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FOREIGN INtELLIGENCE.
If \IMAM! MAIL.

n %nut, NOV. C.
, Two French battalions have broke up from Ber-
gen-np-zoo:-.1, for Bculogne ; they will, however, be
replaced by others.
The Dire&ory has alreaciy transmitted a state-
ment of the supplies, necessary for the ensuing year,
to the Legislative Body, which has referred it to the
accamination (f a Committee. This body will, how.
ever, soon be dissolved by the new Constitution,
which will be introduced after the return of M.
Schimmelpenninck, who is expeaed here from Paris,
before the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon.
Fur the preNervation of the camp at Zeist, and the
fortifications and works, 30 men faun each French
battalion, amounting in the whole to 500 men, and
GO of the Batavian troops, will remain there the
• whole winter.
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deltic

Private accounts from Spain say, that the epi.
disorder has extended to Madrid.

HA:NOVI:I, NOY. 9.

All the aets and registers appertaining to the county
of Bentheim, and which were preserved in the ar.
Alves of Government, were sent off the day before
yesterday for Bentheim, escorted by a detachment
of the military.
MALTA, Ott .
By the reinforcements of French troops \\ Ilia are
now on their march for the Neapolitan territory, the
army of General St. Cyr will be increa.sed to 40,000
men.

The French Government has assured the King of
Naples, that the troops sent as a reinforcement to
the Neapolitan territory, will confine themselves to
the lines hitherto occupied. as long as the English
at Malta, and the Russians at Corfu, shall make
no change in their positions.
MALAGA, OCT. 13.
The distemper here, thank God, now approaches
its t-rrnination ; but those who have left the city,
must wait s month or six weeks before they return.
The cordon will be removed before the end of No-
'ember, .mud then the port will he declared open.
From 14 to 15,000 persons have fallen vieimsto the
disorder. Cadiz, Seville, St. Lucar, and Gibraltar,
wear a melancholy appearance from the sickness.
Ia the latter fortress, where there were not more
than 8,000 persons, besides the garrison, 100
persons died daily, before the Sth of OEtober.—
The accounts from Valencia, Carthagena, &c. are
equally melancholy. The distemper has prevailed
along the whole coast.-4n a few days 7. Dame
will be performed here for the cessation of the sick•
nest.

OCT.
the 12th died here twenty-four; on the 13th,
en ; and on the 15th, fifteen persons.
New sick on the 12th, fifty-one; on the 11:11,
err 1 on the 15th, thirty. Recovered : on the 12th,
orty-six ; on the 13th, seventy-seven ; on the 15th,
fifty-one. Numbrr of sick, on the 12th, five hum-
dyed and sixty-six ; on the 13th, five hundred and
thirty-one; on the 15th, three hundred and ninety-
three.

FROM THE FRPNCII PAPERS.

PARIS, NOV. 4.

Yesterday, an English three masted vessel from
Petersburgh. with twelve guns, and twenty men,
td a cargo estimated at 400,000 livres (above
c 0001), ran 'ashore near Calais ; the vessel was
'zed, and was safe, and the crew were made pri-

aIIIIICES.
A decree bas been published, permitting the ex-
portation of grain to Spain and Portugal, horn the
departments on the frontiers of Spain, and cc: win
ports.
CIRCULAR NOTE
;)/ROM THE 11/INISTkr or 11/REIGN •r/AIRS, TO
•LL THE AGENTS Or HIS MAJESTY THE E•tr/.-
; 11011 OF TIIE ruLeicti.
[tones rse Nap. S.)
A ia-4•Chapelre, Sem. :1, Year 12.
You must, Sir. hare obserrcd and known, accortimg to my
Ara:lion:, at the time of the communication of the Now of
bird liawkesbury to the Foreign Minister' residing in Lon-
don, the imprenten which this publication of the strangest
maxims of political and social re.irality coul.l net fail to pro•

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duce on the mind of the Government with which you reside.
11 think !ought to rviarn to the subject-1 thereto e send, offi-
cially, a copy of this Note, and expressly charge you, by order
of 114 Majesty, to make it the object of a special conference
With the Ministry.
The projeft which the English Government has conceived,
tr the taut half century, gradually to abolish, the tutelary sys-
tem of public law, which midis and engages all nations, de-
velop?' itself with a fearful progression. Will other Govern-
ments refrain from ni.ihmg oppootiott to such an enterrinos,
till theca no longer exists any moral bond which may preserve
their rights, guarani*e their engagements, and prow." ti r
interests.
The Powers of the Continent have seen with what audaci.y
the faith of oaths has been spurted with by this I.l..verimient,
and solemn treaties violated even before they were carried into
oaricution. The Maritime Nations every day experience
tyr•ruiy. Th:re nu longer exists any theoretical prirciple r•f
rx,igstion, any written convention, which have not hi en trAnr
ii.doiley violated on every :bore, and in every sea. Neutral
v...ites know, that even :n wing the rights which slid IC111•1111

to them, with the most timid cheumspeetion;thay expose
themselves to insult, to pillage, and to extermination.
Those States, in ine, which have the unhappiness to be at
wa-, no more rely un any reciprocal principle of moderation
lad justice. All the bonds existing between them and Neutral
Powers ere °ken. Approach to the coasts, wed eutianee into
the Ports and Islands, tlimigh situate at the distance of 200
I asses from the stWon of their squadrini.:, have been pro.
Minted by simple proclamations.
Tilos the English Gowninient has liltherto opposed to
every Power, according to its particular position, a maxim in-
!lmola to its honour, and silliver,i re of all its rights. It now
attars, them altogether, and the more eonipletely to attain its
end, (Meets its blows agonise moralit and, if 1 ma) so
speak, against the religion of public law.
In all countries, and in all tnnes, the ministry of diplomatic
agents has been held in veneration amongst men.
Ministers of peace, organs of conciliation, their presence is an
augury of wisdom, of justice, and of happiness; they speak and
art only to terminate, or prevent, those fatal differences which
divide princes and degrade nations by the passions, murders, and
miseries, which war produces. Such is the übjeo of the diplo-
matic ministry ; and to the observation of the duties it imposes,
arid to the generally respectable character of the men who exer-
ci.vt this sacred ministry In Europe, is that quarter of the world
itirli.bted for the glory and happiness it enjoys. But these happy
results torment the jealous ambition of the only government
which is interested in the ruin, the disgrace, and the servitude
of other governments.
It wishes Diplomatic Minister: to be the instigators of plot:,
the agents of disturbances, the directors of sec.,t naachinatites,
vile spies, and cowardly conspirators; it charges to Content
seditious, to excite and pay assassinations; and it would en-
deavour to shield this infamous service with the respect and in.
violability which are Jue to the mediators of kings, and the
pacificators of nations.

" Diplomatic ininisters," says Lord Flasskshury, " ought
not to conspire in the country in which they reside, a7ainst
the laws of that cuuttry ; but they are not subject to the more
rules with respect to States to which they are net accredited."
Admirable restriction ! Europe will be filled with conspirators,
yet the defenders of public lair will have no right to complain.
There will be always some local Jittaike between the chief and
his accomplices. The mioristers of Lord Hawke.bury will pay
the crimes which they will catoe to be committed; but they
will hare this prudent deference for public morality, that they
will not be at once the instigators and witnes,es u( the fact.
Such maxims are the height of audacity arid hypocrisy.
Never have the opinion of Cabinets and the conscience of Na.
toms been sported with su little shame. His Majesty the Em.
peror think. it is time to put an end to this disastrous train of
principles, subversive of all social order.

You are in consequence ordered to declare to the Govern-
ment; with which you reside, thit his Majesty will not ac
knowledge the English at pi Dipioneatigur hi Europe, so longas
the Britr.lr Ministry a►all not abstain from charging its Minis-
ters with any military agency, and not retain them within the
limits of their functions.

The evils suffered by Europe arise only from this, that it
is every where believed, that we are bound to obit.. ve the
maxims of moderation and liberality—which, being iud, only
from reciprocity, an, orn obligatory, escort to those who sult
rrid to be bound by them. Thus, Gore aaaaa mists have as mud!?
to suffer from their non justice, a; from the iniquity of a Minis-
tr, , which acknowlielgesllo law but its ambit ion, and its caprice.
The evils of Europe arise again from this, that public law is
considered under a partial point of view; whereas it has u!i-
ther life tier force, but as a whole. The maritime 14w, con
tinental law, and the law of nations, are not parts of the pub-
lic law, whieQuay be considered and observed separately.
The nation Oath pretends to introduce arbitrary ruin into one
of these parts, lose* all its rights to the privileges of the whole•
The systeinatic infractor of the law of nations places himself
out et that law, and renounces every interest founded on the
maritime and continental law.

His Majesty the Emperor regrets having to order measures
which are an absolute interdiction against a Government : but
all persons who rellect, will tasily perceive, that in this he only
acts according to facts. The English Ministry, by the univer-
sality of its attacks, has placed the Coasts, the Isles, the Ports,
the Neutral Powers, and Commerce in general, in a gate of
interdiction. llteemtly, in /toe, it has proclaimed the prostitu-
tion of the ministry, the niog sacred and the must indispensable
to the tranquillity of the world. Ills Majesty believes it his
duty to call the attention of all Governments, and to inform
them, that without new measures, taken under a seine of the

present el finger, all the ancient maxims, on which are founded
the honour and independence of States, must immediately be
annihilated.

(Styled) C. M. TALLEVRANO.

'11111...; BitrristE PitESS

I.ON DON,
TUESDAY. NOVlilitli

Yesterday we received Dirch Papers to the I.ltli,
Mnniaa>•s to the 12th, and small Paris l'apers to the
7th inst. The At Niteur of the sth contains a transla-
tion of the Note of Lord I i AWICESIIVRY, of the 30th
of April, relative to the charge against the English
Government, of being engaged in pints for assassina-
tion, with a long answer to it, signed TALL EY It AND.
dated Aix-la-Chapelle, September 5, and entitled,
" Circular Note of the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
to all the Agents of Ili. Majesty the Emperor of
the French." In this note BONA r•urs informs the
independent and legitimate Princes of Europe, that
" he will not recognise any Member of the English
Tplornatie corps at their respeElive Courts so
long as the British Ministry shall not abstain from
charging their Ministers with any military agency, and
do not enemy employ them within the limits of their
funnior.." I Y.c admi:s, that this is a " real interdic-
tion, pi.;nrinced sz;ainst England ;" and be con-
‘laJci with 06ervnig, that it is a "ace, measure,
adopted under the convidion of present danger."
Here then we find the Corsican addressing the

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reigns of all Earope, and diaating to its several
Princes, in the same style in which he might be sup-
posed to speak to so many French Prefeds. If he
is to dklate to foreign Courts, what Ministers they
art to receive, and whom to rejea ; if he is to have
the cnli.ting and drilling of the whole Diplomatic
Corps of Europe, then is he Lord and Maitor of the
Continent, and Kings and Princes arc hut hi. vassals.
It cannot be said that this is only an advice given
to foreign courts, accompanied with a hint, that if
any Minister whom he chooses to suspect or disap-
prove is admitted by them, be will withdraw his
Minister from the court cdending t the Note will
bear no such moderate construction. Ile would
have it considered as a positive decree ; and he does
not hesitate to assert, that he means it should ke a
" real interdidion." That it is not to be a law with-
out a sanction, a mere Jead letter without any means
of inlet-cement, he has also clearly shown. His
seizure of Sir GEORCE Rum sm.° evinces how he
means to proceed in the case of any other British
Minister accredited to any other power in Europe
who shall not suit his fancy. Any such Minister,
he says, is interdiaed and excommunicated from
the diplomatic society; he is without the protec-
tion of the law of nations, and can derive no re.
sped nor sanctity from his public charaaer. The
Corsican will, therefore, send his myrmidons, and
carry off the British Agent from Berlin, from
St. Petersburgh, or Vienna, and send him home
to England. We were the first to announce
that BONAPARTE had formed a plan to exclude
all our Ministers from the Continent, in the
full and just persuasion, that a commercial in.
tercourse could not long survive the termina-
tion of our political relations with the continc

tal states. This plan is now openly and boldly
avowed, with an assurance that the Laws of Na-

tions, hitherto acknowledged and re,pededs shall
nut stand in the way of its execution. " The ap-
proach to the Coasts, the access to Ports and Islands,
often situated at the distance of 200 leagues from
their squadrons," says the Note, " are prohibited
by a simple Proclamation." Therefore, says the
Corsican, I feel myself perfestly at liberty to put
any British Embassy in a state of siege, and 3 -de
its Ambassador, or take him, if I can, at at ral
and independent Court within 200 leagu the
French frontier. The principle here asserted would

warrant a variety of monstrous conclusions, if there
be a single particle of independence upon the Con-

tinent, outside of the French territory, It would
be a wAste of tints:, therefore, to pursue the clues•
Lion I.irther.

?he Moodeur of the sth contains the letter from
FOacma, the Minister of Police, to General Bea-

NADOTTL, ordering the arrest of Sir GEORGE
SOLD, which has already appeared.

A llamilurgh Mail arrived yesterday with Papers
to the 15th. Their contents are not important.

We have very little to add to the circumstantial
account which we gave yesterday of the retutn of
Sir GEORGE ItLiNt seta) to London. This respeast.
ble Minister, we understand, was three days in the
Temple :st Paris. On the second day of his con-
finement the Prussian Note arrived ; it was couched
in very strong and spirited terms against the cousin&
of the French Government. It produced an imme-
diate effesa upon the French Government,and the or.
der to release Sir GEORG, was instantly issued. But
lefore he .as tiff, rtll to tbport, he was obit:zed to sign
a parolr, that he tumid not return to Hatulergh, not
rows- atl&ia 50 ledges, s j Uny pmt of the French terri-
tories.'

The enntre Admiral Manern, privatcerof I 8 guns,
and 84 men, commanded by Capt. BL AC KM AN, ar-
rived at Yarmouth on Sunday : she was captured
by the Cruirer brig of war. She has captured tae
Beliterirs of Newcastle ; the Scipio, —, and the
Constant Inerrate, --..., laden with coals ; the latter
was captured on the-nth inst. off the Spurn, and
retaken by the Minx, gun-brig, and sent into Yar-
mouth; Capt. BL ACK MAN is Commodore Of a squa-
dron of privateers from the Dutch and Flemish
ports. Four of them wee in company on the loth
instant, and captured as n,.tny vessels as they could
man. The Willi.," and Mary, Roemsom, of South
Shields, fought one of the privateers (a large lug-
ger), fur three hours, on the sth inst. off the Tees,
but was obliged to strike, and was sunk afterwards.

On Saturday the RUSSIAN Asi sassamoa transaa-
ed business with Mr. Ilsassiosio, at Lord Has-
mow sy's a Mice, from one till three o'clock.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at Nlr. r T'S house, which was attended
by the bow (CHANCELLOR and others.
Yesterday the RUSSIA.. Ambassador transaCted
businesswirb Mr. II a sissovn, at Lord Hsaeowsv's
Office from one till four o'clock.
The brig John sad Mary. of Aberdeen,W. RA r. as,
Master, with timber, is wrecked in the Orkneys,
cargo saved.
The baustry, CAPARROV, put into Shields on Sun-
day se'nnight; the accoust, therefore, of her be-
ing captured on the Wednesday preceding is withont
f,,tiadation.

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ROYAL FAMILY.

On Sunday morning, a.aou... ten o'clock, the or.
ford Blues; and the staffoidshire Militia, marched
from the hayracks at XVindsor, to the Castle-yarl,
whcre they formed a line; tr.e Oxford Blues took
the right. In a short time, His MAJESTY, accons.
panied by the Dukes of CVNIIIEREAND and Csa.
satoGt.:, came out from the Cast:e, and passed t!‘e
HIS 1114.1k:5E1, after conve-s;ng with the
Colonel of the Oxford Blues for some time, pro.
cee:led with the Royal Dukes to St. George's Chapel. Her Maassry and the PRINCESSES followed is their
Carriages. An excellent Selman was preached by
the Rev. Mr. Leo':, Canon in residence, from the
3d Chapter of Galatians, ver.
But b :fore Guth came,we w-. 2 kent under the law; shy'
up unto the tin!), wine. arterear.l. be rev !Ara
The Rov A L FA MILE, after attending Dis Me Ser.
vice, took an airing to Frogniore.
Yesterday morning, soon after eight o'clock,. His
NIA.:ESTY left Windsor in his travelling cartiage,
escorted by a party of Light Hors..., and proceade4
to Kew, where His LSI' V ECIII.aIIIeJ untie titer,
and changed horses. Ilis Maastry then v. n:
to Blackheath upon a visit to the Bin--
Waxes, and, after an interview tsi,l) Iler !
Highness for a considerable time, returtsed
Windsor Castle.

TO-morrow the Duke Of CLARCNCR will enter-
tain the Prince of IVA I. ES, the Duke of YORE. I
a numerous party, text demer, at Iris house in the
Stable-Yard.
The Ito v r Mlr.v, after their !sewn from the
Play to-morrow night, will sleep at the Qeecree
House.
• The Duke and' Ducliese of Rosen:tee u were pre-
vented from leaving town yesterday, by the sold:so
and dangerous indispos;tion of her Grace's mothfr.
The Duke of K Lee paid a visit yesterday us His
Royal Highness the Prince of Weer,' at Carleton
House.
On Thursday last the ;alto daughter of Lord
STANLEY died at his Lordsltip'e house at Col-
chester.
The L'IRD CHANCELLOR has appointed JOHN Rao
to be a lileqcr extraordinary in his Court.
Lord and Lady Boat SODOM passed through Truro
on Wednesday last, on their wrty to Plymouth ; and .1
Lord GRAVES on his way to Yarmouth.
In the box-hook of Drury-hu ie for this night, there
are ten spinsters for one matron, so anxious are the Is.
former fur even a peep et A L itrialoay.
The Hon. CH ARLES JAMS. Fox returned to town
yesterday, limn A Visit to the Duke of BEDFORD,
at Woburn.
Miss TY R ER, late of Drury-lane Theatre, is to
be the Seeem of Dr. St EvEmsos's concerts this sea-
son, in Dublin.
It will he seen by the Gazette, that Lieut. o,..esege
has nude a successful attack on some of the enemy's
vessels in Guadeloupe.
On Friday List, the Hon. Mrs. BENT INCK was
brought to bed of a son at l'ltursby Park, the erat
of her father, lewd Viscount 1A ew A I:R.
G. A. &err-slam has been appointed a Captain t ,
Juts a SAepteed and EDWARD dew. Liesatuiseses us ,
the eluffolk Militia.
The Norwich Assemblies ci tmmence this niegst.
JAME; MARSH, Esq. the Mayor, and Wit.t.tain
FOSTER, jun. Esq. are the Stew-aids.
The Haider Assemblies co inmence next Thurs-
day, under the aespices of the Itigln Hon. Lady
MARY HORTON.
The ship Accomplished Qrs Ice was lately lost
in coming from efecrienesel.
Lady MARY DUNCAN retstrnird to town yesterday,
from Hampton Court, to Queen Anne-street.
A most elegant ball and supper were given by Sir
Wm. and Lady J ARNIM-3H A Nl,, at their hospitable
seat at Costessey, Norfolk, on Timrstliy lest, to
which the principal families of the ceurny, Stc. were
invited.
The j,enng Rowito closes his engagement at the
Menchest.:r -fhtttre this night, in the chareaer of
Admit', and speaks an address upon lie occasion.
Roster Erste E. Esq. is expesfled at his house in
Pall Mall, this day, from his seat, Charlton-piece,
Kent.
Captain Lose has been appropriately appointed to ir
the Hazard sloop.
The Hon. Capt. Lev Egon Gowsa, one of the
Members of Parliament for Truro, and who has been
some months A prisoner in France, is on his return to
En&land, exchanged for the French Gen. Hovel'.
I he Hereditery Prince of DENMARK is on his re-
turn to Copenhagen from his travels in Germany.
On the t 7th ult. he received in full Court congratula-
tory compliments on the marriage of his daughter,
the Princess CiI•RLOTTR, with Prince Louis of
Prusea.
The Earl of LANDAVP left town yesterday for
Cheltenham, where he intends to testicle until Christ-
Mai.
Lady Telt El 4 De ASV, sisterto the Earl of FISCAL,
and her daughter, Miss De sae, are,nt Clifton.
Mr. THOMAS Hoer returned to town oft Friday
1.1.4 from Exeter, to his house in :vfanstield-street.
Ensign Crisp has been appointed a Lieutenant in
Captain &kr?, company.
Drury-lane overflowed last night, to Miss s -
CAN'S L.•. 1,, Teazle. it was pile of her 1.a,,,••
etflrts. leer song was given in the very best sue..
and rapturously erica,- •r.
This night there will br s grand Fancy Ball ant:
Ridotto at the Theatre Colic, for the benefit
the Schools of Industry in that city; amongst to
Patrons and Patronesses are the Countess of Cos s.:
lion. Mrs. ST. LAIVRANCE, Hon. Mrs. WELDON,
Lady CUATTIRTON, Lady K ti.LkTT. Hun. and
Rev. Dean ST. LAWR•NeE, Rev. A. THOMPSON/
Rev. W. L. BCAVrORT, and the Rev. E. STOPTORD.

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A Gentleman, who went to Jerusalem with the
late Mr. Wit A Lev. has received a present of two
beautiful siker cuts from the person to whom he
gave the three ears of Jerusalem wheat, which had
so long served as a sign to his shop. but have since
been SO advantageously propagated in Ireland.
A new coach is to be launched by Prince Lova.
at the festival of the coronation, which is the general
subjed of attraetion arunry.;st the curims and ama-
teurs. The ground of the body is of a bestotitul
sky blue, hut the colouring is su chaste as t 3 excite
unqualified admiration. Veins of boil, of different
shades, are intersperse.'., and the whole presents s
striking mass of brilliancy and elegAe".

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ELECTION OF A SCOTCH PEER.

We stated yesterday, that on Wednesday came
on, at Holyroodhouse, the elation of •a Peer to re-
present the Peerage of Scotland in Parliament, in '
room of the Marqiiis of Tweedale, deceasA --that
the Candidates were the Earl of Lauderdale, and
the Earl of Kellie, and thafthe titter was eleeted.—
We are now viable(' to add the following particulars:
The Earl of Kellie was chosen by a considerable
majority, having 32 votes, and the Earl of Lau-
derdale, 20.
Deputies of the Lord R:gister•-iJaines Ferric and James
Walker Eccon
Chaplains of the Chapel Royal--Ors. Grieve and Moncton.
present—Farb of Morton, Eglintono, Dome'
L sal -I.liis•, Dalhousie', A boyno. Srmple,
Blusityrir•, Elob.ink, Belliaveis•, Rollo, and Kin-
uairde.
proximi---P.ince of Wales*, and Duke of Roxburgh•-c.
IA of Lauderdale. Earl of Errol--Earl of Kellie.
Signed Lists—Dukes of Ruccleueh, Leionox•' Gordon,
Quer iicberrv, Athole, and Mentruce. Earl* of Crawford,
Caithitevir, "Casollic•, Morav, Strathmore, Abercorne, Had-
dilution, Galloway •, Northesk •, ll.durras, Duodenal& Kin-
oine•, Bieadalbane• Dpattlfrd, Stair', Glugow, l'ortinore,
fluperoun' and Derkwain. VIWOUNW F.lkLuid, Arbuthnot,
and Duriblatico. Linda Earboe, Cathcart, Torphicheno, Na-
pier, Rea, , and Kirkcudbright.
Tooce marked • voted fur the Earl of Lauderdale.
The Etrl of LAUDERDALE shortly addressed their
Lordships. fie said, that .titholigh he did not mean
to protest'against those Nohlt, Lords who had been
created British Peers from voting on this occasion,
yet his opinion was still th- same as formerly, that
their doing so was an infringement on the independ-
ence of Sous Peers.
The Earl of MORTON. in reply, said, that the
qitestion alluded to by the Noble Earl had been de-
(Aft! in the House of Lords, the proper place for
deciding this question, in favour of British Peers
voting in the eleftion of the representative Peers of
Scotland ; and that he came there accordingly tb
c :ffrice this privilege, which he considered himself
raided to, being born a Scots Peer.
Lords Kum AIRD and SEMPLL supported the opt-
eon of the Earl of Lauderdale.
Their Lordships were attended by James Ferrier
and James Walker, Esqrs. two of the principal
Clerks of Session, as depi'ies of tho l.nrd Clerk Re-
gister ; the Rev. l)rs. Grieve and Johnston, two of
Hs Majesty's Chaplains, and the other proper of-
. firers. A numerous assemblage of ladies and gen-
tlemen were present on the occasion.
M CRAWS, formerly member ef the Constituent
Assembly, died at Paris oh the 2d of Novembert he
bid broken his leg about two months ago, and had
'ever entirely recovered from the accident.
Excellent printing paper has recently been ma-
i itifaelured fn America from mulberry roots, and
ags made of Goma bark.
WILLIAM VISES( Mt, set Kos, Esq. late of Gray's
nn-square, is appointed Chief Justice of the
Ikt-
ama Islands, in :lie room of Moses FRANKS, Esq.
csigned.
Accounts from Malaga, of the 23d ult. state,
hat the contagion there had entirely ceased, and that
usual communications had been re-established.
The Imperial Coronation of the Corsican Usurper
Ste.; for the 9th of December.
The be•riessi ENVOY in America has written a
g answer to the attack lately made upon him by
r. J ACCSOM, the Editor of an American News.

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T;e.re is already 5001. subscribed by the Nobility
d Gentry of Norfolk, for the purpose of
supporting a lifie.beat, on the most eligible par
the North E ist Cc .st of Norfolk.
The following pleas:ng extraft is dated from rin
and the Victerm. ell Cape St. Sebastian, OS 14 :
"The superlative condition of health which the
iefv-y's crew enjoys, alter an eighteen months'
Mite, forms a new era in the naval history of health.
icr s".,:[ list, for several months p.ist, ha fluiluated
rom six to eigh in number ; a circumstance which
verbal's cannot be equalled, and we are certain not
in-passed, in the records of nautical medicine : in-
deed, this inestimable blessing is abundantly extend .
to the whole fleet, as health and happineu and.
ate the breast of every brave tat in the squash, rte.
'here has lately been an earthquake in the Ba of
11meira, which so allowed up a part of the tos fit of
2t name, and a number of the inhabitants."

It is now stated, Elsa Louisiana is to be ceded
back to Spun, upon cond;tion of the latteg giving
isp to the United States the Floridas in e &change,
and paying a sum of money. How far this new pro-
positi..n may ultimately meet with the app. o4ation
of both parties we cannot at present decide; hut
there seems greats 1!%!“,11 to believe th:',t the differ-
ences between the United States am./ Spain will at
length be am:cahly set 4 d.
&Aar, of 98 guns, whir:h went nut of
Portsmouth-3u.k on Saturday awning, was yes-
terday, by most wonderful exertion, coppered in the
unprecedented short time of six hours, by only ten
companies of shipwrights. When His Maecsry
was at this place ii. 1793. the Mare of Ifldea, of the
time rate, was cuppered by • sixteen companies of
artificers, in 9 hours, and which was thea deemed
a most extrantdinary effort.
• A Court-martial was held on Saturday, at Ports-
mouth, ins Lieu:. Joan KNEES!, AW, for the loss
ou the Grurßiana cutter, near Harfleur. '1 he Court
of opinion that the conduct of Lieut. KNEE.
I' 4w and his crew was highly meritorious. and
n•ijudged them to be acquitted. Afterwards a
-ur:-maitial was held on Lieutenant GilfflTH,
Vie wt.?, for irregular and unolficer-like condo k,
in absenting himself from his duty, beyond his
leave. He was sentenced to be dismissed from His
MAJESTY'S ship Acalta, and put at the bottom of
the List of Lieutenants.
The following is a cot-reel 2eCOMIE of the lading
of the Spanish frigate Alma, of which the specie has
arrived in Loodan, and the other part of the Cargo
.bas been stored at Gosport f-1•776 seal skins; slut
buffalo bides ; 2'J9 pigs of tin; Yd planks of wood ;
S cases containing an altar for a church, made of
the most beautiful pearl shells, a previa from ecru
to the King ..f Srain ; 3 cases of china : I box 01
furs; I bundle of furs; 2 cases, contents unkni.wii ;
I bale, contents t.r.kuoarii ; 1 bundle of matting;
2 casks of clove.; 10 bales of hair; 213 boxes, Eo3'
"'reng 3000 dollars each; 9 boxes containing 3000
dotiskiens each; 34 bags. containing SiO dollars
each. The pay of the iifficers f the :vanish fri-
gates here, and at Plymouth, is orilned to be con-
tatutsfi to them.

LAW:

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COURT OF KING'. BENCH, Wasvmngsvai, Na•. It.

TIM RING V. JOHN SOUTHERTONr.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL moled for the Surlg-
ment of the Coutt upon the Defendant in this
Cause.

Mr: Bentioectis, on behalf of the Defendant,
moved an arrest of Judgment. The canseewas
tried, at the last assizes for Somersetsbire, and the
Def eidant was convieled of defrauding the revenue,
der. in receiving a sum of money for the purpose of
suppressing a proseentiou instituted against certain
persons for selling medicines, without the usual
stamp duty, pursuant to Aft of Parliament. The
Learned Counsel stated that the information conk
taired fifteen counts, on the three first of 'which the
Defendant had been acquitted; but found guilty on
the remainder. The first count charged that the
Defendant, wickedly and corruptly intending to de-
fraud His Majesty's revenue, and to the great injury
of Ills Majesty's subjeels, did send a letter to Mr.
Allen, stating, that he was obliged to prosecute the
said Wm. Allen for selling medicines without
stamps, and wotdd, if he pleased, stop such proceed.
ings upon certain terms ; and charging that the said
letter was written with intent to extort money from
the said William Allen. The next count stated
another letter, threatening a prosecution for selling
Friar's Balsam without a stamp, unless he should
he paid a suns of ten guineas. The fourth count
stated the sang letter, &reefed to William and
Richard Allen. 11z then coneended that this was
not a legal charge, on which the indielment could
be sustained, in as much as the misdemeanor, on the
part of the vender of the medicine, as expressed by
the Alf of Parliament, was not sudiciently stated by
the allegation in the indictment.
The Cpurt granted a Rule to shew cause, and in
tKe mean time the Defendant was committed to the
King's Bench.
rue KIND v. *ostler CLION, Esq. •
Mr. Emotes,: moved to make the Male in this
cause absolute, the particulars of which were giver.
in our Paper of the Bth inst.
Mr. An ANt shewed cause against this rule; he
stated, he had an affidavit in answer to that on
which the Rule was originally gr.nted—but, be-
fore it was read, he thougee it neeessery to make
some observations to the Court, in order that it
might the better be understoo J. Lord Deraley's
affidavit, in the first plater, went back to transac-
tions of five or six years ago ; and also to a trens-
a.eion in the year D3ol, w Leh shewed that there
was some old misunderstanding between these par-
ties. His Lordship farther referred to some letters
from Mr. Bligh, upon which Lord Darnley had ob-
tained a Rule for a Criminal Information: but the
parties afterwards agree sl to leave it to a reference ;
and, by the interventio a of friends, the - matter was
adjusted, and the Rut R was not nude Absolute. In
his Lordship's alfilerit, he cnnne'led those several
transaftions of dill; tent periods with the present
charge. Mr. BliF affidavit drew a line between
those several tea, reiftions, and stated, that, until
the month of O.fobcr last, he had no interference
whatever with Lord Darnley,since their former
disagreement. He then teal Mr. 'ILO's aaidavit,
by which it at speared, diet, at the time he wrote the
letters allude A to, an], in consequence of the appli-
cation fur a Criminal Information against him, lie
sent his be her.in-law, Lord Roden, to explain and
apologise upon that occasion—that ever since dist
time, he carefully avoided every possible intercourse
with Lo td Darnley, until the month of October last,
when 'ne saw ',old and Lady Darnley at Bright-
helmrione ; he immediately left that place, and went
to E Astbourn-, and from thence, on his way to
Lor eron, lie stopped at Ucktield, to change horses,
an,/ there met Lend Darnley, while be was standing
at the door, not meaning to g;ve any offence, or
landing in any particular position for that purpose ;
'his Lordship came down stairs, and in an arrogant
and insulting manner, called out, " %Vied, not yet
out of the way!" he then rushed out with great vie.
knee, and struck Mr. B. on the sunk, upon which
he drew back. Some words ensued, and he pushed
his Lordship from him. Ilse affidavit further stated,
that his meeting with Lord Darnley, at that time,
was woolly unsought for, and accidental, and with-
out any intention whetever, on his part, of provok-
ing
_a challenge.
Mr. ADAM then observed, that Mr. Bligh was
very willing to leave the metier to be referred to
the interkrence of friends. The whole was a
misconception of Lord Darnley's, and he exceedingly
regretted, that family affairs should be brought be-
fore the Court. From the whole of Mr. Bligh's con.
duet, it did not appear that the assault was of etch
a nature as to provoke a-challenge. He therefore
hoped the Court would not interte: e, bet leave the
whole matter to the intervention of friends, who,
he trusted, would be able to restore a good under.
standing between the parties.
Lord Es eowso no ter ti asked, if a proper recog-
nisance, with sufficient sureties, which would secure
the peace of Lord Darnley, would answer the in-
tention of the parties? Upon which, Mr. ADAM
said, he would consult his Client, and the Court AC.
cordingly enlarged the Rule until some arrange-
ment sauuld take place.
TIM KING C. SAMUEL LAVONIC,3OIIN 111:88AINE AND

rot' k f:AWNS.

Those lkfendants were brought up to receive the
judgment of the Court, for an assault upon Jonathan
Robson, a searcher of leather, and obstructing him
in the discharge of his duty.
This was a prosecution instituted by the City of
Gordon, for the purpose of preventing the obstrue-
tmn of searchers of leather in Lvadenhall Market.
The five latter Defendants had marred Judgment
to go against them by default ; but Samuel Lafone
took defence to the Aftwn, which was tried at Guild-
hall, the Sittings after lag Term ; we gave a report
of it, in our Paper of the 6th of July last.
The Defendant Leone, who was a resident ol
Liverpool, was in Leadcnhall Market along with
efr other D.SenJants, when Robson and some other
()Seers attempted to seize a parcel of leather' which
was not properly manafaaured ; but, by the kter-
fereace of Lafone, who eacouraged the other 1)e-
-fendants to resist them they were prevented, sad
Robson was assaulted. Upon this charge Lafone
was convitled.

%h. GARsow. on the part of the five persons wh
had suffere.i J.I i ;mem by default, inov:d the Coo.:
that they aught bit at li:verty to go helots the Mal.

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ter, aid make such pecuniary remuncratka to the
partie, Ai the Mister should appoint.
Mr. Glans, oil the part of the prosecution, male
nn nhjeaiiin to this arrangement, stating that the
objiAtt o! the City had been answered, aad that was
all he reouired of them.
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Mr. EftsKm! then applied on the part of Mr.
Lafone, that he also might be at liberty to go before
the Master; be stated, that this Gentleman's chit-
raaer and conduct were so universally upright. and
so exemplary, lie was sure their Lordships would be
induced to interfere with his friend, Mr. Gips', to
forego any further idea of punishment.
Lord ELLEsinonotioss" His concha}, as found
by the Jury, was such as is highly reprehensible :
the whole was a sort of conspiracy, of which he ap-
peared to be the leader, against the leather search-
ers, to prevent their doing their duty to the public.
I don't know how I can dispense with reading the
Report, on which I will have to consult my
brethren."

llis Lordship then read the Report of the trial,
the particulars of which we have laid before our
readers, as already mentioned.
Several atfidavits, not less than between twenty
and thirty, were read on behalf of the Defendant ;
the most of which were sworn, by persons of the
highest credit and respeCtability in Liverpool, mostly
magistrates, some of whom had served the oilize of
Mayor, and all of whom united in giving the De-
fendant a most excellent charader. From their
personal knowledge of him for many years, they
stated him to be a man of exemplar'y manners, Cor-
belling temper, moderate, of religious habits, never
addicted to swearing, or inclined to a breach of the
peace, never quarrelsome, and, except in the pre-
sent instance, never accused of any improper violence
of conditd.

The Defendant's own affidavit was then read ;
he stated, that he had come up from Liverpool to
London at a very great eyence, solely upon this
busi,ie,s, that he had subscribed from his private
purse the sum of fifty guineas towards defraying the
expenses of a voonneer regiment at Live' pool ;
that he had a wife and eleven children ; and that he
had not any peseon who could condua his business,
but himself; and, should he be confined, it would be
a means of great loss to him and his family.
Mr. ERSKINE expressed. great anxiety that the
Court would allaw him to be put upon the tooting
of the other Defendants, and to go before the
master; and Mr. Gins, on the part of the prosecu-
tion, admitted, that the object of the city had been
answered ; but, should he accede to the Defendant's
going before tl'e master, he was very much afraid,-
that an opinion might go abroad into the world,
which would he very injurious to public justice, and
defeat its end:. There was a very great difficulty
in finding out the name of the Defendant. All his
witnesses admitted he had declared he had aaed in
the same way, in his own market, at Liverpool:
his friends had also refused to communicate his
nam-, and took great pains to conceal his place of
residence. 11i5 guilt had been greatly exaggerated
by his being a stranger, and onconneaed wall the
interests of the market. However, the city were
not at all desirous of a severe punishrneist, and
would perhaps be satisfied with a much sighter one
than tee Court might think it necessary to pro-
nounce.

'lbeDefendant was then committed to the King's
Bench. and ordered to be again bruught up on SA-
turtLey next.

TM/ LIMO V. Pilll.lllC.
This rule was enlarged until the first city of next
term, by consent.
At one o'clock, Lord Eccticeonovait sat at
Peir4, when the two following causes were tried,
and several undefended ones decided :