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KING TO THE SENATE.

" Seilitors-..The Organi • &natal Cortia,t,tm, of the 181 h
Fbree; , of the year 18 (Bth May, 1804), has provided tot
every thing respecting the hereditary succravion of the Wipe-nal
Crown in France.

't The first Constitutional Statute of our king.lona of Italy,
dated March It. 1803, has fixed the inheritance of that Crown
on our descendants, in a direct awl legitimate hue, whether
natural, or by adoption.•

The dangers to which we have been exposed in the midst
of the war, and which were exaggerated to our people of Italy
-.those to which we may still be exposed in combating the
enemies who yet remain to France, still excite very tensible
alarms. The people of Italy do not enjoy the security, offer-
ed them by the liberality and the mi.deration of our laws, be-
cause the future is to them uncertain,

rr We Isaac considered it u one of our present duties to put a
period to these alarms.
r. We have in consequence determined to adept as our son,
Prince Eugene, Arch-Chancellor of our Empire, and Viceroy

of our kingioin of hely. We have ailed him, next to our-
selves and our natural and legitimate ehiWren, to the throne of
Italy ; and we have decreed, thatein default of our direct de-
scendants, legitimate or natural, or those of Prance Eugene,
our son, the crown of Italy shall devolve to the son, or the
newest relative to our Princes of the blood, who in such case
&toy thee reign so Vegan.
_ _

•' We hare thought it befitting war 'Lenity, that Prince Eu-
gene shall enjoy all the honours attached to our adoption,
though they will give hiss no right butts the Crown of Italy
alone; it being understood, that our adoption will in no cam
■ur circumstance authorise either him or the descendants of
Prince Eugene, to rails any claim to the Crown of France, the
slices-soon of which is irrevocably regulated by the constitutions
of the Empire.
The history of all ages informs us, that the uniformity of
laws is essentially prejudicial to the strength and good shrug-
empires, when they extend beyond the limits al-
lowed by the moral habits, and geographical considerations.
•' We reserve toourselves the opportunity of publishing our
ulterior dispositions, respecting the contiertiuns which are to
subsist after ua, among all the Federative P.,tates of the French
Empire. The rations independent patties among them, hos-
ing a common interest, must have a common tie.
•' Our people of Italy wiU receive, with transports of joy,
these new te•tinrruti.•s of our ealieitnde. They will pence: re in

• Art. H. The Crown of Italy is hereditary in the direet
and legitimate line, whether natural or adapted, from male to
male, to the perpetual exclusion of females and their de,c.ml-
&lll% null prattling that the right of adoption cannot be ex-
tend..it to any ens who is not a Citizen of the French Empire,
u the Kingdom of Italy -weenatitastiana' Statute Ki.igdein
.j Italy ty. the Starch, 111,0.

thew the raaraiiite of t!.. Itappinel they enjoy, iu the pertlit,
nears: ef the Gote.nike..t cif this young Prig, e, who, ill in in-
terval stormy agitatio:., and particularly in tit • first itioo.ciit.,
so difficult even Ca men of ex; erience, has known haw to go.
vent by the affections, sod to endear to them our laws.
" Ile has never to, ,ed to offer us a spectacle, which has
strongly interested us. We have seen him in inert .ituAaony
reducing those prinCiplZ. to practice, which we had studied to
inculcate in hie mind and in his hurt, all the wails be was
under our inspection. Wheat it was necessary ta defend our
people of Italy, he shoved himself equally worthy of imitating
said renewing Wltat,ne. we might have achieved in the dellfic.itt
art tif war.
" At the mine me: tent that we have shot our
fourth Constitution .1 Statute should be communicated to the
three Colleges of Italy, it has appeared to us to be inilispetisi-
ble not to defer for an instant, the instruction itecestary fir the
dispositions which establish the prn.perity and duration of the
Empire, in the love and the interest of the nations which com-
pose it. We have thus been persuaded, that hing that
is to us a sobject of happiness and joy cannot be indifferent to
you, or to our people!
(Signed) " NAPOLEON,
" Given at Munich, Jan. 12, 11VG. " MARE r "

After the Emperor's letter was read, the Senate,
on the proposition of tke President Francois de
Neufchateau, passed a vote of thanks to His Ma-
jesty, and appointed a Committee of three senators,
Lacepede, Semonville, and Sieges, to prepare an
answer, which was to be reported the next day.

GERMAN PAPERS.

INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF
A USTER LI FZ.
The following account of the engagement which
decided the fate of Austria, is communicated by an
intelligent eye-witness of the bloody confliet. It is
the only one that has yet appeared, which can be
considered as impartial and worthy of credit.
The battle of Austerlitz, though not of long du-
ration. was uncommonly bloody ; and, on the Rus-
sian left wing, where the French were thrice repulsed
with great loss, it continued incessantly almost
nine hours. At this point, the combatants attacked
not only with bayonets, but the Rassians even used
the but-ends of their muskets in the murderous
contest.

The French army, commanded by His Majesty,
the Emperor Napoleon, was composed of 120,000
men, and was very advantageously posted, behind
the lakes and villagesnf Mennitz, Telnitz, Sackol-
nita, and Kobelnitz. The Attstro-Russian army,
about 60,000 strong. marched on the Ist of Decem-
ber, in Ave columns, from the position sear Hodje-
gitz, and the same evening took a position oppo-
site to the French army, in such a manner, that the
first division, under the General in Chief, Count
Buzhnvden, was posted only 300 fathoms from the
French front ; the second division, under the Gene-
ral in Chief, Kutusow, was about the same distance
yt the rear, and behind that was the reserve, under
the Grand Duke Constantine. The cavalry, under
Prince Lichtenstein, was likewise in the second
division.

The same night, the above-mentioned Generals
received orders, an consequence of the disposition
made on the part of the Austrians, to attack the
French army at seven in the morning, in five co-
lumns. The two Generals-in-Chief wished to make
some alteration, and were desirous of having caval-
ry attached to the columns ; but they received for
answer, that such was the fixed arrangement for the
disposition and the attack. Accordingly, out of the
first division were formed the first and '2d column,
which composed the left wing ; out of the second
division, the third and fourth column ; and the re-
serve formed the fifth column, or the right wing.
On the latter was, besides, stationed, the column of
cava'.y. This column was commanded by Prince
Lichtenstein; the sth by the Grand Duke; the 3d
and 4th ►y General Kutusow, who placed himself
at the head of the sith ; and the first and second by
Count 13,ahovden, who led on the first column in
person.

This column had already advanced by seven
o'clock, in two divisions, to the village of Telnitz,
where it attacked the right wing of the French.
The latter received it with a heavy fire of musketry,
which the Russians forbore to return, till they had
arrived at the next distil/see. The cordiia was ob-
stinate, and the firing tremendous. The Russians
approached amid an incessant fire, and numbers
fell on both sides. At length the Russians rushed
with bayonets fixed on the French front, which re.
ceived them with firmness, and the carnage that
succeeded was truly dreadful. The Ftench were
driven back ; but soon received a strong reininrce-
ment ; and, in their turn, gained ground on the
Russians ; on which the latter made a second despe-
rate attack, and turned the French. The carnage
was redoubled, and the field of battle was inun-
dated with human blond. The French were com-
pelled not only to abandon the village, but likewise
all the eminences and defiles beyond Telnitz, and
were pursued by the vißorious column.
Meanwhile, the second column, under Lieute-
nant-General Lange-on, had likewise driven back
the French, near Sokolnitz ; and the first cclumn

prepaied, 35 they advanced, to turn this Frerch
with a view to relieve the second colurnr. By ti,;.t
the third, fourth, and fifth calumus had Lk?.
wise advanced out of the lieu; I.ut ti:er were
stanil;.. attacked by a far superior force.
The l'rerch forced the centre; and, as the At:s.
tro- Russian columns were at a great distance fort
each other, and unprovided wigs cavalry, the tl ree
ench divibions succeeded in penetrating Letwe a
them, and turning thew. The fire was every whn,,.
brisk. and Russian guards advanced, with fixed

bayonets, and without firing scarcely a single shot,
against, nut only the French infantry, but likewise
their cavalry. They cut down, without mercy, alt
that opposed them ; but, 2t length, they were obliged
to yield to superior numbers ; and, About twelve, the
army retreated towards Austerlitz.

The column of cavalry di3 scarcely any thing
and the van, under Prince Bagrathion, never came
into :talon at all.

On the retreat of the Allied Army, three strong
divisipns of the French were immediately sent to the

support of the right wing. These consequently at-
tacked the left wing of the Russians, in the rear ;
their second column was partly routed, and partly
formed a junaion with the first column, which the
French had already pursued towards Chlapanitt,
the head-quarters of the French.

The situation of this column, which had fought
with such valour and distiklion, nqw became ex-
tremely critical. It was deserted by the rest of the
army, without hope of succour, surrounded by a
powerful French army, of which three division.,
with a strong body of cavalry, were already in its
rear, and menaced this isolated column with utter

destruetion—circumstances, which produced a con-
vietion, that a column, scarcely 10,000 strong, ex-
hausted and weakened by a confliel of eight hours,
had no other means of rescuiag itself, but by a ca-
pitulation. Though the situation of these troops
was so eminently perilous, still they continued under
the condo& of their veteran leader (General Box-
hoyden), to bid defiance to every danger. It ex-
cited the utmost astonishment to beheld, with wh.tt
resolution they withstood the attacks of the French,
and ss.ils what fortitude they met every emer-
gency.
evinced

It was not t7ll near four o'clock, that they
any dispositions for a retreat. The French re-
doubled their attacks on every quarter. and a tre-
mendous fize was maintained on both sides. The
Russians were under the necessity of passing through
the village of Ursd, which was already occupied by
French troops. Through these they were obliged
to open a way ; the battle was renewed, and both
parties fought most desperately with the bayonet.
The French, however, were compelled to yield to
Russian intrepidity ; the latter passed through the
village-amidst an incessant fire, deployed beyond
the canal, broke down the bridges ; and, soon after
four o'clock, the battle ceased. The brave French,
even with their superiority, were tired of pursuing a
corps which obliged them to purchase every step
they gained with so much blood.
Both sides complained of the calmness of the
wind ; in consequence of which the clouds of smoke
that filled the atmosphere, were so thick, that the
men were unable to see each other, at the distance
of 20 paces.

During the engagement, the Emperor of Russia
was in the centre, and exposed himself to the
greatest dangers, amidst a heave ire. The French
sharp-shooters perceived the Emperor, and con-
tinually directed their fire towards him. Being
warned of his danger, his answer was : ‘. The Em-
peror of Russia is trot art Aid of death."

The General, in Chief, Kutvsow and Busboy-
den, were slightly wounded ; Major-Generals Be-g.
Baron Metier, Essen the First, Essen the Sec:Joil-
Baron Sacken, Miller, Barons Wompfen and Pre-
bischewsky, were dangerously wounded, and taken
prisoners. Many staff :rnd superior officers and
privates were killed, taken, and wounded. It k
confidently stated, that the French lost more that
10,000 men.

The following are stated, in a Foreign Journal,
to be the principal causes of the recent disasters of
Au.tria :—I at, The injudicious plan, and the obri-
nacy of Mack; 2d, The particular incapacity of
two Generals under his command ; 3d, the want
of necessaries for the army ; 4:h, The sureriority of
the French in number, and in their plan of opera•
tions ; Sth, The disobedience of the Prince of Aunrs-
berg, in not breaking down the bridges across
the Danube; 6th, The death of General Schmidt;
7th, The disobedience of Gen. Jellachich and Prince
Rohan to the orders of the Archduke John, by
a compliance with which, they might, even accord-
ing to the testimony el the *.'leach Generals, have
rescued their two corps. Su:h date as thnse, the
candid historian net fail to give
The Au-trian 1'; ificec, the Archdukes Charles.
John, arid Ferdinard, ail of whom made such ma,-
terly retreats, c-intr:vcd, amidst nisft:rtune, to
cover themselves with glory.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

J.{ /N: iN,
VIUI2.SDAY, Fvuluikkv 6.

Yesterday, Sarin afzer twelve o'clock, the Fail of
Weetroast•ro, Lmil Privy Seal; the Earl of
CAMDEN, Secretary of State for the Colonial De-
partment; Viscount CAil I.EREAUH, President of
the Board nl Controm ; Lola • YE. Secretary
of State Int. Fitreign Affairs ; .tr.d Lord Il•wr es-
sway, Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment; hid audiences ~f His M ,ress v, at the
Queer's House, and resigned their several Mi-
nisterial Offices. The Earl of CA ?anat.:, and Vis-
count CASTLEREAGH, had not left the Palace be-
fore the Earl of Mose • entered. At two o'clock,
the Noble Earl was followed by Lord ELLEP•IIO
ROUGH, Lord GRENVILLE, Earl TEMP( es Lard
AVIL•ND, Earl SPENCER, Viscount S:IIMOUTH,
Mr. Fos, Mr. Gave, Lord H. PETTY (the three
latter came in Mr. Gaev's carriage), Mr. WlND-
m•ss, Lord Mimeo (the two latter came in Mr.
WINDHAM'S carriage), Mr. Vast:Lirut, and
the Earl of Bucifirtor•rsittae.
Lord Etter soitouor had an audience of His
MAJESTY, and resigned the Seals of Chancellor of
the Exchequer, which he held, pre tropore, since the
death of Mr. PITT.
Lord HENRY PETTY had then an audience of His
MAJESTY, when His MaJesre was pleased to ap-
point his Lordship Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and delivered to him the seals accordingly.
His MAJESTY afterwards gave audiences to the
follnwing distinguished personages, and appointed
th.nt to the several high offices i

Lim' Gat/tints', First Lord of iha Trrasury.
hfr Fot. Serretaiy of State for Foreign Affairs.
Lail Spasm's, Secretary for the Home Deparment.
Mr WI , Secretary for the War Department.

Mr. threv. First Lord of the Admiralty.
Earl Feur Le, one of the Paymasters of the Pereira

Lord Auer LAN tr, President of the Board of Trade.
V,stotnit St ostot To,. Lord Privy Seal.
Lori Mints, Prraident of the Beard of Cootrooi.
Lid of BUCK! Ila e, one of the Postmasters.
General.
Mr. Veins , one of tho Secretaries to t►e Treasury.
Earl of Niers A, MastroGeneral of the Ordnance.

After His Mutsu had made the above appoint-
*bents, he held a Privy Council; at which Earls
Biota* and TEMPLt, Mr. For, Mr. Grey, and
Lord Henry Perry, were introduced, and sworn
io members, and took their seats at the board Ac-
cordingly.

The Cooped broke op at a quarter past three
tedodt.

Sir SrarinN Co TT rTT LL and Mr. Fat:Luisa,

attended the Council as Clerks.

Earl Seas/tea went immeJiately to the Secre-
tary of State's Office, in the Treasury, and trans-

ailed business during the afternoon.
Mr. Gen, likewise went to the Admiralty, and
took his seat at the Board.

New Writs were moved laic night in the House
of Commons for the County of Suffolk, the Ilo-
rsingh of St. Mawes, the County of Northumber-
land, and the Borough of Caine, to return Re-
priseatatives to Parliament, in the room of Vis-
count BIOME, who has succeeded to the title of
MArilliS CORNWALLIS, and Mr. Garr, Mr. WIND*
a Au, and Lord HMV( Petty, who have ac-
cepted places in the new Ministry.
The Jacobin Print is almost silent. It confined

itsi!f, yesterday, to a weak and miserable attempt
to evire discontent in the breast of Mr. Sn moan,
and make 11;n1 jealous of his old ind faithful friends.
It Areas to consider Mr. SMIIIIDA PI, slighted, in-
sulted, and treated with the deepest ingratitude, in
being made only Treasurer of the Navy. Now it
so ti.ippetis, that the salary of Treasurer of the Nary
is 40001. is-rear ; that the office is particularly
desirable to Mr. LI, MAN, who is always proud
of the title of the sailors' friend ; that it is
preuliarTy adapted to his habits ; and. abo►e all,
that i: is of Mr. Su It ID Ale/ own choice and selec-
tion. Hew desperate mu►t be the Jacobin Pratt,
when it he; recouise to 'itch miserable shifts ! ! !

The Naive' of Capt. Osr i.e, ore of
ese outward botti.ci West India fleet, put b.wk
Faitooner m Stsoday„ bcirig unable to proceed
oil aCtitair I damage. Knell Captain OSTLE
parted. on At turd 47, he left Sir Jonia B. WAIIIILPI,
with nine of the linz, in chacc of a French fleet,
of Linz sail r.r the line, in latitude 4!)..;0. longitude
C. nine Iragl.teis west of t:shatit.—Wind S.E. The
fleet' was to svindward. Willie Captain
Og' t r. was o.: Ipoard the Lena la man of W;LT, to ask
Vrmissioar ao- :turn. that % essel was preparing
i"r adios', trawl with the two other ships of
flu) line Isiitit. ex.ntcd the out wa d • bow(' firer

licithl m4:4- B W A •.5 force twelve
34i 01 the a !rne, egccluve of Captain
fikTL I. h-ft ta!,tyvnfceta in sizht of each miler.-
0.44 t aza suppcscd enemy wire part of

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the flea rf Ad:n:s4l ('or.•.t; A: t.ts, who t, as zcen,ln
the d.ty hetore, (di Usliant.

•
'I he HamSurgh Mail, due yeste.lay, arrived in
co.irse, with lettorS and Papers to the Ist instant.
A letter from Vieana, o: the states, that there
are daily conferences between the Austrian, Rus-
sian, and English Ministers, in that capital, relative
to peace.
A Convention has been entered into between
France and Prussia, for the preservation of the
tranquittisy of the Ninth of Germany. Hanover is
to be occupied by Prus,ia, until the conclusion of a
general peace.
Mr. WICKHAM, and several other Englishmen,
were at Cracow, 011 the 17th December ; at Which
date, the Russian army, which had been in Moravia,
was upon its march through the two Gallicias.
The French troops which lately esacuated
Hol-
land, are gone to Brest and Boulogne, to form part
of a new army against England.
The Hamburgh Mail contains little more that is
worthy of notice.

A.

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We have received some German papers, we be-
bete, errlusivehi, from which we have extraaed an
account of the battle of Au terlitz. It is :in article
of interest, as it corrects the exaggerations in the
French reports cf that important haul .

We have received Paris Papers to the 29th last,
and Ditch to the 2d inst. BonAPAais returned to
Paris on the 26th, and the Prussian Minister, Count
Hauoitwirz, had reached Frankfort on his way to
that city. The proceedings, in the extraordinary
sitting of the Senate, on th' 23,1, will be found
interesting, as they disclose the future views of
BOaAPARTI in Europe. He has announced to the
Senate, that he has adopted P.Hce EUGENE, his
son-in-law, his successor to the Clown of Italy.
--vetmss.st—se---opo.
His MAJEST V will hold a Vrivy Council to-mor-
►ow, at the Qt:t:..'s Palace, when it is expelled the
remainder of the new Ministers will be appointed.
Yesterday a Court of Direanrs was held at the
East India House, sw.en Capt. ROBERT WA R DI. AW.
of the ship 4.1 a, to,k his final leave of the Court,
previous to departing for Madras and Bengal. The
Court adjourned at seven o'clock, till to-morrow.
L'rd &owe, thou7h he has re•.:+sett the Chan-
cellonhip, still retains the custody of the Great
Seals he is accordingly Lird-Keeper, pro Import-.
The Duke of BEDFORD has accepted of the Lord
Lietitenantcy of Ireland. His Grace will be accompa-
Lied, as Chief Secretary, by the Right Hon .W.E r t. o r,
and not Mr. El ERSEV, as was fast proposed. Sur.,-
other situation is intended for Mr. TIERNST, but.
we believe, it is not yet fixed.
Lord Minx° is to be Governor-General of Ben-
gal. The Board of Coetroul is not fixed.
Lord RuIIERT SFENCIEL 11 ED be Surveyor-General
of the Woods and Forests.
It is said, that either the Earl of Coasts/oar or
Earl FORTESCUR will have the Mint.

The three great places of Lnrd Steward, Lord
Chamberlain, and Master of the Horse, will be
changed ; but all the interior of the Household will
remain.

Mr. NoCIIOI. AS VANSITrA NIT will be one of the
Secretaries of the Treasury.
At thy Admiralty Board, will be Sir P. Mr.
'Ness, Admiral M Mt Sir H. B. NEALI, Sir
S AMC 11. /loos, and Mr. Career.

It is thought that several new Peers will be creat-
ed, among whom the Earl of LALISEEDAI.E. Mr.
Coes, Mr. Anson, Mr. CREWE, Sir W. W.
NE, and others, are spoken of.
The Duke of Note° LIC is to have the Blue Rib-
band, probably that which is vacant by the death
ot Marquis Cos nwa ws.
SirW. Rowney, of Tendring-hall, in Suffolk, has
offered himself a candidate to All the vacancy in the
representation of that county, by the elevation of
Viscount theme, now Marquis Coa nwat. I. is, to
the Finns* of Peers.
G. Nests, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, and H A
E A Sl4 Esq. have been appointed additional Com-
missioners in the Stamp Office.
Btnnon Seor, r, of Cahiroconn, Esq. is appointed
High Sheriff for the county ot Clare; and Cue IST.
lIL AND, or Derryquin, Esq. for the county of Kerry.
Yesterday afternoon, Lord Ilene v Parr v, after
being appointed by His MAJESTY to the office of
Chancellor of the Exchequer, set off for Cambridge,
to stand a Candidate for the representation of that
University, in the room of the late Mr. PITT, in
Parliament. His Lordship will return to town on
Monday.
Mr. Fox, on ha coming to the Bar of the House
of Lords, last evening. to present his Noble Friend,
Lord Gatsivt lAA's place bill, was dressed entirely
in black, and wore powder. This is the first bill
Mr. Fox has brought up from the Commons for
fifteen years: the last was his salutary bill for the
smeodment of the LIST of Libels, which was passed
by the Commons in February, 1791.
Letters from Holland state, that in consequence
of the late high winds, the dikes in the neighbour-
hood of Amsterdam had been broke,, down, by
which the magazine had been destroyed, and in-
calculable mischief done in the surrounding
country.
Information has been obtained from a person on
hoard the ha/vow/dm French privateer, lately cap-
tured by the Br Niter gun-brig, that there are now
'25,000 men encamped in the vicinity of Boulogne.
'Chat the gun-boats in Boulogne harbour are as
completely manned now, as they were when the
Grand Army was on the coast ; that there are twelve
lugger privateers belonging to Calais and Boulogne,
which pat to sea every fa vou-able opportunity, and,
within these. last three months, have taken and car-
ried in fifty vessels, English and Swedish. The
seamen of the latter vessels are all taken out and
sent into the interior, whirr they are tieated in the
same manner as the English, and their cargoes are
sold,',as well as the ships.


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ANCIENT MUSIC.
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The first performance of these Concerts com-
menced lasi night, at Hanover-square Rooms, un-
der the direaion of the Earl of Dail-mourn.
The Orchestra, during the summer, was taken
down, and rebuilt, for the purpose. of lower-
ing it, as well as improving the sound, in conse-
quence of a number of the Performers, who were at
the top, finding great difficulty to perform,. as well
as its being unbearably hot. The Rost AL FAMILY
experienced great inconvenience horn its being upon
a level with their box ; the whole power of the full
band went into it, which is now remedied. The
sound is considerably improved, by its being in-
closed with composition walls, instead of painted
canvas. The Directors present were, Earls DART.
MOUTH, Darricrav, and UZIRIDGE.
The first act commenced with The Coronafim
Anthem. A beautiful Monody, by Dr. COOKE,
Hew sleep the brave, who sink to rest.
Ry all their country's wishes best
was admirably sung by Mrs. 13r ccirsovora, Messrs.
Harrelson, W. Ktrvverx, and BauxEsmats.—
Mrs VA OCR ar sang Tkrrats,ve in veil. vampire."
with much sweetness. The male vocal Performers
V. ere WWI. HA RR 11011, Ti •RT LEM A IN, the SA LgS,
and the Kw/eelis. Mrs. RILLINGTON was in
charming voice, and sang the beautiful sung,
Scoosolata andel varnehr
Ens le affarani e Ira le pine,
from taco, with her usu el taste and execution.
There were seedy 400 persons of distiatlion pre-
sent, including—
His Roy.l fill.ehnevs the Prinee of Wa'es; flis Royal High.
new the Duke c,f Candwidge; Earls of Elfinehan,. Rocking-
hainthere, sod Pomfret; Coontes.e. of Effingham, Wentertost,
and Macartriey , bad and Lady Ettribiiroucb; 1.,(14 Kelton
and Wvolehouve; Lord aid Lady Arden; Lohos, Lustas,
Smith, Borges, Dam, R..ntindt, and flaw:mien •' Sir
Drumm I and Lady Smith; Sirs, David Dirml Char!es
Talbot, and John Shelly; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Knox; M.s. Home; hies Fletcher; Messrs. Canning, Cal-
vert, and Fletcher ; and Colonel Coopor.

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Her Monts, will hull a Drawing Room this
day.
The Earl of DER ev will come to town this day,
to attend the Drawing-Room at St. James's.
His Royal Highness the .Dtake of 1 OSE, at three
o'clock yesterday, paid a visit to His Grace the
Duke of PONT LAN*.
Lady JA►.r LO•:c, and MTS. Loon, dined yes-
terday with Lady PREICOT, at her house, York-
place.
Sir THOMAS GAOE arrived yesterday, at his house,
Edward-street, Portman•square, frofn his seat,
Coldharn Hall, Suffolk.
Her Grace the Duchess of &tiros°, we are
happy to state, is neatly recovered from her late
indisposition.
His Excelle:.-y, POSTCOCRSE AMR A15•1:101t,
dined yestcl.!-:.. wtyh Sir (;it akar and Lady
!fr.ATHCOTL, at their house, Portman-square.
The Duchess of GORDON dined yesterday with
Mr. Foal:avec, at White-Hall.
Lord GEORGE. Cev tootle will leave town this
day, for Cambridge, to attend at the Eleftion.
Lord Rivets arrived at Ntaor's Hotel, yester-
day, from Hampshire. The Earl of OXMANTOWN
is expeCted there this day, from Wales.
Lady LOUISA HARVEY, and MTS. LLOYD, ar-
rived at KIRKM AN'S Hotel, yesterday, from Shrcp-
shire.
The Countess of ErrIHOHAn, Lady CIIARLOTTII
DUITHJOI, Lady CATHCART, and Lady COTTERELL,
had the honpur of visiting Her MAJESTY, at the
Qeese's Muse, yesterday.
Tde Tracellers, last night, at Drury-lane, were
most numerously attend••d.
It is rather strange that Mr. Lomb should be
chosen to represent the borough of Ln•minster.
The Duke of RICHMOND has removed his family
and household from his late beautiful cottage at
Elms-place, Brompton, to Goodwood, which his
Grace means in future to make his principal coun-
try residence.
Colonel Aosrev, of lbsley-house, in the county
of Hants, lately shot a cock partridge, with a full
and complete- white horsehoe on the breast ; and
there is now in a field, near the same gentleman's
house, a covey of twelve young partridges, not yet
half grown.
On Monday se'nnight, Sir .Touv and Lady CA L-
L•NVER left Preston-hall House, Scotland, for
London.
The Salisbury theatre opened on Monday night,
with the tragedy of Nato et, and the musical enter-
tainment of Rosins.
A great number of people assembled yesterday,
near the QuesN's house, to see the new Ministers.
The onotto on Mr. Gaev's csrriage attrafted much
notice: it is—

.. De Lon eon !air server le Rey"
.0 tam Trey glad to serge the [inf"
Lord HIR ItOMIT, when at Berlin, paid a visit to
the old Field Marshal MotLENtlnar. On meeting,
the Field Marshal said, s. You see an old man ;"
ts 0," answered Lord HAIIIIOWBV, " Laurels are
always zrere."
01. Jot' r re, M. P. is gone from Pcter.Seld,
Hampshire, to his seat, Merstham. near Ityegate.
Surrey.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLAP:NCI, .n
Monday last, accompanie.l his eldest son, Master
Genakit FITZ-CLARLNCF, to the Royal Military
College, at Great Marlow, where he was entered a
Cadet. We understand His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wauts, his God-father, who is ever doing
some good and munificent action, has taken this
charming bey under his proteition, and will &reit
his future progress through life. Master Fist,
CLAILNCE is very handsome, and his disposition
is as amiable as his manners and appearance ; he
has just entered his twelfth year. The ball. given
on Wednesday se'nnight, at Bushy Perk, we bare
since learned, was in honour of his birth-day.—
The ball was opened by his Grace the Duke of
IakINSTER, who is also God-son ro His Royal High-
ness the Prince of W %ars, and Miss Sorel,* Fs re-
CLAN Lace, a most beautiful girl, eleven years of
age, eldest daughter cf His Royal Highness the
Duke of oi-sauce.

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The friends of the Earl of Hardwicke have, an-
nounced to the Via... Chancellor (4 Ca risbr idg that
Lordship is a carAidiste for the race of i tigh
Steward of tair University, vacant by the death of
Mr.. Pitt. • •
We have authority to say,. that hi: Grace the
Duke of Graildn has. declined vandirng for the
phice of High Steward of this University, on the
present vacancy,: Jtis, therefore supposed the Earl
of liardssicke wail apt!. be opposed—This eleffion
is fixed for Wel,:esctatiseit. •
The elaßion for a' .presentative in Parliament'.
in the room of Mr itt, takes place nn Friday; ,4
smart canvass is now carryihg on. The candidates
are, Lord_ .Plenry Petty, brother to the Marquis Of
Lansdowne, a Member of Trinity College ; Lord
Althorpe, the Earl of Spertai's eldest son, of the
srame College ; and Lord Viscount Palmerston, of
:it. John's College all Noblemen of distinguished
abilities.
SOCIETY OF ARTS.

•
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, d,e deltion
came on at the Society's House, in the Adelphi, of
an Assistant Secretary to this Society, in the mom
of Mr. 'Pmas Taylor, an eminent Creek Scholar,
who has held the o'ffice some years, and who, we
are sorry to observe, retires, on account of a weak- •
ness in his right hani, which incapacit ices him frogs
writing. The Canddites were, Mr. John Boon. of
Croydon; Mr. Charles Cnmiie, son of Dr. Combs ;
and Mr. ‘Villiam Losack : and, from the great in-
terest which had been made among the very large
and respeetable bola), composing this society, a very
full attendance was espeted. At an early hour,
John-street was filled with carriages, and the spa-
cious rooms of the Slciety herame literally crowded
with company, among whom we noticed
Worm,:
V.colint•—eketwyncl artd Niarshain.
•

Sire—.llohn William Aliderron, Jamb If *sr* Altley, Jame,
rkleaalider, Joseph lialik• (President of the Royal Society!,
Wi D Frederick Morten Eden, Henry krinieterkt,
Ru ern p,,eie. Georg., thieriplicrus Paul, William Rawlmil„
Matthew Whits Ridley, .1 .ho St Aobria, Fhdra Stepheiaa,
Walter Stirling, William Wenn-. aad Fraoci.
The Right lion Charles Grerille.
Governi.rs—lantes B. UV. nod Joseph Wren.
ry Ainslie, Ederanl Riarroft, Charles Barney,
Maxwell Gaitiethore, Wiliiarii Hamilton, W Hawes,
William Kitchener, Joh. Coat.* Lettscom,
Richard Piiwell, George it.,,., Chailcs Taylor, RukaraWillis,
and John Wiaterbuttum.
Roverends—Thunia. icken, W. II Carr, nap Danl.
Anthony Hamilton, C. !limit..., Je ernia.• Joyce, S. P. Par-
Rol.ert raison, George Sawa,sail
Jaal,S Sunnite:ere.
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Lieutenant Geneial John Watsaw.
Catitam,--Georee Gooch mud F. r 4 Keith
Jolin Atki. Thomas Jerrie, Jetvoise Clarke iletveiee,
M. 1
Edward L. Live iden, and William hioretun Pitt. &pares,
Mesars..-sarthut Ming nand it
Animism., imam Atntiii, Julio Bacon, Charles Barker,
At two o'clock, exailly, the.glaseet were closed.,
and the full gentlemen Oeing appointed Scru-
tineers, viz. Joseph Colen, John Wilson. Joan F•t.
ray, andOeorge Meredith ; they retired, and after
casting up the numbers, their report was read by
the Chairman, srating the numbers on the poll as
follow :
Chew: Carats
John float. ' re
William L•.,ac'k. 7
46a
Mr. Charles Combe being called in, accepted the
office ; And, at a General Meeting of the Society
which took place in the evening, took his place
at the desk, on the left hand of the Chairman.
•
Advices have been received in town, of the death
of Su Hcoa PA 1:10ER, Admiral of the White
Squadron..
M. Rac,,autte's bankruptcy at Paris, after tl e
arrangement of the very extensive affairs of that
house. is now reduced to the sum of five millions.
About one fourth belonged to Marshal MAssetsA.
.The failure ut HIRVAS and Co. and the numerous
bankruptcies in the provincial towns of Francefoc-
casion great distress.
On the arrival of the F.mpress Jost, Nina, at Mu-
nich, she was received at the entran as of the Palace,
by the Elector of BAVARIA and the Eleaoral Pittner.
The Esse carts and the Princess Aeousta were in
the anti-chamber. The Esteems was highly de-
lighted with the beauty and amiable qualities sidne
latter. She shewed her the letter which she wrote
conceraing her, to the Viceroy, Prince Ecoene, in
which she says, among other thugs, that she
found in both the Bavarian Princesses, the loves I
and the graces.
On Sunday se'noight, in the forenoon. a large
whale, with her yowl one, c tme into the bay of
Peterhead ; on seeing which, the crews of the
Greenland ships there, immediately manned their
boats, and went in pursuit. They sneceeded in
catching the young one ; but the large whale es-
caped, with three harpoons fast in her, and carried
away also one of the boats. She was a very large
fish, about 60 feet long, and at one time came al-
most into the harbour's mouth ; rising perpendictp.
holy out of the water, to the heiizht of above 40 teet.
Yesterday se'nniirlit, all the Newbury coach was
turning into the White Hart Yard. Newbury, Mas-
ter Ave s, son of Mr. As ass, et Corrhill, one of
the passengers, putting his head out of the window
jolt at the time, received so violent a contusion from
striking Against the gatepost, as to carts, his instant
death. An inquest was taken on Friday, before
John RICNAR os. E•q. and the verdiift of the Jury
—Acedevtal Death.
The present Lottery ht. one peculiar benefit over
all others, the public can buy with safety all the
time the Lottery is drawing, as every Ticket, drawn
in the course of the day, is sure to be a Prize.
On Thursdav se`nnight was executed, before the
Sheriff of Herifordshire, a writ of enquiry of da-
mages, in ar anion brought by .1 A was Vete, Esq.
against" the proprietor of the Welsh Mail, tor the
loss of game, and other articles sent by that coach,
from Carmarthen to London. The Jury rave full
thong., ; and costs, of course, will follow their
diet. It is hoped this nainn will be of advantage
to the public. who have had much came of com-
plaint, not only on account of the high rate of car-
riage, hut the loss fiespently experienced, particu-
larly as minim-

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