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CI lANDOS PEERAGE.

The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded their
Lordships, that he lud some few days since begged
titt:ir attention to the Chandos Peerage, which had
been hitherto postponed on account of the absence
of two Noble and Learned Lords. The further
hearing, on the claim of the Chandos Peerage, stood
as an order of the day for Thursday ; as, therefore,
it was nut likely that the two Noble and Learned
Lords in question would yet be able to attend, be
meant,' on Thursdny next, to move that it be ad-
journed for another fortnight.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

sioNn.rv, res. 28.
The SPEANLR took the Chair a: half-past three
o'clock.
The Chairman of the Liskeard Committee
brought up a report, intimating that a letter had
been received from Lord Charles Somerset Manners,
stating his inability to attend the said Committee,
in consequence of i:1-heahh, upon which they had
adjourned till to-morrow.
Mr. YO".ING, a medical gentleman, having been
called to the Bar, and questioned by the Speaker,
stated to the House, that Lord Charles Somerset
Manrers was unable, thro,Th indisposition, to at-
tend his duty in the Committee.
Leave was therefore given to his lordship for
absenting himself from the said committee.
Mr.Cunat.ES Dtmnas brought up a Report from
the Waterford Committee, stating, that in conse-
quence of the absence of Sir Edward Wilmington,
Bart. one of its Members, the Committee had ad-
journed tiil to-morrow.
Sir FRANCIS r.fit.l.Nf AN, M. D. appeared at the
Bar, and slated to the House, that the absence of
Sir Edward Winnineton proceeded from indisposi-
tion, which rendered hint unable to attend his duty
in the Committee.
Leave of absence from the said Select Committee
was in consequence given.
Lord EUSTON brought up a report from the
Dunfermline Committee, complaining, that James
Trotter, a witness who had been duly summoned
to attend the said 4.••,mmittee, had negleded the
same ; he therefore moved, that the said James
Trotter be taken into custody by the Serjeant at
Arms.
Mr. W. DUNDA'S said, before such an order
was issued, he would wish to know, if the Commit-
tee was certain that due notice had been served on
the witness ?
The SPEAKER thought it his duty to observe,
that such weight was attached to the report of a
Committee chosen by the House, that any thing
contained in that report, must he considered as
stated on the most indubitable authority.
The question was then put, that the said .lames
Trotter be taken into the custody of the Serjeant at
Arms, and that the Speaker do issue his warrant ac-
cordingly. Carried.
Lord EUSTON brought up the Report of the
Dumfermline Committee, stating, that it was the
opinion of the said Committee, that Sir John Hen-
derson, Bart. was not duly returned to serve in
Parliament for the Dunfermline distrid of Royal
Boroughs, and that the Hon. Alexander Forrester
Cochrane is duly elected for the same.
Lord Eusroe then moved, that the Deputy
Clerk of the Crown should attend To-morrow, and
produce the return-books of the Dunfermline distrid
of Boroughs, and erase the name of Sir John Hen-
derson, Bart. and all that relates to him, from the
same. Ordered.
•l he DEPUTY Ursuirar of the BLACK ROD sum-
moned the House to attend in the House of Lords,
to hear his Majesty's Commission read, for giving
the Royal Assent to a certain Mt.
On the SPEAKER'S return, he informed the House,
that the Royal Assent had been given to a Bill tin-
continuing in force, until six weeks after the meet-
ing of the next Session of Parliament, the Bill for
restricting the Bank of England from making Pay-
menu in Specie.
Ills ROYAL. HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Mr. TYRWHITT rose, and stared to the House
that he was authorised by his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales to communicate to them a message,
which in substance was as follows :
That the Prince felt .the most lively_ sense of
respect and gratitude for the gracious interposition
of his Majesty, in recommending his situation to
the conside: ation of the House • and also that the
conduft of the House, which he had learned from
the notes of their proseeclings on that occasion, had


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On Saturday, A new Comedy will be produced, called
John Bull ; or, An Enali.,lnnAn'i Fire Side. The Prologue
to be sookett by Mr: Brunton—with a Lyrical Eptlfigue by Mr.
ohostons. Tu w litch will be added, Two Stringi to your tow

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THE BRITISH PRES&

LON DON,
TUESDAY, MARCH 1.

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The view of the situation of the French Repub-
lic, in its internal and external relations, as laid
before the Legislative Body by the Flie:T CONSCL,
was yesterday the subjea of general conversation. On
that part of it which is offensive to this Country,
there is but one opinion. Government will, no
doubt, consult its own dignity, and pass it by like
the other diafriber which daily issue from the
French press—s% ith silent contempt.

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We never remember a period, even in times of
the most profound Peace, when the public mind ap-
peared to be in a more composed and tranquil state
than at present. This may perhaps be considered
by some as extraordinary, then it is recolleeted that
negociations ?bay possibly be at this moment carry-
ing on between the English and French Govern-
ments, the result of which may be of the utmost
importance to both countries, and to Europe itself.
It is matter of infinite satisfitEtion to us to observe
the unanimity which has throughout pervaded all
ranks and d2scriptions of people, on the arrest, the
trial, ;Old the execution of Colonel licse A ap, and
his accomplices. Vigilance in his Majesty's Mini-
sters, in the cleteCtion of this most foul conspiracy,
has been followed up by wisdom in our Courts of
Justice, and firmness in giving effed to the verdiec
of an upright and unbiassed Jury.
Twelve hundred men are al:-out to sail imme-
diately from Dunkirk for St. Domingo ;.six hundred
have already sailed from Havre for the same desti-

nation.
Several ships of the line arc, it is said, to he built,
during the course of the present year, in the South-
ern Ports of France. _ _ •

The of Nlediation respeaing Switzerland,
was formally announced by the First Consul, to
the tm Deputies, previously elthed by the Helvetic
Consulta, at the Thuillet ies, on the 19th instant, in
the presence of the Ministers, the Senate, and the
Council of State. On the 21st the whole of the 56

deputies were introduced to the First Consul. The
latter, in his conference with the Deputies, is said
to have inveighed against the conduct of the old
Government of Switzerland, and of the late Repub-
lican Government—the former for its ambition, and
the latter for its cowardice. _ _

Saturday morning, Earl SPENCER left twin for
Kettering.
We understand that the Committee on the
ventry eleEtion have come to a resolution, which
goes to annul the ele.stion of Mr. JEFFERYS.
We have considerable reason to hope that a Com-
mercial Treaty with France is now negociating by
Lord \l m- at Paris, and is in a state of
forwardness. Dispatches, on this subjea, have been
several times received from Paris ; and the Cabinet
Council has sat upon them. We hope such a Treaty
will do more honour to Ministers than the Treaty
of Amiens.

Lady NELSON, it is said, has taken Mrs. Des-
PARD under her protection. If so, we presume that
Mrs. I)LSPARD is disposed to conduct herself with
a temperate submission to the British Government,
in act and in speech. We can allow for the ex-
cesses of grief, and hope she will deserve the coun-
tenance of so amiable a character as the consort of
our great Naval Hero.
The Office for concluding the Irish affairs under
the direction of Mr. WICKHAM, will he removed
this week from Great George-street, Westminster,
to St. James's-place.
The YORK HERALD, received yesterday, contra-
dias the report that several persons last week were
apprehended and committed to York Castle, on a
charge of High Treason.
The sixth Meeting of the F.xeter Harmonic So-
ciety, last week, was very fashionably attended, and
the utmost harmony prevailed throughout the eve-

ning.
An elegant volume, entitled "Petrarca," and con-
taining a sole Rion of Sonnets, amatory, elegiac, and
descriptive, from the most admired Poets, by Mr.
HENDERSON, i,S in the press.
Mr. WALKER, who translated the Duc DE NI-
VERNOIS' Fables, is about to publish a Poem, enti-
tled " The Champions of Order," in praise of the
noble exertions made by the heroes of this country,
who supported the cause of religion, morality, and
just government, during the late tremendous strug-
gle.
The third voluire of Mr. KING'S " Munimeuta.
Antigua" is far advanced at the press.
Mr. AT w (you is proceeding to add a second part
to his scientific work on " Arches."

A splendid work on " Indian Fishes," by Dr.
RUSSELL, whose publication on Indian Serpents is so
highly esteemed, may soon he expected, under the
patronage of the Hon. East-India Company.
Mr. Spit.Stical is preparing to publish " Views
and Descriptions of various Parts of the Holy Land,"
hitherto little known to Europeans, which he visited
under the proteilion of Sir SYDNEY SMITH.
Some further sele&ions of " Italian Poetry," to
the extent of six or more volumes, may be expeaed,
under the care of Mr. MATHIAS.
A continuation of" DEN o N'S Account of Egypt,"
will be published by Mr. PELTIER.
he same Editor is printing a very elegant edi-
tion of BossuEr's Works.
It is said, that the public may expel an account
of the " Persian Embassy," from Mr. MALco cm.
Major RENNZLL iS diligently proceeding in his
great Geographical Work, announced in his former
book on Herodotus.
The Botanic garden of Cambridge has lately re-
ceived the addition of 118 new plants, most of
which are from the Torrid Zone.
An en&ine to extinguish fire has been procured by
the St. George Eire Office, and was exhibited be-
fore the Exatanu on Friday se'nnight, which
seems to possess advantages superior to any we have
seen. It is called a barrel-engine, with pipes and•
hose annexed. It will contain upwards. of four
hogsheads of water, and as it will be kept constantly
filled, may be drawn to a fire; and be ready to play
off the moment it arrives. This quantity of water,
judiciously applied at the commencement of a fire,
may -be more efficacious than many tons when it bas
attained any height.—Liverpool Advertiser.

LONDON F..i..);1101,74
FOR rfartctt.

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f ves rttC DaessEa.—A routul (trot of yellow silk or mus:in ;
t. back made plain, and very luw on the shoulders, with a
s n ill frill of white lace at the bottom of the back. rlain
sii.fires, of white satin, with full yellow epaulets, trimmed with

A dress of blue muslin, made low and full over the bosom ;
a half-handkerchief, of patent net or lace, fastened on the
4,llou:dem, and drawn full over the bosom. Full sleeves, of
white satin or sarsuet. Pe4rl necklace. An embroidered
flandlcerchief, twisted round the head, with one end falling
over the right shoulder. A blue leathef, fixed on the right
side, spas to fall over the left side.

MORNING Dsesses.—A round dress, of white muslin, the
back made full : long sleeves, with lace twisted round from
the shoulder to the wrist. White tippet. Bonnet of white
silk, trimmed and tied under the chin with a white silk hand-
kerchief; the bonnet turned up in Lout, and lined with coque-
licot.

A short dress, of white muslin, trimmest all round with a
wreath of white crape and heads. Plain short sleeves, of worked
muilin, trimmed round the bottom with puffing; of ribbon.
Petticoat with a lung train, trimmed round the bottom, the
same as the sleeves. The hair dressed long and full over the
face, and ornamented with a wreath to correspond with the
dress.

OLNERtL CWAIVATIONS.—tarc,Inna haunt :chiefs, of
various culomi, and with gold and silver trimminv, are
touch worn as turbans. A straw bonnet, with a high dome
cr.men, called the St. Cloud, has just he?ti introduced. Pearl
nmktaces are much worn. The prevailing colours are blue
regen, and

The Prince of WALES sent a donation of 100
guineas to the Marine Society, on Thursday, by the
hands of SIDNEY SMITH. His Royal Higline:s was
pleased to say, that he should contribute this sum
annually.
This being St. David's Day, the Society of An-
cient Britons—the benevolent Patrons of the Welch
Chality School, will attend Divine Service, at St.
James's Church in Piccadilly; where prayers will be
vead, in the Ancient British Language, by the Rev.
THOMAS AL BAN, and a Sermon will be delivered
in English, by the Bishop of OXFORD; after which
the Society will dine together, at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern, in the Strand.

The Somerset-House Club dined yesterday at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Sir LIONEL DARREL in the
Chair. Among the company present we noticed
the Earls of MOIRA, MOUNTNORRIS, and KING-
STON, Sir JOHN GORDON, Sir JOHN EASIER, and
several other persons of distindion. The Chairman
gave the health of Earl MOIRA, which was drank
with those marks of respat which always accom-
pany the mention of his name. His Lordship re-
turned thanks in an elegant speech. Several excel-
lent songs were sung in the course of the evenin:-..
Captain HARMAN, son of the worthy Baronet, Sir
,A:NDREW HARION, sets off this day for Plymouth,
to take the command of a 71, lying off that har-
bour, which is to be stationed for five years in the
West-Indies. .

Lord WODEFIOUSE and family arrived in town
last
week, at his Lordship's house in Upper Brook-
street, from his seat at Kemberloy, near Wyndham,
Norfolk.

Sir huts GttAttam left town yesterday, for
Salt-hill. where he will remain till Thursday next.
The Hon. Major liirt.xte arrived on Sunday
last, at 11LAKE's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Ire-
land. _ _

Yesterday morning the fifth general Rehearsal
of the Concert of Ancient Mus►c, took place at
the Concert Room of the Opera House. Mrs.
N GTOti did not attend. Her songs were not
allotted to any other performer. It is supposed she
will not be able to attend on Wednesday. The se-
leaion under the direction of the Earl of CREST E.R.•
Y lELD did credit to his taste. _ .

The Earl and Countess of YARMOUTH arrived
last Week, at their house in Piccadilly, from Paris.
STottAcr: and BRAHAM are going t 3 sing at
Cambridge.
BoLL A is re-engaged for the King's Theatre', and
is expeeted shortly in London, where her talents are
much wanted. _ _ _

Sir Ric ii A R D MUSCRAVE is constant and uniform
in his opposition to Gordon's History of the Irish
Rebellion. Sir RICHARD very naturally gives the
preference to his own, which he would impose upon
the world as the very essence of truth, candour,
and impartiality.
The DEAN of CH nu-rem:lto.' left town last night
for Oxford, where it is expeeed he will remain for
a few weeks. •
Lady NEWARK, and the three I-ton. Mr. PIER nr.-
POINTS, have been confined with a severe cold at
their house in Portman-square, for some time.
Lord HENRY FITZGERALD has returned to his
former residence in Stratford Place. _

Prince Ben►artxsKv has taken up his residence
for the season, in Great Marylebone-street.
The Copper Mine in " The Hero of the North," is
likely to prove a Altar of Wealth to the treasury of
Drury-lane Theatre. The splendour of the dresses,
-and the piEtitresque and magnificent scenery, have
ezcited a considerable share of public notice.

!is Majesty the Egreson of RUSSIA has given
a recent proof of his truly Imperial munificence in
rewarding literary merit, and extending his patron-
age to distant climates. Being perfettly conversant
with the English language, and having received a
copy of that splendid work, " Pallas's Travels
through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Em-
pire,"- ALKYANDER I. condescended to direct His
Excellency Count WoaoNzow, tare Russian Am-
bassador at this Court, to testify his gracious ap-
probation of the performance ; and at the same time
to confer on the Translator a further mark of his
Imperial favour, by sending him a ring superbly
enriched with numerous diamonds, of great value,
And of exquisite workmanship.—We learn from the
publishers, that Pallas's Travels are translated by
Dr. WILL tea, the author of " Lectures on Diet
and Reginien,i' " Domestic Encyclopaedia," and
aeveral other medical and philosophical works. He
is, we understand, at present engaged in the second
or concluding volume of the Travels above alludeel
to ; which will be completed in the course of a few
weeks.
The Et4I'LItOR or Russia has also presented Mr.
Foasvt a, Author of " A Treatise on Fruit and
Forest 'f fees," with a valuable diamond ring, as a
testimony of his high approbaticat of that work.

LETTERS ON THE FT EACH ST4GE.

LETTER THE FOURTH.

The Italian Opera here it exaetly the same as
your Opera, except that they have no Ballet. Vi-

onaoNl, while here, was by much their best singer;

and they are now so ill provided with performers,
that their amorous swains are given to a woman.
The next and last Theatre of sufficient re.,peda-
bility to deserve, particular mention, is the Theatre
de Feydeau ; and were the pleasure I have derived
from either to determine the rank of its merit, this
would have a decided pre-cminence.The entertainment
here is really delightful. It consists solely of Comic
Operas in French, which are in general very pretty
little produaions—sometimes highly interesting, and
sometimes abounding in the most laughable equi-
vogue. It has several excellent singers, who are,
for the most part, equally as good adors. Among
the men, ELt.tviou is the first in favour with the
public. He has a very sweet, clear voice, and exe-
cutes with the most finished precision and delicacy.
His ading, too, is charming ; he combines with a
very handsome person, and the must elegant man-
ner, a pleasing vein of natural and easy humour.
Madame ST. AU BIN, among the women, may be si-
milarly charaacrised, except as to person: her figure
is short and not elegant ; and her face, though plea-
sant and interesting, is not handsome; but she is a
fascinating aaress ; and, in charaaers of mingled
gaiety and sensibility, her style is a good deal like
that of Mrs. J o an

I have met with nothing in London similar to the
species of entertainment I have found at this Thea-
tre. There is aje ne eyais quoi in the French manner,
which throws a charm into this sort of Drama, not,

I think, attainable by the genius of our nation. Mr.
COBB'S House to be Sold, I am told, is very flat and
insipid ; Maison a Vendre at this Theatre, in which
ELL Eviou has the principal chara&er, (a Poet in
French) is uncommonly diverting ; but allowing of
the absence of this je ne synis quoi, both in the writing
and acting, I foresaw its change of effeEt in its Eng-
lish transformation. I saw a little one-aft piece here,
called Adolphe et Clare, in which the hero and he-
roine were played by EL L EVIOU and Mad. Sr. Au-
II:N, which affected me much more than any thing
I have seen of legitimate Tragedy at the Theatre
Francois ; but this too would obviously be spoiled
by an English translation, and English acting.
There arc one or two other theatres, who murder
regular dramas ; and the rest, as I told you before,
are chiefly composed of artist-jack-puddings. At
one of them I saw a specimen of a very odd, hetero-
geneous species of entertainment. A Harlequin,
and Clown with long sleeves, were the principal
charaflers ; but it was a piece of dialogue, and
these gentlemen were distinguished for none of
those manual drolleries pra&ised in a pantomime—
, Harlequin was merely an adventrous and in-
triguing
lover, and Monsieur Cille, the Clown, who
was his rival, was a Bookseller in a very respectable
way, only famons for his jests and his wick.!dness.
Some of the burlettas at these inferior theatres are
diverting enough, and they have a particular talent
at them. They have lately burlesqued Pizarro, (in
French Pizarre) under the title of Bizarre.
I was reproached lately with the propensity of
our Dramatists, uniformly, to exhibit the French
charaacr on our Stage in a ridiculous and contemp-
tible light; and persuaded, at the same time, of the
very liberal manner, on the contrary, in which the
English charaeter was treated by the French poets.
Unluckily for the candour of these complainants, in
the next comedy I saw, (Le Premier Vemi) an Eng-
lish Postillion was the most :16tive personage—and a
very sad rogue they had made of him. The English
accent, by the way, was very well hit off.
Dramatic writers are more plentiful here than in
London, but the bad ones do not prosper so well.
The Parisians arc, perhaps, candid critics, but not
indulgent. 1 hey are not so easily surfeited of what
they deem a good thing as you are: genius, there-
fore, here loses no respe6t from its antiquity, and
nonsense gains none from its novelty. A new co-
medy lately, at the Theatre Louvois, was irreco-
verably damned at the end of the second aft; aad, I
am told, that a new actor will not unfrequently
meet with as untimely an interruption to his career.
The theatres teem with novelty, but the chances are
more than equal against the success of a new piece ;
and, if it does succeed, it can only take rotation
with old fa7ourites, and never solely engrosses pub-
lic attention. The titles of Phidre, Andrumaque,
Rudogune, Le Cid,Turtile, Malade Imaginaire,
&c. were, perhaps, never more abundant in their
play-bills than at this day.
I fancy I can add nothing on this subjeft that you
can be interested to know. What I have said, par-
ticularly in my comparative allusions, you will al-
low me, I think, to have said conscientiously,
I sinking the Englishman in the Citizen of the World.

A vessel arrived at Gibraltar upon the 29th, last
from Malta, after a passage of thirty-three days ;
the Master states, that seven days before •he left
Malta, twenty sail of transports, and some men
of war, sailed from that place for Alexandria. to
bring away the remainder of the troops from that
cotuw7•

SPO T 14VG Ev 7 .LL \-.; I.*
(fßo'kt TIM ToRK t!ERALD )
SFORTS ON TILE Ivor. ns, FALCUNEIL'II HALL.

Colonel TIIORN`rox having conducted his whole
.s'iorting apparatus to Falconer's Hall, on Fri-
jay se'nnight a stag was turned out for the enter-
tainment of a numerous assemblage of sports-
men.—After running a circuit of eight miles, he
wits taken in a plantation of Major Torun At, at
Grange, and from the severity of the chace, he
died .shortly after.
Oh Monday a public breakfast was given by the
Coloi at his house to 200 horesemen, after which
a stag of a larger size than the former, was turned
net. A more beautiful run was never known.
The horn of the huntsman, sounding in the valleys,
had a fine effect.
On Tuesday the sports were repeated. On
Wednesday another stag was turned out, to about
300 horsemen. After running about a mile, he
returned to the house, and leaping over a spiked
I gate, went off in a most imperial style over the high
welds for ten miles, followed by the whole pack ;
he then ran down for eight miles, and was taken in
a drain. The magnificem spread of horsemen over
the Mills, and the beauty of the scenery, formed a
mot delightful.spalacle.. Colonel Thornton kept
open house during the w:iole week. A wolf had
beer. brought from France, but the farmers were
apprehen,:ive, that if he . were hunted he might
escape, and do great in;ury among the flocks, in
consequence of which he was not turned otkt The
best hounds were blue whelps. Never wit.' seen a
finer field of horses. •

filormitr AGRICUEIURAL REPORT,

FOR FEBRUARY, 1803.

The mild . and gentle manner in whirls the severe frosts of
the beginning of the present mo.ith have disappeared, has •
completely dissipated the apprehensions of tli,s farmer, in re-
sre.xt to the danger of the young wheat crops. In the midland
and all the ntore southern districts, tli injuries that have been
sustained, even in the later-sown crops, have, its general, been
hut trifling. Anil in the northern parts of the island they have
in very few itiitances been of a serious nature.
On the whole, it may now be stated, that fur a great number
of years past, there has scarcelOcen a season so highly favour-
able for the various purposes of the farmer, as the present,
especially when taken from the 14-limnig of August, in the
preceding year, to the conclusion of this month
Tlvt prices of grain still continues somewhat on the decline ;
and from the large quantities on hand, it may he reasonably
presumed that th?y must be still more reduced before the con-
clusion of the next month. Wheat averages, throughout
England and Wales, 5Gs. Rd.—..barley, 245. 1 td.—and oats,
18s. 11(1. In most of the northern parts of the kingdom, the
markets continue to be fully supplied, and the sales of grain
have been mostly made at reduced rates.
Though the frosts, during the more early parts of the month,
have considerably retarded the operations of the plough, many
of the other proces.es of husbandry have been performed with
great convenience. Much manure, in different places, has
been carried out upon the aralde, as well as the grass lauds.
The fences have likewise been well made and repaired in many
situations.

Notwithstanding, the abundance of winter-keep, for cattle,
the prices of fat .tuck continue to keep up. In timithfseli,
beef retches from 4s 10d. to Gs. 4d. and mutton from ss. SA. to
6s. Bd. per stone.
The severity of the late season has had the erect of advan-
cing the prices of hay in some degree.
Kentish hops—.bags sell from 51. to 71. and pockets from 101.
to 121.