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PARISIAN F 4SHIONS.

Hcad-ilrz•:n.-s of hair a !a .Niatia, turbans -af brocart-, and
satin cap, tire still inch worn. In the front of most of the
calvi is placed, what the niddiner. term, loft boat/ion, the is,
a sarias of plains confined ta a certain size. This Boni/Ica,
which is fomied of lace, nr of crape, takes it: origin from the
mob caps of the manttia-makeri. Knots of rib, ods are now
uard inrt.•ad of roses, which arc entirely exploded.
The men of fashion have returned to sharp-,sointed boots,
with tutu-down tops.

Yesterday the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR,
Aldermen, and Common Council, met at Guild-
!rail, and proceeded from thence, accompanied by
the Sheriffs, Recorder, and City Offic.:rs, to Saint
James's, to present the following Address to His
Majesty.

TO TIIE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
THE HUMBLE AND DUTIFUL ADDRESS OF THE
'.OED MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS OF
THE CITY OF LONDON, IN COMMON COUNCIL
ASSEMBLED.
MOST CRACIns SOVEREIGN,
We, your 11-I.ilesty's most dutiful and loyal subjeas, the
Loot Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London,
in C!innuon Council assembled, approach the Throne with this
most lively and heartfelt congratulations, on the timely dis-
covery awl defeat of the late traitorous designs against your
Royal Person.
Seilsib'e as we are of the happiness we enjoy, tind,•r youir.
Nfajesty's mild and paternal Government ; riling, as we are
In rsuaded your Majesty d0e,,., not more over the persons, thall
in the hearts of a free and grateful people; allied as your Au-
gust Person is, to the safety of our gloranis Constatinion, iu
Church and State ; and mential as your Majesty's invaluable
Life 14, to the vital Interests of the Empire at large, and of
every indivieual, living under its Wise, wholesome, and espial
Legs—We are unable, ii) terms adequate to our feeings, to
express our abhorrence at the nefarious and diabolical machi-
nations whicit were delrberately paused to whelin them ali,
by one fatal blow, in horror and destruaiiiii.
Such sentiments of imliguation must glow in the hei:rts of
your Majesty's faithful Soojeas throughout the United K mg.
d•iin ; and we entreat your Majesty to believe, that y,,er Loyal
Citizens of London are sewibly alive to the mighty iniscniet
which threatened them, and that their arlectioaate attachment
and ardent zeal will ever, if possible, streligthe,i ill p7,iiairtmo
to any danger is which your sacred Penult may bt: ex,),•sed.
We trust, however, that the firm and decided execution
of the laws, upon the unnatural wojeitors of so foul a
will, white it wants the Traitor of his punishment, convince
the loyal of the proteCtion our revered Constitution affords,
and effectually secure your Majesty, and the unites: kingdom,
tr..er which the gooduess awl mercy of Providence has placAl
and preserved you, from any such guilty attempts in future, to
disturu the general tranquillity.
. . .

Long may the Almighty guard the Throne of the,e realms
froin the assaults of violence, and the insidious attack, of
domestic treason ! and long may your Majesty, in your pers,m
and family, enjoy that quiet and happiness in guvei:tme,
which are so intimately interwoven siith the tlcirest po4s.i-
-si3:l6 of the free and happy people whooliey!

signt.:4l, by dlrder of Catt-rr,
HENRY WOODY( lOR PE.
To which his NIAJEsry was pleased to return the
following most gracious answer :

I thank you for this dutiful and loyal Mcires:, and arre:.t,
with particular satislanion, the aff.:;-tionato congratulations fti
my Lithful City of London, rn► the signal proteet.on of divine
Pravid mce vouchsafed to ow ; and upon our common deli-
vcrance from .t d.•i,erate and wicked at,empt to destroy our
nvaluable ConAit,:tion, and therewith the laws, liberties,
nd happine.s; of my people.
After which his MAJESTY conferred the honour
of Knighthood on RICHARD WELCH and JAMES
ALEXANDER, Esqrs. Sherds of this City.

The Earl of CNIkSTrIMELD gate a dinner yes-
terday, at his house, in South Audley-street ; among
the company present were, the Earl of DART-
MOUTH, Earl of UXBRIDGE, Earl of DARNLEY,
&C. &C &C.

Lord Hu3ART gave a Cabinet Dinner yesterday,
at his house, LI Grosvenor-ilial. Among the com-
pany we noticed, viz. Duke of PokiLA tin, Lord
PELH AM, Lord WM. BENTINCK, Lord CASTLE-
REAGH, Lord BOYLE, the CHANCELLoR 5/1, THE
IiX('HE4UER, the CHAIRMAN and DEN.) ry CHAIR-
MAN of the East India Company, &c. &c. &c.
Mrs. WALKER, of Masquerade celebrity, has taken
a house in Sackville-street.

We are happy to announce, that Sir .1. and Lady
Ho wr and randy, are recovered from their late in-
disposition.
The Miss CR A MERS arc upon,a musical party with
Lord DUDLE V and WARD, at his seat at ►limley-
hall, near Wolverhampton.
Lady READ has announced her fashionable routs
in Curzon-street, with an issue of 500 tickets, on the
21st and 28th of the month.

Lord CARRINGTON will give a grand dinner on
Saturday next, at his house in St. James's-place.
The Duke of LEINSTER arrived in town last
night from Ireland, at Tuom As's Hotel, in Berkeley-
square.
The three last days of the Carnival have been
spent at Paris in fetes and amusements. The Mas-
cardes do not appear to have been more numerous
th last year. The police has watched over order
and decency, and public morals have been res-
peged.
The late Rev. Dr. PEARCE, being Sub-Dean of St.
Paul's as well as the Chapel Royal, the Requium
composed by Dr. CALCOT, to be sung lover the
grave of the late Dr. ARNOLD, was sung at Saint
Paul's, last Sunday, by the Gentlemen of the Choir.
On Monday evening there was a grand Concert
at Oxford, under the direaion of Dr. CROTCH. The
performance was the Oratorio of Sadiron. The
principal vocal performers were, MiSS PA RKE, Master
SLATER, Mr. DENMAN, and Mr. WYNDHAM, a pu-
pil of Mr. Collet of London, mlio made his debut on
this occasion. He promises to be a great acquisi-
tion to the musical world ; his voice and style of
singing is very like INCLEDON'S. He sung the well-
known song of " Why does the God of Israel
sleep ?" with great animation and execution ; and
" Total eclipse," with much expression. Miss
PARKE exerted her well-known powers with most
charming effea, particularly in " Let the bright
Seraphinis;" she was admirably accompanied on
the trumpet by Mr. SCHMIDT. Mr. DENMAN was
extremely happy in 4‘ Honour and Arms." The
Concert was honoured with a crowded and brilliant
audience.

A letter from an Officer belonging to the Excel.
lent, dated Barbadoes, Dec. 23, says, " We have
just anchored here, where we found the Ulpses,
Commodore Hoon. We expect to remain here
some time longer, but our Commodore (the Hon.
Capt. STOP oaD) goes home in the auto., and will
sail in a few days. Mr. W. NASH is appointed
Lieutenant of the ship, in the room of Lieutenant
T. CHURCH, who is promoted to the Busy, vice Cap-
tain CHANISERLAYNX, deceased."

RE A; iV INTELLIGENCE.

yitom THE FRENCH PAPF.R3.
rAnic,
Tie Deputation of twenty-four member!, noiti
noted by the Legislative Body in the sitting ofstie
2d instant,-repaired to-day to the palace of 44
Government. It was received in the closet of fife
Consuls. T:te First Consul was accompanied by
the second and third Consuls, and surrounded by
Seuators, Ministers, Counsellors- of State, and In-
speclors General of Arms.

Citizen Rabeaud, the younger, as spokesman,
expressed himself in the following manner :
CITIZEk F I I:ST CONSUL,
• " The Legislative Body, in opening its session,
has felt the necessity of approaching, and testifying
to you, by a solemn procedure, the satisfaflion It
has experienced in the happy success with which
your immortal labours have been crowned.
" Since the last Session, great and memorable
events have astonished the world, and fixed the at-
tention of the French people. 'Their fortunate re-
sults, in augmenting the glory and the influence of
the Great Nation which you have the happiness to
govern, have still added to the shining glory and
the high reputation which you had already acquired.
" We shall not attempt, Citizen First Consul,
to make here the interesting enumeration of all that
you have done, great, useful, and memorable : it is
engraved on the memory and the hearts of the
French, the Italians, the Swiss, and the Germans,
and will gloriously employ history and posterity.
The Legislative Body this day confines itself to lay-
ing before you the wishes of a people filled with re-
spea for the Chief which it gave itself : of love and
confidence in its benefa&or : of a people proud to
find itself, by your cares, in the first rank of civilized
nations, and which contemplates, without fear, the
puny etfc.r.s of the feeble enemies of its repose and
happiness.
'6 You have experienced yourself, Citizen First
Consul, the pleasing proof of those sentiments
which the peo,rle feel towards you in those coun-
tries whim you favoured with your presence. You
will still find mist universal proofs of it, when
you shall visit the other departments of this vast
Republic, of wLieli you circumscribed the limits,
augmented the power, and increased the resources.
" The Legislative Body sees you, with satisfac-
tion, already gather the f.arits of your toilsome la-
bours, by that confidence and love of the people,
which can alsrne seat your government on an im-
pregnable basis, and give, to the vast conceptions
of genius, tho duration of ages.
" In the painful task which you have imposed
upon yourself, Citizen First Consul, it is satisfac-
tory to US to find you in *pedal harmony with the
great authorities which are called, by their eminent
funEtions, to concur with you in the perfeaion of
the laws. The Legislative Body w:11 always be
eager to maintain that precious union, which com-
mands the confidence, and which constitutes the
force of government, and the despair of the ene-
mies of the public welfare.
" You have caused to be announced to the Le-
gislative Body, by the Orators of Government, the
important affairs which should occupy it in the pre-
sent Session. It will not be relaxed by their num-
ber, nor deterred by their difficulties. Prepared,
meditated, and discussed by wisdom and under-
standing, the projects of law which you shall pre-
sent to it, will, no doubt, be entitled to its appro-
bation, as they have already deserved its coml.
dence.

" A new career npens itself to the French people.
In this the same genius and skill shall be the guide
of its Chiefs. The I.egislative Body will assist them
by an unwearied application to the exercise of its au-
gust functions, and will he anxious to give you as
wed as your respectable colleagues, on all occasions,
t ne itlivocal proofs of its establishment and its confi-
dence."

The First Consul replied to the Deputation, in
the following manner :
"It is to the concord which has reigned between
the Government and the Legislative Body, that
the success of the most important and popular mea-
sure which has marked your last Session is due.
Labors not less useful arc referred for the pre-
sent Session. The Government expects the same
harmony and the same results.
4 I receive with the greatest satisfaction the ex-
pression of the sentiments which you have delivered
to me ; I shall justify them by the most constant
devotion to the interests of the country."

LEGISLATIVE BODY.
FEBRUARY 25.
The Counsellors of State, Treilhard, Petiet, and
Regnuult, were introduced ; the list of whom pre-
sented the second plan of the civil code. The de-
velopement of the subjc!t was to the following
drat :

The vi&ories obtained by the French arms, he
said, world give great eclat to the name of French
Citizen," bat this external honour could he of little
avail to their happiness, if the public welfare were
not assured by that security and respdi to property
which constituted die felicity of a people. Political
rights were only distantly felt, whereas civil rights
come every moment home to the feelings of every

The projea before them contained two chapters,
the one concerning the enjoyment, and the other
the privation of civil rights Civil rights were the
inheritance of every Frenchman, but not so to
those foreigners who wished to be naturalized.
This he described as a great drawback upon in-
dustry, population, and national prosperity.
The first condition of the law was, that all chil-
dren born in France, of foreign parents, should be
deemed Frenchmen.

That wives follow the fortunes of their husbands,
and become French by marrying a Frenchman.
l'he child of a Frenchman, wherever born, shall
be a citizen, unless the parent be disqualified.
The 9th article of the project ordains, that all
children who draw their first breath in France shall
be citizens, if they think proper to fix there, and do-
miciliate in the country.
The most important question was, whether a fo-
reigner should enjoy civil rights in France ? This
admitted of a division : he may fix his residence in
France, or live in his own country. The first may
be easily solved. The Constitutional Law closely
determined that a foreigner who wished to become
a French citizen, should be 21 years of age, declare
his intention of settling in France, and be ten years
resident in the country. His allegiance to any other