The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-16 00:00:00

- FROM THE DUTCH' PAPERS.

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PAR IS, DEC. I.—The report that the. First Con.
sul is again about .to take his departure increases
every day, particularly as another detachment of his
. Life Guards have set off for Dunkirk:.
'The day befor.! yesterday,lie inspeeted the gun.
hints, which were this week launched from the
stocks in the neighbourhood of the Invalids.
According to the latest accounts from St. Malo,
!bete are one hundred pun.boats, originally vessels
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intended for the fishery, ready for sea.
It was observed that Count MaitcorF, as soon as
he presented his letters of recal, left the Levee
while the FIRST CONSUL was engaged' in conversa-
tion with the other Members of the Corps Diplo-
ntatique:'
M. DE HERVAS, who was first stated to be ap.
pointed Spaniih Minister of Finance, is now, it is
said, to be the Successor of the Chevalier D'Az.
ZARA, as Resident Spanish Minister at Paris.
Dec. 3.—As different Newspapers, both French
and Foreign, had spoken of a Loan for the States
of Hanover, at HaMburgh, an article has appear,
ed in. the Official Journal, apparently fur the pur-
pose of removing all misapprehension on that sub-
jeft. It states that the Hanse Towns have advanced
to the Statei of Hanover three millions at 4 per cent.
interest, which.sum is secured upon the private pro.
petty in patrimoni d goods of the King of Eng-.
land, and lying in the gleaoratc ; that the object. of
the Joan is to enableihe Hanoverians to Meet_ the
burthens of the War;, and that Prance is connetled
with the transattion only in so tar as her guarantee
was necessary. That in all events the conditiops,
of the Loan should be complied with.
„According to all accounts irons the Torts along
the,thaonel, the preparations for War, particularly_
as theyougard the Grand Expedition, are far from
bein.'ilityiinisheti. •
• , .A tactielituent of gem d'armet:ic d'Elite the day
before yesterday marenea to Sc. Omer's, whither a
detachment of grenadiers of theguards has followed.'
HACUE,•I3tc. 6,-;—We are informed that a re-
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qutsition has been made by the Government in the
Municipality of Vlaardingen; in lYlaeaTheysijor
a number of herring busses, or other vessels of the
same description, to be immediately provided to
serve in the present Expedition.
In the Sitting of-the Legislatiire' Body this day,
a Message was received from the Council of State,'
suggesting 'the appointment of a Committee for the
purpose of .making gotid the shares of the public
Burdens. imposed On the different departments.
CotlsTAtriNopLa, OCT. 30.--,The' Porte has
received intelligence of the defeat of ABDUL
WECHAB anti his followers, by the PAcita. of
GIDDA.
The French AMbassador, General Bitvillt, has
received a Courier from Grand Cairo, with the news
that the French Commercial Commissioner has been
'received there with all distinCtiop by. the*Pacha.
He has received a guard: of honottr, and two pieces
of cannon are planted, at_his door for his defence.

THE THEATRE.—The Merchant of Venice was
represented laal.night at Drury Lane Theatre, and
Mr; WROVGHTON, for the first time, took the .patt.
of Shylcd: He is a performer of so much judgment
and experience, that he can do nothing, badly, but his
performance of Sbyloek is not to be ranked with his
most Successful exertions. It did not however
"come tardily off," for its most objedionable qua.
iity was too much vehemence. His fury on the
flight of his daughter was .well conceived, but he
Was 'too rapid in the expresiion of his 'tmo.
riots, for though passion is eloquent, -there must
Ire ,time•for the succession and variety of im-
ages by which, he illustrates the feelings common
to • yews and Christians. He did not sufficiently
disCritninate the ebullitions of rage front the deter.
...4toissettand settled hate. he bears towards Aaronio,
. too often addressed to the audience what
shoal, have been dire ted towards the. other persons
Dr .the drama. However for a first performance of a
• very diffictik•charatter, he acquitted himielf in a
manner that entitles hint to .Critical praise, and he
had very. flatteting marks of applause from the
audience. •
The English' fleet again rode um I tri ant last
pi
night at •C(.)vent.Garden. An apology. was made
for the absence of Mrs. ATKIN, who had been
taken suddenly ill, and the indulgence of the
Audience claimed for
Miss
MARTYR, who had taken
::7.thausharadter of Issibtl at a short notice.
ge4celvta however unnecessary, as Miss MARTYR
performed the charaaer with considerable judg-
inetiteandsung with great tastaand. feelitrig.r -•
I.lVlt-,,CoLMAN has not only laid the foundation of a
stew Comedy, bot'has proceeded a great way 00 the
Ituperstratture. We hope fdr the sake (it himself
smd the Theatre that his. future drama will prove
another John Bull..
The Right Hon. the Earl. of Cio Nraa Lt. was list
week admitted to the hon,orary 'degree of Master
of Acts of Trinity College, Cambridge,
itohien a.
On the t zth, t 3th and 4.th inst. want
House, Bath, the annual meeting of the 13ath
arid West ollingland Society, which, considering the
`lnkeiatt.ctectipied state of.the Country Geotletncn in
gerieflePwas'very numerously attended. There were,
priegiiitrilis Grace the Duke of &Drain, Presi.
ffeigif' the Marquis of BATH, Lind SoMERVtLLE,
Load PORTCHEsTER,",;Sir RICHARD Hui.tte, Bart.
Sit WILLIAM. *MANSELL, Bart. .Sir JOHN COX'S
IHIPPISLAY, Barr. Messrs. BILLINGsLEY, GRAY,
OUR DON; and 'DYKE, dnd
with a great number of the distant Members. There.
ivast a much larger show than Wa.s e?Cpeffe4 of the
clifilratit branches of fat antileanistock, which were.

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deenostia improving and valuable quality. SeVeral.
, use u Mirk. in were introduced, and
, clunerous inetnisans adjudged.
• AVIr. lioßttocei. the Member (or Preston, who
gave a -mviuificent entertainment to all the
• , ttiincipal inhabitimts of that town and its neighbour
bowl, hits -raised, himself to affluence from a very
humble origin by diligence, sigaeityeand an enter:
pri 'zit% spirit. Far from being inflated by his success
in !Ire, he'dots nOt:itillA to diiguik. his former ob.
.44stirity, hut AteAs of it without.oitentaiion, and
laudable ride of, al nun C0016'0114 1 ilitt lug
Indebted for hi): tortnnt to hi 4 own tfortts