The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-09 00:00:00

LOND 0 N, JAiv UAR 1' 9, zSoz.

WE this trilrning received Paris 2.oaraals of the
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4th inst. 'rile following are Cle qnly articles they
contain, that are worth the attention of our Readers.

The Seine has risen Within these three days in a
most plainlifig manner, 'The-water now: covers all
the Esplanade belonging to tha-Hospital of'inva_
lids, the 'Chtp•ns :Elysles., and ~the _plain of :Ivry.
We are inclined tO believe that, this inundation is
no: alone owing to the melting of the .snows, and
tke great rains Which •we bave had foi borne days
past; 'but that it has been in part occasioned by the
bte ak in g .of the dykes-of 11r;are. , •

.They write fi'oth Caen under (late' of the 3oth
December—,, 'The pfain which environs our COlll-
- is covered with water 'to the depth of five or,
six feet._ :lids inundation extends for a 'league
'around. We are in grear ipprehenslons
.for the
,

Letters .from... Lyons, dated. the 3oth ult.' state,
that- the joy of the inhabitants of that City; at the
prospect of seeing the Chief Consul, is inexpressible.
Ci,z hundred and fifty young men have, at their
•6
cwn expence, put themselves in uniform, which is
a blue jacket; yellow pantaloons, &c. On their
colours is this Inscription-The Lyonese to Bono_t
arte.—Over this Inscription is a Globe with the
Cypher of
.the Chief Consul, and underneath is
N;vr: rreri-Vi; virtzt evebit :ardens.

The Hall destined for the Sitting of the Coffsata
is just finished : it has a most majestic appearance;
it is in an elliptical form, divided into two parts
by a straight line.—There are fifteen rows of seats,
Using- one abo-N..e another in an amphitheatrical form.
The following Bishops have given
.in their. re.
ignations, viz. the Bishops of Yr ItEs, of CHA..
lONS SUR MARNE, of MEAUX, Of NICE, of CAS-
TRESS and the ARCHBISHOP Of MAYENCE.

LEGISLATIVE BODY, D;e.29.
The President. read, the followins Letter from

the Constils :

LEGISLATORS,

The Government has determined to wthdraW the plans
laid beforel you respeeling the Civil Code, and, also the
Law for
tbiranding Condemned Persons. It is wit!) regret
that Government finds itself obliged to postpone to ano-
ther period, 'the Consideration of those Laws, which
have been so anxiously expected by the Nation ; but it is
convinced that the time is not yet come, when these import_
ant discussions can take place, with that calmneSs and unity
of intention which they require.
(Signed) DO NA P ART

The Legislatirie Body decreed, that the Letter of
the Consuls should be immediately communicated
by a Message to the TribUnate.
They then proceeded to a scrutiny upon the Elec_
.
tion- of a Candidate to be preSented to the Conserva-
tive Senate. Out of 20,votes, 233 were for Ge-
neral LAMARTIIL I EE.E.

YEsTEßnAy,afternooti the Court7lVlartial on the
Mutineers at Portsmouth adjourned to thiS day,
the Trial on those of the Temeraire not having been

finished.

The Mairine who was tried a few days ago for
throwing a bottle at his,, Corporal, was yesterday
morning executed, pursuant to his sentence;

:. WI-I En the Preliminaries of Peace were first sign-
ed, many People imagined that the Definitive
Treaty would follow very shortly. —We then
Stated, that though we could not doubt, from the
-disposition which appeared to manifest itself, that
the' Definitive Treaty would be concluded, yer we
stated Various points which remained fur discussiOn,
and the arrangement Orwhich, we thought, might
"po;sibly require more time than was generally
imagined. ;. Without pretending to be particularly
in- the secret upon these points, it was obvious
from the 'Preliminaries themselves, as well as' froio
the ,De'hates• in Parliament,. that the points which
reMaiTied to be adjusted were--.the Settldment of
the Island of Malta;-7the, discharge *of, the Debt
'consraAed on account of French Prisoners of War
...the Indemnity to the STADTHOLEZEZ.—.arid other
.points of less importance.—We ,never, .conceived
that these details, although none of them, except the
firs 4 is of very great importance, were likely to be
.finally adjusted by this titrie.;-=yet we find persons
already, in conversation, growing
.impatien't, at
• what they Conceive to-be an, unnecessary delay in
bringing these matters to a -conclusion. Those'
who' have'. considered the slow proceedinrrs of a
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Congress', at which interests, the most remote and
-collateral, must be discussed, will not be surprized
.1
that, even that, Which appears plain and .erisy, ma,/
ye: be a work of time. journey of the CH t Er

C:415111.. to _fors ; the absence of 'any of the

Ministers who are to assist at the Coilores's ; -atly
Internal Comthotion„ or a thousand other causes
;which, do- not affea the essential point, may still
-suspe‘ nd the final decision at Amiens. If, which
we do not, at all suspeet, TALLEYRAND PERI.
Goat) should'he disposed, after the sailing of the
Fleet to St. Domingo, to insist upon unreasonable
•
Concessions, with respe& to the Questions we ha•Ve
alluded to, it would retie& the greatest discredit
upon him, as a proof of the -most determined in-
sincerity—and we trust that 'the CHIEF CONpUL
would not be a, party to such a proceeding. At all
events, if amy difficulties are made, they must re-
late, we conceive, to some of the points which we
have mentioned and those points do not appear to
tis of that nature, which can create any serious ap-
prehensions as to the result. After the signature
of the Preliminaries, new pmensions are out of the
question.

As to the sailing of the Fleet to St. Dom;,:go,
we have before said that we have no suspicion that
it is intended for any other purposen—except that
which has been announced; and that is a purpose
in which we ought heartily to co-operate. The
success of the Expedition will be beneficial to every
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Nation which possesses Colonies in the West Indies.
The task which the CHI EF CONSUL has undertaken
is most arduous ;—we do not expect to see it- ac.
complished without great. sacrifices;,. but the under-
taking affords the only chalice of rendering the
greatest of all the West India. colonies of any
benefit to France.

The Hamburgh Mail of Wednesday is not ar-
rived.

Their- MAJESTIES and the Roym. FAMILY will
remove from the Queen's Lodgeto the Queen's Pa-
lace, on Wednesday next, far the Winter.season.

His MAJEsry's visits to Windsor for the re-
mainder of ihe Winter, till Lent, will be on Fri-
days; he will return to town on the Monday fol.
lowing.

Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birth-
day of the Pit Nc.E ss CHARLOTTE of WALES, who
attained her sixth year, the same was celebrated at
Windsor by ringing of bells; firing of guns, and
other demonstrations of respeet. Their MAJESTIES
receive /I the Compliments of the Nobility and Gentry
of the neighbourhood on the occasion, and in the
evening had a large card party at the Queen's Lodge.
Sir WILLIAM and. Lady PITT are visitors to
Their MAJESTIES at the Queen's Lodge.
Their MAJESTIES' Christmas Donations to the
Poor of Windsor have been distributed by the Rev.
Dr. FISHER, to the cornforl of many indigent fami,
lies.

Last night .a splendid Ball was given by Mr.
GAtyvvetcs.at. his seat at Brooklands, Herts, All
the Beauty and Fashion of the County were there.
On Friday newt Mr. CASSAMAJOR gives a grand
Ball at his seat in Herts. Three hundred. cards of
invitation are circulated for this entertainment.
Colonel LITTL EHAL ES iS said to have
Ire'„:nd on his private affairs. gone to
Op Monday last came on at Montrose, the elec-
tion for a Member of parliament for' the Aberdeen
Distric'l of Boroughs, in the room of ALEX. AL -
L AR DY C E, Esq. deceased, when JAMES FA RVIHARI
Esq. of Doaors' 'Commons, was unanimously re.
turned.,

Thursday and yesterday the Honourable the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty held a Board
for passing invalided sailors' and marines to. the
Royal Hospital at Greenwich; when those whose
long service entitled them to go into the house,
were admitted, and others received the benefit of
the out-pension.

•
The cause, we believe, Of Mr. FRANC IS HELY
HuTctittisox (who is the next brother to Lord
HUTCH I NsoN) not coming forward to offer his par-
liamentary services for Cork, is on account of his
posseising- a high and lucrative situation in the Cos_
toms of the. Port of Dublin, which is incompatible
with a seat in the Commons House of the Imperial
ParliaMent.

It is Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON, the present Can-
Aidate to succeed his Brother, Lord HuTcHitisox,
in the representation of. Cock, and not his Lord-
ship, as is generally imagined, who is implicated
in the charge of the faux pas with Mrs. Wo-dcock,
a Bill for whose Divorce is now before the House
of Loids.

The Corn Trade yesterday at "Mark-lane for every
article was extremely heavy, and it was with diffi-
culty the prices of Monday were made ; and should
we have. any thing like a large supply next ttieek,
and the weather continues open, we may look for
a decline in most sorts of 'Grain.

In consequence of the unhealthy and inaclAquate
state and situation of the Burying-grounds of Paris,
.the Government, has submitted a Bill to the Legis-
lature, to establish a grand Cemetry in a convenient
:spot. It is to be surrounded with a high wall, .to
be secured against the depredations of grave-robbert.
It is likewise to have appropriate walks, under the
.shade Of church-yard trees; ".where," says the
Orator of the Government, " the sorrowful and
contemplative may indulgeithat pleasing melancholy
which•.is akin to virtue, and where they may im-
Priive- and refine their minds in a spot which is, as
it yere, a middle point between this world and the
n'..
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:We understand that it is in ,contemPlation to re-
,
duee the tonnage of the ships, employed in, the ser-
vice of the Horiourable East India Cotiyany. The
vast burthen of some of chit ships einploYed in the
China. trade, renders then‘ very inconvenient to
navigate, sand in heavy sea they labour so much
as to entlanger. the Cargo.
'The Caroline, Wake, fyint Riga "to Amsterdam",
was lost on the J4th nit, 011 the coast got 14011a1M.
Crew 5;1 ti C(.l.

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYAIOUTII, Jaw. 7.

• SAILEb, the Priece, of 98 gins,Capt. J. INC,
and Namur, of 90 gals, Capt. Hon. M. De Cotri-
Y, for Torbay.- - -