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PICTURE GIILLERI: NtTMFFa v, No. 50.—Ciacismotsts takri • tke Plough to command the Roma* Amoy. By Marquis Corn wallis, R. A. The artist has chosen the moment when this great and good old man is receiving the ins itation to ex change his native plains, to which he had retired lull of years and glom y, for the tented 6..e1d, in which I! had spent his prime of life. His back is turned to his home, to shew that he obeys the summons of h i s cou ntry, while a grape of sorrowful friends, and a •tear trickling down his manly check, evince she greatness of the sacrifice he has made to his day. The figure of Cineionatrs is spisght, but rdecliy free from all stiffness and constraint, and fun: is a fine expression of dignified mildness in the countenance. In this, however, as in many other or this year's Exhibition, we observe several d t f e .i., in the scenery. The - co d entry looks more like a scene at Culford, in Suffolk, than a Roman Nc. 51 --A Catansarax. By Sir C. Pole, and four other Artists. Su4humus and nitrous foam, They food, they mingled, and with subtle art a Concocted anyl &dusted they reducel " To blacken grant." Mason's Paradise Lo.t, Bonk VI. This dellruflive engine is reps( rented in the aCt of exploding and blowing up His Majesty's ship Tres:sneer, close to whose stern it is placed. The crew appear to he all dead or speechless ; for, though hailed, they recut nno answer. The Captain. re signed to his fate, has withdrawn to his cabin, there to await the awful moment that is just arrived.— Meanwhile the enemy's ship Oppositisa is discharg ing all her grea: guns into the Treassuvr. The Ca: teaseran resembles a huge folio book. and is some thing like the fends Report of the Commissioner, of Naval Inquiry. From the fire and smoke which it emits, the whole scene appears as in a Awe. — The combustibles with which it is charged are of the must destruttive natura No. 54.—The Foe mud Beach of Grape. By tne Hon. CJ. Fox, R. A. ZruzisoWe are told, painted some gripes so ex mthitely, mat the birds came to peck at th , ..m, be lieving them to be real. We do not think any bird but a Buzzard would be so impelled upon by chi , . work. The bunches hang like rouleaus of guineas. and have.nothing of the natural purple hue. To heighten the effea, the Fox shou:d also be thin and lanky, as if in a starving condition, but here he is drawn fat and sleek. He is also of a black, instead of a reddish coloLir, and has much of the expression of Mr. For, railing against Pl icfs and Pensions, upon the motion of Mr. Whitbread to turn out Lord Melv;lle. r .. No 53.--.4pelles in Air Study: By ROlll, R. A. Erhopsgate-street. This famous sculptor, surretinded by various beautiful busts, is exercising his art upon a block, which, under his plastic hand, assumes the features of a beautiful youth. Among the most remark able pieces we observe a Brutes, a Tax-, and a Ca racas. The hair is most beautifully executed, and of the most beautiful colours : the aubut. Ow ches nut, the Hazen, and the brown. The plaits and ringlets have r.o appearance of art t they seem per fea nature. THEATRE, co Y ZNT-C ID Elf . The favourite Comedy ofJoks. heNwraseinnounced for representation herr lest night. The *hide Ital.in at the usual hour, lipt the extraordinarylength of its continuance, led the audience to nape& that some accident or disappointment had been experienced behind the curtain. A general discontent accord. Ingly soon manifested itself in every part of the house. Rule lirldittua was called for, and the or. thew; immed:ately obeyed the swims:4ls. This favourite air only venni:net/ the murmurs for a time. The best of sweets beyond their measure cloy ; and even Ruir Britanlia became tiresome by repetition. It was now mitch plat seven o'clock and the Play had not commenced. The tuilitik became t leessive e and the shouts ofµ Manager/ Messier! Krieblie! • Kenrige.'" resounded horn every quarter.' At length Mr. k6littLE made his appeartc.ce. He said, Mr. Coote, who was to have played the part of Petegriar, had been sent for, but could not be found. Some oilier Gentlemen of the 'lleatre, who had p:aje.l the charefter, had been also sent for, but dui ": happen to be at home. In this embarrass ment, Lowever, Mr. llkutorou had kindly offered t read the part, and WAS waiting to know the de cision of the house. After some further conversa tion with the audience, Mr. BRUNTON'S proposal was accepted, and the Play began. Mr. BRUN. Tom was to have played the part of Frank 14(441 r; arid, consequently, by this arrangement, it became necessary to find a substitute for him also. Mr. Fs:. AbIESIT accordingly came forward, and read the part l'he Play, with the charaders thus east, emmenced at 40 minutes before eight o'clock. The whole enters iinrnent of the night. of courae, was not over until :t very late hour. The cause of Mr. C absence was the 'Attie& of conversa tion the s. hie night. it was reported in the house, that he tiai had some words on Tuesday evening with Mr. Lent, at which he tools :Jame. 1 • TAE EXPEDITION. # . . PORTSMOUTH, (APRIL A colour of indecision seems to fleAt upon the application of the troops assembled here. The re giments, and all necessary equipments, have been embarked above a fortnight. at rimes we waited for a wind, then for a convoy; all, however, seemed to promise fair on Sunday last. when a tele graph signal directed us to wait for further orders. Marquis Cornwallis, in the Medusa, took the advan tage of the breeze, and is pribably now clear of the Channel; his Lordship was accompanied to his boat by the Lieutenant-Governor, the Generals, the Admirals, and the principal Officers of the NZ•vy and A: my. The Marquis De Circello, the Neapolimit Mi nister, with his Family, and a great many Officers of the Army attached to the Expedition, are to go in the Queen. Sir James Craig and the Officers of his Suite, are to go in the Dragon. Sir John Stuart, who was expeeted in the latter ship, has taken a pri vate store ship for himself and Aides-de-Camp ; the other principal Officers of the General Staff ate dis tributed among the men of war and the transports ; the latter are some of the finest ships of that descrip tion ever fitted out by the Transport Board. If harmony and good humour between all parties are auspicious omens, there is every reason to augur well of the present Expedition, notwithstanding all the impatience and anxieti proceeding from delay, from whieh, however, cheerfulness and hospitality combine to avert our refieftions. BOMAAr, Nov. X 4,1104. (EXTRACT TROPP A PRIVATE LETTER.) " Since my last, by the .4atefopc. we have been on the tiptoe of expeetation : we have been daily looking torward to accounts decisive of the cam paign with HOLKAR ; but, I am truly sorry to say, that, from the mode of warfare which he has adoptad. little doubt can be entertained of its being much prolonged. His movements are so rapid (some times 60 miles in the day) that it is impossible for our army to keep pace with him. It was supposed that his success against Moasos would have em boldened him to risk a general aCtion ; but military men here seem to give him credit, not only for pos. seeing agreat deal to, much wisdom and experience to expose himself to such certain ruin, but s for hay • ing, in the present instance, outwitted the General, by drawing him up so far as Delhi after him, to fa c ol:tate the muvernatt he is said to intend, of visiting the rich .n.ovim es of t)ude and Benares. HE, how ever, tailed in the at empt he made on Delhi, before 'hick place he was for seven days, cannonading it ; bu, on the approach of LA Kt, he gave up the plan, an.; attacked LAKE% baggage, where he lost 2000 of his horse This is etc last intelligence from that army, and it is most sincerely to be hoOd that speedy sivcess may, from some circumstance of other, attend us. Much depends on the fate of this contest, piobably straless'than that of a very great portion f our conquests, and almost every thint,' witiels regards the credit of the Company, which at present s:eins, in the opinion of ti e Stirciffs at all the Presidencies, and, if report is to ue believed, of all the great men of -India, to staid upon ticklish grotAds: „ Throe circumstances and apprehensions are, per haps, exa ggerated; but tin-re Is great reason, con sidering the very high hand with which lately we have cat s e 3 every thing, to suppose that the faith pf our allies, partictslatly - that of SCISSDIA ' Cannot be much calcul at ed on. certainly no longer than the tide Of success sons. in our favour. As a Sort of proof of the opinions of the natives, I have only to mention. the necessity the Marquis has been 'under, of opening a loan at par, being a fall of two per cent. at eke. When' Clement' WEL L Es;. sy left this, j, was seppoled he was going to take the command of the army. He used, in speaking Of n, ;o say, •He , was going on a hunting party;' but sueh a chace as bas proved, was,'l believe, little iii his contempla tion. WORRY has moved from Oogene ; but where heis at present, is not known. it rs very ge nerally belie Led, however, that he is to j •in Lane., and that there is a great chance of his failing in with flocs AR before the jondioa ; hi. has not any re gular cavalry. WALL AC L'e achment has taken Galna." Mo visa, the great Mopla merchant, in Malabar, has been put in cotinement, on suspicion of having contributed to excite the latetebellion in that coun t, y. It he should be coneifted; his property, consist ing of upwards of twelve hundt.•d 4nd fifty thousand pounds, will be confiscated to tha Company. Yesterday. the Gentlemen of the United Parishes of St. Margaret's and St..luhtes, Westminster, of a General Meeting 'at their Vestry, nnanimpusly,, disriensea with the seri icei of their 13eaJles further assistance p• but, as they mead gar many years been faithful lifthe discharge of cilia- iii ices, they hand somely voted them aWannuity during their lives, which, of coor e, was gratefully accelitgd. Two other person; were appointed in their places. The Bridge in Hyde Park, leading Ilarough Rot ten-row to Kensington Garden., whi c h has so long 'seen in a ruinous state, and so constanllt the topic of anirrudversitin sind.,Aho by th e peaestri ins and equestrians' of Hyde Park Parade, is, at last, in a fart wl7 cf being repaired., Several Workmen are daily employe I upon ; a temporary. wooden house has been ereeted for the convemence of shelter for the masons, hewing the stone, Ike. ; the road is barricaded at each end of the bridge, and the water has been drained off. This latter was yes terday the scene Af z,reit sport to a number of boys, who cabghfa quantity of eels io the mud, of vari ous dimensions, some of a: very considerable size. From the preparations of lime, straw, Sic. we may expeft time Repairs will be upon a la' ge scale. The universal conversation in Vienna now runs on a Poem, which has just appeared ; it is entitled livsbosirg, and the subject of it is the History of the House of Austria. The author, Baron let dinand De Geramb, has done homag;to the Em peror in it, and presented it to him on the Bth of December, but it is not until within these few days that it has reached the public. Nothing can be more magnificent than the style in which this work is printed; it fills seven sheets in folio, and it is said, that the erpence amounts to 20,000 florins. Lac h page Is enriched with a superb allegorical engraving. It has gone through two thousand ci pies, the most of which are bound in vellum, enibroitlered in gold. ' ' : . LONDON HOSPITALS. • true Report of the great Number of poor Clil tiren, and other pot:fa-People, maintained in the several flnspltals, miller the pious Care of the Right non. the Lord Maya, Commonalty, and Cititons of the City of London, the Year last past. g 1 ( 1 1 p IL C 17. 6 r, O Cr r. At '1 Y- ip a. Is CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Children put forth Appotnitsc.m, and dk-harged f-nm Christ's Hiopita., the Year last past, lit, nine wh,reof being hibteurted in the Mathematics Navigation, were plac.M forth Apprentices to Commanders of bhipa, not of' the Mathematical Schen!, founded by his late MeMsty King Charles the Second of bless( d nverno.ry l7s Children buried the year last past . 6 Children now under the cam and charge of the Hospital, in London and at Hertford . 1163 To be adm Med on presentations grained to this time 160 3 The support of this Hospital principally depends upon benefa !Eons and bequests. That part of its income which iN permanent, is far short of maintain ing the usual number of 1200 children, whose educa tion qualifies them for the church, for naval service, and for every station in life according to their abilities. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. Patient* admitted, cured, and discharged, during the last yes', 4,106 in-patients, and 4,298 outpatients, many of wham have beer relieved with money, clothes, and other nece.saries, to enable them to re turn to their several hvisiatou na Buried this year, after much charge in their illness . Remaining under cute , in. P et '" " Uubspatlents So Colt there have been, during the la.t year, and now are, under the care..[ this Hospital, of phor, lick, and Limo perseos, destitute of all other rel ef, in the whole . 8,904 . 312 . 427 . 273 . 9,316 This being the most ancient Hospital in the city and suburbs of Lon Jon, and having escaped the great fire in the year 1666, the buildings, by length of time, became so very ruinous, that, in the year 1749, there was a necessity that great part thereof should be taken down ; aad a subscription was then 'entered into by many of the worthy Governors, and other charitable persons, for defraying the expences of rebuilding the Hospital; which bath been pro gressively ere&ed and finished without any diminu tion of the number of patients on account of such building. ST THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. There have Iwo carol and discharged from St. Tho . . times Hosp;tal, in Southwark, the last year, of ' wounded, maimed, sick, and dis -aced persons, 2,695 in. pstients, and 4,231 ont.patients, many of whom have been relieved with usenet and necessaries at their departure, to accommodate and support them in their jmmeys to their several habitations . . 6,044 Buried from thence, after morn charge in their sickens; 191 . Remaining under cure, In.potients 369/ t•patientl . 172 So that there are and have been, during the last year, of pour mistrust +. obisgis, under the cure of the said aid destitute of other proper care, in all 7,696 The number of persons constantly relieved in this Hospital being so large, as from the above and other annual accounts appears, the expences also, in all the following articles, being enormously encreased ; for instance, in fond and physic ; for necessat y repairs, both on the estate, and in the Hospital itself; parti cularly for the late gradual repair of alt the wards, and furnishing them with iron bedsteads, and other appurtenances to the same : Therefore many of thb worthy Governors of this Charity, induced thereto by the benefit which must naturally accrue to the patients from such an alteration (as they will not now be so liable to be disturbed in their sick and rest less moments, by the annoyance of inseels common to most habitations, but particularly to hospitals), entered into a voluntary subscription towards de fraying part of the charge : But, notwithstanding their additional bounties, the annual expence of this i tes2ital tar exceeds its certain annual income. ISRIDEWELL HOSPITAL. Received into this Hospital during the last year, under Commitments by the Liast Mayor mid rhz of this city, as 141,1111, r.rdtr.rd<•ny persons, who have beau heist to liar.: labour o• received correction . S3O Rcceived into this tl-apital dotting the tame period tune Jr, !suer persons who have been e.,..iinairtei beim, th.•y t.o.attl be paned to their respective parishes, as required hr a late Act of Par liament . . 946 Avirentices now, kr rho roost part, received from Christ*s llnapita;, brought rip iu diver , trades *ld /41d• urifastures, aril maintained in and at the charge of this Ilsep . e.al . . . . . . . 20 1316 RETHLEM HOSPITAL. Distracted mini and mowers remaining iu this Hospital nu the Au or December. 1603 , 22n Achnittett during the yeas 15414 . . . . I ,k) 370 . , Cured and clic:hal:4 . . . . . 174 Hurled, after much cheer during their 111124 v 10 Patient. in the !invite Slat December, 11104 116 via. Men ender cure . . 45 ) Dittn incurah=es . . 47 t 92 Women trildor cure . 49 )4 Ditto incurables . . 45 156 ' By 3 Tate report, of eminent surveyors, it appears that the building of the present Hospital (which was erected shortly after the fire of London) is in a very decayed and dangerous state, the foundation having, in many place.., given way. and the whole structure having become essentially defective in all those material points which mnst constitute the chief strength of every building. Under these circum stances, it has been judged advise,tble that no more p idea's should be received ; and a piece of ground is in treaty for belonging to the Drapery' Company, near Islington, for the purpose of erecting a new Hospital upon, which will have the advantages of an airy situation, and may be rendered far more suitable to the put poses of its erection than the old Hospital, even in its hest state, which was built in baste, and the plan of Which is very capable of im provement. His MAJICITY his presented that fine regiment, the Royal Horse Guards Blue, with a pair of ele gant kettle-drums, value 800 gaineas.to be used for the first time at the approaching installation. Capt. M'Aavitua, formerly of Vie South Wales Corps, is returned, and by this time probably re. landed at Port Jackson, with his new stores, A nd stock for his extensive Farm in that Settlement t he has now in various flocks nearly 6000 sheep, mostly crossed from Pups of the Spanish breed ; and from this stock, under a genial climate, he flatters himself with the hope of soon rendering it unnecessary frr England to rely on the Spantsa market for fine, short wool. ES "~ x. ■ ' ~~' . : • — 7° l '7: ;.. • . sponinro INTELLIGENCE. •• NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, APRIL IS. The First Class of the Oatlands Stakes of SOgs. each, b. ft. b. I. Mr. Kellerman% b. c. Aline, by Petworth, out of Egliara's dam, a yrs. old, fgt. 10%. 1 Mr. Wardell's Houghton JA4I, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 111 bi I Mr. W Feimick's Miss Cisiotti, 3 yrs. old, 64. Blb. a Mr. AtiJey's Margery, 5 yrs. old, bit tlb. . . 4 Mr. Reanthwayt's rh. c by Guildford, l.: , Vri. old, Cit. ltb. 4 Mr. R. Royce's Rrsieworrit, 8 yrs. old, let 3.b. 44 Sir J. Shelley', Julia, 5 yrceld, Sit Ilb. . . 1 Mr. Howarth's Enterprise, 3 yrs. old, 7st. Slh Pd. Gen Gower's La Mis.ichs, S yrs old, 7st 51b. pd! Mr. Howard's Blemished Roy, 4 yrs. old, 64. 10Ib. Pd. Mr R. Weathcrill's Haughty, S yrs old, Est. pd. Eight to I against Alaric-7 to 4 against Hotel ton Lass-5 to I agamst Margery-5 to 1 against Brainwerm. Sweepstakes of 50gs. each. Two year old course. D. of St. Alban's Merryman, St. 91b. 1 Mr. Mellish's Honesty. 1g 61b. 2 . . Sir .1. Shell •y's 1. by H.onbletonian, ?et 71b. . pd. Two to I against Merryman. Mr. Jones's ch. c. Junius, by Buzzard, dam by Potgos, out of Editha, by Herod, beat M:. Harris's Farmer, brother to Alkgranti, by Pegasus, Bst. each. Across the Flat, 300 gt: b. ft.—. 2 to lon J nnius. Mr. Mellish' , Eagle, 9st. 71b. beat Mr. Watson's Dreadnought, 4st 8:b. Ab. M. 200g5.-2 to I on Eagle. • Duke of St. Alban's Merryman, Bst. 71b. beat General Grosvenor's b. c. Skirmisher, by Buzzards OM of Lady Jane, 7st. 41b. Ab. Mile, 25,!5.-6 to 4 on Merryman. St7CML. Yesterday evening a Coroner's inquest was held at the Leaping Bar public-house, ka Hammer imiths before WIC Hunosom, Eva one of the Coroners for the County of Middlesex, u; on the body of William Lonsdale, who had put a period to his ex. istence by cutting his throat with a razor, on Mon day night last. The deceased, as we stated yesterday, formerly kept the 'rap at the Opera House, Hay-market, and for some time carried on Lusiness nith every speft of success ; but from unforeseen and acoumu dating misforttine , , he was obliged to relinquish that situation, and for some time after resided in respea able families in the neighbourhood of Hammer smith, where he was well known, and bor.: a tespeda. ble chas after. Some time ago, he was affeded with a very sea vere paralytic stroke, which almost .2eprived hint of the use of one side. He was obliged to seek re lief in St. Georges Hospital, where he lingered for some time, till he removed to the Leaping Bar, in Hammersmith, where he took lodgings for the be nefit of his health ; borne down by an accumulation of misfortunes, lie was' considered in a deranged state of mind, and tieqnently betrayed strong symp toms of insanity, particularly for a few days previous to the dreadful catastrophe. On the evening of the night of his dissolution, he appeared much dejeded, and frequently burst into tears. A short time pre vious to his going to bed, he called for some spirits and water, which he drank eagerly, and complained much of thirst. Ongoing to bed, he carried with hire a phial of laudanum, which was found empty the lowing morning. It was customary for the el:ceased to have his candle tak.m aw ay wae•: in bed. and upon the daughter of Ambrose Ho wnl.nv, the keeper of the Leaping Bar, going to the apartment, she round the door locked; a precaution which the deceased never was known to use before : she retired, brit some time atter Mrs. Hounlow wanted something out of the room, and sent the girl again; but the door was fast. She knocked r.Teratedly, hilt re ceived no answer; and, after some time, it was burst open, and the deceased was discovered weltering io blood, with his throat eat entirely across in a m•o,t dreadful :runner, the razor still. reeking with gore in his hand. A siirpeun was immediately sent for, but the deceased was be yond the r !lief of surgical assistance. Tfii Jury, after examining the body, and hearing the evidence, recur ied a verdid of Sairide. The deceased was about thirty-eight years of age. He has left a wife, but no chadren. -- - A letter from an Otlicer on board :he British s quadron off Nieuport, dated the IStit amt. CUi4;,Lris the following intelligence We have just come out of a warm action, and had the enemy been sufficiently %puked we mutt have iyeen all tsktm. The Hold, Manner, and Ann, a-med shin 4, ran in and e)ll..ged one preen), six c:ll,tricierr, and f,,ortern gni) ,char” t;, fnr one hour and three quarters. What lumina we have done Mesa'. I cannot say ; but I believe we have sustained no ion. Tlets wiule ante enemy's flotilla have againsat:ed (nu.. Lanni to D•mkirk. It was the rear which we fell in with and ens ,ged.". It is ascertained, by experiment, in the New York ships, which go on whaling voyages of twenty months duration and more, that scorbutic symptoms appear among the crews, unless they have tempo-. rary supplies of fresh vegetable matter. These will of themselves wsrk a care, but it is well known that they are more efficacious when consumed raw than if they are subjelled to any culinary operation -- UnJer this conviction, the Americans eat their pumpkins, potatoes, kc. in their natural and crude state. In the late important parliamentary investigating, a rapid progreis in the accumulation of F•rtune, formed a ground of suspicion of Delin; aenc y. Y et, with the sanaion of Parliament, an at.tt of gener.•l interest is aantsatly passed, by which Tv:rt.:tons in dividuals arrive more suddenly to the attainment of immense riches, than in the instaace allodc.l to. It any one doubts this, let him view the prese:it super. latively-rich Scheme of theist Lottery :la. wherein Fives, Tens, Twenties, and even Prizes of Thirty Thousand Pounds are gained in the to i n kling of an eye. tThe only suspicion that can possibly arise hese is that of imprudence in not early posse- sins a chance in so interesting a Sheme of. Adventure. It is a pleasure to recount good fortune, in hopes that the like may again occur 13,9 - '.any, titled to 30,0001. cacli, were Co. of COTOilliti, for the benet It is wotthy of remark, that Scheme has two prizes of *stens e scale of Capital Prizes, Lotteries, containing twice the • s 'claims an advantage ha. .. adventurer, and created th Cl A . 's and Societies than wa► I: ri 3 3.979. 41.09. t•n- -sol.l by Huatesair and t. 4 etr of the advehterove. . at the pte•ent Lottery • :at magnitude, sail Prizes, equal to fanner he number of Tsckets ; •;ven a spirt to the MA ,stablishoorto oti mom ever ha:At taboo.. •