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London, England, 1802-09-04 00:00:00

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FRANCE.

PARIS, AUGUST 30.

The :drain of Germany are on the point of be-
ing concluded. France, Ruffia, Aufiria, PrufUa,
and Bavaria have agreed. Pruffia has taken pof-
feffion of the States of signed to it by the plan of
the two great mediating Powers. Auftria has
taken polled-Jon of Saltzbotorg, Bereldlolgaden,
.Brixen, and Trente, which have been alligned to
it by the same plan : its troops were at Palcau be-
fore it 1144 adopted the laid plan, but the Imperial
IlTini:'ter hay declared, that he took poffeilion of it,
only to maintain the tights of the Bilhapric of
Patfau, until the moment when the Mediating
Powers of the Deputation of the Empire !hall
come to a determination.
The l'ulbc://e has palate(' pretended letters
from ont Suit's Canton to the FIRST Cossut.
The French Government acknowledges only one
Government in the Helvetic Republic. A portion
of dicn people then could nut write to him with-
out putting thendelves in a ti.,.te of rebellion
againit their own government.—Mouiteur.
FROM THE PARTS PAPERS.

VICNNAI AVCIIST al.—Lower Auftria conti-
nue; to be afili,aed with the drought : on the loth
and the t ith, the thermometer role to 291 de-
grees, (above 99 degrees of Fahrenheit). The
plants are burnt up, and the grafs is withered to
the vr:ry roots. We have no hope in regard to the
fumm.:,r fruits, and very little refpeaing thole even
of winter. The trees are (tripped of their leaves :
the vines alone are our only confolation.
RATISnog, A uouST 25.—The French and Ruf-
fian Minitlcrs in concert have prefented to the
Diet of ItJtifbon, the projea adopted by the two
mediators in regard to arranging the
affairs I ii Germany. The Minillers of Pruflia, BA
vdria, Wurteniberg, and Baden, have readily ad-
here.l to it. M. de MEER' k.I.D has occupied, in
the mean time, the town of Palfau, not that the
Emperor withes to appropriate to himfelf that
&place" Int to Ail the. Bifhop of Palau to prevent

Diet. According to the arrangement propofed by
France and Rufila, it is to form part of the indem-
nities of the Eledor of Bavaria. This. place, in-
deed, is much more convenient for that Prince
than for any other perfon. The houfe of Auftria
can have no other intereft than that of guarding
its frontiers ; but Paffitu, being on the left bank,
is only an offenfive pofition, which would prevent
the Eleetor of Bavaria to enjoy independence, and
to acquire the preponderance neceffary for main-
taining the equilibrium of Germany, in which the
great Princes are interefted.
TUNIS, JUNE 28.—The 23d arrived here a Spa-
nn (hip of the line of 64 guns, and a frigate of
40 guns. It is conjeaured that thefe (hips are ar-
rived in confequence of the returning of the pre-
lents which our Government had received from
Spain by means of the arrival of the new Spanifh
Conful. In the interim, the guardfhip of our for-
trefs faluted thefe veffels in a becoming manner,
which was anfwercd by the Spanifh (hips, with
equal refpea. According to the report of the Spa-
nail crews, they bad met on their voyage a fleet
of 24. (hips of war and tranfports (leering for Al-
giers.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK*

3 per Cent. Confols 684
Old 5 per Cent. 10011-oMDilliM 94 4 dif.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY :
Bank Stock 182 1834 Long Ann. 2044 x-16
3 per Cent. Red. Imp. 3 per Cent. 67*
3 per Cent. Conf. 67158 68 Imp. Ann. I 2 x-16/
New 4 per Cent. 854 8 86 Excite,. Bills 3s. to 45. prem.
5 per C. Ann 994 103 Omnium dif.
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COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Amlterdana, so 184 2U. Cadiz 364 elle& Genoa 474
Ditto, at fight xca 16 Madrid paper I Litbon 67
Rotterdam, 10 595 2U. Ditto 364 el k& Oporto 674
Hamburgh 33 3 2I U. Bilboa 361 effect. I Palermo 90
Altona 33 4 2 U. Leghorn sit pence peroz
Cadiz in piper Naples 444 Dublin 124
Path, x day's date, 23 8 liv.—Ditto, 13 16 2 U.
Bourdeaux, ditto, 23 16 ditto.
Venice, 564 Livres Picoli Effedtivi per IL fterL

We have received Paris journals to the i it inst.
They are chiefly occupied with Addreffes to the
FIRST Consul.. They contain, however, one ar-
ticle or two worthy of notice. The Moniteur fines
that the affairs of Germany are on the point of
being fettled, the great Powers having at laft
come to a perfect underftanding with each other.
One of the Swifs Cantons having addreffed a letter
to the Fiiirr Consul, the Moniteur, that is the
French Government, has declared, that fingle
Cantons cannot take upon them to write letters to
foreign States, without committing an as of re-
bellion againft their own Government.

Colonel HAMILTON is charged by the Britifh
Government to fettle with the Landgrave of Heffe
Calle' for the arrears (till doe for Subfidies. He
is faid to be bearer of fome important propoials
from the Duke of YOLK to the Landgrave.
The lnquifition, it feems, is to be re-eflablifhed
in the Papal Dominions. This is as it ought to be.
By fuch proceedings men will be taught how they
ought to aa the next time they fee his Holinefs
tumbled from his Throne.

The Legiflative Body of the Italian Republic
has fixed the peace eftabliihment of the army at
60,000 men. The army is to be recruited by
means of a Military Confcription, comprehending
every man in the nation from twenty to tweuty-five
years of age.

A letter from Calais, dated zd September, 1802,
to a Commercial Houfe in town, contains the fol-
lowing intelligence We hatten to communi-
cate to you that the law allowing the tralfit of re-
fined fugars and coffee in France has been fufpend-
ed for the prefent, until Government (hall have
difcuffed and decided upon the general queftion of
tranit : in confequence of which no coffee or fugars,
arming after this day, will be entitled to the pri-
vilege of tratito, but will be fubjeft to the Home
Confumption Duties."
Private letters from Paris Rate, that the depar-
ture of General ANDREosst for this country is
likely to be 11111 longer delayed. It is (aid that he
is extremely reluftant to come here until fame
means are adopted to reprefs the freedom with
which feveral journalias are difpofed to (peak of
the French Government. He will not, therefore,
leave Paris till this Winds is in fome way or other
arranged. A great number of FrenchGenerals,who
are anxious to vifit England, have alfo refolved to
delay their journey till A Nna loss! has begun to ex-
ercife his fundions as Ambaffaclor to our Court.
This determination has already been produaive of
very unpleafant confequences. The fall of the
French Funds is very generally attributed to it, and
the rate of intereft in the molt confiderable Banking
Houfes has rifen as high as 12 per cent. Peace has
not been produftive of the effefts which were fondly
anticipated. Public burdens of all kinds, inftead of
being diminithed, are augmented,aad proprietors of
Government Stock complain that the demands of
the Treatiary abforb more than a third of their
revenue. The manufafturers are very generally
difcontented. They are forced by the high rate of
interett to renounce every (peculation ofreat ex-
tent, becaufe they are unable to procure a fuffi-
cient capital. The expenfive ettablithment of the
Government is anotherfource ofgeneral complaint.
The people are afraid tofpeak their real fentiments,
but there is much fecret diffatisfaftion, and though
the FIRST Corisuz. may, by his abfolute authority,
wage the public treafures in fplendid and expenfive
buildings, he is feeding that flame which may
one day explode in a manner dearuCtive of his
power. New expences are talked of, and it is
hinted that it is in contemplation to lay before the
Council of State a plan for affigning to BONAPARTE
- .V V• -

• .BRIGHTON, SEPTEMBER 3•

This being the grand feafon for bathing, men,
women, and children arc enjoying it in incalculable
numbers. Among the men, there has been fuck
a lack of bathing-machines to the weft of the town,
and fuch an anxiety to occupy thee), that many
perfons have been induced to ftrip on the beach,
after an hour's broil, rather than be difappointed
of their falubrious dip. Two or more perfons in
one machine, difgufting as it milt always be to
the parties, is no uncommon thing. Monday
morning an honeft (baker, who had long waited
for the troubling of the waters, loft it length all
patience ; a double-doored bathing convenience
had fcarcely been drawn afhore, when a fon of
Mars and himfelf, entering in different directions,
formed a junction in the middle of the machine.—
The Captain, confidering tht (taker as a lawlefs
invader,waxed exceeding wroth, claimed the right
of undivided poffealon, and threatened Obadiah
with no lefs than inglorious expulfion.—" Friend,"
Paid the (baker meekly, " Thee may rail as thee
pleafes, but I shall undrefs ;" and was in buff in
a twinkling, to the total difcomfitnre of the man
of war, and the great delight of the bathers and
the bathed, who witneffed the rencontre.
APROPOS OF BATHING.•.--We know not whether
BONAPARTE took the hint from us, or we from
BONAPARTE ; but the PRINCE'S Regiment of Light
Dragoons parade down with their horfes, and
bathe to the weft of the weftern cliff every morning
early.

On Thurfday morning at five o'clock, the Right
Hon. Earl ST. VINCENT, Captain MARKHAM, and
Mr. GARTHSHORE, Lords Commiffioners of the
Admiralty, with. Mr. MARSDEN, Secretary to Dr.
Sir ANDREW HAMMOND, Comptroller, Sir WM.
RULE, Surveyor, and Commitlioners HARMOOD,
and TUCKER, of the Navy Board, quitted Ply-
mouth for Portfmouth.

The Earl of COVENTRY, as Recorder of Wor-
cefter, prefented Lord NFLsoN, in paffing, with
the freedom of the city, in an elegant china vafe.
Wednefday arrived at Liverpool, from Devizes,
in Wilts, on their way to Ireland, the 16th
!sent of Light Dragoons, under the command of
Lieut. Colonel COTTON.

The Dowager Countefs of &Film; left Hill.
ftreet, yefterday, for Stoke Farm, near Slough.
Sir ABRAHAM Hum,. and family arrived at Pa-
ris laft Wednefday.

PETER LA BOVC H ERE, Efq. jun. partner in the
houfe of Marrs. HOPE, left Town yefterday morn-
ing for Amsterdam.
On Thurfday Lord CRAVEN entertained his Te-
nants at the Thatched Houfe, it being his birth-
day, with a brace of Buds.
Every body is anxious to be neat Mrs. BILLING •
TON in this hot weather, that Lady is fo full offne
airs.

The remains of poor Boss' the Compofer were
yefterday depofited in St. Pancras Church-yard.
Mr. WROUG x rot; is appointed Manager of Dru-
ry-lane Theatre.
In a dittriet near Bengal, we are told that it is
cultoti, for a debtor to pledge his wife to his cre-
ditors till the debt is difcharged.

A very handfomc monument has been erdted
at lienares, at the public expence, over the grave
of the late unfortunate Mr. CHERRY, and the other
Gentlemen who were traiteronflv nnirdertd in
January 1799, by the fangoinai y VIZIER ALLY.

As the Gentlemen of the Bar find themfelves fo
indifferently accommodated with &liners, on the
Circuit, the belt plan they can adopt is to form
them elves into a Pie-.sic Society. They might
ealily carry their provilions with them, and a brisr
baj wmih make a very good wallet.
The naked fafhions appear to be upon the de-
cline. James Firth, weaver, of Batley, in York-
lhi:.c, htg, I,:trOon in '1 he • Leeds Intellt:7encer, for
having itripicd hinnelf naked, and run in that
(tate tit' :!ie town and church-yard of Dewf
bury on ;Ito!tl.ty last.

Lail Saturday night two of the Dutch officers
being on shot c at Ilutxham quarrelled about a lady,
and being heated with wine and rage, drew their
hangers and, fought defperately ; one of them re-
ceived a dreadful cut acrofs his &till, and the
other athwart his tour fingers. A little girl in run-
ning acrofs the iireet (it being very dark) receiv-
ed a cut by accident, on her arm, from one of the
hangers.
On Saturday fe'nnig.ht, while a workman was
linking the floor of a back fhop, at the head of
the Murraygate of Dundee, a part of the ground
gave way, and he fuddenly funk about three feet
below the original furface. It occurred to him.
that he had fallen upon hidden treafurc; and with
redoubled aaivity, he cleared away the rubbifh,
but inflead of gold, he found the fkeleton of a
human being. !'he fkeleton was about lix feet
long, and lay only three feet below the furface of
the earth; it was aukwardly placed, and no trace
of a cheff or coffid of any kind, could be difcovered.
It is probable, that this is the remains of a con-
cealed murder.

A curious Manufcript of JAMES HOWE Lis, who
was equally a favourite of CHARLES the Firft and
his Predecetror, contains the following chara!ter-
iftic trait of that Monarch's clemency and good
nature : a very abufive fatire in verfe was brought
to him, and as the pafrages were read to him one
day, he obfet ved, that if there was not another
Poet in England, the rogue fhould hang for it ;
but after all his threatenings, the concluding lines,
which were oppofite in meaning to the re, and
as follows :

Now Goo prefcrve the King, the Queen, and Peers,
And grant the Author long may wtar his ears,
pleafed his Majelty fo much, that he exclaimed—
By my Crown and thou (halt wear them for me;
for though they conveyed to thy brain my finful
vagaries, yet thou haft fent them forth dreit fo
like devils that I do not know when I (ball chufe
to keep company with them again, at which many
..wilLzrbir&ijkgrefore do 1 forgive thee, for

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.-WIND S.

ARRIVED._

a
o Waterford
• Hamburgk
o French
O Dutch

FALMOUTH. SEPTEMBER i.

Arrived the brig Prince of Wales, Capt. Tag.
LUDDIA, from London, with grocery, for this
port ; the Diligence, WIDE, from London ; the
Speedwell, Holm, from Plymouth ; the
DAVIS, from Cardiff, with iron, for London ; the
Good Intent, BROOKES, from Tenby ; the Lilbon
Packet, HACKING, with iron, from Cardiff fit
London; the Morriftown, FRIIMAIN, from Truro;
the Wilton, PHILLIPS, with timber, from Chep.
(tow for London ; the Fortune, Amy, with coals,
from Bury, for Jerfey ; the French lugger Caro.
ling, Comsat°, with (alt, from Croifie, for a
market; and le Bon Patriote,
..OBILE, from
Havre-de-Grace.—Sajled the Rathleigh cutter,
Capt. BANKS, on a cruize ; the Speedwell cutter,
Capt. HOPKINS, for Milford ; the French brig le
Marbrou, PIN EAU, and the French lugger ?Emilie,
MtNczsrEz, with falt, from Penzance : the ili;p
Lady Nelfon, Capt. JEN KI NG, pallid this port this
morning from the Weft Indies, bound to Cowes;
on her pafrage (he fpoke the Ann, A rKINS, belong.
.
ing to London, in lat. 39 N. long. 55. 8 W. all
well.—Arrived this evening the Lovely Cruiser,
LANGDON, from Neath ; and Aaive, DAVIS, with
iron, from Cardiff for London.—Wind S. E.