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THE In CI:

The Lord Mayer'simst 1... 1 coulee,
'Getout with pillars, displaying I...imiry and used(
trophies, with a beautiful m(41411108, of !Ili S 1: je.iy
in the middle. On his Lordship'. right Stolid .at
the Ministers of State ; ou his lett, the Judges mil
Serjeauts-at-law, in seniority ; opposiite, at the insole
table, were the Aldermen ; and ia the middle, sure
Members of Perliatnent, acc.
On the Sheriffs' hustings were three tables, ilia
middle one, ornamented with pillars. The tables.
in the middle of the hall, were four lay and live
smell, which were appropriated to the Lurporatiim
and their Ladies, atc. ThMe were dinner-tickets
*mod f•r b oo ; hut, to prevent a repetition of
the eonfitsion on former occasions, co ball-tickets
we issued.
The winos were of the finest flavour, and supplied
in abundance; and the rooms for r treslintent were
opened at I t o'clock, with every delicacy in Korn-
-51011.

The Lord Mayor's state lirerirs ire very su-
perb; 'coot! white, with broad goid.hicr
Met and smallelothrs, tn. .iy trimand.
Auunu.; the compan♦ st &osier. were :

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His Cr.-ee the Duke of Norfdlk ;Mae Spanish, Enetaxnese
and AlUeliCIIO Ministers, and two of the Tyroksti
All sec Ministen were mrsent.—The Lord ChNIX[IIOI. sad
the respective Judges; Earl of St. Vincent, Earl ut s.l-
- Lord Holland, bird Erskine, Lord Folkston', b,r
Sidasy sad Linty Smith. Sir Thomas Thompson, Sit I's v-
ela Wardelt, Colonel triartile, and Maitre Cartwright , tie
City Meinhers • Aldermen Comb', Sir William Cur:as,
Sir Clarks Price, Sir Janes Shaw ; the lute Load
Mayor, Sir Charles Flower. rational ; S.r Whit Winter;
Aldernieu• Birch, Mori, licholey. Vaini.die, Sir %igtan
Plomer, Sir William lueigblon, Ainsley, Clitiatopter Smith,
and the hherilla Wood and Atkins.

The ball was opened by Colonel Kennetlniand
the Lady Mayoress, the daughter of the Lord
Mayor, a bi.antifulloung Lady, elegantly d retard
in white suit 'aver, with a batideau rod a necklace
ot diamonds. They danced it mihttrt ai the (;rend
Council Chamber. From the great concourse of
!people, it was some time before the centre-dances
could COliallUellee• Every tiling wasarranged in the
heat possible order, by the Lord Mayor's Com-
mitter, who deserve the thanks of the cotupany for
their exertions. At a late hour, this morning, we
left them enjoying the merry dame in the King's
Bench Court, and on the Hustings.
The attention of the Lady Mayoress was un-
remitting.

The rate Lady Blayoress. Mis. Flower. • ep.
peared in the r•irc!e of the ilancrr.. and displayed
that affability which was so much approved of when
she presided as Lady Mayoress. She was elegantly
dressed in her favourite calwn►s—lilac and silver.

THE DUKE OF PORTLAND'S FUNALIL.

The remains of the Dike of Portland errs re-
moved et heliport eleven o'clock yesterary morning.
from Burlington-house to Mary-la-booue church.
for interment.

The procession moved hi the most solemn man-
ner. and in the following order :
The M. Juastes Yuluntecre, attended by their full Band;
Two Mute., on horseback ;
Sit Horsemen •
Two rages, on horseback ;
The Crown sad Civibion, carried by • Gentleman, on horst.

back ;
The Hearse, decorated with black plumes, and drawn by his
Grace'sset of statohoras, driven by hi• first CuoclimMt:
His Grace's State Coach, drawn ►y two horst*, with two Scr- •
writs behind ;
Six mourning coaches and six, with the Domestics of Die
Household ;
The Marquis of Titchfield's, and Lords Charles and
Bentinek's carriages;
The Duke of Devonshire's state carriage, with ..is horses;
Lord George Cavendish's carriage, with six homes ;
The following carriages closed the procession :
The Marchioness of Bath's, Earl Stamford's, the Lord
Chancellor's, Carl Camden's, Earl Hatbisest's, Earl of Liver-
pool's, Earl of Chatham's, Earl of Manually's, Mr. Pcree-
rare, Mr. Dundiuia, and Lord Molgrave's.

The procersina weamet in Mary-la-bonne-street,
by the Charity Children. who walked to thechurc;f.

The Rattle-Snake which bit THOILA2iSmata, who
lately died of its bite, in St. George's Hospital, is
one of two that were brought drum Carolina. in
June last,• and stow exhibited for public bitty', in
Piccadilly. This Snake is supposed 'to be about
four yewh old, having four rattles in his tail, moil
about four or live feet in length. The other Smite
is suppoted to be shout fifteen years old, has lifteco
rattles in his tail, and is about six fret to kugti..
A Mr. Joints, who farms en estate belooging t
Mr. Aatmo, near Colne, in Wiltshire, has had
the most prolific breed of lambs from the same
oursibur of ewes ever remembered in that count)—
too of his ewes produced 180 lambs, and out of
that number only two died.
Saturday last, a meeting of the Workington
Agricultural Society, was held at Keswick. for the
purpose of distributing premiums tor the improve-
ment of the fleece.—The thew of sheep was gru ,ter
Then on rinv former occasion. Of the .iupro;,d
breed, the Permystoue appeared to have the pr,br-
ence. Several very good specimens of the South
Dorn Cross with the mountain breed were exhd.it-
ed.—The great advance upon fine wool. :is well
the depreciation of coarse, wilt form a i.trong 1.1..-
Ititiekti to breeders to concur in the vier .• of the
Society,—A party of gentlemen anal farmers Bawd
at the Queen's Head, and passed the day in ..r•„t
conviviality ; Joan SPIDDING, E•q. is the Chair.

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" Another like the former," • would we were able
le go on with the quotation, and say, with Macbeth,
g. I II see nn more," but we fair there are yet mane
nights to come of disgraceful tumult, mid vile op-
pression. For the first three acts of Borneo and
Juliet, we were allowed to enjoy the drama, with only
occasional rotor; hut the half-price; as usual, ietro-
duceil so 'nifty of the friend, of noise, that, from that
period of time, there WOO 110 melt thing as bearing a
word Coin the stage. As tar, however, as wewere
enabled to. judge of Mrs. Clarke's Juliet, from the
iireceiliog scenes, we were highly gratified with her
perforinaacc. She looks the character well, mind
has all that iuterest tu her appearance, which
excites our feelings of sympathy for the wayward_
fate of that love-sick damsel. She was partici*.
Early ha:iiiy in the scene where, from the Aftirse's
etude of tc ilt a '•• her story, she supposes Romeo to
he slain, awl • afterwards discovers tbat he is
banished. Indeed, in all the dignified iMrts, she
was eininmtly successful ; and, if slul fell short of
our exin-,:tationa iu any, it was iti thnie where plat-
-I'tlni s. Aint gaiety were more necessary.—Jones, in
Mercutio, was spirited, just, and lively. He
seemed to cuter fully into the character, and died,
as he had lived, through his short theatrical life,/
with all the gay fierti which Shakespeare bas be-
stowed, as tar prominent feature of this well.
drawn character. C. Kemple, in spite of the
beral attempts to receive him with tumult, made,
as he always does, a most excellent Rorneo.—The
disturbances were not very frequent during the first
acts, anti the rioters only exerted themselves when
any pa-sage occurred tit the play which bore, es
I hey' hammered, any analogy to their situation.—
Thus, when Peter says, " In a good cause, and with.
the law on my side, 1 willdraw as soon es any man ;"
a burst of huzzaing and clapping marked the lip-
plicatiou. When the noisy became predominant,
we had more instrumental discord than we have
lately been accustomed to. Two or three rattles,
and as many bells, diversified the vocal ems are-
pita sounds. A quarrel took place in one of the
dress boxes, from which the weaker party took re.
fuge in the pit, and was thereby saved from the
fury of his antagonist. At another time, a scratch
wig. was thrown towards the stage, amid, alighting
on the lamps, fumigated the adjoining boxes
(as a Cockney punster observed) with a hue hair.
We could nut ascertain whether this Broom Bob
was the manufacture of Brdiousgate-street or
not. We noticed, during the Farce (The Poor
Soldier) an out rageof a still grosser uaturo—a piece
of apple was thrown at that deserved favourite of
the public, Muoctru, slid would have struck hint ou
the stage, had he not avoided the blow, by chang-
ing his position. The letters 0. P. were also thrown
ulMn the stage, during the performances, and the
green baize was torn from the benches of thr
and levelled, wrapped up, at the unoffencling
actors. Surely, surely such conduct as this, is be.
prat!) the character of even a common distusber.
The placards were more num.:roes, and some of
them more indecent, than we have ever witnessed.
They were cot:tined, however. to the pit, where
their transitory display, scarcely enabled us to as-
certain their content*. Tins, it might perhaps justly
be said, was no loss ; hot yet, as these we suppose
are the boasted stew !Onion so much previously
talked of, we collected as many as we could, as a
sample of their witovisilons, decency, poetical beau-
ties and candour. They were as follow :
" soon or fir alio, neer we o'er,
Ilere's the prices as before;
Your opinion shows, every eight,
That they are wrong, sod yea are sight."
" Not a sofa, ur a private box."
" 0. P. exiactsa.veil. 11:13111 to .14) ha duty."
" Death, or 0 P.—ci no k' V:*
" The prorate boxes air Gar w—e,"
" L.lOll bueuty to sr. re un•ler the-Prises et D 1114111111011."
But the piiiicipal placard, and that which was
ever hoisted amid tumults of applause,. was one
swots a very long stick, which might justly be deno-
minated the Old. Price Standard, or rather Arms.—
At the top was inscribed " God save the King ;"
and at the bottom, '".Oar Rights sod ludepend-
ence." The Arms consisted of four quarters : Ist,
on a field azure, the letters 0. P. in gold ; 24, oti a
drill or, a bell passant (or rather pats;ng); 3d, on
a field argent. a bull's head rampant; around the
neck a blanch' collar, inscribed 0. P. and 4th, on
a held sesre, a rattle quiescent. The stick upon
Which this was raised reached almost es high as the
second tier of boxes ; and when it appeared, the
shouting, and bellowing% of its supporters, who, as
is customary, were beats, passed ail description.
The centre of the pit exhibited the usual sham-
fights and 0. P. dances. The rosoists also put in
practice another nianizuvre to create uproar, name-
ly, shoon-seizures by the police. This they seemed
to enjoy as kigh [sport; but we beg such of them
as can read, to take an early oppnrtunity of per-
using the fable of the boy who called •• the wolf so
often fan," till, at last, when the wolf Jed come,
no one heeded his cries, or came to his assistance.

At the col of the Ploy. the pnitcs rat down in a
gi.ete, aunt chauuted • terse of the King's
. Anthems Indeed, it is surprisiug, to observe,'
boy, very loyal these gentry pretend to be, when
the) are outraging every thing great or good, either
as taco or BM O.IU No orator mppeoring to claim
that attentmn, after a duo &Minims. of groans.
and cheere.'they departed, to pursue their noctur-
nal rambles, joined by such friends se await their
coming outside.
• The House was not crowded at any time ; and,
until half-price, the pit was little more than half
full. It is thus that the Managers' worst enemies
are also them- best friends.

The I.verieto Theatre overflowed. kat Right. with
rink and fashion. Mr. MeLvtn's C'eqrtte Barn-
sr.:ll,lta,l his Lenitive, in 7'lie Prise, recei e,i much
alry

%r 1141CIS lielltD7.TT has lately give.; I ,c!inl. to
the Society for the relief of persons contiacd tor
small deb:ii.
JAM 104 CLOUD, a Crown di:btor in the gaol of
Durham. under an execution for 4981. and who hid
kicem in custody for 'work ten mouths, was an the
day of the Jubilee disdiarged from fn., confine-
ment. by an order front the Barons of the Ex-
chequer.

Sniase evenings ago, the calico ground of Mr. PA.
ri Limo, in Neckerchief Fields, berisondsey. was
rokilveri of calico to a large amount, by thieves at
P enal aultuotra.

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COURT' OF CH.-qiCERY.—NoY.

ELOPEMENT.
Mr. RIC9ARD9 begged leave to call the attention
of the Cana, before it proceeded to any other bu-
siness, to the Clide of Mr. Giles. It was necessary,
he sa:4.l, to put the Lady, Miss Niclittihum, under
some protection, particularly as she had been heard
to declare, that she would fly to the Defendant as
soon as she could get off. .
Mr. I.ll.rrise, on. behalf of the Defendant,
stated, that there were some circumstaoces which
'vent to extenuate his offence; but which he should
forbear from stating in public, through respect to
the feelings of the young Lady's family ; he could,
however, declare, to behalf of Mr. Giles, dud Mr.
Smith, who had assisted that (:entleman, that they
were both extremely sorry fur their couduct. He
could also assure the Court, that they were neither
of them aware of her biting a ward in Chancery,
and were prepared to answer any (orations the
Court might proper to put. He then read
all affidavit of Mr. !Smith, to the same effect, and
concluded with observing, that as Mr. Giles had no
means of procuring subsistence, but by his profes-
sioual exertions, the loss of liberty would be at-
tended, in his case, with the worst of coustemences.
The Loss CBANCISLLOR said, that he would dis-
pose of it to-morrow. With respect to the clergy-
man, he ►tated, that he did not mean to impute
soy impropriety to him ; on the contrary, lie we.
certain, from what he had since heard, that he was
entirely unacquainted with the parties ; he had
thought it his duty to put souse questions to him,
from the answers to which it appeared, that clergy-
men are in the culotitist habit of publishing banns
handed up to them, ou the very day, eveu though
neither party was resident iii the parish; but he (the
Lord Chancellor) had the authority of his prede-
cessors, for sayiug, that such conduct exposed them
to ecclesiastical, and perhaps other censures.—
The-e was, he said, an Act of Parliament, which
not only imposed the duty, but described the
means by which it was to be discharged. By
that act it was provided, that no clergyman
should publish banal, without a previous notice
of seven days ; that this notice should contain
.the chris►ian and sir-names of the parties, the
houses in which they lived, and the time they
had inhabited or lodged in such houses. ft war
the duty of the Clergyman to make inqui-
ries concerning them ; if lie was misled by the ac-
counts which he received, no blame could attach
to him ; but the inquiry was a part of his duty,
which should not be neglected. Ile (the Chancel-
lot) had thought it necessary to ,tote the law, as it
stood, upou this subject, in order to diacciutitenance
a practice which was but too general. His Lord-
ship ordered that Mr. Smith, and Mr. Giles, (if he
thought proper), should petition the Court ; which
they did in the course of the day. Insisting far-
ther upon the necessity of caution in Clergymen,
in cases of this nature, lie stated, that, to his recol-
lection, an excuse was once offered, which had like
to have produced very serious consequences--The
Clergyman had said, that he had given strict orders
for that purpose to his Curate; that the Curate, in
like manner, had given strict orders to the Clerk ;
and the Clerk to his wife—but that among them all
thrduty was neglected.

C3URT OF KING'S BENCH, Wasvisoistra, Nov. g.