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urination of the Bank was received at the Stock Ex change, and from the rise of the Funds winch im mediately followed its announcement. Trifling as the circumstance may be deemed in itself, we cannot help congratulating the Country upon this decision of the Hank Direaors; since it incontestibly proves the sentiments of that well-in formed body, upon the state of the money-market in this kingdom. On no occasion of real need have they withheld their important assistance, or denied their liberal indialgence ; and their rejedion of this Petition, therefore, must convince evi. ry unprejudiced mind, that neither the commercial nor political state of the empire warrants their acquiescence in a mea sure which; however much it might have relieved a tew individuals. would certainly have compromised the pudic honor. In the minds of foreigners, and itideed of our own countrymen who are unac quainted with the mysteries of the Stock Exchange, the woeful lamentations that have been already 'timed from day to day upon the subjetff of the Om n:ua, were certainly calculated to impress the ide ►, that the national capi►al itself had received a fatal blow. The viElinis of this error have yet to learn, that men,whose avarice leads them into speculations, to the management of which they arc strangers, or to the hazards of which they are blind, have at all times been desirous of attributing the consequences of their ignorance or rashness to any but the genu ine cause. Paris Papers of the 7th, receivAd last night, con tain an interesting arirlo From Berne, of so tecent a date as the Ist inst. It states, that there was a meeting of the Swiss beinities at Paris, upon the r.;th January, at which they were informed that the Fiasr CONSUL had two acts of mediation to pro pose, but that, as a preliminary to their communi cation, the meeting must divide itself into two Sections, namely, the Supporters of the Old System, and the Sul• porters of the New Order of Things. —The article proceeds to state, that the meeting did, with some hesitation, resolve itself ac cordingly, when there appeared for the New Order of Things 31, and for the Old 16. The two Se lions then appointed each a Committee a five, to receive the communication of the me• diating properals of the FIRST Cosst•i. ; but their contents had not transpired. Propositions are snaking with great aßivity at Brussels, for the re ception of the F:ur Cu ta . sut, butnoparticulartime is stated for his visit. Speculation has beer. long pnzzled to discover to what probable use the Ne groes :reported into France would be applied. An article in one of the Paris papers, says, part of them are intended for service in Pondicherrr. The Consular Le7ee was numerously attended on. Sunday last. Lords YARIIOROUGiI, MOR rrru, and LeuzERDALE, were among the Engiish visitors presented by Lord WurrwoßTH. _ _ The 5 per Cents were, upon the 6th, 58 fr. 83. Yesterday the Dispatches for Bombay, by the El phimstone, were finally closed at the East India House, aad delivered to the Purser. P ASSLti GLRS, Mersa. H. Bend, W. Stiaw, G. Page, T. Byerley, E. Dai,s, Augustus P. Krs.ritt J. W. Edisigton, A. J. 0. Browne, C 4. d-ts. Mr. Jona Pedlar, Free Mariner. TO CZY LON, Mr. Julius St. Leger, W. lies, in the service of Government. Letters from Vienna state, that M. H A YDN has received, from a society of Musical Amateurs, an invitation to go to Paris, accompanied with a bill'of exchange for 1000 Innis, to defray the erpences of his journey ; but this celebrated compc.scr has re fused, on account of ill-health. Accounts from Ratisbon, of the :).Sth January, mention the death of - M. Von Srßetiori, Professor of History in the University of Hall, avid one of its most distinguished members, on the 7th of that month. This eutleman had acquired considerable celebrity by his writings, in History, Geography and Statistics. ----- - The Cobabe corvette, from St. Domingo, arrived in the road of Bc,:st on the Ist Feb. Upon the pre ceding day the deported negroes who were at Pon tanezen, were reviewed. One part of them is to be embarked ; the other will form a military corps, to be placed at the disposal of General Decant, Captain-General of Pc...dicherry. A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of England, was held, on Wednesday night, at the Free Masons' Tavern, Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's- Inn Fields; the Earl of Moira, as Deputy Grand Master, in the Chat.. In addition to the rest of the Grand Officers, we noticed Lord MOUHTMONRIS, SIT JOHN DILLEN, Sir WILLIAM RAWLINS, and about forty more of the most respeaable members of the Grand Lodge. After dinner, the company adjourned to the hall, &c. &c. &c. and wine, with other accommodations, gave universal satisfaaion. Dr. H. W. MAJENDIE, Bishop Of CHEiTER, done himself the honour of paying his respects to the Duke of CLAREmcs, on Wednesday, at his house in Stable-yard ; and afterwards, he and his family paid a visit to Mrs. and Miss VISE, at Buckingham house. Mrs. Cu aatiock's Concert and Ball, on Wednes day night, were attended by upwards of two hun dred persons of fashion. The French Ambassador, Sir SYDNEY and Mr. SE'RNSER SMITH, I t ady DOUG- L S, Earl CASSILIS. Sirs Davin CARNEGIE and Joum BeAno, Mess. ABRAHAM and BENJAMIN GOLDEMID and Lapin, were of the party. Miss iLtenaaysori was delightful in every song she sung. Basitam, who was the only professional singer in ♦ited. sent an apology very fate, on account of a cold. At twelve, the company sat down to an ele gant supper, and at one the dancing began, and was prolonged until Aurora gave warning to retire. ~ . .. Irwin/al THE COURT. 1 1.,qterciay, at a guiltier before one o'clock her MAJE•I Y and the Princesses ELIZABETH, MARY, and Astrt.t A, arrived at St. Jambes Palace, from Buckingham I louse. At a quarter past one his NlAitsry arrived and held a Privy Council, which was attended by the LIRE/ CHANCELLOR, Lord PELHAU, and several other Ministers ; it did not break up till a quarter past two, %%hen their NIAILsriEs and the Princesses entered the drawing-room, which was attended by his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, the Lord CHANCELLOR, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Bishops of DukaAst, WINCHESTER, CHESTER, BATH and WELLS, and LICHFIELD, the Lord Chief Baron Isi`Dot4At.o, the Secretaries of State. There were present also, the Duke of PORTLAND, Corce'lo, Lorne, and Douglas. Dioehrep—Nortliuttiberialid. MarchiolgeNws--Batli, Douglas, Salisbury, Abercorn„, and Earls--Dartmouth, Cardigan, Ilarrourt, Morton, C'ourroirrti, Clie-terfietd, lia gton, Chatham, Nloira, N.irtltampt•.n, Coven, POrtSllloilill, MActiofield, NVetitmure land .utd rminteat a—l tarcourt, ll:Arrington, Chatham, Spen , er, West morland, Liverpool, Morton, Talbot, Bileicirigliainslin Ports mouth, Macelesield, Aylesbilry, Clare, Bruld and Kingston. Visroiturs—Wentwortli and Fslinoutli. l'iscoatistesses—.-Weittwalli, Sidney, Bulkley, and Melbione. lairdi—PAharn, E don, Stopfonl, Auckland, Carleton, Mountuorro, Sudley, Carrington, L. Guyer, Gwydir, Castle reagh, Douglas, Cathcart, Villiers, Henley, C. Spencer, An dover, Cranky, Aghrisn, Amherst (in waiting . ). Ladtes-..-CatTteart, Caltharpe, Walsinghaiii, Auckland, M Wyrtyard, Perth, Mountinorris, Sudley, Carrinctoa, Kingston, Jame:, Tevlnl , .‘tosyn, Castlereagh, C. Wynne, C. Jenkins, Parker, H F.ttv.rahl, E. and J. Percy, G,antliaaa, C Len , a, Hen, v, Harnaton, Lucas, Douglas, Howard, Read, Boston, Sroplord, Selkirk, Andover, Liocoln, Enston, Gosport, Wale. hoarse, Saltoun, Popham, De Dunstanville, Gowtr, Call, C. Greville, C. Face, H. Osborn, Sheffield and two sisters. Ad.nirrils—.Lord Gardner, Lord Hotham, Lord Hood, Sir H. Parker, and Ln•d Radstoek. Geueri . ,—Leetand, Wynyard, Poyntz (-dyer 'tisk) Doyley, Lennox, De Linty, Plums, I , s/ine, and ?tanners. Cokv4.—Sr4nley, Calvert, and Sleuth. Atm—Hope. Capon,—Hothain, Bailey, Sir S. Smith and Forstein, all of the Royal Navy. Anihn.stylives.asSwerlish, Portuguese, Russian, and two O- freer., Tu kish, Spanish Consul, Neapolitan, and Danish. Sirs—S. Cottrell, W. liiimison, A. Edinonson, W. James, C. Holloway, C. Bellassyse, D Carneg e, and G. Osborn. urrewl , —Mr. Moore, Dc Grey, and Jones. enrs Hunter, Rrudrncll, Stanhope, Farquhar, G. R ,, se, Finch, Dent, Berkiord, Sloaee ' Peen, 'West, Banta, Bond,, Bouverie, Grant, Jones, De Laucev, D. Santh, Lasscelles, Stevens, the Hon. C. Kinnard, Maoning, Burgess, Agar, Greville Elliott, Antbassadur to Naples, A. Stanhope, Burrell and Doyne Mistresses.=Moor!, Dent, Clarke, De Laneey, Combe, Walpole, Le Fevre, Windham, Jones, Elliott, Comwal Dutton, Abbott, Popham, Blackburn and Ag.tr. Gonzh, De Grey, two Edens, two Kings, Smith, Lamb, Headley, two Copleys, Henry, Como-, two Smiths, Booth, Whitworth, Carneg•e, Ca rilor;ie, Onslow, Blitekbume, two Piohys, Cope, Elliot and two James. The following presentations were made to her MAJESTY. Lady Charlotte Fane, by Lady Westmorland s Mrs. Grant the hrst tirne this Sea,llll, M.S. Popham, Mr. and Mni. Agar, Miss Call, Capt. Bury, of the Royal Navy Mr. Bellassyse ' on changing his name from Wynne, General Cratotiff and Mr. 13rockholme, by the Russian Ambassador; and their Ladies by the Lady in - Waiting. Soon after four o'clock the Drawing-room closed, ' and at half past &Lir the Royal Family returtrosi to Buckingham:house to dinner. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Duke of CLAB.V:CE paid a vi.rt to the Prince of WALES, at Carleton-house. Countess of CLARE was most superbly dressed in a White crape petticoat, richly embroidered and spangled, and ornamened v.ith point lace, festoons and drapery, with the cords and tassels of rich beads. blue body and train, head-dress ornamented with rosettes and reeds of diamonds and ostrich feathers. The Countess of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE was in deep mourning, in consequence of the death of her son, the Hon. Mr. HO3ART. Lady M. HAMILTON, youngest daughter of the Nlargais of .AiiritconN, was at Court for the fast time, and presented 'to the QUEEN by the Countess Of ELY, she was dressed in white, and looked very charming. _ _ Lady MILNER has announced her second grand rout for the 14th, at her house in Portland Place. The Countess of SUTHERLAND has announced Wednesday next, by the issue of five hundred cat:ds, to be her first rout for this season. The South American, and Continental and West Indian Clubs held their monthly dinners yesterday at the London Tavern. The Right Honourable the LORD MAY a presided at the Continental Club. Capt. FEA RON, who was so favourably received at Dury-lane in Richard 111. came forward on Wed nesday night, in the character of Shylach in which he was much applauded. He played the part sen sibly, but he must learn to give the points and fea tures of it with more force and effect. Lord PELHAM gave a Cabinet-dinner yesterday, at his house in Stratton-street ; among the company we noticed the Earl of Dartniouth, Lord Westnior land, Lord Hawkesbury, Gen. Andrecssi, Sir Stepnen Cottrell, Messrs. Merry, Portalis, De kin, Schim melpenninck, Moore, and Baron Jacobi. he Duchess of NORTHUMBEIII. AND, and daugh ters, went yesterday. to Court in splendid style. Tney were attended by five footmen. On Wednesday night the Marchioness of ABER CORN gave a rout, to a select party of friends, at her house in Grosvenor-square. Lady CASTLEREAGH returned to town on Wed. nesday night, from Wortham-park, the seat of Gs: o. By NO, Esq. of St. James-square ; where her Lady ship remained since Monday last, with Mrs. BYNo, after gracing with her presence the celebrated ball given by Mrs. By sc: on that night. The Right Hon. WILLIAM PITT, left town on Monday for Walmer Castle, Kent, where he will re main fur a few days. Wednesday morning Sir JOHN and Lady Hoar arrived from Hortland-palace, in the cctunty of Kil dare, at their town-house in Arlington-street, a:ler an absence of two years from the metropolis ; on their way from Ireland they paid a visit, for a few days, to Lord DUDLEY, at Himley-hall, Stafford shire. The Earl of DARTMOUTH, as Dire' or of the Antient Music, gave his first dinners on Wednesday. to the Managers, at his house in Berkeley Squire ; among the company present, were the Marquis of SALISBURY, Earl of C _ H EST ERF lEL D, Earl of Ux- BRIDGE, Earl of DARNLEY, Earl of HARCOURT, Lord PAGE r, &c. &c. &c. After the dinner, they 41 proceeded to the Queen's house, to attend upon their Maus ruts to the Antient Music. . APwo4.4alyifrHilift44toailvm FJREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS PARIS, PM 7. At the diplomatic audience held yesterday, the following English nobility and gentry were pre- sented to the FIRs-r CONSUL by Lord WHITWORTH Lord YAKsoftourm, Lord MORPETH, Lord LAU DERDALE, Brigadier-General MACKENZIE, Colonel VICARS, I, Tyra) A t, of the guards, Colonel Fong rEa, Lieutenant-Colonel FARRIER, Major Moee.►r, Colonel UNwIN, Sir --- GRANT, Captains LOVELACE and Wi..IDDINGTON, -Messrs. WICKHAM, BARRAN( and LI:E. Letters from Petersburgh, received at Berlin on the 22d of January, mention that his Imperial Ma jesty does nut cease to interest himself in the fate of the King of SARDINIA. The union of Piedmont to France will not be any obstacle to hit; proceedings. Letters from Hamburgla state, that on the 26th January, there were twelve Mails due, viz. Six from England by Cuxhaven, three from Sweden, two from Denmark,•tnd one from Holland. '1 he cold was e':cessive: the thermometer was thar morning be low 16. The Minister of the French Republic at Stock holm, Citizen BOURGOING, gave a grand ball on the 10th inst. to Prince IA ...tcLint4 of (houct:stra ; at which were present. the Foreign Ministers, and all the Nobility of that capital. Letters from Vienna, of the 21th January, men tion, that the port of Venice will be immediately de clared free, as well as Trieste. 'I he news of the changes effedeJ in the NVar Department has caused a lively sensation of joy in the Austrian army. The frigate Vendwa has been dispatched to Pa lermo, to bring back the different objeas belonging to the Gallery of Florence, and the Palace Pitti, which had been conveyed thither during the war. The fourth class of the Institute (Class of Fine Arts) named on the s.ith Feb. Citizen VINCENT as its President, and Citizen LEBRETUV as its Perpe tual Secretary, Citizen PLY ite was named Mem ber of its Administrative Committee, And Citizens VINCENT, DEMON, DCEOURNLY, GRETRY and MoiTrE, Commissaries, charged to draw up its in ternal regulations. An Arrke of Government, of the 31st January, decrees, that the duties on Leaf Tobacco, imported from foreign countries and bonded, shall continue to be paid at the time of their being taken out of the entrepOt, according to the net amount specified at tho time of their entry. Another arrete, of the same date, perr:its spun hemp to be exported from the Departments of the Rhine, or those that are bound d by this river, on paying the same duty as unspun. There was no parade on the morning of the 7th, on account of the cold. M. LA FAYETTE broke his thigh, on the 4th, by a fall on the ice, as he was retiring from the house of the Minister of Marine. Two decrees were passed on the 2d, for the go vernment of the Isles of France and Reunion. They arc to be under three Magistrates, viz. a Captain General, a Colonel Prefe6t, and a Commissioner of Justice. The CAIDINAL LEGATE is dangerously ill at Paris. He has received extreme unction. M. LA nARPE, is also in the last extremity. M. De BARRAL. formerly Bishop of Treves, lately died at Meaux, at the age of 88. This Pre late held the See or Troyes for SO years, and was succeeded in 1790, by his nephew, M. LOUIS MATHIAS ni BARRAL, now Bishop of Meaux. The EMPEROR of RUSs'A has made a present of a splendid ring, enriched with diamonds, to M. MEMNICH of Hamburgh, an estimable Savant, and Author of several polyglot DiEtionaries, now sold at Paris. skusszi,s, FEB. 2, The camp which is to be formed under the walls of this city, is to consist of from 12 to 15,000 men, drawn from the 16th, 24th, and 23th Military Di visions. Besides these, the garrison of Brussels will be very considerable, and the entire, with the Con sular Guard and the Volunteer Companies which are forming in our Departments, will exhibit a magnificent speeLicle. Several Austrian, Prussian and Batavian Generals, and a multitude of strangeis from all countries, are expeEted at Brussels, to see the military manoeuvres to be executed under the immediate orders of the Chief of the Republic. The camp is to be under the cc.•atmand of the Ge neral of Division BELLIARD, who was one of 80r4.5. PARTE% companions in Italy and Egypt. yr& S. The Mayor of the city of Mons, Citizen DuvAL, has published the following Proclamation t his " Cur izsiris--Our well-founded hopes of soon seeing the Universal Pacificator come to cast his penetrating ',mks upon these rich countries, ta electrify commerce, revive our fine estaSlishmentv, and ramsoitdate the confidence which his wise view; deserve, have excited sentiments of joy in all hearts. A vast nunlike: of cities, after the example nt Europe, are prepay. ing to sheer him marks of their admiration And gratitude. The cbief place of Lire department of iTemrotypes, the city of Mons, will not bt the last already have pou►e young men . 1. ika•liiMmilommimmomiN solicited me to open suberniption bets, to raise a guard of ho nour on foot and hurnelaaoioknattend him nn his pansarre: " I inform ou, thatthis lilts nuw opens{ at the Mayotelty house ; there you will atedllitril a depot, whets you can give in memorials or plans for the amelioration of our navigation, our colleries, our city, and our commerce; which, lipon being ex amined and approved by the Prefect, will be prusented to tbo FIRST Consult, on the spot. I invite you to redouble, if possible, your seal, in order to put our manufaCturea, our esta blishments, our hospitals and workhouses, in a state to merit the approbation and marks of encouragement of the FIRST Corrine j and you will hirdmie, on evtryOCCJI/031 ; ready to . second you." At the same time the cities of Hall, Louvuir, Malines, Ghent, and several others, are concerting every measure to raise volunteer companiei - of horse and foot, and every thing else that can contribute to give the FIRST CoNsuc's journey through Belgic triumphal noieniaity. RATISBON, JAN. !?8. There has been presented to the Diet a protest of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, son-in-law and heir-apparent of the Duke of Modena, by which this Prince presents claims on the chapters, convents, and abbeys, mediately and immediately held in the Brisgau, as being a dependance on the sovereign right which tile ancient Government possessed over them. Thus says the protest: His Highness fbrms also pretensions on the Imperial cities of o:ienbourg, Gergenhach, and Zell, on Hummerspach, devolved to the House of Baden, and which it considers as comprized in the jurisdiaion of the Imperial baill tae of Ortenau, ceded to the Duke of Modena, as well by the plan of indemnity as by convention of the 20th Dec. It is not believed that this protest, which is of an important nature, and would be ex tremely prejudicial, as well to the Margrave of Ba den, as to the Ordcr of Malta, will be admitted. We are assured that separate articles, but forming part of the convention of 26th Dec. relative to the indemnities of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, corn prize several dispositions, resulting from the prin ciples established in the articl6s already made pub- lic e and which stipulate, besides the recognition of the King of Etruria, on the part of Austria, a renun ciation by the same Power of all pretensions to the Duchies of Parma and Plaisance. • FRANKFORT, JAN. 28. A very curious sight presented itself to the Ger mans, of very numerous companies of a6tors and ac tresses, dancers, musicians—in a word, of dramatic artists, who, in a rigorous season, bid adieu, with an heroism worthy of that which they represent on the stage, the conveniences and pleasures of the ca pital of France, and traverse without fear the north of Germany, to go to Petersburg with their ward robe ! Some carry with them their whole family ; so great is their expectation of success in the capital of the Russian empire. Some time since the good inhabitants of Fulda, who have never had among them any other theatre than a travelling stage, nor any other artists than rupc-dancers, have seen, not without great demonstrations of joy, three carriages filled with French dramatic artists, whom an officer of his Majesty the Emperor ALEX A N E R escorted, not to quit them until arrived in Russia. BERNE, FEB. 1. The last letters from Paris give us to under_ stand, that our Deputies assembled on the 25th Jan. under the presidency of Citizen. BARTRBLZMY. This Senator announced to them, that he had to communicate to them, on the part of the Fast Comm., two acts of mediation; but that to receive this communication, it was indispensable that the assembly should divide itself into two sections—the, partimau of the assi : •rt regime, and those of the new order of Ming:. After a moment of surprize and hesitation, the assembly divided, and in this fashion they learnt, what till this moment we were ignorant of, that 34•0 f our Deinaties are for the new order and 16 for the old; The Senator BARTH et. EmY then.invited each of the Sections to name within itself, a commission of five members, who were to meet at his house, one at two o'clock, and the -other at four, to \ receive__ communication upon the acts in. question. The ancients have named Meisrs. Reinhard, Dairy, Wu:- teville, Janche, aid Getitz : and the moderns, Stap fer, listery, Monod, Sprecher, and Dessue. After wards, those two commissions drew lots, to know which should go the first to M. BA lurnrt.r.mv's. To this very time we have no notion as to the nature of the acts of mediation which are to be presented to our Deputies. On Tuesday came on, at the General Dispensary in Alder,gatt-sixeet, the choice of a Coneaor tb that Charity, in the room of Mr. Buowli, resigned: on casting up the Ballot, the numbers were, Fur Mr. Cocks. 146 Mr. Griffith O9 Mr Locker Mr. Harri;m Whereupon Mr. Cocas was declared dulk cleeted. General Axotttosst, the Consular Ambassad , .)r at our Court, is descended from the illustrious House of Mediris, and coaseq iently allied to the•B:-king of France. It has been mentioned, that a great mane French officer:, in the suite 431 BONAPARTE, had set off with numerous recommendations for Ireland. We trust the motives of their visit will be duly ascer tained in the proper quarter, and their conduct properly watched. :I ' ', f , c :i '•l ;~; • i ~:....1: :iL .; tsar