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stores for the army these fifty years
bee His charges at first were of a moderate
eillanuat, but bad of late years swelled to such a
megnitude, thin the late Secretary at War (Mr. W.
Dundas) for the purpose of checking the extent of
his mercantile profits, made an order that he should
give in first an accurate statement of the prime
cost ; and, secondly, of the expence of labour ; after
which he was to be allowed ten per cent. for
his mercantile profits. Such was the conduct of
the late Secretary at War; but he had lately heard,
though horn a quarter which he would not quote
as accurate authority, that the Right lion. Gentle-
man, his successor (General Fitzpatrick), had given
his full and ueceralified approbation to all Mr. Trot-
ter's arrangements. It would be irregular in him
to put a question on that subject to the Right Hon.
Gentl man now, but to Auteuil' the tad, he mean,
after this question should be disposed of, to move
for a copy of the letter which he understood
was tent by the present Secretary at War to the
Board of Treasury, in approbation of all Mr. Trot-
ter's arrangements. He then concluded with
moving, " that there he laid before the House a
list of the names of all the principal public ac-
countants, to whom money was issued from the
Exchequer, and transferred to their sub.account-
Saes ; as also of those whose accounts we:e yet
outstanding; distinguishing the ordinary from the
extraordinary accounts ; together with the n imes
of those who did and did not give in their accounts ;
distinguishing the balances yet outstanding, from
those that were accounted for."
Lord H. PETTY said, the Right Hon. Gentle-
man, in the long speech he had just made. had not
denied or combated any one of the statements he
had made on a former night, truly with the excep-
tion of Mr. Trotter. The Right Hon. Gentleman
had stated that the greatest part of the unsettled and
unaudited accounts which he had mentioned as
forming a vast mass of arrears of accounts, were
front the Pay Office ; and that the Gentlemen of
that Office were respeffahte men. of the most un-
blemished and honourable characters. That one
or the Paymasters General of that period, was the
Noble Lnrd now at the head of the Treasury.
Certainly, said the Noble Lord, from the political
situation and conneaion in which I stand with the
Noble Personage now at the head of the Treasury,
and the individual friendship and esteem I have
long entertained for him, it is impossible I could
mean to cast the slightest insinuation or imputation
on the honour, integrity, or attention to business of
that Noble Lord, whose character bas always stood
as high as any man's its the kingdom ; but, I am
sure I can, with great truth and. justice, appeal to
the House on that point, if I did not expressly state,
that I did not mean to cast the smallest imputation
on any public accountant; and, as a proof of this,
I particularly mentioned the case of Lord Macart-
my, a Nobleman of as high character and honour
as ever lived, and who was universally allowed to
be so, and the peculiar hardship he laboured under,
in not being able to get his aaeount settled. It un-
fortunately happened. however. that when I have
stated nothing of which the Right Hon. Gentleman
can directly complain, there is nothing that can de-
serve his animadversion, but the two in which I
pole—this, I own. is a &Scutt thing to answer—
an expression may be explained, a mistake may be
careened. but, as to a tees. I really am at a loss
What to say on the subject. If. in speaking of moo
*OM in which dins Melt Ho& wisest. himself was
concerned, I adopted a tone not pleasing to him, I
may be sorry, though I do not feel disposed to apo-
logice to him personally for it; but if. en that, or
any other occasion, I had adopted atom which was
disagreeable to the House, I should not only be sorry
for it. but would be ready to make the most ample
apology for having done so. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman had said, that he (Lord H. Petty). bad attri-
bated all deltas in the non-settlement of public
accounts to that Commission, whereas, nothing had
been said of the defeat of that, because Lori; Gren-
ville was a Teller, when that Commission was ap-
pointed. His Lordship denied that he ever stated,
that a great part of the arrears were likely to be re-
covered. Did the Right Hon. Gentleman mean to
say, that there was no possibility of fraud in the
public accounts not being submitted to check ?
Did be mesa to say, that they ought not to be
spoken of, when they had for so many years been
wholly unattended to ? If not, then the House
would agree with him, that there has been a great
possibility of fraud, that a wide and extensive range
has fps many years past been given to that possi-
bility, from the accounts being so long unsettled
and unaudited; and it was, therefore, absolutely ne-
cessary, something effeaual should be done, to in-
vestigate into their true state, and to prevent such
gross neglea from being repeated in future. In
stating what he had done with regard to sr. Trot-
ter, he never intended to impute any blame to
him, nor did he impute any; but he should be
glad to know if the Right Honourable Gentlemen
approves of the various relations in which he
stood with respelt to the articles furnished by him.
As to the articles themselves, be had understood,
that in their several kinds they were really good,
and as such he had great merit; but was he.thesefore,
to approve of his being manufacturer in the lest
place, then Purveyor of the article, then Store-keep-
er, afterwards Comptroller, and lastly Auditor of his
own accounts; be the bye, when he said be was
auditor of his own accounts, he did isitt mean to
say be was appointed to that office, but that there
was no person to audit his accounts, and there-
fore he was the auditor of then ; and as they
were of such vast amount, it required to be
particularly attended to. With reaps *I to the 10
per Cent. he had on a former night only stated,
that Trotter laid a general charge of 10 per Cent.
over and above the tradesman's reasonable profits ;
but he found. on examining the matter more minute-
ly, that there were other charges, via. 51. per Cent.
for credit, 51. per Cent, for extraordinary charges,
51 per Cent. in addition to that, and then St. per
Lent, for extra charges, for Clerks, dtc. arr-,untoig
in the whole, to 201. per Cent. This continued
during the last war; but he understood, that
since that period, Mr. Trotter had taken 71 in-
stead of 201 per Cent. He understood, on all
bands, the articles were however allowed to be good,
and he never did attach or impute any blame to
Mr. Trotter, for endeavourir g to obtain as much
for a good article as be souls ; nor did he naro.
duce ban, as the Right liostoswable Gestiesoan had

said, for so frivolees a pitrpose as stage effetft..,-
All the fault he found with was, the transaction
itself, and that it was independent of all check.
The general statement he had made, the Right
Honourable Gentleman could not contraclin ; and
he had now only to add, that he was obliged to
him for moving for the documents to-day, as they
could not fail to substantiate the statement he had
made. He should, therefore, most cheerfully se-
cond the motion. He added, however, dist as the
accounts were numerous, and many of them very
long, it would necessarily be some time before the
information could be laid before the House ; he
had particularly *eared what can be laid before
the House iu a sis Art time, and such papers he
would take the earliest opportunity to move for.
The Noble Lard concluded by seconding Mr.
Rose's motion.
Mr. PF.RCRTAL said, that as no ohjellion had
been, or was to be made, to his Right Honourable
Friend's motion, there were but two points no
which he would trouble the House with a very few

observations. From the manner in which this
business had been stated by the Noble Lord in
that House, an idea had gone abroad, that the sum
of 440 millions, which the Noble Lord had men-
tioned. was for the greatest part, arrears which were
recoverable, and it had caused a great sent icon
in the mind of the public. Ihe Noble Lord had
raised a great expeClation in the public mind. that
there are great balances due, which may give se-
lief to the public Widens; whereas, those vast sums
were no more than arrears of ACCOIIII.S not se tied,
and the mistake was owing to the Noble Lead's
talking of arrears, and armor, to be recovered Übe
Noble Lord had found fault with his Right Hon.
Friend, for having coma.,lained of the tone in which
had delivered himself; he ha i said, " au expression
might be explained, a mistake corr.rdri, nut as to
a tone, he could not answer lot it ;" he (Mr. Per-
cival), thought, on the contrary, a tone might be
explained; for when a person was speaking, either
sarcastically or ironically, of another, a great deal
of force and energy might be given in addition to
the words used, by the tone in which they were ut-
tered. The second point was, he thought Mr.
Trotter had reason to complain of the Noble Lod,
who had described him as the manufacturer, pur-
veyor. storekeeper, comma ller. and auditor of his
own accounts; and that alter all this accumula-
tion of relations, he lad tne ntad.rty to charge ten
per cent.—(H-re Lord H. Petty said, across the
table— No. 1 deny the mcdeare). —He had, however,
at this time, no profits on these several beads ; 1. r.
from 1801, these pi..ftts a 4 11e1.11 cut down by the
Member for Cambridgeshire (Mr. Yorke,. then Se-
cretary at War, to ten per cent. only Ole Nohle
Lord bad since explained, eta: ssliat he meant by
Auditor of his own accounts was, that there was
nobody to audit than ; he subrniited to the Hods*
that there wigs :great difference between the state-
ment and the explanation He wished the Noble
Lord to give a more correct statement, in order to
give satisfaction to the public mind on so important
a subject.
Lord H. PETTY was surprised that any such
mistake should have occurred, as that of taking ar-
rears of accounts f.r arrears of balances; and in a
speech of considerable length. whoa talking of ar-
rears, which word frequently occurs. that the in-
stant arrears are mentioned. without the addition of
accounts, that it shall immediately be taken to mean
Wean of balancer. It wint,rlt* theuet.thit kind
of mistake, which no one could well make, who did
not wish to fall into it.
Mr. PERCIVAL, in explanation, said,* Morning
Paper had stated the arrears to be aimed' of ba-
lances to a vast amount.
Dr. LAWRENCE thought the House was very
much mis-spending their :time in so long debating
about two mistakes, the one relative to an indivia
dual, and the other the most absurd that could be
imagined, about arrears of balances. The Noble
Lord had been complained of, for casting impute.
tions, whereas, no imputation had been thrown, but
on a vicious character of office, and the sooner such
was expoped, the better, for the purpose of cur-
resting the abuse.
Mr. WILBERFORCE thought accounts long
outstanding might create numerous abuses, and pin-
duce the worst consequences. He gave the Noble
Lord, therefore, great credit for the attention he
had paid to the subjedh. and the plan by which it
was proposed to check abuses of this kind in futuie.
Mr. PAUL differed with those Gentlemen who
thought these arrears were no More than arrears of
accoutres. He thought, on the contrary, there were
arrears of balances also, and he believed the Noble
Lord was of the same opinion ; and he had best
little doubt that large sums would be recovered. la
the Barrack Department alone, an scree; ei
be-
lances had been lately discovered by the Cdremiele.s
siun appointed for investigating military amounts,
and that no less a sum than 93,0001. of the public
money was in the hands of General Delancey.
There were unquestionably many more, when the
accounts came to be fully inquired into; and, there.
fore, Lie thought there was tio such great mistake as
had been imputed. He hoped the Noble Lord
would never lose sight of that part of hie plan for
making the Auditors account every year.
Lord HENRY PETTY said, he had expressly
stated that to be his intention, and he should not
depart from it.
Mr. W. DUNDAS entered upon a justification.)
of the Clerks of the War-Office, who had done
*very thing in the power of man. to expedite the
business of the eae, though it had become too
much for all their election!.
Mr. ROSE said, nothing wh:ch had been stated
by the Noble Lord affefted him, as applicable to
himself, but he thought many parts of the Noble
Lord's statement aimed to throw an imputation of
Lee evils arising from the ppblic accounts remaining
so long unaudited, on his Bight Hon. Friend, now
no ]tore, who he (Mr. Rose) well knew had
done every thing in the power of man to remedy
the mischief. As to Mr. Trotterlhe never had an
opportunity of knowing the relations in which he
stood, till he came to be Paymaster. is which capa-
city he could only at; as a banker to pay the dis-
counts drawn oil trim—and happening to see one .1
Mr. I'i-stores, tor 4 very large amount, his cm itoity
prisminsd him to iiiqu re who it was for and, on
being told, he asked for a bur,.ile of his bats, by
which, to hi. peat surprise, he t‘tviti the accounts
amonnted to ten millions a year. he Rigio

Gentknish then replied generally to the arguments
urged; alter winch his motion was agreed to.
Lord H. PET l Y said, he begged the House to
recollett, that in all he had said. oil this or any other
*idly& he had never mentioned the name.of the
Right Hon. Gentleman, now no more, with any
degree of disresoes9, or that could possibly cast the
smallest imputation on his memory. In the course
of his life, he had sever had the least political hos-
tility with him ; and no man could have 4 higher
opinion than he had of his preen•inent talents. He
thought it necessary to say this, in consequence of
what bad fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Rose) in his concluding speech ; and having
done so, he would now move-..
T.tat there he laid before the House a List of the Accounts
not d cliv,red into tho Otlilo of the Conscaissioocrs tc.r ArnlA,
i..g the Public Account..-.Orders'.
His Lordship thee moved a long list of other
Accounts of a similar nature, all tending to the
same point, wheels were severally ordered.
The SECRETARY at WAR brought up a Bill
for the regulation of Chelsea Hospital, and making
a better provision for Soldiers, which was read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time on Mon-
day se'nnight
Earl dIrIMPLE moved the order of the day for
the third reading of the Tortola Free Port Biti ; on
tide Fto.!-IE brielly adverted to the disadvatvages
which, he cooceived, would result from it, and en-
rreated that the Noble Lord would consider it in
every point of view, before he pressed it throngs she
House
Mr, CIIIIICTES BOURNE '
aid such a measure
had been m ire than once Udder consideration
before, but had been rejected on examination, and
he conceived that the Board of Trade had under-
taken the business through the solicitations of cer-
tain interested persons, seithout being aware of the
consequences. He therefore would oppose the third
reading.
Mr. PERCIVAL did not think it decent to press
this men we on the House, without a single argu-
ment being made use of by the Ministers in support
of it. The lorarned Gentleman then repeated se-
veral of the arguments he had before urged against
the 13111. It would be impossible, he said, that the
Island of TortolA could ever he in the same situa-
tion as the Island of St. Thomas, the latter being
in the possession of a neutral powt4, muthaving a
privilege of trailing all over the world, neither of
which advantages Tortola could have by virtse of
tho Bill. He then adverted to the difficulty that
would arise from the signature of the officer in the
Island of To tole not being known in all the dif-
terent ports in England and Ireland; and concluded
by calling on the Ministers not to suffer the Sill to
pass without breaking through the silent dignity
they had maintained in all the stages, and at least
stating what grounds they had for bringing for-
ward the measure.
No answer being made to this demand, the ques-
tion was put, and the House divided, when there
appeared. For the third reading, 33. Against it, 12.
Mjority, 93.
Mr. ROSE moved. sr that there be laid before the
House a copy of a Letter from the Secretary at
War to the Lord, Commissioners of the Treasury,
espeBing the supply of military stores by Mr.
Trotter." After a short connotation across the
table, the pager was_Ceticesto.., - -• • - •
The House having resolved itaHE into a Com-
mittee of Supply, Lord HENRY PETTY moved,
o that the sum of 300,0001. be granted to His Majesty
for the use of the officeraand seamen who had been
erg iged in the late glorious battle off Trafalgar,"
which was ordered, and also, that the report should
be brought up on Wednesday.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the Order of the
Day for the House resolving itself into a Com-
mittee on the Irish Customs Duty Bill.
Me. POSTER hoped the Right Hen. Baronet did
not mean to press the Bill at present through a Com-
mittee, as the house was extremely thin, and there
were many Gentlemen *verse to the Bill.
Sir JOHN N&WPORI' said, he certainly did
intend to persist in his motion. The Bill was fully
debated last night. but it finally went off on an
allegation of the Honourable Gentlertian, that
the schedule was not to the Bill. and it was since
found on the Table, where it had by chance fallen.
He was surprised at the vexatious system which
Gentlemen adopted. It could answer no other
purpose, but to mate delay ; and be did not think,
'in the present state of the country, Revenue Bills
Attuld be retarded for a longer time than was
inbiolutely necessary.
Mr. FOSTER spoke to order. The paper, he
said. was not in the Bill, nor could it -have been
there ; and whets he first mentioned it, the Right
Honourable Baronet acknowledged it, and thanked
him fur the suggestion.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT denied that be had ace
knowledged that the schedule never was in the Bill.
The Hon. Gentleman, he said, had the Bill in his
hand, and stated, that it was not in it ; not doubting,
therefore. what the Honourable Gentleman said, he
(Sir Juhn Newport) said, he thought it had been
there, and thanked him for the suggestion.
The BiU theu passed through a Committees and
the Report was ordered to be received on Wednes-
day.
The Irish Malt Doty Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
The Irish Additional Force Ad Repeal Bill was
committed, and ordered to be reported on Wed-
nesday.
The House then went into a Committee on the
Irish Stamp Duty Repeal Bill. Several clauses
were brought up by Sir John Newport, and after
some short conversation, agreed to, and the Bill,
with arnendMents. ordered to be reported on Wed-
nesday.
The order of the day having been read for the
House to resolve itself into a Committee, to consi-
der of the Irish Mail Coach Road An,
After a short conversation, Mr. Foster obtained
leave to bring in a Bill for more effeSually krepios
in =pair the Post Roads in Ireland.
Mr. Alexander brought up the report of Com-
mittee on the Customs Duty Regulation
The Bill was ordered to be engrossed. and read a
third time on Wednesday next.
The third reading of the Property Duty-Bill was
deferred until Wedseeday.—Adjourned at half past
eleven o'clock.

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LONDON,
SATURDAY, mAy 24.
•
Both Houses of Parliament *loomed yesterday,
tatil Wednesday, for which day the Lords are sumo
moned to attend in the House of Peers, upon the
-consideration of the CAS, of Viscount WlCL'ltt,Lli• •
Two Gnttenburgh Mails arrived yesterday : die
following is the only article of intelligence 44 ,

they bring
oorraessaci, lacy: IS*
It is reported here, that although the Profilist
army has marched to tire borders of Sisadish.roi '
met Arne, they have received orders not to coramenee •
any operations till further adeiets base been sassier
ed from Paris, with which a Courier is . •Ls ,
peeled at Berlin.
.onewevniermasaran . ' _
Their MAJetrias had a set' party on Tharb.-,
day, to celebrate the Birth-Day of the Priocers'
Among the Company wens—
r, _
F. 8.1 en..lutossiest ; Countesses Choi/sonde* and West.
morelmid ; Losnil Cathcart t 4.34 Vlra!elellssive ; Qweeale Vapore
thede. sea Plase..tirt ; &glades awed, Tayine, tad uses.
tmoo/;ags4 She Hoflolfabit M. Villiers
On Wednesday. Her Islaaurre and sloe 11/41110
c curs dined at Frograose.
On 'Phorsday, at One o'Clock, a Cahlort Cannel
was held at Lord Casey' ti.t's House, which wise
attended by Earl Seismal.. Mr. Fox. and Laid H.
Pfirrv. Lord and Lady GanaVtLf.s returned to .;
l'own on Thursday Night, artist dining at klamp A
stead.
The eleelina of a representative in Paella
for the county of Coeiatr, iu the place of the
Mr. Ear RTOI4 commenced on Thursday. Thr3l•,'-
init. at Northwich last week. was Is the tatiniaatios
of a proper person. and the shame' hat* was •
favour of 1). Dar career, Esq. ,
WLItYOI3I) ELECTIOO.—Thin ELedlions as .6744
ed in a former Paper. comMcamd es Thafulay
13th instant.
Stara or TIM POLL 3 Thursday—Mrs k.sseassi
dough. I ; Mr. W. C. Aleock, 1. Friday—Mr,,,
Coiclough. 44; Mr. Aleock. 19. Saturday—Meist
Colclough, 123 ; Mr. Alcoek, 113.
The Mariana. COTTLE., from London, for the
Routh Seas. is captared no the Coast of Pero. by
her crew.
The ifiltam, HAsTt{.fromTesteril'e,fn Lessem
has beets captured near killYs by i GIKIII.I Pr
ratter. and since lost.
The General Siewert. from B.
London, parted From the Caravasthen, (arrissedol
11,:lena) on the 21st of December, leaky, aosi
tended going to Bencoolen.
The Cawaseree, Ecrtsr cis. from the South
for London, is condemned at St. Helenas the
is put on board the D. Bee.
From the local observation of a respatiable s-
Mercl,o6.-wbo passed through tlal.aver a few

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by arTive;S:k mama we are by no won*
eequaletlqk>rp what' *eat the dissatisfation awe
I prevails all orders in that Eledorate ; cormt.
imam cite vet. a few days ago, the iahs•
%sluing %yeti...NM/led, one morning, by seeing the
frogmen., Of the Prussian Eagle suspended upon
gala,a"tthe galreete), near the 00 Stadthouse.
whence the effsgracettil ensign had been tore dnwq
doting the night. The Prustict Officers them,-
selves, are so far conscious of the injustice of their
possession, that they rake. no scruple of publicly
observing —" Nasser 'Tierra: bake tierce& !"—..
Our Government is in the wrong.
The Senate of Ham'aurgh are nn the point of be. ~.
iog involved in a setious dispute, upon a very trifling
subjea, with the King of SwEssam. His ItLiosr
has required, that she Declaration in his name, and 1.
tt.e letters of Count Lowinnt asps. shoeld be ihsers•
ed in the Hamburgh Pipets. The Senate, or rather ,
the Deputation from it, who exercise the censurate :
of the press of that city, have demurred to this, for
fear of offending Prussia, or France. The Kipp of ;
SWISDIN, hovrever, persists, and has, it is said, peen
orders to his Minister to withdraw from that city, is
case his demand should continue to be refused,
Of the various Institutions which have lately
been offered to public notice, none seems more
deserving of the general attention and support, than
the Plan explained yesterday at the Londe. Ta-
vern by Mr. LUDLAM ; and from the number of
Subscriptions immediately set dowa, little doubt •
can be entertained of its success.
On Thursday evening, a boat belonging to OM
Grand4unaton Company, arrived at Mr. Hours's,
Paddington Wharf, which has been fitted up in
Northamptonshire, for the purpose of bringing, at
once, near 100 live fat sheep to the London market I
did being the first attempt of the Lind, sine* the
opening of this Canal, it eacited considerable cu-
riosity, and many spedators were assembled to ere
this novel sight ; which consisted of a common canal
boat, which had in its bottom, by way of ballast,
lading of ten tons of a sort of lime-stone,trom South•
ern, which is in great repute for water-works ;oq
this there were two slight decks, at a proper dia..
tapes above each Other, and a roof of thita
above, to shoot of the rain ; the spat
each of the decks was divided by sliding
to near fifty separate pens, so that each
a distinit eine is itself, in which it could
stand or lie down at pleasure. Mr. Atte*
Salesman, from near Beaunston in Northampton*
shire, accompanied the barge from that place, in
charge of the sheep, and in °edit. to sell them at
market. On the arrival of the barge close along.
side of the wharf, the sliding boards At the side of '
.the boat, and between the pens, were taken out,
and the sheep all walked or jumped on to the.
' the wharf in the coarse of a tea. minutes • after
,`which they were driven to a field of grass for the:
sight. The boat left Btaunston on Tuesday tart at
three o'clock. and in 53 hours it arrived, after a
journey of upwards of 95 miles; it is expelled thi.t
a similar boat, lad:n with sheep. will now weekly
win in future.
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rlifissenorl and I •.t rear 01 a renewal of the Oak Stakes, 'f
508. **eh, It it. f .1. Fillies, eareyins Bst. then 3 yrs, old ;
doe lost snits ant half The owner of the sezood to
lOngs nitt of the Stakes.
It IlVeraven damn.: the Doke of Queens:Jetty's b. f.
Akio, so . I
td Powseennt's hf. Jerboa . . . . t •
Se. Lakte.4 b. f. 3o•obell.,
tr Sir Perer Tesato
'Leta • her hOt4M .I.lqtra, hilt the Judge enuld only Fla-, •
trar hole' wee the favourite. The odds we o S to lon
14 Asti, 10 to 1 spina the winner..—Won easy.
Aare, for 3 yr 045, lit. "lb. ant 4 vr old', Ist. Slis e
wiener st a Seoepstakst, or Plata in 1804, to tarry 410.
• slue, This. rtes wile :Huts.
cesietbay more, sister to Houghton Lass. 3yrs old 5 1 1
WI of igresnont's et.. gel Cerberus, by Gil anna . 1 2 2
OP: how get rattlaiOnil 3 yrs raid . . 2 dr.
Wt. Oneitrey's Hooey-suckle, 5 yrs old . . 3
Wl' Cadent eb Mary, Patience, S Its old. . . 4 dr
lifliblesSissline, 7 ru 4 the field ag.in.t. CTrheru4 the fawn .t.
lassdilbs tieing Pantaloon and HoughtonLast Atter toe
POI. booty istrrl bintoserattit 5 to 4 against Cerberus.
Mir the spc,,nd hat, 4 and 5 to 1 on Houghton Lass. The
lirai Mat was well coni.ite.l between Cerberue and !finial...a,
Od the second heat wa: au exceedingly geed one hogreen Can
tern said flonghton The last beet was won easy
54r. Pierce.; ch: f. beat Mr. EN:idea's b. s. A ails and a
leaf nee, Pbt 10Pgs,
The company was not is nententet so the fee stay. Hi
total Hrighteses the Moe of Wales wag on the Coarse with
Ilse Due of Cambridge. The Prince dined wigs Mr. Lett.
broke at laid home an the Course, between this Oaks sod the

THE PRINCESC OP W4LES.
Oa Sunday Her Royal Higbneu the Priam% of
Vales went in her baronehe and boar horses' with
in other-carriages, escorted from the dock-
by as officer's detachment of the 3d.
of Wales Dragoon Guards), thrsmeth
to the citadel, where she was reoeive.i by
-General England. at the barrier awl
attended by a colour guard of honour
Royal lathaishire sad the Royal Cos a-
-1 deo rethialen fussing the 'third
. On her Royal Ifigheass s safe amt al
citadel, she had a royal satin% and the gates
bacrier. op" cad gala posse. were, by the
diredlisa of the worthy Lieutenans•Governor,
al England, thrown open, that tboosanels of
ne tpedtators /night had their future queen.
diluter her Hoyal Highness can* forward in-
balcony of the Lieutenant-Governor's house,
if', the wishes of the people. la the evening
liedharkad its the Admiral's barge, and was
rased the fleet in the Sound and Cawsand
the ships yards being all manned ; cad as she
pissed to Edgcsutibe's Mount she was most heartily
cheered.
_On Monday Her Royal Highness pasted through

—.....,nrnouse. at 4 pm:, with her ustial
~..ants, escorted by an officer's party of the Sd,
Prince of Wales's drspoon guards ; and on Tues.
ry afternoon, Het Royal Highness quitted Daw.
b; en her return to Blackheath. Her Royal
Liithwess did not pm throngla Exeter, but west by
sly of Coontru-Wear Bridge, where relays of
eases were stationed to expedite Her Royal Highs
osses return.
MRS. PIGOU'S GRAND BALL AND
SUPPER.

This Lady gave a grand Ball and Supper. last
den, at her house, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
The preparations were upon the same grand scale as
last year. The hall and staircase were decorated with
shrubs and Rowers, and lighted by variegated lamps.
At the landing-places were Bred large bronze
figures. upon pedestals. The front clrawing.rnom
was brilli.intly lighted by chandeliers and bell
lamps. The floor was chalked in devices, and di-
vided by a silk cord for two sets of dancers. The
adjoining room was in a corresponding style; the
*wider, which was fitted up for coffee, tea, and
SAN refreeknents, was particularly beautiful. be-
lie estaiesdy arched with laurels and shrubs,
loaeraised with variegated lamps.—There was
there
sapper room on the second floor, and
were two on the ground Snot, all orna-
mented with arches of flowers. The tablas were
laid out for two hundred and fifty, and ornamented
with temples and grottos, intermixed with the
ehoicest Sowers. At twelve, the Company began
to asemoside i turnout* whom were, the Duchess of
G.141E1014 the Marchionesses of -ALISBORT and
CORNWALLIS, Sir A w and Lady Howe,
Sir WINDSOR and the Misses Huntoic, and several
of the Foreign Nobility.

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The Duchess of Goation will give a Grand
'Dinner, nest Monday, to his Royal Highneu the
'Duke of You.
Mr. and Mrs. BAREII.III leTe a Grand Diener,
this day. at their house in Palace-Yard.
The M alcleinoess of H taTlOlb will give* grand
party on the 12th of June.
The Ball., at Cheltenham, commence on Monday
seinnidst. The second will be given in honour of
ii;. M &nor v's birth-day, when dancing will not
he renriAvd to eleven o'clrek.
The Belfast Theatre close,: for the Season, on
Fiiday last, with the benefit of a Miss Ds • a a:.
The liarnionic Society, at Bath, gave a grand
Fite Chaappeire, on Monday last, at Sydney Gar-
dens. It consisted of a breakfast, concert, and
ball, which was opened by the President and Lady
Soristai POVLSTT, daughter of Earl POULLIT
Ihere we 1300 persons resent, many of the first
Friday night another splendid private Ball a:.d
Supper were area, at the Castle of Dublin, by her
Grace Duchess of E The
- • elegant

Grace the Dube.. of BID VOID. The supper was
oat of the roost elegant banquetsthat bu been sera
at the Castle. We understand. it is the last enter-
*misuses% a this kind which will be given at that
Castle for 1010111 time. as their Giaets mean to retire.
in a few ins to the Vice-regal Lodge, in the Phenix
Park, for ti'e summer season. where, it is said. tnere
4, will be some anted/esti, and fancy balls given in to
'preuliar style of fashion and brilliancy. Several
faonages of distiniticia, are ahortly tirreeed from
gland. on a visit to their Graces. •