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Tv! PICTURE C4LiER I►'. No. X. No, 41.--'ketch of a Political Diving Machine. By Viscount CASTI.CICAOII, L A. A. S S. A late experiment made in the Thames, near Woolwich, in presence of Lord Mulgrave, Sir Sid ney Sm i t h, Mr. Pitt, and Mr. Long, appears to have suggested the idea of this piece. The machine is something like the shape of a• man, or, perhaps, more like a mermaid. It appears to have caught two very fine ',Wars, and taken in great number of fl And :Pageant. The Unien is seen flying a the hea-1 of the machine, while the Pilot that weathered t%e ,to-m," in a neilhhoar iag barge, is singing, " flown, Dewr, high Derry Powr." In one view, the crone appears like a ship clearing for anion, which had thrown its lumber overheard; but the mo•ion of the arms, and the ernre%sion of the countentnce of the crew, one of whom is giving the m 'chine a Fang pull, correspond . more with sailors heaving the It d. This piece is lane in wake colours. The ,inking of the Diving Bell, although orod ,,, tal, and crire foreign from eie intention or design of the Artist, is the most beautiful and most admirer'. part of the peeform anre. Had the Artist stopped there, it would have been a chef "emcee. Ta ♦2.—The a,.1 his Gnnie.—A grime in Yori, , iire. By Ft.mr, Tlioanros, and C. , . B. A. The tailor appears a flint of fire. Tie goose is u s i l hot. The speftatnr almost fancies that h• bears the hes , . The tailor is in the aft of lacing a Colonel's coat. The scene is very detective, being more like the G-and•stand, on the Race-course near York, than a tailor's shop-board. The measure is also very bad, and this sprightly Feint, we think, would r.ot be very likely to please zman of fashion. The colours of this piece are ton eintese. It is a hasty sketch, without any regard to order or pro praely. An honest Yorkshire attorney, however, of oome taste, considers it a valuable produetion. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S FUNERAL. Yesterday morning, about seven ti clock, an ex press ar-ived at the Los o CM.% AISERL AIN'S CHEER, from His Moves', at Weymonth, respelling the fun rat of the D'tke of Ot.oucesrrit. His MA JESTY'S eommanits are, that the remains of his Ruvat. Besot omit, sit 11l he deposited in the Royal v rill ender King Htety the V fl.'s Chapel, in Weeminster Ab'.-v. The place of interment has rem lined undetermined so In we understand, in consequence or the Duet male a •• be ween fifteen and sixtxen years since, in oo he eroresse 1 a desire to be' buried at Windsor, in a vault which he had built for hii inf ot doughier, CA ROL 141 ALISVSTA MARIA, who was horn fun. 24-11, 1774. and died March 14th, 1775. hince that, it is supoosei, he has changed his mi I ; 9 s Royal. Hiustesss having been fre quently heard to say, in allusion to " where the tree falls, there let it lie." The whole of the circumstances !mei lg. been laid before His MAJESTY, he wls plessiral, in e oesequenee of His Roy Beorece having died in London. to order, that he should be interred in the Rioyal V init, in Westminster Abbey, where the whole of his an. cevors of the house of Brunswick are interred. We understani there is only utrom for one mare coffia to fill the bottom of the vault. In cionsequence of the active' of His Msatsre's commands. yesterday morning at ten o'clock, orders w' re issued from the LORD ewi A M RCA, el Office, to proceed with all possible cf.:patch wish the prepa rations. for the funeral, on Thuoselay night next, at nine o'clock Orders wets sent to Westminster Abbey, for the official persons to hr'd themselves in readiness w open the Royal vault The uphrrlstereis measured the Jertisalem Chamber, and the other einms in the House of Lords, for hanging them with black ; and the carpenters began the scaffold ing from the House of Lords to the entrance to Westminster Abbey, by Poets' Corner. It was generally miderstond yesterday, that the e rise would not he removed from Gloucester !'-rra a till Wednesday night and that it writ only lie o vite during Thursday, in the Jerusalem Cham ber, in the House of Lords. We understand, that Prince 'Wit.t.ia lay tag aside all form and etiquette , will fulfil the last filial affeCtionate all in the memory of his ROYAL FATMER, and follow as chief mourner. The pall will be held up by the remaining Fisld Marshals, and a number of all the orders of the Nu bility will foliose in black velvet robes ; but the per. sons are not yet fixed upon. The circular letters, requiring their attendance, are all ready for direit hog, only wait the arrival of the LoRDCRAm IDER LA I N in town, for the names . Prince WILLIAM having made application for the Brigade of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, doing duty at Deal, of which his Roy at. Farese was Commander, to attend his funeral, Adjutant- Goneral Cato/Ere sent off an express on Thursday night to the Duke of YORK, as Commander-in- Chief, for His Royal Highnesi's permission. Yesterday, about one o'clock. an express arrived at Gloucester Hnuse, to Prince WILLIAM, front His MAASS'S v at Weymouth. A considerable mortality, it is said. has prevailed among the troops embarked in the ships (.f war and transports in the l'exA ; to atrest which, at has, within these few days, been found necessary to land them The number originally embarked, and which was supposed to have completed the army, destined for the expedition from that port, amounted to no more than 13.000 infantry, and 2,000 cavalry. Of thew, no small proportion has been rend..red unfit for allive service, by the temporary inconvenience to which they have been subjeaed during the sho t time they continued embarkel allC•ffrb.t .kOG . . 29: At elerm o'clock this morning, the 6th Ennis killen horse arrived on ifornbury Castle-hill, hen miles from Brighton, they muAered about 590; the 4th Dragoons, to the same number, were sta tioned to their left on another hill, half a mile dis tant, General' Hurroisas, commanded the 4th, ;.201onel 0•Dos-ovar., in the absence of the Earl of PcitlilloKt, commanded the Enniskillen. The 4th Dragoons have a very fine band, all blacks, and mounted on beautiful grey horses. The rith Enni,- killen was the first reviewed ; and. as they were prAc- ttiing before the arrival of the PAINCE, at the last charge, one of the horces bel , inging to Captain Ivtit.t cies troop fell, broke its neck. and was killed on the spot. The next horse of the icy rank followed him, with his rider, who receive' a wv,-:e kick on the upper lip, but no other injury. The rider was immediately extricated from Cie dead horse, and stripped : he appeared lifeless ; and, it was frAied. he was really es ; hot, on being carried off the grow 'l, and blooded, I an happy to „mml you, that he was. in the course of an hour. ith the as4istaece of two of his brother soldiers, aole to walk to the harraek, at the font of the hill, and great hopes are entertained that he is not materially injured. Irresiediately. after the accident, llis Royal Hiehnecs the Prince of Vv A t. is arrived on the ground, dressed in brown, mounted on his Aran;an grey, and attended by the Duke (Intakes, Earl CSATEN, Major BLoOM Lee and "iAveitv,aind . Deanna, ell. The moment he heAcd of the accident. he rode fel the spot where tee poor fellow lair, e Ito was by that time somewhat recovered, aed not a little cheered by seeing his Prince enTering with all that good -nature, which so eminently divine guishes him, into his situation. There were above one htnedred Noblemen and Gentlemen present nn horseback, and only two carriages, from the bad nest of the road and iiiffieulty of Ascent. After hi; Royal iiiighness had resiewed the Ennis kitten regiment, he went to the hi t that the Fourth Drag inns were stationed on, who were in a and then r itmed into squadrons; most of their evolu tions were made at full speed. the charges were made with astonishing rapidity Arid precision, the Print: galloping with thetroops. Atthecostchseion they/we his Royal Highness a general salute. And the band played " Geri save the King." He then went totoe centre, conversed with all the Officer., tnd ex pressed the highest satisfadion at the cots etness and promptitude with which the men had performed their duty. As soon as the Review was over, the Patrice re— turned to the Pavilion, and, efter taking som.: re freshment, walked on the Steyne, in conversation with an Officer, huldiag a letter in his hand, to which he referred. Inc Duchess of Haat so ar:eon walked on rr lawn, and MIS. VITZMER SEAT and her preteee, Miss Sty moue, sat before bet house. Durt-g the Retie* an unexpected chase was mede, that caused much sport, by drivieg ill the r i.o..iators into a field of oats, which was such - a lieleht, that they were literally 1 it in it and many of them being the. BeigAtiris &Ma, and unacquaint ed with the geography of a corn-field, were -orne 'orto,ne they weT.• extr icate! ; and many white dresses brought hetne green ornaments. the gemle tiall car tied se..ts for the ladies to rest on; and time that were not hardy enough to un.lereake such a pedestrian expedition. coatented .iternselves with a di,tant view through their ;;;Assei. %/hermit' 1111104•ItTI M ACC. ini d by hi: brother, the Hon. Mr. BERN Alb, At:tl their tutor; they are on a tour int...rig:l England, and are exoecl el to spend some drys at the Pavilion ; they are very Lim: young men, and appear extremely amiable ; they Are g-andenns to the amiable and admired Count s. of SU* stioN, sister to the lion Bs A *AWN Pon sot ; they also attended the Review with the PRINCL• Mr. BAIRNS returned from town time enough for rite Review ; he afterwards drove his hareuche and four three or four times round the Steyne Mr. HA MILTON ROWAN re , idea at Rottendese : he dined hrre yesterday with Dr. liArutiscen. Baron Erse Ciarrin in the 10th Regiment, is gone to Wev m .uth. Karl Bell IS U. IL If hid a party last evening. Earl Ca Allen, and A number of Offizer4, were at the Theatre. In the forenoon the PA INC a went in his barouche and four to Bellevue, to visit Lord. Tsui tow, aid returned to the Pavilion to dinner. GRAND M ITCH OF CRICKET. On Monday, a Grand Match of Cricket was play ed in the Upper Barrack Yard, Deal, ht tss een the officers of the Guards, with Itaaell Ani Winser given, against the Marqnis of Tavistock, and the East Kent yeomen, with Mr. Cooper, for one hun dred guineas. GUARDS. lit 14 titscs 2d tewinne. Col. Lambert. 'tut out . 1? not out Racal, c. Cuoiser . . 32 C. Wdlrs ....... Todd, b. %Vides . YII st Cooper Cu ell, ran out . . . 9 at. Ccon:wat Wynyerd, c. CGlford . 16 b Geeenureet . . Winter, b Ginter . . 7 e Clifford lambert, e. Greenareet . 3b. Greetistreet . . tun out . . . 0 b. Widow Saluuni„ leg before wicket 1 it. Cooper Uduey, c. Greenstr•et . S b Gr••eostreet . . . Cartwirglit, et. Cooper . 0 c. Llgar Byes . . . 2 Byes . . t 101 21 7 EAST KENT. Ist INNINGS. 2rl isomers. Cooper, b. W.nser . 9 b Colon*. La.utt2.rt . . 9 Gaoler, e. Wynsaid . . 6 Willey run out . . . 18 not out Fivr. run ont . . . . 15 Clifford, b Wins*? . . 4 Cook, b Winger . . . 0 not out Greenstieet, run out . . 13 Bustle 1, not out . . . 6 Wales, jun. ton out . . ay.stock, h. Lainbeit . 1 White, kg before wicket Nye► . . . 21 • Bvee • • 7 R 7 4I Won by Rost Kent, be 9 *pi. lcet., after some excellent play A considerable body of the Royal Artillery marched into the Plymouth lims, a few days ago, from Woolwich; part was immediately embarked, under the command of Capt. Powca; and another part, under the command of Capt. iduou t s, has marched to reiLdorat the cliff:trent posts in Corn wall. sot/tiff:ND, Amiss 29. ,ff , The fleets which'nccasionally appear otthis place. mint necessarily afford a very pleasing spectacle to the inhabitants hut more grateful, because more new to the eyes of the visitors, who generally go nut in boats and barges, with their glass o. to have a nearer view of them. The finest scene, however, of this kind, which has hitherio presented itself, since my arrival here, was that of the West India Fleet, which majestically passed within full view of South en 1, r) ruiesday last, and remained in sight of us all the dathiluring which, the fineness of the weather, contributed', in no small degree, to the beauty and of the sneaaelee The Play of Pt:,,rro, which has been for some time in preparation at our theatre, was, last Met, performed before a very full audience, wit!) un bounded applause. Mr. Time rem rotirtrayed the generous and heroic R4ht with such judgment and effee, as to evince a great superiority of enaers, and the address to the Peruvians was received with reiterated marks of approbation. Mrs Teore en, in filator, represented, in a most impressive manner, all the fortitu ie aniimagnanimity which that cha rietr is so well calculated to exhibit; and Mrs. Heatites Cote was an affeeing, chaste, and nataral performance. Mr. VIN tea, in Atuttel; and Mr. HAweiss, in Pizarro, d 'served, by their exertions, the aloslaiise bestowed upon them ; and all the other perf trm .r acquitted themselves also in a very corn menaahie manner. Great credit is certainly due to the Manager, for tbe ercremely corree m inner in which the Play was g up. Toe dresses were as rich and as appro priate as they are at Drurv-lane; and the scenery infinitely beyond what is in general to be expelled at a provincial theatre. The Pi iy was not announced for a second repre sent mints; but, from the Ap t .' titer it received, and the mimieers it attralted, there can be little doubt ol its being speedily repea , ed. l'he perf wmAnce given out for to morrow. was the Tea Rely of treerelis., reel 4Yercal, by Master Violet:, who Irely mad• a sto-cessful febtee bete as the Prime of /Yaffe, in lirore the Ford*. L understand that Mr. I mere s , the !louver, n irwithetanding the shortness of the season, and ihe .re-sr 'essence of building and fitting up this new theatre, has ()third to 4p iropriAte one of his rem titling nights 'or the benefit of the widow and children of the I ate Dr. Miii.aew, who was %In fer tunately drowned on his return from the island of Foulnese to Weltering. Not having seen the parti culars of this unf urtunAte ciicurnstance in any of the papers, I send you the following account: Lb. Tll.ats was a gentleman mach respeeled and riemirded in this neighhoireond; he resided at Wok-ring, about sit miles from this place. On the untorttinete day, he had dined with a friend at the 1.1 and, and, on his return in the evening, was overtaken by the tide. The intermedi.oe space. between Wakering and. the Island, is, at high water, covered by the tide, which, on its retreat, leaves a passage for men, horses, carriages, Zee. be tween the two places, over the sand. This passage is, at all times, dangerous for strangers, who, igno rant of the track, might be I:Ahle to miss the way; but, t he most fatal accidents generally occur to those who may happen to loiter 0.1 the return of the tide, which, flowing both ways, :rid intercepting their escape, they must be inevitably lose; particularly in he night, when they can hope fear no assistance. the horse was found on the cumin an, early next morning, and the Doeor's family flattered them selves he had remained all night, And that the bottle had got loose, and returned home ; but those hopes were soon removed, by the body being found on the Settings, near the Haven, lying on his face. It is thought he got bewilde.ed, and got on the black mud, which would occasion the horse to plunge. and thuow him. He has left a wife—a most amiable wiumAis —and nine infant children, who totally de pe.t.ted on hi: industry. this piece ethioits a s•tiking instance of the :Olive industry of the Birmingham manilla:- titters. Such a copper currency as is here, was, perhaps, scarcely ever witnessed in any other place, 'sot pro-du/live of little inconvenience, as nothing of the town stamp is now in circulation. Amenget the last arrivals ire, Mr. and Mrs A. FAIIM.R, Mr. Caoss and family, Major Ses awe. Mr. MAG•KO• %A ROOM(' Mr. 1itt.1.0,14 Y. die. Dr. and Muss Maumee are soon to take their departure. The arrival of •he East and West India convoys is daily expeeted. I hr. Atom were &warded some days since to Admiral t•o. s W WS off Brest, and to the Admiral on the Irish station, to afford than proteftion possible, shrull they fall in with them, and to convoy them up Channel, should it be reqn:sate. We tin lerstand that a Grand Masonic Procession will take place in Birmingham,on the 13th of Sep tember res• » ider the vatutinage of the Deputy Provocial Gras -I Master. He will be ateridA to church by ths: three Lodges in Birmingham, accom panied by the Masonic llrethren from the adjacent Provinci tl Lodges. A sermon will be preached in the occasion, at St. Philip's. and tiAers issui at V. 6J. each. The whole of the money arising from admission will he appropiated towards the fund of tie intended- new church the no velty and grandeur of the procession are expeaed to induce many thousands of strangers to visit the On Sunday last, there was a public Ordination At the Cathedral, Exeter, which was ntI'ECEOUSIy at tended; when Stows \Veneta, A.B. of- Wadliam College ATI! A •ItIS La ma, AB. of Christ church ; Jou?, J A MIA, late 11. A. of Exeter College ; and J. li. Motes. A 11 of Sr. Mary 1-1411.0xford ; . were admitted into the Holy Order of Deacons. And Lt. v, Clerk, A.B. sot lent of Christ Church ; .Ttiosr s siv SoAeas Cwastormeir, A.M. of St. 11 irs. Hall; RoBiRT S•ARRE HUTCHINGS, A.B. of St. Edmond 1.111; AMIDRoitE Wlt,sass AKOREW, M.A. of Corpus Christi College; Caeca Cut Doti. M. A. of King's College, C =bridge; %Phoneme 011E9 Guar4ev, A.B of !Wit - 4 Cobeze ; Genitor M*t.t.s:rT SCOTT, A.B. of Exeter College; JOHN V,OOO, A.B. of Pembroke Hi GO Malec Pass* tax, A.B. of Exeter College; *al 1. a EDER IC HANSit Tt.1 , 4 CAR•I4OTON, A.B. of Wa thorn Col lege, Oeford ; were admitted-into the linty Order of Prams. AO9. O. The Bold gnn-brig passed do* to the :here this morning, on her way to the Downs, having left • the Boulogne sqtaclron ail well last night. She brings tin intelligence of any new movements of the enemy in that qearter. 'l he pinnace belonging to the Prinre •f Oresp., of 74 guns, Capt. Rogers, has jest com- into this har bour, with a great qiiterity of old cutlasses, hangers, pistols, muskets. rec. ia plate of which they were to take back gnn-powl.tr. The P. ince of Orange has been nn a cruise of eight rienths, en the southern coast of Ireland, and afterwards in the British Channel, from whence she returned to the Downs the' week before last. She had not been there two days, when she WAS or:l:nred to join Lord Keith's seittedron off the Texel, then under the vitamin(' of Admiral Wosell, it being understood tint the Dutch fleet were m eking pe eparations for sailing. Oa Sunday, ~4 the 18th, they jellied the squadron in the evening. and immediately cleared all quarters for aline, ea' whole of the night and following dsy they stood on • and off the Dutch coast, within sight niche enewsy'S Bret ; and in the evening of that day (which watt the • 19th, and not the eV, as sated in some of the as- a counts given of this tr m.41;11* the w'oele of: the .; Dutch fleet weighed ancaor, and got out of the hare. , t boor almost, within gun shot of our squadron; they consisted of seven mil of the line, with frigates an* smaller vessels. At the same time, our ships plainly discovered between five and six buns tired gnu-boats, praanes, *tuggers, Ste. under weigh, all of which appeared to be full of tr. ops After coming out but a short distance front the shore, they all retnrned into port. Soon after, the Prince of Orange boarded a Dane, she at Erse.. had mistaken for an enemy's ship of war, that had : - come out of the Texel. From her, they learned that the Dutch Admiral' had determined upon sailing; and she left the Dutch pares is the ak of sounding ; but, upon finding shore was net sutE lent water to hritig them over the sands, which have shifted of late, they were oSlird to return into t '.arsons. Flom and other etreumstances, the people or the Plia , e or (mange assure me, that the Dutch Ad.' miral evinced every intention of comivig C , ) an en gagement with our fleet ; and, they were certain,• it WAI the SS•Ot of water to carry them „vet • the sands, an I no other cause, that ma le them put back. It is evident, therefore, it these see ',counts be tru coupled with the report made by the' crew t f the Archer giin-brig, as mentioned in my letter of yeAerday, that the real intention of the emlny is to put to sea with all his force, the first fay.MlTAble Opp.,nutlity. The people of the Pristatet: of Orange further state, that there was an engagit ment off Ushant, within these few days; bat as to any of the pirticulass, they were wholly' ignorant, having merely heard it in a cared way. —At that time, the whole of our A. et off the Tete!, consisted of the .$1 I jettic, of 74 Runs. Admiral Rus. fl eg ship, the Elephant, and Priem of Orange, of 74 each, the Monnicah and Jambe. 64 guns, and the Peolips.enna, and Steely, of 54 each. Our ships did not exchange a shot with the enemy. and none were fired, except a few from a battery on shore, :it an English lugger who ran in closer elan any of the rev:. On Monday last, Lord Keith hoisted his frig or. hn ird the Colessur, of 74 guns, then lying in the Downs, And, in the evening let sail, to resume his Command of the fezel Sin adron. The Prince of Orange returned to the Dawns on the same day.-- I understand she is to be laid up, being so decayed and rotten, thst her tiraliers can be licked *sonde with the finger nails. The weather mill continues hazy, so that we can not descry the opposite co ist, and the wind is a: S.W. these some days past. The Lieotenai.t of the Ydr;note gun•brig, who I stater! in my letter et the 27th, to have permttecl the American ship. the Dispatch, to pro: eJ on her voy age, 'La not. I have since been informed, tut her for that purpose; but she having refused to pot into the Downs, pursuant to his orJers, he went on hoard the Et . v cutter, and lined two musket-shots at her, in ord.•r to bring her te, which, in the eni, had the de sired efre.a. particolars I was not Able to Astir; t iin, •ill the reaurii of the tatter, , ney being so tar J.stant az the ti me, we co Ad not, from the shore, d;stinguish their eit.i.A movent:nts. lAm also in formed she had not less than the sum of 94,000 du/. Lars on board. Seven small sloops and other coasters, arrived. in this ha& hour from the Westward, this evening's tide. The melancholy accident of the drowning of Thomas Lowen, Lieutenant, Mr. Stewart, Mid. shipmAn, And two sailors, all b.longing to tee Jaek.i/Igius-brig, occurred on the night of day the 15th inst. And nit on last 'Thursday, as in.zntioned in some of the papers. Partridges this year have a temporary ie. prieve from their persecutors, from two causes ; °ire, consequence of the lit of September falling upon a Su niey, and the other, from the geiieral ardness of the person I tor, we are confident, that nn honourable sportsman will ever suffer his dogs to enter the standing corn, or tread ttivi.:r his feet the " Gable* Grain" of it bounti:nl haves", for tLe gra tincation of shooting at a partridge. On Saturdwy morning, W. SLATER. private in the 1 Ith Light Dragoons, shut himself in the hay loft at the Marquis of Gritilly Inn, Folftstoiie ; iie had been titi years in the regiment. 'Elie coroner's inquest sat on the lame day, and brought in a vet-- diet of se/ nturefir. Ile was, in consequence, buried in the bighway, near the parsonage bat n. A bailiff having met with a person a fl..w d les since in the neighbotuhood of Wapping, az o..st whom he had a little commission, snotty him on the bhoolJet, and r..qaested the favour of his cvaipany. After recovering from the suJd hes, of his surprise, the debtor began to expos! til , though with little efiradh nu the bArdness of t e tiewre e s.id concluded with the emphatic obsemitin., of 's What's* mantis do, who h.is been LI , lucity all -.his life ?".• On whiels an no- cat tar, who came reeli, g by at that instant. ertt time f, "Do ! why, be! a Shansi% the present Lottery. as 1 d.i is the ii- t. and then (peiling our a sussing fall of do l.• ) you'll stand a chance of the bes► prize you e.er overhauled." The s s Int-, with charationsuc r, e• v,ilence, then f'i'nished him with the means of p-•• chasing halt a ticket. I tr.. t7 t: l 4:1 I` If ~i ~i