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London, England, 1801-10-23 00:00:00

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The joy which peace has diffufed ie univerfal.—
The people of the County of Kent have nut been
lefs confpicuons than others, in their rejoicings._
Several entertainments have been given at Ton.
bridge, and elfewhere.
Earl STANHOPE gave on Tuefday, the zoth inft.
a vet yfplendid ball and flipper at Cheverdng Houk,
near Sevenoaks, in Kent, to fome hundreds of tile
principal yeomanry, farmers and tradefmen in his
neighbourhood, on account of the Peace with the
French Republic, and the triumph of the Friends
of Humanity over the Ft iends of War.
Avery large ball room was illuminated in a molt
brilliant manner, with variegated lamps. On one
fide of the room was a riling fun, twelve feet in
diameter, formed of coloured lamps, in the cent%
of which was the word PEACE.
On the oppofite fide of the room a CAP or LI-
BERTY, furrounded with olive branches to dennte
the return of Peace, and with laurels to denote the
viefory of the Friends of Liberty and Juftice. In
an oval medallion, was the word PLENTY, accom,
panied with wheatfraves.
On another fide of the room, in a long gallery
creed for the purpofe, was placed a numerous
band of excellent muficians.
And on the fourth fide were the words—RIGHTS
or Juices, elegantly decorated with leaves and
flowers, which received luftre from the riling fun.
After the company had danced for feveral limas
they went to flipper in a very large room, which
had been moft beautifully decorated for the occa-
lion. Other rooms were likewile opened. During
the (upper the mnifie played feveral popular tunes,
both Englifh and French. Some very capital per-
formers lung " The Manfion of Peace,"—" The
Preliminaries," catches and glesr..s, and many el•
cellent tongs.
The following is a lift of the toafts which were
given by Earl Sraw no? s, and which were all drank
with three times three cheers with enthufiallic ap
plaufe
z. May Peace with the French Republic be perpetual.
Happinefa and Profprity to the People of Great Briqui
and Ireland.

3. Happincfs and Profperlty to the People of the Fevre.' Re;
public.
4. The King—and may all Kings be convinced that the wel-
fare of their Babied*, Justice to Ali Nations, and a pacific S}l
tern, are the brighten. Oinantents of their Crowns.
5. Citizen General Bonaparte. Fink Conful of the French
Republic.
6. May brave Englishmen and brave Frenchmen cordially
Rake hands; and may the two Nations, he their ftriel union
and fall fricndthip, keep the whoir world at Kacc.
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7. May all men remember that they are brethren; and may
all rulers remember that they are men.
The brave Danes ; and may Peace with Denmark,
and Sweden, be fur ever preferred.
9. The King of Pruffia, that enlightened Kiig, and friend of
Peace.

t• Jefferfon, tha Whig Prefitient, and all the other Citisens
of the Linked States of North America.
t. Science and Learning, An. and hichaltry,and the heolth
of all 'Aral men in all countries.

la. Succefs to Agriculture, and to Trade and Commerce.
13. May the Friends of War never again ...lave It in their
power to raif. the price of the Quarters Loaf to two ThiCing,
14. May Peace be followed by univerfal yelped for th,. un-
*Ratable Rights of the People.
is. Profperity to the County of Kent.
After foppery the company returned to the Ball-
room, where the dancing continued till day-light,
with all the pleafure, animation, and good hillll,lllT,
which fo very joyful an occallon mull naturally
produce.