Star.
London, England, 1804-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON.

• SATURDAY, MAY 26.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Confab for July s4—Redueed Sli•
Oomittret, 4 to 4iproo.-.4 per Cents. 73g.
New S per Cent. 95i---0141 ditto 9411.
• DYNAN, MAT se.
Courfe of Excbango--DuMo oo Load*, i3ll,

A French Paper, of the date of Saturday laft, is
(aid to have been received in town, which gives the
Note of the EMPEROR ALIXANDIR to the Diet of
Ratifbon, with Come remarks, in which the attempt
to renew hoftilities on the Continent, is afcribed to
England ; and a boan is exhibited of the ability of
France to carry on war for ten years, with a certainty
of being able to annihilate the finances of this country
in half that period.
Dutch Papers to the igth inn. have alto been re-
ceived, from which we have given Conte extraas.
From the Ratifbon letter, and that which follows
'it from Franckfort, which may be confidered as a
commentary on the other, it apears that she twognost
Mediating Powers of the Continent, Rata and France,
have ceafed to hold communications lately refpeaing
the unfettled difputes of the German Princes.—This
Era proves that a coolnefs has for tome time culled
between the Courts of Peterlburgh and Paris.
In The New Mayhew, of the istth inft. the Note
delivered to the Diet at Ratifbon, by. the Ruffian
Miciftey, is called " an energetic Declaration and
Proteft againft the Condit& of the French Govern-
ment," which is Paid to fhew very ffrero, the
Est Lana's concern at the death of the Duke of Eno-
Mill, and may lead to confequences by no means to
be defired by the friends of peace."
Except what we have quoted, the Dutch journals
are entirely filled with extraas from the Englifb and
French papers, and fpeculations on the fubjedt
of
peace, grounded on the plod sitars which are
about to take place in England and France I

We have great pleafure in Bating to our Readers,
that this day at half pall one o'clock, their Males-
urn and the Pais left town for Windfor,
where they intend
Drawing Room on
Tburfday. preparatory to the celebration of His Ma
011Tei Birth-day. •
On Thurfslay Mr. ADDINGTON'S family removed
from Downing.amt.
Mr. Prrr takes up his abode in Downing.fireet
on Monday,
Tburfday afternoon Vice-Admiral P TTTTT ar-
rived in town from Deal, and yefterday he took his
feat at the Board of Admiralty.
Rear-Admiral Purvis is to hoilt his flag imme-
diately on board the Amrssors, of go guns, off Of-
tend. Sir SYDNEY SMITH, from illnefs, is compelled
to relinquith the command of that fhip for the re-
lent, and Captain BAZELY is appointed to fupply his
place till he is able to refume the command.
Mr. Dues arrived at Drefden on the oh inflant,
but in confequence of reprefentations being made by
the French Minifter ROCHITOUCAVLT, be quitted
that refidence the day following.
Yeflerday about two o'clock the Ruffian Ambaf•
fador had an interview with Lord liaallOWßY at his
office.
Count Da KALISCNIT is the Ruffian Nobleman
appointed the fucceffor at our Court. of the prefent
worthy Ruffian Arobaffador, Count Da WOROPIzorr.
Count Da KALISCH IF was, in 800, fent by the Em.
peror PAUL his Ambaliador to .Bo AAAAA TR, from
which place he was recalled by the prefent Emperor,
in aftot, and fucceeded by Count MaRICOIF. He is
a Nobleman well vetted in the politics of Europe,
but was formerly forptaed of Come partiality for the
French faaion at St. Peter(burgh.
Mr. For gave a dinner yefterday to a large party,
including Mr. Laviacsrom, the American Mininer,
Mr. Gm, Mr. Possow ay, ac.
The Earl of Coax and Sir Eras Cnows, upon the
tBth infant, attended the ceremony of laying the
firft none of die fortifications at Spike 'God, near
Cork.
A lady, of whore beauty and talent: report fpeaks
in the higheft terms, will, we underfland, loon make
her appearance in the cliaraaer of Elvira, in SNFII•
D•N'S Pizarro.
A Gentleman coming out of the Court of King's
Bench, a few days ago, found Tome difficulty in
prang his way out ; and coming too much in con-
tad with the gown of a 'latrines., the other exclaim-
ed, " Do mind, Sir, don't tear (lIIC to pieces !"---
" No, Sir," raid the Gentleman, " that's per hfineji,
not mine."
A fellow brought before a Police Magiflrate, at
Dublin, a few days fence, for ecirting, complained
that it was a hard cafe a poor man could not wake a
Auk mow to oblige the public without being fent to
gaol for it.
The new buildings in Gray's-inn Gardens are to
be called Verulam Buildings, in hononr of the im-
mortal BACON, who, as it is well known, was a mem-
ber of that Inn. It is but lately that the tree, under
which he is faid to have compofed Come of his works,
was handing in the garden.
According to a recent enumeration, it appears that
in the Metropolis their are 346 piamof worthip, viz.
t az parifh churches, 58 licensed chapels, and chapels
(I cafe. 19 for foreign protenants, as for Roman
Catholics, 133 meetinphoufes and methadin.chapels
of various felts diffentang f rom the ellablifised church,
fix Qz.tkers' meeti ng.houfes, and fix Jews fynagogues.
The Ex-Bafhaw of Tripoli has written a letter too
the Prefident of the United States,requeßing a loan
of. 4o,00o dollars, to enable him to regain his fitua-
tion, to which he has a legitimate hereditary claim ;
promifing, if he is fucccfsful, to releafe all the
American prifoners, and to repay the money. He
likewile offers to give the Americans poffelfion
the nronefl pnrt he may have at his difpofal, as a
guaranteeg for the fa.thfil puformancc of his engage.
meets.