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Bishops did their caps, and the representatives of . the Dukes of Aquitaitte and Normaudy, their hats.' The Knights of the Bath,inpartieular, made a most splendid figure, when they pat on their caps, which were adorned with large plumes of white feathery. It is to be obeerved, that there were no commoners Knights of the Garter; consequently, instead of caps and vesteueuts, peculiar to their order, they, being all Peers, wore th robes and corottete of *their respective ranks. I sho ' enuon, that the Kings A lt of Aims siso put on corn s Silence again assumed her reign; and the shouts erasing, the Archishop proceeded with the rest of the divine service; and utter he had preseweil the Bible to (lir Melesty, mid volemuly read the hene dietions. His Majesty kissed the Archbishops and Bishops, one after another, as they knelt before him. The 7'e I 'vas now performed, and this tieing ended, His Majesty was elevated on a superb theme, which all the Peers appratclied, in their order. and did their homages. The c rountion of the Qneen was performed in nearly the same manner with that of Ilis Majesty ; the Archbishop anointed her with the holy oil, on the head and breast, and after he had put the crown upon her head, it was a signal for Princess Auguste and the Peeressea to put on their coronet-. Her Majesty then received the sceptre with the cross, aud the ivory rod with the dove, and was conducted to a magnificent thi,inc ou the left baud • of His Majesty. 1 cannot hut lament that I was ant near etiongh to observe Their Majesties going thimieli the most serious said solemn acts of devoting; but I am hid,. that the reverent atteution which they both paid, when (after having made their second oldatitios) the next ceremony was, their receiving the holy coin , naunion o it brought to the mind of every one twat them, a proper recollection of the consecrated place in which they were. Prayers being over, the King and Queen retired into St. Edward's chapel, just behind the altar. You must remember it—it is where the superstition of the Roman Catholics has robbed the tomb of that Royal Confesecor of some of its precious oruaintaits ; here Their Mijes ties received each of theist a crown of state, us it is called, and a procession was made 111 the mine manutir as before, except in some trifling 111Siallte N back again to Weettniester Hall, all wearing their coronets, caps, See: Your unlucky law-suit has made you too well ac duainted with Werteninster Hall for rue to thi n k o f escribing it to yap, but I assure you the face of it was greatly altered from what it was when you at tended to hear the verdict given against you,. In stead of the iisclosures for the Courts of Chancery mail King's Bench at the upper end, which pere both removed, a platform was raised, with several ascents of steps, where Their Majesties, seated in their chairs of state, and the Royal Family, rat a t table. Oil each siele, down the whole length of the Hall, the test of the conipanv were seated at long tables, in the middle of is hieb were placed, on de votions painted to represent marble, the desserts, Ike. • Conceive to yourself, if you can conceive, what I own I tun at a loss to describe, sn maguiti cent a buddies as that of ‘Vestsut lister Hull, light ed up with near these thousand wax candles, in most splendid braider*: our Crooned Heads. and almost the whole Nobility, with the prime of our gentry, superbly arrayed, and adorned with a pro fusion of the most brilliant jewels; the galleties on every side crowded with company, for the most pert elegantly and richly dressed; but to contrive it to all its lustre, I inn conscious that it is übsolutely necessary one must have been present. To pro ceed iii my narration t—e Their Majesties' table was served with three courses, at the firscof whiele Earl Tidiest, as Steward of His Majesty's House hold. rode up from the hall gate to the steps lead ing to alierCl heir Majesties sat ; and on his return tug. the spectators were presented . with an 'teen peeled sight, in his Lordship backing his horsy, tlisit he might keep his face still towards the King. A loud clapping aud humming consequently issued from the people present. The ceremony of the Champion, you may remember, we laughed at, at its representation last winter; but I assure you it had a very serious effect on those Ladies who were near him, (though his horse was very gentle) as he came up,accompsnied by Lord Rffeigham, as Earl Marshal, and the Duke of Bedford, a. Lord High Constable, likewise ou horseback : it is needless to repeat what passed on this occasion. I ate told, that the horse which the Champion rode. was the Caine that Ills late Majesty was mounted on at the gln rious and income able battle of Detiiiigen. The beast, as well as Ins rider, hail his bead adorned with a plume of white, red, mid blue feathers. You cannot expect that I should give you a hill a fare. or evienerat• the sininher of dishes that were provided suit sent from the temporary kit diens, erected in Cotton-Carilen fur the, mistime. No less then sixty haun c hes of stns -stn, unit a sur pri •mg quantity of all sorts of carne, a tire Lid in for this grand feast: but that which 1•111. 11 at tracted our eyes was, Their Illije.tiei.' 'lntel; in which the confectioner hart lavished all his inge nuity, in rock-work, and emblematical figures. The other desserts were no less admirable, for their expressive devices. It was pleasant to see the various stratagems made use of by the compauy iii the gull( ries, to come in for a meek of the good things below. The ladies clubbed their liamikerehiers, to drew op a chicken, or a bottle of wine; nay, cite' garters (I will not say, of a diftertin sex) were-united, fur the saute purpose Some had bran so pinvidem, as to bring baskets with them ; which were let down, like the prisoners boxes at Ludgate, or the Gate. Ilosi.e, with a " Pray, remember the poor." Their Msjesties returtitel to St. Jsints's a little after ten o'clock at night; but they were pleased to give time fur the Pei teases to go first, that they might not be incommoded by the pressure of the b to set Their Majesties. After the Nobility were departed, the illustrious mobility were (ac cording to esuitom) admitted into the Hall, which they presently cleared of all the moveables, such as the victuals, cloths, plates, dishes, &c. and, in short, every thiree that could stick to their hags'*. Several Coronation Medals, in silver, were thrown among the populate., at the return of the prbdee- Gioia. I am, dear Sir, You r, most heartily. P.S. The Princes* Dowager of Wales, with the Forager branches of the Royal Flu aig walk in the grand proreiiien, hop lade up a lamer procession of their own; of width you will rigid • sufficient account in the publie.prints. They had a box, to see the Coronation, in the Abbey, cud af terwards dined in an apanateut, by themselves, ad joining to the Hall. _ . PRIVATE CORREVPONDENCE. "rimialma. OCT. 23. "Notwithstanding the two large fleets of sick men, which, yesterday and the day before, sailed for England, our hospitals are still quite full. In truth there are now very few troops in the island but sick. In our regiment we have not fifty duty men, and some other regiments have not thirty.— lii the mean time the French are very busy iu all the neighbouring islands, sail will some .morning certainly astonish our Dons here. " What can your wise people in England by think ing about, to attempt to keep such an islsnd as this, with a few weak, sick wretches, while we are every where surrounded by an active enemy ? If reinforcements are not speedily sent, we may. in a very short time, he here. This week, Government sent out too Generals, but no troops. " We have Ge.ierals enough, and nearly as many Doctors and Commissaries as we have of nil. litary " Our Genvals •re— Lieut-Cn. Sir Eyre Coate, Cowmlod✓r•in.Cbicf. Alljor-Generil 3luocricf, !mit Regireitt, &wood iu Com. nand. Earl Dalhousie, CJ, of Queen's Regiment. Dyne, 15111 Reginiont. Brag -General 'Auckland, Foul (;u:uds. Bsruu de llottrtiburels, both Reziment. Baruu Alten, King's (icing& Legion. Sontag, Milo. Bros u, aoth Begitneal. \t siker, sorb Reguneut. Terrutt, Artill.'ry. Ilay, Scots Royals. " Gen. Moutresor has gut's home very ill, and we cue afraid we shall lose that popular Officer, Gen. l)yot, who goes home on leave. "Geo. Don, our new Commander-in-Chief, is daily expected here, when Sir Eyre Came imme diately takes his departure home. " General Don is spoken of as a very• able Officer. An able Counbander should he considered as an indispensable requisite here; for he will have many able ones to omatend a ith ou the part of the enemy, and that at no very distant period. " If we are not soon recalled from this burying place, you may ere ion; expect to hear of our hav ing very hot work here." THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 28. We have received 31onitelers, and other Paris Papers, to the 20th lust, auclissive. Amorig these. the Journal du Commerce, of Friday last, ClLlSltilllls . the following paragraph : " This 20th of October, at nine o'clock in the morning, we bear tho firing of the caunria, and every thing omits:lnce* that it is a confirmation of the EWA of Pelier, signed oh the 14th." The same Paper contains an account of the Treaty basing been signed on tIM 141 h, at Moe in the morning. The .lloniteur of the 200 affords no information of any kind on the subject; p u t that fur nishes no argument against the paraignipli in the Journal du Conmerce. The ahnitcur is es little ac customed as The London Gazette, to stop the press or publish a Second Edition. While BONAPAITE had thus consummated the subjogatiou of Austria to his power; and while he Russia by the operation of terror, or by the effect of intimidation ; tai) events, ritually unex pected and propitious to Great Ibitain, seem to have taken place in the East. Each of them me rits the deepest attention, and may lead to the most importaut national results. The formidable con queror, who now wicl.l., and disposes at his plea sore, of the energies of Eu.ope, who has covered it with revolutionary Kings, and Dukes. and dignita ries of every description, and who is about to trans far his presence, Ins arts, sod his armies, from Ger. many to Spain ; has maturely weighed, in his poli tical balance, the destinies of Britain. Aware, end convinced by recent,as ire II as by ancient experience. that all his attempts to invade the island are subject to almost inevitable defeat ; and unable to snbrert. by his secret conductors,• country, which, however they may reprelsate the inefficiency of the actual Governinelit, maintain their attachment undimi nished inwards the Soverei,ln and the constitution ; he has directed his Machisrelien machinery to wards other quarters. Our vast dominions in Asia, the prestigious revenue a hich we derive from thence. and the commerce carried on from every part of the Peninsula of Winton, he well knows, consti tute one of the most essential bases of the public prosperity. • To sap these resources at the root ; to expel, or at least to invade. and to disturb us in the possession of India ; and to raise etiernies to us in those portions of the globe. which. from their si. quation. are hest calculated to facilitate his views ; bare formed the unremitting objects of his vigilant. malignant. and able policy. Frustrated hitherto in Igo endeavours to accomplish this pond, thronjh Jigypik he has bad recourse to Persia. • _ _ a list extensile sod beauuli.l pin of Asia, colt- breed in the earliest antiquity, and, is defense oh every species of ihtenust commotion, civil wars, sad mal-administratios, still constituting • powerful State, or Empire, is now, and has been for several years, subjected to one Sovereign. FATALS the reigning Prince, is unquestionably a man of very considerable vigour, capacity, a . 1 activity. To him NAPOLSON haii addressed his emissaries, and endeavoured to stimulate the Persian Gove'Vn ment, to a rupture with us. Such a proposal, if it had beeu successful, might have been productive of the most serious, perhaps even of the most fatal consequences. The Eastern Provinces of FATrM SNAH'S Empire, though considerably remote from our nearest western possessions, either in Guzurat, or in the northern dominions dependent on Ben gal ; are nevertheless so situated, as to enable a So vereign of Persia to molest its in the greatest de gree. The whole commerce carried on from the, Golph of lintel', from Surat and Bombay. to Rue hire and Humors, is likewise subject to his cotitrout, and greatly depeudent on his pleasure. Every temptation, and ei..sry inducement to commence hostilities on our trade, or on our people, was, we well kiwis, urged and pressed by Genetal GAR• DA NN r, the Nlinister of the COMMA Emperor, at the Court of Persia. Happily, these afforts have been successfully met mid counteracted: Sir HAIL. FORD Josms, it appears, has comuletely defeated NAPOLEON'S schemes for our subversion in the East, and has succeeded in coucludiag a treaty be tween Great Britain mud FATALI SHAY. As it is difficult for the most comprehensive, sub tle, or superior mind, to obviate every impediment, and to combine every means of offence, or of at tack; so is it probable that Bosaieisavt hue been counteracted iu his preseut negotiations at Schiraz, and at Tsehrui, by his connections with the Court of Petershurgh. The Russians, ever extending the 'Units of their Empire to the south of :he Cas pian Sea, and advancing towards the central pro- XillCell of Persia, are necesvarily objects of equal dread and detestation to the Sovereign of that country. t The ascendant obtained by the present Usurper of Prance. over the counsels of A t.txt :s -pan, and the intimate . uoion of the two Rulers, or rather the servile ' W' the CZAII to his conqueror, cemeuted by . . 1 iews of Tilsit and .of .of Erfurt; required only to be nowhand explain ed to FATALI SHAH, in order to awaken his just apprehensions. Nor could he. without violating the first principles of self-yreservation, join with • revolutionary tyrant, the ally and the real director of his inveterate enemy, the Czar of Muscovv ; in order to commence a war with the English, on the Ganges, or on coasts of the Deciut and of Ma lobar, from whom he had received no injury, and with whom he had on quarrel. That Btikae•ave will deeply feel, sad will employ every engine to repair this dirippoilitusent, we niuy be fully as sured. In him, it is natural. • But,' that a Gover nor-General of India, who is so deeply implicated mod interested iii the success of such a mission as that of Sir Ilaaroats JONES, should, in a manner, as far as we are able 1.• judge, eq itally unauthorized, intemperate, and impolitic, endeavour to recall him in the most critic ..I isionivitt of his Embassy, dots, indeed, excite c qtial wonder and concern. lu the correspond. lice, and . the orders issued by Lord ASis to, we recognize snore of the itritution rod eccentricity which distiognished Sir (;11,6EItT gi.i.torr, as Viceroy of Corsica, than the mild, liberal, and geode principles, which appear to have actuated his cooduet, silica his appoinineut to the Goverunieut-General of Italia. Fortunately, it would appear, that the Per.ian Sovereign, too enlightened, or two judicious, to sacrifice the sub stance to the font's, has not altered the hoe of his policy; nor permitted the jealousies and resent ments of Lord :111Nvo to st! . ..et his reception and treatineut of the British Envoy. It must, how ever, be observed, that w.e are hitherto without any official, or authentic ductimerts, on this very interesting subject ; and ore are therefore bound to suspend our judgment oii the propriety of Lord MINTO'S measures, till we receive accurate infor mation fro:n Calcutta, of his motives, and the rea sons that. influenced hi. determination. The second unspitlions event to which we have alluded, in the East, has taken place at Cowden tinople, and is slue to the able, as well active exertions of Mr. ADAIR, Our Ambine.ador at the PORTZ. it regards uo less an object, than the per mission and resolution to allow a British fleet to pass the Dardanelles, and to navigate the Black Sea. This determination, on the part of the Turks, is must insportaut, awl may lead to very great, as well as beneficial consequences. • We shall resume Gull discuss it with our first leisure. A Cadiz packet is arrived, with dispatches from Marquis WCILLISLEY. • They were brought by s special Mew ginger, and, ors doubt, ColltN'a his Lord ship's sentiments upon the subjett ofethe new Mi nisterial arrangements. We have received, by the mime conveyance, Spanish •papers to the 9th inst. It is stated, in un article dated Iladajos, the 2Gth September, that the French bud evacuated Corte, &tad had committed great excesses iu that part of the counts'', by burning and pillaging the towns through which they passed in their retreat. It was reported. last night. that Coverninent are in potteasiou of the aubstancte of the Treaty of ENIJAUO , 'between France end Austria, and that it is as fol. hots I-- , s The chief part of A Istria', and Polish GMllicia to be surrendered by Austria. A small portion to be coded to Resasis. " The Areliblehopric of Saltsburgh to be given to Bavaria; " France to have Trieste and Fiume, and the whole of the Litwale, that is, all the coast which Austria possessed on the borders of the Adriatic; so that Austria will, in future, be ascluded . frunt all Consmanication with the sea." We should suppose that the aben are apt all gm terms of the Tiftity. The report of Mr. M oiswoutio'scharge to the (}rand Jisty, et IVestminster Sessions, given in TIM BRITISH I'ItRIS of yesterday, was stilwitan. tially correct. As, however, the case is likely to produce some discussion, we this day submit. a trine qopy, with which a friend his favoured us. Yesterday the Grand Jury found the Bills of In dictment against the following persons, for exciting riot and disorder at Covent-Garden Theatre. viz. Alexander Ran, William !)wye►, Willis Hinhooo% William Henbary Jones, Michael Briini, Julia Johnson. and JO! Browfit . - Letters from Gijon state, that fifty French sol. Biers had, at midnight. surprised a Spanish post near At. A fulcra, consisting of IMO men, who pre-. cipitatrly fled ; and that the principal Magistrates of the place had been carried off by the enemy. A letter to Sir ROBERT WILSON f r o m Li eut -C o l. GLUED, Ikr the 45th regiment. dated Yalladelwf r Sept. states, that most of the British OffiCETS left at Talavera had recovered of their wound.. anal that General KELLERMAN had received such a, were passing through Valladolid with the greatest kindness and attention. In our !raper of Monday, we inserted • letter from Tsrbran, in which Lord M a rro is stated to have expressed his disapprobation of the conduct of General bistt ot.v. We are assured that the l e tte r , so fir, was incorrect. Geier's' .MALCOI.II is a tneritorious (oft cre.. and has uniformly . enjoyed the esteem of Lord Marro, who is known to hose expressed his npprobation of flenenit Mst.cot.is'S conduct in the business ulluded to in the highest terms. Soma of the papers state that the 'sew Naval Promotion is to consist of five Admiral., ten Vire. Admiral., teu Rear-Admire/a, twenty Post.Capw tains, and twenty Commanders ; and that the fol. lowing are the names of the Pest-Captains, who are to he made Rear-Admirals of the Sloe. viz.... Rowley Ralteel, Late, •Isaae - G. Mme, Jobs ashorae, !olio Smith, Edeßuttd enmity,. Chitties Boyles, Sir T. maims. lit. Thum*. Hamikus, itir T. B. Tboaslaoa, 81. George Coast.... (7nietains the liongurnble iimetty Cuazow, and lir CHARLES HAMILTON, Bart. 47 made Colonels of the Royal Marines, in the rossat.of Chetalltia BOY i.r.s and Sir TatomAs Wit t,ststai This morning, the 9.4, or Coldsternas Reentrant of Foot (;ultra., will he inspected in the Bird-Cap \t'alk, St. James's Park. FW Last week. the second battalion of the 10th Re giment, marched r. in Ashford on its route to Bat tle, and the Warwickshire Militia from Dover for Silverltill barracks. Friday and Sotnrday, the F.att Militia marched in two divisions from Ashford for Wiitchilsea. Detechments of cones. lescents of various regiments hare also moved front Dover to join their respective corps. These move merits havtetulten place. in order to make arrange. ments for the accommodation of the sick from Witt dieter). 1,300 of whom have been lauded at Rams. gate, Deal. and Doerr, A Dublin Paper, of the 9.3 d, lays, " Ifts..Grace the Loan LtetercsiNT has, wits his charnicteristie litimanity, requested the RECOUDIRR to furnish him with a list of the Pris o ners in the several gaol. of this city, nod such observations upon the chatires ', against them, as may enable him to extend MN !'httiasre's most gracious mercy to the least CO. mina!, upon the present festive accession.—yester. day. the Right (moo. WILt !Au W. }iota arrived from Loitdoii, to enter u;erin his oMee of Secretary to the Loon I.ILuTSSANT of 'MILANO." At the late Qaarterly Meeting of the Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Dublin, Message from ham tinier the 1.0111) I.ISLITE/lANT woo autiouneett lir Mr. Sheriff STANI.Itir ; it slated, that his t:ruce having this year found a raving 1111011 the Contort/atom Fond, of upwards of 3W. thought it could not be better bestowed, than in aid of theirrobseription mitring for poor imprisoned debtors ; and that lie requested to be t allowed to contribute los own donation, of 401. to which her Grace the Doilies. of Rtcubtottn added one of 101. for the same purpose. Thanks were voted to their Graces, for their benevolence, and foe this co:turmoil:attire,. At Maidstone held last week, there was • . great bliew of Welch cattle, which hung much ou hood, owing to the *high prices asked. Horses of all kiwis (of winch there were a great number, ex cept the prime sorts) sold at higher prices than were ever remembered. Less toothless was done in i that great staple commodity of the county, hops, than perhops ever known at this sesponi of the yew,. principullv owing to the great stink on hand, mid fair having closed at a reduction in prive of full 40s. per cwt. ; prices in pockets, Os. to I los.; very fine, 1.26;.: hags, 905.10 Mo.; pod. 1055.; • very few choice, Ilia. to liOs. At Hereford fair, on Friday • last, there was s collection of fine oxen; beyond most former ii stances; those its good condition sold readily. alintit 31. in gni. I trout lust year's prices. The show of harass was but indifferent. The quantity of hops was small, and averaged, the new from 41. to 41. 146. and the old from 31. 101.. to 41. lOs. per cwt. The supply of salt butter was large, which was lifltlglit at from 13s. 3d. to 14t.tid. per —Cheese, best-makinr, averaued front 70a. to sOe. per 6%1. A man hurl his parket picked of nearly rwg. ; and a labouring man hustled in iligts. street, rind rubbed of about 30.. mod au American coin. Four men were immediatily taken into COW :ody. when this piece . was found on one of thrum.. lie was in emwwqueore committed UP gaol; Os wilier. were liberaied. •i J ' ll . l