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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

MOUSY OF LORDS 4.111D.1•, MAT $.

In the Appeal, Richardson v. the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge, Mr. Erskine was heard
kraply ; after which, the Loa's Ca A acti.i.oa and
teed Et.trwerranunis delivered their Bpi lions, at
much length, sustaining the order in Chancery,
against which this appeal was brought.
Lord GIL or ray de a few obserrations.
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The Order in Chancery was affirmed.
The Bill, fur continuing a Bill forthe more speedy
filling the Engli►h Nliiiria Corps with °dicers, and the
Statute Duty Composition Bill, with several private
Sills, were brought up irons the Conimons, and read
the first time.

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The Bills on the table were forwarded in their

respeitive stages.
Adjourned to Monday.

HotrcE tw commoNs.
Petitions were severally presented from the pri-
Inners contined for debt in the gaols of the counties
el Norfolk and Stafford, praying tor relief. Ordered
an lie on the Table.

The I.eicester County Rate Bill was read a third
tisbe, and passes'.
The Customs Duty Bill was read a second time,
sad committed for Monday.
The English Loan Bill, the Irish Loan Bill, and
the Excise Duty Bill, were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.

Mr. BANKES brought up a Rill for ereiling a
new Court-house in the city of Westminster, which
was read a first time.
The Statute Composition Duty Amendment Bill
was read a third tinmt and passed.
Mr. Fos raft brought up a Report from the Com-
mittee for considering the course of exchange be-
tween England and Ireland.--Ordered to be
printed.
Sir GEORGE CORNWALL moved, that the
House should resolve itself into a Conunittee on the
Aylesbury Eletilion Bribery Bill.
The Marquis of TITCHFIELD said, he had the
misfortune still to persevere in the opinion he had
formerly given on this measure, for which he was
convinced that sufficient grounds had not been
stated. He had heard a good deal about bribery,
but the reasoning did not apply to the present case.
Bribery had nut been proved against more than
fifty or sixty persons ; and although suspicion might
extend to several more, that was no ground why
this attack should la! made on the franchises of the
whole of the eleftors, who were nperards of 400 in
number. For these reasons he would oppose the
Speaker's leaving the chair.
Sir GEORGE CORNWALL contended, that
the present Bill was absolutely necessary; and
that nearly the whole of the eleftors had beers
guilty of bribery : for it appeared, that all of them,
except about eight, had assembled at a public house,
where money was distributed ; and it appeared,
that only the eight persons who were not there had
petitioned against this Bill. And he thought no
great attention should be paid to a petition signed
by persons of their description.
Mr. ROSE said, this whenever cases of this
kind occurred, a provision,shottld be made accord.
ing to the exigency of the particular case. There
were many instances of boroughs having been, in
cases of gross bribery and corruption, thrown into
the hundred in the same manner as it was now pro-
to be done with Aylesbury. Here Mr.
ace qtsoted some which occurred upwards of
a hundred years ago, in order to shew that
Parliament had been in the habit of resorting
to praftices similar to that now before the House.
He was convinced, that if eve: any case called for
the interference of Parliament, more than another,
it was the present. The number of persons who
bad committed bribery and corruption was not con-
fined to 50 or 60, but extended to a very great ma-
jority of theeleflors. It appeared that upwards of
100 of them had been at a public house, where
money was distributed ; and that the hellman had been
sent about to inform the poor voters that they should
have 2 guineaseachiftheygaretheir voteto Mr. Bent.
It also appeared that money was distributed at four
other public houses, to persons who had assembled
there in consequence of public notice. And these
persons did not consist, of an indiscriminate mob ;
for there were men standing at the doors to prevent
any but voters from entering. Ont of 417 eledors
*7O voted for Mr. Bent; and the agents of that
Gentleman, when giving evidence before the Cons-
mitee, said, there might have beets 50 of these who had
not been bnbed. It was fair therefore to infer
that t?2O of them had been bribed. With such proof
as this, then before the House ; with incontroverti-
ble evidence, that the majority of the elnaors had
been bribed ; and that a gentleman had been invited
down from London, who was a pales% stranger
there, to offer himself as a candidate; he would
put it to the House, whether this was not a
case for its interference ? It appeared that the Fes-
ple h.td been indignant with the other Genticmae
for not giving them money ; and that, in revenge,
they had a public funeral procession, in which he
was represented as the deceased. Upon these and
many other fads, which he could state, he was
convinced that the present Bill was a necessary mea.

sure.

Mr. FRANCIS thought that this Bill was not the
most effectual way to cute such an anirersal dis-
order as that complained of. Suppose erery elec-
tor at Ayle.onry had been guilty of corruption,
what good could the present Bill do? It would not
take away their votes from these persons; but left
them the powir of toting the same as ever. All it
could do would be to open the Borough still wider,
by creating fresh votes, which would be equally ha-
ble to be corrupted. The remedy therefore WAS in his
opinion disgraceful, because it did no more than ex-
, tend the power that had been abused, to others who
night abuse it still more. But Parliament had no
right to take away from men their franchises, for
they were taken away not only from the present
eieetors, but from their soccesseirs, on whom the bo-
rough was eatals.d. This Bill, therefore, went to
do an air of teristice to the future eleftors, who
might be perfectly innocent, and as 'tic?, be would
oppose it.
Sw JOHN NEWPORT said, the Bill did not
take away from the eleclors the power of voting for
Members to scree a Pariiament ; but it went to re-
medy the corruption that prevailed in the borough.

by bringing in a number of pure electors: Accord-
ing to the laws of this country, electors, who had
not made use of their franchises, were liable to for-
feit their rights. This was always done in case
of a non-user ; how much better grounds were there
then to take away the rights, when in case of a
ii.er He would ask, if it would be su:l...red, that
every pretender to Parliamentary reform could have
it in his power to say, that the House of Com-
mons had not virtue enough to correa abuses
of this kind ? It was now fifty years since
the borough of Aylesbury became noted tur the cor-
ruption of its eleaots. A Member had once said,
I hare no partiality for Ay!esbury; for I never
got a vote there which I have not paid for."
knd Mr. Wilkes had once said, The elelors
of Aylesbury are very partial to me, for they
will take my guinea in preference to another
man's twenty shillings. There were certain kinds
of influence in boroughs and counties which were
fair and honourable, as they arose out of the gene-
ral esteem in which a man was held : but there was
another sort of influence, restingissolely on the
power of giving money, and such as any stranger
mitht possess; which was highly dishonourable and
unjust. This latter was the sort of influence now
complained of. It was of the most pernicious kind.
It was created by showers of money, which did not
refresh the parched soil on which they fell; for they
fell only once in seven years. The persons aaing
in this manner did so only to sell the persons whom
they had corrupted. He hoped, therefore, that the
House would always be ready to apply a remedy
to such evils.

Mr. HURST declared, that in his opinion the
present Biil went to affet the very vitals of the Con-
stitution. If the eleiftors of Aylesbury had been
guilty of corrupt practices, there were laws already
in force competent to punish them ; but let not the
chartered rights of the borough be taken away,
merely on presumptive evidence. It had not ben
proved that all the persons who assembled at the
alehouses, where money had been distributed, were
eleetors. With respell to what had fallen from a
Right Hon. Gentleman about Mr. Bent, he could
assure him that a more respedable man than Mr.
Bent never sat in that House. He was a merchant
of great eminence and of the first charader. The
present Bill he should oppose, because it went to
a length that was not justified by fads.
Mr. ROSE, in explanation, assured the Hon.
Gentleman, he had thrown out nothing against Mr.
Bent's charader ; he only said that Gentleman had
nothing but money to recommend him.

Mr. LEE said, he wished the Bill to go into a
Committee, in order that it might be altered in a
way that should lead to the Punishment of the guilty ;
but if that was not done, if the only objet of the
Bill was to throw open the borough, he should op-
pose it.
The MASTER of the ROLLS said, he had op-
posed this measure when it was last in agitatLn
before the House ; and he should now oppose it for
the same reasons he had advanced at that time. It
was a measure which went to make a majority suf-
fer for the aft of a minority ; a proposition the most
violent and unjust he had ever heard. But suppose
corruption had been proved against the majority,
he wished to know on what principle the innocent
minority, be they ever si few, could be punished ?
These, then, were to be punished in a double man-
ner ; first, by havieg all the guilty voters still capa-
ble of voting along with them ; and, secondly, by
enlarging the franChise, so as to diminish their rights.
According to the common law, every mats who
abused a right, forfeited that right. The corrupt
eleslors of Aylesbury were now under a prosecu-
tion ; suppose they were acquitted, then die rights,
which this Bill charged them with them abusing, re.
mained still the same. Suppose they were convieted,
:hey were then disfranchised, and the Bill, Yids re-
gard to them, was mere waste paper. The Bill,
therefore, had no other effea, except that of pu-
nishing the innocent; and such should have been
stated in the preamble. The principle on which
Parliamentary reformers had gone, was that of in-
creasing the number of voters, on a supposition,
that while it would cure aU defeas in the representa-
tion, it would be a matter of perfect indifference to
those who already possessed votes. But the framers
of this Bill went further than any reformers, and
treated men's franchises so lightly, as to say, they
did nothing but bring a number of additional voters
into a borough, to make those already belonging to
at :la right.
Mr. DICKINSON contended, that this was not
a franchise held for the benefit of the possessor,
but a trust for the benefit of the public, the abuse of
which Parliament had a right to coned. On this
principle he would support the Bill before the
House.

Mr. IVINDHA NI declared he never liked such a
system of proceeding as the present. It was some-
thing like making a compromise with the advocates
for Parliamentary keform : it was as much as to
say." You can't complain of corruption at eleactions,
on account of the small number ct eleaors ; for
whenever it happen:, we increase the number of
them." A great deal bad been said about the ne-
cessity of a general Reform in Parliament ; and
many arguments had been used, which were very
good in theory; but when he SAN' the representation
of the country, with all its anomalies, and ine-
qualities. producing as good an effea as ould be
found in any part of the world. he w,old set all
kind of theoretical speculation on the subra at
nought ; and would prefer what 1, ..s praaically
good, before that which was theoretically right.
If boroughs were to be enlarged in the manner now
proposed, let it be done on a general and sqnp'.e
plan ; but let not legislative and judicial asls be
mixed and confounded one with the other. It was
improper to legislate at one time, and purish at
another. By the present Bill the guilty were to be
punished imperfeelly. Only one half of the punish-
ment fell upon them ; the other half on the innocent.
He would not therefore take half and half; they
were both imperfea, and bad ; they led to suspicion,
and cast a shade on the policy of the as altogether.
If it was necessary to punish met for their gnat. let
the laws that were now in force Le employed for
that purpose ; and it these laws were not strong
enough, let them be made stronger. If after all,
the offenders were not to be found, the Present Rill
could have no ellen in bringing them to light;
wink it would operate as a puaisillaltilt oa the
&WILY-

LONDON,
SATURDAY, MAY S.

Nothing certain has yet transpired respelling the
espeaed change of Ministry. Many reports, how-
ever, are in circulation upon the subjeti. Among
others, it is confidently stated th.tt new writs will be
moved for this day in the House of Commons, in
the room of those Members who have vacated their
places by coming into otfice. We cannot reconcile
this report with the positive assurance, which we
have, that not a single step had been taken itt the
business so bite AS Thursday. It is probable ;however,
that s'irnething decisive will take place this d.sy or
to-morrow.

We yesterday morning received some numbers of
the Monitetor, to the 21st,:and letters and papers from
Germany, to the edtb. A message has been sent
by the French Government, that is by Bou Ae an
to the Senate, upon the subjed of his investment with
the.lmperialPurple,which no doubt he will assume as
soon as the State Trials are ever, and the sentiments
of thelegitimate Sovereigns of the Continent are ascer-
tained. He has made his elder brother, JOSEPH, a Co-
lonel in the Army of England, and his younger bro-
ther, Locrei4, Sovereign, ad interim, of the Duchy of
PARMA. These aids are well calculated to promote
his ambitious projeds. In his announcement of
the former promotion, he tells his slaves that all
his brother& are as great warriors as nego-
tiators, and that, as Princes of tl.e Blood, their
lives are too precious to be risked like ordinary
sublets, unless under special circumstances, and
with the permission of Go'vernment. By the latter
be declares to Europe, his intention to imitate other
Imperial Houses, in establishing a younger branch of
his family, an independent Prince. An article from
Madrid states,that Spain has secured a continuance of
her neutrality, by consenting that English prizes
shall not in future be sold in her harbours. They
exited, in France, that BON AP A RES will par-
don MOREAU upon condition of transportation so
the Isle of France. BERT II IE Ris visiting the camps
upon the coast, and Bo AAAAA re still continued at
Paris. As we stated yesterday, upon the authority
of our Private Correspondent, the Prussian Mi-
nister Count H•CGWITZ is &Traced, and only
prevented by indisposition from going to hit
estates in Silesia, his place of exile. from this
at of vigour and justice, it would seem that His
PRUSSIAN 1111JUTT is at length tired of Counsellors,
who are blinded or seduced by French intriguers.
The above particulars are in the German and Dutch
Papers, brought by the I laniburgh Mail, which
arrived this morning, with the exception of the
article respeding Jostens Bomaraars, which is
eitraded from the II enure,.

The five Ilamburgh mails which we have re-
caved this week, present most of the Continental
States in the situation of the Roman Empire, some
few years before its destruffion by the Goths, Van-
dals, and other barbarians. Its precarious existence
for half a century was preserved first by loss of pro-
vinces, afterwards by occasional contributions, and
filially by regular tributes, which quieted, for some-
time, its trout and envious toes, but neither
gratified their avarice nor their ambition. By the
treaty of Luneville, the power of Austria was mate.
rially weakened and diminished. By the treaty of
Ratisbon, the impolitic and insatiable cupidity of
Prussia was silenced, but not satisried, and the Ger-
man Empire was plundered, divided, humiliated,
and dishonoured; and it the former treaty insured
French republican tyranny in Italy, and the South
of Europe, the latter annihilated the liberty a-id in-
derndence of Germany, and the north-western part
of the C•rntinent. Which of these degradinq treaties
has the must contributed to the political .I..archy of
Europe, is difficult to say ;,a. bnt to b. 0.11 toge-
ther may be ascribed the wretchedness of the world.
The treaty of Amiens, or rather the vrn,,eirc of
Amiens, was only their consequence. By it Eng-
!and made great sacrifices, but it proved by it to all
nations, that the present enormous power of revolu-
tionary France is incompatible with their happiness,
tranquillity, and independence. U the generosity of
England has not opened the eyes cf selfish Conti-
nental States, they may deserve pity, but they are un-
worthy of succours. A slave who does not break
his chains when he is encouraged. and has means to
do it, deserves to die in bondage, and is unworthy
to enjoy the blessings of liberty. When England
armed !Ur Tears bad all other Goverameats mark a'

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common cause with the only free people upon ears
against France, a French army would ri.otiritAr,-%
threatening only this country, tyranni>e over all i
other nations. Great Britain bids defiance ,to the
Usurper's Army of England ; but this army, tho'
some few lea.gut s only from our share, oppresses 'I
France and Italy, invades Germany, terrifies Au.-
trio, insults Prussia, and intimidates even Russia.— ;
A Continental Peace, of twelve months more, kilt •
augment and organise the republican miliLar y anthu-
rity, in a manner that no person yet born can ex.
pea to see that day, when Europe shall recover her
balance of power, and this part of the world shall
be inhabited but by tyrants and slaves, oppressed by
bayonets, not governed by laws.

The insolence of BONAPARTE is almost surpassed 1
by the basene:s or cowardice of some bulk, Pt incr,:.
No sooner does he choose to seal his banditti to vi-
olate the neutrality of Germany, than all German
Sovereigns tremble ; and when he, contrary to the
laws of nations, arrests somp. Emigrants in Badeit,
Bavaria, and Hesse, Austria and Suabia emulate
which shall be the first to persecute or banish per-
sons, whose only crime is their loyalty, and the ha-
tred with which they are honoured by the Foreign
Usurper of their King's Throne. Shame, eternal
shame to the corrupted or ignorant counsellors of
Princes, who, in this manner, worsliiis cringe, in-
sult loyalty, and encourage rebellion ! ! !

How proud ought Britons to be, in reversing the
pitture ; in turning their eyes from the debased Con-
tinent, and re.,Tarding the happiness around them.
England, the only country at war with the head of
mankind, is the only country where the laws pro-
ted the good, and punish the guilty ; where the laws
are above every man, but where no man is above the
laws ; where malefadors inhabit prisons, but nri
ther occupy nor surround the throne ; where the
best of Princes rules over the most free and dutiful
(Id subjeas ; where Legislators discuss with freedom,
but where fadions can neither proscribe, imprison,
nor murder.

The Furt,sen intelligence will be found in the last
page.

A report prevailed yesterday evening, that a lar7e
division of the enemy's gun-boats could be dis-
tindly seen at day light in the morning, from the
Cliffs of Dover, stetting for our coast, but it was
universally discredited. .
Captain Towns, is appointed to the command of
the Royal Ckorlette yacht, and also to tae command
of the several vessels stationed for the defence of the
Thames at Gravesend.
Toe Eagle, of ;a guns, Capt. C.n.av, is to be
fitted immediately for the reception of Admiral
TUORN BOROUGH'S flag.
In the night of Tuesday se:might a very great
number of vessels appeared off Seineefland harmer;
and in consequence of so many attempting to get
in, and tie wind not beteg favourable, they ran ea
board each other, and did coosiderable damage to
the bolvsprits, rigging, masts, &e. Vend some drove
on shore upon the Cockle or Korth Sand, within
the piers. One of them, the /feet:pity t.Vatow, from
London, with rnerchantv' goods, was inftnediately
lightened, and go: off the neat tide •to 'Met nhill's
Quay, when there were upwards of two feet water
on the cieling ; the sugar, &c. in the bottom tier
were much oarnaged, supposed to the amount of

Severe laws against en:: ration will soon be pub-
lished in Holland. The richest and most re,peet-
able inhabitants, particularly at Rotterdam, have
emigrated and settled themselves in Er.gland, at
Antwerp, or at Embden They carried their for-
tunes with them in their pocket books.

The new coinage of crown pieces from dollars is
going on with .ill possible dispatch, at Mr. sot -
rom's mint, at Soho, near Birmingham; within
these few days, two waggons, contaiumg about wren
tons of dollars, were sent, under proper escort, front
the Bank to that place, where eight engines are em-
ployed, at the same time, each of which will strike
($6 in a minute, giving the impression on both sides
at one stroke, and so simply constructed as to be
worked by one man, without the smallest danger
the piece discharging itself from the die, another
instantly slips into its place; His MAissys's head
and the reverse are done in a mrsterly style, form
ing a very beautiful coin, and will be extremely di:-
hod' to counterfeit.

On Friday night last, the jeep Roche; of Bre-
men, bound fsom Ostend to M.uennes, laden with
coals, was wrecked or. the Goodwin Sands, and to-
tally lost ; the crew were saved. The master of this
vessel had his cargo on board six months ago, and had
be:n detained during that time in Ostend harbour.
under different pretences, notwithstanding the m--s:
favourable winds have constantly offered fur bis sail-
ing. On Thursday last a peremptory order c.me
down fcr him to sail. though the wind was then coo-
trary. Upon his remonstrating, lie was told he had
only twelve hours allowed him to depart, and if he
did not avail himself of that andel:awe, he would not
be permitted to fur six months more : under those
circumstances he was obliged to put to sea; and
the fatal consequence to bits has been as above
stated. The Mastic reports, that the people in
Ostend, and its neighbourhood, are in the utmost
distress. The soldiers intended for the invasion of
England are forced on board, with no other hopes
than discomfiture and death, should they ever put
to sea.

Yemerdry the ballot took place at Mr. H.. TOR-
NW'S, Piccadilly, for the eleftien of a Elsicia: to
the Society for the Cure and Prevention ce Cor.La-
g.ous Fevers, in the room of Dr. Diusam.r, ro-
mped : on casting up the ballot, the aumben were,
For Dr. natemaa,
For Dr. Read,
wierevoa the former was declared duly' elelled.

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PARISIAN FASHIONS.

'pMimaked ball stands preeminent in the nit of elegan

amusements. Formerly the rest of the work. were
She Venetians for the improved species of ...a, but r.,,vr Para
surpasses Venice in this branch of man.ifacture. The rr...sk
of Fully is charming, of rirgiie, innc.cetice itself. Our Nun
have a look of resignation truly divine, and our likrre.ses are
slut best natured looking beings in the wo-Id. 'rue atti-
Rules of the masked ball may be traced in r mry other amuse-
ment. A man of fasinon mounted upo s hi; liorse, mue.
tura out his toes, and raise his shoulders as if he WAS go -
ing to cut a eras; caper (entre:liar). As to masks, few
eLgaiites of p?..t seventeen can be said to be without
than.' Viewers have advanced in repute with the approac it
aim:tuner. An elegance, even is undress, wears a large bouquc:
of &wets. lu common it is worn so the front of the bosom,
but in fall dress at the side. Diadems of antiques and pearls,
ace the prevailing ornaments of be-ad-dresses in hair. The
tc-hens are oblong. Some of them envelope the hair so as
that not a sitiglJ ringlet can be seen. Others are I:yen on the
crown, and leave not milt' the tomb, but a large bunch of the
Lair legible. Turbans of scarlet velvet, or of tinseiled materials
of .Rose, sky Blue, and White, are the moat faxhionable. in
seem of the. most brilliant circles, we lately noticed bunches
of violets upon the hats, and white feathers inclining forward
very tall, but few in number The hair which was lately con-
tele is a go4den net, k new adorned nimbly with flowers.

Yesterday morning His MAJESTY walked in the
Queen's Garden.
About twelve o'clock His MAJESTY gave au-
diences to the LORD CAANCELLOR and Mr. AD-
DINGTON.
Yesterday, about one o'clock, Her MAJESTY, and
{he PRINCLSSES took an airing on the King's-road.
Yesterday the Dukes of CVMIERLAND and CA NI-
11100t dined with Her MAJESTY.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, the RUSCI AN AM.
USSADOR had an audience of Lord Hawittsauar,
at his office its Downing-street.
Count Woaormow, the Russian Ambassador, and
family, are now among the numerous fashionable
visitors, at South-End. Apartments have been
taken for the Princess of WA cu and suite. The
hiacess CHAR Lorre is daily expeaed.
Yesterday morning Sir J. Bates had an interview
with Mr. ADDINGTON, at his house is Downing-
oreet.
The Prince of WALE% has appointed the Rev.
PETER H•ssOND, of St. John's College, Cambridge,
one of His Royal Highness's Chaplains in Ordinary.
Lord Citarstter arrived, on Thursday, at Pta-
ROT'S Hotel in Brook-street, from Heynes House.
Dowager Lady MIDDI troy has arrived at her
bocse in Portman-square from Middleton, Tam-
e...AL
Lord gr. JOHN, J. F. Gwyn, Esq. Mrs. Matsu,
and W. HA Nana sr, Esq. are among the recent ar-
riy.!s at Bath.
The first at of Mr. TILINEY'S administration
was to turn away Mr. Tr.ttrr. He is now obliged
to /rot er himself.
The Duchess of &WORD'S cradle, for her first-
born, divides the conversation of the fashionable

with Lhe sew Cabinet. Seven bally-linen
!oases were candidates for the order to make them,
bat her Grace chose that of ft:v.esr.
Lady SA KAN Fatte's weildit.g clothes, it is said,
will exceed in spler.dour and ex pence even those of
the Duchess of Ruri. Atm, which were at the time
consi.ined the first order of the day. . .

The presesst season is much more produlive of
anarriages than Christmas—so trail it is, that May is
the Mother of Love.
A great crowd was aura/fed on Thursdiy to St.
Gaoloc's church, Hanover-square, by a report
that Lady SARAN Fittec was caper:red upon an Ily-
a:le/nal visit.
The Cabinet-Maier, say, they never met with so
lard a job as the present. The materials are not only
error- grimed, but so brath. they threaten to .plit and
fly, every moment.
Siselfaeter and IP :/*T'SU are not in such repute at
Paris as they wereoformerly. Bomar ArtlE sloes nut
wish his daces should tee too well. _

Mr. PITT, it is said, has recommended a broad-
ieltemed Administration.—llator L RES t.:E, the
Marquis of BecaiNcitast, and Earl Tax, Le will
certainly be ix.
When the Duke of &WI( lEtl was ordered to fall
upon his knees to receive the fatal fit e, he answered,
w A Price of our house never fell upon his knees,
but before his Goo."
Mrs. GA I. isms, ei-droant Miss Goucn, of Covent-
Garden Theatre, proposes to take her leave of the
Dublin 1 heatre, with a benefit on the Bth inst.
Next to diamonds and pearls, coral is the favour-
ite ornament of the Parisian fair.
The most fashionable Parisian combs have square
back', edged with four stripes of gold. The
fashionable watches are large and RAC.
The gold and silver fringe in Powderham Castle,
it is said, would burn for more than Mr. GoDSst L's
demand. _ - - _

Romances have ceased to be fashionable in Paris.
ate now the order of the &ay.
Mr. H. JOUIISTOX mustered his forces last night
at Drury-lane with his &ilk horn, to the raw of se-
veral hundred pounds.
A new Opera, entitled Ti Ror• It PrGp.rnintr,
%Ls brought out on Thussd4y night, for Pile benefit
of Signora Giantess, at the King's Theatre, in
the Haymarket.
The girls are beginning to set their caps once
MOTO at Mr. Parr. The Ladies all ceased to die
for him, when he went out of office.
The stone expedition is intended to pare the way
for a grand attack upon Boulogne.
The Dutch excuse themselves for their maws* in
the plan for the invasion of I-I+o4nd, by saving,
they are under the coeunsand ustluense of Win-
ter.

On Wednesdaytnight the house of Mrs. Sron Aar
Portman-place, Eigeware-road, was broke open
and robbed of various articles.
On 1 hursdav several matches, made by the of-
ficers stationed at Canterbury, were run for on
Barham Downs. In the evening there was a grand
garrison ball, given by the military, at the assent-
kly Rooms, is that City. The tri.els for the annual
101. were run for at OM Wives Leese, on Monday
last, which were •von by a Serjeant of the Derby,
aad a young woman of •Thrt:wky.