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This day is riblished, in one Volume, 12 o. vice Ss. 6d. in Boards, THE GLORY et the IiZAVENS. By the Rev. 1. BASELY, A.M. Chaplain en time bight Kam the Lord Bishuv of Liuco:n. Printed tor 1-0011'"aw. Heidi Otter. and Orrne, Pattiauater. row ; and Mean. Riving's% II" Pants Ch arch_ yard. ROSA MATiLDA'S NEW WORK--SECOND El/Imm Thiv da% pubis -I. um Fou. V ones ' pike I.e. T Sy " LIR E CH 14141,0 FM: D &Mar itai•twit at 800, fsidt.l.ia ; Author of " flood of sohtude ;" Nun of St. Otttet'a Zottoy..," Painted for T. Ceded W Darles. Strawl. - - _.:__ • FORLIGN IN 11 LIGE A CL. tRUM TILL' P%KIS PAPERS, 141.NTZ, MAY 29. o , ders have been receit•ed to detain the Swedish prisoners here, instead of sending them into the interior of France. They will have no other con rinemerit except the city walls. From this measure it is inferred, that the peace, s, long talked of, is up'n the point of being concluded betwetti Sweden and kratice. MIAYOSNIL, MAY 24. The regiment of Aeurias, 2500 strong, arrived here this morning; most of the officers and soldiers wear, on their left arm, a badge of honour, which they received for having repulsed the English who landed at Ferrol. •lINNA. MAY 24• The Liverpool, Bonet', from the Clyde, hound -o St. Thomas's, was captured on the leth of Apt by the Virginia, of 12 puns, nine and twelve pauoders, 97 men, and Le Fripaa, 5 gnus, eignteen paundets, and 57 men, after an aflion of an hour ; °Ger they had struck, one of the French Officers, that boarded the Liverpool, shot the mate in the leg, who died the next day. They had only one ohm wounded on board the Liverpoid. Letters were received on Tuesday from Sir Itieti - AAD ST RAC AWS squadron off Rochefort, dated the h inst. It consists of six sail of the line, which are all victualled and stored for five months. The enemy's ships in the harbour of Rechfort consist of six sail of chi- line, including the Calraii.i. The French Admiral, it was understood, had received or6rs to put to sea the =lntent he could elude the vigi;ance of t*' British squadron. Inc Hype. Tstusfrsom. from Sr. Vincent's, and the ARI:c, Ev A NS. from Sur inam, 14 London, have put into Grenada, in distress ; the cornier is cow detained, and her cargo shipped on board the /An- Aeon, MILLER, for London. the Kennon, from Antigua, for Liver pool, is put into Tortola, in dint c_.. On Tuesday se'nnight arrived, ii Aberdeen, un der convoy or the Sparrow, of 16 guns, the trans ports, for some time expelled, having on board the A.gyleshire Regiment of Militia, under the corns maid of Lieutenant-Colonel C.fizeracct. The transports, four in number, immediately came into the harbour; and neat day, the Argyleshire Regi ment landed, and replaced the East Suffolk Regi ment in garrison there. The same afternoon, the Ea.t Suffolk Regiment embarked on board the ti ansports. Among other corps now on the march for ems bar kation, at Ramsgate, are the td loot, or Quests's, the 2d battalion of the 4th, the 241 battalion of the 34th, the 76th—and the 8d battalion of the 50th, coming over from Ireland the Duke of CA lIIRSDrig and Duke of Cynics.. cams are going to Ramsgate to take leave of the German Legion. The Duke of YORK is expeded at Chatham to take leave of the Gouda. General LUDLAM. who has been to review them, was splendidly entertained by the officers Colonel MoLten, of the 78th, who was wounded and made prisoner in the disastrens affair near Ro setta, is the same gallant officer who behaved so nobly on the plains of Heide, and who is extolled so mach in the public dispatches by Sir slows k%V. •A T. He is son of Mr. *Leon, of Geanies, She riff f Ross-shire. General Waucnort, who commanded the de tachment, and fell at the head of bus troops in Ro setta, was of the 50th Regiment, a brave man, but advanced in life. General Stawane, one of the principal officers engaged in the disastrous affair near Rosetta, is brother to the Earl of G ccow•v, and an officer of diainguished merit. 'The 31.1, 35th, and 2d battalion of the 78th, or Ross-shire Highlanders, were the only Idaiiish regi. ments engaged upon that occasion. 1 lie slaughter of the tlighlanders is said to have been dreadful. Along with the traps now proceeding to the Cape and India, is a large detachment for General tsinoatis IC AD'S Regiment, the 51st, at Ceylon. The General goes down to see and take care of this part of his Regiment. Sir JOHN ARDOCR is hourly expeeed home from Madras. General *Dow.. c has taken the command there. The Hun General Geer, according to report, i• to remain in the chief command of the troops, and as Lieutenant-Governor of the Cape of Good Hope*. We have been often amused with the Homy at- The first Session of the third Parliament of the I temp:s of a certain' Morning Paper, to pass itself up- United Ling lom of Great Britain and irelaad, 'via it on the public as possessing superior claims to early foreign intelligence. One of the modes in which ccmrnence on Monday n•st. The first Jay will be it pra:tises this oily affeetation is, by accompanying etecaFled wth swearing in r ‘ tan ' bers ' and ( " 11°°$in g ' its translations hem the Tootling= Mail, wi.h an a Speaker. Mr. /iglur will, we trust, he re- alleged letter from a Private Correspondent on the tied. d ; Cie abili:y, diligence, aad with ; Backs of the Elbe. This same boasted letter is nutl'ing mine than the substance of the news in the which he has filled that arduous c.f.ce, mad aline toae.ii Papers received by the Mail, and given in in hit favour. An opposition to him has j ill? livening Papers of the preceding day; and yet, ore been surmised. ins succeedaig rues- Ito our infinite surprise, we have frequently seen 'madly, and . Ihursday. will be 4 .:CC aped , some of our contemporaries espy this flanks of the .Ul Elae letter , th ugh nothing snore than their own iy with iv. eartag Members ; and on 1 old news hashed up, and with such lisle disguise, Is 4:Speaf tact I LIS MA: k.ST ci,-erch that it is impossible bat they now have Fr - airlifted te li ve:c tr „,,,, the Throne. sated. on i it. %%h atter the letter be written upon else Sacks of the tilhe, or the Banks of the I weed, is e matter that a nation was circurarcd among the I of little importance. for it may be written as wall at • Lieutenant Field-Marshal Baron Vincent, who made so long a stay at the head-quarters of the French Imperial army in Poland, returned to Vi• Enna, in the beginning of this month. PACt3, JUNE 2. ♦ letter frarn Dieppe, dated May 30, says,— • Yesterday, at tio o'clock, p. re. an English sloop presented itself as a Rig of truce before this poet, with 67 French prisonees on bowel, 40 of them sick. Being refused entr.ince, she continued her course for heiarlsis, the place of tier elcstination." June 3. Amendment to the Address, and requesting their aueudance. Ministers have taken the slams and called upon their friends, in a circular notice, ta the following effea : SIR —I u coosequence of a notification, that as amendssent will be proproed the Address intended to be voted to His Majesty, "II Friday, the aGtai in.t. your attendance is most par• titularly requested to divide on the occasion. N B. It ui necessary to remark, that no one can vote who is not sworn in at the 'Fable before four o'clock of that day. M. Rochamboaa. Frmetir a Marshal of Irsnce, and an Ofacer of the Legion of Honour, died on the teat instant, upon his elute of Rochantbeau, 116.4 - Vendome. in his 62d year. a•xKrorT, 3s sr 28. We are assured, that the Court of Vienna has in vited, in the most pressing manner, that of London., to send Plenipotentiaries to the Congrees, which, it is aid said, will he immediately opened to dis cuss the afF4irs of Europe, and endeavour to brivg shout the ,v-ectAbli,4lnent of a general peace• It is thought that Baron Vincent wilt not make a long stay at Vienna, apd that after having received fresh iastruft'ens from his Government, he will Teton+ to Berlin, which, it is supposed, will be the matte of the reg_ciati OM. NAPLES, MAY 15. Reports received at the same time from various parts of the Mediterranean, confirm the intelligence that the English, who landed in Lgypt, under the command of General Fraser, have already received there considerable ch-cks. We learn tis a numerous reinforcements have been judged necessary, and Lave eat out from S•cily, in all have, to succour the poops in the el;ieclitton.—(Moot tie.) A numerous meeting of Nobility and Gentry, in the palircal circle, will dine together on Wednes day. The list contains men of the first rank and property in the country, all friends of the late Mi nisters. The Duke of Ileoroao is the only Mem ber of the late Admini>tration in the list. We stated yesterday, that the German Legion. as the first dimion attic Expedition, embarked at Ramsgate, had rec •ived or.fers to sail with all pos sible dispatch. Sir DAVID Basso. General DARK HILL, and BADIDS ALAIN aid ROTTINIBURGI4, with an Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master General, and General BAIRD'S principal Staff, go with it.— A large part of the Medical Staff will likewise pro ceed with the first division. It will sail about the 20th, we believe for Stralsund. There are already assembled at that place, about 7,t;00 Russians and Prussians, under General Rucisitt., and 13,000 Swedes. The Gattison of D.lntzn: did not p opo:e to ca• pitulate until the very moment the French troops were going to mAte the a,seult. THE BRITISH PRESS. I.UN DON, THURSDAY, Jura 11. We received, la•it night, a ivies of the Path Papers to the 4.h in wit. The Mematair contains an .elide dated I.ld y 13, which states, that numerous reintorcelimits h.sve been salt Irum Sicily, to the support of our little army in Egypt. We hope that thi may have arrived in time to prc voit the neces,ity of evacuating that country. 'the rAtis P 41.110 Ali° c,ntain several articies from various all repe.siinz, the rumour of seating negociatiuua for a g ener al peace. The Austrian Officer, General Visit:y.4r, appeals to be naivety employed in this itnport. it business. After a long Visit t+. the Head-Qutaters a re, las illf• rived at Vienna in the beginning, of Ma and wit to set out again as soon as he received fresh in struaions. "t7esttiets„ inclusivel) Friday k will be dt Tuesday. ' l l4 l b^ 4 ^ - . - _~.r..-_ ~..._ ~. V .- - - ;e4 dC JPed* Av.,' I! rim DUCHESS OF GORDON'S FIFTIES. On Monday her nrare gave a very grand rout i at her house in Grosvenor-square. which was lighted in the most sneer h stile ; the greatest proM sion of refreshments was served in the most elegant stile. In the company were— Their Royal Highness , ' the Prince of %Vn'ei and Duke of Tunbridge; several of the foreign Proves ; the Duki s of Bedford. Athol, and Argyle; the Dueller , ' of H dot' and Leeds; the Marquises of Ahereotn and Hertford; the Mar ano:terse of Downshire, Bath, and Blar dfurd ; the Earl. of Moira, Harrington, Cowper, Chathagn, and Forte.4cile ; the Countesses of Ilarrington, Forterue. Camper, and Jerry; Luds hlorpeth, Montgomery, wad Dyneyor ; Ladies Cavendish, E. Foster, and filorpeth; and a treat number or the fist NolnlOy in town. And on Tuesday, her Grace gave a grand dinner to a party of fourteen, amongst whom were : The Duke and Duchms ni Bedford, the Ditches. of Mae. chrter, Lunt and Ladle Wot. Roar', Lord retenham, Lady A. M. S . anhope, l.lite,alF.tzpatrack, th.• ton M.s:cs Stair ' hope, the two Misses Fordeee, ant Mr. lissith. In the evening, her Grac.. had a card party, which was attended by several Nohiliry. `,‘ to THE LIPM)1710141. 1 Trig COURT. Yesterday, ahnut twelve o'clock, His MAJt3TI I arrived at the Queues Palace, from Windsor. -- --Tr. 3 At two recin..k His Majesty held a private 44, Ilevee, which Wit .ittencird by-- The Aichrii.a.op of Canlerbor?, the Lord eltaneelloyhe Tirard Pre.i.leut ~( ti.e. C.iuncil, th- leirrl Pli” Seal, the Too Lord id the Tr..r..ni . v, the Charm..llot of the Totehennar, th e g.ereraries of Stan- fur the If eue and e,ton al Dapartmer:tt, tne Lo-d Chanwrlain I Earl•—ltithurn and Lowlent ; 1,,,,1.i., Ileathfield, ettlicait, and ft ire. mid; Gerter...s._.F,nth' u o Green ; So 5.11,0 I r M,wr.re. riru i th and Varekehlet The thllow;nq had the honour ut being presented to His M AJIL-t It t Sir S.aouel Mead, iyon h;e return to England, and being appointed a Coinntninre Mr. Smyth. tr ; mti his being appointed to the Prefettot,h l ;i of Modern I i , tor• in the University of Cambridge. Major-General Sir Criarles Green, %mon his trete/ appointed to the command at Malta. His M tt esry held a Privy Council. 'Chu Duke of l'om rLANO, Earl CA NI •E Pi , Lords Haw I: Cs soft v, Carrutasacts, and Canto A KT, 11.1.1 audiences of Ilia MAirsT v. Soon a fter (Iva o'clock His MA.IIISTIf VA of nit his retuta to Windsor. A•SISOATN, JUst if;. Sine' my last, the transports, with ttonps a- d horses, that had embarked, have sailed fir the I)lwns, where they now are, together with abobt 5000 German infantry from Ireland. General Meeks,ll., of the German Legion. who commands the regiments that have embarked here, is yet at Ramsgate. A part of the We Oorps of the crer. mail Legion is now at Ramsgate, the vessels they were in having sustained some damage. One of the transports with Getman' fnnodered on the pt v. sage from Ireland ; the crew alit.' soldiers were ail saved, but they Inst part of their arms, dce. and it is said they are now waiting here to be refitted. There are now ligttt transports in the halm? sufficient for 1000 horses, and the same number of men ; artillety bonus, of the German ("gin.), are expected here every day to embark, orde-s having arrived to receive them. Other German Itt-,i• ments of Cavalry and Ina-try ale mentioned as expelled here. and it is talked of that on the fia grand em's keltl.lll will take plage here. Severai f tlian regiments are likewise mentioned, bat they: 27!* nrders yet ler embarking them. "flit ernbArkaii , in here is under the command -I Cape liaiss..s, R.ti. (rum whom the set vice receives every attention and exertion. The following is nearly the &s of the At-myt •••• mander-m-Ctoef, Lieutenant•Geortral L C,,ticatt.• Id • I.‘ C,monanr!, Litwin&iit-General Sic Davi., ;LA.-. rAth Recimr..t. nem! %! • Huntley-4?ii Regiment. Jnhn Stewnt-74th, (if recovered ) Speocer—nYth (Mrrtvon liattenon. ----- Lord rages—e7trit Dragoon Guarls. FinCtl.34/141 1 . ••••••••••••.•••• Thorntnn—Ditto. igadier-Conerel Bereaford-.1/th Regiment. Divoity Adjutant-Gessital--Co , oun 11^7e-40th Regiment, &Innen% Ditto —l,,eutenerit Col CArry-.Goirdt, --Lieutentitt.Col. Tut ker..Dire. Deputy Quarter. Master.General--Colonol Murray—Ditto. Atebaant Dour ...Major Cot n—D,tto. Commandant of Artillery-. Colonel Harding Second in Command of tbito-.LienitissosVelesst Doekso. Chief Enginiter--Capt‘iii Rica. Isiserretor of licepitals--Dr. Shout*. Physicians-4 Ni. b.echan, Merril, Dean, Laneroft, and Ltn• don. SuT Surgeons-..Merurs. fireotai, Taggart, Woototieh, I. Carpus, Bond, Cobb, Ninth. earl iroworigge. Parrerif -o.lr Wenbei to. ihtto D•outies--Morri. keeling, Eforistin, and titappot'lir, Light Apothei.ariai fifty H•Nvital Mates. Lleinity Patinwet-Generat—Captain Tucker. Military Secretary to ths Commtoder•ht Chief—Mayo Mae. donsid D• 11147 Thornton. As.inint Couitnioariee.-Maars. De Bela, Cooper, Gluotl4, .nd Alexander. I Provoat Mamie— Bryan Cvnliffe. Goarat. GEAt MAL ORDERS. - --- Hoese-Guarde, May SI, 11107. It Is the Crunssandre-in-Chiett CoNtosand, that from this rxeipt of this order, the Itisp—cting Field Whores, end the other Stoithficers,of Reeruittagnistriets,shall not be yteroMeile employed in raising recruits; AN fl.ghttess °awash( it more hem-fiend to /Cs Majo.ty's service, that emir anew. tiosi shall be exclurive:y directed to the discharge of the yob cular dutie, st!ache.l to their Staff sitaatiorrs The ORS of the tien!tal Rommilind Reg 13.1 . 1 010 1 dated the Volt 41.tiber, 1806, by which they eye sthAerised to r ,••• recruits ov tlsr ii ov n account, is hereby eonolie4. Every ene ora4oment and Avli.t•tiCe 11 111 bt . given tett* Ezirwiß-crtiitttg •ers to mise men (us General Strike; and Per their intonation sod guidance, the Commmiderdwv Chier has been plre ed to direct the folinwing llckedul•to pubil.h'4. devenvtive of toe recroits these Wfoters ate so. thouse4 In wirse,,, and the levy moony sod balmy wilt& will be allowcl for recruits of tacit docsiption • By cyder oi Ho Rural Hi g h n ess the Cortiacde•'^' C ' l44 If ARK CALV c.R AiietanttMootra [I f e t• t„ (lows the u c iredole 3 ----- Colonel TAYLOR, is to have the chargers( Ow depot at the Ida of Wight, and no higher offrest will be appointed : the Duke of YORK has taken the principal part of this extensive clipartment. wide*. ,MitlePt-Generais. under himself. It was foray. ty unarr Mr. VI: ri UM A h 4, b e ctetary for the Wit Deoartment. The 2J battalion of the GO.h has come bowie a skeleton, in the literal swine of the word, with here ly a mAn but a few remaining Officers. Tuesday, the llt division of the Quctwer me ment, co:ntna . dell by the Hiln. ColtL , el marched from Winchester for I'm TI * ! S be errOirk*.d ; the 2d division follotvei rat. During weir stay at Winchester , the very frole' manly eclullet of the O ffi cers , a nd the tirdirag conduit of the men, of toes crack old endeared them to the inhahiiants. At • Bines-Green fair, West Grinned,en Prichre last, a pitched battle was fought between two aim zonian fair ones, in which no small three T courage and r:ientific was diSp . i.ilyeJ• IW I ' lc shut roui.ds ...ere fought with eAttolis socctss, tWs, 'vc at the en d of the 91st reuna, a krioc-dosen gave the yid try the youngest, An ite.lve of 24 years of age her Antagonist, aho spreat,i ah-ut 40, though second hest in this ffmr, (;.- pi..yrd glee hu , 1 , 111. and sv.s s t c her style of fig by t!.: amateurs pte:nt.— I other hese women, Itke tie r prole“qrs ^t th* se:, were tinc . eu mhete:t i hes frcm the scalc.i upwards ; they w ere a:ter:Jed by their seconls exhilaftsil iu • well kept Mgt gl largs dituensi,:trs. - - - -41,' TILE COUNT) SS DARI.INGTON. At a -linnet to twelve o'c'nek, on Tuesday night, at her house in King-street, St. J.me.'s, died. CA riiasial C'hoir's of Das lentos', wife to the Earl of DA Rl.i Ntil ON, and thuglrer of the sixth and last Duke Bo t s v, Ili, v e ry amiable Lady has been these ter-, years in a very declining state of health. On Mon lay, apprelten sive of her approaching dissolution. she took a most interesting and affeCtionate leave of her family, and WAS perfeCtly resigned. Her Ladyship h&s left ri a children. Her eldest d tu:hter, Lady Lovis CATI4LSINI B VANg s is just sixteen. Her Royal Highness the Plincess of Virago.% entertained a ivied pirty at dinn-r, on Tnestiey, at her house at Blackheath. Lady CAMPBELL and Mn. BEAUNtobir were amongst the company. Lady HiArmcorc gave a grand runt. last night, at her house in Grosvenor -situ which w: +6 at• tended by upwards of tour hundred Nobility and FAshionables. The Earl td Darya Ossoar gave a grand din ner, yesierdAy, at his house i Grosvanor.pla:e, to the Duke and Ducheu of BglifOßD, and a sclea party of NlLbility. The Duchess ul Gnatm“ entertained at dinner, yesterday, the Duchess of MANCHIV,TEII, and T , Vj of the L.tdiri Musraana, the tour I..idies Limos, Viscount Mannar:LLß, bits: FORDSCt, ant Mr. Goa DUN. Drury-lane Theatre closed for the season no Tuesday night. Mr. Watooseros returned thanks, for the Managersand Petformers, to a very crowded audience. Tomorrow the LORD CHANCaLt.oa will entertain the Cabinet Minister. to dion-•r, at his house in Bedford-square. Tim Prue:led ffroband and Mather Gorse attracted a crowded house, at Covent-Garden Theatre, last night. Last night, the performances at the Haymarket Theatre, were, he Mock Dodo'. The Reviews, and Five Miles gf. Mr. Pa Lkitß, jun. sustained Mr. Rae ' s part of lidwhid, in Five Miles Of Mr. WA DDy performed the part of U'GinoStet with much natural humour, and was very much applauded. The Duchess of Cu sirDOS, and Ladies Muaso and Paver, were present. Mrs. S moods was to repeat the pats of /nriele, at the Liv erpool Theatre. on Monday night. The beautiful Gothic castle, building tor the Mar quis of I.assnoww. at Southampton, attracts the admiration of every pasieoger in the streets. Sir Jones and Lady Rosoat.t. left town, on Sa turday, for Northumberland. The return match of cricket between the gentle men of Cowfield and (eineham, and Storitngton and Botany, was played on Monday and Tuesday last, near Strirrington. and wan with rase by the former eleven. Master Barre has finally retired from the Stage. He is educating, for the church by a respectable clergyman, who is to have 30OL a year for his tuition. 'lite infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gamy Hoarse, was baptized, at their house in Seymour ' street, nn Tuesday. at four o'clock, by the Rev. Mr. lisvii.--she was named Gloamasa. The sponsors were, her Grace the Duchess of Box aURGII, Miss MUNDY, and lons MAMIIIIRS, Esq. who :good proxy for Earl C . A very select party A friends was present. and refreshments of various kinds were served in the greaten style of elegance. A private letter, from the Continent, mentions the arrival of Lord iocasvie, eldest son of the Emil of Ronse. at Copenhagen, where that amiable young Nobleman was treated with the highest marks of respect He was prcented at Court, and had the lir.tiour of dieing wiih the principal Ministers of State. It was understood, at Copenhagen. that his Lordship was very shortly to proceed upon his travels to St. Peteriburgb. Sir Boons Rocas, Bart. who died lately in Dub lin, spent the early part of his life in the army. Sir Buy is, as an ()Aver, distinguished himself in Ame rica. and particularly at the assault of the Horn Fort, at the Havaonab. Upon retiring from th: nutty he obtained a seat in Parliament, where he was a moot useful .Wie;stee's *am was always in Isis place, sad could at any moment change the tenni& of the House by a speech fraught with good hu mour, and delivered with so much drollary, tkst the most angry debate has often concfuded with regls of laughter. He could also. like Lard Casrse assure. speak to time, but was infinitely more corn.- taiMng. It has not Ikea more common to attritm a other men's jests to Jos Misses, than every And. Monde. to the worthy Baronet. He married a very amiable woman, with whom he lived an uninter• rupted life of baprines‘ In his public situation, as Master of the Ceremonies. at Dublin Castle, he *a. b-loved and admired for le poisteness and urbanity, avid in private life these wassail a more honourable I