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I.IIP.ERIIL 4ARLLIMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
movoAt mkv •;.

The Lord Advocate of Scotland was heard in
part, on behalf of the Appellant. In the Appeal
Colonel Allan Macpherson v. Ramsay Hannah ;
after which the further hearing was put off till to-
morrow.

Lord KING rose, and swel his reasons for wish-
ing to a.ijourn the coniidely.tila of his motion rela-
tive to the Public Account,, but his Lordship's de-
livery was so rapid, and given in so low a tone, that
it was impossible to follow his Lordship.
IRISH HANK RESTRICTI.)N DILL.
Lord AUCKLAND rose to hope that there
would be no objeetion to deferring the second read-
ing of the Irish Bank Restridion Bill, only for the
short space of a single day, al he wished to have
an opportunity to move for an account that would
throw the most important elucidation on the state of
the finances, and was extremely short, so that it
might be laid on the Table that day. If he should
have the good fortune not to hear any Noble Lord
from Ireland objed to such a trilling delay, he would
move that the Order of the Day be discharged, and
that the Bill be read a second time to-morrow.
The Earl of LIMERICK said, he was in hopes
that after so many postponements the Bill would no
longer have hen deferred, but after what the Noble
Lord had said, he could not object to the Noble
Lord's intended motion.

Lord AUCKLAND moved accordingly, and thL
Order was discharged, and a new Order made for
to-morrow.

PUBLIC REVENUE.

Lord AUCKLAND then moved that an account
of the net produce of the duties on Malt, of the Pub-
lic Taxes, and other Rev"nue, from the sth of Ja-
nuary, 1602, to the sth of April, 1802, and so on
from quarter to quarter, t;11 the sth of April, 1803,
&c. &c. be laid on the Table. His Lordship said,
this account would prove beyond all question, thpt
the net amount of the whole Revenue was thirty-four
millions, and the expence upon that was only se-
venteen millions five hundred thousand pounds, so
that there would remain a surplus of better than
sixteen millions applicable to the public service, for
the support of the Royal Family, and for defraying
other necessary charges.
The account. was ordered, and was soon after
presented at the Table.

state of the public mind, at to the situation in which
the country had stood, ever since, the delivery of
his Majesty's most gracious Message calling for mi--
litary preparation. The public bed, it must be
confessed, Ivlncerthe most extrsordinary patience,
and had given his Majesty's Ministers credit for ties
' sincerity of their declarations, that they would at
an early period come forward with sotto communi-
cation as to the real posture of affairs Between this
country and France. He did not mean at that the-'
ment to go into a detail, but he must declare that he
believed the patience of the public;, hi general, was
nearly exhausted a sure he was that his own mind
was filled with anxious wishes for some explanation
on the subjed, and should think it his duty, if no
other Noble Lord of greater weight and ability would
undertake it, to endeavour to put an end to the pre-
sent extraordinary, and unpleasant feelings of the
whole country upon the suhjet, by endeavouring
to obtain, from his Majesty's Ministers, some capla-
nation ; and, therefore, he rave notice, that he
. would, on Friday next, bring forward some motion
for the parpose. Ile knew not what that motion
would be, and therefore he could not, at that mo-
ment state it to the House.
he Earl of SUFFOLK reminded the Noble
Earl that a communication was to be made in the
other House, which probably would supersede the
necessity for the motion the Noble Lord had given
notice of; he submitted it therefore to him, whether
he ought to give his notice before it was known
what the nature of that communication might be.
Lord CLIFTON (Earl Darnley) said, he meant
only to be understood as having an intention to
• make a motion of the nature lie had stated, in case
nn communication was in the interim made by his
Majesty's Ministers.
Lord HOBART said, it was altogether so irre-
, pular to alliide to any thing that passed in another
place, that he really scarcely knew what to say.
He was not aware that any communication was to
be made to the other House, that day, but he was
conscious that his Majesty's Ministers were as anxi-
ous as any Noble Lord could be upon the subjetl,
and he was persuaded they would not lose a mo-
ment in giving every possible information as to the
situation of atrairs between this country and France
as soon as they were enabled to commanicate it. •
The Earl of ROMNEY rose, and said, it was
well known that an Hon. Gentleman in the other
House had given notice of a motion which he in-
tended to bring fbrward on Tuesday last, respecting
the state of the nation; and that he had been pre-
vailed on by the Minister to postpone it, in order to
give the promised communication precedency. His
Noble Friend (Lord Clifton), he was persuaded, did
not desire to force Ministers to a premature and im-
proper communication ; but considering how long
men's minds had been kept in a state of suspense on
a matter of great importance and magnitude, it was
not to be wondered at if his Noble Friend, on behalf
of himself and that House,asked for some explanation,
if it was yet proper to he given. With regard to what
had been reported of a communication -having, been
made to the other House by the Minister, it ought
to be remembered that some of his Majesty's Minis-
ters sat in that House, and surely that House ought
to be treated with the same resped as was shewn to
the other House ; he hoped, therefore, that when a
communication was made to the other House, a
communication of the same import would be made '
to their Lordships.
Lord PELHAM and Lord HOBART rose at
the same mament, but the latter gave way. Lord
Pelham said, that he knew of no communication
either, having been made that day to the other
House, or having been promised to be made ; but
as to what the \ohle Earl had said, in regard to
the same resped being due to both Houses equally,
he entirely concurred with him, and he could assure
him, that his Majesty's Ministers were fully sensible
that it was their duty to treat both Houses with the
utmost resped and deference, and never meant to
be deficient in resped to either. As to the motion of
which the Noble Lord, who began the conversation,
had given notice, he thanked him for his candour.
It was at once fair and manly to announce what his
intentions were, but he could assure the Noble
Lord, that his Majesty's Servants felt as much
anxiety, with resped to the relative situations of
this country and France, as the rest of the public ;
nay, if matters came to an unwelcome issue, they
must necessarily feel still greater anxiety than any
other persons in the country. They had taken such
measures as they considered to he the most proper
to accelerate the matters in dispute, wad bring it to
a crisis ; and as the negotiation, however, was very
near coming to a point, he should hope, that the
Noble Lord's anxiety was not so imperious as to
render it important to hint, whetherahe made his
motion on Friday, or waited till the Monday next.
Lord CLIFTON (Earl Darnley) said, he was
gratified in having heard that the Noble Secretary
of State considered the notice he had given as fair
and candid, but he wished to bed:A-1y understood ;
he had not the smallest wish to make the motian,
which he had said he would undertake to bring
ward, in case no miter Noble Lord of greater au-
thority would do it ; unless from the louger conti-
nuation of profound silence in his Majesty's Minis-
ters,
it should become necessary. It they made no
communication to put the public out of their anxi-
ety and suspense, he should think it his duty to
make it; but a low days made no differenctoin his
mind, and therefore he begged that his notice might
stand for Monday next ; and he moved that the
Lords be summoned.
Ordered that the Lords be summoned far Mon-.
day next.—Adjourned.

HOUSE Ur COMMONS.
MONDAY, stkv• 2.
Mr. LEF. brought up the Rely,rt of the Irish
Court; of Law Bill, which was a:rret-d to, and
ordered to be read a third tire,..• on IV.::lnesday
next.
Mr. CA T.C.R AFr precented a petition from .Tohn
Simpson, Mayor of (Ana Grimiby, vthich.being.
read, stated, :ha: Le was a. poor tuan, reatira tv.4

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small farms, the cue 30!. the ether 121. a year;'
that he had a wife and cli:ldreit ; that he did not
know how to read or wriie ; that he was semi) .!
now of Ilia improper conduct, and was sorry for 'l,
but that he had not acted from corrupt motives. Ett
prayed for the mercy id the House, and threw h'ro-
self upon their clemency. He thin gave notice, tit
on Thursday rest he should move. that Jahn Simp-
son be c.illed ta the Bar of the House, reprimanded,
and discharged on payment of his fees.
On the motion of the SECRETARY at WA R,
the Report of the Militia Family Bill was also de-
ferred to Wednesday next.
The Report of the County Bridges Bill was defer-
red to the same day.
STATP: OF TI IF. NATION
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved the Order of the Day for the further con
Jeration of so much of-his Majesty's Message of
the 23d of November as related to accommodation
to merchant; (which being read pro forma) he ad-
dressed himself to the fallowing erfeft : " The object
I rise for is, that this order he postponed. I tirades--
stand from some of the persons concerned jn this
subject, that it is their wish, p.:rticularly those peen-
liarly interested in the Tonnage Duty, that the con-
sideration of this business should not come forward.
in the present uncertain state of the country. In
case the existing dissentions should terminate in hos-
tility, they are willing to forego any opposition ; and
in the event of their being amicably adjusted, they
mean respectfully to submit their objections to the
House. I have therefore to propose that this order
he postponed, as the same uncertainty still continues
to prevail, till Monday next, previously to which I
am in the confident expectation of being enabled to
make a communication to the House on a subject so
interesting to the feelings of the public, and, with
respect to which, it grieves me that they have been
so long held in susperce."
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE said he wished to know
whether, after this declaration, the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Patten) meant to bring on the motion of which
lie gave notice for to-morrow ?
Mr. FATTEN replied, that the declaration came
upon him unexpenedly. Ile wished that before this
he had an opportunity of some private communica-
tion with the Right Hon. Gentleman, and he was
at present undecjled how he ought to a;r.t upon so
important a subject, and wished to be direeted by
the opinion of persons of more weight and authority
than himself.
Mr. FOX said that some reasons might be
given why the
.question should not be delayed, but
after what had been just stated, and as so much
time had already elap..ed.since the public had a
right to expeft some communication; he thought it
would be most expedient to defer the motion until
after Monday ne:a.
fqr. RYDER was of opinion that what now came
from the Minister might have beep easily antici-
pated, and that the question which the mot ion
tended to, could not be fairly met so soon as to-mor-
row. He hoped that no specific day would be fixed
for the Hon. Gentleman's motion, as possibly, on
Monday neat, the House may be in the same state
of uncertainty that it was at present.
Mr. CANNING observed, that on a former day
his Hon. Friend (Mr. Patten) gave notice of a day
when he would make his motion, unless there was
some previous communication ; and in the present
anxious disposition of the country, he hoped nothing
would be done with any degree of,imprudence.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that theformer conversation referred merely to
the fixing a day, anti the conditions upon which the
motion was meant to come forward. He should
wish at present to know the Hon. Gentleman's de.
termination.

Mr. CANNIMG reminded the House that the
condition was to bring the motion on, if the same
state of uncertainty continued, but he recommended
that it should now stand over till the most conve-
nient day after the communication which the Hot se
was given to understand would be made before Mon-
day next.
Mr. PAT TEN then gave notice that he should
defer his motion till the first convenient day after
the communication, without specifying any day in
particular. In doing this he was happy that he was
acting with defere-ibe to the opinions of so many re-
spedable Members.
The conversation ended here, and the motion (re-
speaing which expeaation was so high) stands over
sine die.
Mr. 11. DUNDAS moved the Order of the Day
Li. the third readin,, of the Edinburgh Road Bill.
Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS moved as an amend-
ment in' the former motion, that the Bill be read a
third time this day six months.
The House was proceeding to divide, and stran-
gers ordered sto withdraw, dining whose exclushva
the debate continued for about an hour, when the
numbers on the division.were— ' .*
For the third reading It 9
Against it 106
Majority -
A conversation then occurred on the question
for the passing of the Bill, which was at length
*reed to without another division.
Sir W. ELFORD moved, that there should be
laid before the I-louse an account cf the further
proceedings of the Board of Atltnirtity, relative to
nutters stated in the Report of the Committee
of Finance on Naval Affairs, in addition. to the ac-
counts already presented in .o.iober 1799, in F.
htuary 1800, and in January 1301.--Ordered ac-
cordingly.
Mr. TIERNEY gave notice, that he shoal& -
make a motion on Monday next, relative to the'
'Treating Bill.
coßostßs•
Mr. DICKINS moved the Order of the Day on
the further consideration of the Coroners' Bill be'
now read. He then moved.th tr the consideration
said R, port be postponed WI to-morrow.
Sir R. BUX lON saw no. r.ne'ont;)r pOstprming
• the consideration of the Report ; it was a subject
whials had occugied the atteit..ion....,t: the licuse. for

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a ciaisiderable spire of time. Ile therefhre 'hoped
the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw his motion.
Mr. DICK INS withdrew his motion, and the
Report was ordered to be received.
Mt. HARVEY having brought up the Report,
Mr. DICKENS then moved, that the several
Amendments it received in the Committee be read
a second time.
Nlr. BI•RLAND objeOed to the Bill being pass-
ed into a law in its present torm. He said it would
occasion a contest at every ginner-sessions, and
have the efreft of setting one half of the magistrates
ot the county against the other; he was totally
:.verse to the discretionary power which it lodged in
the magistrates.
Mr. HURST was in hopes no oppoe•ition could
les made to the Hill in its present Inn. He had
!,efore stated, on his honour and conscience, he did
think eighteen-pence per mile, or twenty shil-
1, •gs thr an inquest, too much. As to the .discre-
ti —ay power which the Hon. Gentleman objeaed
to, he did not think it could be in safer hands than
ci those of the magistrates of England; and he would
enttin: to say, that no one Coroner, applying under
the provisions of this AA, would have cause to com-
plain of them. The Coroners wore a respeelalste
body of men, and when it was for a moimart con-
sidered, that they were ahowed nine-pence per
mile, 50 years art°, the sum now proposed could
not be considered too touch.
Mr. BUR LAND explained.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and on re.
turning to the gallery we found the Amendments
agreed to without a division.
Mr. BRAGGE said, some one quarter-sessions in
the year should he fixed on for making application
to the mag;strates.
After a few words from Lord Temple, Mr. Shaw
Lefevre, and Mr. Calcraft, a clause was adopted to
fix the time for Coroners making application to the
magistrates, at the next general quarter-sessions
af-
ter the feast of St. Michael, every year.
Sir H. WILLIAMS moved for the intmduClion
of a clause t,: this efreet—That when wrecks hap-
pened on any part ot the coasts, the Coroner, in
his inquest on the unfortunate objets thrown ashore,
shwild charge but one inquest on the several bodies.
On the question for the Cd reading of the clause,
Mr. BRAGGE observed, that the words of the
clause proposed by the Hon. Baronet .score not pre-
cise enough. A wreck ma.; !Lippert a considerable
way out at sea, and the bodies be cast ashore in dif-
ferent places, perhaps five, sis:, or ses en miles distant
from each other, in which case, under the opera-
tion of this clause, the bodies should be brought to-
gether, or the saute Jury carried from place to
place to hold their inquest on the several bodies,
which would be attended with great expellee and
inconvenience,
Lord W. Iit'SSFI. thought it unnecessary.
nir R. W!LLIAMS then withdrew the clause,
wher. the Bill ss ith the Amendments were ordered
to bee: !;:aissed.
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Mr. lIAIVKI'e:S BR(WNE moved the Order
of the Day, for the I Gone tr, resolve itself into a
Committee of the whale House on the further con-
sideration of the Nottirzham Bill.
The House reenived itself in a Committee of the
whole I louse, Mr. Cropley Ashley in the Chair.
Mr. FOX moved for the introdnelion of a clause,
to enable any ten or more inhabitants of Notting-
ham, on signing a reqiiis:tion, to call in the county
maoistrates in cases of riot or expeeled riots.
Mr. H. BROWNF, ohjeeted to the clause, as it
went to destroy the purport of the Bill. After the
evidence which had appeared before the Committee
of the existence ((riots, and the general want of se-
curity of lives or property in the town of Notting-
ham, no doubt could be entertained of the exnedi-
ency of the measure, and the remedy adopted by
the Committee was of the gentlest nature, as it did
not go to deprive the present magistrates of any au-
thority, or to disfranchise them, but to create a co-
existing authority. It went to enable the county
magistrates to watch over the morals of the people.
the clause was negatives!.
Mr. BOND said, the riotous proceedings, and
the inefEciency of the magistrates were too well
known to require further comment.
Mr. FOX said, the House mould knew the
grounds on which they passed the Bill ; it arrears
that the principal grounds %sere taken from a pam-
phlet, which, among other silly stories, contained
the ridiculous aceciala of the Genleless of Reason
having beer. carried in procession. '}'his matter had
been opened by Counsel ; hut the Chairman of the,
Conimittee said there was no occasion to enter on
the subjett, as they were satiisil no such circum-
stance took place ; and set the other stories, equally
absurd, on which this measure was founded., were
taken from the %erne pamphlet which contained the
account of the Goddess of Reason.
Mr. G. ROSE said, it nag that a great
many atis of indeertcy had taken place at Notting-
ham.
Mr. FOX said, the meoietratee of Nouinghans
were no mote accountebk for those insineencies,
than the Hon. Geittleniaa
Mr. BOND said, he did not take his information
twins toe pamphlet to which the Hoa. Gentleman
alhided. lie had it from very good authority. He
aLtolowkdged, that the afair of the Goddess of
keason was not proved. But it appeared in evi-
dence, that twertty-fear woroen walked in the pro-
cession, dressed in the mose insloceeit =meet. A
gentleman who laid be had a bird'e-eve view of
them, dewrihesi their anse.iratice, as use most its-
decent he ha.l ever witnesesei. He attrisred, there
was ceetradittion in the evidence reepeeting the
cheir, which was described es having a white
vverael ; but which, when produced. tarred out to
he a deer purple. Ilut the singing of the French
hymn in the processis4r, vele SW dispeoeu
After a deieltary convene/ion between Mr. Fiat,
Mr. 'lankily% Browne, and Mr. %Strum. Smith,
BOND 41, as the priocival olijett of tineframers of the Bill wis to have it in force bdure the
next elation, he moved for the introdadam of a
clause to enable the mazistraes of counties to re-
ceive the oaths of cluabfied nriagiser.ttes .24spointesi
under this BM, and to ttansatit the same to the
clerk of the 'vete. .
The clause was agreed tn.
'sir. pox eigun.sed his theention to oppose the
third rending of the Ha
The tlpeaker battik; tikes the Chair. the ilopoet
..ae brought en, and the Sill ordered to be read a
_hunt time to-morrow.
The other ( kciers of the Day ~reek then mad and
.let es red.— A diuurited.

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Tilts
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The,Clnracer.try Mr .• C. ',Soluble, Mr. 1)w• Mr.
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Pope, Mg. l'ott.4, Mr. Purser, Mr. Evans. 11r.
M:ss Mellon, Mrs. Palm, Mrs. Sparks, Mrs. Madd.,:ki.
To which w:11 he added,
NO SONG NO SUPPKR.
Margaretta, by a 1101.;NG L %DV',
(Pit:4l of la. Bussy, her lint Appearance on any Stage.)
•.• The Palil.e at: most resitealfully informed, that on
account of thr re)mach:in: R monis, the New Conicity
NlArriag.. Promise can b acrd nnlv Eight N,glits more dining
pre-irtit Sin:ow—The 13th Night will be on Thursday.
with A !louse to he Sold.

TLIE BRITISH PREISS.

LON DON,
TUESDAY, MAY 3.

It is scarcely necessary to mention, that Mr.
PATTEr had given notice in the House of Corn-
:hens of a motion on the State of the Nation, and
that he had consented to postpone it until this day.
Upon this day, therefore, it was expeCted to corne
on, and the public mind was prepared for one of the
most interesting debates ever agitated in Parliament.
It was,hosvever, postpsned once more yesterday even_

ing, at the instance of theCis sszc et. t.oa ofthc Exciit-
qt e R, who said he entertained " a cotiklent expedatim"

that he should be able to make, before Monday
next, a communication upon the %tibial which now

fills the public mind ; namely, the negotiation he-
t.WC.CM this country and France. Mr. PATTEN'S
ny.tion consequently stands over sine die, and the
aricw.ort of the E3cltEre ER has time allowed
until Monday to perform his promise. lie knows

perfealy well the deep amiety of the public mind,
and the fever into which it is worked up by the

immense importance of the subjea, and the state
of uncertainty which has so long prevailed. With
this and the various other reasons which the C4SAN*
cet.toit of the ExcurquEß has for cautiously se-

laling his words, v-e cannot interpret his " confident
extedation" into any thing short of a positive con-
viCtion. If, ho.vever, this construction were liable
to any oblation, the conversation Nvhich took
place in the House of Peers, last night, must
silence all doubts upon the subjeCt.—ln that

conversation, the Earl of DAkSLEV, with a
view to relieve the pollie anxiety, gave notice
of a 'notion for Friday ; and Lord l'ELitast

assigned as a reason for its postponement, that " the
negotiation is very near coming to a point."—No-
thing Cell from `!misters in either House, that the
most catching eagerness could construe into a symp-
tom of the nature of the promised communication.
The public have shewn not t.feverish urri,atience,
but a rational anxiety during tie progress of this

business ; and after what has IJ:used, they have a
right to expo& that their anxiety shall be relieved
before Monday next, but whether by a w arlike or a
pacific communication the Minister has not commit-
ted himself; and we will do the nation the credit to
admit, that it is equally prepared for either
issue.—lndependent, however, of the Minis.
ter's declaration, we have reason to believe, that
the confident expettation entertained by him of a
speedy issue, is well founded. We know that the
Messenger, who arrived on Saturday from 'Vienna
vid Paris, was detained for some time at the latter
city by Lord WHIT wour tt, in order to bring over
his dispatches. The Messenger did so, and a report
has since prevailed in the first political circles, that
upon a careful perusal, the proposal of the English
Government was acceded to, but with so many
alterations and qualifications, as rendered it a ques-
tionable c:tse, and at all events, one not entirely
capable of a clear, decided, and unequivocal inter-
pretation. AlthDligil, therefore, Lord WHIT wourti
understood it in its true sense, it became necessary
that the dispatches should be returned to France for
explanation. Considering then, according to report,
that the whole difficulty rests in a loose expression,
which ministerial caution wishes to amend into preci-
sion,we may fairly presume, with Lord Pc :./1.1,4, that
the negotiation is very near its crisis. The amcndedan-
swcriscspettedonoraboutThursd:n•, andconsequent-
' iy, the CHANCELLOR of the Excitroutt has cove-
nanted for fall time, by stipulating for Monday.—
We say stipulate, for though, as Mr. WI-mm*s4
stated on Thursday, it is competent to a Minister
to postpone a motion from day to day, under re-
sponsibility-, and the avowal of a negotiation, which
a debate might embarrass. %Ve consider the I'VE-
Diger, under all the circumstances of the present
case, as positively pledged to a communication on

Monday seat, at farthest.—He knows perfealy
well, how much the dignity and honour cf the na-
tion are involved in the question. He knows full
well, that the charatter of the nation must suffer in
Europe, should a whisper transpire, that the state
of England could be influenced at the will
and pleasure of the despot of France. With
all this consciousness about him, be will not
neglea the earliest opportunity to declare our real
situation. The Fiasr CONSUL influences us nosy,
because we are in a state of uncertainty. We kr.uso
not whether to consider him a friend or an enemy.
(hay redact our case to a certainty and his in-
fluence is nn more. As freemen, we may be, if at
peace, is different to his friendship, bat we 441,

if enemies, be ardent in our resentment. But
though the Minister does not afford ground to
form an idea of the nature of his promised commu-
nication, public rumour, public feeling, and private
intelligence, amply supply the deficiency. It was
reported, yesterday, that the FIRST Cuateut. has re-
jefted our nhiniatunt. This, however, we do not
believe, for the reasons which we have already
stated. Private accounts, upon, which we have
reason to place Much greater reliance, state that
things are not yet ripe in France for that issue.
Thy mercantile and the monied interests are yet
adverse to hostilities. Much of tir.?. Dutch, French,
and Sdanish property, pent up in the Colonies
during the war, has not yet found its way home.
It is computed, that upwards of 12 millions sterling
of French, and ti millions of Dutch property, are
now afloat, all which would be swept by a declaration
of war into the ports of England. Let these treasures
reach their destination, and the mercantile clamour
against war, although it may nut entirely give way,
will abate its violence. We do not, however, mean
to say, that it is only in the mercantile interest of
France the only opposition is to be found to a re-
newal of war with England. In the present en-
slaved state of the French press, it cannot be consi-
dered as any thing but a mere engine of Govern-
ment. Like every other good, when abused, it an-
swers an end contrary to that of its origin:A destina-
tion. Notwithstanding, however, this silence of the
press, we learn that Luc leN BONA PARTE has
spoken decidedly for peace in the Senate ; that he
has declared it essential to the interests of the Go-
vernment and of the country ; and that no man
could be the friend of either, who did not exert
himself to the utmost to maintain it. We do there-
fore believe, that independent of the mercantile inte-
rest, there is at present a very strong political party
in France adverse to a war with England.

" The 3 per Cents. left off yesterday at (3:. They
were at 61 some part of the morning, which was
half per Cent. higher than at the opening. The
impression of Friday, therefore, continues to operate.
Yesterday we received French papers to the 281.11
inclusive.

An article from Marseilles, inserted in the Aloni-
lair, confirms the evacuation of Alexandria,and com-
municates what may be considered as an important
faet, that an Ambassador from the BEY S to our Court
had embarked on board the British squadron. This
circumstance will, no doubt, be exaggerated by the
French Minister at Constantinople as a subjed of
great alarm and jealousy to the PoRTE, with re-
spea to the future designs of our Government upon
Egypt. It seems that General STUART, before
his departure from Alexandria, stripped the fortifi-
cations of all the brass cannon and artillery, which
were conveyed on board the squadron.

The French and Russian Ministers at Vienna
have rzceivcd an official assurance, that his lm FE-
HI A L MAJESTY'S ratification of the general recess
will be speedily announced.