The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-24 00:00:00

PARIS, JAN. to.

Er a-beeree of the Consuls of the Republic, dated
the 3d• inst. General ROCII4MBEAU is 'appointed
General in Chief of the Army of St. Domingo, and
Ciptain.Qeneral of that Colony.
• •
The Consuls ha've .also passed a Decree for
the direftion and adniinistratiOn of • the -Theatre of
Arts,.which contains the following, among other
regulations :
'File Prete& of the Palace is to have the superin.
(lance of the Theatre of Arts, but without any re-
sponsibility. Under him there are to be a Direc.
tor and an Administrator, who are to be respon-
sible, and who are to be appointed by the First Con.

No new Pi:ce, no new Ballet can be performed,
none* decoration can he used, without an esti.
mate of the expence being laid before the Chief Con-
sul, and approved of by him.
The Salaries of the Performers, and other persons
employed in the Theatre, are to be laid below the
Fir 3 Consul for his approbation.
The Minister of the Interior is to appropriate
ra)000 livres a-month (about zs,ocol. a-year) for
the use of the Theatre of Arts, &c.
The Council of State have come to the following
determination, upon a question prOposed to them by
the Senates viz. Whether such Members of the
Legislative Body as- go out by lot, can again be.
"me Members within a year ? The Council have
decided this question in the negative ; but have
added, that such personi are eligible to every other
Public ;office,

A new Constitution has been made for the Island
: it is to be governed by a Commissary-
: Pencil!). and a Council of five persons, to be op-
pointed by the First Consul.
FRARttroar, JAN. 3.—The Town of Warrtecin,
near Amber:, was almost entirely destroyed by a
ire, which happened on the 3rst ult. The progress
of the flames was so rapid, that in an hour and a half
one hundred houses, the Tow n.hall, and the Church,
were consumed.

On Saturday the sale of the Post-Horse Duty
took place at the Crown,anti Anchor Tavern, in the
`strand, before the Commissioners of the Stamp
Office, and Mr. EsTcoußi their Solicitor, for the
year ensuing.
The following statement will chew the enormous
:,advance for which all the Distrifts have lett :
•
Present NI !A.
. • Rents. Lettings.
North Britain
Northumberland,Northumberland,Cumberland, Westmore'
6e to
land, and Durham
Yorkshire 6510 - • Lancashire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, and lotti to
Stattiardshire -
Lincolnshire,tshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lei-
t°,830
cestershire
WNorthainptonshirc, Rutla-ndshire, War. • wicsinre,
orcestershire, and Oxfordshire
ilttibk ire, W and•CloueeSter..
Shire. .
1'1011;31k, Suflialk, Essex, and Cambridge-
• •
Iselfordshire arid- Buckinghamshire litintingdonsitire, and fiertforchhire
Aliddle4CX, including" London and West-
Minster '
"
Xcnt and Sussex 17,52
12,900
ilarripshire and Berkshire -•• .• 11.000.
btrwitithire, Dorsetshire, COrnwall, and .
t,,.Nonterstishiro - 10,30
• 211.1Nli.oes, viz.—Anglesea, Caraarvon-
- 4'lo,4)enttsiglishire., lintshire Merio- •
kttihstri* Montgomeryshire, and'
Shrop.
4 _
• . ...oath ies; vit.—Brecknockshire, Car-
marthenshire, Cardiganshire Glamor-
anshire Radnorshire, Pembrokeshire,
With Herefordshire, and Aloninouth-
shire ' •,_ •
. 55
The Meeting Was uncommonly numerously:4 at-
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tended. The great room was nearly, For
Beveral years past a daring and 'desperate gang ofPickpockets. have attended this Meeting, and plun-
dered. Gentlemen of immense.sums. It is impossible
for any, Meeting to 'be held that , will answer their
P,„113 aNse better, as they can hardly put their:- hands
1;0 pocket, but that they will find a considerable
~°°t Y, as every Gentleman who attends the Meet•
vig must be prepared with a large sum, if he has an
Intention of purchasing, as a very considerable part
lutist be deposited. To prevent this infamous tend
di,grzitefid contWEl' being repeated, the C,
,Ei\i:)llcri applied to Sir ft! CHAAD FORD, the Chieftklagist rate of the
Police, for placation., Sir
.I,'"lisitor in consequence, gave; direction . for
I.frinshend, Sayers, and Macmanus, to attend the
th'etiog, and these, alive Officers deteled no less
wi'o six of the daring gang among the Gentle Men,
...r"eotn they immediately turned out of the r00m...—.
Y would not have been sus red 'by any other
person, on account of the respettable dress they had.
ue Gentleinan from the City had as much'as,
Soioool. about bun. .
The different roads about town are very much in-
,
felted with Highwaymen. Thursday night.a Gentle-,
fan t
ut post.chaise from town to E4gwire ;
at 3 before he had proceeded further than for miles,
4e,witaitold by several persons that they'•had. been
41,4°144Var1d advised to retnrn, if he meant to avoid
err-fittei• He, accordingly returned*to London.--r
g/lhen the Post-boy arrived, he was ordered with a
Lrson to Dartford ; but,an their arrival at Shooter's
tabbii,ed tlre chaise was stopped, and the pipassenger. -
At the adjourned' Quarter Sessions at Ipswich
ear weeks a farmer worth nearly 30001. was maid.
for stealing a pair of girl's shoes belonging to
curtr.aPr and honourably acquitted. He was then
'ed er an assault, in aiming' a; blow at the haw-
/Hr' 00' being charged with the theft : when tne
4-tY ve
ga one penny &Make's. The Prosecutor was
"wards committed to take his trial for perjury.

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