Star.
London, England, 1802-03-24 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

HARLISI, MARCH 15.—The Rhinland Slaaper.
dike ran over yeilerday, for the fourth time (ince
November, to the height of three inches. If the
wind had not abated towards evening,and changed
to the north,:aft, this accident would have been
produdive of damages to an incalculable amount.
ROTTERDAM, MARCH 19.—The public mind is
hillfufpended between the hopes of peace and the
dread of war. Adverting to France, the former
prevails—to England, the latter : and fo critical
es the balance, that our merchants are afraid to
venture forwards, and both to recede. However,
no counter orders are as yet given with regard to
the Eall India Illipments; and feveral veffels have
again Lifted out for the Baltic.
HACUR, MARCH 19.—The COMMKGOIICrS of
the National Accounts have lately burnt old
bo.a's of the nation, and. converted to new funds,
to the amount of I i 4547,466 florins, in purfu-
ance of the limitation contained in the Conftitu-
tion of 179 f.
The fum of 194,246 florins has been collet:lei
and dillributed to 6320 families, who have fair-
ed in different parts of this Republic by the late
inundations.

In purfuance of a refolve of the Government,
the colonial troops will undergo a conliderable
augmentation, the number is now to be brought
to goon.
We hear that a Miniller will (portly be appoint.
ed to relide at the Court of Sweden, on the behalf
of this Government.

Letters from the North mention, that the EM.
prima of Russia interefis himfelf warmly with
the lirench Government refpeeting the fettlement
of the affairs of the Duke of WIRT ISIN BERG.

• Citizen Semoravizze is about to return to this
place as An.l.affador to the French Republic.
A report is in circulation that the Council of
Home Affairs has made a
again permitting the bells
to chime is the proteftant churches previous to
divine fervice. Should this take place it will put
the finithing flroke to that beloved equality which
was fo lately the fubjed of admiratian. Liveries
alfo begin to appear again.
Two fingular fubfcriptions are opened in a neigh-
bouring city ; the one for printing a life of Wil-
liam the sth Prince of Orange, and the other
that of his deceafed fon Prince Frederic. What
will next be undertaken time only can determine.
A Surgeon and Apothecary of a town in Friel
land, refuting to pay a fine of 14.00 florins, as
enafied by an ancient flatute, for having a third
child by a female friend, his wife being alive,
was lati week publicly flogged on a fcaffold at
Leeuwarden. He walked through the city the
fame day without any vifible fign of confufion ;
and returned home, declaring that a warm back
was preferable to an empty purfe.
Our political writers are fo zealoaily employed
in lamenting the departure of Fraternity and
Equality from this country, that they have almofi
forgotten Liberty, who, however, is alfo laid to
have taken French leave! The Newfpaper Printers
bandlied all thefe at once, fome I.a nths fence, from
the head of their refpedive journals; and they
have never fume been charged with dealing
fairly.

PaIRLMMEAPIARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, MARCH $3.

Lord AL , ir confequence of the continuance of the
Lord Chancellor's indifpolition, officiated again this day as
Speaker.
The various Bills before the Houfe were forwarded in their
reflieetive Stages.
Among there, were the lrllh Taxes, the Marine Mutiny,
and the Felons Tranfportation Bills, which were read a third
time, palled, and a Mirage fent to acquaint the Commons
therewith. _ _

The Report of the Committee to whom it was referred to
confider the dudes of the Union Aft, relative to the Peerage
of Ireland, was prefented by Lord Walfingham ; and on Ms
Lordildis Motion, ordered to be taken into confideration on
ThurfiLly.
The Marine Mutiny Bill, and fuch others as are ready, will
receive the Royal Meat by Commillion to-morrow.
Adjourned.