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PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH.

At . meet;rlg _ ,ytery
last, their atte.:i.)il was occupied by a representa-
tion in behalf of the ministers of this city, founded
on a clause in the charter, ereaing the University
of Edinburgh, by King James I. which states, that
the Magistrates, as patrons, should commit the
clergy of the city, when a vacancy takes place in
any chair of that seminary of learning. A vacancy
having lately occurred in the Professorship of Ma-
theehatics, Mr. John Leslie, one of the candidates,
wastobjetteel to. on account of a note in a recent
publication of his on Flea, which the Ministers of
this"city thought was of an improper tendency.
Three of their ,number accordingly waited on the
Town .Council, with a representation and protest
against eleCting that gentleman. The Town Conn-
-01, however, unanimously ele6ted Mr. Leslie, and
the press at application was made to the Presbytery,
to prevent that gentleman being inducted into his
chair, tiil the Ministers were satisfied. Upon first
hearing the matter, Mr. Leslie wrote a letter to the
Rev. Itr. Hunter, Professor of Divinity, in which
he disclaimed the charge against him, with which
that .Reverend gentleman, and a considerable num-
ber o;4i' btathren were satisfied, though the majo-
rity of the clergy of the city were not. A very
long, °Sand learned debate ensued, which lasted till
after' 41 o'clock, which was supported on ore side
by Doors Grieve and highs, who maintained that
the Presbytery should concer with the Ministers of
Edinburgh, in going on with an investigation into
Mr. Letlie's cohduCt ; while, on the other hand, it
waScolitended by Sir Harry Moncriefir, Dr. Hunter,
and others, that the matter should go no further,
and the representation be dismissed A motion was
made to adjourn the farther consideration of the
busineSs to Wednesday the 10th of April, and that
notice should be sent to Mr. Leslie. Another
motion was made to dismiss the representation,
and proceed no farther. The first motion was car-
: ried by a small majority, against which several
members protested.

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of the Presb

on Wednesday

At the meeting of the Whig Club on Tues-
day, mentioned in this paper yesterday, the
Duke of Bedford was in the Chair. On his
Grace's health being drank after dinner, he re-
turned thanks in a very neat speech ; and then
gave " the health of Mr. Fox," who instantly
rose, and addressed the meeting in a short speech.
He briefly alluded to the accusations against a
certain Noble Lord, contained in the Tenth Re-
port of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry.
In the present stage of the business he consi-
dered it would not become him as a Member
•of Parliament to pronounce any opinion upon the
subjea ; but when it came to be fairly discussed, he
hoped the vote would be such as to prove that Par-
liament would never sanCtion the practices alleged
in the Report of the Commissioners. He then ad-
verted to the Catholic question, and said, that he
considered it a high honour to have been seleaed as
one of the persons to present the Petition to Par-
liament. The result, he trusted, would be such as
became the character of the Imperial Parliament,
:And that civil and religious liberty would be en-
joyed by that nnenerous and loyal class of His
Majesty's sublease Lord William Russell, the
Duke of Nortolk, Mr. Byng, Sir Francis Burdett,
Mr. Honeywood, Alderman Combe, and •Major
Cartwright, were successively given as toasts. The
latter Gentleman made a• long speech, which he
concluded, by saving, that measin-es had been taken
for procuring a meeting of the Freeholders of the
county of Middlesex, to address His Majesty, prat-
ing him to dismiss Lord Melville from his Councils;
and that he understood a similar meeting was about
to be called of the Freeholders of Surrey.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, Weex soar; Arum
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is party IILGAILRY. • •
This was an application by one of the creditors s
Michael Btiree, a Bankrupt, to stay the Bankrupt's
Certificate, and supersede the Comminion, on the ".
grounds that there had not been any debt due to any
one Creditor of the Bankrupt's amounting to 1001.
at the time of issuing the Commission.
Mr. Ro AI I I. St stated the Petition: he said, the Pe-
titioner Megarry had some dealings with the Bank-
rupt in the coal trade, to a very considerable amount,
and when he came to prove his debt under the Com-
mission he found the whole of the Banknnit's pro-
perty disposed of among a few of his Creditors. The
commission was taken out in the month of August
a few Creditors proved their debts to the amount of
two or three hundred pounds, and in the mooch of
November following the Bankrupt's cerufiearte wet
signed by those creditors, and use Petitioner el-
chided the benefit of any dividend. Thedebt of
the Petitioning Creditor, Mr Lee, amounted in the
whole to 1031. which was made up of money lent
and advanced to the Bankrupt, and tibiae fancy
dresses sold and delivered ; he observed a consider-
able degree of suspicion was attached to this debt
the fancy dresses were furnished by a female, who,
at first, passed for the wife of the PetitionielsCee- ,
ditor, but it had since turned out she was reft, eq.
tied to him ; if this was the case, the Pelle/lOW
Creditor's debt must be considerably reamed, So as
to disqualify him from striking the docket, and, in
that event, the present Petitioner, who had a warrant
of attorney from the Bankrupt, would nave a right
to come in for the whole of his debt. The Assig-
nees under this Commission were Mr. Lee and the
Solicitor; and,from all the circumstances of the cue,
it was clear, that this was a mere whitewasbieg
commission issued for the sole purpose of relieviat
the Bankrupt from his debts, to the iujury of his fait
and hone Ede Creditors. He therefore conceived the
commission should be superseded at the expose, of
the Petitioning Creditor, and Solicitor under the
Commission.
Sir ':•11011AS nal TON, on the other side, con-
tended, that it WAS a malignant application, to de.
prive a fair creditor 01 his demand, and to leave an
unfortunate bankiupt in confinement during his life.
The petitioning Creditor's debt was, he insisted, a
fair and bona lid, dem Ind, ,which fally justified kis
taking out the commission ; but, on the other hand.
the demand of the new Petitioner was not a just one,
inasmuch as it was conneded with sense dealings its
the coal trade, in which the parties had a kind of
partnership, and, therefore, he had no right to
claim under the Cominission.
The torso CH A %SILL LOR, after oliserving upcm
the affidavits on both sides, and the whole of the
ease, said, it evidently appeared to be this abject of
the petitioning Creditor under the commission, and
of the Bankrupt, to get the certificate of the latter
passed. The commission issued in August, a few
debts were proved, and the creditors, who. had thus
claimed, very good-naturedly signed the Bankrqpt's
certificate, in the following month of November.
His Lori!ship wished, particularly, that the circum-
stances of the fancy dresses should be investigates? at
the peril of cost, aga'nst the petitioning Creditor;
be therefore direded, that the Commissioners should
minutely enquire into each and every part of the
petitioning Creditor's debt ; that the cests and fur-
ther consideration of the qm!stion should abide tilt
event of such enquiry; and, that the present peti-
tioner might be at liberty to make such parties re.
spondents as he should think necessary. His Lord-
ship concluded by observing, that it was the duty of
Solicitors to see that the issuing of a commission of
bankruptcy meant somethitg useful and beneficial
to the creditors at large.
His MAMT Y bste adopted a new uniform for the
grand Installation Ball on St. George's Day... ,He
desires that all the Gentlemen shall be dressed in a
scarlet waistcoat, gold-laced with long flaps—scarlet
breeches, with gold knee)iand, and a blue coat.
This is after a celebrated painting of King C to no E 1.
The caps to be worn by the blacks belonging to
the Duke of YORK'S band, at the approaching in-
stallation, will be uncommonly elegant and expens-
ive; the shape that of a bee-hive, with a silver
band and enamelled star, with the usual motto m
the front, enciicled with tour rows of muslin, each
row separated by a rich thick crimson and silver
cord; the feather is red at the bottom, and black at
top, springs opt of a superb silver spangled gra-
nade ; the top of the cap is covered with scarlet
cloth, bound round with silver lace ; on the center
of the top is a silver ball, with a silver halt moon
at the top of it.
'I he superb stables erecting at Brighton, for the
Prince of Wistu, are forty irding with great ac-
tivity ; but we understand they cannot be finished
during the ensuing season, although a part of His
Royal Highness's stud will probably be stabled there.
Mrs. Cote, a baker, of Havant. is committed to
Winchester gaol, for having stolen three aeef 'Oohs
out of a pie, which was ,r:t for ter to lake.
A curious ptojedor is said to be forming a plan
for regulating by an assize, the price of all market-
able articles ; in the various scale of which he has
even introduced Lottery Tickets. But his attempt,
in the latter resped, must obviously prove futile;
inasmuch as the !Jittery Market is never so abund-
antly stocked as on tl'e first announcement of its
sale of chances. The present great and most °pit-
lent scheme chews more grariegly the absurdity of
this plan; since, from the already rapid sale of its
Tickets and Shares,• theskw anrnbers cf whieh the
Lottery consists, are daily so much diericidued, that'
chances in another week or two will assuredly begin ,
and continue to advance in price, tilt nut *Ticket
or Share retrains to be disposed cf.
Yesterday a girl, walkirst, it the Temple with a
child about two years old, was anointed by an old
woman, who pretended a Yissieuut -affetitton fssr the
chili, and mule itisi it. The credid vs giti suffer-
ed her to take it in ?ter arms, when, a'i•r dewing is
a short time, she Watched an oppottuner Of turning
up one of the avenues, and gist clear off. The poor
girl was so tenihed• • which
run, Wit went home
acely colleded *ten/
but without much
1 lie assither is, as
traded.

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me to het :net her, **lvo homed'-
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me • neig,,bmits. try ge pursuit.
chance purit,
chance ul overt..iting the wretch.
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FROM THE FRFNCH RAPERS.
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PARIS, M•ItENI2.
IMPERIAL DEC TZ F. ES .
TM{ CONIOLT• Or STATE TO Tilt PEOPLE Or THE
EINGDOI4 or ITALY.—(EXTRACT.)
" The new State, created iu the midst of political
comrnotions, could not at once arrive at a degree of
"'Meiling; of power, and of strength, sufficient to
itil
Vetere for over its existence. repoie and prosperity.
However vast and enterprising 'e genius of its
founder, he must have paused be ore insurmount-
Ole obstacles, and his wisdom itself could not out-
strip circumstances. Such was the lot of onr Re-
public when it made its first appearance sullenly in
the political horizon of Europe.
" A great stride was made, when, at the Assembly
at Lyons, under the auspices and direction of its
Creator, it gave itself a new Constitution, and pro-
claimed for its Chief the man whose power and en-
:tightened mind could most rapidly raise it to that
issush and consideration to which its destinies entitled
it: The example of France at length bore conviCtion
.to every mind, and its happy results proved that it
was time to imitate her. The Consults of State has
*tennmitniested its thoughts and its wishes to the
zettgiat Chief of the State, and already submitted the
"Molt of ks deliberations, when it was invited to
Faris to attend the Coronation of Napoleon, Em-
rtror of the Frehch.
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This Measure, sliilated by love and gratitude, im-
posed as a duty by the public good, has been agreed
eta Napoleon is King of It4y. The Crown is he
ditarr; from male to males in his direct, lawful,
•atural, and adoptive line. But he alone can unite
tile two Crowns, and his successors are invariably to
reside on the territories of the state.
" People of Italy ! expand your hearts to hope and
to exultation. War this moment commences the
coarse of your brilliant destinies. What glory and
prosperity ought you not to aspire? Your Kingwill
soon be amongst you ; he will go less to oraamelat
his august head with the crown, than to witness your
wants; to probe, himself, the still bleeding wounds of
your calamities ; and to provide a definitive organi-
sation to secure your tranquillity.
You will crowd to see him ; your voices and ac-
clamations will he the interpreters of your senti-
ments I and he will read in your countenances, the
veeped, the admiration, the love and the gratitude,
wits which your souls are penetrated.
" March 19." Signed, &c.
Then follow several decrees relating to the order
and ceremony of the Coronation of the King of
Italy, by Napoleon, by the Cease of God, and the
Constitutions, Emperor of the ',French, and King
'of Italy. The first ordains, that the Consecration
Ind Coronation shall take place on the 23d of May.
at (Milan, and regulates the order of precedence of
those who are to attend. The se,ond summonses
the Legislative Body to meet on the 15th of May
at Milan; and the third summonses an extraordinary
Meeting of the EleCtoral Colleges at Milan, on the
lath of next May. All dated at the Palace of the
Tbuilleries. Match '22, 1805.
MAtCH 23.
His Majesty will go at eleven o'clock on Sunday
nest to the Thuilleries to hear mass. The proces-
sion wili be splendid. After MASS His Majesty will
Ticeive the Seuate, and the new Ambassador of
Spain will present his credentials.
care, MARCO, 20.
On the 17th instant a division of the flotilla, con-
sisrng of twelve vessels, from Cherbourg, had a
smart anion with an English squadron. The en-
gagement continued from six till half-past seven in
the evening, when the F.nglith squadron was com-
pelled to sheer off, and the division of the flotilla
succeeded, without any accident, in reaching the
port of Caen.
Lagoa, eta. 14.
The English Minister at Lisbon was so exceed-
ingly impertinent, as to present a note to complain
that our Gazette had published ,the Declaration of
the Prince of Peace, in regard to the war. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs returned an answer in
the following note :
Sir-4 rewired the note which you addressed to me, of
dire February 25,, in regard to an article in the Sapplement to
site Lisbon Gazette, cs...maining a faithful (mildew t of a pa-
'myopia, taken from the hiatind Casette of the 20th of be-
climber last. After having had the honour, Sir, to explain to
you verbally the r.rasons wbieh authorised the insertion of that
article, I hoped that you would be hilly convinced that no so.
Td reason could be alleged for requiring the suppression of it
t am certain that the sad article was tianslated into all the
GONEIWII of Europe ; and I am persuaded that none of the Mi-
asmas of England have demanded from the Governments
where they reside a similar exclusion of that official paper. If
pieces of this kind were to be omitted in political gazettes, what
matter mold be found to fill them
" I mint she inform you, Sir, in trier to free you train the
doubt vow have Notified on this subjett, that the insertion of
-tire said official aerate in the Portegireae Gasette, was with the
knowledge of the Uovei ornery, became it did not thick that
ie exposed itself by cawing to be teal...cubed any official pa-
pers, published in other European Gazettes, and under the
brad of foreign rummies. Similar articles, faithfully copied,
multmaccornpowiesl by reflections„ ham never proved either
the aporatesion or disapprobation on the part of the Govern-
ment's which permits Mein se be pnnsell.
" I confess, Sir, that I cannot net how it can give the least
offence. The a •me article, at a period somewhat later, might
have been copied by the English Gazettes, in which, no ,10‘.bt,
it,bee been published Sondes, yon know, Sir, that after di,
•raiallions ow a similar siihret, which took place hefnre my
Mirmary, His Kesel the Prince Regent, Hu bLis
jetty will smear.. the Satiate, and the new Itubrassidlor of Spain
will present his credentials.
" I etrityace this opportunity of renewing to you professions
of the consideration wait which I ant, Ac."
CONST•INTISOPLIa Pte. 14.
We have received an account of the loss of a

Russian man of war, of 80 guns, which sailed from
Sebastopolis us the month of Odober. She was full
of troops. Every soul on board perished.
A [Art°, JAN. 21.
The intelligence of the great vietory gained by
the Persians is confirmed. The Russians have lost
the half of their artillery ; they were broker. by the
Persian cavalry, and obliged to abandon Erivan and
We cannot conceive how the Russians can
reconcile the spirit of moderation they profess with
the war they carry on against Ptrsia, by exposing
large armies even on the borders. of the A razes.
The Ira-- . out from Masora to re-
was unfortunate.
was taken by as
before Vissliabi,
off.

recOnttle the spirit of Ino4:Wrangle
. the war they carry on against Pt
large armies even 141 the borders. of
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