Star.
London, England, 1802-04-21 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, APRIL t.—General LAMM arrived
here on the 26th of lafl month. A carriage of the
Court, drawn by eight horfes fuperbly decorated,
remained on the quay of the Place of Commerce,
waiting for him, from mid-day till ten o'clock at
night. Greater honours were paid him than are
generally rendered to the diplomatic rank which
he holds, he being only Envoy and Minifter Ple-
nipotentiary. His wife, a fecond Aid-du.Cazop,
and the Secretary FiTTE, were with him. He had
likevirife carriages of the Court for them.
He ordered- the former French Charge d'Af-
faires to announce to the Fadory, that he would
receive them on Sunday the 28th, at eleven in the
morning ; but that he would only receive thole
who Mould wear the National Cockade, and thefe
only fbould have a claim 'to the protthion of the
Reprefentative of the Nation. The Duc de Lox-
smaouaG, who is crazed from the Lift of Emi-
grants, and whole daughter is married to the Duc
de CADA••I., conformed to this order. On the
fame day he dined with General Laww FS, the En-
voy from Holland being of the party. The Prince
of Luz t MBOUILG, his fon, in the fervice of Portu-
gal, but who has been in France thefe two months,
Is about to marry the niece and heirefs of the
Mi-
niter TALLIYRAND PRRIOORD.

On the 3oth ult. the Envoy and Minifter Pleni-
potentiary of the French Republic, prefented his
Letters of Credence to the Prince Regent. On
this occafion the Palace of Caylus was new fur-
nifhed, and an order was given for all the fidalgat
to attend at the prefentation. Never were fuch
pains taken to receive, in the moft marked and
magnificent manner, any Foreign Ambafador.
It was at this moment of ceremony and parade,
that by a fatality which can neither be conceived
nor explained, the Portuguefe gave to the Englifh
a mortification which demands reparation.
On the 17th of March, the Englifh frigate the
Aaive arrived in three days from Gibraltar.—
From the Tower of Bolem, a fignal was made to
her to flop her courfe, conformable to an Ordon.
nance of Health, which enjoins all (hips coming
from the Mediterranean to perform quarantine.—
The Commandant of the frigate took the anchor.
age which appeared to him the bell and fafeft.—
The Sailors of the barges of the Aaive, and of
the Conftance, Captain Munoz, attending their
refpeaive Captains to a place called the Packet-
boat Stairs, were ftized by the Guard of the Po-
lice, without any canfe being afligned, and car-
ried to one of the fubterraneans of that Guard.—
The Commandants of the two frigates,,upon their
return not finding their men, went to demand
them, when an Officer ordered his men to condua
them both to the Main Guard, commanded by a
Captain of the Regiment of Lifbon, who imme-
diately upon their arrival ordered them to be (hut
up in one of his apartments, expofed to the infults
of the foldiers.

As Coon as his Royal Highnefs the Duke of
Susssz, Mr. FILPRI, and General Fitassa, were
informed of this fcandalous tranfaelion, they flew
to the Main Guard, and affurcd thcmfelves by
their eyes gl what they could not otherwife have
believed.—nhey immediately went to the proper
authority to demand their releafe, but notwith-
ftanding all their zeal and diligence, the two Offi-
cers remained in an unwholefome place from t t at
night till nest day after mid•day.
I learn to day that the Portugnefe Government
is difpofed to give ample fatisfaninit, but that it
equallydemansis it of the Captain of the Adive.
General Lawless has brought as a prefent for
the Prince Regent, a faperb fet of harnefs, and an
elegant robe for the Printers. It is said, that he

RUSSIA.

P2T22.13020H, MARCH t9.—A remarkable
Ukafe has appeared, in which the Judges and Se-
cretaries, which laft have more influence over the
judicial derinons in the Ruffian Courts than elfe-
where, and ought to be real lawyers, are com-
manded to give the clofel attention to Juflice,
and pecuniary fines are eftablifhed, as well for un-
jutt judges, as for thofe who inftitute nnjuft fuits.
The Judges and the Secretaries mull for each
fentence, which is found unjuft by the Superior
Court, pays per cent. on the whole fum compre-
hended in their fentence. If more Courts than one
give the fame unjuft judgment, they are to pay
this 5 per cent. in common. He who unjuftly in-
(limes a fuit or procefs, pays in .he tint Court
5 per cent. in the fecond to, in the third 20 per
cent. on the whole fum on which he has unjuilly
proceeded. This remarkable Ukafe concludes thus:
Befides, if, in the course of time, there be found
Judges and Secretaries, who are not amended by
repeated penalties for illegal judgments, but tet
themfelves fall into the fame fault, they !hall, as
perfons neglating their duty, bcfides the pecuniary
penalty, be deprived of their places but he who
shall be convi#lled of open injuftice and partiality,
(hall not only lofe his place, but be alfo fubjeeed
to a further Inquiry and penalty, according to the
Laws.

Our Emperor, whore vigilance nothing efcapes
which concerns the welfare of the country, has ob-
ferved the irregularity which ezifts in the Ruffian
weights and meafures, and has therefore refolved
to introduce a general llandard of weights and mea-
Cures through the whole empire, and to watch
over the uniformity of them with the greateft
ftridnefs. His Majelly has alto refolved to fuper.
fede the Ruffian arfchin, becaufe it contains only
twenty-eight Englifh inches. The Court mechanic
HYNAM, an Englifhman, has received orders to
prepare, with the greatell exaetnefs, the meafures,
balances, and weights, which are to ferve as a mo-
del ; and this important bufinefs could not be in
better hands than thofe of this very able artift.
MARCH z3.—Two Governments are to be made
out of the Government of Little Ruflia, viz. thofe
of Tfcheringon and Poltawa, and each to confift
of twelve Circles. The Government of White
Ituffta is alto to be divided into two, viz. thofe of
Mohilow and Mitebfk, and befidesi the eight
Circles and cities in Mohilow, the cities out of
that State, Starvi, Buckow, Kliinowitfchi, Kopas,
and Babinowitfchi are to be restored with their
Circles.

The Imperial Academy of Sciences has received
from his Excellency Princepanssow, a prefent of
a colleaion of Ruffian Coins, among which force
very rare pieces are loutish which were wanting to
the Academy's Cabinet of Coins.
Yefterday the ukafe, refpeaing the new Tariff of
Culloms, was made known on the exchange here;
it will infallibly appear in fix months. According
to this future 'Tariff, it is not necerary that the
duties fhould be paid in bullion, or rather in dol-
lars, as heretofore ; but it remains at the option of
the merchant to pay in Bank-affignations and dol-
Jars. The Cullom-houff accepts the dollar in fpe-
cie at one ruble 4o kopecs ; but when payment is
made in Bank affignations, the dollar is reckoned
at two rubles so kopecs. The alteration with re-
fped to the neceffary payment in filver is very con-
venient for the merchant, for, befides the inconve-
nience, the payment in dollars was attended with
much lofs, on account of their high price.
The following is the Imperial ukafe on the rub-
jet% of the Cenffirelltip :-
44 In the year 1796 it was on account of exter-
nal circumftances found neceffary to alter the rules
which had till that time prevailed with refped to
the importation of foreign books and the printing
eflablithments in the interior of the country, and
of courfe to eftabliffi particular cenfure(hips, to
whole aria examination all works introduced from
abroad, or printed in the empire, thould be fub-
mitted, with the prohibition of all the free preffes
which had'hitherto exifted. In the mean time, as
on the one hand the external cirenmflances, which
led the Government to adopt this meafure, no
longer exift ; and on the other, an experience of
five years has (hewn, that this expedient was alto-
gether inadequate to the attainment of the end
propofed : we have, in confideration thereof,
thought fit to free this department from thole re.
(trams which from time have become fuperfluous
and ufelefs, and to reftore it to its former condi-
tion." We therefore order, _

it,.. That the importation of foreign books, as
it was till the year 1796, be completely rellored on
the bats of the Tariff of 1783.-2 d. That for the
printing and publication of books in the empire, an
order be effabliffied according to the principles
contained in the ukafe of the 13th of January 1783,
by which it is commanded, "that offices for the
prifiting of books than not be dillinguiffied from
other manufaaories ; therefore it is permitted to
every one to efiablifh fuck, according to his in-
clination, in all the cities of the Ruffian empire,
provided he gives notice of it to the Board of Po-
lice of the city, where he intends to eftabliffi his
printing-office, and there to print books in all lan-
guages, and only to take care that there be nothing
contained in them contrary to the laws of religion
and thole of the State, or what may give public
fcandal ; for this purpofe the books to be printed
be figned by the police; thole which are con-
trary to this copy, (hall be prohibited, and not
only fcandalous books printed without authority
(ball be confifcated, but the offenders (ball be pu-
nailed for their difobedience to the laws." This
ordinance we held it necefary to amend thus far,
that from henceforth the infpeaion of books to be
printed in the free preffes within the empire, (hall
not be committed to the Police, but to the Civil Go-
vernor himfelf, who (hall employ the direaors of
the public fchools for that purpofe, and tbat with-
out the approbation of the latter, and without the
permiffion of the Governor, no book (hall be pub.
Wiled, on pain of the puniffimenu mentioned in
the ukafe of 1783 In the prat: attached to the
learned focieties, as the academies, .univerfities,
public bodies, and other royal inftitutions, the cen-
furefitip of the books to be publiffied it committed

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themfelvesand their chiefs.--3d. As to what relates
to charch.books, and generally books concerning
the faith, in the publication of them the rule of the
ukafe of the 27th of July 1787 fhall be obferved,
by which it is forbidden to pi int in private prelfes
church.hooks, or filch as concern the holy fcrip.
tures, the faith or the expofition of religion. Such
books Iliall be printed at the Synod, or in other
preffes under the infocaion of the Synod, or fhall
be publithed by die commillion of the public
fchools, with our Imperial penniffion and appro.
bation.-4th. The cenfurefhips of all kinds, which
are eitablithed in the cities and ports, shall, as
being no longer necetrary, be al>olifhed, and thole
who ha,ve been appointed to them, as well clergy.
men as laymen, than be, the firit fent back to their
charges,, and the latter, who have no office, fuita.
ble to their abilities, appointed to other employ.
meats under the infpe.c.tion of the Senate.
The meeting of our Monarch with the KING of
linsts, mentioned in fome newfpapers, is as yet
nothing but a groundlefs report.
The weather has continued here fo mild as is
not within the memory of man: we have conflantly
a welt and fouth-weft wind,with norms. On Sun-
day the water in the Neva rofe fo high, that the
norm-flag waved on the Admiralty Tower till the
evening. The ice gives way much; yet people
Rill go over the Neva, but only in fledges; nobody
'mires oyes in the dark with carr;ageg. Tt is very
probable the ice will, in she courfe of this month,
be diffolved. For the fpace of 84 years, that is
from 1718, this has been the cafe only thirteen
times. The Neva was cleared of ice the sal licit in
1723, to wit, on the sad of March, old ilyle. It
there be no more ft-oft, this will happen this year
[till more early.