The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-23 00:00:00

PARIS, APRIL /8.

THE FIRST CONSUL yesterday ratified the Defi-
nitive lrctity of Peace between His BRITANNIC
MAJESTY and the 12.,-public. The Ratifications will
be vxchanged this day, (Sunday, the igth,) at nine
o'clock in the morning.

PROCLAMATION OF THE CONSULS OF THE FRZNCH

REPUBLIC, TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE.

FLENCHMEN,
" In the midst of a Revolution, caused by the love
°four Country, religious dissentions suddenly broke
°tit among you, which proved the greatest calamity
to you-, the nurse of Fatuous, and the hope of your
Enemies.—A stupid policy endeavoured to stifle
,every thing under the ruin of Altars, and even of
-tt'ligion itself. At its voice all these pious solem.
ntttes, in which Citizens called each other by the
tender name of brothers, arid in which all were ac-
kntmledged equal under-God who created them,
Ceased.—The dying man no longer heard that con.
'soling voice which calls Christians to a better Life,
and even God himself seemed exiled from Nature.
liktt the public conscience, and the sentiment of
'lndependant opinion arose, and misled by Ene-
tnieS from abroad, they carried DestruClion into our
Departments.
" Frenchmen forgot that they were so, and be,
°tame the instruments of foreign hatred—On the
lier nand, unrestrained passions, morals without
sruPport, and misfortune deprived of its hope in
uturi all conspired to complete the disorder of
Society In In order to put a stop to these calamities,
It became necessary to re-establish Religion upon
its basis, and that could only be dune by measures
acknowledged by Religion itself. It was to the
-,uvereign Pontiff that the example of ages and
reason, commanded us to apply, in order to' bring back
the opinions of men, and to unite them together.
• ----The head of the Church weighed in his own
Wisdom, and in the interests of the Church, those
Propositions which the inrerest of the State had
di6tated. His voice was heard by the Pastors of the
Church, that which lie approved of, the Govern-
tient consented to, and the Legislature has establish-
ed into a Law of the Republic. 'Thus all the die-
n'ents of discord have disappeared—thus all those
ririt,uPles by which consciences might be alarmed,
;a those obstacles which disaffection might throw
t. ,
I'L way of internal Peace, have vanished.
t 1 " Ministers of the Religion of Peace, may
most profound oblivion cover all your dissen-
Rl"s, your misfortunes, and your faults ; may that
eligion which unites you together, bind you by
e same ties, the 'most indissoluble ties, to the
in
tterests of your Country—Exert, for the interests
t)r Your Country, all the power %Oriel your Mi_
llistrY gives you over the minds of men. Let your
.i,,e!st)ns and examples form the minds of our young
`-trizens to a love of our Institutions, and to a
Peet and attachment for those tutelary Authori-
"es which have been created-to proteet them ; let
then) 'earn from you, that the God of Peace is also
the God of Arms, and that lie fights for those who
• • tiefcnd the Liberty of France.

," Citizens, who profess the Protestant Religion,
...-74% Law has equeilly exteaidoct its care to you t
--N that Morality which is common to all Chris:
tia,lhat-• Morality 50 holy, so pure, so fraternal,
fnue all in the lore of our Country, ih respell
tr, its Law's, and in afFeetion fist all the Members of
greit family.--May disputes upon points of
4-'odrine never alter these sentiments which
810 n inspires and commands.
" Frenchmen, be all united for the happiness of
Your Country, and the happiness of human nature.
"lay that Religion which has civilized Europe be
gain the bond to unite its inhabitants together, and
11'1 these virtues which it commands be always
associated with those lights which instruft, us.
(Signed) gg BONAPARTZ,
'f First Consul."

1. nONAPARTE, First Consul of the French Repub.
Lic, orders that the above Proclamation shall be m-
-Bte.rted in the Bulletin of the Laws, published, print.
at and posted up in all the Departments of the Re.
_ bone at Paris, at the Palace of Government, the
47th of April, in the loth year of the French Re.
ic.
(Signed) BONAPARTE, First Consul.
H. B. MARET, Sec. of State.

We are assur:d that a Senatus Ccnsultam will
tf Pissed for the purpose of granting an Amnesty
" a g
rereat number of Emigrants. Those who will
"lain upon the List will not be above iOOO or
a 200.
iLetters from Bourdeaux state, that two Spanish
gates have entered Cadiz with 5,000,000
edastres on board ; another vessel is shortly expea.
with ;,000.000.

APRIL 19.

The law relative to the Concordat and the Orga-
tillzation of Religious Worship, was published yes-
' :rdaY, at eight in the morning, with the greatest
"°/emnity in all the. quarters of Yaris, by the Prefen
fPolice, accompanied by the two Mayors and their
• 4pdi"as, the Commissaries of Police, the Officers of
the eace) the Officers of the Etat-Major, and those of
Gendarmerie of the Department of the Seine.
The Procession was preceded and escorted by se.
_eral detachments of Cavalry, of Gendarmerie, and.
of Dragoons, having at their head a body of Tram-
'Peters,
The Revolution never presented so splendid a
P2ctacle as that of yesterday. According to the
°r:11 prescrih:Ll in the Public Ceremonial, the Con.ative Senate, and all the Chief Authorities and
2e,'l,itinguishect Bodies. of the State repaired to the
L atrch or Notre Dame before eleven. At half-
thneleven the cannon of tile Thuilleties announced
delmrturz of the First Consul ; his chariot was
si,iwuby• eight 'horses, those of the Consuls by
those of the 'Ministers and the Members of
tb Corps Diplomaiive by four. lie was preceded
" -reLla
the Chosen Guard, the Gendarmerie, and the
,diers of the Guard. A double file of Soldiers
2',ts stationed all the way from the Thuilleries to
Notre Dame.

The appearance of the military, and the riciiness
of the equipages; formed a most splendid procession.
This procession lasted an hour and a half, in the
midst of the acclamations and applause of an im-
mense eOncourse of spettatots; who Crowded in
troops to welconte the First Consul.
A quarter of an hour before his arrival, the
Archbishop of Paris, followed by his Clergy, and
the Bishops who had been consecrated, formed a
procession preceding the First Consul to the gate,
trom whence the three Consuls and the Legate were
conduaed under a canopy to a rich temple ereded
on-the right of the altar.
After Mass had been celebtated by the Legate,
M. DE BOISOEL.IN, Archbishop of Bourdeaux; de-
livered a Sermon which few Were able to hear. The
brilliant execution of the Te Drum of PAESIELLo,
completed the splendor of the ceremony; and the
First Consul returned to the Thuilleries at three,
with the same procession, and in the midst of the
sa►ne crowd, and the same acclamations Which had
before accompanied him.
They write from Ilamburgis, that on the ist of
April, a French Ship, With the National Flag; en-
tered that Port, for the first time. It came from
Nantes.

By an A.rrete of the Minister of the interior] 211
the Arts are summoned to celebrate the two Epochs
of the Peace of Amiens, and the Law relative to
Religiout Worship.
The objets of this Arrete are these i—
t. For the Peace of Amiens—A Medal, a Group of sculp•
ture, a PiCture, and a Triumphal Arch.
a. Fur the Law relative to Religious Worship—A Medal,
a Group of Sculpture, and a Picture.

The Works sent in pursuance of this Arrete are
to remain exposed in the Gallery of Apollo for a
month. The Judgment to be pronounced on the
23d of November next. _

-The artists gaining the prize to be charged with
the execution of their projects according to the mo.
dels. They shall receive for the execution of each
medal 6000 francs, for each group 20,000, each
piaure t 2,000, and for the project and plans of
each triumphal arch 6000.
A sum of zs,ooo francs shall be appropriated to
the encouragement of those who, without obtaining
the Prize, shall give proof of their talents.

The Public may be pleased to observe the light
in which the present Treaty is viewed by the Peo-
ple of Holland. The following observations are
extracted from the Dutch Papers.

" When we consider the disastrous circumstances
into which our Republic was thrown by the War,
*e cannot but sincerely congratulate the Batavian
People on the present issue of affairs. Two years
ago none- Of our Countrymen durst promise us a
Peace so generally advantageous. We lose, it is
true, the Island of Ceylon ; but that loss is much
softened by the extremely flourishing state in which
Surinam, Detnerary, and Essequibo, have been re-
stored to us ; especially as England has renounced
the right of trading to these Colonies. The Cape of
Good Hope is restored to this country, on its
ancient, or even a better footing.
" By Article t Bth of tht Treaty, explained by
the Separate Convention, the interests of the House
of ORANGE are finally• provided for, the present
Government of this State formally recognized, and
the Batavian .Republic delivered from the whole
burden of Indemnities. By the care which has
been taken to avoid the renewal of the former
Treaties with England, the Republic and its com-
merce, above all its Indian trade, have been freed
from _ those stipulations which formerly rendered
our connections with Great Britain so burdensome.
The humiliating obligation of lowering our Flag
to the Vessels of England, a degradation which
our Ancestors in vain struggled to get rid of, has
now been done away. Finally, the Republic having
by no means renounced the right, of which she
maintains the justice, of being allowed an Indem.
nification for the Vessels sequestrated in the Ports
of England ; our Commerce may rest assured, that
the Batavian Minister, who after the Ratification of
the Peace, shall reside at London, will avail himself
of the 14th Article of the Treaty, to procure the
takinr, off these Sequestrations, and to enforce all
their legitimate claims.
" These considerations, by placing the Peace of
Amiens among the most happy events which have
befallen this Republic, give the Batavian Nego-
tiator a new claim to the esteem and confidence
of his Government. We are not ignorant that
some of our countrymen, who are not sufficiently
aware of the state of affairs, look for other points
in the Treaty to which we cannot be indifferent,
but we must not forget,
.that Peace with England,
and not all our Territorial Possessions, were the ob-
jefls, of the negotiations at Amiens."

Friday last two companies of the A rgyleshire
Militia arrived at Glasgow from Kilmariioak.,
during their stay, they behaved greatly to the sa-
tisfailtion of the inhabitants. They marched on
Saturday morning to Dumbarton, at which place
they are to bo disembodied.

The first division of the North Lowland Fenci-
bles, commanded by Lieut. Colonel EDWARD PARK,
marched into Dudhope Barracks on Thursday af-
ternoon from Perth.

Thursday morning the first division of the Fifth
or Fifeshilit Regiment of Militia, marched from
Dudhope Barracks, on their route to Kirkaldy,
Sze. and the second division marched next morning.
The behaviour of this excellent regiment duri►►g
their residence at Dudhope Barracks has been meri-
torious and exemplary.
The Perthshire Militia passed through Dundee
last week, in four divisions, on their route from
Aberdeen ; and the Angus-shire were expeaed in
that town on the 16th insr.

Three troops of Lieutenant-General Ec ERTows
regimen of Light Dragoons are ordered to be im.
mediately reduced.
The treasury of Drury-Lane Theatre was robbed
on Tuesday night. The plunder was effthed by
breaking open the desk of Mr. PEAKE, the Trea-
surer. Fortunately, no greater sum than fifty gut-
peas was found. An inquiry has been set on foot,
but no discovery tins resulted from it.

i-ra DIIEIIiRE.

D ru,:)'.Lane.

Tut Dramatic attraehon last night at this Theatre
w4s a new Comedy, entitled Fashionable Friends.

CHARACTERS.
Sir Valentine VaPour, . Mr. K I,IG.
Sir Dudley Dorimant, - Mr. C. K EMISLE.
Mr. Lovell, - - Mr. BARR IiMOP.E.
Dr. Svrop, - Mr. SVETT.
Lady t elina Vapour, - Miss DE CAMP.
Mrs. Love', - Mrs. Yount.
Mrs. Racket, - Miss
Miss Racket, Mrs. lURiAN.

There is so little merit in this Comedy, that we
hardly need take the trouble of attempting to lay the
fable of it before our readers. It consists of a series of
dull cOntersations rather than a regular plot. What
story there is) arises from the libertine propensities
of Sir Dudley borirriant, a fashionable man of plea-
sure, who has nearly exhausted his fortune, and
who, having either made honourable love, or carried
on a criminal amour, for We could not discover
which of these events had taken place, with Lady.
Seiiaa Vaporer, endeavours to retrieve his affairs
by a clandestine Marriage with Misr Racket, a
wealthy heiress. He, however, to obtain an op-
potttinity of courting the daughter, makes love to
the niother, a forward widow, who readily favours
his pretended advances. Miss Racket is ripe for all
kinds of fashionable dissipatiOn. Sir Dudley,. at,-,
the Sante time, is attempting to seduce the wife of
his friend Lovel. The latter is engaged in a similar
view' dpoti Lady Sclixa Vapour, mho affetts extraor-
dinary refinement of sentiment and romantic friend-
ship for Airs Lovel; yet is of a licentious disposi-
tion, and even considers Lovel as too slow in his
advances. Mn.i Lovel is the only charaaer in the
piece who seems to have any amiable qualities, but
her chief feature is weak duClility.

By the old expedient, a masquerade, the cha-
raaers are brought together. Lo.jel, who suspea-
ed his wife of dishonotirable intercourse with -Sir
Dudley, proves her innoCences in being rejefted by
her, while he was supposed to be Sir Dudley. Sir
Valentine Vapour, who goes to the masquerade for
the purpose of preventing his ward, Miss Racket,
from falling into the hands of Sir Dudley, seizes,
by mistakes on Mrs. Racket ; the latter at first
taking Sir Valentine for Sir Dudley. Sir Dudley
and Miss Racket having eloped, and stolen a mar-
riage, rejoin the rest of the charaaers at the mas-
querade, and thus the Piece concludes.
It has hardly ever been our fate to attend a more
trifling Production. What is not insipid, is licen-
tious ; and from the whole it is difficult indeed to
deduce any thing in the shape of a Moral.
The Piece was very well acted, except with re_
spelt to BARRYMOP.E, who was very imperfect ;
and who, at the end of the first Aft, left the Stage
under the strong displeasure of the-Audience.
Mrs. JORDAN, Miss POPE, Miss DE CAMP, C.
KEMBLE, and the veteran KING acquitted them-
selves very well ; and if BAR avmoßE had been
more in possession of the words, 'his acting would
have deserved much commendation.

The audience testified their disapprobation se-
vezal tint4c, partioularly tuwartia the concha.
sion of the Piece ; insomuch, that the last Scene
could not be heard. Mr. C. KEMBLE came for-
ward to announce the Comedy for this evening ; but
was so fully aware of the violent opposition impend.
ing, that with the utmost rapidity, he told the audi-
ence it would be repeated with their permission,
without staying a moment to know whether per.
mission would be granted. This cavalier method
of treating an audience is now generally practised
on doubtful occasions, but it is certainly highly
disrespectful and indecent, and seems to shew that
when the Theatre has determined to bring forward
a Drama, the judgment of the Public goes for no.
thing.
A pretty air, sung by Mrs. JORDAN with great
spirit, was encored, and so was a Quartette in the
last ad sung by Miss MENAGE, Miss TYRER, &c.
They were both composed by KELLY.
The Prologue, on the difficulty of discovering no.
velty, was delivered by Mr. C. KEmirt.e. It con.
tained the following handsome compliment to the
Ladies

" FOLLY was born, by nicest calculation,
" Thc moment atter WOMA N's first creation."

The Epilogue, abounding in trite eulogiums on
the Piece, was spoken by. Miss Da CAMP.
This Comedy, we understand, is the manuscript
drama said to have been found among the papers of
the late Lord OaFoRD ; but, according to report,
the Author is alive, and not unknown among the
the Patrons of the Piece. If they have any regard
for the Author, they will certainly keep his name
secret. The Theatre was crowded.

Covent-Garden Theatre was last night extremely
crowded to see The Cabinet and Brazen Mask.

By some reliques of antiquity which have lately
been brought to light in the Parish of St. Martin's
in the Fields, it appears that malefactors were tbr-
merly executed in that district, before the fatal
ceremony took place at Tyburn. It appears also,
that the hero of Lt LLo's celebrated tragedy, Gecrge
Bart/quell, was the last victim of offended justice
who suffered upon that ancient scire of capital
punishments. If this report be well founded, our
theatrical managers might take from it a hint for
local scenery, which would strengthen the interest
of a drama which peculiarly applies to the feeli►►gs
of ordinary life.

The Duke of NORFOLK, it seems, is making
great improvements at Arundel Castle. We are
glad that his Grace possesses such a venerable edi-
fice, and hope he will long enjoy its beauties.
But, ►t " OUR SOVEREIGN the PEOPLE" were to
obtain the rule, we believe it would soon get into
other hands, and then the Noble owner would per-
haps find an " old house about his ears."

Tom PA tN E and his
,fleivocate. seem to be re-
stored much about the same time. -The former has
received an invitation to America, and the latter
has been introduced at Court.

As a proof that the whole community is exalted
by a Republican form of Government, we find that
the common necessaries of .life are much higher in
France than in England.