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bl . .r The ROYAL FAutLy did not land from their cruise till past six o'clock, last evening. Their re turn to shore • as announced by the ships in the har bour firing a Royal Salute. They prepared to go to the Theatre, and went to see the Comey of The Poor Geode/non, and the Fatce of Pennine lout, for the benefit of Mr. S. KEMSLE, whe supported the charafter of S•r• Robot Bramble, in the HA), ; Dollop Wood, by Mr. BANN, St el ; Mitt i. , trreiia Klar Tab, Mrs. NEV I.OR. BA WaIST it played Preping 7om, and sang Tho Little rart/Aing Ruchliglio. The rest of • the cbaraaers were extremely well sup ported. At the conclusion of the Farce, Mr. KEN sic de livered a Cristo, 'elated by himself from the works of SH *cassias, and addressed to the Army and Navy. on the threatened invasion of the country. Mr. KE,c Erse concluded his engagement this even ing. The Royal Box was graced with Their Ms assr r LS, the Prince of Wats', the Dukes of YORK, Cusistat.srati, and CAMBRIDGE, Princesses Ai, (MITA, ELIZ•DETH, MARY, SOPHIA, and AMELIA. The House was filled in every part. We understand Mr. BANRISTISR has written to London, for permission of the Managers of Drury -lane Theatre to perform here till Saturday evening. This morning, the PRINCI breakfasted with '('heir MAMTras, and took leave previous to his quitting this town. In the afternooss, His Ito v•E HIGHNESS will set off for London. To-morrow the Duke of rank is expeeted to leave us. Earl and Countess l'ou6i6l. are expeeted lime to morrow. A number will leave us at the departure of the Paipsce and the Duke of Yoga. •We are very full of company. Arrivals at Luce's Hetel— Mainr-Gem•nl Deane, General St. john, Mrs. C. Rn irlam, Alm Banio s too, George limiter, and Major Ro,tmi. THE MUFFLED DRUM. AH me! how sorrowfol old slow, With arms rever.'d, the solciilrs enme— Dirge slitneting trumpets, frill woe. And, sad to hear, the Metflel Drum! Advancing to the Ho .se of ['gator, S till udder flows the de re ) ne st ;..n; Er'n Inducer' fiygi.ti tier eve, And joins the m , :a.ich - ily t rain 0' aft?' all the toils of war, Haw Me t the brave man less h: n, eJ91:1! His bier is a trium ihal ear— His grave his glary and renown! What OW n - sr friends nor kindred dear, To grate his neovoitiee, attend; His corn, •des are his brothers here, An 1 er'ry hero is his friend! L , Te and Troth, 'II erne Segone, flesiity, drooping in the ciowd— Their thainghts intent on him alone Who sleets for es er in his shroud ! Again, the trumpet s ninth, The Solitter's List luitev,al hymn Again the Muffled Drum rebounds, And ev'ry eye with grief is thin The gen'rous stew, w hich lathe rode, S.ein., too, its Mast. trr .kulore And folloot to ha last abode The For him, fer hence, a Mother tight, Aid fancier Comforts ►et to co , ne ! Hell never blea. her lQiigiag eye.— Shell onl► hear the Muffled Orion ! return no moil! At six o'clock, last evening, the PORTVOURSE Au sassauo sr, in a chaise and tour, set off for Mar gate, where he has taken a house for one month. Lord AUCKLAso Testers' ty received a present of a beautiful land-torttma. Lady HESTHER aril Lady MARIA STANHOPE paid a visit ytmerday to Her Royal Highness tke Princess of WA LIS, at Blackheath. The Marchioness ot Exerts left Lord GWYDIR'S house, Whitehall, yesterday, for Langley Park. Mr. Pyres visit to the coast, is said to have for its o'jeet a tax upon asses.... .1 his tax will be pm rressist bast ne. Jonissros and family are safe arrived at their house, South Audley-street. Th y ,sere pas sengers on board one of the ships lately arrived from the East Indies. Earl SULKELIT'S House, in Stanhope -street, May-fair, is rt ratting, in the absence of the family, at their seat in the Isle of Anglesey. The Marchioness of SALISBURY is at Holield Park. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ammons are at the Priory, near Stanmore. .A new theatre is to be built at Worthing. Three thousand pounds have been subscribed. Mr. BRUN TON was offered the management of it; but he has declined it. The Bishop of CORK, and two of the Ladies Btaii.sso so, set off for Ireland on Monday, to meet the Marquis of WAT earovo. The Dowager Marchioness of WATER CORD has removed from her house. Wimpole•street, to Glou ceuer-place, two of the Ladies Bemoan are with her. Lord CAQTLERLAOH'S misfortunes have not all keen made public. While he was in Ireland, his town house was undergoing a thorough repair, and the street door was left open by the workmen, when a man gut in upon the morning sneak, and stole se veral articles of value, several official papers, and some letters from Mr. PITT. On the memorable evening, when his Lordship fell into the Tha:res, his country house, at East Sheen, was robbed of se feral articles cf value, and three 111 Rank Notes. The latter were the property of a female relation of Its Lerdship'‘ * • =' • -4 • - -.1 A 4.- \ • •"' ' ' j • -... . • -, 1".... a s . 1 ROYAL MILT. --el.-. .. . WEVNIOLTH. SEPT. in. __ _ I r BRIGHTON. SLlP Tinian 10. This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Earl of CH ATHA NI reviewed the Fourth, or Queen's 0 Dragoons, on the Race Ground at Lewes ; cher were present, Earls BERKELEY and CR A yes, Ge ral Huousosi, and several other General Officers ; the review ended at half past one ; when the Dor set Militia, Monmouth, Brecon, and South Hants, came on the ground, at two o'clock, the review com menced, when the Earl of Cli A1"!I A M as reviewing General, expressed the highest approbation of the manner in which they went through their different nianseuvres. There was an elegant dinner prepared at .the Star Inn, which was attended by all the Field and General Officers, Lord EDWARD and Lord ARTHUR Sonrasnr. There was a vast deal of company on the ground. A most dis agreeable accident happened here to-day : As Mrs. HILL, of Broad street, was driven by her ser vant down North -street, in her curricle, the horse took fright, and drove the carriage against the cor ner of the Steyne, opposite the Castle lan. Mrs. Htt.t. and the servant were both thrown out with great violence ; the lady WAS taken up by Mrs. Frrzaxa near, who was a witness of the accident, and, with the greatest tenderness, assisted in leading her to Mr. N awnn H AM'S, the surgeon. It is thought she has not received any serious injury ; but the ser vant, I am very sorry to inform you, has had his skull fraCtured. This week we are promised a round of amusements ; tn-morrow night. a Card Assembly, Promenade, and Music. Thursday, Mr. W Ant pro mises an undress cotillion party, no merriment after twelre o'clock; while Mr. YART, Master of the Cere monies, at the Old Ship, on the same night, invites the beaux and belles of Bright it, dressed or undrc,sed, to join the merry dance, and grace the festive hoard, which will be adorned with all the good things the Old Ship is famous for; and, on Friday, a Pro menade, &c. again. On Thursday se'nnight, Miss LAMBE, patronised by Mrs. FirzunaUEßT, will have a grand Concert. at the Old Ship. The ewe lamb will find a tower of strength in Mr. BRIDGETOWLR and Mr. LINDLEY, who will perform on the violin and violoncello. The Black Trumpeter, who ran the font-race, is quite choleric. Though he is charged with running on the 7..-ronit side of the post, he insists he found it the right, as he has got " money in &deli pod, ts." He inveighs bitterly against bile/-legs, and when all bets are paid, is ready to meet the Lancashire lad, where he pleases, for .50 guineas. In the town of Lewes, on Monday last, a qu:irtern loaf was threepence-halfpenny dearer than in London. A very liberal subscription has been entered into, far the establishment of a Free School here, for the instruaion of about tint! hundred poor children, in reading, writing, and arithmetic. he money for the above laudable institution, has been raised among the several seas of Dic•enters, and she School is to be denominated the " Brighton Union Free School." A most beautiful drawing is nearly finished of the Pavilioa and Steyne ; 1 am told the print will be published by subscription , TUABRIDGE WELLS, Sm. 10. This place continues very brisk and gay, and the present weather promises a fine autumnal season ; we expea to be fine till the beginning of November. Many respedahle families have lately left us, but the houses which they occupied, are nearly all lull, and several others are in treaty for. Am mg our arrivals, for September, are, the Duchtss of Sr. ALBANS, Lady Wo steam., Lord ADAIR, Sir S. KILI 11, Mr. Luta, Dr. SCOTT, Mr. and MIS. WITTS, &c. Our harvest is getting in rapidly ; in general it is very good. The peas have been hurt by the rains ; hut, we hope, that the wheat, though much down, will not receive any material injury. The hops make a shocking appearance in general ; yet, in the eastern part of Sussex, many farmers will get near. ly half a crop ; but they are uncommonly backward. The neighbouring gentlemen have put off their sporting campaign till the 16th, when, no doubt, much execution will be done, as birds are plentiful, and the corn, by that time, most probably, will be nearly housed. The ball, last night, looked dismally, though well attended, but black has so sombre an appearance in a large assembly, that it requires the utmost exer tion of good music, and the hilarity displayed on the countenances of the happy dancers, to divert the eye from dwelling on it. DOVER, SEPT. 10, At day-light, this morning, the foremost of the remainder of the homeward-bound East India fleet hove in sight, and, by eleven o'clock, a. m. the whole of them were abreast of this harbour ; some ran so close to the shore, we could almost converse with those or board. The tide was then running down, and scarcely a breath of wind blowing ; the whole fleet had all their canvas set, and made a most grand and beautiful appeatance. They consisted of 27 East Indiamen, with their convoy, the Trident, Athenienor, Mediator, and a sloop of war. The day being remarkably fine, the Pier. were crowded with company, and the nomber of small boats ply ing to and fro with passengers, provisions, die. ad,'ed much to the beauty of the scene. A great number of passengers landed, and ate by this time all oa their way to London, among them were a number of natives, Indian servants, dressed in their full Asiatic costume, which had a very singular appear ance, and excited not o ly the wonder and amaze. ment, hut even the mirth of the numerous children who crowded about them. The passengers with whom I have conversed, seem highly pleased with their voyage, after their long detention at St. Helena, notwithsta.tcling that it was rather tedious, in con sequence of some heavy sailers whom they were obliged to wait for. There were upwards of 200 passengers on boatid the fleet; the majority of them were ladies. Those who landed here, appeared de lighted at once more returning to Old England. flte Tritat.r, 50 gun ship, put into those roads from Dungeness to refresh, this morning's tide, she is one of the Boulogne squadron, and returns to that station from here. The Ply, armed cutter, is also come in from the Downs, she proceeds on a cruise from hone. . ~ . r•,•••• • r”! PRINT EAS. In the case of th-t King, on the information of John Bell, so. .penes Whiting, relative to the re covery of a penalty of 4 401. for printing the title page of a book, without announcing the printer's name (a report of which appeared in our papa of Tuesday last), we are sorry we were not carreft with aesped to the re Iron of the Dflendant's acquittal, and the opinion delivered t.y the Magistrates. The case was thus, Mr. A as Counsel for the infer. man:, after the examination of his witness, seeing that he could not substantiate the charges, observed, that, under the prescnz circumstances, he would not press the case against the Defendant, as it did not charge him with any mnral crimp. fie therefore would withdraw the complaint. In consequence of this, the Magistrates said, they were glad they were not called upon to give their opinion on the present occasion ; and that, in consequence of the honour. able conduit of the Counsel for the informant, the Defendant must be acquitted. We therefore take the earliest opportunity to cor , reft our mi•.-statement, lest any printer should be led into a snare, conceiving that such printing, with out his name atriezed, did not come within the meaning of the Ad. Of this, however, we can as sure them, that we have seen several of the most respedable law opinions, all of which distindly state the liability of printers, under the a. 5, to a penalty of 201. for every copy of any paper whysoever, to which his or her name and place of residence are not annexed, excepting audion bills and cards, con'ain ing the name and articles dealt in by any trader. DOWN PA TRICK ASS IZ ES. CRIMINAL. COURT, Seer 5. Befire the Honiara I?aron ZLI AND. John M.GPrd, of Toy, in the barony of Duf ferin, and county of Down, was put to the bar, charged noon en indiCtment for having, at the late County Election, although not possc.ssing a re gistered Freehold, taken upon him the name of a Freeholder entered upon the Registry, and pretend ing to be •he person so registered. First Winless, Archibald Hamilton, Esq. ailed as Agent for Lord Castlereagh, io the Dufferin P.a roniAl Booth ; the Traverser was produced there, and polled for Colonel Meade. It was soon alter discovered, that he was not a Registered Freeholder, but that he had voted upon the Registry of his fa ther, John M'Giffard, who died one or two years ago. upon this discovery. informations were lodg ed against him. Witness, knowjpg the Traverser personally, spoke with him on the subjs.& and Tra verser declared he was very sorry for the offence he had committed against the law; said, it was not so /mach the fault of himself, as those who advised him ; that, though repeatedly solicited, he had de clined to come forward, but at length complied, on being sent for and urged by his landlord. The tenor of this Witness's cross-examination went to chew, that Traverser had been, at intervals, for some years past, in such a state of insanity, **to be confined. Mr. Hamilton admitted this, and also, that from conversation with Traverser's friends, he believed there was great reascn to apprehend, the agitation and distress arising from his present situation, and fear of punishment, might renew the rkalady. Here Mr. Joe, Counsel for the Traverser, ad dressed the Court, arguing, with much ability, that Traverser could not be found guilty on the india ment ; and submitted to those concerned for the Crown, whether it would not be proper and becom ing to give up the prosecution. Thomas Potter, Esq. was next produced for the Crown, whose evidence merely went to identify the :Ttaverser, Witness having seen him in liufferin Booth, on the day of poll ; and further circum stances of his polling were ascertained by Mr Jacob Lee, who afted as Poll Clerk to the Sheriff's De puty in that Booth. l'he evidence being concluded, Mr. Dose, Counsel for the Prosecution, got up, and stated, that, although there could not re main a doubt, but that Traverser must be convi&ed ; yet, under the peculiar circumstances of this case, and from mo:ives of compassion towards the unfor tunate man, be was happy in being able to inform the Court, that he was authorised, on the part of the Crown, to withdraw the prosecution. 'The Learned Jucies then proceeded to express his sentiments. He declared he was himself under con siderable difficulty. On the one hand, he felt, in his judicial situation, the propriety of bringing to con dign punishment a man who had so offended against the laws of his country; yet. on the other hand. participating in that compassion, on account of the si tuation of the unhappy offender, which had induced Mr. Dur:n to aft with so much humanity, he would not oppose the giving up of the prosecution ; he would give his assent, although, in his opinion, there was full evidence to conviEt the Traverser ; but he mast lament, if any person.of superior education had been found wicked enough to bo accessary in in volving this man in such crime and distress. He declared that, great as his feelings of pain were, on the passing of the sentence of the law upon any cis• urinal, he must say, that were there a cony iCtion be fore him of such an offender, he would feel exulta tion in passing the sentence of the law where it was so amply merited. He concluded a speech replete with eloquence and feeling, by recommending to the Gentlemen of the County to use their endea vours to preserve, in its utmost purity, the eleittive franchise, and, for that purpose, to prosecute to conviaion, persons of all descriptions who might invade it. assainssessw-Asvma The following Orders were issued yesterday after noon, to the Queen's Royal Volunteers : " In entrermenee of the ordert of the Commander in Chief of the district, who will review Lord Banbury's and General Phipps's brigades Voluntetws, on the 26th inst. on Wimble• don Common, Li-ut Col. Robinson Informs the Members of the First Battalion, that there Win be a parade on that day ; the warning drum at six in the morning, and the roll to be called at seven. Pia this field day will be very different from those hitherto 'ape/I/lived by the corps, Lieut,Col Robinson hopes and OM pests, that no member will absent himself under frivolous pre tences, but that every mas will attend and exert himself to confirm the good opiates the Commander ia Chief of the DU ti id has roomiest of the Corps. " Rattallon will parade in coat plebs marching order, with haversacks, cantatas, Ma and each man will pr rd^ himself with risfrashasitant. " F. T. ROBINSON, Lisna,Cei. lit Q. R. V " . ' _ ~•~ . „ :~-, ~~ CANTERBURY, Sum 10. The violent thunder si se, hr dly morning, lasted about two hours, and extended very ~ e nerally and widely. It is &sera) das wroth) tremendous at almost every place : in the meterpolis, and in the whole of East Kent, it appears to have raged with equal fury, nearly at the same time ; from this cir curns•ance. and from the length of the intervals be tween the several flashes and the explarsiona, it wanld seem that, excepting one or two instances, where the lightning was ;earthed towards the earth, the great mass of the eleeric matter was colleeled very high in the atmosphere. Except in the destruilion of a barn, at Mr. 13:1- not's, at Patrixborn, we du not learn that'its effe&s have been seriously injutious in other parts. Near flythe, the lightning assumed the appearance of a ball of fire, and dispersed itself in the garden of a small cottage, without doing any damage. At Pate tr xborn, about six o'clock, it struck the end of than4lll.l barn before-mentioned, on the point of the roof.; -e passed along the top, to which it set fire, and at the same time penetrated through the thatch to the floor beneath, which, being spread with loose straw, was immediately also in a blase, so that the whole was in flames, both within and without, at the same mo ment. One side of the barn was filled with wheat, and a waggon also full of wheat had been drawn into the barn, which Mr; Dilnot's servants were in the .a of unloading, and who state the Lath of liehtning, and the firing of the barn, to have succeeded each other so rapidly, as to have bras almost instantaneous : happily neither of then% were hurt. Immediately adjoining to this barn .. was another, returned from it at a right angle, and as no hope existed of being able to preserve the one or. fire, it was judged most advisable to leave that to its fate, and to cut off the communi c ation with the other ; this was judiciously and f rtunately effeeted, by pulling down a part, and by the rain which poured down in torrents, and in a certain d - gree checked the flames, and furnished a powerful supply for the engines. From these circumstances the farther progress of the fire was stopped, media was at length so far extinguished, as to give no fan• they cause for apprehension ; after having, in the course of two hours, consumed the barn, with thj, waggon, and nearly all the wheat; also part of corn-rick, which stood close to the end of the has*. An attempt was made to draw out the waggon, ho unluckily without success. The quantity 6f ath* destroyed is no: accurately axertained, but it is SlM.'t posed to be from SO to 6u quarters. The total of the lots (independent of the barn, which wanincit . insured), is not so great as at first conceived ; it amounts to about 3001 . but is insured fur not more than half that sum. The prompt assistance of the neighbourhood, and the alacrity and dispatch with which the engines . were conveyed from Canterbury, attended by mot y of the inhabitants, of every class, were materially instrumental ie suppressing the flames ; and to their judgment and exertions, in a great measure.. it is to be attributed, that no ereater loss has been sustained. Letters from Geuvt.,ic os, .3ibraltar, dated the 13th of August, state, that that gallant Officer . was then perfeetly recovered from his indispnetien s and that the Garrison were in excellent heal' In consequence of Sir SIONtY Stems having superseded Admiral Dot ot.AS in the command of j Boulogne, the latter has been appointed Port ' Ad miral at Yarmouth. Advices receiv , i 1 from Guernsey, 'toed the 24 inst. etate, that, on the .;oth ult. an account was re ceived there from Jersey, that a French flotilla of gun-brigs and schooners had been sees standing to the eastward, along the French coast, supposed to be from Granville, bound to Cherbourg ; in conse quence of which, Sir JA M S M• REZ Ji-p itched. the Tnisile, Allicore, and a cutter, to endeavour to cut them off It was just dark when they left the Roads. They passed through the Race ef Al ler ney about twelve the same night„land, in the morn ing, stood close into Cherbourg,wherr they perceived the M i..rce frigate and a cutter. The TkirSe vas within reach of the batteries, which fired several shot at her, but did not do any material damage. Our ships, on their return to Guernsey, fell in with ileek Airrortte frigate, which had chased the flotilla undeit a small fort opposite to Guernsey. Monday, the 3d regiment of Royal East India Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Rosette*, with the field-pieces belonging to the brigade, were reviewed upon Cox Heath, by Brigadier- General HAT ; this fine regiment, equally ne spe&able with the two f'rmer,in discipline and ;toad behaviour, has excited the admiration of the Briga. dier-Gencral under arms, as well as the inhabitants of Maidstor.e, for their soldier-like and peaceable de meanour in quartets. Last morning, on conclusion of permanent duty, the regiment marched on their return to the metropolis. Mr. Lownote, Layer-nut of Grounds, Author of Observations on Plantations, I .an-cave-Gardereng, and Embanking, and of a Treatise on Hot-ho*aes, is at present on a tour through England. H- will be glad to call upon such eentlemen as are making, or intend to make, improvements on their grounds or gardens. slr. L. may be heard of by writing to him at the Post-Offic.., Liverpool, or York, or No. 4, Chapel-street, Bedford-row, London. A child, six years of age, was run over by a coach in Soho-square, last evening, and taken to Mats.le- Sex Hospital, with little hopes of rec .v -v. An Adjourned Court was held , n Tavel iv, at Hicks's-hall, for the purpose of adjusting the di.. putes between the Masters and Journeymen V , lvet Weavers. After examining a deputation from each body, and hearing Counsel on both sides, the t smut declared their opinion, that the journeymen were so far right in their appeal to the Court, that, upon every yard of that art of velvet for which they, by the old rates, receive 3s. 3d. they shall henceforward have being an advance of 9.1. on the yard, on common vel vets. The Court adjourned until SJ terday, ler the pur pose of, in the interim, examining into the new seek" of prices proposed, and declaring what proportion of advance shall be made upon Gennas, or other velvets of a finer texture. The chairman censured the journeymen, however, for having, to the amount of WO, spent their time in idleness in the Court. when they had agreed to have the matter settled between their own C=rantee and that of the Masters. I