The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-02 00:00:00

PRICE SIXP.ENCro

critten-dea'e.,

June 7. William Stephens, Abchurch-laire,
at eleven, at Guildhall.
Julie 4. John Brydon, Charing cross, ptintseller, at ten, at
Guildhall.
June 4. Charles Dixon, Fenchurch-street, brush-maker, at
ten, at Guildhall.
May 25. John Mts.:ly and James Rose, Birmingham, factor
at twelve, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham.
June 9. John Langwith, Grantham, Lincoln, builder, at ten,
at the Angel Inn, Grantham, Lincoln.
May Thomas Lloyd Amoyl, Shrewsbury, Salop, mane:,--
scrivener, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Shrewsbury.
May 27. William Seeley the younger, Rettenden, Essex, far-
mer, at ten, at the Three Cups Inn, Colcherer.
May '26. Robert Preston, Liverpool, merchant, at one, at the
Globe Tavern, John-street, Liverpool
June 7. Joseph Allen, St. Mary-Axe, merchant, at ten, it
Gui:dhall.
June 7. Lois Wickens, St. Clement's Church yard, hailers
dasher, at ten, at Guildhall.

CERTIFICATES, MAT 21.
John Miller, Cumberland, grucc.r.
Alexander Donald, Nuneaton, Warwlcknbire, col
. .

John Bacon, Sutton-Ashfield, Nottinghanish.re, cotton-
spinster. . •
Luke Staples, Wapping, Stafford:hire warehouseman.
William Williams, Batley, Yorkshire, woolstapler.
Thomas Worthington' "Manchester, mzrchant.
Thomas Bow. ass and George Padmorc, Wimbledon, Surrey,
calico printers. •
J. Bowman, J. Garford, and T. Bowman, Poplar and Lime-
house, Nliddlcscx, seed-crushers.

Price of Coals at the Coal-Exchange.—Best Coals per chalrl.
in the Pool, Od.—litto, delivered, Ms. Od.—Sunderland,
in the Pool, :;7s. lid —ditto, delivered, 465. Gil.
Price of Flour, per sack, Friday.—Fine Flour, 435. to 475.—.
Bran, 10i. Gd

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

aPert f2T.
Yesterday, in the sitting of the Legislative Body,
the order of the day brought on the discussion on
the law for the levy of the Conscripts for the years
and 12.
Citizen Daru, from the Tribunate, entered
into an analysis of the different provisions of the
law, on the wisdom and importance of which he
expatiated at great length. After having reminded
the country of the necessity of sacrifices whicit
were only imposed upon the people in order
to rescue them from still greater sacrifices, it
would be wrong, said he, for a Great Nation, by
deferring the display of its forces, to accustom its
enemies to make an essay of theirs, and by small
means to prod-aft wars, the prolongation of which
is such a curse; and to lengthen out political nego.
ciations, the issue of which is but too often calamitous
to mankind.—lt is the business of the Republic, now
too powerful to be ambitious, to place at the same
time, in the scales, the weight of her justice, and of
her will. It is in order to enable her to shew modera-
tion with impunity, that she ought to hold forth the
most formidable preparations, which though ex-
pensive, and consequently burthensome to the
country, must tend to rescue France and Europe
from fresh calamities.
The question was then put on the projca of the
law, and carried by a majority of 194 against 15.
Itie hear that the Vulcan, whose arrival at Brest
from St. Domingo we yesterday announced, was
only twenty-seven days on her pasaage. The fever
had disappeared. The ship L'Obrervatemr, which
had also arrived at Brest, had on board an officer of
the palace of the Consul, charged with dispatches
for the Government.

The Bishop of Ghent having informed the First
Consul of the solemnity that was performed on
Easter Sunday, in the Cathedral Church of that
City, in celebration of the anniversary of the re-
establishment of Religion, the First Consul re-
turned the following answer :•-
‘4 SIR,
" I have received your letter of the 20th Germi-
nal. I kindly accept the sentiments you express for
the cause of religion, and for my person, on the oc-
casion to which you refer. I request you will con-
tinue to employ your best endeavours in reconciliat-
ing and uniting the consciences of all under your
care. Of all the virtues necessary to the episcopal
chArafter, Christian charity is most undoubtedly
the most essential.
(Signed) 44 BO NAP AR TE"
MILAN, APRIL 14.
According to letters from Naples of the 9th inst.
an English ship arrived there, upon which a Council
of State was immediately held.—On the breaking
up of the Council, the French Minister sent a
Courier in great haste to Paris. The Courier set out
about twelve hours after the arrival of the English
ship.—This event gave rise to a variety of reports";
some said that a convention was to be concluded
with France for receiving 20,000 men in our ports
in case of war ; others that a negotiation was opened
with England respthing Sicily.
Captain Ceroni, the legislative counsellor Cicog-
nara, the general of brigade Teulie, and Citizen
Pio Marsento, prefed of the Lower Po, were taken
into custody. They were arrested pursuant to a
decree of the Consuhum of State, which charges Cap-
tain Ceroni with being the author of a small wot
entitled—Fragments of Timon the Cimbr.an, id Ci-
cognara, in which the French Nation and the
Governments who are in friendship with the Ita-
lian Republic, are injuriously treated. Cicog-
nara and Teulie are accused of having given
their approbation to the principles set forth in the
work, previous to its publication. The decree con-
cludes by stating that each of the accused have
violated the duties, by which as public fundionaries
and officers, they were bound to obey the laws, and
to shew resped to the Government.
VIENNA, APRIL 13.
Citizen Champagny, the French ambassador, dis-
patched a courier to Paris on the 9th instant. The
evening before he had a conference with our Minister
of State, in which Count Cobentzel officially assured
the French Minister of the determined resolution
of --•- Imperial Majesty observe the

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