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r. enzli Government, we were to.advance claims on
other nations, in proportion to our strength, could
we not insist en the exclusion of the ships of all na-
tions, from the ocean ? where is the power to hin-
der us from enforcing such a claim? a claim founded
on as much justice as that urged by the French Go-
vernment et excluding us from the Continent of
Europe. If ever the British Government gives the
slum trifling or indire Et acknowledgment of such •
cha;ns on the part of France, the remains of the
berties of Europe will be for ever annihilated. It
has been to the spirit and resources of this country,
and this country alone, that the nations of Europe
have been so long indebted for their political exist-
ence, and the acknowledgment of such a right
will inevitably lead to universal monarchy, and the
firm establishment of the new dynasty. We will pur-
sue the subjeCt further: Who does not see the etre&

which the creation of so many Kings by Bonaparte
has on the minds of the vulgar, and how much it
raise( him, and the nation he governs, in the esti-
mation of weak understandings ? Such vain glory
is degpiied by rational and 'Linking men. Suppose

our own Sovereign shoot,' think fit to create a hatch
d Kings, plight he not give them kingdoms far
more fertile, far mere extensive and populous, than
Wirtemberg, Bavaria, Naples, or Holland ? The
'Mogul empire, alone, would exceed the whole of
deem noised together, both in population and riches,
or even exceed :be extent of France itself.
If Lime Axle is to rule, might we net toe seize
on kingdoms, su:li as Sicily, Corsica, etc. &c. and
have our ti ibutary Kings ? It the Government of
this couotsy, like that of France, was to be u urped
by a se of men, mocking all religion, trampling
on all laws, human and divine, and acknowledging
.no right, but that of p:.wer, then stolid its resources
be exerted to the utmost pitch, its itamense power
.wantonly abused, and the liberties of the world be
for ever annihilated. We might be excluded from
the Continent ; but to whom would the greatest
share of power fall ? to them, who possess one quar-
ter of the Globe ; or to us, who rule the Ocean,
and the other three quarters ?
The misfortunes of Naples, Holland, and other
States that have fallen under the French yoke, are
attributed to us ; and why 1 because we could not do
that, which Borne, in her proudest days of splen-
dour, was unable to accornpliAt—save nations from
falling, thronih their
.own cowardice, vices, and
We yesterday stated, that " a person, arrived
at Tortola, frc n st. Thorea,'s, wises the Man-
Oink. packet, arrived at Falmouth, was under sail,
repoc:ed that three French frigates and one Spanish,

had arrived at Porto Rico ; and that a letter irom
the same place, aa.l of the same date, added, that
Or 4 frigates followed our convoy towards Bermu-
da." A private Letter from Antigua, alluding to
the arrival of the above frigates is the West Indi
mentioned in a former letter, says, •4 we have no
farther account of the four frigates."

A C.ossacil of the Cabinet Ministers was held yes-
terday at the SECa ETA& Y Of 8T•Tell OtfiCep for
Foreign Affiirs, in Downing-street, at which the
Luau Coaisccstos, Earl SltfiCla, .arl Moirr•,
ViscountsUowtcß and Stossiiu xis, Lords GREN-
vutr. and H. ?VITT, and the Right Honourable
/deans. Fox and Ws ri OH AAI were present.
Alter the Conned. dispatches were made up to
he forwarded to the Courts of St. Petersburgh and
Vienna, and two Messengers, Messrs. PhOUDII ti
and Dam-trios. were ordered to hold themselves in
readiness.
Yesterday, a Court of Dirsftors was held at the
Lac India House, when Captain Nlactsrosis was
sworn into the command of the ship Maui, con-
signed to Madras and Bengal. The Court ad-
journed at six o'clock till %Vednesday next.
A French privateer lately fell in with a schooner
belonging to Baltimore, off St. Domingo, and on
the supposition that she was engaged in the trade
spithtlie Block., immediately hanged or shot every
iiise of the craw, consisting of eta persons. This
inittagz wims to have produced no sentiments rat
• indignation in the minds of the Americans. Pre-
aideot JIPIPLISON has ismed no proclamation on the
rubjeds and the American Editors, who lately
rased so 1.-iud, and mourned so bitterly, for the
accidental death of Pa• act. have frimlished the ac•
count oftilNaransailion wit] oot a single comment.
The .4.74,, Foca E,T • LL. from Lood,o, for An-
t:ltia, had not arrived at esutigua on :Le I sch or
May, much out of time.
The Ca' 'tonne, from Bristol. for St. Tho,
muss, and Ale hatters, M A mints, from Honduras•
for Liverpool, have been taken, re-taken, and car-
ried tato Antigua.
TbeF.rderprae. Us too ogn,f mom Cmodo? . for Mont-
serrat, is captured and carried into Guadeloupe.
We understand that a camps ill be formed of
the troops at Shorncliffe, in the course of a few
The Court of Coro:-nn Pleas sat for about an
hrur yesterday at Westm'r.szer ; nothing, however.
puhiic interest occurred. The Lord Chief doilies
Alien ttt o, sortly af:er twelve o'clock, proceeded
to Guildhall, and sat at Nils Pries, but tae causes
for the most part were undefended.
Arrocogst the many pnijeCted alterations in the
various departrnents of the pehlte service. wit 1••••• to,
tat it ills intention of the Noble Viscount at use
Lead of the Admiralty to place the present Cons-
r..azdants of the several divisions cf Royal Marines
on the reureanent, on toll pay, :a mate room tor
the Younger and more efficient field °dicers of :vat
useful and excellent corns.

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LADY CAMPBELL'S PARTY.

(ContiauPd from yesterday.)
The Ball was opened by His Royal Highness the
Doke of CV 116.fiLAND and Mist *CI. EOO, to the
favourite dance of " Earl Moira's tuelconse to Scot-
land," which was followed by near thirty couples.
At two o'clock the Company sat down to Supper,
and at three dancing was resumed with great
spirit, and concluded, at a quarter past six, ve:th
" Deeps of Brandy."
His Royal Highness the Prince of Watts was
not present. In the splendid circle were—

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Their Royal Mighneuet the Dukes of Cambridge and C'sa-
cester; Duehe 3 of Holten ; Marquis and klarchiunes, of
lowitshen.l; Welledey, and th M.ssea Wel-
lesley, ; the Earl and Counted of Camden ; Earl ant Count-
ed of Limerick; Vucuuntets Melville; land and Lady El-
hut ; Lord saltomt ; and the Hwy Mr. Dutidas.

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Thurs Jay evening, Flit MA.lesTr, Princesses An-
GUSTA. ELIZABETH, and AAlett*, walked on the
Terrace, accompanied by Geo. Fa rzatoY, and Co-
lonels CAMPBELL and Desaitow.
The Dukes of CtleilikaLAND and CAMINIDGE
arrived at Wiudsoe. yesterday morning. fresh town.
I-be MAJeSTY, the Duke of Camacinoc, Prin-
cesses AuGusTas Snretts, and AMELIA, accom-
panied by Generals GA Ern and F.:Teeny. Colonels
Tee Loa, CA street t, 3tc. took an airing, on horse-
back, by Cranbourn Lodge, yesterday morning,
after breakfast, and returned to the Castle a little
before one o'clock, when His Maissry dined.
BeituaßD, formerly of Covent-Garden Theatre,
but who has been many yea's in Arne-ica, has re-
turned to this country for the purpose of raising re.
cruits for the American l'lleaire.
His Royal Highness the Lake of GimucesTea is
ona of the most to Eeßionate sons and brothers very
few days pass, in which he does not visit the Duchess
and Princess at their villa at Brompton.
Sign Ira Cat ALIN t, who succeeds Signora
Gaasserat, at the Opera House, has nothing, as
might be supposed, of the f./i.ae ~/,call, in her voice.
The Marquis of S•Ll:iltl..Y lett Hatfield last
Thursday. fur Bath.
The dasbing Irish Baronet, who has got into a
One. Cos. scrape with Lady C. fell in love with her
at a hall, wnile dancing to the tune of librien
Rattler.
Mrs. Nast:math left town on Tuesday, for York-
shire. where sae expeErs to meet Gust. NECON•4
on his return from Ireland, where he has been can-
vassing fur the representation of the town of Newry,
in the seat Parham:rat.
J. P. P. the initials of the dashing Baronet, against
whom Lord C. is proceeding for errs. run. are said
to staild for I Play or Pay.
Tee Mai ciaiont as of S• f isau v, Countess of BAt-
tTMott, Countess of Ci.•its, the Miss desessavoss,
and O. Vasco,: nips LAVA, nephew to the You-ru-
Ge kit AfiIIASSAD3It, %Vele among the Coil/nett of
Coat's visitor, on Thursday n ghs.
Lady 8411eltWOOW.• we Die happy to !tate:NOMs
much bettor yesterday. Her Ladyship has been
very ill since her denervbetauat.
Mr. and Lady ELIZAIIeTirWIII D left town
yesterday, for South-Hill, Bedfordsnire; t,loey will
return to wan nest Monday.
A groupe, caliing themselves the Knights of the
Screw, opened some Galles at Lady Cures late
Masquerade.
MasrLa BITTY commenced his engagement on
1 hursday last. at the Larnaingliam Timmy, in the
part of Achille ; on Friday he was to play Itoaire ;
on Saturday. Hanalei; and on Tuesday neat will
close his engagement there for Otis season.
Viscount Leal usrcio left town, yesterday, fee his
seat at Gorhambury, near St. Alban's, Herts.
the Hon. Miss Dal: sa mos° is entirely recovered
from her late iniesposnion. and will very snarl en.
oven the fashionable world Wale her resones.
Mrs. Youeo finished her engagement on Monday
night, at the Burning:lam Theafre, and is succeed-
ed by Miss SMITH, of Covent-Garden 'f hreatre.
The Countess of Oa gave a grand ball
and supper, lost nights at her house in St. James's.
square.
Ihe Marchioness of Saussuair arrived, last
Thursday, at her house in Arlington-street, from
Hatfield.
sir Juistr and Lady Nzwrorr will give a grand
dinner, this day, at their house in York-atrect. St.
James's.
Karin's rue* s ae.—Thursday night a comic opera
was periurancia, fur use first time, emitted, "Li Femur
rue per 14 .11P.icri." It was produced originally is
liaa), by the Cumpuser Massa, but has bees
greatly riesganened tay many introduced piece, by
:46nor N • Ut. His ateing throughout, in be ete.
raged Alusician, was fu.l of character and truth,
and the wLuie tit his performance was moire. NM
BiLLit.ti IOM sang with her usual faacinatiun.-.
Opera went of extremely well. Maa.
tosoru m played on the Piano Forte, accompanied
by NA f tat on the Veoloacello, and sang with her
own accompaniment, a beautiful Sung .• clic teals
tale tor.' theta were present—
Stahremftrg, counesb to cmk, for a short time,
Lady *Hearn Luty Whimsy, 1,04 lie.ity f ttuersid, Sop
WattLl2 %Ni Wione, Earl Co..y.temea, Lis, of Ettaust,
Jamas and last St. ant, and S.
Lord C.--w is we NJUIe Plaintiff, at whose suit
a kit for 10.00'31. was lat.ly malted in Dorman,
against a dashing idaronee, S.r J. P. far
LPSHI• Con. with Laity C—, as stated itl t..c Dub.
lin I.etter, in 1 1111 thin Lill fats. CA Wednesday.
Sir J. 1. I'-- is, as stnerally happens in such
eases, an old friend of we husband, and was an
iii at* to the txouae. at the time of the alleged se-
dishier:l.—Lady C--- is a beautiful WOILAU, Itte
daughter of an LASZei. Has Lordship met her at
Rouse, where tie till is lure with, anal married
her. Sir J. P. P-- is a widower. The Lady is
co.•.fined in an crieleamed Castle, in the county of
kfllare.
Cluster.— FLe Grand Match for cue thousand
guinea-. played art Loao's Ground, tea the three last
days. betwee.s nine of Harop.hare with Lord
ha ‘l..GLlte‘ ae.4 tieLDase, against eleven of Fan`.
land, was woo ter the latter by rums. Sig ita fogs
CO stoat .s: serious.

L4W LVTELLIGEXCE.

COURT OF KING'S-BLNCH, Wurmstistm,7tmrio.
liaenns eriartetnt
An ems:lea:inn WAY Wade to the Coma, this dry,
for a wit of 11,74 rd, to he die-Reit to one
Hopkins arid las wife, to bring tip the body of an
infant child, vinlawfuily detainest by them.
This was the ease of the two mothers claiming
one child, which has already been before the public,
upon examinatious taken before the Magistrates
At Union Bail, and which has excited so much
interest.
The fails, as they appeared upon the affidavits, we
again repeat. Mrs Knott, the mother of the child
in question, had had an intercourse with a man of
the name of English, by whom she had the child,
who, of course, was illegitimate. Her state of
pregnancy, and subsequent delivery, on the 7th of
November, 1813, with all the circumstances attend-
ing such an <>evasion, were fully set forth ; in the
course of which she was attended by Mrs. Brookes,
sister to Mrs. lkferrit, now Mrs Hopkins, against
whom the application was made ; Mr. Pearson, a
man-midwife; Mrs. Wilson, a midaife ; and Mr.
Huff, also a manoridwile. On the :'9th of No-
vember, the child was Isaptised ; anJ, on the '2lst of
August following, Mrs. Hopkins, with her sister,
Brookes, called on the mother, and requested she
would go along with them to buy a wesldieg-ring
for Mee. itopkins, who was going-to be martini to
Mr. Hopkins, by whom she had previously had a
still-born child. This request was supposed to be
made on pretence of getting possession of the child ;
as it turned out, that Hopkins, wishing to have
children by this woman, declared, if she produced
his child alive, of which lie had supposed her de-
livered, he would marry her. The plan was then
laid to substitute the infant in question ; and being
entraateel by the mother to the care of Mrs. Brookes,
she and Mrs. Hopkins went out with it, on pretence
of buying some liquor; when, after being absent
for several hours, hirs. Brookes returned, and told
• the naGzher the child was aaually last. Afraid to
let the father, who was in the country, know of web
a circumstance, she wrote to him that it was dead ;
but some time after she received a tenet, saying it
was alive and well. A meeting of all the patties
soon after took place, and the child seas delivered
back to the fa:her and mother ; Mrs. Hopkins de-
claring that her purpose was answered in her being
now married; and this traosattion was accompanied
with these words, by Mrs. Brookes: English. I
am glad to ra:urr. your chill to you ; my sister gave
it out that it was her's, but that was false, for the
ch.ld she had is dead." Repeated other conversa-
tions were also referred to by the affidavits, in all of
which the child was recognised by all the parties, to.
belong to the present claimant. home time alter,
however, Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, during the ab-
sence ca use mother from home, came to the house,
accompanied by two soldiers, and inaually yule
away the chili, whom they now detain and claim as
their own.
The Coutt considered this something similar to
the case of Dr. M,nerey, some time ago before the
Cut;: t of Criancery. The child being illegitimate,
they could rot-say whit was the mother, so! it was
probable the case must go into the Ccurt of Chad-
cery. The then impression of the Court was, that
they could not interfere ; but their Lordships dirca-
ed it should be mentioned to-morrow, and in the
mean time they would look into the case already
mentioned. of Dr. Moseley.
UriD S. WATiSHOUSZ and •ISCITNEA.
This was the case mentioned in our Paper nf yes-
terday, the Judgment of which was deferred till this
day.
The question was, whether an Auctioneer was
the agent for both parties, so that his as could bind
the purchaser? an-1 whether the delivery of a sant•
ple was a part delivery of the whole, binding on the
purchaser ?
Lord Etaeneolounie, its pronouncing the judg.
ment of the Court, observed, that it had been con-
tended, that sales by an ion were not within the
statute of frauds ; but he could nat dispense with
this rule, merely because an aur%on was an open
transaaion, which precluded all possibility of per-
jury. This might be destruaive of all practice.
and render the rule of the statute most mischievous
to persons in trade. W.tb respell to the question
of the Auftioneer being the Agent of both parties,
this involved a coruiderahle question, as all the great
transaetions of London were carried on by public
sales by auaion. The triestiOa was, had the Auc-
tioneer made a m morandum of the bargain, suf-
ficient to bind the party?' His Lordship te.ought he
had not ; the mere mertorandnm of the buyer's
name affixed to the catalogue was not sufficient;
the writing on the catalogue alone, was not a me-
morandum of the bargain. As to the delivery of
the gamete of sugar. however, he could not but
consider it as a delivery of a part of the goads sold,
as well ..e a sample of their quality. By this, the
sale was made complete, and, connivently, the sub-
sequent risque was vestet in the purchaser ; upon
these grounds, therefore, the rule for a new trial was
nude &haulm*.