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their place; will be stipplie.:l, and the Whole Monster again steep - France in blood, and pia:, e th e World into w;ir. We hear no more of the Orders and Diitine- lions which the Dvdce of FELTRE has recommend ed his Ikl:ls . :er to \bestow on the Tt , •;ti , ') Army for its shalt in resiating him upon his throne trust we shall never hear more of them. Th itussians might, indeed, deserve a 1,(1!,1R11C0t13 acknowle4men't from the King of FRANCE—they were not at Waterloo—but as for the British, proh Pi "lot, they merit no observance, they never Icingdoms, they only humbled the military fame, and obscured the wirlike glory of France.. And arc thtlr.hated for this, even by the Royalists, more than' they are loved for restoring the KING? Be that as it may, we sincerely hope, that were these slow and reluctant tokens of grAtitude now 'offered, they would be instantly refused. tn'ther Brussels and Frankfort Papers b3ve arrived, the former containing an important, and to us a rather irksome, Commulicarion by the. Rin g of the NETHERLANDS to the States-General, tespeeang the Marriage of his Son to the Princess ANNE (if R►►ssia. Not that we are displeased itl► this family con►►exion, or augur any po litical injury from it to British interests.— bu t there %vas s►►mething in the match ori ginally carried so ncar a happy' conclusion in this Country, that we cannot help being sorry, very Sony, that any thing should have occurred to break it off. As for the gallant Prince of ORANGE, it is not too much to expect that from hid early predlic• tions in favour of the Land of his education, and 3 utr 4 e of his milit try renown, and from his attach lits by the resent marriage, he will become 't Prominent auti powerful !ink of the friendly 'chain 'which connects together the welfare and onfidencc of the Iwo mighty Empires of Great Brit•iia and Russia. The offiri::l Dccumtti relatire to the inune iljate abulit:uo of the Aave Trade by the King of l'it.viscE, are given in a pleee.din:; column. NAVAL N MITS. AMSGATF, DEc. 19.—The William (A. G.), 1 4° 1 '1 Cat". ('.or (3`23), t'ton (L.V.), and the Nes inr (696), ports, have arrived here this day, f"Il of troops, from France, last from Calais.— Confiance, HENnansoN, Master, from I 'letuel for Bristol, in coming for this harbour Yesterday, struck the East Pier, and drove to the 134 ' 1 of the Head, from whence she was got off ; 41. ' d in `'timing !or the harhonr again last night, very leaky, got on shore to the tvestward of 41),* liarboor': she has been cot off a second time, s an d is now in the basin, with much damage.—The s!)p Harmony, Captain 'ToNotnsn, from ' 44 110 to rldiz, struck the East Pier this day, and " now ridin g at the hack of the East Head—One f her anchor flukes was driven through her bo Art. 11 1 7. c 17.—Arrived the Maria, N1ci(91.3, ci(91.3, fri, niNeAlotindland ; in lat. 55.25. spoke the Prancis,'of Livernu,:l, from Lisbon for Glas gow, witl• lo"a, of sans, C.:: and short of provisiuns.— inain icHo Ls only spare them a bag uf br,(l, having on board snip 135 pas- ~C ~~~: p r., , • Sr. nEc. 17 —The brig Donegal, CONE.' TRav„+,;aater. fro.o Befast, with an assorted !"go, to Lc I.lon, was this morning brought into v, Ar very leaky, and tvitti cousitterible da- vol., DEC. 18.—The Minerva, SKETCH- fil.t\ , ;w York, winch w. , s on shore at this fr o 43.-h tn g o t F. The Esher, MeMAsl Ea; t- m S t • DoGaston,tingo, i s on s h ore a t Gaston, but pee red tf , be got ott t,, D ri Z .4,r)(1 ' "KC ' 19.—'-C, me down the River the ) Vincent, SMi.ll3, f or J ama i ca ; , lfred, DRYSDALg., : fur Antigua; LoYW'Y, ;ALLItIokLE, for~l xl i e i ra; AYSTIIORP, 1, loin i S an ph o , SLE/Gll, for Col k and Ja- Regulus, - Smixit,.for -St. Helena ; H. M. PE I, 'for the Cape of Good [lope; and re :111' in the Downs with the oui:ii : ard bound as S. Po tirsU OUTII, DEC. 19.---Arrived H. M. S. . 1. ;t .k . 4N R, from a cru i ze.—Sa i led his Majesty's ship Ai bans, for a cruise. P"Luot,TH, Dec. 17.—Areivcd the Prince Re rit'. Captai n WHITE, from Lond o n for Batavia, sPrung h e r ma i n -y a rd.—Sailed the Lady .a ella packet, , Capr l'onreous, for Lisbon, , I nd . t he packet, - for New Yurk and "I'lax.—.4l 7 ind N. W. t o W. N. W. 4 1 ,. ...tE•ern00n the Arc dukes JIHNT , and allivtrd i n - town at diet'. lioti , e in Sciat- Plac'e., , n „, , .., yto the North. " , ... unelo..s `.I 7 I,I.L I NGTA.4S 4r llived uY . ~. wt DOVer t row Frauceo 'PO 3TiftniOUS DEFENCE Or itiEi. The f0110w,.. ; • re, resented to have been writ ten by Ajar s h u i Nay during t!le intervAS of his last •lay' s trial, and found in his pockets it seems to have been intended as a final appeal to the House of Peers riENTL.E.Ni EN, ---I am impressed witl. gratitude towards the generous Cout.-el, who have ple;ided my cause with so much seal and ahility; hut is explaining to you myself my with all the nanktieis of a soldier, you will knoW iue Nair: Ty. It is known that throughout the Revolution I took no part in the 'events which have disturbed France for these 6te-and twenty years. Lred in camps, I have uot lcarned the art of lir keg at Courts, nor acquired the flexibility necessary in the ma nagement of political affairs. 'France is all to me—her alone always had in view. " I am accused of not having attacked Napoleon, of having published a Proclamation which he had sent to me, of having followed him to Paris. All this is true in point of fact, but false in the moral sense attempted to be given to it. Gen tlemen, let not the tranquillity which you at this moment enjoy, make you forget the storm in the midst of which they stood whom you are now judging. Napoleon advanced like a torrent, which swelled at every instant, from the borders of Provence. The King's Brother, Generals, Mar shals, were unable to arrest his progress. What do I say ?—•they found themselves in toe impossibility of await ing his approach. The people were misled—the soldiers of every description joined him—and I stood alone. The Court did not inform ale of the general state of affairs, nor of its consequent determinations. I could not but think that the Court was gone; and, besides, what could I do with a handful of troops beset with numerous emissaries, and under the influence of a name once sacred in their eyes? Sur rounded by the disaffected, cut off by Napoleon, who was nearer Paris than myself, I could not but shud der at the idea of engaging in a civil war alone, and without hope. Judging, therefore, all resistance unavailing, and even impossible, for the Royal cause, hurried away by the force of events, I received and published the Proclama tion in question, as au Older of the Day, sent by an au thority wuich every one hastened to ackaowledge. I again approached this fatal man, but it was at least to repeat to him truths, which he hid heard from my mouth more than once,. and which then appeared likely to he listened to. The man ner itrw•hich I have been treated by Napoleon, demonstrates berter.than all argument, that he stood not in need of me to effect the revolution. My estate became again my place of exile. I quitted it only on a positive order to repair to that army which exists no more—to that army, where I sought the death in which I should have gloried, but which denied itself to my wishes. ,4 On w return, faithful to my only principle of avoiiiing the distraction of my country, I hastened to invoke, within these very walls, a prompt submission, to put an end to the effusion of blood, and to stay the progress of forign anus. Exclusively devoted to the preservation of France, I totally neglected in this circumstance my personal interests; and if Wy cotewporaries do not appreciate this political coVaduet, history will perhaps observe it. " The King re.:ascended his throne. I kept at a distance, without concealing myself. I now stand 'before you. assured by my conscience, which does nut reproach me with perfidy, tranquil as I have always been in the laid.: of I in judged my duty at Lons.le-Sauliiitr, the error was that of my judgment, but was foreign to my heart. " It is wished to be known from whence I have drawn the fortitude with which I have borne a. long captivity, and the dreadful weight of such an accusation ? It is in the conso ling conviction, that niy fault has been injurious to myself alone,. At this awful moment, when a man collects himself, and descends into the bottom of his heart, I declare to you, Gentlemen, that I only feel bitter regret, hut that I am free from remorse. " Gentlemen, divest yourselves for an instant of the ideas which the greatest part of yOu have derived front your birth, your educatioO, and the circumitances of your lives. Place yourselres,4naword, in my situation. Lay your hands upon your hearts and judge we. 1 wii, nut speak to you of the de ' e•ution with which I have guyed my country dui ing seven .:pd twenty years. I will nut speak to you even of my generous wile, of my fur unfortunate suns. The foreigner who obseree4 you, several of my companions in arms who sit an►ong you, all those who are acquainted with my litO, w►ll tell you that I 11l vet- could,. ma i ever wished to betray my country and toy Sovereign. " Gentlemen, I have nothing more to say to you," BRIGHToN, DEC. I g —List night, the ear and Countess of LIVERPOOL arrived at the Pavi 800, on a visit to in PRINCE REGENT. To-nior iour Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassa dor, will return to town for a few days. Ttiis muffling, tilt weather being unfavour.ible, the Rojal Family are not likely to enjoy their car riai;e drive iu the vicinity of this place. THE PRINCESS OF WALILS. - The Princess of %Vales. at4;ording to the French Papers received yesterday, is rit,ur on her way to England by sea. The Paris Papers rvceived last night contain the articlt• from Genoa, dated the 2d inst. " The voyage of the Princess of IVales and Ma dame De Otael to Greece %yin not take place. It is also asserted, that this Princess and toe Author of Curinna, will not flow go to Itotne, where they did intend to pass the winter." It is hardly worth while to notice the trivial grounds of LAVALETTK's appeal. The principal was, that the clime of high treason was triable by the Chamber of Peers alone, an absurdity that could not well form part of any national code, and which has no better foundation in France than that the Charter says, the Peers may try cases -of high treason. Madame the Marechal de RICHELIEU died late ly at her estate of Fromouville, near. Nemours, iii France, aged 75. She was widow of the cele brated Maiechul Ri CH E Eo, and was married un-• der the reign of Louis XIV. On the I Ith inst. Lord Du ND AS was elected rreses of the Society of Scottish Antiquarians. The Marquis of TwEEni,,, has been chosen Preses of the Cal,dorliati Hunt, which is to be held in October in E.linburgh. • In the late wiles in ti;e \%T.J. , t the ship ping tit St. paining() have suffered gready. II 15 caietsidteti that, in Seoti,tha, the revenue lust.. yearly 300,0001. by illicit • . • • I, s NNGLISIi IN FRANCES - 7 • The followirr 'etdogy On the chara^tcr of the be Lead with e q ual pride awl ple as ure, coming as it does from the pen Of ti Frenchman. The eZtrtict is froni the Journal dei -Debuts: AimisEiLLEs, Dec. 9.—The English and lot - - !inn troops who landed here on the 13th of Last ted us on the 4th inst Both officers and so.,;iers regrett.ed their departure s .and many of them shed tears when they werq obliged to eMbark: Thirty-two fine transports had been. prepared for their reception. In traversing th'e street, the hands of these regiment! played the air Vive Henry IV.' and were followed by crowds of the inhabitants. " During their 'stay at Marseilles, many Eng lish- soldiers had married servant girls, and the latter embarked very cheerfully With their hus bands. It may b e justly sa id i n praiie of these troops, and of the ,officers who commanded them, that they constantly observed the strictest discipline. The slightest infraction of Military regulation, even intoxication, was punished. " The Italians were subjected to the same die - - cipline ; but among them slighter faults were pu nished by a military promenade. The delintinenti; loaded with their arms and baggage, were corn: pelled to walk backwards and forwards in a..very confined space, for from' four to six hours at et time, under the girders of a cotporal. Besides the ennui, it may be readily conceived how pain ful their march must have beeti in the time of great heats, and in narrow roads confined within high walls, like those in th e vicinity of Mar seilles. " all the houses whore the English soldiers Were lodged, they sought to make themselvei useful, and were always distinguished by very great cleanliness. They had a particular prede liction for little infants, whom they often carried iu their arms, to the great satisfaction of the nurses. The Italians, on the contrary, were al ways very filthy, and less tamil,ar." DOVER, Dec. 18.—Detachinents of the Dra goon Gnarls, 7th and 16th Hussars, and of the 6th, :23d, 29th, and 95th Foit, embarked 'this morning, and sailed for Calais, to join their re spective regiments in Frances Sir GEORGE No- GENT also sailed in the Earl of Buckinghamshire yacht fur 'Calais, to take command under hiS Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. The weather has been so extremely boisterous and unsettled, that we have had no arrivals trom France since Friday morning ; it is at present moderate ; we may therefore expect the French mails, and more of the troops, in the night. hit e p. m.—The Success passage vessel, of and from Boulogne, is ju , t arrived with a great num ber of passengers. Nineteen sail of transports, passage vessels, with troops, are now coming into the °thug from Calais. The following are the regiments ‘rhose second bdttalions.are to be reduced :-3d, 4th, 6th, 7th, Sth,9th, 16th, 39th, 40th,•44th, 57in, 58th, 71st, 72d, 79th, 52d, 9lst, and 93d, making 18 bat alions. 'n , e . 17th regimeut is to have only her 3d battalion teducvd; and the second battalions of the follow ing regiments are to be reduced to six companies each 21st, 47th, 52d, 78th, 81st, 88th, and 90th. The 14th Foot, Lieut.-Gen. CALVERT, is to be kept at three battalions. 'The 62d Regiment (Geueral Hutse's), the 90th (Lord LyNr.JocK's), and some others, are to be made tight infantry corps. The South Devon Militia marched for Dartmoor on Monday last, to relieve the Middlesex. The /311'c:hers of fralee have contracted to sup ply the Military in that town, with beef and mut ton, for one mouth, at three-halfpence per lb. An agent has clisappek.ired at the %Vest 'end of the town, and an extent from Government on his pro- . perty, issued for orvards of 50,0001. Saturday was exhibited at lletling-house; be fore a great number of the agricultural mem bers, a waggon with double shu.fts lengthways, and with an adjusting screws by which awaits, in going Alp hill, a portioa of the load is distribut ed on the horses' backs, equally.' the leader as the shafts ti and in going Buren hijl, the weight is thrown upon the hied wheels ; hy thus preventing the necessity of any drag, the horses descend with ease. The experiment was made by two horses drawing a load of Ellice tons, with the g rear est ease, up and down G.iy-street. It ''as accom panied by a great number of Gentlemen, %rho all testified their high approbation of this invention of a Mr. Pope, of Bristol. • Messrs. SALISBURS and Co. of the Old Buffery Iron Works, near Dudley, have discovered a mode of prepating cast iron, which gives it a toughness, Lxibility, and elasticity, promising most valuable results to the arts, anti to architecture, both civil and naval ,partieulat.lyin the eons :ruction of bridges. In addition to the reward of 50001. offered by Government, .for the apprehension of the mur derers tit Mr. BAKER, the Nobility and Gentry of Tipperary have suhscrihed a suns of WOO/. and upwards, for t h e same laudable purpose. CORN tXCHANGE, Dec. 20.—We had a few ar rivals this moriting, and a considerable quantity of Grain left over from Motiday. The Jule busi ness done in Wheat and Oats was at Monday's prices. Barley was rather lower. In Pease anti Beaus there was no alteration. BURGLARY.—At about two o'clock, yesterday morning, the shop of Mr. Rives, linen-draper, corner 01 . White Horse -street, Radcliffe, was broken open by means of boring a hole through a shutter and taking out two panes of glass, and tour pieces of Irish linen, with several other va luable articles of drapery, stolen therefrom. We ha.l orca.ioo Acme time since to notice the murder Of rite Proctor of the Rev. RoßEltt ARM STRONG, of Ciollotlity, in the county of Tipperary. We are now lia! , pe to state, that four of the murderers have bee, { id e ntaiet! by the brother of rite deceased, and iu coniequence of his having sworn positive infor itatioOs ilgilUst them, they have been committed t,, the jail of Clonn iv i . — Thetie persons, we Understand, are the SOLIS of wealthy farmers in the parish of Clouculty. 4 BOTASTY BAY MELGDIES. BILL' . ES, Erg. • • , fiVe hare to ctiii4ratulat e he public oh the re f turn to the rnetropotis, of that cow). ed Arcor,ti• , g to « report daily Papers; it appears, hat he rtilusittirdy..banish e n !,irnselt t o t h e c l ass i c shores of.gotko yliair; rather thati antTer a scparat iork frOin a lady of k consitlerable beauty, geniti• , and rir• whose affections beposiessed , ellll who held his ketierOuS heart inthraldom, f tiii lady, ihaiae to the laws of . was titioishedlrom Itii - nciootti'erii.ii;e)it'tislati that sue c11(1 to ex• errise her ingenitity in the cninpoSition of bank tokens; shill~ri s,_ and s siZpentes, in pr e f erence to submittin g to th e riekradatii ( n of acquiring theta by theyulgar-mOdei; either of labour; Sale, or ex. change.- - -The resolution fornied by 111 r. Soaares of qcrotnpanying her in ejtile, *as enticei‘ed its the true spirit of chi va l r y; and is , in itself, sufi cient evidence; that lie carried With him the genius, the feelings; and the Capabilities of at poet of th e fi r s t order, Hitherto his business —qand, as Bhakspeafe observes, " mart . eVerY liatti .littSilleSS—SUCH AS IT IS.")-h ad deprived hini of cipportunity tor the diiplay of his poetic powers but, happily for the world, he found op. portunity in leis leisure of a foreign residence. The following sons is addres'sed partly to his mis tress, aril panty to the Recorder who Sentenced her to exile . It is a noble bui.st of feeling for the wrongs of his fair one; aud of indignation at 'ciiielty Of liis Oppressor.] 86N(';. Ott ! APir4.if ! why s6nify sfiep'st thus, While ertiel Mach Jae in Bailit;a's dark hall, Passes sentence oti 3/0111—.11o11 Mug-kills why weep'st thou? Say, think nut thy tears ivjil the sentence recal. For hard is thy Jttdie, unrelenting thy Jury; They'll banish tliy beauties to Botani pay, And smile at the imisotenivarses which fury Shall ford froth thy , lipiAih . en they•tear thee away. Bait think not that ,tyrant, that scourge of the nation,' Shall snatch th fair ftirm from the arma.of thy BILL ; Though sentenced to foniteeti long years transportation, In hulk, 'or in ' exile, follow thee tflien, farewell ye paths, where by gas-light we w•ander'd, Thy beams, thou palegas-light, no more shall we see ;—s Faieivell ye retreats, where so freely we squander'd The money I stole, andiVe'elsh eoin'd by I'hec. Now, welcome fair Sydney--But oh ! thou Recorder Once more on this land of oppression Fit tread! Then shall Net gate's proud annals recount what disorder Soames caused in each lane, iu each passer what dread• Oh! spirit of Jerry ! Oh ! Abershale, cAllons! When Soenws the bright end of his glories shall reach, Like thee will he off his shoes at the gallows, And mutter 'ail bath for his list-dying-speech! WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. The King's Scholars last night represented the (Pt IEh INCE, then - final pelfollelittiCe previous to the Cliristulls vacation. kne audi ence comprised many person's of the h;ghest rank and fishion. The AA dria was excellently performed. Too much praise cannot be given to the Stino of Mr. Du tiDAs ; hiS description, in the first scene, of the circtu which hi had noted atllie funeral of Chrysis, was very beautiful ;—his performance, in the third scene of the fifth act, Nviiere Simo's in dignation is poured forth against Paniphilos. with all the sternness of paternal rage, was most foreo fully acted, and drew down thunders of applause. Mr. KING'S Pamphilus deserves the warmest praise; he delivered the'dYing words of Chrois, when she entrusted Gyceriva to his care, in a most effecting and impressive manner. Davits, the arch and cunning servant, who finds, in the end, that 6 ' to be busy is sonic danger," was very well represented by Mr.. BovaNK. His affected ignorance in the first scene with Sinzo- Davas sum, non (Edipus"-- .. vras uncommonly good c and his side remarks were throughout given with .the strongest effect. In deed the whole of the, characters were performedin a stifle that reflat s great credit on the general. discipline of the sch o ol, as we ll as on the abhities of the your.g Gentlemen. The Prologue '.vas spoken by Mr. BERNARD, the Captain of the School. As usual, it adverted to origin of those yearly exhi)itions ; and in ti very neat Limbic*, defended the:cirstom. Tire Epi logue is a very humonrous production. It consists of a dialogue between Messrs. BOOnst and E. WILLIAMS, as Duvus and Crifi; which i• com menced by an inquiry, on the part of tire former, as to the means' by which the latter intends to surprise the public. He asks whether 'Crito has got a salamander, a lady who can bathe to fire, or an Indian Juggler, who can s vallow a sword, to create astonishment 'cieito, who pos. senses none of these, at once declares himself a Craniologist—and his exemplification of Dr. Gall's system, which is amusingly satirical Created great laughter. MAIDSTONE PEDESTRIANISM', Dtc•l`9. SIXTEENTH DAY.—This morning Tnift•e, at half past two o'clock, started, and with the assistance of his son accomplished 22 Mites by .9 Weluck S at 12, they went 12 miles more at 4, ;3 miles . ;and at 9 o'clock the son was. entering on their 59th mile. They Complete 4 irOles yesterday. PARISIAN MODRS.—(DEC. 10.) --Some black velvet bonnets', with flat broad troiviis, have the extremity of the brim bordered v-ith A band Of steel pearls. Sometimes, irkfront of black velvet bonnets, a large cockade of velvet, bordered with a white or black blonde. FM* some time, all plain velvet has been blaCk, but at present we see sky blue velvet toques. The modists begin to use silk plush, and we See hats of greyand rose-coloore4 plush. Carricks are come iti; - d'fasibon, at i some elegantes sport guetres, the same colour as the Carrick, and some wear tiLiek guetres. - - Last Friday, a poor belonging to Bri!.bton,, , named Stinford, travelling from iitice to London, was stopped between Tootin g iin d c a ph am b y t. tee ho knocked niin out of his cart, beat bitu beasylebs, aud of all Lis mouor