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19ru- • - • .._ llber ". •v / - Not `..• - DUBLIN COLLLUE• -i. 1 . Do etor Kearney, the present Provost of Trinity 1 Colle , e, Dublin, is to b.. the new Iti,hop I o.sot y. 1 His successor in the Provostship is not yet known I Formerly the Fellows of the College succeeded to 1 this high s i ~, ation by seniority ; a usage first broken in upon in the case of Dollar Andrews, during the Vice-royalty of the Marquis of Townsliend. Doc tor Andrews was succeeded by C. H. Hutchinson, father of the present Earl of n ighmore. This was the second case of a departure from the ancient usage; Mr. Hutchinson not h-ing a Fellow of the College, but Prime Serjcant at Law, and an able styporter of the Minister in Parliament. This in trusion of strangers into the higher station to whi:h the Fellows of the College could aspire, excittcl great discontent in that learned seminary. Marquis Cornwallis, on the death of Mr. Hutchinson, re stored the antient order of things, by aFresiming the Vice-Provost Doefor !stormy, to the Provonship. TT von the death of Doanr Murray, Duaor Kearney, b, . ; ,,g next in seniority, succeeded to that station. 'He is an elegant scholar, and an amiable man. Di for Fitzgerald, the present Vice-Provost, is next in seniority, and consequently the next in the order of succession ; but it is not known whether Govern ment, in whose gift the place is, will allow it to go in the usual course, in the present instance. BURIAL OF MR. VINO. Yesterday, at three o'clock, the remains of Mr. KING, the Comedian, were interred at St. Paul's, Covent Garden. The funeral was attended by Messrs. WitOt owroN, Mooov, Pacers, BARRY. M ORE, Pt cc, SiDnoas , HOLLAND. DIGNOI4. X1014,W1411 , 11 in, Sic.; they were principally mourn ers in the veriest sense of the word, for their old and estee:ntd friend. No performer was a greater fieoutite with the public, nor " wore his bo,mure mere weedy." envie reined from the Stage, he "im poverished tlie stork of harmless pleasure.' and gave the deerst regret to his fellow performer'. His eye never beheld an objeof of distress, which his hand or his heat ever telt relutlant to relive. In the shade of private life, be endeared himself to all, by an undeviating pribity, an amiable disposition, and a DOllOll.l Urbanity. At his grave, a gentleman made the following Inipromiau : On ! what term.: in thy sting—. Thou'tt robli.l the world 4-11 *1,1•4 Ktnu." f - 40 4- • ,~ i POETRY. The French lines in iis BILITISN PIM' of yes ' terilay, are fic:n The f ,wteur The tollowing is s 1. insulation, by a corn spondest i. ~S I 7'4 1 I. 6. Too much is glory pried," he said; The hero is too blest! Ev'a Victr'y shall our anger feel; With good w e still mi ill mingle Such is our high behe.t In kleav • it the voice divine was spread, Ar.d tne air t►is mandate sped, Reeourrinig in all clime•; Lot the bright lathe! wreath b• twinJ Tor liehain, but with thorns actinisi”'J, These thorns be modern r/ig,torr." ANGI.US. . _ The ROYAL FAMILY are not etpetcle I M town 'ttagain till within a few days of the Qutea's Birth day. We understand, the Diike of Ca asainct's de parture for the Continent is put off again. A number of additional ornaments are ordered :for Lord NeLSON's coffin. Trophi,s of war, and the most elegant and appropriate, devices are to be engraved upon them. Critics are, in general, snarlers at plays, but The School fvr Fr.'cnch has found a patron and protettor . 0 in Mr. &Pitt% The Earl of Pawis is not expeEled in Dublin until the end of Januar y. The very amiable widowed Duchess of Rot- Juana, is expettcd at her house in town in a few dayr. The Earl of HARRINGTON and Lord HA% ROWIIV were both at Hamhurgh on the 13th ; the former on his way to, the latter on his return from, Berlin. Mr. Lor'o was to give a grand ball ;tad supper at ' the castle of Dublin on Thursday night last : all the Nobility in that city were invited. Mr. BitAii An, Signora Sroa ace, and Mrs. • MOUNTAIN, lend their powerful aid to new piece. Mr. RA N9rsTra and Mr. DOWT ON :have e tcellent parts allotted them, and are reserved •,,t a Leh bow he for the last all. 'Lhe .Right Hon. Mr. Secretary LONO was to ye a superb banquet at the Castle of Dublin, on Monday last. Mr. Cattail y's operatical drama is in such for. wat dness, that the Teote,llire are etpeded to take up their abode at Old Drury early nett month. A splendid Ball and Supper were given by the bi.crattess, at the Mansion-house, in Cotk, na Mond:), se'nnight. Upa aids of 200 Ladies and G ent lemen of the first rank and fashion were present. The ball commenced at eleven o'c until ck, arid was kept up with vivacity and delight two, when the company sat down to an elegant tapper, supp)ied Iron: the choicest produillions of the seaaon. At three the dancing was resumed, :taut at nearly Lee o'clock the company separated. We are happy to announce to the lovers of the Arts, that the P ping AMA of 800 Lona it, by Sautes, at Siring Gardens, is again opened. tin much-improved accommodation tor viewing it ; by which the speffator is enabled to insped tire most minute parts of the trnly-correa representation the credit the parent proprietor has acquired by the roit.rtatioh, that it promises to be as fashionable a Lease this, as it was last widter. f ~•= c~ F . . , __.-.-__ .__ . MARQUIS (1P AIEECOILV 3 • FESTIVITIES.. .T:.e Marquis of.A attic ott gave a grand dinner, esterday, at his seat, the Friory, near Stanmore, to le Earl aod Countess of A aceor.en, the Earl and ;pontes: of CHAItI.IMONT, Viscount and V i a e oen t . hisi.soues it, -Lord OSSULSTONt, Hon. LVIL. 3A NI G. and F. 1.4114.141:. MISS BALT/LR, Mr. DAW CUSS, Mr. LAWRENCE. Mr. Gnenne, and Mr. and sirs. Ken see; also, LOid I-1A(4,1.10s and Lord :ILA vox 11•411. TON, the Martris's sons. Covers For thirty-two perscns were laid in the grand dining parlour. The chain represents a very beautiful sky ; the hangings are crimson damask, arni reef the fire place is a most beautiful likeness of Lady MA at A HASIII.TOsZ, the 3.l.irquis'; youngest daughter. Ihe dinner was served en silver, and consisted of two courses, of eighteen dishes, and a desert of Forty dishes of the rarest fruits, served on the finest china. Lady MARta EISMILTON sat at the head of the table (the Marchioness reserving herself for the en tertainments of the evening), and the M rgni. op posite to her ; immediately after dinner, the com pany retired to the drawing-room, which is a m Ig nificent apartment, containing two fire places, with silver dogs, ctimsnn damask lia , •gings, with black velvet V andyk'd bender, lighted by two diamond-cut glass lustres, and hung with the finest paintings ; It also contains a grand upright forte-piano. At half past six o'clock the company began to as semble for the Marchioness's grand dramatic performances, which commenced with a piece entitled Whostle .fer it, written by the 'immutable W. LA Mat., who performed the Captain or Chief of a terefreti. The idea is said to be taken from The Forty nitres, which the public have been so long in expe&ation of seeing at Drury-lane ; the other peeformers were the Countess of CA -1112. Lady CHARLOTTE LENNOX, Mils BUTLER, Lail of A DLitt:MEN, Lord Ham LToN, Lord Ct.auoi: HAMILTON, three Mr MADDOX, Mr. T. Salam:taw, Mr. and Mrs. KIMBLE, Mr. LAW- Rance, Mr. GORDON, Dr. BOWSPI, Mr. DAWKINS, and Mr. and Mrs. HaseLT tor. The Farce was Cross Purposes. The whole performances went off with the greatest rclot. The grand saloon was fitted up as a theatre. Twit sixaciou. room is ;5 feet by 2). At the top, next the organ, there was a gallery, in which the Marchioness of A ISSPCORN and the Countess of Iltsnoacittu it sat. The seats were covered with green cloth ; there were chairs on the sides of the stage. In the centre was a large Grecian lamp, which, with one hundred and fifty patent lamps, lighted the theatre. The orchestra, which is fitted up to correspond, con tained a band of twelve musicians, and entire new music was performed. At nine o'clock the performances commenced. The avenues to the house were crowded with carriage., and, at short distances, men were stationed with 'andirons, to prevent any accidents from the darkness of the night. The Harrow Volunteers mounted guard. The company entered through the grand hall, which is supported by large Betted pillars, and light ed by a Chinese lamp. The billiard-room was laid out with lemonade and other refreshments. Amongst the company were-a. Ws Rood [Wines' the th.ke of Curnbedand. Neapolitan and Torki.h Amhastariort, Princess Casteleicata, the Dinettes , of Uesuoshi , e. n-aa of flleaff4rt, hart Cowyer, Lidy Caroline I. moo, VIANNIAI and Viscunt.ms Duocanuou, Lady Mary Fruilyce, Sir tossia.s gust Lady Thouipeon, V iscouut sal Viscwritest Castle-eath, and a party of twelve from his Lordship's seat at East Sheen, in their carri iges and six. with two outriders each. Its the breakfast room, eighteen tables, with eight covers each, were laid for suppeta which was cold, and consisted of every delicacy of dun seasnn, the rarest fruits and choicest wines. The cieling of this room is beautifully painted in medallions, and adorned with family paint ings, one, at large as life, of the late beautiful Lady FR &SCRS Mutt-Tort. and another of the Countess of Ascent's, playing on a tamborine. On a marble tablet is a most valuable clack, in or. molt. At twelve o'clock the roads were covered with company. All the stables from Edgware to Stanmore were occupied with relays of !tenses. Every attention was paid to the accommodation of the visitors. All the beds in the surrounding vil lages were engaged. Beds welt: prepared in the As sembly-Ronm, at the Abercorn Arms, at Stanmore, for the accommodation of the band, which was un der the direftion of Mr. G L •notoste. Every thirg displayed the taste and magnificence of the noble donors. We regret that the lateness of the hour at which we received the account of this elegant Fete will not permit us to give more particulars. A letter from the Commander of the Escort gun brig, dated Bremerlee, December 14, giving an ac count of the battle of the 2,1 day, says, The Rus sian artillery, in order to be attended with greater effee, had been placed on an eminence that com manded the Combined Art Mes. It was here that the presence of MARA Nora proved most useful. He told his troops, that. however despe rate the undertaking. they must retake the artillery.' These brave e _ayes fll . i mmediately sat about accom plishing their Master's orders; to elle& which they were obliged to creep on then hamis and knees, till they came under the mouths of the connon; then charging the enemy with the bayonet, they succeed ed in their ohjea. after performing prodigies of va lour. This meat desperate reneontre lasted twelve hours. Not a musket was tired during the time The Combined Army, on the 31 and 4th day, beat the enemy c' mpletely. BONAPARTE, driven to his shifts, demanded a truce, with a threat of burning Vienna ti the ground, if his request were not complied with. The F SCNCII EMPEROR was nearly made prisoner ; he was only preserved by the desecrate manlier in which his Body Guards fought." Ihe Court of King's Beech, in Dtahlin. was much crowded on Friday senmight, in consequence of a very interesting trial for ..rims Can. then .c -copying it. MoestisoN, a taylor, was Plaintiff, and Mllllll, a wealthy man. abou t 60 years ot age, Dateudant. who was charged with a criminal inter course with the wife of tne Plaintiff. It appeared in the course of the trial, that the charatter of the female was not like that of Cos•a's wife, and 0-,at something like a pint was formed against the Ds iendant. The damages were laid at stinol. A gle4 bar of lawyers were at each si.'e !tie event WAS a vcrdi t tot Use pet - est.:Ant with Ssi. cogs- i ii.forisr; EIRE. 1•:x vesterßay evening. thO Inhafiltants of Queen-street, elscapside,, wiste alarmed by a cry • of W.ca . 1 On inquiring, they were id:waned by the workmen of Messrs. Mallet and Hardy, wholesale chemists and Jrnitgists. in Queen-street, that the back past of these gentlemen's premises was in flames. Every assistance WAS instantly given ; and, with some difficulty, the books and papers of the firm were conveyed into a place, of safety • In a very short time, the fire communicated with rise front of the house. The flames were utOversal, and it was perfealy impossible to save any part of the stock or furniture. The Royal Exchange. Globe, and Plitenix fire-engines arrived with the gteatest expedition. and played with uncommon rapidity, hut no human power could prevent th- total de. struaion of Messrs. Hallet and Hardy's concern. Combustibles of every kind were stored there in abundance, the blaze from which illuminated the eastern hemisphere for a considerable time. Every exertion was made on the past of the fire. men, to prevent the lames from communicating with the sugar-houses of Mr. Baddeley or Mt. Bank, situated on either side, and in this they fortunately succeeded. The dwelling-house of Mr. Egleback, a merchant, in Maiden-lane, at the back of Messrs. H:dlet and Hardy's house, WAG in a short time set on fire, and the situa tion not allowing the engines to play on it, we are wiry to say it WAS considerably damaged, but much of the furniture was saved. Between eight and nine o'clock, the roof and An the floors of Messrs. Hanel and Hardy's house fell in with a tremendous crash, leaving the front wall standing unsupported, and threa,ening ruin a nd destrisaion. Notwithstan-ling this, that valuable body, the brave firemen of this city, stood tinconceined AS to per sonal danger, before the threatening ruin, pour ing in well-direaed columns it water. About nitre o'clock, all danger of communication with the 'sugar bakers' concerns had ceased, and shortly after ten it was entirely got under. — The fire, we understand, originated in the labora tory, in consequence of a spark horn a Callile falling into a vessel containing a mixture of Va rious kinds a spirits and oils, which had been pre pared tor an experiment. We are happy to add, that no life was lost, nor any personal injury sustasned. The loss must have been considerable, from the quantity of business transaned by this house; bnr, we understand, it was insured at the Phcenix Office for a considerable sum. Much praise is due to the various Corps of City Volunteers, for their prompt attendance. Their presence was of great service, as, by keeping the crowd from the engines, the for. men were enabled to do their duty with more effea. POLICE. now-sr a xer. Repeated emstplaints hafting been made at the General Post Office, that areal number of letters put into a recetving-house in the neighboerhood of Chat ing.eross, since the month of March last, had nit reached toe pervert. as direCted, and particu larly that a 'mother et these with Bank Notes in them had miscarried, among which was one from the Bankingliouse of Drummood, with Bank Notes to the amount of 1:151. of which the post age had been paid ; the Post Office Agents have been using all due diligence for some time past to trace the offender, hot in vain Mr. Parkin, So licitor to the Post Office, employed Anthony, the officer, to make enquiries, And direfted him to call last Tuesday evening upon the ASSiatant at the He eeieing.lintise, which he did, and the young man very readily agreed to accompany the officer to Mr. Parkin's house, in Great Ormond-street, when he gave such a satisfaCtory account, that he was not detained. On Wednesday morning, Ann Herring, of Or mond-yard, farad a 51. and two 21. Batik notes, on the West side of Devonshire-street, coin in a num ber of pieces. They not being in a negotiable star', her friends advised her to take them to the Bank, which she accordingly did ; where, on examination by a clerk, th:- 31. note proved to be what had been inclosed in a letter, put into the above receiving houae,ou Monday, the 11th of Novemiaer, which had not come to hand. On the circumstance he ing communicated to Anthony, he recollefted, that he and the young man, the assistant at the receiviag house, walked on that side of Devonshire-street, where the notes were found by the woman.' The assistant was then suspeaed of having thrown them away, when he was passing through Devonshire street, on Tuesday evening ; and in consequence he was apprehended yesterday morning by Miller, add underwent an examinatiost before Mt. Bolen. The master of the receiving:iouse attended, ant. gave the Prisoner an excellent eharager ; and said, he bad assisted him in the office nearly seventeen years, except some time he resided in the country. Mr. Parbia said, he should have occasion to make inquiries in 'different parts of the cou , .try, and re quested the Prisoner to be committed for further ex amination on Tuesday se'nnight. which the MA OISTR ATZ complied with. Complaint was made at the Office by Messrs. Snows, the banker+, and other respectable inhabit ants of the narrow part of the Strand, of the gangs of pick-pockets who daily infest that neighbour hood, and hustle persons coming nut of their shops. to pick their pockets. Smith, J. l.imberick, and Lavender, were dispatched in pursuit of the villains, when they found William Askew, and George Ste vens, two of Bill Sosnes's gang, passing near Messrs. Snow's, whom thee took into custody, and brought before Mr. Been ; when the Of ficers not having seen them do any aft, and they baying been sent several times on hoard the Tender, east refused in consequence of being ruptured, the Maotsraartt reluelaotly discharged them. Yesterday morning, a fire broke out at a holm in Raneligh-street, Pimlico, which, by timely as sistance, was got under, with only damaging the upper story. The Mail of the 7th, from this country, did oot arrive in Dublin until the ltith : it bad been put on board the Leftur packet, which, Mier contending fts tour Jays with contrary winds, was obliged to Ten for St. Tudwal's Road, in Caerearvonahire, where the Mail was relanded, and sent to Holy head, from whence it Wii conveyed tai Dublin by the Union. . . LAW INTILLI6tENCE. A COURT OF CHANCLKY, *sr •—• S. ',RD eltellllOTON v This was a cafe of a eingolar nollstioW ; 0 0mi of svlicril must be interesting te I ondi'.'sf 'Weeps. A bill had bees filed by Lord Kensingtooretnet the Defendant. a feareo el:111le C. a 1.41 tinliOrig a verse hold estate, situated at Glooeetteorew, Yeeri's court. Kensingtrm, under the Plaitstiff, as Lot idef • the Manor. The bill reciteJ, that by the custnm' of the manor, the Lord was entitled tot dire on'tlfc• Admission of a new tenant. Thai thif coptSole was granted, in the year 1765, tc; A matt it* . name of Blown, without a fine. Wok. TO 1160, 1 omens:tree it by a deed of settleatent Pe vim"eit • uses; first, to himself foolgeo'next. to flekerik'fot• •' life ; and next, to the children of that- enerriep. in different shares, in fee. IThe Defeadont reas only surviving child of Mr brown ; and, op Wet coming into possession, she was' admitted fit Toftif Kensington's bailiff, and as the estetechr diet querter had, of late years, .Bread} impoSv. value, his Lordship had the copyhold in Tie , -ion duly assessed by a Jury ,end demanded of thelJefordi. ant a me lei ate fine of 12,0001. which was not more trian two years' emount of the income arising loos the premises. This demand was resisted lay the Defendent, and an ejearnent brought against here under an as of George the Firse. the titre of which was, " An Ad to eaAble Lords of Manors none rosily to recover fines, and to protedt infante and fwintes c.nerfers from forieitore." Oa the trial of ' the canoe bel:ote Lord Etteerautzootor, is the Court ' of King's Bench, his Lordship d.relleol the Kenai to he non-seited, on the ground of his net being ' able to produce the deed of acin'seiers, which was in the possession of the Defendant. The hill; there fore, claimed, that the Defendant should prodive the deed. to enable hi. Lntdship ti bring it as evict deuce in any future aertion nr ejelmrnt which he might think proper to proclu e in any Coon of Law. Mr. Rice ARDS, this day, argued at ennsiderahle length in J,use''er against the bid, and principally rested on the ground, that the prolittlion of the deed was unnecessary, ,as the Plaintiff, if lie had a right to exaci a fine, or the admission of the' De fendant, might have sufficiently pr coved it. , be the copy of the court roll; and not havOig levlei a fi-e on the admission of Brown, the father, ti e was Ms entitled to demand one of the pie ant tie nAnt, who was admitted by a deed of settle tea . . and not by descent, as was presided fur by the dog of Pat liement. Mr. Rummer, on behalf of the Plaintiff. con tended, that as his client bad been non-suised,ltel• • WIS.! he could not give this deed in evidence, hr will entitled to claim the assistance of a court of egaity. that he may hr enabled to produce it forth- pur pose of sustAiniug his just tight. He woeld hot himself presume to give any opinion on the judg ment of the Lord Chief eustiresot the Kieg's Bench, and had a right to consider that as law, which ea, Its held to be by such high elithorite ; but he thought himself competent to apply for this redtees for his client, from a court of equity. The Loa nCHA NC LI. LON said, that he fancied he must be wrong in leo opinion of the law, though he was unable ro discover it... Were he sitting at Nui Print, instead of deciding as the Chief_ dosed ce itf the Court of King's Bei.cis had done, he shoal have thought it his duty nut only not to hold that there was A deed of admission. but that there was *no such deed unless it were produced, and given in evidence. Nothing was more clear, or more fully de cided, than that if the Lord of a Oforet thought pro per to indulge one tenant. by not 'Lifting a fine from him, he was not tire.eby precluded from asserting his right to demaed it of another. Liu:sod of nun-suiting the Plointiff, becanse the deed eis not pruduced, he thought it to be the very grottos' upon which his claim could be estAbliehe 1, as float ctacninent, instead of making for litry, would he the best defence the Detendaut could set up. *As tete ease appeared to him, he must ackenwledge be was unable to reconcile the opinion of Lord Eetersausioooe with what he conceived to be the law. Mr. Root!. tor suggested, that as the opinion :f the Court of Kings Bench was decisive of toe point, he was bound to consider it as .he law. acid his client therefore had no other redress, be- to move for a new trial, or apply foe the assistance of a Court of Equity Alter some fur h o argument, the Loan Co s e. ettooe ordered the ieuse to trend over till Men day nest, by which tone he should inquire what was the v•ew which the lord Chief Justice took of the case when he uonsuited the Plaintiff. and II COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gin , Das TO. Sittargs at Nisi Prim:, b,.tas.: Lord Ei aad Special Jetties. CRAIG V. sioriea. Mr. ERSCINT, in opening this case to the Court sad Jury, steed, that the Plaintiff was, %fed had been, for .everal years, a Captain in the East Indus Company's service, and had the honour to commend the Elphinisone lachaman for many years past. lhi. ship was of 1300 tons burthets, and avisidercel um of the very largest in that service, nearly equal to . 71, and most commodiously appointed for ts e corn fort and accoromodati4m of passengers. Toe learn ed Counsel then watt into a moat elabneate represent ation of the numerous difficulties, penis, &c. al tending this service, the laboriets situation 01 Commander, torn for such a leugth of time tior the bosom of his family, and oaged wilier a the toils and perils of the seas in a distant climate Its the summer of 1803, the Efehaiefehe arrivel . Bengal, when the Defendant, Mnjor Moore, then Captain, engaged a passage Moine for his family screams, &c. for which he A i ;•ted to pay 151.0t.x0 r. pees. All India ships being under the cootroul the Company, and not of the Captain, and the acv of a war breaking out, having yet then arrived India, it was resolved, by the Company, that t: should be fitted out as a ship of war, tt the defence of that part of the Indian coast; but famine having soon after threatened a perticul; distrid of that comtry, the extra sailors were di charged. the guns, &c. la-ded, and the Aipaiiisio was sent up the coast for a i.:trgo of Tice, by dired authority of the Compar.i , she returned', az was ready for Ism magi to Lumps in the cow