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Ans. Attorney, Mr. Jubi Phipps, Weaver's-hall, Bssiog- WI street. Edward Dawson, of Birmingham, victualler, to surren der, February 11, It, and March 4, at twelve, at the %Vial park, Muur-Street, Birmingham. Attorney., Meson. Eger ton, Norton, and Chaplin, I:ray's lan-square, Londou ; and Mr. Ileuson, Biimineharn. 'ohn Farrington, of Livirponi, Merchant, to surrender, February 4,5, and *arc* 4. at tom. at the York Hotel. WitiMoomees.eqcsare. Liverpool. Atroioey., Messrs. Mason nod Housman, New Bridge-strtet, London ; and Mr. Lea thee, Lord-street, Liverpool. -Sohn Riley, of keierter,•Emerr, to .amender, February *, 0,, at ten, and Mareh A, at three..at the Three Cruwaa lAiteater. Attonieys, Mr. D..Conky, Leicester; and Mr. W. R J 31111.. Fly.placr , Milburn, London. Charles 'Carlton Wrathell, of Lanraster, dealer in toils to surrender, 'February 8, at :ire. 9. at twelve, and March 4, t. th r ee, at the flops) Oak luta, Lancaster. Attorney., *Mts. 14e11 and Prodritle. Rtsw.clutrels-yard, London ; et;rl Me•srie. Wilson Rink II iggin„ Lancaster. * Ht - nry Clad' Perezrine, 'oleo( Lakin, Ilubberstune, Pem broke. shopkeeper, to surrender, Janwasy 99, Februaey 5, gird March 4, at therm, at the Nelsen Hotel, Milford, Pem. colte. Attorneys, Mr. D. R. Faynteer ' Pembroke; and Mr. thitton, Eirehruner Mier, Lincoln's Inn, London. trejarnin Hobbs, of Reelluidge, Southampton, coal and iiinlier.inerehant, to surrender, (:throaty 1, at three, 2, and Much 4 , at elects., at the (Pack Seat Inn, Winchester. Attorneys, Mr. Richard Foutner, Andover, Hants; and Nlessra. Dremrielgra and Barnes, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn, London. Samuel Skinner, of Slintro'o.huildiiip, Rotemary.lane, near ToWCT, hill, Middlmex, sloprieller. to sarrlader, January 29, fehruary 5, mid March 4, at twelve, al Guildhall, London. .4.4lorneya, Mr. Jobn Burnaby Mille, New Nurth.streci, Red Moutaguc (million, formerly of Lime-street, London, mind late of Calcutta, in the Fart Indira, merchant, in sur render, January 29, February 13, and March 4, at ten, at London. Attorney, Mr. Punic, Adam's-court, Old Uroad street. London. John Want, of Rosati! place. Fitzroy-square, aorgeon, in SW rei.Jer„ January 29, February 8, and March 4. at riertn, a 1 GuJdhatl, Loodou. Attorney, Mr. Phillip., K..ng. street. Covent.garden. George Geddes, formerly of Liverpool, mid now of Strom ...els, Orkney, :Solih Britain, merchant, to surrender, I.la nrary 25, February 5. and March 4, at ten, at Guildhall, Alto, isey, Mr. Croft, Chancery-lane, London. John Bailey, of Lonilnii.wrill, Loudon, roach-maker, to •nrreoder, January 25, Farrow y 5, and March 4, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Parnell, Church-street, Spital. 14,4 . . Alexantli r perill the elder, of Landon-street, Greenwich, :toil of William-street, liridrwrll precinct, Londou, bluish( r, 1u .arren.lrr, Felanai y 5,8, 111 , 111 March 4,lleleven, wt. Guildhall, London. At terucys, Misers. Gilliam ■nd Yonnerrait, A sigehroutri, Throgniortoss.strect. I iondon. Lyon Phillips and Joseph Phillips, of High Holborn, Middls, a, glamt &Arra, to >amender, January 29, February S, Nlareb 4, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, NI.. In plume, 0111 111 oad.t.l rt et ! , t,iiria King, late of Richard atrrrt, Commercial-road, al scv, but now a prisoner in Hie King's Bench, vie. twiller, to surrendt-r, January 29, February 5, and March 4, at iwt frt.., at Guildhall. Louth's. A itor uey, Mr. Gly nes, J'.•r•sh url, I:4<t _ . Jullit V I.ren, of Laudh slit ref , Spitalfirldq, Mi4ll.llexex, to r•tto 'ruder. J.tu wiry 29, February 2, Mai eh .1, 31 ter), at Guildhall, Loudon. Alto,ury, Mr. B oh", I Jun,' Tyler, owe or late of Petwort la, Sussex, spirit •oner. Cl In •••nacnalce, Fria any ?., at six, 3, and March 4, at tee, .0 Ow Swan lon, Pa I worth. Atiorneya, 11 r. TO, tvorth ; and Mraars. Williams, halliard, and ""' folga, Gray's 1...M.11111. 111f6.,1 of Great Wild.strect, Lincoln's /nn f,lk, hialaltescx, coal-ouraeltant, to surrender, Janitor! 26, Ftl.roas y 5, and March 4, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Atbu eta, Met,ars. %V. and I). Richardson, IValbrouk, I.vne!r is. DiviDENns. rArna:} E. T. Harvey, of GI, ai Yarmouth, Norfolk, inn roper, nl five. at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. y Ps. S. Hate, of the I.ondois Tavern, B,clitiosgate .ll. el. I. too, tavrrii kccper, at ten, at Guildhall. 16. W. Neilmor, of Liverpool, mcicliast, at nt the George Jim, Dile-atrer t, Liverpool. 11. I. Adcock, now or late of Birmingham, Ivo , i , at In - ( !we, at the Wool k Inn, Birmingham. F-1/. 1r 15. J. Itallimr, lute of the City Chausliera, Bi stri el, I.muttun, merchant, Mt:keen, at Guild- r.brris% 14. J. Parka, I oror Egislol, merchant, at two, at . . _ the C. 11111 l ICI rill I Rooms, Briktol. Pebrwiry of the Poultry, Loudon, bookseller, al 1.11, 2i G 11.11111211. _ FO‘riisry 14 W. White, of Chaiford, Gloucester, linen st eleven, at the Sell Inn, Gloucester. CERTI FICATES.-VIBRUARY I. GAnan, of llitiou.street, Sone s• Towle, Middlesex, P. HAIL of Liverpool, aserchant.—T. Vfiatt, I,u of Aylrsbm y, Buckingham, but now of St. John si tee I, Smilhlsl.l Middlesex, state-coach-aster.—H. Heath, o f 7,.!iiigtomstind, Middlesex, dealer in pictures.-8. Cla,k, of Wintioxliam, tarpauling.maker.—B. While, heretofore o f 111 4 1.1. "Astir, Mud I%IC of Wood .street, astapsitk, Loudon, Soffichl, of Birmingham, printer.—J. Lee, of Pi e.t.d. woollen•draper —J. W. Banepteld, of Neweasile tont•Tvor, merchant —J. Shnte, of Gosport, Southampton, P Holland, of Worcester, liopmuncletsit.-I{. Collett; of Rtts%ia.row, Milk-sired, London, factor.—E. T. , ...-r, of Si. Donsion%-laill, Louloo, general.mmeltant.— J Isle of the liksuptitenil-road, Middlesex, screen, per.—G. Fisher, hit of Liverpool, merch,ml.—W. Hickson, aN. Hood...wet, St. George, Westminster, Middlesex, c o ufeeti er —T. Mitchell, 11111• of the Comnieteinl.road, Midilli sex, oilman --T. Saiteriltwaite, of Liverpool, ow . Thomson, of Euler-street, Strand, Middlesex, baker —6 rvaus, jun. of High-street, Southwark, Sum), Itup-mereloant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. RllMlands, T. Wood. and Wm Anderson, of Arundel street, ratiton.septare, Middlesex, tailors, as far as rex/trite the T Huwlands, December 31, 1819.—H. J. Lindgren auv S Valley, of the Commercial Chambers, Minorics„ I.on• don. ..trip.agents, December 29, 1819,-1. Morgan and G. Wright, heretofore of Onslow.atreei, Hatton-garden, and suite of Red Lion-street, Clerkeawell, Middlesex, tea-nrse. sminnfactierers, November 8, 1819.—L. Dupuis and 1.. F. Daapetis. of Jernlyn.aireet, Westminster, and of Hammer. smith, wax-chandlers, Jody 1, 1819.-111. Mercer, Wm. Mercer, and G. Mercer, of Hasingliall-street, London, Shur& well-ball•fairturs, December 31, 1819.—F. G. Schulze sod J. Deese, of Poland street, St. James. 'Westminster, Mid dle*, a, printers, December 31, 1819.—M. E. Hopkius and R. 11 Petrie, of Riches-enart, Lime-street, London, brokers, December 31, 1511.—J. Croft sod J. 8. Smith, of George. Igor. tondos, summits, Deconlicr 31,1819.—J. Gibbon and A Gibbon, of War v ing High.street, Middlesex, mast onak..rs, Octbbcr 30, 1819.—E. Petty, G. White, P. Clemit mit, and .1. Jason. of Wormwood-street, Bisbopsgste.street, Lundeen, tea-drillers, December 2, 111111. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Seger, rem. pitied Loot this Keturns made in the week ending the 194 dap of J.suosary 1810, is 34..71d. ppr hundred weight, es. rt. elVe of the Dillies of Customs paid or payable thereon ou the importettu■ thereof into Great Britain. PRICES OF CORN. Avers* , Prices Ufe4;ro of Elegised and Wales, by die Quertrs . of Eir,itt Wiachestsr Dasbets, moil of Ontstiesl per bailor 14011ts.sioirdspoise,frosn the triunes received is the week roiled the lbtb of Jottuary, 1820. I I —1 a t 4.1 g a 4 • Id s 1 a. d I. 1 I. 1 I. s. 41. 43 1 40 34 1 43 44 3 47 43 10 —.. FOREIGN INIELLIG4.VC4. FRENCH PAPERS. PAWN JANUAR( 20. His West! beard Mao; yesterday iw Ws apart ments. His Majerity afterwards pre►ided at a Council of Minniters. The President of the Council and the Keeper of the Seals, M. Decuzes and M. De Serre, were absent, from continued in dispo.it ion. _ . - - . The widow of the late General Bertbier, accom panied by her children, had yesterday an audience of hi. Majesty. tie. Royal Highness Prince Paul of ‘Virtemherg yesterday left P.aris on his return to Stutgard, to which he has been culled as a Member of the States of the Realm. His children remain at Paris. It IS thought that the misunderersinding between this Prince sod his brother, the Kung of IVirtemberg, shrews to an end. The English resident at Versailles have sub scribed 4,500 francs for the relief of the poor of that city. We are assured that the liings of Spain and Por tugal have chosen Louis the Eighteenth supreme arbiter of their differences. It is thought that his Portuguese Mi.lraty will restore Monte Video to Spain, and receive Oliveriza in exchange. Br this arrangement the two Powers would he nearly quit. The 5 per cent. Consuls were on Tuesday 71 fr. 85 cents.; Bank Actions 1,425 fr. On Wednesday the 5 per cent. Consols were 71 fr. 60 cents. Bank Actions, 1,435 fr. CHAMBER OF PEERS. BULLETIN or THE SITTING or JANUARY 18. Marshal the Prince of Eckinuld explained the motives of the preposition mode by him, and adept ed in the last sitting. A deputation of twenty-five Members was elected, by lot, to assist at the anniversary service to be ce lebrated on the 2ht, in memory of Louis XVI. The Chamber proceeded to the Report of the Committee of Petitions, made by the Count Dr seze. Among them were four, the signatures of which amounted to 341, praying for the maintenance of the Charter and the LAW of Elections in their full integrity. The Reporter, after an exiilamoion of the moliers, proinised that the Chamber should WO/ to the Order of the Day. This tiaolion wa , orpused by the Coma Laiijiiinais, who proposed that the petitions shoithl be referred to the bureau for verification. Counts 1),I1U and Segur spoke on he FaMe iuie. 'lie Nliitquis I,sictir-du-I'in and Baron Hirsute siiiiimited the Order of the Day. The debate beisig dosed, the Chutnlier divided. when out of 157 votes, there were :OP for the Oilier of the Day. The Chamber adjourne,l sine die. OF DEITTIEs. HITTING OF TIIK 1,111 JANuAtur. A deputation of -20 iti,mbeve s‘us chosen to aiisisit at the umolverst§ry *riv , er, iu tilemoty of Louis the Sixteenth, on the at the church uts Saint Denis. The Chamber then proceeded to the report of the Committee of Petition4i, after which the ChatOter adjourned to Saturday. 'JAIN i;RITISiI. PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, I 8 O. THE KING. The Doke of YORK arrived on Saturday ut Windsor, and ►lept at the Castle. It is with the deepest regret that we state our app►ehensions (but which are founded 014 on rumours which may arise from the contiumil attendance of the Doke of YORK on his veneraLle parent) that his MaJcsvir iS again seriously indi►posed. It k more than pro bable that the severe weather way have pro lucetl alarming effects on a constitution which must be gradually yielding to the infirmities of a great age. Yesterday, shout three o'clock, an express was sent of by so orderly dragoon from town to the Duke of 'ironic et Oatlands, to require the Royal Duke's sttendatiee in London ; however his Royal Highness arrived soon after and attended the PRINCE REGENT. at Carlton Douse. Yesterday the Duke of CLARENCE visited the PRINCE REGENT. THE DUKE OF KENT.—We are extremely gra tified in being able to say, that the bulletins of the state of his Royal Highness the Doke of KENT, re ceived in London yesterday, were of a More favour able nature than those of the preceding day. " sidmoutli, January 21, 1820-9 o'clock, a. ni. " His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent cosaiiuuea much the same as be was yealcrday. (Sigurd) " J. WILSON, M.D. " W. G. MATON. M.D. " Light o'Cluck, p m. " The Duke of Kent !mud the day rather more favoura bly than yesterday." (Signed as above.) The Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday arrived yesterday. The Petitions against any alte ration in the Law of Elections have been rejected in the Chamber of Peers by a oattjority of 48. This was a wore favourable result than in the Chamber of Deputies, in whirl', on the same question. the Ministers bad wily a majority of +5. Deputations were elAtewin both Chtunbersto gild at the fune ral service in memory of the death of Lunn XVI. which was celebrated at the church of St. Denis on the 21st instotsit. A great Wind in the Seine sod the breaking up of the ice had been attended with great damage am! twiny accidents on that river. Dutch and Hamburg,' have arrived with Papers to the 15th Umtata, but their contents sire nut of any interest. A Flanders 11ai1 'mired last night, with Papers loin 8r0.:4,4s to the '2 ist irritant. The fulluwing are extracts : vIESIMA, AA NV ASY 4. Several ►ubjects of great importance to all Germany have been settled without any decided opposition from any quarter. The last subject discussed was She interpre tation of the thirteen Articles of the Federal Art. The reporter in Hared, that there was no intention or inter fering wills the constitutiono which stone Sovereigns of Ger many have gi►es to their people, but that their exiateuce Was lass ohjection to the establkliment of steam general prin ciples. Hr laid down the doctritte, that every nation haring a hiototy of its own, promotes its own r by founding a conotittition on foreign basis ; and that it can never be Kowa fur the Germans to adopt the institutions of 1 to. reign country, whose history his n's sisidoey with that of Germ:thy, and a hose situation is wholly inherent. ttt CURT, MYVARY 14. The Chainher of Cummeree at Cologne has presented to the Pt used All Nnl istry a memorial on this wield "Shall the Rhine be ficv to the sea or not ?" As ilullviiil interprets the hist Artiult of Os*. Art of Cusigresii, it relates only In the inter nal tiositatilM, 91) I hit the Rhine would-be free in its whole oiriv, but liulland might impose what duties it pleased at its mouth. The memorial endeavours to prose, by the history of the Hotels tnll., and by the Act !tacit; that this is nut the real sense of :he Article. The brig E.rpress, Captain 13Anttr.T, from Ciib raltar, touched at Portsmouth oil ('riclry night, and sailed again on Saturday moroinig for Stand gate Creek. She brought a trim!, which has been forwarded. Ily her we learn that the epidemic fever in Cadiz declined very much toward the loiter end of Noretniirr, und was flrel:trvd to have in the first weeks of I)ecember. entirety ceased Commonly:0 . 10os with the di•t ricts of Spain adjoin iiig Gibralt:tr, which continued healthy throughout the autumn, were iii consequence opened on the 23.1 of Dect niter. 'h lie Spanish Government had lin po•eil an chservation of forty days, dating from the kst code, tiro') Cachz and the towns which had been alketi rt. The garri,on arid civil population of Gibraltar cojoyed the most perfect state of health during the season. The Emperor of mouocco had q uelled the distudiaiii, , , which prevailed i n 1114 dominions during the summer. The plague subsided there, with the exception of t few cases, which were reported to have occurred in the towns on the v•estern coast. The Loan Cu/Au:Ewa bad an 'audience of the Pattscx !Immix yesterday. An overland dispatch from Bomhay anived on Slturday at the East Indi• House, but the political intelligence brought by that medium has not beets 'Orrind to transpire. The Company's ships York and Marquis of Hosting arrived at Bombay, the fanner on the 15 . 11, the latter on the tht of August. The following is an extract of a letter received on Saturday from Barhadne• :--•"rhe non-intercourse with America produces no inconvenience to our col 'es in general., and this island at least is per fectly iutleiresoleut of the United States. The in tercourse with British America it , extensive, and be neficial to us. and I have never known this Wood in greater prosperity. Within two years the value of land has advanced 100 per cent. We Lave not heard of sissy depredations by the Insurgent vessels since the Fortitude was plundered off Maddra." PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 20.—The sth Veteran Battalion, Col. COGHLAN, a on the march from Slifilplllilre to this garrison, fur duty. The Watt has been repaired ; the Itichnerrud and Bchetub, were taken into dock on 'Faraday, to be repaired. The (Mon, 104 guns, was midocked on Monday, having been terutell, and the Endynsion frigate takes, tutu dock tlie same day, to he repaired. The Shamrock. Captain M. Witax, having been re fitted, will sail no Saturday lor Ourrosary and Cork, to resume ■uneying. Sailed the Sprightly, fur Dartmouth. The Alexande►, CARPENTER, from iloutluras, with a cargo of mahogany for London, put auto Portsmouth on Thursday, being short of prowia sinus. She spoke many •easels beating in ll* chops of the Channel against a strong north-east wind, which had so long prevailed that most of the vessels were short of water and provisions. The Alexander sailed on S.itiarday afternoon fur the River. The Bremen, 48, Captain Vu. SHEPHEARD, will sail this dry, to join the squadron under Rear- Admiral Pr..turew, at St. Helena. Lieutenant CHARLES HILLS lilts j.iined the Vrezen. rare HIRE. Captain J. Tour NICOLAS. C. B. has taken the command of the Egeriu. Mr. LLOYD EDWARDS is appointed master of her. The extraordinary strength of the ice on the ricer Ear, last week. presented many novel scenes. From Exeter Bridge to Towhriii, the river and canal have been covered with skaters. Eves. d o w n SS low as Topsham, many persons. we are assu►ed, here walked acres to and from that town and the 'Kenton and Exwick shore. A party dined on the ice off Topsham. 0.. Saturday a spring-tide lifted the !nowt field of ice, and broke it ; so that it Gal cif away with the eble iu such 000000 eismt mas-es, as actually te break iv the bows of a coal vessel that unfortunately lay in the way.—The furred and feathered tribes have Puttered in a manner unprece dented sitter the illeaVy sllUw sIX )raf• ago. Even those airy birds, thiushra and blackbirds, have vi sited the bower near the centre of Exeter, every morning. and fed at the doors and window's; whilst the market is filled with woodcocks, plovers, wild ducks, teal, &c. .1 • • . 4 tti *to) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES. A RRIV Al.l. The Earl or Ntalmesbery,st Lis loose in Hill street, Ber keley,plarr, Ginn his seat, Horn Cutirt, Haute. Li , nl at his house in Chesterfield4treet, !Mayfair, from a inir. The Dowazer Cionntess man square, limn her seat is Notliaehamslnie. I.ord Carring,iiin, at his house, Whilebatt, from his seat, High Wsreomh, Bucks. DEPARTURES. Tbc Duke of Wellington, from A icsleydrouse, fur his seat, Stratfieldsay, Danis Tim Marquis ■ud Nlarchinnees of Worcester, from the Earl of Jri►e ~ 's i-eat, Middletuu-park, Oxfordshire, fur Bad minton, Gloucestershire. The Marriu:s and Mai chiusess of Bundy, from the Duke of Bedford's seat, %inborn Abbey, on a tour. Colonel and Mrs. Bailey, from Waterloo-place, fur Staple gruel. dodge, Somerset. On Pridsy Mr. and Mrs. D. Baring, from their house in Bei keley-squarc, fur Parrs. COVE/VI:GARDEN THEATRE. Mrs. BEAUMONT made her first appearance at this theatre on S•eteirday night, in the character of 'sate/la, in The Fuld Marriage. This Lady is nut new to the st4ge. Sire has played in the northern theatres, and about a dozen years ago per.. forir.ed at the Haymarket theatre. Sire was then of triatived age and talent, of pleasing person, and feature. It may be easily conceived that time has not improved the charms of face or person. The Lady, however, is not without the advantages th.t good sense never tails to derive hunt expe rience. Sine seemed perfectly acquainted with the business of the stage. • lint this is a very weak title to the high place which Mrs. BEAUMONT filled on Saturday night. Kith the impression of Vat. Isalreihr of the last live years fresh in the recollection of a London a lithe rice, it Is no or dinary talent tlvet can s.sti.ly their expectations. Mr. AIM:READY preserved thr interest of the play from falling into utter iiirlitTererice. His travel worn appearance' and manner, his fire and judicious delinealion of a trallt frrhug, accompanie d with subdued passion, wire in beautiful iliougli melan choly keeping with the bewildering disasters of his fete. His performance was a 'perfect image of a brave . alfectionate man, whose experience, though it had hardened his exterior, had left his heart as open us ever to the advances of love and kindness. It was lucky for the Ludy that Iris fall left an im pression which kept the ferlitigs of the audience too busy to attend to her subsequent defects. When the curtain dropt there was a considerable stir of applause, but there was not one symptom of appro bation strewn in her progress through the part. Yeoerdry the Earl of LONSDALE visited the Pitiscs REGENT at Carlton-house. The PRINCIi REGFNT attended &vine service y•titerday at the Chapel Royal, St. lime•t's- palace. Yetilertiov divine servioe was pert . ..ruled by the Rt v. Mr. BLOMISERG, t, the Royal Household, ut The Earl of I..tvt,uroor. entertained • select party of dirtinrtiou yetiteiday, ut his scut, Coornb holm., Kingston. Sir WM. SCOTT, B tri. give a grand dinner on Satuiday, at his lion.e to (;iafiosi-‘treet, Bond. street, to a large viol) of ditittieguished personnwili, among whom Wurt• - The Duke of Montrose, Ike Australasianr of the Nether hods, Boron Was. Pagel. Lord Carleton, Sir Edmund An *ruling, Bart. the Right Hun. Thows■ Oreaville, Hun. Wel lesley Pule, Mr. Jekyll, Mr. Sloane, Mr. ergot, Ike. The Right Hun. Tn 011.113 GRIUIVILLS gave • grand (linnet yesterday to the Ainhassadar of the Netherlands, Baron Wst. FAcnta, Sir WM. Scar; Bart. and a large party, at JIM residence in Cleve. land-squsre. Among the last arrivals at Bash are:— Load Deliegbroke, Sir 11.ly, and the Misses Blair, Sir W. Clinton, Sir A., Lally, and Miss Mood, Sir J. Salis bury, VIIIII3 Osten, Dr. Rim kburite, Dr. Murewoud, Lieut.- Gem A. Campbell, Cal. Pepper, mid 11Iojur Aubrey. The festivities of the %reboil have been kept up with great gaiety nt Ilitrewood House. There-Ito been a conetaut succession of fashionables partaking of the hospitality of the venerable Earl ; and a large party are at present his inmates. An officer of the Cnstoins of Ireland Ines very appropriately written a treatise upon the Habits of the people of that country. On Tuesday last, a most elegant ball and sup per were given by Lady MILDMAT, at East Gate house, the residence of PAULET ST. JOHN MILD MAY, Esq. one of the Members for the City of Winchester, to the Corporation of the City and the iseighbouring families within a circle of 20 miles. There were neatly 200 persons present, amongst whoa; were observed, 11w Countess of .NORTHESII, and the Ladies CA RtiECIE, Reverend Sir HBNay RIVERS, ['wt. and the Diparisger Lady RIVERS. • On Wednesday last Rontrar WHERLER, Esq. Mayor of ‘Vyeonibe, gave his grand inauguration flintier. The iteighbottring Nobility and Gently were inviteil to partake of the festivities of the day; snit! Lord Dooms:0. of Grove Park, presented a fine due, as a mark of his respect for the Corpora tion of the ancient B KU of W 3 e A young Lady appeared at the Barb Theatre, in the character of Belvidera, in the tragedy or l'erei••e Preserred, on Monday last. The Bath Herald says it was her first rut:wire and final exit. Mr. AsuF's fourth Subscription Concert, on Wednesday last. at Bath. conststed of AlEircit's celebrated opera of 1/ Amalie° per In Alterira.— Miss N •LOI sirs eveiy thing that could be wished, both in her very superior style of singing Na well as acting. The Misses Astic were lisought forward on this occasion, for the ti , st time. its an operatic point of view ; and acquitter, themselves with great success. A more interesting debut than both these young Ladies shade, has sseterbeets wititessed. The report-of the death" Of Admiral C impacts. is not believed iis the circle of his relatives and anti. mate friends,. DESTRUCT] V E Fin E. Ye►terday morning, about two o'clock, a most dreadful and destructive fire broke rut at th e pre. miles of Mr. Child, dry-salter. opposite Old Swat, stairs, near London-bridge. The flans►s wee r rapid in their prog►ess, that the utmost uppreliett. sion was entertained for the safety of the inighlopur. hood. About half-past two o'clock the elequel i i 1,,,i got to such an alarming height, that it illumined the metropolis fur several miles round. The se es from London-bridge presented r grand :sod r.t..4.1 spectacle. Several engines were soon on tI spat, but owing to the severe frost, and the plugs haring frozen, no water could be procured for near 114111 r. The firemen were observed in all directions, hating the plugs, and notwithstanditig the catastroph e pened so near the water-►ids, no water could be gut from the river, it bring at the period low Ik e , Before three o'clock the hack premises of Mr. Mathews's brush-manufactory, between Swari-l.o.: and Black Raven-alley, leading to Upper Tiianit. Street, caught fire, and the house of Mr. Bollavt, adjoining those of Mr. Child's, soon fell a prey to the devouring element. From a quantity of ono: that was in Mr. Matheiss's premises catching ti,,, the flames increased so rapidly that they estetateJ to several warehouses in Sago- lane. The house cf Jr.G tea-dealer, mud his dwelling-house, sic' , two others ; those of Mr. Field, tallow-cliandlrr; Mr. Thomaa, wine-merchant ; and Mr. Drew, ,seat and hop-factor, iii Swan-lane and Black Berri:- alley, were totally destroyed ; the walls of three buildings fell down at an early hour in Swan-hroe, and completely blocked up the passa ge . (; ,- apprehensions were entertained several times IT the safety of Fishmongers' Hall, winch is inoti,- thately on the spot ; but by the exertion, of cite fi►emen with their togines, and a supply of wteer, they succeeded in preserving this spacious lug : it has suffered some injury iu the lower Of the extensive warehouse of Mr. Price, in (';,err Thames -street, bop-factor; and that of M-. Ma thews adjoining, nothing remain but the bare wa:l•. The house of Messrs. Itonalds and Coventry, buy.tr and cheese-factors, also residing in Tlsenes-.inert, has suffered most severely, hut providentially is not destroyed. The Bridge %Vand school-house, live or six other hou►es in Saari-lane au•l Mark Haven-alley, are burned to the ground. The trim manufactory office on the bank of the Thames n,. at intervals surrounded with flames, but fortunate! : escaped without injury. The fire continued burning with great fury w eleven o'clock yesterday morning, alit n a dreailtii explosion of gunpowder took place, and tore OF the roofs of several houses. This caused tie utmost terror among the inhabitants, who fen• A that more gunpowder still remained in the hunii .g ruing, and that a second explosion might be the consequence. It is computed that not less than 15 or 16 bui!,l - have been destroyed nn this occasion. A ti 7(... man narrowly escaped from the fall of a high with, while playing on the burning ruins. A 1;1(1, wr bear, had his arm severely bruised, and several pci— souls were slightly injured. A cast concourse of persons assemlded yester day to behold the ruins. Numbers of coostabfes and palish officers were in attendance duriug the whole day, to prevent any intrusion of the populace. A report was prevalent that a man was missing, but upon minute inquiry, we could notascermia the fact ; we therefore trust the report way 'word unfounded. Several of the engines were iu excel lent order, and it is principally owing io the setv%e exertions of the greatest that the Fislintongei.• Hall was saved. We have riot beeu able to ascer tain how the five commenced. The property con sumed it %re) , cousiderithle ; it is calculated to amount to some hundred thousand pounds. Saturday lemming, soon after sin. an alarming fire broke unt in the extensive workshop of Messrs. Elliott and upholsterers, in New Iton d •strect ; from the quantity of wood un the premises, the ,;realest alarm was euteriameit for a considerable time for the whole sicighlnimlrwsol Engines, however, arriving soon after, and a plentiful sup ply of water being obtained, we air happy to rigid the Fu j i, cipal damage i■ confined to the Wailing in whrth the fire commencer!. The shops to the Haunch of Venison-y.l: d were at our time In ■ complete blaze; het this was futlu uately subdued by the activity of the firemen. Friday morninz, between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire broke out iu the dwelling•bowse of Mr. Taylor, baiter, In Garden-row, London-road, St. George's-lii lilt, which, Iw. fare the arrival of any engines, hail enveloped the whale building in tames. The wind at the time was rather latgh, and blew the lames into a court at the back, inhabited be poor people, and containing the workshops of Mr. Tv)lor and Mr. Butt, chair and rirsk.inattress.makers, whirl, at.,. took fire. The passage of the court was so uarrow, the' much confusion emitted in brisigirg out the furniture of the inmates; many acre seriously hurl, and a great part of the furniture was destroyed. Al length four or five engiuts st rived ; but some difficulty took place before soy watt: could be gut; and whilst the firemen were employed in ens. -rig ;doors, the devouring clement had cunamouicated to the Heil-lit-Hand pablie•hewse, next door, and also to the back premises of Mr. Hayes. a grocer. A plentiful supply of water Ming at length obtained, the engines weve pot in lei uiallion with the utmost celerity, and by two o'clock the Le was subdued (it was supposed anally), leaving four at five houses gutted completely. No further apprehensions were entertained fur the premises, and the firemen went to dames : brit about four in the afternoon the flames again burst forth with great fury; the men, however, were soon on the spot, auJ being ably seconded by the inhabitants and passengers, imccreded in extinguishing the fire totally. The low was considerable. The navigation of Chichester harbour ho been totally mopped during the last tea days of the fast. Previous to the thaw, as the tides were on the spring, the ice increased is many places to six feet in thickness, and in some to ten feet ! Small craft are now in motion. The strong southerly wind of %Vectoredley having broken the immense messes of ice, and it becoming calm on the ebb tide, the chats. nel is once more free. V