The National Register. — London, England, 1808-01-10 00:00:00

* r T TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. attention is due; but our Government will, however, un itiouhtetik., take precautions to prcvent the fears of the timid, by dest coy int; these trilling armaments in their at tempts to unite. _ _ Our,Government has authorised the Governors of Guern . sey and Jersey to issue licences to trade between. those Islands and the French ports, even in French vessels, .if un der 100 tons. Tbis regulation will be of great advantage to the inhabitants,, and their proximity to the French coast yfillgive them a.great facility iu evading the restrictions of BONAPARTE. A Cabinet Council sat yesterday in Downing-street, at the breaking up of which the. American Ambassador had an audience with his Majesty's Ministers. • Friday the dividends began to be paid at the Rank to the Public; the Bankers, and some of the first Mer chants, had their warrants issued to them on Wednesday and Thursday ; but this, though some accommodation to them, gives them no priority of payment over the Public in general: It .has.been stated that Lord Hutchinson, Colonel Hutch juson. and Colonel Bustace, have been captured on hoard a packet, and carried into Norway. We have . made liar Ocular inquiry into tliC truth of the report, and ca no trace it to any respectable source whatever. t The body of Captain Lydiard, of his Majesty's late ship -Anson.. was picked up on the Ist inst. and brought to Fal mouth on the 2d, for interment ; his remains were attended to the gravehy Vice-Admiral Cotton. and all the other na val Officers at that port, and many of the military (ninoagst whom were General Spencer), a party of marines from the men of war, and a party of the Oxford Militia fired three collies over his grave; his interment was also attended by the Mayor and Corporation, and most of the respectable part of the inhabitants of the town. A Court Martial was held .on Thursday last at Ply- Mouth, on board the Salvador del Mundo, 112 guns, on the surviving officers of his Majesty's late frigate the Anson, when the whole.of .the Officers. ;with the exception . df the - Master, were unanimously acquitted. The fatter Officer was sentenced to be admonished, for not having ful filled, to the utmost, the duties of his station.—There was not on board the Anson any prisoner in irons, as has been reported, at the time of the loss. THE COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION. JAN. 10. tatter, as Judge• Advocate, before His MAJESTY the proeeedings of several Cots .Ntartasti.. . goon after six o'clock, His NisJesTir set off in his travel: ling carriage, fur Withisor, escorted by a party of the Light. Horse. His 51.sit;sty took a short ride on borsehaelt yesterday in iVindsor Purl., with the Princesses Augusta, t•.ophie and Arrein.. The Gil: EE•7 and the Princess Elizabeth spent the morn ing. at Frogmore Lodge. Thursday the Princem . Charlotte of Wales entered into her 13th Soar, upon which ot.casion the Uuchess.of 'meek gave a splendid entertainment to. the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, and a select party of friend,. In the evening, several of the tr.ulesnieu of her 110%al Highness paid the .customary tribute of respect to their Royal Patron, by illumiaatiag their houses. The Gen&men of the Long Rube are likely to be called on before long, to exercise their forensic talents, in a caw of (Wm, ('on. tinder circtinistances of a eery peculiar na. tu:e. The fair delinquent, it seeins, alter caving been thirteen years married, found herself, to the greenfly her Loid, in an increasing situation; bt:t as the hour of her accourhenicnt drew near, the horrors of dissillution in. traced her to acquaint her injured spouse, that the expected offspring was not his, but the fruits of an illicit intercourse ith a medico-military hero. The Lady was immediately sent home, and on the same day was detirered. We wider stand some letters were soon la fter discovered. which placed the matter in a point of view, as curious as it is certain. It can't rain but it pours I--Another daughter of Thespis, whose brows have been aching for a Coronet, has at length persuaded a dashing Marquis to make her an hon'tst ,coman. When a Coronet graces her brows, it is to be hoped she will not grace the brows of her most noble Benedict! Mr. Cobbet's conduct to Mr. Spence, in apologising to him after endeayonrin7, to defame his character, reminds us of the story of the gamester who, suspecting foul play in his adversary, watched au opportunity uuring the game, and dexterously nailed his hand to the table with a fork.— " Zounds, (exclaimed the sofferer, writhing with paiio, do you mean to murder ine..?"—" 'No g replied the aggres sor, very coolly), I shall beg your pardon if the Knave of Diamon;is is not concealed under your hand ! ! A sketch of Lord Stanhope's new vessel, which sails both ways, would make a Very handsome Pignottc for some of our Morning Papers. ICING'I4 LEYTE. Wednesday, about balf-past twelve o'clock, TES MAJESTY arrived at the queen's Palace, front Windsor. A great concourse of people assembled round the Palace to endea vour to swe him. The Dulie of Kent was in readiness to receive His MAJESTY. The Pukes of York. Cumberland, and Canibridge, came soon after to pay their respects to their Royal Father. Soon after two o'clock, His MAJESTY held a private levee. The following had the honaur of being; presented to'llis /tear-Admiral Tfunter, apon his promotion to that rank. . Bartholomew Frere, F,sq. `upon his return ns Secretary to the Mission of Sir Arthur Paget, at Coimantinople. Lieutenant-Colonel Johnson, of the 28th regiment, upon his return from Copenhagen. - Captain P. G. King, of the royal Navy, upon his return from his late Governorship of New South Wales. Ws Grace the fluke of Manchester, upon his leaving England, f or Jnmaira, to take upon him the Governorship of that place, to which he has lately been appointee. Major-General Vinyard, upon his return from Sicily, Mr. Hill, upon his being appointed Caaiwe D'Affaires to the tilt. • Oaptain Johnson, of the 2.Bth regiment, upon his promotion. His MAJESTY held a , Privy Council, and gave audiences to the Duke of Portland, Earl Camden Lords Ltawkes bury 2.nd Castlereagh; Mr. Canting, and Ryder ; the CITY. 8np..1 n.---Tuesday, the Lord Mayor ordered the price of bread to he reduced half an assize, or Id. in the peek loaf. The price of the quartern loaf to be l Id, and honschold Friday General Sir John Stewart und Sir li. Popham went to Merchant Taylors' Hall, where they were admitted Freemen of that Company. They then proceeded to the otlive of the City Chamberlain in Guildhall, where Mr. CLARK r., the City Chamberlain, presented each of them with the sword voted by the Common Council :—one to Sir J. Stewart, for his gallantry and good conduct at the battle of Maida, and the other to Sir Ifoni# Po'pham, for the capture of tuenos Ayres. The pre sentatiottof the swords was aeconipasied with an appropriate speech by the City Chamberlain, to which the two gallant offi cers made a suitable reply.. None but Aldermen and Comoroa Comicilmen were admitted to witness the ceremony of preseu tation, • AA : sl' . INDIA AFFAIRS. Wednelhlat ' ti'• erourt of Directors was heltl, when Captain Peter CalsksbOU.was sworn into the command of the ship Lord Keith, consigned to St. Helena and Bengal,—The Court ad journed at sia o'clock, till Thursday. Friday a ("odd of pirectors was held at the East India House. ' when the folloVring Captains were sworn into tie commtind of their respective ships, viz.--Capt. I'. Ilerhert, F,uphrates; Capl i AC.yeer.,. Lard Castlereagh ; WY, fielstos4 Europe...TM ' CM& idlourued at qv 4 %;:ii,c-j b . w tc j iboo l a y Rea. w i