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TEE MANSION OF REST. wars Tels sr A 11111 Ist' STATESMAN OT • MTV, r:iOVE I talk'd to ins flattering heart, And I chid wanctPritte ways; I charged it from folly to part, And to husband the best of its days • I bade it no Ir tiger admire The meteors' that fancy had rifest : I whispeed, torte to retire,. And seek for a Mansion of Ite,t. A charmer was list'oing the while, Who caught up the tone of my lay : Oh come then, she cried, with a smile, And 11l chew you the place and the way I followed the witch to her home, Aud vow'd to be always her guest : " Never more, I exclaied, will I ream, " In search of a Mansion of Rest. But the sweetest of moments will fly y Not lung was my fancy beguira, For, too soon I confere'd, with a sigh, That the Sy:en d.neir'd, while she smil'd ; Deep,,deep, dud she stab the repose Of my trusting anti innocent breast, And the door of each avenue close, T:iat led to the Mansion of Acct. Then friendship entie'd me to stray, Through the lung inagie wiles of romance, nut I found that he meant to betray, And I shrunk from the sorcerer's Once; Ft•r experience had tar et me to know, That the soul which reclin'd on his breast, Might on the blows of woe, But nee, fi.di s Mansion of Rest. Pleasure's path I determin'd to try. 11lut Prudence I met in th Conviction flasli'd light from her eye, And a .pear'd to illumine my day ; Sim cry'.!—As she slieved me a grave ..eu:;-s and wild flower% dread, O't f whatls the dark eypre.l tl.rl ease—. Belio:d there, the Mauston of Rai.' She spoke, and half vanislid in air, For she saw mild Religion appear, With a smile that would banish despair, And dry up the penitent tear; . Doubts and stars from my bosons were driven, As, piC,4lll: the cross to his brea.t, I .er nil! to Ileaven, she allelic, the true Itifar.:4.4l of Rest. MIS ROrAL • 1116 HAESS THE DUKE OF CLARENCE'S BALL. On Wednesday evening, His ROYAL HIGHNESS the Poke of qt.•ite• ce gave a grand ball and sup per, at his seat, fleshy Park, which were attended by above two hundred Nobility, Military and Naval Officers. The Park was lighted, from •he Lodge to the entrances and a natty of tot Spelthorne Le sion, which are remanded by His ROYAL. Hatt. NESS. kept guard. There was a new entrance made to the house, by a descent of s-veral steps,which were covered with matting; all the passages were °via. needed with laurel, interspersed with variegated Limps. The grand hall was converted into a saloon, where the company assembled. It was decorated with the finest orange trees, loaded with fruit, and fesruons of varieaated lamps, the walls en acted with the finest paintings, and lighted by three superb GAcian lamps. The hall room was to the left. It was lighted by the finest cut glass chande liers, and decorated with a collettion of the finest paintings of paval exploits An Orchestra was prepared for a magnificent band, which was condutted by the admirable and universally ad mired performers, Messrs. G u e. Between the deuces, the most favourite martial airs were played by the band of the 14th Light Dragocins. The Ball was ccid at nine o'clock, with the favourite Neary — Atoon, and was followed by L"ff .310 !'ilotner3f , Lear and WAL,Ao, sae Dusty Meikr, Lao .Catotuse Lee, and (hr she got,. Op• poste tie Grand Saloon was a card room, and ad - joininzit a eimilore,.fitted up in the E.i.tern stile, in %%LAI there is a window of the finest stained glass, (representing some of the most favourite scenes of Shakespeare. It is also decorated with the most beastrful curiosities of the Eau, and lighted.by a Chinese lamp, with transparencies of ravel actions. The CUMOOS were of India muslin, with deapeties of orange eatimmost tastefullyeiist lay ed and festooned At half past two, the suppersrootas were opened ; four tables were laid, two for this ty four, and two for fourteen. All the ornaments were emblematic of naval exploits; the supper was hot, and consisted of every delicacy of the season ; with the most delicious fruits, and choicest wines. Supper was served on a service of the finest china, a present frota Her Majesty to His Royal Highness, and said 1.. to hays cuss eleven hundred guineas. It is most richly gilt, with a medallion on each piece, repro . trilling Hope leaning on an anchor, most beau tihilly executed. At lent o'clock, dancing re-com o elicesi, with the favourite dance of D....t0 of PegNis.; bray Denglee, and See David Miller 'Mir, followed. At sit o'clock. the company that could not be accommodated with beds at Bushy Park, began to disper e, arid every person expresscsi the highest delight at the magnificent entertainment they had partaken (4 . , and the affability and good nature of their Ito) al Hose. The adders of 16 guns, Capt. .1. LACE, arrived on Tuesday 4 Plymouth, from Gibtalrar, with the pliant filters wounded in the slorioes viaory off Triva:Aar. They were mostly rec.avered, and in good spirits . On 'Tuesday night, the Coftea Nyder, T. M • Ug New Ifiwk, arrived at Uover, from Hel voetsluys, which place she left on Monday, and landed several passenger. They had not beard in Holland of the death of Mr. Pivr ; but, it was !aid in that country, that negotiations were carry ing on, tfr,ugh the PRI,SIAN 44. ii Ascsoov, to in t:tide Engl ind in 6.e peace, lsr which the Duttb are very anxious. CITY BUSINESS. • A Court of Common Council was held at Culla, hall yesterday, at which were present the Lori M• Y oa, several Aldermen, and a great number of Commoners. Several Petitions were read, and referred to the several Committees. The Court unanimously voted the freedom of the City, and a Sword, of the value of one hundred guineas, to Captain HANDY, Lord Nes.SOWN first captain at the Battle of Trafalgar. (For particu lar:, set the front of shr Paper ) The Lo s o Ma Yon, in a neat speech, delivered into the Court His Maixs•rv's Warrant, appointing the situation, with restie,tl to rank, in the Funeral Procession of the late Lim d N v LAO to. The Thanks of the Court were voted to the LORD Ma YOll4. (For partsralart, ate the front of the Paper ) A Report from the Committee for General Pm poses, to whom it was referre I no the 13th of De cember last, to examile the allegations cf the De puty Common Councilmen, and the Freemon in habitant Householders of the Ward of Farringdon Within, to be made a double Ward, on a similar footing with the Ward of Farringdon Without, by which they conceived they would not oniy he fully and adequately represented in the Court of Com mon Council. but also, that a further assisranci• would be oh:ained in the several Committee 4, by the introduCtion of an add,tional Member each, in aid of their prmceeilings, was read, as also seve ral extraas of precedents. made from th ancient records ; and, on an amendment, the Court re ferred it back to the said Committee, to prepare and bring in a bill, constituting t.,e said ssard a double ward. Mr. Deputy Bl itcN cave notice, that, at the next Ceirt, ~ iould bring t, • ward a motion for ereFt i • a M:a.ument, in Guildhall, to the memory of the I:.;. ; ht H0n0ur.....1e WILLIAM Pyre, deceased, late ncellor of His Mansv s's Exchequer. M.ID-HOUSE. -...___ - Of the various sutler/it which the public have d.ti'y unfolded to their Aservstion, perti ips tl re is nor one of more general interev, or one which elicits more remarkable praetice, and cnrimits in- ciient, than the ichnograph nt the private ••• - ei tacles for insane persons, which Are to he throughput the c••untry. One of the "Imo ro able of these establi%hments, it is well k it ..... _ _ _ ur.der the conkits& Aid skill of th. ye • ,Th,' Willis. The advice of if is emiient I."T has been eagerly sought after, all cab' sot me;- ; : 11 derangement. for these twenty years "est ; a even 'ipulent and dignified fore•eriete. <mating th as native shores, have resorted to his seat in arkeoln shire for relief. .About fitieen years sine.. the , in flue of patients became so consvierahlete that the mansion of the Deitior was far from • Ping cious enough to contain them ; and h.. aiwindingly err Ft • 1, at some distance from his Isiurie. a very large huildiug for the especial act .atmndatiers oft e unfortunate per soot who were consigned to his car,. Soon, however . . even thi: ruxiliary became insufE , Bien. ; and the less refrattory patienri., those whom calm melancholy held in bond 4,4 e, o. whose met lees yielded to th. coter-oi of inolf n.i.e„nsisi often ludicrous cone/4.... are loclAed in the 'noises of a ll the n ityhhouring farmers, and others, for miles around; gel • comfort and car-, consistent With heir respea ve infirmities, can be secured. He ce, the frequent EetlalT , iceof curious enerniatere,whied. su.Hgers,who accidentally meet with the pati.mis, ..apertiresce; and which have stampe.l the harafter of the conignim. country, and occasioned theextensive fatne,Ciat every body who come. Item t . .e environs of Greatlnrd has a wildness of k ar.sl repression, and a tell eiees peculiarity of conduct !II Certain it is, that th- cmntry itself, from t! e causes betare mention ed, is fertile of incident, smote& mrs ariliilive, and, calculated to excite cc nips•ouiri; thunghtnot unfre quently, !tom the whimsicality and carious phan tasy of the afflitted su'ljeCts, the seatiment of p y can scarcely- te , train the provocation to pleasant ado ;ration. In the same house will he mound, a lady, who, from a disappointed attachment, has tv,t b en heard to speak f r m .1 years ; and who, with the most wonderful pyrNeverance, continue in the tame situation for hours ar.d days together, unless forced from it ; and another, whose insessapt solicitude will allow nothing to remain an instant in the same position. Equally add charac ters, and equally odd contrasts, are numerous ; and they are, iti several instances, composed of Alluded members of some of the first ! . ansises in Europe. A List of Passengers on board the Airley Castle Indiaman, arrived at Si. Helena : L. 'lament CA!enti and We. Graham, Johnsen, 1/444 GrahAin, Mr. ilin‘ltain, Mira F. Bongharo Mw S Bingham, Major a nd G.,. , lsworthr„ Metter J. dold,wrottly, Master NV, Keene, Major Crane; ',Mud Flee. -Li.utenaut-Cnl" el hloner entsy„C Moro., Lieuteneuts /lichen, Anrill, Protean, sod Owen, Lieut. and Artriallipt Chamberlain, and Mr. Maths. Surgerte, be'Aing to ris M.tjec)'s 7,id Kcyttnent or Ini.tutiy Mr Jolt 11, Mrs. Tay lor, Wrier J. Tram, Mager Uorlerweowl, Mater Agnost end M..ter Robi n son; and Ciptain Gossett and Lieuletrae, anon, from Ho; Shirty'. alp Weymouth. !Agate:GM •If Tint alltnse. From Beoral.-4;eoree A. Robuseem, Ete Print. Secretary to the late M.rquorCornwallul Ca,,t.Cuari* ae.eod, Aol Camp C. ditto; Mijor•Geiterat Wesley., late t'oramande , -M- Cloet, at Ceylot.,• Major Mix, Secretary ; CSO. Wentrii, Aid de-Camp to dam Front St. Heleea.--Cayt. Mowbray, Aid-de Camp to the tionArable Frederick Noah, late Governor ut C.eylott. on Thursday, the Kith current, a meeting of the Freeholders and Commissioners of Supply of the county of Perth was held at Perth, the Duke of ATHoI. in the Chair. Colonel GRAHAM, the county Member, moved an Address to His NI *Jest re on the late vi Cory of Trafalgar, expressive of their attachment to His M .aesir v's person and go vernment, and of the readiness of the Gentlemen of the County to sacrifice their lives and estates in defence of the hies:nig s they enjoyed. The Earl of Bacanataas moved an amm,tment, praying His M AJ EsT Y to cell to his councils all the wisdom and abilities of the empire, 3S the only means of saving the country at this crisis This matron eras se conded by Brigadier-Gcneral Roe kairsofa, of Lude ; but, on a division, was lost by a great majority.... The Earl of Ki snout., Sir PAT RICK Milne Y, Sir At.itsawers Itl*Kctizig, Colonel hioa•re Sri ti tles, and a number .1 Gentlemen of great weight were present. - • • PRINCE ROY AL OF DENMARK. CD, tDIAGEN, DEC. 31. The body of his Royal Pligkness the Hereditary Prince has lain in state scic.• th.• day before yesterday; one hour in each day is se: apart for the admission of the puillic, w'm come in crowds to see it. h • 6-st of the three chambers prepared for • this put pose is hung with bl :ck cloth ; in each corner there is an urn of white Plaister of Paris, and in the n:iddle, a lamp of the same, which throws a feeble light over the ch imher. From this we are intro doced into another cham'ier, also hung in black. 'Me walls are ornamented with green garl inds, aad in the centre of the room is an elevated couch, the ascent to which is by two steps, covered with black velvet, and silver brocade, ornamented with galoon and fringe of the Wilts metal. On this conch ti.e body f his Royal Highness lies, its a white .atin habit, trimmed with gold Hinge. The face is covered with crape. Above the couch is a canopy covered with black velvet, lined with white satin, edged with silver galoon. The couch is sur rounded with six silver stands, filled with wax lights. Near the two staid at t:le head, are cushions ut scard t velvet, on w`,ich are placed the Orders with which His Royal lhghness had been invested. Some Military and Naval Officers are near the couch, as a guard of honour. The third chamber • also hung in black, and lighted as the former, with a limp which throws but little light. T!ie procession will take place nn the of January. the entire suite of the Prince, civil al well as mi litary, are invited to the funeral ; the garrison of this city, the sailors, and the different corps of ci• 6:ens, will line the way thr..tigh which it passes. , • The office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, it never, as has heen erroneously stated in some of the papers, put into commission. Those of Lords High 'I r• asurer, and Admiral, constantly are. Wl.at Sr• called the Seals of the Exchequer, are the official sym rols of the nominal Chief of the Liw Court of kschcquer, and are occasionally giv,n, pre tempter, to any of the Law Lords, as in the re m: instance of Lord Et tee ea KOLGH. The Chan cellor or the Excle•corr, as t. hief of the Law ••• is Laver resorted to, AS the situation is al , , perm* iently filled by unprefes , ional men ; kit/sec.( business is the real and important the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Jury. 11:s he ;las as Under Treasurer, which il-- anat.:on was always specified in Mr. Per r's pa• tei.ts. it has sometimes been held by a tugger iireag, but lever put into commis ion Buell upon the presumpti n tat Lord flawecs. at uv must es emu:illy retire from Administration, 4i.. acceptance of the lucrative situation of the Ci.:que Ports canoot be fairly considered censurable. Up .n h s I.nrifsh4.'s ailiajointroent to the . ffice of s ec re.ary of state in Mr. ADDINGTON'S Adminis natio, . e :vanquished that I Master of thu Mint, an (Ace, as profitable, and equally a sinecure, as that rece'aly conferred nisi.: him. An adverse party coming Imo power might not be over solicit. ems to .iakt him AO adequate reninnerativa . for his past set vices. As:mind . arrived at Portsmonth, trai .Wednesday, t 9 fike 'kis Ainwage to the . Chailost Fleet. • • The Ganger arrived tragnr Roads, is rainy wi th the Dervet4l-e, and under c-onvoy of tisn' Dasher sloop of war, the 14. h of September, anti' was to sail for Prince of lVales's Island, as soon as the winds and tides would admit of her moving with safety. Arrived at Glasgow, on Friday, from Lisbon, in 24 day's, the new schooner Indatry, Captain Sete . sea, of 150 tons burden, with a cargo of oranges, figs, almonds, &c. This vessel belongs to JAMES Dual or, Egg id .Montreal ; she was lately built at Quebec, and is the first ve.sel that ever crbssed the Attan'ic to the Broomielaw. 'Ch, Judfis met, on Tuesday, is the Treasury ambers of the King's Bench, and chose their Ci-ceits, as under : N•. mi Flteubornugh and Mr. 'aide.- Grist.. ftieggisu—turd' Chief .1 ober Mana.firld and Mr. Rams Graha u. Huai Chief Bunn Nfardo , a'A NIA Mr Juttiee Heath. W I ST —Mr. Na.. • Tho.n-uu and Mr. Justice he Norntre.—.Mr..Per.ttee Komee Aid Sir. Justoe, Chambr,. Oarue te...141 Jubtbec Laurence alit Mr. IterbilSuttou. 0 , . Wednesday se'nnight. a beggar woman, ap parently in liquor. being observed by Mr. I.rst.ir, Baker, using a child very iil in the street of North Shields, ha humanely took it from her, and com mitted it to the care of another women, till the nest morning, when the pie:end:if mother came and demanded it. On the woman offering w rue up the. child, it screamed aloud, to be kept from that bad woman, who was not her mother. This, of course, caused -a minute inquiry, when the child gave the following account :-- rhea her name was SA LL• GA atoms*, and that she belonged to Liver pool; that her father was a sailor' that her mother died one morning, and at night she was sent out to buy a pound of candles, when she was met by that woman, and simian without an arm, who took the , money from bet. aril carried her out of the towu, when they stripped off her good clothes, and 'rut old rags on her; and that they had beaten her craftily every day since. During ti: Is examination, the wretch made her escape across the water, whsre.be was pursued and taken, and seat off to "h.lurhani Correni,n-house. Her name is .I.!•Deealel4 and she travelled with a vagabond of the name ofj Sf•Grilee, who was seen in South Shields, but made hi t escape. The girl appears to bu betwe.M eight and nine years of age, and is a very pretty child. She is in the South Shields Poor-house, till information of . her friends is obtained. Saturday se'nnight, a very shocking occurrence took place at a public-Muse along-shore, below Li veri.nol : Several men, part nt the crew of the ship Neptune, which had run en shore a litile below the Fort, had been employed in getting her off.— They had left the vessel, ;Ji gone ;me the public house for tefreshmeat„ when a person Came to re quest their immediate attendance at the ship ; and • not being able to prevail on them to leave the house instantly, he had recourse to the dreadful stratagem of scalina the roof of the house, and dropping a cartridge of gun-powder down the chimney ; in col-- sequence of which one man was killed on d - .e spot. anc.ther had his arm so lacerated as to make ampu tation at the shoill•ler necessary, and several °then were severely hurt; the house was shock to it. I foundation, and the aloof s shattered to piece is • , LAW IN TELLTGENCS. COURT OF KLV.'S NENCH. Yesterday being ch.- Aimiversa , y of tbe dom of King Charles t..e First, Mr. Justice :. OW. a cent sat at ten o'clock, s, irm some bail jw.tigeti t mid A few motions of conrso were disposed of. The Court then adjourned to this day. COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 30. The Court met this day. at eleven o'clock ; hut did not sit for or than hal ,. an hour. The only business done. W 2 taking the instioca ion of bail. Monday next was 6x.vd for going. into t•ie raotnnts for new trials; which were heard by lord Chief Justice Maus►tcl n. His Lord-hin. who has been fnr come time indisposed, vxpeds to bc able to corns to Court on that d.iy : • I.DIIIBIRGH. Jaw. 27. COURT OF SESSION. The following decision is of consid-rable ietp-itt • 1 ante to manufaaurets , and the public in ge-cie •-• A stocking frame , the property of Sp. irs. Broads, and Co. Glasgow, rented sy l Robert Stevensoa, on.• of their journeymen, st as. arcii‘ted by Robert Crais, at Patrick, for payment of Stevenson'a house., t tint. A process was rai,ed before the Sheri, Court, by the pfooriemrs of the frame, to reduce 1 the ifeque, rt.tratt at. fter hearing the pAi t; is, the'', :sit: ;if! . pissed An la t,rIOCLILOr. sostaiging toe I tod- i '• lord's i•,;ht of hypothec, as well as over effete rhd prnperty of the tem.'s:. A.,-ritlnst the sentinc- , art, appeal WAS carried before tire Circuit Conn at Glasgoini. Mr. Bovt A and Mr. GOI Att Id, c ar-s, were heard at considerable iengt.. for the Appellants, and Mr. La ed. Advocate Nor the Re svOil..nr. Lord Cotten afterwarN• &Reeved j : opinion a: great length, and mentioned a number 4 rimilar tatt-es, which ha I been before the Court of Sesnon, and the opinion of that Court sir early ura the year 1724, and particularly (a Cafe exeraly-sii, milar) Johniann and Co. e. Hamilton, with their opinion therein. Although his Lordship was decidedly of opinion that the landlord's right of hypothec extended only to clefts the prn2erty of the tena it, yet, to give more weight to the decision, his Lordship Aral pleased to take the process with him Jo Edinburgh. off ari , n,Jonl, and, as he since Li-cured from t h e Bench. found the rest of the dodges to be anew' ? mousiy of his own opinion. The fallowing is as abstraet of Lord Cuilen's interlocutor "In revelft it is not denied that the frame in question is the pet b petty of Spier., Brown, and Co. and only seat by them to Robert Stevenson, for the purpose of making stockings for them, finds that the red frame, al though found in Stevenson's house, could not be ate filched for the rent due to the 13 Asurti, and, thereture s reverses the sentence of 41! Sherd Depu:e of •11W narkhire, and ordains the Defender so deliver 41 'the frame-to the Petitioners. and fiods,there entitled to Sii. t:s. of repent:se, and I us. erd,for the cure& of the slecreei" s • • • ocrtyle eemee./ OW. f e Es„„ ck. is f oltkonak the maw Ike drawer 1w left 614,4. • Among the papers of Wil.•:0211 Marshall. late as sistant cashier to the Dundee Banking 'Company, ther_ was found a hid id these terms 4114;1. /Amp. 'dee, SKIM Jon. 1302. Three months alihn date r pc , • to me, or me'•ruler, four hundred and tweacy•tive pounds sterimg, at the town clerk's office here, being for value delivered you. w. E.4t3, 4 . 7' IF N. Men pa i In r , ventry at CO • " Thesert, Grer.root. 15 L 47if The name of the drawer was not affixeil fo the bill, but it was blank indorsed by Marshall. who, by means of the situation he occupied to the bank, bed b;sen in the use of accommodating persons with money upon bills, promissory Stites, and ocher leen titles. Before this b;11 because due, the affairs of Mir shall went into disorder, and he left Serrlanti His estate was sequestrated, and John Ogilvie. Winter in Dundee. was appointed trustee, on the bankrupt subject. In that character, he brought an *Mon be fore the Magistrates of Dundece, at einst Mom then • resident there, f er payment t;,`t th e - hill; sod also ' sense adeliiii:nal a Ivanees, which. it ePpearned from the Vining on the bill, had been made to bin by the bankrupt. The MA ClitTP ATts d •cidei for payment. — Upon this, M , ".S presented a bill et adve.eutieen, and pleaded : " By the AR lei9ti. t. 24111seristen d; cumenn and sthi,!:ations are null. which ass drawl. bl:•.r,k in tie name of the creditor." The bill bound , npon, in the present case, cannot, therefore. afford a ground of aftion, as there is neither the drawer's ;abaci iption, nor the creditor's name, mentioned in the body of the writing, seed which consequently is blank in the name of the person in whose favour it is granted." Although the Mt of Parliament mikes an exception of the indonation of bills, there is no exception with tes:efil to t bill itself, which anuri•dly falls under the statute. This radical defeft is net remedied by indorsation. •I because, if the bill itself be null and void. %: e in donation can convey nothing. Neither can the indorsdi sn afford proof of the person to whom value was paid ; for indorsations are often used merely for the purpose of giving currency to bills exchan7e. Bills ate sustained as probative writs, entirely from favour to cominerce, and is obedience to mer- , candle law; o herwise they are void, by the Mt of 16i1, as wanting the names of the writer and wit nesses. But to entitle a bill thits extiaordinary privileges, ;t must Se a proper mercantile document. executed is the tot m usually prafttsed among mer chants. and for the purposes for which bills of ex change are generally employed. This pretenuel bid, however, is not executed according to the cos tom-of merchants, being defettive of en essential requisite, and is evidently not a mercantile oyes. ; ment ;to that, by the act of 1(41, it is null ant end. • Asesaored . That aft 1 fig& e. 25. applir n to g bills of exchange, but only to bonds, a.sigra ions. and such deeds as require attestation by witnesses. The indor.ation of bills. accordingly, 's intro 'sped,. u.t es an en tption, but as a deciasatory apt ' I 4''l 9 °. ne. healJ. 111:' Ily I la is is du MO N 14t ,POP. ITCIi Colin 1 AO! t bv • tnlng e ..r” •nr ;64V111 e*. rY. It r:' 'Cu• of ds r ly s sudt•' 'yr:A aC: o o•—• 4 'LLr