jects which are always the nearest to my heart." Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Majesty's command, faid, 16 'My Lords and Gentlemen, "It is his Majefty's royal will and pleafure, that this Parliament be prorogued to Tuesday, the 17th Day of Auguft next, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuesday, the 17th day of Auguft next." The Commons being returned from the House of Lords, the Speaker read his Majesty's most gracious Speech; which concluded the important proceedings of the -First Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The Lord Chancellor informed their Lordfhins, that his Majefty had iffued a Commillion for holding a Parliament. His Lordship, with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Portland, having taken their feats as Commiffioners, Sir F. Molyneux was ordered to command the attendance of the Commons, who accordingly appeared at the bar, preceded by their clerk, Mr Lee. The Lord Chancellor, after ordering the Royal Commiffion to be read, informed them, that, as foon as the Members of both Houfes were fworn in, his Majefty would communicate to them his reafons for calling the prefent Parliament; and that it was his Majesty's pleasure that they should proceed to the choice of a Speaker. The Commons then retiring, the Lord Chancellor and about 20 other Peers took the ufual oaths. In the Commons, the fame day, a great number of Members took the Qualification Oath. At half-paft two, Sir F. Molyneux fummoned Mr. Lee and the Members to the House of Lords. Mr. Lee accordingly went, attended by the Members. Having returned, and taken his feat at the table; Sir William Scott rofe, and, after stating at large the qualifications and talents neceffary for the exalted fituation of Speaker, and complimenting the gentleman who fo honourably and ufefully filled that fitua tion in the last Parliament, moved “That the Right Hon. Charles Abbot be called to the Chair." Mr. Henry Lafelles feconded the motion; which was carried unanimously. Mr. Abbot returned thanks for the high honour conferred upon him; and was immediately conducted to the Chair by Sir W. Scott and Mr. H. Lafcelles. When he was feated, he thus addretfed the Houfe :"Placed a fecond time in this Chair, by the indulgent favour of the House,. I beg leave to affure them, that my mind is impreffed with the deepest sense of gratitude for the honour conferred upon me: bat the fe will judge of my fi cerity rather by my foture endeavours to execute properly the arduous duties of this office, than by any language I can at prefent ufe, which muit be inadequate to exprefs the fentiments [ feel." Lord Caftlereagh then congratulated the Speaker, in an elegant fpeech, upon the choice which the Houfe had made, which met with the most cordial approbation. H. O F LORDS. November 17. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Pelham, and Lord Walfingbam, having taken their feats as Royal Commiffioners, ordered the Usher of the Black Rod to fummon the Commons. They foon entered, preceded by Mr. Abbot, who, advancing to the Bar, informed the Commiffioners, that the Commons having proceeded to the election of a Speaker, their choice nad fallen on him. The Lord Chancellor, after paffing the customary compliments, declared his Majefty's approbation; and Mr. Abbot, in reply, profeffed to entertain the deepest fenfe of the Royal favour, and claimed, as ufual, the privilege of freedom of speech, freedom of arrest, and all other privileges enjoyed by the Houfe of Commons. The Lord Chancellor then stated, that his Majefty confirmed all the antient privileges of the Commons; and affured the Speaker, that his conduct should always experience the moft favourable construction. In the Commons, the fame day, the Usher of the Black Rod fummoned the Members to the House of Lords. They accordingly went up; and on their return the Speaker acquainted them, that his Majesty approved their election of a Speaker. tution in Church and State, are the great and leading duties which you are called His Majesty having retired; hetween four and five o'clock, Lord Arden role to move an addrefs of thanks for his Majesty's most grácions speech. "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "It is highly gratifying to me to refort to your advice and affiftance after the op-upon to discharge. In the performance of portunity which has been recently afforded them, you may be affured of my uniform of collecting the fenfe of my people. The and cordial fupport; it being my most in ernal profperity of the country has re- earnest with to cultivate a perfect hiralized our most fanguine hopes. We have mony and confidence between me and my experienced the bounty of Divine Provi- Parliament, and to promo ́e to the utmolt dence in the produce of an abundant har- the welfare of my fa thful fubjects, whole veft: the state of the manufactures, com- interefts and happiness I thall ever confiter merce, and revenue, of my United King- as infeparable from my own." dom is flourishing beyond example; and the loyalty and attachment which are manifeited to my perfon and government afford the ftrongett indications of the just fenfe that is entertained of the numerous bleflings enjoyed under the protection of our happy Conftitution. In my intercourfe with Foreign Powers, I have been actuated by a fincere difpofition for the maintenance of peace: It is nevertheless impoffible for me to lofe fight of that established and wife fyftem of policy by which the interefts of other States are connected with our own; and I cannot therefore be indifferent to any material change in their relative condition and ftrength. My condect will be invaribly regulated by a due confideration of the actual fituation of Europe, and by a watchful folicrude for the permanent welfare of my people. You will, I am perfuaded, agree with me in thinking, that it is incumbent upon us to adopt thofe means of fecurity which are beft calculated to afford the prospect of preferving to my fubjects the bleflings of peace. "Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "I have ordered the estimates for the enfuing year to be hid before you; and I rely on your zeal and liber lity in providing for the various branches of the public fervice, which it is a great fatisfaction to me to think may be fully accomplithed without any confiderable addition to the burthens of my people. “My Lords, and Gentlemen, "I contemplate, with the utmoft fatisfaction, the great and increafing benefits producedy that important meature which has united the interefts and confolidated the refources of Great Britam and Heland. The improvement and extenfion of thete advantages will be objects or your untemitting care and attention. The trade and commerce of my fubjects, fo effential to the fupport of public credit and of our matitime ftrength, will, I am perfuaded, receive from you every potible encouragement, and you will readily lend your af fiftauce in affording to mercantile tranfactions, in every part of my United Kingdon, all the facility and accommodation that may be confiftent with the security of the public revenue. To uphold the honour of the country, to encourage its 11dustry, to improve its refources, and to maintain the true principles of the Conte Lord Nelfon feconded the motion. He woold state, from what he had seen of the ravages of war, that no man could better appreciate all the bleffings of peace; but, at the fame tinie, no man had a more lively fenfe of what was due to the honour ind interefts of his country; and he therefore cordrally thanked his Majefty for his deter◄ mination to regard the proceedings of the other Powers of Europe with a watchful eye. In the courfe of his vifts to different parts of the Continent, he had the fans faction to obferve the high estimation in which the character of our country and Government was beld. To preferve the bieffings of peace, and to maintain this proud diftinétion, nothing could be het er calculated than the language he had that day heard from the Throne. The Earl of Carlifle faid, the opinions he had held on the tubject of the late treaty of peace were confirmed by every event which had fince taken place. The prefent Administration was the fource of all our misfortunes. They were the authors of a peace pregnant with ruin to the country, and which had already produced greater evils than could have reinlted from the most unfuccefsful wars. He mult, however, congratulate the Houfe on the adoption of a higher tone that day, which feemed to argue fome alteration in the fytem of his Majesty's Councils. The Marquis of Abercorn followed on the fame fide. We had now, he obferved, a rival more fuccessfully hottile in time of peace than ever he had been in war; a rival, whofe hand was eternally placed on bis fword, and whofe foot was fet in every 1. Sate around him; and it was high time to decide whether we thould make a preparation for war, or throw ourfe Ves upon the will of the perion who ruled the fate of France. 1 The Duke of Norfolk deprecated all interference to prevent any adraces which Kane might think proper to make on the Coatient. Lord Grenville prefaced a most nervous and compreheative Speech by stating, that the prefent Pabament was affembled at a mement the moit „wful .ne audious of my that ever a British Legislature met its Sovereign. His Lordship recapitulated every event which had agitated Europe fince the fignature of the Definitive Treaty; commen ed on each of the many inftances in which the peace had enabled France fibfequently to aggrandize herself; and feverely reprehended the imbecile measures of the Minifters. We had no choice now; let us with for peace ever so much, we could not keep it if there was any hope, it could only be founded in me fures of complete preparation, and in the language of energy and decifion held out to the enemy. We muft exert ourselves; we muit ftrain every nerve; we must struggle for an exiftence: but he had no hesitation in fay ABSTRACT OF ing, that, if we meant to make that struggle effectual, it must not be under the auspices of the prefent perfons in office. No, not under fuch Minitters. There was but one man in the kingdom to whom every eye was directed-to whom every heart was attracted, as alone equal to rally the national force; as alone equal to "weather the ftorm." Lord Carysfort, in an able speech, enforced by new illustration the reasonings of Lord Grenville. Lords Pelbam and Hobart replied shortly to fome of the points alluded to in the foregoing speeches. The question was then put upon the Addrefs; which was greed to nemine diffentiente. FOREIGN Paris, O. 27. By a decree of the Confuls, a coloffal ftatue is to be erected in the Place des Victories, in memory of Gen. Delaix, killed at the battle of Marengo. The Cure of Saint Roch, in a moment of fully, refused to pray for the foul of Mademoiselle Chameroi, and to admit her corpfe into the church, became the had been an actress. One of his colleagues, a reasonable man, acquainted with the real morality of the Golpel, received the funeral proceffion in the church of St. Thomas, where fervice was performed with the ufual folemnities. The Archbishop of Paris has ordered the Curé of Saint Roch to be fufpended for three months, that he may remember that Jefus Chrift commands us to pray even for our enemies; and that, recalled to his duty by meditation, he may learn that all thefe fuperftitious practices preferved by fome rituals (and which, onginating in times of ignorance, or created by fervid imaginations, degraded religion by their fooleries,) were profcribed by the Concordat and law of Germinal 18th. M. Delille, the celebrated French poet, Jately fent in his refignation as Lecturer in Latin Poetry in the College of France, alledging as a reafon the weakness of his fight, and the general debility of his frame. But his colleagues, who preferved this fituation for him during eight years that he was abfent, and who are mott fincerely attached to him, have unanimously refolved not to accept his refignation, and to allure him of their determined refolution to continue a fubftitute in his room. 08. 28. The First Confui fet out yefterday for Rouen. Madame Bonaparte accompanies him. The object of his journey is, to vifit the important manufactories of the department of the Lower Seine. Nov. 3. The First Conful arrived at Rouen on the joth ult. at a quarter paft four in the afternoon. accompanied by Madame Bonaparte. He was escorted by OCCURRENCES. a party of the Confular Guard, joined by the The First Conful vifited, on his way to Rouen, the manufactories of Louvieres and Romelly. He stopped for a confiderable time on the field of battle at Ivry, and infpected with earnestnefs the fituation of the two armies. He ordered the pyramid, which had been thrown down during the Revolution, to be replaced. On his enter ing ing Evreux, the Mayor presented him with the keys of the town. Twenty yonng girls, the oldest of whom was not more than 12 years, delivered an occafional addrefs in verfe to Madame Bonaparte. Havre, Nov. 9. The First Conful infpected the dock-yards, ports, and every object worthy of attention at this place. Yefterday he embarked on-board a lugger for Honfleur, where he examined, with the minuteft attention, the bafons and the pofitions by which that port is commanded. He returned the fame day, and, having paffed the troops in review, and examined the arfenal, fet out at fix in the morning for Dieppe. The different addrefles prefented to him and Madame Bonaparte were distinguished for gratitude and affection. Beauvais, Nov. 13. The First Conful left Dieppe at fix in the morning. He arrived at Forges at 14. The Conftituted Authorities of the Arondiffement of Neufchatel were affembled, and were presented to him. He vifted a manufactory of pottery, which begins to profper. The Firft Conful arrived at Gifors at feven P. M. and alighted at the manufactory of Citizen MorTis. He vifited it at ten o'clock: it was ilJuminated infide and outfide. He fupped and slept at the manufactory. He arrived at 11 in the morning in our town. The Conftituted Authorities offered him the ufual prefents, and a groupe of young gifls prefented to him the ftandard of Jeanne Hachette *. Paris, Nov. 15. The firing of cannon announced last night the return of the First Conful, who arrived at St. Cloud at halfpast leven. It is generally believed at Mentz, that the First Conful will vifit in December the department of the left bank of the Rhine. The Senate, by an Organic Senatus Confultum of the 18th inft. have decreed, that, for five years from the publication of that Act, all foreigners who have rendered or shall render important fervices to the Republic, who shall bring into it talents, inventions, or useful industry, or who fhall form great establishments, fhall, after being domiciliated one year, be admitted to enjoy the rights of a French citizen. This right is to be conferred by a decree of Government, upon the report of the Minister of the Interior. Calais, Nov. 10. His Excellency Lord Whitworth arrived this day at 3 o'clock, after a pleasant paffage of four hours and a half. He was received, on his landing, by an immense concourse of people, and with much huzzaing. The guns were fired, and flags difplayed on the church fteeples, &c. When his Excellency arrived at the inn where a captain's guard mounted, he was complimented by the Conftituted Authori ties, confifting of the Mayor, the Commiffary General Mongaud, the Juge de Paix, &c. After them came Gen. Barbafanne, at the head of the officers of the garrifon. After dinner, his Excellency and fuite were formally invited to affist at the theatre, in order, as it was faid, that the publick might have an opportunity of seeing what had been fo long and fo ardently defired, an English Ambaffador in France. They were received with great enthusiasm. "God fave the King" was ftruck up, and played for a quarter of an hour, but almost drowned by the applause of the whole house, who food up whilft it was playing, in the good old English fashion. Paris, Nov. 14. Lord Whitworth arrived at Paris this day. Every attention. was paid to his Lordship by M. Talleyrand, and the other Minifters of the Republic; but he is not to be prefented to the First Conful until the first grand day of audience, which will not take place until the 6th of December. SWITZERLAND. The military force difpatched by the First Conful, to re-establish the tranquillity of Switzerland, has proved too powerful to be refifted; the patriotic confederacy has, in every part, been disjointed, and fallen to pieces. The Diet of Schwitz has diffolved itfelf, and the troops, of the fmall Cantons have been difbanded, and returned home. It is probable, that the whole of the French army in the Helvetic territory, which is effimated at little thor of 40,000 men, will continue to occupy the county until the conclufion of the definitive ar raufgement, which is to take place at Par s. Before the Provifional Government diffolved itself, it addressed a Proclamation to the inhabitants of the city and coun'ry parts; affuring them, "that they yielded only to force of arms, and that they referve to themselves, by a folemn protest to Switzerland in general, and to the canton of Zurich in particular, the right of giving * A native of Beauvais, who put herfelf at the head of fome of her townfwomen in 1472, to fight the Burgundians, who at that time were closely befieging the place. On the day of affault, feeing a Burgundian mount the breach, and plant his ftandard there, our heroine fnatched the colours from their place, and threw the foldier down from the wall. The name of this Amazon is immortalized at Beauvais; her picture is placed in the town-house, and her defcendants have ever since been free from taxes. There used to be, and we fuppofe ftill is, on the roth of June in every year, a folemn proceffion te celebrate the anniversary of this exploit; in which procession the women had the precedency; and while Jeanne lived the walked at the head of them, bearing the identical standard, which is still kept in the church of the Jacobins. 3 themselves themfelves a Constitution adapted to their interefts—a right which the Treaty of Luneville had formally enfured to them." The Gallo-Helvetic Government have addreffed a Proclamation to the people of Switzerland upon the prefent ftate of affairs; in which they infult them by telling them, that they have deferved their fufferings "The French troops have penetrated into all your Cantons; deprived you of the arms which you turned again! your Government, and have thus declared to Europe that you are at once incapable of remaining at peace, and unworthy of keep ing them yourfelves !!"-Proceeding in the fame ftrain of mockery and infalt, they afk to whom are the Cantons indebted for the return of the French troops? They answer, not to the Senate, but to the Diet of Schwitz. But the most important part of this Proclamation is the affertion, that it is now more than ever the intereft of Switzerland "to follow the political fyftem of France." Marcher dans le fyfteme politique de la France. This is to be the end of that mediation, which was only to confist in giving counfels, and which was to establish the perfect freedom and independence of the nation. Switzerland will be for ever yoked to the fate and fortunes of France, and, in all future wars between France and Auftria, will be occupied as a military post, and become, as it was in the last war, the theatre of the most bloody contefts. The Proclamation concludes with telling the people drily, that they will be required to defray the expences of the French troops, "whom their ill conduct has brought into the country." Aloys Reding and General Auf-derMaur, together with the brother of the former, and feveral other of the Swifs patriots, were brought prisoners to Zurich on the 8th inftant, and conveyed before Gen. Serras. They are to be fent to the castle of Challon, on the banks of the Lake of Geneva, till farther orders. This meafure, which was ordered by Gen. Ney, has caufed a great fenfation in Switzerland. The difarming of the inhabitants of that unfortunate country proceeds with great activity. It is evident, that the Swifs people are only kept down by the French oops. The Senate of Berne have declared, that Bonaparte will give them a Conftitution, which shall enfure tranquillity; and that they will gratefully accept it. ITALY. The death of the Duke of Parma has opened a new scene in Italy, which may not be unproductive of interesting confequences. The entire pofleflions of that Prince are now, in confequence of a treaty figned between France and Spain in March 1801, declared to belong to the French Republic; and the French Minifter has GENT. MAG November, 1802. The Regency of Tripoli has recognized the flag of the Italian Republic; and a treaty of peace was concluded on the 2d of OЯober between the Regency and Swelen, through the mediation of Bonaparte. This treaty places the political and commercial relations between the two Powers upon the footing in which they Rood in 1741, and ftipulates for the payment of certain fums by Sweden to Tripoli. The Pacha, to thew his gratitude to Bonaparte for his mediation, undertakes to fet Baron Armfeldt, an officer of the Swedish marines, immediately at liberty. The Pacha has alfo fent the First Conful the following prefents, which are arrived at the Lazaret of Toulon, on-board the Freya frigate, commanded by Rear-admiral Cederftrom; two fine Arabian mares, three antelopes, a falcon, amd two paroquets, who speak; the one Turkish, the other Arabian. Extracts from the Registers of the Senate of the LIGURIAN (Genoefe) REPUBLIC; Site ting of August 23. The Senate of the Ligurian Republic, confidering that it is conformable to the antient inftitutions of the Republic, to con fecrate the images of great men who have rendered it illuftrious; confidering that Chriftopher Columbus discovered the new world, and that Napoleone Bonaparte has pacified the old, and, by the labours of his Consulta, extended the limits of Liguria, fecured its most important interefts, and re-organized its laws; has decreed unanimously, that there shall be erected in the Veftibule of the national palace two mat ble ftatues; the first reprefenting Bonaparte, the fecond Columbus. (Signed) DURAZZO. LANZOLA, Sec. Gen. SPAIN. A letter from Barcelona fpeaks in terms of admiration of the entry of their Catholic Majefties into that city. This journey excited the attention of all the kingdom, and attracted a vast concourfe of people from every part. The King's fnite com prized about 4000 perfons, and was preceded by 500 light wagons, drawn by mu'es, cry ng their clothes, &c. The triumphal car, in which the royal pair entered the town, was covered with theets of geld, fuftaming at top a crown of diamonds of |