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PARISIAN FASHIONS.

At, the Opera, in which the boxes are very brilliant, we
lately ulr4rsed a great many head dresses, half velvet and halt=
hair. There were also others in great number, of which two-
thirds were gold tinsel, and the front with twisted ringlets,
formed a diadem. The head dreeses, iu long :lateral ha.t,
were plaited behind and atthe sides. The quantity of ringlet,„
in false hair, is also diminished. Crops are in great abundance.
This d.sigreable fashion only vanishes at intervals, to appear
again with some slight changes, that do not lessen its deformity .
It is consideredthe first style, both among men and women to
leave only the hair behind in its natural direction, and to
frizzle the rest, after having brought it,upon the forehead.—
The Mobs made by the Milliners are of black velvet, sur-
mounted wish two white perpendicular feathers. The black
velvet hats have three stages, one above another. The satin hats
and capotes are turned up before, they are white, orange or rose.
Sometimes the leaf, very broad on the right side, ends abru;n-
ly upon the forehead, leaving the left temple exposed, in the
fashion that existed about four years ago. In all sorts of head-
dres.s.:s the lair of the nape of the neck is completely hid, and
the fon:head covered with twist.al curls. Veils are little wore.
The creeks are less common than flat feathers. We occasitai-
ally see soft aigrettes of bed of Paradise feathers. The publki
Balls are deserted—the private dress ones are well attended, and
the Masked Bulls exhibit more Domirne thmi characters.

The Earl of IMACSFIELD is applying himself with
great assiduity to the study of chemistry; the high-
wayman, who lately robbed his Lordship, imagined
he had discovered the philosopher': stone.
The display of bridal favours yesterday in Bond-
street, shews that many fashionable students have
recently entered the Temple of Hymen.
Lady ELIZABETH MATTHEW has arrived in
town, and ►s in daily expeetation of being joined by
her father, Lord LANDAFF.

'I he marriage of Lady FRANCES VILLIERS has
not yet taken place ; her Ladyship still remains
Jingle at Stratford-place, and Colonel PoNsoNsv is
gone to Ireland, to adjust some family matters pre-
vious to the solemnization of his nuptials.
Lord MEI.YILLE, it is expected, will be introduced
in due form into the House of Lords, and take the
oaths and his seat on an early day after the recom-
mencement of the Session of Parliament.

We shall soon see, whether the Opposition, which
has arisen ever since the Preliminaries of Peace
have been laid before Parliament, lras acquired any
new advocates and supporters during the Recess.
Lord ST RAD:OS*ORD is expected in town (COM
Bath to forward his poetical work, we trust his
Lordship will prove an exception• to the old= saying..
that ceater-drinkers make bad Poets.
The trial of Mr. Psurixit fur a libel on the
French Government, is to come on at the Sittings
after the present Term. Mr. asaaow is retained
against him.
The Duchess of DEvousniar had a select party
to supper en Thursday night ; among whom were,
his Royal Highness the Prince of WA LEs, Lady
CARLISLE, Lady SPENCEIt, Lady MI L BOURN, Dow-
, ager Lady hssEx, Lady G. CAViti D MI, &c.
Some years since the ancient and beautiful pillar.
King Eowa ne's monument, on Burgh Marsh, in
Cumberland, fell. Lord .LowritEs purposes re-
building this venerable piece of antiquity in the
ensuing spring.
An organ is now erecting in the choir of the
High Church of Glasgow, being the first instance
, of instrumental music in a Scotch presbyterian
church, and is a strong ihstance of the dissemina-
tion of liberal sentiment.

The amateur concert at Hughes's Room, Wigmore-
street, was numerously attended on Thursday last.
Miss FRC:MARIN and MISS DAYLES executed Bra HANI
and &ran Ace's duet in the Cabinet with great taste.
The glees by Messrs. F. and I. ELLic.)r were in the
style and a graud concerto, an the violin by Sric.
mover-Im, leader of the band, was executed in the
most masterly manner. Master &arm sang,
irtbin a tilde of Esturbstzb Time," and was
highly iipplanded. Miss Ike. Aix was to hare sung
come Italian 4.a ~a+, but was prevented by a se•
vert cold; her faeseoce is expected at the next meet.
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FOREIGN INTELLICINCE.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, JAN. 24.

ACTS OF GOVERNMENT.

Saint Ckwil, January 23.
The Government of the Republic, on a Re?ort
by the Minister of the Interior, with the advice of
the Council of State, decrees as follows :

Arr. I. The National Institute, now divided into three
claques, shall in future curtain of four, namely, 14, The Class
of the Physical and Mathematical Sciences. 2d, Class of the
French language and Literature. 9d, Class of Ancient His-
tory and Literature. 4th, Class of the Fine Arts. The pre-
sent Members and Foreign Associates shall be distributed in
these four classes.
A commission of five Members of the Institute, nominated
by the Fairs Cossutq shall present to him this labour, which
Shall be laid befiwe Government for its approbation.

11. The first class shall be formed of iiie tell sections which
at present compose the first class of the institute; a section of
geography and navigation, and eight foreign associates. These
iwctious shall be icompueed and denominated as follows :
Warheatericel Seinscis-eGeonietry, 6 Members, Mechanics 6,
Astronomy 6, Geterraphy and Navigation 3, Physics in gene-
ral6.—P4yricut Scirerte--Clicinistry, 6 Members, Mineralogy
6, But..ny 6, Rural Economy and the Veterinary Art 6, Ana-
tomy and Zoology 6, Medicine and Surgery 6 —The first
class, a ith the approbation of the Ft ass CONSU s., shall appoint
two perpetual Secretaries, one fur the Mathematical, and the
other for the plisocal Sciences. The perpetual S cretaries
shall be Monist's of the class, but shall form no part of any
section.
111. The second class shall be composed of forty Members :
It t; pirticularly eitalged with the Care of compiling a dictionary
or the French language. It shall ea-amine in regard to
la.r-
gaq,e importio.t warks of liteiature, history and sciences. A
c dlecuon .it oti shall iac pub!ashesl at last
f ',when". evel year It shall nominate from its M -mbers a
per;,etusi S,cretary, with tin- approbation of at? First Consul.
IV. The foarth cl rts shall be curoprried of forty %Umbels,
and eirbt fo•c•go A-in.:mien. The learned lang. aoti-
spiltils, 2101 nueiunients, hi-to y, and all the moral and polities!
setencea, as toey relate to history, shall be the objects of its
Liheurs and re‘eliches. It shall endeavour, in p irticular, to eli-
te* the French literature with the work, of the Greek, Latin,
end Oriente! writs:, not yet vanslatrd. It shall eth!sloy
wills the coiltionation of diplomatic colleftions. It shall appoint
lion Its ill/011W A perpetual Sorretary, with the approbation
of the First Consul.

V. 'The tbitartli dais h.ill be composed of 2R Nfernbers, and
for.•ittei .‘esic.as et. .1 shall be divided into sections, dello-
ninateil and sompur.:.l as fn low : Painting, ten hleniliers;
Sculpture, six; knitecture, six; Erigravior, three ; Mu.ie
(C 4nrinieltiun ) three. It .hail avoiist with amorwbAttnu of
the Eie4 Consul, a Perpetual Sva 'cut! wlh. shall be a Nlein-
loc. of dw class, nut shall nut login a pint 01 the eiraians.
VI 'rho foreign Athociatt, saall have a ildabr.Ative vote
only in regird to Obi.icts of science, literature, or the arts.
They dial nut form a part of any section, or luv• Lny
C Trott...indent% cannot as-unit the title of Members of the
Institute. [nen: I,llow .nine othar artiek,i ma-meting
ton to the vacant place., &c. &c. j The (Li...nth wild:
s a. s, that the Institute shall receive annually, front the public
Irea.ury, 15110 ir.3.es, for each of its metutn:ro trot asswiat..s;
6001 (or each of the perpetual sectetaric,, and for its expend
a s im which shall be dot •rmined every year, on a detria::l
it. is the Institute, and comprehended in the bedg of vie
Ms sister tit the Intestor. According to article thr teen. each
d.. shall, every year, distribute prises, the nu Wire and ra!he
or which shall he reziaLited as follow': the first class a :.rice us
3'oo fratt..3; the second and third clas4e4 each a mt., of 1)00
*woes; and the fourth claw grand loises cat L.ainting,
avhisecture, and musical cunapuuttiou. Wake wlu rain these
f ;wises shall be sent 1.4 Rouse, and maintained At thee cx-
perke of Guveriousein.

IATISION, JAN. lE

The Austrian Envoy to the Diet, and the Direc-
torial Minister, M. de Fal,ilitrberg, has just laid an
important proposition before the Diet, relative to
t futurc composition of the College of Princes.
In order to re-establish in that assembly an equality
of religion, the principle of which would be no
tnge: ti force, if the arrangement of the plan of
liaJemnity should be strictly- adhered to, he re-
quires that the votes to be delivered in the College
of Princes, shall be distributed in the following
lentlner
Seventy Catholic votes, to wit: ten to Austria,
eight to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, twelve to the
House of Bavaria, one to the Grand Master of the
Teutonic Order, three to the Elector Arch-Chancel.
ir, two to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, &c.
—Total, seventy votes.
Sixty-eight Protestant votes : to wit, th7rteen to
Braniebourg, (the King of Prussia,) seven to Ha-
nave:, one to the Duke of Brunswick, four to Sax-
ony, two to the Duke de Weimar, Esc. Total, sixty-
O.ght Voices.
It is evident that this proposition will meet with
much opposition from the Courts of Berlin, and ail
the State, known under the denomination of the
Putties Party; because it tends to augment the in-
fluence of Austria, and to diminish that of Prussia.
The matter cannot fail to give rise to an important
discussion.
M. dc Hugel, Imperial Plenipotentiary, has just
given his consent to the last conclusum of the de-
putation of the Empire. He has, on this subject,
transmitted a note to the ministers of the mediating
powers, in which, after having given an official
ommanication of that conclusum, he calls upon
them, in the most urgent manner, to transmit to
the deputation some propositions relative to dif-
ferent points that have not been adjusted, viz. the
amount of the income to be settled upon the Vec-
tor Arch-Chancellor ; the assignment of different
sums promised to several States that have been in-
jured by the plan of indemnities; the continuance of
the tolls on the Rhine ; the settlement of a sufficient
fund for the support of the Elector of Treves, in
order, if possible, to avoid the payment of the
Ro-
man months; finally,, the settlement of another fund
for the support of the Bishops of Liege and of Basle.
He adds, that he has reason to believe, that the
mediating minister; sensible of the justice of his
propositions, will not delay to fulfil the expeaations
of the Deputation.
lIRRNT, JANUARY 14.
'The following is a Sketch of the Constitution
planned by Citizen lloederer, for the ci-devant aris-
soeratic cantons.

TITLE I. THE rustle AUTHORITIES.
A Grand Council (which is to consist, at Berne,
of 291, Members, and at Zurich, of 212), shall
compose the legislative authority. The original
laws of the constitution shall, however, be submit-
ted to the sanftion of the Helvetic Diet, who will
rejea them, if they be contrary to the principles of
the cantonal constitutions. This Council negotiates
treaties of commerce with the Deputies of the
Diet, and gives them instruftions : it also appoints
the first funttionaries of the distri9s.
11. A smaller Council of 27 members for Beme,
and of 50 for Zurich, unites together the Executive
Administrature and Judicial Powers. This amal-
gams has been almost unanimously approved or by
the Deputies, and it is hoped that their representa-
tions will not be without effect.
111. The great and swam Councils will be pre-

sided over at Berite by cover: a 7trich, by Burgo.
masters, &c.
IV. The !Treasurers and Secretaries of State
shall be elected, as before, by the smaller. Council.
V. The great Council meets every three months
for 14 days ; it may be called together extraordi-
narily by the smaller Council.
VI. The members of the Great Council have no
salaries t those of the smaller Council are to have
800 livres at Zurich, 600 at Berne, 1290 at Lucerne.
The Burgomasters have at• Zurich 900 livres, the
Avoyers at Berne 800, at Lucerne 1500, &c.
VII. The Members of the Great Council are for
life: those of the smaller Council must be confirmed
every year. •