The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-23 00:00:00

LONDON, DECEMBER 23, 1802.

YESTERDAY, after this Paper was put to Press,
the Paris Papers of the rBth reached Town—
We were, therefore, only enabled to an:iounce
their arrival, and to make a short Extraft in
a part of our Impression ; and this morning we
received those of the 19th inst. the contents of
which are extremely uninteresting.—Some new diffi-
culties appear to have arisen respeding the Indemni-
ties in Germany—The Sub-Delegate of Bohemia has
presented a Declaration to the Deputation, in which
he strongly complains of the conduft of the Mediat-
ing Powers ; but the determination of the Deputa-
tion upon this subjeft was not known.
The French Funds have experienCed a small rise :
they are at 54.

By Letters from .Holland we learn, that four ad-
ditional demi-brigades are to be sent with Out delay
from France into that country.
It has been proposed to the Batavian qovern-
ment, by that of FranCe, not only to defray the ex..
peaces that may attend the fitting out and forwar'_
ing to its destination the French expedition which is'
preparing at Helswetsluys, but also to discharge an ar-
rear of three months pay now due to the Troops which
are to compose it. This proposal is understood to have
drawn from the Batavian'Government some expres-:
sions of smrprise ; and it is asserted, that they have
declined it, with the remark, that their revenues,
were, within the power of France, and that of course
if she chose to dispose of them, she Could meet with
...rt
-tio resistance : but that- the Batavian Government
could never give their consent without. violating
their duty, and betraying the trust reposed in them.
Some of these Letters add,.that Breda, Bergen_
op-zoom, and some other fortresses in Holland, had
been taken possession of by the French Troops.

About a fortnight ago six sail of the line And
two frigates, with troops, were under orders at,
Brest. The former (it is stated) for the Isle of
France, and the latter for St. Domingo.

Yesterday His MAIEsTi held a Levee at St.
James's, which was attended,4as .usual, by..the Fo-
reign and Cabinet IVLinisters; apd a number of
.the
Nobility and Gentry. •

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived Gn the 9th
instant at Frankfort.

Yesterday Lord HAvvittsi3o.Y. gave a grand
Dinner, ..at his house in St. James's - square.
Among the Company .were the following, 'viz:
General ANDREOSSY and Suite, Mons. Scfm,t7
TyiELPENNINCE:, Baron DE- JACOPI, • Lora: HER-t
YEN', Sir EYRE COOTV, Sir Geoit.og SHEE,
Mr. VANSITTART, Mr. HAMMOND, Mr. STEELE;
&c. &c. The first and second Courses were
served, upon silver, and the Dessert upon part of
one of the four services of China sent as a present
from BONAPARTE TO his Lordship. We understand
they 'are all of the Seve Manufadory ; the pattern
of the'service used yesterday, is similar to what hai-
been made for many years; the dishes for the fruit
are oval, and the plates round ; the ornaments of
each, upon the edges, are of gold, upon a white
ground, taken from Pirepres;'s views of the interior
decorations of the Vatican, consisting of hierogly-
phic figures, conneded together by elegant. scrolls ;
the colour of the interior of the dishes and plates
are of Massarene blue, with the letter H in the cen-
tre ; nothing can excel the beauty of the ,ouo en-
semble ; the transparency of the white is the most
cl6ir ever seen.-

Intelligence from Egypt states, that great mis-
understanding subsists between the English and
Turks, and that the Mamelakes are masters of
Upper 4 Egypt. 1
The condua of Prince RUSPOLI, in declining the
office of Grand Master of Malta, is said to have re-
ceived the unanimous approbation of the Maltese.

yesterday a Quarterly General Court was held
at the East India House, when the dividend for the
last half year was declared to be 5 per Cent.
Mr. R. JAcitsoN asked if the Shipping Papers
ordered to be printed half yearly, were nearly
ready for publication ?
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. ROBERTS) stated, that the
extreme pressure of business had alone, prevented
their completion, bin that they would shortly be
laid before the Proprietors.
Mr. R. JACKSON wished to know if the Com-
mittee for the Inspeaio of the Bye Laws had
lately made any Report' ? And on being told by
the Chair, that none had. been made for four or five
years, expressed his surprize that a Committee
formed for a particular purpose, should not think
it expedient to report their proceedings.
The. Court adjourned sine die.

Early"on Monday morning, a fire was discovered
in that part of Canonmills Distillery, near Edin_
burgh, where the steam-engine and grinding-mill
arc creded. The various water-engines of the City
were soon carried to the spot, and, by the at-tive
exertions of the City Guard and 'the Firemen, as-
sisted by the servants belonging to the Distillery,
the flames were prevented from attaching to any
Other oils of the premise.

NA PilL N 1 WS.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 22.

ARRIVED this evening His Majesty's shit'
Thames, from Gibraltar.

Arrived this day, the Admiral Colpoys, ADAMS
master, from the Havannah in five weeks and three
dais. She spoke on the Grand YanCc of Newfound•
land, lat. 42. 30. long. 49. the Ship Johnson, to
Boston, out 3s days, and saw a Brig, name unknowrls
in eighty-five days from, Honduras.

Passed by last night, the Ship Two. Frientis,,V°slh
from New-York to London. She spoke on the
t 2th inst. lat. 49 1. long. 26. the Ship Rrunrar►
from Virginia to Liverpool, and saw a small Vessel
offSeilly, bottom upwards.

Arrived the Amity, Los Top, from. Plymouth
Betsey, FEATHERSTON, from Sheerness ; ittdl4"P
DAVI Ex from Sunderland. , •

Sailed the Sans Saud, FoNTATNE, for Isigny.

DEAL, DEC. 2Z.

THE Hon. East-India Company's Ship ROO
Caiile came down from the River this afteroo°6
and remainc with Mujecty°. ch;pc Pomplate,l4#
MOrtaute; and Jamaica, Arrow and Drivet Sloogo

A new regulation is about to takee-place iri the
manner of taking apprentices in the. Royal dock'
yards, which, if carried into effect, will be bielff
advantageous to the service.' -In future, instead °t
,apprentices being .taken indiscriminately, they' are
to
The
to be the sons of commissioned or warrant offider.s
in the Navy,.or sons of the artificers in the
naval arsenals. The pay and allowance to a master
.for his apprentice: during the seven years servitude
are very hard, for it is proposed, by way of 0,1.-g
couragement to. the. apprentices, to allow 1-36 u:
bis, earning Jo be Applied to the use "of 'his .pare°cf
s,guardians for his board and lodging. ' • '
Yesterday a Court of. Direaors was held at the
-gast:india House; when the- undermettilimed time!!
were ordered for the Hugh . Inglis, Calcutta,- I°':-
.Castlereagh, and Charlton, instead of thOSe former;
ly appointed : To be afloat the 9th of jonori
1803, to sail to . Gravesend the 23d, stay diet/
twenty days, and be in --the Downs the 1 Sth °.
February.
-•
undermentioned Captains were. .stvorri I°
the Command of the follow ii:la Ships, viz OW.;
BUitROWES, Earl- Howe ; W. FAIRrAX; 11'13;
. Inglis ; RaBERTSON, Lord Castlereagh,; BAJLIA'I
new Ship building by Mr. WooLMER, 'for Sr.
Helena and Bombay.
:The. following Commanders attended- and 'tc4/
their final leave of the Court, previously to their re';
ceiving their dispatches for, the Government off°!,
St. George, viz. CaptainßALsTox, of the SIP'
‘iflindosian; and Captain Wit..Lt Am WARD FJ.g.ggikt
of the Ship Cumberland. The above Ships are"
iF
poiotO,to he in the Downs on the 3tst inst. awhol
.
WhiC4 period they wabe dispatched. •

•
Tuesday morning Mr.P✓looae, with Mrs. MO
and Suite, arrived at Harwich from Helvoeisluys9.s
the King George Packet. .He direst, rt 1, 'al
from Switzerland to Holland. He reached I°w.
at an early hour yesterday morning.
r.
It ap.ears, from the observations made by 1;4;,
4 pDINgTON in the Rouse of CoMmons on Ttiesu%
evening, upon his giving notice of moving, sOl,„'
after the recess, for leave to bring in a Bill for c?,l
solid.iting the Customs, a Tare coot
to the Tar,
1787, that the reported system of free.ports i 5
founded.' The intention of Government *is Id
ascertained to relate merely to the extenqinn
rst
the bonding and , warehousing system to.
ports which do not at present enjoy it. These Ibe
poxtant benefits are to be communicated upon
ts
three following conditions :—" Ist. That the. P°{ s,
should give full and ample security . for the durLieej
•zdly. That they should prove thetnselves provi`,3,
with full ?ccommodation. of warehoUses ;
idly. That they should appear to. have traded FJ,"
considerable time back in the articles v;hich- EA'ei
were to be allowed to bond."
10/'
The new Bishop, in consequence of Dr. be
LEK'S death, will, it is confidently' said, belle!,
Hon. and Rev, GEORGE PELHAM, Vicar of
lingley and Bexhill, in the county of Sussex.
It is said that there are no less than four cl,"""11,1e,
to • the dignity of the Marquisate of Afflon'fit
namely, the Earl of HopETOWN, General Sntili.or,
JOHNSTON, Sir WILLIAM PULTENEY, and 3 dee
JOHNSTON, of Shropshire ; being all immedi3ce
scendants of that ancient and. honourable house. of
The Hon. HERCULES ROBERT-!PAKENgArtiIe
Caius College (Son of Lord LONGFORD), I°,l'oo
Hon. HENRY COST, of Trinity College. (sec gO5,
of Lord BitoWNLow), are admitted HonorarY
ters of Arts at Cambridge. of,
Miss DUTTON, Daughter of Lord SNERP°
is said to be on the eve of marriage with Lora
DOVER. :tll

The PRINCE de CONDE has been on a visit 'civil
Lord IVIontA, at his beautiful seat at Donning
park, in Leicestershire. of
Mons. CAMB AC ER ES, the Second Coosu,we
France, never had his table so graced as at theie-re
Dinner he gave to the English Ambassador,
being present, amongst other people of the first
tintion, three English Dutchesses,
oi'
Madame RECAMIER gave a splendid B.illst Aftjt
yesterday se;nnight, at which were pres,t nip!,
of the Foreigners of distinaion no,,v in that '"ar
particularly the English.
The Citizens of London who put up for the
edr
nour of Common Council Men, are not restr3il'lW
like those offering. for Seats in Parliament?
es
tiveio
a Treating Ad ; houses are opened by the par tie
Crippiegate Ward, and the merits of the reslibeir
Candidates are fairly judged by the 11.0? 131
bfel, and the fuantiv of their porter. •