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F 'E .~i~~ POFTR T. . , LINES WartTzw DURING THE ILLNESS OP MR. FOX. When Britain, nenac'd by &haughty foe, First heard the tromp of bold invasion blow, Alann'tl, her fancy idle terror. br.id,. She scarce could vise her half dej-led head. But when she vielied, ambition to restrain, Her floatietg bulwarks bounding e'er the main ; Her sons, united in their Country's cau:e, proud to defend itslikertics and laws; Saw, at the helm, ker faithful " Pilot" stied, '• To guide the vase: with a skilful hand; S he calin'S her terrors, ba,:e her fears subside, Ard all the proud jsurper's threats defied. When lo! her Viol, and this age's boast, ffiluself a navy, and his name a host; Her foes o'ertakeit in their shameful race, Adorn'd Trafalgar with ill, own disgrace ; In Vift'ry's arms resigned his willing breath, And prov'd hi nasal a mortal, by his death. O'crwheltred witt sorrow, pierc'd with' poignant grief, His splendid aft roul4 scarcely give relief. • tihe fancied (wh ther cannot grief impel ?) . Her hopes all pecisli'd, when the hero fell. Xre sharp affliction left her to repose, 9r Tires the deep inessaiss.......— _ Fame, home on pinions of unwisled•for speed, Again compell'd the hall•clos'el wound to bleed. taught her a MI illustrious to deplore, Whose dust sleeps pe.:ceful on a distant shore. O'er realms obeitent to Britannia's may, Wher.ee PhceSus first leads fo th the * smiling day— He rot d; by so unworthy catotert 'noted, $y all respetiot, and by all beley'd : Virtue in his bosom reigied, And honour usierpeacted , integrity unstain'd. Her mienu now in quick succession flow ; Ere she could feel the keenness of this blow, The acme dim monster that the last confers d, locosas'd his Empire, be a dreadfisl A man she lost, by all entitled great, I; A mighty pilfer of a mighty State: • • Who, urelismay'd by Fortune's fickle frown, Lied for his Ouuntry's welfare, not his own. To guard the State, when darliiiing tenipcats Resistless eloquence in torrents pour d ; To reuse our passions, and our breasts inspire, lolled Rome% bright polish to the Grecian fire : Truth on his lips in manly accents hung, And flow'd convincing from his matchless ton floe. When ravag*4 nat;onsgroan'd, when Europe bled, And pat.! disease had stretch'd him on hi, bed; • The disasters sieved, then deeply cigiAi, • Far 11 , itaiaN sake lie lied, kr Britia died Bereft! unfriended !—Whither could she lee? illustrious Fox ! she fondly tron'id to Are ! To thee she turifl, with dark 4espair operess'd„, And suck, 4... ponding, nn thy faitiiful breast. But scarce thy power-, obedient SO the rail, ' Could raise her spirits, or prevent her fall Pt th) asisma to ;her impends impart, When Death, insatiate, sho,k e'er thee hi , dart : Beni, as exulting in Britannia's woe, ytall shakes, sti.l threatens, but del.:y. Vie blow. ' f i May Ilamen, beneficent, iss mercy send, And O'er se dear a 11r its urns extend ! t ' • Dispel his (times affl:ttion, Europe's fears, And,• till a future period, save our tears. But, should unerring Puvidettee deem w:se To snitch so great a run from mort.l eyes, Though no proud tombs with pyraiouts lie, Or raise their lofty summits to the sky, H.s name shall never frosts ow la , Lass depart, lot matte a monument each Brant, heart: Perchance it stranger, drison lamit home By stern oppres,,on, may surrey his tonsh Who, by Misfortioie's iron hand IleiXes.'d, Shall say, while sorrow rends 114 pentore breast, " Here sleeps a Paiiiot's doist, ho Onostryl friend, Eternal blessings on his al ode attend • . The company which • roet to celebrate the anni versary of the General Hospital, at Nottingham, on Wednesday last, was of the first respedability ; it comprised neorly all the rank and quality of the teizhbauth:i.d. Amo: gst the number, vets Ira Grace the Doke of NtwCasr ae, the Right Hon. Lord Nliouts i taw, the Coante.s of M A ay tits, Lady idioni.erom, Dr. Fv re es, ani others. tier Grace ' the Duchess of Newcasr Ll 4 we umlerstand, intend. _ ed to have honoured the meeting with her presence, but was prevented through inchiposition. About eleven o'clock, the President, Stewards, Mayor, Corporation, and Governors, proceeded from the Shire Hall to St. Mary's Church, in the usual order, where the cause cf./hit humane Charity was very ably pleaded by the Rev. Pssraocc NEA It, from the Ist Epistle of St. John, ikap. ie. 7. 1 1 ; and we are happy to add, the inten:ions of the preacher were most nobly ;ec,nded by those present, nu less a sum than 23.51. 10s. J. being collated at the church doors. The several pieces of sacred music performed durit.g divire service were executed with great judgment, and gave the highest satistallion. la the afternoon the patrons of the Institution dined with the Right Hen. Lord 11110D4IITON (the Presi dent) at Thurland 11411, whose cheerfulness and af fability contributed materially to enliven the plea sures of the convivial board, and the day was spent in the most agreeable manner. Amongst the toasts given were— Th.. King—Queen and It oval framity—Success to Sl* Cha rity—the Lady l'atratiesses—Presilent as.' S•ewards (sham by the Reveseria Dr. Wytile)—Reverend Mr Nee's, and thanes to him for his moss excellent Sermon— ' l+.• Lot! Laincilut of the Cumuli-4h, Duke of New,- Attie—Lid of Cheszerse;(l—. 7 - 2 ' l or htleyers—hierabers fee shr C..untv—.Members for the Town—Succaa to its., New Infi , osery erctbos at Derby. The Assembly Room, in the evening, was throng led to an excess, such as was hardly ever known. In short, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the General Hospital will be ranked as one of the most splendid that has taken place since its opening. Tt e sum Floc:red by th i s f est i va l, i n a id o f t h e f un d s o f t h e it), ;riser deduaing eapenees, amisuatc 3 9 0 :- t_ DUCLIA, SCPT. 23. On Monday last the whele of the evidence given on behalf of the several privates of the militias regi ments, now prisoners, who hive been tried .by the general Court Martial, at present sitting at Dublin barracks, was closed, and their defence delivered From eleven until three o'clock on Tuesday, and from eleven until one o'clock on Wedne.eiry, the Court Martial were enclosed deliberating upon the evidence and the sentence, which will not be made public, until it shall have been laid before His Ma jesty. At one o'clock on Wednesday, the Court was opened, and the public re-admitted, when Lieute nant Miller, of the Londonderry Regiment of Mi litia, was put upon his trial; and, at twelve o'clock on Thursday, the evidence on the part of the pro secution was closed, and the witnesses on the part of Lieutenant Miller (one of wbom is a Lieutenant in the German Legion), proceeded to give their evidence ; the Court-Martial is now occupied in the trial of that Gentleman, which will he followed by the trial of a private of one of the Militia Regi ments, who is charged with a disiind offence. Last Saturday night, a fire broke out at the Par liament House, now fitting op fin. the National Rank. Col. Bentam, of the 2f.sth regiment, being Field Officer of the day, having been informed thereof, immediately assembled a sufficient number of soldiers of that Corps to keep off the mob ; and„ allow the engines to be used. There is now no doubt, that the fire was occa 7 sinned by the wicked contrivance of some nefarious desperadoes. The watchman who first gave the alarm, upon being examined, said, he saw no per son about the place to he suspeded. What chews that there was a design in this affair, is, we are in formed, that several boards, which did not take tire, :were found pitched, in different parts, where it could not he necessary , or happen through accident, a..d some tow was also roared artfully Lid about. If the flames had corombnicated to the inside of the building, a conflag ration, it is probable. greater than what happene there some years ago, would have been the consequence. The extinguishing of the flames, WAS owing intirely to the excellent engine of the Globe Insurance Company. Sunday morning last, a de.perate riot took place in Church-street. A party of the .I.th Dragoons went there to take a deserter into custody, when they were set upon by a mob, and severely pelted with stones. Mr. Dejoncourt, the Chief Peace Officer, and some of the petty Constables, re paired to the scene of riot, and happily saved 'some of the military from the fury of the mob. Several of the most aßive were wised by the petty Con stables, but the prisoners were afterwards rescued from them. The rioters became so numerous, that the Chief Peace Officer was obliged to apply to Ge neral Leith, at the Barrack, fora mdioara guard. to prevent further disturbance. With a laudable promptitude, that gentleman immediately ordered out a party of cavalry, under the direction of the Peace Officei, ::nd ptaceei!ed himself to the place with a guard of •the infantry. At the approach of the military, the mob dispersei in all diredions, but some persons, charged with being coacerne4in the riot, were secured. Happily no lives were' lost, though sozh was idly ;mita' ujtekday iu diger - eat parrs of the town. -- • ' We hear that the order of His Majesty to his Attorney and Solicitor Generals has been issued, and the title of Viscount Kingsland renewed in the per son of Matthew Bamewall, of the city of Dublin, Esq. as he is the 1.4 f in iehnainder of that most ho nourable and ancient family. A meeting took place, on Tuesday evening, about two miles from Strabane, between Lieutesant N , of the aOth, and Lieut. B , of the Meath, quartered at Liffeird. After exchangiag shots, the seconds interfered, when the business was :amicably adjusted. • Lieut. N was atten.led by bent. F --- of tlat Ash. and Licut. B-- by Capt. B—, of tho Meath. Monday, the 2'ith, 28th, ae.h. 47th, 48th, 53c1, 66th, and 92d light ecreasianies of second'bat. taboret which composed :he Galway garrison, re ceived the route for-their respediee re4itnenta, doing duty in different parts of this kiiied m. The first division marched on Tuesday, and were hollowed by the second on Wednesday. Thursdav the let division of the 2il battalion c.f the 81st regiment, marched into Galway from Ath lone, and are immediately to be followed by the re mainder, to replace the light companies who have marched to join their respective regiments. • The Carlow Theatre opened on Wednesday ing, under the management of Mr. Putnam.— Amongst the Company are Messtc. Grant. Foote, Almsott, Ratcliffe, N..lones. Mr.. M•Cullagb, Mrs. Ratcliffe. Mrs. Johnson, Miss Sheridan, and Mrs Stewart. 'the Band is concluded by Mr. Barrett, of the Theatre Royal, and the young Manager looks firward with great hopes for the'proteftit,o of the inhabitants or Carlow and its vicinity. The Kilkenny Privatt Theatricals commence on the 6th of °dotter. The utmost exertions have been used oo render these exhibitions,• as they hitherto have been. superior to any others of the kind ever attempted in Ireland. Williams and Barrett still retain their situations. T. Cooke has brought a p:fit company to Mal low, where they art performing musical pieces, &e. Richard Jones made his first appearance in the Clonaaell Theatre, on Monday last. Thar Theatre is extremel; neat, and has been repaired by col. Bagwell. The Misses Adams are performing at Owenson's Theatre, in Sligo. iwiwowirmwoonapw Some of the papers of yesteraay stated, that as Stk. DANPISTIR, of Drury-lvie, was out shooting on Wednesday, with a friend, in the neighbourhood of toothell, a few miles from town, his gtm burr, by *kids accident three fingers were torn off; and one dr his hands and the thzmb so much wounded, it was feared amputation at the wrist would be ne cetsary.. We are happy to state, that the accident was not so serious as it has been represented. The fingers are not torn off but they have lost the fltth en the inside, at the ends. This bone of the thumb of the left havd is traaorad. He was as well as could be eW4ed last night. The gun 'formerly bej o nrd in the lat."' Mr. Kama, the Comedian.. Mr. ihissassin i!Watiod by oi4 l ugeon Cf &Lug+ . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24. The (Wl Cup, value 100g4 free for ally Hone , &e. throe,' ear Ode to carry bat. t f r anr.yvar o'd., 7.t 71..: fief:year oldi, 6i4. Sib ; six year o:ds ect. Wlb ; and aged, 9R The whinier of any Subscription Plate at Ynrk tn.; I ray or a King's Plate, to carry 41b. extra, and of any two Subscription Plates at York gads Year, to tarry 716. extra. Foin'rni:es. airfroth's v. e. br flamtnetonian, d yrs old . 1 L-ird Darlingtosis Trafalgar, 4 yn old '4 • The Renewed Doncaster Stakes —A Subst•ription of lOgi. with 20gs. added by the Corporation or Doncaster, for horses, of all ages, bona fide the property of the Subscriber, or Coated" rate i three-year olds to carry 6%t four-year olds 7i.t. 71a. fine-year olds Sat. 9b. six-year olds and aged ga. 10110. —Four miles. Lord Darlinomi's b. c Trafalgar, , C yrs old Mr. Oarfirthi's gr. m. Vesta 2 Mr. Mellish's Streatham Lim, by Pipator, 3.vra tad . Li Lord Stratlimur.i's b. e by Sir Peter, 3-yrs 01l 4 ....---- BUENOS erects. Additional particulars relative to the capture of Buenos Ayres, contained in a letter from an Officer (First Lieutenant in the Royal Marines) engaged in that important conquest, to his father in Bir mingham : 'Buenos Ayres castle, July 5, 16' 6. MT pea. FATHEIt—I seize the first moment to inform you of our gond fortune. If you received my letter from the Cape, and the one from St. Helena, you will hot be astonished to find us in possession of Buenos Ayres, and the River Plata. I have scarcely time to give you a detail of our prce ceedings, owing to our duty being very hard, in consequence of the largeness of the city, which con tains 60,:....10 inhabitants, over which we must keep guaid. and with only the 71st Regiment, Marine Rattalion, and two companies, of the St. Helena /de giment. We expeet seventeen waggons, with dollars, to morrow, to be supped on board the Nao-iiiiie for England, :and some more waggons in a day or two afterward:. It is expeeted, tint about a million and a halt of dollars will be seat home in the above ship. We landed here on the :.'6th nit. up to our mid- I dle in waste, end had to walk three quarters of a mile in that manner, and were obliged to walk about the whole of the night to keep ourselves from the cramp. faded with two days provisions, great coat, eineeen, kc. . The next morning we faund the enemy posted on a hill, with 400 horse tad 2000 foot. We had 7 dismounted dragoons only, and 1800 men.—We marched towards them in a line through a bog (for you reest know it is new winter, and very cold here) up to our knees, under a smart fire of artillery from the enemy. As soon as s- e got through the bog, and within 400 yards of the enemy, we pre pared to tip them the bayonet, wehout firing either field pieces or musketry ; our field pieces suck in the bog. They, on seeing our intentions, had not the „rod moaners to stop ; but every one of us made the best of our way in pursuit of them, trying who could eun fastest. We got up time enough to give them a tolley, which scr rcely reached them, as it only wounded a few of the weak. I had, upon this attack, and still have, the cem mend of a com2:say, beiriL ?hereof .Canhaina. On the !rh, we crosseddthe Rio Chuela, after re ceiving a smart fire Reim the enemy's-artillery, frrm their gun-boats ; they burnt the bridge, which obliged cis to lash their shipping together, by whit:: means we got over, the enemyliaving fled a second time. We marched the same evening into Buenos Ayi after a thatch of 15 miles, I May say a running one. I have not had my clothes or boots off till within the lase two days. The Viceroy capitulated ; and the Governor, who matched off with the treasure, is returning with it. To the abet,* interesting letter we shall subjoin a geographical . sketch of Paraguay. in South America, of which Buenos Ayres - is the capital : Paraguaz is bounded on the north fry Amsennia, E. by Brazil. S. by Patagonia, and W. by Chili and Peru. It contains six provinces, viz. Paraguay Pro. per, Paean*, Guaria, Llragtty, Tucuman, and La Pieta. It has numerous lakes and rivers; of the latter, O.e . principal are the Parana, Paraguay, and ; Uraguay omitted streams of which form the es lebrated Rio de la Plata. These rivers annnaily or r flow their banks, and; on their recess, leave them enriched by a slime, that renders the soil ektretriely fertile. This province, with all the adecent parts, is one enno roma. plain for several hundred miles ; extreme ly fertile, and producing cotton in great abundance, tobacco. and the valuable herb called Pataguay, which is peculiar to this country, and the infusion of which is drank in all the Spanish provinces of South America, instead of tea. . ' Here are also a variety of fruits, and very rich p4stures, but the country is destitute of 'woods. The Spaniards discovered this country in 1515, by sailing up Rio de la Plata. • The capital of this country. Buenos Ayres, whose submission had given additional lustre to the British arms, was founded by the Spaniards in 1535, but afterwards abandoned ; and in 1544, another colony of the Spaniards came here, who left it alas ; but it was rebuilt in 1532, and iohabited by Spaniards and the native Americans. It is seated on the River Plata. 2,50 narks from the ocean, though the river thereat; 21 miles in breadth. Buenos Ayres was well fortified ; and hither was brought a greae, part of the treasures and merchandise of Chili and Peru, for the purpose of being exported to Spain. During the present war, however, the Spaniards have not ventured to send any considerabletreasure to Europe, being absolutely deterred from so doing, by the fear of its capture by the English ! The advantages that may result to-the British Empire, from the possession of this province, are incalculable. The immense river La Plata is na vigable at a considerable distance from the sea. and the bays and lakes afford a wonderful facility to fo reign and inland commerce. There is one Lake, called Casceroes, more than 100 miles in length, a great eatt• 61 which is navigable. The contiguity of Buenos Aires to Paraguay, Peru, and Chili, give it each geographical advan tage's, and the saluerity of its climate tends to ten der it so valuable to us as a refreshing port, that it `bids fair to ccatol:date the • British power in both hemispheres. * V ..14 POLICE. • . MANSIOK.NO. , POST-OFFICE ROBBERY. - The Bristol letter-carrier, William Card, was yes- •" terday brought up for his second examination, be fore the Lord Mayor, upon the charge of secreting letters entrusted for his delivery, and stealing there on: bank-notes and drafts to no less an amount than 9;51 and embezzling the same. The Prisoner was apprehended in consequence of his presenting a bill for the payment of 101. at a Banker's in town, (Messrs. Howarth and Co.) ; the paymen` of which they had received instruttions to stop, bya letter from Bristol, by the morning's post, intimating a strong suspicion that the letter which contained it had been robbed. A Peace-officer was sea for, and the Prisoner taken into custody; and, when searched, there svere, found upon hits ... bank-notes to the amount of 3701. The Solicitor of the Post-office attended the eve. mination ; and two gentlemen, who had given evi'a • dente the preceding day, attended, to substantiate their infoimation upon oath. Immediately after which, by order of the Lord Major, the Prisoner was sent off to Bristol, in the custody of Tipper, the Officer, and a Police Constable from Bristol; An extraordinary instance of jnvenile perverseness was exhibited in the person of a little girl, named Mary Davi:, aged twelve years, and considerably under the usual rature at that age. She had been hound apprentice, by the Paosli Officers of St. lAtke's, to a Glover, named Hall, who, with his wife, and several of their friends, attended . he • stated, that although he had been frequently b efore ohhged to complain to the Magistrates of this girl's miscondutt, in idleness, lying; theft, disobe dience, and other instances oh gross misbehaviour ; and although she had been thrice committed to Bridevrell, and II egged, by order of the Magis trates, still she continued to persevere in gross mit concal, and was become utterly iocorngible, the Master therefore. prayed to be liberated from his charee, by annulling the indentures. A charge so extraordinary against a child at such years, whose conntenance and demeanour seemed to imply the direCt contrary, in all respetts, naturally in.!nted the LOOM MAYOR closely to interrogate the child, which Ifs Lordship did with great kinds= ' hose she could answer for such behrvion; I Anwar was, that her Master and Mistreat Otalltd7 .her cruelly, gave hes too much work, end tolillutert viduals, and that she had so ft od any day *Mil or task was finished. this charge Mr. Hall and his wife totally denied. Mr Hall satilje had treated her with Leery restsi sonahle driArce of kindness and indulgence,taeght het to read and write, and behaved to her as to - child, and endeavoured, by gentle means. his • • ' to keep her to her duty ; fur that, in addiridls , idleness and lies, she had repeatedly stol e n lions his pocket, and struck at her mistress,' - she enieavour-d to chastise'her. . . Mrs. Hall said, that all she was required Si* was to bind at the wrists two dozen pairs of Owen per day, though she might de three down with awl and - that she Gould riot be got to do even one ball the quantity. That failing in every other endeavour to corrett her conduet, she at last tried to render ha melts saljea totter diligence, and make her ap • .. • 1- . . a stimu l us to her industry. About three or frrar weeks since, this little u.cliFil - ° was brought before Aid:l - man Roweaorr, at Cinil.Thall, for •rinining away, when the Church warden of her pariah attended ; but the worthy - Alderman thinking the child too young to be bound . dawn to regular inclastry as an apprentice, and scouting the idea of bringing such art infant - before .. a Magistrate, er rendering her the sabieft of legal ~ chastisement for a childisa error, refused to inane . tere. . • , The same Chnrch.warden avoided the present • etatninatioe also, and said, the child had formerlt run away, beau • she was threatened with being again se-it to Bridewell, where she was before dogged, and scrvevertly a raid of a repetition tilt • die same severity. She might, he said, be of a re frattuty disposition; but she was very young, an 4 might be brotipt about by 4 little management. w i A respettabse man, named Waters, who lodge: in Mr. klall's house, corroborated the statement 'eV the perverseness ; and added, that she fir quemly sa: u;:on the stairs for an hour at a time. screaming, as if severely beaten, though vrithom. ever being touched ; and often, in this meaner, col lefted half the neighbourhood, who reproached beg Mister and Mistress fur their supposed cruelty. ' The Loa° MAYOR observed, that al:hough it "Rat [ possible that the child, from an erronetin: ed.:cantos; or wrong manner of •reatment, might have betray ed a rcfrmanry temper, yet he could not conceive there was any diffi-ulty in fortnir.g her. by lenity and reasonable management, instead of rigour and sMi verity. :no a valuable member of society. -fiat confining ' , mil a child to work from six in the morn ing until nine at night ; imposing on her a task i which was impes‘ible for her to perform; and withholding her fund until that task was finished t were things totally inconsistent with lenity, or pa- ' 4 ) tional treatment towards a child of her years, and not the mode to encourage or 'induce good habit. ; but still.more hopeless was the expedient df bring ing such an infant before the Magistrates, or soil- 1 mining her to a common prison to be cruelly frogged. Hit Lordship, haw/ever, complied, with the wish of the Master, in cancelling the girVs in dentures ; and committed her to the care of her Fetish Otficers, to find for her some other Master. FORGFRY. After the ordinary business was dispatched, a per son, of respeelable appearance, aged hboit five, named Sella, otherwise Gairitu, a native of Italy, underwent a long private examination before the Lord Mayor, upon a charge of forging and 0..- tering an other fur the payment of 2.L631. upon the house of Lloyd and Co bankers, in Lothbury, purporting to h rye been drawn by one of their itt respontitius, looes and Co. Man:in-:sir, of town he represented himself set :Muth:pat. Mr. Galtgas applied for the payment at Messrs. Lloyds', en the preceding afterneor, but was de sired to call again, which-he did, ycurrilay room ing, and WAS taken into custody ; ar the daft was instantly discovered to be larged. The Prisoner was COMTniqta to tile Poultry Conpter for further , vivo ce:el • t!r, air!, Si, meat t•iN We, (twit tied, as I nit to sat tea, 1 .it to spode lode , 'Si, 101 t r we !its, all ilk, %la ere last led, rid t Droty t sprat, are re- Esher, in pri ar•!,• ear %•a' Itle, vonshire• ay, at hit ON MU. owq• tL'.l tad Lads erday, for aposea i t Imo OT• r i a w eup Wash ,oom a T. wiptios I; lima! ingim3asot Blue an.i of Clarence .iir rtioatia' 'luck, Li , Ar and M Ir Emend t 4 ilv. M to Mastir re-- _ _ vs of Marl IMP Corot .• Id l av e ;ter ford, COka ;1-s , ve tone c' E ut-tecl.d2 Hon. M: -1 V 11Dp Mifqi