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~~ I ite LOP:- ~~~~~ POETRY. CAROLAN'S . GRAVE. HINZ/ ON THE ILES lON Or Tile IRISH ■ART; TO J. ■. TROTTER, ESQ. "The flower of the valley teas low, and the grey thistle raved its head on the grate of the Minstrel ; the sound of flu Harp was no more," 1 assrleil the sweet rose of the desnit grow wild, Where sleeps the•dark Millets el of tong Moat 'tub' tLe reins of nature it smird, The briar and the thistle anaesg. Sweet pil:lrint, by thee Eat A's sorrow is told—• Once a wreath round her Harp futtrish'd fnir ; rot souu the chill ►last of December . died cold, And left it wild,',wither'd, and bare. neer to that wreath shall its verslure return; Yet sort owo, sweet Herald, again shall arise, And the high grass shall wave o'er the icickd urn, Where pale and unconscious the last Minstrel lies: lt...piring and Clint the Bard rais'd his Toed lyre, Aud on each chord impress'd a long littering farewell, Bold kilt hand■ swept the strings with lite's lAst glcatning fire, ' quiv'eing in death, told a•:1 lifeless they fill. Then still'd was the sound of the Ilaip's silver ; Long neglected it lay, while,p..le Esau glesui'd round, "kill a PATRIOT railed it tokplendour again, And " aux H•a; TKILO' TUE VA LUC% a" once mote stall mound. Round THAW l'ovarrwr's brow shall a wreath be eats in'd, And the Card shall the glories of Eat a proclaim, Aud in gratitude's tear shall his name be enshrined, And the long cleat Harp shall reecho his fame! PRINCESS AUGUSTA'S BIRTH-DAY. • IPURTIStR PARTICULARS.] The serenity of the weather added much to the beauty ofAhe Jubilee Fete, at Windsor, repeated on Wtinesday last; in honour of her Ruyisl High nei•er birth-day. Besides the transparencies at Fwginore, which were nearly the rime as on the with ult. • partial illumination and display utak place in the loyaL town of Windsor. Among the tin at lieautiful transparencies exhibited,' Was one Ly Mr. Kxscan, whose talents is this way were so p .r.rmioeol ly distinguished by his painting ex bihiud the Town-Hall, in honour of the Jubi- let. It cor.sisted of a medallion of the Princess, (a most accurate liket.es.,) surrounded and guartled by *lined remphitn. Appropriate drapery con uceted and ,gave a tine effect to the whole, and beneath was iuscalsed the, mime of S' AnnusTs," with a couplet from Mr. Jaguas's poem oa the Ju bilee. lately published. Windsor was crowded with visitor', who, iu their pro►ueaades, paid s wen d, served tribute of adtatr.►tioa to this beaut►ful display of art. Friday morning, His 31.ussrv, sod Princesses AUGUSTA Nod SOPHIA, acentupenied by lord So- NEKVII.I.I:, Lally ELY, Grimm's SrigicLa ■od CARTWIII.:HT, laud Cu!O.tels TATUM, sod DES BROW, rode in 'Witulewr 0.414 Park aucl tsturi.sd at tweive easel to the PsTice. Yesterday. Hie MAJESTY, iud Princesses Ave OUSTA astd r _SoPHt t, Ilt:Cornvenied by Ladies Casa. LEY and CAROLIN WALUM:AAVIt, and General brawcaa, rode to St. George', t.i,spel, and heard a *mann preached by the Rte. Or. UUDDALL, fauns Jo•., Cllll4O. X N 11. V. 3.: .• Is it any plia.wre to the Almighty that thou art ir;.l teous? 'or is it gniu t. him , that thou stikiist thy wags la ieck • . - -We are hslipy to announce Pont:cos kraus is a little better bulge her return to % indsor. The Duke and Duchess of Btn►uaD are ex pected, this day, at their house in Stanhop:.street, Prisi-eair. Innis Brighton. His Grace's family aril- ed in tulip, on Forting, from Bedfordshire. Lsit) Cranium a DAUER is txpected in town this w. • k i Hain. • Lord Sr. As.t PH is expected this day at histtouse in ikrkt.er-bcterr. Earl and Countoss CIIOI.IIOIIDELEY entertained a -Jett party ot• Nob; .1 at dinner, )eAerday, at Di. ton. Sir AC.:AM AM and Min Iluma returned. on to .h• it se .t. in Ilertfordshire. 'll..ichioness of DOWNIIIIIIR had a select pasty, last evening, vt her .inuse iu Ilanoireraquare. The Dowager ii..4dy and Miss FORTLSCUS are expected at their house iu IVinspole-crevt, from liri glom). Lord and • Lad! CASTLCREAGH are on a %kit to Colonel and Lady CAIIoLINg at their lent in Norfolk. • Mr". and Miss Thompson will leave town, this day, for Brighton. The Patrones4 of the nest Stuff Ball, at Lincoln, is •Ludy ANDIMKJN, of Ler—the Stewards, Sir Joan Tnotr,orn, of Catwick, 13art. and CM/11111h MUNDY. of Ilultum:Beckering. Ft: Mrs. S. KENIIILS is performing die various parts of 4igissounda, Bestride, Letitia Hardy, and 'Cowslip. at the I)ouva3ter Theatre, with great eclat. JI. JOHN stoN, among other performances at his 11:horstian Theatre. in Dublin, has got tip a Inelo-tlramatic Hurletts. called The false Mend; or, The Assassin if the Rocks; and Party Thicoeu with the grand lialkts of The 3111 k Jiaid, Achilirs, Deidainia. and Love in a' Tab. Mr. BA NMU is engraved 'O/the Lincolu The atre, for litre, aillists. 04. Wednesday, he will porfr•rtn Job T/i.rnierry, and Walter. in the fame of The Children in the •Wood. Ou Friday mut, the theatre clostrn tar the season. TnCATRICA I. WON nErt !—We are now living in en e 4 s: whem tile fiurA,thertre. the ruthless toritieg, and ►he most splendid acting. are all &sit:yarded for tLe &,k. *fa shilrateg I Mr. and Mrs. CRECVLY. and the three Miss (rains, returned last week to their house in Citirlet-street. Ilerkeleptopture, f a visit to Mr. ()Kee., at his seat, at Durham. •They intend leevl lug tools the latter end of this tteelt, for liriLhten. S 4 tillniiiV, EDWARD aRMCR SIDSBOTTOhis bit.4.llt. temple. Esq. was celled to the bar. try the !Uneatable Sucirry of the MalJle Temple. S COMM-diADEN iTRE. Until half play, on Saturday night, the sweet opera of Lowe m a Village was heard with very little interruption ; and h a d we not, by sad eape rience, learned that nuthiug could still the savage yeillogs of the Opposition. we would have emer tatisafti hopes. that oar native melodies would have soothed their stormy passions, and obtained a quiet attention. As we formed no such expectations, we were sot disappMiited whets the entrance of the Josh:price men, Ith their worn-out 0. P. badges, p a s au end to the tranqnsllity of the house, and de. strayed all the sweets of song. Music, that wFilosn' had power to soften rocks, had lust its influenCe over men, who come tastier that description of beings, do well painted by the most accurate ob server of nature that ever wrote, as— " Fit for treesoss, stratagems, and trona : The nautiuns of his squat are dull as night, " And bis affections dark as Lnelnis." The pit now appeared crowded with the ridicu lous exhibitory of O. P. and they supported their characters, as usual, without variation of scenery, dresses, or decorations. 'lse scenery con,isted of the old placards ; the dresses of " marvellous foul linen," Belcher handluarcbiefs, and coats, small clothes, &c. that seemed purloined from the ward robe of 7'he Beggar's Opera; and the decorations VIM pasteboard, piper, and 'tinsel O.P.'s. Sir John Pedal, %would " not march through Coventry with such a set of raggsmulfins, that's flat."—The performances continued to be without change ; single-stick, wrestling, running at the ring, and jumping; and, with these manly exercises, we were favoured with the accompaniment of rattles, bey eatwpoils, bawling, bowling, hissing, hoot ing, cOck-erowing. end roaring, till we knew not which most to admire and wonder at 1 In the boxes. the 0. P.'s were very thinly scattered, and only a few of this faction were stationed in front of the two shilling gallery, to aid and give countenance to the grand division in the Pit. The 0. P. dance was frequently repeated throughout the evening, and the light fantastic toe" gave place to the heavy iron-sliod heel. 'Of the placards, few were . new, and none boasting either humour .or sense. Cane were grossly and scandalously in decent, and demanded the interference of the Court of King's Beach, as she cusses murties of the country; others, lung scraps of rhyme, put together without judgment or meaning. The latter were immoderately large, and more reseashlect sheet* than folios of piper. One of diem began— " Fell fprty night• has Johnny getable trembled, And grievrd to ma such (mad) Dulls here assembled " And indeed the last line w. tit) had comment on the sentry in the Ptt, whose actions bespoke them atom nearly allied to the brute creation, than to the human kind. " All are not men.that moat the human form." Under such unfavourable circuinsti;;N, the farce of Amitnal Magnetism, which boasted of no magnet to tame these animals, was speedily brought to a conalusion. cud about half-post nine o'clock' the performances behind the curtain closed. Not so those before it—the ram continued for an hour after the curtain dropped ; and the various evolu tions 0 . the performers, their loyal songs, and obe dience to the words of command as to sitting, standing. shouting, or Iroaning, seemed to afford them entire satisfaction. Their attention was, however, principally directed to the private twares, from which they drove every female. by • scene, vulgar, and infamous language. In this gal ling exploit. they were assisted by their friends its the galleg, who, beating with • their sticks on the circle adder them, seconded the reviling: and pointing' of sticks from the Pit. The - private boxes being cleared, the rioters also retired to the piazzas, where they were joined by many of their kind, such' as cannot afford to commit riots. even at half-price, and who, therefore, contine their dis gusting noise to the streets. The house was, to wards the end, very full. and the proprietors had at least the consolation of receiving payment fur the performance* which they werecompelled to witness, as a substitute for those they wished to provide for the public. • A person is the gallery let loose several sparrows from that quarter; arid these, having small pla cards attached to them, made the circuit of the Howse. exhibiting. in every part, the sentiments of the oppositionists. The following placards were also exhibited iis the course of the night: " Abolish ibe Private Bores !" " Relinquish the prosecutions and treat to public libe.. ealiev---Sineqna is What du you want!"—'t Old Prites.-No Italian and French Hagnius.-.-Apology fur the insults offered the Public by the hired.ruffaus and lighting Jews." Stateeniat of ince •rue gained by the advocates of the public cense over King Kimble; the hired Jews defeated; Kemble driven fenni the Stage; Private Buses held up to the odium they deserve—Ft a,►t.a—Jour Bu triumphant." A corie,sture was also exhibited, iu which a Bull was seen tossing the Manager. Air. Clifford, the Barrister. was in the pit, with a party of friends, and received several enthusiastic tributes of applause from the thP:s in all parts of the Meuse, who appeased. indeed, to regard.hiu► with the highest veneration. The IKAGIITILITLI have adopted an excellent plats to prevent any disturbance before the houses where the mob from the Theatre have been in the habit of asaembliag to express their disapprobation, by ordering en Officer, with • party of the patrele under his direction, to disperse them before they hav‘tinie to commit any act of violence. IN the list of Bankrupts, in Saturday night's Gazette, wr.tind the name of Mr. Al.Canaor, late Manager of the Theatres at Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle. Manchester, and scrawl minor est.- bliihmennts of the suite kind. Yet the thought less populace of London are tanght, by *set of art ful and interested speculators, to consider a theatre as a mine of gold to the preprittors. A few days liner. • man, of a decent appearance, went to the Brown Bear poblic-houie, in Bo,‘ - street. in • coach, very unwell. Although he had no money, the Imodlord very humanely took him ia. and paid the coach. although ha had no knowledge of him, except occasionally ' , sleeping there. The landlord procured a Doctor to attend alto, and he had every possible assistance. He sUrvived lint a short time, nod died of • dropsy, He liss since proved to he Mr. WOODWARD. a ctle 6rated caricaturist. Mr. it.tr,tats, the bad the corpse decently buried, at his owls especse. LAW IIarELLIOSNCZ. C.RIRT OF Juicr. BENCH, Warixtvirea, NOV. 11. LiEVI TRIALS. Lord ELtamsoaoven gore notice to the Geo tletnen of the Bar, thitt he would proceed to hear %motions for the new trials on Saturdsy next. TUe ZING a. muLt.ra. "This was an indictment for slop/leg tip an an. cient path-way s . an tried the last Assizes for the County sf Surrey; wbeu the Defendant under taking to abate the nuisance, as order nisi pram was made accordingly, and he was discharged. M r. Serjeasit Stigmas!) this day moved theCoort for an attachment against the Defendant, fur 'vio lating the order male ut nisi prigs; he having, aince•tlte conviction end oriel order, assigned his interest in the premises to another person, who had again stopped Upt the path-way—ltule•graated. t twelve o'clock, the Loss Crier Justice Mt tsi Prins, when a few undefended causes, of no pu'lhc interest, were disposed of. EXCHEQUER CHA3I HER, Nova Viz& It. TUL KING T. B!LDON. This was a case held over from die last Assize" for Lancaster, upon U pgint reserved, in arrest of jodgmeat, for the opinion of the Twelvs Judges; who sat this day for the purpose of considering the question. The Defendant had been capitally convicted, at the last Assizes, before Mr. Justice Cu.►taaals, for uttering and hissing a quantity of forged Bauk of England Notes. .knowing them to be false and counterfeit. He bad been convicted, at the pre secutiou of the Governor and ernputly of the Bank, by the procuration of their agent. at Lan caster; who, (ss it appeared upon the case reserv ed) iu order to procure detection And conviction, had been instrumental in purl iasing the t?rged notes from the Defendant. YEATEI. ill support of the arrest of judg ment, and on behalf of the l)efentlant, was this day heard at considerable length, and contended that the principle of the law of Entland did not allow an inducement to the perpetration of a crime, be order to bring the of to justice, through the medium of the party alleged to be injured thereby; the Learned Counsel also took several minor ob jections to the iuditt:neut and conviction, and cited a variety of analagous cases, in support of his ar gement. Mr. LAMS sou then heard at great length in support of the coirvietion.—Judgment deferred.. The next case for their Lordships cousidtration was that of Stock, alias Stockton, tried and capi tally convicted at the last assizes for Carlisle, of • busglary in a banking-house in That place, arid stealing thereout hank-notes and cash, to the amount of user 10,0001. The question' for the Court was, whether this was a burglary in a dwell .init-house, according to the Act of Parliament ? The Prosecutors were brewers as well as bankers, and carried on their business in that part of the premises where the burglary was committed, but it ems not inhabited. The servant of the Prose cutors, however, resided in the upper part of the house, for which he swat assessed; but the pay ments he had made on account of such assessment were repaid him by his employers. Mr. Heise, on behalf of the Prisoner, was ►eard at some length, hut the Learned Gentleman admitted, he hail ant been able, after • most dili gent search, to find any analagous case or pre cedent. The Court was then cleared of strangers, ends after upwards of two hours' deliberauou, their Lordships rieferred judgment. &seral other criminal eases, reserved from the left assizes, were, we understaull, oloo'coosidered; ■nd at four o'clock the Court adjourned until neat Saturday. • DEAD ALlirJr. The following trick has recently been played off in the fa• oily of Mr. Brown, shoe-soaker, is Blacktrioeuroad The mother of Mrs. Brown, it appears, reside; at panstaVe ; and, a few days since, a woman called on her ; soil, rulo ts, Wing herself as the intimate friced of Mrs. Brown, said she was come to Dunstable on buaMfts %inch would occupy her • few days; during which time, she should be happy to take •p her abode with her dear friend's mother. She mentioned so many circuiristantes, relative to the family of Mr. Brown, that the old Lady was deceived, gave her au invitation, and thought she could not treat so iatiriate friend of her daughter too well. During her stay, she found a plausible retest foe borrowing some wearier appu red and money of the old Lady, and quitting Donstable at the end of three days, without beat of drum, in her baste feu , got to return either ' • immediately on leaving 1./unstable, it appears she made the best of her way to town, to Mr. Brown's house, where she assumed another character, became the dear friend of the mother ; and, with all the symptoms of grief, oh,ch she tuight be supposed to feel on such an ucca skin informed the family of the recent degas of that worthy old lady ; ohserviag, at the same I true, that as she had business which would detain her iu town a few days, she would trespass on their hospitality for that time, and return with there to the funeral. Mr. Brown and his family acenrdingly provided themselves with mourning, and every thing was prepared fur their leaving tow ti. About an hour, however, before the time of the coach setting uff for 1./unstable, they were surprised by the appearance of the slit lady, in pi mash health, who was conic to town in pursuit of her daughter's dear friend. The old lady was no less surprised at the pump', 'select of woe which her suits house displayed, 1 an exptits lima, however, seem tuuk place, when it was discovered, that, although Mrs. Brown bactuot the (teeth of her mother to !assert, yet she had otitis... causes of grief; her mother'. dear 1' rand having that morning bersosed her best laced cap and baud, and shout futir poreds in cash, which she has not yet found an opportunity' of returning. The Tickets for thu New state Lottery were on Saturday issaed from the Bank. The Scheme, we find, is exactly ou the same principle as the last, which, from having the g. , itd elect of preventing Insurance. met with the most decided approbation. On Saturday, as a child, &bunt six years old, sou of a respectable tradesinati iu Tuthill -street, %Vest minster, was standing on the pavernent opposite his fother's door, a mischievous goat, belonging to a person in the neighbourhood, trine behind him un perceived, and, ruunitig furiously against him, the poor,child was thrown into the street, and the wheel of cart, which was unfortunately passing at the tiro% weut uver has leg and fractured it in a dread ful, SWARM A mad do; was killed yesterday in Hayes-rn tars ; it had boteet several doe is St. George's Market. The rabid annual was owned by a man residin at Chelsea. It wu of•tlis lita!l•dog species., , • • * PAWS wienD,o , A - fors CAZETTI. Foreign (*re, N0e.411, 1809. A Jetter, of which the following is an extract, was this day received by Earl kratiturst, Ilis Ths:- jesty'r Principal Secretary of State for Fotei b ..ii fairs, from Lieutenant-Colonel Carrot, dated,Army of the Left. Camp on the Heights of T &mauler. Oct. 19, 1809. I hare the honour to acquaint you, that the array of Marshal Nry, Dow commanded by General Marchand, advariced, on the morning of yesterda3; in force, ten thousand infewtry, and one thous:in two hundred cavalry•. with fourteen pieces of artil lery. to attack this army, which wits most judi ciously posted on these heights. The enemy divided his force into three columns, which advanced against the right, centre, and lift of mar hne ; it soon because evident. that the priii cipal oloect of his attack was, tcr force and turnout left, it being the point in which our variation w..s weakest. The enemy, at the commencement, gained nine advantage of position do our left, in consequence of the retreat of a small party of our cavalry, des tined to cover the left of our line. This success, however, was momentary; as the vanguard, led op by Generals 31endizabei and Camera. charged with the greatest spirit sad gallammtry, rout, d the eerie,. and retook, at the point of the bayonet, six guns, of which the enemy possessed himeilf (hiring tins retreat If the divioao of'nur cavalry. The ran• gnard, iu this charge, committed grist riaaglites amongst the enemy, taking from them one eight. . potted gun, with a quantity of ammuuitiom After a long and obstinate contest. the erietoy, unable to gainx foot of e,rousid, heiceim tty'Ve nay in all points. About three o'clock in the after:mon, • the enemy. betook himself to a precipitate and dis. orderly flight. The dos; of the enetn!, as fir as we hare hero yet able to ascertain, eat:teas one 'hot...slid, in killed and prisonera. The numbers of time wouisda must be very considemble. • Our loss has bees. comparatively, very tri , not exceeding three hundred. Out Imperial ea, 4 le, . one s-pounder brass gun, three arrimupition wan guns, twelve drums, with four. or five thomettol stand of 11111113. an immense quantity of bail-can. trudge, carts of provisions, and kuripsicks, loathed • with plunder, fell into our hands. No language can de euimicient justice to the gale hint and intrepid conduct of tl.e troops, on this( me.. morahle day ; it would be impossible so make city distinction in did zeal and ardour of the different corps, for all equally panted for the contest. The vanguard and first divis:oh„ however, had the good fortune to occupy those points, against which the enemay directed his principal efforts, and to add fresh lahrels to the wreaths they had acquired is Lugo, St. Jago, and Saa kayo. The steady intrepidity displayed by the second division, through whose ranks the party of retreat.. ing cavalry passed, and the spirit and promptness with which it pushed forward against the esterny, who had at that moment turned our left, ii deserve Mg of the highest approbation. The entire of the cavalry. with the exception of the party coached to the vanguard, about three hundred, who, from being overpowered. were obliged to retreat, evinced the greatest steadier= and resolution, in ma,intainiou, the post Xlietled • them, and keeping the enemy's cavalry in creek. It is, however, to he lamented, that our cavalry did not find themselves in a situation to timed% them to take advantage. of the enemy's disorderly dight, across time plain,, between these heights and the village of Carrascaleju, a league in ettesit ; for, had five or six hundred horse charged the fugitive*, the victory would have been mast .suasive. The vanguard of General l'iallesteros's division is in sight; we only wait les arrival, to pursue and sanibilatetthe.discomfited enemy. From prisoners we learn, that General Marchand reclaimed, at Salamanca. his intention of annibie• biting, by twoo'clock on the 18th, thirty thou *add peasant insurgents: his orders to his army were, on pain of death, to possess itself of the heights by twelve o'clock; as he proposed pro. ee-Wing to destroy Ballesterries division. - after hay. hug dispersed and *antulniateet this army. The French General certainly appears to have 'held this army very cheair—judgio; from his plan of attack, which was far from judicious ; but executed, to a certain point, with the greatest bravery, and with that intrepidity, which the confidence of success inspires. Our light troops pursued, and hung on the epos my's rear; several parties of which. amongst whom were two hundred of the regiment of Ballastro, have not returned es yet. having ex pre.sed Is deter• ruination of Imaging on the enemy's flanks. as toug as the cover of the woods afforded a facility of ee doing. The number of the enemy's deal t already found and buried. asouats to upwards of eleven hun dred. Several, no doubt, will be found in the woods. Admiralty Office, Nor. 11 1150 X Copy of a Lttter frAs Admiral the Right Hosootrable Lord Gambier, Cinasiander-is-Chief a lite t !siesta's Ships and Vessels is the amuse! Fleet, ac. to J . W. Crakes', Esq. dated the stb inst. Slit—l transmit, herewith, a letter, wlich R.• - Admiral Sotheby has inclost* to toe, fri m Callas's Atkins, of the Seine, reporting the capture of di., French brig privateer Rodeur. of sixteen grins and • one Hundred and twenty-one men; and a copy 4.1 a letter from Sir George Col Mr, stating the cap ture of the French nationul corve:te Le 3illau, . eighteen guns and one hundred end fifteen men, by the Surveiltante, under his command ; for the formation of the Lords Commissioners of the La' miralty. I have the honour to he, &e. (Signed) • goal, of Bounlemti, Oer. teosp. Sta—Yesterday evening I captured the Rodeur French brig privateer of sixteen guni (long sixes) .and one hundred and twenty-one men. out three days from Bayonne, bsund on a cruise otTathe west coast of Ireland. She is a very file vessel, of lar4m diraerimens, pierced for twenty van., coppered oi.l copper fastened, and in completi r.pair ant! ecpup merit ;and, from her force and fast sailing pturi ties. would (rive done much mioehief to 011 • tom. merce 9 which renders her capture the more import. ant. I liaise the honour to be, &c. (Signed) D. Arai's. Rear Adsaixal Swtheby, &a. &a. U. .-I