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approaching change. Why, then, this unprovoked attack—this threat of vengeance, and the sarcastic boast that England is uirahle to contend with France ? The reason is obvious,and none hot those who would wilfully misunderstand, can mistake the meaning. As long as this contest of parties continues, there shall be 500,000 men ready to pour upon England. What is this but to say, put down the opposition, or dread my vengeance ! You have convifted the Jersey Editors for speaking against rue—You have convieted rztrlsrt for speaking against me.— You must gag and muzzle the WINDH A sts and the C;RtSVIT.LES e for while there remains a party, however small, in the iiritish Senate, hostile to the interests of France, no matter how pacific the Go vernment or the people, I will not disarm, nor shall you, if you be wise, reduce your force to a peace-estab. lishrnent. Such is the language of the Ft ssr CONSUL, and such the only conclusion that appears to follow from it. The lifon..terr also contains another paper, though of minor importance, is not uninte resting. It is a view of the financial state of Eng land, upon the 21th of June, by M. mon Gum It is, however, given in a way that shews the French Governntent adopts the reasoning, and therefore it bas as much right to our notice as if it were an ori ginal, official produCtion. It has been no secret, that, ever since the trca:y of Amiens, France has not ceased to carry on a fierce commercial con test with us. Hostile proclamations and manifes tos have been succeeded by hostile &tics and prohibitions. The passage of a hale of English broad-cloth into France, is as carefully watched, as the passage of an army—The Rhine and the Scheldt arc covered with triple lines of Revenue Of ficers and Custom-houses, to protca the Republic from an invasion of English manufaftures ; nor is it from France alone they are excluded, but from every part of the Continent which she can influence. In fail, ever since the maritime peace, as she very properly calls it, she has not ceas e d to make war wpon our finances. In this spirit is the article to satich we allude conceived, and it is published in the Mon7teur of the 22J, in order to usher in the flou rishing state of the Republic with the more eclat. In it the writer endeavours to prove, that the only su parioriry which England enioys over other Powers consists in the greatness of her revenue; that this arises from a superior system of taxation, and that France has only to adopt the same mode to become her superior in the only point in which England at present has any advantage. This once effected, there will be an end to all English in fluence upon the Continent ; but even, in the present state of things, the article contends, the continental powers could not, in any event, expect any assist -01=1R.:, r..r.gland, as the Imperial loans, though amounting to srlv six millions, had reduced her so far as to cauethe stoppage of the Bank, and the unfavourable. course of Exchange.—The article also contains some strictures upon Mr. Purr, which it considers a censure, but which all England must consider the highest praise that could be be stowed upon a British Minister. The five percents GO f. 6'o cents. Letters have been received from the Viaoriosu, of 74 guns, dated from the Cape of Good Hope, No vember 21, stating, that she had arrived there from the East Indies, and was to sail in a few days with -the Eurydice frigate, with a division of the British troops part of the garrison of the Cape.—The xelnailider of the troops were to embark on board -other ships. The Petition of RICHARD Wrl.soN, Esq. against Sir EDWARD PELLEW has failed, and Sir EDWARD is declared, by the Committee, duly eleCted. By a Dutch Mail, which arrived on Saturday, we learn that M. SCHIMMELPENHINCK, the Ambassador to our Court, has received instructions relative to the Negotiation of a Commercial Treaty between this couatry and Holland. The Dutch are also negotiat ing a Treaty of Commerce with the French. At present the duties upon goods exported from Hol land to France are enormously high, and the Dutch have almost abandoned the commercial na vigation of the Rhine, on account of the exorbitant cus..am-duties demanded by France. That navirm tion is now almost wholly in the hands of the Pius si.ms, who are more favoured than the Dutch. Lord CLIvZ is daily expected by the Georgina packet from India. On his arrival in England, his Lordship is expeaed to be advanced to the dignity of an earldom. Letters from St. Helena state, that some irregu larities recently occurred amongst the Black Natives in the upper parts of the island ; but that by the prudent and lenieut, though decisive measures of the Governor, tranquillity has been restored. Admiral Sir RICHLRD BiercitroN has caused the harbour of Oristan to be minutely examined, as to anchorage, &c. and has found that it answers his utmost expedations. Fresh water is not very abun dant, but live cattle can be easily obtained for sup plying the fleet with fresh meat, one day in .seven. The inhabitants are very attentive to the English, and seem always ready to afford them every assist ance. Some doubt has been entertained with regard to the suppression of tlye present rebellion in St. Do mingo ; but the best informed men think that it must be overcome in time ; that it will' be impossible Ibr the Negro and Mulatto force, diminished equally by vi&ory and defeat, and without any means of r. pairing. toir losses by new supplies, to withstand • the armies W France,' confident in veteran valour, and recruited with every. eastern wind. It is possible to throw an eye upon the present contest, without acknowledging the impossibility of the final sridorir 4f the rebels, and die creation of a Black lacputAic. - AL/ A HER MAIESTrr BIRTH-bAr: DCBLTN CASTLE. Friday s'ennight the celebration of .her MAJES TY'S birth-day took place at the Cagle, with the usual ceremonies. At night a most iplendid ball and elegant Supper were given by the Earl and Countess of Ifs itowici; E.—The dresses worn on the occasion were entirely of Irish manufaEture. Before their Excellencies entered the Ball-room, Sir CHAr.I.Es VcKsoli, in the presence-chamber, presented the Marchioness of Doti ic AL L, Lady ELI ZABETH FITZGERALD, the Countess CLANCARI.IY, and the Ladies ELIZABETU and HAR lET TRENCH. Upon their Excellencies entering the Ball-room, the minuets began. Four were danced. The first oy Lady ANN YORK and Sir CIIARLES VERNON ; the second by the eldest Miss Veamos, of Clontarf, and Capt. GoanoN ; the third by the second Miss VERNON and Colonel GORE ; and the lnurth by the young Miss VERNON and Sir C:IARL!!.. Lady h.:Liz a FITZGERALD and Colonel Goat led off the country-dances, which were kept up wan great spirit tilt a lute hour. . ROrin, CHACE. On Saturday morning his MAJvsTv, with his usual attendants, rode to Ascor Heath ; his MA.- J EST T was there met by the Earl of SA wowicu, and. a number of Gentle:nen Sportsmen. About eleven o'clock a favourite deer was turned out of the cart, for the day's diversion. At starting, the deer tonk the right of Hatchet.lane, through the inclesures by Winkfield Church, where he took to the left, and making for lone he was taken near Mr. Gausr's park, after a rim of an hour and a half. His MAJESTY was in sight of the deer all the time. Friday afternoon a Cabinet Council sat at Lord HA wittsiway's Office, in consequence, we believe, of dispatches from Lord lu at Paris. Austria, by its Minister at Paris, has, in a Con y:Alt:on subaeouent to that respecting the Grand Duke.of Tuscany, formally Consented to the union of Piedmont 'to France, renounced all claim to the Duchies of Parma and Piacenza, and acquiesced in the.new arrange:nents respeaing Italy and Switzer. land. The Court of Di:•et9 ors of the East-India Com pany, with their accustomed iiherality, have pre sented the boat's crew of the Lord Nelson Margate hoy with the sum of 500 guineas, as a reward for their gallant and daring resell.: of 105 men from the wreck of the Rink:tem • This day the adjourned Sessions wi'd be held at Guildhall, before the Right 1-lon. the LO RD M Y (pa, RECORDER, F FF., &C. for the trii.d. of assaults and misdemeanors. His Royal Highness the Vict-Rov of Sardinia has been conveyed from that island to Naples, at his own request, in his Majesty's ship Pbtrle, with the permission of Sir RICHARD BICKLIVVOK. Lady Mil-Sr:a has been dangerously indisposed for several days past, but we arc happy to state that her Lad)4liip was, at a late hour last night, better. The Dowager Countess of CORK is fitting up a; elegant Theal.e for the Pic Ni: Society, in toe gat den behind her Ladyship's hou,e in Burlington street. Her Ladyship intends giving a Play on Tnesday the Bth of March. Mrs. BAY r.Ey gave a very elegant Ball to a large party of friends at her house in Harley -street, on Friday last. The music was conducted by Mack- General LENNOX gave an elegant dinner to a selen party of friends on Friday, at his house in Harley-street : among the company were, Lord VILLIERS, Lord HINCHINBROOKE, Capt. P A GET, Miss FORDYCE, &c. Lady HAREwOOO commenced her Routs on Fri day last, and will continue them every Friday dur ing Lent, at her house in Harewood-place, Hano ver-square. Our last letters from Paris mention, that her Grace the Duchess of GORDON will not leave Paris till the latter end of April. Viscount CAsTLEREAGH gave a cabinet dinner yesterday, at his house in Cleveland-row, to all the Cabinet Ministers : among the company present were, the Archbishop of De#l.lN, Marquis of SLICO,_ Earl of LIMERICK, Lord CARLTON, Mar quis of HER TIMM, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, Messrs. H. ADDING roN, WICKH AM, CORRY, VANSITT ART, YORKE , J. BERESFURD, HAwT HORNE, R. KERR, &C. &C. &C. We hear with pleasure, that Mr. WILBTRFORCE is recovering from his severe indisposition. • Died lately, at Clifton, near Bristol, Charles Score Britten, Esq. father of Mrs. HEILV ADDINGTON. Mrs SIDDONS closes her engagement at Dublin this week. Notwithstanding the badness of the weather on Thursday eve.ning, the Amateur's Concert at HuGlil3' Rooms, Wigmore-street, was very well it tended. Miss bk'FOUR, though hardly recovered from her indisposition, sang the "Soldirr t red," in which she displayed so much science, taste, and ex ecution, that she enraptured the whole audience, and was loudly encored. Miss DAVIS sang charm ingly the Bird duet, with a lady whose name we could not learn. Master Moms, a beautiful boy of five years of age (a pupil of Se AGaot.ET ri) astonished the company by his performance on the violin. Master SMITH executed "Cara Stara" in excellent style. The Archduke CHARLES is said to have experi enced a relapse of his disorder, in consequence of which a courier had been dispatched to Milan, for the famous physician MoscATi. Mr. PITT'S health, we learn with concern, is not so perfeCtly confirmed as to enable him at present to undergo the fatigue of a regular attendance on Parliament. BoN A P ART E, it is stated, has proposed to grant several small islands in the Mediterranean to the King of Sardinia, as indemnification for Piedmont; but this project, it is added, has been rejeC"ted by his Majesty, as inadequate to his loss. The number of new ships launched this season for the service of the East-India Company amounts to 18, and the whole tonnage, taken in the aggregate, to 15,950 tons. Of these, seven ships are of the burthen of l'2oo tons. The French Minister at War has written to Ge neral LA VAssi,UR, the Commandant at Mentz, and to the Commissary Sr. GERM A iN, requiring them to send as many soldiers and volunteers as are will ing to serve in St.llorningo, tree of ex pence, to Dun kirk, where they are to be embarked. • rAsiliczir , YASMONABLE ARRANcritENI3 InoB TILE WLEK. NCIN DA T.••••M3rChiOtielPS col . SarribUry . ll rout, Arington- Rtreet; Marchioness of ht,ereorier: rout, (;rosvenur•squarc; Rev. Dr. Wynne's dinner, Queen Anne-street, 'tVest ; Mrs. C;rsling's concert, rooland-place; Lurd *Carlton's dinner, Georg--strect, Hanover square. Tu ESD A T .—Opera, 'IRV market. Wi:ISTIMIIAT.—Kines levee, St. James: Marclsioneria of Abercorrt's rout, Grosvenor-square ; Mrs. St. John's rout, South Audiey-street : Mrs. Brown's rout, George•street, Ha nover-square; Lord Carltou's diuuer, George street, 11.triuver square. THO AY.—Duke of Portland's Csh , net Dinner, Picea ; Counters. of C.arhampton's tout, Bruton-street. FRIDAY —M.erebiorrss of A bercoro'l rout, Grosvenor ., uare ; Lady !firewood .% rout, Hanover-iirmam; ,; s: Tiiiiiripaores ball, Hereford-street ; Marquis 01 Grafton-ritreet. ------ SaTunnAv.--.opera, Haymarket; Lord Ca rIVIIIN dinner, C?..[;-!•:trelt, Hanover-s4uare , Lord Camden's diuntr, Ar- Li:ten-street. St NU AT —Marchioness of Salisbury's nintie, Arlington stteetA• Lady limnixtdrea party, Gm e. Speakers nary New Palace-yard. MRS. SOLI.EY's nour. Mrs. Som.Ev gave a grand Rout on Friday even ing to about one hundred of the fashionable world, at her house in York-place, Portman-square. Among the company present we noticed the fol lowing, viz. liarooess—Morttegquieu. Ma, rkinioxs—Headfort. Lat.'s—Portsmouth, :mil King ton. Caaiatai, A—Moo/it:lo:ns., Yomfre!, Dolton, animal!, and Purt,moutli. Ladia—Bmks, Pericbcll, Buckstun, Flood, %Vcruy, Fop ham, at. 4 eawslar. Si rs--T . Smith, and F. Food. Co:oticli . --Jones, and Ruchfurd. C..preiro--King, and O'Tool. 21Its,rs.--T. Hope, Vyse, Batter, Brooke, 3. Grant, E. A..kigerrtein, L. King, H. Butler, IL Trout, Curry, Oak?, Bevies, Burrower. At rcs:rs—King, Mtcartv, T. Hope, Fume, Batty, Grant, Sully, Brownie, Knight, Si/inhume, Ruchford, Be% it, Warne. _lL:Ars—Morgan, Ilneks:on, three Wcihys, Gra a, Euston, fhrc Scilleys, Chester, ;Watford. Yesterday, at a quarter past one o'clock, her Royal Highness the Princess MAZY (being suffici ently recovered from her indisposition), took an airin in a coach and four, attended by Lady CHARLOTTE WYNNE and Miss GuLDs'.vOZTILY, through Chelsea and the neighbourhood, and re turned through Hyde Park. Her Royal Highness was esecrted by a party of Light 'Horse. On account of the absence of the Bishop of LAN DA7F fratn London, yesterday, Dr. Vr,exow, the Bishop of Carlisle, preached before the' Nobility at the Chapel Royal, from the third chapter of the First General Epistle of St. Peter, and the 15th verse. This being the first Sunday since the death of the late much-esteemed and worthy Sub-Dean, the late Dr. PEA ac E, Dr. Green's Funeral Anthem, " Lord let me snow my end," was performed after the sermon, and was very solemnly and well sung by Messrs. BARTL4MA.N, SALE, NIELD, WELCH, W. KNVVETT, GORE, GUISE, and the Rev. Mr. WEBB. —Lord GaEnv L LE, Lord WODEHOUSE, Lord FOLKSTONE, the Marchioness of BATH, and a great number cf others of the nobility, were present. Their Mansrir.s and the Pan :crisis are not ex ported to attend Divine Service at the Chapel Royal on the Sundays during the present Lent, as they have been accustomed to do, on account of his MAj ES r v's being supposed to have caught a vio lent cold there, which brought on his last severe in disposition. Yesterday morning the Turkish Ambassador and his Secretary walked in St. James's Park, which at traaed the attention of John Bull so much, that it was with difficulty they could proceed in their pe destrian exercise. On Saturday morning their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and CUMBERLAND paid a morning visit to their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES at Windsor. The same morning her MAJESTY and the Pals- CCSIICS AUGUSTA, ELIZABETH, SOFH lA, and ANIL- El A, attended by Lady CAROLINA DORM ER, Mrs. STANHOPE, and Miss VysE, took an airing in two coaches and four by Taplow and Salt-hill. Yesterday morning their Ms.; r.srirs and the PRINCESSLS attended Divine Seivice in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. On Friday morning his MAJESTY, with his usual attendants, rode in Windsor Park, and viewed the improvements and works carrying on there. At twelve o'clock his MAJESTY and several Noblemen and Gentlemen took the diversion of hunting with the harriers. The wind was so extremely high yesterday morn ing, that it blew part of the Royal Standard from the top of 'the Round Tower, at Windsor. Mr. Fox is now deeply engaged in his researches for the completion of the History of England. Signor L ANZA intends giving four Subscription Concerts this season, at Hughes's Room. He has engaged professors of the first class, and is patro nized by several families of fashion. Sir Jolts Hoax., his Lady and Family, arc all con ' fined with a cold, at his house in Arlington-street. Yesterday his Grace the Duke of BLDFO RD paid a visit to his brother Lord WLLLralt RUSSLI. at Streatham. Sir WILLIAM and Lady CH A LmEns arrived ys terday in town from their seat in Lincolnshire; they j intend to give a grand niasqued bail in the course of this week. The Life of Sir Writ.i.i•be JONES, by Lord TiLGNMOUTH, is in the press. the SPEAKER of the Houst of CommoNs gave an elegant dinner yesterday, at his house in .\ ew Palace-yard, to a large party of parliamentary gen tlemen: among_the company were, Lord F. Os- BORNE, Lord HERVEY, Lord Viscount BOY LI:, Sirs, E. NEPEAN, P. STLPHENS, and T. TROU• B R IDGE, Capt. BURKE, Messrs. GOLDING, SUTHER LAND, RIDER, ',ASCE!. I. ES, SMITH, POOLE, BRO DERICK, C. t ANDLING, &C. &C. &C. Mr. HILL sustained Mr. INCLEDON'S part in the Cabinet, at Covent-garden, on Saturday night. He executed the songs with great taste, and was much applauded. BRA HA M and STORAGE were in fine voice. The House overflowed before second price. Mr. KrbteLE, and Mr. PONSONBY, had lately a narrow escape from being lost, in crossing the Pyre nees. Their carria . oe was overturned, atid broken to piecesf their hands and feet were so benumbed with the cold, that it was with difficulty they could make their way through the snow, which was ua cummunli deep. _~,. . - LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF RlNG's BENCH, GUILDHALL. SATURDAY, TED. £6. The Court was this morning occupied with a cause, not so extraordinary in itself, as to tile great exertions it gave rise to. The substance is as fol lows : CARTUR and oritras, 11. not n. Mr. EitsKiNE opened the case. A Friendly So ciety, called the Maritime Club, had been formed, for the same beneficial purposes as others of that nature. They met at the house of the Defendant, bond, with whom their treasure, amounting to 891, 10s. 6d. was entrusted, in a box made for the pur pose. The Defendant entered into a bond obliging himself to keep it secure, and to deliver it up to thy Society, when called upon; in the same condition in which he received it from them. There were three lucks to this chest; a key to each of them were in the hands of two Stewards and the De.- • fendant, who had likewise another key to an inner apartment in this box, where the sum of the contri butions was kept. The Club met once a month,. and counted their stock half-yearly. On the sth or August a meeting was held at the landlord's, which being concluded, the hex was re-delivered to his . care tiil the next meeting ; this nes upon the ;eh of Sehtember, when the box being produced, it was found in the following state :—'rhe lock of one of the Stewards (Swaine), deceased, was found open ; that of another (Devereux's) had a piece of wire, forced into it, seemingly with the purpose of pick-. ing it ; the third lock was unopened. The box being examined, the inner apartment, to which the' Defendant alone had the key, was forced, and the, sum of ed. 103. 6d. taken out of it : eleven pounds,' however, was left in the Bar, being the monthly, contribution of the Club. The general suspicion: was (undoubtedly a false one), that it had been privately robbed, on the night of the sth cf August e ! by Devereux, who was taken into 'custody, imprii toned some months, aei a Bill bring preeented to the Grand Jury against him, it was rejeCted. :Thew. Club now sought - their remedy from the Landlord's-i . Bond, and the issue was for mod cn this point—' Whether from his not having produced the 13chtt in the same state in which it was delivered to him e , and which he had covenanted to do, he had not ren-• dered himself accountable for the loss. :Mr. ERSKINE did not mean to cast any obloquy on the . character of Bond, but he insisted on his liability. • Mr. GA !CROW put this case in a very ditTerent point of view.—He contended, [bat Bond was basely; injured by this aCtion, and that the box had been actually robbed by one of the Stewards (Devtrefix). on the evening of the sth of August. He sup ported this conjecture by a variety of arguments, particularly by the cross-examination of the witness Devereux, who was produced in Court. "Though this man," said the learned Counsel, " has not been convieted of the crime laid to his charge, I have no doubt of his guilt."—He then produced a soldier, of the name of Egerton, who stated, that the day after the robbery was discovered, he heard Devereux in a barber's shop, holding a mysterious conversation with the master of it. He (Devereux) said, "he wished he had had nothing to do with the money, and that he expeacd a search-warrant from Bond, and was at a loss where to conceal it." Sea man then advised him to hide it in a flower-pot in his garden.—This evidence was partly corroborated. by Thomas Brown, who remembered, that on the morning the witness Egerton stated, he himself saw Devereux and Seaman in earnest conversation toge+ ther.—The blacksmith of the town was then pro duced, who positively swore that no key coul.t have opened the lacks but those made for them ; and that the piece of wire forced into Devereux's lock could not have been intended to pick it, but was meant merely as a blind : he was positive, therefore, that the box must have been robbed by some one .pos sessing a key of it. Mr. ERSKINI; addressed the Jury' in a speerh of most brilliant illustration.—" This (said he) is a cruel combination to fix guilt upon an innocent man; against whom even a Grand Jury could not find sufficient guilt to put him on his trial.—This poor Devereux is to be the scape-goat of the Defendant Bond, who endeavoured at first, but was happily frustrated, and now, for the second time, wants to fix him with the crime of felony. If Devereux had committed the robbery, he must have done it on the sth of August, when the box was, for the only time; in his charge ; but even then, it was at a time when a hundred of his friends were in the room with him. —And do you- think (said he) that a poor parish clerk, like Devereux, could be poseessed of the arti fice of a London pickpocket, to have committed a robbery of so much danger and dexterity before a room-full of people ?He must have been a juggler, and conjured the money out of the box; for I am certain by no other means could he have got at it. And then (contloued he) when he had gOt it, would he have talked:of it in a barber's shop i" Mr. klaS KiNu then dwelt on the improbability of Egerton's testimony, and the other parts of the evidence, aed concluded with demanding a verdiet for the Plaintiff. After a charge from Lord ELLENBOROUGH, the Jury withdrew for half en hour, and brought in their verdiCt for the Plaintiff.—Damages sf2l. 10s. 6d. Saturday MARV Jo:iasoN, indicted with Captaih rii:its, for shooting at Coa', the butcher, was dis• charged frcm Newgate, she having given bail fbr her appearance at the nest Sessions. On Saturday morning, about six o'clock, the bat talion of the Coldstream Regiment cf Guards, that had been doing duty at Windsor for these six months past, marched from that town for the Barracks at Knightsbridge. About nine o'c e lock the same morn ing, the :.1d battalion of the Ist Regiment of Guards, commanded by Gen. Wars wan, arrived at Wind sor, to do duty there for some time. Yeiterday morning they were drawn up with their new cloath ing on, in the Castle-yard, together with part of the 11th Regiment of Light Dra.goons.--The ROyal Family passed them on their way to the Chapel, the band playing ' 6 GU save the King." PADDINGTON' CANAL.-Yesterday afterno6n, about three o'clock, part of the bank of the Padding. lon Canal gave way, a little on this side the first bridge ; the water rushed through - the tunnel close to the spot, and the meadows on the other side were. immediately inundated ; the lock at the bridge pro. vented the water flowing from the upper pazt of the Canal. The gap is about eight feet wide ; a log of timber is placed across, and Planks are driven to /4.. cure the lower part of the bank. The water in the bason and to. the first bridge, has sunk between two and three feet. Indications of a similar accident bay, apF2arei on the opposite bank near the i:d bridge. 3 ^it-: ,_t_ :mt. I. ..~