixon, Tabor, Quin, Cookes, Gibbs, Stanhope, and Benson. VESCOUNTESS CARLETON gave her first Rout this season on Friday evening last, at her ..ouse in Ge(,rgc strPet, Hanover-square. It was attended by four hundred of the first rank and fashion- Among the Company were Prince Banstinskr. Duke of Athol. Marquis of Ely. Bark—Mount Ed geeumbe, Galloway, and Leitrim. Viscounts--Dillon, Sydney, Downe and Wentworth. Lords--St. Helena, Alvanley, Beaton, G. Seaniour, Bcre fad, H. Stewart, Henniker, and Clietwyntl. Sus--G. Cornwall, J. Blackwood, and K. Gamon. Dr. Halifax. Colonel4—De Chamillyand Main. Captain Brandon. Messrs Dawkins, Gibbs, Atkins, Thomnswn, Wtcalf, Gardri-r C Btandim, Law, Horton, NI tifs, Motickton, Id. Hawk !b, i".. , rby, William:, Richards, Davenport, Skef faigton, Eskett., lop, Walieston, Marini eg, Saville, Hore b:tin, Rackburne, Sawbridge, G Villiers, D. Smith, Tigh, Carl spe.,aod vi. Burgoyne. Duchess—.Athol and Montrose. Marehione-Dowl.sltire and Hertford. Countesces—hfount Edgecumbe, Nl:irnington, llarcourt, pate, Leitrim, Essex, Clive, and Tankerville. Viscrru.:tesat3.—.Atlan, Sydney, and Wentworth. L.rdiec--Nfanners,E. Murray, Stewell. Auckland, E. Talbot, JlDdlsorough, Dun array, De Dunstanrille, Roden, Blackwood, Rent, Rolle, Janus, Middleton, acments„ Le I)espenecr, T Craddock, T. Iry ner, Wilton, Gillum, J. Acton, Tancred, Throekcitortori, Framers, Boston, Antes', Dudley and Ward. Mi a rres.es--Tool, 11. Dawkins, Gibbs, Atkius, Bratid in, Law, Metluien, Benyon, Organs, L Brooke, Carter, Artron, Maiming, Baffour„ Mots Bla:•klurite, Mathew, Fitaherb:rt, G. V ilium, D. Smith, and M. Burgoyne. N":1-"ne Dc Cbamill Mtc•es--Sawbrelv, t2nin, Brode:irk, Methuen R ac .N , Itichard:„Kent, Jame, 'Ult.:ll;one', C. Hanithon, Vimderick, D4llras, A. 16011. Altaii, Blackbunic, and M. Burgray FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS WEEK. DIONDAT. Rfarquis of tan:4 , 111 , 0% Thane?, Berkefey-squara. o.initess of A ot"im's Konr, St. Janx:,%-square. Lade Heathcote's Rout, Grissvenor-square. Lady Himlock% Rout Albemarir-street. The LediesTownsitta:d's, and W'&tucker% Ball, Grosvenor- Lady Welbvs Rout, Argyle-street. Miss Anger trill's Music, Pa 14r. Adties Dinner, Lord Morpetlt% Dinner, titiLstre.t. Lady Cal.% Rout, Purim in—oanare. Tut.;Der. Ifiss Abrams Mirk, Park-1.1a , '. Mrs. Sparrow's Grand Rout, Glotmeiter-rdv - e. Marl of Denman:'. Purtman-sq late. Mrs. W. &aides Rout, Park-street, NV'estmansm". 'll% lON 6SD AY. Grand Instillation Brll, Ranelagh. Mn Weddle•'s Rota, Upper Brook-street. Lady Seafortt.'s Ball, Upper Brook-street. Countess ut Portsmouth's Rota, Linc.olo's Inn Fields. THURSDAY. Lady B Bentwerie's Rout, Dover-street. Mrs. Ed Monckton's Ball, Portland-place. Mrs. B. Sparrow's Grand Rout, Glunce.ter-plare. at o A v. Countess of Rtickinghanishtros Rout, St. Jamci's-square. Mrs. Brown's Musk, George street. Sirs A. Foley'. Ront, Park-street, Grosvenor-square . Mrs. Gamier's Rout, Oxfurd..treet. L rd llarewood's Dinner, Hardwootf-place. SATURD•Y. Drawing-gown, St. James's. Mike of Portlama's Dinner, Piccadilly. Duke of Roxburgh's Dinner, St. James's-square. Ear, of Chatham's Dinner, ditto. Fart of Chesterfield's Dinner, A uriley.sq 11 7c. Fart of Clerrno,v 'b . thrum, her brie ySsii trt of Kenlll4/01Dinner, Portman-square, Speaker's Dio tier, New Palace Yard. Lord Hobart's Dinner, Grosveriontlacc. Lord Dudley and Ward's Dinner, Piftsslane. Mr. Drummond Smith's Dinner, Piccadilly. SUNDAY. Countee; of lgettmare's Party, Portman square. Itarchionen of Saltsbury'r, Party, Arlingtmi-street. Marquis of Slandford's MWIC, Lady Hun} ilea% Mosic,Groon-street. ablone The Earl of Doaorty gave yesterday a grand Inaser at his house in Berkley-square. The Marchioness of SALISBURY had, last night, a grand Musical Party a t bet. house in Arlington.) sweet. - iOREICN INTILLIGEKCE. LFCISLATIVE BODY. PRESIDENCY OP LAGRANGE. SITTING OF THE MTH OF MAY. The Counsellors of State Thibandean; Saint Cyret, Fruguert, Orators of Government, corn municatcd the note addressed May 15, by the Mini ster for Foreign Affairs, to the Ambassador of his Briiannic Majesty. SESSION OF THEIST'S MAY. Upon the motion of Citizen Fontanes, the Legis lative Body having formed themselves into a Secret Committee, Citizen Fontanes spoke as follows: " You have heard, in your last sitting, the Mes• sage of Government. The contrast of its free and loyal conduit has struck every eye. I see your opi- nion manifest itself in the noble emotions with which you are agitated ; you have not retained them, but to imitate, even to the end, the wise re- Bards and the eircumspeaion of Governnient. But let not the Li ittsli Cabinet deceive itself ! Let it not see weakness in this moderation, unworthy of a great nation, and of its It is enough to be patient ; it is sufficiently powerful to be generous ; and ten years of vielories have ac quired for it the right to make every sacrifice, ex cept that of its honour, for peace. 'I he English, under such circumstances, must lose all hope, should they, notwithstanding our unshaken de- termination, dare to meet us in contest. France is ready to cover herself again with those arms which have conquered Europe. France will not declare war, but she will accept it without, and know bow to support it with energy. •4 Evil to the ambitious Minister who would recal us to the field of battle, and who, envying humanity so short an interval of repose, would plunge her again into the calamities from which she has just come out ! " When the fun• of anarchy threatened the re pose of neighbouring Stazes, at least, a specious pre tence was chosen to ju-tify their alarms. At the present day, what in .szive can tT.e enem• alledge? France has resumed, hi i:s internal administration, those regular and peacc...ble movements which ar.- nounce the spirit rd order and of wisdom. She car ries into her foreign relations that measure which proves real strength, anti augments respect. Pain ful recolleLions are daily subsiding. Our country is become again the centre of civilized Europe. England will be no longer able to say that she de- fends principles that • preserve society, threatened in its foundations. It is we who will be able to hold that language. Should war be lighted up again, it is we who will then avenge the rights of nations and the cause of humanity, by repelling the unjust attack of a nation that negotiates to deceive, that asks fur peace for the purpose of renewing war, and which only signs treaties in order to break them. " May England no longer listen to the impru cresasels which lead her astray. It will be too late to abandon them, when the cry of national honour, raised from every part of this circle, shall resound to the very extremities of France. Let us not doubt it. It the signal is once given, France will rally, by an unanimous movement, around the hero whom the admires. All the parties whom he holds in silence arounl him, will only contend with each other in zeal and courage. All feel that they stand in need of his genias, and acknowledge that he at me i, ccmpetent to support the weight and grandelir of our destinies, All, in the moment of danger, will encompass him with their wishes, and second him with their exertions. Never, in one word, has war been more national. The warriors seated among us promise, in the name of the army, prodigies that will still immor talize them. The banished men, lately recalled to their country, would be the first to defend it ; they would prove that they never meant to attack public liberty, but anarchy ; that they fled from their op pressors, and not from their fellow-citizens. In one word, all the French, united around the same fire sides, the same altars, and the same govern ment, would fight for the same causes. " I call to witness the inhabitants of these unfor tunate countries, who have experienced for so long a time the scourge of civil war, and who have been but too well accustomed to:know the policy of Eng land. They have already manifested the spirit which animated them ; that spirit should be every where the same. Representatives of the People, it is to you it belongs to be this day the interpreters and the guarantees of this universal opinion. " I therefore vote that the Legislative Body should send a numerous deputation to the I irst Consul. This deputation should be charged to carry to him the expression of national zeal, and to assure him that if the negotiation is broken, the French people, trusting more and more in their Chief, would give him every means of power, of credit, and of action, which could render the war short, decisive, and glorious. " The Legislative body adopted this piaposition." The 17th at noon the Deputation voted by the Legislative body, and c,oprsed. alr-iyi!four *""''! • . . , Members, repaired toSt. Cloud, aad saa Admitted to the audience of the First Constil. or -- Citizen Fontanes, Orator Of the I,epuvation, prorounccd the following discourse : " Citizen First Consul, The French nation tan only be aEtuated by grand thoughts and heroic sentiments like yours. It has conquered in order to obtain peace ; it is as desirous of it as you arc ; but, like you, it never will tear war. The Message which you addressed to the Legislative Body ought to redouble the gratitude and devotion of the nation. The French Govern ment gives its enemies examples of wisdom and mo deration, as it has more than once given them ex amples of energy and courage. " I low much that simple dignity, and generous frankness, aro opposed to the ambiguous condua, the inc.2rtitude, and the mixture of audacity and• we.t kness, which has characterized the Britannic Go verment. At once menacing and fearful, it re surrzs what it has given, and restores what it has vain, and never knows when it ought to stop or advance. " Such must he the Ministry that is divided. Nkl , ^n a state is a prey to falion at home, its policy is always uncertain abroad. All is then contradic tory in its counsels, all is disorderly in its move ments. It neither knows how to regulate its force, or conceal its weakness.—Montecgoien has said of England That nation, heated by the spirit of party, may more easily be ruled by its passions than by reason. It would be easy for those who govern to urge it to eatcrprizes against its real interests.' " This danger, which the author of the Spirit of Laws dreads with regard to England, does not threaten France y since the monster of anarchy is overthrown by him who governs them. They know that no spirit of faftion awes his counsels; they regard him, and ready to take arms if honour requires it, ready to lay them down if honour allows it; they are tranquil, and equally confide in the con queror and the pacificator of Europe. " May the tranquillity of the world not be disturb ed—May all nations never dispute but for the glory of the arts and the conquests of industry. But if the repose of the Continent Alias insular ambition —if again to disturb it is prodigal of insults, cer tainly the French will not be threatened in vain.— No obstacle can intimidate them. Dees not Eng land, which thinks herself protested by the ocean, know that the world sometimes beholds rare men, whose genius can execute what before then appeared impossible ; and if one of these men has appeared, ought she imprudently to provoke him, and force him to obtain what he has a right to expat from his fortune ? In a word, a great nation is capable of accomplishing every thing with a great man, from whom it can never separate its glory, its interest, and happiness." The 2(ith Floreal, the Deputation of the Tribu nate, composed of Citizens Costaz, president, Boissy d'Anglas, Girardin, Freville, Fabre (de l'Aude) Darn, Delpierre, Guinard, Cassiron, Bose, Favart , Grenier, Leroy (de l'Orne), Lahary et Portiez (de l'Oise), repaired to St. Cloud, and were admitted to the auslience of the First Consul. Citizen Costaz addressed himself in thcse words: " Citizen First Consul, The Tribunate has charged us to thank you for the communication which you have made to it on the subjeEt of the differences which have occurred between the Republic and England. The Tribunate has been extremely struck with the moderation and the firmness which you have shewn in the course of the negotiation with the Britannic Cabinet ; it has seen with gratitude your constant desire to maintain peace, and the efforts you have made to succeed. It is full of confidence in the Government, at.d disposed to concur, with its whole power, in those measures which may be judged necessary for the safety and dignity of the nation." On Saturday morning, the 2d division of the Staf ford Militia marched into Windsor. On Tuesday last five Companies of the 95th, or Rifle Corps, marched from Shorncliffe and Hythe Barracks for Bletchington, in Sussex. The 42d and 92d Regiments of Foot arc ordered to march for Colchester. Telegraphs arc ordered to be ere Red from the Admiralty to all the sea coasts in Sussex and in the North. There is one now erecting on Bradun Hill, near Overbury, Worcestershire, which will have immediate communication with the Admiralty. A Correspondent laments that it is not more ge nerally known among the prudent and industrious part of the community, that sums of money, how ever small, may be put out to interest in the Bank of England. It is a pity that such as are in the habit of laying by part of their earnings, should, from being ignorant of this circumstance, lose the benefit of increasing their little property by an ac cumulation of interest (which in, fourteen years doubles its principal) and securing it at the same time from losses which too often happen, front the parties not knowing where they may safely en trust it. On - Monday a fire brbite out in that beautiful edi fice,. Boston Church, which threatened it with total destruction ; by great exertions, however, it was ex tinguished in about three hours; but not till much damage had been occasioned. The accident origi nated by the carelessness of a plumber, who had. made a fire on the roofs • 0114 ••-•••• •• • • #, •••4•• 411' fiITrEELIGAWCE. . Wl3lr/vietilTEß; MaT2t. Siltiair kfift Lord ELLtnitosOucit. THE ILIN6 vs N. Staltlagfibt. The Defendant was indiaati for writing all ano. nymous and libellous .Letter to Mr. Iladdisli, the Prosecutor ; who said. that the Defendant Steven. son rented a house ofhjm in Wesurrinster ; ihitahey had some difference icspedihg it; mut on the day stated in the indictment, he received a Letter, which, trans the superscription; he knew to be the. hand. writing of the Defendant, although the charader of it was something disguised. He was more convinced of it when he saw the inside. . The Letter, being produced, he said it was the one he received, and that it was the hand-writing of the Defendant. The Letter, being read, slated, that some one was de termined to murder Mr. Iladdish, and all his fami ! 1v ; and that he was a d—d rogue, a villain, acc 7 that his father was an .ld rpgue, but he was. worse. In defence, it was attempted to be set up, that.this was not the hand-writing of the Defendant, and se. veral witnesses were called .to that point; but none a them proving that it was pot his hand-writing, the Jury returned a verdiEt WOOLCOT V. READ. This was aCtion for an assault. committed at a public-house, near tlieCorn-market, the parties both being Corn-porters. The Case, on the' part of the Prosecutor was, that several corn-porters met at the public-house, having a sort of benefit-el:1h, when one of them accused the Defendant of not • paying ano ther five shillings which he owedhim : this produced some altercation, and a great deal of filthy language, which ended by the Defendant throwing a bowl at the Plaintiff's head, who, putting up his hied to shelter his face, received the blow on his hand, which was cut and lacerated to the bone, by which he was prevented from working for several weeks. On the other side, a witness for the Defendant swore, that the first assault was committed by the I Plaintiff, who threw a glass of ale in the Defendant'; face. Verdi& for the Plaintiff , —Damages 41. ••• tWr POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. Saturday several watermen were brought before the LOLD MA vox, charged with not wearing their badges. Some of ? them appeared with the badges in their hats ; but said they were deterred by others; who had threatened to drown the first that wore a badge. One of those refradory vratermen was brought forward, and Confessed he had said " he would give him a riveter, and if in his power he should not swim." The Loan MAYOR ordered this man irhmediately co find bail for his goad behaviour,; and tined him forty shillings roi having rowed two gentlemen in his boat without his badge ; and told them their conduit in resisting the la* in this war; was the only thing to make the regulation enforced ; that he understood some of them had made very free with his nun?: for havhig dOne his duty. He said he only complied with the law, as he was unte nable as well as they, if he did not. Charles Robertson and Thomas Simplon, in whose lodgings were found several skeleton. keys,. a dark, lanthorn, crows, and ether implements; for house breaking, were, from a want of sucient evidence to convict them for burglary, sent on board tender. LOW-STREET. Some time since, Townsend, jun. and Laven der, two of the officers, returning home at a late hour of the night, observed two men near Hanway yard, in Tottenham-court-road, one with a sack on his back, the other, the smaller mar., holding it up 1: t the bottom ; suspefting, from the weight, &c. it con tained the produce of some house or shop that had been robbed that night, they went up to the man, who dropped the sack and attempted to run away; the officers each pursued his man, when the one pur sued by Townsend finding he gained upon hirr, turned about, drew a knife on, and severely wound ed him, and then made hi, escape, as did the other from Lavender. On returning to examine the sack, it was found to contain a large quantity of men and women's shoes, upwards of 100 pairs, taken from a house broken open that night by the Seven Dials. The der7edators were advertised, but not heard of till yesterday, when the prisoner, who is sworn to as being the man who wounded Townsend, was brought to the office. The East London Militia, in the morning, were under arms in the Artillery Ground, and, as usual, there were a great number of speaators ; one of the men in the ranks knew the priSoner, and informing his superior officer of the circumstance, he was per mitted to step out and take him into custody, add the officer commanding ordered, as he was a despe rate ruffian, that he should be escorted by a file of muequeteers to the Office. In the evening he was examined before A. GRAHAM, Esq. and being sworn to as being the person who actually stabbed Townsend, when he attempted to take him into custody, he was committed for further examination. His . name is Wm; Ke/y ; he has already been con vitfled of stabbing a constable, and coofined for twelve months in the House of Correction ; is it well known charadter, and there is another charge against him fur stabbing a watchman at Cow-cross: Ten indictments have been found against Mr. Asr tars-, late Cashier in the Bank. His trial comes on this day. He has retained Mr. ERSKINE, Mr. Gta33, Mr. Serjeant th.sr, &c. as his Counsel. On Friday morning, one of Lord GWYDER'S grooms, who had gone out to exercise the Hon. Mr. Be aast.'s horse, returning on a gallop, whets near Charing-cross, his master's dog, ono of the coach breed, which followed, bit the animal's heels ; the animal being startled, ran on the paie ment, and fell against the shop windows of Mr. Bur t tit, hat-maker, and Mr. Pta taylor and habit-maker; a poor woman was thrown down, and so much hurt, that Mr. ANDREWS, the surgeon opposite, ordered her to be taken to the Westminster Infirmary; she soon after died. The horse had his left hind leg- broke, his cheat terlibly laces ated, and his mouth very much mt ; he was carried to the livery stables and killed.: Mr. &M..' Et r. purchased him about three monthi ago for 90 , guineas, and had sir c? beets of*ied for hits ISO guineas. The lad threw himself off; and his fall being broken by a Gentleman of the Yeassua of the Guard, who wasps-stag at the time's ha . was Pavia' dentially saved. ~.- -- • 4 Ml= IN IN