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London, England, 1803-01-28 00:00:00

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Yesterday her MAJESTY held a drawing-room at
St. James's, which was fully attended•

We were happy to see his MAJESTY look so un-
commonly well yesterday after his late indisposition.
he arrived at St. James's at half past one, and wan
dressed in the uniform of a Field Marshal.

Her Royal Highnc;s the Dutchess of YORK went
in great state to the Drawing Room yesterday, es-
corted by a party of the Lite Guards.

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We are sorry to rind the Princesses AUGUgre and
SOPHIA were unable to go to Court yesterday, in
consequence of slight cods.
The ice in the Parks was covered yesterday with
fashionable skaitets.
The E:trl of BELMORE still continues a': Castle-
Coole near Inniskilling.

It is said the heart of a victorious Military Am-
bassador has become the conquest of a fair H,Ati-
nian

Lady ELL EN aoaot.:it was one of the most grace-
ful and best dressed. Ladies at Court yesterday.
Mr. C A. 4 Ac's house, next to the _Duke of YORK°S
in Portman-square, is fitting up with much taste
and splendour. It will be completely finished to—
wards the end of next week.

Lord NELSON wai among the fashionable lcuagerb:
of Bond-street, yesterday.

A gentleman was attacked at Knightsbridr
Monday evening by two footpads, who robbed hir,
of his watch, and severely beat him with his ow:.
stick.

Glasgow College was attacked on the night of the
inctant,'by a riotous mob, which demolished
many of the fiont windows.
'I he Princesses ELIZABETH, MARY, and ANE••
LIA appeared in high spirits at Court yesterday.
Aveteran Duke is expected to bid high for a group,
of Satyrs at Christie's Auction of Paintings that
day.
Major General LENNOX is enjoying the ris,c 1:-
noun as Mayor of Chichester, the Peace having for
the present prevented the pursuit of mil tar, glory.
Drury-lane Theatre has met with better suc-
cess, and more cash has actually come into the
Treasury, and remained there disposeable for the ne-
cessary purposes of the regular disbursements of the
House, than during the same period of any season
for some years past.
Mrs Jo it t) A N's child is somewhat better, and if she
continues to mend, the new Comedy will certainly
come out tO-morrow, as Mrs. JORDAN has a prin-
cipal character in it.

commoN COUNCIL

ELECTION Of A CITY NIARSHAT.I.

Yesterday was appointed for the election of a
'City Marshall, in the room of the law Mr. C.4:414L114
whose death we recently announced. The time ap-
tinted for the election was twelve otclock, hut it was
allerone before the respective candidates were
n for the purpose atsupporting, by the saf-
tareof their friends, the claims they had set forth
ir petitions. Ten had preferred their preten-
Mess, but only seven appeared to maintain them :
for their names we refer to the state of the poll as
mdernepth.
The Cowl of Common Council was composed,
upon this °cession, of nearly the whole of its mem-
bers, and so great was the anxiety of the friends of
the candidates that the gallerieswere crowded almbst
beyond example. The ballot immediately com-
menced, and continued till half-pas: three, when it
closed. Upon casting up the votes the numbers
stood thus—
Mr. HALDIS, ni I Mr. Cram, lB
Mr. TIIIIPPASS, '34 Mr. S , ..
Mr. Gottwo,
1411'. MILK,
The majority appearing in favour of Mr. Ha L-
ine he was declared duly elected.
He was then called in, and being informed that
'the choice had fallen upon him, he expressed his
great obligations to the Court of Common Council,
and assare.l his pa-roi.s that no exertions should he
wanting on his part to the faithful discharl,,•: of the
important duty confided to him. He engaged to
set the example of, and exact front ethers) a strict
obedience to the laws of the Corporation of L4:11-
don; auJ promised, to the utmost of his poser, to
fulfil the duties of the office with which he had been
invested.

There is every reasen to believe that he will per-
form the s lemn engagement which, as a municipal
effacer, he has entered into. He has every in-
centive to do so. He is, we understand, a man of
an act ve ditpositior., and of geod, n:orals.—
He is the father of eight children, heteft of
their ekether, and ut course he must be sensobk that
it is only to the correct acquittal of the trust re-
posed in mum that his infant family can look for-
ward for their future support, education, and hap-
piness. The choice of a man with such a charge,
is certainly highly honourable to those who hare
hoed him.

In Ow morning, previous to the ceremony of in-
troducing Lord WairWoar It to ri:, the
Chief Consul sent a message to Lord Wii 'Twits if,
that he would send the Government carriage arcs
six for his Lorilship, and that the lager's carriage
mu) four might inflow. Lord WutrwoaTu re.
plied, that as he represented the King of Great
Bsitaixa, he could not permit his carriage to fol-
low with four, whilst the French carriage had six.
After an hour And a half consukatien, BoNAPARTZ
returned, that what was proposed was perfectly
agreeable to him. Thai, acccrdir.g to the French,
is is said, that peace and war dq•cnded for some
nine on tiro how, 1
A gnat number of the electors of the Ward of
Farringdoa Without, met Wednesday at the London
Coffee-use, Ludgate-hill, to commemorate the
election of the Loan Maros as Alderman of the
Ward. After a variety of excellent and loyal toasts,
the Loan Maros, in an admirable sreech, alluded
to his election, and instanced many ca,:es in which
he and his constituents had acted upon the most
constitutional principles. His Lordship's address
was received with reiterzttd plaudits.
The Stewards, Was. RUIINS, SWALLOw, DI-
1r rTT, &c. contributed to the hap-
piness of the meeting by every possible exertiiin, and
the following Gendenten were propoxd by the
Leto MATtiR as Stewards for the enso:ng Anni-
versary Quipf, M:NNIT r, Poyi-
liras, CAIII,OI4,CCTI i t, BorTEN, and A. YOVNG.
Several excellent songs were given by Mr. DlG-
elm so, and some amateurs, whose powers of yoke
and taste were generally admireci.
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From an article in a Philadelphia paper of the
15th of December, it appears, that the Americans
have already taken the alarm at the approach of the
French in Louisiana. lhe article we allude to is as
follows :

a We have authority to state, that Government
is taking all the necessary steps to prevent any rea-
sonable ground of uneasiness arising on account of
the French occupying Louisiana, New Orleans, &c.
in consequence of which it is supposed our Western
boundary will become insecure.
Mr. THOMAS WELCH, late of the Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane, has been appointed one of the gentle-
men of the Chapel Royal, in the room of Mr.
Kt 4 vvir r, Sen. who has succeeded the late Dr.
AT.NOLD as Composer to His MAJESTY. Mr.
VAUGHAN, of Windsor, is appointed Deputy to
MT.MIDL ET, in the room of Mr.ST TFORD SMITH,
who has succeeded the late Dr. AaisoLo as Orga-
nist to His MAJESTY.
Cadets nominated for the East Indies cannot
proceed if their ages shall be under fifteen, or ex-
ceed twenty-two years, except when such Cadet has
held a commission in his Majesty's service, for the
term of one year at least ; or in the Militia or Fen-
cible Corps when embodied, and shall have joined
his regiment ; or shall have been in the company of
Cadets of the Royal Regiment of Artillery ; his
age, in such cases, not to exceed twenty-five years.
The Commanders of the Company's ships, are not
to demand for the passage of a Cadet more than
931. nor Third Mates more than 551. for mess.
His baggage is limited to a chest, a trunk of neces-
saries, a liquor case, a hamper of wine, and bedding.
Their Catholic Majesties, and the King and
Queen of Etruria, with their numerous suite, re-
mained at Valencia on the 126th ult. The French
and Neapolitan ambassadors, with the envoys from
England and Denmark, set out from Madrid on the
beginning of December for Valencia, to compli-
ment their 1.'4 tjesties on the birth-day of the Queen.
On the I‘...'th ult. a deputation from the inhabitants
of Valencia appeared before their Majesties, and
presented them with gold and silver medals struck
to commemorate their stay at Valencia. At the
same time the Prince of Peace laid the first stone
of a monunient which will be erected in memory
of the residence of the Royal Family at ‘'alencia.
The Island of Ceylon produces a very remarkable
tree, which is called the fallipot, and the leaves are
90 enormously large, that one of them will cover ten
=en, and completely defend them from the rain for
several hours. They are
se very light, and travellers
tarry them from place to place, making u o
them instead of tents.

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