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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY AIOI L PAPERS, December 5, IS`2. [THE The French Papers of Monday are chiefly interesting as containing the specUlations of men of different parties on the official article in the Moiti4eur of the preceding day. - The reason assigned by some of the Ultra Journals for mak ing war upon Spain is exactly similar to that which is alleged by a 'Certain Judge in a Plea for hanging his prisoner—namely, that his Lord ship was not " to sit on the Bench for nothing." In the same strain proceed the violent journals. it would be foolish, say they, for the Congress to meet without attacking Spain. Nay, these are the very words of the Quotidicnne—" Parce " etait absurde de suppeser que tour les Itois de l'Europe fu-sent accourus dans un meme lieu uniquement poUr parlementer, sans rien con " (lure." Now, for our own parts, we really think that though it may be foolish in the Kings to meet and do nothing, it is still more foolish to do mischief, merely because they haie-niet. France also, it is alleged, has applied for permission to attack the Spaniards, and " therefore it would be ridiculous in her not to attack them." Potent reason, no doubt, for rekindling the flame of war in Europe ! The fact, however, is, that nothing new has transpired up to the present moment at which we write this, from which the intentions of France can be known ; we have therefore nothing to add to that Wilidt we wrote yesterday. [NEW TIMES.] It 13 understood that after the arrival of Vis count De Montmorency at Paris, a Council was held, at which the Ultimatum of France was agreed upon, and was next day dispatched to :Madrid. What the demands of France were, is of little consequence, as to the immediate re sult. They will be sure to be rejected by the persons in power in Madrid. We have only to figure to ourselves that Carlile, Hunt, Cobbett, Wooler, and a score of other such worthies, had seated themselves-in the House of Commons, and pretended to be the Sovereign Parliament. To ask these vagabonds to restore the Constitu tion to its 'ancient principles, would be ask ing them to cut their own throats. Exactly the sane is the case ivith the vagabonds who call themselves the Cortes of Spain ; and who attained power by mutiny and rebellion.-- What is Riego, or San Miguel, or any other of the present leaders ? They, no doubt, call them selves " the Nation "—and accordingly The Times and Chronicle talk continually of the Spanish Nation being attacked by France—of the Nation resisting invasion, &c. &c. This is mere nonsense. Tl►e Spanish Nation, if it could be told by the head, might easily be proved to he adverse from the pretended Constitution. We hope that the French army, if it enter Spain, will enter as Allies to the Spanisb Nation. and will distinctly declare that it comes to free them from the bondage in which they are held by its pre sent bloodthirsty tyrants. Whatever may be the proceeding of France, we repeat that Eng land will maintain a firm and inflexible neutrality. [BRITISH PRESS.] The successive Congresses since the fall of Buonaparte have professed their object to be'the preservation of tranquillity in Europe ; yet by them alone has tranquillity been disturbed. '1 heir profeSsion is sufficiently intelligible, but it is in complete opposition to their practice. 'That all the SOvereigns of Europe should assertible in order to receive under their arbitration territo rial disputes between - cbtitig ticluS 'flatlet - IS, and to prevent war by their . award, is at least plau sible in theory. •It is even conceivable that they' should carry their award into Iffect - by force, without incurring reprobation, that is, that they should extinguish the war of the ag gressor, and compel him to renounce his usiirpa ttonsto the rightful, or, if you please, legitimate owner. But' in this cede of juridical science every state or nation must form a unit, entire and indivisible.' France, Spain, England, may be represented by -a King, an Emperor, a Duke, or a Marquis, but with his' relations with his own nation the Congress have nothing at all to dO. The Lord Chief Justice •would:step much out of his line if he asked a plaintiff- in trover and trespass, whether he was Stifficlently respected by his wife, honoured by-his children, and obeyed by his servants; but just as far stepped - the Euro pean Congress out of their line, when they in quired what degree of authority the new Consti tutions of Spain and Naples allowed to the rO spective Kings of those countries. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We will take upon ourselves to assert, that in case a war break oat, of which there is every probability, this country will be forced to take a part in it. If Ministers had wished that Europe should remain at peace, they ought not to have allowed the Holy Alliance to be erected on the ruins of popular rights. It was in the power of England at one critical period to give law to the nations, and an arrangement founded "on the principles of justice, and right, and as honourable to her character as conducive to her best inte rests, might then have been easily effected. But the power which we might have Rinployed Honestly and profitably,: we employed Wickedly and foolishly.—That Man whose . memory is held in such abhorrence throughout all• Europe (ex cept at its'Courts), of whose policy we are now beginning to taste the bitter fruits, placed every thing at the mercy of three or fOur great Powers, Who beCame thenceforth the uncontrouled Mos.' ters of the Continent. To consult England now, was*matter of courtesy not of necessity ? Though Lord Castlereagh, who was vain as he Was weak and ignorant, absorbed in thellattery that . was so profusely lavished on him, 'might uot see that he had complimented-away the power and honour of his country, the Despots themselves were per fectly aware of the importance of the present they received from him. They let - England know when Italy — attempted to emancipate her self, that she might act hi subserviency to them if she chose, but that they were perfectly inde pendent of her, and no longer regarded her. She looked on patiently, while this insult was offered to her. [MORNING HERALD.] The accounts from France are looked for with anxiety. They can, however, afford scarcely any thing more decisive than what has already reached us ; and nothing whatever, we should think, in'the way of matter for speculation.— The war being determined, as to all appear ance it is, the French Government being en tirely committed with it, all that we cat Bear of, for the present, is the of preparation for the attack. But it mus be some time before we shall hear of the firing of the first cannon. The means, at least the formality of negociation, will be employed in the first instance, and some time will thus be spent —vainly we anticipate. In the mean time Spain in all likelihood will be completely purified of the factious. Indeed, the insurrection seems already shattered and dispersed by the energy and skill of Mina. Most persons who are in the habit of giving attention to such things, regard with some wonder the career of the French Go vernment, from the opening to the closing of the Congress. It is manifest beyond all doubt, that the King of France, and what is, or was, the ruling part of his Cabinet, were inclined to, and even intent on the preservation of peace. How has so "violent a change been operated ? noise [MORNING POST.] Jamaica Papers to the 20th October arrived yesterday. The House of Assembly commenced its Session on the st October. The Lieutenant- Governor, in his speech, stated, that,-" he had called them together at an earlier period than usual, in order that their attention might be di rected to such measures as might be deemed necessary, for giving facility to the operations of two Acts, recently passed by the• Imperial Par liament, for extending the trade and intercourse of the Colonies." The House, in its reply to this speech, observed, that it should " he re joiced to find the extensive benefits," anticipated by the Lieutenant-Governor, " from the opera tion of those statutes, fully realised."—By these Papers we are happy to learn, that regular con voys from Jamaica through the Florida Gulf are to be appointed. The first convoy sails on the 14th January from Port Royal, and anchors in Negril Llay for twenty-four hours, to enable the merchant vessels to place themselves under pro tection. The convoy will sail every six weeks from January to August. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. ( From the Bury Gazette, Dec. 4.) The Spanish Reformer, MINA, has issued a Proclamation which we could wish read by every Reformer, not only in England, but in the whole civilized world. It will be found in our columns, and we earnestly entreat our Readers to call the attention of their poor neighbours to the hideous avowal of ,the acts ,and intents of a reforming General, at the head of a reforming army. We should belie the principles we profess--we should betray the freedom we enjoy--we should slander our forefathers, who laid the foundation of those prin ciples and achieved that freedom—did we attempt to deny that the people of Spain had, and still have, an .undoubted right to obtain for themselves, and bequeath to their children, perfect enfranchisement from those detested restraints with which a polluted church (long since rejected in England), clothed with mightiness in the ages of darkness and superstition, would yet enthral the sovereign and the subject. The liberty we possess, we love ; and wish its holy influence extended to i the whole human race. We abhor tyranny in every shape; but never does its aspect appear so deadly as when, under the hypocritical pretence of asserting the rights and fighting the battles of mankind, it tramples upon the common charities of our nature; and, with a profligate expense of hu man blood, multiplies a thousand-fold the evils it professes to rqform. The folly of the debile-minded mortal who now, un happily for himself and his country, wears the crown of Spain may be productive of mischief and misery to those beneath his rule. The iron power of the blood-stained Inquisition may strike with dread and horror all within its gloomy influence, and immolate victims who have deserVed immortal honour;_ but what are these curses to a nation, compared to the curse of the reformer, Mina ? What can Ferdinand's weakness, or the In quisitors' wickedness, offer in competition with the bloody de nouneeinents, the more than brutal ferocity, of this savage minded monster ? Dealing around him terror, and desolation, and death, he talks of pity, and reconciliation, and freedom. Standing upon the ruins of his suffering country, he yet boasts himself her deliverer, and menaces with fire, slaughter, and fa mine, all who reject, or even reluctantly accept the blessings he brings: Did the fires of heaven mingle the wretch with his country's 'ash* another and another would stand forth, tread in his steps, and:do all he has threatened. Engendered by re form, and nurtured in revolt, treason is prolific of such beings. Even here, in our own darling England, were the standard of rebellion once reared, some such might be found to stain the land of freedom with native blood; but the Minas of this country, cannot so revel in atrocity, for here the King, and the Church; and the People, have one common interest; and, spite of all the arts of faction, thank Heaven ! 'the people know it. SOUTHAMPTON DISPENSARY. A most respectable Meeting WRS held on Thurs day last, at the Audit House, to take into con sideration the propriety . of establishing a Dispen sary, for the purpose of affording gratuitous ad vice and medicine to the sick Poor of Southamp ton and its vicinity. The MAyott took the Chair; and the Requisition having been road, Mr. MACKii..2.ION said, he had been applied to for the pur pose of bringing forward the business, which he felt great plea suie in doing; at the same time he regretted that another indi vidual of greater weight had not been able to lend his powerful support on the occasion. Mr. M. previously to entering into the business, wished it to be clearly and distinctly understood that his sole object was to *mote the establishment of a Charitable -Institution not to further the interest of any particular indi vidual. The establishment of Dispensaries for the purpose of relieving the poor was now general throughout the principal towns of Great Britain, and in few, if any instances, had it not been attended by the most beneficial effects. There was, perhaps, no other Charity where so much human suffering was relieved at such a comparatively trifling eic pence. The benefits arising from such an establishment were so obvious, that he felt it unnecessary to dwell longer on its merits, particularly when he looked around him, and saw amongst the persons of whoni that assembly was coniposed, Gentlemen whose benevolence and plulanthropy were gene rally acknowledged. As far as Southampton was concerned, Mr. M. thought that the establishment of a Dispensary was advisable, froth the increased and increasing population--from the great proportion of opulent inhabitants, and from a general feeling on the subject: The population of the town and neigh bourhood around, within three miles, could not be less than IA,OOO. Some objections, however, had been made to a Dis -pensary, which he thought it but candid to state to the Meet ing. One was, thgt a Infirmary was to be found at Winches ter; but he thought that place was too far to afford relief in rserious cases not of a nature ; , --of a labourer, fOr exaMple, who was unwilling to leave his place ; or of a child, who was under the care. of its parents, both of which descriptions of people might be relieved without leaving hOme, were assistance at hand. Another objection which' had been started, was, that an attempt had been made some' years ago to form a Dispensary in Southampton, which had failed. Mr. Mac kinnon however begged leave to remind the Meeting, that since that time the population of the town and neighbourhood' had much increased, and in no town and neighbourhood could 1 be found a more wealthy body of individuals than here, and con.. sequently sufficient funds might now be obtained. It had also been asserted, that such an establishment was useless, for the Medical Gentlemen were in the habit of attending the poor gratis; but he thought that it was hardly fair to throw the onus of relieving the sick poor entirely upon them, whose time and attention was the public's, and who must feel the necessity of relief from their arduous and delicate business. He thought the burden ought to be borne by the more wealthy part of the community. ,Mr. M. concluded by regretting that the Hon: Gentleman (Mr. Chamberlayne) who had entered the room since he began addressing the company, had not been present to have opened the business with the weight of his eloquence and abilities ; but lie now called upon hiin to second the reso lutions which he had the honour to propose. Mr. M. then read his resolutions, one of which went to declare that a Subscriber of ten guineas at once should be a Governor for life. . . . Mr. ' HAMBERLAYNE, in replying to the call which had been made upon him to second the resolutions, said, that he must decline it. No man, he said, more earnestly wished for the establishment of an institution of this kind, which was ca pable, under proper management, of effecting so much good at a trifling expence, than he did ' • but he could not second a reso lution which went to declare that a subscriber of a certain sum should be a life governor, when you could not ensure the dura tion of the Society. In all institutions where this was one of the laws, he considered it as an anomalous thing, and bore very much of the appearance of a wish to trounce people out of their money ; for it not unfrequently happened that you thus had go vernors for life to an institution which had no existence. Mr. MACKINIsTON said that he had anticipated this objection of the Hon. Gentlemen by stating that no money should be taken of subscribers till there was a certainty of being able to effect the object in view. Captain ARGLES seconded the Resolution ; _when it was sug gested by the Mayor that the better way would' be to pass the Resolutions singly. After passing the first Resolution, Mr. MARETT made some forcible objections to the adoption of the other Resolutions, particularly the one relating to the Go vernors, and urged the ,propriety of appointing a Committee to draw up a set of rules for the government of the Institution. Mr. CORFE now presented a paper signed by Drs. Hackett and Middleton, Messrs. Maule, Corfe, Judd, Stace, Stewart, and Twyam, offering their services gratuitously should the Dis pensary be established, to which the Mayor begged to add his name. The Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted for this liberal offer. A Select Committee was then appointed to frame Resolutions for the government of the Institution, and the Meeting ad journed for three quarters of an hour, to afford the Committee time. Upon re-assembling, the Committee informed the Meet ing that they had taken for their basis the rules of the Reading Dispensary, which they conceived well adapted for the purpose. —These were all unanimously agreed to, as was a Resolution of Thanks to Dr. Watsans and Mr. Walmsley, for their ex ertions in promoting the establishment of so excellent an In stitution. It was then agreed that personal application should be made to the inhabitant householders, to know the amount of sub scriptions ; and that the Committee should meet again on Thusday, the 12th of December. The Thanks of the Meeting were voted to the Mayor, and the company separated. FEMALE IMPOSTOR. liNioN-HALL.—Yesterday the Magistrates of this Office received a letter from Warrington, which places the character of this singular female in a light that shocked and astonished even those who watched her examination. The following is the statement, which has been confirmed by the Overseers of Warrington and the Keeper of Bridewell. " Under the head Union-Hall, in the newspapers of Saturday last, there is an account of an extraordinary impostor, of whom it is said—' At Warrington, this very extraordinary young wo man imposed upon a number of medical gentlemen.' This is not only true, but the circumstances were such that had not the minutest inquiries been made, and the strictest scrutiny resorted to, it is more than probable that two innocent men would have been sacrificed to her diabolical falsehoods. She was found in a state apparently dying, and conveyed to the poor-house.. An investigation took place, when she accused two men of robbing and then brutally abusing her, leaving her nearly dead. The story was believed; the town was in a ferment, and two men, who had been seen, on -the road, were taken up and con veyed to prison. ' ,Every Possible ,kindness_ and attention were paid to her by the Magistrah,es, the Clergy, the Me dical Gentlemen, the Overseers, and the respectable inha bitants of the town, many of whom visited - her daily. The first time I saw her I really did not think that she could exist till morning : she sat up in bed, supported by pillows, frothing at the mouth, and, in short, appearing as one on the verge of eternity ; she had persons to sit up and watch all night, and on my inquiring in the morning I was surprised to hear that Mary Ann Sherratt (which I believe is her real name) was some thing better.' This farce continued some time ; but the ac counts she gave of herself and her relations being found incor rect, suspicion took place of certainty, and indignation of pity. It fortunately happened that some Gentlemen well acquainted with that part of Staffordshire whence she had stated she came,- knew something of the family to whom she said she belonged. An inquiry was instituted in the proper quarter, when it was found that she was a dreadfully artful impostor; that at that very moment she was under a recognizance to appear at the ensuing Stafford Assizes against a gentleman of respectability, whom she had accused of an attempt to commit a rape. The Governor of' the Stafford Gaol was sent fdr, who came down, and instantly recognised her. Till this period she endeavoured to keep up the imposture; but as soon as this gentleman ap peared she tore off the mask, and exhibited herself in such a manner as really to leave us in doubt whether we could have imagined a character so insolent, so impudent, and so brutish as she proved to be. The poor men, who had been confined till that time, were set at liberty, and she \\as committed by the Ma gistrates to the House of Correction at Kirkdale as a vagrant. " It may not he improper to apprise the Governor of the Tread Mill at Brixton, that she has a power of feigning dis tress, and that to an extreme degree, beyond what all the medi cal men here supposed a human creature capable of. She has at times pretended to be dying and even dead—she has the art of procuring a frothiness at her lips, it is supposed by means of soap which she conceals for this purpose; besides which she will for days refuse sustenance under a pretence of being too ill to take food. From this place, or rather when liberated from Kirk dale, she went to Northwick, where she played the same tricks over again, and was again discovered to be an impostor. It is her practice when in confinement to accuse either the Governor of the prison, the medical attendant, or some other person, of an attempt at rape, consequently it behoves those who are at all acquainted with her villany to make it known."—The statement is signed J. K. Glazebrook, and corroborated by the signatures of the Overseers of the Poor at Warrington, and the -Governor of the Bridewell. The wretch whose character was represented in such frightful colours, has taken it into her head to be ill at Brixton, and refused to work at the Mill. The _Keeper has therefore at the desire of the Magistrates placed her in solitary confinement. Mr. Perry, the proprietor of the Brill Tavern, Somers Town, applied for permission to see her, as he had no doubt of her having stolen 20/. from him when in his service. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. About eight o'clock last night an Inquest was held at the King's Head Tavern, James -street, Buckingham-gate, before Mr. HIGGS, Coroner, on the body of Miss Mary Beckenham, of Church-court, Chapel-street, St. Margaret's Parish, West minster, who died in the Westminster Hospital. The parents of the deceased were respectable people. Un fortunately, on the sth of November, they were absent from home; and left her in a room by, herself ; she was only about seven years of age, and by some means set her dress on fire ; her screams were heard by the neighbours, who came instantly to her assistance, and put out the fire as soon as possible ; but her dress was nearly burned off her, body, and she was most dreadfully burned about the chest and body. The CORONER observed, that this; although a most melan choly case, was one of the many instances which so frequently happen in November and December. Parents, at that period of the year, could not be too cautious in garding against such accidents, because fires are more generally lighted, and children are apt to run to the-fire, when the draft of the chimney will draw in their pinafores or frocks, and probably set them in a blaze. If woollen cloths were used in preference to linen or light dresses, it would in many instances prevent such calami ties. The Jury were of the same opinion, and wished the case to be made public. Verdict---" Accidentally burnt, which caused the decewd's death." On Saturday week a slater was climbing the roof of a house in. Blackfriars, Perth ; he laid hold of a chimney to assist him in his ascent, hut this being of brick, and rather frail, gave way, when the frightened tradesman, with the chimney in his arms, fell through the roof into a garret, which fortunately was un inhabited ; and no damage ensued to any one save the poor slater, who received some severe bruises.—( Edinburgh Cog rant, Dec. 2.) ROYAL RESIDENCES. It is curious to trace the variety of Royal Re sidences (exclusively of what may be termed the great or national Palaces) which the partiality of different Sovereigns for particular spots, occa sioned to be erected in former times ; and the neighbourhoods of which, like Brighton in the present day, once derived a temporary eclat from that circumstance, but are now scarcely known. An account of some of these, principally in the vicinity of London, follows ; they, however, pro bahly include a small part, as more Palaces are ascribed to KING JOHN alone than what we have noticed. A list, with an account of the whole, could it be collected, would by no means form an unentertaining work. HAVERING BOWER, IN ESSEX.-Nearly one of the first of these was an ancient retreat of our Saxon Kings, particularly of that simple Saint, Edward the Confessor, who took great delight in it as being woody, solitary, and fit for devotion. "It so abounded," says the legend, " with warbling nightingales, that they disturbed him in his devotions. He, therefore earnestly prayed for their absence ; since which time never night ingale was heard to sing in the park, but many without the pales, as in other places." It was named Bower, from some fine bower, or shady walk, lii:e R.osamond's Bower, at Woodstock. Here the Confessor is reported to have built a Palace, or perhaps improved one; it was of free stone and leaded. Some parts of the walls are still standing. Beside this Palace there was an other called Pergo, which seems to have been al ways a jointure house of a Queen consort. Here died Joan, Queen of Henry IV., It was cer tainly one of the Royal seats in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; for during her progress in Suffolk and Norfolk, in 1570, she resid ed here some days. It was subsequently the seat of the late Lord Archer, and was pulled down in 1770. WoonsToca, in Oxfordshire, was formerly fa mous for its magnificient Palace, built by King Henry 1., who joined to it a very large park, in closed 'with a wall, which, according to John Rosse, was the first park in England. Queen Elizabeth, before she was confined to the Tower, was kept prisoner here by her sister Mary. Ro samond's Bower, near this, was built by Henry 11., and exhibited some remains until of late years. The term "King John's Palace" has been ap- plied to so many old buildings, that if at all cor rect, lie must have had more residences than any other English Sovereign. Few of the places, however, so ascribed, bear any decisive evidence of being even of his age. Near the metropolis may be mentioned, among others, Bermondsey Abbey and Holy well Priory, Shoreditch ; at both of which there are public-houses, which have his head for signs. Besides, there have been mentioned, as the sites of Palaces of this King, Old Ford, Tottenham-court-road, and various other neighbourhoods. KING'S LANGLEY, Herts, was a favourite spot with Henry 111. who built a Royal Palace there, some ruins of which are still to be seen. King Richard 11. and his Queen kept a Christmas at this Palace, and were buried in the adjoining monastery, though afterwards removed to West minster by Henry V. Here was also born and buried, Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, son of Ed ward 111. The Palace, park, and manor were given by James I. to Henry, Prince of Wales, and at his death to hi; brother Charles, who, after he came to the throne, granted them to Sir Charles Morrison. The Earl of Essex is now Lord of the Manor. ELTHAM was a celebrated retreat of our ancient Monarchs. It was early in possession of the Crown, but having been fraudulently obtained by Anthony B. c. Bishop of Durham, he beauti fied the capital mansion, and left it to Eleanor, the Queen of Edward I. Edward 11. frequently resided here; and here his Queen was delivered of a son, who had the name of John of Eltham. Possibly from this circumstance it is improperly called " King John's Palace ;" unless it should have 'obtained that appellation from the sump tuous entertainment given here by Edward 111. to the captive King John of France. Henry VII. built the front of this Palace toward the moat, but it was neglected after Greenwich be came the favourite country- residence of his suc cessors. Our Princes ofteh celebrated their fes tivals at Eltham with great pomp. One of the' last of these feasts was held here at Whitsuntide, 1515, when Henry VIII". created Sir Edward? Stanley Baron Monteagle for his services at! Flodden Field. Part of the stately hall which' was the scene of these feasts is still in tolerable" preservation, and is used as a barn. Queen Elizabeth, who was born at Greenwich, was fre quently carried thence to Eltham, when an in fant, for the benefit of the air, and this Palace she visited in a summer excursion round the country in 1559. Considerable remains of this celebrated Palace, besides those of the great hall, still exist. Richard 11., before he came to the Crown, resided at the Palace of K ENNINGTON, built by his father Edward the' Black Prince. In 1396 his young Queen, Isabel, was conveyed, amid a prodigious concourse of!people, from Kennington to the Tower. Henry V. was here when the Clergy complained to him of Sir John Oldcastle. At what time it was demolished is not known.— See, for farther particulars of this Palace, His lorN of Lambeth. ItICIIMOND PALACE was the favourite retreat of Henry VII. Here Edward 111. died of grief for the loss of his heroic son Edward the Black Prince ; and here also died Anne of Bohemia; Queen of Richard 11., who is said to have first taught the English ladies the use of the side-saddle before which they rode astride. Richard was so afflicted at her death, that he deserted and de faCed the Palace; but It was repaired and beau tified by Henry V., who founded three religioui houses near it. It was destroyed in 1497, by fire, when it was magnificently rebuilt by Henry , VII., who named it Richmond, from having him self borne the title of Earl of Richmond before he came to the throne. The exterior of this grand pile, as finished by him, may be judged of from the Antiquarian Sooieffs print, and two or three other representations ; and a very Cari °ll; ., account of it may be found in the Antiquar za " Repertory, and likewise in Nichols's Royal P ro : gresses. Besides this structure, Henry repaire.a and enlarged the Manor-house of Working, 1 . 11 Surrey, which had been the inheritance and r est• deuce of his mother, Margaret, Countess of Ric h ' mond, who died there. Fine brick foundations/ and the shell of a guard-room, are still remainint of this Royal Palace. This monarch also rebuil t Baynard's Castle, London, and made it an occi" sional residence. G R E ENW ICH PALACE, called Placentia, was one of the most favourite country residences of Henry VIII., as also of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth, This Palace, which was first erected by nu n "; phrey, Duke of Gloucester, stood on the site 0' the present Greenwich Hospital. It was enlarr ed by Henry VII., and completed by He n / VIII.; but being afterwards suffered to run't° decay, was pulled down by Charles 11., who be gan a magnificent edifice, and lived to see t h e , first wing finished. He also enlarged and wa llet ' the Park. The part of the Palace now retnai ll ' ing is converted into a residence for the Rang er ; Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth were b ot h born here ; and here also Ed war d VI. died. It appears, from prints of it near their time, to We been a very grand and extensive pile. NONSUCH was another r e t rea t o f this Mona- - • rCh which well merits description. This was s ituate: in Surrey, near Epsom, and o btai ne d its n ag :, from its unparalleled b e a u ty. H en tzner, sPOr. g ing of this Palace, says, " it was c hosen for his pleasure and retirement, and built with an ex c el of magnificence. One would imagine every tin g that architecture can perform to have been eke ployed in this one work ; there are every W' so many statues that seem to breathe, so Inal e l miracles of consumm a t e ar t, th a t it may i.l claim its name Nonsuch." He speaks with eli . admiration of the gard e ns. Ki ng Chari e , s , gave this fine structure t o th e D uc h ess of Cte: land, who pulled it down, zind sold the materi g t : This Prince had Palac e s a ls o a t D ar tford, Fi gs ham, Greenfield-house, Hanworth, Huodsolic; and at London (besides the established Pe e , of Westminster), those of St. James's, W ul. hall, and'Bridewell. th The Palaces and country seats of Eliza-epre were extremely numerous. Th e f o llowing Wij; some of the principal—viz.: Enfield, nat fie js , Barn, Elms, Beddington, Loughton, Mit rl lo o bonne, Islington, N e win g t on , & c . a deseoP i ':, oo of all of which would b e t oo l ong f or Riser"' here. We shall only notice two or three. lac e EN ELD.-The lodge or Palace at this r„j. was a brick building, erected by Sir Thos. Lon b "i in the reign of Henry VII. and bought of hit', Henry VIII., as a nursery for the Royal el ; r , dren. Edw. VI. went from hence to the Tc 4 i - n if on his accession to the throne in 1547. 4 'o in 1557, the Queen (then Princess Eligl he was escorted from Hatfield to Enfield-plac e ' a retinue of twelve ladies in white satin, on 9,11 Wing palfries, and twelve yeomen in greer l 7o on horseback„ that her Grace might ha nt . t his i t i s hart. HATFIELD, from which she went ° ll ci se , occasion, was a Palace at w hi c h s h e resid e - o ra. veral years before she came to the throne• ive d ham, second son of Edward HI. wto J am es of Hatfield, from being b orn h e re ;},- the"! I. exchanged this Palace f or Th eo b a l s , vr l " - Earl of Salisbury. ilea The antient mansion at Barn Elms, cs r . this " Queen's Elizabeth's Dairy," w a s a nother ° A ) . nE Princess's occasional residences, as were Be; 1 " 1 ,;;; tort, Loughton, near Epping, th e cc LOP er Islington, the Grove at Newington, and l ' ear jrz town the Royal Palace of Marpla-bonn e ; tha t Queen Elizabeth's Progresses, it is recordeu r 5 " on the 3d Pebruary 1600, the Ambass a(4 °,, from the Emperor of Russia, and other pl u s vites, rode through the city of London to D' a i r i g , la-bonne-park, and there hunted at their PI," sure, and shortly after returned homew ard What a contrast to the present state of th is :A; risk, now entirely covered with magnificent str :; o , and squares, which form a part of the n' e " polis ! 005 I THEOBALDS, in Herts,was the delight of fo r 1., who exchanged, as just observed, Hatfie lu o cl it with the Earl of Salisbury. Its gardens in pleasure-grounds are described to have be elj te cl the style of those at Nonsuch. It was gra n t y, away by Charles and is now private prop e r in king James died at this Palace, and the r 011 1 ,7 65, which he expired was in existence until i ,' s ia ce when' that and the other remains of the were totally destroyed. ent Of our other Monarchs, it will be suf fici at to mention that Charles I. had a resideliced,, Oatlands, and a second, it is supposed, at 11 , 3 1 , 0 1 ney. Charles 11. at, Winchester, beside s ' der , House, afterwards the seat of the Earl of La u t ot dale ; and William and Mary at Kensington/, ea a Royal Palace, and where the former breatitildi his last. George 11. seems to have been ' o f attached to Hampton Court, and the partialitYceil our late venerable Sovereign for Windsor, as ell as of his present Majesty for Brighton, are w known. COAL-MARKET, Dec. 4. Ships at Market. Ships sold - - Pri ce :ro 4 Th Newcastle -37 i - 380 Sd to 4 1 .6 , 6 4 15 Sunderland - - 14 t° BIRTHS. °I A Lately; at Naples, the Lady of George Baring, E scl• son. 5th o f , At Clifton-house, Spanish Town, Jamaica, (on the _....- October, Mr. William Shand, of _a son _____.— MARRIED. ____ _ ,-. soP On the 3d inst. at Mary-le-bone John Brockman, ...r , sq' t to of the Rev. Julius Drake Brockman , of Cheriton, A eli ;; 0 0 , Elizabeth Mary Anne, daughter of the late General Sieveki., On the 2d inst., at Brixbourne, Hats, Henry Brown , E;: o f eldest son of Colonel Brown, of Amwell Bury, in the co%ii, Hens; to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the la te John IVI" ley, Esq., of Castlemeere, in the county of Lancaster. cester' On Tuesday the 3d inst., Mr. Henry Drew, of D e i . 2 o6nri street, Leicester-square ' to Marian, second daubter IN smith, Esq. of Pqtton, Bedfordshire. t .11 alvern ß mr och el e l s s t , er ( , m ay; D e j d o li' n 2 E d 7 D o . : : e last, of o ßo n i ll oy lo .b n i de last, Elizab tl wife of James Simmon9l rsl ; A I W . ' dliam Tuder, Esq. of Tenly, and only daughter of the 1 Major Cole of Twtckenham. ' ro h si' l ' At linger • • ler a ing illness, at his house at Hamme r ' it 'l;str cerely regretted by his family and friends Georke Gillow_.oo On the 28th ult. 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