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MISS ANGERSTEIN'S PUBLIC MAKFAST. The following account of Miss Aisne's/Roes elegant breakfast on Saturday was sent to as by a Correspondent. " Bei,'g invited to Miss Amotarrein's breakfast at Woodlands, her father's beautiful seat on Black. heath, I was among the first of the company that arrived, as I was anxious for an opportunity to en joy, :a leisure, the rural scenery of the place, to me always the most grateful part of such entertain meets. It so much surpassed my most sanguine ex patation. that I hope even a description, such sal 1 am capable of writing, may not prove uninterest ing to your readers. Woodlands is situate upon the left of Charlton Hill, aid commands a most enchanting and pitturesque view of the Thames from Limehouse to Long Reach, a great part of Essex, Rumford, Burntwood, &c. to an extent of between forty and fifty miles. The vicinity of London does not afford so rural and diversified a scene. It com bines every thing to gratify the most polished taste an d poetic fancy. The house is a white modern spare building, in the construEtion of which, orna ment is judiciously consulted, without sacrificing utility. On your approach, you pass through two gates, the second of which opens into a serpentine walk, bordered with the most beautiful trees, throbs, and flowers, which condisets you to the front of the house, the aspen of which is N. E., and the site most interesting and commanding. From this point, diverge venous seep-mine walks, bor dered with roses. myttles, And all the other trifles of the most fragrant and beautiful shrubs and lowers, the perfume of which filled the air with their delicious odours. (inc of these leads to the Conservatory. This, I am told, is one of the finest in England. It is about 300 feet long, by 50 feet wide. I never saw so great a variety of exotics. Most of them were perfenly new to me. They consisted of shrubs and lowan deemed the most curious and beautiful produaions of the Cape of Good Hope, Botany Bay, India, Egypt, Tunis, and Algiers, all in full bloom, and in all the luxe rinser they could boast in their native beds. In. deed, the race of curious shrubs and flowers, in every climate of the torrid tone, has here a repre sentative. Continuing your promenade to the left, you proceed along beautiful meandering paths, the edges of which are embroidered with shrubs and Bowers, some growing in pots, others in beds, con trasted and dos ersified with exquisite taste and judgment. Turning to the right, I next directed my steps towards the kitchen Garden, of which I bad heard a great deal. The first obit& that soli cited the attention on my way, was a hot-house, she flowery produce of which, disposed in pots, adorned the paths by which I approached it. On entering it, I was 'truck with the profusion of grapes, in all the tints, from the most delicate green, to the richest purple, hanging in luxuriant clusters, and with the broad and beauteous foliage and spreading branches of the parent vine, f aming a solid and continued ceiling. From this charming spotzeel walk, of about a quarter of a mile in l engtlt, sandals you to the bottom of a hill, and affords in its progress a most interesting view of the front of the house, the lawn, the Thames, wad she Adjoining villages. Hare you enter the /itches Garden, a_ space of font acres, divided into compertasents, Med with every species of es. -eldest vegetables, and abounding with strawberries, cherry trees #e. Of the cherries, the bleeding hearts were ;be largest I aver saw. At the bottom of the garden is a pile of glass. consisting of ten ranges of bot.bouses, filled with grapes, pines, me lees. peaches, neaarines. apricots, theses hot houses are heated by stoves of a curious and pecu- Ear coostrudion, for which Mr. ANGLRSTEIN has obtained a patent, and are not used in any other hot-house in the kingdom. The her is reritlati•ci by thermometers, of which each house is supplied with one. Besides the garden, this valley contains a still more interesting scene, consisting of a beauti ful dairy in chaste rursi rimplicity, with the pans of milk arranged upon the vavious sheires ; a eininus grotto, and a farm-lard, in the centre of which is aid d'eass. cooling and rcfreshirtt the air with its streams, and presenting a beatit , ful pislure As they played in the sun beams. Ll,asn my return to the liruse, I passed through a large orchard well stored with fruit trees. From thence f visited the Anseri• can Flan:a:ion, so cadet from its contents, which consist entirely of the most curious American shrubs and flowers, crilesleil, with infinite care, and great expense, from every part of that imam. -e continent. Tiais wa, to :use the most interesting scene of all this diversifie4 p;Cture. It was a rew kingdom of botany, to which I was a perfell stranger. I had almost forgotten to mention one ar ticle with which I was much pleased. It is a large hewn, situated between rue of the houses and the stables, into which all the rain that falls upon the roofs of al the surrounding buildings I. cinveyed by pipes, and forms a reservoir, from which all the hot-houses are supplied with water. "this, I was told, was the device of. Mr. STEWART, the principal gardener, whose taste, care, and skill, displayed in every part of this most delightful scene, are intitled to the highest praise. It was near three o'clock, and oar nix return, I approached the house, when I was &rack with the novel appearance of the walks waich I had so lately traversed. 'they presented ail entirely new scene, bespangled in every direetion with gropes of the splendid company, the greater part of whom had arrived. The sweet melodies which pervaded the most distant part of the scene. now broke in louder sounds upon the ear. As I reached the door, the Duke of York's Band, in full o:iforro, were playing s' G.:./ Save the ever , hate of which was echoed and reverberated through the surrounding hills and dales in deeper and still more mellow harmony. The band played many fine martial pieces ; the grandeur of which was finely relieved and contrasted by the simple and natu ral melodies of the Milanese Minstrels. Exhausted with the exercise and heat of the Jar. wi:h a mind hike with all the beauties wh': I Wad wttr.e s J, I sat dow n and indulged the coreem,.Litive tarn of me th oughts. Many stew, of tile pump and •I;l:ties set the world presented themselves; and I mild not avoid exclaiming," What more of lutury,s far as it can contribute to rational happiness, can we.lth I.?* Power p-ocure ? A Bor.i AAAAA Z. StA : llld with Frit:es, m a y b oa ,, ins palace of St. Chaid and his bat here is a scene not le.. lieautifal nr Fterening, uostained by crime, and the pra,-eras of a Tinton Merchant I a charsiler as far s trpass ing that of Roe spaars, as virtue is removed from every vice." Here I remained until half past four, when the company, being all met, were summoned to partake of the luxurious refreshment of the hos pitable mansion. The dining-room wits laid but for the reception of His Royal Highness the Prince of Watts and his immediate p.trty. In the centre was an oval table fur thirty. The dishes were all hot, and the desert was the finest that nature, assisted by art, could produce. The only cloud that flitted across the uniform sunshine of the day, was an apology for the absence of His Royal Highness.—ln this room, however, his .immediate party sat down to breakfast They consisted of The Machete of D-vnnthire, the Fir' and Counter of Bes. borough the Earl and Cnuntat4 of tnirris ' the Count ed% of &miler% Lady ThecAlaia Vy ter, rwn Licht?, Ash burithatn, tad et ftn b Lind Gsr;cl -r, Met Angersteie, Mr. Angeeitelh, Mr. sad Mrs J. Ange.tt ne, &e. "'lle other apartments of the house were laid out for the accommodation of about 300 guests. Among these were Miss Airosnsr Eisr's breAkfast.room, which contained three tables, with cevers for 40, and Mr. ANDERS rum% b eAkfast-room, with three tables for 30. The four front-rooms upon the first-floor had each tables for 40, and the billiard room had three tables for 40, so that each room contained nearly the same number of persons At About half. past six, the cornoany began to disperse, and had not all left this elegant and hospitable mansion at half-past eight. We notic Awing them— Irori—llkneater, Dartmouth, La udrnlal C orysfort, Pem broke. Northask, Seathoruur, a.to Mmuttnorris. V.countt Calthorpt, Carderz‘g 1, Ouagannon, and Alarm-tn.. &Arnim! Lord geed. Lorio-.Guyelar, Yarborough, L. Gower, Northoiake, and 04-41.00.. Baron NoAwn. ST-4 Moan% C Talbot, J. livingtan. W. Wynne, and G. Paul. Colonel Upton. Captain.—. Hood and Utno. • The Hon. and Rev. .)4. Leg!. Mere...—Hooe. Howard, Scitt, Haro•n•rdery, H. Hararner &ley. L./fon. C. Pi ' , cosine, Van•eto-t. Tat • e Ntinw 1, Pe , . ban, C. L7,•con. H Ade.: NI • :a Irk.. Is, - snl. L g, Warre,,, C. H.. we. P• 1 I). ) i r . r. irer. •, B Cri.l .rd, Ch.kl. • I It .v.mo, "an, ek. rw j Poorer% C.et.lolf. Laurence, Paul, Rome Lary, "ideuent • burg, and Dprqn D senas. ^l-nenshire. Conive.es.... V reneew, PrettON', H N Jrtliwicke. Whetter, Cur•*a.t. sroug a•s M • •1 , ..1 . 15• Irbecounte•ses-.Celener re, nal •I _ Lad ,t.....sc h ive4 4 , S. Teri-val. k C. •• , 11 H. Strartgways, L L-gg, Nemec, If Comni:..i, Aollagrnhains, T. Viner, L. C wry, La , beft., C. Paatanay, A All .re It wet° 411. Madame CrNi Mietresaes—.l ma 4, Sten," Wedet .11, Boom, H unni-rs• lei, Cartel, 11 .w M1.t1.; Put, Ptlhun, J.l• Rail. 3. N are, 111.101r:ase, Pityp4, B,uverie, Adair, Piet ling, raw, 9 sae M1...4...e 0. 10 ;C. 151 , 1% •rie, Wilke ,rt, B seawen, Tue ken, 5, : rt two T 4 PeIIIMTI, Neave, Hen I. kul twr:rir. two B two Fiel•linr, Havm4n, 51.1 , ,:n 1 Arden. P • !lips, ;1 ire, Frouch, Mai3en burge. DREAIH LIGHTNING. -IA ..LOPE, SUCKS. JUNE 29. On Sunda,- last w s expel-ens:A here, one of the most trenwr. ,andis A th order and lightning ever remembered y t. , e oldest ;nimbi:ant liv ing.— It seemed to ga.:•er i.. the W. S. W. with most Astonishing raindi , y, where it hung for a consi de, able time in stlert and gloom. horror; when, on a sudden, a dreadful peal of thunder bunt over us with a most tremendous roar, which was succeeded by others still more loud and awful. In fad, the whole artillery of the skies seemed to be let loose at once; and the lightning that accompanied it at intervals was the most vivid we ever saw. The elements seemed in one continual blaze ; even N:1- ture's self seemed to recoil, and dreaded to abide the shock ! Abiut half-past eight o'clock, the .storm was (if possible) more dreadful ; and, while the affrighted villager was seeking for shelter in the humble cot, or supplicating a P.:-.cer Supreme, we were alarmed by the falling of the spire, and of our venerable and anci?nt church, which was laid in ruins with a most awful and tremend us crash. This m rgnificent and beautiful Gothic ~ trunuret, which the Arai:ea • seemed to have mustered all his skill to complete, ar.d which has stood the test of up wards of three centuries, and was 18ri feet high, was in a few minutes laid in a confused heap of ruins, and deprived this parish of numerous inha bitants of its well attended and sacred place of war s ip. Nt.ay we not say with Job, Hatt than an arm Ilk, al, er cants than thane& with a voice like his? Hawn° r lams. • Si, Chri.topher Wreti. MoNFHLY AGRicilL IURAL REPORT FOR JULY. The cloy , ri foe haw arc as cot, and nearly carried. The crop is .air )u.; trsetli ' , outer than usual, but thick on the grsand Lay a g •nerally beget' to be mown. The crcs, gone. ! :rly all the Swede!' termite have been de s ,Dyed by th • Ay ; we must wait fee rain to sew the land .ga , .i. Corn et all torts Las come on finely since last month, e \ev,t on the hut suilr, which have wanted rain, cad in those places where the wire-wor n had begun its ravages, tile land makes a poor appearanc.?. T.e wheat ,looms very finely ; and, if we have na fm ty promises an abunda.it crop on good ensile land i pee.so :a abut five weeks sodas rearing trey be begun. The Court Martial upon Colonel STZWASIT, of the 43d Light Infantry, closed their proceedings on Wednesday.—Colonel Sri WAIT did not bring for ward any of his own witnesses, but rested his de fence against the first charge, upon the evidence ai dueed to the Court, on the part of the prosecution. The second charge, at the request of the prosecutor, Captain is YL L, was permitted to be withdrawn. A new method if purifying water has heels lately invented. It consi,ts of simply contain; small piece of charcoal, bet not reduced to powder, and the water which pities through it is rapidly purified. At the School of Medicine at Paris, the experiment was made with water, in which corrupted carcases had lain for three days ; it speedily passed through the charcoal, by which it became perfeuly limpid, and had neither taste nor smell. A man who was left to watch the well of the pomp in Golden.square, on Friday evening, which had been opened on that day, baying drank freely, laid himself down on the planks which cover ed it, when he started and was precipitated a depth of twenty-five feet, into five feet water. Fortunately a rope hadbeen left suspended in the well, by which he held until his cries hrought to him assistance. fie was conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital mach bruised. PRIVATE LETTER. PARIS. JUNE 18. Bonaparte intends next week to set out for th cast ; and, as he is to return before the I trh July, the common belief here is, that, shouid win an I circumstances permit, something will be bit .e; taken before that period. The day before yesterday, extra-couriers left tlii , city in Holland, Bnul - igne, and Brest, with runlets for our naval Commanders to seize the fist oppor tunity of putting to sea, and mete 9mi emu, land in Englit.td, as many troops as prtss . ble, so tha-, bet. ire the coronation ceremony, an invasion and yid - tory may be announced. Our Brest fleet is nearly as numerous, and Eh:. Tete! fleet not much inferior, to the, English, block ading fleet. But, b o th i n our fleets and ti )td as, are some chosen ships, containing picked and des perate crews, called 'Vans perdu:, who, as an ad vanced guard, are to try to create confusion among their enemies, by boarding, Ste.; and, by it, permit the remainder of their fleets and transports to escape, and to land their troops in England. Every man of these crews, who survives, is to be created a Member of the Legion of Hunour, and to receive a pension. On board these ships, are, besides, combustible matters, of a new composition, which are said to be imentingatishable. According to what I have heard in conversation with French Naval and Military_ Officers, the Direst fleet is intended to invade the' West; the Terel fleet the East; and the Boulogne flotilla the South of England. As to Ireland, they said, it would fall by itself, if they were vidlorious in fireat Britain. These particulars are no secrets here, but talked of in all our first and best informed societies. LAM DITELUGENCE. COVET OF KING% BENCH, WESTMINSTER, Jos M. Sittiags kfere Lard lit Lis so moues. Tin LINO a. IIICHAID YANILLL PHILLIP 4 ESQ. This was an information filed against the De fendant, for sending a letter to one Mr. Thomas, with intent to provoke him to fight a duel. The D:fendant, Mr. Phillips. had been a candi date for the county of Carmarthen, on the late eleaion, but resigned in favour of Sir Wm. Paxton. Bart. to whom Mr. Thomas was agent upon that occasion. In con s equence of the election, some money matters had taken place between the De fendant and Mr. Thomas; upon which they had some discussions, and letters were written by the De fendant, to Mr. Thomas, relative to them; one or which he concluded nearly in these words :--.1 It will be sufficient for me to tell you, that in the whole of the Carmarthen business, as far as relates to me, you have behaved like a blackguard.—l shall expe4,to hear from you, and will attend any appointment you shall make." Upon this letter, the information had been granted. Mr. CLIFFORD, in a very animated address to the Jury, on behalf of the Dzfindant, relied chiefly on the constration which this letter would bear, whether it was a challenge, or a letter to provoke a ch tflenge; and requested that the Jury would, in their verdia, distinguish the difference, if they should be inclined to find against his client. The Jury found the aolendant—Gistlty of reading e litter to pro; oke a chahangt. MANN V. TLANNAOAN. This was an aftion for false imprisonment. The Plaintiff had been servant to the Defendant, who was a surgeon. They had been at the Island of Trinidad, and, on their return borne, the Defendant gave certain papers belonging to t :overnor Pißon, to the Pliintiff, which he was to deliver sate to one Mr. Nugent. The papers never came to hand, and the Defendant carried the Plaint if before a ma gistrate, and charged him with a felony ; upon which he was committed to Clerkenvrell Jail, and there kept in irons for some days. Upon the examination of the magistrate's clerk, it appeared the Plaintiff WAS charged with having received the papers, which he could not account for, and with having converted them to an improper use, by delivering them to the opposite party. In consequence of which charge be bad been com mitted. Lord Ettsiesoaotion observed, that the com mitment was a regular one. but was not so set out upon the pleadangs, and the Plaintiff was nonsuited. ♦DMIRAL UR DRURY n•RVIY •. coots •ND ♦)OTNtA. This was an 'aims brought against the Defend ants, who were prize agents, as agents for Captain Mike, of the Royal Navy, for 4,2511. being one eighth share of a capture made by Captain Milne, wbile commanding La Pique frigate. In the month of June, 1796, Captain Milne was stationed off the Island of Demerara, under the command of Admiral Sir Hugh Christian, who was Commander in Chief of the ships and vessels on the Leeward Island station. A ship was expected to convoy the merchantmen from Demerara to St. Kitt's; but, being ready to sail, and having waited a long t i me , they sent a memorial to Captain Milne, thrJugh the Governor, requesting he woirld proteci them as far as St. Kitt's, which was the general rendezvous. The Captain acquiesced, ;;;..1 having written to the Ad miral relative to hi:. Intentions, and hoping they would meet hi; aprrobation, he proceeded to St. Kitt's, and in the mean time Admiral Christian was succeeded in the command l y Admiral Harvey. Upon Captain Milne's arrival at St. Kitt's, he was applied to by the Governor, to convoy the merchaatmest to England. It was represented to him, that the cargoes were very valuable; that the hurricane season was just commencing ; that there was no ship of war to protesi them ; a:rd that some of the vessels were actually under weigh. Under these circumstances, and thinking it svoillJ be for the benefit of His Majesty's service, Cap.ain Milne took upon himself to convoy the fleet to England, and wrote a letter, signifying that intenticn, to Ad miral Harvey, whose succession in the command he had been apprised of, stating his reasons for so doing. Just as he was coming up the English Channel, he captured the two prizes in question. One eighth share of which the Admiral sought to re. sem, conceiving that La Pipe was nutlet h a orders, and that, therefore, he was entitled to tha t.ta4l shale. The question between the parti-fs chief& tweed Ton the construction .1f His Maj.-Yes Proelame* oa of the 85tb 41f November 17:4. reLtive to the ribution of Priv,. Monty t and Lord Er Lulea iouon, con,ideriai: that i: mu,t he d-cid d As a inestio.lf)f Lair, , lorected that a SePCIAI Case shtitad , be mile out for the opinion of th- Coos. Lord Hoot", and ,t•Yinguished naval chat:alters, at* Lei,Jed to give evid,lice. Till. KIYG v ;o'ol A /PLC ♦IID OTiIeRII. 'Phis WAS an Itaii&ment for a Nuisance. The 1) fradants lived in '%% Giosereaostreet„ atJ were Manufatitio-rs of Prussian Blue, the pea. cess of making which, cmitted a mast eldest stench, and on this the complaint was grounded. The principal ingredients made use of were the bons and 'viols of animal:, iedoced by fire, and in that state infused with ashes, vitriol, Ste. which, being stirred up. sent foil) a volume of thick Mach smoke, and being too heavy to rise and disperse, spread around and anii:yed the neighbourhood by its abominable smell. It appeared, upon the cross examination of the first witness, that, besides this manufaaory there were a snap lees menufailtory, A 500.2 bailer's, a tallow melter's, a dye.house, with a steam engi ; a barying-ground, a night man's, a I.orse boiler's, a drug grinder's, a mw4. 'asseoes, a skinner's, a di stifle ry,two or three hog butchers, a soda manufaetnry, and various other equally teletifeeetse trades, within the circumferencr of two hundred yards, and the witness confessed, when they were all at work, he could not discriminate whideamell wastlest worst. It appeared further, that the tallow was by much the most disagreeable at timos ill :, lll Z that an indltment had been brought against him some time ago, upon which he hal been acquitted. The Defendants had been carrying on the business for several years without any complaints being- made against them, and there appeared no reason for the present particular distinaion. The Jury found the Defendants Not OW,. The Sittings at Westminster ended this day, and commence at Guildhall on Monday. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. sfdjarrisel &Wisp at GriWell, defers alt hum MANSFILLD. WIGMOIIL V. lIASIST. The Plaintiff, a ship-chandler, Tinian it Wigs. pine, brought his affirm to recover the am fait of • bill for biscuit, bread, and other articl.s. sold to tbi Defendant, as owner of the ship Previl we, of MAP. fgate. The defence to the *Rion w 1 ,, th a : t:le De. endant was not the owner of the vessel. t>.ll merely an agent, thing for his father, who, at the time :he gnois were sent on board the ship, was sigi.tered owner of the vessel in the Customs. It, however, ap peared, the Defendant had since hezame owner, in consequence of his father', and had repre sented himielf to the flail:l:if, and several whet tra lesmen, as responsible for all goods and neerasa tie; sent to the ship.. Sir JAstrc M aitsr e 1,13 therefore threaed the Jury to find a Verdia for the Plaintiff. COS BIT D. sect.uas This case was similar to the preceding. Th. Plaintiff furnished the Captain of an Aleffidi. trader, called the Har,:en, with necessaries for him self, and the accommllation of passengers, daring the voyage, which were to be paid for by the Da reactant, a respettalie merchant. owner of the ship. l'he bill, on being presented, was found to c ont ai n articles which the Defendant considered unlace's:ay :.r the ship's use, and chargeable only to the Cap .tin ; a reduCtion of 121. was therefore made, and -he remainder of the bill tendered into Court. It was proved the Defendant had the bill in his pos. sessmi, and might have made objeCtion to it before the Caltain sailed, which, if he bad done, the Plaintiff could have got his money. The Jury, therefore, in consequence of i nch negka, gave a Verdid f or r the Plaintiff. PAIKER V. ?AtilltlooB.. This cause occupied the auention of the Court for a considerable time. The Plaintiff, who is a mas ter carpenter in Fetter-lane, brought an alio* against the Defendant, to recover 1451. for work and materials used upon the repairs of two houses hi Devereaux -court, Temple Bar. After the exami nation of several surveyors, builders, &c. as to the timber tiled. The Jury gave the Plaintiff a verdie. A great number of Special Jury Causes remain to be tried in this Court. MANSIO44IOIISE. 3m It F0R0111'.....A lad, apparently aat MOM dam 14 years of age, underwent a long private emninatioa before the LORD MAYOR, charglMl eo ItlipiCirsll4 forgery to the amount of 1001. As inns. oailln supposed to be concerned with hiss, be was re-, mended. P A labourer employed at Fresh Wharf. Thames. street, WAS charged with stealing opium to the Raba, of 31. from the ship Owes alioiso., Cape. Andrews, and committed to Newgate for triaa. This is ths smile ship, which, while lying in Gibraltar Bay in February last, was cut away by an crew carried into Cadiz as a French prize, and afteew given up by Spain, t h roug h t h e i nter f erence of English Consul. Saturday three Bootmakers, named Itmo' /rick/in k , and Tointinrea, were charged C:"..! Marlborough -street Police Magistrates, with c..n.piracy to advance their wages; but the Mac Lii!ed to establish the fact, and they were, is ec, quence, discharged. It is now ascertained that the youngnsas suffered inch barba r ous usage in Hanging Wood, ' rear Woolwich, was the vi `.rim of * jealous loshessd. On Friday evening las-, as two Gentletsan were returning to town irom Str.atham, their attentioo was arrested, at this side of the villag:, by a fa. , male lying on the road, nearly in a ci t o f n u di t y. On inquiry, it appeared, she had !re the preceding day and night withi.u. sustenance an attempt to remove her, she was found to be sn much exhausted she could not sta..d. A 14.1 y 04 the name P. t. rse at this moment earn, up in he* c..rriage, and havine alighted. made every that humanity could chaste, icso, tl.e pool winsaa's ca.e, and coatribawd very handsomeiv to the at{ .1, viatim of her warts, and committed her to of ire of CI: gentle:lmi, wbu suud,lu oat the civet, sad left her la has care. Z.