FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PETERSB.URGH, Marc;iil6. COU N'f Rzewlki, General ot the Polifn army, arrived here lall nigiu ; and Count Votocki, grand waiter of the artillery of the lepub lic, is hornly expected. These two generals, who are displeased with the new order of things in their own country, have been for fonie lime at Jafly, with Count Befborodko. 'Ihfy afterwards went to Cherfon on lbme commercial bulinefs, which has re tarded their arrival in this capital a luonih. Astotheir political projects, circumltances are plainly againlt them ; and if our court has not ac knowledged the new conllitution ot Poland, the long time it has luffered to elapl'e, without reclaiming its gua ranty of the conrtitution of i 775> seems a tacit resignation of a right ot!<erwife very doubtful with regard to a free and independent foteign nation B E L F A S T, May 1 We are informed that an uflociati on is forming in London for the pur pose of forwarding a Reformation to the Britith Parliament in which fotne very eminent characters are taking a lead, and from whom much is ex peJled. "DUBLIN, April I. In tlie'couife of ihe last week, at Ballinamore, the feat of Thomas Ormlby, Esq.. four of his labourers were found dead, having been fuito cated from the rarification of the air in the room where they slept : This .melancholy consequence arose from a lighted turf having been left burn ing where there was no chimney for the egress of the heated air. There were eight men in the room, all of whom were infenflble : but from the fkilful means which weie adminiflered, four of theni were re itored to life : The state of the o thers baffled every attempt of reco very which (kill could suggest, or humanity employ ; the organs of re spiration had so long ceased to act, that ho new itnpulfe could be given. The full a if* of liberality from a Protestant Government toßomanCa tholics on the continent, was done by the late King of Prussia, who built a molt elegant church, farnilhect it with an organ, and every suitable de coration for the tif; offuchCatholics, llrangeis or fubjei'U as were refidem at Berlin. The compliment was soon returned by the thiee ecclefiallical electors of Mentz, Trieves, and Co logne, the Bithop of Hohenloe, Saltz burgh &c. So that Lutherans and Calvinilts, are not only tolerated,but protected and caielled in all those itates. LONDON, May i HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 30, A debate, or rather conversation on the fubjetft of a reform in the Brit ill) reprel'entation'took place in the Honfe of Commons this day. Mr. Grey in troduced the business ; in the course of his obfei vaiions he reminded Mr. Pitt of his former declarations on this point, and considered him as pledg ed to give a reform his lupport. The example of a neighboring king dom, whatever it may fuggelt to o ther gentlemen, only tended to con firm him in the opinion, that the de feats of a conliitution lhould always be reformed before they amounted 10 a cause for the conliitution being fub •verted. lie gave notice, that he should, at an eaily period of the en faing fefficn, lubinit a motion for a Parliamentary Reform, and hoped gentlemen Would not, in the inter val, omit turning their moll serious thoughts to lb intei elling a fnbjett. Mr. Pi! t acknowledged that his opinion was changed—at the time he mentioned a reform, the American war raged, Parliament and the peo ple then appeared to be opposed, to rellore union and harmony at that time, he proposed the measure ; but such were the resources to be found in the conlVitmion, that the situation of the counny was now changed from indigence and tlillrefs, to affluence and comfort : The grearefl pnlfible good therefore which the allotment of man was capable of receiving, could amount to 110 moie than that when he found himfelf happy, he should take measures to render thai happiness as secure and duiable as may be r He objected to the time and manner of briuginjg forwaid the bu- fineli As to the time there were the mofl serious objections, when miichievous politicians wei e leti ing opinions afloat which inuft in their natuie be fiibver five of all order and government — when the avowed partisans of this measure were pel sons who acknow ledged theinfelves to be the enemies of monarchy—the aflerters of oui having no con Hi tut ion w hat ever—i lit haters of arillocracy—the enemies jol religion, anil men who were inflexi bly averse to all subordination and distinction of ranks whatever. The manner of bringing it forward he a Hot honght highly i epreheniible ; where members, withdrawing theni felve's from that doty and refponft bility which their Itations imposed upon them, fought teditious alloca tions, deserted the regular Pariia mentary line of conduct, and put their names in ihe public newspapers to resolutions framed in dangerous and irregular meetings. Mr. Fox said he held the fame o piuion now with respeCt to a l'arlia mentary reform which he had con llantly and uniformly maintained. He contended that theie never was a time mote proper for a reform than than the present, when we were pro fonndly at peace, and when the dif oiders of a neigbouring country g>'»e us, however neceifary to theinfelves, an awfiil example of the efFeCts of anarchy and convullion. Me did not wifli to be ini funde itood on his po;n , for whatever may he the present dis tress of France—whether by applying to abltratft principles, they had in ttie end produced no government (which was by no means his opinion) yet the ancient despotism was so deiellable, that it ought certainly to be removed, whatever facrifice it may occasion, France, howeve", furnifhed 110 fubjei't for ihe imitJtion of this country. It was the great excellence and glory of our conltitution, that i was always fubjetfl to reform, and susceptible of improvement, and in ihe advance ments which reason and philosophy were making in the progress of hu man Itience, renovation anil amend ment mult be applied with greater effei't. In Fra ice, no repair was fuf ficient ; ihe whole fabric inuft be de ll royed. But of our co >lli. ulion there is not a part which has not more than once been reformed.—The preroga tives of ihe crown, and the privileges of both houses of the leg'flaiure, had undergone various modifications, as circumllances required them, from time to time. Mr. Burke maintained, that there, was not in this country any focietyi or body of men who were openly as- j fociated (or the avowed purpose of fuppoiting the cause of defpotifiu ; but that t here were societies for the support and promotion of anarchy, and the extinction of our prefeut cun ftiiution, was known to every one, and even fantlioned by known and refpetftable names. — Here (being cal led upon to name) tie mentioned, amongst others, Mr. Walkei, of Man chelter, who was forward in circula ting Pa i ne's book, com aim ng the mtolt grois as well as abfmd libels on the conflitution. Whether the man in quell ion was an Ameiican or not he could not tell —He appeared to him in the light of an atnphi bioos kind of; an animal, neither quite French, Kn-j glilli, nor Irilh, but running about! with ale>tnels to fee what mifhief m.iy puflibly be done in any. Kisj plans had lb far succeeded, thai a con federacy was formed between the; difaffected here and the J icoliin Club! in France, that race of Regicides and I Monllers, whom it was impoflible to think of without horror. To (hew the fort of men with which this con federacy was formed, he gave a CU' rious description of the p, efent Na tional Alfeuibly of France. Out of 700 men, joo were attornies, and fl eers low practitioners in the law. 1 lie grearelt part of the remainder ronfiited ot (hop-boys, journeymen, and adventurers. He could point out 60 members who did not psflels 2001. 1 year ainongft all ; and in ihe whole congregation ihere wei eknown to-be only j,x men of property, if 38 men of such habits, such education, ami luch character, were fit for the puipole of Legislation, let Englifii meu imitate them, but let them view iheir comparative situation before they formed their opinions. From the turbulent disposition of the times, he thought this an impro per uiuiiteiic to agitate such questions. If the prefeut quertion came in tlie .hape of a direct pronofition, he would for one uppofe it ; but con)ing as it did in an indefinite shape, which ifrtve encouragement to the views of lie boldest and molt profligate adven- Vners, he could not let it pass with hii receiving from him the moll fe iious disapprobation. Mr. Kox recapitulated some argil uients in wjiich he had been miftin dei Hood. With regard to Mr. Paine's writings, he again alledgedthat they were libels ngainft the conlhtution. Mr. Burke agreed with Mr. Kox. whom he termed his Hon. friend The writings in quettion were libels, but not fcandalons ; for any man, provided he were amenable to the laws of the country, might declare his sentiments of the conllitution. Mr. Erikine praising the hiltory of the confliiution, said that as a law yer, and as a man, he was bound to maintain its original principles. Ad drefling himfelfto Mr. Pitt, he affinn ed, that ilie people of this country were not adequately reprelented in Parliament ; and challenged him to vote a relolution to that effect. Jt the conilitution had remained unim pair ed, there would have been a fpee dv end to the American troubles. Has Hot Mr. Pitt receded from his former principles > He laid the foundation, ttiey added only a brick or two to form a luperltlut'ture. When bad men conspire againll the interests of the community, good men mull all'ociate. 1 his was lite chief reason for union which now attracted their attention. Am I to luppofe (fays he) that men will content to lop off the rotten bo roughs, when they have received thein as an inheritance.' Am I to sup pole that certain gentlemen will re laple into the mats of people ? Could Mr. Pitt Itate the particular fei vices which all thole that had been advan ced to the peerage had pei formed ? rti they bad all borough influence, it could not be expected that they would Content to rchiiuuifli their power. After several other members had spoken pro and con, the lubje»ft lab iided at that time. ADVERT IS EM F. NTS The adveriifemenis inferied in our public prints give a kind ot local liif lory of (lie manners of the age, and, 'in fonie trifling refpefls, this differs 110111 any which pieceded it. A ler vant in the lull age fonietimes (fitter j ed his mailer ; but a day ortwoliiiie, ( a young man who wains api .ice, ad vei tiles that he flatters himj If h: can \jhaye. Another (provided it is with a tingle gentleman) has no objctlion to travel for the I'uminer, and would, ij required, take care of one horse, be sides that which he is to lide himfelf. Another having been used to fami lies of faihion, has no obj [lion to laie houis ; and a fourth, having been used to regularity, and being a Jl.a./j inan, would prejer a fobar, orderly and good nai ured family 10 any ot her. One gene: ous trader emb aces an ear ly opportunity to inform the public he fells conjidetubly under piime colt ; and another is ever alive to the moll j heart felt gratitude lor favors alrea jdy received. One gentleman adver j t i ies tor a gentleman of»j« aflivt mind, as a partner in the Ay loi ing bufinets ; | and another tor a partner in a very 1 ucrati ve employ men t, who mull have ! tnfiMuating man net s and an easy address, las his employment will lead him into Ijrvauent mtcrcourfe with ladies of the : fii It fathion. UMKLfc,* i ON, ) J u,,e 14- TO THE PRINTER About three years ago, an English farmer from YV arwick (hire, artived in tins town with a wife and nine or ten 'mall childien ; by my advice (and <Vr. MiiUr's, late printer) he went to live i*ihe back iettlements of this Hate, called Long Cane, ii. Ninety-Six Uiili iOt, from which place lie wrote me the rcth of lalt month. The following is an extract from his letter. " I know you ufedi to-be <Vx d hear of improvements ,i„ back wpods. 1 have able to treat my neighbor with a draught of good ale, brewed the be ginning of last March, a.id.ajlhope 1 think it will keep moll of the f Uttl ' mer. I plained t>e barley and hops niylelf, and I aifo brewed the beer and 1 know it to be the bell I have drank i,n the date." ; BOSTON, June 23. Yeftejrday, in the Senate, the quef tiun, Sh-all^ihe Union Bank bill f> a fs to be eftgrofled ? was determined in the affirmative—yeasis, nays 9. Mfe. COX—the artist, Of this town, was in Ireland, at the date of our lalt accounts from thence, April 6, and in high reputa tion, continually receiving applica tions for building Bridges, aud per forming other efforts of enterprise. He was then contemplating the cqn (truction of a dam for the Grand (.'a nal Company ; and had offers to en gage in the building of two large Bridges, one 2000 and another 700 feet long—the timber to be the pro duction of the American foil. The iccount publiflied some timeftnce, of his being engaged in levelling the monument in London, >?as not au thentic—the above is. 1 he Cannon, for the ufeof the Ar tillery of this commonwealth, are now calling by Col. Revere, at his Foundry in this town. DANBORY, June 25. We have the pleafuie io inform our readers, that theattempt of Med. Glover, Beers, and Tomlinl'on, to re move the l'i efbyterian meeting-houle in New-,town (as notified in a former number of this paper) luccceded so well, less than two hours af ter the operation commenced, the building, together with the Iteeple, was removed entire, eight rods from its foundation, without the leatt in jury to the building, or hurt to any person employed in the undertaking. >0 lingular a movemeht highly grati fied Ihe curiofiiy of a numerous con course of fpeiftators. And ilie plan by which it was effeifted appealed so will contrived, that though morMhan an hundred men were employed in the operation, it was supposed by the belt judges present, that fifty men would have effected it in the fame lpace of N E W Y O R K, June 29. Captain Sills of the fl>op Happy Couple, wild arrived here yesterday from Edenton, brings the following account, " That 0:1 the 23d inltam, nine Frenchmen landed on the beach of Portsmouth, eight of whom lei out immediately lor VVafliington ; the one remaining, said that they belong ed tq a Kiench Biig bound from Sa vaunahto France, with 300hogiheads of Tobacco—That on Sunday the 17>h June they murdered the Captain and Mate, scuttled the brig 011 both (itles, and leti her with a woman on board, and that on Friday the 24th June, Capt. Sills, in lar. 20 fell in with the above brig, & which had been jult taken pollellion of bj'a British schoo ner, com mantled by Capt. Eli Ilia Jones, from Antigua bound to Edenton, who had put some hands on board, and directed her lor Norfolk.— Ihe brig had 5 feet water in the hold when boarded by Capt. Jones. ELIZABETH-TOWN, June 27. A trooper, in Capt. Stakes compa ny of dragoons, on the march last week from this place to Trenton, near Brnnfwick, being invaded by deep, fell of his borfe and broke his neck. NEWARK, June 28. On Monday the 25th inft. the Foun dation Stone of the New Academy, jo he erected in this town, by public fnfofci ipticn, was laid with Masonic rites and ceremonies, by defireoxi ie Governors of tlie Academy. A vast colicouife of people aliem hied 011 the occrsfion, and aftei ' ,e ceremnny of laying theftone, attend ed Divine Worlhip in the New >e byterian Church, where the ev ' <Jz\\ Ogden, rertor oftiini'y cboic'i, le!!\ered an excellent dilcourfc u|t ibletothe occaliun, from 5 xvi. r6. " How much beitei is " 19 gsc»wU'lom than gold ? and to get uuderlljuiding 1 aiher than 4 ul\ei- i-J
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