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LORD MAYOR'S DAY. Yesterday, about one o'clock, the Loan MAYOR e l e a, in the state coach, went in grand pmce s sl on from Guildhall to ► I..ckfrixes-bridge. His Lord side was accompanied by the late LORD MAYOR, in his coach and silt t• Aldermen Boynett, Cost Si W. STAINES, Sir C. PRICE, Sic W. LEIGH I'ON, Sir M. BLoXH AK, HI:IPITER„ FLOWER, the two Saitairrs, and the Recottota. The city barge was in readiness, on their arrival at the water side, and they proceeded to Westminster; as they landed a t Old Palace Stairs, they were saluted by the guns on Lambeth Terrace, ringing of hells, music playing, &c. &c. The procession then marched f o rward in regular order to the Court of Exchequer, in Westminster Hall, where they were received, according to custom, by the Right Honourable Sir ARCHIBALD MIDONALE), Chief Baron, and the other Barons of that Court, dressed in their black caps, &c. After the usual salutations, the New an d Old LORD MAYORS, with the 'taco/tura be. tween them, advanced to the har. The REcoanta then addressed the Court nearly as follows : " MY LORDS, " I have the honour to present at your Lordships' Petit PLRCHARD, Esq. Alderman and Gold smith, who has been called by the Livery of Lan dm, and Court of Aldermen, to the high and im portan..ituation of LORD MAYOR of London and Middlesex; a trust of vast importance to the peace and good order of this city, and of the country in genetal. The Gentleman I now pi esent at your Lorliiiips' Bar, is a man most highly respeded by Isis fellow-citizens, and well known for his great private virtues, the surest road to honour and pro sperity; by a liberal and generous distribution of his wealth us ads of charity, he has secured to himself the esteem of the rich, and the blessings of the poor. From his integrity and well-known loyalty and at tachment to both Church and State, during the whole course of his venerable life, we have every as surance of his exertions to preserve and maintain that invaluable blessing, the peace and good order 'al this great metropolis. Whatever difficulties the pre sent crisis may bring about, he will meet them with firmness; and, being resolved to do the duties of his most arduous office with effed, he will, upon all im portant occasions, consult the advice and assistance of his predecessors ; and therefore humbly hopes, that, at the expiration of his trust, he will have dis charged the duties of it, so as to deserve and obtain the approbation and thanks of his fellow-citizens. " MY Loans, " The late I .0 RD MAYOR also attends your Lord ships' ear, for the purpose of rendering a faithful account or the issue. and profits of his office for the last year. It has been the constant practice of this Magistrate to exert himself in maintaining, at all times, the peace and good order of this Metropolis. I can add little to what h;s own conduct has already evinced to his fellow citizens, and the kingdom at large ; and he has the peculiar satisfaction of resign ing the city to his worthy successor in a state of the inwst perfect tranquillity." The Ciller BACON then replied : . " MY LORD M•YOR, It has been well observed by the RFC:ORDER, that e situation to which you have la:cn caged by your iello..v citizens, is a high and important one, the ties of which your Lordship so well knows are in *mately connected with the interest of the country t large. A great objeift of the Civil Corporation of London is the grave and judicious choice of a ief Magistrate, to preserve tranquillity, and shp t the Constitution of both Church and State nst the dangerous innovations of its enemies. (our Lordship well knows, from your long expe knee, the duties of the office which you have to lfil, and have evinced your good intenti o n s , in ishing for the co-operation and a d v i ce of tho s e horn you have succeeded. Those who ad pre ipitatel y are in perpetual danger of error; but, when ature judgment and deliberate consideration are ,ited to steady perseverance, we cannot doubt but at an administration so wise will be also fortunate. this sentiment 1 hare a fellow-feeling towards :, as I always receive the greatest Assistance from the advice and co-operation of my Brother Barons. The City is now delivered to you in a state of the most perk& tranquillity ; and, front your known attachment to the Constitution, and loyalty to your KING, we have .every reliance upon the suc cess Of your most arduous undertaking. MV LATt Loan MAYOR, " Your cunduß, in the execution of your office, been so well known, I cannot expatiate upon it. state of things, when you were called into other, and the situation in which you leave them, coribined with the suavity of your manners, and fit mows in your honourable situation, air highly dc erving the gratitude and thanks of all arks of people." The usual oaths and ceremonies were then per 711ed ; after which, the RLCORDIO, in the name the Loaf) MAYOR, requested the honour of their rdships company to dinner. The Civic Proces- Os next visited the Court of King's Bench, where, t'r the usual form was gone through, they invited Judges to dinner. .:.ton: the lateness of the tide, it was four o'clock ire they landed, on their return from West •uer, from when'c they were accompanied by !amb er of barges filled with their several Compa the /stationers, Goldsmiths, Ironmongers, Skin 's. a 4.1 Apothecaries. The fog over the river was SrtAt as to eclipse the grandeur of the procession matiderable degree. On their landing, and the siert being formed, the Goldsmiths Company the lead. as being the one his Lordship belongs they were extremely splendid, had an addl . I number of attendants in new tresses, some of n: wore black coats, large wigs, cocked hats, (habil about their necks: they were for- I! called Old Richt-lon, and their attendance Leea dispensed with for some years. The re al yesterday caused much merriment amongst Populace. The LORD MAYOR'S lisenes are "el/ superb. The coats are stalk boccie gr .en, gold lace; the waistcoats and small clothes chow, embroidered ; hats edged with yellow s. j..t TILE DINNER. e dinner was served in the Great Hall of dtiall, ' , Mel* was fitt:..i up in the most m.igni . !Ilk 'lttere wt.rt.• t,.n. , e rows of tables laid ' ' t° each caw, al9zg the hall, with a stage across at each end, elevated about three feet above the centre, divided by a tail, and hung with crimson baize ; the ascent to both, which corresponded ex `ttelly with each, was by four steps. These elevated stages were also laid out with several tabl es . At the head table upon the space on the right, sat the Loao MAYOR and his selea company. The Ladies sat upon his left hand, and the Gentlemen uppn his right. In the number we observed, the late Loeu Ma oa, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of HAR RINGTON, Earl CAMDEN, Lord Met.vr I. Le, Lord GR ANT L EY, Mr. P/T r, &c. In the same circle were also Lords CASTLEK/AC. H , MULORAV E, LESLIE, Ad mirals CULPOVS and PEY TON, the Hatrovreran and TURKISH AMBASSADORS, the BARONS of the EXCDEQUER, Sir JOHN NICHOL, Sereants Stlrr Hewn, Best, &c. The elevated tables opposite were occupied by the SHERI yrs and their friends ; and all the intermediate tables by the Common Council Men, their Ladies, and friends. Between five and siz o'clock, the company sat down to one of the most sumptuous dinners ever given upon a si milar oceasi.in. Before nine, the company began to disperse, and the LADY MA o a cit,, attended by the late LORD Ma vow, several Aldermen, &c. and a large proportion of the female part of the company, withdrew to the grand Council Chamber, which was prepared fur dancing. THE BALL was opened, with a minuet, by Alderman l-luax ra, with a young Lady of exquisite beauty, whose name we could not learn. Some said it was Miss PERRINO, perhaps, because that Lady opened the Easter Ball, but, we believe, she is a fair native of Guernsey. The Alderman also led ofrthe first country dance wit'. the same partner, to th.: tune of Sir Da vid Hunter Blair. The King's Bench Court was also prepared, not for the intricacies of the law, but the mazes of the dance ; and, instead of the jarring of lawyers tongues, resounded with the sweet and harmonious sounds of well-tuned instruments. The Court of Common Pleas was converted into a tea-worn, to which the company retired to refresh after the fatigues of the dance. The dresses were in the first style of elegance. THE LADY MAYORESS's Was superbly elegant, and admired for the richnesz, as well as siniplicly of its appearance. A crape petticoat richly em broidered in silver, with a shamrock r, ground, iv beautiful bor dcr of netting over a twi ted wrcatit, ant finished with rich Venetian fringe with tassels, and rich transparent 'fiver net sash, interaperect with stripes. of puce reset, edged with silver rolliu thrown tastefully ever the left side A Imre velvet ro'le trimmed with Over Tullio to correspond, the sleeves, At. of elegant fine lace. The Head Dress,, in every urspeft corre sponding ; rich bandeau of silver, plume of Ulrich and Argus feather:, coped) lace tippets, and aigrette of chant aids; the dia timid necklac.. and car-rime were alto very !nillisut. The nisi mumble was oaruptete:y Irnutiful, and had inor• of eo• V,1.1y, richness, taste, and clekuit simplicity, to boast of, than any that his appeared for. length of time. Between nine and ten o'clock, the Loan MAYOR and his selea party retired to the court of Exche quer, where th, y entitinued to enjoy the circling glass, the course at which was only interrupted by some ch:.rming soogs.—The life, splendour, and gaiety, that prevailed within, formed a striking con trast with the fog and darkness of the day upon the river. Every thing yeas condttfted with the great est pmpriety and decorum; and the entertainment, in every point, part e and rtrtiettlar; d d honoUr and credit to every one connected with it. On Monday, a very elegant dinner, consisting of turtle, game, and every delicacy in season, was given at the Fountain Inn, Canterbury, by the Officers of the Canterbury Volunteer Infantry, to the Of ficers of the Ist battalion of the Cinque Post Vo lunteers, in return for the very hospitable reception the former corps experienced whilst on permanent duty at Dover. Amongst the company present were the NIA TOR and Reconotar of that City, the WC MAYOR of Dover, Rev. Dr. NELSON (Vice Dean), Brigadier-General Mos:Tema, Colonel WM, 3, Major GO R REQUE R, Major DA NI MON 0, and the Officers of the neighbouring Yeomanry, Rifle Corps, &c. The band of the Scots Greys played during the repast; and the loyal and patriotic toasts given were much enlivened with many excellent and appropriate songs. Amateurs of piihsresque decorations, and of sham fights, executed with boldness and precision, should go and see the Mein Drame of The al Camivi represented at The Theatre de Wide, which has no thing gay in it, as the scene passes in the midst of tombs. It represents his Candian Majesty ordering the British invaders of his territory, after being defeat ed, to be annihilated, and buried alive in several tombs, where they in soldaritea curse their government's am bition, and the avarice and rapacity of their coun trymen, which have brought them to such an un timely end. They foretell that their injustice in Europe will meet with the same fat.tl re compence, &c. The authors of this little ch. : , d'atarre, which is entirely composed of improbabili-i ties, are Messrs. (:a 'for and. M ALVIN. The sen timents are, however, patriotic, and descry", there. fore, the applause and approbation of all French ten who love their country, and detest its irrecon cileable foes.—(Juernal Spettacles.) According to the report of the master of a neu tral vessel, which sailed from the Texel on the 2d instant, the Dutch fleet, at anchor there. had positive orders to take advantage of the first opportunity, when the British cruisers were driven from the coast, to put to sea. All the Batavian ships were said to have provisions on board for five months, not only for their crews, but for six thousand land troops, grenadiers. light t oops, and gunners. The desti nation of this squadron, consist.ng of two 74 guns, two 64 guns, one tio guns, and one of 54 guns, in the whole six ships of the line, besides four stout frigates, and three cutters, if what the officers of the Batavian ships related, can be depended upon, is the East Indies, and they expected to be joined on their way by several French snips, either from Brest, or, what they supposed more probable, by the squa dron blockaded by us near Rochefort, which is 6: 11 ,,wn to have land troops on board, and provisions for th. same period as the rad fleet. All the bat teries at the rlelder continue to be garrisoned by French troops, bet in oilier parts en the Dutch coast the guns are served by the Gallo-Batavians. A French Police Commissary reside, at the I fielder; and all passes, before valid, are to be signed by bias, and every ship sailing or entering is visited exr,asi.eiy by French Custom-house Officers, arrived lately from Paris. _ -~. !lI.MIIM. LAW INTELLIGENCE. . • COURT or KING's BENCH, Nov 9. DOE, 0.4 THE DEVISE OF nowrat, v. GIBSS. Serjeant SHEPHERD moved for a Hale to ,hew cause, why a new trial should not be granted in this case : it was an anion in ejestment for a cottage. which had been enclosed from the borders of Lan ton Manor ' • it had been, since the ye a r 1;64. i n t h e possession of an old woman of the name of Harris, and, after she died, her daughter lived in it : (lur ing the time she resided there, the house being old and falling into ruins, the Duke of Newcastle's steward rebuilt it, at which the old woman was ex tremely angry : and, during the time the cottage 1::!S rebuilding, she lived multr some boards, ss hich ere&ed into a kind of hut, dose to het former ha;si tation ; when the cottage was rebuilt, she came into possession, and fur it paid the steward of the Duke of Newcastle one shilling a-year, as a kind of Ac knowledgment, but, in faa, never was out of pos session. Mr. GA RROW observed, she had become a charge upon the parish, and WAS turned out of possession on that account. Serjeant SHEPHERD acknowledged she had be come poor, and had been served with an order of removal, but that order had never been enforced. Rule granted. PARR AND OTHERS r. ANDERSON. Mr. Elmo us moved for a new trial in this cause. It was an aftion on a policy of insurance, brought by the owners of the vessel called the Magary against the Insurance Company. The policy gave the most extensive range, that she sainild proceed iron, Liverpool to the coast of Africa, ham thence to the African Islands, from thence to the West-In dian Islands, with full liberty to trade with and to all places, to land, exchange, and take in goods, in whatever place she should stop at, for which there was a premium of twelve guineas per cent. ur of which were to be returned, if she arrived in port before the commencement of hostilities. She sailed on the 24th of June, and arrived at her place of destination in a little more than thirty days. While she was steering her course along the coa;t of Africa, the wind blew rather against her, which obliged her to keep to sea. Shortly before she saiied, hostilities were commenced ; accord ingly, letters of marque were taken out for her • to which the Insurance Company consented, provided she was not to deviate from her original course. As she was beating off the coast of - Africa, she met the Sparrow, who was cruising on that station ; the Captain came on board, and, while he was there, a corvette with an English prize hove in sight ; the Afeecuzy, without deviating from her course, took the corvette and retook the prize. About that there was no question agitated on the trial. Not long after a lugger appeared to windward, scarcely more than gun-shot from her : she hauled a puiut closer to the wind and chased her for about a quarter of an hour, but the lugger escaped, and the Mercary pro ceeded on her voyage in the regular course, but certainly she deviated a little: from Africa she went to the West Indies, but the market there being very bud, she proceeded towards the Havaisnalt, nil which pla s ce she was lost. The question on the tri tl was, whether she did any thing which amounted to a de viation or nut ? in which your Lordship- was - of opinion that the smallest turn, even though it was no more than the ship's length, amounted to a de viation; but, Mr. East a ss observed, if this doetrine were to prevail, there could not be the smallest use in taking out a letter of marque; for, by the law of nature, every vessel would have a right to defend herself in case she was attacked. He said it was often the case that an attack was nothing more iu reasity than a defence ; for instance, the noble and spirited conduCt of our East India fleet, in bearing down upon Admiral Linois's squadron, could be consider ed nothing more than a defence. The point uptm which the question turned, was whether a vessel carrying a letter of marque was not in a different situation with resped to attack or de:S:nce, from a vessel that is without one ? Lord ELLENBUROUUM said, he thought it was a question which deserved discussion, therefore grAnt ed the rule. TUX KING, ♦T THE PROSECUTION OF REBECC♦ mina, r.StST. James Minifie, husband to the Prosecutrix, came into Court, and moved in person for a Rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted ; he grounded his application upon his own affidavit. the purport of which was, that when the cause came to be tried at Guildhall, at the last, Siftings, his At torney refused to aa, and he himself was ordered out of Court by Mr. GAR mow, the Defendant's Counsel, so that his Counsel had no instruaicns, neither his Attorney nor himself being in Court. Mr. G• a aow said, all the Witacs:es were ordered out of Court ; that when he was about to address the Jury, one of them said, they were yes)* willing to bear him far Mr. Best; but that it was one of the most infamous pro•;ecntions they had ever h.arJ, and had already made up their minds. Lord FALL* aoltoacti said, he recolleted the cause, that the Jury did not believe the oath of the Prosecutrix, and that even the evidence of her cwn vrimess went aga:nst her : h.: saw no grounds to grant a Rule.—Rule refused. GREGORY r. RADCOCK. This was a motion made by Mr. Sojeant lirtr, for anew trial i it appeared, the Defendant, Mrs. Bad cock, had taken a house from the Plaintiff, for which she WAS to pay ten guineas a week; she Dever enter ed into possession, but had told a friend of ber'., after she came from looking at the house, that she had taken it for seven guineas a-week. The decla ration was laid in ascent/et ; which, Serjeant Brsr argued, was not the kind of anion to be brought ; nor was there evidence to support it. The Court refused the Rule; but said he was not shut out from bringing a writ of error. Letters from Mr. Po»•Mat., Naval Storekeeper at Gibraltar, dated the luth ult. state, that on the ap pearance of the malady, he had caused all comma. nication between the dock-yard and garrison to be entirely suspended ; that he had also ordered. by the advice of 1)1. liven, the Physician. fresh beef and Port wine to be issued to the artificers, with lime juice and vinegar, the Latter to fumigate their apartments. --•cr7 ,_ ;. ra:34,74 - !;ToRn, • Monday Major-Ganeral Bed command of this garrison, and for London : Brigadier Cliseral rived here on the sam e day,shaSt 'Frie Royal South Lincoln MU the Oid Ltrracks of this town on' nesd Ay last, on their route for Non The French prisoners at that ph. titer attempt to escape, and still cc Gallcywood Canto broke up )e Surrey militia marched into the the various detachments to join tl giments. The Royal Berkshire regiment , into this town on Saturda• and route to Ipswich. The West %1 passed through, in two divisions, f The Sussex mi itia marched into on Wednesday and yesterday, wh main till further orders. The 'tlst from, the same barracks on Wedn , the, for Colchester. On Wedeesday last, the Bth marched into Colchester barracks. On Friday last another of the t verians died, in consequence of t ult. In conformity to the orders pl ness the Commander in Chief, he tion of Major-General Beckwith, litary honours on Saturday last. and trust this will be the last ntel of (Ilia nature t as we are informe thority, the remaining five men is in a fair way of recovery. American Papers to the .sth ceived, but they do not furnish a importance. Nothing new appear the disputes between Spain and t It is clear that one of the parth using every effort to come to a ru b though it is not by any means s grounds of quarrel can be produ. merchants have taken place at dif severe complaints have been all, which Spain, during the late v annoyance of American commer report in . one of these papers ti NAPARTE hal afttuidly sailed Witt same ship which I'ves to bring Gen to Europe. There is little Teas() there is any truth in this repur pretty evident that if JEROME Europe, he will return with all tli t. lu.v conne.clion" attached to hi Imperial Brother will have an opp ing his authority to a.terimplish w advice had failed in producing: The brig. which went on shot on Saturday last, is the Eidrvdi.e Valeacis, w:th a carg ) of brandy, den. Very little of the vessel is ;vincipal part of the cargo has I: Tne k;ht colliir on shore in the sant Ifeadu..et, of and fox Sunderland, hrThre she was stranded, by two Far Beachy Head, which put three Frey the crew of the brig dverpowt red few hours after she was raptured ; frigates, which was a few miles to down upon the brig, an! put three stead of three men she impressed. that the loss of the vessel was occa norance of the frigate's men, wl nately drowned The rumour of the French haw possession of Flambargh is unfous. as much masters of it as if the city by French troops. So great is French power there, that no one d. of the seizure of Sir GEORGE Itu Harn&slh Corrtlondentes, once an but now reduced to the degrading the iiipplenovit,,ry sheet of the M of Europe, has not presumed eve transaffiGn. On Wednesday evening, also" o'clock, three men, in a cart with man on a saddle.horse,in company at the King's Arms Inn. at Aann B supped. During their stay in the hi from their conversation and behavit were going to c mmit some depred and sent toe Mr. Sin:crummy, an : that peace ; and they having said th to that place. in the course of agreed by the constable, and a nu bit ants, to sit up and watch for tiff three o'clock in the morning, LI there being no doubt but they had the cart, the constable and his Irk the King's-Ai ms Inn, and was abt but the man on 1 orseback put s rode oir, and made his escape; junipeil 'out of the can, and ran cd sited and taken ; the other two the cart. On searching the car - , of considerable value. was found merchant's house, in the city, wiz they had stolen from a waggon ut Thursday even ng, they were Laic and underwent an examinatio , l'usinsos, Esq. and they were c then examination. Two men were examined befog strati., charged by BL ACEIRAN ark patrole, on suspicion of having be burglaries. The officers apprel preceding evening in St. Giles s ; them, a number of picklock keys,: merits for housebreaking, were I They are both notorious old oft... names is Bill Gent/exec They w further examination. It must be a tubjeet of much public, that the interesting View new Panorama in the Strand, various occasions called their at nues open for their inspeeti4 n, anc in its attraCtions. While the vi .it rous and resp,•Rable as they 11.4 time past, it would surely be injudi the present Pifture, however ;tie.' tere,t c f that which will succeed it, as when once withdrawn, it will :a be reamed. ed OA rk, ta 1.1