Star.
London, England, 1804-05-14 00:00:00

Lord CASTLWACH retains his tandem as Prefi•
dent (.1 the Board of Controul.
Mr. WILLIAM Duwoas will be the Treafurer of the
Navy, or Joint Paymufter.
The new Board of Admiralty will confill of the
following perfons:
Lord Vilcount MeLvir.r.r,
Sir PHILIP STEPHENS, Bart.
Sir HAM NC•La, Bart.
Admiral Sir Joint Cor.rors, Bart.
Admiral GAMBIER.
Admiral PATTIik, and

WILLIAM Diceamsms, jun. Efq.
Mr. HUSRISSON will fucceed Mr. VAusyrrAaT,
and Mr. STURGIS BOURN! will replace Mr. SJIRGIvIIIT,
as Secretaries of the Treafury. The laft named gen.
dentin has been mentioned. but not confidently, as a
Lord of the Treafury.

We have received Paris Journals to the 3d inllant.
They contain the proceedings in the Tribunate on
the ill and sd of May, upon the propofal for con-
ferring on Bowur•aTa the title of Emperor, and
rendering that dignity hereditary in his family, ac-
cording to the laws of primogeniture.
The only man who had the courage to oppofe this
propofal was Coo se or, in a dikourfe of which only the
outline is reported. He confidered the meafure as re-
pugnant to liberty, and not even calculated to fecure
that tranquillity which was its profeffed 'Aka. It is
evident that he did not feel himfelf Cafe in ufing all
the arguments and ifluarations of which this view of
the fulled is capable. He likewife confidered how
far the meafure might affect the external relations of
France, and a general peace. His reafonings on this
head are not reported; but in the prefent Rate of
Europe, it is not very probable, that much oppofi.
tion will be given to a name, while the afcendancy of
the power is no greater than it was.
If we were to difenfs the merit of a Government
become hereditary from the double conqueß of the
people at home, and the nations broad, we ihonld be
inclined to condemn it altogether. This is not of the
limited Monarchy to which the Tribunes now recur
as the only Rate of freedom for great nations. In the
Empire of France there is nothing but Booaraara.
In limited Monarchies there mull be orders both aril:
tocratical and demoeratical to limit the Chief Ma.
gißrate. If not it is defpotifm. We fee nothing to
limit the Emperor of the French. There is no law

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by which he governs. Then what is this but a Del:
potifm ? What a triumph to the Coo tlitution of
England, that its enemies mull reafon from its gene-
ral principles in favour of their hideous caricatures of it•

Saturday and yefterday their AlsjsEnos, aeeompa•
stied by the Princeffes, and the Dukes of Cumuli-
lamb and Cassainos. took an airing to sew. The
Royal party feemed much pleated with the new pa-
lace, and after walking each day in the gardens, they
returned to the Queen's houfe.
On Saturday his MAJZSTT Signed feveral official
papers.—Lord HOBART had an audience of his Ma.
lIATY both Saturday and yellelday.a.MT. PITT VW
with his Msis,vlr on Saturday, and twice yefterday.
Lord liswitsssusr and the Earl of DARTMOUTH
bad conferences with his Majesty yelerclay.
On Saturday Lord Maa.Tlit.■ entertained Mr.
PITT. Earl ROSILTH, Colonel Hors, and Wis.:. W.
and R. Donnas, ace. &c. at dinner.

Yellerday about two o'clock, the Prince of Wet.ts
sifited the Duke of Devoreu tee.

Yetlerday, about to o'clock, Mr. PITT had an in-
terview with Lord Haw 111 sau v, at his houfe in Pic-
cadilly.
Saturday morning the door leading to the back
entrance of the Queen's houfe was opened for the
&ft time fince his MAJESTY'S indifpoliticrn for the
admiffion of tradcfmen, &c.

On Saturday WILLIAM CAAWFOID, Efq. was ad-
mitted to the degree of Barrifler at Law by the Hon.
the Society of the Middle Temple.

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The following Officers, late of his Majefly's (hip
iiitAsnrim, were all well at Verdun,in France, on the
23d April. 18°4
CArTAIN—F.DMARU J.[ /ISON GOWEN.
LILUT/NANTLi..qs.,.L.,IIsILaI,RODIMIITIMMASD•OOI.M.
a. A. SIMI:.
hlASTla—Hanar Coocn.
MARINI Orricsr—ALax. ECKPOR
Pc itsui—JAbits H .
SURGEOM—INO. BILL.
MA 51 lA% FIAT,,-AVNI. GUM. Asit.Resmsoic
MIUSIIII,IIIN ....SA IA R011ti)ON, WILL. ALLEtt,T. W.Czcos,
awl FIANCIi
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It appears by a letter from Flufhing, that the gal-
lant Sir Svoa ET Smrru's health is fo much impaired
from conilant fatigue and watching upon the Dutch
coati, that he is obliged to relinquith the command
of his flatinn fur the prefent.
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It is repotted, in the American Papers, that the
Britilh have taken poffeflion of the City of St. Do-
ming...
A letter from Lifbon by the Britannia, Banwirs
arrived in the Downs from the Tagus, Elates that
Bayonne has recently been nearly deliroyed by file.
The flames were not dilcovered till fix o'clock in the
morning, when they burn forth with irreGftible via
lence; the large ftores tilled with brandy, tar, &c.
prefented one !beet of fire, afcending into the -sir
upwards of zoo feet ahr,ve t:ie building. The brandy,
tar, oil, &c. formed a !!ream, and running in flames
into the Adour, relented the frogular and terr;ble
fpeEtacle of a river on tire.—The fire continued
horning violently for two days, during which many
lives and property to the value of two millions of
francs were 1011.
A private letter from Munich Rates, that the Elec-
tor of Bavaria has promulgated a law relative to the
paffage of any foreign trrops in his dominions, and
the oppofition to be made again 3 any territorial Tic).
latiou —This inc.:fure has inmediately followed
the arrival of meirsogers lion lisrito and Peterf-
buigh, is toppoted to nave rcfultcd from the t:if•
paulicb t:.cy brought.