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solicited me to open suberniption bets, to raise a guard of ho-
nour on foot and hurnelaaoioknattend him nn his pansarre:
" I inform ou, thatthis lilts nuw opens{ at the Mayotelty-
house ; there you will atedllitril a depot, whets you can give in
memorials or plans for the amelioration of our navigation, our
colleries, our city, and our commerce; which, lipon being ex-
amined and approved by the Prefect, will be prusented to tbo
FIRST Consult, on the spot. I invite you to redouble, if
possible, your seal, in order to put our manufaCturea, our esta-
blishments, our hospitals and workhouses, in a state to merit
the approbation and marks of encouragement of the FIRST
Corrine j and you will hirdmie, on evtryOCCJI/031; ready to.
second you."
At the same time the cities of Hall, Louvuir,
Malines, Ghent, and several others, are concerting
every measure to raise volunteer companiei-of horse
and foot, and every thing else that can contribute
to give the FIRST CoNsuc's journey through Belgic
triumphal noieniaity.

RATISBON, JAN. !?8.

There has been presented to the Diet a protest
of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, son-in-law
and heir-apparent of the Duke of Modena, by which
this Prince presents claims on the chapters, convents,
and abbeys, mediately and immediately held in the
Brisgau, as being a dependance on the sovereign
right which tile ancient Government possessed over
them. Thus says the protest: His Highness fbrms
also pretensions on the Imperial cities of o:ienbourg,
Gergenhach, and Zell, on Hummerspach, devolved
to the House of Baden, and which it considers as
comprized in the jurisdiaion of the Imperial baill tae
of Ortenau, ceded to the Duke of Modena, as well
by the plan of indemnity as by convention of the
20th Dec. It is not believed that this protest,
which is of an important nature, and would be ex-
tremely prejudicial, as well to the Margrave of Ba-
den, as to the Ordcr of Malta, will be admitted.
We are assured that separate articles, but forming
part of the convention of 26th Dec. relative to the
indemnities of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, corn-
prize several dispositions, resulting from the prin-
ciples established in the articl6s already made pub-

lice and which stipulate, besides the recognition of
the King of Etruria, on the part of Austria, a renun-
ciation by the same Power of all pretensions to
the Duchies of Parma and Plaisance. •

FRANKFORT, JAN. 28.

A very curious sight presented itself to the Ger-
mans, of very numerous companies of a6tors and ac-
tresses, dancers, musicians—in a word, of dramatic
artists, who, in a rigorous season, bid adieu, with
an heroism worthy of that which they represent on
the stage, the conveniences and pleasures of the ca-
pital of France, and traverse without fear the north
of Germany, to go to Petersburg with their ward-
robe ! Some carry with them their whole family ;
so great is their expectation of success in the capital
of the Russian empire. Some time since the good
inhabitants of Fulda, who have never had among
them any other theatre than a travelling stage, nor
any other artists than rupc-dancers, have seen, not
without great demonstrations of joy, three carriages
filled with French dramatic artists, whom an officer

of his Majesty the Emperor ALEX A N E R escorted,
not to quit them until arrived in Russia.

BERNE, FEB. 1.

The last letters from Paris give us to under_
stand, that our Deputies assembled on the 25th Jan.
under the presidency of Citizen. BARTRBLZMY.
This Senator announced to them, that he had to
communicate to them, on the part of the Fast
Comm., two acts of mediation; but that to receive
this communication, it was indispensable that the
assembly should divide itself into two sections—the,
partimau of the assi:•rt regime, and those of the new
order of Ming:. After a moment of surprize and
hesitation, the assembly divided, and in this fashion
they learnt, what till this moment we were ignorant
of, that 34•0 f our Deinaties are for the new order
and 16 for the old;

The Senator BARTH et. EmY then.invited each of
the Sections to name within itself, a commission of
five members, who were to meet at his house, one
at two o'clock, and the -other at four, to \receive__
communication upon the acts in. question. The
ancients have named Meisrs. Reinhard, Dairy, Wu:-
teville, Janche, aid Getitz : and the moderns, Stap-
fer, listery, Monod, Sprecher, and Dessue. After-
wards, those two commissions drew lots, to know
which should go the first to M. BA lurnrt.r.mv's.
To this very time we have no notion as to the nature
of the acts of mediation which are to be presented
to our Deputies.

On Tuesday came on, at the General Dispensary
in Alder,gatt-sixeet, the choice of a Coneaor tb that
Charity, in the room of Mr. Buowli, resigned: on
casting up the Ballot, the numbers were,
Fur Mr. Cocks. 146
Mr. Griffith O9
Mr Locker

Mr. Harri;m

Whereupon Mr. Cocas was declared dulk
cleeted.

General Axotttosst, the Consular Ambassad,.)r at
our Court, is descended from the illustrious House
of Mediris, and coaseq iently allied to the•B:-king
of France.
It has been mentioned, that a great mane French
officer:, in the suite 431 BONAPARTE, had set off
with numerous recommendations for Ireland. We
trust the motives of their visit will be duly ascer-
tained in the proper quarter, and their conduct
properly watched.

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