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LAS► usTEI,4iCE4CF Place. Mrs. MOUNTAIN had an overflowing house last I sight at her benefit ; such as her .1 , 10 claims to public favour deserve. The fineness of the weather has greatly reduced the style of fashionable living. Green gooseberries have already ceased to be a rarity. Lord CASTLERNAGH has not only two strings to his bow," but he expert s top lay s teo nd fiddle in the house of Commons. Those who dislike the new Ministry flatter them selves that it will not live long ; but let them e ware ; Mr. PITT will not beat to resign again b in a harry y . Lad Him soc a. has arrived in town in health and spirits. Lady Mcsneavzhas announced a grand Ball for Thursday the 1 7th at her house in IFortland-street. The N ss' s cap is all the rage among our first rate &genies; but few of them seem disposed to take the veil. Yesterday Mr. Ts CRNIV gave his fare el dinner at his apartments in Somerseaouse. The com pany was selea , and comprised many a o f tl'e nec prin cipal- Nobility and Gentry. His Royl High the Prince of Watts h onoured the party with his presence : there were also present —their Graces the Dukes of NOttfOLIL and LZINSTER, Earl SI AIR, Lord HIJTCSINSOIIi, Messrs. ERSICISL, SHERIDAN, MADOCKS, &C. &c. The day was spent with much hilarity. His Royal Highness the Prince of Watts, Lord Hi g h Steward of the Borough of Plymouth, has been pleas.-d to order new and handsome embroi dered colours for the 241, or Prince of Wales's bat talion of Plymouth Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Hswass. It is supposed they will be displayed on the 4th of Jule neat , the anniversary of 1-lis Ma- J LSI v's Birth-day. On Saturday the Sorry Yeomanry assembled at Crnydon, by order of Lord Lucie, their Colonel, and on Sunday morning attended Divine Service, a f t er which they had a Field Day on iluppa's 11, a nd went through their evo lutions with great spirit. They are also to m uster u p on a similar occasion upon Banstead Dawns this day. of the British flag. 'lire following account of the revolution which happened at Delhi in the year 1788, so cone led with the late events in India, cannot but prove par ticularly interesting to our readers. Gholam Khadur, author of the revolution at Delhi, was the son of Zabda Khan i his father dis inherited him and drove him from his presence on Account of his vices and crimes. Shah Altura, the King of Delhi, took him under his proteCtion, treated him as his own son, and conferred on him the first title in the kingdom, Amere ul Oturaow : he lived with the King, and raised a body of about 8000 troops of his own countrymen the Moguls, which he commanded. Gholam Khadur was of a very passionate temper, haughty, cruel, ungrateful, and debauched. In the latter end of the year I 768, the King had formed suspicions that some of the neigh bouring Rajahs would make an attempt to plunder and destroy his territories : these suspicions were ve rified by the approach of a considerable army to wards the capital, commanded by Ismael Bey Khan, and assisted by Dowlut Row Scindia. Gkolam Khadur told the King on this that he had nothing to fear, for that he had. an army sufficiently strong to oppose the enemy, and that all the King had to do was, to march out with his troops, give them a supply of cash, and he would stake his head on the enemy's being evercotae. The King replied, that • he had no money to carry on a contest. Gholam - Khadur said, that this objeCtion would be soon ob viated, as he himself would advance the necessary supply of cash, and that His Majesty had only to I head the army. " This." said he, .4 will animate them and give them courage, as the presence of a Monarch is above half the battle." The King agreed in appearance, and requested him to assemble the army, pay the arrears, and inform them of his in tentions. Gholam Khadur retired contented ; hut great was his astonishment when he intercepted the next day a letter from the King to Scindia, desiring him to make as much haste as possible, and destroy Gholam Khadur ; for he desires me to an contrary to my wishes and to oppose you. On this discovery Gholam Khadur marched out with his Moguls, and encamped opposite the fort of Delhi. He then sent the King the intercepted let ter, and asked if his condua did tint deserve the loss of his throne? He carried the fort in a few clays by storm, flew to the King's chamber, insulted the old King in the most barbarous manner, knocked him down, and kneeling on his breast, with his knife took out one of his eyes, and ordered the servants of the Kir a; to take out Cie n her. After this, he gave up the place to pillage ; in the height of his rage he committed every brutal extravagance on the ladies of the King's zenana. As he knew where the treasure was kept, he soon secured it to himself ; and to get at the hidden jewels of the women, he praetised one of the most villainous schemes ever thought of. On the third day he ordered the King's ladies to appear before him, promising freedom to those whose dress and appearance should please him. The innocent un thinking women adorned themselves with all their secret jewels and the richest attire : he ordered them into a hall where common dresses were prepared for them; he secured their rich dresses and sent them home to deplore their loss. He did not stop here; but insulted the princes by making thorn dance and sing heore him ; and had the Klag's daughter brought t ) gratify his lust, who stabbed herself on the spot. Scindia, soon after this, came to the assistance of the King, or rather to make him hi-, prey. Gholam Khadur fled, and took refuge in the fort of Agra ; Scindia's troops besieged him there : drie n to de spair, he took advantage of a dark night ; he staffed his saddle with a great quantity of jewels, and with a few followers fled towards Persia. Unluckily for him, he fell off his horse the second night, and was taken prisoner by Scindia : he was exposed for some time in irons and in a case: after this, Scindia ordered his ears, nose, hands, and feet, to be tilt off, and his eyes to be taken out, in which state he was allowed to expire. Scindia rewarded himself by seizing upon the kingdom, which he cam e to gitard, and all that he left to Shah Allum, the nominal Emperor, was the city of Delhi, with a small distria around it, where, even deprived of his sight, he remained an empty shadow of royalty—art instance of the in,:ability of i human greatness, and of tl,e precarious slate of des potic government. -----ee-- Letters from Bu st:6 e state, that the Embassy to the Court of Persia is preparing fur its departure to Persia. Private Letters from Bombay, dated 9d December List, state, that intelligence had been received from the Isle of France, that a vast number of troops had arrived from Europe, and tliat five or six vessels were fitted out as privAteers. It was expeaed the Colonial Assembly would be annulled, and the Go vernment rendered entnelyAtty. 'the number of people lately arrived from France was very great, and the island perfealy crowded. Provi sions of all kinds were very scarce. and little specie in circulation. There were upwards of 900 pieces of cannon ready for being mounted ; but not more than 150 were with carriages in the forts. General Ds. C AZW, who is celebrated for his enmity to the Bri tish nation, is Governor of the Islands of France and Bourbon. The letters brought by the firidart. from Bom bay, were received and delivered on Saturday. The overland accounts come down much later, but con uin no important information. A letter of the 29th December states, Olathe ICY/lane RAJ•II,, on receiving advice of the viaories obtained by General LA CE, sent a Vakeel, with a proposal, to enter into a Treaty of Alliance with the Government of hostages for his fulfilment of his engagements. : as The Madras papers state that the 1 tench fri gate, La Belk Podr, has frequently been seen by Admiral RA isisit's squadron ; but' from her su perior sailing, has hitherto escaped. COURT OF KING'sBENCII, ST MINSTER., 14 CUL KING v, RICHARD BENSON, WK. ARILII4I, TWO MAS HALL, RILLIARD HALL, AND J3s *I GRAN- GER. Those five persons wcre convi&ed of having as saulted and obstru&ed an Excise offi in the dis• charge of his duty : they were also 1111111ght up to receive the Judgment of the Court, which was, that Joseph Granger should be imprisoned for the space of 12 months in the gaol of Cornwall. Thomas and Richard Hall t 3 pay a fine of 501. each to His Majesty, : to be imprisoned in the gaol of Maidstone for thrse.ntonths, and to find security in 2001. each for their future condat. Richard Smith and Richard Benton to be im prisoned in the county of Sussex gaol for three months each. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. MEGARY v. BOURSE. A Rule having been obtained on a former day for quashing the proceedings against the Defendant, and that the Plaintiff should deliver up certain pro- ' missory notes in his possession • Mr. Serjeant COCKIL moved the Court to dis charge the Rule. By the affidavits of the parties, it appeared the Defendant, who is a coal merchant, was indebted to the Plaintiff 901. A power of attorney was given for the same, and the money not being paid, Judg ment was entered up in April, 1801. The Plaintiff did not, however, then proceed to execution, but consented to take twelve notes accepted by the De fendant, of different dates, the latest of them hav ing 33 weeks to run. It was stipulated, at the time the notes were given, that in order to have them duly honoured, the Defendant ,hould give security. Accordingly it was agreed to make over the v..liole of the Defendant's property, but a delay and refu sal afterwards to execute the instrument to that ef feel, induced the Plaintiff to proceed to execution on the Power of Attorney, keeping the notes in his possession. Upon the latter ground, a Rule was ob tained to quash the proceedings. 'I he Court were of opinion the notes had been taken conditionally, and that tht refusal of the De fendant to make over his effeds as a security, ren dered the agreement void. Rule discharged. This being the last day, no motions of consequence occurred. . Doti .--Mr. Titora AS Usti, the gentleman who had the fatal duel with Lord CA MIL Wei RD, being in custody, by the advice of his friends, was yesterday brought to Bow-street, in order to meet whatever charge might be exhibited against him respeaing the unfortunate transaction. A number of wit nesses were examined on the business before Sir It. FORD and Mr. Kim. Alan, but whose testimony we shall forbear to detail. Mr. IhsT was committed to Newgate for trial at the ensuing Old Bailey Ses sions, on suspicion of having been guilty of t . ;e Wilful Murder of Lord Camelford. Mr. Bess appeared extremely affefled during the whole of the examination, and remained silent. Mr. Gvitmey attended as his Counsel. Mr. Humeri Rev Ho Ala , who killed Lieutenant THOMAS ()glossy in a duel at Chalk Farm, last Spring, proposed to surrender himself yesterday at 'low-street. Mr. Mowranit, the surgeon who attended Mr. 04Ititt sr, and several other witnesses were examined; but none of them could identify Mr 110 s see, and therefore the Magistrate refused to ct mmit him He means to make the same offer next I".ursdav at tlerkenwell Sessions, whea a Bill w 11 be presented to the Grand Jury. A curious trial rame on at 'hr I sesibiglishire As s .es held at Ruth:r, a few days since, before Judges M Past' Lis a B ON :It was an aei,,n brought by Mr Rosins WILLIAMS, attorney-at-law, of that town, against Mes rs. RICHARD nt:Olits, and WILLIAM I.ls, two of the Aldermen and Justices of the Peace of Ruthin, to recover a compensation in damages of i,OOOl. fot an assault and false impri sonment. In consequence of a meeting of the inha bitants, called by the Defendants, as Magistrates, in July last. several hundreds of persons, it appear ed, enrolled their names as Volunteers, who assem bled on the 20th of August, for the purpose of tak ing the (loth of allegiance, which was administered in English and Welsh, by Mr. Ewa, to 270 per sons. tithe Plaintiff was prent, but did not offer to take oath ; and, at a parade on the following evening, he placed himself in the front rank; the men who had not taken the oath on the preceding day, being direard to advance a few paces, and form in the centre, in order to their being told to attend on the mortow to take the oath, they all cheerfully obeyed, except the Plaintiff, who, on be ing desired so to do, not only refused, but behaved very insolently : epon this the Defendants ordered their Codstable to turn him out; which was done. and this was the ground of the action. After the evidence had been gone through, the Chief Justice (Mar.:mm.o) proceeded to sum up, and, in an im pressive address to the Jury, he ridiculed the charge of imprisonment, enforced the necessity of implicit obedience on the part of Volunteers, as insubordi nation would produce destration, and was of opi nion the Aldermen had done no more than they had a right to do, and what he should have done in a si milar situation. The Jury withdrew for a few mi nutes, and, on their return, gave a verdift for the Defendants, to the satisfaFtion of a very crowded Court ; upon which, the Judge certified double cost; to the Defendants, according to the statute. The following melancholy occurrence took place at l;urley, about two miles from Bishop's Waltham, between ore and two o'clock on Sunday rooming last: A rookery belonging to Mr. klowa ID Hot:OH. son was entered by some men armed with blud geons, for the purpose of stealing rooks, when toe) , were hailed by a person of the name of Mr is est, stationed there to protect the rookery, who endea voured to persuade them to desist and go away, which they obstinately refused MILLIS' then left them and returned with Mr. Hououvos and his brother-in-law, Mr. P.:Tea BAI/OOT ; a scufil- en suing, one of the men, named Jamas West, received a wound frail.% Mr. B tirisoe with a knife, which occasioned Isis immediate death ; another of thins, Dowse, was wain led. The Corcner's inquest has since sat on the body of Wisr. and, after an investi gation of two days, returned a Verdia of.—.Wpf„,/ Murder. Mr. Baal HOT is in consequence commit ted for trial. r P3RTiNG INTF.F.LMENLE E.XTRA.. The following are the only Colts ed to start for the Derby St akes on Th:W r .; nett : Itsni Dadingto.ei Ow; cult, Zoitac, by St. &coml. 1.0r.1 Fron....d.'s II Dryer, out of Fratt ous. Wi...outibr. \Cary, outof . Ttatterella. ,ir. I.).ltra..tes bC. o campul, by Coriander. bet., Guld;Ora, out of Silammerkin. Mr. rt u ratol'i b. C. by G.aiditud, dam by iligna) or, out of Fsciaieat . Mr Lak .t's b. c. by WA:AIM, out of Ro'e. S. . F. P..Au'a cult, by Way, dam by Mentor, out of Moil?. d•a 11r StAn'eton's b. c. To .n Wheatloy, by Pipatot, out of Su ,annah, by RocUlnal:.un. S to I against Zodiac. 7 to 2 against the Driver colt, 7 to 2 against Mr. Wilson's colt, 8 to I against Hippocampus, and 10 to 1 against Mr. Durand's two colts. TON THE OAKS STACKS. Dokz of Grafton% b. f PAW..e, by Wool:Cy, out of Ptunella Lon' 14rentlelei bay filly, by Precipitate. out of a aster L(rd Debra fll l r,lcy Sir P.-ter, nut of hi; own titter. 1. rd Stawadre b f It i.trail, by fit,l a r.m. Mfr. Gawp% ch. f. Spirtaway, ty Volunteer. 6 to 4 against Pelisse, 4 to 1 ag.tinstLord Egremost's filly, 6 to 1 against Lord Derby's filly, and 8 to 1 against kingtail. Yesterday, shortly after twelve o'clock, Hit MA. J est v, accompanied by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in his post-chariot, rollowed by the Quets and PRIN. , CESSEL. in two coaches and four, took an airing to Richmond, and returned to the Queen's House about two o'clock. The Prince of WAI ES will give a grand dinner at Carlton House on Thursday. Yesterday the New Cabinet dined with the Earl of CHATHAM. The Duchess of Ca A NDOS . S House, in Grosvenor quare, is newly fitted up in a style of superior mag• ailicence. Lady R E An's remte, MI Saturday, was attended by several pei pl • of the first rank, amongst whom were the Duchssses of Cum.:riot, LEEDS. and BOL TON s Lord and Lid H NNIKEt, Lord SIC AR. soitotott, and a 1-ng cetera. Th.? TOOMIS were fan cifully d earated, and the refreshments amongst the best of the season. Mr. W A LSH PORTER gives a grand dinner to a large party to-morrow. The Dowager Countess of Colic is about corn. leting an elegant c onservator y at her house in New Burlington -street. Lady Wes.av gives a splendid entertainment this evening, at her house in Argyle-street. L:rdy T ON And Gs ASSINI sang at Lady Aitiosoitouou's on Friday ; they were both in fine voice and commanded •heir usual admiration. A sui; per , ii 1.-wed, to a few of the elect. A theatrical disi lay is talked of at Brccket The lion. Mrs. i•NOS gives a musical party on the 19th inst. The Countess of pecKIVGHAMSIIIIII£ has issued several hundred cards for the 17th and 2t st inst. Lady DUDLEY purposes a fete, to celebrate the 4th of June. The Countess of Wry - restos gives music and supper to a numerous train of fashionables on the 24th and SI st intr. Lady Buoc is gives a grand route on the 22d, at her house in Cumberland -place. The preparations at Chiswick are in great for wardness for the intenied fete, to be given shortly by her Grace of Devossiti RE. Lord 1-IeNNIKER has been at Burleigh for some days past. Mrs. ROBINSOV Rave a route at her house in Kin rietta-street, on Friday last. which was very fashion ably attended. The ii equenters of the Drama, and of intrinsic merit, will rejoice to hear Mr. F.L LIST ON is arrived in town to fulfil his engagements at COLMAN'S Theatre. Sir Wit.t.tass Cutts . ls, according to report, has proposed to raise a Corps of Volhgeurs. Mr. ADDINGTON holds the house in Richmond gark only at the Kemal' pleasure. There is no r ant of it in any way, nor is there any land what ever belonging to it. Mr. Wisult a:a gives a dinner to a party of poli tical friends, this day, at his house In Portland- •~~\ ~~~ The result of General Lake's rapid an 3 brilliant operations will ever form a memorable Tra in the annals of the eastern world, and adds another sin• gillAr instance to the many already on record, of th. 2 vicissitudes of fortune the ancient capital of Del. hi, with the aged and unfortunate representative the House of Timur, falling under the protedion .‘SA , resertt. 's 'hi, ta issesl. I.eir ;1 . wit it ussi ,t Ice of •;, • 10Ufit.1T4, MAY 10. - A son of a rdipeaahle landholder, in the county of Aeath, had been strongly attached to the daugh ter of a neighbouring fanner, bur as she did not enco his advaisc,•s, he forned a resolution of . seitigli7r by force; and, as he korw that she bind been in the ha b it going daily to see a favoue!te cow 'naked, h e ceiv .d that such an opportun, would be livotirable to his pla n. The y..ung lad fs brother, however, got orevilas intknation of his de signs, and immediately made them known to his sister, whin, as titer* was a striking resemlilance in their persona, agreed that he should dre-.s himself in her clothes, and at the usual time go and goad the cow. This plan was that evening put into execution, and, wheat he had just arrived at thy spot, four men jumped over the hed ge and imme diately seized and carried off the supposed lady (though not without much apparent resistance) to a chaise in waiting, which instantly carried them off to the house of the intended bridegroom. Imme diately on their arrival there, a priest was sent for ; but. as he was absent attending some sick members of his flock, the wedding was necessarily postponed until next morning. In the mean time, the lover's mother tried every thing in her power to administer comfort to the divr. ssfd Lid',; and, in order to convince her that her son had no dishonourable in tentions towards her, she proposed that she should sleep that night with her daughter. The young ladies accordingly retired soon after to rest, but they had not been long gone when an unusual noise and cry tor " help!" brought the parents to the door of their daughter's room ; which, as the young - 0 man had previously secured it, they were obliged. with the assistance of the domestics. to break open, but by that time he had accomplished his design. — They immediately seized, bound, and sent him of to 'trim gaol, where he now lies, and is in a short time to stand his trial ; but, as he supposes they cannot substantiate the rape, from the circumstance of the old lady putting him into her daughter's bed. he has entered an aftion against the opposite party for false imprisonment. Those who have heard of this affair, wait the event of the trials with impatience. and piomise themselves much amusement on the occasion ; as. no doubt, the ablest counsel in the kingdom %sill be employe i on both sides. It is repOtted that the trials will be moved to the Court of 'King's-Bench here. In taking down an old house at the earner of Capel street and Upper Ormond Qu iy, an immense quantity of guineas (some say to the amriunt of ::0,000) was discovered in one of the wile, wlii,:h the present proprietor of the house s& zed on ; but the former one has gone to law with him about it. It i , , h weever, proha , ile, that neither will get it, as the cur was made in the latter end of the reign of , King George the First, and beginning of George the Second. i lit PITT (01, THE GIANTREPRISIIED) RETURNED _ _ _ TO row Ca. " co the Lno awaked as one out of sleep, and like a giant rerresied s^ tb w.ne. •• lie smote hos energies in the binder parts, and put them to a perpetual shame He relosedth• tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not not tribe of E i dtrain.--18th Palm, 66, 67, and 69 verses. After much clashing of Irish interests. the Re verend lord Roasar Lsarss, son of the Marquis of ELY, has obtained the vacant Bishopric of Ka- laloc. TZere never was a period in any Lottery when the Wheel was so rich as at present:—there are 2 prisv 9 of 20,0004-1 prize of 10,000/.-3 prizes of 5,0001. 2 prises of g,OOO/.—besides prizes of 1,0001. 500/. 2001. kc. and only four days to draw. Was money as plentiful now as it was twenty years hack, there would not be a Ticket or Share left by To-morrow night, as the first drawn Ticket on Thursday is en titled to 20,11001 aad yet whole Tickets are under 20!. Every precaution will be taken on Thursday morning, to keep all the avenues leading to Coopers' Hall clear, as immense crowds of persons will na turally be tempted to go and hear the tirst-Drawn Ticket proclaimed, which is entitled to 20,000% at the least. whether Blank or Prize. The First-dr:. wn Ticket on Thursday morning, is sure to be worth Twenty Thousand Pounds at least, even if a Blank; but it is impossible to be istatii 25,000!. or even 40,000/. for the Wheel is im mensely rich, and the floating 20,000/. Prize is as likely . to be the First-drawn Ticket as any other. Tickets or Sham to obtain this desirable objea, are selling at Bisn's Offices, 4, CornhiU, and 9, Cha ' ring-Cross, where several Capital Prizes, this Lot. ter y, have already been sold, shared, registered, and paid on demand. After Thursday next, the Public will begin te think about the new Administration; at presen all their thoughts are engrossed by the Lottery every one who has a Ticket or share is expefling ti catch some of the numerous capital prizes witl which the wh-el abounds. Those who have not share should purchase before to-morrow night, a ou Thursday morning, at nine o'clock, one of th 20,000/. is cure to be drawn, and perhaps in th course of the day another 20,000!. a 10,000/. ten or three 5,000/. &c &c. The wheel is richer that ever was known when there were only four days is draw. PIOCL AMA itow.--It having been humbly repre rented to us, that the First-drawn Ticket, o Thursday Morning Next, will have a right t Twenty Thousand Pounds, this is strictly to charg and command all our liege votaries, to purchas ei , her Tickets or Shares at any of our Lotter Temples, ono? before that period, otherwise the will experience our high displeasure. Given at 0. Court of Pintas, this 14th day of May, 1804. Forrest. Thursday morning, at Hire o'clock, the Seven; Day's Drawing of the Llttery will begin; and un: that time, Tickets and :ihai.rs, warranted undmw may be had at both the old etablished Offices T. ISisa, 4, Cernhill, and 9, Charing-Cross T: Wheel is immensely rich, as may be seen by the fe lowing State : •. 2 !noes a L 0Q.t10(I 2 Prw..l of L 2," , 1 5,000 6 -.. itc. &e. to Anil only Four Days to draw. The First Drawr. 'ficiset on Thurs lay rest ent , tied to 20,0001. ,i• es Ai Mt n -4 an NO. n no nous .died lings Ines The C•R- ia ate ugs it mbay. tips ci and 01 citizen 4001. a office SA: te: rV LO3