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treated Agreeably to the articles 1, 10, 11, 12, and 15, of the decree of Dcc..mber 21, 1790. The Emperor may fix the jointure or the Eniptess and refer it to the Civil Liiit Iris suecesdoti can introdece no change in the diipositioni made in this respect. 16 The Emperor shaft visit the departmests : Imperial pa laces shall therefore be established the four principal point. of the Empire. These places shall be fix ed, an / their do pe:Muscles established bY'n. law. TITLE' WP.-or THE ItLCZNCY. F 17. The Empemr is a minor till the age of eighteen years complete; during his minority there shall be a Regent of the Empire. 18. The Recent must be at least twenty-6 ye years of age, complete; females are exclurtA from the Regency. 19. The Emperor chimes the Regent from among the French Princes who have attained to the age prescribed by the pre ceding article ; and, faili -g them, from among the titularies of the great dignities of the Empire. to. Mailing designation on the part of the Emperor, the Re gency shall devolve to the Prince nearest in degree in the order of inheritance, who has attained . to twenty-five years complete. 21. In eases where the Emperor has not chosen the. Regent, If none of the French l'rinces have attained to the age of twenty-Rve years complete, the Senate shall choose the Regent from the titularies of the great dignities of the empire. 22. When, on account of the minority of a Prince called to the Regency in theorder of inheritance, it has been conferred on a more distant relation, or on one of the titularies of the great digniti.. 4 the em 'ire, the Regent who ha, entered on the arAcise of his functions shall continue them till the majority of the Emperor. S.S. No organic Senatus Cantuhum can be pasted during the regency, nor before the end ofthe third year after the majority. 44. The Regent shall exercise till the majority of the Em• ptror all the attributes of the im.ieital dignity he cannot, however, nominate to the grand dignities of the empire, nor to the places of the greatOlicers which may be vacant at the period of Inc Regsrice, oe which may become vacant doting the minority, nor use the prerogative reserved for the Emperor of raising citizens to the rank of Senator. He cannot diseni,s either tile Grand judge m the Secretary el State. IS. finis not peisonally responsible for the acts of his Admi nistration. S 6. All acts of the Regency are in the name of the Emperor Under age. 27 The Regent can prolate no pewee, of a Lew or Senatus Conseltum, and can adopt no regularten of public administra tion, mail he has comultiol the Council of Regency, cum pelted of the titularies of the great dignities of the empire. He cannot declare war, or sign treaties of peace, alliance, or com merce, until after deliberation in the Council of Regency : the Memhera of which in this case only have a deliberative voice. The deridon shall be be a majority of voices ; and if there he RR equalise, that of the Regent shall determine it. The Mi *stew of Foreign Admirals shall have a seat iu the Council of Il igeoc y, w hen the Coursed deliberates on aff.irt relating to Itie department. The Grand Judge, Minister of Justice, may be called to at by order of the Regent. The Secretary of State 'Ball keep a journal of the deliberations. U The Regency, can confer no right on the perion of the Risme Emperor. S. The salary of the Regent is fixed at a fourth of the amount of the cavil list. 30. The care of the minor Emperor is entrusted to his nether; and, failiag fie-, to the Prince chosen for that pito Base by the predemnaor of tne mir,r Emperor. Failing the • Blether of the marine Emperor, and a Prince chosen by the Emperor, the Senate s 1 all entrust t:.,, care of the minor Ern peter to one of We titularies of the great dignities of the em pire. :daintier the Regent, raw hie descendants or fenyales, can be chosen to take charge of the minor Emperor. 31. in cue Napoleon Bonaparte shad use the faculty confer red on barn by gm 4th Attlee of Title II the a.% of adie - Lon shad be performed in the pnweirce of the titularies it the grand dignities of the Empire; shall be received by the Secretary of State, and iratnediately transmitted to the Senate, to be in scribed in the JOU,D.III, and deposited among the archive.; when the Emperor 'laminates either a Regent for the minority, er a Prince to take charge of the minor Emperor, the same formalities shall be observed ; the acts of nomination, either of a Regent for the inteerite, or a Prince to take charge of the minor Emperor, are revocable, at the pleasure of the Empe • eve-ry act of adoption, nomination, w revocation of a no 111Inatitill. which has not Men inscribe d in the Journals of the Senaakeeffore the death of the for parer, shall be null arid • rid TdEt.2 11.--OT THE GREAT DIGNITIES OW Tin EMPIRE. 3.2. The grand dignities of the Empire are there of Grand Elector Areli Chancellor of State, Arch-Treasurer, Cuostable, and Greed Admiral. 39. TA.- titularies of the Grand Dignitiesaf the Empire are nominated he the Emperor. They shall enjoy the same ho- NUM as the French Princes, and rake priseolenee immediatele after them The period of their reception determines the rank which they respectively 36. The Grand Dignity...if the F moire cannot he er.. ah. The tkulaires of the Great Dign , tiee of the inspire are Senators and C. .unselloes at State. StS• They form t'ie Grand Council of the Emperor; they am Members of the Privy Council ; they compose the Grand Council of the Legion of Honour. The prosent Members of the Grand Council of the Legion of Honour shall retain, during lit-, their titles, functions, a d prerogatives. Sl. The Emperor preside. tit the Serrate and Council of State. When the Emperor dues not preside in the Semite or Council of State, hr shall nominate one of the titularies of the Great Dignities of the State to Ise President 36. All acts of*. Senate and Legislative Body are passed in the name of the Emperor, arid promulgated or published under the Imperial Seal. 39 The Grand Elector performs the functions of Channel. for—lst In convoking the Legislative Body, the Electoral Colleges and the Careo .al Assemblies; 2d In promul. gating this SLM•PIa C armee for dmolving the Legelative Body, or the Electoral Colleges. The Grand Elector presides in the absence of the Emperor, when the Sin ite proceeds to the nomination of Senatnes, Legislators, or Tribunes. Hr m. i y reside in the Palace of the Senate ee-11.- makes known to the Emperor the remonstrances presented by the Electoral Coliege, er the Cantonal Assemblies, in regard to the pre servation of their prernativrA. When a elemlier of an Elee• Loral College i.denouticed, agreeably to the 21st Article of the organic Senatus Consulturn, of the 16th of Thermidor, year 10, as haring committed any act contrary to the hnirour or the good of his country, the Grand Elector shall invite the Col lege to manifest its will. He shall report the will of the Col lege to the Emperor. The Grand Elector presents the Mem bers of the Senate of the emoted of State, mid uf the Legislative Body, to take the oath before the Emperor. lie adm i nist er . the oath to the Pr:site:its of the Electoral College., of the Departmental and Cantonal Assemblies. lie presents the so !emu deputations of the Senate, the Council of State, Legs-'a.j i ve Body, Tribunate, and Electoral Colleges, when admitted to an audience of the Emperor. (To be continued.) • ORDER FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF THE sE.NATUS CONSULTUM . In execution of the order of His Majesty ::.e Emperor, transmitted by the Arch Chancellor of z; le empire, for the Proclamation ot . the Se,za:'s tam of the Cbth of Floreal, May IS, the Chancellor of the Senate has this day decreed the following order of procession . To meet at the palace of the Senate, Sunday the 30th noreal, May 20, at eight in the morning, to Ito out by the grand entrance of the palace Rue de fouruon. The first Proclamation before the palace of the Senate. The procession passes through the street de Tour non, St. Sulpice, V iekix-Colombier, place de la Croix Rouge, street de Grenelle, as far as street de Bour gogne, street de Bourgogne on the right, and the place of the Legislative Body. Second Proclamation ax the place of the Legisla tive Body. The procession passes through rue de Bourgogne, as far as the bridge dela Conc"rde, crosses the place and street de la Ct. - 4..corde as far as the Boulevard, THE BRIT ILVI PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY. Just 2. Some imports state that His MaszszY will not at tempt to undergo the fatigue of attending the cele !ration of his Birth-day, at St. James's, on Monday. We do not wish to hazard an opinion upon the sub jell. Preparations, we know, are mak i iti for it in the fashionable world within the Court circle. Yesterday we received some of the Paris Papers to the 22d ult. but the Mortarar is not in the number. It appears that the &news Consadirm, containing the detail of the new Imperial Govern ment of France, was published upon the preceding day. We have already given the substance, and now copy literally as much of it as is comprised in the Paris Papers. Immediately after the violation of the neutrality of the German Empire, by the invasion of Hano ver, in May, 1803, BoNAPARTE negotiated with Prussia concerning the occupation of Embden during the present war ; and offered, as a security for its future evacuation, the fort and town of I lemein in Hanover, with a yearly pecuniary in. demaity of twenty thousand Prussian 19114 d'ors. This was one of the many plans of the Usurper to exclude us from all Continental trade and connec tions; because, at the same time, he negociated. with Denmark for the occupation of the coast in Holstein and Jutland, and for the fort and town of Hehingoer, which command the entrance of the Baltic by commanding the Sound ; with Sweden and Mecklenburgh, he intrigued for garrisoning Swe dish Pomerania, and the sea ports on the Baltic be longing to the Duke of MLCKLINBURGH, offering all these states pecuniary or territorial indemnities, at the expense of the pillaged and oppressed Hano ver. ‘Vhile this was going on in the North of Eu rope, Austria was asked to give up, during the war, Venice and Triest, and occupy, in return, as security, Mantua and Pieschiera. Any person looking upon the map of Europe will see, that had our atrocious enemy succeeded in his plan, from the Russian frontiers on the Baltic, to the Turkish on the Mediterranean, not a Continental sea port would have been open to us ; because, in that case, no money would have insured the neutrality of Spain and Portugal; and Gottenburgh in Sweden, as well as Stettin in Prussian Pomerania, would have been shut against our commerce. Sur prised that no other State espoused his hatred against this country, BONAPARTE changed his plan of military occupation into that of an armed neutrality ; into which Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, in the North ; and Turkey, Austria, Na ples, and Spain, in the South, were invited to enter. Again disappointed, threats succeeded negotiations, the territory of neutral Germany was again invaded by the occupation of Meppen, which excluded all trade between Embden and the interior of Germany, whilst, on the other hand, the French army of Italy was augmented, and the dominions of Austria, as well as those of Turkey, menaced. In llolland and in Germany, in Switzerland and in Italy, every where on the French frontiers, depots of English goods were seized, and the merchants of those coun tries were ruined, but no British =Nat a sufferer, because they were already paid, or had security for payment, from merchants at Hamburgh, Lybeck, Embden, Venice, or Triest. This insolent and im politic conduft, at last, began to excite alarm in Prussia ; Hauowizz was disgraced, and, as we have months ago exclusively declared, overtures were made by the Court of Berlin to those of Vienna and St. Petersburgh, for uniting in defensive mea sures against the foreigner, who tyrannised over France, and dared, or oppressed all other states. A treaty of defensive alliance had previously been agreed to between Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, which late occurrences may perhaps change into an offensive treaty with England; and, should a new league be formed, it is improbable, and almost im possible, that Amnia, or even Prussia, can long preserve a neinr tiny su often violated by Bora a- PA ate. The lambureh mails due, will, no doubt, in part remove the veil which yet conceals the politi cal transaflions between this country and the yet in dependent Continental States. Thursday night, arrived at St. Clement's Hotel, Strand, the Russian General, litrzorr, and suite. Immediately after his arrival, he waited on Count W oko rr, the Russian Ambassador,whose princi pal attendant, another Russian General Officer, ac companied him home, and remained withhim untillate next morning. The particulars of his mission to this country cannot be known; but they are st.ppo,ed to relate to the present negotiation, carried on be tween this country and Russia; and to the Russian armaments in Courland and Livonia, of which coun try this General is a native. Yesterday the Board of Trade met at the Cock pit, Whitehall, when the Duke of Mowr aosx took his seat as President, and GLORGE Ross, Esti. M. P. as Secretary. The business of the meeting was to take into consideration an application fur the sale of East India prize goods at Liverpool. A Court Martial is ordered to assemble at Hythe Barracks, on Tuesday next, for the trial of Colonel Sr await., of the 43d regiment. An evening paper says. General Sir Altera° CLACK, K. B. will have the office of commanding the expeditions against the Cape of Good Hope and Batavia, although Lieut.-General Dustras will carry out a Commission as Governor (in • the event of the reslußion) of the Cape, to which situation a salary of 14,000. will be attached ; his condua in that situation having merited universal approba tion. Sir ALWIED. It is said, will return to Europe as soon as these important objects are atchieved, and General M•IIL•IlD will become the Civil Go- Verillir •-1 Batavia. The arrangements for a com petent armament for these objeßs are going on with energy and rapidity. Sir Hama Poen AM will cer tainly command the naval part of the expedition. 'The Jfickland packet sailed on Wednesday even ing for Husnm horn Harwich, with the mails of the 28th; but the Cottenburgh mails of the same date were detained, there being no packet at this side. The Rem/notion, hiffi, VCSIN4 and Uniti, frigates, which have been stationed at the entrance of the Thames, as block-ships, are ordered to be fitted at Deptford and Woolwich for immediate service The Caner frigate, stationed as a block ship at Liverpool, is to be fitted for service, and join the Channel fleet. The Two Sairri from Ensbden, bound to Graves end, put into Harwich on Wednesday, the wind being contrary. We learn with much pleasure, that the New Ad miralty Board are about to augment the small and inadequate pensions of the poor Sea-Offers' Wi dows. SPORTING INTILLIGENCL VOSS SPRING MEETING, Wa Dv:cigar, MAY m. The Staad Plate off 301. free for all horse s , e t . yr. olds 7st. 91b. 3 vreolds Bst. 41b. 6 yr. olds 2tkl aged Bst. 101 b. - 04lar years old fillies allow e d 41b.—Fnur Miles. Mr. Garforth's v. re. Marcia, by Coriander, aged—Blue Mr. Wentwortles bay as. Primrose, S yrs. old-White Sweepstakes of 20 gs. each, for three-year olis colts Bst. fillies Tat. P.'.lb. Last Mile and Half. Mr. Mellith's b. c. Sancho . . Mr Cradisck's b. c. by St. George . Mr. W. Walker's br. c. by Sir Peter . . • • 3 Mr. Wentworth's ch. c Pomegranate, by Ormond—Whit! 4 Lord Firtwilliarrie b. f. Maidmr, by Sir Peter—Green . Mr. Baillie's gr. c. by Overton . . . . • • 6 Mr. Lemley Saville s b. c. brother to Most Lute, by Sir Peter—Green arid Whitt . . . • . Lord Grey de Wilton's b. e. by John Roll . . . e Sir K. Winn b a Ilighflyer, by Moorciick—Straw Colour 14 Mr. Gartorth's yr 1. Helen, by Delpirai—Blue • •Ps Sir. Iliandling's b. c. oy Pipator—Red . . Lord Strathomies be. colt, by Sir Peter--Bladt.. Mr. Clifton's b. f. by Sir Peter . . . 14 Six and 7 to 4 the Field against bfr.Walker's,:olr ; 3 to I against Sancho ; high odes against any of tire rest. State of the Cockings, which begin at Half past Eleven each Forenoon : Mr M.,:ush, 1 bye 3 mains Mr ' t bye 4 ' , Mild Wedliesdly, Mr Mellish, 1 bye :i main. Mr. Lee, 1 bye 4 maws goes along the Boulevard as far as the new street des Capucenes, and enters into place Vendome. Third Proclamation at la place Vendome. The procession proceeds from the place Vendome, passes through the street St. Honore on the left, as far as the place du 'l'ribunate. Fourth Proclamation before the palace of the Tti bunate. The procession proceeds through the street ed Make, a. far as the place de Carrousel. Fifth Proclamation at the place de Carrousel. The procession issues through the large gates of the Louvre, takes the quays on the left in a straight line as far as the place de l'Hotel-de-Ville. Sixth Proclamation at the place of the Hotel-de- Ville. The procession returns by the quay Pelletier, the quay de Gevres, the Pont au Change, the place of the Palais de Justice. Seventh Proclamation before the Palais de Justice. The procession passes through street de la Baril lere, that of St. Louis on the right, the quay des Orsevres, the Pont Neuf to the left, the street de Thionville,.that of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, the street de POdeon, that of Vaugirard, and returns to the Senate. The Chancellor of State, (Signed) LA, Lace. THE QUESTION TO BE SUBJECTED TO TILE PEOPLE TnR THEIR ACCEPTANCV. The folio- nig proposition shall be presented to the people for their acceptance, according to the forms established by the decree of the 20th of Flo real, year 10 : The French people will the Imperial Dignity to be hereditary in the dired, natural, legal, and adoptive descent of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the natural and legal descent of Joseph Bonaparte, and Lows Bonaparte, as settled by the organic &Isaias Consultant of Floreal 28th, year 12." Yesterday, at night, several public edifices, and a great number of houses were illuminated. Letters from Italy say, that a number of ammu nition waggons have passed through Rome for the army in Naples, and that thirty pieces of cannon are ex pe&ed from Milan, destined for the same army. Numbers of persons are daily leaving Naples for Sicily, and some imprisonments have taken place. It is even said, that the Private Secretary of the Queen has been arrested, and that Her Majesty in tends to embark fur Triest, meaning to pass the summer with her daughter the Empress of Germany. It is reported that General Jourdan will be recall ed from Italy, should it be neces s ary to form an army upon the Rhine. Others give the command of this army to General Bernadotte. The command in Italy, some destine for Massena ; whilst others say, that General Monier, the late Commander-in-Chief in Hanover, has already been appointed to that command.—(La Clef dcs Cabinets.) The Pope has permitted the King of Naples to give the direCtion of six colleges for the education of the children of noblemen, to the care of .lesuits. The Sicilian Jesuit, father Angelini, is recalled from Russia, to be the direetor of this interesting under taking. It is said that our Emperor has ordered Citizen Portalis to prepare a plan for main: , one college in each senatory, where the children 'nf the members of the Legion of Honour are to cated, and where the instragtors are to be .lesuit order, which will again be revived in France. l'ersons destined for clerical orders are even to 'be instructed by them —(Josraul des Dejinacers). The report of a National Order being instituted by the Emperor at his coronation continues to be circulated, with several additions and improzemenus though we are certain that nothing on this subjeS has yet been determined upon. Some say it is to be entirely a Military Order; others that every member of the Legion of Honour is to be a Knight of it ; others again, that it will contain certain gra dations of Commandeers, with the Grand Cross ; Cenuennderrs with the Small Cross, Knights of the Grand Cross and of the Small one ; the latter are to wear their order as the former Knights'of St. Louis, in their button-holes. The ribbons are not, as formerly, to be red or blue, but tri-coloured. Some pretend that the Empress will, at the same time, institute an Order for ladies, called The o,ler of Friendsbo and Fnlclifo ' which will be the reward of those females of all ranks, who, during the revolution, have sliewit friend ship, fidelity, or courage, in defending or at tending their persecuted husbands, parents, and re latives; and that, at a period when such conduct was more exposed to dangers, than that of those of the other sex, who braved the mouths of cannon, or the points of bayonets.---( La Clef des Cabinda). MRS. FAIRFIELD'S BALL ♦ND FOL•T. This elegant lady gave a ball and rout on Thms. day evening, at her house in lifelbeck-street, to a large party of fashioaables, amongst whom, The F.atlof Wigtoun, Lord Gra, tly, the Lu , tl Mayor, Cr Edward Dryden, lion. Mr Pelham, Mr Mad..., and Mr. Price; Lady Rich, the Lady Mayutan, M'os Claatwodl, she Miss Milfords, drr. &c. At two o'clock the supper-rooms were, thrown open, and displayed an exquisite treat of every de licacy of the season ; some excellent songs folkwed. and the cognoscen:i deservedly applauded. "Tlie Weed Noes Wild" of the beautiful MiS S TTPHEN• SON, of Qceen's-square, whose delightful "nth:lags ala Mountain gave exquisite delight. Atter Kip. per the dancing re-commenced with the once re nowned cotillion, and terminated about seven o'clock with a Lonnie Caledonian air. His MAJESTY has been pleased to appoint Mr. CCOPLIt, of Windsor, one of his Pages. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a C.binet Council was held At Lird HAIAILOW3Y'S 04. e, at which wet present the Duke of ?oarsstay, Lord 'llawaas guar. Mr. Pt TT, ICC. The Rtlisl A N AmlAlll.looa Attended a considerable time. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock. His MAJVITY. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, the Quecx, and tla l'n Inc? sirs, in their usual oeder, took an airing cis the Uxbridge road. Yesterday the Dukes of Cum ar IMAM u and Ca*. wainGE dirstid WWI the ROYAL FAMILY. 'l'he Prince of WALES will not visit &Visa early is the next week, as WAS expel:lel The Duchess of Re T L AND, the ermine", of acouar, Conotess of WILTON. Lady Vesizos, Lady CECILIA JOHNSON, and the COUIHMS of C.tc. DIG s o are among the tashionables Who are osakiag brilliant pteparations for the Birth-day. Mrs. LITCHFIELD'S BeGII6C. on Wednesday. sT2S honoured, as the benefit of such an Aflress deserves to he, by an audience of great respectability. 'llia great an/ grind is now the order of the Jay in France, except in the case of the fleet to invade England, which is still fiery properly called by the do/comfier of the/Witte. The Russian General Ifirrun lately arrived, is said to he an excellent morflmeh. A paper of yesterday fin,:s great fault with tie charity school mtstrevirs for wearing black laced cloaks and white muslins. What would the writer have said, had he seen the maids As EIGNAPA•TE has chosen a roaming among *he officers of his new household, we may presume be wishes to keep the peace. This is the time of year when nafrre releases its prisoners. A Bill to liberate poor debtors would of course be just in season. It is a curious fa& and worthy of remark, tits[ the actual duration of the Republic of Frame has existed so long only as jail to equal Me duration t i ;.;.e ConsmoneveaitO in England, which was eleven yeas and four months to a day, if the commencement of both be dated from the death of the Kings. It is not Mr. T. CJIMPZZLI., but Mr. PA .c. who has written the poem of "Cvpid turned leer," that accompanies the beautiful drawing. Li one of the Pulp:cassis. The Races on Lexdon !leads, near Colch,- - ter. on Wednesdsy and Thursday, were nunicrou,iy attended, and Afforded most excellent sport. Ascot Races are expelled to *Wird moth sr.• t next week. Several capital horses are entcred -- The Fail of Sasuvricis is the Steward. A servant in a house where Pa ev ; t, a celebrate French a:tor, f equently visited, requested hu . • procure him a ticket of admission to the Pa eviLLE gave him one. The aetor called a 1 '4 days afterwards, and asked the servant hew hr liked it Very much, he replied; the lattice is vtrf grand, and so are the decorations ; as to the gentle men and ladies, they were dressed most tuner:de. But what do you think of the attars Oh! fee.. as to the actors, they conversed together about the'' , own business, and yea know that did not concerntne. On Thursday evening a man called upon Mr. Elea, a farrier, at his shop, near the Old Hats, to the Alton Road, when a dispute arose, and the man gave Mr. E. a violent blow on the temr:‘, which caused his immediate death. The Mall WA secured. About twelve o'clock, on Sunday night last. t'-'t Methodist Meejing House in Cherry-stree , fir •akr• ham, was broFe into by three vrilAins, sump lei 4 ' l the purpose of stealing the mouey coneacat is tut evening; but being alarmed by the watchman. tim of them made their escape. and the tl. v. 30 0 HAYViOOth an old offender, and a wand si tea deserter from the Royal Marines, way Pad COP ceded in the gallery and taken to our prison. rio PA. B— f litotc n e ilethen t h C asrr r p h i d e l init s sdac Pln ca T t hemselves e n t iont ei Aon ag h .l th f Be a ca t The Swim and to cut the army lave: ha examined weeks eLi concernin chewed tr of State, 1 went, a conferenc the most of bank t which he gave me which he the moms to make t been aline One poin vie by thi very wary the Ftenc the Couni slew." ' toshop oi lonel, cal montane sive hunt trigujni . hi midi that I, of IN:tun es , form mg This refie !cared t c rrY for t. Lto far I PPtehen VILS th e !fitlid cc treat blip Tile Eng 14 nR ° gents of 'retin a 6, ! h3 wool 14tention