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FASHION.

ANT/ENT Ll/SIC.
Verterday took place, at the King's Theatre,
• the rehearsal of The 14:11;ah, which iikto
herer-
formed to-morrow evening for the benefit of the Old
Choral Fund, patronised by their M AJEseits. The
Oratorio wasopened by Mr. HARRISON ; Mrs. BiL-
LIKOTOM sung I know Ihet ivy Redernser berth, in
the best style. Km v•are sung 0 thou that trlletb
good tiding:, in the most masterly manner ; and the
several parts appropriated to Mr. liAitersom, Miss
Tmearct, and the other perforwrs, was executed
• with great taste and science. The cltarusws were
admirably well got up '1 he company were more
numerous than on any similar occasion. The Earls
of ORRIMEY, FORTESCVZ, UXBRIDGE, and WILTON
were present, with many others of the Nobility.
To-mo•row their htutsrias will honor the per-
formance with their presence.

TASMONABLE PARTIES TIT'S EVLNING.
Lady Ls Des ewer% Ball, llaAscreet squaru.
Mrs Johneron's Ball, I hoover-square.
Countess of Cork" Itall and Supper, Burlingtotastrset.
Lady Huslotkes Rout, Albemarle•-beet.
°motto olVerby 'it Mussy Grwreuor•square.

Early yesterday morning two Messengers arrived
at Windsor, with dispatches to his MAJESTY from
Ministers.
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, his MA-
it% rr, attended by General Ga. roma, rode in
Windsor Great Park, and inspected the different
farms.
Her Maissry and the Princesses Avorsr A,
Et in.% RLTII, and Malty, walked to Frogmore after
breakfast. The Princesses SorauA and AMEI.i A
followed soon after in their carriages, attended by
Lady SIDNLI and Daughter, Lady ALSINA Cunt-
RICRL AHD, MTS. DRAB, and Miss V YSE. The Rnyal
party amused themselves in those delightful gardens
a considerable time.
This day the ROYAL FAMILY are expelled at the
Queen's House.
'1 he unprecedented demand f©r places to witness
the representation of the New Grand Serious Spec-
tacle, at the Royal Circus, bespeaks its merit in the
t degree. The wonderful exeruons of the
tine Miss H. Ls. rile, are incomparable.
Ceneral Sir J. CRADDOCK and family arrived in
town from Dublin, on Sunday, at his lodgings in
Charles-street. St. James's-square.
Mrs. Rn. Canty, of OW Burlington-street, gave
a grand Rout to near '2OO persons of the first distinc-
tion, on Saturday evening last. Lady MILLER,
Lady ST AuNTox, and the Countses of ER ROL were
of the party.
The Countess DE BRUN'. has announced her Ball,
by the issue of 500 cards of invitation for next week,
ist her house in Old Burlington-street.
Mr. Domv's Rout, Upper Berkley-square, is
Ir 4 for Friday evening.
Mr. Coate, we understand, is realty much in-
disposed, and has been some. days obliged to have
needical assistance.
Mr. Coors% is in treaty with the Drury-lane
Managers foe an engagement next season.
CH AR LES Ksm aL s. is going to venture his strength
in the arduous charader of liandrt.
The /Wrest whom Kfl4aLs so much admired on
the Spanish Stage is called LA RITA LUN A. Her
person is beautiful, and her charader is held in high
roped.
On the top of the lofty Cumbrian mountains,
there has lately been more snow than at any period
during the winter ; and it lies drifted to a considera-
ble depth.
The Prince of WALSs and the Dukes of CL A-
RINCE and Cestsre AND are ezpeded at the Coun-
tess of Mous T 140 a RI s's masked ball.
Cheshire Cheese carried off the prize at the late
Chester races, and was not pressed.
The Han. T. Covrer a I left town yesterday for
Ness-market, where he attends this week the Second
Spring Meeting this season; he bets 10,0001. against
the a-liole Turf, in favour of his Sir Jobe—,not a
word about the pig.
Mr. C. MI arLL will in a few days lead•Missill:N.
ZOCKE to the alter of Hymen.

On Sunday the contents of the Hamburgh-Mail
were forwarded to his MAJESTY at Windsor. . •
The Marchioness of SALISBURY'S party on Sun-
day evening, in Arlington-street, WAS auvaded by
600 of the first persona of distinaion in this metro-

In consequence of the death of Sir JOH* SMITH
Buaaass, Lady DUNSANV, his sist?r, has postponed
her Masquerades and Fashionablerart;es this season.
Mr. Gatzmwopo will ertertain the Duke of
YORR, and alacge party of Fashion:6les, tin Thurs-
eav next, at his house in Aut.!ley-square.
On Saturday evening last Mr. Dearuan anal Mrs.
Ward made their last appm ranee at th? York Theatre
in the charaCers of Mr. and 111,e. lichlgraddeen, in
6' John Bull." The audience seemed to testify by
their repeated approbation, whenever an uppa,rtu:iity
offered, the satisfaition they had many times re-
ceived by their performances while on these bgards.
The warmth and continuance • of applati•e ithich
joilowed the introduaion of Mr. Denmaa's na.ue
in the Epilogue, could not fail tube highly gratify-
ing to that gentleman's feelings
'lCesterday evening, Mr. arid Mrs. Mathews also
took their farewel of the York audience ;—Mr. Ma-
thews in the charade!. of Proinu in Family Qwirrel.r,
And Rol*, in the Loci and Key; and Mrs. Mathews
in that ail Carohne Crabuiri in Family Oman
• All the above performers are engaged by Mr.
Coo MAN fur his Ummer Theatre.
A rich Russian private iudividual at Moscow,
7sla..Post.c. 'ON 1)1181i:tors, has requested leave of
tie Emperor to give towards the support of the
•Univitsities and Academies, 300,000
sad the revenues of 3000 peasants, which shall be
ixqueathect to the Universities.'
The Ess tLa o of Rl'l4l A has signed the estat;iitall-
anent of the Universities and• Academies that are.to
he founded, and accorded the annual sum Of
4300.000 roubles for that 'purpose. 'The Cord
&ante cootains the Ukase for the manumission of
the peasants of the nobility.
Should a war take' place between Great Britain
tiVd Fiance, it is the genera belies at PeterebtiTh
t the Empercir A eettateutir will observe a strvil
eiCutrality.'
Count Taciacwrsospri is shortly meanest at
Naples, at which place be is timed Ambassador
bum the Court of Russia,. in the room of Count
r sun KY, with a salary of 16,300 roubles.

THE DUTCH' MAIL.
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?EltLlN,' APRI4. 2t7.
An odd. circumstance has taken place here, which
for some clays furnished the topic of general conver-
sation. A dew waited on the ()uecn with at rico
coUedion of valuable lace, which he had for sale.
tier Majesty thought it extremely beautiful, but said
she declined purchasing, as she was in no want, of
the article, and it was besides too dear.. 'the Jew,
however, as is customary with these people, wheth. r
in dealing with Queens or fish-fags, would take nu
denial ; and at last even presumed to desire her Ma.
jesty to take the lace for him, in tomnpir ion, to the
King, who he was sure would be vraptured with its
beauty, and consequently become a purchaser.—
The Queen, seeing nu possibility of disengaging
herselt from the import orate Israelite, at length
consented, and took charge of the lace, in order to
spew it to her illustrious consort. His Majesty,
however, was equally averse to part with his money;
and therefore gave the goods in charge of a lady,of
the Court, for the purpose of ieturning them to tine
Jew. The next dAy, however, he returned to ColvE.
with a s Trowful countenance ;,.and, having on-•
tailed an audience, informed her Majesty, that he,
missed a piece of lace of seven ellse whkh netist
remain 4am-where ! Ihe Queen's confusion and
astonishment may does easily conceived ; a igeee-.
ral search took place, but it was no where tu-
be found. In the mean time, the .ICin4
the apartment, and enquiring very naturally
the matter was, asked the in a serious tone, if.
he dared abide by his assertion.. 1 ing so con-
scious that he tad alea cause in heed, he aeswered
undauntedly, that he would eriek to bi teat he
King, on this, contrived to have the Lady sent out
of ber -apartment,.and• during her -aiscnce, one a
the Nlihisters examined the.hure,M of thii hely, aird
where, straluge tat say he-diseoetred the lost piece
of lace, m the inexpressible joy of the dew, the.sa-
tisfaition of their gajesties, and tile utter confusion
and disappointment of the lair pilfeirr, who was
immediately condueled•tf, prison.
• PETElinuia, APRIL 12..
•
While on! AfriCan: Campy, upder the patro►
nage of the .Empeior„ c;irry great einerptiiiii anto
execnti en, the finks of which we 'hereafter eilie4t to
gather, Another trotting Assqiatien has been formed
, ;be Emperor's approbatitin,.: which; although
not so great in, magnitude, nevertheless presents
aJvantages which are more imreediatelf withib our
reach. .-1; is that of a large. Fishety in the White
Sc; is else nei 4hfieurhood Of . Archisigel, on. the
coast of Nova Zerohla. Contrary, to the ()hied aad
customs of sisznilar-assoc:.ations.. no exclusive chartv
has iseen.solicited. and Coosequently not granted, 441
he port of this °Company . • .
pRIYAITE LETTER.

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' • alizbg' Witt 5.
Those alarms by which we
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hay
01. i ..4
mnnthibeen disturbed, are much ,iiletrie y the •
ihi order her: subjoined, which ha; been roc siued
from the lead-quarters •pf d.ater.ll Moatrx '
.4, '
Ps dispositions for the levy of the contributi fy
appear to Indicate that the Batavian ConAtitution is
going to 1 suspended, and this Country to be pliked
wholly under ,:t 1 ili tary
.Gbremment.
The last fall in the prices of our publiC Stocks u
ascribed in part to the effed produced by. this order.
THE ORDER—TIIII FRENCH DIVISION 1'.',./ RATAVIA,
Ganz' OF THE Dili.
Head-eusstek id Weis.
The eth Floreal (23t1t April), Eleventh' Yeai of the; /*rends
Republic. . • '
The body of French troopi. in• Batavia .are. la-
Ihrmed, that from the Ist Floreal (April ^tl, '114:..
•Mii haux, under the charader of Ordonnateur,•has
authority to exercise those fundions which, till that
day, were dischirged•bv GenerifSouSins. -
The fundions of .tll2 brdonuateur;or Commissary
General are these :
~ •
1. to proeide for the supply o' provision; oiall sorts, IMO
to ' the Army in its 'ems:Tv:intents and marceim, and to all
plac-, which ate or mar be pi Mis iiewl. • ' •
.
2. l'o mvy the Contributions. .
3. Tu regulate the police of •the military markets, and con- ,
voy• .if proiiiions. . i
4. To find cariiage, f.r the conveyame or provision,:, of in- •
tlllerv, and f 4 the ii,e of these persons in the artily, who shall
be alirivred to have -.nal in travelling • _ _ .

,
- 5. 10 regumut the hospitals prisms, carvs de garde, and
other militatv e+tablislitnesits.
6. To distribute pruvisieua, forage, fuck clothes, and horae-
furnitore.
7. To authenticate all accounts. of expene.s laid out for
any of *hese purpose., and ise• ail other eapuotos, except tile
PAY of the sfshi..ris. • ,•1
A Pust Office, shall be established at Minefacit. Mk,*
To.t Office %%ill dispatch and receive Ltteri tioree times
week.
• (Sinned) •OFIIALTKIN,
majge-General, Chief Officer of the Staff, ad interim.
•It.AGUE, mAY 6..
.It is said that the Ilata.vian Gavernment will send
Mr. Von lkdern to Paris, upon a particular mission
relative to the state in which this Republic is at this
moment. ,
With the news from Paris, that Lord Whit-
worth had. demanded passports in order to his de-
parture, an 4 General Andreossi had orders to leave
London, we likewise received information that new
French troups.were to advance into. this country.—
We already know t!!at the t;-oops which. were in
Zealand kave gone to 13ergen-op7Zoput, and that
they arc to be succeeded iy qthers which conic fr,An
the Belgic Departments. ..
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_The Batavian Government refuses oomPliatice
with the demand io the. Frygach Centrals a9dl Ad-
Oratirs are given to furnish . nothing
voluenary Lq pur allies, , but not to op:suse.them in
iiv seizures which they shall attempt. At Hei-
st •
oet§luys, distachatent,of gremdierl has been al-
ready to ilemanct the keys of the magazines front the
persq i4.w4csg custosly.they were. Thekeys were
delivered cjin)i srptsuris and .atuutunition in
the magazines were then.taken4,y4,lo French, In
other pittes theirotsh at.the tuAltaiebbeolies has been
seized. (49/4v . trionerii tbo.trutsgries of tlle
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LAW IIittELLICEY CR.
COURT OF KING% BEicCll—Ntrai to AV, Mar 9.
Tilt JUNO V. 'ltasca AND SPENCER, MAGISTRATES
OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Mr. ERSKINE on Saturday, and Mr. Grans this
day, sheaved cause against a rule obtained last Mi-
chaelmas Term against these two Magistrates and
Mr. Pirner, upon an affidavit, charging them with
having corruptly appointed Mr. rimer to the Of-
fee of Surveyor of the Highways for the parish of
Heston.
While Mr. GI ass was proceeding to show Cause, •
the Court interfered by observing, that, upon hav-
ing perused the affidavits on both sides, they found
it was not a. case on which any information could be
granted. Rule discharged.
This Case contented all the Country Magistrates
in the Kingdonr, by calling in question their right to
depart from the Constables' List, in the choice of
Surveyors, and other Parish Officers.
rat KING, U. HEN. RICE.
The Defendant stood convidcd of sending a chal-
lenge to Capt. Freemantle, of the Ganes, and was
'orouglat up toycceive the judgment of the Court.
!qr. NE, for the Defendant, observed, that
the Defepdant had been before the Court last Term,
and.that the matter then stood over, in ordeithar
Captaia kreemantle .Might answer some parts of the
affidavit produced by the Defendant, and he now
submitted that he. had a right to reply to the last af-
. ridavit of Captain Freemantle. This produced a
discussion between the Counsel, in which it
was settled that Capra sFreemantle's affidavit should
hi, read only as far so was explanatory of the fads
staid on the other side, and the Court then ordered
the whole of the affidavits read last Term to be again
read.•
.Capt. Freemantle stated, that in the year 1800,
. the :defendant, Rice, was appointeltirst Lieutenant
uf; the Ganges,
_which ship he then commanded ;
that he got him removed from that ship, not from
any personal motive, but for the good of the. ser-
. vice. He then Stated the challenge which he re-
ceived last Autumn, in Which Lieut. Rice, accuses
him of telling /its to the gallant Admiral (St. Vin-
cent) for..the purpose of getting him. superseded,
.and demanded Jaatisfadion. This letter he sent to
•the Lords of the Admiralty, and as the Defendant
did not receive any answer, he, the-Captain, received
a second note from him, hi which he told him that
his condad in sending the last letter to the Lords of
the Admiialty, was like a dirty, snivelling, school-
boy; who run to his master for protection, when
threatened by his companions..
In answer to this, Lieut. Rice, in his affidavit
stated, that he was appointed first Lieutenant of th.t
Ganges, in 1800, and that soon after he got on boat d
Capt.„Freeniantle evinced a determination to make
his situation uncomfortable to him, which he attri-
buted to the Captain's being disappointed in the
ezeedation of appointing his own Lieutenant. The
affidavit then stated a series of fads in which the
Defendint had been ill-treated by. the Captain. Ile
would
.not let him see his friends on board, though
the Captain saw his own daily. He frequently used
ungentlemanly. language to him ; he told him, be-
fore all the crewa that he might as well go to his
hammock ; once, for an alledged breach of orders,
she told him " he deserved hanging, and if he did
so agaiu. he, would bang Wizen he replied,
4914.frtirn to hold his "cbatteriag." Irritated by
this un-officer-like condud, he wrote a letter of com-

plaint to Larl St. Vincent, which the Captain hear-
Ilg of, he sent for him, and told hint he would bring
himhtita:Coert-Martial for former breach of orders,
Unless he recalled that letter ; upon his declining to
dp.g, he put him in confinement. The affidavit
then-stated a compromise and apology ; and, after
detailing a number of other vexatious proceedings,
it added, that the Defendant was superseded in
January. 1,‘:0 I ; and after he was so superseded,
tile Captain refused him a boat to leave the ship,
but kept him on board in that degraded state* for
several days. . .
Lieutenant Soley, third Lieutenant of the. Ganges,
stated, that he was on board the whole time that
.the. Defendant was there; he spoke very favour-
ably of his charagler, and confirmed several parts of
his affidavit, in which he stated the ill-condud of.
Capt..Freemantle. .
Admiral Montague • Captain Drury, of the
Pctuerfail ; and several other Naval Charatters, gave
the Defendant a most excellent character. . .
The supplementary affidayit of Capt. Freemantle
wasnext lead. it stated, that soon after Lieut.
Rice came on board the Ginger he discovered that he
areas deficient in nautical skill, and by no means qua-
idled to hold the rank of First Lieutenant in a line-of-
.battk-ship. I-
,did not deny the expression stated
to be used by him in the Defendant's affidavit; 'but
said they were occasioned by the misconduCt and
inability of. the. Defendant, which irritated him.— •
With respen'tii his refusal of letting him have his.
'family to visit him on board, he stated, that those
visitors •came when the ship's crew had received
purt of their pay,, :at which time they are'usnally in-
clined to be disorderly; and it is particularly ne-
cessary that the Oincert Should be upon the alert.
lie never had his own friends, except on one or two
necistons, which be 'specified. He also stated, that
before Lieutenant Rice had complained of ' him to
- Lori St:• Vincent ;'that 11'e, had complained to the
Noble Lord of the incapacity of his Lieutenant, and
that-Lord St. Vineent had told him he had received
the same complaints froin Captain Drur', of
,the
Powerful; and concluded by protesting„ that in ,
procuring.the' removal 'of the Defendant, from his
ship, he w.es not aCtuateci 'by motives of personal
anget, but because he thought him not waned
for the situation.
Mr. GAR RU's addressed the Court en the part of
the prosecution; he said it was Aot his to
go through the various kffilavits they lfeard 'read ;
be should only impress upon their •Ltßiships
the necessity of supporting- subordinattOn in -the
Vavy,tothich never Could exist if thepraeice of an i
inferior officer, challenging his suppyarVinexer:
he found himself affronted, received any* iolecatibu.'
He highly applauded the conduct of Capt.' F, itbi :
had appealed 'to a Court of Law rather than 'to a
at
,personal contest, in which he might have fallen, or
if on the contrary he had been vidor, he niiistAieve
stood at' a bar of criminal justice to antw.er for
charge of murder. He was sure- the Cou'ire;ptild..
set their faces against all theie sort 9f c.taTlogeS,i,
r
'for it would be vain to legislate against t ._ pnepti
dnelling_unless it was alwap punished,'ivi sivesq..
' 'Mr. Gums, on the saute side, il-watchie y oh the'
malignity displayed by the Defendant, irtietaining

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Ills animosity for surh.lerlAtth cf ime. lie described
him as havinit the odic in know jacens pie *wonder t
twat: qre promeret. He also commended Capt. F.
'or having had recourse to a Court of Law, rather
than to an appeal to arms ; which, he said, Capt.
F. might do, without any danger to his reputation,
for he had shed his blood fur his country, before the
Defendant was born.
Mr. JARVIS made a few observations on the same
side.
Mr. ERSKINF. addressed the Court in behalf of
Lientcn.int Rice, contending, that it till appeared
upon the face of the affidavits, the Defendant had
been extro.mely ill-treated by the Prosecutor. He
censured, in very severe terms, the condua of the
Prosecutor; observing, that he aught to have been
brought to a Court-Martial for it, and that the onl
circumstance with regard to which the Defendar.;
was at all reprehensible, was his appealing to th
laws of honour for redress; he therefore trusted the
Court would not think it necessary to inflict any
punisllment.
Lord ELLENROROUGEI said, the Defendant must
at present stand committed, and be brought up
again on Sam: day se'nnight.
Mr. Justice Lf BLAtic -sat at Ahii 14,:ss and tried
a few causes, chiefly undefended.
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IVIAiCHESTER, MAY 7.

The Gentlemen of the Maddingtors Club com-
menced their Annual Meeting here-on Wednesday.
The Races were run over Worthy Down, and afford-
ed most admirable sport for the whole three days.
AvEDNESDA Y, MAY 4.
Mr. Biggs' Esher, I2st. bat Sir 11 Lippincotes
120. 71b three tuna, for 200 gs.
Mr, Greme's Shum Sheet .) any beat Mr. Villebois's Empe-
ror, 13st. each three miles for 200 gs.
A Sweepstakes of 5 gs. with 50 added by the Club.
Lord Graves's Whirl
Mr. Eaton's Yam Z
Mr. Greine's Fair Chaiott.,
Mr. Byndioss's Gametal'
A. Sweepstakes of 10 gs.
Mr. Byridloss's Giles
Mr Scropo'; Dottrell
A Cup,. value 50 gs.
Sir H. Lippincott's bv Fortutdo 1 2 1
Mr. Bytallirars Blemish
THVItiIDAY, MAY
Lord Graves's Minims 11. t. 71b. beat Mr. Greroe's Knight
F.r.ant, 10st last mi.', for u) gs.
Sweepstakes of 5 gs. each, with 30 gs. added by the
Club. T-be last Mile.
Mr. Elton's Yani
• • Mr. Grea,!ie'i Fair Charlott.:
Mr. Val eb-As', Sirc^ a
Mr. M les's Forist
_ _ _

Lew! Graves'. Mittimus, 10,t. 2:b. beat Mr.Villeboie Soicr„
34. 7!b. one mile for 25 gs.
Nl/. Scipe's Dottrell, lOst. 31. beat Mr. Byndloss's Game-
rite, Bst. 7lb two riii'es, for 30 es.
A Plate value 50 gs. Two Mile Heats.
Mr. Elton's Yam 1 1
Mr. Miles's PT.gr Rose .... not placed
Mr. V illebois's Emperor ....
FRIDAY, MAY 6.
Mr. Bind:oss's Gdes,,lost. 21b. beat Lord Crares'sWhititig,
10:r. Ilb. one mile, (11. f ) for 50 0.
Mr. Biggs's Fairer, lOst. beat Mr. Grerne% Shum Sheer
Jung, 104. 1211. one mile for 51trs
Handicap Plate of 501. Heats. The last Mile.
Mr. Biggs's Eilier, aged, lOst. 131 b. 0 3 1 1
'Mr. Scruoe's. Dottrsll, 5 yrs Ilst. Blb 2 1 0 2 .
' Mr. Byndloss's Giles, 5 yr:. 12s.
Mr. Miles's Peggy Rose, 5 yrs. lbst. 12th 3 0 4.
Lord Gtaves's Mittimus, 6 yrs. 10st. 1311).
.0 4 d.
Mr V illebreis's Emir tor, agacl, 10st. 1211.0. 0 4 •
Mr. Yillebeis's3 dix best Mr. Grsme's Keight Errant, 106.
each, one mile, for 2.5gi.
Sir 11. Li,miu%)tt's, by Fortunio, 10 t. beat. Mg. gyndluspis
Blemish, Oct.i 11 ',lb. Dire mi:e'' for-25;5:
The. Match between Sir Il.LippisteArs'Brigaliti,'l4Fit.2ls.
and Mr. Miles's Florist, 104. two piles, for 50ra. ,h z 9,44,
drawn ,
Mr. Miles's Flor:st, lOst. 7.1 b. boat Mtill,,,diusslPfl}ftirs
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12st 2.b. one mile and a half for 25'es '
In Livonia, and the interior of Ruvia,.greariitiiii-
tides of ship timber and naval stores are'huying up
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for the French Government
In Russian Poland; near tire frontiers orGaflida„
there *ill be this summer a camp of 60,900 teen,
commanded by the VMPEROR in person; who; it is
Viought wilthere have a meeting Willi the Eta PARRS
of Geast ANY and the KING of Pausa • •
• 'The affairs of Germany are brought so, p conclu-
sion. The Decree of -ItatMeation of his 'lmperial
Majesty was soleinnly'delivered do the.€2Sth April,
to the Directory of the Diet; and was also sent to
the Diltatura. The tide of Eledotal Chancellor Of
Minfi was immediately changed into that of A.rch-
chancellor of the Empire; The definitive aft, Which
regulates the plan of inderrniities, wilt be published
to-morrow, together with the opinion of the Empire,
and the ratification of the Emperor.
In the Hamburgh Correrpondenten of the 4th instant,
there is .a letter from Paris, dated April 29th,
which states, that the Ft as r CONSUL, on the Sunday
preceding, said td some Members of the Legisla-
' tive Body who attended the customary Levee of that
day, that before the termination of the meeting of
the Legislative Bcdy, tie last sitting of which was
to be on the,sth L inst.. the g,reat question of Peace
and War between,Frarite'and England must be de-
termined. He added, as:P. the powers on the
Continent were on the sicle of. France, the war
could in no case be oflong duration, hut would on
that account be the mote terrible for the party

which was the aggressor.. He concluded by siting,
that France had done and would do:every thing
consistent with her honour to preserve Peace :
This was doubtless intended tn,runke an impression
upon' the Continent unfayourable.to England, Luit
it is at best but a vain and *lle:boast, which will
no dottlot.be treated with the contempt. Which it de-
serves..
' Within these few days, a fine pievicif Roman
'sculpture has been giien to the .British Museum, by
Mr. 1-lott.is. It is a sort of sepulchral
ches,.*hich was found neglected, many year,s,ago,
,by. Mr: goast.tv, in tlle mill at CliesteiforLl, is
is ez, It 'is without iuscuiption, is supposed to
,Tiave contained three urns, answering- to the busts
on the outside,.,end to be the only specimen of
sculpture belongini to the ar.cient Camalodunum.
• .A 44 OAst.v, 'Professor of Chemistry in the Rovll
- institutiolc of Great Britain, in a paper lately- •
. to the .Royal Society, has, described'
,•u4ual in the art of tanning, entered-at
..,chemical investigation .of the narnre
employed in the process; and dc..ailed
ingenious'aapealtnentio undertaken'
purpose opaieertailthig the irn;ae..
.FonItC.ROT has &Una, :that teid
. digested for eight omen days %kith
quires the propewty of fulnitra..illz

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detys,issrbisislly 3ispte4,l. its-Aellioes, Ilse french
il9sPital:bPsfth4OnigaiufiEd ihs wine necessary to the
.sick ;..nor vits.iLwithskt4 the grAttte4 tiiirtoulxy that
they .obtailieri we, hogsheads, yakh the rover*.
meat Neßt.thetp.i4;,,wproseskl. .our.,presenp sititation
c.in not long endarfs jattt stAgultißateis Rae lig.
nal explosion.

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ibed the pikieeslieg
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'tore of die iftersts
ailed a nuintion t,f
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