Star.
London, England, 1802-04-16 00:00:00

TORN OF THS OATH.

JOAN BAPTIST CAPP AAA, Cardinal, Prdbyter of the Holy
Roman Church, nominated Legate • Were of the Holy Apoftolic
See to NA►ALLOtte BONA IFAILTE, Fla% Conful of the French
Republic, and to the Wrench nation, (wear, and promife,oa the
wore. of a Cadinal, by my (acted orders, and with my bands
laid ou my loran, to the Firft Conful the French Republic,
Ciat I will neither perform the offtee of Legate, nor tile the
power intrufted to me by the Holy See, but while I remain in
the Republic, and -s lnrg as it (lull pleafe the Firft Conful of
the French Republic, lo that when informed of his will in this
refped, I Mall immediately lay aftele the title and sights of Le-
gate and at the fame time when my legation is at an end, shall
depe:fit in the hands of ant perfon whom the Firft Conful of the
French Republic may appoint, a righter of every thing I have
likewife (wear and promife, that I wiU obferve the
conftitution, laws. ftatutes, and cultoma of the Republic, nor
will ever do any thing derogatory to the Government of the
Republic, or to the authority, jurifdittion, rights, liberty, and
pried• gel of the Gallica., Chureis.--bs teftimony of which
kave luhferased diet"! pm.ein 5, and aifized to them my real.
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To this adJrefs the Futrr CONSUL made the
following anfwer On account of the apoflolic
virtues by which you are diftinguifhed, Cardinal,
I behold you.with great fatisflation the pofleffor of
an extenfive influence on the confcience of man.
You draw from the Gofpels the rules of your con-
dud, and confequently you will contribute much
to the estinflion of animofity, and the eflablifh-
ment of union in this vaft empire. The French
nation will long have reafon to rejoice at the happy
choice that I and his liolinefs have jointly made
of you. The refnit of your miffson will be for
the Chriflian religion, which, in all ages, has ope-
rated fo much good to mankind, a frells Cubic& for
exultation. Tile enlightened philofophcr, and the
true friend to man, will exprefs his fatisfaetion at
this appointment."
The Legate then prefented a number of perfons
attached to his million, among the number of whom
was M. F.rfkine, Auditor to his Hormel's.

following are the cimunftances attending
the prcfcntation of Cardinal CAPRARA -to
lIIC C..:PIFF'CONSUL. The Government carriages
:were fmt for his Eminence to his Palace; at one
o'clock be repaired to the Thuilleries; he was
prnctled by a detachment of Grenadiers and of
Ge ndarmerie, with trumpets,&c. There were in his
train ten carriages full of Eecletiallics, and the pro-
cern( n was doted by a body of also cavalry. The
Legate and his fuite defcended at the principal'
entrance of the Palace ; the Crofs was, as is
uftial, carried before his Eminence, and during
t;lf' ceremony was placed at the door of the Coun-
cil Cl..ember.

To-day the Cardinal Legate confecrated in the
Mttropolitan Church of Notre Dame three Arch-
bahops, one of whom was Abbe BERNIER ; an-
nt•ier to.: former Curate of Panthemont ; and the
third the Abbe CANNACERES, appointed to the
Lachbilhoprie of Rouen.

PifRLJAMENT.ARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, THURSDAY. APRIL 15.

Their Lordfuips in a Commit ;re of Privikzes, Lord Wei
SINGLIAIS in the Chlir, received fame evidence irefpeding the
pedigrees of Lord Vifeiniut Curzon and Lord Redefdaht. in I,
conformity to one of the late (tending orders of the Houle.
Prayers were then read, atter which the Royal Afirent was
Riven to thirty-three Bills. Among thefe were the following
Public Ada : the New Loan, the Affeffed Taxes Bill, the frith
Revenues and lei& Corn Trade Bills ; the reit were of a local
or private dcfcription, and among the farmer were the.Galway
Gaul, and Dundee Brewery Bill..
The Lords Commifflonera were, I.ord Alvanley, Lord Pet
ham, and Lord Wrliinghani.
The Bilis before the Houle were forwarded in their refre-
tive P ages.
The Earl of Rostix, purfuant to his notice of yefterday,
moved for the appointment of a Set, Et Committee to confider
of the heft mod.: of proceeding with refpeft to perfous prefer-
ring claims to lei& Peerages, or to fit in the !ionic as Reprefen-
tative Peers of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland,
&e. The motion being agreed tn, a Seled Committee was ac-
cordingly appointed, confifting of the fcveral Peers, whole
names were moved by his Lordihip.
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Some private buGnefs was difpueed of.
The Malt and Beer Duty Bill, and the Servants and Houk
Tax Bills were brought up from the Commons by Mr. Alexan-
der, and alto a few private Bills by Sir John Moore, Mr. Pane,
and other Gentlemen. Thefe were feverally read a &ft time,
after which the Houk, on the motion of Lord Pelham, ad-
journed for the Eider Reeds, until Monday the 26th inftant.