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iejolicions proceedings of his friends, who have r eeled anxious to render his MAJESTY en object o f suspicion to his people, that his people might se rendered objects of hatred and hostility with him. The latest accounts fmos Constantinople are those of the 17th of December, at which time that c oy was tranquil. The Persian army has checked as march of invasion, and no further apprehensions re entertained at Constantinople upon that subject. The charge of perfidy and unwonted cruelty against the Greeks for their conduct at the capture of T r ipoliszsisis effectually disproved by intelligence f•o'u Vienna, where certainly the coupe of Grecian i,eitoto finds but few friends. The town of Tripo. 1.-ti was taken by storm, and every one must be ,sire that in such an event the conduct of con. querors, no matter of what nation, whether civilized or barbarous, has never been deemed a legitimate subject for critical investigation. No faith was pledged to the Turks in this instance, and the Greek soldiery, abandoned as they must be on such au occasion to the indulgence of their ictlividnal passion., might be excused, if in the excitement and enthusiasm of victory they re taliated upon their hated oppressors the crimes which they had themselves hero taught to suffer. The domestic news in the Paris Papers is not important. The Chc►lnber of Deputies held a public sitting on the 16th, for the purpose of re ceiving a Report from the Committee of Petitions. The subjects of these petitions are of little interest w ith us, for they refer for the most part to matters of individual concern. Among those of a public nature are Petitions to the Chamber recornmendiog the preservation of the forests of France, and the abrogation of a law of the Republic, enacted 10th V e ndemiaire, year IV. which rendered the Com munes responsible for all crimes committed within them by open force. The Committee proposed that the Chamber should puss to the Order of the Day. A debate arose on this motion, and it was successively moved, as an amendment, that the petition ►hould be referred to the Council of the Ministers, or to the Mini►ter of Justice. The pro position of the Order of the Day was rejected. The reference to the Council of Ministers shared the same fate, being rejected by • majority formed of the right end right centre. The reference to the Minister of Justice was filially adopted—four or fire Members only, of the extreme left, having voted against it. It was finally determined that the debate upon the project of law fur controlling the offences of the press should commence on Saturday last. A report was to ,be made on the same day from the Committjpe of Petitions, some of which it was understood had reference to the island of St. Do mingo. The Coma de LeAumoor proposes that the Government should consider about the means of regaining possession of that colony : while, on She other hand, M. CIVIQUit DE GASTIIIII recom mends that • treaty of commerce should be mode with the Government of Hayti. These Petitions will probaby give rise to some interesting discussion. The French Five per Cents. were on Wednes day, 85 f. 70c. Bank Stock 1,535 f. It is said that the Court of Directors of the East India Company have given the Marquis of 1115T IMO full permission to remain in India as Chief Governor, and that • ship of war has been lately dispatched by Government with advice, to that effect. Should the Marquis, however, prefer to return to England, Sir EDWARD PAORT will pro csed from Ceylon, and assume the rank of Com mender-in-Chief of the forces in India. It is also that in the event of the Marquis's return be will be appointed Ambassador to the Court of Vienna. The Racy°las frigate, Captain ARTHUR W. J. CLIFFORD, LB. will gn out of Portsmouth liar hour and 'proceed to the Mediterranean station in the couise of this week, to relieve' the fietinialiass noire, Capt. the lion. FLEETWOOD PILLEW, C. B. The Newcastle, 60, Captain A. FADED AWE, aes paid off on Wednesday. On Saturday the dispatches for St. Helens, Bombay, and China, by the ship Orwell, Captain T.SANDERS, were closed at the East India House, sod delivered to the Punier of that ►hip. The Indefatigable, which arrived at Liverpool on Friday last, from Bahia. brought the iotelligence of a very serious disturbance which had taken place there• between the Brazilian and European troops. floth parties were stated to have entrench ell themselves, and an engagement waa hourly ex pected, is which mach blood would, must proba bly, be shed, nod the result (which ever party ob tained the victory) productive of disastrous conse quences to the commercial interests. - The reduction of rent and tithe, in consequence of the low prices of agricultural produce, it is re marked, is now become quite general; so that ii is tither invidious to specify particular individuals who adopt this excellent course of conduct. We are happy to learn that the Lords of the Treasury have it in contemplation to suspend all Exchequer •r other processes for the collection of say arrears of taxes due and unpaid bv • from parishes, previously to the sth of April, Os Friday GILES KING LYFORD, Esq. sur g eon, *is elected:en Alderman and Magistrate of Win theiter, in the room of the late Wm. Dau arr., Esq. decmtd. OnThursday last, at the County Hell, Winchester, S'rJot►n NE;vaute (brother of the Re•. Dr. New- CO LT, of that city), was appointed Chairman of the t?lunty Sessions, in the- ro.im of the Right Hon. *runs Boum', resigned. • i • • . ' A \ °- 05 40 64. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Dike of Montrose ites issued cards of isteltatio• for •• entertainment oo Wednesday SCSI at his hums in Gros. vesor-privare. Tits Ambassador of the Netherlands has issued cards of invitation fur two entertainments ou Wednesday and Friday Neat. Lord and Lady Hampden entertained • select party at dinner yesterday at their house in Green.strett, Grosvenor. saran.. Lord Holland entertained a party of his distinguished friends at dieter yesterday at his hoses In Old Burlington street. The Earl of Harrineton bad a select party et dinner yn terday at his bootee in the Siable.yard, Sl.Jairees. Paco* Grenfril, Esq. M.P. bad a *elect party at dinner yesterday at ►is bowie in Cbarles.street., St. Jatnes'►lquare. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Doke of Demolish', Is shortly expected is lowa from Iris seat, Hardwick, Derbyshire. The Marquis mid Marchioams of Choliorporkley are ar rived is tows from Blighted. _ _ _ The Marquis aid Marchioness of Lourlooderry returned to tows yesterday from their mat, North Cray, Reset. The MarcMoslem of Exeter leaves lows tomorrow fur her seat at Rostiranipina. The Earl sad Countess Cowper and family arrived yester. day at their boom la Geuree-atieet, Hanover-square, from their seat, Pessimist/rev, Herts. The Prussian Ambassador sod suite left Brookes Hotel, Leicester.sqoare, on Saturday, for their Dew residence is Mintsfield-street, Cavendish-squire. The Earl of Sb isd Lord Boyle arrived yesterday at the Leedom Hotel, Albemarle•alreel, from their seat i■ Suffolk. The Earl of Clanricarde arrived on Saturday at the Cla rendon Hotel, Boad-street, from Hants. Lord Melberg, has returned to town from Earl Cowper's seat, Paosanger, Herts. Sir Edward and Lady Barry sad family have left Jordsn's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Hsstiugs, Sussex. General Dalrymple has left Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for his mat is Seam:; also E. Silvertupp, Eaq. for Brighton. Fowler Hicks, Esq. has left the Royal Hotel, St. James's. street, fur Oxford, also Thomas Fitzgerald, Esq. on a woe. Sir H. Stewart, Bart. arrived on Saturday at Cook's Ho. tel, Albemarle•streel, from his seat is Scotland; also Mr. and Mrs. Van Bigue and family from India. Frederick Disuromb, Esq. left Hodpoo'a Hotel, Dover street, yesterday, for Oxford. J. H. Langston, Esq. M.P. arrived ea Saturday at The. man's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from a tour; also Charles Ellis, Esq. sen. General Balfour has left ditto on a tour. Sir Edward Baker, Bart. arrived yesterday at Kirkham'a Motel, Lower Brook.street, from a tour. Lord sad Lady Newry have left ditto for their seat is Berks. Mr. and Mrs. John Snryd, and Miss Carlisle are arrived at the British Hotel, Jrruiya.street, from t►e Rev. Wm. Car. Usk's seal, Belmont, Staffordshire. BRIGHTON. JANUARY 18. The King left the Pavilion in his travelling car riage, at eight o'clock ou Thursday morning, for Carlton Palace; and we are happy to stale, return ed in excellent health at half-put four yesterday afternoon. Sir E. Nagle accompanied his Neely. Lords Talbot and Sidinouth left on Tuesday; ■nd the Marquis alio Marchioness of Cholusondeley, ou Thursday. The other departures Imes been, Lord Lowther, Sir C. Paget and Mr. Croker, on Monday; Lord Si. Helen's and Sir B. Bloomfield, on IVedoesday ; sod Sir E. Nagle and Mr. Mark Singleton, on Thursday. Lord John Townshend has left us for a few days at Petworth, on a visit to the Earl of Egremout. GRAND BALL. Chapel Field House, near Norwich, on Wednes. day night last, exhibited such a splendid and inte resting assemblage of rank and fashion, youth and beauty, as we never before witnessed in the January Sesoons week. Six young Ladies appeared as brides, and several others made their debit in the elegantly dressed circle, which was composed prin cipally of country families; there were about 350 ladies and gentlemen present, amongst whom were the following : His Majesty's Lieutenant (the Hon. Colonel Woilehose, M.P.,) the Earl of Orford and the Ladies Georgians and Catherire Walpole, the Countess of Morley, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Lord and Lady Suffield, Lord Bayning, Hoa. Mrs. Wudebouse, Hon. and Rev. A. Wodebouse and Mrs. Workhouse, Hon. Mrs. Peke, Hon. and Rev. Mr. To•sialiend, Sir G. sad Lady Jerninghans and three Misses Jerninghas, Sir T. and Lady Preston and Minus Preston, Sir E K. and Lady Lscon, Sir R. and Lady Harvey, Capt. and Mis. Beauchamp, Rev. Dr., Mr., and Mess liesor, Rev. G. Stracey and Mrs. Stracey, E. Worle. house, El. M.P., and Mrs. Wudebouse, H. Gurney, Esq., M.P., and Mn.s Gurney, Mr. and Mrs. Berney, Mr. and Mrs. A Fountains, Mr. and Mrs. Marshes, Mr. sad Mrs. H. N. Burroughs, Mrs. Hussey ' Thu Schutz, Mr. Peire, Mr. Grua dos, jur., Mr J. J. Gay, Rev. Robert Bathurst, Rev. K. C. Long and the Misses Limg, Rev. J. Fellows and Miss Fel !owes, Rev. Mr. end Mrs. Pittman, Rev. Mr. and Mn.. Hein hey, Captain D'Este, Captain Gooch, Colonel Neltburpe, Major Mason, Rev. Prebendary and Mrs. Thirdow, Mr. and Mrs. Alderson, Alderman Herring and Mrs. Herring, Mr. and Mrs. R. Herring, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Corld, Mr. and Mrs. J aims Gay, Mr. Sheriff Gibson, he. Au. The Ball was opened by Mr. Mayon and Lady Georgians Walpole, in a country dance. Qua— drilles immediately followed, which were danced both belore and after tea with much elegance.— They were continued with the greatest animation until three o'clock ; when about twenty uutired fashionable couple Fenian:ed. who concluded a most pleasant ball, with the old lively dance of Sir !eager de Carole!, and the almost interminable nilzy figure of the Boalaager. It was past four o'clock before the room was cleared. Hi• Royol floghoess the Duke of CLAuxwcs is expected to visit Portsmouth iu the course of this week. _ _ The Southampton Theatre has closed for the season. THE ANNUAL RIVINGTON respectfully isifurni the public, that their Manua Register foe 1820, commencing with his prevent Majesty's reign, will be ready for delivery on WEDPISIDAY NEXT, the 23d, price 18a. in boards, either at No. 82,St. Paul's Church. yard, No. 3, Waterloo-place, or by any giber Bookseller. A Prospectus may be bad gratis. Two volume. in cunt in it a. lion of the (maser Mir, are nearly ready fur publication, and will be speedily a n nounced.—Jasuary le, 1822. One or the principal brewers in Cambridge hes reduced the price of ale oue penny per quart. DRURY-LAIV Imurßx. The Pirate was performed here for the fourth time on Saturday evening. It improves and ad vances in the favour of the andieace at each retire. sentation, the movement, of the machinery, which must possess some degree of complication, being managed and remitted with increasing skill and correctness, sod the visible effects of course invested with • more deceptive resemblance to reali ties. The opening scene of the raging see, which swallows the Pirate's vessel, is very fine. It im mediately suggests to the spectator the celebrated one in the Antiquary and, without attempting a comparison, which indeed they do not well admit of. it may be asserted that each is admirable in its kind. It required some art to clothe • drain. constructed on such slight materials es those af forded by the original work, with the intere.t which ibis possesses. All the aid which could be derived from the talents of the painter, the ma chinist, and the musician (in theory as well as practice), has been liberally bestowed upon it; and we believe the most dramatic incidents and Lions of the story have been interwoven in its tex tore. The acting is also generally entitled to ' great praise. Mr. Coopsa's personation of Cieve land is a most favourable specimen of his talent for the stage. His assumption of the character is exact, faithful, and spirited. His performance speaks boldly to the mind and heart: it at first creates a decided aversion to the rough manners and intrusive bearing of the marauder. softened into pity on observing the workings of love and re covering virtue on a superior spirit, and warmed into deep sympathy on witnessing the noble mind o'erthrown," and replunged in baseness and infamy by the apparently inevitable force of his destiny. OLYMPIC THEA7'Rg. An extraordinary scene was exhibited at this Theatre on Saturday night. The performance an. nounced for the evening's entertainment was The Pirate, and at the usual hour the house began to fill. At seven o'clock, there being no ap pearance of the musician., the audience became impatient, and manifested their feeling■ in the customary way, by calls for " music," Sm.-- This wu iu vain, and the storm increased.— Mr. OXIIIIMT, the stage-manager, at length came forward, and, alluding to the absence of some of the principal performers, for reasons which he did not explain, lamented that there could be no per. formaoce that evening. He apologised for the dis. appointment, bat said, all those who had paid fur admission, should receive their money as they went out. Pending the uproar, the money takers had gone into the theatre to ascertain the state of affairs, and mot being in their places when the public rushed out, a new source of complaint arose. The crowd, flutist% ne impediment, went on till they reached the street, where their numbers were considerably swelled by the passengers, who without hesitation, returned with them into the theatre ; and thus that which before had been a thin house became almost " • bumper." The distress of the Manager was thus enhanced : it was impossible to discriminate between those who had paid and those who had entered ai tli. out that ceremony,, and consequently a difficulty arose as to those who were entitled to the proposed restitution. Much confusion followed, but at length it war proposed and acceded to by the major part of the persons present, that they should take checks, and call ut the Theatre on Monthly to receive back their money, and thus the busi. fleas ended in the theatre; but several of the gallery members became extremely pressing fur the return of their money at the moment, and pro ceeded to the house of Mr. °seem to enforce their claims. Here they became clamorous to a degree, and the crowd increasing. it was not till the interference of the police that order was restored. We understand that the cause of this unfortunate occurrence is attributable to discontent felt by some of the performers whose salaries were in arrears.. We sincerely hope that some amicable arrangement may be made befo►e this night; and that a tnerire, abounding with talent, and affording so pleasing a source of entertainment, may not be altogether closed. We believe that there were not kas than seventy or eighty persons dependant on their exer tions on these boards for a subsistence. MIRACULOUS ESCA PR. Wednesday moruing, shout four o'clock, the inh•bltawls of Cl street, Keimiogion Cross, were roused from their beds, and thrown lotto the greatest eualusioe rod alarm, its cossequeoce of a tremeuduits crash, followed by an in breakiug of glass brig heard. The watchmen sprung their rattles, and the whole neighbourhood was in ernmieruation aid terror for a considerable time. At knots isa was disco vered, that a huge stack of chimney h■d fallen down en the roof of Mr. Timothy Osborn, No. 3, in that st►eet. The weight of the ehinsnies broke is the roof, and the whole of the rubbiab fell into a garret where a young female, named Berwick, was sleeping ; fortunately, a large beam had only giveaway at one end, and the head of the bedstead happened to be ander the end that had nut fallen, or this female would inevitably have perished. Immediate assistance was ren dered by the neighbours, and in a short lime she was extri cated from her perilous situation. Mr. Pratt, the servo'', was sent for, and she was taken to the adjoining Were where she now lies. She to materially iujured, but we are happy to say she is in a fair way of recovery. In noticing the improvements now making in Weatminster Abbey, in the cleaning of the moon &c. we are particularly struck by the sur timing effect produced by the removal of all the iron railing from before the monuments throughout the church, which ha. been done at the suggestion of the architect to that fabric. The female who was tried and convicted on Monday lag at the Middlesex Sessions, under the name of Baldwin, l'or receiving m ot le y f or t h e pit: - tended tale of offires under Government, is said to be better known, to a certain class at least, by the name of Carey. Part of the steeple of Si. Saviour'. Church, in York, was blown down on Monday afternoon. It fell into Huitgate, but, very providentially, uo per son was passing at the time. On Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock. three young men, confined in Doncaster gaol for felony, after being lucked up for the night. set fire to the room, which nearly consumed Wen bedding. Had not another ptisolier, confined in • room above, given the alarm to the gaoler, they must have lost their lines by suffocation. rag CAAtt. 43 -......- loMajesty sischnods will matt on Friday ant at at lea o'clock. bonds will meet tn-morrow at Harimead ; ma at Bletnel and on Saturday at Craolleld-green. - , niaghasashire harriers will inset on Thursday at Woopte Clarks*. Tke Hampshire bounds will meet to.morrow at Masterly Gale; Tbanday at Bradley; arid Saturday at Noribiogtou Down—st lea o'clock each day. Mr. Osheldeston's hounds will meet on Wedoesday at Waltham Pond, suit ow Friday at Cisarliuu Dowu. Sir Jacob Astley's bonds will meet on Friday at Wood . Dulling. ~ Mr. Dewing's hounds will meet on Friday at Bianco. H.Julliffe, Esq.'s In hounds meet ou Friday at Hudak! Cross. The Surrey fox bounds meet on Thursday, at the Crown, ♦.h Hill; and on Saturday, at Worm. Beall,. The Harriers meet every day. The Earl of Scarbrough's fox hounds will meet on *ed. wesday at Siaiaion Town, and on Friday at Sandbeck Park— at half-past ten o'clock each day. The Earl of Hareaood's fox bounds will meet oil Wed nesday at Brittertou Bar, and on Friday at Houk Moor—at ten o'clock earls day. The Hatleld harriers will meet on Friday at Dunseroft— at tea o'clock. The Sheffield harriers will meet ou Thursday at Hood hill, at tra o'clock. Oa Friday last a party of Mansfield gentlemra coursing on Sherwood Forest. sells the rare-ground, started a hare, shieb proved a " teaser," leaving her eager pursuers so other al ternative thus " to play all they knew," and " prove their metal." Sprightly pass led the way u'er bill and dale in gal lant style, aad confident of her fieetams, bid defiance to the speed of winds. However, nu coining near she silent tomb of the immortal pious Thompoin (whose remains are interred on the open forest), she dashed furiously ansougihe beg, mad making a double, Mr. Mellor's dug, Dart, came is contact with the poor animal, when, fur • short time, all sight was lust bulb of dog and hare; but at length brave Dart was dos ed lying prostrate on his back, and matchless puss, ex tended almost breAtbless beneath his loins, was actually taken up alive by a person present. This remarkable cir cumstance, we believe, stands unprecedented is the easels of sporting bislsrp .—( Gazelle.) LAW iNrlLLickliblL tour'. OR CHANCEir, tairodiail SATURDAY, hominy IV. Er-parts SlEmit. in thi metier of Hot'hap ad maim Beakrupts. The ATTOSNLY-PEKSZAL concluded his reply at our o'clock. The Loan CH A NCILLOA obsersi•da that l e agreed with the Counsel on both sides that thug was a case of great importauce. it had certainly been most ably argued, and had occupied the at tention of the Court for six day.. It could not then be supposed that he was reedy to deltver as opinion, particularly as he had is titnated _hat it atta hi. isitraition to read over all the former petitions anti affidavits before he came to a deci,ititi. He considered the best step he could take was then to retire into his private room, and give ilia mien lion to the mte during the afternoon. preparatory to delivering his judgment on Monday morning. • His Lordship then rose. • •1 COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SAtosnAv, JANUARY 19. BARTON AND OTHERS V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS. This was an action of trover to recover from the Defendants the value of certain East India warrants for the delivery of a quantity of cottosi, and cer tain quantities of cotton mentioned in the declara tion. At the hid before the Lord Chief Justice at the adjourned sittings in London, sifter kat Elmer Term, a verdict was found for the Plaintiff, damages 7,3871., subject to the opioiou of the Court upon a special case. In the early part of 1818, a person named Moon, who then carried on business at Manchester as a cotton-merchant, under the firm of John Moon and Son, haying agreed with the Plaintiffs, alto are also cotton-merchants at• Manchester, to purchase a quantity of cotton jointly, gave directions to his brokers, Messrs. Hunt and Sharpe, of London, to purchase at the East India Company's Pales, cot toss to a considerable amount, on the account of Moon. Messrs. Hunt and Sharpe accordingly pur. chased, at several sales between the months of Ja nuary and June in that year, a large quantity of cotton, to the amount of about 20.0004, and ob• tained orders for the delivery of it, commonly called East liidia warrants, which were made out in the came of Huut as the broker employed at the sale, and left in the possession of Hunt and Sharpe, as the brokers of Moon. The Plaintiff., immediately af ter the purchase, paid Moon half the value of the cottons. Hunt and Sharpe knew that Moon was oc casionally in the habit of making purchases on their joint account, but at the time of making the pure chases in questiou they had no knowledge that the Plaintifiis were in any way concerned. In Au• gust, when half the purchases were completed, they were apprised that the Plaintiffs had some in terest in the purchases iu question. It was subse quently agreed between the Plaintiffs and Moon, that the cottons should be divided, and accordingly directions were given, by the Plaintiffs and Moon respectively, to Hunt and Sharpe to make such di vision. In compliance with these directions, Huot and Sharpe proceeded to make the division, by epee cifying in different columns the warrants which were respectively appropriated to the Plaintiff. and Moon ; and on the 20th of February, 1819, they commu nicated such division to both parties, and received their approbation of and assent thereto. About the latter end of November, 1818, Hunt and Sharpe received directions from Moon to procure him a loan of from twenty to twenty-five thousand pounds, on the security of the East India *errant., then in their possession. Hunt and Sharpe accord ingly informed the Defendants of Moon's request, and applied to them to discount the accept. ances of them (Hunt. and Sharpe) on bills drawn by Moon upon Haut and Sharpe, on the security of the whole of the warrants, which the Defendants agreed to do ; and, accordingly, eight bill., payable three months alter date, were so drawn and accepted, all of which were duly paid at maturity. These bill., which amounted to 20,2721. were discounted by the Defendants at the beginning of Decem ber, 1818, and at the time of receiving the money from the Defeudants, the whole of the warrants were deposited with them by Hunt sod Sharpe. by way of security for the payment of the bills. On the 23d of February, lain, Hunt and Sharpe received from Moon the following di rections, contained in a letter:—" -Half of the amount from Williams's is all I would wish, or even nothing, if you can force off every bale of cotton. If half could be done by Messrs. %Vit. Siam, and Co.. Mr. R.'s warrant, might remain." In consequence of this, an application was made by Hunt and Sharpe to the Defendants, to rerew 10,000 L of the amount of the original bills, which the Defendants agreed to do, by discounting other bills similar to the former, on the security of the warrants, to cover then; to that amount, being left . with them, as a security for such renewal. Hoot and Sharpe did not at any time previous to such renewal*, communicate to the Defendants that any alteration's had taken place in the e io perty, or that the Plaintiffs had any concern io it. On the 2d of March, Sharpe, for the firm of Fleet and Sharpe, received the *armies from the De fendants, for the express purpose of dividing thews o as to take 10,000/. worth of them away, stud to' returtt the other 10,0001. worth to the Defeedante,,. to remain with them as security for the renewed bills, and took them to his counting-house, for thse• purpose of makieg such separation ; sod haviiiit done so, returned to the Defendants the warresite L belonging to the Plaintiffs, and retained those which had been appropriated to Moon, awl in ses doing, acted by the directions of Moon, without any cumniunicetion with, or privity from the Plain tiff.. The Defendants discounted four bills drawls and accepted as utrove-inentioned, amounting to 10.121/. which were dishonoured when they lie ' came due. The Defendants subsequently sold the cottons in question for 74871. and the s l ues: Lion was, whether the Plaintiffs were entitled to .maintain this action of trover &gaunt the De fendants. Mr. F. Postmen, for the Plaintiffs, contended that the goods being pledged to the Defendatos by Hunt and Sharpe. without the Plaintiffs' presny, this was clearly a case iu which trover might be maintained. Mr. TINDALE, on the other band, admitted the • I STOWS FANCY BALL. A grand masqued ball was given at Stowe, on Friday, the fib inst. in coneequeisce of t►e elevation of the Mervin' of Buckingham to the dignity of Duke, the following particu lars of w►ich, we think, will not be usecceptable to our readers :—The festivities at Stowe have not bees euulf ued to the canal benevolince which the poor are in the constant habit of receiving at this season of the year. The great din ing.room has cheered the hearts, and convened the spirits, daily, of about forty of their more wealthy friends. The entertainmeats have been almost routine, wit► the exceptiou at Thursday, the 10th, when the near neighbours were invited le • fancy ball, masks being admitted. It is this sort of notification, which usually contributes to the feta of • masquerade, fur many of the visitors appear anew. pertedly in character. The frolic commenced wit► a must excellent qeadrille, the female parts supported by Lords Diligent, At undell, and Temple, with Mr. Drummond ; their Patagonian size, contrasted with the railcars they bad selected fur thei► male parters, formed an admirable diver lionises., and excited peals of laughter. The second qua drille was performed by a party in Grecian costume, con• wigging of the Marquis of Westmeath, Mr. Pigott, Mr. 'ingest, and another gentleman, with their punier'. Their dresses were highly classical. _ _ . - Among the detached characters we heard of the Marquis of Westmeath as a true Frenchnsaa,Alra. Morga■ • girl from the same country. The Marchioness of Chondos, as an an. tique specimen of the dress and manners of 1720—very good. Mrs. Drake. of Amersham, most elegantly attired in a Oda dress, with a profusion of 'diamonds. Mr. Peyton, in • Nra. politan dress, particularly heautiful. A Tony Lampkfa, in his hunting-dream first, and afterwards iis full dress, attracted mach notice from the manner in which he performed his cha racter ; his mother was also well supported. Mr. Mansell supported the character of • country Miss, and made a good country dance with a heavy Zekiel Homespun. Lord Win. Fitzroy supported • female dovish with • beaver hat on, in higher style than we usually meet with. Lord Nugent ap peared iss • magnificent snit of armour, and prosed that if times required it, the hassle of Cressy could be fought over again. Captain Brown was a good Majo► Airily/mt. One of the best groups was a dancing bear, with a leader and rarsicis•. The banquet, which was provided on silver for two buts dred, was sumptuous ; and to keep up the character of the major's entertainmeni, uu sooner were knives and forks discarded than the approc.ch of something sew was auocrusiced by trumpets. A Herald pincloiined the appearance of • Champion to challenge any one who dare pinny the beauty, bower, or reputation of any of the females who were there asosaabled. The effect of this was mnical ; and on the Champion being called in, Isis Herald, well pourtrayed by Colonel Pigott, announced the Marquis of Chandos, sup ported by Mr. Pigott and Major Baticuck as his Esquires. We found after supper many urw characters well supported. The Duchess, who tea the former part of the evening, with unsay bindles, appeared in most superb fancy dresses fur the occasion, look the character of • country girl. A Mr. Mu g as Peach, and Captain Brown as Punchinello. set a good example of conjugal felicity to high life. It was six whew the company retired. That excellent establishment, the Seamen's Hos pital, has received a subscription of one hundred pound. from the Levant Company. This ntuniti cent donation does equal honour to those who give, and those who receive it. A tax of two and a half per cent. on funded pro. perty, in aid of the poor rates, i• said to be a mea sure in the immediate contemplorou of Govern ment. The second battalion of the 3il regiment of foot guards will leave Chatham barracks 011 Monday next, for the Tower. They have heel' lately formed into a light infantry battalion, the drums and fifes are dispensed with, and bugle horns substituted in their place. The se-mid battalion of the Cold streams are likewise to he formed into light infantry. Nothing can exceed the audacity of the Cossey Gong in Norfolk. in the course of last week; on Weduesday night the 2d instant, they broke into the public house, on Stone Hills (I.lst.t.s), and stole thereout ten gallons of spirits of different kinds, besides motley and other Rungs to the amount of 24/. and upwards, some of the penny pieces and farthings were found on the roud leading to Cossey. A man of the name of Powell, of Cossey, was a party concerned iu the robbery; he bus turned King's evidence. And ou Saturday night le►t, or early on Sunday morning, some thieves (believed to be a part of the Coney Gang) broke into the public house, the Black Swan, at Cowry, and stole therefrom a hue hog of about 13 stone, which the landlord (Coopee) had killed and dressed the previous day as his annual bacon. The Coney Gang are now tired of committing de. predations on his Majesty's liege subjects wsfoot. About 10 o'clock at night, or as soots as they find those who keep horses are gone to bed, they resort to the stables and take oat what horses they want, ride them to the spot of depredation (whether for game. poultry, sheep, &c. &c.) and when done return the horses, almost jaded and hemmed to death. . _..# i. - . ,