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London, England, 1808-01-08

THE SECRETARIES OP STATE.

Palace of Milo, 23d Nov. 3°7
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King
Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of
Rhine :

Upon the Report of our Minister of the
nanees, we have decreed and do &twee as follows

Art 1 AU veer& whirl., after having touched at England,
from any isotive whatsoever, shall enter the poets of France,
'hall be seized and confiscated, as well sa their cargoes,
without exception or distinction of commodities or inerchan-
disc

I I The Captains of vess.elv who shall cuter the ports
France, shall, on the day of their arrival, proceed to the .
flee of the Imperial (*tortoise, and there make a declaratios
of the place from %laidt they sailed, of the ports they I
put into, and inhibit their masifests, bills of lading, sea
pets, and log hooks.
W hell the Captain shall Imre signed and delivered his
claretion, and curnittunicated his papers, the head officer
the Customs shall interrogate the sailors separately, in
mare of two overseen. If it results from this naminati
that the vessel has tour.bed at England, independently ,
seisms': and confiscation of the said ship and cargo,
l'aptain, as well as those sailors, who, upon their examina-
tion, shall have made a false declaration, shall be deemed
moaners, sod shall not he. set at liberty until after'
paid the sum of ti,rem franks, Be a personal penalty
Captain, and 500 franks for eac► of the sailors so arrested,
over sad ahoy, the pains incurred by those who falsify "
papers end log hooks.
111. If advice* or information, communicated to the
rectors of our (*.ovum's, give rise to any suspicions ss
orit,,iti of the cargoes, they shall be provisionally werebtruse
soul it ic ascertained and decided t►at they do not come
Eagberid, or her Colonies.
IV. Our Conisaimaries for commercial relations, who ,
vsr certificates of migin for inerchandise laden in the parts
London, England, 1808-03-05

view, it is thotqlt, of Xoerving the Bunion
squadron, which is at Trieste.
PARIS, rEp. e.

• nevi',
They write from Uourcleati z, under the date of
tlith JaAttary, that the four French frigates which
were in the (;aroune, 11;1%e pot to sea, tut well as
the Roelifort squadron, which comists of tire sail
of the, line and two frgiiitea.

FRAIRILFORTs FEB. 6.

We learn from Paris, that the relations with
Prussia become every day wore amicable, and that
the French will soon evacuate all the States of His

Nlujcsty.

We are assured, that the troops of the Princes of
the Confederation of the Rhine, have received
orders to bold themselves in readiness to march at
the first iloticc. Pering's they are destined to re-
place the French troops in Ihdenatil, in cast these
should be oblige.' to march to India. According
to the latest intelligence, the English have pos-
sessed themselves of all the islands in the Archi-
chipelago.—( I...lbeilk des Nord, Feb. 12.)

VII.NNA, JAN. 30.

The last courier which our Cabinet sent to Lou-
don, returned here on the 471 t inst. and brings dis-
patches which state, that the British Government
rejects the offer of our mediation, hiisee which, pie-
partitions, indicative of the departure of the Eng-

lish Minister, are observed, and we learn, that our
late diabetes(lot, at Loudon, Priuce Sta Weinberg,
is ea 11l way hither. _ _

A report is circulated, that the English have
taken possessinu of several islauda its the Archipe-
lago.—(ldes.)

emu O► YOS Ismr. rEs. 2.

It is reported, that gtest projects, relative to the
Ottoman Empire, will he itatnediately put into eke-
elation. His Serene Higlitieds the Grand Duke of
Berg will, it is said, tale possess; on of the Principa-
lity of ?dv Aster, and of the comities of Niunieb,
lAngen, mid Jecklenberg.--abid, le& 9,)

ITALY, JAN. 18. .
We learn that Prince Lucien Ilons!iarte ha.l. on
Lis return front Mantua, a conference with the
.Pope, which Lusted above two hours. From that
time, a hope has berm entertained at Koine that the
Ecclesiastical State will not unaergo say change.
Ausrzanaii, JAY. MI.

We have received intelligence that an English
expedition, having. on board from 10 to 1.1,000
troops, is arrived in the Archipelago. It is said,
dint it %ailed from England the 15th of November,
1007.—(ibid4

COPSIIHAGEN, PLI. 6.

The brig Manta, Kelern, from St. Croix, to
Copenhagen, has had the good fortune to escape
the enetny, and to get into Klevens, in Norway.—
A ship belonging to the East India Company,
which left Batavia about seven months ago, has
likewise arrived at Walderbourg, in Norway, Mtn
which post a privateer, from Bergen, has brought
an English ship from Archangel, laden with ..f,tfiM
tons of tar.

The French lugger, Le Glaucur, of t 6 guns,
and 64 men, romivanded by Capt. bierleer, a
Member of the Legion of Honour, has comp• tutu
Stavanger, with three English ships, laden with
COO 4.

*.* Fur rim Hope Circuit, asi,ollop islorestiag tateW-

genre, see Wirt Pew
London, England, 1808-10-11

Le vetted is the Central einvinundieg the Freed' troops ;
Lid the contribution. imposed thereat shall accrue to the
hawk of France. The In-winces that ore to form the bin--
dem 4' Northern Lithuania, and the pr.ocipalay Of Gm Al-
game, shall he admonish,. ed and goverited by the Generals
coutmandittg the Sp4uisli divisions which Inuit enter the
&nue ,• and the emiteibutiona imposed thereon alien accrue to
the benefit of Spain.
" V. The eretrul Body shall be under the orders of the
Coniusinese of the French troops, to whom also the Spanish
troops attadied to that army shall pay obis lance. ~..redt4V.
11.4111, ishoold the King of Slain or the Prince of three think
lit tojuiti the said body, the French troops, withrtlitstiencral
cuininuildlug them, shall be subject to their order.
" VI. Another body of mioum En.iich troops shall be as-
sembled at Bayonne by the loth of November aria, at the
latest,to be ready to enter Spain for the purpose of proceeding
to Portage!, is case the English should seal reiuterernietita
thenin, or menace it with attack. This additional corps,
Weever, shall not eater Spain until the two High Contract-
ing Pasties !mnemonic to an egreesient uwtheLpoint.
" Vll. Tim perseut rouseutsim 611311 he ratified, and the
Ratifications exchanged at the Issue time with thus" of the
treaty of thia date.
" Done at ruistainbiesti. 2; th October, erg ;
(Signed) " Dt' ROC.
" K. 17.1.11.16IRDO"
" We have approved, end bathe apprises., the foregois.g
Convention, in all and every of the art irks therein cunt need,
likeLare it to li.- mei-coed, ratified, and ronuisford, mid ple,lga
eurselsesi that it shall be inviolably UtPIMTITtI.
1e ‘botneme whereof, wc hare executed these presents,
eirbed oab our use band, countersigned, and sealed with
mw Imperial sad, at fontainhlean, the .2fith of October,
tee) • " (Signed) NAPOLI:ON
" hil Ministry of Foreign A/fairs, CIIAM V.
" The Secretary of State, H. SI AttLT."
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(To be coutinued )

119REIGY ISTELLIGENC'E.
London, England, 1808-12-23

POISES o. COWLB.

This was an action upon A policy of iiivarance
upon the freight of the ship Chiswick, to a:id from
St. Domingo and Liverpool. By the statement of
Counsel it uppeared, that the owners entered into
the speculation iu question, with an intention to
barter the outward cargo for other goods for a
homeward cargo. It happened, however, when
only part of the who had been exchanged for 55
boles of cotton, the ship was, by the petite of the
iiea. lost, before completing her homeward cargo.--
The remaining, part of the outward chrgo was lost,
but that part of the homeward cargo taken on
board Was saved.

it wee argued that the Underwriters were liable
for what was so lost of' the oatward cargo. On the
other hand it was contended that what remained of
the outward cargo was only inteoded to he the
mews of purchasing the homeward cargo, and the
Underwriters haring already performed their Ili-
potation, by incurring the risk upon the outward
voyage, could not hr in law responsible for the loss
upici that cargo. under such eircumstoisces.
Plaintiff nommited.
sautton 0. DOBSZIL. _

This was an action upon a policy of insurance
on the ship and cargo of the Neutrality, to and
from the Havatitteth and London. This w..s
DiniTh vessel, and consequently neutral pre.ions
to the 38th of Dee. 1007, when the policy wa, en-
tered into. The oxiicrs of the cargo hid procured
a regular license from Government, which entitled
Captain Elliason, a Diane, to navigate his vessel to
this country.
. . _

The tlefence aomiaait this action was. that Cap-
tain El!inset' was au alien enemy, a prisons• in this
country, and a.; such unt entitled to recover ; but it
we contended by the Plaintiffs Counsel, that his
having' a license to navigate to this country, also
necessarily entitled him to reside here, and there-
fore lie was WA la Is. leaked epee as an alien

eaemy.
This ve..sel swam taken II a privateer en her way
Koine, when ia great distress, liaut the iinlence of
the sea, at a tittle when she was thought likely to
be lost.
It being thought by Lord Ehutusotonan that
the Ii • use to navigate th.l not entitle this foreigner
to reside here, it nut btiogbo stated in express words
in the license, as set lorth in the declaration, the
Plaintiff could not at prefent recover under such a
plea. He should, however, reserve the point for
future consideration. Plaintiff isousuited.
London, England, 1808-12-23

mzsri.vc AT YinWM

I Icy numerous Meetitior of the inhabitants of
*tl.e cify of wets Todd at the Guildhall.
'ye:stun:lay sensuglot, to take into considaratitsu doe
:propriety of oPomaile any bill fur t.
at Carrow.
Mr. AlderinottOilliert itise, aqui taiiile""-Ilatareo.
to ticelare Ina decolecilesiposicina' to t e erec-
tion of a bridge at Carrots % •241aii. the chief oh-
ject of which appeared to Ilion to he the accommo-
dation cf tin: County, at the expense of the City.
Mr. W. TRYLOIt. jan. spoke it considerable
length, in favour of a bridge at Carrow. lie urged
the increased tiacility of communication which it
would afford to the district of Yarmouth with Man-
+c.oft Ward and Pore-street:
The two City Members (Mr. W. SIIITH nod Mr.
Parrs:son) attended the Mortioe, amid lioth agreed
sou to the necessity of the; ~lity coming to a proper
understanding on every point of automation, be-
'fore they applied to l'artionient.
Mr. SMITH observed, that he considered the City
'to boat 'writ-et liberty to consnit its own iiiteretott
before that of the County. its the latter had oever
lhrwn a disposition either to agree to a toll for the
support of the paving fund, or in any other way to
&artifice their iuterest for the benefit of the City.
The question was then put 1w the MAYOR on
the fotfowing resolution :—" 'lThut no necessity
waits far the erection of a bridge at Carrow ;
which was carried by u very great majority.

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London, England, 1808-12-23

LAW INrEtucExcr.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GundanALL, Flue.

Sittiosgs before Lord ELLENBOKOUGH Ind Special
Juries.

FAVESICIC and co. v. DCNRET and co.
This was a ease which had formerly been mare
than once before the Court, and therefore it is un.

uecessury again to detail it. The short citctitn-

stances of it were these : Messrs. Kenyon and Co.
brokers, sold a quantity of coffee to Messrs. Fa-
venck and Co. without making mention of Messrs.
Bennet and Co. the Defendants, as being the prin-
cipals, but it was afterwards suspected they were.
These brokers soon afterwards became bankrupts,
end this claim wail consespently brought by the
sellers of the goads against Bennet and Co. as
their (Kenyon and Co's.) pronoirds in the tram.-
action. This side of 22 hogsheads of coffee took
place on the lido of June, 181)7, and the hrokere
were to have money in a month ; but iil.teati ()I'
hejlps paid on the Path July, they received a 1,111,
six trays afterwards, for a greater amount than 1114 t
which the coffer came to. From this it was in-
ferred, that they had various transactions with the
Defendants. and in this one had acted purely upon
their own account, a broker having nought to re-
ceive payment so any other manner than that brat
agreed tipoa.—Verdict for the Def.:oda:its.
London, England, 1808-12-23

AIRS. immusovs ANNUAL BALL.

Mrs. I-hansom, of Pocket-straet, held he;• an-
nual Ball, on Tuesday evening last. at the Crosn
and Anchor Tavern, Strand. OD this occasion the
gicat room was lighted in the Most magnificent
style, and every arrangement made for the actium-
mutation of her pupils, their friends, and other
visitors, mountain; to nearly tire hundred person,.
The Ball commenced with minuets, cotillions,
hornpipes, reels, and figure-dances. by the yowl::
ladies of her seminary. They were all dressed
alike, white frocks, white satin sashes. aid white
kid shoes and gloves. Among the most distin-
guished dancers were the Misses Mat, Yalta?,
°MILEY, JONI'S, HEMP, MILLE'S, LEVI', BUCEI
MORTON, HEDGE, ANDERSON, kiosaEs,
and TIFFIN.

At eleven o'clock country dances commenced,
and four sets vier., formed. They were kept up,
with unabated spirit, ualil five o'clock next morn-
ing. A most excellent band was provided; and
every person departed highly delighted witl► the
night's entertainment, and the politeness and at-
tent►on of Mrs. I-Isamu/N.

11144 g.
/4%.,,
London, England, 1808-10-29

INDIA.

CALCUTTA. JAW. 14.
The Burraekpore Theatre uttracted the fashion-
able world, on Wednesday 'Noting, to its elegant
scenes. The favourite 'Play of Jaw Bull was per-
med in a manner that afforded the highest grit-
titinttivit to on audience composed of nearly 500
persons. Lord Milan, mid annoy other astinguisli-
ed characters, were ►resent ; and testified their
sense of the merits of the volunteer corps of dra-
matists, by repeated upplauses. The *plowing
smiles of u brilliant aa.•euahl:age of our fair coun-
try-women, delightfully rem ordeal the exertions and
taientr of the performers.

BE BHA 31POR E T H EATR ICA Ul.
BLIMAIMPORE, JAN. 10. 1,08.
On Saturday evening hist, the farce of Allah in
G.r Trio. war performed by the Officers of 'fir
Ilmjerty's ,2241 Regi 4444 •Ht to a numerous mud re-
spectable audience, tool in a style of tfreat cookie
excellence, unii:lat continued bows of unaiiiiiiutir
applause.
The characters in general were east with judg-
intuit, and Aipported t%itli great spirit. Captain
toreit ilisi.laygml all the eure slid elegntice of the
malt of bobion i-r.au address open end l;:titti ran:-
ed, tad a rxt of a theatrie ncucholance, strougl)
ehara.setired him us a sta4e
The house was fitted up at a considerable ex-
pense, and with great elegance and taste ; the
scenery, &coral. &e.. were appropriate and
cellent, and reflect the greatest credit on the Teal
and abilities of the 3lnitagers, and the Gentlemen
of flis Majesty's
London, England, 1808-03-02

FASHIONS FOR MARCIL

Velvet sad cloth robes, richly embroidered round the
bosom sid train, which is Short, with gold or salver, or
trimmed with the finest far, are the most admired dress. The
cap, formed of thy same material to the teste of the wearer,
sad oiumnented with diamonds or pearls. The robe is made
to cover the beeves, trod titoshed with point lace, plaited, or
a point lace shirt t also Wag sleeves, edged with embroidery,
or the, and &risked with law. Very few balhdresses have
yet appeared, those kw are of coloured crape, or (can, op-
Apse:: with cart, ot spangled lace, lan fiat slervii, twisted
with silver mai, ew rids. ilsmiolvess, Woks' of diamonds
or •eaemireel whit, Win. The morning and
walking coreame ornalisse the lease as hat math.
London, England, 1808-01-30

/.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

ELECTION PETITIONS.
The SPEAKER acivainted the Roam that he had re-
ceived Petitions, CUM plain* of undue Electives for Shrews-
beq, Liverpool, and %e.e Maliteu ; and that the Petitioners
having failed to toter into the WILCOX At) reenginzanc,s, he
had rertibed their default to the Court of Exchequer.
nr TAYLOR nur..3l" That the Petition, etnoplainimir of
the double return foe Poole, which stood fur 2d Febsuary, be
pustpoi.e.l to the! tth."—A•reed ie.
A person Rona the Cuturtimaio.iera al Costume in Sestina/I,
laid berm the Hoare • statement of the ritoul.er of ships
emploped in the Whale Fishery, sail the quantity of oil pro-
duced —.Ordend to be laid on the table.

Sir CHARLES POLL gave tomes: that on Wednesday
next he would 'move for tears to tiring its a Hill to unieuil an
Act of the last Session of Patho.nent, for grouting count
lands at Greenwich to tht. Naval Asylum. •
London, England, 1808-05-07

NOOSE OF COMMONS.

Os the setition eats LIPOID ADVOCaTa oft 011,
the BM he pevividiug sallarise far the Burma of the Each.-
maw sad Jeanne( Juetteimy is Scotland, on retiring from
their eitimahma, was read a first tone, a,,d ordered to he
read a auessd to.. en Tuesday.
Mr. Comm 'mended as account of the questity of
Whist, Becky, Oats, and Flour, imported into Great Bri-
tain holm the ark of Jan. otos to the present period, mid
.other sec seta, which were ordered to he on the table.
t)s the motion of Mr. Alderman Comas, the child-stea-
ks prevestion Bill was committed.
Is tbe Committee, Mr. Limns autos sad 'then objected
to he dime making the crime felony of destlii so itajostly
sddiag to the camber of capital pumahniests already in the
penal end. of this makes to its great &trace ; it was pro-
posed that to its stead diould be substituted, a Manse for
main it subject to • punishment of transportatios fur the
. space of a ran.
A division was esikill for, the Gallery elesred of strangers,
sod, Aar some dismission, the L'hainnau was permitted In
report psogrem, and ask leave to sit again, that the blanks
might lie filed up, whirls was granted.
The Dill for regulatiog the at-toasts of the Pay-office
went through a Committee, and was ordered to be reed •
third time um Mooday nest.
London, England, 1808-05-07

IMPERIAL PARLIAANOLK....
HOUSE OF LORDS—T*llo,left.
--....
Mr. Immo, luspector-General of i , pit bletriOldthas
muted au Account of the.Expures of Greallacitain, Cut throe
semutha, aiding the Stith of February uffe. . •
?AIM or wress, % ig• 111i=
The Rower awl this noncom; at teal a and proceeded
tu heurthe appeal cams... from the Court of
Wad, in which the Earl of Wemyss wits i and Rev.
Mr: AlKitoren, the Respuudetd. It referred ku the consider-
ation of *ascii Thuds, and Herr Admit ind tallies acre
beard for the Appellant. I sober euosideratiou was axed
teclloaday neat, at half past one o'clock.
BLAND'S DIVORCE BILL.
Counsel and Eviasoce were heard uu Blaud't Divorce
Bill, sad the further psocerdimg on referred until wet
Tuesday se'asight.
Stlrff il private Bills ware brought up from the Commons,
sad reepectirely mad is Mit tire.
SCOTCH JUDICATURE RILL.
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Th. Cbmtnittee of the whole Houm: resumed its
sitting on the reensmuittal of Seoteli Judicature
Bill. The remaining classes were severally put,
and some sumendmeuts proposed. A discussion
took place between Lord Elttlil NE. the 1...01tD
OSA CE Moll, and Earl LAI:OF:UDALL with respect
to the propriety of giving a power to the Court of
session to separate the fact from the law, and to
direct au issue thereon to be tried by a Jury. A
twrovi,iou to this etteet was proposed by Lord
EMU Pi t. but was afterwards postpeacd for future
convideratiaa,

Lord GRENVILLE strongly opposed the clause,
whir' left it open for the Ciounsisaioners to re-
commend to that House the propriety or impro-
priety of introducing the Jury Trial into Scotland.
He tbought the principle was fully adopted by all
persona, and that the wily of for the Commis-
sioners was to ascertain the extent to which it
should be introduced. He concluded by moving
au ansesidment, that the provision should recog-
nise that principle as one of evident utility.
Alta some observations, in opposition, from the
LORD CHANCELLOR" Lord ltswimstanty, and
Earl Horror, the amendment wns negatived.
The Earl of LAt DZIIDALE next morel the
wdop-
tion of a clause, calculated to restrain tb. Court of
lgasion from superseding the acts of the Legisla-
ture, by the exertion of the nubile antigun, or acts
of stdtrunt.

.Lord Gavot! t.t.z followed in support of the
clause, and contended, -that it was the duty of
Parliament to prevent its euaettneuts from being
stayed.by theassumed powers of the Court of Ses-
sion. He considered that the Court of Session

should be called upon to lay before the !louse uu
account of the nature and tendency of these acts
411 seiternnt, and of the right by which that poser
Oeras assumed.
The clause was then negatived without &division.
The Committee rose, and the report was oruered
to be received to-morrow.
Lend KAMILIMIBURY stated, that by some mis-
take, the Order for the Lords to be summoned en
Monday next, spots the second readiug of the Re-
version Dill, was not entered on the books. He
would therefore move' « That they should be
summoned for Tuesday next." which was agreed
to.
The Hesse adjourned at 11 o'Clock till to.
morrow.
London, England, 1808-05-07

Holum) MURDER.

Oa Sunday last, George Tapp, alias Godbeare,
was committed to the Descut county filo', for the
wilful murder of Robert Leach. Ibe following
circumstance*, which attended the commission of
this crime, as singularly premeditated as it was, le-
human, have Laren custirsied 'l':'p sieve his ap-
prehension : It appears, that the Pr.:male: and the
deceased, (the Milner a tailor, the hitter a butcher),
were both inhabitants of thesarish of Morehard-
bishop, :thing hi miles from Exeter. and lived on
terms of the greatest intimacy. On Sun lay, the
14th of April, they were seen at a public-house in
the village, and were observed to quit it togethi r ;
after which time Leach was missing. Various in-
quiries were made respecting him ; but on the
Friday following, his friends being alarmed at his
continued abseima, investigated more diligently the
events which preceded his sudden depai tut!, when
a strong suspicion fell en Tapp, from his having
been the last person in wlarce coiniany he was no-
ticed, and fawn his being observed to bare more
motley than wend added to which, information
was given by a neighbour, that on the Saturday
preceding the 24th of April, Tapp was observed,
very late at night, digging pit in- his ga.den; and,
on heiug questioned, at the time, his reason for
working there at so late an hour, he rep ied, it wee
merely for the purpose of burying akillie dung to
make a cucumber bed. Oa these grounds watch
was made 1:1 the garden, when, shocking to relate,
the taangled body of Leach was found, thrown into
the very pit which appears to have been previously
.slesimsod for its receptinti. Tapp was immediately
apprehended, and, when in custody, toluntarily
confessed his crime, which he stated to have com-
mitted in the following manner :—That they walk-
ed together hien 'the public-house to that of the
Primmer; and, on going into the garden, Lech
complained of a pain in his head, and eat himself
down en • fatten tree; that while he was in the act
of tying a laisaakerchirf round his Inad, Tapp
caine behind and struck hint a violent Wow with an
old axe, which he Lad fitted up for the purpose, -
peating Iris-blows till lie had tfn:shed th.: bb
deed :—thet after taking from the pockets of tl.e
dectased rash and bills to the militant of about
sixty pounds, he threw the body into the pit he laid
prepared for it :—that lie afterwards liemt the
handle of the axe, and pia the iron part into a run-
ning stream to wash off the Idrind. He also blunt
his hat, and cat MT the marks of blood from the
tree with a hook. On living asked how long he
had pretnetaated the murder, he replied, about a

It does not appear that there had bee:i any quar-
rel whatever between the parties; on the contrary,
the greatest intimacy ekisted between them.—
There but been some money truosactium, in which
the l'ri.onser was cousiderably indebted to the de"
ceased. These, added to a knowledge of his hay-
ing property abuiit him, are sapposed to have
instigated luau to the commission of this atrocious

sunriftr.
Tapp's mother has since been committed as an
accomplice.
London, England, 1808-05-07

PLYMOUTH, Mar S.

Our Guildhall was. on iltlowdifYs opene4 with
great splendour, by the Worshiptul 'l'. Z*tats
top. Mayor, and the Justice., of this town, to hold
the Quarter Sessions of the Peace far the borosgh
Plynionth, manors of Sutton Pill. Sutton Prior,
and Sutton Vailetort. TIM hull has been recently
!minted, and tittted ap in a moat elegant stile, by
orderof the Mayor, which does great credit to his •
taste, and to those persons employed under hit di-
settles*, The picture of his Royal Highness the
Prince ofWALES. by HorPEEst, in a splendid gold
frause.adorned with his Loyal Highness's Coronet,
attracts the notice,' the spectator on his entrance
into the Gnildliall, to which it forms a splendid
and superb decoration ; it is placed in a conspicu-
ous situation above the seat of justice. Nl'e un-
derstand it is a present from his Royal Highness
the Prince of WALES, as Lord High Steward mf
the Borough, to the Mayor and Coirnmonalty of
this very ancient tows. The picture done in
11010PN El's best and chastest stile, and although
his Royal Highness is represented' in his Lull Parr:-
aineutary roles s. yet there is not the least, glare in
the costume of his dress ; all is its kecping,, is the
true and appropriate stile of the cliisre ohrenro.—
On the rising of the Court, the !Visitor. ultre
&splendid and grand dinner to T. TY awurrw, Eso,.
one of our worthy Representatives, the Justices,
Town Clerk, Grand Jury, and a number of other
Gentlemen, which was served up iu an elegant mud
amps* stile, at six o'clock, in the Guildhall.
London, England, 1808-05-31

ERR ATM.

laenr se aunt, ye.trr,L..uf tie prerestatios et Mr. FIX.
males vase, itest,ad of T. H. Boy's, reed T.' H

ivy., Erq.

Viscount Simsouvw, lest might, Su the Hoes, of Lurk
complained that Ws rash, ripest the Catholic cbsostiass,
on Friday night, was nibrepresestel i. Test Patvise Plums
of Saturday. Froas tt general context of his Lossistaties
speech, eostansing the uhkietiumsble psaamgl4, antiAtiss jell-
known character lw issilduess Islbseastry7- ••••-diombellhir.
that the well-informed part of our iesid-.ls mitt have con-
cluded that they were a rs.s.ststentent, sae that h a Lordship
was incapable of entertaining the s!otlweiu. impaled to
him. As evidence on tlio part or the Pa;..r !'..at it was a
randake, and one that the Proprietors must deeply regret,
they may appeal to its characteristic fidelity in that depart-
ment, and the very able report of the vei y exit nda d rebate
in a hit h these tau mia-statements, fhe only lie:s to b.:
fooled in it, unioritioste) i.ccur There are many ihtlieulties,
' which render it impassable, wills teen the tern. st cue
sad vigilance, to guard against error is nlioris of this de-
amielkob bat as they will natarally suggest tin tastier*

to s hitwal mind, it may Ferber be lane urnecre,ary
dwell spits them.

THE BRITISH PRESS.
London, England, 1808-05-31

ARITHMETIC.

TRW day is OGlMiehed;l;ll;l4ipriatesK price as. 6,1. bound,
viii as allowance of tie stub Hook
rIE ARITHMETIC of REAL LIFE nodrBUCINtSc,
usiNEsc, adaptra to the practical roe of Schools
Winding a complete reforntatine of all Ili,. TslAr. of
IVeichts and Mr.usures ; tlw Cakulatios of Annuities,
Leases, Estates, Lives, bieeks,&e. &e. ; sad more nu across
Exampko, under every Rale, than ate to be 0ia..14 in any
other Rook of this kind.

By the Rev. J. JOYCE,
Author of " Scientille Slc. Sze.
Every man of businkse in the British Empire must recollect
hoe much lee had to unlearn in the practice of Arithmetic,
when, having lett echool, be first entered into the commerce
of life, and 5:111) hoe little be had learnt %Inch ass strictly
applicable to real transactions. The present System of
Anthmctie, disregarding the fetters of its predecessors, has
committed alone the actual and prevailing occasions for the
exercise of this useful Art. Every branch of trade and ma-
auferture has been sedulonsly remedied in the nee emu-
pli6cation of the various Tables of 11"eizhts and Measures;
every tLing obsolete or tartan in ether Books of Antitatetie
has been expulized p sad every thing has heal introduced
that is reseutmlly necessary.
Printed fnr Richard Phillips, No. 6, Bridge-street, Black-
friars, sad to he had of all Booksellers.
London, England, 1808-05-31

THE KING V. DODD.

This was an application made by the Atturney-
General. not 111 virtue of his office, hut at the io-
ta:ince of a private individual, for Inure to tile 14
criminal information against the Defendant, as
publisher of a Prospectus ter the issuing of a varlet)
of shares to be transferred upon the fumulminn of 14
projectod distillery, Ike. as being contrary to the
Statute of the tith of George the First. The mutter
hail been amply discussed on several former occa-
sions, and nothing remained but the decision of
She Court.

Lord Etrystionounii said " The case has been
%mu ed before us, and has occupied a considerable
time of the Court ; and, among other advantages,
it has had this, that it has produced a discussion
upon this question, so that th, re will be am pre-
text for any persona to say they do not know of
the existence of the Statute. At the same time,
when we consular that this Statute has net been
acted pn for u lapse of EIS years, we. think it too
much to grant the information prayed for. At
the same tune the Court expects that the Defend-
ant will priceed no further in his project ; and the
Court expects also that those who are empinyecl in
similar projects, which are so illegal and mis-
chievous u their nature, will no persist in them.
It they do, we shall not be precluded, by any thing
we are doing at present, from grading an infor-
mation against such parties. And I must add,
ticit although the Ceprt discharges this rule, we
discharge without costs.--ltnle discharged
without skits.
IRE file v. DCGIIERTY.
The.Bloepitirgea the ruie in this case until
nesttervi. v.
This brink the last day of Term, nothing else
of public inertia ascurreil : the remainder cf the
dav VI, occupied iu disposing of motions of
course.

LONDoN SESSIONS.

Yesterday the Guildhall Sessions were optima before the
tate 31.awoa, ant immoral .thiertues.
Angiode &cares ahas ('.l.rk, was resseieted for ass .niting
re sty *sward, a watchman, in execution °lbis dui,, and
easeived ussaasce of MS 'months' imaprisoniseut, in Neu Kate.
This promoter is the same fellow who cat out the bowels of
the porter of Mr Travers, for which he was sentenced to
three yews' iraprisuomeut, which lately expired.
London, England, 1808-05-09

Ibo of ationi were revlary, and hitting
all their stores. They were enabled, linw ever, to
curry ylf all theft guns extyptiug .three. The
gwidos budubout one bundrealiilled r.tul wounded;
the lobs of the enemy, particularly of the armed
peasauts, in killed and wounded, is supposed to be
much more considerable. The fort of Blackiers,
one of the defences 41' Christiana, has surrendered
crib it 4 garribou to 4,..0!nuel 'Angevin-nig, and the
forts of Igle and Ahlanger, with JOU pnsoners. nib
reported to bare falleu into the hands of General
Ariulelalt, whew head-quarters were on the at
Lier, 4oli the Gloninivii, and were on the follow-
ing duy to be advanced to Blackiere.
London, England, 1808-05-09

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-SATuRDLY) M!q 7.

t The lion 11. Erskii.e was this day heard as Itiadieg Conn-
ed% for Geo. herr, use of the Ittepusdeuts in the Appeal as to
the erlefe• of the Roxburgh fatally. larthe• huriug on
Tuesday
Tlie LORD CHANCE LLoi smested, with the view of
ehrwtentrig the proceedings is the three Appeals, Mat the
t .t 7 P rspondents, Sir J. N. I. herr, mai Geo. JlLerr, should he
heard in the competitida of Brievet, previous t• Mr. Clerk's
reply, and thou that he should be heard is answer to both.
Cuiiiiitel then withdrew.

The:ketch Judi.ature Bill was reported, arid ordered to
be printed.
The Spirits Drawback Bill went through a Contaiittee,
and was reported without any ainendinsint.—A4jonristil.
London, England, 1808-01-16

PEACE OR WAR

AT this moinent of unexampled danger, and
apes the eve of the Meetiag of Parliament, an appro.
priate ADDRESS to Hie MAJESTY, from the whole Body
of Comities and encrustlens, will be given in BELL'S
WEEKLY DIL&SENGER, To-morrow, Sunday, January
17. lase.
Toby had of all the Newsmen. and at the Weekly Mei-
renger-Olfice. corner of Soutbampton-street, Strand.
Os amount of several manatees having lately been made,
It is necessary that the Public should be informed, that Mr.
BELL, the original and sole Proprietor of The Weekly
Messenger, has uo counection, or interest whatever, in any
other Newspaper.
By an improved prowess in Printing„ he is now enabled to
supply the unpreetilcnied, and -till increasing demands for
this Paper, at every early hour on the day of publication.
The Papers of this year have been distingitlAtei, am/ par-
ticularly recommended by their Political Astitirs, under the
following bee&
Jan. 3.—Situation of the West Indies
Jan. to.—Dangeroas Effect. of Pet mem fur Peace.
And it is tartieularly reeoirtineolevl to Seitnwritiers to pret.
serve them Paper, and all tlw future 1% tonhers, for hintlin
up is Yearly Vol ismes--us the Work, by its sr:rw-rat arrange.
ments of Pulitirs, 'Mindere, ("Ckietd Strictures on the Fine
Arts, and the PEOlilletithl, ale) Perlforntaucta at the Thea-
ters, as will as ttw its gelierel M iscellany, met be considered
so an metriy alit, and tlassiwal History of the Pievent
Time*.
London, England, 1808-01-16

from you eitlar declaratives er tananclaticca. ThcistrAleth
would have uo alert, kom the: 'raiment you might think rig
ward lot get them with impunity.. Iterunciatiois are w:thet,t
an ulyt et, state we COSA ftltlnti4l3 what we du mit
If we judge of what ytiu wall du, by what you Ir..ve hi
that c. &tie, we may conclude, that you will nut mluite
rime the Powers of the Continent either drelaratinu or re-
nuornittun ; and as they 's ill demand 11,011 C from there is
hence au to:adieu to duals, t.o difliculty to resolve ; there et
nothing w Web can retard fur a day the idesaines of perte.--
If, hue ever, you should raise the strange and novel platen.
*Mu of imposing upon Prance, and the other Powers of
the Continent, by au art of your will alone, the obligation of
imbarriniug to your maritime laws, this is as if you were to
require that the Legislature and Sovereignty of lluasiy
France, and Spain, should be transported to Londec—a due
prerogative for your Parliament. It would he the mate as if
yuu were to proclaim art lusting war, or as if you were to fin
as the termination of war the moment wheal yam should
have seized on St. Petersburg* Paris, Vteeaa, end Madrid.
But if this be nut at the button. of your sentiment, that is
no further obstacle to peace : fur, according to your owl
aepkiatimrs were Imam.; a* points With hlllCied
immediately set the ialere4N Ili, Britannic Illajuty, hat Acne
of hi. Imperial slily ; fur the Imperial Ally of tlis Dr:tanner
Maiesty has informed you, that peace is bruceforth the KM-
cipal cud of his with, the principal object of his tutcrtag."

N.IVAL IA TELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, J•IL. 12,
. .

Arrived the Alacrity and Frolic sloops of bar,
and Sybille frigate, ;Ai guns, fioni the Eastward.—
Also the Attack gun-brig, and Crane schooner.
The Madonna atoreship, of 50 guns, and ("on fi-
ance sloop, are fitted, and gone into the Sound.
. .

. -
Caine up flanioate the Alexandria, of 316 guns.
loud Edgar, of 74, into itaropool.
London, England, 1808-03-24

HOCSB OF COMMONS.

A Renort was presented from the Renfrewthire Com-
mittee, st Allot, that Wm. 3l'Dowall, Esq. was duly darted,
and that the Petition as, nut frnolonenor vexations.
Ms. R W•Ito presented the papers ordered by the House,
relative to the Extwilition to the Dardauelles, wbkh were
laid upoo the table and ordered to be printed.
That. Dkehequet Bilis Funding Dill was read a third time
and ream*,
tateCommittee of Supply, Mr. !Wauseon submitted
sere.ral-ligsmilutions relative to the Expenctiodia of the Bar-
rack Departutrut, the Commissarial, and dims named par-
*twat to orders of the Honer, all of whichlwere at,'ed to ;
and upon the House resuming, the report was ordered to lid
received to-morrow,
The Excise Ned 'Mak Duties Bill was reported. sad or
alerti to be receitred to-eonerow. . . .

Me. Fesinerobtaitted leave to bring in a Bill for abolish.
'Old certain offices in the Enstorusand Excise in Ireland.
Mr. FITICERA LD gave notice, that tu-morrow he should
submit a atotion to the Douse, relative to the Grand .1 ary
Presentments-1u Ireland. •
Mr. YARN ELL sawed fur the production of as abstract of
the Petitions of Claimants for Compensation of Tythes under
the 17th of the Kin:, chap. :Pi, and also an abstract of the
proceedings of several Courtii relative thereto.
Mr. FOATTIL brought up the Irish Exportation Duty Bill,
wlieb was read a first, sod ordered to be read a second time
esiMoneny.
MI ynootli College Bill misread a third time, and
passed.
The Irish Jesnies Bark mod Cotters Wool Evortstioa
Proldhition Bill, was height up, read a Pint, mid ordered
to be read a sensed time on Friday next.
Calomel L 031611510 presented a Petition feud certain
Illachatits of Cork against the Orden in Colima, whirls,
after some discussion. waandered to lie upon the Table Ml+
til I/mother Petitioner. against these Orders were hosed at
the Bar.

Vpon the suggestion of fife CIIANCIIII.I.OIII, of the Eu-
cnagtast, Loral Ant; lIIIIALD HAMILTO• postrotivihis
?motion relative to the Nabob of Dude, which stood fur tu-
lIIMVUir, to that day senutght.
The Irish Token 1301 was coonatted, aad the Report or-
deted to Ix:received to-sanerow.
London, England, 1808-03-24

THE COURT.

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, ilia AIASEIFTT.
came to town, its usual, from Windsor, and was
received at the Quatit's Palace by the Dukes of
YORK, KENT, and CAMBRIDGE. At two o'clock
His MAJEITY held k private Levee, which was at-
tended by—
The Lord Chancellor' the Lord President of tee Council,
the three Secret-ales of Slate, 'ha Chem *kw or the Excite-
crier, the President of the Board ofTeade, the Secretary at
War, the Jape-Advocate; the Duke of Montrose; Earl.
ini Plett Hu waif tug) and Pembroke; Viscount Cathirait;
Getirrele N. Balfour and I.ionley : Rev. Doctors Goodall
sad King ; Firs B. Cottrell sod P. Hales.
The lollowing had the honour of beinr, presented
to Ma MAJESTY
General ?i. Balfour upon his promotion.
Briodler-General Lumley, by Lunt Ilrathfiell, upon his
apr.tntment upset the Stall' at Malta
The R. Dr. Cowl:III. the Master of Ftm College, upon
his tieing appointed a Como of Windsor, in the room of
the late Dr. Dural. . . . .

The Rev. Dr. king, upon ►ia being appointed a Prebend
of Westminster Abbey.
• • -

Thn Earl of PernhrOkie, upon hM marriage.
His MAW EtiTY held a Privy Council, and gave
audiences to the Cabinet Nlinisters, 'Viscount
C ATHCA FIT and Mr. Pauca, the Judge Advocate,
arise laidissfsvr• His bLikaury the volunknotts re-
port of the trial of General Wutret,nexr., a-nd was
closeted with His MAJESTY for nearly two floury
upon the business. At half past six k His
Malin's' set off on his return to Windsor.
London, England, 1808-12-02

EX PRESS.

BRITISH PRESS OFFICE,
Two o'Clark, Friday Morning.
INTELLIGENCE, DV EXPRESS,

1'1)M SPUN.

PUILTSMOVTII, DEC. I.
This afternoon, at three o'clock, the Bonne
Citoyenne sloop of war, Captain THOMPSON, ar-
rived from Comma, from whence she sailed on
Saturday last, bringing amounts from General
BLAKE'S army up to the 24th ult.
The dispatches shC has brought will be found to
relate several most dreadful battles between the
*runes of Marshal \n• acd I:eneral BLAKE. The
Marquis Rom ANA'S troops (from the Baltic), by
advancing too far a-head of General BLAKE'S army,
were severely defeated ; one of the regiments of Ca-
talonia has been cat to pieces. The fighting on
both sides was most obstinate and desperate. The
Marquis of ROMANIS'S cavalry was preserved. In
the last attack, BLAKE repulsed the French with
considerable loss. lie is now at Cinta, about 40
miles north of St. Ander*, with :::I,ooei men. The
nuimunication between him and the centre army,
ander Cstervaos, is cut off, the French army being
bit iv eeu them, whose head-quarters are at Vallado-
lid. There are many fears for the safety of the
centre army. The Pat!44 I: of PEAL a's party in Spain
is very strong, more so than was expected or tboughi
of ; and the patriotic cause looks desponding.--+'f
.

15A V ail ILD WWI at Astorga, 'With In army► wt.

Sir JOHN Nlooas at Salamanca. They have last
ista topsail. It is thou6lit to be Braliarsait'i
L. _ .

intention to prevent, if possible, the joining of the
different forces into oue body.
The cause of the Spaniards is not considered en
hopeless one; but the spirit of patriotism has
drooped very much.

. _
In the Dcuse Citoyenne came passenger Capt.
Gsne, of the Royal Artillery, with dispatches from
Sir ROPERT WlLsos, at Oporto. Ills dispatches
are not so favourable as could be wished. The
party against the Provisional Governmvnt is very
strong and turbulent. Sir ROSFHT 113,1 clothed,
armed, and trained, 2,000 Portugue.e, mid formed
them into a battalion. There were three British
regiments there.
London, England, 1808-12-02

TO THE E.DITOR. THE BRITISH PRESS.

Stn—•Tun will. please to contradict in your Pam of to-
ni:hout CO, thr Advertisement which appeared in
your paper this day, that the article of Cotton had taunt
44. per hi. in COUlPVltlellet of the news lately received from
America, as i may do the Agents an the muck a consider-
able injury, as uu such thing las occurred.
I our humble Servant,
De 4 mulnr 1, isos. ROBERT DAY, Ss nrn Braker.
s.• Note of the Editor.—The article above alluded to was
copied from a Contemporary Print.
London, England, 1808-12-02

NATAL lATELLIG:iNCE.

POIIVSMOVTII, NOV. 30.
Arrived the Amelia frigate, from Lisbon, with
Lieutenant-General Sir I lan,. Barran! on board,
who landed at three, p.m. and set Mr for Loudon.
Sailed the Standard, of 64 gions,.Capt. Harvey,
fio he docked, to the Palate and ; and a convoy of
laterehautuaeu for the Downs, with the Vestal.
Capt. Graham, :Zebra, and Crarker. The outward
bound here cannot sad, the wind being from the
N.W. Pl.l MOUTH. NOV. Y 9.
Catne in the Syhille. with a fleet of transports,
from 1 armoutli.
Put back the Routmd, pith a fleet front the
Westward.

HARWICH, 1404,. 30.
Arrived two packets from GortenlrurKh ; they
passed a dent of two hundred awl of vessels frow
Gottenburgh two days sitter.

IMAM, NOV. 30. .

We are informed that a brig poised here lust night
*1 Conlon& direct, not having touched at any
Net since she soiled. The news communicated by
the Captain to the people who boaratml boa, re-
bp...ding the late victory, said to hate taken place
in Spain in favour of the Spaniards, exactly corre-
sponds with what we read iu the Papers of Mondry.
Three buoys ont of four, viz. •42, 3, and 4.
one std and the utlicrs white, which were placed off
Dungeness, hate drifted from their mooring+, and
been brought in here by our boatmen. It appears
that the mooring-chins were too short, being only
nine fathoms : they are now ordered to be length-
ened to Is. The sinkers, likevrises are catniderad
as witch too light.
This foietioon the Joh, of London, Miller, with
victualling store", for Portsmouth, in corning too
late for the tide, got aground at the mouth of the
harbour.

On Monday night last one of the crew ,if the
Little Wilkens, of London, mentioned in a former
letter to be lying here under qusrantine. robbed
the Captain to the amount of 301. and made his
escape by getting throngh the mud : the vessel is
expectedto sail to-utorrosr if the weather will per-
mit, but the wind at present is from the N. W.aad
blows fresh.

DEAL. 140 V. 30.
Sailed His Majesty's ship Erryahts, ou a cruise.

LEI rH. NOV. 28.
Yearn:by awning the Spiifire sloop of war. and
Quail schooner, arrived io thew Roads from a cruise.

coact, WILA. 45,
The Dryad frigate, Captain Drummond, arrived
at Cove on the dad *student, after a cruise of thirteen
days; the corvette which she w.. 13 left lla chase of
by her prize, escaped.
The Fortanee, Capt. Vansittart, arrived on the
234 inst. after a cruise of thirteen weeks to the
Sonthwant having made no captnrc ; alo the Earl
Spencer cutter, on the &UDC day, from a cruise oft
the west Coast of Ireland.

The Dna, Capt. Sir William Bolton, sailed ou
the 23d fur Plymouth to rent.
London, England, 1808-01-29

FRENCH DECREE.

Lord TlOLLAiiiiiivenotire---Of his intention
to mote, on Moran, nee, " Foe the copy of spy

communication received by this Majesty's Mini
:-
tern from any accredited Ambassador Agent. of_a
Neutuil owerArhich purported to be a statemeai
of the ex *of the Irene Decree."
STATE PAPE.ILS•
Earl GREY, in adverting to 'the papers laid on
the table, said, it was his intention to move for cer-
tain papers; which were necessary to supply a very
apparent chasm in the papers produced. He par-
itclarly alluded to the answer of M. Lindberg to the
letter of Lord Gower, when the latter solicited to
have this country included in a general peace. tie
was anxious to know whether his Lordship had re-
plied to the Russian 'Minister's answer? and whir*.
that reply forthcoming, if he had. He therefore
gave notice of his intention to move, on Monday
next, for this document, and fur all the other suhl-
sequent correspondence which had taken place be-
tween Russia and this country.
The Peers were ordered to be summoned.—Ad- •
joutaed.
London, England, 1808-12-05

NAVAL L TE INCE.

.
• roaTsmotrro, vim 2.
Arrived the Escort, from a cruise, and L'Argots,
from Co k.
Put buck, the Riagduce, liuuml to the West In-
dies.—W hid W.

PIAXOUTII, DEC. 1.
Suited the Trompeuse. with a convoy for the
DoWns ; Thescu# and Foxhound, ou u cruise.

DO~'L'M DEC. .

Came in the sloop Lin CelithCodlitig, of and
from Loudon, iu ballast, for St. Michael's, most of
her sails being blown away yesterday in the after-
noon. She took a pilot ins board a *mall distance
to the Westward, to brim, her for the harbour, du-
rim; %Inch the master took an opportunity to jump
overboard. A rope was immediately. thrown to him,
with winch lie could easily have recovered the ves-
sel, hut by anuld not arail himself of it, and plunged
directly under the water. We hear he hut left a wife
and family. It is said he WAY brother to the Cod-
ling who some few years back was hanged for scut-
tling his ship off Brighton.

DEAL, DEC. 2..

Came down from the River, the Alfred, Teak,
for 'Madeira ; Minerca, Gray, for Matte ; Pursuit,
King., for Jamaica ; until Lancentiose,
for the River Plata; and remain iu the Downy, with
the Alio as per last. —Wind IV.S.W.

DEC. 3.

Come clown from the. river, the Mary .4ane,
Loudon, for Jameiro, and Sir S. Smith, for
the Cope of Good Hope.,

FROM SATURDAY -A-16117"S GAZETTE.
London, England, 1808-03-23

CANINE A FFItCI7O,7.

Mrs. Eleanor Fci win iielased I. et. rasps Cheretryard,
on Suede', the ant of last niartisr sod her grave has loco
regularly •atelie.d from that period by his Ihitidri trend, a
mall black aid ebbe log, win is newer sabred (rum his
post but Swaim odirbisit brine dirk aid amain, shell
he is supposed to retire for bout, sod resume ain te bit
work, where Ise bee proullog the odd greasd, his eyes deed
on the grave of bia siistrosa