Star.
London, England, 1802-03-31 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONL O'CLOCK
3 per Cent Conf. 705—for April ace. 7051.
?RICE OF STOCICS YESTERDAY.
per C. Conf. 695 7055 Imp. 3 per C. 695
5 per Cent. Ann. tot} Imp. Ann. tail
India Stock Mut 245 a 216 for Exchcq. Bills
opening Conf. for Ace. ni
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Exchange—Dublin on Loudon 1151.

We are happy to learn by letters, kill received
in town, that Lord litrentason's diforder, which
threatened to be of long continuance, is now en•
tirely removed, and that his health is re•eßablifhed.
His Lerclibip, in the mean time, has gone to Sicily,
where he intends to remain Come months.

Lail night we received the Paris Journals to the
aBth init. inclufive. The Monitivir of that date con-
tains a copy of the Definitive Treaty, of which we
prefent a tranflation.

A fanguine hope was at one time entertained
that Malta might be obtained by this country as a
compenfation for the immcnfe aggrandifement of
the French in'ltaly, concentrated as it has been by
recent events.—We are furry to find, however,
that Malta is Ilia placed on a footing which many
will confider as affording by no means complete
fecurity for its independence. The Order is re-
ftored, and the French Terve, formerly a Con&
tuent Member of that Body, is aboliihed. A new
Tongue, to be 1 :med of Maltcfc, is to be ereted.
Both Englillamcn and French are excluded. The
Order, when reftored, is to he governed in every re•
fped by its ancient laws. In the mean time, till the
Knights can return, the Maids are to be garrifoned
by 2000 Neapolitan troops ; certainly a very in-
adequate force, were danger to be apprehended.
In future, when the ifland comes into poffifficm of
the Order, one half of the garrifon is always to
confift of Maltefe : the other half of natives of
countries that hold a TOllOO2 ; that is, countries
of which a divifion or Tempe of the Order are na-
tives. The independance and abfolute neutrality
of the ifles of Malta, Gozo, and Comino, and
their neutrality, is to he guaranteed by all the
principal Powers. If we bad not fo many in-
ftances of how little avail guarantees are againft
ambition and opportunity, this arrangement might
be allowed fo far to attain its (Nat. We appre-
hend, however, that the Order of Malta can
never recover the charader it once enjoyed. _
The limits of Portuguefe Guiana are to be fet-
tled agreeably to the Treaty of Badajo•, and the
Treaty of Madrid, which had been ratified fincc
the Preliminaries in Odober, and upon which the
French Counfellors of State and Speakers of the
Tribunate infifted fo much, is given up. Inftead
of the river Carapanatuber, the river Arawari is
to be the boundary.

The French Government has agreed to pay for
the maintenance of their prifoners, and Commilfa-
ries are to be chofen by the refpeftive parties to
fettle the amount. There is an addition to this
article which will recal fome whimfical recol-
lesions. It is flipulated that each party is to be
allowed maintenance for prifoners that were (erring
as the allies, and at the difpofal of the other. It
will be remembered with what parade BONAPARTI
feat back, and dread up, new armed, and accou-
tred, the Ruffian prifoners taken in Holland, and
by this ftipulation he fecures repayment for the
eapence he incurred in flattering Paul. I.
The French are, in regard to the Newfoundland
Fithery, placed on the footing on which they have
hitherto flood. The French are fur one year to
be allowed to cut wood in the bays of Fortune
and Defpair.
The Treaty contains no ftipulation whatever
refpeeting the lodes which 'many individuals fuf-
tained by the deßruilion of property, as well as
by the ruin of the public funds at the Revolution.
Every thing is left to the regular courfe of law.
Some people expefled to obtain fpecific indemni-
fication—a thing we never thought probable.
The Diplomatic Agents, in proportion to their
rank, are to take precedence as before the war.
The XI. XII. XIII. XIV. and XVI. articles are
word for word taken from the Preliminaries.

The Frenth Copy boars to have been done on
the 25th, whereas the Gazette (laced, that the
Treaty was tigncel on the 27th, at four in the af.
ternoon. A number of French bets were done in
London, on the ground that it would be figned on
the 25th. That it was Signed only 'on the 27th,
we have no doubt; but the wagers in queftion mutt
have been taken on information that it was to be
ligned two days former. We cannot espliin why
the 25th is the date given to the Treaty in the
Copy we received.

Marquis CORNWALLIS, we are informed h a
letter finm Lover, was to be at Boulogne on the
evening of the 29th, and therefore may be finedsly
;apefled in England.