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I FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRESCII PAPERS. PARIS. ♦OGVST 10. A memorial has been presented to Government, in which it has been propmsed, that every French Citizen, every year, on thy. day of his rna. riage, or on the birth of a child, should be obliged, under a fine of fifty Lyres, to plant a tree in the neighbour hood of his residence; and that every parent, widow, widower, son, and daughter, on the day of the decease of their relatives or friends, are to plant trees on their graves, or not far distant from their places of burial. If this memorial was chang ed into a law, not only fuel would be cheaper, bat in ten years we should have timber enough to build both flotillas, and a fleet more powerful and nu nwsous than that of England; and, instead of im porting timber or planks from Russia, Sweden, and Denmark; we would have sufficient to provide Spain, Portugal, and Italy, with this necessary article. During the month Messidor, between the 20th of June and 20th of July, no less than sixty-six per sons committed suicides at Paris, of whom twenty two were women. Eighteen drowned themselves, eig't hanged themselves, thirty poisoned them selves, and ten shot themselves. Among them, the most remarkable was Josephine Barre, in the Rue St. Dominique, who, in a fit of jealousy, poisoned ber lover, and afterwards herself ; but, apprehen sive that the poison would have no effed, she shot herself through the heart. A letter upon the table explaiacd the cause of this rash art. She was just turneslof seventeen, and an only child of a rich wood merchant, who L is been mad ever since. Her mother died oleo:mirk -ns on the day of her daugh ter's suicide. Another suicide, Louis Deny. aged twenty-one, fill in love with his own sister; and his mother having discovered his incestuous passion, he poisoned them both, and afterwards hanged him self. In a fetter to the Prefeft of Police, he de manded to be buried in the same grave with his sister, which has hen consented to. She was not quite fitteen.—( 7 , ,vrinol de Paris.) According to rise registers of the Police, the com mon girls in this capital amount to 4-1,500, and liio9 kept mistresses are known to the Police.— Among those unfortunate persons, nearly one-thirl are divor:ed women, who, within some few years, have been married to several husbands. The former laws concerning divorces may therefore truly be called the laws of legal prostitution, and they have done more harm to the morals of the people, than all the horrid examples vices, and crimes, they have witnessed since the Revolution, and which our pre sent beloved Emperor has put an end tn. Accord ing to our renewed civil code, it requires at least twelve months before an aft of divorce can be ob tained.— (Id.) A beautiful printed work, called Mamie! It In Leg ea d'ilosen.mt, has made its appearance, and in a short time has gone through two editions. Mr. Thibaudet lately published a work, called " My Twenty Years Remembrances (Spentin) of Berlin," of which he presented a copy to the King of Prussia. In return, the Marquis Lucchi sini, on the part of his Sovereign, delivered to him a beautiful gold sweff-box, with the pilture of His Majesty, set round with large diamonds. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, SATURDAY. Atausr 25. That BON art's plans of destruftion against the Turkish empire have been retarded by the ar rival of Russian troops in the Mediterranean, the doleful complaints in the pages of the Malik Mr, for these four months past, plainly evince; and that the Seven Islands owe their tranquillity to the presence of Russian garrisons, no one, who remembers the plots, intrigues, and invasions of revolutionary France during the last war, can any longer doubt. The impudence of the Usurper is almost surpassed by the audacity of his official libellers ; and, because the tyranny of the former has been able to silence all loyal writers upon the continent, the latter are daring enough to write as if every trace of all the atrocities committed, outrages cape , i-ncetl, and ruins meditated by the different French rulers, their Generals and emissaries, within these last twelve years, were obliterated from the memory of man, as well as the page of history. With the puerile parity of a child, and with the ferocity of a demon, BOP A AAAAA unites the affeßation of mildness, and the stoicism of a patriot. The revival of the Roman Republic, and the pedantic affatation of a Cisal. pine and a Ligurian Republic, and an Etrurian kingdom, were not the only ancient names and new eba , !ges he intended, after his successful campaigns of 1796 and 1797. AU the old Grecian Republics were to be re-organised, and the most corrupted and vilest of slaves (the French Republicans ex cepted) were to from the virtuous citizens of the regenerated Republics of modern Athens, of Lace demon, &c. That this accusation ie not unfounded, we are able to prove, from official authority, never contradie.led, and which shews the necessity of a Hessian army to proteifl the Morea and the adjacent countries, at least as long as BONAPARTE'S bandit ties oppress and pollute, with their presence, the Papal and Neapolitan territories. The Turkish manifesto, with a declaration of war against France, dated Rebuilakir, 1'213, or September 1 I th, 1798, contains the following paragraph, copied retbatins from the English translation. 4. Whilst, on one hand, the French Ministers at Constantinople, pursuant to that system of duplicity and deceit, which is the custom of their Govern meat every where, made professions of friendship for the Ottoman Empire, endeavouring to make the Sus it sit Po RT c the dupe of their dangerous pro jeds, and to forward their objen of exciting her against other friendly powers, the Commanders and Generals of their army in Italy, on the other hand, were engaged in the heinous at kis,' of porverl ing the sis.'itelt of Hu Majesty die GRANO SEIGINIoNby sending agents, persons notorious for their in triguing pradices, into Anatolia, Nl°. ea, and the islands in the Archipelago: and by publishing mani festoes of the most insidious tenter, among which Me one adds essed 4 Bow APART& hiniftif to the people of Murk), with several other, distributed by the same Ge neral, are sufficiently known to the public." After reading this, every un i nejudiced mind will easily see, that if the Greeks are agitated, according to a late paragraph in the Ithnitenr, it is . not, as The liforanti Chrolicle has wisely remark ed, on account of the neighbourhood of Russian troops, but the presence of French emissaries among them, who keep up the delusive hope of ddiveranee from slavery, by Borer. AAAAA 's armed slaves in the Ecclesiastical States. and in the kingdom of Na ples, who. without the foresight and liberal policy of the RUSSIAN EAPEROR, would, before this time, have made the inhabitants of these countries as wretched as those of Italy, France, Switcerland, Holland, and Hanover. What BONAP•RTE plotted as a General, it is not hacardotts to say, he would have executed when an Emperor. The division of French gnn-boats, prams, flat bottomed boats, and other armed vessels of the grand armada, blockaded by our ships in the mouth of the Seine, and in the road of Havre, made several attempts during last week, when the heavy gales forced our blockading squadron from the Coast, to get to the Eastward ; but Capt. °Livia kept such a good look out, that they had hardly advanced a league before the appearance of some of our fri gates under his command forced them to put back again ; and, notwithstanding a high surf, they were pursued so close, that twice the batteries off Havre fired for halt an hour, but fortunately without eftelt. Both at Havre and Honfleur, since the late visit of the Minister of Marine, they have ereEled some new batteries provided with heavy metal ; they are, however, from the situation of the place, and of the coast, unable to prevent our ships from approaching the town of Havre, near enough to b,mbard it; and, according to letters, such a bom bardment will again soon take place. A fishing. boat from St. Marron has been spoken with, the crew of which state, that most of the principal inha bitants have left the town, from dread of the return of such an event ; and that all the rest would have followed their example, had not the maritime pre. fee, Four air, refused to give any more passes for the interior. The trade of Havre is entirely rained. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Privy Council was held at Lord HA !MOWRY'S Office, which was at tended by the Lott* CHANCILLOR, Earl C• %MN. Lord kia 'ROW BY, Mr. PITT, and a number of others. Sir St LPN ILN COT (IRV. L attesided as Clerk. On Thursday afternoon the LORD Cu A NCI L Loa and Mr. Pi Yr had audiences of His Nt• ',sr r. The Margaret, NIP se, from melds for Grena da, was captured on the tnd of April, and carried into Cayenne. An American Paper (The Afereantile Chranirle) states, that Martinique is completely surrounded by 14 British ships of war, of different sizes; that an attack was daily expetted ; and that a reinforce ment of troops had been brought from Antigua for this purpose. It is said that the squadron seen by the ...Wire, Capt. Hoaysev, on the 2lth of last month, in lat. 41. long. 9. 30. steering a Southern course, and which was supposed to have been an enemy's squa dron, WAS the Vast India outward-bound fleet under convoy of the Culloden, Sir Enwa o Pet Law, which sailed from Portsmouth on the lOth of July. There was a report yesterday, at 'Change, that accounts were received by Government, that the enemy had their provisions and stores en board, and ware ready to put to sea. Things are now in a state, in which there does not appear to be any ob stacle to the enemy making the attempt, in as far as depends on themselves. Their preparations, if not complete, according to a pre-arranged system, appear gigantic and formidable. If our Govern ment has not adopted due precaution of defence, it can he neither from want of warning, of means, or of time; and even if any thing were deficient, either as to the military strength or arrangement, it would be supplied by the patriotism and energy of the nation. 'thee seems to be a general wish, that the contest were brought to a crime. ROYAL FAMILY. About seven o'clock, Their MAJESTIES, ICCOM. panied by the Dukes of KENT and Gt. oucEsTER, came from the QUEEN'S Lodge to Windsor Terrace : the weather being remarkably fine, and it being the last evening previous to the departure of the R I v At FAMILY for Weymouth, it was more crowded than any evening this season, except last Sunday. Great numbers of the Nobility and persons of distindion were present. Among them were the Marquis and Marchioness of TROMOND ; Lord and Lady HEN LEY, Lord WALSINOI4•M. Mr. and Mrs. FREE MANTLE, the MISS HARVEYS, Baron DETENTE*, General and Mrs. HARCOURT. Their MAJESTIES conversed with several of the Nobility. The bands of the Duke of KENT and the 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons attended, and played during the stay of the Ro vAL FAMILY. Soon after eight o'clock, the ROYAL FAMILY left the Terrace, and retired to the Castle, where they had a selca party. Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, the de tachment of Guards doing duty at Windsor, and the 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons marched from the barracks at Windsor to the Qo cues Lodge, op posite which they formed a line. Great numbers of spectators were attracted to the spot to see the de parture of the KOVAL FAMILY. At halt past nine, the ROYAL FAMILY and Attendants came out of the Lodge, and west in their carriages in the following order : Their Majesties in a post chariot and four. The Princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, and Mary, attended by the Countess of Aylesbury, in a coach and four. The Princesses Sophia and Amelia, attended by Lady Ma tilda Winyard and Isabella Thyttne, in a coach and Nur . The Duke of Cambridge. attended by Generals Cartwrigh t and Fitzroy. As the Rov AL PARTY /AMd the lines, each re giment saluted, and the bands played. The PRIN. CCSSZS appeared affeeted at leaving their favourite residence. The Royal Cavalcade proceeded on the road by Benfield and Workingharn, on their way to Sir WILLIAM PITT'S to dinner. HAY MA, I. ET THEATRE. Mr. COLMAN'S new Piece. articled, "Thu Ge, DereiverJ," was repeated here last night, in pre sence of a brilliant audience. A judicious cAn pression gave it more spirit, and very much height ened the diet. The songs of Mr. BANNisr Ea and Mr. MATHEWS were loudly encored, and the piece was announced for future representation, without one dissenling voice. This result was not owing to a judicious curtailment alone. the performers were more mellow in their respetttive parts, and the im partiality of the audience may also claim a share in its success. As soon as the curtain dropped, and the row of lamps along the front' of the stage was let down, a volume of smoke issued forth, to the great terror of the audience. Mr. WALDRON came for ward to app..se their fears. He assured them the house was perfeetly safe, and that the smoke was in consequence of some damp gun-powder, preparing for use in 064 which was to follow, having caught fire. This assurance had not the desired ^fled; the terror appeared to increase, and many of the audi ence, principally females, withdrew. Mr. DE CAMP next came forward with the same declaration of safety, but with no h,tter success ; confusion began to prevail, and the audience were all preparing to withdraw. Mr. EI.I. sl o then came forward to the front of the stage, and declare i upon his honour all was safe; that he wont." risk his if upon the truth of his declaration, and begged that no person would quit his seat. This assurance, given in the most solemn, earnest, and Ltnphatic style, in a welt measure allayed all fear. One gentleman only, iu a site box, appeared dissatisfied ; on which Mr. Et- Elston assured him he would place himszlf in any part of the house, and remain there to skew his con fidence in the general safety of the place. The smoke had by this time disappeared, " God ain't She King" was called for, and sung in full chorus. Those that had gone, or were going away, returned. Confi dence, peace, and order, were restored, and the en. tertainments of the night proceeded without alloy. The Duchess of St. Mann's, Lady C. So V EISET, and Lady Co MP TUN, were in the boxes. SALISBURY, AUOVIIT Our grand Musical Festival, held here every three years, began last night by a Mi.c.2llaneous Concert at the new Rooms, which never displayed a more splendid assemblage of fashion, rank, and beauty. The Selection of mu , ic WAS excellent. Mrs. litt.- xtKOTON, in the delightful glee of " 0 Nanny...to& then go cuifh me," accompanied by BARTLe:MAN VAuctRAN, and Gass, v.. grealbeyond conception. The room was crowded at an early hour, and at eleven o'clock, when tsar ball began, more than six hundred persons were present. The first dance, " make yon fain to fotlotie me," was called by Countess %Von otszow, who opened the ball with Viscount PALMERSTON. Among the distinguished personages. we noticed the Duke of Cuss ssitt.aso, Duke of Susses. Earls Wtsciistsaa and PINCCOKE, Lord BOLTON, Count Wusoszow, Hon. Miu Teased, Sir CH ARLIS and Lady MALLP.T, Sir Htttt• Lir. •ixcurr, Bart. Mr. P,:acuta, M.P. Genera' and Mrs. WOOO, Mr. Le/CIF (the High Sheriff), the Bev. Mr. Dooocas, &c. &c. The rerhedr.il doors were thrown open at eleven o'clock rids morning, and in less than an hoer ..p -wards of eleven hundred people were assembled, to hear the grand Selediow from the works of lIANOLL, Helton, Joie ext.!, and other excellent masters. In " Angels ever bright and fisir," and Freewell, finipid Streams," Mrs. EMU/1070N displayed the sante dignity, power, and taste, fi x which she is al ways so conspicuous. RARTI.I.NAN certainly never shone more than this morning. The Overture to the Dead March in Sad, was executed in the most majestic tranner by Wm:curt., Lit.DLEV, Gneis sec., and the other performers. Mrs. BtI.Lt NO. TON finished this noble selection with Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, in so dignified and affeding manner as to draw tears from many of her hearer,. Among the fashionable, present were—the E trl of RADNOR, Lord and Lady 8R1.C2, Viscount PAL.- MRILSTON, Lady Rt:t41101.o, SIT JOHN and Lady Pot. Lam, Lady HLATHCOTE, Mn. and Miss Mon oast, Lady Vlrt.o.:•ms, Mr. and the Hon. Mts. T , Hot. Mr. Box/veal; Hon. Mr. PAL MA*, &C &R. ORIGINAT. PORT RT A PETER. PINDARIC ODE. By OLo Nlcx. M 1010, one eve, according to the plan Of ntano.patoot as wise as can htt, Truded to a iteirli . .r*iing homJ—th4 GI ANET•-.. To Inch away her good old man Sae found him, as the story gum, Sprawling in the street With feet In kennel, taking a comfortable doze. " What, hullo, John !" the Dame now cries, " You diunkm Beast, arise '^ At Live well•knuwu voice, John up'd hit eyes; But, Ai the Poet says, their sense was Sh la: And, thinking 'twits a Red, I wren, And nut the Street, He mumbled out, hi; teeth between, Put, put inure cloaths upon .nv feet, r And take (the moon shone brignt) Take, take away the lig:lt.' TILE MAIERS. sr ?HI SAM[. Evisei k.i trk‘wei oktmt. Two ors trail r net ,r aKree." firma. Two Brush Makers of 5m.,11 renown, Long had been rivals in the T nvn Whateer WILCIS •ou ft • • ,e.!, Old MMus* strate,iit Cot.' . a ,... This conduel strsrue so *ouch ti, p . That, meeting once, he thus addr..t.s'd Z " 1 gees the stuff, to save my pelf, " And then I makes 'em up nirtlf; " So cannot think, though nit I itv, " How Tee can cheaper sell then I tell you, friend," old Deism AM sail„ " I strati ay Brushes ready nude!" LINES, Writt-o nn s^finr that Theatrical l'hasunmeneri, called Yours Bose ! (a Boy, TIPIZ:Ve Years old), at tlie frirosingilaat Theuirc, in the Cll•filOefb Vino.: Nei ve. 'Beta, 114akki i , arid Richard the Third Ry Mr. WEST.:I Ntture, on:: day, with ‘rt was /lett* comparing ; " I cannot sear (sail sbi) your Vaunt oiar,crie " NI! ask Croatian! I[l grant that Kcnible M I!, ur us twain, yourory We swat rese.uttrt.-- " And that, though I bstow•d the Shape and Face. " You added Aftion. Encrzy, and C•ac.t 14 What the. EsehAmely it Cooke sty saris ; " OS Thal rep-dies : nay, to Thee morionen " Matey came up! (quoth Art), t:m-e thus ynt flout •, " And boast that you eau do your Work without me, k " Try! Make ose Man (depried of my Anistarsee) " A perfa Play't----and 1 will keep my Destance !" " A Man! (Dame Nature, in a lag-, reptud) " A Child--a very Child &all crugh thy Pride!" Trie to h%Woed, she ritamp'd her Want s , l The faithful Yiai.tan of Roeciu, gore— Cooke. Kimble, Dolman, (ima —all in oat.' Yesterday the Duke of Ktar kft Windsor far Castle Bear Hill. The Earl of Abscissae is arpointecl Aid-de-Camp to his Royal Highness the Mite of Yong. The Rev. C. F. Musraan,lM. A. is appointed. by Lieutenant-General Sir J4filgs CR•IC, K. B. Chaplain to the Camp at Lesden Heath. A most sumptuous dinner was given by the Rer. Mr. GLassc, on Wednesday, at his house in Har well, to the Duke of CAIRSRIDO; the Duchess of Leans, her Grace's sister, Miss Amorists, LA of Moustrmnests,LordsKtaowat.t. and Synmsr, Sr SYORILY SMITH, Gets. TAYLOR, and a number of o' berpersons of distinSion. Several of the first rre duets and glees were sung of er dinner, in which the Dute of CAMBRIDOS, Miss GLASS; and Mr. Sass, jun. joineJ. Kensington Palace is undergoing a reps's.. The windows are enlarged, and several other imprors ments are nearly completed. In the Pic Nic entertair.ment oo Wednesisy night, at Drury-I.lw, Mr. :ince man supplies the writ. Mr. Poe a's engagement commenced at the Derby Thez.re, on Thursday last, wh...n he WAS to periuim the part of Ohtelio. Mr. Musings+, in 110 Afalmmast, in Mr. I)isnim's favourite Opera of Tht Eng/roi Fl, rt, has received the most unequivocal approbation from a LiverpJal audience ; and it must be allowed there are no bett.r judges of i good sailor. 1 he yelling is engaged for Old Dm' v; and, although small in stature, is eapetled to rill the Ilouie. 'The Aunaa:c Ttir Aria is still the favourite sort of fashion. The lion. Mr. SKE7FIINOTON and a large party visited it on Thursday. The fascinating Mrs JOIIDAN will make her fir , 4 appearance this season upon the Margate Stage .3 Monday. Much as the East India Company may boast their Dance. Admiral Lincots beat them iu "fi.vieet charlsa I" Mrs. EYRE, wife of Mr. Er at, of the Bath The atre, has contradided a paragraph, stating his mo ulage with MMA HARRIET SMITH, of the sa"e Theatre. Yesterday the Royal Weymouth Mail presented a sight of singular beauty. The horses were de corated with new harness awl ribbons, the coach man and guard had new cloaths on, anti the wh , tg had a charming cad. Yesterday a pugilistic contest took place in Pan ton-street, Haymarket, between a genteel 1034 1 rg man and a groom: they were both' scientific brunch and, after fighting upwards of half an hour. Ow spedlators interfered, and prevented them from con tinurag the combat. Some insult offered by the groom occasioned the fight.