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—_ TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Poetry of D. C. S. has been received. W LLLLL V and B was inserted test week, BlitiTiSki PRESS I ,ON DON, TUESDAY, MARCH 12. RicaAito ALszos Cox, Esq. and Sir WILLIAM ,WLINS. Knight, late Sheriffs of Middlesex, List r;:lit ordered by the House of Com r:ons to be committed to Newgate. The imicsit's writ will be issued accordingly for the ; irpose this day ; Mr. WILLIAM SMITH and anther gentleman undertook last night, that they be forthcoming in the mean time. lir- Committee of the Lords, to whom the mat ter, arfaing Mr. Justice Fox have been referred, are not expeaed to make their report until to morrow. The Fail of Esorsert I err, we under stand, has abandoned the charge which his Lord ship hitherto supported. The Locust gur -brig arrived on Sunday in the Downs, nearly a wreck: she belonged to our squa dron off Boulogne, and was ordered on Friday last to run close in shore under Ambleteuse, and attempt to destroy or drive on shore a number of small craft proceeding along shore to the general rendezvous. This service she performed most gallantly ; though eie was exposed within pistol-shot to the fire of the batteries, besides field-pieces. One of the largest of the enemy's craft had struck, and she was in the aft of lowering her jolly boat to take possession of her, when a 32-pounder struck her foremast, which im mediately went over the side. The Frenchman then Tehnisted his colours and got into port. We had not a single man hurt on our side. We have received Jamaica Papers to the 26th of Jantiary. inclusive. The johti Ball cutter arrived at Port Royal on the 24th, in 30 days from Ply mouth, with the declaration of war against Spain Upon her passage she spoke the Arafto f. ;gay. ori . Madeira, which left Portsmouth on the 28th of November, with convoy for Jamaica ; but a few days after, had patted from the convoy in a gale of wind, an-. 1 was cruising off Madeira, with the hop , • of filling in with them again. Ten of th- fleet had arrived at Barbadoes, befor.• the 7,hi nal, which touched there, left that island ; and it was believed that the Ilyale remained in charge of the remainder. The fever still raged among the inhabitants of the Island, but the crews of our vessels were healthy. The Mermaid frigate, Captain Hot tr.s, was at the Havannah On the 15th of November, and had given invitations to all the principal Spa nish Officers at the Havannah, to a ball and supper rhat evening on board the Mermaid—when a brig sent by Admiral Docuwo)trn arrived, and informed Captain Hot ars of the war; he instantly weighed, and stood out to sea, and the whole of the British merchant-ships in the harbour followed, and were thus preserved from falling into the hands of the Spaniards. A Gottenburgh Maid has arrived, with Ham burgh Papers to the 23d. The contents are given so Qin last page. Letters from Guernsey, of the 6th instant, state, that three Spanish vessels lately captured by some elixir cruisers, have been retaken. and sent into St. Ntafoes, by some of the enemy's privateers. Dispatches were received yesterday from our fleet off Ferrol, dated Sunday week. The enemy ap ; .. , ared to be making in all the Spanish ports great pivi..rations to get their ships ready for sea. Five i '1;1 of the line have been dispatched from our r; tifi Brest to strengthen our force off the coast 4ain. We have five sail of the line off Ferrol ; ::ve sail of the line off Cape St. Mary's ; and, in the whole, we have twenty sail of the line on the Spanish coast. Off Brest our force amounts to :wenty-one sail of the line. General LAURISTON, who commanded the troops rn board the Toulon Fleet, is the same person wbo . fronght over the Ratifizarion of Peace, in 1801 On Saturday last the Corporation of Abingdon Vt erinsously elected CH A ILLS Burrow, Esq. Bar- Letr at Law. to be Recorder of that Borough, on the resignation of Sir ROBERT Boa-rots. We hear with pleasure, that a subscription has, these few days, been opened at Ltovo's, fir the purpose of bringing up and putting out to .crvice the numerous orphans now at Gibraltar, whose parents were carried off by the dreldful fever rhich lately raged there. Captain J. P. 13111/SPORD has been appointed to the command of the Canaria", of 44 guns, and Captain Cott ism to the Leander, of 50, on the American station, in the room of Captains BC AD Li v and SKEIN', removed from those vessels on account of their pressing seamen from American ships off 'slew York. while they were blockading the two French frigates in that port. A Court-Martial, composed of one Captain, two !..eittenants, and two Ensigns, of the Windsor V , .lunteers, was held on Thursday last, on John Hones, a Drummer belonging to that Corps, for t nn, having lately entered into the marines.— Lvidence being produced of h;s having been regu- Irrly attested a Member of the Windsor Corp. and of his receiving constant pay. he was found 6110 . 11, end was punished accordingly, yesterday moraiag. PARISIAN FASHIONS. The turbans are made round babind, but in front they are elevated, and present the point of a diadem. Velvet turbans are more in fashion than in any preceding year. They are almost uniformly of bright colours, seldom of black velvet. Next to rose, which still maintains its ground, the most preva lent colour in caps and hats isoi bite. Very large bunches of velvet ribbon:, cut it; points more or less rounded, are di+ played, ir.stead of flowers, in the front of most of the dress hats. Flowers are worn in bunches, without any mixture of leaves, and are of the most delicate colouri Feathers are very few, considering the season, and aigrettes are particularly rare There are no cloth riding coats that a,. not trimmed with black velvet. The little cambrick boniiets are trimmed with tulle instead of lace. The most elegant woman in Paris requires only the simplest articles to be well dressed. No ornaments in the style of luxury and wealth are requisite. To be complete, she wants almost nothing. The Parisian Ekgaete, like the young country maiden, to dress herself, wants only a little fern round her rube, a little fern round h. r cestus, a little fern round her head It is true, that the fern of the Parisian shepherdess ought to be of gold, and if it meets here and there a few diamonds, these are accidents which do not spoil it. It is merely to vary their costume that several Elegawtes, Instead of collars with profane medallions, wear a string of beads round the neck, and diamond crosses. The larger the heads and the longer the cross, the more elegant is the petite ...waist. The locks of Caracelle, arid the plaited hair of Tit's", whicti used to adorn the head of a young Parisiaa Deviate, have been succeeded In the hair in a bunch on the top of the head, like that of a Chinese Mandarin. ad, use ate iat aid to bet ret- Ose ten k ere rut ;ft. ' 0 0! llr • et ese at le. et. he Ir. as he le• ed le. lis V. ler CONCERT. Lady ALMilta CARPIN TER had a Musical Party on Sunday night, at her house in Grosvenor-ureet. The company were sales% and included, The Duchess of Roxburgh.—.Count-s•e. Berryrnore t car elan, •ii, and Dowager F-vwx.—The Earl of &rev more..—.hadies Dc Cliff .rd and Marshanx....l.ord Wentworth.—. Mrs. Father bee t, Freemantle, he. Lady SUSAN CARPENTat, Miss Buaows, and the LEAKDEaS, played a beAutiful Quartetto for Harp, Piano Forte, and Fre ich Horns, by Rossetti, which was universally admired. Mrs. R Wait()Lz, Mr. SA- P:oo,nd Mr. Ltsainta,sung several duets and trios. ANCIENT MUSIC. To-morrow night's performance was rehearsed yesterday morning at Hanover-square Rooms, under the direflion of Earl Fort - sscvs, for Lord Viscount FITE% IT.LIAM. None of the pieces seleaed have been performed this season before. Mrs. Bts.t.tsia ron was not present. Miss Tenstßus rehearsed her Song from DRYDEN'S Ode, What Passion cowrie Marie raise. In this and the following Recitative she astonished the Direelors and the whole Or chestra with her execution, the clearness and full ness of her tones, particularly in her holding note upon 4 ; and during the single hm's rest she was warmly applauded. The Diteaors present were, Earls FoaTESCUE, DARNLEY, DIRK I DGR, and DARTMOUTH. On Sunday evening, a seleftion from the Oratorio of Zshair war preformed before Their hi ai EST 1 ,1 4 at 'incisor Castle, by the Qurries Band and the Windsor Choir. Last night Their M 4JEST las entertained several of the Nobility with a Vocal Concert, by the gen tlemen of the Windsor Choir. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY, and Princesses SOPHIA and AMELIA, accompanied by Generals FITZROY and M %miss as, took an airing on horse back, in Windsor Great P.M k. Her Milani . ir and the other PR INC !SSTS, took an airing to Frognvwe. His MAJESTY intends riding on horseback to Kew, this day. This day the ROYAL FAMILY come to town. The Archbishop of C swr es DUI( V, and the Bishop of Hsu sinus, were at St. George's Chapel, Wind sor, on Sunday. • The Hun. and Rev. Mr. LEGGE read prayers at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on Sunday, accord ing to custom, on his taking possession of the Dean's stall. There will be a grand hall and supper at the Castle of Dublin, on the 2lst instant, to celebrate the anniversary of St. PATRICK, which falls on Sun day next. Miss PARR! is at present the xyreit of Norfolk. A new piece is announced at the Norwich Thea- The Wit:A Soldier, or Life's Canapes:a ; written by D. LAwcxx, Esq. Sir Grticor Hearncorx is enjoying the plea sures of the chace in Lincolnshire. Capt. a Flatanio left the London Hotel last evening, fur M. ustone. Miss Gt ass, of Burlington -street, has announced two Grand Routs for the 18th a nd 25th. The Pimlico Volunteers had a field-Lit) , in Hyde- Park yesterday. It is said, that the Young Recruit has made a new engagement at Drury-lane, by which he is to receive 100 guineas for every night of his perform ance this season, and the Lime for fifty nights in the next. Mr. BEAUMONT, of Portman-square, gave a grand dinner to the Duke of Sussex, the Earl and Countess of MANSFIELD, Mr. PITT, and several other persons of disrinftion, on Saturday. Mr. Stec Psotes, of Portland-place, carriage broke down opposite Mr. JORDAN HOOKHADeS, in New Bond -street, yesterday. There were two lades in the carriage, who, we are happy to state, did not receive the least inry. Lord V icount FALMOUTH is expected at his seat of Tresrthnan, Cornwall, early in April. His Lordship intends making that beautiful spot his chief residence in ftrure. On the 7th of Fehruary,K I.NR ic EtriV AltD EYTON, Esq. eldest son of EDMAND EYTON, Esq. of Eyton Hall, Denbighshire, came of age, on which occa sion thv tenants, and most of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, were hospitably entertained at the Hall, anJ the Cross Foul, at Overton-bridge, with plenty of roast beef, plum-padding, and old Oftobe agreeably to old English fashion. On the day follossing, the principal tenants. as a testimony of their respeet for the young Gentleman, gave three fat sheep, which were roasted and distributed among the poor of the neighbourhood, accompanied with plenty of good alt. THE DUELLIST; !low to settle an AffAir of honour, in an innocent way, though not without Blood . FOUNDED ON FACT. BY OLD NICK Swot qua CUNItiCuLe poilvertme, 4r. !fop. A city buck, a darhing ►lade, Furl eager for renown, One Sunday eve, with Miss in gig, Was driving into town. A curriele before him drove, And sadly rsii'4 the dust ; On which, said Dick," Ecod, I'll lead, IC iennuteesn't rest." " Jte, Jet," eyed he, and stamp'd hit foot, Then whisk'd before like mud; And, much prneok'd, with booby grin, The gem'man now Weise. But, Jenny ;eon thererestive grew, Then uff flegpikti.s', wig; At t'oth..r paid , Lora, how he liogg'4l The puppy in the gig. In vain Disk whipp'd, 'twos now too late, The geernan drove to hard; So all our busk behind could do, Mu to demand his card. His dam'rous voice soon struck the car t Whoa eother, as they tell, Threw out, in joke, his dentist's card, Viz..—Mr. P. Pall Mall. Next morn, betimes, Dick reach'd the house, And knock'd with furious din ; The door was open'd courteously, And Dick was usher'd in. " Your Dueness is"— a youth began, " With Mr. P." cry'd Dick; " My father, Sir, you want'" " I ,19," And let me are him quick." " He has a job," young P. reply's. " But won't he long about Then he shall give me iltilfat:tion !" Said r.—" You need nut doubt It " Now with "pertairlord spirit," he Stalk'd mend the room distrc , .'d ; " Are you in paint' the youth ; Cry'd Dick—" 1 cannot rest." " 1 hate to keep %Mors in, to fret And triuhle one fur months ? There/ore, d'ye +e•, I ara reselv'd To have it out at co.ce " Dick sunk into a chair;—" Right, Sir," — Young P. excl..ined" You're right i" Ile 'wig the bell, his man appear'd, Said P.—w" Now hold him tight." Dick stat'd and g Within his chap; Then peep'd the desterous youth, And "loin cause, whipt in hit steel, Anti often lugl oat a tooth. " 'Why s'ellnod!" rotted Dick, " what, whit, il')e ratan ? " You're almtm broke my law !" " You woh`d„" :lid P. " to have it out, " A worse I never saw." " Out' know, Sir, that though a curricle " Your father drove, our lives--" " My father drove , " cried P. " Lord' S.r— -" He draws—he never drive• ?" MORAL PRAYER. May puppies all, whn ask for cards, Arid seek with 19101 to fight, By dentist lot d, no more be fit— To skew their teeth or bite. ENGAGEMENT he Me MEDITERRANEAN. FURTHER PARTICLL•I. /ItOM THE MONITRUIt. The names of the two corvettes taken in the Mediter. ran-an by his Majesty's frigates L'llmtense, Captain Lamed here, and llucorruptible, Capt. Billet, are not yet known. The French frigates, L'Hortenee, Captain LanieiMere, and L'lncorruptible, Capt. Bill.•t, continued the chase the whole of tire first day, and it was nut till day-break on the second day that the engagement commenced. The Incorruptible attacked within pistol•allot the larger of the two; the Hortense attacked the other. After en action of an hour and a quarter, the first struck her flag, and was taken vetoes .isris of; but she mad^ so much water, that Capt. Bidet was obliged to take out heecrew and the wounded, which were 30 in number The crew, con skiing of 150 men, were removed on board the tarot r nonlife, and the prise sunk immediately after. She had 23 nom kallud in the action, was a vessel of a particular construction, and a very fast sailer; she was armed with 52 carrosiades, 32-poundert, of which 26 were onthe main deck, and silt no the quitter deck. The Incorruptible had 0411Iman killed and hre woinirll4. While she was capturing the film, the Hortense attacked the woad corvette, which, after a very short resistance, she took andsunk.weShe was a bomb, with two mortars, with a power. ful artillery. The ten frigates then separated to pursue the convoy, which had dispersed. Th.• incorruptible sunk, among others, many ships with artillery form Malt r. Tile Hortense exerted hers , . If with equal success. The Incorruptible Awns' lost sight of the Hortense, and being encumbered with prison ers, was obliged to come iota port ; she enterel Cs, thagena, on the Bth of January, where she landed her prisoners. Captain Billet, who transmitted the aemunt, speaks in high terms of the officers and crew of the hicorriiptible." It is said, that a gentleman has discovered a mode of prerenting vtnpsfrom itriking: he has waited on Lord MELVILLE, and offered to submit his plan, on receiving a large sum of money. The gentle man has declared, that he will make the experiment on a schooner perforated for the purpose. We un derstand, that the largeness of the sum requited is the only obstacle to the trial being made. The Cornwell Casette says, " It is now determined that the Channel fleet shall in future rendezvous at Falmouth, and moorings (which are preparing with all possible expedition at Plymouth) are to be laid down immediately in Carrick Roads for fifteen sail of the line. But, whether it ►e intended to make use of the harbour as a temporary shelter during the war only, or to form a permanent establish ment there, as at the other King's pons, cannot jet be known." _ gA IIIIIP { 1 i _`- • . ' - =. 4 /P7.-4S I f IGIILAVD SOCIETY'. It was not an Annual Meeting of the Highland Society, as stated in some of the Morning Papers of yesterday, that was held at the Crown and Anchor. • Saturday the 9th, bet an extraordinary Meeting, held purposely for the reception of His Royal High ness the Du ke , of Sussex, who wasnot received as Duke of CULLODEN, a title first imagined by the editors of those papers, hut as a Prince of Great Britain. The sound of the Caledonian Trumpet announced the err ival of His Royal Highness before the Crown and Anchor ; upon which a deputation of the So ciety, named for that purpose, went down stairs to meet him. The instrument of warlike music was played before His RovaL HIGHNESS all the way un til he reached the middle of a great room, in which the society were assembled before dinner. A tune, called The Gatherati afthe Clans, wa► playei to no. tify that dinner was served up. Two tables paral lel to each other were placed from end to end of the dining-room, and a third table across the upper end of those ; in the middle of the last was placed the President's chair, in which sat the Marquis of DOUGLAS, representing his father, the Duke of Ham 'Leos. chief of the D• , IL GLASES, who s, Presi dent for the present year. On his right hand sat His ROY•L HIGHNESS. and on the n. ht .nd left sat four allual chieftains, the Dike of .1r not., he Duke of Mows-nose, the Earl of BE zAD 1 , BA SS, and Lord Macnoteat.o. The Earl "f* HacelMc- Toet, who is an honorary member, was likewise ere. sent with his Son, Lord PITIESIIAM, the Righ. Ho.. nourable WILLIAM DUNDAS, Secretary at War, and several other persons of distinftion ; in all about an hundred members. The toasts were all given is the Gaelic or Caledonian language: besides those given at all loyal clubs, there were some peculiar to the Highlanders, and entirely martial, such as The great Sworl arid the Plaid; The Pipe of War and the Ca/ours; Chiefs of Clans and Chiefs of 'lnside.; The Clam of the Gael or Caledonian Shoulder to Shautler, &a. Mr. Dialcuis sung the Address of King Romer 1. to his army befo:e the memorable battle of Bannock burn, set to the tune of that heroic Monarch's March. by the celebrated Mr. BUNN% and accompanied by the hand of music. His ROYAL Hicotmcss was pleased to sing two songs, with which all who had a taste for music were delighted, and the whole Com pany highly gratified. MEDICAL SOCIETT. The London Medical Society held their Anni versary, At their House, in Bolt-court, on Friday last, when the following Gentlemen were deified Officers and Council, for the ensuing •Ye ir James Sims, M.D. President. Sayer Walker, MD. Tina. surer. Joseph Hurluek, S. Librarian. • Mr. (lend, Ge.nge sent, M.D. Secretary. Dr. foignansl, Sec. for Forchtn Correspondence. Nathaniel Huhn.. M D John Coakley Lennon, M.D. V.lward Ford , S. William laun. ders, M.D. John Sims, MD. William Nnrris, S. Johl Andree, S. JoeephJacitro, A •Dr Denn.son. Camberlain, S. John Gibbs Reknit, S. James Parkmson, S. Jamlc H1;1 limper, S. John asightoo, M.U. James Ware, S. l'h..rnsun Forster, S. Juan Aberneth,, S. T Wa:slonan, M. D. Sir J. M.enarnara Hayes, 9.1 t. M D. Thomas Webb, S. Willia:it Babinv..s, M. U. Jelin Ring, S Thorns. Biadley, M. D. Ja•ne. Saito ,A. Phdrp Kilost, M. D. itobist-tio.opir. M. D • L.-4 .reee. Ante, Pantos Cooper, S. •Dr. Thornton ' MU. Detre* PirickarJ, MD. •Mr B Atkinson, S. Richard •Mr TJanto,. MD. •Mir Levi. •her Levet. Anirisersiry U stern for next year, •Mr. Enid. • AZ. Wag s. Repsua.r. The Oration was delivered by Dr. Pinekard. Note. Those mark.wt thus • are new Officers. FUNERAL OF La Dr H.IREWOOD. .1 On the 28th ult. the remains of the fti'it Hon. Liiy HAREWOOD were interred in the f.,:,4113- at Harewood Church, Yorkshire. The Funeral left the 11..11 at sir o'clock precisely, and the procession moved in the following order : Twenty Servant fife i with Scarfs and Hat Bands. Four Female Servants . Si. Mutes. The Undertak-r and Coffin-makers. THE BODY, Carried by Sixteen Under Bearers. Chief Mourners' Coitelam, containing The two Mr. Lasetntea, Mr. York, the Rev. Mr. Hale, and Doctor Davidson. The Funeral was quite private, and passed along the Park to the Church without going through the town. Seldom have the remains of a lady of rank been conveyed to the mansions of the dead, with so little ostentation, or so much real sorrow. A battle was fought yesterday on Moulsev Heath, between AL FIANDLIt, a coppersmith of Hounslow and the Oa*e Cbirkes. The Coppersmith WAS knocked down every round. and victory soon declared in favour of the Chtekea. The odds were all the time at least 7t04 in favour of the latter. A hard fight took place between an old man and a lad of eighteen, in which the lad was victorious. Three boats, full of company, were upset upon their return home; bot as no lives were lost the accident only produced laughter and fun. A large porpoise was seen yeste day in the Thames, and afforded much amusement to the Wateriness, who spent the greater part of the day in endeavouring to catch it, but wits inu. success having lost sight of it caong the shipping. We learn, with greet satistalioo. th it the Lite rary Club have begun a subscription for he , urpose of eretling a monument in St. P3UlL'SCAthtdral, to the memory of the Lae Sir J. Itsvuot.us, the original founder of that very respeftable Society, which has now subsisted for near half a century. Their ex ample will, doubtless, be followed by every ti send to geniud and the arts, in conjunaion with the Royal Academy, who, we understand, have already ma i nifewed their respell tor their First President, nr some late Resolutions on this subjea ; and who. we make no doubt, will eagerly adopt, as a body, every measure that may tend to promote so meritorious a work, and to perpetuate the memory of one who was equally an honour to their Society and to his country. This monument is consigned to the hand of that excellent sculptor, Mr. FLA XMAS/ ; and the place appropriated is, the f o urth to itby u th ne the Dean o ndClrapterf thatof Si. Paul's noble edifice. the other three c ng places being occupied by the monuasenT e orll.eflor Joust. sow, Sir WILLI/Al Jove'. and Mr. How eon.