The Sun. — London, England, 1802-08-10 00:00:00

LONDON, AUGUSD xo, jBoz. TH Is morning a illopiteur of the '7th reached us, but none of the other Journals, nor have those of the 6th arrived. The Paper we have received, is t , •ally barren of intelligence. An article from lruse/r, contains the Report of a Commission of Health appointed to examine into the truth of a statement in the Dutch Journals, of a contagious disorder reigning at Brussels, and which that Corn, mission asserts to be totally void of truth. • The French Funds on the 6th were at 53 f. 65 c. WE yesterday laid before our Readers the Nertv• Const;!utLin of trance. This great event we some tine ago led them to anticipate. It Was rather ex pecled by us to have been promulgated on the 14.111 of July ; but BONAFARTE no doubt wished ,to ,wait tfie result of the Votes investing him with the Chief Consulship for life. The People of this Country are, in general, greatly deceived respecting the Authors of the Consu4ar Government, and therefore it behoves us tor stale the ,circumstances on which it originated. When the Abbe St EYES was nominated one of the Members of ,the Executive 'Directory, be perceived ihat it was impossible the Governnient could,con_ . iinue its march (to use the ridiculous and military . epithet which the French employ on all Subjetts, Religious, Political, or Literary) conformably with the Institutions which then prevailed. it has been the unhappy and Mischievous Principle of the French Legislators, to overthrow their Establish. r. eras ; whenever the fortune of Arms was against them. Under these circumstances, a meeting 'of the Leading C.:ll3ratters in the French Revolution was held at Versailles, over which SIZYES presided, d at which 'it was determined, that the Direco tnrial Authority should be superseded by the Go vernment of a Single Person. General 10o t( EAW, was the m,m sele,!leci for this purpose. Bur, on a sudden, BONAPARTE landed at Fre. jus, and StEYES, contrary to his usual cau. rious habits, instantly declared to I 1 'IAa ET, the Secretary General, that France ',Val saved. Another meeting was held, and it was resolved that the Moral General should be laid aside for the Political Chieftain. The Constitutialf . Which was then or ganized in conceit with BONAPARTE, was the work of Si Ey es ; bur, previous to its publication, it was submitted to BONAYARTE, whO suggested several modifications, which were adopted. The Public are well acquainted with the events which followed. BONAPARTE was seated on the Throne of the Bourbons. He promised every thing ;he swore to preserve this new Form of Government, without deterioration. Scarcely a week had elapsed, before he altered a considerable part of its Fundamental Principles, and, on the remonstrance of SIEYES, he placed his sword on the written copy, and asked whether any person could dispute the power which that instrument could enforce ? Hence arose a cool ness between the Manuladurer of Constitutions, and the Corsican Chief , a coolness which has ever since existed, and which ended with the absorption of Sr Ei'Es into the Conservative Senate, by which he was cut off from any further interference, as a Political Agent,•in the Affairs of the Republic. Since that period, the Constitution was but. a Name, the First Consul every thing. , The present Constitution, is therefore the sole offspring of the First Consul's brain, and it .may be observed„respefling it, that'he has shewn in its or. ganization a total ignorance of every kind of Regis: lative Principles, an accusation with which he has been more than once charged by most upright and intelligent men, who have considered him as better fitted to figure in a Camp, than in the more sober, but less illustrious path of a Lawmaker. It must not, however, be supposed, that the Con. stitution which we esterday presented to . our readers, has been a sudden ebullition from a restless and impetuous temper. We are warranted in assert ing that it has been the fruit of, at least, fix wit .meditation ; it was kept iri embryo till the votes could be colleaed respeeting his nomination for life, and when that point was decided (which his bayonets rendered almost certain) it was popped on the kind Publit, as an evidence. of the 4 ra:iliac and cwi'do7,7 of their modern Solomon. In our observations upon this subjel, we will not pretend to discuss its praaical eff i ciency on the French People ; they ought to be the best judges o f its utility and necessity; , we eak only examine it ac. cording to those principles, to which we have been habituated from our modes of thinking and living. The most prominent circumstance in this novel scheme of Policy is, the total derelietion of all those ) articles declaratory of the Rights and Liberties of Man, which heretofore preceded the different Con stitutions which the French Nation have been forced to receives Not a syllable is stated con cerning Civil or Political Aig►lits----no security i s of_ fered against 'aCts of Oppression on the part of the Government. It is true, these were proclaimed'in all their former codes, though never praised by the Government, consequently, in France, the cir cumstance may be regarded without regret. Put, in the prescnt instance, all provision for the 4ecu rity of the Citizen was unnecessary, because, as the First Consul has declared himself sent from Heaven to establish _,iberty, Justice, and Equality, it necessarily follows ; that under such a Theocratic Government no abuses of power can possibly exist. Every thing is heavenly and just ; in conformity to his mission. On this principle, the New Constitution opens ' v i th the lowest order of Magistrach and gradually rises to a colossal height, whose top is decorated With the Corinthian Capital of Imperial Authority: Before we proceed to analyse the Stiudure of this Political System, which must pot be denomi. nated Free Government, we feel it our duty to ani madvert on the manner and circumstarces of its adoption. The man, who was artfully selected to violale the former Constitution, by announcing , . the new order of things, is the .same person' who, many years ago, was the Reptesentative of the legitimate Sovereign of France to the Cour't of the best and mot virtuous Monarch upon the face of the earth. This man, who, for many years, was in tlle confidence of his Sovereign, and known to have secretly patronized the Emigrants at Soleur•e, in Switzerland, where he they. resided as Ambassador from the French Governmeht, who was afterwards calle, l so fill. the station of Chief Magi strate of France, who was transported as a: felon to . Cayenne, fur the benefit of the Great Nation, and who, as C A R NO T ObSqVcS ) in his reply to BAIL L tin) is both weak and imbecile this man, is peu liar& chosen to he the 'mouth-piece through . which the supposed voice of the French Na tion is , communicated to the chosen. Favourite of Heaven. But this is not all. We know that BARTHELEMY, not four months ago, notwithstand. ing all his supple and Machiavelian principles, spoke of his Prophet, in terms of the highest disresped and indignity. In thee next pl,lce, this Constitution was present ed to . the Ftenchl ,Nation, in a manner that argues an. utter contempt:of Public Opinion. Some change was expe4ed •by the People', but it was hoped it I would be a ?change from Military Despotism to Civil Authority. On the'contrary; it was usherd4 to their notice amidst the thunders of martial power, and it was adopted by the Conserva.:" tive Senate of France, the only remaining L'.e. pository of Popular" Authority, on the 'very !tune day on which it was presented to their considera tion. This event proves, either that it was .2bote. their capacity, it being of Divine Origin, or that they were so tiglid as to adopt it without discussion. Oh wretched and degraded Senate ! to what a hapless condition has the terror of Military Apparatus reduced you ! 0, wretched Peo— ple, who have shed the blood of thousands, for a principle you can never obtain! Like Ix toN, you have seized a Phantom instead of a Substance, and while you calumniated the rest of mankind as Slaves, you have proved yourselves unworthy of that Free dom, for which you have disturbed the peace of all Mankind ; the peace of Nations, who would have known happiness, had they never knows& your crimes. Senators of France! the Roman Senate, after the usurpation of OCTA V 'us, became a Farce and a Pa geant. 'rule old fotrns were preserved, amidst the career of despotism, " What a colleaion," said Ti Rtes, the kast time he was in the Senate, "of quill;og Sieve.; P' This morning arrived a Mail from Lisbon, brought to Falmouth by the King George Packet, in 13 days. The Tay is the na►ne of the other East.indiaman taken by the Bellona French Privateer, in the In dian Seas. Of the capture of the Portber we fear little doubt can be entertained, She sailed from Be;rgal River for Madras, in •the end of February. She had a Document on hoard, of Peace having taken place, but the Captaih of the .Rellona observed,. that the period for Captures was not expired, and he acconzLngly carried his priv into the Mauritius. The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Lieutenant,Calonel FLIGZI7I of the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, to be Paymaster of clie Royal Marines at Piymoothi- vice Captain WIER, deceased. The most sangtune hopes of success are enter tained by the ,Friends of COI. WODEHODSt from the Scrutiny in Norfolk, now carrying on. Nothing could be more flattering than the unsolicited support which he has met with ; and in spite of the means prarftised by his Opponents, his numbers on the p o ll wo u ld have inevitably been higher than those of Sir JACOB ASTLEY, hut for the unfortunate mis understdnding between woDEHOUSE'S Friends and those of Mr. WINDHAM, two days previous to !he Eledion.—No attack was meditated against Mr. Costs ; but the Loyal. and Independent part of the County were resolved to bring forward a Candi. date whose Charatler and Political Principles they a pproved, and whose respeaable Family has re. peatedly represented them in Parliament. Great preparations are making for celebrating the Fe's.tival at Preston, at the close of the present month. The circumstance which gives rise to this jubile,r.is curious and interesting. The G4dd, as it is called,-'is by charter obliged to be celebrated at the end of every twenty-one years, in default of .which, the Eledive . Franchise of the Inhabi. tants of Preston, in sending Members to Parliament, would be forfeited. The DERBY Family, which has the principal patronage of that Borough, are of course deeply interested in giving eclat to this FE'S. rival ; and the Noble T.,arl's Family seat at Knoqusley, is to be the scene of the most delightful festivities. Every kind of Sport, suited to each rank in life, is to be introduced ; and, for the entertainment of higher circles, Mrs. BILIANCTOi , has been invited to the place, and MtitiDEN and other Performers are also engaged. The right of presentation to the valpablelke!aory of Stanford Rivers, in Essex, void by the transla tion of Dr. Be4norr to the See of Bath and Wells, is contended for, in.opposition to the claim of the Crown, by the Earl of LIVERPOOL, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Lord BitA.ymtooKE's estate of Audley End, in, Essex, is relieved of a rent charge of 30001. per annum, by the death of Dr. PARKER, ltedory of St. James's. In consequence of a new City plan , for building upon Moosfields, Bethlehem Hospital is to be pulled down, ail re-ere4ed on a more convenient scite near We are informed by a Letter from Hamburgb, that M. de ROSENCRANTz, the Danish Ambassador at the Court of Russia, passed through Bell:if in his wit* , ,to Petersburgh, where the E 1 NG of PRUSSIA. 4lCdVed iiirii in the most distinguished manner, and invited him' to dinner. - Ni. de RoSENCRANTZ is 'the• sanfe who after being loaded with favOurs by PAUL L wlas suddenly ordered away from Feto4- burgh. The EMPEROR ALEXANDER having made known to the Court of Dininark, that the return of that Ambassador would be highly agreeable to him, M. de ROSENCRANTZ fillS at present, for the fourth time, that dignity. He is the richest Nobleman at the Court of Denmark, and when on his first mis. sion in Russia, he espoused a Russian Princess. NAVAL NEWS., FALMOUTH, Auci 7. ,ARRIVED this day, His Majesty's Ship Rosario, of to guns, Captain MOUNCEY, and altar taking in fresh provisions, sailed again on a Cruize ; also arrived the King George Packet, YEscomeE, Mail from Lisbon, thirteen days passage ; she said. ed from hence the lull ult, and arrived at Lisbon on the iot::. The Duke of York Packet, which sail. ed from hence on the zgth ult. with Mail of the 13th ult. was not arrived at Lisbon -when the King George Packet sailed from thence. Her sailing-day from thence was on the Ist inst. ; she mayihere. fore be hourly expeaed. The Duke of Cumberlavd lacket was to sail from Halifax on the Bth ult. with Mails for England. She may be also expetled. The Prince of Wales Picket, TODD ) with Mail of the 3d inst. is detained by contrary wind. Arrived the American Ship Fabius, Capt. rmt. REL, from Havre-de-Grace for Aler,andria ; Brig William, Capt. Wm, SMITH, from Londois for Madeira and Martinique; the Brig Zettyr, FOREMAN, with bale goods, from Yarmouth for Leghorn ; the Brig Eliza lima, REE 4 with bale goods, from London, and the Brig Duke of Yol, CROGGON, from Bristol, with bale goods, also for this Port. • Sailed the following Dutch Ships of War for the Texel. viz. Brutus, - 74 Guns, Admiral FIAR.Tr.INcK. • Neptunus, - 64 - Captain I , >ROFFT. Jan de Witt, . 64 - Captain IVAL r Lk; CK. Ajax, 18 - Captain POOLE. . Passed this Port, the ship Eguestris, Capt. i ‘ s . mEs TAT4oR, horn Jamaica for London, all well. DEAL, AUG. 9, ARRIVED from Sheerness, and sailed for Vgrts• mouth the Jamaica Frigate. BEACON 'ON THE BELj. ROCK.---A Beacon his been placed on the Bell Rock, to try the forer of the sea on it, which will be of great on to shipiiini passing the Rock while the Beacon stand), NEW PARLIAMENT. MEMBER RETURNED, FoxrArt, Psarts, tcc.—David Scott, Eti, IriST INDIA DUCKS. YESTERPAT a Meeting of the West India DO Company was held at• the London Tavern. M r. .Alderman HIBIIERT, 'who was in the Chair' stated the object ot the meeting to be, to appoi l4 by ballot five Direetors riLiescet`i chose going (-tu g of .01;e that and also to take into cons ider* i ation the proceedings of the last Special (Star° Mcetingi when it had 12r:en proposed to raise tl' e sum of ato,ocol. towards completing the Docks; and that the' present Proprietors who might wish (9 subscribe, should pay 401. per cent. tor the o e ' l Shares to be thus created, It having been, hoe' ever, decided that they should pay only 1001' per cent. the Court _of DireCters had agreed to the same ; and proposed. far the adoption of the General Meeting, that this sum should be paid hi instalments of ac:, , per cent. The first instahne 4 to be paid on the 3rst of this. month, and the hot , in April next. That on the Ist of February ° (3 interest of 5 per cent. shOnld be paid on the mon e y subscribed, and that from the sth o 1 August Den t " these new Shares shoUld be considered as stock, at' f the holders rece ye from that time all the benefit 0 dividends,- Bat nu Proprietor, whose shares did O t amount to 2501. could claim any share arising- n ett of the intended subscription, or could subscribe 013 the conditions proposed. • Mr. RANDALL JAcKsolt rose to express his 3 n ; ptObation of the Propositions just -made by t il a• Chairman ; and he thought it highly proper o i l , 'just, that chase original Subscribers who had P e .•vanced their money on a business, which at the tju i j must have been uncertain, ,and who therefore 'l'd. run some degree of risk, should now have the befi; fit of purchasing Shares at the rate for which theeij had purchased them originally. He then propo to that for the sake of convenience, and in order d, obviate the difficulty of fradional shares, she inters ed sum should be 200,0001. instead of 210,0 001, :o This amendment was adopted, and the resol ati was agreed to. By this measure the original Subscribers to fill VVest-India Docks.have gained a very great tit° 0 or (to use the language 'of the Stock Exchar'g re a large iciair. The Shares of which they , now holders call be. sold for upwards of 170 l ag cent. and they cin now purchase new Shares Ap par.- Every orie,nal Subscriber can now add 7„ per cent, to his stock at the cheap rate above me tinned. Olt The Chairman informed the Meeting, that i v, sum of 2751. had been given by the Conieer, through the DiredorS, to.the wid, , ws of those T og who unfortunately lost their lives in the ( ... 4) Dam, on the 22d of July, _ The Herring Fi,hery on the banks. Of the f 6 l e or ; • Man continues produdive beyon.l all pre tz; ic ilg ti kurnsey Bay, which t‘.l- eighteen years 'pi“ I been entirely desen ted, has chi.;' year conrai i ! a , shoal of uncommon extent ; it approached w l OO O sixteen yards of the harbour, in water, 5 f dig places, not more than four feet deep. Marl ls herrings, of which several hundred thousa ua iv .been taken; weighed upwards of ten ounces. 0 00 1 At Sheffield Conreh, on Sunday the I s t ins there were nine couple married,. 42 children bad I ed, an4l one funeral. l~r9m !Le LOS DU G,12:2 - 17.23, Aug. 7, 1802. ;Vai . -oj;ce, 7, 6:h P.c;. , rni.:ll:. of Drai,ooils. Quart'..-J-P.Ls!er faints Nugent to 1>: A..;;;lt - un;, wit!' o: Curnct, vice Luguat, who 9t.i Re,liment of Light Dragoons, Veterinary Surgeon George fr , 7,rn the 24rn Light Dr goons, to he Veterinary vice Fergtisson, superset.tect. r [4th Huspital-Mate John Hopkins Raci"forcl to be AS viee Riviere, who resigns. D;tio, Thomas Turner, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur. • chase, vice Barclay, promoted. Lorenzo O'Toole, from the 48th Foot, to bt.-Cornet, 5y purchase, vice Ruse, promoted. 2.4 th Ditto, Captain Henry Monckton to be Major, by per cnase, jonnson, promoted in the 28th Foot. Lietate nant Denis Jionkin to be Captain, vice Monckton. Ditto, Cornet John Min:nett to be Lieutenant, by pur - chase, vice Hotievutan, promoted. 9th Aegiment of Ecot, Ensign George Taylor, from the i6th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, 'vice.Myers, who re tires. • Ensign John Maclain, from the 58th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cross, promoted. 15th Ditto, Major James Robinson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purLhase, vice Madden, who retires. Quarter-Master Joint halt, from the half-pay of the late 2:1 Battalion, to be Quitter-Master, vice Patterson, who exchanges. 16th Ditto, Lieutenant John Galway, from the half-pay of the 24:11 Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Layeon, who ex changes, receiving the difference. 28th Ditto, Major William Johnson, from the 24th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant - Colonel, by purchase, vice Chambers, who retires. 29th Ditto, Ensign Algernon Langton, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burdett, promoted. iohn Jebb, Gent. to be Ln.,ign, vise Langton.' 36th Ditto, Captain George Monkland, from the gth West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Morgan, who ex. changes. - 43d Ditto, Ensign ja,ines O'Donnell to be e Lieutenant, with out purchase, Yonge, promoted.' 52.11 Ditto, Cornet John Kerwan, troin the igth Light Dra goons, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller, who retires. 62,1 Regiment of Foot, Ensign Robert Henry Dick, from the 75th Foot, to be, Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macleod, promoted in the 3d. West !mild Regiment. Matthew Yel vertoh, Gent. to be nsigu, by purchase, vice 13radley, promoted'. 77th Ditto, George Wright, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M•sjuarrie, promoted ;11C +AII yth West India Regiment, Captain John I)rigue Morgan, from the 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Monkland, who exchanges. ist Devonshire Regiment of Gentlemen and Yeontanty Ca- s taby. 1114jor John Worth to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir Staf- ford - &orthcote. Lora Graves to be Major, vice Worth. West Kent Gentlemen and .Yeomanv Cavaty. James Chapman, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Manferd, who e nth#6kfskire Gentlenten and Yeomanry Cavalry. Lieuter.ant-Colonel Joshua Roach to be Captain of a Troop, Nice Jo. - 4ah, vvi.o ULMOII.I*NaUg. The Exchange betweer4 C:ipt. Lornelits Cuyler, of the 33d Regimen!, and. Capt. Tho of the 64th R 4 :: as: or I. as ...atecl t4f:. C 4 ::zerte or the izth ot junt; hast, not nken place. leutenant W 11111 - 1 Metcalfe, of the 17th Foot, who teas supersedes :n the Gazette of the ;4tlh ultimo, is Telt:stated ia lank. The undermentioned qffi'cers arc supersedes', viz. 9th JJe. Er.sign Thomas Burke. Dwr,62rton Fenri Capt. Tames being absent without leave. Lusign ,Alexander D'avidson, being at,selit Without levet. Ordnance office, iitivat 3,180 z. .12v;.21 Regiment of Artillery. Captain-Lieutenant Thomas Downnian to be Caii , tilz, vice gobert Lawson, deceased. Dated luly 25, 13c.z. First Lieutenant George LpfeburC to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Dow;iman. Dated as above. Second Lieutenant Francis Bedingfizild to be First Lieute nant, vice Leiebure. Dated as above. Consols. Al.-‘iLs. ARA tyln D L , Z i Holland o F icnch . H'aniburgh 0 - - - --- - Lisbon 0 PRICE OF STOCKS, THI3 DAY A r TWELVE O'CLOCK. - - 70 J Omnium _ 6a 5 Disc. THE SUN. ;OLEN' DICE.RE FALSUM AUDEAT