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In a few Days wilt be pubrishett, In Foolscap 06lavo, with an Engraving by C. Ileath, T HE BIOSCOPE ; or DIAL of LIFE. _ ex plained, To which are added, A Translation of the Epistle of Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, 4.1). goo, to Celantia, on the Rule of Christian Life; aid a Summary View of Elementary Chronology ; with a per petual Sidar and Lunar Calendar, and Clminologioa Tables, for" the whole sequel of the present Century. By the Author of the Christian's Survey, &c. Printed for William Miller, Albemarle-sueet. This nay was published. To Two Volumes, Odavo,• ppce xis. boards, the Third Edition of, E SSAYS on the NATURE pnd PRINCIPLES of- T A ST F. . By ARCHIBALD ALISON,. LL.B. F.R.S. London and Fdinbursh, &c. atc. Printed for Longman,' Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-row, London; and A. Constable and Co. Edin burgh. . *„* To this Edition are added, Observations on the Origin of the Beauty of the Human Countenance and Form. " We look upon this as on the whole the hest and most pleasing Work which has yet been produced on the subjed of Taste and Beauty. 'l'he whole of th.- Book is in no or dinary degree both beautiful and instrudive."—Edinburgh Review, No. XXX V. AItRIVED---I AllhOrt, z Dublin, r Waterford. Dug—i Lis bon, i Malta, t Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS. THIS DAY A r TvirKLyzo'cLock. Ccnsols . 59 'i Go 'THE SUN. SOLE' S PIC. t •ALSUM AUDEAT ? L 0 N V. MONDAY, ArrlL 13. 1212. The Anholt Ma►l which arrived on Saturday brought, as usual, a variety of ' , Toros from the North of Europe. Some of the privaie letters stated, that Russia had actually declared War against France. That, however, is not 9trialy correct ; bu , we have not the slightest doubt that hostltities will imme diately commence. BUONAPARTE seems sensible of the importance of the stake for which he is about to contend, and is prepar►ng his means accordingly. He knows that a serious defeat on the banks of the Vistula► would be ruinous to him, because he would be surrounded by a hostile population. With re gard to the preparations on both sides for this tre mendous contest, though we cannot speak with any degree of precision, yet we know that they are immense. BUONAPARTE is adopting an ariifice which he has often practised before with great suc cess, viz. that of magnifying the number of his troops, in order to inspire his enemies with terror; and it is an artifice which he can now practise with more press of the Continent, and the restri&ion on pri- vate correspcndence.- r One of the letters float Konigsburg makes the whole French force to amount to 436,0Q0 men.—This is an extravagant and citildisliexaggeration It is proper, however, to state, that of thiigreattorce 150,000 are said to ba Austrians,; who have not taken tlle field, and 40,000 Prussians. Alutost the whole kingdom of Prussia is over-run by the French armies i they have in effed taken military possession of it, with the ex ception of Colberg and Konigsburg. The following Letter from Gotten burgh seems to be entitled to credit : GOTTENBUTIGH, APRIL 3.—The French are over running the Prussian territo►ies; but they had not entered Colberg, nor Koningsberg, on the 20th ult. Politics remained undetermined ror c.)uld any de ci,ive steps as to peace or war be taken until the Courier last sent to St. Peretsburgh should have re turned to Paris. Davoust's corps is from 60 to 70,000 strong.— The head-quarters were by the last accounts at Stet , tin, where the left wing was also stationed ; the right wing was at Custrin ; the advanced guard of the left wing at Stargard, and that of the right Wing at Landsberg. The Pfussian Government has bound itself to furnish supplies of provisions for the French troops, during their march through the Prussian dominioi , s ; for winch service the French Govern ment hav - ! agreed to forego the contributions due to them lion) Prussia in the last war ; and a quota of 110,000 men is all that Prussia is to contribute to the Fench ; and these only in the event of war aaually taking place with Russia. It is stated that M l . THORNTON, the'BriliSll Mi nister, immediately alter his at rival at Gottenburgh, s..t out for S!ockholm, to meet the Swedish Gene tal It is very difficult to form a cor re.a judgment,lwith respect to the real intentions of BERNADOTTE the whole of his condua seems to indicate a 'disposition to remain on amicable terms with Great Britain, and to resist the overwhelming, arnbition of BUONArAFtTg. We are aware that the conduit of BLR NADOTTE ought to be viewed with considerable jealousy, but the doubts which existed in our minds respeEting his Teal objeas, have been considerablylessenedbythe consideration that not only his interest, but his personal safety, dictate to him the policy which he ought to.pursue. Another Let= ter from Gottenburgh says, Mr. THORNTON is arrived here, and without mak ing any stay, has proceeded to StocLholm , incog. to meet Von Suclitelen, The interview is expelled to - attended with the happiest results. tVerr clay ihit good understanding between the Swedish and Bri tish Gbvernrdents i 3 more m3nifesr. A comMercial treaty is in great torwardness between the two coun tries; and I learn, as a positive Mt, that ad early day is fixed for the a dmission of colonial produce, and all sorts of British manufaetures. Bernadotte is firmly fixed in, the policy he means to pursue, which is to side with Russia and England against trance. The Diet will assemble on the 13th inst. and then many of the political views of Sweden will be suf fered to transpire. • The probability of a ‘s ar in the Noith has set the Partyto work again with their gloomy and despond ing predietions, and with their declamations, against Minitters. " What shall be said," say they, " of these wretched Ministers, whose whole time and attention, at so tremendous a crisis of our affairs abroad, is spent in intriguing to get a Lord or a Commoner the more to support them in their places." If the charge insinuated in the above question were true, the Ministers who so conducted themselves, would deserve- the severest censure. Let us now in our turn ask a question : What shall be said of these men, whose whole time and attention at so tremendous a crisis is endeavouring to force themselves into power against the wishes of the REGENT and of the public,who at this tremendous crisis are doing all in their power to excite disunion, discontent, and despondency at home, and to thwart our exertions abroad " BUONAPARTE," we are told, " sets out upon • this final plan of conquest, knoWing that a most powerful diversion is, at this very moment, operating in his favour, by the mal administration of affairs in this country." This is really too much from the very men who, when they were in office, saw the destruction of Prussia, and the defeat of Russia! without moving a single man to assist them. No; if BUONAPARTE looks for a diver sion in this country, it is from the exertions of those who are ready to sacrifice its best interests to promote heir own ambition, who are straining every nerve to increase those divisions which unfortunately exist, and who seem careless of consequences pro vided they can remove their adversaries from power. We feel great pleasure in stating, that the most profound tranquility has been restored at Manches ter, and that the infamous purposes of the incen diaries have completely failed. A Rus3ian Gentleman, M. FIEYLINGER, arrived j • from St. fers r giTrg "fr. " - u " -111 P h dispatches Some letters and papers have been received from Hamburg!) to the 29th ult. An article from Trieste, given in the Correspondenten of the 24th, notices a report of peace having been concluded between the Russians and Turks, after several desperate a6tions, in which the former proved victorious. The letters ascribe the delay in the advance of the French army towards the Russian frontier to the want of provi sions. The Poles, it is said, are resolved, in the event of a war, to adhere fatthfully to the Russian standard, placing no longer any reliance in the pro mises of BUQNAPARTE,• who has already so otten disappointed their expectation of being restored to independence. Numbers of them, it is added, have deserted from the troops of the Duchy of Warsaw. Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT left Carlton-house for Windsor Castle, where his Royal Highness arrived at twelve; stopped and dined with the QUBEN, his Royal Sisters and Daughter ; set oft for London at seven, and arrived at Carlton-house at nine. Yesterday tile PRINCE REGENT took an ailing on horseback in the Parks. The Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAM BRIDGE, visited the PRINCE REGENT yesterday. Yesterday the Duke of CAMBRIDGE intended di vine service at the Military Chapel, Whitehall. ' Friday the Duke of KENT accompanied his Royal Sisters, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, and Prin cess CHARLOTTE Of WALES, in their rides on horse back in Windsor Park. ,Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, at which Lords SID MOUTH and BUCKINGHAMSHIRE attended, for 'the first time, since they ca'nie into office. The Regent's Park was yesterday crowded with company. The plantations are going o n rapidly ; the walks are formed and gravelled. The Countess Dowager of ESSEX had a Bele& party last night, at her house in Curzon-street, May-fair. Viscount CASTLEREAGH gave a grand dinner yes terday to a selea party, at his house, in King -street, St. James's-square. The Earl Of CAMDEN on Saturday gave a grand dinner, at his house in Arlington-street, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Yonir., the Earl of LIVER POOL, Earl BATHURST, Sir F. STANDISH, &c. &c. The Marchioness Dowager of LANDSDOWN had a grand party last night, at her house, in Albemarle street. On Saturday evening died, at the Pulteney Hotel, in 'Piccadilly, J4NE Duchess of GORDON. Her Grace was the eldest daughter of Sir WM. VIAL LACE, Bart. was born in 1746, and married to the present Duke of GORDON, 06t. 1, 1767, by whom she had, now living, one son, the Marquis of HuNTLEy, and four daughter, viz. the Duchess of RICHMOND, Lady MAGDALEN PALMER, the Mar chioness of CORNWALLIS, and the Duchess of BEDFORD. She lost a second 800, ALEXANDER, who died about four years ago. Her Glace receiv ea the Holy Sacrament a few hours before her dis solution, of which all her noble and afflicted chil dren were partakers. The Parks were yesterday crowded with company. The air was keen and searching, but the scarle, and blue pelisni bid it defiance. Nr AV A L NEWS. April tt, isie. Copy Qr a Letter from Captain liertrant, of his Majesty's slotili Persian, ,addressed to Vice-Adifiiral D'Auvergne, Priirce of Bouillon, and transmitted by the latter to john Wilson Croker, Esq. His Majesty's sloop Persian, Jersey, SIR, March 2S, 58[2. I beg leave to inform you, that yesterday the Se- yen Islands hearing S. W. by S. ten or twelve . miles, I chased a lugger standing to the west ward, which I soon found to be an enemy, by his en deavouring to avoid us ; after three hours chase, and firing several broadsides, she s , ruck, and pr.v ed' to be Le Petit Jean t'tench lugger privateer, of sixteen guns, with a complement or sixty men, but had only eight guns and forty•etlit men on board, having thrown eight of her guns over board in a gale of wind, and had eight of her men washed overboard at the same time ; commanded by Monsieur. Francois Cletnence, belonging to Dieppe, out eight days, but had not made any capture. I have the honour to be, Ace. CH. BERTRAM, Commander. Vice-Admiral D'Auvergne, Prince of Bouillon, &c. &c. &c. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 10.—We understand the Clarence, of 74 guns, will be launched to-morroi.v afternoon from Mr. BLACKBURN'S Yard, at Turn chapple, within this port. Arrived his Majesty's ship San Josef, of t i 2 guns, Captain MALcout, from Portsmouth ; dbercrombie, of 74 guns, Captain FAHIE, from the French COast ; Persian and Helicon twigs of war from a cruize in the Channel ; Ann, TAYLOR ; 'Union, TR ENAMAN ; Renown, FORBES ; and the Hawke, VINSON, from Wales ; - Betsey, TR AITE, from Lyme; Experiment , CHAPMAN, frOmLondon; Friends Regard, HORNSBY ; and the Liberty, HARR INGTON, from Sunderland; Expedition packet, SANDYS, from Southampton and the Sampson, PARKER', from Chepstow. The Phoebe frigate, bound to America, will call off this Port, and take under her proteaion the Ocean, mast-ship, bound to Quebec. Put in here this day by contrary winds the Hope , WALTON, master, from Lisbon, five weeks passage, with a cargo of fruit, bound to London. APRIL I l.—Admiral Lord KEITH, Commander in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, hoisted his flag this morning on beard tile San Josef man of war, in Ca wsand Bay. • Passed down Channel from the Eastward a fleet. Arrived the Sarah, BROWN ; and the Frederick, CHRISTIR O from Sunderland ; and the William, BALLANTINR, from Newcastle ; and the Robert, Sailed his Majesty's ship liernies nn_a cruize ; and the American ship Manlius ,CoNNELL, for Baltimore. The Prince Ttilliarn armed brig is appointed con voy for the Duwns. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19.—His -Majesty's ship Goshawk is appointed convoy for Spain and Portugal. Artived the brig Elizateth, SMITH, from Lisbon. Arrived his Majesty's ships Hogue, Spitfire, and Magnet, from a cruize. DEAL, APRIL 11.—Sailed Rear-Admiral MORRIS for the Baltic; and the Tickler cutter for -off Flush, ing, with dispatches. APRIL 12.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Christian PH. Arid, and Valiant, from Portsmoul h. Came down from the River several outward bound vessels. FALMOUTH, Aral L o.—Arrived seseral coasters. The I Valsingharn packet for Lisbon, with mails, has gone into the Roads. YARMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Arrived the Pincher gun-brig from Heligoland. CHATHAM, APRIL I I .—Yesterday were launched at this yard the Briton and Tenedos, two beautiful fine frigates of 38 guns each ; the former was im mediately docked to be coppered and fitted for sea. We are sorry to say a very serious accident hap pened when the Tenedos went off the slip ; she got so much way, that the lashing of the hawser round the capstan on shore gave way, when the end flew round with great violence and struck three persons that were spectators ; one had both arms broke, another his thigh broke and scull fractured, and the third his jaw broke. NAVAL APNYINTMENTS.—Capt. T. C. Smith, to the rank of Post Captain. Messrs. Gill and !WA rthur, Midshipmen of the Barkleur, to be Lieutenants, Lieutenant Wm. Buchanan, to the Dictator. Lieuts. Baikie and I. Griers'rn to the Gloucester, a new 74, at Woolwich. Lieut. A. Shakespear to the Leonidas, at Cork. Captain I'. Brown, of the Bulwark, of 74 guns, to the Loire frigate. Licuts. Sir Wm. Chalmers and Philip Westphal' to the Noon fri gate. Lieut. G. Forder, to the Horatio, of 38 guns. Lieut. C. Symons, to the San Josef, at Portsmouth. I.ieut T. Burgh, to the Leopard. Lieut. It Rowley, to the tank of Commander. Mr. F. Suter, to he Purser of the St. Pierre sloop. Mr. R. M. Cole, Midshipman, to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant Caleb Jackson to the Herald, of 2o guns, at Portsmouth. Lieut. 'antes Lew, to the Mermaid. Lieut. T. H. Warren, to the Prince of Wales. Lieut. C. Tackle to the Phipps sloop. Lieut. John Davy to the Hamadryad. Mr. lames Fletcher, Purser of the Lapwing, to be in the Diana. Lieut. R. Conn o r to th e an J ose f . Lieut. I. Rattray to the rank of Commander. NI r . John Bushel, Purser of the Vanguard, to be in the Hero. Lieut. G. A. Byron, to the rank of Commander. CURIOUS FACT, AND NO LOTTERY iS even betting, that thejoyful news of the tall of Ba dnjoz will be made known the same day that.CAa- TER, of 8, Charing-cross, informs the Public he has sold tile 20,0001. viz. 30th April. . , II; t THE AT t' E.--.We signified a t s ew 6)1 9 0' til tt a Comely wa s foirhcoming at the I,yeeatn; of w hich•repoit had spoken very favourably, lad had attribi.nredto- Mrs. LEVANU, a Sister of , N l. SnEttmce. The Comedy was brought forward ° Sainday lait atthis Theatre, under the title of Pr'''' indice, or Modern Sentiment, l i td We feel • much pleasure in staling, that report oh this occasion e . 0 5- welt warranted by its intrinsic metit. We mat i• a , ,,noweedge, however, that there was nothing verY novel in (he fable, or the characters ; but the forit!. Was coestructed with site, ingenuity as made it it" teresting, and the 1 itter were well diversified dild, contrasted, The feb,e, though expanded thrOneh 3 ,„ Comedy much too long in duration, but hy il`" . Means tedious in performance, may be "soon r"' cited. Mr. Fitz-Edward (De. CAmr)'ihe de.;&11- dant of an ancie nt and respeelahle tarrii!y in f" . . ';: land, of which t he is a. native, had clandestiv i f married the daughter of Mr. Rivers, (I'owW4, by his first wife. The family in general, 1 4 . particularly AV. 'Oddly, (DowToN) brother ist ) . the haute Mrs. Rivets, are highly incensed by t i .' i stolen union, and conceive the strongest Prejedtts against Irishmen. Hence is derived the first title ( ,i ' the pleiy. Mr. Fitz Edward, however, by o' l 3 .j ~ of his cousin, Lady Ann Lovell, (Miss DuNcA o ‘ ( contrives to get into the family& Mr. Rivers, tind' r 4 the name of Melville, in , the cliara6.ler of iirli 3 i nuensis to Miss Ruth Rivers (Mrs. SPARKS)) 311 '. it sheWs so much good sense, and such amiable (19 1 ,.. lities, that he becomes a favourite with the yvtit hci 1 . ',but particularly with Miss Ruth Rivers, who °v a ; , comes the scruples of that delicacy wWclt 0 7 r . ( maids most he supposed to feel, and 4:ffers him l ' l ' hand and fortune. The second part of the ti tle' 'Modern' Sentiment, arises from the insidious ot; teinets of Sir Frederick Phillinzore (NV LtENcH), i t,. take advantage of the romantic d;spoSition of • 11.2if f ; Rivers (Mrs. Eowets:), who is married to a 11 ' 3 . i much older than her Self, and to betray her in t° s t violation of her honour. She had, in compliin ells ' to Sir Frederiek, upon whose honour and pure at, tachtnent she had relied, placed a statue 84 , 1 ' cred 'to Friendship in her retired apartruenf', to which Sir Frederick i 4 often admitted. BY ti oi intervention, however, of Fitz-Edward, who re s t 4 v` sons with Mrs. Rivers, and by the loquacious , nity of Sir Frederick, whom she overhears ettelill! Contempt of her understanding, she is made se:f Bible of the danger which she has incurred, and the merit of her husband. By a train of incidel l e Mrs. Filz-Edward (Miss Boyce), who has foi l "` , ed her_husband from Ireland, had obtained a re c°, l' ciliation with her uncle, Oddly, having fortuo3l4;'s lodged in the same house with him, and after ;,, merits of Melville, and-his services teethe taril li i are universally acknowledged, he avows iris I .'d •name, is' received with cordial 'gratitude, •tee ‘ ,4 . 1 of Prejudice is' removed front all parties, ilith! i4 , Sentiment has been properly exposed, and the i fyi ; as usual, terminates in general happiness. - u lo Readers will perceive, as we have said, that 11)17`tii is :no striking novelty in the fable or charaelerst. g, the whole is rendered in some parts very interes t ' and in others very amusing. Perhaps the ceini,e merit's to our liiternian brethren are too pif t;s o - '0 dispersed through the piece, and perhaps the - re. t ia .-- ....--,...„..ne:-...5. ---il...,iutiS . ILI II ; but It V.'oll l l ( G. iMproper to objt to the former, as they rev 4 , , unite both countries; and as the latter are colic e lls -' ed in good humour, we are not surprised that l ii • LICENSER should have' suffered them to pass : 11 4 we think he should resolutely guard against o ` e a pra&ice in general,Jekt he should render the liiio atre a scene of political dissension. The dialW o r is in .general elegantly written, and the seotielcils are natural, just, and impressive, though someii tl o, expressed in a kind of flowery; metaphorical IoS fiance, that seems to denote the pen of a fe!Mil e ' l f, 1 The play was most, admirably acted throoglic% but'paiticulaily by Dowtrosr, Us CAMP, p a ls„ Miss DUNCAN, Mrs. SPASM, and Mills Bows' J ., TII ENCII Wai also very prominent, iV it is d W ee c io less to add, that JOHNSTONE anEWITZO' 1, an Irish and a French servant, were b o th eslo lent. The play was throughout received with 1 ., warmest applause. It was announced for this e e t i:j leg under the title of The Sons of Erin, sc' 0 9 intended mime for the piece had not come ;r iti t the author, who is in Ireland, till Saturday last.' y . appropriate, Prologue, written 14 Mr. BBo° l , Mr. ....AVS IO/ 0 jun. Was spokeit wi th feeling by NI and - a very lively Epilogue, said to have been writs s. by Mr. T. SHERIDAN, was' ell delivered by A l( - . - EDWIN. PAR LI AMENT NOTICEs.--This day lgrqt Devon County-Rate fill, 3d --Corninittce on Irish Latino Bill, on Members becoming Bankrupts Bill, on v ei yi India Goods Bill, 4 00 the Irish 5 pint Bill. and on I IY and Means and Supply—Report of Legal Quay bill, 1 ° 0 .4 smid's Debt 14111, ,-tid Gold Coin Bill— Adjuurned Deba te i> sPedinZ Captain King..lntikeeper's Bill, 3;1 --Irish Si :D el Duty Bill, 2,1...1ri5h Tobacco Duties bill, 2.(1.--rui4 Con,ideration, of Repot on it mbez.zleinent n (No• , Mr. Wharton, Bill for altering the mode of Payment of 1 ,0 Superannuation Allos , ances in'the DepaTinr.it of ,Cus l i c , : to in Scotland-11r. Pule Carew, Bill to Promote the tine formance of the Duties of Survey o r; o f Hi g hw a y s an d pike Roads titr,,ughout Eng.an , .l Mr. WbartGa, riat, Barrack, and other miscellaneous Estimates, in SupP t l i o --Mr. Cum 'en Motion for Inquiry Into the State of Grain of Great Britain. To-morrow .(Orders), Glass Dories Bill, 3 0H Committee on Prine , ssL!s' Annuity Bill- (Notices), Mt'l l : Wynne, Motion respecting Colonel M arpoint r7 izr as Private Secretary to the Prince Regent—Mr. Secretary der, Bill to Attend the Local Militia Act of Scotland. Biilr Wednesday (Orders), Charitable Donatious 3(1..-aornmittee on Securities' Bill.-- (Notices), Sir 1. I ' l port, Motion for Account of Sums Io,t by Governiria'd • consrquence of Public Defaulters-- Mr. Bennet, Acc,uoto Number of Corporal Pindshinerits in the Army for 5 6 ' years. Thursday (Ciders), Further Consideration of e jl port on Irish Stills Bill—Mail. Coach Exanption from T it l Bill, 2d_-(Notices), Mr. W. Herbert, Motion cur an Intl ° l ll into the PerjurieF.•Frauds, and. Abuses of the License --Mr. Creevey, Resolutions respecting the Two Tellers o .,il of the Exchequer, held by the Marquis of BuckingharP' Lord Camden. -00 Friday (Orders), Sinecures BA!, 2d,—ClandcW,,, Marriage bill, 2d.-.(Notices), Sir Charles Burrell, mince to inquire into the Losses sustained by Parties w l i , Monies are placed under the direction of Private ACt5 of L „- r , liament, in the Bank of England, in the name of the Acco%o ant-General, to be vested in Government Securities. -- ",, 0 4 C rattan, Consideration of the Report from the Corrnnw' of last Session on the Petition of the Irish Lrewers. tO The Commissioners appointed by his MAJESTY negociate a reconciliwion between the Spanish v e f o lonics and the Mother Country, sailed on Friday) the Grampus, from Portsmouth for Cadiz. Letters from Cadtz affirm, that near 4000 [ll° ,j, :c ho were made prisoners in Valencia, have esesP e and are aaain in arms 2eainst the common