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• PI a tb so or. 14 of ► hi, Pr e Lt Ita an of t- -n • is Ih et a th • r If is a As be pr St to is an oet is of St ff nz V rtre ith Lad lie net P, rd, of the S. th. 4 es wee f, 6a 1, t as Ka. 41 e t ear the tl !Se- etre Lica ti tie e As a rne rents n the bard litTer 0, ; aP- t 4 II for k, c ads le us tr I skit" of Mid• ll rile& Ise as halt CI *TM t daft tt MOO' Kiar 11 1 me. a 'c6, e.• The itweeion or 1Z %lidos has been keyed by eh! • r rl ,, bate and other tzinprrary n i atter.—io certainly appear to•m , rrow. This Dry--Gis . • 'oistic Offices shut. _ Tag B ?itES?" Om, WE!) FESIMAILY £O. We awe— -.d. yesterdiy the arrival of a Cartel ke n %I . • at Plymouth on Saturday, with dis tch-A .ich were immediately forwarded to G o er o ..ant, and that the Cartel returned on the sam e This event has produced various ril -1 Some ;wen that the dispatches are of a pad • tendency, and contain a hint that BON A- Pa s 1 • may be p issibly induced to give up his claims is yklia. We have reason, however, to believe that ese report is false, and that the dispatches are of a very JiTerent complexion. We understand that they c intain !se refutel of the French Government so grant the necessary passports to Captain Putter, lately appointed British Agent for English prison ers in France. This sudden obstruelion to an ar rangement for the benefit of this unfortunate class of men bespeaks the increased hostility of tl.e Corsican. It is now said that he has declared his determination not to release any English prisoners during the war, tha: ha may hol•I a pledge in his band , for use safety of those traitors, whom he hopes to be able to throw upon their native shores in England and Ireland. If ever an attempt of that kind is to ha made we may expect it soon. The Rochfort squadron sailed upon the 11th, consisting of six sail of the line : nd some frigates, with 6000 troops on board. It is now understood. that the Coulon fleet, evading the vigilance of Lord Netso , a, sailed about the same time. The latter consisted of seven sail of the line, three frigates, and several transports, with •1 000 troops. This leaks like a combined move • and makes it very probable, that the Brest • will also seize the fitst opportunity to put to , he latter, however, had not attempted to stir , Friday last. On that day the Britannia, Travers/re, ad-Mere, left our fleet ofF that port, and proceeded for Plemontli, where they arrived on Sunday. Of the destinatiou of the Rochfort and Toulon squadrons we have no intelligence, and it would be idle to indulge in cenjeffure. It as ObVIOU I, however, that if BON APAKTE could have all his dew at sea, and thus distrait our attention, as well as dissipate our naval force in their purseit ; that would be a favourable opportunity for his flotilla to pay its long promised visit to our shores. We have received Paris Papers to the Ifkh, which gate, that be was shortly expelled at the Camp at Boulogne. On the Nth. the Conservative Senate passed a resolution, declaring; that "the ENS P Rog may rely, in the war, upon Their utmost zeal, and upon the fidelity of the people, and of the army." The Paris Papers also mention the final departure of Marshal Bauer, the French Ambassador, from Constantinople, leaving behind him M. PAR ANDILII, Secretary of the French Legation, as Chew deg Afaires. ' Yesterday the RbsillAt4 transaiked business at Lord MULO AAAA A Unice, from two till four o'clock. .A letter horn Dublin, dated the 15th, states, that the detachment; of Yeomanry on duty at the signal stations on the coast of the southern counties nitre lard, as well as these intended for express service, hare been considerably augmented within a few days. Yesterday a Court of Dim!tors was held at the Eost-India House, when Captain JOHN MORS' SA M.. 5 :11 :a lei; final 'leave of the Court previous to de prti::;; 1 : r Bombay. The Court adj , turned at six o'clock to Friday next. When the Contractors' sealed Letters were sue r.essively opened by Mr. Erre, and it was found that they all contained the same offer, namely, Cll. of 3 per Cenu. Reduced, he observed that it was a strange coincidence, but he was perfectly SA tisfied.—..Mr. ABRAHAM GOLD/MID said, that they Lad undoubtedly coalesced, and by so doing they had been able en offer much mote advantageous terms for the public, than either of them could have ven tured to offer singly. Yesterday forenoon upwards of forty ammunition v aggoris prised through the City from the Green- PAI t, on their way to Woolwich, for the inspeEtion of the Artillery Officers. They are intended for fo reign) 'et vice. this day the different Volunteers throughout the kingdom will go in grand military parade to their respedive churches, to hear divii.e. service ; after which they vrill, in general, have a grand field-day before their impelling 016e”rs. The Loan MAYOR yesterday ordered the price of bread lobo continued at Is. 4d. the Tremens loaf alieeten, and. Is. 21d. household. A Court ot? Common Council will be held on Fri day to consider the report of t he Committee of City Lords, iu relation to Smithfield Market, and on oti,er business. There will not be the warm contest for the Lec tureship of St. George's, Hanover-square, that was at first expo ted ; the Rev. Mr. CAMMON having al ready obtained a most decided majority of voters, 2/9 1 all the collateral interest of that most respea able parish. Earl FITZWILLIAM, and Mr. Fox, have condescended to come forward with their in fluence on the part of bit. C. ... TREATRES. KING'S THPATIC. A new Grand Serious Opera, called Et . ophile, was performed last night. The musk was cum posed for Mrs. BILLISGTON, by lir smelt I.—A Grecian Princess and her Lover, after some pre liminary courtship, appear before the Alt.ir, and are united. The interest is produced by thei r !wing instantly separated by a rival lover, and throsvii into different prisons, where the constancy of the Princess withstands all importunity, and she nobly prefers death, rather than resign her husband. Whilst she is deliberating, whether she will die by the cup or the poinard, a rescue takes place. The rival is killed ; the lovers ascend the throne ; and the piece ends with a very Grand Chorus. A beautiful duet, early inthefirst aft, between Mrs. Br r.ciecrom and Mr. Vic; A NON!, was encored. The overture was much applauded, and was extremely grand. The scenery, dresses, and decorations, were super:), particularly the chapel scene. Mrs. 111 L- I-mt.-I.ON was in fine voice: she sang, looked. and played admirably. The house was crowded, and the ladies were much dressed. White and gold turbans, some coloured, but principally white plumes, and ornamented with diamonds, pi DRURY-LANE. The roung Ratriut performed Frrieric/,, in limer's Vtrss, last night. The House was, of course, ex cessively crowded; but the aftis ity of the persons in attendance preventd all disorder. The tit id are now beginning to venturr forth to see this surprising boy. Those of firmer nerve, who have seen bins, are not the less eager to behold him eg.Ain : ‘' A, if iniireas of •pptititt, had gr,,ivn " By wnat 0 1041 an" - This disposition, on the part of the public, is likely to prove of long duration. It is no whim nor ca price. It is produced by the must transcendent and extraordinary talents. ANTIBIST 31U.SIC. Monday morning the rehearsal for tomorrow night's performance took place, under the direction of the Earl of Uxeatooa. Neither *s BILLING TON, Mr. HARRISOK, nor Mr. RIIRTLEW AN, were able to attend, no account of indisposition ; the la ter Gentleman is confined to his bed. Mr. SALE, jun. rehearsed the songs allotted to him, and part of an Italian duet, intended to be sung by him and Mr. liAltkiSON, whose part was executed by Mr. GILL•T ORLY, the Conduaor. . . . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE SMALL FRENCH! PAPERS FARIS, FEB. g. Francis de Neufchateau, as organ of the Special Committee appointed by the Conservative Ser,ate on the 18th of Pluviose ( February 7), to consict:r of the communications made by the Governmest, brought up to the Senate the report of the said Committee, after which the Senate passed an ardie, of which the following is an extract : " The Conservative Senate, a sembled to the number of Members prescribed by Art. 90, of the ACT of the Constitution of the Empire, of the date Frimaire, of the year 8, -after having heard the report of the Special Committee, appointed in its sitting of the 15th of this month, on the corn niunication transmitted to the Senate, in the same sitting, by the Minister for exterior relations, in the name of the Emperm , hits decreed to intreat of His Majesty, to accept the respeetful thanks of the Se nate, for the communication he has made by his Minister. On this communication, tie Senate, con sidering, " That afterhavingtriumphed inso many instances over internal ft Lions and foreign enemies, the Fm pet or has now obtained a more illustrious, and, per haps, more difficult triumph, by raising himself above those sentiments with which so many crimes and hatreds most naturally inspire his heart, and by proposing peace in favour of humanity, by his letter of the IQ th - of Nivose, to His Britannic Majesty, has decreed, that a copy of this letter shall be entered in its registers, as a glorious monument for the Prince who wrote it, and for the nation which he governs. " Considering also that this proposition, made at the moment whence France is in the most formida hle situation, has received from the enemy only an answer which appears intended to evade every pro jed of conciliation; the Senate declares, that the e:mperor may rely, in this war, on its utmost zeal; as he may rely on the fidelity of the people and the army." They write from Calais that the Emperor is ex pefted very shortly at the camp at Boulogne. res 7. Five gua-boats and two pinnaces, coming yester day firms Calai', and going to Boulogne, were at tacked by an English fu igate, and ten brigs and corvettes, near Cape Grines. The engagement lasted an hour and a half ; but about five o'clock, the lively fire of the vessels of the fl tilts ; the bravery of the infantry embarked on board them; the eying artillery, and that of the batteries on the coast, forced the enemy to stand off to sea, after suffering a considerable loss. Tht div:sion of the flcitilla entered the port of B itilogae ; it had •only two twit killed, and three wounded. CONST ANTIINOPLIL, DSC. 20. Marshal Brume, the French Ambassador, received last week the courier he expected from Paris, who brought him positive orders to leave Cc.nstantinoples if, within the space of four days after the receipt of his dispatches, the Ottoman Porte should not for mally acknowledge the hereditary Emperor of France. He was at the same time directed to leave at Constantinople, as Caurge d'.iffaires, not M. Ruf fin, but Ms Parandier, the secretary of the French Legation. The Ambassador immediately commu nicated to the Turkish Ministry chit final decision, and, as no satisfactory answer was transmitted to him within the time prescribed, he left Constanti nople on the 13th of this month, leaving there his lady and a part of his suite. He had announced his departure to the foreign ministers the evening be— fore, as also the nomination of M. Parandier. Marshal Brune ley the first night at a village about a league distant from Constantinople. '('he Porte sent an interpreter after him, with a request that he would wait four more days before he conti nued his journey. The Ambassador consented to give this new proof of condescension, in the persua sion, that the Porte, consulting better its true inte rests, would at length send a categorical declaration, and such as he had required. Bat this declaration not arriving after this new delay of font days, the Marshal sent for his lady, and all the persons he had left behind him, and con anticd his journey. The Porte has given orders to the officers of the escort, to neglect nothing which may • contribute to the security of General Brune and his suite, and to procure them all possible ac commodations and convenienciec in their journey through the Ottoman Empire. rhe Russian troops, which have lately arrived from the Black Sea, in number about 900 men, and destined for Corfu. arc lodged in barracks in one of the suburbs of Constantinople. The ships in whist' they arrived suffered so much damage that it will take neatly two months to repair them. GUILDHALL. Yesterday eleit journeymen — printers summoned Mr. Kyd Wakc before Sir ions Easics, the sitting Alderman, for wages which they charged to be due to them, in consideration of work and labour Jone for him, as a printer or proprietor of a publication called AA Advertising Magazine, which had been published for a few days on Ludgate-hill, and ex. pired in the course of last week. The substance of their complaint was, that they had been induced to engage in this concern, under a promise of perrna rent ern r dnynient and high wages, and were by the usage of the trade entitled to a fortnight's salary, if ' dismissed, as was the case in the present instance, • without warning. ' Mr. Kyd Wake stated, in his defence, that he was employe) by Mr. Richard Phillips, a bookseller, late of St. Paul's church-yard, London, and some other persons, to superintend the publication in ques tion. ltwasat first di,tribuzedgrafit; but, in a few days, it was found expedient to demand a price ; and the public, not liking this change, the publication 1.11 to the Mr.Wake added, that the Complainants, around. v 'COURT OF KING'. . im! •• • &Wags dei iVisi Prier, 110:.e ' • ' rood a Spetiht -- • 7 :,. .14c k fr N . otisi Ottl4. CGN. • . 7'7 ILOTHAII e. Goon:tau. This was an anion brought to recover darn vv..; against the Defendant, for criminal couti•rsation with the Plaintiff's wife. Mr. EitiXIME, in stating the ease of the PLiiniV told the Jury he should not detain them iong i statement of so disgusting and shameful a sithjeet as the one then for their consideration. .The Plain tiff was a most respeßahle gentleman, and an of ficer in His Majesty's Regiment of Life Guards, commanded by the Lad of Harrington. The De fendant was a private soldier in the same regiment. He did not think it necessary in the present case to lay any great stress upon the grievances Ow rlain tiff had suffered from this unhappy trans.raiou, the loss he had sustained in the affeFlion and misi:ty of his wife; hnt he observed, that although the a- iey in general was reputed to be notorinui for het it very rarely occurred (and this he stated from is own experience when amongst them) that any gallantry was praaised amongst each other, no men had a higher sense of honour ; and In officer was sel dam known to defile the wife of his brother officer, muehlessdidithappen,that thewiteof an officer should stoop so low, as to form a connettion with a private , - soldier, which involved in it the des:ration of all sub ordination, and the ruin of all charaiter. He should prove, that the Plaintiff was an amiable, affenionate, and tender husband, and the father of three fine children by this unfortunate woman. He told the Jury, that they should nut take into their consider ation the humble situation of the Defendant in life, for that might he easily made the plea of every needy fellow, who wished to violate the laws of his country, and of morality : but he trusted, they would give such damages, as would, in some tee apes or other, ail as a sort of compensation to the Plaintiff for the injury he had sustained. The first Witness called way Mrs. Halladay, who , proved the marriage of the Pia'ntiff with his wife, whose maiden name site stated to have been Mary *Clean. Upon being questioned as to the tcrins on which they lived, she said. as far as she knew, they had always lived happily together, and had three fine children. The Earl of Harrington was ex 'mined from the Bench. His Lordship stated, t; . .at he knew the Plaintiff in this action : he was a ietetin.try surgeon in the Life Guards, but was no: an niEter of the giment. He mild not say whet t er the I'lafetiff was or was not honoutable erl.l reseed s to his domestic cherafter, but he certainiy had never loud any thing to the contrary; aad, as fir as c within his knowledge, he thought hie! e v••• /suitable person. havmg frequntly emol purchase horses, and transaa ether bu.ineoi re , Mary Hayne s , a very pretty young girl, a • eighteen years of age, deposed, that she was a ing mail at the Bell and Dragon Inn, upon t: Hampton-court Road. She rentembmcd the even, ing of the lath of June last: two ladies, one of whom was Mrs. Bloxham, came to the house, arid she shewed them into the parlour ; they had not re mained there long, when they complained that it was not private enough ; she then brought them up stairs to the drawing-room, wit...re she served them with tea. Shortly after drinking tea, two gentle men arrived, who, having enquired for the ladies, were shevers up to the drawing-room ; the gentle men were both dressed in private cloeths, one of them was the Defendant. some time after she went up to remove the tea things, which she w..razd .0 put into the bed-chamber adjoining : she endeavoured to open it, but found the door locked : on looking through the key hole, she at first saw a Gentleman's hat and a Lady's bonnet lying on the table : she then perceived the Defendant and the Pliintiff's wife lying together in a familiar manner upon the bed : some time after they joined the others and went away. Thomas King deposed that he was gmorn to His R. Highness the Drike of Gloucester. In the course of his examination by Mr. GAIROW, he addressed the Learned Gentleman by the appellations of " My . Lord," and " Your Royal Highness he said, that he knew the Plaintiff and his Wife; he had been Steward under the former. On the 18th of June last, in the morning, he remersdrered Mrs. Bioxbani and another Lady coming to him where he was or.' the [farrow road, in a one horse chaise; they left. the • horse and chaise in his care, and ,iesired him to bri-pg them to the Bell and Dragon in the evening t'• . he came, Mrs. Bloxham complained ex, eedl• ly of the insolence of the people of dr: house, who made a great rout about the dirt they had . made, and the girl wished to be paid for the confu sion Mrs. Bloxham and the Defendant had made in the bed-chamber. The person who had accompa nied the Defendant was dressed in plain cloaths, as well as himself, and was also a private in the same regiment ; he stated, that the Defendant and Mrs. B. had retired from them for about £0 minutes, and then returned. There was no defence whatever. Lotd ELLENBOROVON, in summing up the evi dence to the Jury, observed that the chief obji•El, :n cues of adultery, was a compensation in damages for the injury which the Plaintiff sustained in the loss and comfort. of the society of his wife; bat, under all the circumstances of the present case, it appeued that the Plaintiff's wife was a vile and abandoned wanton. throwing herself volontarily into the 4rm s of her gallant. It could not, therefore, be said that she was seduced ; hot, on the contrary, it must be ad mitted that she was the seducer; and it could not be possiltle, from the inequality of circumstances, that a private soldier would probably have made the first advances. It was, 11.e.r.ever, for the Jury to decide what - damages they ought to give, wider all 1 MRS. GEORGE'S ROUT. This Lady gave, Co :Monday night, her first grind tout this Season, at her elegant house in Manches ter-square, which was attended by some of the most dis.inguished personages now in London. The whole of the rooms on the first fluor were lighted up in a style of superior elegance with bronze rases, side lights, and chandeliers. Among the Company we obset red, Marehio,,eis of Downthirr. Eul and Comae.: Wentworth. Ladtes—.Callender, lia ndton, Lavingtoo, Taylor, J. Ben dock, Mitd,pay, Car.,:on Lambrrt, and Caniogtoo. in S4r-o•J.Ca!llet and W. Sunley. General Markham, and Elliott. Meer. —Herrin, Leigh, Brady, Metcalfe, H,:taton, Main Baring, Wenl,or, Horn, Haminersloy, artJ Mi.treis.:--Sioel.a.r, Gillis', Brottowton, Peirce, Manctul, It :wills% Charo.elie, Dawson, Baring, Horn, C. Tilcopsoo, Wh•te, Farquhar, Elliott, and M.-tin Brothertoo, P,.irce, Paha., , Tao Tay krs, Two Smiths, Bmtinek, White, Mootgatueci, Pad n Nwth, And Mead. Yesterday His NIA inTY and the Princesses So- PIIIA and AMNIA, accompanied 117 General, I ITZ IWY and Mant:eas, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. His MAJESTY could not take the diversion of stag-hunting on account of the frost. This day Her lklascsv v and the PRINCESSES are exiv!tcted at the Queen's klouse. JOHN SPICER, Esq has arrived at his house in Seymour-place, from his seat in fledfoldshire. Sir J aides St EWA wT, M. P. fur Donegal, has ar rived at HATT'S Hotel, from Ireland. ___ The Proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre pur chased the Copy-right of MTS. INCH • new Gunedy, before its representation, at the price of six hundred pounds. Jew ts St A I It, b.sq. has removed from St. James' , .. street, to an elegant house in Pall Mall. The Countess of Sore ot.a is not expeCted in town until the beginning of next month. A new Farce, from the pen of Rrv.locos, is among the novelties preparing at Covent Garden Theatre. Fa WC CTT is to be the hero of the Piece. Mr. Hoene, the tutor of the rullng Itiltettel, is da.is•erously indisposed, at his apartments in Bennet street. The Hon. Mr. Cauxer 'an has arrived from Ire land, at his brother's, the Earl of t.crowr's house, in Great Cumberland-place. Mr. T. Dianne has purchased a share in the Haymarket 'Theatre, and will be Stage Manager next season. We hear that Mr. FOOTE intends shortly to pub lish his poetical productions. Lady Curs tar h gave an elegant dinner on Mon day, and, in the evening, had a care party. — Amongst the company were, The Countess of Mansfield, Earl and Countess Carhampton, Col. arvl Mrs. Beaumont, Sir T. T. and Lady Metcalfe, Mr and Mss. C. Smith, Mr. W. Lady Kniglitles, Sir John and Lady Mos / grave, Mr. Thorp., Mr. Budim, Mr. and M a F. Smith, Sir C. Ta:bot, and Lady F. Ratchte. Lady RUM BOL El gave, on Monday night, as elegant party at her house in Bryanstone-street. The Earl of AIP.HDIEN attained his 21st year on the 28th of last month, on which joyful occasion Haddo House became the scene of festivity on the most extensive scale. Eight hundred persons were partakers of his Lordship's hospitality, and the even ing concluded with dancing, bonfires, and fireworks. Ile Marquis of Liu NTLEv, and the Earls of Ear and KINLON, were among his Lordship's guests. Miss hfueLoac, daughter of the late Sir H. a LOME. arrived at her brother's, Sir W. HUNLOaI. house, in Albemarle -street, on Monday night, from Bristol Hot-wells, %%here she bad been for some months attending on her late beautiful and beloved sister, whose remains have been removed to family vault, in Derbyshire. There have been three deaths in this truly amiable family within few months. 'red persons were public, not liking this change, the publication foll to I utat a private CNoler Wt'Ula pry ""• r in"W ility, and the even- the ground. Mr. Wake added, that the Comp lainants, the first advances. It was, 11.--ever, fur the Jury to res, and fireworks. during the short life of the concern, bad received decide what damages they ought to give, wider all se Earls of &owl. from 36s to 51. a-week each, which greatly exceeded thelcirena mstances of tee case. Da rdship's guests. their ordinary wages ; that he was himself a sufferer V er d i f or t h e late Sir H. HVPI• in the concern to the amount 43001 ; and that Mr. SEDUCTION. iir W. HUN LOKI'S Phillips, and the other Proprietors, had refused to SOCTIMIIVeuOD V. R*M!DEK. today night, from advance any more money for its support. In the This was an :talon of trespo.., brought by the A been for some course of the investigation, k did not appear that Plaintiff to 'recover damages against the Defendant, atiful and beloved the Complainants had been engaged upon any pre- for the seduflion of his dau2liter, and thereby ex- removed to the cise, fixed, and definite terms; and, upon this ground, priving him of the benefit of - her , services. There have been he worthy Alderman refused to interfere. The Mr. F.esiri:sc, in stating the case of the Plaintiff; e family within a Complainants then left the Court, declaring, that said that he was the father of ti'' "nbAPP' gist %: 0 they would seek redress elsewhere. had been selmed, and an officer of the custorm. la . . .................. • --....—.,-- z V.AII-4111 , - zr-t,_ • . -..... K