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man of great ezp'rience and undoubted talents, and whose opinion we thought would have some weight with the present Ministers; yet we Se! French arms and influence daily approaching these beloved objects of our care, without increasing the fears of Ministers for their safety, We see BONAPARTC freed from all contronl of Austria, Fin. sia, and Prus,ia; nay, with all the Cou tiuent of Europe at his back, ready to second his designs in India and Egypt ; we see him at Milan, a point from which he might be able to direct the operations against the Eastern World, and hope grows up in the place of fear.— India is uow unaccountably regarded as much be yond the reach of Boxarasre, as the comet or the moon ; and the Treasury Journals ridicule the attempt of the late Ministers to retain a position in Egypt against him, with as much contempt and levity as they would an attempt to interpose a cloud between BowAPARTE and an attack upon the stars or the planets. We stated, yesterday, a report that BONAPARTE had returned to Paris. It is not improbable ; but the alleged cause, viz. a conspiracy in that capital, is, we fear, without the slightest foundation. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-lndia House, when Captain pETEEL CANT.. SELL was swam& lute the command of the ship .I.ord Keith, consigned to St. Deletes and Bengal. The Court adiourued ut siA o'clock, till to-morrow. Admiral GatinaLa has struck his flag, and is to he succeeded in the command of the Channel fleet by Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, K. B.; the lion. Rear-Admiral DE COWLEY will be second in command. General MIRANDA has arrived in town. We understand that he is still fully convinced of the practicability of an attempt upon the Cameeas ; but whether such a measure will meet with the sup port of His MAJESTY'S Minister?, we do not pre tend to know. It is xiid that the transports lately returned to port, which farmed a part of the Expedition under the command of Sir C. Curran, sustained so little damage, they will be ready to sail again ilea short time. Th- Ao.Arta, GtRION, from St. Kitt's, is put ito Ramsgate, with damage. The Aielaide, Fsevricit, from Quebec, was eiptared off' Dover, u7th ult. Last eight, a very respectable meeting of the won-resident Freemen of Lincoln, in the - Earl of •Idrneon roost's interest, was held at the Garrick's Head, is Bow-street, for the purpose of consider ing the best means of insuring the clectton of that Nobleman. The Mattson interest principally lies in the city of Lincoln, which. together with the ve7 respectable suppmt promised by the non-; resident Freemen, leaves little doubt of the Noble End's %nears's. Private advicee f- em Paris, of the 24th ult. state No arrivals from America can now rake place, for all vessels that have touched in England, even by foree, will, en their arrival in Dawes be cos.+ inenned, together with their carves. If they ar rive in France without having touched iii England, the cargoes and certificates are to undergo the strictest examination, and if admitted to an entry, bonds are to be given to export the amount in French manufacture:4" The want of colopial produce, tobacco, of drugs, of sugar, materials for dyeing, &c. is severely felt in every part of the Continent. This must appear he .yond doubt, when theMartiteur even ventu res to con fess it in the following article from Lower Saxony, of the gth nlt.—" 'Tobacco becomes scarcer every day, and no hope is left of procuring am—cottons are scorer, end in , great demand — indigo the same— imelameal is not to he hue}—insiterials for dyeing are M great request, particularly Pernambuco wood." A pnper of yesterday states, that Government have receil eel advice, that great dissensions prevailed at "t. Petersburgh, on account of the rupture with 1 England, and that Count Novositzorr had, in consegnence, offered to resign. • The following is a return of the amount of cotton imported into Liverpool in the year 1807 : a•os. Prom the I'uitr.l Stales From Portliest From tbs British Colonies 41,7a6 Total 397,aas Thia aecotint we anbmit to the fterinus consider ation of our reader+, and beg them to observe what a quantity of raw material is furnished by America, fur one of the most important branches of our ma nufacture. The Right Hoe. the LORD MAYOR has fixed to morrow for presenting the Sword voted by the Corporation of London to Sir HOMF. POPKAM.—. This ceremony will take place between twelve and one Welock, in the Chamberlain's Office, on'which occasion his Lordship will deliver an oration, and a!so present Sir Home with the freedom of the Merchant Tailors' Company, of which his Lord ship isa member. Last Wednesday and Thursday the PA battalion of the 7th infantry, who were lately landed at Ports mouth, from the Copenhagen expeditioe, marched into Lewes Barracks, it is supposed, to be stationed during the winter. On Wednesday last., the eth Regiment of In fantry marched into the Barracks, at Steyning, from Portsmouth. The 511Cand 89th ltegiments of Foot are et perterl shortly a Lewes, 'op their mare% to Silver hill Rarmekv. An article from Frankfort, of the sth nit. rays -1.1.1e manufacture of Silesia untl Lusatia linens hits languished by the shuttintr of the Od. , r and ribe, and the events in Denmark. The only port Nit rentaius for esportation is Trieste, from whence ' 4 '44 has shipped a good quantity for the Smith , 'I East of turope, of which amount Ensrland A a larze part for her seamen in the Mediter asf!an, and her troops in Sicily. The ',hutting of 'i. Baltic ports, particularly the Trove, has pre e''''“l every estoortnflon from the North.—Dve '‹ wormis, indigo, and buk, hove 'veriest:ea a , r.it rise." THEATRE. DRVItY..LANS. Last night, Dr. F1.1111[1.114'6 Tragedy of 7%e Earl of Warwick war revived, and presented Mr. El. LISTON, for the first time, in the part of the Earl of 3'firmick, which has been lately tilled by Master Barn with so much success. Mr. FA.- LISTON gave a moat finished portrait of the noble high-minded Warwkk; in the scene with Edward, he was uncommonly great, and delivered the fol lowing lines : Slaves, stead off; " If I mast yield my SVourd, I'll give it him .. Whom it sr, lung has serr'd; tlicrea Rut a part " In ibis old faithful steel, that is out stained 4. Witt; English blood, iu grateful Edward's canoe. Give taw my chains, they are the beads et friendship; "Of a King's fre•ndship; fur his sake awhile " I'll wow thew' with such excellence, as called forth reiterated plaudits. The other novelty of the night was Mr. Pura AK, in Anabrokr, who did every justice to his author, and received unbounded applause. Mr. and Mrs. H. Sinnott' were extremily interesting in King Edward, and Lady Elizabeth Grey. Margaret of Anjou is • part so adapted to the powers of rs. PovveLi., that she must always give a dignified and impressive pourtruy of the impe rious and revengeful Margaret, The play went off with mach spirit; and the Pantomimic meow a most perfect representation. Every thing that could be thought of was done to please the pablie ; a Twelfth Cake was introduced ; and Mr. LAURENT and his son performed prodigies. There was a very good house. POETRY: SCOTTISH BROSE. Auld Caledonia, hing thy head, Deep Ikea in dreary sable weed, Let lw iny torrents rin wi' speed, ♦down thy nose ; Thy strength and stay lies cutlet and dead, Gude Scottish BrUift. Fra Mien, of whatever name, This dub may 14ecl the huaour claim, Thy sons, 0 CAledOr cut fame, And pay'd their fore, WC neer a meltitis in their wame, But Scuttibh Brute. On thin the Patriot Wallace fought, And iridat brfan sic sunders I/ rouf,-ht ; Their skulk he clan, their Inaba he bought, Wi' tkuntirinft Moos; Yet for his breakfast neer had aught, Hut Peottish Prose. Oat bak forafellra, true and guile, On sturdy shanks sac stoutly stood, Wi liatuset blue, tiny were Arlie proud, And planting Woe; And ay, their dear, their dull% good, The Marquis and Marchioatss Burn are et—i petted, to-morrow, at their house in Gro,venot- I square, (rota Longteat, thoucestershire; it is: expected they will leave town, on tvionday, to join the !Linke and Duchess of Bk.nroan s party, at Woburn Abbey. The Duke ind Duchess of BRAOFORT left Blandford Park, on Monday, for Badmiiitcm, Illouceteraiii re, to pass the remainder of the Christ- --- - . • Inas holidays. Lord Armee SONESSET left town, on Tuesday, for litalutarton. Mr. Mrs. and Miss ALTUS: IL STAN HOPE, left the Marquis and Marchioness of Sattsauar's seat, at Hatfield, yesterday, on a visit to the Eon and Countess of ENINI, at Cashiobury Park. The Countess Dowager of ESSEN retuned, yes terday, to her house inCurson-street, May-fair, from Cashiobury Park. Mr. la aisaY performed at the Lyceums, last night, and war as usual very much applauded, by a very numerous and fashionable audience, which were highly delighted with his deception of a Twelfth Cake, which he conveyed into a Gentle- Mtn, pocket, without his knowing it. Mrs. Peaces, the goddess of the strathspey, has 'arrived in Dublin from Edinburgh. The Countess of CHATHAM IS dangerously at Viscount !Ito NET'S house, in Groseenor-square. The Margni, and Marchioness of BLAWDFORD left town, yesterday, for their seat in Dorsetshire. Mr. Coots was to play the part of Skyloek, and Mrs. Youxo ourtia, at the Glasgow Theatre, on Monday last. Tine's TeP-tole and Ella Rosenberg will be per formed, this night, by particular desire, at the Windsor Theatre. Mr. KING, the Master of the Ceremonies, at the Upper Roo-ns, Bath, gave his ball on Monday last, which was at . ended by all the Fashion of that ele gant city. The crowd was immense—no such thing as moving in the Rooms. General Warrstocat's trial, we understand, will commence next week. We understand that one of Miss DUNCAN'S nn pnblished letters to Mr. MUDIE, expressing her fears of his inability to pay her the ten guineas for a night at Windsor, concludes with the following words of Eloise to A Ward:— '• Give an alum eanst, and kt me dream the oat." The city of London has paid Mr. SHERIDAN • compliment, which he considers the most flattering that his taste and genius ever received.—lt has re solved to submit the various Epitaphs which are to be proposed for Lonl Nscaoss's usonninent to his choice.—Doctors Pass, Gtaisss, and Poesoc, are expected to be rival candidates for the honour. There is mai a conjunct, or rather such a con genial i►terest, between the present State and City Lotteries, as must obviously engage the attention of all Fortune's Snitors, who wish to obtain both Money and a good House.—Hence it may easily be accontitcd for why by far the greater majority of Adventurers are now solicitous to posse,. Tickets glad Shares in each of these important SCheilleak . • ni COUVT. • -Yastsigilay. about half past twelve Pgmerrir arrived at the tQunia's I Windsor. It being a remarkably fine Hit MAJESTY being half an hour later neral, a great concourse of people *Ambled the Palace to endeavour to see him. The of Ktstrr was in readiness to receive if s. The Dukes of Yoak, el;MlittELAA' esIDOE, came Boon after to pay their . spects to their BOY At, FATHER. Soon o'clock His MAJESTY held U private ' was attended by The Archbishop of Canterbury., the First Treasury, the Lord Presideut of the Council, cretaries of State, the First Lord of the A Chancellor of the F.zc! o the Judge Advocate , the linki• of Montrose and fit nettester • Lords !I and Heathnaid Admiral Haute, ; Colone l Johnson General Wynyard Captains King, R. N. Mmes. Hill, Frere, and Vankestr. The following had the honour seined to KIS MAJESTY: Rear-Adotiral Hunter, upon his promotion Bartholomew here, f!sq upon his return fi Secretary to the Mission of Sir Arthur Paget, Lientenant.C.oloncl Johnsen, of the 40th his return from Copenliagwa. - Captain P. G. King, of the Royal Navy, from his hite Governorship a NeW South W, Hat Grace the Dole . rof Manchester, upon Sashimi, for Jsaunes, to take spun him the Govt. of that place, to which he has hat* been appointed- Major-General W)nyard, upon his retinas from Sicily. Mr. Hill, upon his being appointed Charge D'Affaires the Brasil. Coftain Johnson, of the gem Regiment, inutiuu. HAS MAJESTY held a Privy Council, audiences to the Duke of PORTLAND ; OEN ; Lords' liswaxsacav and CAST' Mr. CANNING. and Mr. RYD1111; Judge Advocate, laid before His proceedings of several Courts MartiaL Soon alter six o'clock, His MAJEWI" his traveliing carriage, for ‘Vindsor, party of the Light Horse. THE EPIPHANY Yesterday being the Anniversary tation of our SAVIOUR the Loan JEWS the Gentiles, commonly called the T' same was observed at the Chapel James's Palace. His MAJESTY, Church of England, was represented June Tuve 'is, Vieo•Chamberlaim , attended divine service in His MAJESTY' accompanied by two of His MAJESTY'S G , in Waiting, the Yeoman of the Guards, Officem of Royalty, the same as if were present. After the Gospel ar day, which is taken from the id Marra aw, beginning at the first verse, state,i, that three wise Men of the East I Star which appeared over the Birth-place of our I Saviour; and on their diseovering him, they fell down and worshipped hint.; and then opened their tensures, and presented unto him their gifts, con sisting of geld, frankincense. and myrrh; (from which circumstance the cereinony has been .kept up to this day ;) a solemn symphony earn :neared ou the organ, nod Lord ' Juni tnsierint -irk the itoyst Closet, with the attendants, and pro ceeded up the :One of the Chapel to the Altar, , where he bowed three times, and then kneeling on a critivant rilvet enshion, the Rev. Mr. lloutes, the Sub-Dcaii, presented to him a gold the attendants then opened au oval gold box, and presented the contents to his Lordshlp, which consisted of three crimson velvet bags, with gold ornaments, containing gold, frankincense, and myrrh,, which his Lordship laid in the gold dish, presented by the Sub-Dean, and retired bowing. A short time after his Lordship had re-seated him self in the Royal Closet, an appropriate Anthem was sung by the Gentlemen ot the Choir, which concluded the ceremony. It is with great pleasure that we relate the follow ing instance, where the cause of religion, and the deecney with Woich every rite of it should be ad iniutstercd, are still supported :—On Christmas Day the Rev. Doctor Hcsitvo, who hos been some years Citrate of Charlton king's, Gloncestershire, at the small stipend of forty pounds a-year, gave a handsome silver plate to that parish, to be used in the collection of alms at the Sacnunent, which he was the first to promote, it basing been a subject of !crest surprise, that them had never been a col lection for the poor at the tiacrakent, in 'that large and very opulent parish. The Cower ee. Mc) mum, from Demerara, is put into Cardiff, with damag e.. . . Somers, and his gang of Pick-pockets, appeal against their conviction, by Mr. PlAutts as reputed thieves, at the Westminster S es sions, which commence this day at Guildhall, Westmin ster. Suewes has been twice or thrice convicted _ _ A very sieves* battle was fought near Clifton. on Monday, between two expert bruisers. whose fame has not yet attracted the notice of the town amateurs. The mimes of the parties are, Core and Maddox, and the battle was for a parse of fifteeii guineas. In science it wnt nearly equal to that which was displayed by Young Belcher and Dutch Sam, and the conflict was as sanguinary as at the battle be tween Gregeon and Galley. After an hour's real fighting, Gore was carried off as the victor, lie being unable to walk, and perhaps worse beaten than ever was witnessed in a winner. Earl STANHOPE went upon the Thames at an early hour on Tuesday morning, on board his newly-invented woe'. He proceeded from oppo site Lambeth Walk to near London-bridge, trying the new gill-apparatus, which, on either side a the vessel, was found as powerful as the common rud der, when held at two points of the compas.s.— This proves of what utility the adoption of the gills will be to navigation, as, when used in con junction with the rudder, great facility will be !Oven to vessels in staying, in wearing, and in being enabled to avoid danger of any kind. As there was scarcely any wind, no experiments could be made with her sails up. The former statement, of her being liable to go much to leeward, is quite opposite to fact ; for the principle . upon which she is built gives her a iveOlier/y iiroperty, very far beyond what vessels of the common coustruction possess. motto Ow Te —.woofs evaglareiniartte *Wog madly Whea wawa maarialaciammer farieg andleas. a-'•ar TIP The loyal ticket way impart 401141, And diguif) with title far • night • 14e0W But wauld yes take kind &deft ler the t Try the State Lottery ; or tftivebidd hod Yue wink w gain, the City adkaat2l oll 6ll4.. • • ry- - The desimet, who drew Queen, exclaimed—. 4 TM Iwo Irlar bilk OW eskot we *dare 11 Oar Twallali Pllslarairoia...ll6lol t#a Irappi Ak 1 w Bat rho who Oro • Twomey Theiromad Rase 7 L t* *rat Loners, or whosodraos 0•11 rim A oak Reoehoki from the Cites ..N, he °most, skoold Fortune groat no more. It would carry us into too wide a field, were we to describe the mottos which were &piled to aildett man Turtle, Lady -Ivelso Wig, Simon "re, Giddy Goosecap, Miss Froward, . Sir llieluds: Narrow, Dr. Caudle, Sec. &c. &c. They were all of the most humorous nature, and tended to enliven the circles of friendship. Lord SE! n• is dangerously ill at his bode in Lower Brook-otreet. We understand, that the conclusion of His XL.* ner's decision on the opinion of the Court-Mar tial lately held at Hythe, on Lieutenent-Crtionel BROMHEAD, of the Lincoln Militia, on charger preferred agninst him by the surgeon of his regi ment, was as follows:—That e.yet, upon a full view of the whole evidence, there did appear to His MAJESTY to be matter that required explanation, and tit to be the subject of investigation before a Court Martial" The Gentlemen of Chichester, !levant, and Ellsworth, are laudably taking the gtatest pains in their power to cause the apprehension of the desperado who hes committed divers robberies (since the death of Allen), armed with a gun, in the neighbourhood of those places. A reward of 100 guineas has been offered by Mr. TRIBE, who ' was some time since shot at in ILordington-lane, on his conviction ; and large sums, for a similar _per. pose, have been subscribed at Havant and Ems north. The Gentlemen of the Long Robe are likely tot be culled on before long, to exercise their foranie Wenn., in a case of Crim. Con. under circum stances of a very peculiar nature. The air delin quent, it seems, after having heen thirteen yearsmar ned, found herself, to the great joy of her Lard, in an enerraning situation, but as the hour of her areatiekomerm drew near, the horrors of &nolo tin induced her to acquaint her injured spouse; that the expected offspnrig was not his, but the fniits of an illicit intercourse with a medico-mill tan, hero. The Lady was immertately vent home, and on the same day was delivered. We under stand some letters were soon after discovered. which placed the matter in a point of view, as curious as it is certain. A Paris Paper of the 40th, in an article tinder the head of Hamburgh, states, " that Russia and Denmark have sent joint Declarations to the King of Swept 's, to induce him to declare against the English : and that they hove demanded the Pros vince of Scania of him as a pledge of his future conduct." The annual bounty of lAdy•lEwr Emymens— a bullock. and a proporhonate . quantity of bread and potatreinlS last week disennuted to the poor of Ketten.—At the same time the poor of North Luffeut..ia received the usual Christmas present of beef and potatoes from the Imiy:4 l l 4 ; with the addition of live tons of coals how i e. W. HA*. DIMAN itectur of that parish. • • • • ftriarrilf !tl arr. l o'clock, Km mil simiseheg of this Festival was Ctlebrafed, front iseekllkes wits * Menai splendour. The minim:, fine day, And Wears' dreparled wittreach other in there'll:eV and ter than in ge- • aageisnity el theh Amiens It would be as *habit wielded round eats. tat* le attempt to describe the display of The Duke Terieth Oakes, with all their women% which die ifs MAJESTY. eseated the counters, and the blare of Het that ex- SO, and Cam- hibited them to the eager eyes of the admiring eir dutiful re- mead in the streets. 14 e must, then:due, &atlas Soon after two °unitises to bee or two among the most ostehreted Levee, which of there genital temples of taste and fancY:' Aft immense crowd rendered the House of Al&rman test ,lAwd of the Birch, on C oru hill, difficult of access. Conitables TheeiSe " were placEd about the doors to keep oft the crowde Admiralty, the sat ~,c ate (Amend ; and preserve order. Having once cute : eat it, the Lords Sonierville was lost iu admiration. At the farther end of Jansen • Major- enchanting scene was an all orieal Mast* I. spa jub""'" ; of the Moe rte of reoefftli Night, with the' following of being pre- m otto:— ne Ki ng doh amp his revels here to-trigh;-" filidsmaser's Plight* Uwe**. inn :0 that rank. rn from his being It rer resented the Genie- of the Night crowning 'sees, at Comae- two yoeng persons, who are seated on a throne, as . King and Queen. Oberon, Titania, and mime Regiment, upon Fays, Fairies, and Sylphs, playing on divers iaatrue upon Lis rc t am melds, surround theism ; the God of Jityriorent, ossreA. .habiteil as Harlequin, presents to them a Twelfth upon his tearing Cake ; and a Sceramoaek invites guests to the fee- the ( ie"raumbiP tivity, displaying a pack of-eards. end amving appointed. ornamented banner. On one side, Terlisielsore -Ws u trots Sicily. arse . earaimsto IY • the Three Grates, who introduce a young tirnted, surrounded by Cupids, with garlands V attd - On the it, upon his pro- other, Mercury presents a young soldier and sailor, tncil, and in the characters of Mars and .Nrytime, to assist sat ' Fel ,g ave the celebration of the festival. Underneath was in. ; scribed on a garter, flse memorable eigral i given 1 l the latter, as st, kwASTLSREAGS the immortal N elson at the glorious I` •Of TIN- -sl,s,rasirt the o England experts every man to do kle deity." iaL Debett's, in the Poultry, was extremely bee* FaTY• set off in tiful. The front was e tng with festoons sit v r, escorted by a gated lamp, aria, flow The interior was egua splendid, being decorated with festoons of How , Y. tenefully displayed. In 'one window was a mod of a ship, bearing the colours Of the Royal Standard at the main-meet d y e of the Mantles-' A • • musky flag at the fore-mast. There weretrattspos- e Epiphany, the ESHII CHRIST * II rencies representing an engagement betweina el English and a French frigate, in which the latter R ' lBl ' in . 6t , • was beaten ; also another of the Genies yFrasier. en as °f "' by Lord laving the French colours at the feet of Britdinsia. ted L Ilia Lordship In the other window, a model of a ship of IS I S guns, which was much admired; and also %S AL. I"BSTT'S Veld, spouting water, with' sienna swiattiag in the Gentlemen baaaa. 17, 1 ;: t , t hit , ' The drawing for King and Queek was the amuse- . a'p-.130--i-ated-70;*-t" the ment of many a happy party.—ncl : f i ntery folned ce a principal sourer fimut which F ortunes ravotirs Ltili P ter „ __, °l. ,",`" were derived,-,Tbe.yunth ahe drew-At SG bad his ese a m en-Inn ~._ _ wan,* • aritiothe East followed the nn PPY cniu "' c ' am ' motto ss - • 0