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RO r.IL FAMIL The tine fixed for the departure rf the Roy 3E. r , sl LY for Weymouth, is July 11. The route His r.A.IESTY will take is not yet determined. Mr. Pirr arrived at Windsor about six o'clock oa E in lay evening, and was a long time in deep conver satiln with His Maissiv on the terrace, which was crowded with a brilliant assemblage of persons of autinainn ; amongst whom we noticed, Isurds ST. HELEN'S, DULICKI EY. IlEs IF V, GREY DE WILTON, a.; { a flambe,- of military officers. Of the It iv AL FAMILY were present. that Qt:s Pith all the Parisi:asses, and the Duke o. C•u- D LIDGIE. His Ma,c;tY wore a round hat, green shade, ar.d ~lasses; the inflammation in his eyes appeared to he considerably abated. The Rova.i. FAMILY pith. drew from the terrace ilbuut half past eight o'clock the Music Room. On Sunday evening a Selection from the Oratorio g a y/ was performed before Their MAJesr les and .elect party of the Nobility, at the Royal Concert Room in Windsor Castle, by the QUEEN'S Band and the gentlemen of the Windsor Choir. Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY. the Dukes of Etta and CAM Sill DOR. Princesses AUGUSTA and AMELIA. attended by Generals G "stern and FITZ. g J Y, and the Hun. Mrs. F.oxarerts, took au airing an horseback, in Windsor Great Park. Her MA. gm , and the other Paiscasscs followed in a car riage and four. L: 7:::Opzr . 1.1) " • - go- DOWAGER DUCHESS OF RUTLAND'S This Lady gave a most elegant party, at her !:rise, in Sack ville-street, last night, which WAS at• tended by all the fashion in t•wn. His Royal High ne,s the Prince of WALES, the Dukes of CAM BRIDUE and susses, the Duchess of Goat:owe, the 'Marchio ness of SALissu v, the Countesses of CLAMS, Dowa ger SEFTON, Dowager ESSEX and CA rk: Derr, Lady er.CIL, Lady G. CAVENDINI4, Miss CAVENDISH, the Marquis of DOUGLAS, and 400 Nobility were present. His Royal Highness the Du!:e of CUMSEItt. AND entertained a selelt party at dinner on„Sirnday, at Kew Green. In the evening I lis Royal Highness's band played for two hours, and attrasled all the Joinr and belfry of the neighbourhood. The Earl of C A MDEN gave a grand dinner at his house in Arlington -street, yesterday, to the Duke of Yoke, the Earl of Co ATNAM. Lords MVIORAVE and Low r itk a, Generals GaLNvILLs and S rkwa kr, and several others. `Princess CASTEECICALA is indisposed, at her house in Wimpole-street. The Duchess of Ihvoresetrut, we are concerned to state, is indisposed, at as vonshire House. The Hon. General Er nixox and Lady CIIAR. Lorre Les :ox arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday morning, and viewed the dock-yards. The amiable Lady CHARLOTTE RAWDON, sister to thi Earl of Mora A, is returned to Ireland, to attend on her venerable and amiable mother, the Countess of Mots A, Baroness Hungerford. The theatrical campaign has opened at Richmond, under the management of Mr. LACEY, with great promise. The company is extremely well sele:ted. ANACREON MOORS is returned to town from DU:i nington Park, the Feat of the Earl of Morts a. Lord MI/LC/CAVE will give a grand dinner next Thursday, at his Villa at Fulham. The Earl of MOIRA is at present at Glasglw. The Countess of Louttiou is gone to her seat in Ayrshire ; the Earl will very soon follow her. The beautiful Mrs. AUSTEN, sister to Captain Ca tMPTOR, is arrived in town front Dublin. the mdtriAge of bliss A York Paper Farthing to Mr. Ifs/fie/v. Tne Dowager Countess of CORK has called is the aid, elegant taste, and fancy of Captain Ce A MPTON, in designing and arranging her splendid entertain ment on Thursday next. Viscount and Visconntess CREMOHN e have taken a house at Southend for the Sommer, and intend going there early next week. The Earl of Esstit has sold his house in St. Jarnes's-place, and has taken one in Hill -street, Berkeley-square. Colonel Braun says, in answer to Colonel CRAtb• TURD'S attack, that an irregular is more efficient than a regular Colonel: inasmuch as a quack kills more Iliac a regular physician. T , iou AST , / R WHITT JON cS, Esq. M P. and family, left town yesterday morning, for their seat, near Roehamptun. On Wednesday morning last, his Grace the Duke of Gosn on left Urquahart's Hotel, Edinburgh, for Gordon Castle. The Musical Festival last week at Oxford, was lniMainly attended. The ball at the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, displayed a very large and splendid assemblage of beauty and fashion. Mrs. Smoorts was to perf ,rm Mrs. Rater on Sa. turday last, at the Edinburgh Theatre, for the be nefit of the Edinburgh Charity Workhouse. The fineness of the day on Sunday drew crowds to Richmond. The Star, the Castle, and the Tal bot, vied in entertaining t!;em. Stamford 'Theatre opens this night with Mr. Cot, liar's last Comedy o f Who wan - es a Guinea? Miss Woonv Att., late of Drurv.lane and the Haymarket Theatres, is the heroine of the drama. 'the Earl of DAkLINGION has presented a purse of fifty guineas for the races of Shrewsbury. 'they will last four days. It is said that Dr. R ENNELL ' S son is a principal c , )ntributor to The Aliviature, a periodical paper, which has lately been published by the Gentlemen of Etnn College, anJ which vies with its predecessor Ariericosin. The Bach Theatre closed on Saturday, for some time, ith The Honey Motto and Three IYreks after Alareso,,e, The Duke of Rut t tin is daily expeaed at Hat* %licit, to join his Regiment now in Harwich barracks. The Earl of A 222222 EN% 'a house is prepared for his Grace's reception. His beautiful and amiable Duchess and family are eapeeLed to accompany him. LSTEivnrintr.s. AL:VINING FIRE. AT WOOLWICH At half past nine o'clock, on Sunday night, an alarming fire broke out in the Royal Arsenal, l . itely Woolwich Warren, close to the Powder Magazine, which threatened the whole place with destriqion. There was a long range of wooden store-houses, parallel to the Magazine, and at a distance from it of between 10 and I'.l yards. This range was filled with empty boxes for ammunition, hemp, cordage, oil for paioting,%and other combustible matter. Pa rallel to it, stood a seconl range of store-houses, built with the like materials, and tilled with like matter, except the ground floor,which was fitted up as itahles for the horses, used in the business of the Arsenal. The distance between these two ranges was not more than sufficient for a waggon to pass, and it was in the second or more remote of the two ranges from the Magazine, the fire broke out. The fire, as might he expeaod from the nature of the build hag and its contents, made a rapid progress; and before the expiration of many minutes, after it was discovered, the two ranges of store-houses were one dreadful blaze. The store-houses being completely enveloped in flames, and there being on chance of saving them, tie attention of tilo , ,e who first came to the spot was di•eSted to the mag . azine. A great number of wad mill tilts °arise pieces of stuff, like carpets, but much thicker and coarser, and made of coarse woollen yarn) were hauled up upon the (ace of the magazine, fronting the fire, and carried over the roof. The engines of the Arsenal and town of Woolwich were instantly brought to bear upon the magazine; and, though of a small capacity, they kept the wadmill tilts so wet, as to prevent them froth catching fire, notwithstanding the fury and proxirnsty of the flaming store•hnases. We do not know the exaCt quantity of pow ler in the maga zine; but it has been stated to us at between 200 and 300,000 barrels. The greater portiort of this is of course deposited in apartments proteClei against accidental fire. Still, however, a great quantity of it remained in an exposed state, from the necessity of having it convenient and at hand for the workmen daily employed in making car tridges, &c. The apprehension that prevailed at Woolwich, on the first report of the fire, was, that it had broken out in the Magazine, and every inha bitant of the place momentarily expeCted that the Magazine would blow tip, and that the whole town would be involved iu universal ruin. The hor ror, consternation, and confusion that ensued, would be difficult to describe. The women and children lost not a moment to make their escape. Some fled to Shooter's Hill. some to the Barrack-field, some in other direCtions. In every approach to the town they might be seen, some dressed, others half dressed; particularly children, who had gone early to bed, and were sud denly roused from their slumbers. Several houses were al-o stripped by their owners, who were busily employed in carrying off their furniture, and deposit. ing it in a place of safety. Fortunately, however, the engines succeeded in preventing the flames from extending to the Magazines, and the two ranges of storehouses were, in about two boors, totally consumed, without doing farther mischief. About twelve o'clock, several engilics had arrived from within a distance of several miles ; but the fire had completely subsided, an they only set vied to restore confidence to the trembling inhabitants. It is uni versally believed at Woolwich, that the place was intentionally set on fire,tas no fire or candle has ever been allowed within these storehouses. Had the wind blown at S. W. no effort could have saved the magazine. Stach being the result, perhaps this hor rible attempt is more matter of congratulation than of regret, as it will, no doubt, induce some precau tionary npiasures that will prevent its repetition, and add to the security of the place. The above is a correEt account of this atrocious attempt, which last night produced a variety of false rumours and much exaggeration. Some stated, that the town of Woolwich was fired in four several places at the same time ; others, that several men were taken up on suspicion, and that strong evidence of a plan to destroy the arsenal was discovered. We believe, however, that nothing has transpired more than we have stated. The Camp at We . ymo . uth will -- I - segin forming on the 4th of July, and he complete on the 15th. The following are the Corps of which the Camp will consist t Troop of Horse Artillery (British) . . 135 "fro ip of the Royal Home Guards Blue . 164 15th Light Dragoo.is . . . .b 17 The Light Dragoons of the German Legion . 551 21st Regiment of Foot . • . . . 650 31st Regiment of Fuot . . . • - 35th Regiment of Foot The North York Militia . Lanrashire Militia . 94 . 573 . . 1010 . . . MO • • . . Ist SMIICIStt Militia 2d Somerset &Usti& . . • • • 11" Total 7 u 13 The whole will be under the command of Lord I CHARLES Fizzeov ; and Major General Baron ssimorri will be second in command. A Nantz privateer lately reptatri, that the Com bined Fleet would strike terror into the people of Liverpool. It is a curious circumstance, that the first authentic account of it should have been re ceived at that town. Yesterday. about three o'clock, Captain SMITH, of the Royal Navy, jumped from the two pair of stairs window, at Sir WILLIAM SMITH'S house in Upper Grosvenor.street, and alighted on his feet, without appearing to have received any injury. Sur geon Heal. , Isms attended, and prevailed on him, with some difficulty, to be blooded. He was last night as well as could be possibly expeCted. The leading attraCtion of the day—which owes its origin to the superior powers of Su sits that so admirably display themselves in his Cunvidlne— draws vast numbers, of every class, to the Ito vitt. CIRCUS ; and Insogeu, PFINCCIt of Britain, receives, each evening, the strongest mark, of approbation. It is certainly got up in a most capital style, and its interesting situations preserve a charmed attention throughout. It is attended by other amusements of considerable merit : amongst which The Mogul Telt deserves particular notice; as do also the Singing and Conceits of Miss Fesow, which are really asto nishing at her age, and gain universal applause. In addition to these, the admirers of Equestrian feats find ample gratification is the performances of Ma KW.. THE RAMP OP LIMERICK. On Monday SlAnight died, at his palace in Li merick, the Rest. %)r. THOMAS BEitNA.D. Lord ti:,hop of Limerick,: Ardfek, and Aghadoe. Ilia Lordship was in his ortth year. About four years since, he married a s , !cond time, a very young and beautiful Lady, Mks floss Lewis. His Lordship 'N.'S a man of letters, and a most pleasing compa nion. He was the contemporary and intimate• friend of GARRICK, BURKE. Sir JOSiIIJA Rev - N 01.13% CUMHeIIi.AND, and Gocosu ?TH. The Di. shop was Dean of DERRY, at the tiny! when Go i.o smiTII wrote his Poem of Radiation, in which he is thus noticed : " Our Dean shall be venison, just fresh from the plains." He was then a new Member of the Society.— And supposing him dcad— " [fere lies the good Dean, re-united to earth, " Who tithed reason with pleasure, and w Mom with " mirth; 'r D he had any faults, he has left us in doubt, " At lest in six WNII/LO I could not find 'yin art; " Yet some have deelsed, and it rani be deny'd 'em, " That slytiosda was cursedly cunning to hide 'em." Ilk estates, which were considerable, devolve to his only surviving son, As:Ditew &RN A RD, F.sq. married to Lady ANSI LINDSAY, daughter of the Earl of BA LCA RRAS, and sister to the Countess of H A RDWIC E. MR. BETTY. [Extract from The F.oropean Magazine ] [The following communication is inserted with the acquiescence of the respalable veteran, whose name is subjoined.] " Ma. A c " I see by your eleguit Magazine of the last Month, yeu are slow of credit to newspaper authority for Mr. Betty's having refused to urge his son to play one night for the D-cayert Acti.rs of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. You may itep-rid on the fact ; fur I wrote the subjoined letter ; but, thinking I should arrogate tau much to myself, I hod it before the Committee, who flattered rue by their adoption, sent it to him by their So- cretary, and, in six weeks after, received an answer in the negative. " I am, Sir, " Very truly your's, " Rime; Terrace, Jane 12, 1803." " J. MOODY" "TO MR. tIETTY. Teaolt me to feel another% woe ^ i' SIR _ . , " From a liberal m;ad, I am sure of pardon in the cause of humanity, f trripau on your time. T. be bnef and simple is 111 e life of business and the soul of Science. "IV*, uhdersigned, the Master, Trustees, and Commit tee f w managing the Fund for the Decayed Actors of the *nea tr e Royal Drury Lane, raised by that great master of his art, David I.;sruck, 1:44, and by hint in....arporamd by an Aft of Parliament for the purpme finding, at this time, our finances so low, have been ogigot t., pare deem the income of our poor claimants by a severe and heavy poundage; and, unless your son stands firth fa us, with his transcendent abilities, one night, M . : ihAll be poor indeed. We have chosen you, Sit, our advocate to him for this liberal deed of benevolence to be extended to hi.; aged ilioresied brethren ; which, joined to his present popularly, will consecrate his name to time's end. " W•th great respect, " We ere VOW obedient S..rranrs t " Theatre Ito ) al, ()tory Lane. " MADDOCKS,Sae. " March, ieos.; . " F.rr Cumin ttre, ac." POLICE. 30w-ST It ELT. The re-ex unination of the house-breakers in the neighbourhood of Blackheath, yesterday, attracted a great number of persons from that part of the country. A full Bench of Magistrates attended, to investigate the business. There were present, Sir Ric's,. so Folio, and Messrs.Rosisisoe, KINNAIRD. and ReAD. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cr mISCILLAND and Sussex sat upon the Bench dur ing the seArtlination. Lavaca Wade, Ed:: and Egleton,YreLh and wife, and Rusreil and wife, underwent sena:ate examinations; hut nothing particular transpired, to criminate each other, or to afford any fresh proof against them. Thomas Ebenezer Taylor, of Loan Pit Hill, Green% ich ; William Shadbolt, of Prospect Place, Deptford ; and others, who have had their houses broke open, attended, and proved, that several articles found on the premises of Webb and Russell, were their property. Ann Parrett, who resides upon Blackheath, near the Hare and Billett, said, the prisoners came to re side with her about three months since ; she in quired of Mrs. Webb what her husbani was? she replied, his employer lived at Loan Pit Hill. In a short time after, Webb asked her to lett another apartment to a friend of his, who was a grocer, and had faded in business, he wanting to be out of the way for a short time, which she agreed to, and he proved to be the prisoner Leonard While, who came to her, and passed by the name of Itae4burs, and for the last three weeks ate and drank ai h the Webb:. She always went to bed alst,ur ten or eleven o'clock and heard the prisoners sip, but they may have glue out after, as Webb had a back door which opened to Black Heath. She re colleEted Webb's wife asking her some time since, while her husband was gone to Birmingham, if she wanted some rich curtains ? she sheensd her some answering that description, and said she could sell them cheap ; ststne curtains were prodbeed by the officers, which they had seized when apprehending them, and which she proved to he the same as were %hewn her by Mrs. Webb. She said the prisoners had a curtain hung before their door, so that she could not see what they were doing through their keyhole. Mrs. Butler, who resides in an adjoining cottage, said she frequently heard the prisoners Webbs go out in the dead of the night and return early in the morning.—They were committed for further exami nation next Thursday. essi—wee The ereeion of signal towers for communicating between Portsmouth and Plymouth has commenced, and will be completed in a short time. Thursday evening a most unfortunate accident happened on boat& one of the transports at Yar. Mouth. containing part of the Ross-shire =hie :—, After nearly a calm day, a very sudden and furious gale sprung up from the North-east, and before their canvas could be suflicientlo reduced. one vessel was laid on her beam-ends, and three soldiers were thrown overboard. A host was instantly manned err ten seamen and suldiere, in the hopes of saving their comrades ;i but ti r crew had the melancholy piespea of seeing these brave fellows Yin a sacrifice to their humanity, and perish with those they deavourect to rescue,. MR. Pl:int:F. JOW4SOM. Tat KING V. 1115 11:)sr. 1:011511.1* JOHNAN. The Court gave judgrueut en this case this moreing. L Mtn BOROUGH, in pronouncing the judg ment of the Court, adverted to the several arguments, of Counsel on each side, of which we have already given a report. 'fla propositions of Mr. ft icii anson, in support of the pier, his Lordship consi dered to carry along with them their o%vis refutation. The decisions of Lord MA wart EL 11, a•rd Lord Chan cellor Hsit n wicK F., upon this question, his Lord ship particularly adverted to; and dwelt much upon the decision of the latter, in the case of the Earl of Derby against the Duke of Athol, when the •ques tion turned upon the jurisdidion of the Court. The Ln111:1 CH ANC CIL° R, in that CASE. held that the set-. tied rule was, that when a parson pleads to the jar is didioii of the Court, he must shew that there is. .r. , •- ther Court of more competent jurisdidion. resped to the circumstances of the Defend:sues be-c ing born in Ireland, from whence, it was maintain. ed, that he was not panishable here, the argument wholly rested, that the Defendant owed no obe dience whatever to the laws of this country ; such an offence as :he nne charged WAS a bar to any such answer. The Court, therefore, were of opinion, the matter of the plea was not sufficient to oust the Court of its jurisdielion. The plea should have set forth a Court of more competent . 065.R:h0n. and was a mere argumentative plea of Nirt G arlt4. it was, under all these eircum:tances, in point of lair.' bad, and could not stand. 1115 ATTORNEY-GEN ERAL then moved, that the Defendant should plead ihat inter. Lord Et.tananaoootr-•=' Let the D fen I-Art plead iv., a nfrr ; he n-av either plead Nit (leery ge nerally, or he may /lad the same plea again, with a different iutrodudion, and a cliff:trent co..clusion." CLARK T. ORLY and OTHERS. • : The Court also gave judgment in this CAW, The ae.lion was brought against the proprietors Of a stage-coach, for the less of a packet, and the PlAntiff recovered a verdidl of 51. The Defend ants contended they were only responsible to tlati amount of 5!.; inasmuch as they had given notice to that effed ; and, as the Plaintiff had not booked the article as above the value of El. he was not eve* entitled to that sum ; and upon this the question tamed. The Court were of opinion, that the payment et 51 into Court, did ;.ot bar the Plait:6l"s right of a ni oa ; he therett're was entitled to retain his hrnit ed verdift of 51. ScLMOS e. THE SUN Flat orrice coweawv. This was an alien upon a policy iff insurance; and the question was. whodla the Dere-dams couA be compell-d to renew the Plaintiff's ; rse not having paid the usual premium. within fifteen days atter the expiration of the former policy, ago cording to rule ? 'l'he Court were of opinion, that. inasmuch as the Plaintiff had declined paying the premium, the Defend/ids were entitled to lodgment. CROcIIY C. WaTsFORD. This was an aftinn of trespass The Plaintiff had contratled verbally with the Defendant to sett the latter the growing crop of a field of grass, but afterwards disposed of it to another person. 'rho Defendant, when the grass was ripe, en:-red the field, cut it down, and carried it %way. The ghee. tion was upon the construction of the statute, as to parole agreement ; whether the `Plaintiff was ed titled to the growing crop until such time as it wait fit for mowing. he having previously made an agree. ment to sell it ? The Court held, that the contras was good from the time of making it, and the title to the crap be came vested in the Defendant from !hat moment. They therefore gave judgment for the Defendant. LIBEL. true Ef24o r. • DOWLIHQ. T! iis was a Rule for a criminal informatior Igainst the Defendant for publishing a libel against 'Thomas Shepherd, Esq. Lieutenart-,Colonel of a curls of Volunteeers, in Somersetshire. - The Defend ant was an attorney of that county. We have already given "a redbrt of this motion in a former NKr. The Sot GENERAL Chewed causortgainst this rule. The Defendant had sent A. tenet to. Mr. Shepherd, demanding, in polite terms, "the par ment of a sum of money due to a clientof ~fitfi, tine Stephen Browne, a mason, for work dop' for Mr. Shepherd, to which Mr. Shepherd thought petiper to send an answer, expressive tof his sutp .'se on the receipt of a letter from the Defends, t, %Arm 'oe supposed to be an attorney ; the mason, he hid, bad not finished the work; and tie coucluded, ..I have studied the law, and never will break it ; L have been bred in the atter, and never sell tilt& an in sult ;" to which the Defendant had sent (le admit ted very•improperly) a message that h- would pull his nose in public the next time be met him. unless he made an apology ; and Mr. S. returned, that he had purchased a pair of pistols, and would soct hint through the body, if h attempted to touch his nose. This first letter was written in June 1801 , , and some intemperate espreasams having escaped the Defendant, Colonel Shepherd, bound him over to keep the pease ; and the libel in qu -.hon. stating all the circumstance!, giving the Col net the appel; lation of a rascal, scoundrel, coward, 3:c. was after wards published. No proceetaings we r taken at the Assizes, and Colonel Shepherd ueclaced be would gave fought the Defendant; bat, having consulted the Major of the South Down Militia, cad the Of ficers of his own Corps, they were of opinion he should r.,,t fight. Os the 24th of April. being, the time of Sessions, the Defendant was to attend to an swor his recognisance; but on the '2lst he met with Mr. Fisher, Col e Shep! es attorney, who expressed a wish that the matter should be accommodated. and it seas avoid the party should mot, and dine at Wither's house, and there make mutual apologies; but, oa the sth of May, Fisher wrote t the Defend ecit that his client, Colonel Shepherd, would not agree to the accommodation. Under these circum stances, the Learned Counsel trifled dos Cala would consider %hit was petit matter for their Me i L4l'l, MTELLIVENef: • COURT OF OF KING%-iIIiNCH, Wisemsrossei, Jett t. At nine o'clock this morning Lord ELL-Luso— aoucis sat at Nisi Priego, when a few undefended causes, of no-public interest. were disposed of. JULOGVIENT3. I