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7RE LATE DUK GLOUCESTER. 19 a accounts a hick have appeared, of the Du c':ess and Princeei Soma MA fILOA of GLoeC IS. lce, b a r ing left Gloucester House, for the Hu . csecs t e Ci lia. at Hromptoo, are erroneous. Neither crthem have left their rooms, since the Duke's death. One of the Di.ke's l'ages has attendfd constantly in the Morn where the corpse of His Royal High ness has Li.l since his death. Likewise two attend ants in an adjoining room. On Fliesday night, between eleven and twelve o ' c l oc k, when the un.fert .keys wet e about to put the b o dy of the Duke of G Lot's:Es-est. into the coffin, and to so ld e r it lip, they sent, as is customary. to know wary of the family wished to see it The Duchess I so d Princess, fearing they should not be able to sup- I pnrt Pr n t hemselves in suc th h a trying moment, ro declined it. 'llse ce, for e fir st t ime, left his om, and went to see that every attention was paid to the re mains of his beloved father. His Royal Highness ap peared extremely alreled at the arduous task he had 1111de:taken, but supported himself with a deal of (ketitude. The body was laid in an oak coffin, which was pet into a lead one The mess had not finished soldering till yesterday noon. A number of a pplications were made by Gentlemen, as well as the domestics of the Duke, to see the corpse ; but p r i n ce WILL! Ara refused all applications. The nut side coffin, which is to be covered with crimson vel vet, and is to have gold ornaments, was not finished last night. Notwithstanding what has been advanced upon the sulijed, His Royal Highness the Duke Gt.Outtsvee will he interred at Windsor.—To this dal, a testamentory wish, we tinder rand, exists; which expresses a the desire of Ihs Royal Highness, to he buried in the vault built some years since for the reception of his infant daughter, the Princess CAROLINE A1.:04.3YA, in St. urge's chapel, Windsor Castle. On this point, Mr. Visicser, His Royal Highness's Secretary was sent to learn His M pleasure, who as well as the ROYAL FAMILY in general, had, taken itfor granted, that the interment would, of course, take place in the Royal Vault, under King Henry the Seventh's Chapel ; the preparations of course, in that quarter, were suspended. His Ma- Jure himself, we understand, has more than once expressed his determination to have his remains de posited in the presinas of St. George's Chapel, and Cardinal Woolsey's Chapel (tomb-house, as it is commonly called) has been fixed upon for the spot; some alterations therein have accordingly been made, by the Royal desire. At nine o'clock last night Mr. Vtweearr arrived at Mr. Pries House in Downing -street, from Wey mouth, with His MAJESTY'S answer, but Mr. PITT being at Putney Heath, he proceeded thither. We understand the answer contains His Marne v's Lunation, for suspending the preparations for the interment of the remains of His Roe.% I. HIGH Ness in Westminster Abbey, and for their ultimate re mov il fur that purpose to Windsor. Eght of the DIME', pages and principal do me cs, in black, and eight footmen in their state bevies, will follow the Du est to the grave. BRIGHTON, Aeousr 27. The account of His Royal Highness the Doke of Gtot.c srss's death, which was received here last eight. ha 4 cast a vloorn ever every place. The ball at the Castle, which was expeCted to have been one of the most brilliant of the season, had very few vi sitors; indeed, there were not even pedestrians on the walks to be seen. This morning, at eleven o'clock, two sets of post-horses were in waiting at the Pa ince's stables; and I understood their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Yoire and CAMBRIDGE were momentarily expected ham Dover. At halt past one, they both arrived in the Duke of CAI 4.• sainees carriage. and alighted at the Pavilion ; whilst the horses were changing, messengers were dispatched to order relays of horses at the several towns on the road to Weymouth. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Duke of Yosises carriage, with one gentleman in it, arrived; and, at twenty minutes past two, the Royal Dukes set off with the greatest expeditiim for Weymouth. The Pavi lion was surrounded by gentlemen anxious to know the cause of such extraordinary bustle and haste ; but I do not find that it has transpired, nor that it is known whether the Duke of Yu K will return to review the troops. immediately after the departure of His ROYAL BROTHERS, the PRINCE ss•ent to Ibis stables. It was generally supposed, that His Rov Al. HIGHNESS was going to follow His ROYAL 1120- 111 ots immediately. It is reported, he will positively go to Weymouth to-morrow or Thursday. Earl rsitet. xv, and several gentlemen, fired with barrelled guns, at a target, placed on the sands, a hundred yards distance. The Duchess of aritaciautms, accompanied by Lady F. SPENZER, went in her Grace's coach and s x, this forenoon, to visit the Earl and Countess of CHICHCSTra, at Stan. more I and, on her Grace's return, the visited the Countess of CAIHAMPTON, who is much better. _or Tuesday sennight an elegant Silver Cup, pre sented hy Capt. Sy, nava v, was shot for by the Nor wich RAemi n. It was won by Mr. Lute PA RK E, of the second company. Mr. WILLI A M FORD, Law-Writer, aged about 40, being a few nights since invited to situ with a friene, a few minutes before supper reclined his head on his hands on the table, as if inclined to deep ; his friends would not disturb him, and he re mained in that situation a short time, when supper being almost finished, they attempted to move him, but, shocking to relate, he was a corpse! The agi- tation of his wife and friends, who were present, can be more easily conceived than described. On Friday a young _man of respeetable appear ance was taken up at Hull, on a charge of uttering forged fiv e -p oun d notes , purFort i ng to b e those of Ram, Sw a n t i, and Co. of York. It appeals that he only arrived there that night, and had since paid seven of them to different tradesmen for trifling ar ticles, and received the change. Four hundred and ninety-one were found upon him, which, with two destroyed, and seven paid, made the whole number he had got struck off. Theyore very badly executed, and easily discoverable The offender says his num? i'• CRAP Buyi.aa, late All F.lvign in tie 50th 1:•so- ; and of a very tespenable family in Ireland. lie i, taf.y caiamital ttse trial. _ • SOUTHEND, AuousT 27. There has been no great accession of comp soy here for the last few days, occasioned, in all proba bility by the uncertainty, of the weather, which often operates as a repellant against the water patties Tough the coast of Essex is generally considered as one of the hicibt favour able to a descent from the enemy, were it net for the occasional exercise of the Sea Fencibles, and the reports brought clown here by the Lonshrt Paper;, the danger of invasion would he hut little noticed in this quarter. The 16d:tight Hour and Dao 7seen were perform ed at Cie Theatre her.t last night, at the desire 4'.f MTS. CUAiLES MILWA RD, one of OUT female visi tors, and loudly applauded by a very respeahle audience. Mrs. 13 tl T LLINOTON, Mrs. Fles•xe, Mrs. Ve A LS, &c. were amongst the fair ones in the boxes. Mrs. EGERTON, who some time since doliver , d an entertainment of songs, recitations, &c. at this place, had an exhibition of a similar kind on Thurs day evening last, at Rnehford, about four milts from Southend, which was attended by a very lin. merons assemblage, and patronised by the Gentle men of the volunteer cavalry and infantry. Several houses, amounting to nearly a fourth nart of the town, are to be sold here by public auCtion, on Thursday next. Amongst them are some of the elegant houses on the Terrace. A great quantity of bricks are making at East Church, about a mile and a half hence, for the sup ply of the works now carrying on at Dover, the contraCtors at Grays not being able to furnish suf ficient to keep pace with the rapidity of the work men. DOVER, Au.. 27. Eleven o'clock, 4. is. The Furiesse gun-brig, and another brig of the same description. from a cruise to the Westward, have just put into these Roads with an Ameriian ship, which they detained, on suspicion of her hav ing enemy's property on board. An American ship, the Dispatch, of Philadelphia, which has been lying in this harbour these three weeks past, has weighed her anchor to proceed on her voyage. This ship put in here in distress, hav ing injured her rudder in striking on the Sands off Ostend : she had cleared out from Amsterdam, bound for the river of Canton, as the property of American merchants at Philadelphia. While she was in the of of getting under weigh. an immense crowd covered the quays. The boatswain, who was a Swede, and the Captain, had had some dis pute about the former's leaving the ship, which the latter refused ; and, upon the boatswain pe ing in his purpose. the Captain put him in confinement until the hour of sailing. The Lieutenant of the Fociesse, at shat moment, came alongside in his hoar, and the boatswain entered }loosen into His Majesty's service. The Lieutenant went on board the Dopech, and, after some altercation, brought him off ; the Captain, however, detained his chest, on the grounds of his being in debt for two months wages, and other sums which had been advanced to him pre vious to their voyage from Amsterdam. This ves sel was laden with bale goods to a considerable amount, and had a vast quantity of dollars on board, which gave rise to the suspicion of her being Dutch property. Two American sailors be longing to a vessel which lay along side of her in the hal hour, °feted to swear that they sailed in her on her last voyage horns from Canton, and asserted most positively, that, to their knowledge, she was sold by her original owners, who were Quaker mer chants at Philadelphia, to Dutch merchants at Amsterdam. It is also supposed, that the boatswain gave a hint to the Lieutenant of the nu-louse. The general conclusion is, that she must be enemy's pro perty. Twelve o'clock, moos. The Dimstch has just cleared the harbour. and stands on her larboard tack in order to haul her wind. The boat with the Lieutenant of the Puri oaf: is lying to in the roads, and the latter vessel with the other gun-brig, and the American which they detained, are proceeding to the Downs. Half-tare Twelve. The Lieutenant of the Ferieute has again boarded the flispetch,and having appeared to have examined her papers, he has taken to his boat, and is supposed to have suffered her to proceed on her voyage, the is now standing on her course. Tie o'clock, p. m. The Fly cutter, Capt. Partridge, who left this harbour a few moments before the Ditpatcb, has hailed the latter, who lay to for him ; and the Cap tain of the 11 . 1, has sent his boat no board. A gun brig which hove in sight frum the westward about an hour ago, is also come up with her, the three ves sels lay to for a short time, and, upon the return of the cutter's boat. they all tacked, and stood in for the Downs. So that it has been ascertained that there are good grounds for detaining this American as well as the other. This is the third American ship which has been detained tinder similar circumstances, in these roads, witliiii these last ten days. We understand that a very extensive trade has been carrying on by the Dutch, in this way, for a great length of time. It is universally supposed here, that the ultimate destination of the Dispatch was the Cape of Good dope, and not the river of Canton, and that the quantity of dollars on board. was for the payment of the Dutch troops, stationed in that settlement. I'he weather has been so hazy these two days, we have not been able to get a glimpse of the French coast; all, however, appears quiet in that quarter; three gun-brigs, a bomb ship, and several coasters, have passed this place this tide. Thursday, Giles Bevford. Sirphen Fagg, and John Grafton. pursuant to their sentences at the Assizes of Maidstone, were conduced from the County Gaol, to the new place of execution on Pennenden Heath, where they were earnestly ex horted by the chaplain, to make the best and most proper use of the short time they had to live, in imploring the mercy and forgiveness of their Maker. They listened attentively to his pious exhortation, and atter spending some time in prayer, their caps bring draw•, over their faces, they were launched into eternity, The night before their execution, they had formed a plan to break out of the prison, and were Aetna) , employed 'Pe greater part of the tight in the attempt. IPSWICH, Avo. 2i. the two brigades of Infantry stationed here, as sembled yesterday morning at It quarter past ten o'clock, on Rushmere Heath, in cnlumn+ of com panies, sight in front, Ir im which position they marched, and formed a line on the Woodbridge side, with the right towards the road, and the left ex tending a considerable way on the common; the I - brigade of guns, commanded by Capt Fryer.. of the Royal Artillety, was stationed at about sixty yards distance in front, and the whole was under the im mediate command of Lieutenant• General Lord Charles Fitzroy, assisted by Major-General Robin son. The line, consisting of nearly 5000 men, when thus formed on an eminence, had a very grand and interesting appearance. About half-past ten, the reviewing General, Sir James Pulteney, ar rived on the ground, attended by Major-General Sherbrooke, and a numerous suite of staff officers, together with a large portion of the officers be longing to the garrison of Colchester. The Ge neral's. appearance was announced by a discharge from the brigade of artillery, and, on his ap proaching the centre, the whole line presented arms, music playing, and Officers saluting. On taking 1,.. close order, two rounds %ere fired half companies, from centre to flanks, after which t line was throsbn back into open columns of comp ' s, left in front , and, on the march, formed to separa lines, the one advancing in front, and the other in reserve ; a line of columns was next formed, from which the several battalions deployed into line on the grenadiers of the Shropshire regiment ; and immediately after wards, the Shropshire, commanded by Lord Brad ford, the Hertford, Lord Salisbury, and the West Suffolk, by Lord Euston, passed files to the front in quick time trom the right of companies, and lined the opposite hedge in extended files, and kept up an independent fire in a most capital stile, without a moment's intermission, for upwards of a quarter of an hour, when they retired, and were succeeded by the East Middlesex, Col. Wood, and the Berkshire, Col. Ravenshaw, keeping up a sharp fire by half com panies from centre to flanks. After a variety of evolutions, the line was again formed, when it ad vanced in open order, and concluded by a general salute; alter which the several regiments marched past the General in ordinary time to the bar racks. The weather was remarkably fine, and the ground crowded with carriages and spectators of every de scription. Sir James Pulteney expressed himself highly pleased with the appearance and steadiness of the men, as well as the celerity and precision with which all the movements were carried into execution. It is the opinion of some high military charaaers in this distria, that an expedition to the Continent will speedily take place. IPSWICH LAMB FAIR. At Ipswich Lamb Fair, which began on Thurs day last, there was a greater shew of lambs than there has been for taro or three years past ; the corn. pitted numbers were from 90 to 100,000. It was throe o'cl'ck in the afternon before the fair was set, and very little business indeed was done during the remainder of the day. On Friday the fair corn. menced at a much earlier hour, and the sale of polled latpbs was effolted with an unprecedented briskness. Those of the whole and half-bred Sotyhdown stock were evidently much the most eagerly eought after, astd so great was the rage for stock of this description, that, until the greater part of the polled lambs were sold, very few Nor folk lambs could be.disposed of at any proportionate price. Towards the evening, however, many par cels of these lambs were sold, and on the Sa turday morning the fair recommenced much more briskly, but declined afterwards, though very few remained undisposed of in the evening of that day ; but it must be admitted, that those which were sold, did not reach so much by S. in the pound as they did last year, although generally speaking, they were in much better condition. Of the Southdown breed, Sir Charles Davers's and Mr. Howard's reached, for the wether lambs, 241. per score ; Adm. Wilson's, of Redgrave, and Mr. %Vahan's, of Timworth, obtained 291. 10s. ; Mr. Moseley's, of Toffs, were sold at 19s. each ; and the half-bred stock obtained from 161. per score to 231. 10s. at which latter price Mt. Pawsey's, of Litigate, were sold ; Mr. Derisley's, of Crofton, obtained 20s. each ; Mr. Welton's, of Playfnrd, 191. 6d. ; Mr. Cotton's. of 4esgrave, les. 61. ; and Mr. Fowell's, of Elden, lee. 6d. Of the half-bred Leicesters, the Earl of Bristol's wether lambs were sold as high as £€.s. each ; and the ewes, though not seleaed, at 22.. Gd. Mr. Arthur Brookes wether lambs (though the best conditioned of any in the fair), were sold for 255. each ; Mr. Brown. of Barton, obtained 235. 61 for his wether lambs, and one guinea for his ewe lambs ; Mr. Roper's, of Lackfard ; Mr. Simpson's, of Flempton ; and some few others, were sold as high as 221. per score ; Mr. Stutter's, of Eldo, were sold, ewe and wr:ther, as Cll. 101. per score. The prices of the best. Norfolk lambs were, gene rally speaking, not so high, although Mr. I. Brooke's, of 1 lorringer, quite fat. sold for ps:r score, and Mr. Becton's, of Fl...rdwick, altogether, at 251. 10, Mr. Archer, of Bar tun Mills, whose half-hred South down lambs, ewe, and wether, were soli at one guinea each, obtained 19s. Gd. for his Norfolk wether lambs, :aid his ewe-lambs were sold at 16s. The Duke of (;rafton's ; Mr. Worledge's, of Ing ham ; Mr. Pa pie's, of Tuddenhan ; and some few other wether lambs, were sold as high as about 1131. per score ; Twiss's, of Brettenham, 161. 15s. ; and Mr. G Riles, of Icklingharn, 151. ; but by far the greater part of the heath lambs of this descrip tion were, sold according to their qualities, u from 121 to ';5l. or 161. per score. Sorr xi few of the growers not being willing to comply with the reduition of the prices of their as, were under the necessity of having them dri' en back again. One of the most singular bargains at Ipswich Fair "'us that of a Medical Gentleman selling a favourite matey to a Norfolk Farmer for 50 of the but sheep his pen, on condition that he gave him 181. per s t ore for the remainder, which. however , the for :ter was unable afterwards to sell, and as they have hitherto thrived without physic. it is not expedite' that they will much improve by their futlue km", 4 peTiQUS to the nett Lstoaho Fair. EAST IKfle VOLUNTEERS Monday morning. the ted regirn.n. of Re- ' D • India Volunteers, crt.rnanded by : 1 .1..j0r t - son, nn permanent doty at klaisistonie, assero:V• .1 nn the parade, in the B wrack Yard, at seven o'clock $ with six field-pieces. in order to be reviewed by- Brigadier-General Hay. They marched from the. &pia at eight o'clock, arrived at Cosheath. and the line was formed by nine, when the General arrived, and the operations of the day commenced. . with tour of their field-pieces on the right and two on the left, supporting the reg iment in its different mancruvring situations, which ' were very extensive. I he Brigadier-General expressed his highest appro bation of the military condo& displayed on the oc casion. There were present, their Colonel Sir HUGH It4 , :t.tS, their Lieutenant Colonel Sir WIL LIAM BESS LE Y, and several other officers, and many neighbouring gentry. It is hut justice to say, this fine regiment does the greatest credit to the Volun teer Establishment ; the conduct and appearance of both officers and men being perfeetly sollierlike, and their discipline is highly spoken ot. Yesterday morn ing, on conclusion of permanent duty, the regiment left that town un its return, to make room for anottnt battalion of the same brigade, expected there on this day. Sir HUGH InoLis, Colonel of the Second Regi ment of Royal East India Volunteers, has contra. dieted the report of a sicknen in that Regiment. at Maidstone, and of the bread and meat in that town being bad and unwholesome. The following is an extraa from the Advertisement published by Sir H. Imo Lis upon the occasion : It become' an act of justice to the parties supplying Those articles, to state, that no such Compiaiat her came to my knowedge; and that from lily 011Oolmenatio . n Olt the quality of the previsions, I em convinced there is no foubdatiou for it. The Breed served oit Ulifitf His Majesty's Regulacons, is brown. If Volunteers choose white bread, they may have it en paying the difference of price, which I understand all of the Second Regiment have dots. It it further stated in the same Parteraph, " that leveed " of the men ate severely indisposed fr ,in the of the " heavy rain thee encountered on their UVOII this 1 here to remark. that .t 3,11•11t1 by the Return of Cie day, Lam to me by Mr. Butts , o, the Surgeon to the Brigade, that 14 men out of Gild, the strength of the Corps, are on Inc sick lilt, those only slightly line writing the above I ham pirticatarly exarr.:ned the Mew Serjeant-, who all declare the Meat and Bread are everl lent of their kind. fl J. - - The Theatre Royal, Dublin, is undergoing ccn siderable alteration preparatory to next season. A great number of persons have been employed by order of the Patentee undee the direniun of Mr. fits' moue, Master Carpenter of the house, by whose exertions, and the aaive assistance of his workmen. the alteration will be entirely completed early in November. The lattices are to be encreaud, ors a plan similar to that adopted at Covent garden. They will he raised over the back boxes, where the. middle gallery stands at present as high as third tier of the existing lattices, and at the rere it is intended to build a very hie:some Corridor, to connet with chambers which are to be appropriated for the sale of refreshments. 11e middle gallery will be raised to line parallel with the third tier of lattices, and the one shilling gallery will, in consequence. be raised several feet above its present situation. •I'he seats in the pit are to be re moved and mahogany ones substituted for them. The theatre is already nearly unroofed; a great part of the outer walls are taken down, and the boxes are stripping of their ornaments preparatory to an entire change in their appearance. Another cieling will be painted by Mr. Wacosie, and it is expetacil the effect of the house on its opening will he gi aoti beyond description. The Manchester Agricultural Society ham #d judged two premiums of rive guineas each to ser vants, one for having lived thirty-six and another thirty-five years in his place ; and seven guineas to a labourer, for having brought up ten children with out parochial relief. The superiority of this nation, in point of wealth. over all others, may be attributed to the bold specu lations of those whose perseverance in' the road to Fortune seldom fails to crown them with ilie glo, rious gifts of that goddess. Her votaries are now presented with more ample means of reaping a Golden Harvest from the rich Lottery to be drawn next month, than has been offered to the Public for many years past. Mr. Lewoos, Layer out of Grounds, Author of Observations on Plantations, Landscape Gardening and Embanking, ,and of a Treatise on Hot-houses. is at present on a tour through England ; he will be glad to call upon such G'•ntlemea as are making, or intend to make improvements on their grounds or gardens. Mr. L. may be heard of by writing to him at the Post-office, Liverpool or York, or No. 4. Chapel-street, Ceshordoaw, London. Imr moo Of AMC A.—By letters received, we learn, that the celebrated Traveller, Mumma PA at r. with his companions, Messrs. Am ncasom and &cos r. who sailed from Portsmouth, in the Crescent trans• port, about six mouths ago. h. Islands of St. Jar and Goree. the River Gambia. on the ' they were to proceed, in a! of Africa, to elien the bush dispatched, and which. • important and exten►ive that time so excessive, that constantly at 100 degrees e and for two or three hours from 89 to 92 degrees. " to hear, that, notwithstanding the whole party had enjoyed The quantity of Wheat on the Millar. to purchase •ery are at a declension in price. :Dialog, about the finish of day, Lich rather more than we but it not quoted dearer. Malt, sale, and rather NA in price. uriency, and other wins give last puce, and 'Wino, lower. CURRENT PRICE Wheat 414 64. 764.1 844 OA Rye 47, 514. 04. 3t..444.a,~, Malt. 764 614.04 . White P. Os. Sje Od Geer Pen 644. Od. b~,~ ~'d', _ . fr o , r hav a i rr ng iv tou n c t h ic ed ay a a t s the 14 .:. he 14th at April, wirence l- a few Jays, into the interior . wines% on which they were i we believe, to be of 4 very nature. The heat was at ',hat the therm, nieter was 1 and upwards in the shade, rs after sunset, continued at We are happy, however, sanding thjs e‘cese of beat, enjoyed perfea health. .7.5-ietr=rrame Waesaso•r, Atmote 28. _ 55e5......- n hand boing so vary large, causes . s7a-mily at present; these male • I The fee samples of prime cga foe , ' the Market on Monday sod , to. ' i we quote. Barley in short supply, t daft, Peas, and Beans, are dol of co. Oats of good quality, at out live way. Float werceli reaches PRICE OF GRAIN. is. loam .446‘ Cl'. o'. 4. (salt lisiiiri.....4o. 45...4. wt, Oat* 4•41 22. 51.. Id. Polaiv!s. Id Rape 5•44.......34 44 0 , .. M Fine Flow .... 70 .744. o'. M. Steen& 60..7itt. CS. ... .