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i►'IADSOR, JANUARY 20. Yesterday morning, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived at the Palace from Bagshot Park, on a visit to her Royal Sisters, Princesses A uGusrA and SOPHIA; in the evening the Royal Duchess returned to Bag shot.—Yesterday, the Duke of YORK arrived at the Palace from Middleton, in Oxfordshire, where his Royal Highness had been on a visit to the Earl and Countess oflcaszy. In the evening his Rpyal High ars proceeded to his seat at Qatiands. BRIGHTON, JANUARY 20. The REGENT, to-day, took exercise in the riding -Al:001 before dinner, the weather having no induce ments for the public rides and walks. His Royal 1 lighness purposes to return to Carlton House on Diday.—Lord and Lady HOLLAND alighted at the Pavilion this morning, walked through the splendid suite of apartments there, and were gratified by the sparkling magnificence, taste, and effect displayed. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Herald, HADAWAT ; and the Diana, both flom Honduras, bound to London, were totally lost near Honduras. during a heavy gale, previous to the of November : the cargoes were expected to be saved. . FAt.mourti, Jawrsav IL—Wind 8. E.—Arrived the Fox ra:ket, with a Mail from New York, in 45 days. She spoke •11 LTth Decembsr. in lat. 49.11. N. long. 33.29. W. the American Nimrod, front New York for Ifavre. JAPIVAST 19.—Wind S.—Several vessels, bound to the Eastward, have put to sea this afternoon. It blew a tre -1:4!ous gale at S.S.W. last night, with an unusually high tide. SWANSEA, JANUAIIi 19.—The schooner Dolphin, ',icily, from Partmotsth to Neath, vitas driven on shore this morning, in :his Bay, and it is feared there will be .ome difficulty in getting hvr off. lloszsr.tovin, 20.—Wind F_\ E.—Arrived the Alexan e.• r, CARPFIVRLA, from the Bay of Honduras, out eleven weeks : s!)e spoke the brig Dalrymple, from the Bay of Fundy, short of e.-.vi4ons, In lat. 4e. N. long. ii. W. 1.)1111., JAN. 20.—Wind S.E—Remain in the Downs the Se a. fiigate ; Asia, ERLDLIISTUN, for India; and Triumph, .trr t, from Bengal. HARWICH, Jag. s'o.—Wind E&E—Arrived the Lord Dun ein packet, I,•ons Holland; and Charlotte packet, from Gotten- TO, both with Mails. HCLYHEAD JAN. 19.—This morning, a boat drifted on shore r. .:r this Harboi.r name on her stern," Cruizer ' of Gteat Yar .uth, Daniel Muliender, Master." A covered hat has been eked up, with the Master's name upon it. Cuszoss-house, Jas. 20.--Ships Entered Inwards : None.— Entered utwards: Elizabeth, Rogersjor Antwerp ; Doatinica, !olden, fur Dominica; Mary, Fox, for Flushing ; Perseverance, 'ilanghant, for Ilambro' ; Lady Blanks, Coppin, for Madrai ; London, Rumblcet, for Hambro' ; Golconda, Edwards, for ladras; Jane, Fish, for Genoa.—Cleared Outw ards: Elizabeth, Brown,-for Jamaica; SaLlmanca, Hicks, for Mogadore ; Ems r...el, Willianaon, for Norway. JAMAICA, NOVEMBER S. This day the Session of the House of Assembly was opened by a Speech from the Governor, in which Le informed them of the death of the queen, and the destruction of the settlements of the run-away slaves on the Healthshire-hills. An Address was voted by the Assembly in answer to the Governor's Speech, and also an Address of Condolence to the Prince Re rent on the death of her late Majesty. On the 3d a t'ommittee was appointed to bring in a Bill to revise .trid amend the Militia Laws, and those relative to the preservation of arms issued out of the public arsenals. Next day two messages were sent to the Governor, one requesting him to transmit the Ad dress of Condolence to the Prince Regent; the other requesting he would cause to be)aid before the House a Return of the several Barracks belonging t the Island, their present state and condition, and file number of men they are severally capable of con tailing. His Grace promised a ready compliance with both requests. The same day the House, in a Committee, agreed to Resolutions for the renewal of the usual Tax-bills. It then adjourned to the Bth of November. The trade between the north side of Jamaica and Cuba, has been almost entirely destroyed by the Li bertador, Captain Chitty, and some smaller Venezue lian privateers, which had been cruising off that coast for nearly two months. On the sth of Novem ber, the Libertador stood in so near the shipping at anchor in Montego Bay, that the forts fired upon her to make her sheer off. The stagnation of our com merce is, in a great degree, ascribed to the depreda-1 tions of the Insurgent privateers, bodi in the West' Indian Seas and in the Pacific, but still more, to the excessively high duties levied by the Spanish Go vernment, both on the exports and returns in the di- Ica traffic between that Island and Mexico, and on Oat carried on with Peru by way of Porto Bello and Panama. A representation, it is said, had been made to the Viceroy of Santa Fe, on the injurious effects of this system, both to the fair trader and to the in terests of the Revenue, from the encouragement which it held out to contraband adventurers. The Viceroy, it appears, has given reason to expect that a more favourable code of regulations would speedily be adopted. Finn.—Last night, a fire broke out in the sugar house of Mr. GERKINS, Bell-lane, Whitechapel, which, we regret to say, totally consumed the house, but without doing any further damage. Owing to the very active exertions of the firemen, an adjoining malt store-house of Messrs. HANIWRY and Co. was fortunately prevented from catching Ere. We understand that the family from the West In dies, who lodged in Mr. KER'S house, haVe recovered the trunk containing the diamonds and other valuable Floperty, supposed to have been destroyed in the h clearing away the ruins yesterday, the trunk was' ~ ,u nd in the rubbish, much scorched on the outside, kat the contents were not injured. Monday, a poor boy; named Brodie, was drowned n the river Severn, near Gloucester, in the humane Itt.mpt to assist a dog, which had been mischiev ously thrown on the ice. He succeeded in saving the m . .;nial, but, on returning, the ice broke, and the . - .fortunate lad perished. • Osc reason why the present Lottery is so popular liie novelty of all the Prizes being paid in Gold . ;•In or Bank Notes, at the option of the holders...—. - •tturday, the 29th instant, is the Last Day of Draw when the Two of £20,000, and all the other I .);tals in theWbeel, must be drawn, and which are taoly now on sale at Brsn's Fortunate Offices, and No. 9, Charing Cross, who has licit and sGid Two Capitals in the present Lottery, sen in the last. THEATRES. Dnuay-LANE.—The profits of this Theatre were last night appropriated to the Charity for the Relict of the Houseless Poor ; and, though the evening was I remarkably unpropitious, the impulse of benevolence was sufficiently strong to produce a very full audit , ence. The evening was one of peculiar interest: our notice of its occurrences must commence even before' the rising of the curtain. When the Committee of Management arrived at the Theatre, which was some time before the doors were opened to the Public, they found the work of charitable contribution al. ready in progress. Mr. ELLISTON, it appears, has not only offered his Theatre, but set the example of a private contribution to the funds of the Society, which was immediatell followed by the principal Performers of the Establishment. In this 'banner more than Filly Guineas was collected. It is not within our limits to particularize individuals, but we cannot airoid mentioning, and with peculiar plea- sure, that among the contributions of the evening, was one from the vene ra ble M rs . G A nn tex , t h e still survivin relict of the great ornament of the Engli,h Stage. The LORD MAYOR and LADY MAYORESS, and party, with the Gentlemen composing the Com mittee, occupied the three boxes next the Stage, and were received on their entrance with universal greet ing and acclamations. Nor was the benevolent Ma nager lest distinguished when he fi rst made his ap pearauce in the Play, which was the Comedy of The Dramatist. In addition to the applause showered on him from all parts of the Theatre, a peculiar mark of respect was paid him by the LORD MAYOR, who stood up to receive him. Previous to the Play, the following Address, written for the occasion, by JAMES 'hJOMPSON, Esq. was recited by Mrs. WEST : If, in the lapse of years one hour is cast, Which Memory's spell shall hallow to the last ; Oae little space whose joys shall oft return, To bid each heart with kindling rapture burn ; That hour is now—when bright in every eye Beams the pure blaze of kagland's CHARITY; That hour is now—when, gemml with Beauty's teat, The Muse of Pity brings her orrings here ! Long es this spot the Drama's voice Lath spoke, And in each breast according echoes woke ; Long bath this shrine her favour'd Temple been, And her own SHAESIMAGE rul'd the magic scene! To.night—for one brief night, we yield its pow'r, To court the influence of a softer hour, Aud ask that aid, for which the poor man's prayer Shall rise to HEAVEN, and win a blessing there! Friends of the Friendless !—Ye, whose bounties flow, To dry the tears of wretchedness and woe; This is a cause where Princes join your train, Life', pulse to quicken, and life's fires sustain To-night we plead for mis'ry and distress— We ask a shelter for the shelterless! . Oh, hear !—iii pity hear the wand'rer's cry, Famish'd and faint beneath% winery sky. Unaided shall they fall? No ! you will hear The mourner's anguish and his babes' despair, Pale, shiv'ring, houseless, naked, when they sue— When their last earthly hope is fix'd on you— You will forbid their sinking hearts to break, And bless the suiErers for their sorrows' sake ! Joy to thee, Island Queen ! whose deeds of worth Shed their wide blaze o'er all the peopled earth. Beloved Englaud ! what immortal lays Can hymn thy glory, or record thy praise ! Where'er the wretched weep, the poor complain, Thy soothing voice forbids to weep in vain ; Thine are the Palaces for helpless Age, Where care and comfort very want assuage ; Where the worn Soldier, and the vet'ran Tar, Still boast of Waterloo and Trafalgar ! Love's Angel-visitant to thee is giv'n, And Pity lingers from her native lleAv'N! Friends of the Stage ! whose fost'ring, warm applause, Within these walls bath tais'd its drooping cause ; Proud of your smiles, still be it our's to shew How dear we prize the honours you bestow; But prouder still, that our fond hopes were true, And this night's boon is sanctified by yeu! The participation of the Performers in the general feeling, was proved by the spirit infused into their se veral parts, which exhibited the comic strength of this Theatre to the greatest advantage. The Play was followed by an Interlude, prepared to shew the vocal talent of the company, called A Tribute to St. Cecilia, in which the principal singers assisted. The solos were performed by BRAnAM, HAALRY, Miss CARSW, and Miss BYRN& BItAHAM, in Robin Adair, and HARLEY, in a mock Italian air, were encored.— The new Pantomime concluded the entertainments of the evening, which were not terminated till a very late hour. The weather, which had been remarkably inclement, was then at its utmost rigour: a piercing sleet, attended with a strong north wind, seemed to have driven every human being to shelter that had a home to retire to, or that was not called abroad by the impulses of benevolence. There seemed, how ever, a moral fitness in it, as if meant to teach, at the moment it was in full exercise, the value of the cha rity. :The elements appeared to say, with Shakespeare, 4 , Take physic, pomp ; " Expose th:ielf to feel what wretches feel, " That thou way'st shake the superfiux to them, " And chew the Heavens more just!" Alderman WOOD entered the House, with a party of Ladies, at an early bout in the evening, and was cheered by the audience. COVENT-GARDEN.—Miss WENSLEY, the young de butante who appeared in Rosalind a few nights ago, encouraged by the favourable reception she then ex perienced, ventured yesterday evening on the part of Beatrice. Her conception of the character was more strong and just than oo the former occasion, but her execution fell comparatively short, though it is evi dent that familiarity with the Stage has already con ,ferred on Miss WENSLCIr the advantage of self-pos ses:im. The tones of her voice, in particular, are far n: re allreeable than at first, and have subsided to their ;lateral pitch. She was received, as on her first ay.pi , anarce, with very general marks of favour.- 1 Ite:.edick found a most able teuesentative in Mr. C. KENtisr. r. The manlier in which he worked himself ti- , i to fall in love with Beatrice, was full of humour 1 .:nd in'eiligcnce; and the hasty endeavour to im -1 nrove his personal appearance, when he perceives the Lady :liiproacl.ing, convulsed the House with laugh ter. Ti - .e sage Dogberry was made singularly promi nent by the comic powers of BLANCMARM All the other characters were likewise well sustained. . . • . Lift INZTZLIgENCe. COURT' OP AnCHIA JAWCARY 20. CRUELTY AND ADCLICKItit.--ELMOTT D. ELLIOTT. This was a suit of adultery brought by the hus band, residing at Arundel, in Sussex, against Wistry, his wife, for cruelty and adithery ; and the present pro ceeding was on admissibility of articles. These articles.set forth the marriage in 1803, the parties having afterwards lived together and collo, bited till April, 1816. and their having had issue of the marriage, six children. The acts of cruelty charged, were, that, in about two months after mat riage, the wife began to entertain a violent desire for spiritous liquors ; and, afterwards, was continually in the habit of drinking to excess. That, at such pe riods of intoxication, she has repeatedly thrown knives at her husband, seized hold of him, and, with greet violence, torn his clothes. That in consequence, he had tried to reform her by locking his cellar, cup boards, &c. so as to prevent her getting at any liquor to make her drunk. Having been repeatedly in fear of his life from the effects of her violence, he has, on these occasions, been obliged to retreat and secrete himself about the house, by locking himself in a room. The acts of adultery charged were after the Lady went to reside with her mother at Arundel, when a separation had taken place; her being in the habit of strolling about the fields and meadows at a late hour, and having intercourse with labourers and other low men, and particularly with Wm. Squires, a labourer, on the 26th July, 1815. These parties having been seen on that day, walking alone together in bye-lanes and fields; and having been seen when indecent familiarities took place between them, the act of adultery being likewise averred. The Court was of opiuion that the acts of adultery, in general, were not charged with sufficiently precise specification, as to exact time and place ; and the acts of cruelty, during a period of twelve years cohabita tion, not being sufficiently connected with the charge of cruelty and adultery; besides, it appearing to the Court that the parties were endeavouring to settle the matter by negociation, rejected the admissibility of the articles, and dismissed the cause. SCOTLAND. Nomtosa., JAN. 14i We are sorry - to state, that the typhus fever, which has so long prevailed in this town, has lately extended its disastrous ravages; and, notwithstanding every precaution on the part of the medical gentlemen, its pestilential progress is not likely to be soon arrested. , Too much attention cannot, at any time, be paid to cleNnliness ; but at pre:ent it becomes doubly indispensable. HAMILTON, JANUARY I5.—A Curling Match took plaCe here lately, betwixt two patties of the Hamilton Curlers' Society, for beef and greens. After dinm r, the lovers of this ancient Scottish game, set on foot a subscription for affording the poor a supply of coals. A handsome sum was instantly subscribed at the table, and a Committee appointed to wait on the ab sent lembers of the Society, and to solicit their co operation in a measure which is so imperiously called for at the present inclement season of the year. The application met with the most cordial reception ; and • in a short time the subscription enabled the Commit tee (with the assistance of the Gentlemen and Farr, era in the neighbourhood, who generously Catrit' lei ward And offered to drive the coals gratis ; and Mr. BROWN, factor to the Duke of HA tatt.ToN,.having handsomely remitted his Grace's lordship over the same at the pit) to distribute among the necessitous' nearly carts of coals. This handsome donation has not only afforded relief to a number of families, but it reflects infinite credit on the suggesters and promoters of this most seasonable act of beneficence. 1111 LAND. ATTACK ON THE MAIL CORK, JANUARY 15, MO. The coach from Dublin to this city, was attacked, last night, by a number of armed men, at a place called Five Mile Bridge, between twelve and one o'clock. A barrier of cars had been placed across the road for the purpose of stopping the coach, and, on its arrival at this impediment, a fire commenced from behind the ditches against the mail. One of the guards, named M'Gowau, was wounded in the arm in the act of raising the blunderbuss, to discharge it, but the other maintained a rapid fire on the robbers, and in the mean time, the coachman, Patrick Daly, with great dexterity and resolution, whipped on the horses, and by the impetus of the coach, aided by the slippery nature of the roads, succeeded in bursting through the cars, and drove off without farther in jury. A Gentleman of the nameof Nugent is, how ever, missing ; he was an inside passenger, but having been taken ill at New Mile -stone, about four\ miles from the place of attack, went outside, and on the commencement of the firing, jumped off the coach, and has not been heard of. The wounded guard was left at Clonmel, and we understand his arm must be amputated. The place where the attack happened was five miles to the South of Clonmel; and the Waterford Coach had been attacked, gear the same spot, a few hours before, but escaped injury. We have not heard whether any of the assailants were hurt. —Cork Advertiser, January 15. WONDERFUL STRENGTH AND DEPTH OF MEMORY. —There is a professional man, now resident near London, who drew from actual memory, in twentyv two hours, at two sittings, in the presence of two well-known gentlemen, a correct plan of the Parish. of St: James, with parts of the Parishes of Mary la-bonne, St. Ann, and St. Martiti; which plan con tained every square, street, lane, court, alley, mar ket, church, chapel, and all public buildings, with all stable and other yards, with every public-house in the Parish, and the corners of all streets, with many minutia:, as pumps, posts, trees, houses that project and inject, bow-windows, Carlton-hcuse, St. James's- Palace, with the interior of the markets, without scale or reference-to any plan, book, or paper whatever. The same was also done with respect to the parish of St. Ann, Soho, in the presence of four Gentlemen, from eight to twelve, one evening, at a tavern. lie would engage to draw the plan of St. Giles's in the Fields, St. Paul's, Covent-garden, St. Clement's, and New Church, 3-4ths of Mary-la-bonne or St. George's He will tell the corner of any great and leading thc roughfare street from Hyde Park-:orner, or Oxford ! street, to St. Paul's, or born New-road to Westmin ster Abbey, and the trade or profession carried on at such corner house, or tell every public shop (the business of all Piccadilly, 241 houses), allowing 24 mistakes. This was done in the presence of four Gen tlemen, after five o'clock, and proved before seven in the same evening. A house shall be named in any public street, and he will name the trade c f the shop, either on the right hand or left hand of the same, and whether the door of such house so named is in the centre, or right, or left. He can take an inventory, from memory only, of a Gentleman's house, from the attic to the ground floor, and afterwards write out the inventory of the same. This was done at Lord NELSON'S, Merton, and Duke of KENT'S, Kingsbridge, in the presence of two Noblemen. He is known by tie appellation of "-Memory Corner Thompson."--- The plans before alluded to were drawn in the pre sence of JOHN WILLOCK, Golden-square; Mr. Ro- BINSON, Of the Surrey-road; and WILLIAM MONTA.• Gut, Esq. of Guildhall ; Mr. ALLEN, Vestry Clerk of St. Ana's; JOHN DAWSON, Esq. of Burlington street ; Mr. N. WALKER, of Holborn, and two other Gentlemen. The plan of his house, called Priory Frognall, Hampstead, was designed and built by him ; the whole, externally and internally, without any working-drawing, but carried up by the eye only. We understand that this Gentleman, whose memory is so accurate, and even perfect, in the le tendon of all objects•submitted to the eye, is very different in the power of iezellezting what he hears: for instance, the dialogue of a Comedy heard once, or even twice, would, after an interval of a few day', be entirely new to him. CORN EXCHANGEi MARK-LANE, JANUARY 21.-- The continued cb,truction of the navigation of the River, owing t the large quantity of floating ice, which renders it dangerous fur die vessels to haul off from the wharfs, and the hopes of a regular resump tion of business by nest Monday, caused our sale to be very trifling this morning, as only necessitous buyers appeared at Market, and the demand vs as so small, that no alteration can be quoted in the prices. . OLD BAII,€Y SFSSIONS. Yesterday, Antonia Ducoin, a young man of re spectable connexions, and a native of - Cadiz, was in dicted for stealing a quantity of leather, the pro perty of Mr. Roe, of Air -street, Piccadilly, and Her bert Scandret, was indicted for receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. Some witnesses were examined for the prisoners dS to character: but the case having been fully esta blished, the Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty against both of them. Francois Gerrard, alias De Lisle, was indicted for stealing two gold watches, the property of Messrs. Tern and Littler, jewellers, of the Strand. The prisoner, a man of fashionable appearance, (though poorly attired,) and it seems of prepossessing manners and address, is a native of France, and can not speak the English language. Notwithstanding this, he has been charged with having successfully defrauded the prosecutors. _ _ Mr. DOWLING stated the case for the Crown in a clear and able manner; but the RECORDER, on read ing over the indictment, found a fatal objection. The act was laid on the 6th of September, in the 60th of the King, whereas it was in the 59th of the King.— The prisoner was accordingly Acquitted. Mr. DowLiso then applied to the Court for leave to prefer a new Bill of Indictment, but the RE CORDER, on the humane ground that the prisoner was a foreigner, and ignorant of the English language, re fused the application. Three boys, of the names of Bridges, Buller, and Bailey, the eldest of whom did not appear more than sixteen years of age, were next put to the Bar, charged with stealing a silver spoon and cream-jug, the pro perty of Johnson. Each of the prisoners endea voured to exculpate himself by accusing his compa nions of the robbery.—They were all found Guilty. In the course of the trial, a Police-officer stated, that the youngest prisoner, who was about twelve years of age, had been a thief from his infancy ; that he (the witness), bad known him for six years as an incorrigible tiller, and that he had had more escapes, and trained up more tbievts than any person whom he (the Officer) had ever known. StrtGVLAa Occumtaaca.—The following singular fact, which occurred about three weeks ago, will probably become a subject of discussion in the Court of King's Bench in the course of the approaching Term. Mr. T —n, a Gentleman of fortune, had for some time paid his addresses to Miss S—, the daughter cf a respectable merchant in the City. A mutual attachment existed, and a day was fixed for the nuptials taking place, when Mr. T—n suddenly withdrew himself, and went to the Continent. The young Lady's health suffered severely for some time. At length, on her getting somewhat better, the com mands of herfather, aided by the persuasions of her friends, induced her to consent to marry a Gentleman every way eligible, who had long solicited her hand. The day appointed for the nuptials arrived—the par ties, attended by their mutual friends, repaired to church—the ceremony was performed, and they were about to quit the altar, when the appearance of Mr. T—n in the aisle had such an effect on the bride that she fainted, and was conveyed home in that state—no one of the party, excepting her father, suspecting the cause. On her recovering her senses, soon after her arrival at home, she broke away from tie friends who surrounded her, seized a knife from the sideboard, and vowed vengeance against herself and those who had been the destroyers of her happi ness. She was disarmed, and put to bed ; and to wards night, becoming more moderate and tranqbil, she was left, at her own request, in the care of her favourite maid. On • the following morning, to the surprise of her frieraK her - chamber was found emry. A letter on her dressing-table, addressed to her fa ther, informed-him she had quitted the house, ac companied by her maid, to join Mr. T —n, who had long possessed her heart, and to whom, before she again saw them, her fate would be united for life.— All search for the fugitives proved unavailing, and in about a fortnight she returned, accompanied by Mr. T —n, to wham, in the interim, she had been married ; and throwing. herself at her father's feet, asked a parent's blessing. The question for legal dis cussion will be, whose wife of the twain is h3re4. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 21. Beef-- 4. Od to 5s 04 I Veal.... .ss 64 to 6s fol • Mutton .. 4, 64 to 5s 24 Pork Beasts 3l. l o—Sbeep and Lambs 5,801,—Cs I ves 90--Plga 400. HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD.' . Ray,— .1:3 Os to .4 4 45 I Straw ...W1 is La X 1 14 A U