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a few men who had come up fur some olds., at a The place was subsequently more closely invested, and preparations were made in the afternoon for an escalade. Eighty mounted men were formed into eight parties, and so placed as to prevent escape. Thirty matchlockmen were posted on a hill which overlooked the village, and the remainder were formed into two storming parties. The one headed by Lieutenant Sutherland, and the other under Ist Jernidar Shatleekliatt. 011 a signal given to the lull, and rei,eati-ti to Shalleekliiiii, the parties ad vanced to the Sturm. Da the approach of the party under Lieutenant Sutherland, the garrison threw open the gate, and stood bravely to defend it sword in hand. Shadeekhan led on his parry with a cool ness and determination which would have conferred honour on any troops, placed the ladders, and ad vanced through the body of the village to meet the other party. We are sorry to state, that ut, tire gate Lieutenant Sutherland received such severe wounds, that he was unable to proceed with his party, after he had succeeded in overcoming the spirited resistance of the gallant fellows opposed to him. The two parties. however, entered and carted all before them, driving the enemy from bastion to bastion, until they came to the one where Dhurma jee and his brother had taken post with a few men, these threw down their arms, and Dhurmajee and his brother were made prisoners. The Gliorry is of considerable strength, and not►d as a receptacle for thieves and vagabonds. It forms a square with tight bastions. The garrison were chirtly Brinjarries, and they fought with the utmost determination, and excepting the small wily under Dhurmajer, neither gave up their arms nor received quarter. Our loss is in consequence, we are sorry to find, considerable:—Killed, I Jetuidar, 8 horsemen— Wounded, Lieutenant Sutherland, severely, and 2 , 2 horsemen. The manner in which this aervice has been per. formed reflects the higheet credit Olt Lieutenant Sutlitrlastil and his small party. There have been various rumours in circu lation during the last week, respecting the Ex- Rajah of Nagpore, A ppa Saheb. The followitig particulars, we believe, may be relied on :—Af ter his escape near Joibbulpore, he took re fuge, and was protected by the Ghourle Chiefs, in the vicnity of the famed amuntain of Dowlag hurry, and it is said he was, at the date of the last accounts, in Fuchmerry, a village at the foot of it. He had at first only a small pasty of Ghoudies, but malcontents from various quar ters flocking to him, his force is considerably increased, and report has even exaggerated it to 20,000 of all descriptions. We are sorry to say that part of this body had succeeded in destroying a party under Capt. Sparks., at Baitool. This officer having received information that some plunderers were lay. ing waste some villages in the district under his com mand near Baitool, !parched out against them at the head of 100 men. Instead of a few plunderers only, however, he fell in with a large body of horse and foot, amounting to upwards of 3,000, and amongst them the Arabs who had been lately under Nee rat,. This body attacked his small force with great determination, and Capt. Sparkes having lost all hie men, except 25, and being himself twice wound ed, wished to surrender, but his flag of truce was not received ; and it is to be apprehended that he and all the party have perished. Five •epoys with the baggage witnessed the acti , :n until it was hope. less, when they escaped, and returned to Baitool with the intelligence. By accounts from Nagpnre it appears that the Ex-Rajah had been intriguing in that city : his father-in-law and relations had even gone so far as to raise both money and troops, giving out that they were doing so by Mr. Jenkins's orders for the service of the young Rajah. Their plot, however, was discovered, a quantity of treasure was seized. Al►pa's father-in-law and all his adherents taken itito custody, and sent off under a strong escort, and the principal person concerned in raising the troops was hung. All was quiet at N.igpore. the body of the people being well disposed to the new order of things. CEYLON INTELLIGENCE-Im.y 11. The latest accounts from the interior give a fa.. .vou►able representation of the present state of af fairs ; there appears to be a great relaxation in the hostile efforts of the rebels, mid in many parts of the country our troops are busily employed in se c•uring the crops of Paddy, and getting in large quantities of grain, with the assistance of many na tives, who are paid for their labour in reaping with a part of the produce. The whole tratt of country from the South-east 'extremity of Suffragan to the North-east border of the Seven Korlea, embracing about one-half in extent, and much more iu value of the Kantlyan territories, continues perfectly quiet. The rebels from Meek had attempted an incursion into the Seven Kotler, but Lieutenant-Colonel Hook writes, that they have been driven back across the Micro Oya. Oudapalata, between forty and fifty families, mho tied jut° Kotinulee, hive returned peaceably to their residence iii the ileighboni hood of Giunpala. The latest letters from "Wok are of the 28th and 30th ultimo, and the intelligence is altogether of a gratifyios nature. No opposition hod been for many days to any or the escorts, and the few natives seen on the hills have generally refrain ed even from abusive language. In Wellassy all was glint, and the Mo',rmeit were busily employed with their cattle in bringing up supplies, without any opposition. Major Cotton reports, that tranquillity prevails in Baudookora, and the troops in the poets on the Katteragam line are becoming more healthy. Lieutenant Wilkinson makes a most favourable report of the improved state of affairs at Passera. By this morning's post we hear from Kandy that a numerous meeting of the rebels took place at Han. gerimiketty, on the sth inst. when it was resolved to make a grand attack on the post of Godainootle.—. On the 7th and Bth this design was put into execu tion in a true Kandian style. The Pretender, Kappitopola, and several other Chieftains took up their position on a hill, about two miles off, end about 5,00 u rebels made the assault premeditated. They begat. each day about noon, and continued till near midnight, but their fire was at such a chs. tance that not a single man in Godamoone was hurt, nor is it thought that many of the assailants suffered its their dastardly attempt. Extract of a private letter from Bombay, dated August 8 : " We have seen letters from Sumbulpore of the 21st ult., at which place the detachment hoped t,► enjoy a rest after their toils. " These letters describe the country• as abound. ing in gold dust ; and the capital also (called Raigheer), as a large town, built on the Neloo Nuddee, and surrounded by luxuriant topaz. " The Rajah is supposed to be very wealthy. " At one tune the Killedar of this place enter tained thoughts of resisting our approach ; hut afterwards changed his mind, and without firing a gun, gave it up to Major Roughsedge. " Diamonds are found in this country. Our letters represent the Mahrattas of this district as extremely civil." ST. STEPHEN—HoIiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East India, •nd &nab Sea Hunan. THE BRITI S FL PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1,18. We give the conclusion of Mr. RoOttee's Re port, respecting the state of the revotutionary war now waging in South Americo, the first part of which we published yesterday. From its tenor, it cannot be doubted that the sentiments of the Commissioners sent by the Government of the United States to investigate the origin and pro gress of the Revolution, and to examine gene rally the situation of the Independents, are highly favourable to the cause of the struggling Patriots. It indeed recommends nothing; but it represents, in a strong light, the unrelenting tyranny of Spain ; its sanguinary and capricious Government; the de grading opprees under which the fairest portion of South America languished, contrasting it with the long and tame submission of the people ; and then notices the vivid and energetic burst of freedom that rose to check the march of oppression, in such a manner as must prove the utter hopelessnees of Spain's recovering the possession of her abused authority. The immediate result of it will, we trust, be an express recognition of the existing Independent Governments of Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Venezuela, by the Congress of the United States, and the establishment of such commercial relations between the United States and the infant Repub . lice, as moat tend to promote the industry, increase the resources, and foster the spirit of the latter. The PRESIDENT in his Message to Congress al ludes to this Report with evident satisfaction, and by noticing its favourable import, contribute, to increase the public confidence in the new Republics. It is however certain, that the PRESIDENT will not countenance the idea of is deviation, on the part of the Uuited States, from that strict neutrality which the Government at 'elm has hitherto observed in the contest ; but if an authorised commerce be esinblisheil by the Union with the Provinces in the South, nothing can more seriuusly advance their interests, and confirm their independence. la is certain that the Patriots are as yet extremely dr. ficient in political knowledge, and are still fettered by many of those gross prejudices which centuries of ignorance, superstition, and tyransiy, have ge nerated and fostered. The priests are still too powerful ; it is therefore to be apprehended that re ligious freedom will not be secured iu the Southern Province*. Mutual jealousy influences too much the counsels of the several Provinces, and thereby retards the contest by preventing the exercise of their united strength : they severally are anxious for separate and independent Government*. Three feelings, no doubt, have arisen from the restric tions that had been immemorially imposed by their gloomy tyrants upon the free intercourse between the various Provnices, whereby they were kept in ignorance of each other's sentiments, and secluded from the means of acquiring knowledge. A free commerce with the Northern 1 Union will contribute much towards enlarging and liberazing their ides?, prumoticg the pro. -- % " sluctive rowers of their fast and probes:: regions and consequently of increasing the imputation. The example of the Visited Steens ought induce other commies II ktM i• e t o recogn i se t h e inGnit j Republics, :sod t htreby confirm their consistency. The cauve of Spin' is utterly hopeless ; she has expedited her last ship, for the recovery of her Colonies; the attention of her Government must now be directed to even dearer concerns than the Imo of her Trans-Atlantic Empire. A revolution is on the point of bursting beneath the throne of FER DIN A ND, which he has no so a. 14 of controlling- or diverting. In the struggle thence arking, whate:•er may be the fate of the BOURBONS in Spain, the in dependence of Spanish America sit least will he ac eared, and the natural advantages of one of the finest part• of the globe will no longer be controlled Isy the caprice or selfivhisess of the Court of Spain. But the overthrow of the Spanish power would not in itself he sufficient to ensure the happiness or tranquillity to the Prot - loves, should ambition, mis. truvt, or jealousy. continue to isillsiesice their re. spective Governments. From the evils to he thence apprehended, nothing can more certainly preserve them than a close ottention to the conduct of the United States, and a careful study of their political institutions., improved by no habitual intercourse wills the people of ISOf U 1 Aoirrica. Extracts from Bombay Papers to the 16th August are given iu our p,eceding columns. The report of the appreheuvum or the Rajah or NAGPOIIII proves to be without foundation. lie has, on the amitnery, been able since his escape to collect a considerable neither of tiodcotitent:, which rumour has exaggerated to gomoo men.— A plot in hue favour in the city of Natl.:pore had hetti timely discovered, the principals in which w e re his relatives, including his father-in-law. A small party of British troops, wider the command of Captain SPARLFS, misled by a fal,e account of the enemy's strength, had perished in an attack upon a body of the RAJAH'S troops of greatly su perior force. Captain SPARICES'S party amounted only to 100 men, the enemy to 3,000. The Governor-General and suite were near llongheer on the I Ith July, and were expec.ed to leave the great river in three or four day-. Ills Lordship, at that time, was enjo‘ iti4 excellent health, and his arrival at Calcutta was daily ex pected. The cholera peorbas had appeared at Panwell, and it was feared would extend its ravages to Bom bay. Throughout the whole of the Deckan it was on the decline. The intelligence from Ceylon, which comes down to the IRh July, is much more sati.factory than the preceding accounts. We have received Paris Papers of Tuesday last. They contain no further intelligence fron► Spain.— The PoR•rE is making great exertions to equip a navy, awl it was expected that ut the course of last month two ships of the line, one of 80 guns, and one of 74 gulls, would be launched, while a bliip of 50 guns was in an advanced state of preparation on the stocks in the sea of Ilirmora.— Neither of the French I.tgislative Chambers met On Monday, but ►t was announced that the Address to the KING would be submitted to tl►e Chandler of Peers on Tuesday, and that the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed to prepare one on behalf of the Chamber, would report the projtct of it on Wednesday. I'he Five per Cents. opened on Monday at 65 f. and closed at 611. Bank Stock opened at 1,510 f. and rose to 1,320 1. Dutch still Flanders Nlails have arrived, with Papers to the c23d instant. There was a very anionsted debate on the Budget for 1819, in the Second Chamber of the States General, on the 19th. The proposed law on the subject was car ried, on a division, by a majority of 80 to 19. The Pritif:e of Oaasins was present at the discussion. We have received Baltimore and Philadelphia► Papers to the 18th lust, and Halifax to the lOth. The following are extractii BALTIMORE. NOVEMBER 10. Capt. Gray, of the bas-met IV/ lliarre G►uy, ar rived on Saturday from Charleston, informs, that the wands on the road, both in North and South Carolina, were on fire, and appeared to rage with great violence. NOVEMBER 16. Captain Gould. of the schooner Harrioft, arrived at this port in ten days from FLlvannirli. inform.. that the troops to take possession of Pensacola were making preparations to sail. having taken ►everal coasting craft fo► tran.porting Orin. The former Governor was to proceed with the expedition ; no cruiser' had been seen off the Ilavannali for some time. MOBILE, OCTOBBB The Washington, one of the cartels mph - led by the United States, commanded at Pensacola. is arrived here oil her passage. She was boarded by a schooner calling herself an Independent cruiser. who hung Governor Mascot to the yard.arr►► Ull he confessed where his money was. which they found and took, amounting to 8,001) didlaes, arid all the blacks that were on board the said vessel. The Duke of WELLINGTON has lately porclooied the fine collection of pictures Ileloogiog to Carinal FESCH. it ix extremely r:ch to the finest wurki d the !whim and Flemish tehools. ....e.miamia.....a. (.4‘. 0 & .&J 4 .4. ~ a.!".. , 1 , ...i5atg5 sr THE FINE. ARTS. Mr. ►'EST, the venersble President of the Royal Ae*rimy. has just reaufted front his G 'fiery in the pictures of Sou/ Propbesyi►ri, and %lie Lord's Swpper, 'nod supplied their piad•rtd It •:o picture!. of Pawl nod Berm:hot, and % r i►e Ifruzpn Serpent. These work. sire not. we believe, like the great picture. of Death on the Pale Horse, and Christ Rejected ;4011 iii this Gallery). recent pro. ductsons 110111 die pencil of Mr. W EST. but are woilt. which have been excepted some years ago. and remained. in the pri'vote collection of the Artist. The Pll6jeCt of Paul a;4d Burnabns is taken from the New' fratameut, 7'he Acts, chapter sill. verses 45 nod 4th. " But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they 17cre filled with euvy, and snake against hose things which were spoken by Paul, euntradictinc and blaspheming," " Then Paul slid II is nabob waxed bold, and said, it was necessary that the word of Gull should first have been spoken to you : hut seeing ye put. it horn you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting itfe, 10, we turn to the Grittier:4." In this Picture the adoration of the Gentiles is affecting and interestink, and the Artist has con trived to dispose and contrast a beautiful groupe of figures in this part of his Picture with so little of the appearance of crowding, that each figure com mands, in itself, minute attention, without disturb ing the general harmony, which, as a whole, the groupe displays. Toe expression of the Jews, at the other side of the Picture, indicates the envious feeling which the devotion of the Gentiles excited. One of the faces has a deep and powerful express lion of mingled anger and disappointment. The figures of Paul a n d Barnabas, which are the prin cipal in the work, have sit expression of strove anger, vet tempered with dignity. The colouring of the P;cture is plain and :appropriate. The other work, the Brazen Serpent. is firm Numbers, chop. xxi. ver. 6 and 9. The Artist has infused into the delineennui of this subject much of his powerful and vivid imagination. The horrific express,oli of some of the figures, resembles that which lie has pourtrayed in parts of Deala ox the Pale Horse. The interest of the whole is at once striking and appalling. Mr. President Wm has long promised the Public to Exhibition of ►lre entire body of his Works produced iii the last half century. Of conr-e, when the venerable Artist made the- an nouncement, he meant the Exhibition to comprise merely such works as have :mimed in this co ml. try. have not heard lately what steps are in progress to fiord Mr. wEres intention ; but whenever such an Exhibition shall take place, it will present to the wo►ld an almost unprecedented example of the genius and !persevering industry of a single individual ; and to Mr. WEST'S immortal honour lie it iecorded, that it will also hold nut for the imitation of his successors, the steadiest and twist continued example in modern times of 1111 Artist's unwearied zeal to perpetuate, by the toter and charm of his pencil, the remembrance and practice of those divine and moral precepts. which it ought to be the object of every good man to inculcate in the society in which be lives. BRIGHTON, DEC EMBER 23. The Prince Regent is expected to return to the Pavilion tii-morrow, to dinner. Lard St. lichens has been the only arrival at the Palace, since his Royal Hit:lituss's departure on Monday: his Lord chip caineiii this afternoon. Sir B. Bart. and a field. including many fpoit.men of high rank and fashon, were iu the enjoyment of some brisk diversion with the subscription pack of harriers on the Downs this morning. 'sir. Webb gave an excellent specimen of his d smatic and vocal powers at the theatre on Mon day. tie appears again to-morrow evening. The ball at the Castle on Monday Was elegantly at tehdeli. The first of the 3511 marched for Chi cloaer and I),w-tumuli, there to embark for Ire land, ye%tertlay, and will ,onn he succeeded here by the tint titrosiou of the 90th. The subjoined letter, with its accompanying sig nature, Ihis been sent to the friends of Alinisters : Foreign Of f ice. December 42, 1818. " Ag. upon the meeting of Parliament, which is fixed for Thursday, ilia 14th of next mouth, the House of Commons will in 1111 l proceed to the choice of n Speaker, and to the consideration of other matter. of prat imptorbilice, I take the liberty to negoinitit you, that a full attendance is niuxt highly desirable at the opening of the Session. " 1 have the hoiii‘ur to he, " Yoar most and uliedtent Servant, " CASTLEREAGH." The Duke of DEVONutiIRE tin! , given 501. to the Cork Armhairy Society fur the Education of the Deaf rod Dumb. A French translation of Lady Nloactres inte resting Novel. tiaresee illacasihy. will shortly al•- pear iu Paris. No great Nays, only CARROLL has sold marker Office. No. 19. Corn- M P6 ill, 3ll .o l :i i r . h " wa ' r dra l w • n at o h a i n 4 : le% day last, the Second Dry of Dimon.* This is • eirermorance of such frequent .e. tummy at his Offices, that as a mattrr of courae he air 'mulcts it to the hublie, sod informs the fortunate pos. sesaura float they mtv receive their money on demand. Two other Pore or ;;0,0001. are in the wheel, and now on Sate at his hid office, No 26, Offurd•street, and his New Mire, No. 111, Curnbill. The crew of the Alastair's. 18 in number (Ameri cans), wish Captain Casinos, their Commander. attended Divine Serv.ce itt the Church of St. Cl e ment, Ipswich, tau Sunday week, fur the pur pose of returning thanks to Site Almighty for their deliverance iiolll I .lll,!lifeCk ; • suitable discoorrie was delivered by the Officiating Minister from .hr 107th Psalm, 23 and tl4 v.. The Maratha, lost her redder and was othetwise damaged. on the Ship Wash Sands, a short time mince. She sailed on her mar to New Orleans ou Tuesday last. 114.,;t LORD COCHRANE. Letters from St. Thomas, dated 24 , 1 i lent, brought by the Leeward Mail, state, that Lord Cochrane had arrived at Marguretta, in the biginining of No vember, with a squadron Or fire ships, which auLi supposed to have joined him a few d is before. and that lie had taken tine command of tine whole of the Veriezuelan fleet, which was previiai.ly under Adm. Brion. 1111 effecting this, lie found no ..iflit ol tyors the men had b'ee very bad]; treated lay Briton ; they had received on revolar supply of prol/10111..1 for the last three n thy; and liru, h , for the greener part, of British origin, they were happy to serve uia der their countryman. Admiral Brion, of cont.., is represented to hoer been much rouged at tins open Mutiny of his men. A whetters, c ~,,, iniond was offered him, which he rejected with indigni::- lion, and expressed himself determined to proceed forthwith to Angostura, to know by what orititurity the English Admiral had taken possession of his Meet. • The ships brought in by Loud Cochrane were from three to four hundred tuns. They had on board about two hundred aid fifty men each, lend were armed with from twelve to sixteen gio 11:4. It wins not known wi:11 certainty at Marguiette. whether it was the intention of the new Admiral to remain there ; it was generally lieheved that he wait going to co-operate with General Pace, against Cu- M• 1111. Lord Cochrane WaS preltimitv, a praclama. lion, in which he would saisuale lie tale of Admiral of the Venezuelan fleet. THE ARMY. GENERA ORDER. Horse fitiarde, Nor. 'lB, 1818. His Royal Maness the Commander in Chief is pleased to direct, that the following copy of a Inter, which, by ..... maul of the Prince Regent, acting in the name wool on the behalf of his Majesty, has bian addressed to the Gm 111 Int Officer commanding at Portsmouth, rer peeling the room!. et of certain Offer.. of the 25th Regiment of Pont, shall be entered in the General Order Book, mid read at the head of every Regiment. By Order of his Royal Highness the Commander to Chief, HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant-General. " Florae Guards, Nov: 20, 1818. "MT Logo-1 have hiol !afore the Prim. Kelvin doe proceedings of the Court of Imiuiry, of whir., yore Lord ship was President, held at Portsmouth, inn the 26th ti t:ember, 1818, and contimied by adjournments until the Irt of Octube, following, for the porpcat investigating err. lain rennin, y transactiens, and other ina.t. en, stated to have taken place iu the 25th Regiment, by the Report of which it appears, that Brevet-Major Collie and Paymaster Smith, of that corps, have heed priocopally concerned in very disgraceful impositions upon the bankers of Divettlry and Portsmouth, by procuring money from theta owlet Nor pretences; and I am to amp:tint your Lordsbir, that it luta appeared to his Royal Highness, Hutt the whole teuttert( their euaducr in these pecuniary :ransactions putalres so di. redly of a swindling nature, as to resider them both mirror thy of holding Commissions in his Majesty's service, s telt:- sive of all consideratiotts to their pr, jollier., an arising in the prominent share they appear by the pruerediowo of the C ot to have had Li the dissentious and insultordotoottiont which have been so discreditable to the 25th Regimesit, toe a lung time past. " Under these circumstances, the Prince Regent has hero pleased to commatal, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, that Brevet:Major tVilliani Millie and Paymaster Philip Smith shall be dismissed front the Set vice. " It has appeared in the investigation of these hirline lions, that Captain Tripp and Lieutenant Hattitl!on, though not implicated to the same extent, have t"ecetbehas been guilty of aiding, encouraging, and abtitior the practices which have enabled Paymaster Smith to commit, what the Court have so properly termed ' his depredations' upon those who have con Soled in the honour of Uri i isli Officers ; and his Royal Highness remarked, that the co n duct in whit' these Officer* are iuvulred, as set forth in the whole of the proceedings of the Court of Itignio y, is so di•eredi table and injoirions to the character, honour, and discipline of his Mo:- jesty'a Service, as to merit the severest punishment: hut as there appends a distinction iii their favour, wbe a coinparrd with the more heinous offences of Brevet-Major Mollie and Paymaster Smith, his Royal Highness is pleased to adopt to. wards them (Captain Peter Tripp mod Lieut. avant It Masotti. ton) the more lenient measure of removal from the 2 . .:ith Re giment to the Half-Pay Establi•liatent. " Lieutenant Kean appears to have advanced considerable sum, of money to Paymaster Smith, atoll thereby In have aided that Officer in his disgraceful irregolatitiea, and leis name also appears implicated with the others tit ill , !party dissentions which have au materially disturbed the harmoity and discipline of the corps; but in consideration of the losses he has sustained front being only the dupe of othas, the Prince Regent has graciously commanded that no further punishment shall be visited upon Lieutetian: Km than a severe reprimand awl admonition fur the share lie has :old its these tratetactions. " Captain M'Hougall's name also oppeaiti in the prorrrd iugs, as having imprudently associated with the parties un eerued in these irregularities, though nut acimii!v cated in them, and bir Hovel Highness Iris comi l i a nikod.th m t ha shall be adisonialted in the manner best calculated its make him feel the necessity of more circumspection is future. " You will, therefore, acquaint me with the day upon which the Prince Regent's pleasure is made known lu Brevrt- Major Baillic anti Paylllafill't Smith, as from that date they will cease to receive pay in his M3jeatOi service;--alid ala, iii regard to Captain Tripp and Lietiteuaut Hamilton, who will accordingly be removed to the Half-pay Establish went ; and you will carry into effect the ceveie leprimaidi and admonition adjudged to Lieutenant Kean for his con duct, and warn Ca pl•iiii Al'D.ougall how 111 calcu:eted the inlintidence he has heels ettil:y (.4 is to posnote his future success in the prefessiiin.-1 aus. (Signed) " FREDERICK, CusumaNder.io-Cbief A copy aim original painting of Cofungta been presented to the Pennsylvanian Academy of Arts by R. W. MEADE,. Esq. During Ins rest. deuce in Madrid, io 1815, having ascertained ills: the Duke of VIIIIAQUAe. Ow descendant of Cot.u w. WM. and the present possessor of his estate soli titles, had an original portrait of his illustrious ao cestor. Mr. Wank - . obtained permission to Imre it Copied. Lotto MAYOR . I DONATIONS. —Yesterday beim; Christina's-day, the Right Hon. the LoRD MAYOR. ordered the prisoners iu Newgate, Ludgate, While Cross-street Prison, and the Compter, rich to re ceive one pound of meat, one pint of 'totter, mill half a three-penny loaf, in addition to the increased allowances of bread, meat, and coals given by tilt City of London. Yesterday all the Catholic Chapels throughout the Metiopolis we-re brilliantly lighted tip, and tastefully ormunesited with odoriferous flowers, is commemoration of the birth of our Saviour. CHRIST CHURCH HOSTITAL.—To-morrow even. mg, in iz o'clock, and every other Sunday evening t•li Easter, the boys cdncattd et this Hospital will sing au Anthem, uud sup in public. r , , I