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OItENTAL Fm. l egnifieent entertaioment was given to the oble the Governor-Gcneral. by the Gentle the Presidency of Bengal. at the New-Col the last anniversary of his Lordship's tak tat in Council. as Governor-General of India. entertainment, which was intended to corn tte the various brilliant events of his Excel- A iministration, WAS condu&ed in a manner ted to manifest the sincere respe' whill is ever person for his personal charafter. )sits the canopy at the North end, was a orchestra, painted in a manner to correspond the other ornaments in the room. The tront orchestra was decorated with the represent:li the tiger stripe, and the star of Timid() Sul which form part of the arms granted by His • to the Govei nor-General, in cemmemora the conquest of Mysorc. The same orna were distributed in different parts of the , and admitted of the display of a judicious we of colours. Behind the orchestra was an transparency of " SerinSapatam, May, 4, with the Governor-General's coat of arms, kc. its. ,er tsas there a greater display of taste than in resses worn by t:.e Ladies on this occasion, in ornaments were introduced, conveying a allusion to the subjeti commemorated. d r ess teas white muslin, in shades of gold les, and richly embroidered round the bottom 1.,0wn and sl , with a border composed of it ipes and star, alternate, in purple and gold. device was copied from the colours of Tippoo in taken at Seringapatam. The head-dress White spangled turban, with ornaments simi the border of the gown, decorated with a of white feathers. e Attie-windows of the ball-mom were filled the following interesting series of transparen- A n'IN Most Nol men of tl ege. on I iug his se; This el memorat , lency's A ralcultte felt by el Op pos grand or , tr,;ll 01C Tli2 ht no:, ul tl t Titijesty tion of t menu rooms, mixture clegant 1799," ' motto, t Never dress which o haPPY a the c ircnOes of the I,s, tiger-se. 'This de , Sultaun, WaS a W lar to t plume o The with tits ties : Ara Di lies Anis set Gui Al OR Till 7 1 Seriagapatam, 4th May, 1799. Aims M the Mantel Wellesley-18th May, 1798. Treaty with the Nisate...l4 Sept. 1794. Diarolutien of the French Party-22d OS. 179 ;. o—atttle of Sedum-6th 111.treh, 1739. Treaty of Taajore--83th OR. 1788. Mrsoss.—[errs re TAYI/ONS• Bank of Mallevelly—'27th March, 179. Putman Treaty of Mymore-294 June, 1799. liaidiary Treaty of Seriuppetun-Bth July. 1799. '1111'.•-.Treaty with the Nitro-12th Oct. 1800. GUSIitAT —Defeat of Dhooodia-10th Sept. 180). OLDS .—Carnatie Treaty.mStst July, 1801. Treaty with theGaykowar, Harris....-Baird.—.Lord Ciao. Drawara...clort —Stuart. Hartley.—Topham. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL, MAY IS, ISO 4. OF AND CMI LDRKII Aldramerd se 1 1 / 1 Gemeriieed #' We. Ye genius, Herron-dinged Band ! to you The grateful homage ef the Mose is dee ; 'WAS *elite Mask whit *weer sad dismay, Ywarldsd humanity exerts its sway. While mad ambition mounts his iron car, To math. world with all the woes of wu ; 'TM yours to watch with philanthropic care, And OA the (homy refers of despair. May mercy still with British mal combine, And civic wreaths with deathless laurclajo:n ! Saab:it'd from t h e grave—behold yon rescued train ! Attending grateful at the hallow'd fAne ! Lo ! heart-join 'd prity'rs, with Itonevt fervour rive, To cal: down blessing from tli approving Aries 0 may that bliss, which Virtue only knows, Attend your days, and cheer thew parting cit."! J. G. M. Medical Assistant. Yesterday morning, l'hcir Mairsrits, in a post chariot, followed by the Pa Inc asses, in two coaches and four, with their usual attendants, and a party of Light Horse, took an airing by Wimbledon, and returned to the Quact.'s house about two o'clock. About three o'clock, His MAJESTY gave an RU (Vence to Lord Pat Hass, when his Lordship resigned his place of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in the room of which His MAJESTY was pleased to appoint his Lordship Captain of the Yeomanry of tat Guards, in the room of Earl A v Lesroari, re signed, Lord MULORAVE had then an audience, "hen His Ms.tarr v was pleased to appoint his 1/e4ship Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. His Mansrr, in a short time after, held a private Ifteni which was attended by the Duke of Pets r tsso,tlre LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls Powis, CAM WINCHELSE A, DARTMOUTH, and CHATHAM, V It C AAAAA REACH, Lords HAI ROWIY, JOUR Y, DYNLVOIL, RIVERS, PELHAM, MUL and PITZHARRIS, Sir H. R. Ns* Ls, and Aitaurnaor and Rost. following had the honour of being introdu- His MAJESTY by the Earl of WINEHELSEA, respective appointments t irbetboot, on his piing out Ambassador to Constan llynevor, ois his being appointed Lord Lieutenant of mg Carmarthen. Powys, on his bring appointed Lord Lieutenant of the Afonteesserpo.ire. itMarris, on his being appointed a Lord of the Ar. Rom, on his being appointed 'Mitt Paymaster of levy's Voter, the Levee had closed, His Mat Ls/ T held a Council, at which the k:arls r.i.sua and SOUTH were sworn into their respec , ,ive offices, they have lately been appointed. and Lady BRIDPOIT, Lord and Lady Asti -B,n inutr, Lade, and Mica SMITH, SCc. are the recent li‘ltinhabk arrivals at C:hcitenham. eatise upon " Ebe Ladies Committee for !elan 01 the female pons," appeals to the fincrsr and asks, " Whether they would not a Rierron g .',n, s ifrels.k bett er then Brenda td feel more i h risme in ruurag aF, wars "Ixr to a e.. 1, P . ' rite, of Hanover-square, gives h.: last • wetly ~ .11r." Sy. . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [FROM THE PARIS PAPERS ] PARIS. MAY 26. M. Faujais, Aid-de-Camp to General Ernouf, has brought news from Guadeloupe ; none can be mote satisfaaory. The privateers of Guadeloupe have taken 85 English prizes, several of them from London and Liverpool, richly laden. Provisions there were in abundance. The most perfect tran quillity prevailed there. Agriculture had made some progress. In the night between the 17th and 18th May, two English piunaces, full of men, en•ered the road of I'erros, a department of the Cotes-du-Nord, with intent to possess themstlves of some transports which were in that Road ; but the batteries of Gran ville, being apprised of it, defeated this little expedi tion. One of the pinnaces was sunk, And all its crew perished. Upon our side, we had six wounded, among whom is the oil - Kyr who commanded the battery. An Imperial Decree, dated the 23d of May, as. signs a sum of 41 343 francs, to indemnify Citizens for the losses they have sustained by the bombard ments of the English of Calais, Botilog-e, Havre, St. Vallety-en-Caux, Dieppe, and Granville ; and in consequence of the descent of the English in the Isle of Er, during the months of Jane, July, and August, year 11, and Sept. year 12. The losses sustained by the bombardments and descents of the English in the above places, since the commence ment of the present war, are estimated at the above sum. sou Loam 2, 'al A Y 21 . STAFF MAJOR GENERAL. ortnit OF TII6 LAY. Soult, Clien.!ral•in-Chi , -f•of 'he Gldf I of Govenusent. Cona n:ander in Cht&: of the Camp of St. Umet : SOLDIERS! • " Napoleon Bonaparte has accepted the Empire, to which the wish of the people and of the army has called him. From this day commences for us a new am, and the happiness of France is secured for ever . Sotorta.! I. We swear obedien:e to the Constitutions of the 'empire, and fidelity to the Emperor." 4 1 At twelve o'clock, a dischatge of Ino cannon will announce to the Army that Nat,olaone Bona parte is proclaimed Emperor of the French. Here follows the ceremony to be observed upon making said proclamation at Boulogne. (Signed) " Sou LT, Com. in Chief." PaIVA IE LE Il ER. VILIIhA, MAT 16. A letter from Constantinople of the 2d inst. ex plains the particulars concerning the destruftion of the Mamelukes, and evinces the altivity of the se cret French police in all parts of the world. Elfi Bey left Egypt for England, with the consent of all the other Beys of the Mamelukes ; but no sooner w.:s his arrival in England known, than the French secret police ager.!s at Cairo spread the rumour, fits:, that he Lad demanded for himself the ex ciusive sovereignty of Egypt, and, afterwards, that the King of England had guaranteed this sovereignty. His letters, proving the contrary, were, by the imbecility of Kurkon Pacha, and the intrigues of French emissaries, intercepted; so that his countrymen heard the firs: news from him when he landed from an English frigate at Alexandria. No sooner was his arrival known, than the same French agents propagated a report, that an English fleet was expelted at Alexandria with 7000 men from Europe, and another with 9300 from the East Indies, at Suez, and that these united forces in. tended to proclaim him the Sultan of Egypt, under the proteetion of England. Ibrahim Bey, hitherto the most powerful, though not the richest of the Mameluke Chiefs, then became jealous, and assisted by the other Beys, attacked Elfi Bey's lieutenant, his faithful confident. who, with all his adherents, were killed ; and the treasures of bis master, amount. ing to two millions of sequins, which he had guarded with such fidelity, were made 1 prey to the faithless assailants. Among the Arnauts, hitherto the allies of the Beys, are two French officers of artillery and one of Engineers, who, according to their instrations from Gen. Brune, then held out this treasure to the Arnauts, both as a mean to enrich themselves, and to make their peace with the Porte. Confiding in the treacherous advice of the French Officers, they sud denly, on the 13th of last March, attacked the Ma mclukee, and after a combat of thirty-six hours, at last, en the !Rh in the evening, became vidorious, atter killing Ibrahim Bey, and all the other Beys superior to Elfi Bey, with most of the Mamelukes, encamped at or near Cairo, and possessed themselves of treasures in gold, diamonds, and silver, valued at Live millions of sequins. These unfortunate occur rences took place when Elfi Bey yet resided at .Alexandria; but no sooner was he informed of it, than he sat out tiw ('giro. It is however hoped, that on fat Eller consideration he will take the road for Upper Egypt, as the only mean to prevent the total of the Mameluke power in that country. LAW INTELLIGTSCE. COURT OF EING'S artreff. WESTMINSTER, Juna 6. THE KIND O. SIEPHSNA ♦ND AONLAU. The Defendants were brought up this day to re. ceive the judgment of the Court. They had been convidted before Lord Lt.t.zNisortourm, at Guild hall, of acc-pting a bribe of 130,000 rupees from the Sarmarim Rajah, while they held offices under the Last Ind ikCompany at ThilAbar.—The particu lars of the trial And subsequent proceedings, we have given in a former paper. Lord EttEssovoucts read from his nntes the minutes of the trial; the evidence was very volu minous, an f tank up a great length of time in the detail. Ili: Lordship then adverted to the Rule fur an arrest of jud.trment obtained by Mr. Dallas on a former day; and, After quoting several cases in point, gave it as the decithd opinion of the Court, th it the word es:/1 was to be taken inclusively, and the rule Nisi was therefore discharged. The AT roaNtv GETIZRA L then moved for the judgment of the Court. The Defendants presented two affidavits. ?qr. .Agneau's stated that he was merely the agent of Mr. Stephens in the business, and had derived no advantage whatever from it; that he had served the East India Company fur many years with integi it and honour, except in this one instance; that he had been one of the company of hankers who faded in liond-street, and that from un toward circumstances, and not from any miscon du& of' his own, he became a bankrupt ; that he had not any real or personal property whatever ; and that he had a w:le and four children wholly dependent on him fur their support, Mr. Stephens's affidavit stated, that he had served the c ast-India Company faithfully, for up wards of thirty years ; and, in consequence of his combs:Ft, he obtained a seat in the Council at Bom bay, and always ailed, except in the one instance. with integrity to toe company and honour to him self ; that in consequence of the present prosecu tion, which has involved him in immense expence, and the insolvency of Mr. Agneau, by which the whole of the penalty incurred must fall upon him, he has been greatly reduced in his circumstances, and he has now but little more than will support himself and family. The Court ordered the Defendants wise remanded, and to be again brought up on the last Monday in term. COURT OF cONI‘IuN PLt NS, i.ine G. Several motions were made, b , it none of any im portance. The Court rose at half put 11. COURT OF Co •iER FANCY. Yesterday the Lord Mayor. accompanied by the Sheriffs, Ste. went in procession from the Mansion• house to the Swan Tavern at Stratford, where they held a Court of Conservancy, and swore in a Jury to et:quire into any infringements upon the liver Thames in the county of Etsex. Atter breakfast, ac cording to ancient custom, they threw halt pence into some water tabs for the boys to scramble for. They then proceeded to Alackwall„ and took water for Greenwich, where they held another Cnurt at the Ship Tavern, and swore in a Jury for the cotint! of Kent, and concluded the day with an elegant TO THE EDITOR OF THE SRIT:SIi PRESS. MI. ID TOR, I have sometimes heard unqualified praise, and as often unqualified censure, bestowed on Bona parte's abilities as a politician. I will not enter into the merits of the case generally—but am of opinion, that glaring miscneduil may be proved against him in the instance of Louisiana. It cannot be denied, that the possession of Louisiana was of immense importance to France. Possessing a soii of extreme fertility, navigable rivers, almost unequalled in length of sours-, and climate so various, that the produrlions of the temperate zone, and the tropics, might have been reared in it with equal success, it could hardly have failed becoming one of the most important colonies which any nation ever possessed. It was also of great political consequence—it afford ed to France the means of influencing a large por tion of the American Union—placed her upon the frontiers of Canada, and gave •1 large portion of her fur-trade—it laid all the Spanish possessions in North America at her mercy; the gold mines of Mexico and California would have been held at her pleasure. Bonaparte has thrown away these advantages, and sold this important country for 12,000,0'..r of dol lars ; a sum, though large, yet paltry indeed in comparison with the advanuges which he had given France to understand would have accrued to her (tom its possessing. It may he said, that foreseeing a war with Liipiand inevitable, he kit drat this cir cumstance, tier: rising hostility t•f tire Ntrrtti Americans, would render the retention of Louisiana ditircrlt; and, t,r these reasons, pretcried .1 sub stantial Ican, to a colony which he w.,s incapable of maintaining. tut he could have p rciti •d America, by cedig•; to her the Floiidas, which would have removed :ill jealousy, by making the Mississippi the common boundary from Lake Stiperiar to the Sea. Neither nation could th •u lave übstruaed the navi gation of the other up .1 :h:• I :vet. The occupation of Louisiana by Fiance w t pregnant with danger to Englaad—l therclere i.iiriire at the cession of it to America ; but it seems to me that the Florida, were all that the American G.rvcrnmeut shauld have in prudence demanded, or accepted. 'flat banks of the Missouri, &c. will he eagerly colonised by the Americans—the settlements will rise into import ance with unexampled rapidity ; far removed from the seat of Government, they will feel their own strength; having no community of interest with the Atlantic States, and impelled by some ambitious dernigogue, a separation will ensue ; and Kentucky, and the Western States, will, as an inevitable con sequence, inflow the fortunes of Louisiana. That these events must, in the natural order of things, taka . place, must be obvinur. to every thinking per • son. Mr. .Tefferson, by the purchase of Louisiana, has deeply implanted in his country the seeds of dis memberment. The subversion of the Spanish Power in North America may possibly be a speedier vied of this measure. I am. Sir, YC3 obedient Servant, G. R. 1. 6VORI7KG INTELLIGENCE • ASCOT HEATH RACES. T02i312, JUIII2 S. Hit Majeity's Plate of 100 guineas, by limiters, the beet d three 4 mile heats. Mr Kiehl,:lanieg b. c. (did , . Chance, 6 yrs . . 1 1 Mr. Boole. b. m: Fanny, 5 yes old Mr. Dearis b. m. Perditta Mr. Cinniim'A ell. in Sally, late Trull Mr. Bitton's b. h. Perf Tiler Mr. T. Smith's b. g. Black Prince Mr. Ross's Is. g. Torn Ballot Mr. Abbey's b. g. Bogtrotter Sweepstakes of 10 guineas each, with 25 guineas oat ef ON Race Fund, fur A yr olds, the New Mile. Mr. Laelboke's be. e. Baster I 1 Mr. Windham': eh. rt. the Carpanter H. R. H. tht f). of Yrek , s b. c. by An:card . . . M r . Browopos b. f. Haughty f.nrd G. F. Carcildisli's f. Way Mr. Kellermanre: b. e. br P.owwth de Sweelstakes of 10 tln6,eas each, with 22 guineas out of the Race Fund, for 4,5, 6, y -ar olds, cod aged bones. • Mr. P..p's h. its Animated, aged Mr. I.ailu.ike's b. m. Julia, 5 yrs old . . . I Ld Sar.,leleit namel Mr Sutton's g. g . Mars, sye old § Sir F. Stadd.di namiti Mr. Morelaud's Duekling, 4 ye old IA liti,deich names Mr Surnot's g. g. Mars . b Du York's b. f. L, W4lll , t . . . . get M , 2..l:lam's b. h. You , g FA:lips* . . . . dr. Suceed.akes of 100ga. each, h ft. colts, list. Sib. fillies let. Tnt New Mile Duke of Queensbarrry's c by B.,izard, nut dee Alexander were Mr. lakes's b. c. by Voluntee,, out of • si,t to CS alands g lA. G. H. Cam:lab's b f. by lVa4v, out of Mis. Can.e ur 3 PRIVATE LET ri:R. JtivE2. The late Parliament House. w rich WAS purchase& by the Proprietors of the Rank of Inland, it under going wonderful alterations. fi re w.voic of the in side, roof. Fa. has been taken dour., an.] (zreept part of the East end, or Hosts; of Lorh., and A very small part of the West end), nothiag is left standing but the shell. When the inside is built up again, according to the intended plan, it will be the most noble and elegant building ever made use of by a Bank k kurope. Great additions are making in the neighbourhood of*Mountjoy-square. The ground has just been opened for three new streets near its two of which (one front the new St. George's Church, and the other in a line with the South side of the square) will terminate on the Circular Road ; and the third will run from the Circular Road to the Royal Canal, over which it is intended to construa a new bi idge, when the building of the street shall be sufficiently far adv ancati At the capture of Agra. by General Laica l On the, 17th Onober. several money tumbrils were tflcen, contai ing upwards of twenty-four lacks of ruptes. Oo Monday, the 11th R-giment of Light Dra goons marched from Windsor to the Kentish C•sast, No regiment, both 'solvates and officers, ever eon duaed themselves with greater propriety than these did Coe whole twelve menthe they were quartered at Windsor. They are relieved by the Ninth. A new college for the Jesuit order has Leas ceassecrated at Rome. The Mombelrate irreadj sizty in number. They ap to new drganise the Jesuit order. The population in the Russian Empire increaies in a surprising manner. Every where t!.e birthi surpass the deaths, at least one third. Duritig the year 180...3,•in one of the provinces of the eitensive Empire, viz. Jaroslaw, were born 13,895 boy., and 14,5 M girls ; and of both sexes, died only 1%11" individuals; the births were therefore by 13,264 more numerous than the deaths. Most of the Russian families have left INtris ; even the young Russian students are preparing to leave France, notwithstanding the assurance o. the Em peror, that even in case of a rupture, they had no thing to apprehend ; but should be treated very dif frrent from the British subjects, appertaining to a maim-. which, if in the bottom of the sea, would [lmre Europe a perpetual peace.—(Le Cite,* Fres. ro;‘.) The Emperor has ordered our custom-house Al ters in Hanover to visit in the striaest manor r alt vessels from Tonningen, Glucstadt, Itzeboe, Ate. that pass Stade, on their way to Hamburgh or „Altona ; and if any English property is found on board, con fiscate both the ship and the cargo. The same mea sures are ordered on the river Wevr We shall certainly mace the islanders beggars, it they do not soon caneent to be our subjeas. Lnglish goods 'vices! by us during the present war, amount already to sixty. four millions of livres.—(Cif' CAL.%) The Theatre Frantaise, Rue de Is Loi, at raris, will he shut up for three monthri, during r.r),ici pe- ' vital it will be improved in such a manneer, that, ar. cordi•lg to the plan of the N ..irinal Nei. me, wiaia finisher!, no other Theatre in die wit Id will sur pass it in licauty and convenience. The first nation upon earth, possessing the first talents upon netts., in every branch of the useful or pleasing science!.; equally great in its civilisation, as prowl rt. ; must have the best, and be the first in thing, in its theatres, as well as in its museums.—(Pair /....:r. ) To procure our Legislative corps more tespeo ) and make our representative system approach to that cf h.n a Ind, no Citi:en can in future till the place of a Legislator, it !redo. s not possess landed property of the yearly income of six thousoid (2.501. ).—(gaerattl des Diftwesirs.) Earl Srannoez has invented, and after much labour brought to perfeaion, a contrivance applica ble to any musical machine play. d on by the huger; as an organ, harpsichord, or piano; by which the mu ac is primed by the mere operation of touching the note, so that copies of the music may be multi plied as often as any tune is played over. Last week, a match was run between Lieutenant Mootz, of the Royal Navy, riding his celebrated mule, Matey Bev (got by Lord Mimeos o's Spanish ass, out of a blood mate), carrving sixteen stone, against Captain Shoats, ofd the Hurts Militia, on toot, over the turnpike road teem Milford to Ha verfordwest ; which, after a severe cutrtst, was !s•cn by latter, notwithstanding the day was very wet. iive to three in favour of Mr. Moons at sa.e.:ag ; at the end of the first mile, even be:t:og ; and at the end of the third, az to four its tavvur of Ca?- ca:r. STOK&S. V ISZUUIIt CRAVE, tfessri. The fo ted to Hi • tat their Mr. Arlo rd ti tOlitity Lad Pow s( Ind Vi , taxury. A 4 Ni t H r m ajes , After t P i rry C O il myrwo tl whi ch • Ltd a Sii 33:4ne th • A T ic ' t.ifh boat a • 4 ". and „., 1- : o t