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EING's THEATRE. On Saturday night, the Opera of II trientfir del s . Fralerno was performed to an elegant and wded audience. The novelty of the night was n e w grand Fairy Ballet, called La Belle Leafier,. Blanche Rohe Ile Castille I composed by Mr. * Torii. Lt. The Music by Sreittur. The story simple—Pores/an, a young knight, having just ined the throne of Castille, refuses the hands of ch and beautiful Princesses who are offered him, and, by the advice of the Queen of he F a iries, determines to seek for the intended sr tner of his throne in the humble walks of i t e, whose only endowments shoeld be virtue fl .1 beauty. Under an humble disguise, in this rsuit he arrives at a village, where he falls in ore with Blanche, the beautiful Mdkneasd ; and, bar g joined her in the dance, and delighted the •udience by several elegant movements to most sutiful music, the curtain fell. It l'eing only he commencement of the second aft, the corn waited a considerable time, and t h an de i,rted. It was said in the house that neither the isic nor the scenery was complete; and that the ,Manager, rather than disappoint the audience, had ventured to give them this extrad from this elegant Ballet, which, so far as it proceeded, for beauty of sce nery, richness of dresses, and variety of music, way vie with any that has appeared. Mr. Des. pAyrs acquitted himself with great ability in Focita.), and Madame D LSII A es in Blanche. GLEE CLUB. The Glee Club had a very numerous meeting on Saturday evening at the Crown and Anchor Ta vern, both of the profession and amateurs. After the Scotch Glee, the most admirable glee of Slice Harmony dere, by Wane, followed, and was very correftly sung by Master K swims, and Messrs. Goss, VAUOISAN, and SALE; it was deservedly ex ceed. Mr. Sew . roar n's new Glee, beginning as a new duet, had a very fine effe& ; the duet was sung by Messrs. Goss and V ALIGII n, and the five voices were made up by Master Kiting* and Messrs. EVANS and Leers. The muck admired Scotch air, of Saw ye exy Fxiker, harmonised by HAWES as a Glee, was sung with universal ap plause by Master KELLNER, and Messrs. Hawes, r rLLtOT. and SALE. DT. CA LCOT'S Glee of kidder eon was sung with great effeift by Mmrs. Goss, VAUGHAN, Et 1101, SAL*. jun. and Lssra.— Das sy's Ode for eight voices and doub le choir. which' so rrely can be performed , on account of the difficul ty of assembling proper voices, was never sung with greater taste. The first choir was sung by Masters KELLNER and ROGERS. and Messrs. Goss, ELLIoT, and Leave. The second choir was by Masters CUTLER and Vi All', and Messrs. Goat, VAUHA 11, and SALE. The most favourite glee of the evening was, Who renter se dark. STEPHIN GROOSSHRIDGE. Esq. was in the Chair. CHARLES WRIGHT, Esq. Vice.Ptesident ; Mr. SALE was the condu&or. Lord CJiaksirerimises Wire. Jan. 26. Notire is hereby given, that there will be a Drawing Room at St. James's, on Thursday next, the 91st hesitant Saturday morning, His MAJESTY, attended by Generals CARTWRIGHT and &pivots, walked to the /gra Horse Bartteka. ae.• _ -ay morning, the Rov•i. FAMILY attended ~se service at St. George's Chapel, and beard an excellent sermon by the Rev. Dr. CH•stris ass, from the First Epistle of Timothy, Ist chap. and 15th verse. The ROYAL FAMILY afterwards WERE to Frogmore. Yesterday the Duke of Sussex completed his 32d year. The Earl and Countess of Powis and family have arrived in town for the season. Lord and Lady Lissom:), and Lady Su TTII. are arrived at Bath. The Bishop of KILLA LOE arrived in town last Friday from Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Ewa left town on Friday for their seat, Cashioberry Park, Herts. The Earl of Wycom se has arrived at his father's Imes (the Marquis of Lanosnowne's). Berkeley- Prince Louis of Hesse-Ha sr Ninon has returned kens from Paris, where he was presented by the Corsican, with a beautiful snuff-box, with the por trait of his mock Imperial Majesty, set in diamonds. The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Demme have set out from Fulda for Berlin, where they will remain until May. The infant son of Their Palau AN MAJESTIES, Urn on the I.3th of December, was baptised on the eth Meant, by the name of Faeoenic Jut es Fez- DIISAND LEOPOLD• x The Tom' Roseius, accompanied by his father, went on Saturday to see the House of Lords and the House of Commons. On Thursday next, the Duchess of Yo ILK will go in state to the Ull r awiag : room at St. James's ; and the general assemblage is expc&ed to be particularly brilliant. Matrimony having succeeded at Drury-lane Theatre, the Honey-argon very appropriately follows. Mr. BUCHAN •lI'S prize of 501. is adjudged by the University of Cambridge to CHARLES GRANT, KA. Fellow of Magdalen College, Cambridge, for his Poem on the " - Restoration of Learning in the East." An honest Toney Lumpkin, in a village in Nor folk, lately presented himself with his inemorion, for the connubial Messing, when In ! upon the in speetion of the licence, which he had provided for the purpose, it appeared to be ~f rom, W. STOKES, Esq. Clerk of the Peace, to bill game.' '[he Emperor NatioLsori has granted all the ne cessary materials. and also a sum of 40,000 francs, for the erection of the statue of the celebrated Ger tzsistao, inventor of the printing press This mo nument will be raised on the place which bears his name. There was a superb ball given by the Mayor of Dosicarree, on the 18th, in honour of Iler Ma- Jest v's Birth Day. The assemblage was brilliant and numerous. The MAYOR and the Hon. Miss Murmuring opened the ball. After dancing had prevailed some time, the company, upwards of three hundred. sat down to an elegant slipper. — Dancing then re-commenced, whicL continued till a late hour. • GREENOCK. JAN. 2S. " An screen arrived hove, at three this morning, to Captain Tathism, at the Navy, from the Sheriff Substitute at Inegmry, giving an account that two large two decked ship, full of ell Friday. lan, doting a heavy salooarrived Ow Me coast of Craignish one of than lamed through the sound of Lolog, and moat have gene on Other to the eriond of Mufl or towards Oban ; the other wise inside of Laing, and proceeded Wends Coen, through which there Is no passage, and came to anchor; boats went of ti her is the evening, bet woes nut permitted to go on board, and were told, that if they did nut stand off they would sink them. " From the place when this ship is at anchor, It is evident they are completely ignorant of the coast, arid no seamen there would have taken them into the situation. Tress these ck cerostauees, there is strong reason to suppose that they are French ships of war; indeed there can hardly be a doubt of it. Mr. Macdougall, of Luing, sent this account to Inveraty Ad vicesare sent off tothe Tourterelle frigate, and she is preparing see underway." MllOTßltla LitY2ll, fedi s• At five o'clock this morning, an express was received by Captain Tatham, the Regulating Officer here, from the Sheriff Substitute, Invemry, inclining a letter from Mr. John Mac dougall, of Luing, bearing date, Dail, 12th January, 11105, of which the following is an mitred • " I was last night In the island of Luing, and observed a large ship passing about fold o'clock, going through the sound of Luing; on toy arrival on this side of Luing, I cot nn board of the Columbia, of Charleston, who informed me a French trio decker passed him in the storm last uight ; he stupefied she was part of the French fleet intending to land troops in Ireland; at same time met with two boats, who informed me they went to the ship, who desired them not to come near, otherwise they would sink them; they do not allow any person to go on board. Alex. Stevenson, in Balitiatua, was in one of the itiats; the people my the decks were full of .men. I thought proper to send an express to the county town, informing the Duke of Argyll, and all the inhabitant , of the county, of this alarm. The ship hes near Armaddy ; if the wind does not come to the north or oast, she cannot get out, and will be easily taken. You will observe that a two-decker is a5O gun ship." " The above intelligence was forwarded by Captain Tatham with all speed to the Admiralty, and to General Wemysa. The Magistrates of the town, and the Colledor 'Of the Customs, were then informed of it; and an express was ordered by the Prince of Wales cutter to Admiral Gardner, off Cork, to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and to the officer commanding at Belfast. " No snorter was this news known in town than all ranks manifested a spirit worthy of themselves. The volunteers turned out with the greatest readiness.and offered their services wherever they might lie necessary. Menu. Waiter Ritchie and Sons generously offered the ship Neptune-whims'''. Alex. Still cud Co. John Hamilton and Co. and Janus Hunter and Co. have each volunteered one of their vessels, the brig Hero, the St. 'redrew, and the Mercury, b• , ing all the armed vessels in the harbour. The Sharp Shooters are to be divided between the Tounerelle, the Neptune the Hero, and the Memory ; and a party from the Greetio4 and Port Glasgow regimen t under the command of Captain Stewart, go on bawd tie St. Andrew, to ad as marines. They all embarked at BUM o'clock. The bit Greenock regiment have mounted meek and both regiments are on permanent duty, ready at • mo meet's notice.' We have a third letter from Greenock, hut it is to the same effedt as the above. It was generally be lieved that the enemy's ship belonged to a squadron destined for the North of Ireland, and mast have been separated in the late heavy gales. sieweereme="la DREADFUL FIRE. - _ Yesterday morning, at* quotes past three o'clock. a dreadful fire broke out in the house of Mr. Barr. tallow-chandler, Upper Adams-street, Edgware road. It was discovered by a coachman, who had been putting up his horses at a neighbouring stable, and who, on passing through the street, was alarmed by a strong smell of smoke. He immediately knocked at Mr. Barr's door, and alarmed the neighbourhood, by a toed cry of '• fire." In a short time Mr. and Mrs. Barr appeartd in the balcony of the first floor, with each an infant in their arms. Several of the neighbours, who had been roused from their beds by the noise, were now in the street, in the front of Mr. Barr's house, and, having procured ladders, the rescued him and Mrs Barr . with the two chi from their perilous situation. The house was by this time all in a blaze, and a coachman of the name of Pierce, who resided in the second floor, was fortunate enouh, at the imminent ris9ue of his life, to rescue his d aughter, whom he carried down stairs amidst fire and smoke. He had scarcely reached the street in safety with her. when recolktl ing that his wife remained behind, he exclaimed, in an agony of grief, 4 , Oh ! Betsy.' Betsy. Betsy !" To return as he came was impossible, astbe staircase was completely enveloped with the flames; but be had scarcely uttered the above words. when one of the windows in the two pair of stairs front room opened, and the unfortunate woman presented herself. With out a moment's hesitation, she precipitated herself into the street. By the fall, her thigh was broken, het neck dislocated, and she instantly expired in the presence of her husband and daughter, who were eye-witnesses of her melancholy fate. The fire had by this time got possession of every part of the house, which presented nothing but one entire blaze, and no hope was left that any of the Un fortunate inhabitants that remained in it could pos sibly escape. They consisted of Mr. Adams, a coachman, and his wife, an elderly lady, and her two grandsons, fine lads, and two young men ser vants out of places, all of whom, to the number of seven, melancholy to relate, fell vi(tims to the fury o: the flames. None of the bodies have been yet discovered, the rubbish not having been suffi ciently removed in the course of the day. The Foot Guards quartered at Portman-street Bar racks, and the Mary-la-bonne Association, attended, and used every exertion to prevent the spreading of the fire, and to protett the property of the neigh bourhood. The report of this dreadful accident excited much curiosity yesterday in the west end of the town, and drew great crowds to the spot. Among the nobility, who went to view the ruins, were— Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York, Duke and Duchess of Athol. Lord Seymour Conway, General and Lady Charlotte Lennox, Marquis and Matchionesa of Ahercorn. Lord and Lads Charlemont, Lady Perth, the Duke of Beaufort, Sic. irc. l'he inhabitants of Portman-square were alarmed yesterday, anout three o'clock, by a cry of •• art," at the honse of the Duke of Atholl. The fire, however, was soon discovered to he confined to one of the chimneys, and was soon extinguished, with out doing any injury to the premises. - - There are accounts, via New York, from alele of Fr.ince, to the 23d of August, but they no mention of Ltriois's squadron. Die Kuno has been pleased to appoint Fasrcis Goan, Esq. to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief in awl over His Marasrv's Islands and plantations in America, commonly called the Ber muda or Somers Islands. LAW: COURT OF KING'S LENCN, WESTMINSTER, JAN. M. PERJURY. TOIL KtrG v. 110111 AS PRICE. Mr. Easel rig moved for a rule to thew cause why there should not be a new' trial in this case. The Defendant had been conviaed of wilful per jury commited at the late eleftion for the county of Middlesex, in voting under the assumed name of John Wright, for Sir Francis Burdett. Of thietrial we gave a full re po rt in our Paper of the 10th of December last. .The ground on which the learned Counsel made this application WAS, that the princi pal witness upon the trial, Henry Brett, who was to prove the guilt of Price, was a person to whose testimony no credit whatever ought to be given : to support this, he read from the printed trial, which had been published from the very cotreCt short-hand notes of Mt. Gurney, the several questions put to him, and the answers given, relative to a written memorandum the witness Brett had made at the Hustings. He observed, that, by this witness's own account, he happened accidentally to have a bottle of ink and a pen in his pocket, with which he had been settling some accounts • he went through mere cu riosity to Brentford, and there saw the Defendant poll, in the name of John Wright, a freeholder, whose freehold was situate No. B,Bell-court, Gray's Inn-lane, of which be instantly made a minute ; he then referred to the paper which he had compelled this witness to produce, on which two different hand. writings were made ; the one an excellent good hand, as if written by an attorney's clerk ; the other, something, which it was scarcely possible to call writing, ill spelled, with the figure of 8 (as he had before observed) more like a Ay on a wall, than any thing else. All this writing, the witness, after be ing cautioned, and allowed sufficient time to con-1 sider any answer he should think proper to give, po sitively swore, was written by himself at the one and the same time. • Mr. ERSKINE insisted it was wholly impossible to impute all this writing to the same man; he found his evidence must be shaken, and he then proposed he should write the other pa per. He reminded his Lordship (Lord EL tI4IO 'tonsil), who presided on that occasion, of the time which 'was allowed the witness to write the second paper, the similarity of the hands, spelling, &c. and, having recapitulated much of the evidence given by this man, he adterted to a part of his Lordship's charge to the Jury, which he also read from the printed book, where his Lordship observed that, is if this man meant to say that he wro:e the whole of the memorandum, after having made such an exhibition of his hand-writing, the safest way would be to discharge his testimony altogether from their consideration ." If this man's evidence were oat of the question, it became necessary to , see whe ther there remained proof sufficient to convill the Defendant. It was not merely necessat y to say that he had taken a false oath,but that he had done that which was set forth in the indiftment ; n.anely, that he had personated one John Wright, residing at No. a, Bell court, Gray's-Inn-lane. Of this, then, there was nn evidence: the other Witness, John Denby, only swore that he saw the Defendant poll, but was n o t near enough to him to hear what passed ; he saw the book in his hand, but did not see him kiss it. He therefore contended, that, without the proof of this fa&, no indi&ment could be sustained ; he admitted that the Defendant might have committed perjury, be might have perennautd somebody else, but of this there was no evidence. Lord Et Laps eoaouoit--" He said he had done the trick, and would be pulled for his. bad vote." Mr. Bluetits replied, that he felt the pressure or all the circumstances of this case, and, after making some further observations, he concluded by observ ing, that the administration of justice would not be served, even if the most wicked man upon earth were to stand on the floor of that Court for their Lordships' judgment. upon such evidence as this man's. He therefore, for these reasons, humbly hoped their Lordships would grant him a rule to shew cause. The papers referred to by Mr. El:ismer in this statement being handed up, their Lordships, after a short consultation, granted the rule. COMMON PLEAS, J•m. 26. Sitting* .t Nul Per Sir - -il JAMES MANSVIILLD TOOT,. REYNOLDS sad co. Serjeant SNESNERD moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be . granted in this cause. It was an anion tried last sittings in Lon don, before Mr. Justice CNESIORL, SO recover 881. the value of forty sacks of flour from the Defendants. There had been a long account settled by Mr Voot with Mr. Reynolds, and in it there were three loads of forty sacks each, charged for; some time after, it appeared, from the inspection of the books belong ing to the Defendant's miller, that no more than , two loads of forty sacks each had been sent from the mill to Mr. Voot on Mr. Reynolds's ac count. The Plaintiff, therefore, commenced his action, and got a verdict for 881. The grounds on which Serjeant SURPOZED mov ed for a new trial, were, that the Jury gave their ver din contrary to the weight of evidence ; the Defend ant's clerk having produced in Court one receipt for forty sacks of flour, and sworn that he had given two other receipts for forty sacks each, to Mt. Voot, and never could get them from him agairn. Serjeant Barr contended that the receipt present ed by the Defendant's clerk was a forgery. and that it had been procured by. the date of it being altered from the 11th to the 16th. Mr. Justice CNA maks said, he did not think the evidence of the Defendant's clerk was as corrects as it should be, and he did not wonder that the ' , Jury had not given his testimony so much credit, ' as his brother SNIIIPNICRIS seemed to think it deserved. The Court, however, granted a Rule to thew cause. OOODHIIOII O. MACHINOER. Mr. Serjeant SPIEPRIRD moved the Court for a new trial, on the ground that the Jury had given greater damages than the circumstances of this case required. It was an anion brought by the Plaintiff, who keeps an eating-house in the neighbourhood of Manchester-square, to recover damages for an in jury done to his health and trade by a nuisance, namely. the boiling of kitchen stuff, and other vile material, which the Defendant' a tallow-chandler, 4 coaduaed to the annoyance of the inhabitants. It appeared that the • 0111111........._ been compelled to lea leraliry by the poisonous stench and vapour arising front the 11.-fesulant's copper, which occav r osed omiting, • and required the parties to proceed some &stance front Loados, for the purpose of removing the bane. fal effeds of the efilovia by wholesome air. The eatables in the Plaintiff's shop, though of the best quality, were seldom purchased, as no customer could relish the fume of tallow with roast bed; ansi so powerfully did the former operate, that it was stated, a trooper, who had paid for his dinner,•and whose stomach was not very delicate, became sick, in consequence of his meal. The Jury gave a ver. diet for the plaintiff, with SOI. damages, and the learned Serjeant, in support of the present Motion. • • contended, that the plaintiff's case had been vulg. gerated. The latter, he observed. had formerly sold Isle kitchen stuff to contribute to the nuisance. and no complaint had been previously made against the Defendant for upwards of sixteen years, daring which he carried on the business. The Court ind• mated a doubt of success in a new trial, but grAnted a rule nisi. FROM SATURDAY Nwirrs G.IZE7TE. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. 24. Swipes R;ettarel fuvun;, to be Ve rne". Wan.Ofre.. Ji Ist Re.gintent of Dr,. COldr/111, freffla tcrinsry Soryi-on, vice Hat.. 48th Regiment of Foal--Cspain t. without purchase, vice Sir. John the Maltese Curb 19thditto.—LieuumanhColori r. ' 2a Garrison Battalion, te be Limeenant-s.remihri. York Ranger--Major Willnins Macleod,. hem bisiof 4lo bool l Champagnes Regiment, to be LisulenenbColonel, without purchase, vice Swint is, appointed to die fSarrimis fie& • Major-General Champagne's Regiment-s Captain Hugh Dols ample to be Major, without porchme, eke Snood, pros "I mated in the York augers. • 24 Garrison Battalion-4.i.hitamantsColonel Snood Serials. r, from the York Rangers, he be Lisocenaat Colonel, vies Strekland, removed to the 69th root. ti Bth Royal Veteran Ratbilions-Captain Archibald anted,. v s horn the tr9tti Foot, to be Major. .„., Hi. Majesty hss been plowed to appoint the nodereseigtiesed Officrrs of the Eon India Company's Faces se tale lank by Brevet in His klajesty's Army in the F3/1 footles only; as fel lows Commission, dated the Ist Day of January, 11103. • Colonels G- irge Russell, Francis Goodie, Sk Ewers John Mseikinald, William Balmer fahmed Clarke, .13111•11 Deno, James Dickson, Chtsde;luer Gress, Js •Serh. 'croon, John Pster.to be Msjor-Geoesals. LientruantsColoorl Alesaoder [sold to be Colonel. • Captain Edwar 1 Clarke so be Major. S r %vv.—Colonel Fitaray J. Gr shun Madam, of dr MS F•ot, •0 be a RritedlehGvneral se the Forme esnleig is Me Leeward and Cltaribbee Marble, suds the CONON et Lieut.-Glenend Myers. Yak Medusa ti be Maier, bymple, preeseeed la Stricidead, freet . tbe ..1••••••1 leinimesemessee The Marshal of the Court of Admiralty has, in the name of His Majesty, taken possession of all Spaui.h vessels sent ince the several porn by our ciuisers, as well as all such as were detained by the embargo, thus taking them out of the charge of the captors or their agents. 1 lie Spanish fleet, which sailed from the Haven nah on the 27th of November for Spain. Navies up wards of two millions of dollars on board, acd Weer articles to a greater amount, was not pursued by the !Wormed frigate, as we were taught to expel, Caps. Hows having orders to convoy a British squa dron to Jamaica, and he was spokes with is the Gulf several days after on his passage to Port RoyaL The Spaniards sue ail maenads smart the Cho tatra, which has 600,000 dollars on Ispard, and which carries only a few light guns. The French frigates, Dike and s,Mcls escaped from the blockade of the Lowart and Cew- Orion, at New-York, were spoken on the 9th of No vember, in lat. 39. long. 47. (nearly half their Psi sage to France). by the Lotion schooner of Boston. A report is in general circulation. that Lord Naa som, after intercepting the Spinish regi.nent des tined to reinforce the garrison of Minorca, immedi ately sailed for Port Malmo, and took poss ession of fort St. Philip without loss. We trust the statement may prove caned, as the occupation of this port would materially favour our operations in the Me. diterranean. On the arrival of Admiral CORIIW AL L on Thursday, in Causand Bay, to repair his rudder, all the Officers of rank in the Garrison and Navy went off to pay their reaped' to him. Ile refuses every invitation to come on shore, and, frees the exertions making by the artificers, it was ezps&ed he might be able to proceed to sea on Fridai. The Master of the Dragon, 74 guns, was on Satur day tried at Portsmouth, by a Court Martial. on board the G!adiator, for running the ship aground. its Portland !toads, in a late gale of wind. She struck three times, but got off. In conseqaence of the injury she received, she will go into ,hick The decision of the Court Martial has not yet transpired. Transports have arrived at Spithead, with use lath regsm.-nt of foot on board, from whence they are to proceed with the next convoy to Jamaica. Dr. RUCH Ail, who has so eminentl7 distinguished himself for his philanthropy and abilities in the Plague hdespitals in Egypt, arrived at Portsmouth, from Scotland , a few days ago. A vessel is to be immediately appointed to convey him to Gibraltar, where he has voluntarily ofered to go, to investi gate the nature of that dreadful contagion which has been Vlattal in that gatrison. The French at Guadeloupe having repeatedly threatened to seize and confiscate all American ves sels which should attempt to carry on trade with St. Domingo, and having nasally seized some ships bound - to that place, a company of merchants, about the end of November, fitted out a little fleet, consisting of five or six vessels, all armed, some of them with 16 guns, which sailed at that time, under the orders of a Commodore, with a determination to force a trade with the Haytians, and to give bat tle to any French ships that should attempt to atop them. Nu Ttot TO at LOST.—The unprecedented de mand fur TICKETS and SktAllf.S, in it. Lottery, being tar beyond calculation, vance in the price must be the conseque sow and Co. therefore recommend their numerous Friends and the an immediate purchases and them, they have oar sale, at their tensed Stare Lottery Office, No. Alley, Cornhill, London. TICIA' the protest variety of numbers, pries'. .i -The unprecedented de- &tsars, in the ensuing calculation, a great ad► he corucquence J. Joe it- immend the attend°n of d the Public to come to and respeCtfully inform t their c.iJ Fortunate Li- tce, No. 3, Pope's Head TICLLTS and SIII•tal in abets, and at the lowen