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ROYAL FAMILY. IVEYSIOUTH, OCT. 24. Last night Their MAJESri cs gave a juvenile ball to the younger branches of the ROYAL FAMILY, di° have not been introduced to them at Court. A seled party of their ffoble Parents were likewise present. This morning, soon after ten o'clock, His Ms. MTV mounted his charger, and, accompanied by Earl ito.si.vrs, Lords WALSINOIIAM, Rivets, and D ics v ; Generals M stomas, MANNINSHAM, and Viragos . , rode to Binnicomb Downs, to review the troops stationed here. About half past eleven, Her MAJ est.', the Pam crqvs, the Princeu SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER. at. "J e d by Ladies I tcmssese, M. WINYARO, E. INVNNt, and Mrs. Dan, went in five carriages, and honoured Mr. and Mrs. DANS, with a visit. After the review His MaJcsry and his attendants arrived. when the whole of the ROY AL PASTY par took of 4 most sumptuous entertainment. Yesterday, Her MAJESTY and the PA iNcassEs ho. noured Lady Poo LET with a visit for several hours. lei Ladyship's lovely daughters were very much ; c;:eed by Her MAjvsrvandthe PRINCESSES. Lord , ;:s was of the party. t: :s evening the ROYAL Fault y will honour the 'theatre with their presence to see The Meals, for the benefit of Mr. Pat tacit. Arrived at the King's Head:— Km Mr. Durb;n, Mr and Mn. Putter, T. Palm4r,lsl Hon. Mr. Arider.on. THEATRES. for of to a Lit I; but £2lr. [`MITE ted to exam- ter. In has nd of on of 1A..-- ac 3 offer iepcn give th his , that le cos• in Ll:e art out 1 Ard at t•. I: Is x:•d .r the I.tis to ingly ; of so scapc . bn- I, and it ;and r Lull. vy f.re le:ted, them. r, NV.I hes 0 lcave r rive Stzte's making tnce of ceived on the s fur ry far- Wentz. s from R. it is yowls Nirs to le libel wetlish • Len- Arch- id chit .3 from sh p. hat the watt, is s h.irsh s not 4 rileged s could t truth, inn, in iaated. 151tC R T-1.• NZ. Last night Mrs. rowcxx made her first appear ance. after a severe ii.disposition, in the very inter esting cl:araCter of the Casettes. Beyor,in the Musical Drama of " Ilrfre of Two Iluthands;" upon her nitre she was greeted by loud and continued plaudits t she looks extremely well, but is not so es boo point as when she last filled this charalter. It never was pourtayed with more feeling.—The scene between the Conatro and her father, and that where she acknowledges her son, d:ew the " war of sensibility" from every eye. Mrs. Mut N• room and Mrs. BLAND were in fine voice, and did ample justice to Milazipicai's beautiful airs. In the first act, Mr. Brawn introduced a new Dicer tamest, in which the /.foist Vass. a is danced a horn pipe with more than usual excellence. The Farce of The Liar followed • Mr. Etaisrow, in Torsi frddiag, was every thing the most fastidious critic could wish. covzwr-GARntw. The new Comedy of The Mind 11:4;;;%cag repeated last night with increased etFec - t, and an nounced for future representation with unbounded applause. In the list of recent at rivals at Batb are, The Marquis of Bute, Lord John Theitne Lord Amherst, la.h , T. Long, Sir Jame. Faitgered, S.r tv.Poucnby Anon, Sc John and Laity Auhrey, Sir Lawrence Palk, Si James and Lady Str.mg, Sir Wilbur, Frford. Governor rowan, Admiral nktie sod &mile, Citoeral and Mr.. Gem. Cipeortel Little, is wt. Colonel, Mrs. and two Miss B men, Lieut. Colonel and Hart, Major Shaw, Dean of Tuam, Sec. Mr. WINDIIAM is upon a visit to Mrs. BUINE, at Lticonsfield. Lord Gotten t.t.r, and his brother the Hon. Too cis Garisvit.t.e, are at Dropmore Captain TAL ROT is appointed to the command of the Lauder. The Duke of Ronneßon is President of the Harmonic Society at Bath. A young Lady of exquisite beauty fainted yester day nn her way to give evidence at the Old Bailey, end was carried home senseless. GrfeN.reens report speaks in golden promise of Miss Dtnc *N'S Lady 7'vetnale.ll A Pap e r o f ye ster d a y announced the death of the Duke of 'AMSTER. in Ireland, alter a few days W orn. The Dublin Papers of the Coth rake nn notice of such an event. It is certain, however, that his Grace has been ill. When &NAPA ATI was in Fgypt, be was heard to ay—speaking of the French—that a Nation which could not be bound by religion, honour, or oaths, should be bound by chains ! By the death of Mr. Bs A NIPO N. the Jew Broker. which happened last week, a considerable windfall drops in to the LORD MAYOIt, just befoce his retire tent from office. It is soppo.ed, the appointment to the vac an t s i tuat i on will produce him a legal Perquisite of Two Thousand Pounds. The former ke was about Twelve Hundred. It is very civil in Jona Roll to advise the French fatilla to keep safe in Boulogne, and not expose thonselves to.Nre and storm. The fashionable grauhoppers are all coming to town converted into street matters. The Royal Westminster, under the command of :a ire ca, had yesterday a grand field day t Hyde Park ; and the Prince of Wales's, cont. !lauded by Col. M. P. Ara ne aws, had a field day le the Green Park, preparatory to their brigade on Hiss Gt tx• tit is going to the Hymeneal Altar in few days, with Mr. Young, the Chief Aaor of the Liverpool Theatre. Aansew MILL AM, the Bookseller, used to say * that A Bill of Fare WAS a mere saes to a table of • croft. On Wednesday afternoon, two frigates off Wey bad a sham fight, as if engaged in real ' 14311 . They fired severa l broadsides into each and occasionally in tacking, flied stern and by -guns with great dexterity. They finished with f'"i. ro b ' a royal salute. They went through the whole 'nil great satistaftion to the Commanders. The teat being very novel, and the day being remark- T`Srstc._ t he 61 Y fine, tt 1F7.1s a great treat to the speEtators. Pollacca—Thine gi/(8, s• ir l'it , o; team, as sung with the greatest arplause rthe Nobilities Conceits. The interesting ncw Bal :1"i re flee end the Flires4l, and &wily in " I '"" aderfri.d Song of T.se Ornhnn Ra.a. I Gr.ind Overture to Erwin end E.= tidied :it 76, Lonp-acre. These beau ;ions, while in Maitus..ript, obtained I arprobation of numerous Amateurs 'F. And now experience an unprecti. They may be had at all the principal roes in the United Yin .t.iom. Also i,riteadi, from Coma Cep:My. CIRCULAR LETTER. HORSE GUARDS, OCT. 24, 1804. Ilis Majesty's regulations in regard to the sums to be given and received for commissions in the army, having, lit various instances, been disregarded, to the great prejudice of His Majesty's service; His Royal Highness, the Commander-in- Chief, is pleased to direft, that when an Officer is desirous of retiring from the service, and of having leave to sell his COT- If his regiment I. in Great Britain, he is to send his re signation in the usual manner, through the Commanding Olicer of his Regiment, to his Colonel; who, in transmitting the same to the Conimandevin.Chief, may, at the same time, if there are purehasevs in the corps, recommend in succession, the se. vier of their reweective ranks fur purchase, both the Colonel and Commanding Officers certifying that they are satisfied that no more than the sum stipulated by His Majesty'. regulation is given or received. Should these be no purchaser In the Regiment, the resigna tion of the Officer desirous to retire is alone to be traismitted in the manner and form above-mentioned ; when, should the application be deemed proper to be granted, 111. Royal High ness will reromniend to Hi Majesty such Officer for the pur chase, as to Royal Highness may appear most eligible. Officers belonging to regiments stationed in Ire'aild, must make their applications in a similar course to the Commander of the force. there ; and, on Foreign Station., through the Commanding Officer, to the General Officer wider whose com mand they are; their applications being uniformly ,auctioned by their respective Commanding Officers, who are to aril's', in the same manner as Colonels of Regiments at home, that they are satisfied in regard to the sums given, or to be received, being in strict conformity to His Majesty's regulation.. Colonels, when absent from Great Britain and Ireland, may empower the Officer in alual command of their regiments, or their regimental ag-nts, to recommend purchase , . far vacant commissions in whis.h case the necessary eertiniates, in regard to the sum to be paid in regimental same...ion, mug be .igited by them in the Colon F. absence, as well a . th e rerumn,... i rb tion for the purcha-ar ; and the person se recommending to Cooneteies or Ensigocies, vacant by purchase, will be held responsible for the eligeiility of the person recommended. The Commander in Chief is further plea.-4 to direct, that when an Officer is dosirous of retiring to Halt-pay, receivi,g the difference, the same rules are to be observed in regard to transmitting his application; but no recommend rtion in suc cession it to accompany the request to retire; as Ha Royal Highness will himself nominate the Officer to be proposed to lis Maje,ty for the exchange. To enable the Commander in Chief to recommend Officers for purchase, it is necessary that regular returns of all Officers prepared to purchase promotion should be transmitted from each Regiment and Corp in the entice to the Commander in Chief's Office, Hirst Guards, Loudon, on the 25th of March, the 2'th of Jone, the 25th of Sentenib.rr, and the 25th of December in each year, under cover, to His Royal Highness's Military Secretary; and these returns must partici:- lady state, whey.: the moor" , of eecla individcal desirous of purchasing is lodged, or offered to ►e obtained; std similar returns must be forwarded to the Regiresental Agent for the in t .rmation of their respective Colonels. Officers on leave of absence from corps on foreign terrier, may tiansmit their applications to ps rehears or sell, tlirmigh the Co lonela of their regiments; and in the event of a change ht An Officer's circumstances between the quarterly returns, he .nay make a direct communication to Head-Quarters, in order to prevent any purchase taking place in his own corps, by which lie may be pulsed twee by a Junior Officer. This role b applir ible el.n in Officers on the recruiting trr• •iee e or other military dutics, whose corps may be on • to- reign ostinn. 016C.11 011 halt poy de4roits of exehanting to full-pay, giving the regulated ddl r met, must address triemselves to Ileasl- Quarters, stating 'them their money Is lodged, or to be ob tained, to enable the Commonslsr in Chief to mcommeod them va , ..attei•l r0t...1r. After these Orders have been circulated, rn attention will be NH to representations of Officers who have neglected to return themselves prepared to pinchasl, as, whatever hard ships they may nuffer is that case must be entirely owing to their own neglect. In causing these orders to be circulated to the army. the Crenetander-iu•Chief thinks proper to declare, that any °lnver who shall be found to have given, directly or indirectly, any thing beyond the regulated price in d sobedience to His Ma jesty'• orders, or to have attempted to evade the regulation in ally manner whatever, wit be reported by the Commander-in- Chief to His Majesty, in order that he mad• he removed from the service; and it se al , o to be under‘tood that the prescribed terms ef appheattitis for the sale and pivellase of r omm.,3ons, and the usual certiticates aunezed thereto, .ae in .0 instances to be complied with. By Cum:Laud of Ilia Royal nighties. i , ,e commmoer in. Chief. G. A. GORDON, Ntilitay Soc. We understand that a very ingenious Engineer has given in to His Royal Highness the Duke of Yoga a curious plan of Ambidexter mansuvres with two muskets on a particular construAion. They are made extremely light, and carry the balls to a grunter distance. with less prnporiou of powder, than those in common use. Two are used at a time, and may he loaded and fired off together, or in succession, in less time than a soldier can load and fire a single musket. This is truly the age of experiments. Boi.araerz's Legions will have reason em long to dread the Eng:ish as an infernal race for destructive inventions. It is indeed a para. doxical truth, that all discoveries and improvements in machines for the destntdion of the human race, ultimately tend to spare them. An Evening Paper of yesterday says, " It is re. ported in the best informed circle* , that the depar ture of the Faeseu k:sseattois fr.'m Mentz was hastened by intelligence from Paris, of a very press. ing descrption lour Couriers arrived on the rni.rni:g of the day on which he set off. He bad proposed to go by the way of Holland, and orders had been issued accordingly, but they were suddenly countermanded." Rom araar it left Mentz upon the '2d inst. and arrived at Paris on the 12th. The corn mon diligence makcs that journey, a distance of 3.)0 m;le4, iu tour days. So much fot Boa AFA ITS'S dispatch, and the 'urgency of the occasion which called him back to Parts. tett 141' "'; I:se a ' r..neing celeb r . ttes i are Ohs Frenea, t .e unetlinair"ifirititi bcz:s Iles,rs. in* Le• d Profesusr, ge,du 1 t. , 'cc! Sale t •usic W Are i .du ,. 41'412.W:el TWO BRIGADES 1 HYDE PARE. FIRST BRIGADE. Yesterday morning at ten o'clock the following regiments of Loyal London Volunteers arrived in Hyde Park, on their respeSive grounds, viz. the Sharp S!:ooters, commanded by Capt. Beassill, took the right of the brigade, near Oxford-street Gate. The Artillery Company, with two field pieces, took the left of the Sharp Shooters, under the command of Col. Le Me.uner. Ile following took their stations, viz. liegimertrq. emisnestalerg. • The 4th, i rout. Col. Junes Smith, The .sth, I‘4.iier Smith, The 6th, Cul . emnittg, The 7th, The 2.1, C tl..lhoinas Smith( ; • After forming a line of brigade, ehe E,arl of Harrington, Earl of Banb ur y, G enera l s Szewart, Colonel Macquurrie, the Hon. Mr. Lincoln Stan hope; Generals Whitham and Grosvenor; Colonel Jen kinson and Colonel Blaquire, entered the ground about eleven o'clock. and rode up in front of the line ; after the various evolutions, forming divisions, and subdivisions, they marched for Bugden where the Sharp Shooters, and the Light Companiqs of the several Corps, aided by the two field piecei, proteeked the advance of the main body, as wall as their retreat to their former position, where they formed in two strong lines, and kept up a well di retied fire by companies. The remainder of the day WAS taken up in march ing and counter-marching, advance and retreat, wheeling in divisions, subdivisions, &c. forming lines, squares, street and bush-firing, till near two o'clock, when the two grand divisions fell in line of brigade, and marched in open order past the re viwing General in slow time, with drums beating, colours flying, &c. through the several gates to their respi.asee grounds, after receiving great enco miums from the General In s pecti ng Officers Thou sands of spectators, tempted by the fineness of the day, attended the military scene. Among the most fashionable spetlators, we noticed the beautiful Mrs. Cowell in an open landau and four, with two out riders, and several other ladies in Ler vehicle; they wore black velvet hats with roses. SECoND BRIGADE. At the time the Loyal London Volunteers were about to leave Hyde Paik, yesteiday, the three EAU India Regiments of Volunteers entered by Oxford-street GA!, viz Steins. C.mmend•rs The I, Major CJII 1111 l gitarce, with twe WI pieces; C rional Roherit, with two ditto; lA, in tne rear, Colonel Rohart, with two firm ; where they were joined in brigade, near the ring in Hyde Park, by the 3d Loyal London, commanded by Colonel Kensington, for the first time since they changed their blue pantaloons to white, in uniform with the East India Volunteers. The Inspe!ling General, Earl of Harrington, and Brigadier Generals, who had been on the ground for the whole of the morning, after passing the former brigade, retired from the field for some refreshment, and in about half an hour returned, through Oaford-street Gate, with the rest of the officers; on entering the line of brigade, they were saluted with twenty-one rounds from the field pieces belonging to the several regiments, who took their stations, reversing the order in which they had entered the field : the Ist on the right, 3d in centre, 2d and 3d Loyal London on the left. Gen. Grosvenor gave the word of command. We never witnessed a better disciplined regiment, or one more correa in their firing. After their various evolu tions, marching, counter-marching, &c. they quitted the field at five o'clock, for the Company's Ground, in Bishopsgate-street. EXTRAORDI.vARY OCCURRENCE. A singular circumstance occurred a few evenings ago, in Mount-street watch-house :—A stone ma. son's labourer, in the South Mews, being deteete t, on leaving the yard, at one o'clock, with a quanti ty of broken saws, and other it , n, in his apron, stolen property, was given in charge to a Constable, and conveyed to the watch-house, in Mount -street, Grosvenor-square. A tier a long investigation, he was ordered under the care of a man 4 the name of Peddingtone, the watch-house-keeper, who had been for forty years in the parish, and had gone through all the offices of watchman, patrole, compt roller of the watch, regulat.T of parish jurispru dence, of licences, hired and common constable, staff assistant, and, at length, arrived at the (ll nity of watch-house k..eper. His common residence WAS below stairs, upon a level with the place in which the culprit was confined. While at tea, in the afternoon, with his wife, family, and servant maid, he started in a rage, and swore d—n his eyes, he thought he saw the Prisoner hang himself— took out a long clasped knife from his pocket, open ed it, took the key of the cell in his right hand, and approached the dungeon. To his utter astonish ment, on entering, he found the c ulp r it sus p en d e d from the beam of - the dungeon, by his neck-hand kerchief and an old apron, the shings of which be had tied to the beam; the handkerchief being fasten. ed to the apron by a running knot, mud round his neck. When cut down by the watch-house keeper, he was apparently dead; but being dragged into the kitchen, and placed in a chair, before the fire, he fell into convulsions, and, recovering„said, the devil was coming for him and the watch house-keeper," and, added he, " particularly for you (pointing to NJ dingtone), who robbed my master this night of his due, by cutting me down too soon." 'I his, with several other frantic expressions, so frightened the watch-house-keeper, that he changed his sear, and took a more elevated situation, from which he view ed, with fear and astoni.dasnent, the convulsed situa tion of the Prisoner; when, all on a sudden, his wife, his maid, and himself, were distuils-J by a sudden and unexpcfted noise, which rattled the china plates, chairs, tables, and every other move able article in the room. At this ins:ant, the Pri soner jumped from his chair, to a considerable height, esten.fed his arms, and hollowed out, I)evil, devil, 0 devil! cease, quiet, quiet, quiet :" then rushing at the watch-houw.k-eeer, he so terribly alarmed him, that th • latter immediately fell into a fit, and so continued, without any intermission, till two o'clock yesterday m Tiling, when he expired in great agonies. We are sorry to add, that the servant. maid I.es in a n.clancholy stare, occasioned by the fright, with on hopes of recovery The culprit has been committed for the theft, to take his trial at the nest Sessions. DUBLIK, Ocr. A rumour, relative to tii.• Catholic claims. was yesterday very general. It received no credence, however, among those who were likely to be the best informed upon that subjeft. We have been told of a very atrocious outrage committed some nights ago near Ballinascorney, the county of Dublin. Some villains entered the house of a person named Walsh, at that place, and barbarously placed the man upon the fire to born. we suppose to extort some confession about money, while plundering him of his property. Yesterday. the Quarter Assembly was held at the Exhibition-house, William-street. The business consisted principally of votes of freedom to the fol lowing gentlemen, viz. Capt. Usher, of the Ce'pa . 4: sloop of war, for bravely landing on the French coast five of his men, and unshipping a fltg bclo 'g ing to the enemy ; also, to Judge Osborne, to Dr. Martin, Chairman of the Court of Direaors of the Royal Canal Company, and to Godfrey James, Esq. an Officer of the Court of King's Bench. The Sheriffs and Commons appointed a commit.. . _ • • tee to represent to his Exce ll ency the Lord L euttr nant the distrest arisiitgfo trade from the bad st:tt of the coin, and submit such remedy as to them should appear efedual. The barbarous pratlice, }toughing cattle, we are sorry to observe, is not confi .ed to the courty of C Ivan—it has extended to Carlow, where a number of cows and horses were cruelly hougi:ed a few nights ago, on the lands of Sherwood. Exclusive of this flagrant breach, the laws are otherwise re speded in the above counties, where the utmost tranquillity prevails.—(DtiPm E:e4ing Pest.) CIPTA llf PUGET. Capt. Puget, of His NlajeAv's ship Fe mdraq set, on Friday morning last, when off the Start, tell from the poop ladder of that ship down to the lower gun. deck, breaking the ste;ic of the ladder in his fall. He was taken up perfealy senseless, and it vveg ovne time before any pulsation cool Ihe perceived. The Captain is mast dreadfully hrui+ed, and his face and head much cut, particularly the left si.le. Oa the latter are three very baJ cuts. On ti ft ship's arrival on Wednesday night at Plymouth Dock, he was immediately landed in his cot at Cawsana, and it re with pleasure w • assure our readers this g offi. MT is pronounced out of danger; hut it will he some time before he can return to his duty. from the vio. lent bruises he has received. The Pow! , orpod, out seventeen week', arrived wi:b only twelve tom ‘rif water on board ; no fuel. CORUNEK s JAct-a-ST. On Monday evening, an Inquest was held upon the body of Whaley, a polr old man. aged 66 years, a stable-keeper in Manchester Mews, Manchester-square. He retired about ,eves o'clock at night tribes tables, in which he u,ed to %lccp, and next morning was found dead with hi, neck broken, and a truss at hay near him. It appeared, that he had fallen from a lidder, dnwn which he was ct.rying the hay, and was killed by the fall.—. The Jury found a verdift—.4cridt.,,a f/eah. UNLICENSED PREACHER. On Wednesday night, a Garman disciple of .10. alma Southgate WAS taken up by the paris:s offir-es, in a chapel near Mile End Town, as being an Un licensed Preacher, broaching abominable doctrines, giving to h;s converts sealed letters, which trsey were enjoined not to open upon pain of ever:astine p•• h.. meat land assurir.g them, that, as long AS She, k t these sealed leans about them, their persons v. • be secure against all manner of inju•y. I-le as mired them that Mrs. Joanna Southgate urili mu:* a tour of the world in three years, and coo en it all to her faith t that our army aid navy wit not avail against the cn.•my t but that it the ..1 rls should land, the Preacher, and six b. ethren. wish die seals, will be able to annihilate the French In a :nos. meat. He was taken to the office in his canonicals. and conviaed In the penalty of 201. with a seves‘ • reprimand. .ILA AMINO RIOT. Yesterday a very serious riout took flue in Cable. street, Wel'close-squ ar e, b e t ween t erse h rdv of Chinese and some American sailor* ; the former having suspeCted that one of the latter had robnesl some of their party of a sum of money. The sup posed robber made his escape, and the Chine" as. tacked every American who came in their way, as whom they could vent their rage, and made there Ry in all direCtions before them. By the time they reached Itosernarydane, Red Lion.streer, the tu mult had considerably encreased, and An unfor tunate American black, who accidentally happe. ed to be passing, fell a via m to their fury, and ~ :as obliged to seek shelter in a nei...hboliring home. They next encountered an African, who o an rally' resisted them for some time, leaving ..evera . sprawl. ing in the mud : at last he was struck fu': in the face ; and his forehead, nose, and chin, Is., g n ade of very hard materials, the pantile was sni%er d by the blow into a thousand rieces. Al:hough s onnel by this salute, he continue' to tlefrnd f w th great courage; but, bring at length ov.rp , wered by numbers, he was obliged to give up the co' test, and mak.! an hnnou.able retreat The neighbour hood by this time being exceedingly al.rnieJ, tree interference of the Police Officers became esleati.ily necasia-y, and the principal :jitters were appre hend d, an i taken before tie ‘ristrates. At the express desire of their Ag nt, who was a nguve of Canton, one of them was committed to orsn, and the remainder, on making their peace with the African, were discharg. d. The fate of the poor Hsue , verians, who suffered in the fire at Chelmsford, W.! • uiy piti4b : of the sixty-three lodged in the stable, eipteen were burned to death, and six miser.sbly scorched. Many lost their cluaths. By the bounty of Ha Royal Highne,s the Duke of Sec x they were comfortably re-cinathed, and enabled to proceed oil then nmrch. The Duke expressed himself with very much feeling oa this melancholy occasion, anJ proved, by his well-timed libctality, the sentiments et a YriaGely bum I;;Ltt ul lilt() 't pye. !7, for er and lawful formal is frau- upon 'ranee, neutral urer is 1 his reiren. nd Le rar:eic- to that .I and. :COU•! spored ' soden NU al I that id by mween