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PILLORY FOR FR kW).

Yesterday, Rolotrt Rr.aolth, jails Thufev, and
yews Howse, stood in the pillory in West Smith.
field, pursuant to their sentence at the late Old
Bailey Sessions; where they were convi,led of
fraudulently forming a conspiracy to defraud se-
veral tradesmen and shopkeepers out of their goods,
by assuming false charaffers; and giving the un-
suspeaing persons, of whom they pretended to pur-
chase various valtiable articles, false notes drawn
upon each other, and made payable at fittiti..ns
places ; and, on engniry, no such persons were
known. The numberless swindling trant
praltised by these delinquents about the mi:ti opolis,
excited general alarm, and ninch satisfaa;na most
be felt by all who are concerned in trade, at their
being brought to justice. A. great concourse of
p-ovle attended, and shouts of mdigna inn proceed.
ed teem all quarters; while the culprits, with the
rn..ist hardened impudence,laughed at the execrations
wtered against them. They wire all disguised, and
had their faces painted. Howse was dressed like a
sailor, in a check shirt, blue jacket and trnwsers;
Thodey in a brown ja-ket ; at, ! Reynolds in a
brown coat ; Howse appeared to have more ease
and indulgence in his situation than the Aber
his bead being more at liberty. The latter heating'
the crowd inquire which was 'Squire Reynolds, said
very loudly, st they want to see Reynold% tinpl here
he goes," at the same time increasing the motion of
the machine, and the walk (if his comps-v..ls.
Their behaviour, though highly disgustin:s, 'rat
occasion them to he much pekes"; the Fen:in:am
ware very fiyourable, and the constables k t t (hem
a considerable distance off. After standing an I.i.ur,
they returned to Newgate in a coach, where they
are to be imprisoned i.ne year.

We are glad to hear that the hop plantations 'n
Worcestershire and Hertfordshire never look"d
m',re promising 14 an ahuillant cr.,p ; the apple
tree, have failed in some pats. but the pear trees
pr; mice •o be very abundant.
The Ti..r3 Regiment of l.oyai London Voltm-
teers will hay( a grand fieli day, in the beighb
xrr-
hood of Pilule" n:1 the 415th instart. Arrange-
ments arc made for conveying them thither by wa-
ter; and after the day's duty is finished, they will
partake of an entertainment, is which Colonel
KENSI.OTON has invited them, at bis house at
Putney.
VOLVIITITIt Cotter.—lt may be necessary to 116
mind the Gentl,men of the several Volunteer Corps,
that the Consol.Jated Volunteer Aft requires that a
return shall be made by the Commanding Officer of
each Corps. either Cavalry or Infantry, on the Ist
day of Auguit nest, in which re-urn it must apaeat
that each person claiming an es.:mption, shall have
duly attendtd, armed and accoutr:d. at the master
of the Corps if Cavalry four jays, if Infantry eight
days, at the least, in the four months preceding the
date of such return. unless prevented b 7 sickness,
which shall be duly certified by a medical prel-
tioner. It is also necessary be should be returned
as being effeeive, and having taken the oath of al-
legiance. In failure of such attendancr and return,
the parties will not be at liberty to claim the exemp-
tions under the Aft.

Thursday night, the Coroner's Iran-•t sat at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, on view of the body rf J.
Moacrau, son of Mr. Moaio•s, of CI ,th-F.,ir.
who was run over by a brewees.dray, in Long.
lane, on Wednesday. After a lynx ir.vestigati-m. a
verdit of monstesszker was brought in against the
draymart, who sv.ts remanded to prison.
Thunday everiiig an inqn:sition was taken
before the Coroner for the City of Westmin-
ster, on the body of a poor wornan, nisi had,
the preceding day, poisoned herself at her apart-
ments in Russell.cuurt, Ihurylaoe. It appear-
ed in evidence, that the decras:d had kng stv-
pefled that a crirn nal intercourse subsisted hcotw• es
her husband and a female lodger in the same him,. :
the green•eyed us-ulster so preyed upon her, that she
became melatich.,:y, and, progressively, ttantic.
In one of her paroxysms of phrenty, it was con-
ceived she committed the rash mei ; and. the Jury
found a verdia of /.'.,r•: y. The body was t •::‘ re-
moved in a shell withvut a lid, careied only with a
black cloth, to St. Martin's workho ;se.

In a focuser Paper we menaonedTiatal accident
that happened in the family of G. E. Sias LLY, Esq.
of P ,nsonby Hall, near Whiteliaven. A boy who
w , frequently at Ponsonby-Hall, had gone into the
tii.-ents hall with two of Mr. Scant sr L daugh-
ters (the elder between eig! t and nine years of
age and, stepping upon a box, took do wn the
d musket, to :et the young ladies see how well
.4 he could go through his ezercise"—This, it also
now appears, he ha I been in the habit of doing
'lb. piece %vent off! and the principal part of
its contents, strik'og the eldest sister, killed her
upon the sp^t ! The younger was severely wound-
ed ; but it is hoped her recovery is now to longer
doubtful.

On Monday last the science of pugilism WAS d:s.
played in the Manchester market.pl4,:e by two so-
lunteirs, one an officer, and the other a light horse-
man ; the former took the latter liv 11-1- nose, Nil eh
was spiritedly resisted by the light benermin avaIRIP•
ally curing time and fifur sit h.s antag.mist
with such dexterity as to occasion a cot lip, isloos..y
nose, and black eyes.

"Ivoitcri rerttliarset.
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tram weltentieur
PARIS,_JULY.

tabperor is' -perfeEtly sa•isfiecl with his
journey to Fontainbleau, and the state of 'the Milt-
. tart' School. He began the inspeetion of that school
by the discharge of arms, and the different manxu-
Vies of the infantry, which the young pt•reple exe-
cuted with the greatest precision. He then order-
ed them to discharge artillery, etc. and questioned
them upon the different parts of military equipage,
as well as the names of the different pieces of can-
non. He then saw them work at the batteries,
which they themselves construfted, and questioned
them upon all the different parts of a battery. They
urn underwent an examination in all the different
of mathematics, history. geography,
is Majesty then ordered the professors to give an
account of the method they pursued in teaching :
prescribed many alterations; questioned several of
the scholars, in order to assure himself of the advan-
tage they reaped from the instrudions of the school.
His Majesty testified to General Rellavene, the Com-
mandant, and to the different officers, the satisfac-
tion he felt, at seeing his intentions so well fulfilled
In sa short a period of time.
His Majesty traversed Melun, and a large por-
tion of La Brie to dine with Marshal Augereau,
who had prepared. some brilliant fire-works, and an
illumination milts park. His Majesty satisfied him-
self of the great quantity of grain tl:at was in the
barns of La Brie, as well as the abundance of the
approaching harvest.! This convinced him of the
nvcessity of the export which he had permitted, in
order that the farmer might not be discouraged by
the low price of corn.
His Majesty arrived at Malmaison yesterday at
nine o'clock in the momi:ig.

The following are the ~xpressions employed in the
kx:raordmary Protost of the Count Dc Lille, against
all that has bees done and is doing in FrdlaCC, since
the reunion of the States Gentral:—
,110iLsr OF Tlll. COUNT DE
as WARS'. W, Jest 0;.
In assuming the title cf Emperor, and attempt-
ing to render it hereditary in his family, Bona-
rarte has put the seal to his usurpation. This new
att of revalution, sx here every thing from its
origin has been null and void, cannot weaken my
rights : but being accountable for my eondit& to all
tinvertigns, whose rights are Lot less injured that
mire, and whose thrones are shaken by the dat.ger-
oits principles which the Senate of Paris has d-red
t publish—accountable to Wrance, to my famil•.
aad to my own honour, I should consider, myself as
betraying the common cause, were I to keep silen:e
a t this occasion. I declare, then, after having; r -
• wed my protestations against all the illegal acts
• Which, from the opening of the States General of
France, have led to the alarming crisis in which
France and Europe are now involved—l declare, in
the presence of all the Sovereigns, that. far trom ac-
knowledging the Imperial title that Bonaparte has
receives from a body which has not a legitimate ex-
istence. I protest as well against that title as all the
subsequent a& to which it may give birth."

The battle of the 2d of June, between a divi-
sion of the Batavlan flotilla and the enemy's cruisers,
has been regarded by all military men with great at-
tention. _ _

" The Batavian Division vesc cmytp.w7d only of
(27 itn.boats of the second c.Ass, each carrying a
and two pieces of small calibre. The
2 t•pouncicrs were, for the first time, en 1, de. The
crcwa condufted themselves in the most perfeet man-
lier in this engagement. The order of battle of the
division was firmly maintained ; it kept up a very
tegolar fire, and the enemy soon retreated. The
wad, which blew from the north-east, caused a
tolling sea, which proved very inconvenient to our
vessels. An English brig lost its bowsprit; a frigate
its main-yard ; and a schooner brig its mainmast.
The flotilla entered triumphantly into ()stead, and
several of the enemy's vessels returned to England
to be repaired. We had only eight men killed, ;mil
one vessel slightly injured."

rims vra MOM CELR, o, Juts 5.
Pt CERSSURGU, JUNE 11.

General Hedonville having obtained leave of ab-
sence from his Government. previous to his depar-
ture, accredited and presented to Prince C72rtoriuski,
M. Rivals, as Charge An Allierres at our Court.
HANOI:Fit.

IMF NAI+IIAI. OF THE IMP!!!, IItRNADOT It, TO
Tilt ARMY.

' Stitt ruatterft, at Hanover, SA res;e4l, An I!,
"Snarl's', to of the Fotairt.
.4 Ills loyer.,l Nia!ety, ;.1 conferring lynn me *Me root-
snow! .af *he Army of Hailsro-r, h .* part,eularly charred me an
„attend k. your wants. I "50... vritb tho (WI .4
no,,med upol me, and do you, on yuur part, deeerve the V,•:.
odicitude of a new and paternal goveroeurs.t.
" Conlin on be oborthm• In the coalman ••• of yom (",:ef.;
saw ',ever r• AL' t., be flitloul to that honour %sit:eh h3s ;ways
.rner,rive,• ,t, Faen arms. Cherish, for ,rer, the pr..,,,erv-
n.g 'll.lllOl this fhlVlCti your country. Si;.. att Oh, In r.or
fs•hets ti;o re( urity of your y; r. yourselves the re-
`otatpeoc" lur service", a,..d to el atr r.ruse. and 11.1,1,7 old
.ar R-pr .1, rich yotw Gmteral,, and all go-Al Frenehraen.-
"" Long the taw

PARIS, JONI 30.
_
The Heivetiar• .0: et has nominated the Members
for a Deputation to the Emperor of the French, to
.iongratuiate his Majesty on his accession w the
throne. They are all either of respatable families,
and in high Offices, as M. d'Afry, the late I.aa-
.d.amman of Switzerland; the Landamman, Heer,
from Claris; the Eurgo-master, Rlicinhardt. of
Zurich; Baron de Salk-Salis, from the C.:is,-,ns ; the
jarodaniman, Zellweger, from Appenzsl : the Sena-
tor Jenner, of Berne, late Helvetian tlinister at
Paris; M. C. Reeling, of Bade; with Captain de
Ay, of Iributgli, as Secretary of the Deputation.
It is not true, that these Deputies have been chosen
by the Emperor. 'llse Swiss Diet, and the Swiss
u.stioo, 1.r.0w too well their obligations to the first
Sovereign ut the first nation upon earth, for his pa-
t.:mai tare, to restore Nov (4, order, and tranquillity,
to their country, to compliment his Ma): sty, by
per buns,whoee birth and virtues are not unworthy of
inch an honour.— (Juur6e/ de P, r ~)
The ci-derant Russian Minister, Count Panin, is
• arrived at Berne from Lyons and Montpellier, where
he passed last winter.
Cardinal Caprara has received his new credentials,
ge a Cardinal Legate to His Mint atrittlatt Majesty,

Napoleon, tote first Emperor of the French. s smi.
nonce has informed his E xceliestcy,M.Talleyrand, of
their arrival, and tleman.led an audience to deliver
them. But. it is thougla that the whole Diplomatic
Corps will only be admitted en masse, to their lint
audi:ace by our Emperor. A new ceremonial for fu-
ture prei.tations has been delivered, and is in the
press. Four new Masters of Ceremonies are to be
appoint -d ; two for the court of the Emperor, and
two for that of the Empress ; their Majestic. intend-
ing to keep two different courts, and perhaps to
have two Liitreient est ablislimei:ts, though always
inhabiting the same palaces. This will, therefore,
mak., no-dnicreace in the expen.!aure of the Civil
List, his Majesty having given particular ordzrs
both to his attendants an.i .reastirer to observe the
greatest possible economy.—(;,:a.)
JULY 1.

The Emperor did not come to-day to the Thuil-
leries, neither was there any review of the troops.
General Monou, and M. Bureau Nay, are ap-
pointed principal officers of the Legion of Honour.
M. Belleville, Piclea of Nam', is also made a
Member.

VIENNA, JUNE CO.

By what we can learn, Count Cobentzel is re-
appointed our Ambassador to the French Govern-
ment. An Envoy Extraordinary soil al,o set off
very shore}, to congratulate Bonap lite, on his as-
sumption of the imperial dignity; it is also said,
that a particular Minister of the Emperor will be
appointed to assist at the coronation at Paris.