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T - ' i... ~ • * , .....,... . • .... , THE COURT. Yesterday, soon soon after twelve o'clock, His MA.. scare arrived at theQueem's Palace, from Wind sor. in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of light horse, where he was received by the Dukes of roite..K.e.mT, and Sussax. A little after two o'clock Ma MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended hy— The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Fist lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Excbe spwr, the three Secretaries of State, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Conantanderie•Chief, the Judge Advocate, Larl of Beirrowhy ; Lords Ileathfield, (gold stick,) Arden /in 'milting); J. O'Brien, E. O'Briee ; Admirals Lord Rad: ii: idt and Sir J. Summits ; General Browne; Colonels Pea v ,cit sod M'Combe; !Hajar Anastrunc ; Captains Weide ,' .v.e ' Staines, Browne, Forrest, and Carex ; Messrs. Gre yi.ir,Fewkeete, Berne , and Forbes. The followirNhadlhe honour of being presented to His MAJESTY: The Msyquis Welletky.mpoit his being appointed Se erttary of State for rarcep Affairs, and upon his rail's' *O.l. !tryout. Lieutetrant-Colonel wrorahe, upon his promotion. %NA' Amanita', of the awl .regitueut, un has return with' the Marquis WeVesiey,front the embassy to Sisals. The Honourable Captain Weldegrive. brother to Earl Waldegrave, upon his promotion and bringing twine the dispatches from Lord Collingwood, by Aa•oiral Lord Rad. at orb. Mr. John Forbes, on his return with the Marquis Welles ley, from the embassy to Spain. Capt T. Staines, R. N._; on which occasion he received the honour of Knighthood. Vire-Admiral Sir James Santuares, on 611 return from the Baltic. Lord Edward O'Brien, on receiving the rank of the son of a Marquis. Capt. Browne, of the 4016 regiment, Aid-de-camp to Brig Gana Brows*. Brigadder-General. Drowsy, on his return front Walcheren. Licet..Col. Peacock, of the 7tst regiment, on his mtern front Spain and Wateheren. Mr. Suosideu Baran, ins his being appointed n Lord of the Trenery. Capt. Forrest, It N. spun his fitment' 01. Capt. Burgess Comae, on his return. with Marquis Welles ley, front the.enthesay to Spaia. Lord James O'Brien. es receivhas the rank of the sea of a 61 alai& lila MAJESTY held a PriTy..COUlsi•i!, at which Marquis Wst-Lart.ter was Sistrosiliced, and aworu in Secretaty of' State tit Poreign Affairs. His SI A.TValril i tre'amdtelleta lon ME. tPERCEVAL, the rest of the. fishnet Ministers orssent ; E irl BA rumor. who "magnet, the seals °fight:lY, as Se cretary of Staie.he -Foreign ,Athairs ; Sir DAVID DUN DAS, and Mr . 44. Strrravt, the )iiage Advo cate. who laid beYote His Msneatt thifrocerdings of several Courts-Miartial, - I • • .! Ahrint hell-past six o'clock His MAJESTY set off ea his return to NViolqqr. , - ""-Tra•Vr- His rill./F.ITt s Levet mils yesterday autnerously title:Med : the Cabinet Ministers arrived at the Pa ewe at two o'clock, except Lou.: MuLcasvt, the LOAD CUANCELI.O6, and Eurl CAMDEN. who did not arrive till peat three o'clock. Mr. Primeval. came is Mr. RT•sa's carriage. The Marquis WELIMISLE.Y mime by two o'clock. It was dark . Lerner thr Ministers left the Palace. l'hey all do ut at the Earl of HAIIIIASWEVS house iu Gros. •teor-square. gust CAMDEN, the Lord President of the Coon (it, was at Court, yeterday, fur the era time since his iali_sposition. His Kayla Hieiiiess the Drike IbP litter gave a grand dinner. yesterday. at• Elinteetes Hotel, to their Royal Highnesses the Drakes of You, CLA styes, easliatone, and Svssrx. , , The Michels Dowager of lie rt. slr rs arrived in town, yattorday.to attend the nreoiellientent of her danghter, Lady eITirRINE rODRESTEIt. The Marquis and Maartisiooess of BUTE, Earl of Dusteeirs. Lord DUDLEY. Sze. are arrived at the Itu.h-Hotel Southsea. The Merchioness being in a declining state a health, the Physicians hare ad vised the sea air, and exercise ou the tine beach of that place. • The two new Irish Baronets are both teime-nter chants, and Sir WILLIAM AI-ELANDS& has beets always considered a six-bottle man. The following company visited the Lyceum Theatre. last week :---- Her Royal Highness the Prioress of Wales ; Marquis of T. , 4igsliend ; Couorstee of Westmorland and Dc Venus's ; Vierhuniese Meltnittrue ; Ladies DI tos De Clifford, Sole srPre, Nagger-.ton alp; Rush ; Sir Tliomaa and Lady Triage ; •thritral Darin; Major King; Mr. O. Hunter; 111.1jor Baili; Sir Francis Gould% Major Jackson; Csptain Wet clay ; Mr. Gamy, Mr. 11. Wilson; Mr.. Haywood; Mr W. Jones ; Captain Taylor ; Mr. Croker : Captain Lane, Captsie Gorden ; General Phipps ; Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. IV. Petrie; Colonel Curium.; Captain Moursoso; Mr. Karlin- Mm,; Mrs. General Campbell; Colonel M`lntosb; Major bred, Ike. &c Sce. The Secirunt of the Nets York Theatre has been b •aii og IT!) for recruits in Easulaiiil in the course of the 1.1.0 summer. but rione would enlist, except a Mrs. Main. who, we may presume, run make a ilititte herself. • SI .11.-hall, Huntingdonshire, the seat of TAT -1.011 Waite, E-q. was, on Friday, brilliantly il lit Mooted, in honour of the late gallant achieve th-rit in the Mediterranean. The 4 . :lilagost Thrtstre was to open tin Monday lair, wiiii the comedy of Abe Provoked I fusloand.; Lord 'roteely by Mr. liv.rrirstrn re ; owl Lady Tomei, Mr+. GLOIrCe. Mr. Rocs has also joined the Cuitipatil,.. . At a anger al meelirm of the members of the Cha ritable Institutions of Kilkenny, it was unanimously retolved. " That a Committee should be appointed, to return thanks, e,. , 1 present a suitable Address to Mr..R. Paise,:a and the Gentlemen of the liilkenny Theatre, fir the eetraordinury aid afforded to these Ciraritios, since the cow snenceistent of their Theatr ical Iliteprcsentatiou, from Mato 1808, inclusive; the 111.1111 paid to the Charaties hetis LORI. I kl." The Pliiledelolyia ahem?, ..reaultiqo . 'still upon bifida. This is wric . extruordinery l il! it is insored free from the yeil o atiewr, and . the viAtora have an enlimiled rissfit m - Otost' lo l " 41 "I°4l' t obacco. Ceptaie Trtaxims seitlie-Vses V s pr . a trading , vessel, fee,. Huttriestat Bee.ftivrieffitist f days ago, iii the llossul;ni Djkseand fended,. ysstirday, a fine male wolf, only server snmilate old.-swit is of a cream colour; Ow tr-eisht inches bigh..saud is as tame ass i . horse-dug. .• .• s. . . -•. •.. . . . . . - I I • POTENT-C. 4120 EN ratATRE. Last evening was performed Macklin's excelling Comedy of The. Mira of the World, in which Mr. Cooke sustained the part of Sir Pertinaz, with his wonted ability. The other characters were cast as usual, and the play, for three acts, went off with great effect. No interruption took place previous to the second price, except from one person in the boxes, who annoyed the audience from the very rising of the coil:Lin, with cries of 4' Off ! qif ! ' shouts, hisses, and attempts at speaking. tie was, however, at length taken out by the police, and the hou s e r e lieved from his im pertinence and noise. At Ina-price, the V. rushed in, in great numbers, and speedily tilled every vacant corner of the Theatre. Indeed, from the receipts that must have been taken on this oc casion, Mr. Kemble might repeat, with justice, as he peeped from the stage-box, 4 ' My bane and antidote are both Wore me." The house ass excessively crowded, and now did the O.P. noise and merriment commence with prN. tine vigour, whistling, dancing, singing, jumping, hallooing, 'hissing, arid . velliwx, drowned the busi ness of the stage, and poor Sir Prrtinnr exerted his inimitable talents in rain. Placards were hoisted and received with much applause, among the largest and most prominent were the following 4. 0. P.'s neer give u'ir Your sheeting and hissing, While gull'd with New Pikes, And boxes for kidateg." " 0. Pi of Westminster, be as firm as the 0. P.s of the .it, and we will conquer hired ruffian and lying Breadou." " An honest Jury in defiance of a partial Judge." This last most gross and scandalous libel, upon a truly upright Judge, was hailed by the party with repeated barns of approbation. Three men in the pit also sported white nightcaps on their heads, and occasionally elevated them on sticks, as the repub lican red-cap of France was whilom exhibited in that unhappy country, during the reign of terror. The O.P.s had also a full complement of assistants in the ts. gallery and holes, who cordially united in all their pranks and rational measures. 0. P. insignia were seen in many hats, and on the whole the populace appeared more• violent and sanguine in the cane than they have ever yet appeared to be. Otear and Marina followed the play ; and, during the first act, a tin horn was thrown i on the stage, and fell near ;Mr. Farley. lie took it up, and, after handing 0.0 one of the mutes, to felly bowed to the widiet.ce. T iiis was thc best received of our of t'he stage action daring the night, and Farley was honoured with many plau dits. Some villainous' fellow threw peas on the stage, for the purpose of throwing down the dan cers, but they were luckily discovered, and swept off, before any accident took place. At the con clusion of the entertainment, the 0. P.s sang God Sore the King! and Rah Britannia! and shout ed and sromied, for half an hoer, like so many ma niacs, till being exhausted with the exertion, the word, 0. Pa out !" was given ; and they left the house in a body, to continue ti;eir uproar in the streets, where they indulged in their favourite shouting until a late hour. SIR. BULLOCICS MUSEUM. • To this delightful Museum, which was opened for public inspection, on Monday last, at No. 22, Picca dilly, we yesterday paid our first visit, and it is with extreme. satisfaction we have to state, that the examination of its various curious productions, in art end nature, is well worth the attention of the metropok. It is a great pleasure to have in these times any place of rational amusement open to re ceive us, from which are excluded noise, tumult, and disorder. But this beautiful collection of natural and foreign Curiosities, Antiquities, and Productions of the fine Arts, must bare proved at any time a must valuable acquisition, as blending instruction with entertainment, and imparting in formation, at the same time the visitor is enjoying one of the most gratifying sights that ea* be ima gined by human fancy. The disposition of the numerous articles which compose the Museum, is most perfect ; and the clear and distinct mode in which they are labelled, prevents all unnecessary sod irksome interroga tion. It is impossible to make a better arrange ment than Mr. Bullock has observed in classing the lairds and animals ; and the finest effect is given to the whole, by the trees and rare plants in the centre of the room. upon the boughs of which the bird of paradise, or attire monkey, appear yet to sport, as if alive. Above all, we most admire the arrangement of the snakes and serpents ; it is so perfect, that the spectator fancies himself in a wood, with all these animals around hint in a state of nature. Some of the models of art are exquisitely tine, as are some of the remains of the immense mammoth, There is • curious picture of an owl. which, ob. 'served on one side, exhibits the face of a Reverend Doctor, on the other au Old Wife. But we must pay our dcceirs frequently to this ente►taining spot, before we continent on the most prominent of its features. We were happy to observe. that ssveral of our Nobility have already patronised and visited the Nlusetim, an there can be no doubt' their ex ample will be followed by all those whose mind. are formed to mingle pleasure with instruction. A statement has been published, iu some of the public paper., of the pretended contents of a letter written by Lord GRENVILLS to the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford. We are authorised to say, that the Principal has signed, and circulated to •he Members of the Convoeetion, resident iu Oz. ford, an express contradiction of that statement, which he declares to contain not only insidious mis representations but positive falsehood. IIot.DERO retina Jac%sor, 24th Nov. 11109.-- This was a case reserved for the opinion of the ('nurt of King's Bench, tried at the sittings after Trinity Term, before Lord Et.tassoloutsu and a Six/vial Jars ; and this day, on hearing the argu. meats of Mr. DASIPILII, for the Plaintiff, the Court was unanimously of opinion, that the verdict should I N taken for the leas mu of 26,9211. 2.. 6d. instead of 08.2411. 2s. Gd. theft= claimed. The pnuilistic contest betwixt Nicholls semi Rich man the bled', will take place neat week far 200 gal Nicholls is the conqueror of Crib, which letter has beats° the black, but Crib was a aorice at the science wizen he foug h t Nicholls. Wrsrmais TER ?f: HOO L Yi,ttrelity evening, the • . (111ng gentlemen Of this' school had their annual performance, preparatory to the Christusas recess?: The Play was tie PAorntio of Terence. With the exception of the Eanstris, there are none of flis plays better calculated to call forth the ',owe/1 of die actor than this. 'Ur. Towns end, in Phornno. displayed a joilgrm.iit that 'hewed • thorotig;l knoeted,'e of the character; his retort upon Dernipho, in the 2cl ar2t, was given with spirit and archness t Si to ithii atticeris sees. gimp Alvan) ant liberate, " Ihcans icapiguAux tib, grituidcto—lloci thonipho." In the last act, in disclaiming the infidelities of Chrentes, to iVa.c.vi , trata, he was frequently ap. plauded; particularly in— inde tihun " i•*.t jam mums chip to dloorais." The pg-53.4e iu the preceding•scene,ending with the following hues, was also well delivered : " Niue ego ilk dials ito Rihi inrenssro dabo VI us rest7uguas, totrumis si exstillaseris." Coo was played by Mr. Mure with great viva city, accuracy, and rase; he SHY much and justly applauded. His exultation, in the last act, when he rushes in, exclaiming " 0 Fortune, fore furtnna." 4.c. was spirited, but not extravagant. His wii.le performance was excellent. Mr. Vernon, in Antipho, was a good representa tive of the gentleman ; his deportment was UlICII3• b aaaa ssed, unaffected, and elegant. The two Old Mew had choice representative. in Messrs. Belli and Crawley ; uot...ug could be given better than Dentipho's, 11 -- tlbt Rome eustus salve • column verb ruuttie, Ciii eutairsendavi Alium, lilac abiens 'newt)," , by Mr. Belli. Chromes' terror and submission, at the appear ance of Nausistrata, would not have disgraced a first-rate Comedia n. Mr. Salter was very gentlemanly in Pherdria; and the little Mr. Cremer had to do in Dario, he did well. The proverbialism of Hegio was . given with great humour, by Mr. Palmer ; he excited considerable laughter, by his d.' I delivery of the following ; " Qua bomiors tot sententir seas eakpie rigs " Mr. Longly, as Ceatinur, delivered his opinion with all suitable professional formality ; and the pompous amplitude of Crito's manner, was capi tally preserved by Mr. Torre, in giving his judg ment-- a Egg mph.* deliberaudoni mosso. w Res magas est." With respect to the female part of the Dramatis Persona., Mr. Straogeways made a very inter esting old woman; and the Nersaistrata of Mr. Ben- Net excited iretsietible laughter; it was really an astonishing performance. This young gentle- Mail twirled her fan, minced her step., and played off her airs, threw round her fi7ure au elegant ne gligence in the folds of her petticoats, with an case and familiarity, as if the Young Hercules had been a very long time handling the distaff olOraphate. The archness with which he exclaimed— ' Qui mill, abi ad atolls 'entices est, tom Aunt aeon," eiicited a sudden burst of applause; he, or rather she, was equally happy in the manlier in which she snaps at Chremes, when he says, Hon, quid Nis? she replier, " Adesse indignam tibi vldstur, Bono adulesceas sumo as liabet amiesas, to 'mugs dues r' The poioteit emphasis with which the wards adolescent, and is seam, and duns amicanot, and tazores, were respectively contrasted, gave such force to this reproach. that we do not think this passage coidd have been given better. We did not detect one false quantity through the entire perform ance, nor can we point out a single scene defi cient in spirit and effect. The barracks at Clieliasford and Ipswich are pre paring to receive the troops from Walchereu. Report states, that several of the Spanish Junta had been a d by the populace, on a charge of treason to the State, and were to be tried immedi ately. Their adherents, it is said. tiara also been arrested, and the reigns of government committed to a Regency, consisting of the Ca►dinal Bonn sow, the Duke de I'IMMTADO, ROMANt, and two others. __— Monday night, the ship Leander, Mr. Jos* MAY, master, from Cadiz, bound to London, with a cargo of wool and salt, was attempted to be hoarded by a French lugger privvteer, off the South Foreland, but the crew of the Leander, consisting of 17 men, most heroically beat her off thrice suc cessively. with their hoarding pikes. •In the con flict, we regret to state, that one man was killed, and another ao badly worinded, that he died of his wounds. The master, mate, and two others, were also badly wounded. The third time the lugger was repulsed, as she dropped a -stern, the crew of the Leander fired their stern-chase gun into her, loaded with. round, grape. and minister, which, from the groans and confusion, must have made dreadful harock on board the lugger, which quick ly made off. After the lugger had disappeared, a Revenue cutter hailed the Leander, and informed the crew that they had seen the tugger. The Calypso sloop of war, and the Acute gun brig, which arrived on Tuesday at Yarmouth, left Flushing, en Sunday, at which time all the neces sary movements for abandoning iValcherei ware in Lill activity. Thirty sailors had been landed from each of the ships of war, and were busily em ployed in destroying the works. So rapid were the movemesits, that the island was expected 'to be finally abandor,ed yesterday. Sunday evening, as Mr. SUATE, of Clipstone street, was returning from a visit to • friend, at Beaconsfield, accompanied Mrs. SHAM cud two children. in a double seated one-horse chaise, the horse broke from his harness, and the chaise was upset. Mrs. S. and one of the children who was riding with her in the tvick seat, were removed to a neighbouring house, to a senseless stet.., and both are dangerously hurt. The other two pewits jumped oat, in doing which the ether child broke his leg at the angle, but Mr. S. escaped unhurt. Monday reenin*, aboot * quseter past live o'clock, a horse and cart, with g0.),14, the prop( rty of W. Gattirrot. Baru lon, Smith&ld, %Its stole:: from the door Of hl earn. STRICILI AND ■nd W AT- Mlle, w Bond-strret, *bile the porter was deli vering a parcel. LAW INTELLICBNCA • IPOURT OF ILISiOss HEWN, Me. O. Sittings at Nisi Pr rs, before Lard Eumesoltotteat o and a Special Jury. WETS v. PARRY JONES PARRY, Esq. end OW/L. LIM LLOYD WARDLL, Esq. Mr. PAlta limed. this was an action brought by .the Plaintdr, an auctioneer, against the Defend ants, the devisees of a Colonel Parry, to recover certain auction duties. It appeared, that, in '704 the Defendants employed the Plaintiff to sell part of their Anglesca estates ; they were arcordingly put up, and bought in by the Llefendaists. 'I he Plaintiff wai a young man, and was not certain whether a ule, under such circumstance*, was liable to the ci•Aies. A Mr. Ellis, the agent of the Defendants, a•sured him such t sale was not liable, and gave him au undertaking. as the Defendants' agent, to bear him harmless ; he had been silica prosecuted fur the penalty in the Court of Ex chequer. Lord Et.t.ensottoestit observed, that no under taking to bear harmless against an nalawful nes, could be lawful, and, of course, could not .tand. Mr. PAAIL said, that it had struck him in the gems light: hut it was Ins duty to state the facts . as they ii.ere. Mr. GAaauw, is the absence of the Attorney. General, who was prevented from attending. he being indisposed, stated, there was another objecs hon. that the Defendants had never authorised Mr. Ellis to give the undertaking. The Pisiatif was accordingly non-suited. smi=ucsisinsearn OLD LAILET. The Sessions of Oyer and Termitic,. end general Gaol Delivery, coinnienced yesterday, at the Old Bailey, before the Luau MAT On, Baron T110111f• SON, Mr. Justice Gaon. and the Itrcoanse. Air/lard Wicks was capitally indicted, under Lord Ellenborough's let, for wilfrtily 110 Inalici ou.ly distills Ning a gun, loat;ed with powder and shot, at Bet.; Johnsen, with intent to murder him. The Prosecutor is a game-keeper, in the ser. vice of Mrs r.ussell Hnv.e, of Hamworth House, Middlesex being at his usual occupation of watching the game, his master's property, on Sun day, November is, he sas a person rising from bushes near a gate, whom he afterwards discovered to be the Prisoner ; being suspicions that he was there for the purpose of poaching, he cried out to him, as he endeavoured to escape, that if he did not immediately stop, he would shoot him ; the Prisoner continued to ran, upon which the Prosecutor set his dog at him ; the Prisoner then turned round suddenly, and discharged his gun at the Prosecutor; the Prosecutor was Sot, wounded, but heard a noise of the shot rustling against the hashes near him; the Prosecutor then fired at the Prisoner; Prosecutor's dog seized the Prisoner by the smock frock. and, while the Prisoner was resisting the attacks of the ani mal, he was vetted by the Prosecutor ; the Prisoner made every effort to strike the Prosecutor, but was prevented by the assistance of another servant of Mr. Howe ; he was secured, and confined in the 'Dose of Mr. Howe; end, on Thursday asorss inig. was brought before a Magistrate. It was stated its evidence, that the Prisoner had said, amongst a • number of workingmen, that if he saw the Pirate. cutor from behind a hedge, he would blow his brains out. He said this, when under the influencs of drink. The Prisoner said, in his defence, that he bed no intention of tiring at the Prosecutor, but, upon tuning suddenly about, his gun went off aeciden tally. Baron GRAHAM summed up the evidence. The Jnry gave a verdict of Sat Guilty. Grey and Henry C'orwefists were con verted of larceny, in steeling two quarts of rum. from on board the Duke of Mamma West. Indiaman, in the Thames, on the 19th of Novem ber, the property of Christopher Nockella. John Thur.:ton. Susannah Thurston, and Jere mink Murata*, their son. were capitally indictee' for burglariously breaking and entering the dwell• ing-house of Mr. Ledgivick, or Flighbary Barn. Islington, and stealing therefrom a great cent and several other articles or wearing apparel, Lis pro petty. and two gowns, the property of Elisabeth Ives. John Thurston acknowledged that he was guilty of the crime; but said that his wife and son were entirely innocent. He was then removed from the dock, and the other two Prisoners put on their trial. The circumstances of the robbery were these : On the night of the 6th of February, one of the back-windows was broken open, and the ser vant, Elisabeth Ives, upon examining the room, missed her two gowns ‘ her master's coat. and the • other articles specified in the indictment. The thieves remained undiscovered until, a few weeks since, when information was received by the fa. roily that the Prisoners were the offenders. were apprehended, and, upon searching their d i- te e l liag, the property was found is their possession. The evidence not being sufficient to convict the Prisoners at the bar of the robbery, the Jury found a verdict —Not Guilty. .1 S SIM DE DEA TH. On Tuesday, Captain Hicks, of the Navy, a na tire of Norfolk, dined at the house of Mr. Vigers, in Southampton -street. He appeared in perfect health and spirits. He left Mr. Vigers's in a hack ney conch, accompanied by a Mr. Owen, who se. parried from him at the end cf Norfolk-street. He eppeared then to be in perfect health. The coach man drove him to Catherine-street, in the City ; on opening the door of the carriage, he found that Captain Hicks did not move; thinking be was asleep, he attempted to awake him, bait without effect : a candle Mat then hr..aght from the house, and: on inspection, it was found that he was dead. •—Captain Hicks had, the dry brfo.e, been ap. poion d tea ship. Mr. Joule MACDONALD, surgeon, late of No. 311, Upper Vary-la•boune-►treet, Portlatd-pikre, re.iiiiinslied his hnno , ::ad disposed of the adi.•• • siturn to Ssisurt. 111 LL, sargttou. Uric, any rouneLttru whatever with that or any t.; Ll" Ct./LIMO. o i -..••I