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" amhi t in n," or even be called an " arrogance o temper ;" hut of it indeed existed, which cwt may be conjecture, it IS 110 indication or an ignoble mind, which would court ilthonour for the sake of pi elersninot. The eharge of +twice would •have that of unworthy ambition, inultnitich as that office end emolument are, in this emnetry, wosrls wonted were there not a dlatinet rentation to this pertieu. ler point of the invective. In consequence of his high *charoo.tt r Aran expen mettle! chemist, epplication hold `been made to him by Goterionsent for his advice rela tive to the improvenvemt of ...nil profiling by his suggestious, this great object was atianied. and ■ wiring created in that depart ment, at he was informed, of 100,0001. a-year.-- lucre was an opportunity fo► enforeing a claim on Government fbr peconisry reward, but with a di4- iiiterestednesa tint akin to avarice, he remained for ever silent on the subject. Although we have, perhaps, trespassed too fat upon the patience of our metiers, we cannot pass over one other charge against the Bishop, certainly of less magnitude, hut such Is will elucidate the spirit or the general accuattion. An autograph biographer w charged with egotism !--a man who antes his own life is censured for having spoken of himself ! The estates ' of his feelings, of his mo tives to action, of the habits of hit mind, the most isiterestiug and valuable traits of biography, are styled " puerile vaunting;.;'• as if t man of Intel leci teal powers, in casually noticing their operations, cool l have failed to evince their superior character. There L:1111 f e little question that if the late Bishop of LANDAVF had been dl that the enemies of his fame would represent him, we should not now have to defend him front the " paper pellets" of the Treasury ; had he reposed in silence upon the Episcopal bench until the mandate or permission of the Minister had restored suspended animation, we should not have heard of his "disappointed am bition." The record of hit life should he sought amongst the votes of Parliament, and the Cowl 11'ersesan's catalogue of levees ; o►, if he did commit himself to paper, his egotism would (villain no " vatnitings" nor " pompons beep." If lie spoke of his p►eferment., he eitavild first note his degvedation, and his thoughts, hum- Mill and abashed, would have sought the mercy of retirement. What generous sentiment or noble :tenon could have proceeded front a mind etnascu -1.4,1 by self-reproach ? or what memorial of exist ence email the unhappy sufferer have left, worthy, as in the present instance, of being the imitation of in. in% pu-terity, and of the grateful applause-of his wicuiriug country ? Earl of Ltesarocit., after transacting bu siness at the Treasury on Saturday morning, left town for his seat at Coombe Wood. On inquiry respecting the proceedings of the Privy Council held last Wednesday at Brighton, we learn that the Right Ilion. Jonw Leave. Chan cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, received the honour of Knighthood. preparatory to his appoint lurid to the office of Vice-Chancelior of England. The United States line-of-battle ship. Franklin. CO oilore STEWA RT. Captain RA L LAUD. sailed from Spithead (where she anchored on Monday) on Weave-thy. for the Mediterranean. She carrier s 6 36 -pounders, on two decks ; has no poop, mid is a tine handsome ship. The Thomas Comity, Hantly. Margaret. Ifirek inghamahire. and Canning, for the East Indies— the first ships fur the season—paseed down Channel on Thursday. On Tuesday the Astral transport arrived at Portsmouth from the Cape, whence she exiled on the of October, from St. Helena on the 29th. soid from Ascension on the 7th of November; left llotesty's ship kwrycliee at the Cape, and the Thieid transport at St. Helene. Monday the Melville; 74. Capt. Pi:mBERTOW• fairly built at Bombay, came into Portsmouth li idiom to he paid off. She has broisght the teak Irmo , id another ship of the line. The ( kere6, 24, Captain WILLES, was spoke ASI tilt' Stil nit. its lat. 9. 19. long. 18. 30. W. out 31) days, all The hollowing child have been retentli , 'Wired to he built : At (lenham—Powerful, 04; Mermaid. 48% T1i6611P4, 46; Unicorn, 46. Al Dept ford —3l ornclt, 6.11; S'Athes . , 40 ; 1/m..l3ltie, 46; Mercury, 40; Pegasue. 46. At Woolwich— Chichester, 00; Clyde. 40; Jaws% 46; Medusa, 41!1. At Simone's—Gannet, 16. The Ampleion, Commodore Bow Les. left Boron% Ayres, for the Coast of Chili, ors the , 24111 August lam. The Hyaena, from St. Helena. and the Manwito, redid the fltinrititis. arrived at the Cape of Gond (lope on the 6th and 7th October . last. The Iturydice railed from the Cape, fur Tristan iie Cunha, the 9th October. The Tigris frigate, Captain Pft!santsotr, is to he paid off and sold; the Spuriair lb to be fitted fur commission. A Court Martial assembled at Plymouth on Weilsiesday, to try Captain TANCOCIC. of his Nla jPqy's shut /ptigenia, upon charger preferred apitot him by the Officer of 31arines, for iMproper cuitiluet i,,wards The bi DOI/ SQUIRP, from Voughall, learn with butter and oats, for Portsmouth, was In illiritig the late gales on the coast of Cornwall, dial all uu board perished. On Thursday, the 25th ultimo, whilst Captain Auctsve v.c Rossiawor„ and three other sailors 'sew endeavouring to prevent the brig Certherime from bring ilsolwd against the rocks near the Tau n Pier. Jersey, just as Ory had effected t lirir purpn,r, st buddy's squall of wind upset the boat, and est those gallant men to a watery grave. Mr. I. ltuasts.stit. has duce Tree's horn'd in the dine eh elt St. Helier*, attended to the grave by all the Captains of the ships isi the harbour, and some of titakEt, trj-74 c -;:::;) • q. • • 'r.adts.; 'f4411. ft-.44l.k.fkra\ 0. 1 1-,!*, s'sy iciErnr. THE Pit mit DE D FORTUNATE YOUTH ." To fortom sad to raja hared, The first and second miunte; Who, in the first, had " ALL THE wroaLtt;' The 'second NOTHING in it : Had, in two minutes, Luck, in synth, Like many a timid bit:trammel. youth; ituanot, ktotag wealth ONE Wieser, kw Have Leek ~ugh to &rep TWO. Coffee 4louse, Nanetteheti Dee. 21, 1817. J. G. WINDSOR, JAN. 4. • Friday Lord HEN/ ET arrived at the Castle on a visit to the QUEEN. Yesterday, after the breaking op of the QUEEN'S CoOtteil p all the Members left Windsor except Lord A artrt, *rho remains on a visit to the QUEEN. The same may the Duke and Duchess of GLOOCES-: TEE. the Princess Sortie 4 of GLoucarrast. and Mr. and Lady CHARLOTTE WYNNE BILASETE,, left the Castle for Wirliat Park. This tnor►tinc the QUEEN and PETWOMEs at tended Divine Semite in the Private Chapel in the Castle. .4. • SHREWSBURY, SAW. k The Gentlemen of the Shrewsbury Hunt assem bled this week, and there s.arryl% ever hire b- ell known so full an assemblage o l Nobility and Gentry on this occasion. Th e weather has been unfavour able for the sports of the kd, mid for the cavalry races ; but the attendance. at the concert nn Wed nesday. and at the hall last night, was brilliaist ; it is supposed that the ronut cm the former erecting contained 350 persons—the receipt untoward to [la The perrormatices of the powerful hand of the Royal Horse Guards and of the G..ittlenten amateurs of the town, with other performers .4 ce lebrity (Mr. Tottilins, leader), received retested testimonies of loud applause. The harp, touched with the delicacy and enthusiasm of Miss Randle', end the chaste and mellow notes of Mrs. Austin, transported every bosom. The perfitrintitice at the church, of grand Sacred Music, takes eltiee this two g. Among the company at the concert and ball room, we noticed— Sir Robert Hill (Inetident of the Hoot), Sir .Tolen, Colonel Clemens, the Rev. Richtird, Mr. nowltt u d,.Mr■ tool Mo.& Raeford ; Earl Ilsoftrorsl, Earl Dessisich, yisr 11111 l tcoi, the How Mr. sod two Lolls.. FiAdissc and Mica rowr, Lord sod Lally Hes a iris , Mr. nod poly Nlnril Cotes.. Sir Andrew tool Mr. Vistrrot Coins, ::ir Edw.sol isio.l Lusty Stcythe, and Si. Ili ury FAlwarstes, Bart. CLIMBING BO'S'. SOUTHAMPTON. .1 .1 ti. 3. On Thisrmlay last a moat respectable Meeting of the Sotosesit.er+ to the Phil for almitishing• the sweeping Chimneys by Climbilig Boys, was held at the (N11 , 111;411, Southampton, the Right lion. Lord ASUTOWN in the Chair. His Lordship having stated to the Meeting, that the Committee had resolved to submit to their con sideration and adoption a Petition to the 'Romig of Commons, the Caine was read by the Secretary, R. Trench, Esq. and was unanimously and w.sramly adopted by tlw Nleeting. The Petition stated, that the Petitioners, bring deeply impressed with a otiose of the suffering% experienced by the children em ployed as climbing boys, the helpless victims of a trade justly stigmatised by the Legislature, as fraught with various and complicated niiserieo, are desirous that so inl tttttt au u practice should he totally abolished ; that various circinustances of cruelty arid oppression appear to be inse parable from this trade as now carried on, which might be removed by the substitution of machinery ; and that therefore the situation of these unfortunate children is earnestly recommended to the [loose of Commons, in the hope that they will adopt inch measures as in their wisdom May appear most pro per, for speedily and effectually preventing such children from being so employed in future, MA for the general amelioration of their condition. The Committee had previously Llot a machine to a master chinatiey-sweeper in town, who has used it with complete success in * timber of cases; and to afford encouragement to more extended use of it, they had passed a resol-..- ion to give a premium of two-pence a chimney to any person using ma chines instead of climbing-boys. in the thre• mouths, commencing from his porseosion of the machine; the fact to be properly attested in a book kept fur the purpose. The Secretary read a letter. from Bath, stating, that a very improved machine had lately been brought into use there. No doubt can be enter tained, that if the Legi►lature would at once abolish the inhuman employment of climbing I►oys. inven tive ingenuity would speedily supply every aid that could be required for cleaning the molt difficult flutes. It is almost too trite a truth for quotation, that si necessity is the smother of invent ." The application of this truth to the present case would be seen in a few weeks after the passiog of such an Act as we fervently hope the next &ionic) of Parlia mem will sanction. In the mean time, they who feel conscientious scruples on the further encourage ment of the present barbarous method of cleaning criimnies. will he thankful for being informed, that all common flues sissy be neatly cleaned by Smart's machine; the price of which is three pounds. It is sold by the inventor, Ordnance-wharf, Westminster bridge. If a few families only, in any town in which it is not yet introduced, would associate for the purpose of using mind recommending it, the application of it would be found very easy, and would soon be learned by a willing scholar ; and even time expense of sending up some poor hilliest Men to take a lesson from Smart, and return with the Machine, would be but trifling. The few difficult flues that occur nosy he cleaned by a method in vented by Mr. T. Montfort!, of Blackheath, who has contrived • globular elastic brush. which, by meant of a chain mid pulley, will cleanse the most intricate flue. BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY !—Thursday morning, the Ludy of Amin * E,ti. of her kighieen Hundred and tsighteenth chill ! MATH EXTRAORDINARY !.--About twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, of • groduid decline, Amens Mirabdis, the lust descendant of the ancient family of Time, aged just I•t month'. It i* remarkable that nut one of this venerable rutrisrch's children (upwards of 1800!) survived the birth of a brother. GilwrießlA I. Cu ANGE9.—Mr. WHITE lately succeeded T. B. Poss Tow. Esq. one of the &Ugh , - Mies sit Queen-square, who resigned ; rod Mr. Col.fp Holi xi another Magistrdtt of Qoeen-iiquare, having sent m hii re,ignation, in consequence of Hi-health, is , to be *soorceeded by Mr. MA Itll LA :4 D. one of the Shadwdl Magistrates, from who h other Mr. WHITE had atm, been transferred. Mr. FIF.T.DI NG, we are stony to state. Ins fwen for Amor time back confined, through indisposition, to I.is last week, as the entistalth• of Alviiigham was conveying a woman to bait!, House of ('or►ection, to be confined twelve ninntili for having had three bastard children, they atniiireil at a l►uhhe.house • take - ref- the • stepped ' • • 1 1 '• ,;.! . •• •••t ..rNicnorß OP fIR tars LORD kijeili -.`.. (From The (gamer Sunday Newsi,aperj Our readers ere already actiwainteil with the fact that the late 11-0.41 Mayor was limn in betainsliire, and Arleta] his time to a ellymist at Tiverton. ,Iburinz his apprenticeship he had on-cameo to employ a Image Man, of the name of °lvohat) 13 ,, met:, to perform for him :;:.the odd jolts as a tailor, mid being pica -td with the any in which his then - very unimportant wiles* ovre vxecuted, one day, on is emit being broug-lit home to 1,11.1, iI Y jarolarly said, " Well, Be he. ;one Lord Alayor of lamiloos you shill malty nip etme lie. eiri." 11i,.e rolled un— rolling Wood Caine lii lAin.l4lll, MA with every new change NP ►ituallwm his pitopeing Outlet...al. Drumm, the bailor, also came to Looiltui, and took op his tc.ideoce iu Crip plecate Osird—to the lioni.iirahlo said: of Alderman of which, his ((miter ciedoehei, Wks elected.. To the memory of Bennett, the Ilse Alderman, when si youth, now occurnxi, sine atoll...yeti he had not rents/eel his acquaintance wall Mr..Weoil, he yet deter mined if he should, as was Ilion cant - o ctet!. he r 110 "41 Lord Mayor, to ..;qtly to him for the fyllgilrio.ot of his proulisc. The event 41.11411/Jlell St leoglli estate to pass. Mr. Wood was elected, and Me. Bitipieit and , • his appEcation. The new Lord Atayor recottectcd Isis pii ~,, ise immediately ..is ita being !mini tttt s-d to him, and IsoiratiJ lie had rut been remiude.dof its Ill.! aa , ady promised the order for his Ihc.ic, In ani.:ll..r who 1•4.1 been more early in Ili. Aolieitattoo. Lord-hip, however, sai.l, he should ;lee Ileuneit iaint"ltiiiie to do for him duriiiit tii year, and added. " Ii I attneld beconie la:rd 11111y111' you poi st.:•li .amt iiirget you." Al -11.0,1;th ihis event At that time tin, slot be very prohibit: I.y Be •.t. Ire wits yet ral: ten', and had billy Q. rediet he had tiol been sneer: ton' the at, - :t. .4s if Pro videeee rerolvri/ not 111 diwsplwint 1111` lioat-st bor. viT, the even: hinted at by the Lu.sl Mayor did. take place Nis Lor:Mrp was chosen a alumna time to till the high "likes the (boos of u inch bz• h+./ :0 creditably- lier foe ne il, tu s ple,l;:e. MT. Bennett had the lio -11•311 Per Will ,e 5 of State tavern - A ; and ibus Tiveruoi prophecy, however reiii t,'31,1 chi iiivricii I, say, As the l'.l.4'Ut 11 . 14i11iug1 , tit the letter. A DAIIR A L LYSg.nW Died ; on Sattirday s last, at Southsitiptor, 7, years. Sir Richard Onslow, Rad. G.C.O Admiral of the tonal , suit Livittchaill-Gestersltif the Royal Marine Force.; he way. neat Ender of the fleet to fled Si. %indult. Sir Richard was esteemed, in the extended newer, a guod ()Inver. Hr connincocuil his naval caner at a very cooly period of life. His firit appoosiment as Lictitemott, bears the - date of December 17, 1759. On the 1 of Jul., 1761, he was advanced to the rack of enintsitiolcr; and on th e uttl, of Ap r il, 1714, he R 23 made Mist lulu the Humber, a 40-geta ship. Captain thislow was in the squadron under the cionninall of Load Howe, at Sandy Hook, in July, 1775, and accompanied that Officio. in !It/ expedition to Rhode Island, iu August follnatug, in quint of the Fn sack tint In July, 11 , 110, hen in conitnasid of this Rellona, 74, 1/11 captured the Dutch .hip of s:ir Princcol Caroline, of 54 gun and 300 men. In 1790, Ca..t. On-low was appointed to the Statiiiiirent, 74, one of Di* Sect intend. ed thr the Channel sete,ce, sold , quipped through appre hension of a war with Spain in lative to Noutka S. I That alarm, however, berme blow,, over, he quitted his command, end we. never cono!uved again as a prowite Cup lain. On the Ist July, 1703, he was ~ dennecd to Rear of the White. In 1790 Rom-Adm., al (MOO* walq for a shun time. Port-Admiral at• Plymouth, and was soon afterwards appointed *VOW, in Command or the Sc , •! nod, r the late Lord ilnitcan, in the North Seas, oh- he in .stil cuously distincinalied hionsclf, in the uoisaich. 74. a• ;ile defeat of the Dutch Set woke Ad.,tied Ile %Visite:: Ina ship comities', ed the nit,,,,,, and su•taine I , *cater iujn, y 111 , is ey one i., the British Sect, the Ar rut vas '9" '1 • the t " Admiral Reitujiett, in the Jutittet, 74, end 630 mi a, • to the 31emarch. For his calisint conduct it this ailion. he was created a Baromt, mai% ial t. e than:. - of both Honse~ of Parliament, and Mai r iventril um, the Pree.l , !is oi ,be City of Loudon, and a sward of one loonier.' goincion value. Sir Richard retained his command iu th, North Sea Fleet, hut without soy further eileiriu. ity elf ,:istij. , olll.liiii i c him seif, till the year 1700, %Olen 'is resieeeil On thi 14th July, 171.9, he was promoted to be Admiral of the Illuc Squildrnis, and stil,:equently obtained the dietiicui•he4 honour of beim( appointee Lieutenant-Genera! of 3faritr.a, and was created Grand Powtaf the Order of the Hulk. NAVAL PROMOTIONS. The following Proinotioom and .41,philittnents were inutlr by the Lid of the Athuirulty iu De cember:— pacmoTicfg....caistalei--Elleranl nainort. MMllRrter —Douglas Cox. Sopreunarsn'eri -J ones Shaw, Philip Justice rat P. L;eternan le --George If 4.16114, Johi Roharts (e), Thomn3 Mari lull, Char'es C. Dent, 1. 1). Mitchell, Rtglit Hon Lord Thyme, C 14. Mitchinson, Hoyt. Edw. Gore, Thos. B. Wells. Surgeorti—Lhati. Cameron, John 'Added, W. 'l'. Llewellyn. APPOINTiIIINTS —C'firldille—Edwitril Raman, to the Conway; Chas. M. Reid, Driver; Timothy Scrivrn (C II . 1„ Bret'; &rights Cox, Slwarwater. tienlettants--J n No ps, Cadmus; C. C. Dent, Challenger; Mini Cupp Re, Con (parrot ; J. W. Cairns., tilsiid of Ascension ; 111. T. li ar ., ak ' Lee; W • nl R 83 . Madge, rliddto;Jai ditto; John R .'cl a n (6), Florida; Flow Edw. Gore, FI B ; C. R. Milboisime, Ganymediv; , T. B. Wells, Harrier; J. J low, Iphigeain ; L. U. Mitchell, I.arne; T. E. Heil:stocky, Lee; Vaughan Lloyd, Leveret; Gee. C. Gambier. Orlando; Lord H. F. Thyinar, Tagns. Marfnet—Pirst- Lieutenant W. H. Strangways, Glarguw. Sargeome--Charles ("sin. rota, Challenger; Joules RP Disraeli, Cherokee; W T. I.lewellyn. Harrier; 1.. Armstrong, Semiramis; Jwhn Liddell, Shear water ; Wm. Shoveller, Sybille. AssistaNf-'.ugront--;Jay. Gregory, Britten; James Ellis, Driver; Alex. Anderson, Iphigenia ; John Bill, Minden ; George rittl4y, Sensirsm;:. ; Eb Johnstone, Sheaearater; Itolwrt M•vri , iin, l'saisri• Drake; James Smyth, • Ss l'ffrrers —H H. 11. .1.0144 Beaver; 1. G. Bolls, Erne. Resident Conimissiouee at Trincoinstee--captai n Cl ot _ worthy Upton, vice Capt:iiii Pair t. Mr. W. H. (*ton, ot . the Saperror Class of Shipwrights, having Revved his time in the School of Navat Atehi4., lore, . is appointed to Sheerness Duck nid !Sr. to Deptf.rd yard; Mr. aim les Bonn ytsmt iv. to Itoolwicli yard; and Mr. Francis Lelard. to Portsmouth yard, Mr. Jcitiiiiiws sod Mr Bowden, F.ktr.t etcrlie, were di• charged on the 31st December (with a germ, it of alit inontha salary), their services briny nu longer required. Ou Mouday lust N troop of thy Einti‘killen gonna, which had been motioned at Derby more October last, marched front thence for Birmin L :ltaitt. A foot race, for 150 guinetts a side, is to tae place this a y e in Hyde Park, between Ll'A Cll. the tailor, and erdrn the pott;airr, `+ afford. shut.. dist:nice 190 yard.; to statt ut one ILCAtfe tn., swiftest runner in the kingdom, and is hacked at high odds. H e fuss won fifty ealiteleill. SHAW Is :1100 a good one. PuctLisTti; IIItfOtIMATION.—.t watch, for 100 itoineos.ii side. is shortly rxpected to lake 'slime he. twee,' Reynolds (the (moan' of Belaseo, the Jea) and Sera gins. in a 24 feet riog.— toroer. a few davit since, iu IVales, brat ac ittostritaineer. of f~ 111 it t'.4 Wert nog.-- i tiriwr. a io lir cminatti twelve usgaims Tor !arm ~." am - cc Jr‘%l Imo .croggrns. nisi at St. Helier*, attended to the grave by all the 0.4 Sunday lot, as 100 gentletheti in the neigh- I enticed away by a woman ono war !Well parClia94llg ; Cipra'au4 al the ship, j„ t h e 1 13t h o nv, and some of rrnttillood iil nary, Were %boon% at ileiret, in ! apples for them in Smitlineldi and who look them i bastard children, they slintan•il at a piddie-house rrw dace a i n c e , in Wales. brat a litaittgtm;nr,r . ~f the mint r e sp ec t a bl e gent l emen in the •il ii iiil, who Suffolk, sate of diem hriiiight dawn a Nave of down Barbican. The poor elit .o hlren'e parits bare ;to take Rome refreshment, when the nnnin'iterpe:ll 14 a t on e wei g ht, i l l a regular umiljat. b rlog ~,,, I y vnliintarile emit' to lokY their 'tangle to deported *midi:licks at a single alort, which 1.4 considered made every inquiry in vain for them , mud althou g h I out of the door , leave , ~it child she had in he r tour stone heavier than Ininvell. iiali t iall :u:1 T ar _ I N ll's. A funeral sermon war preached on the oi - - a arty unuttial ciicittbstatict in the atiutits Of a ee , ant a h a , b een W e re,' by the pa t iih, they ate / arms w ith th o e e•! , :aliti.,, al,' has nut wrier hers, Kee, it is said, will be matched for strui„ a :ide a so i tasion, which had a great effect on the auditory. *putting. out yet hard of. I licard of. se ,•, it ti. latter wive:, in loin:, if • I • . -,sesi► i . .. • "t ' . ' '''--- I. . . . ----' --.ass-... .-- . - ..e. _ . _. ON I'IIR FASHIONABLE NUDES. " Nods Poplin." In raradire, ere baneful Sin began, Hated were sees► the woman and the MIA ; 11411 wh►n blest Inoneenee reins/Ned no more, Sin hniught forth Shame, and east a rov'ring o'er. These virtuous times primeval worth express, By throwing off th' incumbranees of drew. Our beassteons belles,• with elegance and eats, Anil in a state of nature strive to please. Hail, heavenly charmers! justly you're ulored, New Shame is Red, and lauecruar reator'J. 1 7 .4SFM6NA SLR MOSPR.VeNrg. The Ditches, of blootrose is arrived at her house, in Gros venor-equine (rum her cent in Scotland. & The Doclts of Rocelemb Ass left her seat, at Richmond, for Long Dittos', Rucks, ea • visit to her son, Lord Mon tagne._ Lord Charles Mariners arrived on Saturday at his mother's, the Dowager Duchess of Rutiand's house. in Sarkville.arreet, from Paris. This day his Lordship leaves town for his bro ther's, the Duke of ltulland's seat, Belvoir Castle. Prince Esterhaxy is returned to lowa from Lord sod Lady Melbourne's seat, Bracket Hall. The Earl and Countess of Pavia are expected in towa in • few days from their mat, Powis Cutle. Hum. Calomel lad Lady Eleantx Lowther left Thomas's Motel. fierlreley•smiare, yesterday, fort h ,father'r, the Earl of Leasdale's seat, Cottessiere, Rutlhire. . Arrived at his house, New Bisrlingeow.stroet, Groom Nenry Elliot, Esq. and tinnily, from Biulleld, his seat hi Berke, Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jeruiyu-street :—Sir Edward Butler, Knight, sad Mr. Butler, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Richard Wellesley, Esq. from the Continent. Arrivals at Cook's Hotel. Alhentarle-street: —Earl Stair hope, from his seat, Ideveniag Hall, Kelm; Lord and Lady Kennedy, from a tour. Departures from the Claresilon Hotel, Bond-street : —.1 22 . Me3re, E.q. to his scat in Leicestershire; Frank Standish, Esq. to Bedfordshire. The Hun. and Rev. Mr. Boscawen has left town, for hii teat in Kent. On Saturday *bout twelve o'clock, the Duke of CLARENCE arrived at his house, in St. James's Palace, from Bushy Park. Yesterday being the. Duke of Iltrrt.sen's birth day, their linters gave a grand entertainment on the happy occasion, to a numerous assemblage of distinguished fashionable., sit their seat, Belvoir Castle. This evening they give a bail and slipper to their dollrebtll7B and tenants,at which their Graces, with their usual affability mod coudescension, juin in the three first dances. The French Ambossador will give I grand en tertainment this day to the Foretio Ambassadors, sod a large party of distinction, at iris residence. in Port land-place. The Portitgoese Avalon...l(w entertained • select Flirty at dimwit yesterday, it his house iu SoUth Audley-atreet. giturilaY. ahont two o'clock, Viscount and Vis countess eAsTLEREAGH left their house in St. Jaisnees-sqmore, for Hatfield, on a visit to the Mar quis and Marthiottess oh SALIMRT for • few days, - anal from thence they will proved oat a visit to Lord SuTriaLD, in Norfolk, where they wilt remain about a fortnight, and then return to London, for Isis Lordship to make arrangenteuts fur the meeting of Parliament. On Saturday morning the first rehearsal of the fralian opera, fisr the commencement of the season, took place at the Opera House, with the full band and all the vocal perlorusers. On New Year's Day Sir Wine Wow) gave a "laud ball tend supper, at Gattois House, to the Duke and Duchess of ST. At.a.tes, and to some of the neighbouring families. Dancing was kept up with great glee till an early hour the neat morning. We have authority to contradict the statement relative to a certain Baronet's son, unii the daughter of a Noble Duke, there being nu truth in it. U'e have great pleasure in hearing that Lady SOPHIA CECIL, who has been for some time rather alarmingly ill at Sidmouth, in Devonshire, is con sidered at this time to be better. The Marquis of EIETIM tat Burghley nn Soitalay for London, and piocieded thence on Tuesday to Sidmouth, am • ti-it to his tun;able sister.—We have also t h e plea sure of stating that the Earl of Lin ['self, who has been for a fortnight confined with a painful illness at (Mir e :Con, is Considered to lie recoveiing. The Duke and Duchias of Msitt•oanticti have bees. enterti. 11l ill g a large party at Blenheim during the Christmas holidays, consisting of the Earl and Countess of JERSEY. Lord CHARLIN Sprupa. Mr. and Lady Atty.l.llA 80TcE, it itywitir, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Dasitwoon, !W. Tieinet, Mr. Mr...16A1t, and severil ufher friends. And on SatilVlNy last many of the neighbouring finalities were to a splendid repast given an honour (Attie birth-day of the Ittiortioi+ of BLAND roan. The evening was ciitteltnteil lay a brilliant colic. al, is. which his (lrace, and his amiable and accomplished daughter, bore a di:ding:lolled part. Ott Smola). hot, as two gentlemen in the neigh ft4lianorl of !tory, were shooting at Ifeaset, the , briiii/ ih THE KING'S HEALTH. On Saturday n Quarterly Meeting of the Queen's Conned, to receive the Report of the Doctors ii attendance on his MAJEaTY, as to his state, agreeably to the directions of the Regency Act, was held at twelve o'clock. at Windsor, which was attended by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Doke of Moreraosn, the Earl of WIN( IfILIEA, and Lord Aitnista. Th.. Quarterly Report aas de posited at the Council Office by the Archhi.hop of Canrattisutte, the President. on his return from Windsor to Lambeth Palace. The following, 344 34 Bulletin, will exhibited nt St. Jansee% Palace ye*terdeiy, by I..nrd ST. FIELENS and Sir HENRY CAMPBELL, the Lord and Groom to the KING in Waiting, and other attendant*, to the Nobility end others:— " Windsor ealtle, January 3. " His Majesty has passed the tut mouth is n very tranquil manner, abed in a good state of bodily hrohh bat his Majesty's disorder remains un changed. "It RA r.ronn, uJ. WHIM, M ' 4 R.WILLIS." " W. iIEBERDEN, CHRISTIIIAS DONATIONS. On Netr-year's tidy nearly SOt► of the poor of the parish of Bighton, near Alresthrol. were bountifully regaled. by order of the Marchioness of Bucking ham, with to good dinner ; consisting of roast ■nd boiled onto of every description. plum•pudd►ng, and a plenty of good old wring° ; when each family also ►eceived a ►uppty of clothing: and on Chris ►nas-llry, upwards of 650 of the poor of the parish of Aringtoo, and th. adjoining rilkges, were re galed in the same way, at Arington House, by the same benevolent benefactress. Mr. Thomas Smith, of Newbury, on Christmas eve, distributed hi• animal bounty of seventeen fine sheep to the poor of that town, and with every joint of 'neat it gallon of potatoes. On New Year's Day, Admiral Sir John Ortle, Bart. distributed his annual donations, to sixty poor families of Bognor, of beef, bread, coals. and money ; end afterwards regaled one hundred and fifty children of the National anti Jubilee School, with roast beef, plum pudding, and beer. The following is extracted from the "Stamford Mercury :" We have our pleasing annual task of recording at this season the gene consideration of the higher orders in the neighbourhood, fur the poor round their respective mansithis, and, we believe, we way with truth tiltrin, that there is not a di*. trill in the kingdom in which the active benevo lence of those who are blessed with the means of doing good. is snore general. more effective, or snore amiable. Ou the 2311 ultimo. the Right Hon. the Ladies Noel gave to 06 p families bf North Lu&ohm, a fat ox (weighing 70 atone), 14 quarters of po tatoes, and 200 yards of flannel. The poor of that perish had also the usual gift of coals from the worthy Rector. A liberal distrihut' of beef. bread, and muter, was matte by Mr. mid Lely Mary Fludver, to the poor of Thistleton, Avston, and Wardley. A fat ox and several chaldron of coals were given by the Eirl of Lindsey, in the parishes of Ulfitig ton and Tallington. Lord Gwydir, Sir Gilbert Heathcote, Sir John Trollope, Dr. Willis, T. Hotclikiii, Esq., and minty other Noblemen and Gentlemen near us, have also, with their usual generosity, dispensed corn fort and happiness to the poor around them, and added to their own enjoyment " the luxury of doing good." We are desired from Oakham to acknow ledge the distribution yesterday in that parish of 401. from Sir G. Heatlicote. The whole of the prisoners in the Castle (ninety in numb-►) were regaled on Christmus.day with a plentiful dinner of beef, bread, and potatoes, and • quark of ale each, according to annual custom, by John Nelthorpe, Esq. of I.►ucoln. Mr. Merry weather has received two guineas for the relief of the poor debtors in the Castle, from an anonymous cure espondent, who has, for die two preceiling years, scut him the same sum for the like purpose. On Sunday lust, as Mr. W. WRIGHT, of Sher.. field, accintipanied by his wife and a young child, was returning home inn gig, the borer took fright, and roll with such violence against Malin Bridge. oboist tau wiles f Slufliel.l, that they were all thrown out, when Mrs. W. who was far advanced pregnoncy, received so it injury, that she died on Tuesday. (;Teat doubts were at first en tertained of Mr. Wait:H.l°s recovery fruit the b►uises he received, but we understand he is now in a state of convalescence. The child escaped un hurt. On Wednesday, as the gamekeeper of Sir ED. Smarm:, Bart. of Acton Bortiel, in Shropnitire, was endeavouring to reach a dock which lie hail shot upon a pool, the ice broke in, and he was drowned. KIDNAPPERS.—A few days ago DANIEL and SARAH SULLIVAN. the child►en of r 1100111 r “11111, re siding in Bed 1.. -alley, l'ow-cro•+, the girl about Dine, and the hey about seven yeArs of age, ware enticed away by a woman who was seen apples for them in Smithfield, and who took them child - we o