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MANSION-HOUSE.

C. It. emeiieled by wreaths of laurel; in the centre a
crown, wartimunted by a Rea; a plain row of lamp' round
each pillar ; the whole had • eery peat effect.
CORVHILL.

GOLDING, Performer.—C. H annunciated with a beast&
ful star and crow., festoons ut coloured lamps at the top.
"I be Yellow twee Hewed! Warehouse, st Charing-Ciao,
and also that at the West India Dealt, were illuminated
with uuwieruas, variegated :erupt, diapLased to devices, ele-
gant, appropriate, sod correspuadiag with every- thing elow.
beloagiug to this useful lostituttou, which promises to be
pneriactiee of the greatest national advantages, by pee-
err*, r forage &maw; the health of ear hawse gem-
tiptoes.

INDIA.

BOMBAY COURIER, suss

We are daily receiving accounts of the effects of
the late gales, which seem to have prevailed with
unusual violence along the whole extent of the
Coast to the Southward of this place. hs extra-
ordivary violence at Mangalore appears in the
following extract of a letter from that place. dated
31st May : " We had surh a hurricane here on
the 44th, 45th, and part of the glith, as has not
been experieuced for 33 years. Every house here.
except Messrs. Komi's. Read's, and Reeves's, is
blown dawn ; many lives are lost ; fire brigs are
stranded within xfi miles of this. I ran in the Court
House, and keep open table for 14 at.present, and
every thing is in the grratest confusion, as yoit may
sup paw :—we are do.ng all we can to save a Por-
tugni"e ship, bound to Lisboa Nam Goa. The
Court Rowe is just now an Hospital and Bar-
racks foe one buttaion of Sepoys, a stable for 9

horses, a place hlkArins,listi Barrack for 14 or
15 Europeans," iko..lilm.
n Extract of a letter from Goa,dated June 7,1807:
—" Tie Portuguese frigate is entirely lust; and in
addition to this misfortune, we have to lament the
loss of the register ship, Ceylon. This dreadful dis-
aster happened last month, about 15 milesen this
aide Mangalore; the late Chancellor, and several
of the crew, are said to have perished. The eargd
of the Ceylon was valued at 600,090 rupees. Two
Portuguese brigs met a similar fate, and one brig
drove iuto a river it Salsette, ciistnasted."
The Cadisclis, elbank,Ctentberland, Ferrer, and
'levy Addington, Kirkpatrick, sailed from Ma-
dras, fur Penang and Cl ina...the loth August,
der convoy of His Majesty's ship, Sir Francis
Drake.

The Ceylon, Hudson, 'and Walpole, Sandi-
lamb, sailed from Madras, for Bengal, the 16th
lust September.
The Metcalfe, hacke, sailed from Madras for
Bengal, the 16th last September.

Ministers have agreed upon a Proclantatiet, to
be published and sent off with 'all possible meld to
the Commander of our squadron off the Tam to
be distributed by all pourable means, offering to ell
the people of Portugal, who are disposed to Italie
that country, an unlimited number of transports to
convey them and their property to the Bratils.--i
Instructions are also to be seat to all our other
squadrons that may fall in the way, to reader every
possible assistance in carrying the wishes of Go-
vernment into execution. This measure was
adopted on Friday Lit, and may, perhaps, here
been suggested by the report which teethed
town, that day, of Insurrections at Liaboi.
'That rumour, however, as we stated yaltals
day, still rests upon the sole authority of an Ame-
rican Captain, said to have arrived at Cork, co the
10th, arid is discredited in the city.
The Russian Fleet in the Tagus is emptied
shortly to surrender.
The latest accounts from India are dated Cal-
cutta, August 13 ; Bombay, Sept. 1; and Madras,
Sept. .20. As we stated yesterday, at the date of
the latest departures, perfect tranquillity prevailed
Fn the Beitildi possessions in that quarter of the
world. The rains had been abundant, and, from
:the appearance of the season, large crops of rico,
Av. were expected to alleviate the calamities of
the preceding season.

The Austrian Waster, Count STAIIIEKSTRO,
obtained his psesperts on Friday, and will shortly
take his departure for Paris.
The late storm has done great damage on the
coast. Some phrtieulars are given iu the lint pap.

The Scotch Geer; will fonts part of the Expe-
dition debug out at Portsmouth.
The Scrutiny commeuces, this day, in Cord-
waineni' Ward.
There are now eight parties from different Re-
gismos,' of the line, at Ea.thourne, for the pupae!
of receiving Volunteers from the North York Mili-
tia quartered at that place ; but the Regiment Las
only turned out VON t!ve men u yet.
Flag of Truce will sail from Dover, as aeon to
the enrol will permit, for Rotterdam, with Mr.
Cure and his family, the period of that Gentle.
usau's parole being nearly expired..
The Priocess Amelia, arrived in 49 days from
Jamaica, states, that the yellow fever broke oat at
Port Royal while the lay there. The Surgeon and
eight of the crew died while there and on her pos-
tage to England.
Letters from the Mee, of 44 guns, Captain
WOLFE. brought by a chasm maree, her prize.
laden with wheat, captured close in with the French
toast, dated the oth instant, state, that she was all
well at that period, after experiencing the of
the late tremendous stortniumar Isle Gres, offich
she earned away her fare-topsail-yard, and split her
sails to pieces, but fortunately weathered the shoal
off that island, and got into safe anchorage. The
French people of the island came off with fresh
stock, when the weather moderated, which they
sold very cheap, viz. a fine large calf for Sus. ooly.
and other things
.in propertron,- so greet is the
scarcity of money in that part of France.
The Sally, WILLIS, arrived at Plymoath, spoke
on the dyth ult. the Anagram, of New York, sine
days from Bristol, Cape St. Vincent N.W. It
leagues. Same day spoke the Manchester, of and
from Philadelphia, her Cadiz, and ranee arrived, as
Capt. Ili sari, of the lealwas, arrived at Dublin,
informs him. On the 4th, spoke the E .trope„
Peseta, from London, for Jamaica, (one of His
ship Astrea's convoy) ; saw about 50
sail of the same fleet, without convoy, in hat. 43.32.
lon,. lu. So. steering S.W. with the Wiod at N.W.
On the same day was boarded bvHis Majesty's ship
) Raves, which had spoke some of the fleet ; on the
I 7th spot the Portland, from Bordeaux for Charles-
too. The Sovereien. from Loudon for Jamaica,
pat into Cork on the loth inst. Sailed from Ports-
month lath alt. with the fleet under convoy of
His Majesty's ship Ammo; on the o.sth experienced
a heavy gale; on dfith, only teo sail iu sight ; on
tit January, only moan sight, and that dismastedi
from that day to the 7th, one continued gale. Niue
sail fi the fleet wen at Cork when the Sovereign
got it, and one arrived after her.
The Mary Ans. Coosii, from Surinam for
London, is supposed to be led near Margate.
The Lerma, 'Airmail. from Loudon for St. Mi-
clisert;was run foal of is the Downs, on Tha Joy
evening, and islaaielonail by her crew : she :s sop-
, posed to hai c foundered shoitly afterwards.

•
THE BRITISH PRESS.
LONDON,

TUESDAY, JAN. Ig.

THEATRE. • *

DRURY-LANE.
Lawn's interesting Drama of Tier Car-
d* Spectre was perforined last night, to introduce
Eras, from the Edinburgh Theatre, in the
~'art of Aris'ela, in which die was very well rc-
reeived. This Laity is of the middle size—her
:countenance prepossessing, and her voice dear and
harmonious. She received considerable applause
through her whole performance.—Mr. ELttirros
tilted the part of Osmond, oriinall played by Mr.
Eartairsioax, with his usual good sense and re-
crimination. Mr. l'lrrxist took Mr. DolsToN's
part of Hasran, and was very well received. The
iday went off with great spirit. The house nes
crouded.
voseammanainnimr_._•.
OXFORD, Jax. 16.
Thunalay, the first day of Lint Tenn, the Rev.
4 kart? Pelcaitun Coaserat, and Rev. William Mai-
of Exeter College ; and Rev. John Croome,
of St. Mary Hall, B. A. were admitted Masters of
Arts. Messrs. James Thonias Pedley, James
„Oran, Joseph Dale, and John Lingard, of Brew-
Culle.,e • , Murtsu West. of University Col-
lege., • and John Beeslv, of St. Edmund Hall, were
milted Bachelors of Arts.
The Rev W. Jeukinsosh M. A. is presented by
Johu Key, Esq. to the perpetual Curacy of Fut-
ford, near York, void by the death of the Rev.
Edward NVillan.
. We understand that it is the intention of our Re-
prosentative, John Ingram Lockhart, Esq. to dis-
bibute fifty puululs worth of bread amongst the
110i...freemen' and freemen's widows of this city, on
y morning next, at ten o'clock, at the Town
Hall.

OLD BAILEY, JANUARY 18.
t and Margaret Smith were capi-
stealiag three shawls, the pro-
; • Dolman, linen-draper, High-
' Arise% on the -27th of December.
Prattling found Guilty of a petty larceny, and
20144 wet Atiaittial.
• Semi was indicted capitally for steal-
aailsrer watch, and one yard' and IL half of thread
the property of William Striker, book-hinder,
No. 1, Ellen-court, in the parish of St. Luke, on
-the list of December and ucquitted, not a parti-
te of guilt hang been proved against her.
AaniVarrilit,a woman of the town, and Dorothy
Groin, her aenwnt, were indicted capitally, fbr
stealing a rarer watch from Robert Fairburn, in
4*-hoe ateof William Cooper, No. 13, Johis-street,
tits, the Jlst of December.—;rot
14 NAVAL LYTELLIGENCE.

POIRTsMOuTU, JAN. 17.
Arrived from the Downs the Leoiiiiiss. of 311
Captain Kinlvar ; the Boadicea, of 36 gums,
.Captain Maitland, from off Cherbourg; the Pre-
MO O*, of 36 guns, Captain Otter; and the Escort
man-brig. Lieutenant `:oath, from the Eastward ;
also the Ilophee, Captain Mason, from St. Helen's,
Admiral Marray's squadron.
the Secneer: of 74 guns, Hon. Cain
4, to join the Channel fleet ; the Gossok
of war, Captain Inns, on a cruise ; the
11l ant gun-brig, for the coast of France ; and the
tslieelbtaks steep of war, Captain Tlsieknesse, fur
Gratey:
woo hicoltetuatout convoy, under the Alsuphioa
frigpaly wilt oil in the Limning!, and most probably
thti Fast Indiarners.
It is uniltratood that Sir George Prexost,.whois
promoted to the local rank of Lieutenant-General
ut Nora Scotia, Irons the commanil of this garrison,
col likewise opjpointad Governor of Halifax, will
take out with him ,1600
• 4 • PLYMOUTH, JAN. 16.
Arrived-the Peacock, 18 guns, Capt. Peak, from
twelli=d ; the C'sstkoo schooner, from the
; Princess Charlotte, 38, Capt. Tobin,
fll 1t; nutifist, in gmas, ('apt. Lord Tow's*.
headrheas a cruise ; Isiekie,Adream, and Favourite,
ssiikiNgwilfr. (mu the Eastward.
Sailad His Majesty's ship Fertitsee, 36 guns,
Coot. Vanttittatts for Cork ; .4tinele gun-twig.
.I,inut Swaim!: and Mil/brook schooner, Lieut.
Leasit, on a elitism...
PEAL, JAW. 17.
The ketch ape, of Southampton, John Miller,
taster, nn ballast, is on shore near Wollner Castle ;
crew anted.
Via twig Nattiarkain, of Ip,wich„ Capt. Howe'
Deptford, wills King's stores, 6ir Portsmouth,
~it on slime on the Goodwin Sands, yesterday
massing, and was afterwards got off by two boats
Ilannigistr,und has Unix sunk.
se brs„; Venter, Capt. White, from Shields, for
Gibraltar is on shore on the north end of this town,
bat it is expected she aut he got off.

raportri in friellimd, -that BOOM%leen 16••
. • great number of shipping to he put in
requidition for a secret expedition of great import-
anee. It is said that the agent. of the French Go-
sentiment are actively employed in collecting ves-
sels of various dencriptimis for this armament, re-
spectiog the object of which nothing hos been suf-
o transpire.
Portuguese Envoy has furnished our mer-
with rt copy of a letter to the thwernor'of the
of St. Catharine, regarding that British vele.
should he admitted into that bland, on the
payusent of the duties upon the erirgo which would
hare been resinired in Portugal Wier the sale of the
coma And in cave the Coiveniors ghoul.? seraph.
sadmittin4 the sale of the several cargoes, the Envoy
ests requ that the gnarls tasty he warehoused till the.
directions of the Prince Repot can Ire rereived.
The Colitanis or Minders ate to be furnished, to7e„ -
titer with • copy of this letter, with a British lie ease
mad a wismlfest of the cargoo, ardirmed by the Fovea-.
-..The conditions wryest to by the Merehant., ih this
pomisiossal trade, are. that licenses are to be taken
out for flitch adventure to the Brazils from the Privy
(illuned; and bands Jilt to be given for the deliver)
of the career, at the ports *treed upon beta ion the
&beak Forei.;n Serietar% and the Partneitelie Eli-
wry. Eagagerrierits for the povanetit of the duties,
acuity against smuggling., Ire also to be en-
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