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speculation, we should have readily subscribed to it.
fin. we believe that sore of the best informed circles
would not be surprised to see his i.ordsbip the bearer
of his own tidings. Should this prove the result,
we shall not probably have reason to regret it so
much as some persons may, at first Mash, suppose.
A state of aaual hostility would he preferable to
the state of uncertainty and unprofitable expence
which the country now suffers. But in the event
of the return of our Ambassador, it does not follow
that we shall be plunged into immediate and anive
war; and yet our situation will be moire definite
and satisfinflory. More than a month elapsed after
the return of M. Cum:vs-Aix to France, before war
was declared, had should Lord Win rwoarn
return to-morrow, the interval between that and
a proclamation of war would probably be still
greater ; nor would the hopes of an accommodation
be ent:rcly excluded in the mean time, as the cause
of peace between the two nations might perhaps
be as safe in the hands of some neutral state, as
mediator. it has been the uniform policy of the
It•T CONSL L to endeavour to throw the odium of a
rupture upon this Country, and thireby make a sear
popular in France, and the powers of Europe ap-
provers of his condud. This policy ministers have
uniformly endeavoured to defeat by moderation,
by concession, and by forbearance, while the Ft asr
ComFul was hourly insulting one half of the states
of Europe, and oppressing the other. If an ac-
commodation should not unfortunately take
place, we have reason to believe that they will
adhere to the same principle, and pursue a
humane, philosophical, and generous line of con-
due. They will not serve the ambition of the
Fittsr. CoNsuL, by fretting and irritating the
people of France into his selfish views. The Treaty
of Amiens has shewn at what an enormous price Eng-
land has been willing to purchase the friendship of
France. should that Treaty be cancelled, the Eng-
lish Ministers will evince fresh proofs of kindness
and forbearance. They will not• maintain a little
petty war in the channel. They will not frighten
and alarm the innocent inhabitants of France by
singeing a few yards of coast; or, as Mr. Sul:a/DAN
happily expressed it, " by gnawing with their teeth
at the rocks of Noir-Moutier." No, if England shall
be compelled to raise her hand once more against
France, she will strike for some great purpose.
St. Domingo will fall ; Louisiana will fall ; all the
colonial and commercial hopes of France will pe-
rish. These are large objeas, and for nothing less
will England allow herself to provoke the hostility of
the French nation.

In consequence of the extraordinary occurrence
which took place yesterday in the city, and the un-
settled and confused state of the market, we have
not been furnished, as usual, with a regular and au-
thentic report of the Funds. The following, how •
ever, will be found a tolerably come& account of
the fluduations in the 3 per cent consols 71.
701, 63. 6i.

Yesterday a Court of Lieutenancy was held, when
Capt. JENNINGS of the East London Militia, was
appointed Major, and Capt. Po ar ca of the West
London Militia was appointed Major of the West
London.

The Paris Papers contain some extraas from the
German Gazettes, which are eagerly caught at as
as indicating the happy issue of die discussions be-
tween the two countries.

The following article is quoted from the Journal
de C9logne:—
~ Letters from Aix-la-Chapelle; dated the 24th
April, state, that two days before, the Preied had
received from Citizen Eua t, a Member of the Le-
gislative Body, a letter containing a* passage very
important and very interesting for the friends of
peace, and which may be regarded as official. It is
given in then words :—' I take up my Ten to-day,
only to announce to you with greater promptitude a
happy piece of news—that of the continuance of
peace. Yesterday evening, April 18, the difficulties
were removed, and the two Governments have come
to a complete reconciliation."
The same intelligence is thus announced in the
Mentz Gazette, of the 21th Letters from
Paris, of the I:+th, entithd to the utmost credit, as-
sert, that peace is secured between the French
ire-
public and England, and that alt the differentes
which had arisen between the two Governments,
were happily adjusted in a definitive manner on the
18th instant."

La Cle fdu ailing, of the ‘2:l instant, observes—
" A report has been spread that the English Am-
bassador was preparing- to depart yesterday evening,
or very early this morning."

The Duchess of Po anoN, and Lady G. Cat' EN-
Ins:4 are expe&e,i from Paris on l'hlrsday nest, at
her Grace's vill.t at Eastshcen, Stary.

A i w varnii:i for 'earthen ware has lately beeN
discovered. It is made of equal parts of white
glass and soda, finely pulverised, c. r!fully sifted and
mixed. This varnish is applied in ih. same manner
as that in common use. The advantage of it is,
that it is safe, and can have none of the poisonotts
effeas that arise from the decomposition of lead
varnish.

A new sugar hits been discovered, by Pr Tessor
PROUST, in the grape. which is the basi- of wii.e.
It is different from that yf the sugar-cane, and crys-
tallizes differently.
Messrs. CIItOTCILETs QUAVItt and PAL? ET have
often combined their talents for the amusement of
the Public, bat. we have never teen this Trio to
greater advantage than since their ininwrsion in
the Wat.as ; to the waters of which they have given
he hie of Geniuc, and the Sar. a of