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ANDOVER,Auottir 24. In consequence of the expedation of the ROYAL FA YILY stopping in this town to supper, every exertion was made by the inhabitants to put on the .best appearance. 'lle chntell bells were put in re pair ; the flag on the church steeple, after under going a repair, was hoisted, and the exertions on the part of the landlord of the Star and Carter Inn, to entertain the Royal gdests, whom he was about to be honoured with, far exceeded every one's ex pedation ; and his preparation for their reception soon reached the ears of the neighbouring gentry, who flocked in great numbers in the course of Friday to see the preparations that were made in the great roo m, on the first floor, for the reception of the Ro A L FAMILY to supper ; and the fair ones who viAited the house, appeared highly gratified with the style in which the cloth. &c. were laid, for the recep tion of the Roves. Famit.v. About a quarter past seven o'clock, the Royal cavalcade amved at the Star and Gaiter Inn. Their 24,iatar ICS arrived first in their travelling post cha riot, which drew up under the Gate way. His MA. JEST r appeared in most excellent spirits, and handed Her MAJESTY out of the carriage, with the great est gallantry, and cautioned her against the number of steps. His MAJESTY, on his entrance into the house, ordered tea immediately, and supper to be ready at nine o'clock. During the short stay of the Roe at. Fa ?AMY in this house, they became particu larly attached to an infant about three months old, who is very beautiful, at whose charms the Ps I N c rsst s appeared particularly attraeted; the Princess ELIZA /MTN, who is very much attached to children, gave it many a hearty kiss. The landlord not being so particular to time as His MAJESTY, detained the Royal party considerably after the appointed time. His MAJESTY ordered the carriages at ten o'clock, but on account of the supper being later than the time ordered, the Royal party were not ready. About half past ten o'clock, all the Royal party, except the Duke of CA Atdatooe, the Princesses Maar and ASILLIA, who slept here this night, left this place for Weymouth. AUGVST 26. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, the Duke of Cam aro DGE, the Princesses Marty and AMELIA, after taking breakfast, left this town for Weyn tooth. DORCHESTER. Aost.st 25. The Rovat. FhP4tLY.on their arrival at , Dor - c hester, were received by a party of the German Legion, and a detachment of the 15th Light Dra goons, commanded by His Royal Kg'iness the Puke of CUMBERLAND. His MAJ,STY talked all the time the horses were changing, with the Com manding Officer of the German Legion, in the German language. His MAjLsTv looked extremely well, and was in high spirits. The Duke of Cu m *mein> followed his Royal Parents, in a short tune after they were gone.. WEYMOUTH, Aus. IS. In the afternoon, His MaJesry inspeCted doe Ger man Legion of Light and Heavy Horse, in Glou cester-row ; word of command given by the Duke of Cum aaaaa 1113. as General of the Distrie t, who appeared in his full uniform, as Colonel of the 15th Dragoons; the Duke of CA MINIDGE accom panied the K Imo in his uniform as a Creneral Officer; His MAJESTY was on a beautiful cl iarger. The Legion having gone through some evo; utions, the Light Horse Wed off at the bottom of do : town, the Heavy over the Sands opposite the Esplanade, to make room for the Rtimersetshire MiYtio., who, with the Weymouth Vo!tinteers, formed a line in Gloucester-row, and the word being given I by Gen. Mcato for the KING. they went through tl leir eon lutions ; the Bands of Music playing; the Qt LEN and PaiNCISSES were at the windows of G 1 oucester Lodge the whole time ; the Kirio's Band r i Music also playing opposite the house. The KING .seemed highly pleased, talked with the officers of th r differ • ent regiments and the officers belonging to the Royal Yacht, which Lay in the bay ; after whi*.sh the ROYAL FAMILY came out on the Esplanadtt, and stood while a royal salute was fired by the ships in the bay. The k i tio, on going, spoke to the people who surrounded him, telling them to depend o 3 the wooden walls of Old England. In the evening. the whole town was illuminated ; Harvey's Library was the grandest: fireworks on board the ships, and on the Esplanade, all the beauty and fashion present—town very full, no lodgings or houses to be got. On Sunday the ROY Al. FAMILY went in state, to attend Divine Service at the church. AUOVST 26 The ROYAL Ta sttr.v, after attending divine ser vice, went in three carriages, and embarked on board the Royal barge, tteered by Sir HAIR Y Bu a lAaD NIA Lt. and went an board the lia!nal Sow nips yacht. The ROYAL Falill.y were saluted by a discharge of cannon (rum the shore, and after tak ing a sail is the royal yacht, returned soon after three o'clock to shore, wl.en they wei e received as oa their landing by a discharge of cannon fi nm theshore. Mr. GOODALL, heleinging to Ili, AJ ES r sil !ter scullery,after ar: wing at XV ern, .tithond unpack nz his cicratha, died suddenly in his apartments. \MARGAi6, Auo. 26 Utst night the Theatre displayed the most flume. this and elegant audience d the season. The House "verfluwed in every part The performance was . 'The SelJier... Daughter, and Th e Ramp, for the bent , ‘.s of Miss DUNCAN, patronised by the Countess . ! , .olmondeley, w h o b roug h t a large party. The •'.incess CASTELCICALS also exerted her influence • 1 the numerous circle of her friends, to give echo Id success to this distinguished favoturte. The .)..c'acss of CITANDOII Lord F. Ba•ccttrus, Lord and lady Hes/4111k% were also present. Her ira elne enraptused the audience, and her Paw. `' 4ll 1:414 ., via& ont less happy. Never weir ch.:. Freers coaceived with more truth, or execute.' with mor , : spirit. In both she was original, natural, and °11 "l Oesi. Her departure is the 'Wier" of tutiversal n'gTet• but th e M anager h opes , by t presence of . .he fascinatin g ?Mrs. au sus, who succeeds her on 14° "‘ 14 Y, einvert the giloom, which the setting `2 l so brilliant a star has diffused, into sun.shine. Mrs. Lao s mill run the same course of charadiers *h i" Miss I.)tnic • mills concluder". The Manager, alstculating upin her powerful attradlious, has raised Prit - es of admission. BIOGRAPHY. MRS. MILLS. " After my death, 1 with 110 other herald, " No other s;ntaker of my living adios's, " To keep mine honour front corruptinit. Bit such art honest chronicler as Gridiths." Sua[fAAAAA • This Lady commenced her dramatic career at a very early age : her mother, Mrs. Keys, has long been an aElress of great celebrity at the provincial theatres, particularly at that of Weymouth, where she has been often honoured with the Royal com mand, and is said to have no equal in the charafter of DOPC/8 in Thomas and Sally. Under her protec tion Miss Keys made her delta in the operatical line, and was so well received, that Mr. Daly, the ma nager of the Dublia theatre, engaged her and her mother as auxiliaries to open the campaign of 1793. Madame Mar a was al so engage d, an d played MOll. done in the Opera of Artaxerxes; Miss Rose Ryder was the efr6ares, and Miss Keys the 12;menee ; whe ther male attire was new to our heroine, or from what reason we know not, her performance of the Ornerd did not phase the manager: fines ensiled. and her receipts on Saturday from the treasury seldnin exceeded a guinea. But aspiring genius is not be dismayed, and the ensuing summer she joined a strolling company under the management of Mr. Moss, which travelled north and east ; hete Miss Keys became an aftress of the first magni tude. At each point of the compass she received the most powerful prcreftion in Mr. Leigh's family, of Rosegarland, and Mr Leslie's, of Glasslough. It was not her dramatic merit alone that recommended her to their favour, but the street propriety that marked her private charilter. The Amateur, or Private Theatre, as it was called, was then at its zenith, under the management of Mr. Jones,. the present manager of Crow-street theatre. Miss Leigh was one of the most amiable and accomplished women of that day, had been the favourite representative of the tragic muse, at the elegant private theatre of the Countess of Ely, where taste, fashion. and talent, for some seasons held their court ; Mr. Leslie, jun. was also an amateur of the fir s t c la ss , and a leading person in the concerns of the thea tre; under these auspices Miss Keys commenced the Jordan of the private state, with a good salary, and, what was to her more gratifying, the approba tion of every person who saw her perform ; natu rally lively, in the enviable state she was now placed, her vivacity knew no bounds, and such was her gratitude to her benefaetors, that no task WAS con sidered difficult. that conduced to their entertain ment. When the sparkling Champagne had dazzled the wits of the amateurs, or duller Burgundy cloud ed them, Miss Keys WAS ready to dance a hornpipe or sing a song to amuse the audience ; here she be came acquainted with the Miss Gough', now Mrs. Galindo, and Mrs. Huddart ; Mrs. Galindo was then, as at present, the kiiddons of the Irish stage. 'Chose ladies lived with Miss Brownrig, their pa troness, whose house was the resort of rank, taste, and fa shion. At their petit aciipm Miss Keys often joined the merry glee with the Earl of Barrymore, Mr. Bellamy, Captain Ashe s 3cc. &c. The second season drew to a close, and she waited on Mr. Jones, the manager, on some business. Whether it happened to be at a moment *en his mind was engaged on the important stilled of cookery, as this gentleman is allowed to be as good a judge of a good dinner, as of a good performer, we cannot determine. But certain it Is. when our heroine entered the audience chamber, he accost ed her with the coarse interrogatory of “ What do you want?" Astonished at such a reception, Miss Keys, who never wanted spirit, expostulated, perhaps not in the mildest terms ; the great man became enraged, and they parted determin ed that all engagements should cease with the season. Mr. Janos, however, relented, and toe pains to ctFeo a reconciliation; hut in vain ; Miss keys felt her own strength, and was determined to Its? it. Our heroine, though not expensive in either habits or dress, was no economist; and, on sum ming up her accounts, found, ti ifling as the demands against her were, she could not with convenience discharge them. This circumstance determined her to accept an engagement that offered at Galway fora few nights. The inhabitants are proverbial for their politeness and attention to strangers: well freighted with recommendations, her reception ex ceeded her most sanguine expectations, and enabled her to settle every demand. From Galway she embarked for her native land, and commenced a provincial campaign; in the progress of her march, sly, met with Mr. Mills, the step-son of Mr. Fawcet, also a brother of the sock, or rather of the dipper, as his theatrical merit never placed him in a higher situation M the London theatre than walking in a procession, or " slipping a billet dour!' We do not wish to inquiry into family semis, they sel dom prove secrelr wart 4 hipi..trig", but they had lived separate ramie time prior to her death. Various causes were assigned, all, perhaps, equally untrue. Mrs. Mills'. debut in Covent-garden theatre Vas in Little Pickle, at the commencement of a season. She was totally unknown to a London audience. No newspaper Writer had followed her from town to town, reciting what she had played and what she had not played. No puff. direft or indireft, an noonced her entree. and criticism threw its shafts without mercy ; but sterling merit will always suc ceed, and she not only became a favourite with the public, but had the distinguished honour of assist ing at the Frogmote royal fetes, designed by, and executed under the direaion of Herkoyal Highness the Princess Elizabeth. In one part of the gardens, Mrs. Mills appeared as a gipsey,with her jack-ass and bant hinge, and crossed the hands, and told the fortunes of her royal visitants with great humour. When they reached the Tut kish pavilion, she received them as a Tuck'sh dancer, with her casnets, and displayed all her agility and grace for their amusement. How to account for the oblivion she has been placed in I lat terly. we confess ourselves at a loss ; her appearance before the po'slic had so gradually declined, that her death only reminded us of there having been such a person in existence. She had been declin ing in health fur some time. and unable to attend her daily duty. when she received an order from Mr. Kensble to appear at the rehearsal of Th. Sirviver, with an inuendo " No nork. no Friy.' Determined tai present herself at the Theatre, her appearance bespoke approaching dissolution. and her At-mance being dispensed with, Mr. Harris di. re. ed an application to her to relinquish her engage ment, and she should receive 301. This she retusetl. and Mr. Harris, with his wonted liberality, allowed her SI per week, which was, however, unequal to the expence attendant on an illness like here, and she was so often obliged to apply to her friends for pe cuniary assistance, that she became totally deserted, and left to the care of her nurse; who (buld have said with the Poet, " No friend's compl.iot, no kiwi, rtoowstie tear, Pleas'el thy pale ghott, or gm, 'el thy mournful bier." At this awful period, het brother, Jrho is in the musical line, and resides at Canterbury, wrote, and prevailed miller to go down to his house. kihe sur• rived her journey a very short time ; and, like all other consumptive persons, to the last moment spoke of her recovery, and fulfilling the engage. ments she had entered into for the skimmer with the provincial theatres. • Mrs. Mills's sister, Mrs. Lee, also an Altress of considerable merit, died about a year since in Lon don Her dissolution was as rapid, and, in every particular, similar. She had kind benefaCtors, who paid all expences that occurred by her decease ; and it was not unusual for her to receive a benefaftion of 591. at a time, to ameliorate the pangs of sickness. Mrs. Mills is a serious loss to her protession ; she always pleased, and oftener reached perfeetion, than fell below k. Her Little Piekle had but one supe rior. Her Umbel, and Phobe Whitethern, ne equal. HerJaeintha, and Sophia Warren, were well conceived, and happily executed. In private life, she was good-humoured, good-natured, and playful In her dealings, honourable and just. She was a good figure, had good eyes, and good teeth ; and some thing in the express:on of her face, extremely pleasing. She was studious and attentive to her pro fession, not only corred herself, but could prompt any person that was at a loss. POLICE. CHILD STEALING. PUIPLIC-OITI . CE,GILEAT M•IlLBOILOUG11-11T CUT. About 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a number of persons of every description assembled at the Ma gistrate's Office, Great Marlborough -street, and the crowd continued to increase until halt past twelve, to such a degree :is to fill the back and front offices, and the street, and several passages leading to them 7ohn MarartAy was then brought before Mr. NEAVE • the presiding Magistrate, on a charge of having stolen - Mathews, a female infant, about three years old. The mother, Elizabeth Mathew., who carried the child in her arms, was first examined. She deposed, that she lived at No. 4, Paradise-place, Mary-la bonne, and that about six or seven o'clock on Satur day evening last, she left her child playing with other children in Paddington -street. In some &non time, she missed her from amongst her play-fellows ; and, after making some inquiry, be came quite alarmed about her. She instantly went in search of her ; but, after making every inquiry that was possible, she was almost in a state of de spair, when, in about an hour, she was informed t4at her child was in Queen Ann -street, West, and that the prisoner, Macarthy, with whom it was found, was then in custody, at Mary-la-bonne lane watch-house. Thomas Skinner, a gentleman's servant, was next examined : he stated that in passing through Mansfield -street, Cavendish-square, between seven and eight o'clock, on Saturday evening, he met the prisoner with the little girl in question, upon his shoulders : she cried most bitterly, and the Prisoner endeavoured to prevent her from doing so, by slap ping her on the face, and using other violence. Having entered into conversation with a man of the name of Thomas White, who happened to come up at the time, Witness and he concluded that, from the appearance of the Prisoner, whose apparel was very mean, the child could not bzlong to him : in consequence of which they pursued, and topped him in Chandos-street. Upon examination, he appeared to be much intoxicated, and not being able to give a srtisfadory account of himself, they proceeded to bring him back to Queen Anne -street, when a great concourse of people gathered round them ; and, after giving some very unsatisfailiory answers, he sudden ly rushed through the crowd, and made off towards Wigmore.street, where he was apprehended, and lodged in Mary-la-Ronne watchhouse. Mr. Nrava then asked the child if she could speak, who immediately replied, “ Yes, Sir, and I will tell you all about it." She was then placed upon the table. tier appearance was extremely interest ing, her rosy face bloomed with health, and was animated with the smile of intelligence ; her features and person were remarkably pretty and genteel. She was dressed in a blue striped ficck and a little blue spotted bonnet. The first thing she described was a severe bruise on her right knee, which ap peared much torn, as if by gravel ; she then sheaved a black mark on her thigh, and pu•ting her hands in her mouth, spewed in what manner the Prisoner had hurt her, and pointed out some other marks of violence under her chin. The Magistrate asked, if, in consequence of this violence, any blood had been shed ? and the Wit nesses, who had been before examined, stated, that her mouth and knee had both bled very much. Several other Witnesses e'er's ready to be ex, amined ; but the Magistrate , ibsiti'ving. th:st the Get of taking away the chili tort MIT, being already clearly proved, he did not think it necesairy to take any further depositions. The Prisoner was then called upon for what he had to say in his defence. lie was a very stout, tall man, near six feet high, and about thirty five years of age. He said he was a bricklayer's labourer, and had worked in the vicinity of Oxford street ; on that day he had taken a little too much drink early in the morning, and having received some money from a gentleman, he had drank himself into a state of complete ititoxicatioo I that he was so drunk, he knew not what he did, and was totally ignorant of the charge brought 2g.llllSt him, or the cause of his confinement, until he awoke on Sunday morning, and found himself in the watch-house. &evenl respectable persons were called to his cha rafter, who all spoke of him a; a nun of sobriety and good conduct, but particularly the two persons by whom be had been last employed ; they described bins as an honest, industrious, and hard-working man. The Magistrate took bail tor his appearance at the nest Quartet Sessions. ' .., , liOltitlik MURDER. On Sunday morning it horrid murder was eottiv fitted in a ditch about two miles northward of Cullercoats camp, upon the body of William Hart ley Pitman, aged 55 years, supposed by Thomas CI Ire, one of the privates in the Staffordshire Miiiria, encamped at the former place. Clare was COW. mitted to Morpeth Gaol on Wednesday last, to take his trial at the neat assizes for the County of Nor thumberland. The following are a few of the circumstances ac companying thi . dreadful transatlion The deceased went with one of his sons, on Satur day evening, to a small public-house, nett. Earsden s where he got rather intoxicated, and would not go home with his son, who, having had occasiou to go a little Mut ther, left his father, and called again for him about ten o'clock. After the son was gone, the father got out of the house, and missing his way, strayed to the fatal spot, rather more than a mile, close by the foot-path, leading from fintiey to ‘Vitley, when his remains, horribly mangled, were found in the morning. It seems some of the men from the camp had of late got out early in the moroioo, to gather musltr , orns. Thom is Clare had that morning, about three o'clock, gore tint by himself, and was followed soon after by soother private of the same corps, and two drum hays The latter party spoke to Clare in the fields, and risked him whether he was going a mushroornin; ; that mori - log He answered, he was, and soon left the.. , . A short time afterwards, they Maid a voi c e screaming much, and observed to each other, that the farmer had caught Clare amongst his pe .1 and beans, as they knew such a field W.la near, and chastising him severely ;'they ran to rescue thtir comrade from the supposed farmer, but 16st t. e voice, and heard three heavy knocks or blows. (:n crossing a stile, they observed a foraging-C, . which, a short time before, they saw upon C1i0... head, lying in the footpath, and on approaching it, they saw a man jump out of the hedge side, a mew lards from it, run four or five yards, brush over a hedge into a clover field, and run towards the sea t one of them instantly cried out " There goes Clare: 6 They then approached the spot where ‘dare set out from, aid found the body of Hartley Pit.nan warm, but lifeless, his bead terribly. bruised, and a stick taken from Sr. adjoining gateway laying near the corpse, h.s lips cur, and some of his teeth broken, and many mortal bruises ; and his pockets turned inside out. They soon met another of their comrades, and slimed him the body, when they all set out for the camp, and found Clare had arrived L. fore them, with some of the clover grass sticking in his shoe suings, and wrapt in a blanket, as if asleep; he was apprehend ed immediately, and the Coroner's .lury, after sitting two days upon the evidence, braught in a verdiel of If d/bl Alerekr against Thomas Clare. The prisoner i s about twenty-one yeais of age, and was only mar ried about two months since. SHIP LAttriTCH. , I DA a TMOUTI, AUOVIITI4. I i ' 11 6 On Tuesday the !Ist instarr, in the miring, was f 'l- 11 launched from Mr.Tanner'sezten*ive yards, His Ma- jesty's brig of war Staunch. a remarkably fine ve.sel ' 4' She went oir in a nano elog rli .. w.a , jr..t:.• .e. 1., i 11 amidst a large concourse of speaators ; and the fol. ft it lowing day a very gran,' e n t er t ainment was g i ven f; 4, on the occasion in the wood s , by M r . Se a l e . i ts hos pitable owner, to a large assembly of Ladies and 1, !I r , Gentlemen, where every thing . 1 Stv.a2l to the sense, and lovely to the eye," was exhibited, the former on the table, and the lave. in the female put of the company One of ti. Commissioners of the Navy being present, his heal.h was given, with a discharge of seve neck gun., a battery situated at the extremity of this enchant ing retreat, to which place the company tetired tea at an appropriate hour, and afterwards embarked in barges, decorated witn colours, &c. the sea fen cible band of music also playing. Mr. Tanner's barge led the van (he being Commodore upon the occasion), and rowing round the Iflntber cos vette, she saluted the company with a discharge of artil lery, which being reechoed from the suriounding hills, had a sublime effea. As soon aithis proces sion arrived oppos te the Dick-Yard, there wall another launch, which, as usual from that yard, went of in grand sti:e, amidst the applause of the multitude, and a thundering salute of cannon from the Slareaeli : the Joha Bull hired cutter also salutNi the procession as they passed, which afterwards. proceeded to the mouth of the harbour, attend d by numerous other pleasure boats, ss hich assisted the de lightful scene, upon which the heavens seemed to smile wi:h unusual complacency. 'The assembly landed, and then went to the assembly-room, where they continued till twelve. In ►hort the whole was condo:Fled with r degree of regularity and order that gave universal satislathon. The display orb.•.tu•y was so great, that. since the 4th of June, there has not been in Dartmluth such a blaze of elegance and rfairpoesticr. The extensive works carried on by Mr. Tanner promise fairer to raise this place to conside - able eminence, and es cause Dartmouth once more to raise her drooping stead. Sir NAraristrt Duce, lately And deseryttly promoted to the honnurot kniThthood, is the q►an.;- wn of the city architelt If that name, son of Mr and Mrs. Lore, nt Drury-lane Theatre, who tnn l / 4 this'sirname in their theatric capacity, and brother to Mr. D ANC', the artist, of Gerrard-street. Oo Thursday evening, about six o'clock, nearly the whole of the root of the Rev. Mr. COWHERD'/ Chapel, Queen-street, Salford, fell suddenly in, with a tremendous cra.h. 11ke walls have sustained little injury. ' Except on that day, scarcely a day passed for a considerable tine, but a funeral was performed at that very hour. Had the acci tent happened on the Sabbath, the consequences must have been dreadful. It is somewhat remarkable that within a few months, have died, three Aldermen, one Bailiff, and four Common Councilmen, of the Corporation of Chichester. A man lately went out to gather Intliht owns, and brought hone in mistake for them some fungous excrescence, which he dressed and etc. Ina few minutes his body became greatly swollen, and had not medic al assistance been called in, be must have died. N [I, tZ r~, H anl Do- .UN 1611 'The nty- now I n.l• bees Qa,e Ihty ulh. 4rto.e it Ole nra.- ac ranct nc4:. eAri ;es of saia v t r • rill the gold stiou sled a so 0 ct 7. • I.:. • ire . IP'? bout' ezpy . Sl' 111;111 , . site is cm aftLi whidi wipej 7Pbe' masc., their vatic! s, seat• with if the