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

TEit Or THZ N• 111111 •MD COLOPIIIL

The Cifalpine has arrived from St. Domingo,
after a ;range of 37 days.—lt anticipates by Come
days the divilion which is expelled. C. Jason&
Bon tr It Ts, Enfeigne de Vaiffeau, is the bearer
of good news.—He let off yetlerday.—Moninwr.
The Pope's authorifing the Legate Car-
el.nal Car RAILA to officiate in every thing neceffary
t.,r the fettlement of the French Church, and alfo
for regulating the Diocefes, have been
rbi:ffied in the Moniieur. The Latin copy, with
the French tranflation of tilde, and Come other
TV's, occupy about a dozen columns.—The
I'nrz Riles the CHIEF CONSUL his dearly be-
loved Son in Jssus CHRIST !" The Legate
was prefented to the CHIET CONSUL on the gth
w;th uncommon pomp and folemnity. On Sun-
:y next a grand Te Dams is to be celebrated
In the Church of Notre Dame, to which the
Confuls will go in Rate. The Cardinal Legate
will officiate, and a fermon will be preached by
241. Bono slaw, late Bithop of Aix. Three new
Bithops have been confecrated M. CAMBACIRtS,
brother of the Second Conful, Archbifhop of
Rouen; Blextea, Curate of Angers, Bithop of,
Verfailles ; and M. PAUCIRIONT, Curate of St. Sul-
pi.:e, Bifhop of Vannes. M. Dust e toy, reigned
Bilbop of Marfeilles, an old man of ninety, is ap-
pointed Archbilhop of Paris. The efiabliffiment
of Religion gives general fatisfaftion. In certain
Coterie: of philofophers it is feverely criticifed, but
with little impreffion on the public mind, as the
fentiments of its oppofers are fo well known.

Yefierday his MAJESTY'S annual bounty was
diftributed to as many poor men and women as
the KING is years old, who fat down at two tables
in Whitehall Chapel, and were waited on by his
blajefiy's attendants. The number of poor people
being feared at two long tables, and the cloths
fpread, each had fiat a quantity of beef of about
four pounds weight, and four three-penny loaves.
The pious Pallor, previous to their taking the
beqiiell, delivered the following prayer
LORD grant that thefe People may Wes the King for his
goodnef% and may they not be unmindful of the King's bounty,
Or THY mercies."

A cup of ale was then given them, and they
departed with cheerful hearts. In the afternoon
the fame perfons again attended, when the Rev.
Dr. MOR s read the lelton of morality from the 25th
chapter of St. Matthew, in which is fully exem-
plified all the duties of a Chriftian. He then deli.
vered to each man cloth fufficient for a coat, Trills
linen for thins, and !hoes anditockings ; alfo a
pound note and a (billing, with the filver.pennies,
in number equal to the years his Majefty is old.—
During the fervice, felea anthems were Tung by
the Gentlemen of the Choir, whore abilities are
too well known to need any panegyric. At the
conclufiun, the poor perfons were regaled with a
cOp of wine and difinified.
The Infant fun and heir of Lord Sit ervinn
seas baptized laft night, at his Lordlhip's houfe in
iiivy Gardens, by the Bifhop of Wracutsrex.—
The fponfors were the Prince and Princefs of
Wan s, and the Earl of Go:Lc:roam Lord Su ay.
new was proxy for the PR IN cr. and Col. Hoar H
fur the Earl of GVIL DTORD the Princefs of %Vat ES
flood in perfon. A very fuperb (upper was pro.
vided on the occafion. Among the company pre-
fent were Lord aild Lady GLEN:envie, Colonel
and Mrs. CLINTON' Mr. WILLIAMS, Lady MARY
Notru, Mrs. and Mils VERNON.
It is a faa which does not teem to be known, or
if known, not very willingly admitted by fume
people, that the gallant 42d Regiment confifts en
tirely of Scotchmen, and thole Highlanders only
of particular Clans. • We do not firppofe there is
either an Engliflonan or Irifhman in it.
Both the kilt and Weft London Regiments of
Militia are to be immediately difembodied, with
38 more, the Warrant for which has been figned
by his M.ijefy.
The Duke of BEDFORD is chofen an honorary
Member of the Board of Agriculture.
Yellerday a Court of Direaors was held at the
Batt India Houk, for the is:apt:re of (wearing in
the following Gentlemen, tidied to terve four
years:—

.V 4. Dr ..... s, Efq. Czeimic Sxtyß, Efq.
CRAILIS GRANT, Efq. WILLIAM TROIINTOW, Eiq.
Sir Si ZPII. LUSIIINGTON, Bt. SWItIWT Town, Erq.
JOHN RORERTI and JACOB Efqrs.
were unanimoully elated Chairman and D;puty
Ch.t4:nan for the year enfuing.—The Court ad-
journed till Friday next.
Mr. Eisaiss is to attend the Prince of Watts
to the Mantion Houk; for the firft time, on Mon.
(14v next, in his Robes, as Chancellor to his Royal
1-1;;;!inti?..
The report of Lord Motaa being appointed
Curator I,r Ole Stannaries in Cornwall is untrue.
It mutt have ariten through the ignorance of Tome
prawn who heard he is otte of the Council of the
1) Orr of Cornwall, an office which he has long
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cnjoyckl.

Mr. East:we is not appointed Chancellor of the
Dichy of Cornwall, but Chancellor to the Passes.
The office is very ancient, but fo far from being
obfulete, no Prince hut the prefent has been with-
out furl officer. He is Prefident of his Royal
Highnefs's Privy Council. It has been held indif-
crunimitely by Judges and Connie!, but more fre-
quently by the former. Sir Rouser EYRE, a Judge
of the King's Bench, was Chancellor to GEORG' 11.
hen Prince of Wales • and Mr. Jultice DENTON,
a Indge of the Court 4 Common Pleas, held the
under his Maje fly's grandfather, Fa sosa r c
Prince of Wales. He was fucceeded by Sir Tao-
''as Boors e, and since his death there has been
ao Chancellor to the Prince until Mr. Easaius's
Appointmcut a few days ago.