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frtw+" . ST. DilVlD's Dirr. Yesterday being the Anniversary of St. Dsvrn, (the Patron of the Principality of ;Vain) the festival WAS observed with that splendour which has uni formly chardierized it since the union of that brave and loyal ccuntry. But the circumstances which peculiarly distin guish this memorable day, are those which refer to the proceedings of the Society of Ancient Britons, for supporting' the Charity School in Gray's-inn lane, established for instru3ing, clothing, maintain ing, and i apprenticing poor children descended of born Welch parents, bon or near London, and who have no parochial settlement. In the Absence of Lord Baoor, the Right Hon. Lord Viscount BULK IDLEY officiated as President upon the occasion. Accompanied by the Stewards and the Children of the Charity, his Lordship pro ceeded to the Parish-Church of St. larnes•s, where Prayers were read in the • ancient Celtic or Britis'a language, by the Rev. THU. AuDIN. After which, the Right Rev. Bishop of °afoul) preached a Ser mon, deduced from the following text from the first Epistle of St. JOHN :—" Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother'haveneed, and shutteth np his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth she love of God in him r' His Lordship, of course, enforced the duty iin posed on every Christi:in, of ading with charity to wards the indigent and helpless ; and he particularly recommended the exercise of benevolence towards those who, from their local relations, came within the denomination of neighbours. His Lordship's discourse, upon the whole, breathed the genuine spi rit of Christian charity. _ _ _ The President and Stewards, attended by the Bishop, the Chaplain, and the juvenile objeets of the Charity, proceeded to the Crown and Anchor Ta vern, where an elegant dinner was provided in the great room. The moment the Stewards entered the Tavern, the Children expressed, by loud acclamations, the grateful effusions of their little hearts. After dinner, the celebrated Caron of "Non ro!i: Domine," was sung in a very fine style by some Gen tlemen, who usually devote their abilities to the sir• ♦ice and entertainment of the Society. Toast—" . 1 he Kixo," with three times three.— Great Applause. " God snve the KING" was played by the Band, while the company repeated their plaudits, and seemed anxious to manifest their loyalty. Air, by the Band. "r0,4 , —" The Queee," with three times th7:::.—.4ppials4 - - - - Symphony. wst- 4 4 Ti le Prince of Wales," w* , • t*:ree times three. A burst of applause, whic ; - r - me minutes did not subside. The comp..): ir. thy mnst unequivo cal manner, expressed thc... :.,:,-,tlt; :.o the heir of the throne. Toait..—" The Fri neca of W.f.i.s; emtenued acclamations. with three thnel three.— Mr. WcipeAßT and his brother entered the mom with their harps, and, elevated above the company, commenced a series of the most delightftil ancient British airs. The first was the air, " Of a noble race wac Shenkin " This was played as a duct with variations. 'The rife& it produced upon the company was inde scribable. Toast--- 4 ‘ His Royal High:less the Mi-r York, :.n.l the test of the Royal Family," yr.th three times thtee.--.4pplaurt. The Duke of Yoax's March. Air by Messrs. WEIPPART on the harp, " yri q Nos."—ln Erglish, Throctthaut tlle Night." This Music was in the true ancient British style. It was encored amidst thunders of applause. ?oast—" The Prinripalitv of Wales," wit - h - three times three. Air—" Nos Calan,"—" New Year's Night," A very old British Air, as ancient as the days of king As' HUI. Ttxist—" The Lord Bishop of Oxford, and thanks to him for his kind Lavic.s," with tor...e rines three. . His Lordship returned his thanks to the company. _ _ Song by Mr. Yownseaut—" Enrolled in our bright annals." It celebrated the viaory of Camperdown, and was sang with considerable taste. The Chairman ( Lord flu c K Eur.v)read the financial Report of the Society. The collection from the com pany assembled amounted to 1791.—which, with the annual contributions of the subscribers, amount ed to near 700 L Lord &met Lev. " I have now to propose the health of one of the best benefactors of the Society —Sir WATKVM WILLIAMS Wyees--his father be fore him, and every branch of the family have ren dered this Society the most distinguished services. The present young gentleman has endeared him self by every good quality—he has exhibited the qualities of the most ardent and affectionate friend, brother, and neighbour. He is a gallant young nun, and has proved his attachment to the Go vernment and Constitution, by his services in Ire land--( Beatio I repeated acelamaiisn4.) Ido not think we can drink the health of a more deserving man." (Bunt: of apphuue. His health va drank with three times three.) Mr. C. IVvettr, M. P. " I much regret that my brother is not present to return you thanks—as he is not, I beg leave el return them in his name ; and give me Icave to say, that if he has been fortunate enough to be of service to the charity—if he has been fortunate enough to be of service to the coun try, he will be more than repaid by the approba tion of his countrymen and'his friends." (Co/dined plaudits.) Air.—" Sir W. W. Wynne% Delight." The famous old Glee, by Dr. ROGLRS— " Come all Noble Souls," imparted delight to the admirers of harmony. Toast —" Lord 13..g.t.t."—:fliree times three. Lord Bui.xtur's health was given by the - Vice- President, and ts•as drank by the company with enthusiasm. His Lordship, in a neat speech, returned thanks for the compliment paid him, and tho honour done him. Song, by Mr. Assays. •' Tom Starboard was a Sail,. true." The health of the Vice-President was then drank. 4fozart's celebrated air was performed as a duet on the harps. The variations were no less delight ful than scientific. It was thus this auspicious day was spent.-=Tie Harpers, whom Fancy represented as Druids, con tinued amusing the company, while lively songs and toasts relieved their enchanting strains. '1 he room was filled with near ;500 persons. ihe scene alto gether resembled the Halls of those ancient Barons and Chieftains, whose entertainments form the themes of o•ar legends. The evening concluded with she tamest harmony and fcstivi:y. LOUIS XVI. Much has already been saki of the stone, caned the Latrakr, which has lately made so much noise. The likeness of Louis XVI. is so striking, a,nd the accompaniments which recal the recolleßion of the martyrdom of that august viaim—of the impiety and revolt of the monsters who lately governed France, are. so extraordinary, that many persons will not believe the stone to he 4 natural production. These doubss have. determined M. nr. RasAssostvE to establish, by the beta judges in this way, that his stone could not have been A composition. " We, the undersigned, having examined, with the most scrupulous attention, the stone, known under tip .name of Labrador, bearing the impres sion of Aouis XVI. and which was laid before us by M. the Count nr. A A SSO MNI F., certify, that there is not, to our knowledge, any process of art which could imitate that piece, and we are intimate ly persuaded, that it is a simple prod ion of na ture ; on the faith of which we have signed the pre sent declaration. London, Jan. 25, 1803. HAMILTON, K. B. L. Dor vts, I. L. Coumr BOURNON, Member of the Royal Society. RI.INDELI. and BRIDGE. •T. GRAY. • ; VIEW OF CATTLE. The Society for encouraging Agriculture .4. Breeding, under the direction and management eff Lord Sommerville, after the second day of the Show of Cadle, at Barbican, dined yesterday at the Frecil• Masons' Tavern, Great Queen-Street, Lincoln's-Tim Fields, when between two and three hundred per sons sat down to one of the best conducted and melt elegant dinners we have witnessed for many Year. —At the upper end of the Hall, there was an oval table laid for forty persons, at which Lotai Sommerville, who was in the Chair, and his select friends sat ; on his right, we observed the Duke .of Pedford, Lord Villiers, Marquis of Titchlield, Lord Talbot, the Hon.Mr.Villiers; and on his left, the Marquis of Sligo, Lord William Russel, Mr. Coke, M. P. for Norfolk. Sir Henry Vane Tempest, Lord Porchester, Lord Henry Fitzgerald, George Byng, &c. &c. The cloth been removed, the usual toasts were drank, to the King and Royal Family. His Lordship then gave the following The Jude oi the Cittl2, with Thanks tor their atteed *nee: Farming all over the world, and in Ireland partic!darly. llosbaildry eneouraged, and Commerce enemas:A. His Lordship then gave, the Duke of Bedford, which was warmly received. The Duke of Bedford gave Lord Sommerville in return, with three times three,. which was drank with universal applauSe. His Lordship arose and returned thanks, in a short but an elegant speech. —His , Lordship then proceeded to mention the names of those gentlemen entitled to the prizes ad judged by the Society, as'follow : The first, a prise of thirty Guineas, to his Grace the Duke of Bo Iford, for the best-fed Yoke Oxen. The seenual prize of twenty Guineas, to Mr. Abrahams, for his second-beat lair of Yoke Oxen; but in ease the said Oxen should weigh more than 160 stone (that weight being the standard allowed by the Society) the said premium of twenty Guineas should be adjudged to Mr. Martin, hi 7 - •e 1 being the nearest and the bust Yoke Oxen in the Shew. The first prize for Shee,., w.is thirty Guineas, adjudged to Mr. Edmund Smith, Yoke Hog and South Dawn Wahers. The second was also ailjudgll to his Glace the J)uke of Bedford, of twenty G 1it12e335, for his fire best South-Down Wethers. After which his Lordship, in a handsome speech, earnestly recommended to the Society, and to the grazing interest in England, Ireland, and Scotland, to persevere and improve their breed of sheep, by the crossing of the Spanish breed with their South- Down, and also with their Wiltshire and Leicester shire breed. This recommendation his Lordship enforced with a history of the breed, and the ad vantage derived by graziers in England, since the commencement of that society, by crossing the breed of sheep with That of the Spanish ram, as well as that of the South-Down. Should this system be followed up, he had no doubt but that in the course of a few years the importation of Spanish wool would be totally abolished, and that our markets and wollen maitufgtories would surpass all other nations for fineness, elegance, durability, and cheapness. The two silver cups were then presented to Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Ilyng. • A plan, suggested by a Mr. Nicholls, was next proposed by his Lordship, for opening by subscrip tion a magazine or repository, in town, for im plements of agriculture, with a library annexed, with all sorts of books of husbandry and agricul ture, and a proper person to belong.to the said re pository, for the purpose of giving proper instruaicas. The remainder of the evening was passed with great conviviality, and the company departed at about eleven o'clock. Among the company were— The Duke of Bedford, Marquis of Sligo, Viscount (Lim ston ; Lords W. Mussel, Sackville, and Talbot; Count PO'. torki ; Sirs W. Clayton, J. Riddell, and T. Carr • Rev. J. Wright; Mess. Jos. Newsome, Janes Newsome, Oakley, J. Bennett, Forte Waitivrright, J. Locker, F. Trappe, W. J. hick, J . Russel , Giblet, lioanl, H. King, sen. J. King, ton, T. Bovs,ll. King, jun W.Tritidor, C. C. Smith, Waters, T. Wace, Ayres, Wiltshire, J. Elliman jun. J. E'lluan Freeman, T. Total; W. Gorringe, W. Standfercl, Lster, Haman, Western, Mahon, R. M. Robinson, Filewood, S. .Bennet, Wheeler, J. Ingram, T. Ellman, J. Bull, Tyr whitt, Deane, Warnes, Potteson, E. AU - ay, Gibbs, R. Shapely, J. Walkor, J. Thomas, Hudson, jun. Hudson ' sen. Robinson, Totr.ersall, G. *Taney, R. Toper, Oliver Leghe, Lindsey, T. Whitee, R. Lloyd, N. Malcolm, J. Bonfield, French, Clagton, Oakley, C. Farmer, W. Chap man P. Harcourt, jun. A Anderson, Turner, jun. Turner, J. B o ys , E. J. Clarence, R. Pollen, Tweed , Mills, Watson, R. 111. Fitzgerald, F. A. Knight, Boys, and Garrard. POLICE. MAMS:ON-HOUSE. Yesterday a pawnbroker in Hounsditch was sum moned before the Lord Mayor, charged by a Mr. Barnett, with not having delivered a silk cloak, which had been pledged, with other articles, to the amount of six pounds ten shillings. Mr. Barnett told his Lordship that being pressed to make up some money, he pledged several articles with this man, and sent for them next day, but found this cloak Wanting, which he valued at four pounds. The Pawnbroker admitted his having taken in the cloak v.ith the other articles, but could not swear he re turned it, not having examined the parcel. The Lord Mayor ordered the Pawntitoker to make good the silk cloak accordingly. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINGS BENCH, GUILDHALL, M.tocu I. S u vs alio Tern, &lore Lord EL LEXIIOZOUG)I. LEEDS W. COOK. RRF.ACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. This was an action to recover damages for the breach of a promise of marriage. The Plaintiff was a Centlemaa residing in Essex, where he paid his addresses to the wife of thebefendant previous to her marriage. The friends of the young Lady, at that time, admitted his visits, and were inclined to see them happily united. With such an intention, a So. licitor was scut for on the lath of April last, and a 'settlement made ef *OWL on tl e young Lady, upon condition of consenting to be - joined in matrimony with the Plaintiff. The terms were acceded to, and the instrument was signed without hesitation. The Lady expressed a desire to be married in London, and the day was appointed for that purpose ; it was, however, put off, in consequence of a dispute which shortly•after occurred between them. It then ap peared, that the Plaintiff behaved in the most harsh and impolite manner to 'the Lady ; he used re proachful and provoking expr,ffssions : and it was given in evidence, that he, at different times, had threatened to beat her. I n several instances his con dua was cruel and unfeeling ; one in particular, when they were going to London, the Lady expressed a wish to walk; the desire of the Plaintiff was to ride in a cart, and on her refusal to acquiesce, he brutally threw a whip after her, and exclaimed -4‘ It is good riddance of bad rubbish." On another occasion, while they were in London, the young Lady went to pay a visit to a friend. On her re, turn, the door of the house was shut against her, and the Plaintiff said she should not enter ; he also told her, that he would break her bones before mar riage, and when he was married he would kill her ; her answer was, , 4 I am not married yet, when I a.n, you may, perhaps, do so." I n addition to such gross behaviour, he had applied to another Lady, of the. name of Turpin, offering her a settlement to marry him, notwithstanding be was then under an agree ment with the Lady in question. Upon the whole, his conduCt towards his Mistress appeared so dis gusting, that she wisely imagined she could never be happy in his society, therefore eloped,and mar ried thelJefendant, Mr. Cook. She then addret.sed a letter to;.the Plaintiff, stating, that she never doubt ed bet - . !ii(intentions had been honourable, but that she had observed sorhething in his behaviour that had occasioned her to believe she could not live happily w 4,11 him, therefore had relinquished the idea of beini his wife. The ergualents of Mr. ERSKINE, on the part of the Plaintiff,.avent to prove the breach of the agree ment .which had existed between the parties, and the just demand which his client had to damages, for the disturbance of his peace. Lord ELLEN/ORM:GiI directed the 111 to give merely nominal damages, as it appeared from the evidence adduced, that the behaviour of the Plain tiff had occasioned the loss 'of the Lady, rather than any_ciesign on the part of the Defendant. Mw Jury gave a verdict for the Plaintiff,—da mages one shilling: ISAAC V. CLARK. This was an aaion to recover damages fir an in jury sustained by being overturned in a stage-coach belonging to the Defendant. It appeared that Mr. Clark kept the stage that goes from London to Gosport, in which the Plain tiff was a passenger when the accident happened. They had just passed the gates of Gosport, when the axletree broke, and the carriage was overturned; in consequence of which the Plaintiff was so much bruised, that he was forced to employ a surgeon for a considerable time, during which he was unable to -.1,-ork for his living. It was contended for the Plaintiff, that the carriage was not in a sufficient state of repair to ensure the safety of passengers, and that a greater number of persons had been admitted than were allowed by law. The iron axletree was examined, and was found to have been iu a half-broken state when the accident happened, and it was proved that the coach, at the time it was overturned, was not road-worthy. The Jury therefore gave a verdict for the Plain tiff--damages 3.51. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MARCH 1. Before Lord A LVANLEY, and a Special Jury. GILDER V. BOLT. This was an action to recover damages for run ning foul of the ship gam, at sea. The Plaintiff went for a total loss. The vessel 'in question was a Greenland-trader, and was freighted with a valuable cargo, about the Ist of May List, when the accident happened. From the evidence of several seamen, it appeared that the wind was between the south and west, and that the Poe was (in sea terms) close hauled, that is, close to the wind. At the same time, the Defen dant's ship, the 7arnez, was sailing on the other tack, in such a direaion as to meet the Jane. From a remissness in the management of the James's helm, the two ships struck each other, by which the Jane's bowsprit was carried away, and her side so injured as to occasion the destrudion of her cargo. It was alleged, on the part of the Defendant, that they were prevented from tacking (which they should havedone to have avoided the danger) by a large pine of ice which was to avindward of them. It was, however, proved, that negligence had occa sioned the injury; in consequence of which the Jury therefore returned a vercliet for the Plaintiff--.da mages 10001. By letters received lately from Dunkirk, we learn that the epidemic malady which prevails there is supposed to be the yellow fever, imported in some vessels which some time ago arrived at that port from St. Domingo. Three-fourths of the people of the town are ill of this disease, and fourteen or six teen die of it daily. The French have qUarantine laws, but they •are unfortunately ill enforced. Colonel DESP ARD was of a very antient family in the kingdom of Ireland. The family seat, where his eldest brother resides, is a most charming place, having an elegant mansion, surrounded with beau tiful gardens and groves. The seat is called Do nore, within three miles of Montrcath, Queen's County. Among the discoveries lately made at Otha, there have been found a variety of figures in Mosaic, and a lilumber of medals of Trajan Adrian, and the two l'Alluaxes, in is gate of 'high fD14:111A• 60/1. COLONEL DESPARD'S FUNERAL. Yesterday morning,, as early as eight o'clock, se veral persons attended, in Mount-row, to witness the funeral of Col. DESPARD. At half After eight o'clock, Mrs. DESPARD came, in company with two more Ladies (in her widow's weeds) in a mo•ttrning coach, to a turner's, in Mount-row, where the corpse had remained since the execution. It not having been generally known in the neighbourhood, that the remains of the Colonel were in the house, not many mote persons were at first assembled than are gene rally induced to stop at ordinary funera's. Mrs. DESPARD, we understand, hal not resided .there since the execution. The lid of the coin lisivir.g been taken off, she took her last faxewci, and tlle lid was then screwed down,• About ten o'clock, the hearse and tl.ree mourn-. ing-coaches arrived. The hearse and coaches dr:w off to the street near the house, till about half.past eleven, when the corpse was brought down and placed in 'the hearse. Twelve of the Colonel's friendstame about eleven. At half-past, the hearse moved on— Two Mutes, Man supporting the feathers, Hearse, Three mourning -coaches, with four persons in each. The crowd now began to inzrease, but pelted order was preserved. The Police had, very properly, sent a party of 'Officers to attend. Soon after the body hat been removed, a party of soldiers passed down the Westminster-road ; but they did nut attend the funeral. lie hearse was drawn by four horses, and only' three mourning-coaches followed, with four Gentle men in each. They proceeded slowly through the Turnpike, and down the New -cut, over Blackfriars bridge, up Ludgate-hill, and round St. Paul's Church-yard, the crowd encreasin4 all the way. When they came to the entrance of the; northern gate, wain which the grave was prepared, an ob. jation was made to his being buried there, as the ground was opened the day before in the name of HAMILTON, nit DESPARD ; therefore, it was a matter of doubt whether he could be interred there, the grave not being taken in the right name. Ano ther difficulty arose, in consequence of a demand made of the certificate of burial in the parish of St. Faith, that being the parish in which the part of the Church-yard containing the grave is situate. Mr. GALE, undertaker, in the Old-Bailey, who furnished the funeralliswered to the latter objection, that in case of a person who had died by the sentence of the law, there could be no such certificate.. Near three (limners of an hour were exhausted in the dispute, when it was at length thought adviseable, for fear of any tumult, to surer the body to be interred. The crowd had now encreased to a very great amount, and the avenues were full. The railing on that side of the cathedral was occupied by per sons standing upon it. The greatest order was still observed, and not the least tendency to disturbance was discoverable. It was now about half-past twelve. The corpse was taken from the hearse and brought to the grave, when the funeral-service commenced. The grave was fifteen feet deep, and is situate a few yards inside the north-gate. Twelve friends lowed the coffin, ia procession, from the hearse to the grave. About half past twelve the burial-service com menced, and about one the grave was covered in. The Colonel's friends then retired, and the crowd immediately and quietly dispersed. The City Marshal had arrived on the ground bey fore the hearse reached it. Many justices; and a body of peace-officers were also early apprized of the real place of burial, and several of the latter at tended the funeral from the first movement. It having been reported that the body would be buried in St. Pancras church-yai d, a number of persons began to assemble in that neighbourhood so early as eight o'clock. They continued to encrease until noon, when the concourse was swelled to a very considerable amount. All the hills and roads were crowded. A great number of peace-officers also attended, who, after waiting a long time, at length separated with the populace, greatly disappointed. A grave-stone has been ordered by Colonel DEti.• PARD s friends, on which is to be inscribed an epi taph written by himaelf since his condemnation. We noticed, in our leading article of Monday, the Treatise of M. DF. GUER, upon the state of our finances. In taking a view of our Peace-establishment, M. DE Cosa gives it as his opinion, that the excess of our expenditure beyond our receiptwill.be2,Bl4,63Bl. He condescends, however, to give no reasons for this opinion, except that our Peace-establishment in 4792 was 8,400,0001. and that it must be two mil lions and a half higher now. But M. DE GUEIt has absolutely forgotten to take into his account the proportion which Ireland is to bear of the expendi ture. He seems to consider, that the only revenue collected is in Great-Britain ; and though he pro fesses to give a financial statement to the period of the Irish Union, he entirely omits mentioning that Ireland, in consequence of that union, is to pay two seventeenths of the whole amount of the joint charges, .making for the present year a total of above two millions, to be paid by her. Mr. Ar.. DINGTON and M. DE Gur a of course ditfer widely : —while the latter supposes there will be a deficit of 2,800,000 L the former asserts there will be a large excess of revenue, without taking into his account an India contribution of half a million. _ _ Throughout the whole of his stare . !Dent, M. De Gc E R proceeds upon the erroneous supposition, that credit is the offspring of a day, easily created and easily consolidated,—that it is only necessary for France to say she will have public credit, and. that a Bank of equal solidity with the Ba3k. of Eng land may be established with the greazest facility. Greatly will she be deceived, if she acts upon M. D G ER'S calculations ! if we possess a degree of un equal credit, it must be attributed to causes which have been long established, and which have been long and progressively operating. Much Of that credit is to be attributed to the &Lure of our Con stitutic.n and to the general liberty and secutizy of the people. in this country the 71 has al ways been kept with the public creditor. The in. terest has been punetually paid, ar.d every ate can convert the debt owing to him by :lie Stale into money, in as short a time ache pleases. Let..l . :ance revert to the conduti of her Government during the old Monarchy and the Revolution, and she will nu lonizer he surprised. at the superiority *lairds. this ‘41.14:t1i perSSitiellOirel bee. MI IN