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i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS--SPervioAr,Joav 14. The Irish Additional Defence Bill, the late Lord Viscount Kilvrarden's Family Pension Bill, the Fo reign Enlistment Bill, the two Ordnance Mes suage 13i11s, the London Coal-market Bill, the Bill for Authorising the Marriage Service in certain Churches and Chapels, and four private Bills, re ceived the Royal Assent, by Commission. The Loan CHANCELLOII, the Earl of ROM YN, and Lard xasi mum Am, were the Commissioners present. The Irish County Peace Bill, and the Hackney Coach Stage Bill,were read the third time and passed. The Civil - List Bill, the Board of Ordnance Frank ing Bill, the Irish Promissory Note Bill, and the l'oultry Compter Bill, were read the second time, a::d wanted to be committed on Monday next. Adjimmed to Monday. who have figured on the sups, at concerts, or in the ' orchestra, but who, from age, disease, wounds, or accidents, in amusing the public, or performing their duty, are now wanting succours, or languishing in want, both at Paris and in the departments. D'Annou, formerly grand vicar to the Bishop of Autun, Talleyrand, is appointed ,operior of the Col lege of Christian Missi..naries at Paris. The Con stitution of this Order has been settled by Talky rand, and Cardinal Caprara, and is sanetioned by the Pope, and confirmed by Bonaparte. It con tains already 130 meml,,lTs, among ‘s horn are some young men, ri-droa», t•rs, in the corps of ar tillery and engineers. Fo.tr youi:g men, ckrks in Talleyrand's office, have, by his recommendation, entered the same Order. Mehee has demanded to be admitted, but has been refused. 10. I.t , JUNE 16. The English fleet is again in sight, and we can count ten ships of the line, and seven frigates. We are here busy night and day, to complete the • .; • : pmeilt of the Sve , § and Bdloila, that we may, \v v..: more rtilial force, attack our insolent foes, and skit the Nlediter: anr•ut of their presence ; but pro bably they will not wait fur us, but do, as they did lately, owe their safety to their flight. RRE:r, j(INF. 21. Never, for twelve years, was onr fleet more bril liant, or more complete, nor our officers and men in higher spirits. Our new Commander, Admiral Gantheaume, has chat'ged several of the signals, and made several improvements in the manoeuvres, mote congeni.tl to our national vivacity and spirit. One division of our national flotilla, under the command of Captain Gatuies, was attacked, on the 17th, near Penmark,, by two English ships of the line, three frigates, and four cutters. After cannon ading as for an hour, and receiving great damage from our batteries, the enemy was forced to retreat, without doing us the lta,t injury. CHLIIIIMIGH, JUNE YG. Our road is crowded with armed vessels belong. ing to our grand national flotilla; but a numerous division of English ships ■re always in sight, and prevent as yet our re-union at Boulogne. The fort of Bonaparte will be finished before the end of the year, and then our road and harbour will offer security and proteCtion to a fleet of one hundred ships of the line. ANTWERP, jcxs 24. Great preparations are making here for die reception of our Emporor, who is expeaed in the course ru.inth, to inspet'l our naval a.rangements Sad improvements. The first 74 gun ship ever built in our dockyard will be launched in his Majesty's presence, together with a 4t gun ft ig,ate, which will be called Josephine. Two hundred Dutch, and three hundred German earpen t, in I-t t:riccrs, ar poeted to augment the num b ;rltien Areal) employed here. Two new pramis, a.tul six gun...oats, are ready to sail for Hushing. By an article in the Le...dem Courant, of the 9th in stain, it ayitears, th.tt the Afoul/gar of the hth con r.,:as a c. - irtradinion of several pieces of intelli gence, conanui.icated in another French Paper, the l'uloltce,le. The Moniteur represents them as having been taken from Gentian Journals, in which they kad been inserted by the influence of English Agents. The articles which are contradifted by the Official Paper, are as follow i••• 14 That considerable changes are to take place in Italy ; that the Papal States are to be divided, and that Cardinal Fesch is to have a skare ; that the Kin of Naples will retire to Sicily ; and that General Alton was to be re stored to the situation from which he had been dis missed." It is also added, that an article published some time since in the Pu!'trifte, had induced the Secretary of State of the Sublime Porte, to remon strate with M. Brune, the French Minister at Con stantinople, on a supposed design of France to seize the Morr.t ; and that, from intelligence given in the French Papors, the Court of Vienna entertained an opinion that France intended to send 1;0,000 men into Ita/y. To THL PUBLIC. The rc..t.nre ht P.,nlconeolar7 Debate being rer neer, we, pr seat our iestieeserldir the First Numbs' of an intereslaig series of Biographical Sketchy'. TILE BRITISH PRIM. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod attended at the Bar, and summoned the House to appear in the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given . Commission. ..... __..... The SPEAKER. with the Howe, attended accord. ingly ; and, on his return, he infr imed the 1 !nose that he had been in the House of Peers, and heard the Royal Assent given, by Coinmission, to the Kilwarden A nnuity Bill, the Irish Additional Force till, the Fore r. Enlistment Bill, the Clandestine Islarriage Bill, aui the Coal-market Bill, with seve ral private Bills. Lord C. Sost caste took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Monmouth. Mr. Alderman Cost BE brought up the Report of the Committee of the Alteration of the Additional Force Bill, so far as relates to the City of London, whi h was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The British Fishery Bill, the Leather Manufac turers Bill, and the Property Commissioners Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. A Message from the Lords informed the House that their Lordships had agreed to the Hackney Coach 1111!, the Iri.th Counties Peace Bill, and the Corn Regulation Bill, without any amendments. The Woolwich Ordnance Lands Bill, the Bill to obviate Inconveniencies in the Accountant General's Office in Chancery, the Irish Revenue Bill for rais ing 800.0001. the Nass.lu Free Port Bill, the Loyalty L a Bill, the Tobacco and SnufF w.ich9.ing and the 2,500,0001. Bill, were severallt reported, the resolutions agreed to, and t;.e Pills ordered to be read a third time on Monday neat. A new writ was ordered tau he issued for the county of Leith, in Ireland, in the room of dr' Right Hon. .1. Foster, who, since his elisaion, Lath accepted the Office of Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland. The Consolidated Fund Bill and the Irish Re venue Regulation Bill were severally cosentitted, and the reports ordered w be received on Monday. Mr. Jolt NSTUrse submitted to the consideration of thc House a string of resolutions respeding the Fi nances, which, he admitted, he had taken up oa toe same ground as a Right I Lin. Friend of his (M-. Tierney) hid formerly done. He wished to pro ceed in the same way, which WAS, that the first re solution should be read, and the debate adjourned some future day. The first resolution was then nut as follows : _ " That the National Debt, or. the . J qarch, 1803, amounted 367 millions. Mr. FICSKISSON then moved, that the deb.:te be adjvurned, which WAS 0. awed fur 'cueliclay next. Adjourned. FOREIGN IN ruLLIGENCE. PARIS, JULY 4. Our letters from our sea ports speak of tiro great aaivity whwb continues to reign every where, an !if the blow has I, •t yet been struck, it will be felt so snitch the more :Ible when all our strength is colleted. Princess Louis in a state of preg nancy ; the Emperor has ord:red her to reside at the Thuil!cries, or St. Cloud, and not at Com piegne, where her husband commands the Dragoons encamped there. The artist Cavone is engaged to make a bust of mArbl.4 resembling her Majesty the Empress Jose phine. The expenee has been subscribed by her Majesty's Maids of Honour, who intend to present this bust to the Museum Napoleone. At Malmaison, his Majesty the Emperor Napo. leon is collefting a Museum, intended so be called 6 , Museum Josephine." No less than twenty artists are travelling over all Europe to make purchases and colleaions worthy of such a place. The sum of three millions of hems (195,0001.) is to be expended to perfea it. This money is given from the Empe ror's private purse. Since their proclamation, their Imperial Majesties have paid no less than 10,000 livres (4201.) to nurses who have under their care the children of some poor Parisian citizens; and 600,000 livtes bare been be stowed to improve the situations of all persons (rn the whole 344) attached to the opera. The rest i•I sum is to be distributed among them yearly 01 the 18th of May, the day when the &tutu, Ct•n sultns was published, which made the imperial dig. nity hereditary in the Bonaparte family. The of music has laid before the mperor a plan for instituting an II u 1 tics s for decayed or old musicians, actors, dancers, sing ers, altresses, &c. It has been referred to the mem bers of the Council of State. According to the plan, the Emperor is to advance 500,000, and with one, t wo, or three per cent. in the year, taken (torn the salaries of persons of that description in good health, an hotel is to be built, and provided with all necessa lie, ~ ,ificient to ~, s tain £4OO persons of both sexes, LONDON. MONDAY. Jos* i 6. A series of a Paris paper. the atoyen Fresutir, up to the Sth, was received in town on Saturday. No Foreign news has since arrived. and that contained in the Paris Journals h not important. We have extracted every part of their contents that deserves notice. Private letters from Pali*, of the same date, dwell upon the indifference shown by the people at large to the recent change in the government. This is a very natural result. He must be an enthusiast indeed in the raw* of liberty, whose ardour has nut been cooled 1.) Aston of revo. lutionary horrors. If, in their change of tyrants, the people have advanced from bad to worse, they cannot be blamed if they now give up the pursuit, and Rather hear those Oh they have, That fly to what tint they know net of . Besides, Royalists and Republicans probably foresee, that the imperial sovereignty will expire in the Bo- N 44444 e fatuity with the present possessor, and that anarchy and civil wars will follow. On Saturday the ilattik.qh Corretpandenten of the 3d inst. WAS received, but its contents are not im portant. The Dublin nail of the lOth arrived yesterday. Private letters received by it, confirm our opinion that the reports of a new rebellion, so industriously circulated, are false Alarms, arising from the en• creased aFtivity of Government. Saturday about two o'clock, the Pon TUCL LSE and RusSIAN Ams‘Anoits had audiences of Lord Hootaoway, at his office. At three o'clock a Ca. binet Council was held there. The Kin° has appointed the Hon. CcciL JEN.. RINSO74 to be HIS MAJESTY'S Secretary of Legation to the Court of Vienna. _ The KING has approved the appointment of Don ROSICSEIO JOSEF Gt:TIE•REZ to be His C•THOL{C MAJESTY'S Consul at Gibraltar. _ _ The Right Hon. GLORGE Rose, and the Right Hon. Lord CMARLES HENRY SOMPII•ET, are ap pointed Paymasters-General of His MAJESTY'S Forces. The Duke of Movir Rost, and Lord CHARLES SPENCER. :at appointed Postmasters' General. Lord JOHN THY NNE, Vice-Chamberlain of His MaJcsrv's household, was on Wednesday last sworn of His M Aissr v Must Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the bo..rd ac cordingly. Lord Bonney is appointed Captain in the Here fordshire regiment of Militia. Upon inquiry, we find, that the report of Lord GLOM:LSI:root - it's diplomatic mission to St. Peters. burgh is without foundation. Lord GRANVILLE Lcvssos GOWER, brother to the Marquis of Sr Ar rant), has received that appointment. His Lord ship is making preparations for his immediate depai. ture. The Earl of Ma Lomat: ity's sudden return to town on Saturday, from Park Place, near Hen ley, was in consequence of his Lordship's appoint ment. The inquiry in the House of Commons Last week, whether Mr. FOSTER WAS or was not Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland, was answered on Satur day, by the SPEAKER being ordered to issue a writ for a new del ion for the county of Louth, in the room of the Right Hon. Joust Foasts, s•ho hat ac cepted the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland. On Saturday all the battalions of Guards in Lon don received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march at an hour's notice; they are likewise fur nished with ammunition, &c. Dispatches from Jamaica, dated the 20th of May, state, that an alarming plot, formed by the French prisoners in that island, in conjunetion with the French at Cuba, had been fortunately discovered, the object of which was,to cause an insurreftion, for the purpose of obtaining possession of the island. It is said, that they were to have been provided with money bysome Jews, who, however, failed in their engagement, and the whole plot was happily discovered, before any explosion could take place.—The necessary mea sures had been adopted, to prevent any similar attempt for the future; and the island, at the date of the official advices, was in every respell per fealy safe, and totally free from alarm. A Jamaica paper, of the leth of May, says, " A French ship of the line and two frigates, with troops, are mentioned to have got safe into Gaudaloupe." A Jamaica paper of the sth says, " Captain Bor as*, of the ship James, of Bristol, arrived at Mo rant Bay from Cork, mentions, that in passing Mar tinique, he saw the British flag flying on the ditferent small forts to windward of St. Pierre. The Bien ham, of 74 guns, a 58-gun ship, a sloop of war, and a store-ship, were lying close to the Diamond Rock, on the top of which a camp, and the English colours, were perceptible. The late embargo at Guadaloupe was considered as the forerunner of an expedition from thence ' against some of our West India possessions, and ex cited a considerable degree of alarm at Dominica. Accounts from Cape Francois, dated April 30, state, that American produce was in high demand, and that plunder of every description was to be pur chased for one hundredth part of its value. Letters from Madeira state, that the Amelia fri gate, and Fly sloop of war, with about fifty sail of vessels for the West Indies, had arrived there on the 6th of June. Accounts from Constantinople mention the de ooh of GMLZZAC PAC,IA, the Governor of St. Jean d'Acre, and Damascus. The French Ambassador at Vienna had not deli vered his new credentials on lie t'ad of last month. Accounts from Admiral Cons was cis, off Brest, have been received ; they are dated the ith instant, at which time the enemy had made no fresh prepa ration to put to sea. Our squadron cruising off Ferrol consists of the Northumaerland, Admiral COCO. RANT ; Sir CMANLLS HAMILTON; Mam, li , egon, and Ganges ; besides frigates. In the harbour of Ferrol there were lying four French ships of the line and one Dutch, besides frigates ; and one French ship of the line and a frigate in Corunna. The payment of the Dock-yard at Chatham com menced on Thursday. The greatest aflivity pre •aileci at that port ; the Firm, Atlantan:, ani Helena. are quite ready for sea, several others are in a con siderable state of forwardness. The late accounts from Cochin, China, state, that of the 30,000 rebels, to whom the KING had granted an aft of amnesty on condition of their retiring to the northward, •24,000, unable to support themselves, had taken up arms, and committed great excesses on the frontiers of Tonciain and Laos ; others had pos sessed themselves of some strong positions on the Western coast. where they had fitted out piratical proiss tu the great annoyauct the country traders. AQUATIC GALA. At two o'clock, on Fridaz, Lord C. L. Orni . 1 gave a public breakfast, at his house, in White6.ll The company, t", the amount of 130, were enter .on.. ed in the great drawing-room and antichamber. A t half past three, the company •proceeded to Wl.ite. hall Stairs, where several barges, pl eas ure-bo a ts, six-oared cutters, and funnies, were prepared, and drawn up for their reception. Tin: band belon g i ng to the Caermarthenshire Militia, commanded by s W. W. WYNNE, attended in full uniform, awl as the company approached the river, saluted their with " God save the Kng." The embarkation dn. played a fine scene of graceful bustle, and a chum_ ing view of neat ancles. An occasional a white garter was also unavoidable. Among company who committed themselves to the bris.. a of old Father Thames weie, the Duchess of M„. c Hums, Prince PIGri•TLLL I, Earl and Countess Of WESTMORLAND, Lady MILIJINE, Lady H . Falls, Lady Haaaowse, Loed and Lady V,l. Lists. Lady Oaoe s Lord aud Lady C 4ST LE ktAuti, Lord Du ucamsos, Sir W. W. Wy E, the IL I% Mr. Lau &c. They proceeded up the rive r , with the band at the head of the ran division, pia. ing " Rae Britarmie," to the Star and Garter, J r . Richmond, where they dined, and about nine, tiiti returned to Vauxhall, where their carriages svce la waiting. C his c prid is 01'a! whc hiei of v Ivii sh 4 Ire the thi a 4 iti r deper. im the 1 y hare why e t. No 1 weir i;ned;!l 1 11t1.1.•• " er.d. lay, for Av der visit to the NI- Joao. 14444 :e ;be !trough Ostetly for the ord an ele- ,ckville• artited Du* r a Is. earkwee ymarket Ir. 13" . :be Most ed. cf Ml• dt•liv,t• Id h'sely Emt ineas o s of hit sik Reg. e llalw 'se Ire* p n vateer arried to lavvorst, h As ee to artists se vers! t he (gigs e Co 4 ch' I walker. exptNi'j aaalt4 MR. LAWRIE. A very serious accident happened to Mr. Ls. Imam, at the Opera House, on Saturday enpoz In the Divertisement, the tendon d'AcAille was bran % by an extraordinary exertion, and he fell upon the stage. The pain was excruciating, and his pure were distinElly heard in every part of the House. The other performers instantly crowded round his, and Mr. D'hovi tat carried him off the stage. Madame LAURIE had, for the first time, goes the Gallery, to see her husband once, and was a spec ator of this unfortunate scene. Frora the na. ture of the accident, it is probable, that Moonier soatE will never be able to dialloaw his proles," except as a teacher. Mr. Rommel, the gentleman who so much di. tinguished himself in the late Parliament, by aa numerous triumphs over the Minister of the da,, now in town. We understand he ha. la:en solicited to start for Middlesex. Lord DUNSINN A N has given 10001. for the support of an English Chapel at Perth. The charming Lady FIZATMCOTe% Ball, NI evening, in Grosvenor-square, has excited great ex. peßation in the fashionable world. The supper will be sumptuous. Covers will b_ laid for 260. Mrs. Eossvoll will have an early party this even ing, in Berkeley-square. Hitetards request hx company to meet previous tis Lady kinAl Bali. Lady E. CA RPCNTZR will conclude he- f.' Able campaign with a grand route, on rauisdl, in Lower Grosvenor-street. sir \V. W. Wviise will give, this day, an elegint dinner, at his house, in St. - James's-square. splendid circle invited arc, the Marquis of Inavt, Sir JJl:s SHCLLY, Mr. MATTEUX, Mr. CHIA, MOSDEL:.V. A contenyorary print has announced the dem tore of the Earl and Countess of Durav from the Oaks for Lancashire. That noble family bare been it Knowsley since the middle of May, wbre they will remain until the end of August. No part or the family have been at chi Oaks since fe bruary. The MA Rt.anitouou family.lave been deta;nedia town, by the indisposition of the Duke of MARLS., souou. Its Grace, however , is so far recoverols that the family will leave town on Wednesday, for Sion Hill, from whence they will go in a few dais to Woodstock, and close the season, with a visit to Brighton, for the first time these three yews. Mr. T:tcotv, the ci-desent Treasurer of the Nl vy, having wczgAto reasons to be silent, Mr. Joar• a roNc has thrown down the gauntlet, as f inentat opponent to Mr. PITT. It now appears that Mr. PLTT'S Defence BIT, which proposes to facilitate the progress of the V.- luateers, cannot carry a Volunteer Captain throoo a turnpike gate. Lord and Lady BORINGDON have left Oste:ly Park, for his beautiful seat, Saltram. Lord HAIM/WIT and family have settled for the season, at Putney Park, in order that his Lordslr? may not be out of the way. The flowage: Duchess of Ili Asr gave an ele gant dinner yesterday, at her house, in Sackville street. Lyman :4 jun. the celebrated otroausd, has arrised at Plynmutli from Spain. Mr. K it axe, upon the expiration of his Dubi* engagement, will take a trip to Galway, for a b. nights. Mr. COLMAR'S Comedy of Tele Peer Genskam was performed on Saturday night, at the Hay make Theatre. Mr. Bum:Twee Frederick and Mr. DV' MISTER'S O'd Bramble, were received with the most decided approbation. Tice lions.: ()vent awed. Friday se'nnight, Mrs. Basset, wife d BENNET, of the Norwich theatre, was safely aeliv•t• ed of two fine girls and a boy, all living, and to do well. Lord Cu ARLES FITZROY, having won 60 than at the races last week , at Ipswich , ordered em be divided amongst the wives of the soldiers of hit brigade, the North York, and West Suffolk Rego ments of Militia. Colonel GORDON and his Son, and Major D*Le stomo, were lately captured, on their passage WA' New York for Jamaica, t , y the French private. Repo:Willie, of one gun, and 4u men, and carried te Sc. Jago de Cuba. The battle to be fought this day, by PAT/ 004 the Jew, and Bt LL WA al), the Coachman, hiS eS cited great expettation among the ptigiktie Isrul and amateurs. The Israelites have betted se n 7 thousands upon the Jew. • titenza, and the 006 knowing ones of the fist;l3ave backed the Cost'' man. Mr. Baiter:ay, the celebrated vfAr i has arrived in town from Yorkshire, and is to attend this meeting. 'lle scene of adlt) len Green, near Paddington.