The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-15 00:00:00

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The presentation of Foreign Ladies to Madame
BONAPARTE was made on Thursday.
Lord WHITWORTH, the Ambassador from
land, presented the Dutchess of Doasex his
Spouse, the Dutchess of GORDON and Lady GEort-
GINA. GoRDON, the Dutchess of NEWCASTLE,
Lady CHOLMONDELY, Lady CONYNGHAM, Lady
ELIZABETH MONCK, Lady ELIZABETH FORS'rER,
Daughter of the Earl of BRISTOL, Bishop of Derry
Sir JOHN, Lady, and Miss CALLANDER, Co!onei
RootrE, Lieutenant-Colonel MATTHEW, Lora FRE-
DERICK MONTAGUE, Major STAPLES, and Mrs.
ORBY HUNTER.

The Deputies of the Helvetic Cantons convoked
at Paris in order to give their opinion on a Plan of
a Constitution, proper for the reestablishment of
Peace and Union in Helvetia, have arrived here,
with the exception of a very small number.
The Government has appointed a Commission
of four Members, consisting of Citizens BARTHE-
LEMY, DESMEUNIERS, RCEDERER, and FOUCHE, to
confer with the Deputies, in order to receive and dis-
cuss their observations and plans. They are all in.
vited to assemble at the House of the Mini:;ter fcr
Foreign Affairs. The four Commissioners will assist
at this Assembly. It is thought a Plan of a new
Central and F6deral Constitution will he commu-
nicated to them, which in fulfilling the concilia-
tory views of the French Government, will also
meet the general wish manifested by the people of
the different Cantons.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 6.—Letters from Paris' conti-
nue to assure us, that the journey of the FIRST
CONSUL into ci-dea,ant Belgium, will take place in
the month of January next, and that after having
visited the Cities of Brussels, Antrwerp, and Ghent,
after having examined and givers the necessary or-
ders respecting the opening of the Canal between
Charier()); and Brussels, for the purpose of forming
a junftion between the Sambre and the Scheldt,
the FIRST CONSUL will proceed direaly to May-
ence. It is added, that the Minister of War will
join BONAP ART E on the Banks of the Rhine, in
order to examine the Plan formed for the purpose
of establishing a Military Line on the Left Bank of
that River, between Frankenthal and the Frontiers
of the Batavian Republic.
BERNE, DEC. 3.—We learn from the Italian
Cantons, that the Diets assembled at Lugano and
Bellinzona, have charged Citizen RUTTI MAN,
First Statthalter, at present at Paris, to represent
those Cant Ons in the Congress. The Diet of
Zug, on the refusal of the Ex-Direaor LAH ARP E,
has appointed for its Deputy, Gen. AND E RMATT.

The Editor of one of the Journals published at
Berne, has been conduled under a military escort
before Genei',al. NEY, in consequence of an article
which appe.ired in his Journal. The General de-
clared on the occasion, that the Journals of Berne
should pass under the censurate of his Office.

The Drawing-room at St. Cloud on. Thursday
se'nnight, in point of brilliancy and fashion, edits-
ed all former precedent. Madame BONAPARTE en-
tered the Drawing-room at half past three o'clock,
when the presentations took place. Her Grace
the Dutchess of DORSET was honoured by Madame
BONAPARTE with the most marked attention.—
The ceremony of presentation being over, the Com-
pany were ushered through the long gallery, to a
spacious apartment, where refreshments were served
up, consisting of the choicest wines, 'fruits, and
other dainties. The present being the first time of
this custom taking place, we may consider it as a
compliment to the. English Embassy. About five
o'clock the Company withdrew, highly satisfied
with the polite reception they had experienced.
Lord GRENVILLE.bas heretofore so ably reason-
ed against the formidable progress of French power,
that it is surprizing a Statesman of his great talents,
knowledge, and experience, should not see that the
power. of France is touch more formidable at this
nioment than ever it was during the time when his
Lordship was in Administration, and when he so
strenuously contended in support of a vigilant jea-
lousy of, that Power. AS to what has been urged
by his Lordship and others on the condua of our
Ancestois, after the termination of a War, .till it
can be shewn that this country was ever in a situa-
tion corresponding with the present, all arguments
drawn from precedent are irrelevant. France never
stood in such a menacing attitude, never was she
able to spread such alarm over the Continent, and
to endanger the independence of all Continental
• States. in fart, she may be said to have many of
those States under her control, and most of them, one
way or other, under her ;nfluence. It would there-
fore.be in her power to do us material injury in
. a commercial point of view by her ascendancy
over other States, unless we kept up a powerful
national force for defence or annoyance, as circum-
stances might dklate. Neither Lord GRENVILLE
nor any of his political friends are much disposed
to rely upon the amicable disposition of France to-
wards this country, and, therefore, it is astonishing
that his Lordship does not admit the necessity of
our being well prepared against any hostile dispo_
. sition, without requiring explanations from Mini-
sters, or communications from the Throne, upon a
matter that is obvious to every man capable of the
least reflealon,
PRINCE WILLIAM Of GLOUCESTER visited, on
the igth ult. the arsenals and other objeas of curio_
shy at Stockholm, and was present in the evening
at a magnificent Ball, given in honour of him by
the British Minister, Mr. ARBUTHNOT, to which
all the Corps DiplomatiqUe and the Noblesse were
invited.

Monday se'nnight a meeting took place, near
Sandymount, Ireland, between WILLI AM M-s,
Esq. of Londonderry, and a Mr. B E, of
Bourdeaux, in consequence of a dispute at the
Theatre. After two shots each had been. fired,
without effeel, the Seconds interfered, but could
not reconcile the parties. They took their ground
again and fired ;- Mr. M.'s ball struck Mr. B. in
the side, who fell,
.and Mr. M. received a slight
wound in the knee. Happily Mi. B/s wound is
prQnounced.by his Suwon not mortal;

LAW REPORT'.

CVILDHALL, LONDON, Dzc. 14.

311-1- :NOS IMFORE LORD ELI.FINBOROUGIt.

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AVY CIIAMBERT. 'ON AND ANOTHER;

THIS was an Anion to recover the value of the
Plaintiff's horse, which the Defendant killed, by
furiously driving his chaise against him as they were
near Vauxhall. It appeared that the Defendants
were much to blatne, ►nd somewhat intoxicated,
and that the Plaintiff had no power to avoid them ;
one of the Defendants is a Teacher of youth near
Newington. The value of the horse was 601. and
it cost the Plaintiff i ss. Bd. at a public house,
where the horse instantly died. Verdiet for the
Plaintiff—Damages 601. Is's. Bd.

Lord and La,ly CASTLEREAGH, attended. by a
seled party of friends, visited the East India House
and Warehouses yesterday, and testified the highest

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satisfaaion at the magnificence of the buildings,
and minute order and corretness displayed through-
out the vast suite of the Company's commercial