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--ir COURT IfARItAL. : Armlet Martial was , on Monday last, held on drummers of the Cleritenwell Volunteers, at isse Head-qaarters of the Regiment, at Old Bride eall.—The Court consisted of Capt. T. K. Smith, President. Lietits. P. Suekten. I Lseuts iladelyfTe. Stedman. I Boutither. The charge exhibited against the offenders was b r ing absent from duty, without leave; but it ap 'peared from the evidence on the trial, that they had left the regiment, and bad entered on board the ten: der, at the Tower Stairs, where they were discovered about ten days ago, and from thence conveyed to the Savor, where they remained in close confinement, until the day appointed for the Court Martial to sit upon them. As the proceedings of the Court were conduaed apertis.leiGars, a great number of speaa tors attended on the occasion. The sentence was, that one of the boys should receive one hundred lashes, and the other, seventy-five. Preparations were immediately afterwards made fer carrying it /nun effea in due form. One of the drawn mes received 25 lashes, and the other, seven ; the rema inder of the sentence ha vin g been remittd by Major Maynard, on,the intercession of the Captains of the companies to which the boys belonged. The Major very properly addressed the delinquents on the nature of the offence which they had committed ; t hey owed ii, he told them, to the humane consider :Mot. of their Colonel, that they had not been tried for desertion, instead of absence from duty, without themwhic case, the sentence passed upon have h been of a kind far more severe than t hat which the Court had adjudged. The sentence, however, mild as it was, he had been disposed very considerably to mitigate, at the requisition of their Captains, trotting, that the punishment which had been infliaed on them would have the effea of bringing them to a just sense of their duty, and that they would prove themselves, by their future beha viour, worthy of the great lenity which they had, on the present occasion , ex il e The offenders, on their trial, alleged the insuffi ciency of their pay to their subsistence, as the reason for having entered into His Majesty's sea service, though they received one shilling a-day from the regiment. The Major took particular. notice of the unreasonableness of this plea, for the commission of ore of the greatest offences of which a soldier can be guilty. 'I he far greater portion of their time was uarequired by the regiment ; but if they desired to better their circumstances, they had it in their power to do it, by employing those hours in some honest and industrious calling, which they could nor fail to procure, if they conchiaed themselves as they ought. It appeared, that the mother of one of the boys had advised him again to abscond, when set at liberty. Major Maynard reprobated, in just terms of severity, inch advice ; and warned the boy, that if, after the merciful indulgence he had been treated with, in she present instance, he should think proper to re wnt his offence, he might be assured of deteaion, Ind thin the punishment that he would then receive, would be of a very different kind from that which had that day been executed upon him; and that, in stead of being sentenced to receive seventy-five lashes, he would be much more likely to receive 600. The Major's address seemed to have a salo tary effea on the offenders, and must have operated as a profitable lesson to the other drummers and the fifers of the regiment, who were required to attend en the occasion. Two compaiiies attended, viz. ths4Ast Light Company, and the 4th Battalion. NEW LONDON DOCK COMPANY. Yesterday afternoon,.every preparation was To.. by Mr. Rennie, the principal engineer and manager of the Dock, preparatory to its being opened this day, for the reception of shipping, when the buoys in the dock were all examined, and the flood-gates and hinges all eased. At a late hour on Teesday night, the Engineer took advantage of the tide, and a strong current • and, aided by several hundred workmen, removed the floating-bridge from its sta tion, which was placed across the entrance of the Dock, below Hermitage Bridge, level with the Ri ver Thames. This bridge being, since the com xnencentent or the Dock, ereded to prevent the water coming in, in case of accident, by the break ing of the banks, when towed from its moorings, was carried by the strong current of the tide through the swivel iron-bridge, through the double locks, and into the right-hand side of the outer baton. In less than three quarters of an hour after the removal of the bridge, use water rushed into the Dock so ra pidly, it ro.e, in the outer baton, to the height of nineteen feet, dace inches ; and, in the inner bason, to eieneen feet. The Swivel bridge wa - built upon a new con struaion, and is made of cast iron, formed to open in the cen're on swivels ; it is 40 feet span, and 15 1, road. The road-way from the bridge to the en trance of the outer baton is a hundred feet. The inner bason is five acres, which leads to the inner Dock by two locks, about fifty feet apart ; and the Dock twenty acres. North of the.quay, are five very extensive warehouses, with four quay entrances, and two side ditto to each. This range forms a com plete pile, with a door to each warehouse. Of the five, only one is finished. Though the doors of this warehouse are numbered, but not in a regular se ries, the reason assigned is, that each warehouse is to bear a name, and contain separate stored r rticles On the east and south-east quay, *are two tobacco warehouses, which occupy the whole extent of the inner and outer bason. The spring-tide depth of the inner dock, when full, will be twenty feet, and the inner baton twenty-three. The whole of this immense work is surrounded with a circular road, and a wall thirty feet high ; it, wi:l have four princi pal gates, but no warehouse or quay. On the west side will be a communication with a draw-bridge at.d four locks. Between this immense Dock and the intended Shadwell Dock, notwithstanding the Dock is finished, there is no pavement or road made round the edge of the Dock, which will be very unplea sant to the spedators, The only ship that will enter this day s the Pry oideoce. of Liverpool, from Oporto; she will be decorated early this morning with the colours of the West India Company, and will be manned and conduW^d in by the Dockers. the Governors of the London Dock Company, with se veral of the East and West India Companies Di rectors, with some of the Secretaries of State, it is capeaed, will be on board. RDSIIIRE ELECTION. IIPRINI Irll6. Yesterday, at two o'clock in the aftvrnisqn. a numerous and respeetalsle meeting of the Gentle men and Freeholders of the Comity of I lertfordy was held at the British Coffee-house, Cockspor street, S. WRIT la AD, Esq. M. P. in the Chair, for the purpose of nominating a proper person , to represent the said County in Parliament, on the present vacancy, occasioned by the death of their late much regretted and lamented Member, the Hon. P. Lambe, eldest son of Lord Melbourne. It was unanimously resolved. That rhos. Brand, Esq. was a proper person to fill that high and most important station, and all the Gentlemen present pledged themselves to use their utmost efforts for the purpose of having him returned the sitting member. Committees were appointed to receive communications, and an afl:ve canvass of the Lon don voters was determined on, tote commenced im mediately. It does not appear that any day of no mination has yet been declared ; but we understand the elation is fixed to commence on Monday se'n night . Among the Gentlemen present were, the Chair man. S. Whitbread, Esq. M.P. ; Lord Ossulsten, M. P. ; D. Giles, Esq. M. P. t P. Bainbridge, Esq. and several respeaable Gentlemen and Elerlors, from different parts of the county, whose names we could not learn. Mr. Brand himself was not present. being en gaged in an aelive canvass in the county. Mr. Bainbridge, who left him at Hertford, yesterday, officiated for him, and informed tl.e meeting that his canvas had hitherto been v.:r, iece,s'ul, and gave the most flattering promi of a prerperoas issue.—See Advertisement in our first page. 8.1 Iii)) . Mr. Carnerin has pahli.hesi !,e following account of the ascension of his funny balloon from Pali* noticed in a former Paper. .. The balloon which was launched at the con clusion of the artificial fire-works, at the Hole! de Vette, upon the day of the fete given to Hi. Impe rial Majesty by the city of Paris, carried the follow ing note : The balloon that carries this letter was launched at Paris, on the night of the 16th December, by M. falarnerin, privi leged aeronaut of Ilk Majeay the Emperoi of Knott, and ' ,din a r ! aeronaut of the French Govern,-nit, upon the 0Ct...1- lion of the rite given by the city of Parr, to 11.- Maieny the Emperor Napoleon, in celebration of ho coronation. The person whn shall find this balloon, are requested to inform M. Gamerin of it, who will re : -air to the soot." His ExcelLnry Cardinal Caprara addressed the following Note to M. Garnet in, dated January 1, 1803. sr Cardirlat Caprara is requested be His rxrellencv Cardinal Consalvi, Secretary of State to Ili. Holiness, to deliver to M. Gamerin the copy of a letter, dated the 15th of Decem ber. He doe. quit lose a moment to trlti , Mlll .t to bins, to an nex thereto a cm.y of the dispatch that accompanied it. The said Cardinal take. this opportunity to mime:a for M. Ganienn his perfect esteem " The following is a translation of the Report made to the Cardinal's Secretary of State at Rome, by M. the Duke de Moudragone, dated Angoillora, near Rome, 18th Dec. " Yesevriay evening, about the twenty-fourth hour, a globe of an astonithin; size was observed owing. in the air, which having failen upon the Lake Braeciarn., appeared like a house. Hammen were sent to bring it ashore, but Overdid not *tweed, heirig opposed by a strong wind, accompanied with snow. This morning early they were able to briog it to land. The glebe is of varnished taffeta covered with a tart. The gallery, composed of Iron rods, is a Mee broken. It amnion to have been illuminated with coloured Loma and CL......5ct, of which there remain several fragments. The following ~.rte, written in French, was found attached to the globe —(Tins nett La the original, of which the above is acorn. ) Thus this balloon, which left Paris the Ifith De cember, at seven at night. and fell the next day, the 17th, near Rom.., on the 24th hour, that is to say, at the close of day, crossed France, the Alps, &c. and traversed a distance of 300 leagues, iu twenty-two hours. it, therefore, moved at the rate of fifteen leagues an hour ; and, what is remarkable, this balloon was loaded with decorations and ap pendages, of the weight of 500 pounds. The history of the former voyages of this same balloon is given to gratify curiosity. Its first ascen sion took place in presence of Their Prussian Ma jesties and of the whole Court. Upon that occasion it carried Mr. and Mrs. Garnerin, and M. %.;a.ertner. It alighted upon the frontiers of Saxony. lhe se cond experiment was made at Petersburgh, in pre sence of the Emperor, the two Empresses, and the Court. The balloon carried Mr. and Mrs. Garnerin, who descended at a short distance, upon a marsh. This was the first time that the speflacle of an aerostatic ascension was seen in Russia. The third experiment was also made at St. Peters burgh, in presence of the Imperial family. M. Garnarin ascended with M. General Lewof. These two travellers were carried over the Gulph of Fin land in three quarters of an hour, and alighted at Krasnozelo, 25 werstes from St. Petersburgh. The fourth experiment took place at Moscow, M. Gar nerin ascended to a height of more than 400(1 toises, made a great number of experiments, and descended, after a space of seven hours, 33 werstes from Mos cow, upon the borders of the old frontiers of Russia. The same balloon also served for the ascension of of Madame Garnerin, at Moscow, accompanied by Madame de Toncheninoff, amidst a frightful storm, and claps of thunder, which killed three men, with in 300 paces of the b Moon, at the moment when it ss as leaving the ground. The , e ladies descended without accident, 20 werstes from Moscow. C•IIINERIM. The following is an extraa from the Congres sional Report ct the Commitee of Commerce and Manufafture, appointed to consider the resolution relative to the regulation of the trade of Louisiana : New Orl:ans, not only as a port of deposit fur the produce of the western country, where it can be shipped to all parts of the world, possesses peculiar and important advantages from its proximity to the British, French, and Spanish settlements in the West thiies. Various tides, whether of European, Asiatic, or American growth or manutature, which we car. readily supply at reasonable prices, can be carried to their ports, and be exchanged for such as they can conveniently spare, and which may be ne cessary for our own consumption. A commerce known to he highly beneficial to all the parties inte rested in it ; supplying the Unijpd States ton, in some cases, with the precious metals, so necessary in our intercourse with Asia, it is presatned, was not in• tended to be discoeraged." • ACCOUNT OF MOZART. -1 1 / 4 n . FROM A PARIS PAPER. • On the eve of hearing the lamas Requicrn of Mes o, k. the chef d'eu:rc of Mozart, we suppose that our readers would be gratified by learning some of the principal features of the life of that celebrated composer. Worfgang Amedie Mozart was born at Salzbourg ia 1756. At the age of three years he received from his father the first rudiments of music ; and, at six years old, he composed some little pieces for the organ. The same rear (1762) he was presented to the Emperor }rands the First, who, charmed with the early genius of this extraordinary child, called him his Littie Enchaater, and admitted him to the concerts of the Arch-Duchess Antoinette, afterwards Queen of France. Mozart was only eight years old when he appear ed at the Court of Versailles. lie touched the organ in the King's chapel; and, from that time, shewed himself equal to the greatest masters. He composed a set of &moat, which lie dedicated to Madame ViEloire. Zarb, Hasse, and Handel were the com posers whom he continually studied. In 1768, Isis reputation 'vas become so great, that the Imperial Theatre at Milan appointed him to compose the Opera Serif:, which is presented every year during the carnival. Mozart then compoied his Mrarisfater: and they beheid a child of fourteen years old, mounted on an eminence, direCting one of the first orchestras in Europe, in the execution of , his own music. . This same year he made a journey to Rome, and from thence to Naples. Equally astonishing in execu tion and theory, he gave a Concert in this last city, in which his execution appeared so supernatural, that some of the Performers exclaimed, that it was the elfe.Ft of a magic ring which he wore on his fin ger ; and he found it necessary to take off the pre tended talisman, to convince the auditors of his wonderful talents. Mozart, on his return to Vienna, then met the Chevalier Gluck, who was a Bohemian by birth, and esteemed it a glory to enlist himself among the number of the pupils of that great genius, and he did no; hesitate to connat himself in the same manner sith the celebrated Joseph Haydn. In 1782, the Emperor commanded MMtart to adapt his Entraement do Strad to German words. The Monarch, astorished at the wonderful richness of the Accompaniment, said to him, " Here ate a great many notes, my dear Mozart." " Not one too many, Sire," replied the young artist. In 1785, he published sit Quartettos, which he dedicated to his friend llaydr ; they are equally worthy of both. The year following, he produced his No'ee Figaro, at Vienna ; the Italian Company, jealous of the astonishing superiority of a German composer, performed this masterpiece with a determined map. levolence. The Emperor, Joseph the I Id. was pre sent, and when the first AR was reser. Mozart went to his box and demanded justice. Joseph, irritated at this unworthy treatment, cleared the players to be told, that it the second A& was got better per. I formed than the first, they should be thrown Imo prison. The performance was then pale& and Mozart received uabounded applause. In 1787, there appeared, at Prague, that master piece of all his works, the opera, in which he ex celled all other composers, II Mendota Panda, or 'DIM June. One•single ciretimstance is sufficient to establish the name of thi . work and its immortal author. Haydn received an intimation to compose an opera for the theatre of Prague, " What are you thinking of r replied he, " you have a Mozart-- have head Don . 71,001 --and you ask me for music." All those artists who were truly great offered him their homage. A painter, willing to flatter the cele brated Cimarosa, told him, that he esteemed him as much superior to Mozart ; " Me, Sir," replied Cimarosa, with quickness, " what would you say to the man who would assert that you were superior to Raphael?" We will pass over to the last years ef Mozart r he published, in 1791, his Opera of La Rule La chanter, of which the Afolcres dins are parodies. Soon after, he produced his inimitable Requitm, which was to him his dying song. We have given, in one of our late numbers, a very singular anecdote concerning this last prothinion of this rare genius. An hour before his death, he had a part of it in his hands. Mozart died, impressed with the cruel idea that he had been poisoned by those who envied him. We might write volumes on this extraordinary man and his works; hut we must limit ourselves to say, that he composed in every style, from the song and the Waltz, to the lyric tragedy and the sacred musk ; he excelled in all, and is the only one to whom we can give this eulogium. We find in his most simple songs a combination equally rich awl impressive. In a word, it it be as serted that the best music is that which yields the most happy mixture of melody and harmony can we hesitate to acknowledge Mozart as the first com poser of all countries in every age t A letter from Strashurgh, at the 27th Decem ber. says, " The first assembly of the Deputation trot Milan was held at Paris on the 17th of this month. It was occupied with the new form of Go vernment, which es to be given to the Italian Repub lic, but it will not present ith plans until after they have been submitted to the Emperor Naeot EON." A letter from Constantinople of the 20th Nov.- says, " Count HA LIMISK Y, the Russian Minister, has lately had a long conference with the R. is Err 1:1401. It is supposed to have related to the interests of the lonian Islands, and the stay which the Russian troops are to make there. The Russian Minister contradicts all the reports of a descent of Russian troops on the Ottoman empire." The last accounts from Italy state, that His NE* POUT A% MAJESTY, in answer to the importu nate notes of the French Minister AL.:twee, to shut his ports against the English, demanded some time longer, to wait for the arrival of some important lispatches from St. Petersburgh, London, and Vienna. ibis At. ourca and the French General St. CYR said they were not authorived to grant ; but they both dispatched couriers to Paris for fresh instruaions. Meanwhile, the British diplomatic agent at Naples was making preparations fur his departure. C:.:tIRT OF KING'S BENCH, This day being the anniversary of King Charles the First, came down at an early hour which stood for this day, after journed to to-morrow. •T••••••••• 11111. THP: ARCHBISHOP O. In the appointment to Bishoprics, to be thh eiguetir, that His Majest , receive the recommendation , Cabinet, in rotation—the .L Council ; the Lord Chancel;... , sorer, or First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State ; an Ilh self is said to take his turn to the two Archbishoprics, power and importance, one, of such power, that, since the been the rule to appoint none" deration, the king himself Rime Minister, or Member ventures to recommend any one. In the case, Dr. Sutton was no particular fiwod, either or Mr. Pitt or Mr. Addington. He was D:•an of Wind sor; a situation which afforded him opportunities of much intimacy with the King. His Majesty was attached to him for the mildness and amiableness of his disposition. He has also a very large family. The nomination was entirely the King's, and wit not at all affeaed by Ministerial influence. Mr. Pitt did not, and had no intention of recommending th. Bishop of Lincoln. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FUR JANIMRY. ihs e , The sharp frosts through the chief part of the month Dave not proved unseats! to the princinal operations M Arleen:tie: the young Wheats have, in rmist distriess, been Ir.everded by them, particularly three on tender, free.voring soils, where. in many part,, front the mild, open weather, the wire, worms and slug had materially injured the plants In toe lens of Lincoln, and the low pans on the E./SPX Own, the growing corn has been chilled' by the continued rains and the's. (al lowed lands are left 11 sq wet'a state, that then Beans god Pease will of necessity be got in law? this season, than has been known for many vans pan. The last year's cro ma far di- • minislied, as to have occasioned a cnitsidevani, rise within these few day.. The young Clovers hith-oto have er .nerally stood the %sinter well ; •nd the seed of Turnips and Collared, notwithstanding the long severity of the weather, continue in most countie, sound, and abundant. The Ryes also have a thrifty appearanze ; but the Winter Tares in the Howie Dis trict do not promise so kindly. Tne Potatoes continue , ably sound, and will th -refine press a more productive crop than was generally imagined Satin:meld has taken avian the two last market., far all articles; but p..nocularly minis choice llouri Lamb and Veal, are rattier seam .—but Pig Pork comes no in pl:nty. Lvn Stock of most k,n Is has taped- ' erased a proportionate advisee. The hop trade is 1- in prices j but the Woul Markets are brisk, and both fleeces have fetched more money since our lot Report. ereemeeistes&theie Yesterday. the third t xamination took plate aid* ' Pablic-Office, Hatton Garden, of a man of the name of Cute, on suspicion of being a common Swindler, cannetitcd with a number of men of the same de scription, dispersed all over the country. A great • number of tradesmen in. London attended, who stated, that the Prisoner obtained goods by various. stratagems as a man of creiit. At a late 1..0s taa account was brought to she office, that a de.-toi• Newgite, who was under acceptances to son. • of his couneaions, would unravel she whole platy,' if per milted to be brought forward. In consequence of this inthrmation, the Prisoner was re-committed for* further examination. The whole of ti:e evidence we are not authorized to give at present. On Wednesd•ty morning last, a meeting took . ' place, about nice o'clock, between S--, at tended by Capt. 8--, and Capt. IC—, by Lieut.' D— (Officers of th • 'NI West York Regiment of Militia), in a field adjoining the Blue House:. near' Sunderland Barracks. The parties exchanged shots, without effeet, when the seconds interfered, and a reconciliation took place. The clone of the dispute we are unacquainted with, but reoort says, the meeting was in consequence of some warm lan guage the night hel•re. It is confidently rumoured, that the country gen tlemen intend shortly:to petition Parliament, to com pel the venders of Wine and Spirituous Liquors to sell full measure, under certain penalties in default therei.f. 'f he public will, no doubt, rejoice to find so beneficial an at is likely to take plice; as, in many parts, instead of a quart bottle, the measure, at present, is not quite a pint and a half. Last week, at the University of Oxford, IA 'its M ,[DONALD, Esq. the Honoehlbie J • UES AGAR, Messrs. Elects CitaNtaaesiones, and Joan Swam •, of Christ-church, and JAMRS H•RTLLT Dtjssroan, of Vadham College. were admitted Bachel,rs us ' Arts. Capt. HEIVETSON, of the North Pevensey Le gion, is appointed Major of Brigade to the first brigade of rifle and light infantry companies in London. The light brigade is to assemble early in February, in Hyde Park, under tl.e command of General, the Earl of HARRINGTON. 'Die event of die death of his Grace the -kith bishop of CiNreti au Rv was observed in the Metro politan Church of Canterbury, on Sunday last, with every due solemnity. The A•chi-piscripal Thrme, the Pulpit. the Communion Table, and the rail ing of the Altar, were hung with black cl‘ Ih, deco• rated with escutcheons bearing the Arms of the See and the Family, in two shields, sermotaned by his Grace's Crest and the letter C. Thi y wt . .' remain its this state for One month. After the Mcrninv Ser vice, the very Rev, the Dean (Dr. Fowls) sieliv•red a Ditoourse on the occasion to a ctowded emigre& gation. A cause of infinite importance to the manufactur ing interests of this country has been tried at the Quarter Sessions at Manchester. This was an ap peal on a convittion by the Magistrates, of eight of the spinners of the Chorlton Twist Company, for combining together to controul their employers in the management of their &Rory, by turning out against two rules that were placed up to prevent frauds by the spinners altering their wheels, Ste.— The combination wits most clearly proved ; and, after a most impressive warning from the CMAIR. MAN to those deluded people, the cor.viiftion was confirmed, and all the eight men sent to Lancaster Castle for three months. Another cause by the same parties, was decided, against another Spinner, fur breach of contract. P . N ESTIotitiSTEN, JA Il i O. ersary of the Jtfartyrdenst l , Mr. Justice LAwacatte ir to take tfle several bna fter which the Court ad• )F CANTEP.BURY. ishoprics, it is tidderstowi s Majesty will filiwolibly n of jour Membes of his u . Lord President of the celior ; the Lori Tre:t- 41 'Pressury; and the !fame lustrious personage hit'- also. But, with respire; !s, both offices of great i eof them (Canterbury ii: the time of Laud, it i sni but men of knowii r'. f always appoints ; :1- her of his . CA!ri::; t. .-. : • g ,