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!almost as great atVienna and Peters. Milan and at Paris, is braved, defied, by two small islands ; and that, after confessed his inability to struggle with us t0.;,1e-handed, and invited every Power upon the assist him, he is just 'as unable to ipression upon uts, with all Europe at when he had the presumption to think alone was capable of subduing us." trely, if such be the situation of BON a.. must be strongly inclined to Peace, or is no longer an object of choice, but in every attempt to injure Eng- Ay finds a Proof of his impotence, surely inducemesit to carry oh war must be diminish that its objects are unattainable, and its exclusively upon his own head.-.. Peace is blessing, that it may be cheaply pur , almost at any price. But far be it from us recommend that that price should be any part national character.-4f we cannot have peace honour, we must endure war with all its pri- All between these extremes is ruin and Ent if a part of the community, ex. peculiar degree to the evils of war, be little impatience at its protraction, an im excited by those organs of the Treasury, their interest in war--4 is wicked and false it to a base spirit of faction.—lt is, how worthy of those who cried out " No Popery" Catholic Question, to smother a wish in the diu arid clamour of faction and strife. dward-bound Wept limb* fleet, it it feared, di , peraed by the late high winda. (lowing its a list of ships that arrived under His MAJESTY'S ship Cygnet, Capt. Dix, Commander, at Tortola, and sailed from thence 'toy. 23, 1807 Rebecca and Sarah, Cats, George, Mary sod Ann, Mary, Bear, Indefatiga b le, Adventure, sad Poplar. : is reason to believe, that the Sybelle frigate, which , was blockaded so long in the Chesapeake, has succeeded in reaching either a Trench or Spanish port. She captured a small ' bound from Lisbon to Falmouth some time as she has not been heard of since, there ittle doubt but that she got safe into port. ..iybelle escaped from the Chesapeake a bo ut beginning of November. lie Berry Castle, Baum, front Shields for Dartmouth, and the Andalusia, Wt Lsoa, of Sun '-•rland, both coal laden, were captured on the ult. off Whitby; retaken the same day by Berwick Smacks ; the former is arrived at Scarborough, the latter at Bridlington. • Providence Seeress, Pentanes - 1 . , from Lon • St. Vincent, was spoke with iu lat. 47. 50. I. she war separated from the fleet in a gale. ,e Hercules, GOULD, from Antigua for Lon foundered at sea on the 19th tilt—crew saved. ships from Surinam were at Tortola ou the joy. under convoy of His Majesty's Ship It is supposed the Berbiee ships were in pany.—N. B. The Cygnet sloop of war .3 at wed in the Downs. letter from Yarmouth, dated Jan. 4, 'arc— ' night, it blowing hard front the Eastward. tp Jenny, of Boston, with goods, ran foul fiLT, riding in the ROarls ; the crew quitted fearing she would founder; but she cleared -me ou shore, and is likely to be got oaf, with lute damage.—Remain in the Roads, His Mira ships Roebuck, Nassau ' Vanguard, , Quebec, Ariadue, Naas, and several • .excels." Dean and Chapter of WraczErrea, with a ty which is highly creditable to the body. ithout solicitation, nearly doubled the sti . the Minor Canons, belonging to theCathe and are come to a deternituation in future to their income in proportion to the pressure of imes. We could wish to see every Cathedral ahlirhinent directed by so lendable an example. A P POI E 111 TU.—Captain Maude is proannt.d to a P. at-Captain, and to command the Reliciale al Rag.ship) ; I.ieat. Dm, is promoted to a Cmnmaader, . command the Cy set ; Lieut. Hodge, is promoted to "otamandm —Capt. Northey is appointed Regulating at Limerick : Mr. T. GRIM, to be Parser of the , Mr. T. Read, to be Purim of the Aurora. old isth regiment of infantry, formerly the Edinburgh regiment, and now under the ,inmand of Lieutenant-Colonel Attract E, passed through Newcastle on Tuesday se'nnight, on their Edinburgh Castle. This is the famous re formerly called Leven's 25th, in which the of Lx Fxr at, (a Lieutenant of that regiment), mass, originated. Eliza brig, Captain Owess, which had car , number of Spanish prisoners of war from ...mouth to Coruntia, which plate she left on Christmas-day, arrived at Swansea, on Friday last. At the time of his departure, Captain Owens bad not heard of any Fren ch troops having ec actually entered Spain, but they were m on the frontiers about the Stith ult. The Centurion, DOUGLAS, from the West In dies, is amved at Portsmouth : she parted from the fleet on the 25th ult. in a heavy gale. On the 2 7th , the weather moderated; the Cerstarion then saw only fifteen sail; spoke the Generous Planter, with which vessel she intended to keep company. In the evening, however, it came on to blow a gale of wind from the W.S.W. which continued until he 29th, when the Ceuturiois saw only one of the fleet. The Opera House has been fresh painted throughout, the interior part newly decorated, and the boxes new furnished with ciinvon. The front of the boxes is painted a/ fresco, in a kind of French grey. In many parts, particularly on the Frontispiece of the Stage, the figures are on a 'liver ground, which *fleets the light, and gives a fine appearance to the whole. On the ceiling there is a painting of Aurora, with ber attendants , the Zepkgrs, dissipating the shades of night, airi inhering in the morning. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. (Cantiaued.) Madame CATALANI—Ske would and she would not ; Music run mad; and The Bank Note. Marquis Of DON EGA L--May-day ; The Strangers et Home ; and The Paragraph. Colonel THORNTON—Mahomet ; The Honest Yorkshireman; and The Buy Body. Lord CoLunowoott—The French Flogged, and England_ Preserred. • The PRINCE RILGENT of PORTUGAL.—The grim ; The Man of Enterprise ; and The Runaway. Major liattoza—Thr Man of Family; Judir cretion ; and The Poor Gentleman. Viscount STRAN OcoßD—Sea-side Story. Miss Duncan—The Mistakes; The Note of Hand ; and The Letter-writer. Lord De BLAQUIERE—The Poor Soldier; Mo dern Antiques ; and The Pariour. Lord Hama' P6ll7—To marry or not to marry? and The Alchyosist. • POETRY. THE TORN COAT. Jett D'EIITRIT ON • LATE NRACAII AT ONO OF ?NE os. At Playhouse, lately, words ran high. 'Tis hard to tell thereupon why ! A fight ensued (I saw and know't), And poor Decamp lost half kis coat ! 'Tires thought (how 'iron) ! a pistol fight. Could only set the matter right Te weal his coat, Deem? (don't langh), Reedited two guineas and a half ! As to his pocket's spacious door, Decamp corn ey'd the guides stare ; He thee sklress'it t►e rode smiler, satiated, sod es's sty Toler! ! ! - Yesterday morning the Duke of YORK arrived at Windsor, and after transacting business with H►s MAJESTY for about an hour, His MarksTY, the Duke of YORI, Princesses AUOUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompaniedby Lady ELY, and Generals FITZROY and Gwuaa, rode in the Great Park, and returned at twelve o'clock. The Princess of WALES intends to be present at Court, at the celebration of Her Mar stsTT's birth day, on the isth inst. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAISIIRIDOE has been for some days at Windsor, on a visit to his Royal Parents, and has amused himself with shoot ing. On Saturday his Royal Highness, in a very short time, killed a woodcock, a brace of hare% and six rabbits. Yesterday he partook of the same diversion, and this day was to return to London. Lord MOLGRATE dined on Sunday with Her Royal Highness the Princess of Watts, at he► house at Slackhastb. The Eati and Countess CHOLMONDELEY are at Houghton, Cheshire, where their hospitable mansion resounds with► the seasonable festivities, in which their tenantry partake in an equal degree with their noble visitors. The Archbishop of YORK will be in town before the meeting of Parl►ament. His Lordship intends sleeping at his Palace at Bishopthorpe, about the 12th instant, on hit way to London, from Rote Castle. The Earl of CARLISLE, whose charity and mu nificence are in unison with his means, has pre sented the prisoners in Carlisle gaol with ten carts of coals, which have proved a most seasonable re lief to them. Mr. Music has been falsely charged with want of gallantry, in publishing Mies DuitcAsi's letters. They surely had no spice of love in them. The Countess Dowager of GALLOWAY issued, ye►terdey4 cards of thanks, for the numerous in quiries during her Ladyship's late illness. The Earl and Countess of Sarrou's house, in Arlington-street, is preparing for the reception of the family. They arc expected in town in the course of this week. Fashionable report states, that Miss OastsaY, the fair heiress of Porkingtoo, in Cheshire, will shortly bestow her hand on THOMAS CMOLI1014.• DELST, ESq. M. P. for that county. A new Comedy has been presented. by a distin guished literary character, to Mr. SitaatnAtt,whieli is of the first promise. It is to succeed the new Opera rehearsed yesterday, which is to be brought forward with all passible 'dispatch. The new Pantomime, at Drury-lane, is consi derably improved. and. during its representation, excites continual applause, as ►t now passes off smoothly, sad with a most pleasing rapidity. Mrs. GLUM* has made her debut at the Man chester Theatre, in the part of Adelgitha. The Manchester paper says—" Mrs. GALINDO deline ated the part of the 'heroine in a style of the high est excellence. She was at once chaste, pathetic, animated, and graceful ; in her hands the character was rendered extremely interesting. In short, we are of opinion, that Mrs. GAL! ti no possesses first-rate talents, and is a perfect mistressof her profession." Mr. Coons was to make his second appearance at the Glasgow Theatre, on Friday last, in the part of Giesiaieoa ; Mr. Youtio, Norval; and Mrs. WARTS°, from Liverpool, Lady Randolph, in the traeedy of Douglas : and ►n the farce of Lore♦-la- Made, Mr. COOKE was to fill the part of Sir Arch, Mac Sarcasm. His engagement is stated to be only for a few nights. We copy the following paragraph from a Morning Print of yesterchty :--tt The wedding clothes of Miss W—, formerly of Covent-garden Theatre, are not only made, but gone home. She has certainly pertuatled a Noble Lord, that they are not only fit for a March►oness, but necessary also to be worn in that character in the course of the present week : and thus will commence the udiouical asessorabifis of the present year !" As Parson Tralliber, the Reverend Editor of the shp-oly Print in question, is a near neighbour of the Lady, he may possibly hare learned something on this subject, otherwise we should not have paid the sli;litest attentioa to his Mary. THEATRES. DRURY- LA NE. Mr. ELLISTON resumed his part of :Immo, in the Tragedy of Rumeo and Juliet, last night, and was admirably supported by Mrs. H. SIDDONs, in the gentle love-Dick Juliet. Mr. BAN N ISTXR Merentio with s i Mit ; and the whole performance went off with great eclat. The house was well filled. COVENT-GARDEN, Mr. 'CREOLE, last night, resumed his favourite part of the wild extravagaut ()amnia, x character that mud ever fail, but in the hands of a judi cious matter, whose long experience and nice discrimination have taught liim to hold the halauce between extravagance and nature. Mr. KENBLE never displayed inure excellence than last night, or was more liberally rewarded. Miss SMITH ought to have played &ramtlis, it would have been wore in her line of acting than Floraatlie. Mrs. Livros and Mr. ili,Aucuaati, in Agues and Sadi, were very entertaining, and much applauded. The house vnw quite full. WINDSOR THEATRE. Oa Saturday evening Mrs. lxcusat.tis favourite Comedy of Wires as tkey Were, and Maids as tke Are, was very ably performed at this Theatre, to a very elegant and numerous audience ; after which the Melodrama or Ella Rosenberg was brought forward for the rust time, and no new piece ever gave more ample or more abundant satisfaction. The performers, one and all, exerted themselves to the utmost to do the author justice, and they cer tainly were highly successful. Mr. DALTON play ed Rosenberg with great feeling and animation ; Mr. MU N Ito was all that could be wished in Colonel Mountfort ; and Mr. BROWNE gave the part of Storm with such spirit and fervour, that every senti ment went home to the heart of his hearers, and drew forth bursts of approbation and applause. Mr. Gt LBEILT MRS very whimsical in Putters/as ; Miss CHAMBERS in Cilirtstims, and Mrs. DALTON in Mrs. Flaitterasaa, were very well received, and Mrs. MODI R never appeared to greater advantage than in the interesting part of Ella, which she performed with so much feeling, and it the mine time with such fire and effect, that she drew forth tears from every eye, and obtained the loudest tokens of heart felt applause. whose power isi burgh, as at N and scorne d b, having confess shrle-handed, Continent to I make any imp his back, as is that France al Now, surel relive, he mi rather peace i of necessity.- Lind, he only his induceme ed, finding tb evils fall excl so great u b chased, alino to recommel of our nation with honour, vations. Al posed in a tray a little patience eXC dint find the to impute it ever, worth 3 upon the for peace, i party strife, • The outs has been di • 'The folk convoy of I Commands • Nov. 23, 1 Tin Rebel I Manpnlit, rit There to ✓ French frig Chesapeab ▪ French of vessel bon age, and I eon be litt e The Sy& • the begin' The B. Dartmont • derland, I • 27th ult. four Bern ficarbormi The Po don for 9 • keg. 13.1 The H don, fount The sli a 24th No , it'' ( 4g wet ' company. D rived in t A lette r. " Last n the stool • of a brit ,f her, fear and cairn very lilt! AJESTI a Stately, 1. smaller The I e • liheralit3 4 have, wi k's pend of drat, an raise the d the time 4 APPor of P. 4-Cap le tames Bap mai to cal mt a roam Oteer at lease ; 7 / The called ti commit of through In way to 1 ,r 2 patent, story of by STSI ie The in • tied a k, • PeriSTIII Christiu last. A s- Owcoos L i, : havin I as r The y dies, is the flee u- 27th, tl saw onl with wh rig In the of wind he 29th h fleet. nd The throne and the his front of ate I of Frei hi s the Fre silver aly . a fine ix- there is the Zep et, usberin CHESHIRE FESTIVITIES. Mr. F. R. Pates closed the old and ushered in the new year, with a most superb Masquerade, given at his beautiful seat, Itryrs-y-Pys, to his neighbours. Every arrangement that taste and magnificence could dictate, was made on the cm; casion. A temporary room was prepared in Lon don, brought down and erected, and the mod splendid fireworks and illuminations were intend ed; but the inclemency of the night confined all festivity to the interior. The whole day pre sented a succession of the rriiii superb equipages arriving at this hospitable mansion.—Bands of music were placed :u the great hall, and welcomed the merry throng, with some of the most favourite airs. By nine o'clock,the hour specified in the invit ation, above si" hundred persons were assembled, some in the Inas beautiful dresses fancy could sug4est. Dominos were prohibited; and every humcnirous diameter that wit and drollery could produce, was not only presented, but supported with spirit ; Bards, "Mid:, Harlequins, Peach and Judy, Flower Girls, Ballad Siners, &c. &c. Dancing continued with great spirit until supper wits announced. Near five hundred Ladies and Gentlemen sat down to supper. The tables were covered with every delicacy of the season, and the choicest wines. The festive board was graced by genuine d humour and hospitality. Lord ALY i X LEY, Mrs. and Miss Dinner, of Porking ton ; Sir WATISIX W. Wrists, Sir Desav and Lady MAIXWARING, Sir FONTRR and Lady Cu S tir/It, Lady W. and Miss WY X Yrs, Sir Co WIRT Cease? and Lady CORNET, Sir RicHARD Baooi.e, Mr. Mrs. and Miss LANGFORD BRoGsr.. Mrs. and Miss BLACKBURN, and Mrs. and the Misses HORN- DT, were periwig. The Earl of Caosvesoa entertained his friends. on New Year's day, at the Town Mall, in Chr-ter, with a superb dinner ; the centre dish was a goose pie. that weighed one hundred and fi ft y poutids..— Sir W. W. 'Weans was to give a grand ball at Wynitay, last night ; and the elegant Mrs. LANG FORD BROOKE, has announced a most superb ball and supper, at Mere-hall, on.the 13th inst. Monday se'nnight, a fox was unkennelled on Black Comb, in Millom, by the hounds of Jowl Woonsuan, E 9. of Kirkley heath, Cumbers laud, which, taking his course twice over the fells into I% hitbeck and Bootle, and then crossing into the valley of Whicham, and pursuing his route nearly to Castle—from whence making a cunning return through Whicham—he was at last killed near the house of Joan KIRKSAPIN Esq. of Kirkbank, in Whicham, after a chase of nearly eighty stiles. Lately was shot by Choice IPatec LE, at Stain gate, near Danby-Lodge, (the sporting seat of the Right lion. Lord Viscount Dow me, Yorkshire,) an Eagle of the following remarkable dimension' : its breadth, between the tip of the wings, two yards ten inches, the length, from its beak to the tip of the tail, thirty-eight inches, the extreme breadth of the tail, twenty-five inches. When placed in an erect posture, its height, two feet seven inches, its weight sixteen pounds two ounces ; the colour a mixed brown and white, the back almost nearly white. This extraordinary bird has been put into a state of preseivation by Mr. FRANK, at Danby-Lodge. As Mr. L's fox-hounds were drawing some furze covers, last week, in the vicinity of Llangellar church, Cartuarthenshire, having hit on a fresh drag, Bernard was tall ' d breaking cover, and tak inghis course over the Llangd. tar mountain towards Cunwill, the hounds went off at score, when, being closely pursued, the fox made directly for Llan rum sent wood, from thence to Breglura and Lliudiaw thog covers, leaving Llauvihangel-scorn on the left; here the hounds running breast-high, and being close at his heels, he crossed the g orges of the Carmarthenshire mountains, making for the Cathy river; and after a hard chase of four hours, nerd was killed tire miles from Ltinditovaser. 'The distance the fox ran was computed to bed lead 40 miles. Mr. L and the huntsman wars the ally prams is at the death. VACCINE 1N0C111.427011. . ....•••■•••••••••••• The liberality, and candour of the Anti-mei. nista—their patience in investigating TRIM!, and their zee/ fur the welfare of society, are strikingly evinced-in the following, as*ert.olt wade by J. B. in a Morning Print oariday last, Via. " A: Rity‘wood, is Hunts, ss ?mous hare bate rani mated, 9 of whom died of the circulation ,• the rest all teak the moll poi, ,J3out two mouths after, arid IS atillete died; 9 persons vaccinated three years some also caught the small i r m;%." It is a little remarkable that J. B. should have written two days before to Ring Wood, stating that Snell it report had been spre:ul, nod request:l:olw know the circumstances, and that when he made the above iniquelifsed assertion, he certainly had not ras ceived an answer to his letter. For his satiatection, however, and is order to console him for the neglect of the Gentlemen to . whom he wrote, he is informed ghat the report upon which he has built big assertion, has not any foundation. Wanness. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. An immediate insertion of the annexed iutentatiog article will oblige yours, etc. BE kIVOLUS. The King of Sweden has granted to the Medi cal College of Stockholm a handsome annuity, to be distributed in rewards to thin- Physicians and Surgeons, who have most contributed to the suc cess of Vaccine Inoculation. The King of Bavaria has published an Ordoe westee, by which every child within his dominions, who has not attained the age of three years, shall be vaccinated before the lit of July, DioB ; and every infant born in future, shah undergo the sawn inoculation, within three months after its birth. Heavy penalties are inflicted on the neglect of this decree; and inoculation for the small-pox is pro hibited under pain of imprisonment. The Government of Piotnbino and Lucca. in Italy, have issued an order, by which-every inhabit ant is obliged, under the penalty of 100 livres, to notify when any person in his family is attacked by the small pox.—An informant of a concealed pa tient, is to have 00 lines. Any house s infected with the natural small pox . is to be blocked up, guarded, and all communication with those within is do be interrupted. Any person endeavouring to escape from such house, is to be imprisoned. Within 14 days after the publication of this order, every person who has not had the small pox, is to be ino culated with the cow pox, and every new-born child to be vaccinated within two months after its birth. The inoculation to be performed gratis by the physicians of the Government ; and say Olson who, having undergone the vaccine inoculation, shell take the small pox naturally, is to receive 100 lines. POLICE. NATTOK-GARDZI. Yesterday, thirteen boys, from 0 to 10 years of age, were brought up by an, Officer, charged as being part of a gang of young culprits,rbed committed many petty thefts. A quantity of toys, handkerchiefs, military feathers, cakes, and oranges, was produced, that had been found with the c a. Several of their parents appeared, some of whom requested the Magistrate would send them to sea. A widow woman, of decent appearance, who had lately lost bee husband, was mach affected ; her only child, a boy of seven years of age, was one of the little Prisoners. It appeared that be had been but a very short time initiated in the trail!. He gave evidence against the remainder k aid he had only known them about a week, and had got acquainted with them when playing in the street. They appeared perfectly hardened, and inured to vice. On being told they should be sent to am, they did not appear in the least affected. The Ms. gistrate remanded them until next Thursday, and observed, that he would iu the mean time inquire in what way they might be sent on hoard one of His Majesty's ships ; and that positively the awl guilty of them should go. The preparations in Kensington Palace for the residence of the Duchess of Kau s MICR and the Princess of WALES, have ceased fur the present, till the families who reside there, either from their ok cial situationi,or as a matter of indulgence, which is frequently the case in palaces, can provide them selves with suitable residences. The Dowager Duchess of M&scaaarsa removed from the Palace about a fortnight since. Dr. Caorr and Mn. MEYN ELL Imre received orders toquit. We alto underrtancl that NIrs.WII Y •an t the mother of Gil neitil Vivre YARD, and the Misses WYsTaito. have. received similar orders. _ _ _ Yesterday, soon after three,e'elock, the remains of the late Mr. CAIPMEIL, the respectable and well-known officer, belonging to the Public-office. Bow-street, were removed from his apartments.ie Bow-street, to St. Paul's. Covent-garden, buryieg ground, where he was interred. The chief mourn ers were his brother, and Mr.STEPHEN Larsassa, his son-in-law, who lately married his daughter. They were follovred by Messrs. Macm ex us, To w••• SEND, SAVER'', ANTHONY, RIVETT, PEARANS, and ADKINS, the deceased's brother officers, and several other friends, who attended to pay the last tribute of respect. They wore silk gloves and hat-bands, ar d a very elegant plume of - feathers was carried be fore. Every ornament was wed to make it as re, spectable as a walking funeral could be made, The following singular casualty took place lately at Bitch-hill, near Longrigg. in Cumberland : ELIZADITII ERRINGTON, the domestic servant of JOSEPH FIDDLER, farmer, went to bed one evening without the least sensation of pain. uneasiness, er indisposition of any kind—though perhaps it may be material to mention that she had complained of the heart-ach two or three days before- Under Such circumstances, as might be expected, she en joyed comfortable repose: bat, alas! the cheering light of day visited her eye-halls in vain : she awoke Welty blind ! In this doleful situation she conti nued almost a week, until a surgeon. conceiving the young woman to he of a pkihoric habit, and that tu LNCill or scoots had obstructed the organs of vision, ' , reviled on her to permit him to open an artery. It may be interesting fur the world to kcuw how this succeeded. On having her arm tied up. the young woman swooned; but her sight was re stored the eso pent the operation was concluded— how reach to her owe satisfaction, and the g eat joy of he• f-iends, may be more easily conceived than described. did