Star.
London, England, 1801-12-01 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMEiON.FLEAS, NOY. 28.

—.The I'll 7 of the League, the delirium or the
wronde, were fucceeded by an age rendered il-
fats-jolts by .rnonumetits of genius : thus the na-
tkml charHter, reformed arnicht revolutionary
-etnpells, will develcipe its energy, and putruc with
ardour every thing that is beautiful, every thing
tiet is grand, that is to fay, every thing that is
ufeftil and jult ; for jultisy and utility will here-
after be the liandard of efteem, and public opinion
will annul every judgment not founded on that
fupport Nations harafikd with fanguinary dif.
undeceived in regard to falfe ideas of
grandeur, experiencing the need of loving each
other of uniting, !retch out their I.:juicily arms
to ea:heater. Woe to that one which attempt
to found its ptofperity on the difafter of others:
convinced that happinefs is mutual,: they will
make an exchange of friendfhip, prodalion, and
difioteries. A Yong privation and want will give
more adivity to their refpetftire communications,
at an epoch *hat national and religious hatred
!hill dive place to tolerance, when the progrefs of
civilization, by bringing people near& to each other,
has given them a more homogeneous character.
Such, Citizen Confuls, are the hopes infcribed on
the frontifpiece, of the century now commenced,
and which promifes to Europe, and to France in
particular, a profperous and durible futurity.—
The wifdom and courage of the Government have
produced this order of things. Receive, Citizen
Confuls, the congratulations of the Legiflative
Body which hai:Eharged us to convey its fenti-
malts to you.—The Legillative Body, fenfible of
the dignity and importance of the funtliotts with
Which it is vefted, will exert Well with zeal to fe.
cond the views of Government-,--to condua the
ltepublic, by wife laws, to the high& degree of
leliaity. Thus, the Piro: Authorities of the Repub-
lic, all animated with the fame fentiments, and al-
Wall united, will ferve as a, model to the inferior
authorities, and to all the Citizens ; and while the
national Sovereignty hovers over the whole, the
fepofitaries of the authority which exits by the
People, and for the People, will find in their con-
fideuce attd love the fweeteit reward of theirlabours;
to promote their happinefs.
In the suifWer of the FiltiT CONSUL to the Lc-
giflative Body, the following traits were remarked: '
The Government appreciates this dep of the
Legiflatfve Body.
,4 It is (cue!' e of whit you have come to de-
dare in its name.

“ The Aes of the Legiflative Bndy during the
Uri Sefton have contributed to Milli the progrefs
of Achninittration, and to bring tis to that fiat tS
which we have attained:

a It will enttrtain the (me fentiments in the
labours of the Sefflon now peguni TMs will be
the fine means of promoting-the halpinefs and
well being of th 4. French people, our Sovereign in
every tt:ng.
as It judges of all oar labours. Thole who ferve
it with purity and zeal will be accompanied in
their retirement by the refpea and efteem of their
fellow citizens!,
The Mimi ser contains it fpeech by Florrstat,
when be prefented the projdt of the firft lite of
the Civil Code. As it occupies fcven columns, it
is intpoffible to find room for it, but we cannot pafs
ever what relines to the inftitutints of marriage—
it is as follows :
Families . .
are formed by marriage. Marriage is
an inftitution of native itfelf. It 'l as too great an
influence on the deftiny of Two, and on the pro-
pagation of the human fpecies, for Legiftators to
abandon it to the licentioufriefs of the paffions.—i
Marriage fubjeas the huftrand and wife to fatted
obligations towards the children produced by their
union. It fubjeOs them to inuttiat obligation:.
Thole then who have to fold there obligations
Mutt be known. Hence, the forms propofed for
the folemnization of this contra&

For Marriage, it is necefrary that the patties I 1
hould be able to fulfil the views of nature: It is
neeeffary therefore thutt the age at which the par- I
be can unite with utility thould be fixed. It is
of itnpottince io favour affiances, and to protect '
morals. It is of importance not to offend againft
the views of nature, and not to wolnul public de-
cency. Hence the prohibitions of marriage, on
account of affinity i all nations have profcribed in-
oefluous marriages, becaufe the voice of nature
has refoutided in the heart of all men. Civilized
nations have extended Rill farther the empire of
modefiy, and have refpefted certain decencies,
which, without being the immediate work of na-:
tore, are founded on natural reafons.—By com-
mon right, the death of one of the parties can
alone diffolve marriage ; have, however,
Nought that the citil law could not be fo infle.si- I
Me as religion and morality, r.nd in our projeft
we retain divorce, but with retiriFtions capable of
preventing the Auk of it ; we retain it for ca4e;
where vices have more energy and force to ener-
Irate the laws, than the laws have to fnpprcfs vice.
With divorce we leave the power of demanding
fimple teparation, which re uxes thl• bond of mar-
rage without breaking it. We have Ciought that ;
under hews, which anchorite liberty of woi fhip, it
was tmelfary to fuffer fouls to breathe in Leedom,
and not to place a man faithful to his reli,tion
between defpair and his contkicnce. Among the
ranks of divorce we have not placed incompati-
hility of temper and charatler, %inlets t be the re-
'tit of mutual content. We have confidered it
contrary to the elfence o!things,that a contra&
lo acted as that of marriage, lhould be arbitrarily
broken, on the demand and fimple allegation of
one o; the parties, that is to fay, by the will and
the advantage of one party only. After hav-
ing traced ont the canfas of divorce, we have
pointed 0.1 the forms according to which it mull
he luta 1.. r and obtained. The intervention of
Office appeared to us neceffary. In England a
I Ito is nercifary for this purpofe, betides an A& of
''cc &vet eign is required. A quellion of divorce
every wherz a national quellion, the cnnfe-
teaca d ciiinn of which have appeared to
o,terefial:; to the waole lociety.
• (ran 1.41 C 230 SS f.
I (.7101;4:, (012 the Lob) 55 fr. 75c.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER c.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Conrch 674—Ditto, for nig. 680.
Itcductd • ( per Cent. 1141-..5 per Cent,4l--- •
Olds per f2c:it 991 too—Lorg Ann. !0....0m:1imn 2t4—
Fundable Exeheq. Pills, it r.••m.

Saturday left 'wet the day fixed for rehiring the Exchequer
Bit that were to be funded. Out of 6,reupool. which were
outftanding, (variative of the 2.380,0001. beld by the Batik),
3,942 orol. were delivered In, aithildt W3s confiderably norc
that W3O expe&e4, at f enemlly happens when Exchequer
Bids are advenifed to be paid off, that zoo,oool. remain out for
fume time, and of comic without interelt.

Parlous who have 4. livered in their Exchequer Bills to be
fund...l—may, troll this day, make their paenictits In fall at
the panic on the Scrip Rcciipts, which will be 'Shed in about
a fortnight.
Difcount on corxil. Exchever Omnium.

S per Cents. o 17 7
4 per Cents. 10 I
A per Cents. . . 0 11 1
itoiteed - 0 o

Long Annuity - • 0 —E3 is
There were fume few Exchequer Dills in the market yefter-
day of the defcription that are fundable, which fold at per
Cent. premium, and were bought up under the idea that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer will allow the whole of chit week
as :rage to tbofe who, from error or accident, omitted taking in
their BM in time to ►e facided.

This day the Confols Mut, Mr thisturpore of making oet the
dividends due the ash of January next. •
Thurfday next India Sock Onus foe the dividends doe
it Ji-
nuary.

For Tome time it has been confidently reported
among the Diplomatic Corps that tome changes
are about to take place ht the Cabinet. Lord Ho-
BART has India pointed out for him, and Mr. PITT
is talked of as the new Secretary of State: in this,
however, thereis probibly.fame miflake—we can
hardly think Mr. PITT will fubmit to be laccuey
where be has been mailer.

Mr. Tv sea rY, who, it w s laid tome time ago,
was to be provided for in India, will now, it is
thought, receive a home appointment, as will alto
Mr. GRE'I But nothing is yet definitively ar-
ranged. . .

This day tve received Paris Journals to the 26th
inclufive. We have given their principal con-
tents in the preceding columns.

Lord Sr. VIPICENT, Mt art happy to fay, con-
tinues t, mend in his Rate of health.
The NARCISSUS, of 32 guns, is appninted to
carry out the thanks of both floufes of Parliament
to General gurc Him sox, and our army and navy
in Egypt.
It to 'lades-flood .that Colonel Stwltiros has
brought over to Ministers fomething
_like a fketch
of the Definitive Treaty, as it has been difctiffed
for ionic time, and at length brought pretty near
a conclufion between the two Governments.—
Nobody believes, in. fait, that much will be left
to be arranged in detail at Amiens. :Vie are in-
clined to think that the French will pufli the con.
citifion of the Definitive Treaty, bectufe the pe-
riod of their getting poffeffion of the-ceifions made
to then! depends on the Definitive Treaty, fo that
delay is very unfaiourable to the French. We
are not inclined to think that the French will Much
ittard the definitiye arrangements.
Return of Plymouth Gatrifon tinder the corn•
mand of Major General Etlol4/10 :
A Detaebilent of the Royal Artillery.
-Dftto of the Royal Engineer&
The init Devon Regiment of Militia.
The 19th Regiment of Infantry.
A bi;ilor of tit: 6th Drayton&
A Battalion Worn the Marine Forces.
The North Devon Militia.

Ireland

Witha Etigadc of Royal Invalids.
Letters have juft been reecireJ from Major
FLETCHER, of the Royal Corps of Engineers, flat•
inn, his erdiarge in Egypt ; having been taken
pnfoner while reconnoitering the coma with the
gall int Major MiKERRAS, who seas unfortunately
killed at the time.
The detachment of the Royal Artillery Ration-
ed at the Cape, is likely to be removed to Ceylon,
and h ls fupprTed that the force from this reginient
will be very Rrong in that quarter. -
It is well afceriAned that there will be neither
Guard-(hips, nor Invalid Companies brigaded,
during the Peace; but an effective force will be
regularly kept up—fitch as cruising fquadrons,
and regiments in garrifon.
The deftination of the fquadron which feparated
from the fleet by fignal off Torbay about three
weeks ago, under the command of Commodore
ESSINGTON, is not known; hut report flares it to
lae the CT.: of Good Hope, the Commodore hay-
ing been on that flati.m.
1 Ifefterday the Scottifli Corporation held their
anniverE•ry at the London Tavern. In the ab.
fence cf the Preiident, the Duke of Mom TROSR,
WM. ADAM, Efq. was called to the Chair, which'
I he filed with that fuaeity and politenefs, for which
he is diftinguiflied, and that attention to the ob-
i jet's of the meeting, wisich from his having fo
long patronized it, lie is fo well qualified to render
' popular.
1 Several Noblemen and Gentlemen fent apologies
(for not being prefent age eeably to invitat ion, among
wham were Lord Nt Lsos, Lord PELHAM, and
Mr. ADDING TOM.--Their healths were drank to.
~ ether in three times three.
0
Colonel A RFRCRAMBY, Sir Sroms r SMITH, and
livenl other meritorious Officers, honoured the
Society with their. prsfence. There prevailed a
very honeft and laudable coliofity to fee the man
who had fought lios Apure at Acre. It would
not be ea to give Sir STOTITY SMITH MICITII I:W3lft
than he &ffyerns for his condat in the Mediter-
:anean.
When Colonel A n r RCROM ses health was drank,'
every man felt, as the Chairman jullly remarked,
' that the name of Asracamiter was not only dear
to all the United Kingdom, but it was one of
which Scotland was peculiarly and emphatically
, prouJ.
The evening was (pent with great harmony, anal
the grand objets of it we hope will be found, in
,the end, to be *toasted, for the meeting was very
r nurtierow. . .

.f!r. r•

SLANDER or THE JEWISH PRIESTHOOD.
SYNC V. JOSEPH.
. _ _

The Plaintiff in this este, is .Secretary to tie
JewilliConiregation,and Reader in the Synagogue.
At a hate meeting for the purpofe of chnofing a
High Prieft (for 'ince the death of the late Rev.'
Dr. SHIFT that body have been without ahead),
a flrong conteft arofe. The GoimssteDS and their
party were for reftoring.to the* flock a fliepherd,
who might guide them in the paths of righteouf-
nefs, Vihile the modern Jews ,infifled that there
was no longer occafion for filch an ofac..', as every I
child from the early Re of five or fix years is in-
boded, not only in the Law of Moles, but.in the
writings of the Talmudilts and of modern cc mann.
tators. The latter maintained alfoftliat the commu-
nity
was Already fo heavily burthened, that auy
additional taxation would oblige the middling clati
of people to withdraw thetnfelves front the Syna-
gogue. Mr. Byiig, the Plaintiff, who was a fire.
nuous advocate for having a High Pried, excited
the indignation of Mr. Joreph, the Den-4111m, who
laid that he (the Plaintiff) ought to have been the
lair perfon to fpeak on the fubjee ; for had there
been a High Priett in London, he would not have
fuffered hith (the Plaintiff) to occupy his fit uation,
having been married to a /!range voman in Ireland.
In confequence of this affection the Plaintiff was,
and fill is, under tut-pennon from his office, until
this is cliared up. Mr. Byng brought his aelion
for defamatory words, and laid fpecial damage.
It came on this day in the fhape at an application
to nut off the trial, in confequence of the abrence
of a material witnels, Motes Benjamin, fad to have
gene.abroad.
Mr. Scrjcant BEST appeared to make light of the
aeior.

Lord Atv A ILEY faid, that probably the Plain-
tiff might come to the Court with a claim for very
heavy damages, and then it might be of conic.
Tierce to dcciie between the parties ; therefore
the cafe thould not be treated lightly.
Mr. Mice HEATH obferved, that light as this
might appear at this time, a fimilar oti'enee was
once feverely punifhed—" No left than 2000 fii'aetifft
were once cut of in tk,ir CCM!) for being concerned
Pave women."
The Court feeling the importance of the cafe,
granted time until the fittings after next Term, for
Mr. Benjamin's appearance to give evidence for his
brothertia-law, the Plaintiff.

atm:cu. IMITRIMITION OF THE BRITISH ♦RAIT,

DiCF.MIIER I.

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Noa th Britain -- 12 1.0 6

7 12 - 32 .-- 31 6

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ret, 02.0 thy, Ste. 44.-. 4 ..-44 2 44.4.4 620
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Clitstaltaz,Minot mit/Atka 16 4 20 4.--
Egypt - .. 3 26 I 30
North Arnteca • . S . 2 •-• i --
Welt Indies • I 31 —•— 35
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Csepeci Cool licpc
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Tuts! or 149 44 $6 310. 71
(a) And D^tachtn, nta.
(4) Tim Company'. Trotnis csclulive.
• Esc'or., Aintillery and Liver:errs n borne :id Alva.
adcpsndesit Companies, Recruiting Corps, Volunteers, ice.

The weather has proved throughout the Well
highly favourable to potatoci digging, and the
crops have exceeded the moll fangume expeCtation.
The Surgeons of the Royal Navy are paying a
tribute of refpeel to their benefad:w, Dr. Taosrill,
Phyfician to the fizet, whole: Iliadic, and exertions
have much centrilmted to the improvement of the
Medical Dupa: talent, and they have opened fob-
fcriptions at the naval lea ports for that porpot:.
The Gentleman of, the Grant Croix, who ap
in
pearcd the other day the Court of King's Bench,
was in MMITELEMBIRT'S foreign regiment, and
married the filter-inlaw pc a gallant and refpeEla-
hie flag Officer, near Plymouth, who died about
is months ago.
No part of kingdom begins to feel the bid-
fings of peace more than the Me of Wight, where
during ;be war near tochooo fuldicrs of ditnrent
defcriptions have been land..d. The re,"itnents
of militia have all left it. The Stadtholder's
troops are nearly gone, and when the fcreign
dep6t is broke up, which report lays will be the
cafe in a few days, the only military remaining
will be Major-General HEWITT'S Staff, and about
;coo recruits.
On Thirrfday laff the Scholars of D.lanor-Houfe,
Kenfingtcn-lane, repeated a mon pkafing variety
of dida&ir. pieces, blendedwith A arnitomy,Geogra-
phy, Natural Philorophy, &c. Mr. HUSSAND'S
Differtation on Iliflory and Biography. was bold
and imprellive. Mr Boococe, in-Enclid, and Mr.
WOOLLEY in Staphyla, in the Aulularia of Plau-
tus, were very Itriking—their Dnetor.Pancrace,
and Sganarclle, from the Marriage Forel of
Molierc, were admirably fupportcd. Wc noticed
with pleafure the great corratnefs of Mars. Bin-
cuts, HOWELL. CHERVET, HOOD, DaLtss. sad
LYNAM' : in fhort, the whole received the un-
bounded applanfe of an elegan: affemblage of
Ladies and Gentlemen.

"••••••••-- -
S TAW /3 ERR Y•HILL.—The elegant little Theatre
in the Manfion left by Lord ORFORD to the Hon.
Mrs. DAM FR has been lately opeiWd, and the re-
prefentations were fuch as would have been highly
creditable to Prafeffional Performers. The fourth
e zihibition on Saturday !aft was graced by a very
numerous and elegant auditory.
The performance was a new Comedy, in five
called Ile Fella& Friend,' a manufcript
found among the papers of Lord ORRORI7 but
not written by Oat Nobleman. It confifh of very
neat and fpirited dialogue, with diverfified cha-
ndler, but not much intricacy of fable.—Tbe
principal perfbrnwas ware—
Earl of Mr. Emillmrest. Hs.
Mr. Maar, Mils Bazar;
Mr. Sainrindave MOATS, Wm Saw.
Mr. CA id Pal at. mg; A. Dual;
Mr. Baas. Li* Sari. Cots
Mr. Minim.