The Sun. — London, England, 1802-05-19 00:00:00

PARIS, MAT 15. Deputation, composed of toz Membeis of the '''` v ,,,g,islativ e B o d y, was yesterday introduced at one k dock to the Consuls. DCiti zen V I ENNOT VAUBLANC, the Oratorof the utation, spoke in the following terms. g CITIZEN la:_ CONSULS, The Le g i s l at i ve B o d y, a f ter h av i ng congratu aced the Government on the General Peace, ought-, t i i. e ?, r ding to the nature of its functions, to wait un leactnte Conseryative Senate and the Tribunate have n e ways of national gratitude. h a " In receiving the Vote of the Tribunate, we fu 'e regretted that the Constitutional bounds of our d u rions did not permit us to unite in a line of con tlln..Which appeared to be the wish of all French.. u ``The D ecree w hi c h G overnment transm itted to 11 3, con secrates the homage which the Fi rst C onsul as rendered to t h e N at i ona l S overe i gnt y. Th e Legislative Body see in this appeal made to a free i n ati °o, the only means worthy of her of proclaim- If a noble reco m p ense f or t h e m o s t n oble labours. a 'e Legi s l at i ve B o d y cons id ers t h at i t oug h t to ttnoounce its opinion by a solem n a EI. Jr shares i n a l'e gratitud e ex p resse d by t h e a et s o f t h e Sena te I ,ld the T r ib unate , an d ' ren d ers h omage equa ll y ith the Government to the National Sovereignty. (4 , 4 It bel ongs to i t to pronounce t h at t h e first years, r e glorio us glori ous a mag i stracy h ave b een mar k e d by a olution so . usef u l to t h e i nt ere s t s o f th e Republic, :o'suring the t ranqu illi ty o f E uro p e , an d h onoura bl e the illustrious Magistrate who is the objet of it. " Citizen First Consul, when the genius of Ils r a.,,nce confided to you its destinies, you promised ou reace, This solemn promise we retained in all tl i 11(4 rtS, and .to the difficulties accompanying , 111i 1s Cleat w or k an uns h a k en con fid ence i n t h e pro . •-rs.e of the First Consul was constantly opposed. ) n o ' Prtnnise is now accomplished, and France has on ger en em i es . ' c o w e expect of you now, the highest degree of t he y and prosperity, which a People can attain by b ar ' s of Political, Civil, and Religious Liberty— dui n *ans of Agriculture, Commerce, the Arts,. In lensrY, and Genius. Y o ur principles and your ta. „ 11 `,. 8 are a s ure pl e d ge o f t hi s , an d to t h e o b stac l es t at !eh present themselves in the nature of things,. y otl b4 nal confidence will oppose the magnanimity ( designs, and the consistency of your labours. )) e ' Thus there constantly subsists between the aP lt and yourself,' an unalterable tie of august f ort .trlatual confidence, which guarantees our s for their happiness, and theirs for y suet Ne ss, tt k i. ` )00 n by a National resolution public grati l~ will satisfied, and the Government confirm- Mi,NoOn will b e recom p ense d the lab ours o f a a gistracy, Covered by you with a splendor, wor kos7,f, the grandeur of the people by whom it was '4 l; L e FI R S T CONSUL replied, " The sentiments b e ' e n you have just expressed, and this solemn th e P. u tation area precious pledge of the esteem which w as ' 4 gislative Body entertains for Government. I is 4 t ailed to the Supreme Magistracy at a time ti e 6. n they could not weigh, in the calmness of re. the merit of their choice. the t ;The Republic was then torn by civil wars— s thteate,ned our Frontiers ; ,there existed i t h_ er Secu r ity nor Government. In such ,a crisis, th e Choice made .by the People, could only b e , "considered effed of their alarm. c p l low Peace is established with all the Power s I.l n; 7 lil. °Pe, the People present the aspea of an k a T e d Family, and the experience which they have j tl i, e of their Government, has enabled them to ihe more correEtly of the value of their first te -ce ', Let them manifest their wishes with per ei)l frankness and independance. They shall be so e Yed: whatever my destiny may be, whether Con r„nt Citizen, I only exist kit the happiness and •' A n dcar of fiance." i'lit'll)eputation from the Tribunate was afterwards i n todinsed to the Chief Consul. Citizen CiIABOT, • ti t nam e o f t h e D eputat i on , a ddressed the Chi e f i . c3 e ns ul, and after d we lli ng f o r some time on the th ir s t services he had rendered to France, concluded ens ite ideas of bONAPARTE are too great and too li b 'tons to suff er hi m ever to _d ev iate from th ose f ol iF t4l principl es on whi c h t h e R evo lu t ion was it t ild ,ed. He is too fond of true glory ever to suffer be tarni s hed by the abu se o f hi s p o wer. In ac tisrve!'g the h onour o f t h e S upren i e M ag i strac y o f t h e he has contraaed great obligations, and he to Perform them: The Nation which calls him tlVern them, is free and generous ; he will re iat ,and confitm their liberty : he will do nothing zun ds unworthy of it. Intrusted with the entire once of the Nation, he will use the power de. di' s , 4! ed to hi m only to make it more happy. He will f r - o „`'nguish hi s t rue f r i en d s , w h o te ll h im t h e truth, \si l l' those flatterers who seek to deceive him: He t i ,,, ti sorround himself with worthy men, who, having it ' et he Revolution, are ‘interested to maintain •ewill feelthat it is his. interest as well as his ssi ti Y i to preserve the. Authorities who are intrusted Scat 1 n imi with the formation - of the laws of the ea gl e ' that dignity and independence that be_ r,\ ^ It e s the Legislat o r s - of a great People. BONA.- in a word, will always be himself; he postes th a t hi s g l ory shou ld rea ch t h e remotest .• laid it Y without reproach, and it shall never , be him that he h a d li ve d s o me y ears t oo long. , `"e Chief C onsu l rep li e d : " Thi s mar k o f t h e af & , of the Tribunate, is dear to the Govern- S ta i t e • The unio n o f a ll th e A ut h or i t i es o f the 11 1 ,,'L a guarantee of its stability and happiness. easures of Government shall always be di whoato promote the interest of the Pe o ple, from ls z :" ! all ft powers are derived, and for whom all 4 men la 's 1p A C ompany has lat e ly been establishea for work. .c 4 jl ;ne valuable copper and lead mines at a place 1 , 11 1 Silver i ni nes , i n t h e county of Tipperarye dt e : testiroption of these works, which had long Bie ii scontinueci, was owing to some English sol. 4 , from one of the mining counties, having ca. tir,„Ydisco‘iered, th a t t h e ores w hich l a y s c att ered v iv4 ; 4 t ki the o ld pits were so abundantly rich, as to " experiment of tvoiking them GEM IZEi'N7:ER, DiSTAINd; ti 4 MENOU. THE following ate the Letters whiCh have passed between the above Officers, respeding transaalons in Egypt; Their authenticity may be relied on,' and they are curious, particularly that to MENou, as they regard not merely personal quatrels, but the Campaign in Egypt. COSY 07 A LETTER 7ROM GENERAL DESTAING TO CF.- NERAL kEYNIER. " i 4 Floreal ( May 4.) " To.morrow morning, at seven o'clock, I shall expea you at the new Carriere de Chlillot. I shall have an Officer with me. I should have been happy to have offered you the choice of weapons, but unfortunately my Wdund, slight as you think it*, allows me to propose nothinz_else but fire arms. Bring your pistols, therefore ; I shall - ria3'e IT the hour does not suit you, name another. At all events, I expect your answer by the bearer. ' ( S igned) " Br*. Gen. PESTAING.". * Cen. Reynier, in his Works on Egypt, had said, that Gen. Destaing had withdrawn from an Engagement after a slight wound. ANSWER.. 'General Reynier has just received a Letter signed Destaing, by which he.is called upon to repair to-morrow morning to the new Carriere de Chaillot. He has al ways despised the man too much, to have any discussion with him; heshould have thought a degradation of him Sell, and giving the other an importance he did not deserve, it his name had appeared with his. This feeling led General Reynier to pay little attention to the whole of Destaing's cundud in Egypt, and this circumstance prevented him from noticing in his Work all the faults into which he led Menou. This too prevented him from pro secuting Destaing, on account of the calumnious Letters written and signed by him, and now in General' Reynier's hands *. General Reynier ought to fight no man but General Me. nou, on the subject of the affairs of Egypt. Asa General he ought to refuse that honour to a contemptible fellow, but as a private individual he will be at the Gate Chaillot of the Bois de Boulogne, at seven o'clock in the morning. (Signed) REYNIER. * These letters had been intercepted in the Mediterrar'►ean by the English, and given to General Reynier. Out readers know the result. DESTAING wab killed, and though we have no farther particulars, we are led to think that General REYNIER, after the above letter, could not think of making any apology. THE GENERAL OF DIVISION REYNIER, TO ABDALLAH JAMES ?SENOU, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE EAST. 18 FlGreal (May 8). During the five months which you have delayed your ar rival at Paris, you had full time to retied upon the planner of redressing the wrongs I have experienced at your hands. Government, looking only to Your intention of keeping Egypt, has not thought fit to bring von to a trial for thy faults that have occasioned the loss of that Cotrntry, nr for having deceived them by false represen6itions. They have pardoned you—but I could not imitate their conduct in that respect. My honour, and the glory of the French Arms, required that it should be made known in what Manner you have ensured unmerited success to the English. I have scrupulously avoided publishing any thing more than a mere exposition of farts, from the apprehension of demean ing myself, by painting your character in as degrading co lours as it ought to be represented in. I have overlooked many details. The only reproach to which I lay myself open, is foehaving omitted to mention your mental derangement, your imbecility in yielding to the artifices of an iniriguant, and that degree of folly by which you were blinded, and which might plead some excuse for a part of your absurdities. A simple narrative of events, and of your conduct, is enough to load you with infamy ; and should your name go down to.. posterity, it will be classed with those whose memory his torians have preserved, in order to contrast their character with the talents and the virtues of the great men who have sometimes betrayed the same indulgence which Bonaparte has been pleased to bestow on you. This is the only revenge that I deem worthy of me. would have disdained it, if I had looked 'upon you only as a simple individual ; but you have filled a distinguished situ ation, and you have forgot that you owed it to my generosity. I t is on the worthless Commander of the brave Army of the East that I ought to avenge myself. You may now, if you will, attempt to answer me ; but to notorious fads you can only oppose declamation. Perhaps you may think of exhibiting proofs of courage—for my part, I have so acted during the War as not to be under the neees , sity of such an exhibition. I donor feel Myself called upon to stake my reputation against a man who /has none to risk. I shall, however, he always ready to give you every satis tadion you may call for on this occasion. Should you continue to vegetate under the infamy to which public opinion must consign you, I will cease to notice the 'remains of a life sullied by.so many ads of perfidy and base- , ness ; but should you again, by dint of intrigues, succeed in pulling yourself into notice, be assured you shall not be able to avoid me, even should You be dastard enough to solicit an order for our separation. (Signed) • REYNIER.. EXTRACT OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO GENERAL REY NIER BY THE MINISTER AT WAR, RESPECTING THE DUEL OF THE 15TH FLOREAL, (MAY 5.) As it is to be apprehended that similar accidents may recur, it is the intention of the Pirst Consul that you quit Paris, and that you remain at adistance from that City, of more than thirty leagues. (Signed), , BERTH t ER. . It-does not appear to be true that General REY NIER has been sent to Brest, or fixed to any par ticular place out of the circle allowed him. The Masquerade at Dublin last week, given by the Countess of GLANDORE, created a great deal of bustle in that City. It was most numerously attended. Mrs. JORDAN'S benefit on Monday night was extremely crowded. She played Biddy Tipkin - in an admirable manner, anti her song, accompanied by the lute, was loudly encored. Messrs. Lewis and KNIGHT having become les sees of the Liverpool Theatre, there can be little danger of any of the audience sleeping in the Pit,, whatever conditions may be made respeaing the Performers. These two lively Aaors will no doubt ke e p things moving. The Dilettanti Theatre had another performance oh Monday night. The Liar and la Soiree Ora_ geese were the pieces represented, to an audience consisting of above three hundred persons. The supper, which was a good one, was no doubt the most attraaive thing of the whole: _ . _ The Officers of the Guards who performed with such celebrity at Chatham, having taken compassion on the Pic Nics, they may enjoy \ a few nights of rational entertainment before their Subscription is eat out. The Co'medy of Fashionable Friendi is still owned by its noble, or ignoble Author, whoever he may be. It is, however, ushered - into the world, and with an apology for its appearance at the Theatre, it having been brought forward at the request of Mr. EMB LE. We — bye a better opinion of that Gentleman's tAtt'and judgment. Mr. Rortsotes Carzialeri'll i aie nearly finished their thar g e. It is now said that that Gentleman returns no mote to the charge in the House of Coin mons after the dissolution of Parliament. The Lowry MAYOR and the Sheriffs have, it seems come to a right understanding, and are in fu ture less likely to Pick a quarrel together than to pick a bone, if indeed such a thing as a bone could ever be thought of at a City Feast. LAry RfpOPlr CPURX OF K 1 BENCH, LtlaNpA-i, 1 4 :A. x 7 This morning the ;rand Jury for the County of MiSdiesex was sworn in, and 'received a long and eloquent Charge from Mr. Justice Gkosi.‘ Haying dwelt upon the blessings we were likely to derive from the Peace, he turned their attention to those nuisances most calculated to impair our comforts at home. He pointed cdt as objects particularly . wor_ thy of their attention, - shewmen and ballad-singerS, whd coiled mobs in the streets and annoy the pas sengers. He conclude 4 with reminding them of the importance of their'fundions, and the solemn obliga tion under which they,ad. . Lord ELL I•7Boßcioolf.sat at' risi Fritts from ten till three:: . CLARK, ESQ. 'V. JACKSON. This Aaion 'was brought by, Mr. Clark, Who is .Chamberlain of London, against Mr. Jackion, a • horse-dealer near Portland place,. for having sold him, as sound, for 1261. a pair of coach horses, one of which had a sand-crack. Of the warrantry there was •no doubt, and the only question was,, whether it had .been fulfilled ? It appeared that the sale took place) on the 6th of April, 18or. Soine marks of disease were then pointed out on the horse's hoof, but the Defendant said, that if they 'pro duced any unpleasant consequences, he would take him back. The horse went pretty well for nearly two months, but at the end of that time he became lame ; never, however, so bad, as not to be able to do his work. The Defendant offered to take hiM back upon condition of receiving a guinea and a half a week for the time the Plainiiff had used him. This offer was refused, and, Mr. Chamberlain Clark wait ed till the horse should be so bad, that he might clearly maintain an alion. Accordingly about Christmas the sand crack burst, ,and this action was brought. For the Defendant it was proved, that the horse was quite sound immediately before the sale ; that some weeks _after the sale Mr. Clark was in treaty to sell him to another person, and that be is now, much better. Great stress was laid upon the length: of time that had been allowed to elaPse before the aEtion was brought, and upon the circumstance of the horse d having never been returned.. ' _ _ Lord ELZENBOROUGH said, that when a man found a warranty . of this nature violated, he had two courses to ..takc•: Fte might either return the horse and rescind the cunt 6 or keep the horse and r' • recover damages tor the lOss,and inconvenience he had sustained: If a Gintleinan bought a horse to go upon an d urgent journey, iy could not be said that he must either return him 'or submit to go without any compensation, if the horse 'should not be found to answer the desciiption of the vender.--Werdia for the Plaintiff—Damages 401. TUESDAY, MAY 18. LORD RODNEi7 AND ANOTHER V. CHAMBERS SEPARATE MAINTENANCE. Tim was a• question which came before the Court upon. a demurrer to a declaration in an' Anion of Covenant, for non. pay men t of an annuity of zool. secured to be paid to the Plaintiffs, as Trustees for the D•4endant's wife. The deed on which the Attion was:brought, -stated that Sir W. Chambers, the father of the Defendant, by. his will bequeathed to Mrs. Chambers, the wife of his , son, the sum of zoo!. per ann. as long as she should continue to live with the Defendant, in addition to an annuity of fool. settled upon her by her marriage articles. It also recited, that unhappy differences having arisen between Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, a separation had taken place; and that the Defendant, as an indtreeplent for her to return and live with him, had covenanted and agreed with the Plaintiffs, her Trustees, that in case at any future period she should be dissatisfied with his behaviour towards her, and sh6uld separate herself from him with the approbation of her Trus tees, their executors or administrators, be would pay and allow them for her use, the sum of tool. per ann. in lieu of the additional annuity of zoo'. left her by the will of Sir William Chambers ; and that with such approbation, she ,shoUld be at liberty, from time to time, and at all times, to lire separate and apart from him. - Mr. Serjeant WILLIAMS, in support of the De claration, contended that the Aaion was maintain able upon the recognized principles of the law, as applicable to separate maintenance where a wife lives apart from her husband ; that the deed upon which the Action was brought, was in its nature similar to those which, had been sanaioned in cases of separation for a century past ; that the consent on the part of Mrs. Chambers to return to her hus band constituted a valid consideration, operating'as the foundation of the grant of the annuity; and chat her subsequent' separation, with the approbation of her Trustees, on account of the ill-treatment of her , husband, entitled her to claim 'the full benefit of what was secured to her under the deed. Mr. Serjeant OxsLow argued in support of the be_ murrer. He insisted that the deed in question was considerably more extensive in its.opeiation than ,a common deed of separation be6veen husband and Wife; that it vas illegal, inasmuch as it held out an inducement to the wife.to separate himself from her husband when and as often as-she pleased ; that 'mak ing the consent of the Trustees a sufficient sanction to the sepatation, had the died of erecting a kind of forum for the decision of matrimonial differences, unknoWn, to the Laws of the Cotintty that the pro visions of the deed were immoral in their tendency, and violatory of the sacred duties imposed by the marriage ,cor►trat ; and finally that the consent of Mrs. Chambers to return to her husband; did not constitute a good consideration for the annuity, as the Defendant could have compelled her to have lived with him by process of the Ecclesiastical Court, unlesS she could have shewn substantial rea sons why he was not entitled to the enforcement of conjugal tights. ' Lord ELLErssoxobGH observed; that no new question could be raised as to the legality of agree ments; tending to facilitate the separation of husband and wife; the discordance of whose dispositions ren dered it impossible for them to live together ; it was Advantageous to the parties that the Law shoUld have the power of ratifying them, and after the many decisithis in they were vicious and immoral in their tendenc, because they afrorded an ii;dependeriCe to the wife id the event of her separating from her hOsband: Steii an argument cVoUld go the length of invalidating. every, establishment Of pin-Money made in eon.: teniplatibn of marriage. It had been said that this was a covenant which was immoral; because it had a tendency to promote a future separation be tween the parties. If it had such a tendency, which was merely ,a .remote and probable one, it was to be observed that it had an immediate. tens . dem:) , to pimbote their re,unioni. ..In answer 1.0 . what had been stated by Mr, Serjeant Onslow, that the consideration was nor good, bcCause husband ought have insiSted . On his Marital righis., it.. was only necessary to say, that this Cotit.c would haVe interposed in Order to have prevented any dec - rer: 7 of the Ecclesiastical Court, contrary to a previoUS and express agreement between the parties. Upon the Whble, he coceiVed this was a question which was too distineily settled.to he agitated.at this tin e ofday ; and he was of opinion; that judgment ought. to be for the Plaintiff. ' • - Mr. Justice GROSE said; he had no toneeption. that the validity of this agreement was to be Made the point in this case ; it w..s too clear to be the , subjed of doubt ; however he might lament wtni the law was;-and had uniformly been, upon such -subjeds, the fad was, that COUrts, both of LaW and Equity, had considered such agreements as and it was not for him to presume, that all' the former decisioni had been made upon instill_ cient grounds; - Mr: Justice LAWliprtc-E was of opinion the Plain_. tiff, ought to recover. The parties; it appeared, 'had separated,' and the probability was, their se: paragon would. have ended in a suit. in Dodor's. Common. To avoid this expense, they had mu tually appealed to a doMestic forum, who were td allow the Lady 2601.' a year, in case they should admit the legitimacy of her reasons for .again separating from her htfsband. He thoUght such it' discretion properly reposed in- the Trustees. Mr; justice LE 13i;ANc' observed, that the case, as stated, appeared to him to be this—the wife had, from her own family,, an annuity of tool., and from her husband's father a further annuity of iOO% • as long as she lived with her htisband. Differences had arisen between the parties, and with a view to reconcile them, the whole was vested in Trustees for her use, in case she should separate with their approbation. The objet} of this was, that in case the Lady should be compelled' by her hasbat l / 2 4's.be-, haviour to quit him, she should have an equivalent Jr what. his father had left her in ease she continued 0 live with him. The only question therefore was, whether such an agreement was' contrary to the policy of the marriage state ? If it could be considered so, because it facilitated the• separation of the parties, the same objedion - would, apply to every deed of separation, and thus it would be.:.,, come impossible fdr a mart and his wife, whose tempers were irreconeileabk with: each other, ever to live separate. What %vas called pin money might 'be said to have a tendency id . l)ietliote sei , ar;ltiOft _ . between a husband and Wife, and 'yet it w . as a con_ stant provision made upon the marriage of persons of fortune, and had been repeatedly recognized as • legal. His Lordship proceeded to review the ar.•, guments of Counsel, and concluded_ .11y, e?iptessing‘ his conviction of the legality of the agreement. The Judges having thus unanimously expressed their opinions, judgment was pronounced in fattout of the Plaintiff. Lord ELLENBOROU6H afterwards proceeded id' Guildhall, and tried several causes, too 'uniniportant to the ptiblic to detail, . , There was another argument in a special the;' Etwks 'v. • upon the question of the- Tenant's (a Farmer) right •to remove buildings:. ereaeti dufing . his terni. , The Chief justice_ oh. served, that the old rule of law upon this subject had been very much relaxed, but to -what point was not settled ;- as. it was a question,, of general concern he thought it a.fit one for a s•gond,argu mem, which the Court ordered; CORN EXCHANGE, • THIS day there are few fresh arriMiiaalis,:i9n.d having but . short supplies of Grain in genetalJor some market-days past,. with many Buyers, causes _ _ Wheat. and Oats to fetch high ; rices• Barley and , Malt is rather dearer, as are Pease and--Beans ! Flow haN a ready sale, and maintains its.prices: Wheat 4i5 a szs a 645 od Beans . Sts a 35s'•od Fine do. •- 65s a b's od Tick ditto - • 265 a 305 61 Malt - 455 a 43s ,a 5s ed Oats , r3s a i6s a zas od Fine ditto -52 S a 535 od Poland do. 23s' a zss-0(.1 Barley 3as a 3gs 6d Rape Seed, 311 a 341 per last Rye -32 s a 365. od . Fine Flour 45s a sos per sack White Pease 31s a 355 0(1 Second do. 4u5 a 4ss per do. The Duke of WIRTEMBERG has got, the cele.. - braced Aaor IF'FLANTD, from Berlin, for the purpose of.improving the . direetion of the Theatre at Stritt.; :aid' with which the Duke was dissatisfied. e. The French are flattgred by the reception which Madame RECAMIER has 'experienced here.' They say the whole conversation at London is oilier un.: rivalled beauty, her polished manners, and.modest demeanour !—Have our own Women of Fashion to learn - modeiti from the Parisiiins? KElvtimt. has been some time preparing himself for.his intended excursion to SPAIN, by, a diligent study of the language of the Country. He sets off, 4e understand, at the end of the present season •at Drury Lane Theatre, and does not Mean to return till February. • It is,, impossible too highly to admire or to praise the benevolence of Mrs. SIDDONS, in \ exerting her fine talents in favour v of an unfortunate and deler ing individual; ; Mrs. SEMPLEj *llO left T hei.. hus. hand the moment she discovered his rent Olariioer, supported herself genteelly and creditably't;y . keep., ing a Roarding-Scriool at calais. The war obliged her to quit her situation, ; and she has since been exposed to great distress. Since Madame HEDOT.M , 'ILLr. has been at Peters_ burgh,' the, Ladies of that Capital have begun to wear their hair en chiguon.- , 7 -Be.fore, they,had their necks entirely bareo I