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',•111F -7-7- eons of the State reposed in you the choice of a suc cessor. The more august denomination decreed to you is then only a tribute which the nation pays to its own dignity, and to the necessity it experiences of giving you daily testimonies of respea and of at tachment, which every day increase. " How could the French illeople find bounds to its gratitude, when you place none to your cjre and so licitude for it ? Preserving die remembrance of the evils which it suffered when abandoned to itself, how could it rale& without enthusiasm on the happiness it has experienced, since Providence inspired it with the idea of throwing itself into your arms ? Its armies were defeated ; its finances were in disorder ; public credit was annihilated ; factions were disputing for the remains of our ancient splendour ; every idea of morality, and even of religion, was obscured ; the habit of giving and resuming power left the Magis trates without consideration, and even rendered :;di UM every kind of authority. Your Majesty ap peared ; you recalled viaory to our standards ; you established order and economy in the public ex- Fences ; the nation, ein.ouraged by the use you made of your authority, resumed confidence in its own resources ; your wisdom allayed the rage of party ; religion saw her itharr, raised up ; ideas of jus .,tice and injustice were awakened in the minds oldie citizens, when they saw ciinies followed by punish- ment, and virtues signalised and rewarded with ho nourable disiinflions. In the last pl icr, and it ;s no doubt the greatest of the rturacles operatc•.l by your genius on that ',topic, whose tivii rtlitrc rrncc h id Tendered them impatient of every restraint, and hos- tile to every authority, you were by your means made to cherish and repect a power which was ex ercised only for their glory and repose. The French people do not pretend to establish elemselves judges of the Constitutions of other Stan a; they have no critical remarks to make ; no examples to follow; experience in future will become their guide. They have tasted for ages the advantages at tached to hereditary power ; they have made a short but painful trial of the contrary system ; they return by the effedt of free and mature deliberation to a path suited to their genius. They male a free use of their rights, to delegate to your Imperial Majesty a power which your interest torbids you to exercise by yourself. They stipulate for future generations, and, by a solemn compae, entrust to the cffspring of your race the happiness of their posterity. The latter will imitate your virtues, the former will inherit our love and our fidelity. Happy the nation, which, after so trouble and uncertainty, finds in its bosoms a man worthy of appeasing the tempest of the pas sions, of concili.iting all interests, and uniting all voices ! Happy the Prince who holds his power by the will, the confidence. and the affection of the Chi:ens I a. If it be in the principles of our Constitution. and already several examples of this kind have been given, to submit to the sanetion of the people that part of the decree which concerns the establishment of an hereditary government; the Senate have thought that it ought to intreat your Imperial Ma jesty to consent that the organic dispositions should be immediately carried into execution ; and that. for the glory as well as the happiness of the Repub lic, Napoleon may be immediately proclaimed Em peror of the French." The Emperor replied in the followiag terms :- 0 Every thing that can contribute to the good of the country is essentially connected with my happi- peas. I accept the title which you think necessary to the glory of the nation. I submit to the sanCtion of the people the law of hereditament. I hope France will never repent of its having surrounded with honours my family. In all cases my spirit will cease to be present with my posterity, the day on which it shall cease to deserve the love and con fidence of the great nation." The Senate being then admitted to an audience of Her Majesty the Empress, the Consul Camba ceres, the President, said— " Madam,—We have just presented to your **gust spouse the decree which confers on him the title of Emperor, which establishes the government hereditary in his family, and associates future gene rations in the happiness of the present race. " A very agreeable duty remains to be per formed by the Senate—that of off ring to your Imperial Majesty the homage of its respell, and an erpreision of the gratitude of the French-1 es, Madam, lime proclaims the good which you a.c continually doing; it says, that being always ac cessible to the rnfortnaate, you employ your in fluence wirh the Chief of the Senate only to re lieve d'..;tress, and that to the pleas.ire of oblig ing, your Majesty adds that amiable delicacy which renders gratitude sweeter, ar.d the tincLiess more valuable. of This dispositicn presages, that the name of the Empress Josephi.l.k • .vill be the signal of consolation and of hope ; and AS the • : Jltlell of Napoleon will al.- ways serve as an example to his successors, to teach _ern the Art of governing n4tions ; the lining :e. .1 membrane of your goodness will teach their au gust consorts that the tare of ing up tears is the most effeaual means of preseivmg an empire over all hearts. " The Senatr thinks itself happy in the opportu pity of being the first to salute you Empress ; and he who has the honour of being its organ, tal•s tl.• liberty to hope that you will deign to reckon him among the number of your most faithful servants.' Tile Organic lourins Consultum was proclaimed the Emperor, and will be published in P.tris to-mor row (Sunday) at noon. His Imperial Majrsty has nominated to the dig nity of Grand EleStor, I lis Imperial Highness, Prince Joseph Bonaparte ; to that of Constable, His Imperial Highness, Prince Louis Bonaparte ; to that of Arch-Chancel:or of the Empire, the Consul Cambaceres ; and to that of arch-Treasurer, the Consul Lebilin. The Aich-Cliancellor of the Empire, the Arch- Treasiirot, and Constable, took the oath in the pre sence of the Emperor. 1 he Arch-Chancellor of the Empire presented the 'Ministers and Secretary of State, who took the oaths before the EmperoJr. The C.nstable then presented Generals d'Avoust and Bemires, as well as General Murat, Governor of The Arch-Chancellor of the Empire presented also General Duroc, Governor of the Imperial Palace, who took the oath. His lmisezial Majesty then addressed to Consuls Carnbames and Lebzun. the following letter: " Citizen Consul Cambaceres —Your title is about to be changed ; but your funCtions and my confi dence remain the same. In the high dignity of Arch-Chancellor, with which you are going to be investee, you will nunifest, as you have done in that of Consul, the wisdom of your counse's, and those distinguished talents which have given you sr; im portant a share in all the good that I can have done. "I have nothing therefore to reqw-st of you, but the continua! ion of the s tme sentiments for the State and for me. (Signed) N iPtILF.UN. . 4 D o ne at the Pal.ce of St. Cloud, Fiore it, Year 12 (May IP, 11104) " THE BRITISH PRESS. . LONDON, FRIDAY, Juric 1. Yesterday we received Paris Papers to the 22d instant. They are occupied almost exclusively with the continuation of the particulars respecting the nomination of BONAr Aare to the imperial dignity. The EMPEROR and the EMPRESS have been both congratulated upon their advancement to these high tides; and the Essrscroa has so far exercised the funaions of Royalty, as to receive the oath of sale- i giance as Ex mon from some of his new officers. Our private C•rrespondence states, that " this mea sure has greatly disappointed all parties. The Royalists see in it the degradation of Monarchy, the Republicans the destruaion of Liberty, and the Jacobins die annihilation of all Equality. But such is the vigilaw-e of the Police, that, though all murmur, none dare to openly avow their dislike. The barriers were shut, and the patroles doubled, during the proclamation of the EMPEROR; and the Parisians stared at each other, as if they apprehended ' some new measures of terror and massacre, to silence opposition, and enforce obedience. TAT.- LEYa AND has officially communicated this change in the title of the FIRST CONSUL to the foreign diplo matic corps, who have dispatched couriers to their respeaive courts for iastruaions. The same Pri vate Letter adds, that several corps in the interior and the south of France have been ordered to march to the Rhine, and that the army in Hanover will be reinforced with ti.n regiments. A conti nental war is considered inevitable, should not a peace with England prevent it. Meanwhile, the French funds have declined, and their fall is attri buted by the Paris prints to the late condo& of the Emperor of Russia, and the indisposition which Prussia has manifested to give up Embden." Some of our contemporaries have adopted this idea without hesitation, and add. that this is the first time they have heard of such a demand. If they will refer to their files, they will probably find that their memory has deceived them. BONAPARTE made this demand of the King of PRUSSTA at the time he seized upon Hanoycr. It is now probably brought forward with a view to vindicate the new change in Government from the suspicion of having contributed in any degree to produce that erect. It is impossible, however, that such a change should not shake public credit. Of all the cons itutions which the revolution has en gendered, the p:csent appears to he dilated in a peculiar deuee by caprice and fickleness. JOSEPH and Lours 80-rara ars are to he made French Princes; while i.re:SEN, an elder brother to Lot. is, and of muldi greater talents, aad JEROME, the youngest of all, are, with the heirs of their bodies, :trred from all chance of ever inheriting the Ini )2rial Throne of France. The blood of the one is nade royal, while tha blood of the pthers is left to uld its cow se in ignoble veins, and a marl: is set (poll thee+, as if LI.CIEN, RP CAIN, had slain his irothe!, instead of having raised him to the Imperial Throne. We must, however. acknowledge that a letter from our correspondent at Paris of the 1 Bth iast tries to account for this oblivion, in pretending •_hat these two disgraced brothers are to be provided with separate Principalities in Italy ; but even this rank must be greatly inferior to that of French Princes, and to the presumptive right to the throne of France. We stated several circumstances on Wednesday, tending to confirm the report that Government arc resolved to commence offensive operations against the enemy without delay. At Shields, and several other ports, a hot press has taken place within these few days with such severity, that all proteBions were disregarded. A number of colliers of from 2 to 400 toils burthen have also been columned for, and another volunteering from the Militia is spoken of with confidence. An immediate expedition against the Cape of Good Hope, under the command of Lieut. Gen.Dua DAS, is the provailing report. It is said that the force destined to atchieve ibis and other Eastern conquests, is estimated at 7000 infantry, loOn cavalry, and 500 artillery. The Staff Officers are to be sele&ed from those who served before at the Cape, and in the glorious and memorable conquest of Egypt. Commodore POPH • ss, and Captains Poca, FiEntsroart, STRANGER, LUKIN, HALLIDAY, FRINS, and R•III•Ot, have been seleSed for the service ; the other Captains to be employed are not vet named, tlh•,ugh, it is said, that Captains Sir A. DIGIESON, Witiraoe, and Sir T. LIVINGSTONE, will also be employed under that gallant and experienced officer Sir Hosts Poe a AM. Colonel Yoe IC is spoken of as the dficer to command the Royal Artillery General Baiao goes second in command to the Cape, but, on the reillaion of that place, proceeds to tatavia, or the Isle of France, with four thousand infantry, and three hundred artillery. Majcr-Ge sera' Aye!' slur v will accompany him as second in command. 'the squadron of men of war isto con sist of three of 74, two of (3, and seven frigates, on board of which ships a certain proportion of troops will he embarked. It is ewetted that this arma ment will sail about tle beginning of Seve ral regiments from Ireland and Scotland are to be embarked oh the expedition. Colonel MiQuArtaie accompanies the forces as Adlntant-General. Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, the LORD CORA NC LLoit had an audience of His Mai Es r Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, His NiAJLS rv, accompanied by the Duke of CA maitioae, in his post chariot, followed by the QUREN and PRIN. cuses in two coaches and four, and attended by the Countesses AYLESBURY and CARDIGAN, took an Airing on the Hounslow Road, and returned to the Queen's House to dinner. Yesterday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Lord llaaaowav's Office, which was at tended by the Duke of Poart.•Ko, Earl Wrsr- MORELAND, and Mt. PITT. The Council sat till past three. _ _ • It is confidently reported that Mr. PITT has sent a message to a certain Illustrious Personage, offer ing him the rank of a Field Marshal, with a com mand to any extent he pleases, upon condition that he will stand merely neuter, and take no part in politics. No answer, we believe, has been yet returned to the proposal ; but it is universally understood, that it will be rejeCted. On Wi dnesday, Admiral CoLrovs arrived in London, and took his seat antic Board of Admiralty. On Wednesday last arrived in Leith Roads, the Henry lhaeoluT cutter, Captain Hamm ason, with the trade from Tonningen. On Thursday last arrived in Leith Roads, the Prince of /Vale', Captain Mona* v, with the trade from the Baltic. Thursday morning arrived at Dundee, Admiral Femurs: he is thus far on his tour along the coasts of Scotland, for the purpose c.f inspdting the Sea Fencibles, and other naval preparations. The Magistrates, in the afternoon, gave him a splendid dinner, in Gordon's, at which, by invitation, were present, Major General MacnoNALIN his Brigade Major and Aid-du-Camp; Captains Latin and Waaa CM of the Royal Navy; and the Field Officers of the Cupar Fife Volunteers, who are now lying in Dudhope Barracks. 'The Magistrates presented the Admiral with the freedom of the burgh. On Friday and Saturday part of the West Mil dlesex Militia marched out of Nfaigate, after being there ; only a week ; they are to be replaced by the Warwickshire Militia. Tuesday the Medway Volunteer Corps marched out of Rochester, after doing duty there for 14 tit's': their conduit has been highly exemplary and soldier like, and such as to meet the approbation of the in habitants, and the praise of their officers. On Friday last at rived in Leith Roads, and sailed again on Saturday, the Ddigenci armed sloop, Cap lain Kan. Sunday sennight Captain SVCIRING, of Wood ton-hall, Norfolk, distributed to the villagers on his estate a plentiful repast of meat, &c. to enable them to eijuy the season of Whitsuntide. The following day a kind of fair was instituted on the Lawn near the hall, and prewnted a rely gratifying we of rural gaiety. Monday the Woodgate Volunteer Legion, com manded by Farl Caworm, marched into quarters at Maidstone, to be on permanent duty a: the bar racks for um da?.. Paris. MR. THELLII. SOW. ENTERTAINMENT. Foley House, last night, exhibited the most vas r legated scene of amusement perhaps ever displayed at the house of a private gentleman. Its mask s , plays, balls, &c. &c. constituted an epitome of pleasure. The Entrance-hall press nted a spacious Theatre, at which was performed, for the first time, a new Piece, iatitled " The Instaltion of 'l'he Piece went off with ; Athutigh u e must con fess it is a tame copy of " Tie &of::: or cf the a Farce just brought out at Paris. The scenery W as borrowed from- Sadler's Wells, the Drury-lase scenes, originally intended for the short-lived glr:y of a theatrical campaign of one night, having b e , n recalled in consequence, it is said, of the name ,f the piece. The I:Tory-lane property men probably conceived it was too serious a sublet% for it farce. The Emperor N•ecii.zoN, and the Empress Jost roma, the hero and heroine of the piece, were up. ported with a truth and delicacy: that would have done credit, to even Hamlet's Players. The. The. etre. the 8011-room, and other scenes of amuse. ment within the house, wete the great source cf pleasure during the early part of the night, whi'e r°upes of more robust constitution, might be seta Ming sweet converse in the gardens, in ti e elegant marquees, of which tittle were four, cr at the performance of several cf the corps from Sadler's Wells, who chose that scene for the display of their powers. There were nine sap. per rooms. The roovn destined for the Paws and his Party was laid out with th'ety-two covers We thought fancy had already exhaustcd itself in its efforts to add some new d. vice to the ..pieurean scene; but last night pt'oved that htr stores are still abundant. Upon the table of this room was a silver patron of exquisite beauty. But among the most extraordinary efforts of genius we must reckon tour likenesses of Mr. Kent; t.z. at the four angles, representing him in four of his principal charaCters—of I{9lla, Hamlet, ONarion, and Ri:hard. It will be presumed they were painted upon can vass, by his favourite art's . , Lass RENCE. No such thing ; they were admirably carved upon four West phtilia hams. Domities were not admitted. The charafters were appropriately dressed. It' not pre vented by bu3iness of greater importance, we shall give farther particulars to -morrow. Next Sunday being the first in Trinity Term, the Loan M•voa isexpeaed to attend Divine Service at St Paul's, with the Judges. His Royal Highness the Duke of CL ADVICE has been pleased to appoint the Rev. TIMOTHY El sus Fool D, Rearm of Oke, in Somme:shire, to be one ‘,l his domestic Chaplains. The Hon. A. ONSLOW is expelled in town this day from bis seat at Clandcra, near Guildford. Goocsi, Esq. has arrited in town from his scat. Holbcck Hadleigh, Suffolk. The Duke of MARLIIOIIODOW and suite will leave town on Saturday, for There was a •eies party last night at Marlborough-house. The Earl and Countess of Kat t.t• devote their whole time to attentions to the military in Scotland. Lord HOLLAND has lately sent over a very tine piaure Of BONA! AMTS., which is reputed the best likeness ever taken, as a present to the lt.t.rquis of Lswirsow•c. The pifture was painted b' DaYrn. Lady Owen had a concert last night, at her house in Portman-square. Mr. WROUGISTON, of Drury-lane Theatre, is appointed the manager for the ensuing season. Wednesday night, the Concert of Ant knt Music, for the benefit of the Fund, was numerously at tended. The performance was The Messiah, in which Messrs. BARTLISIAN, HARRISON, KNVVETT, and Miss TENNANT, sung with their usual ability. His Royal Highness the Duke of CA NI ila IDGE. and the Earls of Cussrsur 'LLD, DARNLEY, FOILTISCUI. UXBRIDGE, Da P.214011TH. Lord Gael" Di WIZ.- Tom, and several ladies of the first distinaiou, woe present. Saturday se'nnight, at Whitehaven, the tragedy of Richard the Third was aged by the Officers of this 2d Derby, Westmorland, and Anglesea Regiments. for the benefit of the North Shield-. and Tynemouth Dispensary, to an overfl.-•. in house. Dutch beauty is now :1 th • fashion in 1 old re— but the French have left no other kind of Lamy in Holland likely to tempt an En:lithe:au. Brass °mann nu for cat riages and harness are now becomit g the rage. Silver platins and black springs are apidly disappearing. Sir Jouv Laps has set the examtie, and all the 'lashing world seems aniecrts to limit to his sickncwledged taste. The PalllCa has aLe ,dy ordered the summing' cf his carriages to le chant:l.d to this new fashion. Rua Arandied times h ,ire been already impantsel led upon the new Co nedy of " Garlty or aitt Godly." by all of whom it has been hose:leaky *trained. Among them were several Juies of Matreol, who have declared it pepsin/ with nit and serail:snit An old depredator was yesterday detefled picking a Gentleman's rocket in St. Panes Cathedral, and was .lodged in the Poultry Comptcr by the caw subles at the gates. During the last week, it was agreed on by a Me. ts, and a Mr. M x, both of Liver pool, that two Females (the names mentioned). should play a game at darts through a tube—the game was played. and Mr. M. won, but S. refused to pay ; in consequence, a second game was played. and was also won by the 5.1111 C gentleman. Mr. S. still refusing to pay, a scuffle ensued. when Mr. S. rep! ed, " he would pay him in wine other way."— On the following morning, two bra se of pistols wets sent to the place where the game had been played. and Mr. M. sent for ; on his entering the room, the door was locked, and, to his astonishment, a brace of pistols was 11.1:1Je. l . 451 n by Mr. S. fir the purpose of fighting. or ask his pardon; the later ' , rill re fused, they each took their st,;.ion and tired, bat without any injury being done to tither. Friday last James 1) %GOER. an industrious pr dencr, of Widcomb, went with his son to Wasik,. for the purpose 'of obtaining some plants he IS al 06 want of from his brother ; in whose garden, it bas ing been injured by rabbits, a gnu was kept loaded for the purpose of destroying them. whit:; the son took tip to ermine. Utifortonaiely the piece elf, and its contents, passing through the left, ltocht•-•1 in the right thigh of his lather, s. hies • death wai. mate melancholy consequence the nest day; another Se stance of the hual ettee:s ul kanrug loaded fire-arms within the reach ut the y (Kos •g- 14 t houghlefi. A gentler with a corm, lon, Brett, voyage to snme partki of that count diUrent interior and The first commanded Paris, where sixteen batti thirty squad sirs, making of artillery 2 p;eces of an transported the coast, or At Arnie camped fort first divesim England, ut Divi+ion. At and nt sqqadrons a ♦isian of dra gray D'Hill the army of At and i sir ❑ of the : of General I infantry, t"• talkns of an riflery cont: pounders, al The camp ccneral Sou fit:try, six liz,ht making in tt or how 4 Nrk sixt ' 3. r. l aa.fer in cowitnci 2- •cg ecntic and tov-, T ~~"T~tA3pti • , . ,t.' `rai l t .