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HAMBURG!! MAIL. !Aim, JUNI S. A private letter from Berlin, of the 29th ult. says, that the Russian troops colleEted on the coast in Li vonia, and near Revel, amount to 44,000 men, and that the ships in that harbour, ready equipped, con sist of twelve ships of the line, sixtee❑ frigates and cutters, besides transports. The fleet at Cronstadt. more numerous, is espetied to join the fleet at Revel before it puts to sea. The Russian fleet, fitted out in /he Black Sea, consists of fourteen ships of the line, ten frigates, and four cutters, with transports fitted out to carry 20,000 troops, besides those who have already passed the Dardenelles for the Mediter ranean. Among other plans to settle the differences in the German empire, cur Goverment has proposed the partition of the EleEtorate of Hanover, which may procure an equality of votes in the Diet at Eta tisbon. Upon the whole, our Emperor is deter mined upon a new partition of Germany, in which vrveral of its first Princes will share. In our Department, many curious and mysterious publications are circulated, containing visions, pro phecies, and miracles. Several new seas have es tablished themselves every where, And pamphlets are disseminated by unknown persons, for and against religion, which cause great fermentations. The Police have hitherto in vain attempted to find out the offenders. The Hereditary Prince of Wirtemburgh, first cousin to the Emperor of Russia, has taken an Hotel upon the Boulevards, and furnished it in a princely style. Upwards of 100,000 livre‘ yearly are requ;red to keep it up. His stay here will pro bably be of longer continuance than wa s first es peeled; many think that he will reside here until the death of his father, and that our Emperor will advance him his great expences, until such an event. The Pepe having delivered up to France an Emi grant of note in the Russian service ; the Emperor of Russia has recalled from Rome his Minister, and •all Russian subjefts have left the Papal States. Even here, and in all other Courts, the Russian Mi nisters are ordered to 'have no communications in fatnre with the diplomatic agents of the Pope. The Danish Minister, Chevalier Dreyer, has pre sented a note to Talleyrand, complaining in strong terms, of the order of the Minister of Marine, who has ordered the crew of all Danish ships, visited by any English ships, during their cruise, to be de tained in arrest on board their vessels, which causes a great deal of expence and loss of time, and is, be sides, coutrary to the public marinate laws of na tions, as well as contrary to the private Commer cial Treaties between Denmark and stance. 'fah leyrand's answer is not known. Some persons pretend, that the supreme magis tracy in Holland, and in Switzerland, as well as in Italy and France, are to be hereditary in the fami lies of persons proposed by the Emperor of the French ; and that these new Sovereigns will have their hereditary rank guaranteed by the Bonaparte A LTONA, JUNE 1. For some time past, several couriers, carrying the mails and the letters, in different pans of the Conti nent, have been stopped, and robbed of particular letters, only addressed to certain persons. The dis pitthes from the Russian Commander at Corfu, to the Russian Minister at Naples, were taken from the courier from Otranto, to the latter city; and within a few day; afterwards, the hugs, with letters from R atisbon, were robbed of all letters to :he Russian, Swedish, ke. Ministers at the Diet of Ratisbon : all 0- 1 others were permitted to arrive safe. In the imc week, the bags, wi:h the letters from Russia 4r.: from England, for Warsaw, were opened by tsked persons, and all letters addressed to Louis VIII!. and Officen at his Court, or his relatives, :.e taken away. Thee political robberies, many I , :riSe to the secret agents of the secret French !' ‘: ice, as no!trace has been dig oovered of the cri nit:tab. A projeZr agsinst the safety of Louis XVIII. was plaattad by some evil-disposed persons ; but mis carried, from the retired life this Prince liveF, and by dui vigilance of tie Prussian Commander at Waraw. r.:IVATE IER. PARIS, JI.NE 1. We are assured, by persons in the confidence of Government, that it possesses all the letters passed between the English agents and the Bourbons in England, with those to the Duke of Angouleme and Lewis XVIII. at Warsaw, and that they are of treater importance than those lately published be tween Drake and Isfeliee. The manner in which est ".overnment has obtained possession of them is Yet+ lecrrt, as well as the particulars of the corre- IP•videnc t itself ; but it is generally believed that it Ls Bern obtained by means of the agent. of our octet police. ?TWAT?. LETTEN. •lENNA, MAY U. Our politicians pretend that France has gained great influence in the determination of our Cabinet, and they go even so far as to say that the treaty of 1:55 will be renewed; and that. BON APARTE will a.sist us ti• reconquer Silesia, and to extend our frontiers on the side of Turkey. The camp which is to be formed near Pest, they do not look upon as a pleasure amp only, but intended to restore tran quillity in those l'urkish provinces on oar frontiers, so long agitated, by a military occupation of Bel grade, and some other fortresses, conquered by us during the campaigns of 1189 and 179 o; but given up by the last peace with the Ottoman Porte. Some few months will shew how far these reports or spe culations are founded. In the mean time, the fre quent couriers between Paris and this capital, and the frequent conferences of the French Ambassador with our Ministers, prove that some negociations of great consequence are near a conclusion ; and, from our military preparations, it is evidenrthat their ob jeft is not entirely pacific. Baron Thugut has lately remitted to his Sovereign a long memorial concerning the present critical situation of Europe ; but its contents, and stiU more its conclusions, were disapproved by our Cabinet and by Count Co- bentzel ; and it is even said, that Baron Thugut has been invited not to give his advice, in future, with out being asked. This occurrence, if true, and the non-arrival of the Queen of Naples here, for whose reception, even preparations were made, are certain indications that French intrigues have gained ground, and that the honour of the House of Aus tria and the blood of Maria Theresa, will pot yet be revenged. The intended interview between our Sovereign and the Russian Emperor is said to be suspended for the present ; but, it is generally believed, that in the course of June or July, Alexander and Fre deric William wid meet in et-defunct Poland ; and that, perhaps, Louis XVIII. will be present, or at least visit these Sovereigns when together. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'. BENCH, WESTMINSTER, Just 12. Sitting before Lord EL czNaottouon. Mr. EtsttiNs moved the Court for a writ of m indamus to he direcc.ted to the Trustees of the Dagger-lane Dissenting Meeting House, at HuH, desiring that they would reinstate the Rev. George Nicholson in his situ.aion as Minister to that congre gation. It was stated, that the late Minister, from ill health, was obliged to resign; and an application was made by these very Trustees to Mr. Nic.tolson, requesting that be would offer himself for their con sideration to fill the vacancy. The Trustees had the power of nominating, and the congregation to elea. In cm:sequence of this invitation, Mr. Nicho!son left London, and went at first, which is the usual mode, on trial ; a short time after he was unani mously sleeted, gave up his establishment in town, and moved his family to HnU, where he officiated for some time. From some unknown motives, the Trustees thought proper to disrnisslim; but, having been elated by the Congregation at large, he con tinued to attend his duty as usual. until the 3th day of April last, when the "Ftustees adlually locked up the Chapel doors, and neither Minister nor Congre gation could say their prayers. The application was grounded on the affidavits of IStr. Nicholson, and se +eral of the Congregation, whose wish it was that he should be reinstated. The Court granted a Rule to shew cause. RIOT AND ASSAULT Mr. Wt Lson moved for leave to file a Criminal Information against certain persons for a Riot and Assault upon Docctor Tatham, a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire, and a Fellow r.f the Univer sities of Cambridge and Oxford. A sort of Mountebank bad a lottery or rage in a field in the neighbourhood of the Donor, which created some disturbance, and the Dottor, attended by his constable, endeavoured to disperse them. A Mr. Brown, who was very aftive among the rioters, desired them not to mind,what a " fool like the Donor" said; that he would turn him and his constable off the ground. Finding it of no use to contend at that time, the Doi2or went away, and returned again in the evening, when he found a very large mob collected. Upon his constable calling some persons to assist him, this Mr. Brown, flourish ing a stick before the Dator, who was on horseback, hallooed to the mob to force him into a corner of the field, and souse him in the borne-pond. While one fellow, obedient to this advice, was bdabouring the horse's rump with a shovel, Brown v•as shaking come chains in his face; upon this the Lurie took fright, and threw the Donor, by which lie was much bruised. Brown continuing all this time his noise. and swearing he'd set his bea gles after him 'till he'd hunt him down like a fox. Mean while so= of the mob gave the constable a drubbing. Granted a Rule to shew cause. COMMON PLEAS. No case of any importance occurred in the course of the day. Sir J ANCS MANS! I t.Lo stated, that in consequence of the Judges being obliged to attend the Lords on Friday next, it would he proper for him to try causes at Guildhall, earlier than usual. The Jury were, therfore, ordered to be in court by tea o'clock OR that day: Mr. DRIVtlt. the Nurseryman, of the Kent Road. 11.11 for some tins* encouraged the breed or leaches to such an extent, as to be able to supply nearly the whole of the faculty, and others in and about Lon don. A few nights since his premises were robbed of his whole stock. Mr. D. estimates the value of his loss at betwINNI two and tkeehundrad rounds. PUILICOFFICT, BOWSTREET. MRS SIDDONS. For these two months past this fascinating Aarecs has been persecuted by the addresses of a love., whose passion appears to be as bOundless and imprudent as the Lady's virtue has proved itself unassailable. It first commenced with some soft and tender &jets deux. Love, timid and bashful, made his appr , •acb.rs under the feigued name of Romro, haJ io, 7«.creer, and Vela/lei. These the favourite daughter of the Tragic,Aluse tested with virgin coyness. lan.; used to the admiration of th e p u bli c , t h ey passe d away without making any impression, like the fl it tering nonsense of sonic one who sought to make a jest of the most ser io us o f passions. At 'enrol; however, these kiletr Jour accumulated to such a magnitude as to burst the two-penny post letter ben, and threaten to overwhelm the letter carrier. These were followed up by a dashing, elegant youth of about 2 , 2, who, by his repeated inquiries at her house in Great Marlborough -street, and his eager and impassioned manner, was sisspeeted to be the writer of these l,ve-sick epistles. 01 course the servants were ordered by their mistress to refuse him admittance, and the lover's person WAS treated with the same cold negledt as his letters. Finding this sort of siege ineffeausl, the enamoured youth was compelled to change his mode o.' attack. Instead, therefore, of the common artillery of oaths, promises, anal declarations of the most impassioned love and admiratisn, he informed her, by letter, that he had a secret of the utmost importance to comninni cate to her, and requested, in the most earnest terms, that she would grant him an interview, after which he promised he should for ever cease to trou ble her more. Mrs. Siddons now, for the fi rst time, broke silence, an d answ ered, th at if be had any thing to communicate,' her brothers, Messrs. John and Charles Kembk , or her son, M r. H. Siddons, would give him a meeting for the purpose. His subsequent conduft sheered that his business could not be settled by any of these gentlemen. He be came more troublesome than ever, as well in his 'pistols' y attacks, as his personal applications at the lady's house. The servants, grown tired of his persecution, would not answer the door when lie knocked. But his address overcame all their vigilance; as he frequently lay in wait, watch ing until the door was opened fur others, and then slipped into the hall, where he remained im ploring in vain a sight of the mistress, until the servants, with great difficulty, turned him out by force into the street. Thus persecuted, and appre. heading some dangerous consequence Item the violence of his expressions, and the ungovernable fury of his passion, Mrs. Siddons sent for I.er bro ther, John Nernble, to whom she communicated her fears, and asked his advice, as to the manner in which she should sa. The following extract may afford a specimen of his opistclAry talents : Lovatitsr or women, " In Bduid.r.s, halrelle, Joliet, and Callen, I have admired you until my fancy threatenel to burst, and the strings of my imagination were reidy to crack to pieces; but, as Mrs. Siddons, I love you to 113‘.1 ness, and until my heart and soil are over whelmcd with fondness and desire —say not that time has placed any difference in years between you and me. The youths of her day saw no wrinkles upon the brow of Ninon D'Enclos. It is for vulgar forms and vulgar souls alone to grow old ; but you shall flourish in eternal youth, amidst the war of elements and the crush of worlds. `• May 2, Barley Mow, Salisbury-square." Mr. Kemble accordingly applied to Mr. Gra ham, the Magistrate; and, after weighing well the business, it was determined, in conformity with the advice of Mr. Graham, to flatter the folly of die young man, in order to afford an opportunity to take him into custody. Accordingly when the enamoured youth called on Monday evening with his usual errand at Marlborough -street, the countenance of the servant, which used to frown defiance, relaxed into a most gracious smile, and he informed him that his mistress would give him a meeting yester day morning, at ten o'clock. Hot with the Tuscan grape, and high in blood , the h aug h t y, ga ll ant , gay Lothar* did not fly with more ardour to the chamber of the fond, believing, love-sick Cefiste, than this enamoured youth flew to Great Marl borough -street, at the appoir.ted hour. He was in stantly :hewed into a room; but instead of beholding the °Well of his adoration, he encountered the rude embrace of Adkins, the Bow-street Officer, who was there in waiting with Mr. Kemble. We read of a mode formerly in use of executing men who had been guilty of violation of the fair sex, by a machine dressed up in the form of a beautiful woman, which squeezed the criminal to death in its arms. The amorous intruder probably experienced a similar sensation when he found himself in the iron grasp of the How -street Officer. He was immediately car ried to How-street, accompanied by Mr. Kemble, and underwent a long examination before Mr. BOND and Sir W. PARSUNS. I'he Magistrates urged, in very strong terms, the folly and the impropriety of his coodua, in making love to a married woman of Mrs. Sidion's highly repeSable charadter and time of life; and their arguments were enforced by a very impressive lelure f rom M r. Kemble. This process seemed to cool his love considerably ; and he was dismissed, atter having given a solemn pro mise that he would not be troublesome any more to Mrs SidJoils. He is a fine looking young man, a native of Ireland, a student of Lincoln's-inn, and lives in Salisbury-square. A very dangerous combination h as lately taken place between the Journeymen Boot and Shoe makers, by which the Masters and the trade in ge neral, are put to the greatest inconvenience ; many industrious men being prevented frnm supporting their families; the rules adopted by the;;Committees of Journeymen, not suffering the men to work, but on certain conditions, and for certain Masters. Yes terday the matter came before Mr. Bust; and Sir Wn. PA ftsoris. at this Office, when Mr. Cosgr and Mr. Guat.r.v attended as Counsel for t!ie different parties, and warrants were issued against a number of the men. On Friday last, died, at his house in Lewes, Sir Flutist/taxon Poist.a, Bart. He is succeeded in his tide and Lundy est Ate, by the Rev. Haute Nowt, of the Hooke, near Lewes. FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTZ. Admirsky-Olite, raw 12. COIN FA OP TWO usrTras TO THE kICII. W. CORN. WALLIS. • Majeatyl Ship Doris, off Pans du R •- • SIP. 10th MarCh, 1404. I beg 1 are to infir : n you of ray having takes and destroyed the Itztakl gun bar, No. '351, the second Obis, eurving IS printer awl 31 men, being one of a small convoy from Quuuper to Brut, ultimately to Boulogne, laden with, ammo. slat in, provisions, frc. the rest escaped into Ilad.trio, owl • g to ray basing sprung the main -thrust, and slit the oil m chat.. I have the honour to be, dm PAT. CAMPBELL..' .• The Han. Admiral Cornwallis, &e. ~ His Majesty's Ship Dotty elf Point du Rue, SIP, April 30. Ha ,ng olvieised, on the clearing up of a fog, a =tabu of gun b: id., boat., and ritare'ri, :toted at the entrance of Hu.lirr..e haraour ; I shied in:a right, and :-.r.choird as near a. I eou'd to protect the boats, which were dts7llo - hoil "dgr the order. of Lieutenant Alenion, who suceeed^d in bringi g out the gunboat, N. 1.3 0, ..f the ..toad clear, carryinl pounder and 30 men; but owing to a rapid and heavy surf. Wu:ft • broke at the harbour's mouth ' as well as :heir bring rifle c .. by strung batteries, p r e sen t e d his being more successful. I ain, &c. PAT. CAMPBELL. The Hon. Admiral Cornwallis. BANKRUPIS. Edward Hader Strange, of Frant, Sussrx, grocer, to cur. render June 16 and 23, at one, and July 24, at elevens at Guildhall. Attorneys, Messrs. Blandford awl Sweet, King's. Beneh Walks, Temple; and Mr. J•mes, Tunbridge Wells Edward Curling, of Margate, ho) Joan, to surrender Jane 14, 29, and July 24, at ten, at Guildhall, Canterbury. At torrivya, Mr. William Lee, Sandw;cli, Kent; a3d Mr. TlP man Mawley, Tottenham -street, Fitzroy-square London. Joh* Parr o tt, la te o f Ratelitft-Highway, viensallet ' r am , render June 19, 23, ale July 14, a t t en , a t Guildhall. tomey, Mr. Holloway, Chancery-lane, London Gnome Field, of 014 Swan Stairs, Upper Thames-attest, ma,ehant, to surrender June 16, at one, 30, and July M. at teeliu!, at Guildhall. Attorneys, Messrs. J. and R. Wtllia, Warnhird-court, Throgmo-ton-street. Witham Field, of Old Swan Stain, Upper Thames Wed, inerekanr, to surrender Juno 16, at one, 314 and July 14, ad twelve at Guddhall. Attorneys, Messrs. J. and R. Willis, Wantined-court,. Throgrnorten-oreet. Joritthan Pickernell, of Sundonland, Durham, dealer, to surrender Jena 29, and July 23, at eleven, at White's Tavern, Sunderland. Attorney:, Mr. George Parker Sunder land; and Masan. Atkinson and Morgan, Ataka-Friars, Loutiod. Robert Williamson, of Rosk-Hill, York, farmer, 10 ierren. .ter July 2,3, and 14, at eleven, at the B ack Bedade, r York. Attorneys, Messrs. Dyncley and Sows, Gray's, inn, Loo- don; and Mr. Morton, Sedate. Thomas Smith Wdliams, of Mincing-lane, shin-broke., surrender June 19,23; and July 84, at ten, at Ciut.dhaU. At. corneyc, Messrs. Swain and Stevens, Old Jewry. .tt LIVI OEN J. ly 3. Thomas Jana and John MaTiftoll, of Ludlow, at ten, at Guildhall. . „ June 23. James Wilde, John. W a tt s , and ,tritin Body, of . Upper Thames street, griletti at ten, at Gui:dhall. June 27. John Kershaw, of Wakefield, Yorkshire, chyinist, at eleven, at the Whitt Hart inn, Waitangi& • July 6. Robert Brickdalo Morgan, 13..M.0.41111i1i, Irina:lw maker, at four, at the Shakespear Tivetti ' B.ronrigt.arn. July Ai. William Cres'iie the you n ger, and J•dtn (.. - vie••vrood, both late of Liverr9ol, merchant., at ten, 'at the York Hotel, in William.on-square, div rpoot. e July 17. Dudley of Seat Paul's Church yard, trunk- inakor, at t-a, at GinldhalL.„ . • July 9. William Sr mar and John Smith, of seeds, Yolk sldr,., grocers, at ele...n, at the Ruh and Muth Inn, Lreds. July 4. Wiliam Walker now or Ate of Yorkshire,mer.diant, at eleven, at the Three 1.. , •gs Inn, Leech'. July 21. Christopher Lance and Peter Aube, Of Ghnid; square, Crotched-1112n, four-factors, at Havel. at GuildlsOL July 21. Christopher Lanee,of Genid•squar::, Crotched-friars, flour-factor, at Helen, at Guildhall. July 7. Wiliam Fell, of St. Martin's-lane, tailor, at ten, at July 3. Mary Dulhunty and Ann Baker, of Sm.kadle-.uses, Piccadilly, milliners, at ten, at Guildhall. July 4. George Brain, of of std, merchant, at eleven, at the White Lieu, Broad -street, Bristol. CERTIPICATI2--Ju Le 3 Thomas Rookie", of Bridgewater, Somerset, baker. Patrick Hunter, of &lend, merchant. Roes Thomas, of Broad-street, St. Giles's, glassweller. ---- Dollars to the amount of 150,0001. will, in the course of the present week, be forwarded to Dahlia. Captain Hifi°, of the Navy, is commissioned by the Board of Admiralty to take the most accurate soundings off Brest, to ascertain, and lay down on a chart, the sunken rocks that endanger our block ading fleet off that harbour. This experienced Of ficer sailed from Plymouth on Sunday last, upon this survey. The Newspapers, morning and evening, of yes terday, mention the CH.! of a Gentleman, who WAS robbed on Sunday, at the open space, in front of the condemned ho . uses, near St. Clement's church. • It is, indeed, a shame that they should have been suffered to stand so long, the terror of passengers by day, and the screen of robbers by night. At Bristol, about 4000 troops were drawn up in Queen's-square, on His MAJESTY'S B:rth-day. Ge neral Fistica came on the ground about One o'clock, when 66 rounds were fired by the field-pieces. and' three vollies by each of the corps of infantry, fol lowed by a general busts from the whole body. The day was extremely fine, and rendered the scene gay and exhilirating. The French General BOY r from St. Doming o , h a pp en i ng to he upon his runt, , towards Cheltenham, where be will remain 'upon' his parole 411@n/icor, applied for • permission to be present, which Gencrat FISHER politely granted. General Boyer. surveyed the speElacle With great attention, fron. a window at W.Gis Ellis's, Esq. and observed to a Lady who stood near him, " that it must indeed be highly gratifying to every B! itc•n, to see the noble integrity which pet ceded t. Le country." Strjeant liswirr, of the Loyal Worcester Vo lunteers (being one of the sarjeants allosce3 by Government), has been tried by a Court Martial for absenting himself from the corps, and going to Bristol without leave, where he was appr, bolded and brought back ac a deserter by a party of the Bedford Militia. He was sentenced to h* pub licly reprimanded, and dismissed the cops; under the impression, that no corporal punishincat coati equal the stigma of.being thus dismissed from so re spat:able a body of men. A crow has been observed these four years at Kirkton, near Bathgate, having its wing nearly all white. The proprievir, wishing to have it stuffed AS a curiosity, shot it (a , he supposed) ; but, on ex amination, it psymed to be a young one reserniding the parent in the wings, seirkthe addition uf its neck being partly white, claws wholly so, and white fee thersor spots on its head. He iLis it now preserved in his possession. It was not aocernined whether any more front the nest re,embled the old one, which is seen daily.