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PARK PAPERS.

PARIS. JANUARY 17.
On the 15th and 16th instant, after hearing mass
in his apartment, the King transacted business with
the Marquis Dessoles, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Yesterday the King addressed a letter to the
Vicars-General of the Metropolitan Chapter of
Paris, for the observance of solemn service in all
the churches of the kingdom on the 21st instant,
being the unniversary of the death of his Majesty
Louts XVI.
If we may credit the news from America, the
settlement of the Chump d'Asite is broken up; the
hew King of Spain wishes to take possession of the
Texas, by virtue of the principle of legitimacy ; as
this principle, in the present day, is generally sc-
knowledged from Telholsk to Magellan, the refu-
gees of the Texas must necessarily return to them,
where they will find more protection, liberty, judos-
try, and honour, than exist in the uncultivated
forests and desert plains of South Ainericu.—(La
Quotidienne.)
Her loyal Highness the Duchess d'Angoulenie
is perfectly recovered, and went nut to-day.
Their Royal Highnesses Mmisieur, the Duke
d'Angnulcme, the Duke de Berri, and the Duke
of Gloucester, hunted to.day in the woods near
Versailles. Last night the Duke of Gloucester
dined with the King.
In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, the Ist,
2d, and gth bureaux completed the Special Coin-
mission fur examining the projet of the law for
fixing the finaticial year, by the choice of Messrs.
Siesta!, the Duke of Gaete, rind Hay.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester,
aceouipaoied by the Duke of Helium), visited the
Military School on the 14th Institut.
We are assured that the Coronation of his Ma-
jesty is fixed for the 301 of May, a day ever-nie-
'thimble to our annals by the King's return in 1814.
His Excellency Sir Charles Stuart, Ambassador
of England, gave a graild hall on Saturday even-
ing, to his Servile Highness the Duke of Glou-
cester.

Her Majesty the Duchess of Lucca arrived at
Rime with her august children. ou the evening of
the 30th Dirceruher. _

A telegraphic dispatch, received on Friday,
brought the intelligence of the death of the reign-
ing Queen of Wirtemberg. Catherine Pnlowtia,
born on the 21st of May, 1788, sister to the
Em-
pi ror of Russia ; a widow on the t7th of 1 b rem-
tor, 1814, of Prince Frederick George of Holstein
nbourg ; was minted on the 20th of linuttry.
i i 6, to the Prince Royal, 111•IVI King of
%Virtemberg, sunk under • malady of three days
continuance.—( allotteteur.)
The death of the Queen of AVirteinherg was
caused by a stroke of apoplexy, brought on by a
catarrhal fever, with which she had bee/1 otacked.
It is but three weeks since the Empress Dowager of
Russia, and the Emperor Alexander, her brother,
who was tenderly attached to her, visited Stutgard.
General Excelmons, one of the exiles by virtue
of the Ordinance of 24th July, has obtained his
Majesty's permission to return to France.
Ky. a Decree of his Excellency the Minister of
the Interior, M. Cuvier, State Counsellor, has been
nomitmaed to preside over the Committee of the in-
terior and of Commerce.
The Tributiol of Correctional Police will pro-
nounce judgment on Tuesday, in the case of Lien-
tenant-General Cannel against Messrs. Soinneville
and Fiabvier.

M. Ca►imir Perrier, Member of the Chamber of
Deputies, has returned for some days from his visit
to London.
Private letters from Spain state, that General
Morino, against whom many heavy complaints have
been made for his conduct in South America, has
been recalled. It appears certain that the Cadiz
expedition will set sail for its destination about the
end of February. The army is estimated at 15,000
men.

SITTCARD, JANUARY 9.
The most sensible blow has afflicted the Royal
Family. tier Majesty the reigning Queen died
suddenly this morning, between the hours of eight
and nine. For some days her Majesty had been
attacked by a rheumatic fever, to which an ery-
sipelas on the face was joined on the day before
yesterday. This morning it attacked her
and occasioned an apoplexy, which carried off the-
best of Pri►►cesses in the flower of her age. The
King is inconsolable, his state cannot he described.
The kingdom, of which the late Queen was, in
every sense of the word, the o►othrr. is plunged into
the greatest consternation. Strangers partake our
grief on the loss of a Queen who was the ornament
of her rank and of her sex, and whom her country
and her age were proud of having produced.
Her Majesty the Empress Elizabeth of Russia.
was expected here this day, but on account of this
melancholy event, this Princess changed her deter-
mination, and will continue her route without inter-
ruption by Munich to Petersburgh.

JANUARY 11.

An order hiss been published this day. prescrib-
ing the duration of the mourning for the Queen.
It will be for 2d weeks. ending the 27th June neat.

MADRID, JANUARY 5.
The body of the Queen, after bring exposed
three days iu the saloon of the Ambassadors, was
conveyed with the usual pomp to the Escorial, the
place of sepulture of the Kings of Spurn. The
procession departed from Madrid on the 29th of
December, and arrived at its destination tni the
following morning.
The latest intelligence from Corunna states, that
the Insurgent cruisers, which had disappeared for
some time, again chew themselves on the coasts of
Galicia, and snake many captures. A !Oita
cruise► is off Cape Ortega!, suit a strong corvette
cruises off Cape Finisterre. The resitiwaratice of
these cruisers, and the failures they have caused at
Comma, have plunged our commerce ►uto the
greatest courteniatiou.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1819.

Yesterday Parliament commetired its regular
business. The PRINCE Mutts r's Speech was
read to both Houma, by the Commissioners ap-
pointed for that purpose, and will be found in our
report of the proceedings in the House of Lords.
With the exception of the continued indisposition
of his MAJErrr, mud the recent death of the
QUEEN, the topics contained in it were well 'calcu-
lated to gratify the feelings of Parliament; for they
refer to the friendship of foreign Powers, the
im-
provement of our internal resources, the wisdom
of our rulers, and the glory of our arms. The
Address in auswer to this Speech was moved
iu the [louse of Lords by the Earl of WAR.
WICK, seconded by Lord SAT:rot/N. The Trea-
sury Benches were well attended ; there was also
a " goodly phew" on the side of the OPPOSI-
TION. No objection was offered to the terms of
the Address; but the Marquis of LANSDOWN re-
viewed the circumstances of the country, and la-
mented that in the Speech no notice hail been
taken of the intentions of Ministers respecting the
currency of the country. The Noble Marquis
also alluded to the case of ARBUTHNOT and AM.
!MISTER, who were murdered by JACKSON in
America. To these points the Earl of LivcK-
POOL replied, and in allusion to the Murk restric-
tion, stated, that all the circumstances which had
induced him, in the last Session of Parliament,
to pmlu.•e the continuance of that measure for
another year, still continued to operate, and that
it was riot improbable he should lie obliged to
make a similar proposition to Parliament in the
present Session, so ►hat the rt sumption of cash
payments should not take place vu the sth of July
next. Should such a proposition he made, the pe-
riod to which the restriction would he flusher ex-
tended should be very short, so that in the ensuing
S: soon Parliament might be enabled to proceed
at nice to the consideration of the ►ubject.
The 1.:3r1 of tavFmroor. also informed the
Ilonsr, that he should, on this day, cominuoicate
to the House the First Report from the Commis-
sion ajpoitited uvrler the (hest Seal to consider of
the most effectual !LIMA for re-incising the present
facility of forging the notes of the Book of Eng-
land. Ile thuugbt ►t premature to communicate
to the House on that occasion the result of the
measures adopted by the Executive Power in this
country respecting the murder of our countrymen
in America.

There was a foil attendance of Members in the
House of Commons, in which the Address was
moved by Mr. BROWN LOW. and seconded by Mr.
W. Pm. They were both first appearances. The
brother of the late Irish Secretary was in the
place in which his friendi ►would naturally look
for him; but we did not expect to see the son of
Mr. Baowsmow, the staunch independent patriot
Member of the Parliament of Ireland (when Ireland
had u Parliament), entering the lists in the train of
the Miui.ter.

The Speech of ye.terthly is remit kable for the total
omission of Ireland. There is no inure alltn.inn in
it to that country and its anfferings, than if it had
been, for these hundred years past, sunk in the sea.

We have received Paris Papers of Friday, Sa.
turday, and Suuihi last. The King of FRANCE,
on the 16th, addressed a letter inundatory to the
Vicars-General of the Metropolitan Church of
PitriF, commanding them to cause a ruleinn fu-
trend rervice to he performed on Thuroday, the
210, in cominemotition of the death of his un-
happy brother Louts XVI. The religious cere-
monies on this occasion will he similar to those
used in the preceding yeare.
_ _

It is stated in a private letter from Spain, that
General Moan's° has been recalled from his com-
mand in Smith America, iu consequence of some
heavy coinplaints that have been urged against him.
Fur the sake of humanity, we should be well pleased
that such an inhuman monster was deprived of his
means of extending mischief; but we presume,
however grave the complaints of impropriety may
be that have been urged against him, his greatest
fault with the King of SPAIN it his want of suc-
cess. In our extracts from the French Papers will
be found some particulars respecting the sudden
death of the late interesting Queen of %I' titTEMBLIO.
The prices of the French Funds were—
Five per Ceuta. Bank Stock.
Ou the 14th
On the lbth
On the 11th

We are assured that Bavaria has not yet accepted
the pecuniary indemnity oared by Austria, to
which the Grand Duke of Baden had acceded.
The Ministers of Bavaria charged wish this uego-
ciation, have set off for Munich without conclud-
ing a►►y thing. The negociatious will be moot-
hued before the Committee ul tl►e Diet at Frank.
fort. As for she uUCCerliiun the Counts de
Hochberg, it is nu longer doubtful, having beesi
recognised and guaranteed by the tire Great
Powers.—( Par is Pupa .1

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POETRY.

INVOCATIO AD SOMNUM

Some lens nuanrytam c rti.eaima mortis imago.
Coto.ortent ninon It unmet' nee tori
Alma spies, uptata vent, num sic sine vita
Vsvere gnaw suave est—ssic slue stone mon.

TRANSLATION.
Tlinitgh Death's strong likeneas in thy form we trace,
Come, sleep, sand fold me in thy close embrace;
Come, gentle sleep, that sweetest bleuing give,
To die thus living, and thus dead to live.

Lord CASTLEREAGH, at are Sorry to state, has
experienced a pevere relapse of the gout. His
1.011106 v had invited between thirty and forty No-
blemen mid Gentlemen to dine with him on Wed-
nesday, and lint able to meet them, Lord
Srcw*ar did the honours of the table in his Lord-
ship'• absence.

The Msrquiq of LOTHIAN Win le3ve town this
rhiy, ou a visa In his brother, Lord MARSH KERR.
rt his Semi, flohnwood, Berks.

Marquis anti Marebioue9s CORNWALLIS have
kit town (Of lAtooburra Abbey, (In r Spit to the
Duke and Ducheas of BLDFORD.

Earl and Cmusteas SPENCR are expected
to sirrive Oil Iliiuday next, at their house us S'.
James's-pl.,ce, frou► their teat, Althorp, North-
Huiptonshire.

By the (tenth of Lord Ilatcuatru, the lion.
General MAHON, h;. Pon, succeeds to the Peerage.
A vacancy, therefore, takes place iu the representa-
tion of the county Roscommon.

The Lily of Si. Leonard's is so warmly nurtured
In. the gettiol encouragement of our Brat fashion.
Alec. that the Surrey Theatre presents a nightly per-
terve of every flower the Aletropults can boss'. The
wand tokens of applause, by clapping of hands,
though roost liberally afforded to the new Piece, nre
still lr,s fluttering than the alternate tears and
smiles front the elegant females who crowd the
boxf-s.—Four Lotbut Princes are expected to be
pit sent this evening.

THE QUEENN PICTURE9.—There are a great
number of volt' ble Cabinet Pictures and Minia-
tures iu Buckingham (louse, which were the pri-
vate property of the QUEF:N, though they are not
mentiontd iu her :MAJESTY'! will, and the hull and
staircase display some of the finest works of the ele-
gant artist CANALETTI, painted when he was in
England. These will probably now be added to
the PRINCE ItenesT's collection. The celebrated
Cartoons of It Artixi:i. were formerly placed in
Buckitigharri House, arid it will scarcely be believ-
ed, some of them were actually abridged to fit the
parmels ! They have i.re.ce been removed to limp-
ton-court, where they now remain.
Tlie leases of the limltew in Cockspur-street, as we
lately slated, expire at Michaelmas next ; but, in
consequence of not application from Mr. Mooge, the
present ground landlord, to the Crown, the tenants
will he permitted to remain until Christmas next.
Mr. Moons holds the whole of the property to the
King's Mews, for which he pays 197/. per annum,
but bringing him in a clear rental of 9,000/.
Accounts from Odessa state, that the Greek in-
habitants of that town hive recently established
u school, o press, and a theatre. The tragedy of
Phi/Pc/cies. by Sueitoct.r.s, translated into modern
Greek, and that of The Death if Demosthenes.
have been perhirmed there.
The boars of the Opera-house are all newly
painted. The mouldings of the compartments. in
the !inuets over the first tier are richly gilt. The
ground on the parinels over the Freon(' tier has been
re-touched, so as lo throw the groupes of figures more
tutu the light. The grounds of the pannels over the
third wad fuuttli tiers are alternate blue and pink.
Theceiliog remains as before, lint the gilding on
it► borders and art the proscenium has been refresh-
td. The tops of all the lioses• are festooned, and
we should sui.pose that when the theatre is lighted,
the appearance of the house will be brilliant and
cheerful.

RALPH BERNAL, Esq. the new Member for
Lincoln, honoured the Assembly-room with his
presence On NVeilliesdny evening last, being the
Cake Ball. The 801 l was opened by that gentle.
Matt with Miss DRUSP4OND, daughter of P. Daus:-
MOND. F,,(1. of Croydon, in Surrey.
Nsw ExrEourtom.--Government, it seems,
have again determined upon luting out twn ships
fur a voyage of discovery to the North West, which
are to sail early in the ensuing Spring, under the
command of Lieutenant PARRY, instead of Cap-
tain Ross, and the following year another attempt
will be made to sail to the North Pole direct.

DUEL.— It Will be within the recollection of
our reader., that a gentleman of the name of
SrociciN, was held to bail about two months ago,
to consequence of a meeting with a Lieut. PRYER,
usi a dispute at plat•. Letters have been received in
town, fn•u,-C:ambray. •stating that the parties left
their .n. ll.e Pith iust. to ►t'i . their dispute, uc-
cun►hanu,l by their seconds, and Mr. STocitiN we,
wounded in the chest and died the next day.

Turner (the late brave opponent of Kuroda!), in
company with Spring and Purcell, is out upon
a spa% •Mg tour through E4sex, and last week they
gave die good people of Chelmsford a specimen of
the advaotages remitting from the knowledge of
,elf-defence. The prime Irish Lad, it seems, has
also received r presmog invitation from Donnelly, the
Irish champion, to pass a month or twit with him
in Dublin, in order to tetsch the Paddies the proper
use of thew fists.

Yesterday, while a number of Surgeons were
makinK some experietents in the Pemonstratinn
Tneatre, at St. Thomas's Hospital, some rider
contrived to enter and o wry of thy Operatut's coat,
atsd escaped undiscuvered.

771 F, TURF.

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RETTMG AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY.
91 to 1 opt F.aphrates 17 In 1 apt his
11 to 1 •Sst Pledite 14 to 1 apt Dominic
6 to 5 between the Iwo

OAlq.
94 to 1 opt the Vanity filly I 114 to 1 apt Blue Stockings
OITI.AN IST CLASS.
Peuttottoot Rasping, and 11.!nuface, are nearly equal 4-
'4,u:des—from 3! to 4, ami 4; to 1.

OATLANDS. ID CLASS.
4 Iv 1 apt Capful Candid.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, LiscOLS's-fis,
THURSDAY, Ji■UlaY 21.

His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR heard mo.
tions until three o'clock, but nothing of interrst
nci:urrecf except to the parties concerned.

011) BAILEY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21.

Before Sfr Jon SYLverme, Bart. Recorder.
CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.

Mary Jacobs aloud indicted fur feloniously steeling a vest
quantity of articles of el•ss, the prnve.ty of fhilumni, lasso,
and Jeremiah Elliott, Mary .Was•ey, Nuaannals Letlss, tic
beera Eilliaau, ■nd *trail Bradley, all keeping shops in
the neighbourhood of Fitzroy market, were inalimed for fr.
lonionsly receiving the said articles, well knowing theta to
have been stolen.

The Prosecutor stated, that he lived at No 0, Clipstrom
street, near Fitzroy-square The Prisoner, Mary Jacobi,
had lived with him as t stool 19 months, and dorms
the last 12 mouths he had lost a great quantity of glass, to
the value of nearly 3001 On the 34 of December a mail
named Jenkins gave him information which induced him to
go to the shops of the Prisoners, at earl. of which be found
some of the articles stolen from his house

The prusecntur undcruent a moat severe cross PXBIIIiPI.
lion by Mr. Adu!piing, is which he prevaricated constrict'.
11)ly.
Mary Jacobs made no defence, but, in her behalf, severd
witnesses were calk) who gave her an excellent character.

The Recorder, pervious to summing up the evidence,
'erred, that it did not appear to hint that he could put tile
other Prisoners on their defence, although he believed them
to be very bad characters. With the exception of &adl ),
there was no connexion cf evidence to she, that the artiel..
found at their shops were stolen by the Prison►r, Jacobs_ He
concluded by observing, that he looked upon all of them as
notoriously had characters, but the law ought •ol to be
strained to convict even a' bail person.
The Jury consulted a abort time, and found Mary Jacobs
Guilty, and all the rest Not Guilty.
l'he RECORDER admonished them all to take rare of their
dealing in future, for he should know them again, and if they
were brought there and convicted, they would be sent oat of
the country fur fourteen years.