The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-14 00:00:00

1-'I?I•I'SNTATION CI:1* COL01,11L: ON Saturday last a Meeting was litld at the ins _house, attended by the Right lion.. the Loan NIAYoR, Earl HARR INGTou, the Comoydiiiling Of. t. cis of the several Regiments of th e Loyal London volunteers, and Commodore Loons, Cominanding . Offices of the River Fencibles, for the purpose of naming a day for the presentation of those Colours to the City Volunteers, by the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, which were voted to them by the Corporation of the City of London. Friday next, on Blackheath, was agreed upon as most move r.ient. The general plan of the day has been prin cipally arranged by the Lottp I\ll.‘Yolt upon a grand and extensive scale. At an early hour the several City Regiments will muster. at their parades, and from thence march to Till, when t h ey will find assembled, off that ower. place, H thc whole force of boats belonging to the Riv,er Fenci hies, besides other craft, as occasion may require. Here the several Corps will be joined by the Royal Artillery Company, and they will all embark tinder the dire4ion of Commodore Loom and his Officers. The embarkation being completed, the different Corps will be kept dtstina from each other by a pro per distribution of camp colours. To add to the grandeur of the scene, the Lord Mayor's barge will he fitted up in the most elegant style, and with his Lordship on hoard, willaccom. Pany the fleet of b oats to their place of destination. Several of the City Companies in their barges also propose to join the parade, while the music of the bands *ill exhilaratk• ;be scene. When the grand expedition theshall have reac h ed Greenwich, point of lauding, in order for the Regiments to proceed to Blackheath, the Greenwich Pensioners will be dressed in their holiday clothes, and ar taoged i n proper order to receive the Volunteers, who will also be joined there by the Artillery -men from Woolwich, with their field.pieces. On their march to the ground, they will pass through the Park, and two pieces of artillery will he attached to each Corps. life business of the day will he cooduaed on the same principle as it was in Hyde Grad Review, Park at t h e l ast Lade n ; of the none hut Officers. in un if orm , an d while time C9101:1VS are presenting. As the crowd is expeAed to be immense,im a pos: e of Constables and Pnlice 'Officers lttend to keep the peace, and take Into ctistody any of ifle Corps who may happen to (lb' withou t the wor d of command. T,'.e ground will be kept by the Cities of London and Westminster Light Horse, and the Royal Artil lery Company. When the ceremonies of the day are over, The Lord Mayoi will retur n to town by land. 0- in Saturday, at three o'clock, the superb Royal Scvereign Yacht 356 ton's burthe.n, which has been upwards of three Years on the stocks, was launched from the King's (e -yard at Deptford, amidst the plaudits of some thousands 'of speaators. This vessel far exceeds any Other of its kind. Its head is superbly ornamented with a . bust of HER MA JEsTY, finely gilt, and supper . red by emblematical figures of Peace and Plenty , . The four bows are splendidly decorated with embleinS of the four quar ters of the world, richly carved and gilt. The stern Is embellished in the like manner with the four car dinal figures and medallions, viz. , Prudence Tern- Perezrze, Jers.r.'.ee., and Fantiru,le.. .4 0c fk is Mi nerva, supported by Wisdo 0 m and ore_dec Justice, equally grand. Between decks are three Royal apartments. The after cabin is elegantly inlaid with damask pannels, ornamented with gold borders on Mahogany ; at the head of which is a grand look °glas, having above it the King's coat of arms in gold, and beneath a rich dressinble for ,desig ne d HER table MAJESTY. The other two Royal apart. 'Dents are embellished in the like manner. The two staircases are rich beyond conception ; the ballus- Atades ate of mahogany, richly carved, and orna- Mented with gold. The apartments below are suit. ed to those above. his said that Sir H.B. NEALE i 3 to have the command of her. About a quarter before four o'clock, a fine large Ship, called the Lord Keitb; about 700 tons, was launched from the Dock-yard of Mr. NIES TAERS at Redriff. She was built for the East India trade, but we understand His she i s b e ta k en up for Majesty's service, She was, b y t h e same tide, taken i nto dock to be copp ere d. The day being fine, th ere was a vast concou rse of eople o the River ; on w hi c h occasion a num p ber of seamenn were impressed. THE OPERA. —The serious Opera of I! Trorsfo ben 'Amo r F raterno, on Saturday last at the Kin' s ' Theatre, attrat l ed a vet y large and fashionae Au. d ience. I t went off with great eclat, notwitblhstand ing the absence of Bit AHA:4, whose part was again taken by Rio t - Ir.—R . :Gilt sung all the airs, except taken ne accompanied by the violoncello in the se cfiorns d aa, t assumed the eliaraarr. and he 11::3 very much improved since he The last duet between him and lircANotat wa s omitt e d ; hut the Opera, excellent as it is, is rather coo ' long for a Saturday, 2S the performance is like' to extend beyond the proper limitation of tim e. Y Mrs. BILLING TOII, as usual, WE ICHSELL was in high ‘ t ' one with his was tr anscerviantly excellent ; and Nothing could exceed their joint exertions in the violin.— celebrated Brame Pa r Seul ura Song. DES H AY es, in hi s The P as d in the Opera, o b ta i ned great applause. last dance e Deux betwe en hi m and his wife, in-the , was a l so highly admired. The L'Aao- RI R s also, was with had an their accustomed success, and PartisoT abundan t s h are of the general likely to approbation. The prese•it yield t h e , Opera Season seems must ' prod u tti ve harvest that has bee n reaped for many years. Mr. COCKERELL's Concert Itisr. night, at his elegant mansion in Piccadilly, was att-enkied by a numerous auditory of the f I,st cis:int GALLOWAY, Sir GEORGE SHEE, and Lady liAmiL v . 'ion. Lord ToN, were among the cognosceati. BoLLA, RICH I P R.OVEDING and VIGANONI sun several fascinating Places. The Misses GAUTHERor played a charm ing Duetto on the Harp and Pilno-forte ; DRAGO - stirprized in a Solo on the amble Bass ; and WEICEISELL, .f‘,1 -IE, WATT,, HRRIGTorr, and DRAG:)NETTI, performed a very fine Concer tcante, composed by WINTER.' The whole of the Gncert went cff in the h" Istile,_l - ig test an , gabe the Ere,ie;it saLi:4atlion. FIZANG'E. TRIBUNATE, MAI. T. 'EXTRAORDINARY SITTING, AN extraordinary crowd of spenators this day, as yesterday, filled the Tribunes, and the interior of the Hall. The Sitting was opened at two o'clock, The President intimated,, that CAR NOT being the only Tribune whose name was inscribed against the Motion, liberty of addressing th►e Tribunate was afforded him. CARNOT mounted the Trihnne. He set out with declaring, that being to speak against the motion of CUREE, he should endeavour to preserve the same moderation in delivering his opinion, which had been exhibited by the Tribunes who had spoken in favour of the Motion. He added',, that he re.; ferred those who wished to put a badconstruaion on his sentiments, to the rigid examination of his conthia since the commencement of the Revolution. He took up the question of conferring on Boti r t- PARTE the dignity of EmpEROR for liat, and making it Hereditary in his family. , He asked, if it was to grant the FIRST CONSUL a reward for his ser vices, to offer him the sacrifice of liberty ? He asked, wh...ther it was not to destroy BONAPARTE'S own work, to make France his private patrimony I. voted against the Consulate for life, continued the Orator, and I will not this day follow a differ- , ent course. I will be consistent with myself ; but the ,moment that the order of things which is pro. posed is established, I will be the fimt to conform to it, and to yield to the new authority proofs of my deference. May all the Members of the Com munity follow 'tie same example. The Orator went on to the examination of the form of Government proposed to be established. He cited a number of examples from the History of Rome, and drew . as an inference from them, that a Government by one in. dividual was not in the smallest degree a sure pledge of its stability or its tranquillity. He applied the same inference to the History of France, where intestine commotions and civil discords so often existed un der the government of Princes, weak or unworthy of governing. After the Peace of Amiens, continued CARNOT, BONAPARTE had the choice between a Republic or a Monarchy ; but he bad sworn to defend the former, and to respect`{ the wishes of - France, which had made him their guardian. Now it was proposed to 'make • of that power a property, of which, at present, only the Administration is possessed. The Romans were most jealous of their liberty, and CAMILLUS FABIUS and CINCINNATUS only saved the Country because they relinquished the power which had been confided to them after they had saved their Country. But the liberty of Rome perished as soon as CMSAR wished to usurp absolute power. CARNOT cited the example of the United States. It was reserved for the New World to chew to the Old the praaicability of a nation's enjoying liberty, and the rising prosperity of the people. The de stinies to which they appeared to be called, left no doubt remaining of the existence of that truth.-- After discussing a variety of general principles, CARNOT made some particular observations. Will (said lie) the opinion of the. Public Funaionaries be the free wish of the whole Nation.? Will there not be inconveniencies attending the expression of an opposite sentiment ? Is the Liberty of the Press so much restrained and degraded, that it will be im. possible to make, in the Public Prints, the most re.. speftful remonstrances against the proposed arrange ment ? The Orator conlidered the question in another point of view. Ili asked, if the expulsion of the BoußßoNs at all involved the necessity of a new Dynasty ; if the establishment of that Dynasty would not place obstacles in the way of a general Peace ; if it would be recognized by foreign powers, and if in case of a refusal to recognize it, arms would ne cessarily be resorted to, and for an empty title the security of the French Nation would not perhaps be endangered ? This is not the only means which the existing Government has of consolidating itself. The means of this consolidation consists in ad herence to justice. Fir be it from me here to make any particular application, or to cast any blame ou the operations of Government. Such a thought has no place in my heart. Is liberty then disclosed to man only that it may never be enjoyed ?—No ! I cannot consent to regard it as a mere chimera, and my heart tells me that its government is easy. In conclusion, said the Orator —I am ready, to sacrifice my personal opinion to the interests of my Country. My respett for the Law will remain unalterable, and I desire above all things, to see every opinion, and every sentiment united against our eternal, our implacable enemy, that enemy which is now meditating universal op. pression. I vote against the motion. FAURE next mounted the Tribune. He applied himself to the refutation of CARNOr's speech. He asked, if he had well manifested his respeft for the Law, by reminding them that he had on a preceding occasion voted against the Consulship for life, sanc tioned by the vote of more than a million of French men ? He asked him, if he had forgotten the regime of 1793, and that horrible Decemviral Committee which, in cold blood, signed arrests for death and proscriptions ? and he was astonished at hearing of apposition to that proposition which alone could prevent the return of such Miseries. We are not .here to consider the interests of an individual fa mily, but the interests of the whole Nation. Here FAURE entered into an examination of the State of France in 1789 and its present situation. He inquired what were the propositiOns contained in the loose draught of the Constituent Assembly, and he found their completion in the form of Government, which it was now proposed to establish. He supported the IN/lotion. ARNOULD began in the following. terms the Speech which he also delivered in favour of the Mo tion : What is this fatality which has s e i ze d our col. league, which renders him the pas,ive witness of the outrageS of the Committees of Public Safety, which carries him to the Directory, and cannot fur nish him with the, means of goin g good to the pen . ple which nn the tBth Fruelidor renders him the vidite: of the events of that ddy, acid does not per init him to I::.rcei..e tEe riCHECT“T tile') 114 it ) the 'ConsVi racy fof med agaihst France A GRENIER, L'Allier), Dr . ET i E and. CHALLAND, severdily spoke in fa v(,ur (.Ithe Motion. ' LAttION. NIIzAs refuted the . of.CAttNoT. His speech will be pubabhed at the end of the one he ,t;iivered rcsterdly. Tile. ; Tribunate ordered six copies of the opinion oldie Orators to be printed. , SI7.TRAOtDINARY SITTING OF LIAY Z. The Order of the Day was called, for the con. tinuat of the, discussion on the Motion of CURER. CHAst.re,O t , r contended, that the intention of the French` Tad always been to establish a .Monarchical form of Government. The wish formed in 1789, was now to be fulfilled, and no person than BONA PARTE could better fulfil this wish, which will con stitute the happiness of France and our posterity. He voted for the Motion, and six Copies of his Speech were ordered to he printed. PERREE formed the wish di fated to him bY his sin , ;erity and his conscience. He added a few,worcis to corroborate what had been said, to prove how Weil BONAPARTE was worthy the dignity to which the French People called him. He particulatly di.. retied his observations to shew what a powerful guarantee posterity would possess in the hereditary succession proposed. The latest posterity of the head of the Government, said he, will seek in the h'istory .of ,BONAPARTN the example which they t?..gilt to 1.411pw. They will respeft his glory, and never shall our. posterity have reason to reproach us for the wish which,we form this day. The Speech was Ordered to be printed. CAfiRET and DELPIERRE joined their• wishes to that of their Colleagues. This is not the time, said DELPIERRE, when the People were the property of Kings. Ihe interests of both are now common. Their repose, their stability, and their happiness are henceforth inseparable. FAVARD—I know that the FIRST CONSUL, the august head of the Government, has the wishes of the French People. The pens of the eloquent are em. ployed in celebrating his glory; and posterity,' which is the judge of great men, will only, re-echo the language of the age in which he lived. I know the place which he occupies in Their hearts ; I know, if I can judge by myself, the devotion which he merits, and with which he has inspired you. I know all the rights which his eminent services give him to the dignity of Emperor, and tO have it made hereditary in his family. But let us examine ab. stratedly, from all personal' feelings of gratitude and love, if the unity and hereditary succession of the CHIEF CONSUL, be consistent with the Govern , . ment of France. Different States have a right to that form of Go vernment which they enj.)y, according to principles invariable as that nature from which they originate. In vain political maladies affea and suspend those principles tor a moment. The crisis ceases, and nature resumes her rights. It is the nature of [hinge, that a Country of vast extent, whose security is not guaranteed by its physical position, and whose re. lations with its neighbours incessantly menace its tranquillity, ought to be governed by one head. Rome, at its birth, had Kings, because the States which surrounded were governed by Kings. Rome, after conquering her neighbours, expelled the Kings. and created Consuls. When her power had gone beyond the limits of her territories, when she had to combat nations far remlyed from the centre of her dominions, even the• excessive love of liberty could not .prevent the ruin of the Republic, and Emperors were elevated to the Throne. Happy would have been that great nation, if the first of their Emperors had, as he had is in his power, made the Government hereditary in his family. The scenes which'covered the Throne with blood—the Civil Wars which desolated that vast empire, and precipitated its downfall, would not have sullied the page of the history of these masters of the world. But one great error led to dreadful abuses. On the ruins of a Monarthy de. stroyed, an attempt was made to substitute a Mo narchical Government. , France must have been de stroyed, if the genius of Bo NAPARTE had not created the Consulship, to precede for a few years the crea tion of the Imperial dignity. He is called to this elevated post by the unani mous wish, and this wish is the first sentiment which ought to give rise to military services. He had, as Consul, the power of performing vast services, and you have seen that he has used it with a degree of success of which no example is al forded in the history of the world. This is enough for his own glory, but it is not enough for the hap piness of France, It is in the nature of things, that if Empires prosper under a great man, the moment which de. prives them of his services menaces them with some dreadful explosion, if the same moment does not sub. stitute in his place him who is to be his successor. It is then that Ambition becomes inflamed, and long before Ambition prepares in secret the means of sup planting riv Ms. Long disputes, succeeded by civil wars, agitate the minds of men, disturb for ages the union of Ci— tizens, arid the people are often so unfortunate as nor to see who is the most worthy, among the rival candidates, to receive the sceptre of which death bas bereaved the object} of their regret. What then can prevent these disasters ? A Con. stitutional Law which fixes the line of succession, and which gives to the family of the Chief the new Dynasty, This is the objen of the Motion under discus. sion, and I assent to it, persuaded that if the Empire is the price of the virtues of the great man who is called to the Imperial dignity, the succession to it by the family guarantees to France ages of glory and of repose. C(. , STAS endeavoured to prove that the Motion was one funded on utility, that it was salutary and patriotic. He alsu replied to the arguments . used yest,:rday by CAR NOT. SAVO IC ROLLEN said, absolute Monarchy is the mos t degrading of systems—Monarchy, connected with the representative system, conciliated political an d civil liberty. In the excessive stage of civili zation to which we are arrived, there can be no stability in the Government if it is athitrary ; but it it is fou'led on Law, it is Licorruptible. FR E* DC R IC ~• I tit inws co:I . Li not ct Ccecti the preservationol aploper min be: %,./ . xt th 4; power.of the guVerorneht arid the liberty of the pco,, pie. What FR EDER IC PoLEON is to execute. I7Vtle for the iV r ..o;ion of Order, which goes to unite Hereditary Powet to the Represcnta. five Government. BEAUVAIS' obtained leaie to make a Motion of Order, the obje6l of which was, t. T) declare that the discusiion is closed—z. To decide .that the Rea porter of the Commission shall be authorized to. morrow, to make his motion on CURA E's Motion of Order.—Both these Motions were agreed to. ROt Efi, MAY 6.—ln the silting of the 3d in, stant, the .Tribunate, having heard the Report of the Special Commission, appointed .to consider of the proposition made by Citizen CbRES, have re.. solved: • . ist. That NAPOLTON BONAPAR.TE, FIRST CONSUL, shall be proclaimed Emperor of the french, and in that qua lity be charged with the Government of Trance. • zllv. That the Title of Emperor, together with the initial Powers, shall be Hereditary in his family, in the male line, and in the order of primogeniture. 3dly. The Constituted Authorities, in forming the neces. ! . sary regulations for the estabiishrnent of• the Hereditary Powei - s, shall make all due provisions for preserving Equa. lity, Liberty ; and the Rights of the People. . 4thly. The present vote sha.ll he carried to the Senate by a deputation of six Members, who are to explain to. it the ‘: Motives which have induced the Tribunate to take this reso. LAW REPORT. COURT OF KiNG's BENCI-1, MAY ta. NATHANIEL PEACH WERTHEN, JOSErn CAMM, ANTI HENRY FERRY. Nathaniel Peach Werthen is Captain of the Severn Riflemen, Samuel Werthen holds the same rank in the Royal Stanley Sharp-shooters. These Gentle ? men, with their Corps, a few days since, proceedeil to a spot agreed upon, to shoot at a target, in or der to determine which of the two Corpi were the most deiterous marksmen. After this trial of skill, which was in favour of the Severn Riflemen, they all joined in a convivial dinner at Gloucester, when_ the following Toast v‘ as given by one of the Gentlerri2n " May the 'Gallic Cock never roost on the British Oak ; but should he land, may the. Corps do their duty, while the Stanley remains in the rear looking on." Mr. BUrdon, a private in the latter, inserting the transaaions of this cheerful day in The Gloucester Journal, to prevent the ill humour that might result from giving the Toast exaElly in that form, altered it, and introduced, " May blth Corps do their duty." This change was considered by Mr. Naha.. niel Peach Wetthen as a most serious offence, and Mr. Burdon was infested with two challenges from the Severn Riflemen ; and Mr. Nathaniel Peach Werthen intimated, that Mr. B. would have to tin, dergo all the dangers of platoon firing, as he should consider the Corps which he commanded unworthy his authority, if they would nut in succession re.. venge the honour of the Corps. Mr. ERSKIN t stated the above particulais en be. ballot - Mr. Bunion ; he said he sak . v with triumph, that nearly 5c0,c00 Volunteers were in arms for the defence of the Country, and he *as astonished so much temperance and moderation had been obsery:. ed ; but he had no doubt, that where this placable spirit *as abandoned, the Court would consider it right to interpose,—Rule to spew cause granted. CORN EXCHANGE, Mity 4. THE Imports of all description of Grain, for to day's Market, are very considerable, sales of - first quality are is. lower, and other sorts 23. and p. per quarter, with difficulty of sale at that reduction ; having many buyers of Barley, it, has rather better price ; Beans and Pease have litte variation ; and from the plentiful supply, of Oats, they are like wise cheaper ; Flour also declines. Wheat 27s a 38s a cis od Tick Beans -28 s a 35s od Fine ditto - sits a 54s oil Oats -17 s a I9s a 2 a oti Rye - - -24 s a 27s Bd Poland ditto 23s a 24s od Barley - 2os a ass od Rape Seed - :161 a 391 Malt - - 57‘s a 57s od Fine Flour 38s a 43$ od White Pease 353 a 42S od Seconds -34 s a 383 od Beans - - 323 a 39s od Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens had " all the world a,nd his wife" yesterday. The beautiful day, indeed, rendered both places a scene of delight to every admirer of Nature ; and the scene was heightened by a profusion. of female graces, in all the elegance of fashi,m. The comic Opera of The Cabinet brought INC L E. DON back again to the Public on Saturday last at Covent-Garden Theatre, with health sufficiently re covered for a due exercise of his public duties. He displayed no marks of his recent illness in his sing ing, though there was something of languor in his as h en. The public received him with the most flat tering marks of applause. Let:, the new Singer of Drury.lane Theatre, per formed Belville, in Rosins, on Saturday night for the second time, and with much better success. He gave the airs with great skill, and is somewhat improved in his aaing.--a.The Play was The School for Scan.. dal, which went off with great spirit. A letter from Lisbon by the Britannia, BROWN, arrived in the Downs from the Tagus, states, that Bayonne has recently been nearly destroyed by fire. The flames were not discovered till six o'clock in the morning, when they burst forth with irresistible violence ; the large stores filled with brandy, car, &c. presented one sheet of fire, ascending into the air upwards of zoo feet above the bui4,og. The brandy, tar, oil, &c. formed a stream, and running in flames into the Adour, presented the singular and terrible spedaele of a river on fire.—The fire continued burning violently for two days, during which many lives, and ,property to the value of two millions of francs, were lost. . _ Thursday morning at nine o'clock, the Seventh Day's Drawing of the Lottery will begin, and un til that time, rickets and Shams, warranted WI. &awn, may he had at both the old establishea Offices of T. Btst-t, No. ~ Corrhill, and No. 9 , Chaiing-Ctoss. .T he Wheel is immensely rich, as may be Seen by the following State: 2, Prizes'of jj. 20,0;, , 0 I 2 Prizes of ; C. 2000 I---- I c ,Ooa 3 3 &c. &c. &c - . A , -d only Four I). , ys to draw, 1000 SZO *** Tlte First-drawn Ticket on Thursday is etr,idecl to 20,0001. I