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THEATRE, TM:RV-LANE. Last night, the lively and interesting Comedy of Thr breathing was revived here, and :eceived with the most unbounded littsplause. 'lbis piece does not boast striking sitteations, nor stage effect, yet, the c haracters are all so prominent, the sentiment is so natural, the language so easy, and the parts are all so admirably filled, that we regret the public have been so often disappointed in the promise of its re. T resentatian. The lively, amiable, and coquetish Ru.e't4 Ramont was given by Mrs. JOItUAN with teat fascinating ease and grace so peculiarly her own. She never appeared to more advantage than when, with that goodness that marks her character, she encouraged modest merit in the person of Mis s Cssory, who peformed the character of the in teresting Fre A more promising candidate for public favour we have not seen. She is very young, '.tar face is pretty, her figure neat and elegant; her Atm just ; her voice is dear and sweet, and so audible that not the lowest tone was lost. In her deiineation of the charafter, she displayed delicacy and feeling; bid when, at the conclusion of the play, Mr. CIIZRRY. as Sir Retire He/wont, the father of her intended husband, entb!.tcd her as b's chill, the whole audience sympathised in his feature. Mr. WROU en sox was an admirable u piesentative of the amiable Sir Gror,n Rovme,,d. Mr. Dr CA:4P was a very amusing Far/ie.—We do not know a more improving performer. We anti cipated Mr. In. eiSTON'S success in Cliarle, Belmont, be , ng one of that class of fashionable c!larailiers, in shich he has ti e ien so much escellence. Miss CHERRY introduced a i•athettc air, which she sung with taste and sweetness. The house overflowed with an elegant audience. LORD MAYOR. Yesterday. PETER Pt c*l A RD. Esq. the Lord Mayor Lied, went in procesion from Guildhall, about one o'clock, to be presented to the LORD 0.., at his house in Bedford-square. He p/A; artended by the Stumm, in their State Car riao,es, and the following Aldermen—Boyor.LL, Le NIESVRIEN, Sir WM. Ceara, Sir J. W. AN. DL:,sO.:, Sir JOHN FAsteß, ANALY, J. SMITH, HU% %11, the RECORDER, CH AMIIERL AIM of Losn" .1, and the other City Officers. After the Presentation, they all partook of an elegant cold collation. Pre Logo MAYOR Eleß, consiJering his age, looked very well.. lie rode in his new private coach, with his CHAPLAIN and SWORD &ARIA. All the Gentlemen of the Household, b-longing to the . Mansi,n- i louse, attended him for the first tins.% The CITY M asm AL s. on horseback, &c. formed part of the Cavalcade. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS Long atoritatrir V.lherl, from 04er.ey Pair to the Earl of 11V , rtmorland'e. B-rkeley-qqo re DAragcr L.l P:tre, to Cie home of her mother. Mrs. Horan!, int' , t.:(0-a•rret. (:nos her teat urtar 11“un4M,.. LorJ fl H. Cereitilth. from Newmatket, tr, ht. house ht lia•Me tare& 111 r. C.,ig, hoot her seat at Hunperni, to Wet. hotel, Jormyo-ortyt. FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES. The Earl of Camden, frnm ha house in .11itngton-street, to Ahbey, Kent. L i tly , ti tt Nt•te Hop., frnm 11 , 3'1. Jerilvo a visit to their father, F.a•l of Ilcyetum3, it his Seat to Scotland Monday, this Ent div of the Earl of Deasy'. hounds at the Oaks, being wet, the chace afforded We sport. Yaverday, the second day, proved more favourable, and the stag was taken, after a orn of several hours, nett Carshalton. The com pany retained in the evening to the Oaks, whereat- elegant dinner was provided. Sir Witt.orrst and Lady Annv have taken a !Toone in Albemarle-steet, for the season. Ole Earl of SUFFOLK is entertaining a large patty of fashionables at Charlton, Wilts. Earl Povrts is expetted in a few days at Den him Hnuse, Ludlow. The Dachc,i De Pt r , rst i, Doing to Brighton. Mr.T. D. 31.),5', new Oper.i is called nirty Thmt se4d ; or, if c,ut:•r :Miss Di:N.-AN will shortly appear in the charac t.r of Afars Mrdcavtlt in GuLDiaIITH'S Comedy of .Sse Stoops to Coo goer. The lady of the venetahle Bishop of 1.. m Lair IL t Ikea a house in Bristol, for the winter. llis ;'llip remains in Ireland. . lary.la.bonne CuopSare certainly to fire for 4 ,, given to them by their pliant Colonel; but the account. of their dining at the expence ~f the Officers is unfounded; the expence is to be de frayed by all the hr.liriduals of the Corps. • - - An Edinburgh raper says, we hear that his Ex cellency the COMM ANDLIt IN Ciittr of th e Forces in Sentl.ind sets off this week for London, and is rspetled to return in the course of a fortnight. TlieNorthern Meeting commenced at Inverness, on 1. 7.1 ty the 16th inst. and •Eontinuesi for the week, a'•• .!ed by'a number of respetiable members. The Ltiaost harmony prevailed, as tiallA, and there was splendid display of dress, elekince, and beauty. A inking others who honoured the meeting with their comosny ► were her Grace the Duchess of Gordon, th lion. Colonel Fraser. of Love, Sir George Stuart Mackenzie, of Coul, and his Lady, Sir Aletanter P.Comming Gordon, of Altyre and Gor dosllr a. and his Lady, and many other Ladies and Ger,tlemcn conr.cted with the meeting. The Stewards named for the ensuing year are. The Meat fioW^ the &Tarquin n. Huila). Th • lion Colon,l ut Loyat• Sit tkorge Stuart Mieke.:l,e of Caul, Bart. Alueas Maekianonit, Laii. of Aticknito.a. ( s!0:1.4 Hach G.ara , of &ion. Ilhica,Le r General aasekelosi, of sodas , Moran cs.,,ra •VW tap, of Culloden, and bracct Neutlio, of Culeaitu Beady Jack, sclio lately walked to York and ClCti in six. days, six hour!, and forty minutes, from Vellum -bridg e , is again matched to perform the same journey on the lath day of December, for !!00 l guineas, i n s i x d ays , s h ou l d the weather prove guineas, for the journey ; and, if nor, he has un deraken ttionth. Perfortll it slo tile 13thday oldie causing --....,....• . . MIDDLESEt SESSIONS, Nov. 1. COMRIN , VTION OF JOURNEYMEN SHOEMAKERS. This day the several Indielments against the Journevmen Shoein.ikers, ye hi 711 have so lately ex cited a lively interes througho:t the various branches of this trade, cams ou to be tried, by the special chreflion at the o.urt. In the first, twenty-five pei•3ons were indieted, as journeymen boot and shoemAkers, for a conspiracy, with intent to irjure Mr. Jonathan Wimpley, and his journeymen boot-closers, in his and their trade and businrss, and to prevent them from working at the S.lllle, as they were accustomed to do. Out of the whole number of persons who were named in this Indittment, one only had appeared, and served notice of trial, and to the indictment had pleaded Not Curbs. Wiaieirs Irelborne, the person above-named, was put to the Bar. Mr. Guise ev, on the part of the Prosecution, stated, that the crime imputed to the Defendant, along with many others, was that of conspiracy ; he lamented that a conspiracy of that nature had been formed a long time back, and, notwithstand ing every effort made against it, still subsisted in full vigour. So long ago as the ) eer 1792, a com bination of thin kind had existed, which the Mas ters endeavoured to suppress, hut societies were formed, and this business ccntinued to encrease. A few years ago, Indiaments were preferred against these conspirators, and convietions took place, not withstanding which, all was forgiven, on condition that those societies should, in future, be suppressed; ' hut the old abuse was revived soon after, wages were raised when they pleased, and the Masters were obliged to suhmt to any terms they should choose to impose. They had formed into a regular system. The men belonging to each shop had what they termed their shops meetings, from which two Delegates were appointed to meet and cnnf with the Delegates of other shop-meetings ; clerks were nominated to each ; and, at these meetings, they might discuss and debate a:ly subjen they thoughe proper: they had form e d certa i n ru l es an d regulations, to which not only all the jonineymen of the traule, but the masters themselves were obliged to yield obedience. If any master shoe maker hired any man who refused to join this So ciety, he was desired to discharge such person, un til he should become a Member, and pay a fine of One Guinea ; and if the masters refused, they ins mediately struck work, that is, refused to do any more for him ; and, while one set of men were oat of employ by this means, they were supported by those who were not ; and, in the present instance, while all the journeym..n Ns...re idle at the West end of the town, those at the East supported them ; nay, it wen: so far, that they levi contrileitions in the country parts of the kingdom, for that purpose. This trade was divided into two branches, the boot-n takers and the boot-closers ; the latter of whom were the least in point of numbers, and f; ir some time formed a part of thi. socety ; but, in conse quence of some misunderstanding, the closers with drew themselves ft :nu the society, and then went under the denomination of scabs; an appellation given to th. se who should either withdraw them. selves, or did not osigin thi; metety. In the present case, th • el , sees had withdrawn them. selves from the shops meet ng, and, by the thirteenth article of the rules, were s••bjeef to tile payment of a fine of one guinea each ; the society agreed for what they called a strife against these men, and two of their del-gates waiies on the prosecutor, 1 4r. Wimpley, root told him, that unless he would discharge the closers starred, al •ng withenany others, in a list which he gave him, Ihey would immediately strike work ; he refused 'u comply with any such terms: in consequence of which, they immediately -rritek, and next nnening sent to ne all their work unfinished. About ;he sisme time, fourteen or fifteen other :hops al .o struck, and the m:•ters were dis tress:d ,evnnd tneasa re ; and at last, were und or the ne cessity of complying with thei. demands, in dis charging some of their el oars, and paying the fines for others. They even we t so fir as to punish those thifortimate risen 10r their contumacy, and Adis-ally imposed fines on them, to the amount of five guineas. Some of these poor men, to prevent their families lions starving, were under the ne cessity of payilg some , :f these penalties. The Prisoner at the har was is boot-maker, and, along with fourteen others, worked for Mr. Wim pley: when the latter refired to discharge the closer, be, along with the rest, s:ruck work. The evidence then adduced went to prove the several fads nearly as stated by GVRNLY. It appeared that the shop meetings we:e held once in every fortnight, for the purpose of receiving and communicating intelligence relative to disaffeaed members, &c. In these shops meetings two delegate s were appointed, who met other delegates, at certain times: those meeting s were kept a profound secret, and only known to themselves. When a man was reported a :ewe, he was not allowed to work till he paid a tine of a guinea ; and, in case of refusal, his employer was either obliged to discharge him, or submit to the other men striking work. No man could go to work from one shop to mother, until be received an acquittance of his fines from the for mer shop's meeting. One of the witnesses, John Plumber, who was a cobler and mender, although he was a clerk to the shop meeting. was so dia.3cd to his memory, as he plra,rd to term it, that be could recollea nothing about the matter. The defence set up for the Defendant was, that he had not been an *dive person in this combina tion ; he was forced into the society, and only had done what he could not well avoid. The Jury found the Defendant Guile*. Jelin N•rds, William Nike, J.he Tindall, and Jotis signoiags, woo were also boot and shoemakers, and indi.2ed for similar offences, were ermioted ; it appearing that two of diem had never quitted work, the third had gone to the country, in order to avoid the society; and the fourth, who had joined them for a short time, had returned to his business again. Atter a very impressive admonition from the Cu Alexia's. they were disstarged. GfVer was eoseraed as a vagabond, and wit tenced to six months imprisonment, in the Horse of CotreEtion. He had been tried at the Old Bailey the last Cessions, and on Thursday last at West minster for felony, and escaped punishment. He committed the theft, of which be was now cunvitied, Oel liatureLly lest. He appears about fitty years old. -ter--.. ;i . THE TL-111.. • • • NEWMARKET THIRD oc - rolitx, OR HOUGHTON MEETING. WEDSZSDAY, OCT. 31. A Cold Cup, by F.i!tht Subscribers, or upward:, at logs. etch, for gorses of all ages, Two-year olds excepted. Across the Flat. %fr. Watson', Lignum Vitc,ard.lle. Alb . . 1 Mr. Brown's Flambeau, 6 yrs. old, 7.t. Clb. . . • 2 Gun .al Slatrrow Ca4rel, 3 yrs rld, 7st 31b. . • • 3 Mr. R. Bov.:i.'s B.Mtail, aged, 9st. 91b. Mr. Wynillism's Marianne, 6 yrs old, Bst Itlb. Lo! Sac;orill 's Eochanter, 5 ye: old, 84 71b. Mr. Norton's Sir Harry Dimsdale, 4 yis old , 84.716. Mr. Abbey's Margery, S yrs. old, Act l.lb. Sir F. Standish's brother to Stamford, 4 yra. old, Btt. 61b. Sir .1. Slielley's Julia, 5 yrs. old, Bit. Vb. General Gower's La Mrticha, 3 yrs. ad, 7st. 41b, • Lord Gn4syosuer's Baron Bull, 4 pa. ell, 7.t. '2lb. Mr. Howard% Blemished Her, 4 yr. old, 74.21 b. Mr. W ilson'i Stately, 3 yrs ,ml, Mr. Girdter. cb. f Capella, by Buzz:Jr!, 4 yrs old, 11:t 131 b. Mr. I luwarth's Malta , S yrs. Gat Bulb Mr. Branthw.ivte . ch. c. by Guildford, 9 era. 104 (M. 91b. (~ n ,rsl Grusy , nor'eTwu Shots, 3 yea. old, Est. 3.b. The Judge could place only three. Eight to I agst. Castrel-3 to I agst:-Marianne 4to 1 agst. Enchanter-7 to I agst. Sir P. Stan dish's brother to Stamfora-6 to 1 agst. Julia lAnd Folvy's Watery, Bat 11b. beat Mr. Watson's 1)-athl nought, Bst. 416. R. M. 1043. 6 to 4 on Watery. Mr. Mvllish's Eagle 4st, beat Sir C. Hanttry's Eleanor, 7st. 910. Two-yr old (2 : 200 gs. 10 to 8 agar. Eagle. Mr. Ladbroke's Dora, sister to Hannibal, Bst. heir Mr. Mel lott's Sulks,6st. 51S. Two-sr old C. luOgi. 6 to 5 on Dora. Mr. Rrinthwayt's e. by Giol4fOrd, 9st. 41b. beat Mr. War dell'. Capita, 7st. Two-yr. old C Nits. sto 2 on Mr. Branthwayt's e. Mr Lake's 915. rec. tSgt. from Mr. Haworth% Hetet ut,74. 121 b. H. C. 10:4 BRIGADE IN HYDE PARK. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the City of London Volunteer Cavalry, commanded by Col. Herries, entered the Park at Oxford-street Gate, with their dismounted cavalry arid two fi Id pieces. They were followed by their fily;ng artillery and caravans, and immediately took their stations upon the righ: of the brigade. The Westminster Volun teer Cavalry, under the command of Col. Elhott, entered shortly after, and took their station upon the Lett, while the dismounted cavalry formed the cell+ tee of the line, with their two field pieces in 11(n... Shordy after the line was formed, the Hon. General Lumley, as General of Brigade, with his two ids du-Camp, came upon the ground, and minutely in speaed the troops, which then began to form them selves into squad ons, alternately changing and in terchangiag in brigade. These manoeuvres con tinued until near three o'clock, when the dis mounted cavalry fell nut, and, supported by their field pieces, kept up a brisk and well-direfted fire. The whole of the City Light Horse then formed a line three deep across the Park, and made a bold and vigorous charge from Grosvenor Gate, towards the gate at the end of Piceadifly. After the grand halt, they went thrnup.h various manoeuvres with the broad-sword, prcereding i•n open end skirmishing order, until they came back to the side of the Park next to Oxford-street, In this way they covered the advance of the Weatminster Cavalry, which formed a second line, until, by an excellent ma nucevre, they fell back, and finmed one complete line. After this and several other manoeuvres, which lasted until nearly four o'clock, the troops were dismi s sed, after much praise by the General of Brigade, who, with his Aid-de-Camp, headed the charges the whole of the day. Two horses fell in the last charge, but their riders were not hurt. We did not observe any other accident. The finen..ss of the day induced an extraordin try number of poi sons to attend this beautiful milk try spedacle. SUICIDE. Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, one of the Gn suds, named Davis, who was on duty in St. Jamesos Park, between the Horse Guards and the buck of the Admiralty, was observed by a person who passed by, to pull off one of his gaiters and shoe, and attempt to put the muzzle of his musket in his mouth, but, being a short nun, he could nut reach it ; he then stepped into his but, which was about sic inches from the groans', and put the butt of the musket on the ground, the muzzle in his mouth, and contrived to fire it, by putting bis toe on the trigger; .he ball passed through his head, which WAS literally blown to pieces, except a little of the back part. It is supposed he hid doubly cli.lt the musket, as v... cartridges and balls were no tram his po.tcl. No cause can be assigned fur this rash aM. A short time before he went upon duty, he was in company with several of his aomrad:s, and appeared in very high spirits. He was a very steady man, and much respeaed in the regiment. Yesterday morning a girl about sixteen years of age, servant to Mr. Ectior, Cook, in Red-Lion street, Whitcchapel, hanged her self upon the post of the bed, where she usually slept. Being Ire quendy called for, and not answering, the dour was forced open, when she was found lifeless—Disap. pointment in love is yposed to have been the cause. The body remains at the house for the Coronet's Inquest. Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, as Roarer RECIC• VI'S was digging a grave of great depth, in the Church-yard of St. Mary, Newington Butts, Surry, one of the sides gave way (from wain of caution in not using the frame provided on purpose to hi Id up the ground), and with a head-stone jammed him so close under the mould, that several people were nearly an hour in digging up the body, although it was in an uptight posture. Messrs. SAIMAatY and Dixon, Surgeons, were ready at the grave, and ashen the body was recovered, Mr. Dittos at tended it to the late dwelhng-house of the deceased, and tried every means to procure respiration; but the sp.trk of lite was gone. A widow and five children, one of whom is deaf and dumb, are, by this sudden accident, reduced to extreme poverty, and have also tr. mourn the death of an affeßionate husband, aad tender parent; whilst all his employ ers have sincerely to lament the loss of a civil, obliging, and tudastrious set rant. , 7 7 , 79717"." • . . • • • .• . , INTERCPS7II6 LETTERS. JEROME BONAPARTE. British cruiserson the coast of America bairn in. tercepted p pas.cel, containing original, confide !nal. and oiScial 14ters trim Naorilerui Bonaparte to his brother Jerome, and from Talleyrand to the l•re ch • Mi lister in America. The names, rin,l-r some of thew letters are signed with the names at full length but there are others with only initials. Among the latter is one signed I. B. 0 ( supposed Joseph Boma parte), and another 1.. B. (supposed Letitia Bona parte), addressed to Moniirur Jerome. In die letter from Napoleon; Jerome is severely re. proachcd (Or his rieeeadiee marriage in a family of la tamale mare/sande, or, of the mercantile rabble orderer immediately to renounce his wife, and em bark for France, where 4,-i , err., rank, and riches, await him, if obeciient ; ash:lst, on the contrary, if ebstinate, poverty and obscurity are to be his only lot, as a senalur contultus, which, were he in France, would proclaim him an Imperial Highness, shall otherwise prevent him and his, posterity ever from using and dishonouring the great name of &ma- parte ; ~.nd the sword of the r:rand Admire; of France, intended for him, shall be disposed of to distant, but more worthy relatives " Joseph's let- I ter to Jerome is merely a copy of that of Napoleon's ; and though he presses Jerlgne to obey the Ern- ricer's cuiverend,r, be does it with so bad a grace, as if he seemed appalbensive that the• arrival of his / younger brother in France would diminish his own ambitious views and expeaations. Two-thirds ot the letter are said to express, in strongest terms, the terrible anger, and the terrible effects of Napoleon's anger, which demand pert of conth«-I of Je rome before the Emperor's frac re,/ affeaion can be ' restored. The letter of Madame Bonaparte. the . mother, to her son, is full of Caiholsc sentiments. • As a true Christian of the Cit.loks Church, she lean as much the damnation of her son Jerome in %ha . next world, as his disgrace in this, for marrying JJJ into a family of heretic., a wife educated in the 1 same principles of eternal perditma as her parents. She exhorts her son not to go to Framer, but to join her in Italy, where she will endeavour to make his and Lucien's peace at the same time with their In.- perial brother. She hints that his Holiness the Pops has made no objeaion to pronounce his marriaee with a heretic void, and that she laps fixed upon a young Roman Princess, of the Colonna Family, as his future wife, whose religion is as pars as her birth is illustrious. To console the tense* .ary Mae dame Jerome, she offers to settle upon her an annuity 6000 livres (2501.), if she will bee'me a Catholic s and retire into some Spanish, or Italian convent. Our Minister in America is informed by rand, that the Emperor's command is, that he shall try all means in his rower to persuade Jenks* to embark immediately for Europe, and it without Elle cess, stop the imperial allowance, entic?ina on board, and even use secret violence in lore g him to embark without his pretended wife, whom the Mi nister has full authority to employ whatever secret k. means he may judge necessary to mow( Tier out of the way. The Minister is ordered to repeat to the President Jefferson the Emperor's iFspkasure. fur not interfering with his bro h e r's match. which. though lawful according to the laws of Ansoticea is illegal according to the laws o: Frame, sn'whicks alone Frenchmen are subjeaed, whcreorr Mr; rear. He is requested to tacitly permit those jneasines If :Ivor which the family hon ou r u: thir toaapartes require on this occasion, to equip an 4maican fri gate to carry Jerome. without his encimbrance. to Prance, at the expence of the Emperor, who, in, return, will insure him a re-eleaioa as a president. and even, upon certain contidions, a presidency fis, life over the American States. General Turreau„ of terrorist memory, whom the Emperor has ap pointed his representative its America, will inform the l'resident of the Emperor's demands and in trnts ; and has inso Mons to support him, and even head any party that shall take up arms against , the Ant.4erran Federalists, who are to be e:terniinoted, should they dare to oppose his re-eleetim. Tur reau will let Mr. Jefferson, if his future condo& be agreeable, more into the Emperor's secret sfiews, with regard to Spain and her colonies--wiiich, when Europe is pacified, may easily be pariusonrdisetweel ' the s obj, els of the Emperor, and vec of the s.Pre sident. These are the principal contents of the intereepesi Imperial Family C.,rresponilence, of which we • ave • obtained copies from our Correspondent at Bain. more—where, as well as every where else in Ame rica, they are circulated by English emissaries, enc. mess to the quiet and gi ry of our illultrious, rev.). lutiunary, Corsican, ..00-cumtes Dynasty; which, with so much dielt7l, and so many unmet, has put the rank, the throae, the palaces, and she property of the French Bourbons, in requisition f ur t h ee & selves. When Monica~ Jerome is susey arrived in France, and Madame Jerome rgrcly remand in Arne , rice, we shall publish a panegyric on the former, and a funeral sermon on the latter COPY OP ONE OF Tiii: INTERCEPTED LIETTERI TI Tell )11141511:R U 1 MAAIMS TO JEltolla /lONA. " I have just been fulfilling, my dear Jerorit, a rigorous duty imposed upon use by the First Consul that of forbidding the C . I Len Ptchon to supply you w.th money, and precr , Sing to him to prohibit all the Captains of French vessels from receiving on board the young person to whom you have attached yourself; it being the intention el the Fi st Consul that she shall on n pretext whatever come into France, and should she happen to present herself, that she shall not be received, but be reirobarked tor the United States without delay. Such, my dear Jerome, are the orders svh;ch I have been obliged literally to transmit, and which have been given on, and repeated aft:r the interval of a month, with such a solemn seventy, as neither allowed me to withhold them altogether, nag - to soften them in the slietest degree. " After the discharge set ibis serer:: duty, I can.' net, my dear Jerome, deny myself the pleasure of lengthening my letter in a way wh'ek the attach-, meat I tees to yon will we? rant, and our militari as soc..uion entitles mete. If I loved you leis--tf tba sentiments vrtli which you have inspired .i.e, du. no. 1:- perfectly accord wnn rho,: which I u ve to your fund —if Clore were mot between you and me a sort ) of companionship in aims, and of intimacy V. uacai -. ....1111111. Ei a g 01 mi '- --. I N t gl us • 7 -1 C A i r a I .1 ' 4