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• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRENCH ANC• DUTCH PATERS. TRAINKTORT UPON THE MAIN, MAY 8. Yesterday arrived here about I SOO French troops from Mentz, and proceeded, this day, on their march to the Grand Army. The greatest part of the divi►ions, Bondes apd Molitor, have already passed through Augskstrgh and its environs, for the same point of destination. MAlr_l9. The Persian Ambassador artived tha 26th of April, in the Castle of Finkenstein, the following day he had an audience of the Emperor, who, on the 28th, shewed him 20 battalions of infantry of his guards, and ordered them to make several maneeu- Tres, which the Ambassador contemplated with the utmost astonishment. On the 29th, he bad an audience of His Ma jesty, who conversed a considerable time with him on Persian literature and antiquities. He is a gen tleman of much information, and assured the Em peror that there exist in Persia, Memoirs of the War between the Partbians and Romans; and also a History of Alexander, which does not agree with ours. The Interpreter having told the Emperor that the above history is found is the Library, be ordered it to be translated. 'Ric Modulo., which contains the preceding ar ticle, gives afterwards a journal of the siege of l)antzic, from the 223 to the 30th April. It thereby appears, that, as is generally the case, the works have been continued by the besiegers, with more or lase success. The cannonade is kept up on both sides with uncommon vigour, and serval sorties have been made. Oa the 25th, in the after noon, Marshal Lefebvre ordered the firing to cease, and sent his Aid-de-Camp to summon the place; but General Kalkreuth replied, that he should not listen to any proposals of that kind, until a praaicable breach had been made. In the following night the bombardment was kept ap with great spirit, and several buildings in the town were set on fire, where it raged for some times the garrison attempted a sortie, bat was re pulsed with considerable loss. In the night of the 2Stli, the besieged made another sally, which was conduced with much skill and executed with great courage. But our corps of reserve at length succeeded . in repulsing the eamy. The S per Cent. Consolidated Annuities are, inclu.ively of the dividend of tlset22.l March, at 74 francs. 25 centimes. nausseLs. MAY 13. The day Wyse yesterday, Her Imperial High. mess the Grand Duchess of Berg. passed through this city. Her Majesty the Empress is hourly ex paled here. Her Majesty the Empress, according to report, is gning to Berlin. Great improvements are making in this city. The great Gothic tower situate be t wern tie gases of Namur and Halle has been taken d)wn; the gate of Laeken is also to be demolished, and the ramparts are to be embellished with pro menades. MENTZ. MAY 4. This city is so encumbered with troops, that there are from eight to twelve men lodged in each of those houses that had been hitherto exempted from billet ing. They set out in large detachments of 1000 men each every day, for the grand army, and a similar number arrives every day from the Interior of France. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY !2. The Gentlern^n who had sent in their biddings for the ensuing Lottery, w4ited, yesterday, upon the Fill? Loin of the IRE•SURY. end the CHANCEL. tut ..1 the Excorquaa, when, upon opening the several proposals, the biudings were as under and N..nett . 161 14. poi. Rah, Ittchard.t.m, and Cape 16 15 6 Towpod ..nd Ca. . 1. 0 3 Whereupon, Messrs. Watssi and Ilisarrr were declared purchasers. The sehesna is to be sent in on Monday.—The following are the days of Payment— First Payment, of 11. 10s. to-morrow ; Second ditto, 41 10s. June 10; Third ditto, 5!. June 30; Faurth ditto, 51. 19s. three days before the cam neneensent of the drawing. We have received Parts Papers to the t 3th, con taining intelltence from Bona,* ars's Head-quay ten. at the Cagle of Finkenstein, to the 30th April. TLe PERSIAN AMBASSADOR had arrived, and been honoured with several audiences. From the style ofthe bulletins and other notices of Box•rA e, it might be expelled that the conversation soul(' have turned upon the weather, and the difference ' et climate between Persia and Poland. The A:wri ter?, however, has changed the subjeft, and fur once ventured upon a Ind. novelty. Dons. Pearl., we ase told, conversed a considerable time with the AUBASSADOR, upon Persian Literature and Antiquities, and the latter in• formed His &Gamy, that there is a History of ,Asazanrita, in Persia, which diff Is from those !mown in Europe. What a delicate mode of in- anning us that the presence of the Cm sican sug gested to the Persian an idea of ALEXANDLI TYE CLEAT, and naturally revived the recollcEtion of the exploits of that Hero !! Burma' ra has not yet learned to speak French correilly, and yet bis !tet t would insinuate that no language, whether Greek, Persian, arc. can come amiss to him. The Itfoniieur contains a journal of the siege of Mimic, from the 22d to the 30th of April, but the princi pal Ws are already before the public. Some Dutch Papers to the 18th inst. inclusive, the same date as those rec.-tit:4 on Wednesday, also arrived yesterday. Their contents are not interest. ing. Viscount Elowtca having declined a contest for the county of Northumberland, Earl Palmy and Col. BLAU MONT were eleCted, on Wednesday, with out opposition. Viscount HOWICK'S friends arc con fident that he must have succeeded, had be perse vered, but he was not disposed to purchase a vi.lory, at the risk of the peace of the county being dis turbed with the cry of " No Popery," and the great expense which a contest would induce. A report of his Loreship's speech, on the nomination at Mor peth, on Thursday the 11th, is given in our last Page. We have been assured, from various Trailers, that most of the accounts that have appeared in the Newspapers rapeßing the rumoured expe dition, arc extremely incorrea, and ought to be considered at best as mere speculations. The fol lowing is an extra& from a letter received yester day, from a very intelligent Correspondent at Gos port upon this subje& x—o , An Evening Print of esterday, (Tuesday) has given, under the head •• The Army." some miscellaneous intelligence, anticipating the Commanders and the troops to be employed in the rumoured expedition. There are several gross errors in it, which, in my mind, justify a suspicion of the whole. It states that the 13th, 14th, 26th, 50th. and 10th Veteran Battalion, are embarked at Portsmouth. You should set the public opinion right, by inserting the following destination of those troops, none of which are embarked there. The 13th and fifth have sailed for Ire land ; the 14th are disembarked at Cowes, and are tinder orders for, the East Indies; the second butalion of the 50th are gone to Guernsey ; and the 10th Veteran Battalion, are at Hilsea bar racks, under orders fer Canada. The Saiss Regi ment, De Neuron, the same Print says, is at Guernsey, completing their numbers, whereas, they are here at Gosport; and, it adds, General WARD will succeed Sir GLOROB Nsvar as Lieu tenant Governor of Portsmouth. It means, I suppose, Sir Gaoaea Patron, but it has been known for some time that Sir Gsoaea PIIVOST is to remain." The Hop, Cots, arrived at Liverpool from Charleston, welt boarded the 4th inst. in let. 43 22. long. 21.30. by a French privateer of It; guns, who insisted that Captain Cots should threw hi; cargo of rice overboard, as he told him England was in a slate of blockade, and no provisions would be al lowed by the French to be carried in there ; but it blowing a gale of wind, prevented Lis patting his threat into etecution. When Lord Chancellor SUTTON waited npon the la•e Lord Chancellor Ponsoas or, of Ireland, in or der to receive the seals, the latter, as w•as his duty, requested to see Lord SUTTON'a authority. Lord SUTTON then. for the first time, discovered that he had left the Kiss's letter be find kirn in London; he was accordingly obliged to send for it, and, of course, several days elap.ed before he could assume his high situation. Mr. Wit,saaroac e, we understand. is determin7d not to take upon himself any part of the expense of the contest for Yorkshire. This resolution is a prudent one, as there is scarcely any private fortune equal to such a struggle. It is calculated that not less thaa 100,0001. would be necessary, upon even the most moderate scale, stud the sum subscribed in London does not exceed 700•'l. It, then, subsea's tines should not come in rapidly, and in large sums. is is probable that Mr. WI LLLLL ()act. must resign. Several privateers have been put in commission at Plymouth, for the purpose of cruising against the Turkish vessels. The lota numbers at the close of the Poll on the Somersetshire Eledtion, on Tuesslay, were for Mr. Dicklasom :3358, Mr. LLTNSIIIbGE 2702, Mr. LAPGTON 2034. Report says, that the gsllant Sir Josh Dort.t, Bart. whose regiment, the 67th, lately acquired such immirtsl honour, is likely to go out to com mand in South America,. The Westmoreland Militia are now on their march from Dumfries fur Chatham barracks. The first division arrived at Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday, and marched again on Monday morning. " In refutation of the calumnies circulated, relative to the riots and outrages at Liverpool," says an Evening Print of yesterday, " the tsla yo a of eat place declared to a Gentleman of responsibility and honour, that 10,0001. would not defray the expense of the damages sustained in Li verpool during the Eleaion in November last, ant that 201. would cover the expenses on the prime it occasie n."—Does the NI nYO It reckon ambit% for the young man who was killed KING'S THEATRE. signor NALDI had last night • a brilliant and crowded house. The favourite Comic Opera, en titled, It Fenetieo per La Mosier.. in which Signor NALDI so much excels, was the p;ece he very judi ciously chose for his benefit. Madame CATS LASt lent ber powerful aid on the occasion, and receiv. d the greatest applause ; all her songs were entered ; we never saw greater enthusiasm pervade an audi ence. Signor NA LEI came forward at the end cf the Opera, and appeared quite overcome by hie feel ings; however, he saluted the audience in the mast graceful manner, and retired amidst reiterated plaudits. There were present— Ills Royal linemen the Duke of Cambridge; the Duchesses of Beaufort, St... o ..ban'a and Lit ; the Marchionesse. of !leaden, Salubury, Dowasitire, Town.heori, and Dowager Rath ; the Countaeres of Chesterfield, Chotmondeley, Cork, Sefton, and Birryreore; Viscouer.e.ses Castlereagh and Mel. bourne; Ladies Gongs Caveulish, G. and E. Cecil, Mary Be, it i nck, Deere, Long, Smith, (Abb., chambse4 and CalLindes. The Countess of DARTMOUTH gave a grand rout, last night, at her house in Berkeley square, which was attended by upwards of five hundred bloblity. Three elegant drawing-rooms were brisliantly light ed on the occasion, by magnificent diamond cut glass lustre.. Amongst the company pretest were, Trine. and Princess Castelcicali ; the buke and Duchess Dr Castries; the Duchess of Manchester ; the Marchionesses of SAlisbury, Abowcorn Lansdqwta and Bath ; the Countesses of Lases, Talbot, Tank:smile, Aberdeen, Clermont, Cowper, Cardigan, and Sefton. Lady ELL EN BOROUGH will have a 'dell card. party, neat Monday, at her house in Bloomsbury - square. . _ _ "Viscountess CASTLIROAON had , a sel.4st party. last night. after the Opera, at her house, in St. Jausec's-square. Lady STANLZT is so far recovered from her acconehrunai. as to be enabled to quit her bed chamber. The Countess of 1,101.1111 CC will give " grand mot, nn the 11)th of next month, at her hcuie in Mar sfield-street. Tile Marquiss and Marchioness of SAL ism a Y and the Ladies G. and E. Canis, an ived, yesterday, at their house, in Arlington•street, from HatSel3. The Mal quit and Marchioness of SrA/10110 will give a grand dinner, next Sunday, at their ho use in Cleveland-sqtrare. Mrs. BALD% its w;11 give a grand rout, on the sth of next month, at her house in Grosvenor-square. Lady HLA THCOTe gave a grand rout last night at her elegant house in Grosvenor-square. which was attended by upwards of five hunured Nobility and rashionahles. Amongst the company present were—. The laradtessee of Roxburgh, St. Albin's. and Salton ; the Marchionesses of Sallibuev„ Staffoal, and Downsh ; the Count:lies of Darby, Fortescue, Darnley, Cardwell, Cork, Dowager soften. Banbury. C.adisle, sod several of the F" . ..eign Nubility. The Marchioness of A azacoaa gave a grand root, on Wednesday, at her house in St. JArnft's. square. The Earl and Countess of Estax gave a grand dinner, on Wednesday, at their house in Berkeley. sirtare, to the Earl of ST•II, Lords BRAT eaoose, Hosea? Stzscaa, COSIIINCITOII. and CLIFTOig Mr. TISIII&T Mr. GIL'S / and Miss SNITK• Ia the evening, ger Ladyship bad a grand party of Nobility. In addition to the splendid arrangenr-nts of last week, there were placed on the grand stair case, bronzed Egyptian pyramids, upon the top of which were placed patent lamps; and in the Chi nese-room was suspended a magnificent diamond cut-glass lustre, of great value, which, when light ed, displayed that beautiful apartment to the great est pertedion. Amongst :he company were— Ths Duelist's of Bolton; Ealls Spencar and %Vim:helm; the Crounte.ses Carlisle and Bridgewater ; Loid Gla.itnithury ; Ladies Cawdor, De Clifford, C. Harm, and Cornewall ; Sirs Abraham Horne and George Cornewall; Hess's. Bilfour and Hale; Mrs. and Miss Arthur Stanhope, and the two me's', Onilow. The readers of Kovzsaues Notelett'', which have been so u:.iversally admired, will be glad to learn, that a fourth volume of other small novels, written in the same pleaaing style, has been received from the authnr, and will speedily be given to the public. Lord Coc AAAAA lately attended a convivial meet ing at the Caledonian Punch-house, Bear-yard, and was dubbed a Knight nl the RIIIINd 1 . 1441 e, fluty /.ion, Noble Grand, and Peirrant ! The Countess of Cunt. won osier opened her in perb house, in Piccadilly, on Monday night, to the tashionable wwid. The furniture has been executed under ker Ladyship', direction, and displays such eleyfance and taste, that we are induced to attempt a description : rite 6.st r..om to which the. company was intro lucid, on as. ceneing the grand staircase, was the Slue Velvet Drawing room. This is en apartment hung with saute blwa velvet, hu.. deed with black velvet, aid finished at the angles with the Egyptian lotus, or water.lilly of the Nile, in teal Isseraished gold. The chairs and sofas were likewise of burnished gold, towered with blue velvet cushions. The second room was the dreti.t it anti room, which It-41 the company into the grand drawing.rimn. This latter WAS hung with Week velvet, and Widened with the Egyptian lutes, in gold. The attain, Ottomans, and stifav, were each correspond. ently elegant. The hangings in this apartment were composed 04 crimson silk, hordeie I with block velvet, ■nd finished with an exquisite embroidery of the lotus and other charade •c ornaments. The third fO4lll was the Ralf-room, hung with crimson silk, eefas and chairs t• match, adorned with eery caddy crimson satin curtains, and Roman draperies of velvet. The (mirth MOM was the Study, which It of an oblong form, huog wi:h pink bilk, and finished wire sedan of roeswood gad gold. - The fifth. This apartnient has in it placed ra Grecian couch, or stare bed, with Koolau draperies to correspond. The sixth apartment is the picture Calk y, elegantly fitted up with Etruscan furniture. The other apartments are Anti rooms, which were en Men. day eight appropriated to sane eat ir (imminent* in. Thu truly elegant inane on, 'which, in the life of Mr Mnl nrr, was se deservedly cee'irancel, has undergone se many ju dicious improvements, that it world he digteult to discover its resemblance to its even then hoagies' acquirements. Use of the principal object. , of attraction, in this scene of almost unrivalled splendour, was a mutt noble Grecian chandelier, the first of the kind ever attcropud, both in principle and inagnitirde„ in this kingdom, erir. n was suspended from tlie ceiling of the Cuun. teas Chelinendeli7's ono 41 . 81 1 1111g40001, or called (rum its he. ing fitted np eteir.ly in costume, and sreeably to h r Lady ship's eon elas•ical 11 , ...ign4. This auras. ill lamp, composed of ironic y ihaniorsd-ruttless, Oat mate by %lams. Shepherd and Ha 'truck, of Lharing-erose. - . 4 - - 1 ANL -111%, liflr PARLIAMENT. I • MEMBERS ELECTED. Cquotterlandoolohn Lanoth.r. F.q. and Lord Knottß. Scarborough—The Finn. E. l'h•opt and C. M. S.tto t , Ripon-ofhe Hen V. Robinto n an d G. (ilpps, Eq. North.lterton—Hon. E. Loottaßei and my Pieria. Blrmghbridg Masan , ' W.ll Cl.nton. Kimestruro.righ....iord .1. Tow no.end and Lonl Ussulstora I.l6scalushore..-Ms. Cl.. Mirt an 4 Mr. Dor. ishire—Wni. M. Pdt, and E. R. Portman. 111611 &ring a , .rt Sir J. 1) Lino, Ban. Flint (Cnnlity)-..lif Thnmet Mnstyn. Wet AnirosianclelAcitmanruin !C•oantony—Wm. Admit. MoL Lotinan (County) lion. Robert Hondas. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. IIRSTOII-1111Y 19.--IICIL CLOSR. Lord Manley . . • 14619 Mr. It .rrnrks . • • V.ld en! , .n.l ll•nsf.n • • • I;.cc Laid Manley and Mr. Ilerreekr were declared dui : . ,•,,,,,‘ SUSILR ~ .11•IS 20. __ .. WlncHeagn Ftiller Sertoson ILDFORDSHIRD--111111TD DAY. Mr. Pym . . (..,ne.al FitTatrtek . . Mr Oslmpra . . as,. INr it., SHREWSOUOV—M•7 20—. F1111411. CLost. Hon. Wm. /MI . • • 6.13 T. lone", E.l. . • 346 Hui. H. G. Bennett • • • Sti • PlUMpeft for T. Jones, E4q. • 164 Lino, 11. G. boom* . . 3 UNDERWRITER! it has been already mentioned, that serne of the U.idcrwtiters belunging to Lloyd's Cofee-hose have subjefted themselves to penalties, for kaviog used, in their policy transaftions. slips of nnstamped paper, instead of the policy itself, when the kuei could not be obtained. A meeting of the Merehants, Underwriters, and Brokers, tools place on Monday at the Colfee•ttons : , to consider of the best means of concluding their be. siness in future, without violating an Al of Pattie. went provi.ted its this case. After some discussions, it was resolved, " That a Committee be appointed to confer with the Commissioners of the Scam?. Office, and any one of His Majesty's Ministers, as to the most eligible mode of promoting the objea they had in view." It was also agreed. that the Com mittee should call on such Gentlemen as they thought proper. to aid and assist them. It was well observed by a Gentleman at the meet. 'rig, that it would be a great hardship to incur a penalty for using slips of paper, in cases where poll. cies could not be procured, and when it was evident that no fraud was intended on the revesue- On t' !is account, we hope that no informer will be enabled to recover in the seises; now rsndint:offee. The Underwriters and Broke of L loyd's house have long been perplexed how to carry an their business with facility, from the went of art immediate st:pply of policies, when application has teen made for them ; and it has frequently occhrred s illit they could not be obtained after two dap notice.— What was to be done. when a Broker received an order from the country to insure any particular ves sel without delay. and no policy to be hadt The usual mode was, to igree with the Underwriter reseeding the terms for the risk, and miaow the same down en a slip of pa per,ontil a policy could be procured, when it was properly filled up. If. however, an account of the ship's arrival. other being lust, was ascertained in the interim, the slips of paper were considered as binding by the parties. This was an expedient very generally adopted, and similar means of dispatch must now be found oft, or business will often remain at a stand. or be attended with great incouvenience. When a merchant hears of his vessel having pot to sea. he is naturally anxious to be insured ; and if no means can be devised to render him secure, without the policy itself, it follows that measures ought to be taken to have a constant supply of those instruments. After all. the Underwriters and Brokers repine only the same indulgences which the Offices of Inmate, in general experience, to be allowed three days to fill up a policy. The several Candidates for Middlesex having de. Glared that they strod severally upon their owe interests, independent of each other, several of the Ele.ftors were offended yesterday by the exhibitioa of the words d , Mst.t.a.o and &sense upon awn of the hackney coaches, as indicating a enalitica between these yvo Candidates. All eoane&ioa of this kind, however, was positively disavowed, Jai the Libels were ordered to be removed. There is no truth in the report that Mr. Orson had declined any farther contest for Bedfordshire. During the great contested elation for Sussex, is the year 1774, a single freeholder, who resided at Hull, in Yorkshire, was brought from that pla:e Is Chichester, at tke expellee of fourteen pounds, to poll for Sir JAMBS PEACHY, the ministerial CAIII6. date, who lon hi, eledion ! Government, we understand, have received cell firmation of the account published in our Paper of yesterday, of the defeat of the French, in their at• tempt to storm Dantric, with the loss of 6000 men. Captain lISECS, of the Tridene frigate, has de stroyed a convoy of Spanish gen-boats and cols-- era, in a my spirited alien ; but, unfortunately. i the contest, he lost sixteen men, killed, wovi and missing. Captain BA min had a very tier. escape ; a ball struck the flint out of a mtr.ket ^ • he was about to ire. His coxswain was GU those wounded. The Minutes of the last conference of the Metl.e dists held at Leeds, represent the number of tbst Society to be as follow. viz.—ln Great Britain, 110,803 ; in Ireland, 23,775 ; in Gibraltar, 40; to Nova Scotia, New St unswick, and Newfoundland. 1,418 ;in the West Indies Whites, 7,775; Colour ed People, 15,165 ; in the United States, Whi!es. 95,6 a ; Coloured People, 24,316—T0tal 270 915• Of these, upwards of 109.0010 are in England a.•d Wales; and 100,400 more are supposed not to hide ventured to have their names enrolled. besides ti.e younger branches of families, making about 215.0 0 J more; so that the whole number amounts to 'seal/ half a million of persons. On hursday, while the troops were filing et t target, on Wnitburn-sands. near Newcastle, A Vt. sate belonging to the rale corps of the Sussex Mi litia had his right hand blown of. and Isis face j ured, by his piece going of srhen'loading•