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London, England, 1804-08-18 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, AV4VIT 13.

Yesterday being Sand y, the Anniversary of tl.e
birth-day of His Royal Highness the Prince of
'Vales (Lord High Steward of this Borough and
(loyalty), it was kept this day with every mark of
respea and attention The bells of both churches
rang the whole day. At two o'clock the Prince of
Wales's own Royal Volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel
Hawker. assembled nu the glaci% of the citadel, and
marched to the Grand Parade, and being formed in
A, circle, a new set of colours, beautifully embroi-
dered. the gift of His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, were brought into the circle, and con-
secrated by the Rev. tdr Hennah, Chaplain to the
Corps, in a very awful and impressive manner.
Colonel Tyrwhitt (secretary to His Royal Highness,
and Lord Warden of the Stanneries of -Devon
and Cornwall), taking the colours, presented
them to the two Ensigns, with a very ap-
propriate speech on the occasion, in the name of
his Royal Highness. The line being then formed
in open order, the Ensigns marched with the co-
lours, and took post in the centre of the bats lion,
when the line presented arms, officers saluting, and
the band and drums playing God sere the Kine.
The regiment then marched by in companies, ordi
nary time, officers saluting Lient Gen. England and
Major-G. neral Calcraft (their Etat-Major). Being
returned to their parade, the Colonel thanked them
for their steadiness under arms. After the dis-
missal of the battalion, the General and Field-Offi-
ce s present, with the Officers of the corps,-ad-
jot:rued to the hospitable house of Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Hawker, and partook of a very elegant dejerse
provided on the occasion. At six o'clock a most
sumptuous dinner, from Curgenven's hotel, was
given by the officers of the Prince of Wales's own,
in the Guildhall, to Lieutenant-General England
and Major-General Calcraft, all the Field-Officers
of the garrison, and the Officers of the General's
Staff. Mirth and hilarity were the order of the day;
the healths of Their Majesties and His Royal
Highness the Priptce of Wales were drank with three
times three cheers, as were many other loyal toasts
and sentiments. When the company broke up,
they adjourned to the London-inn, to a grand ball
and assembly, given in honour of the day ; at which
were present all the beauty and fashion of the three
towns and neighbourhood.

CANIMIUSURY, Ave. 16.

Our races commenced on Tuesday ; they have
been attended by a large selection of rank and fa-
shion. The company on the Downs was yesterday
very numerous. On the first day, the most notice-
able contests were for the Kentish I lunters' Stakes,
which was won by Mr. Hilton's b. m. Ph awnt, and
Briiges's Orroinirm, and won by the former ; al-
ter which, a bYIS4I32tCh WAS W 01: by the Lion. Capt.
Domer's b. m. Flizeleih, and Capt. Stratton's ch.
h. and won by the former.
Ihe Ktug s mate yesterday was won by Mr.
Hyde's b. h. Bear rlge.—ln the first heat, Mr.
Ratclif's b. h. a very fine horse, met with a dreadful
accident by coming in conta9 with the horse of a
parson who very imprudently WAS going over the
Conroe, just as the hores were passing, by which
his neck was broke, and rendered so shocking a spec-
tacle. that he was afterwards obl'ged to be shot.
County Plate was won by the Him. Mr. \Vat•
son's Mtn Bracket. The cider was carried senseless
off the course. .

Our Theatrical Races arr. as usual, walked neer
very slowly ; And the .Prohc Plate is wont wthnut
ouch exertion : 'n tAtc.t, there is very little induce.,
ment for the company to Issort to them, but ,nrrr
r ',orgy prefirsaisn..

BIRM INCH AM, Auenstr 16,

We had heard, from a correspondent at Edin-
burgh, of the astonishing performances of the Yu tiso
itosc.es, then on his way to join our Theatrical
C. irps--what we then gave on the trait of a friend,
we fully see/awed here on %looday evening, when
that pleasing Prodigy depiaed the cbarasler of
r.e'.g Norval, in the Tragedy of a w gigs, in the
completest manner. 'fo speak our praises, might
be deemed too flattering ; but the unbounded testi-
monies of a brilliant audience, with the most enthu-
siastic thunders of applause have fully confirmed
the fame of this youthful lino of the Buskin!'
To dwell on the merits of the respeaive Performers
would exceed our limits; but the Lady Rowskiph of
the evening (Miss SMITH), received the most grab.
fving plaudits; and particularly demands our tri-
bute of praise.
Las' night the Yuorio Roscits made his secrind
appearance here, and delineated. in a most impres-
sive manner, the loyal and benevolent charaaer of
Rolla, in Sheridan's Tragedy of Pitariv, in which he
justly displayed all the point and talent of a finished
atior, and received. as before, the rapturous al--
plauses of a delighted audience. This night he will
play 114 Ist.
The receipts at our Theatre, on Friday night,
amour.ted to 2.51 tis. lid. which sum the liberal and
Ibenevolent manager, Mr. M'Cready, has given in
support of the General Hospital.

At Linlithgow, a few days ago, an instance of
intrepidity occurred, which refle:ls the highest ho-
nour on the ardent and humane heart of the young
man who performed it, and of which the most public
mention ought to be made.— A young man unfor-
tnnately happening to bathe in the loch, at a plate
where a mark pit had been dug. and being unac-
quainted with swimming, he abruptly went beyond
his depth and disappeared. The alarm was spread
of a min being drowned ; when it retched Mrs.
Bowls' who has a lease of the loch, and the only
person having a boat on it, she instantly ran to her
nephew, WI LLIA Ile BOvl I E a young sailor at school
in Linlithgow, who, on healing orthe disaster, in-
stead of going for the boat as desired, instantly made
to the 'place where the unfortunate lad had entered,
stripping as he ran. When he came up hastily, en-
quiring for the fatal spot, which being pointed out,
he boldly plunged. dived to the bottom, and found
the body entangled among the weeds. HavZ
grasped it, be brought it to the surface on his sh
der, and swimming out, he delivered him to his
friends. Every effort was tried to restore the body
to life, but having been so long in the water, proved

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