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SIR HOME POPIIAM.

Sir JAMES STUAR P moved, as Chairman of
the Committee appointed to enquire into the ex-
pences of the repairs of His Majesty's ships Rom-
ney and .Le Stn.ible, when under the command of
Sir Home Popham, in the Red Sea, that a message
be sent to the Lords, requesting that they would
permit the attendance of Earl St. Vincent to be ex-
amined before the said Committee, if he thought
proper ; which was agreed to, and a message sent
accordingly.
PADDINGTON CANAL COALS.

Mr. HUSKISSON, after a few prefatory obser-
•ations, in a low tote cf voice, moved, that a
Committee be appointed to enquire into, and report
upon the expediency of allowing coals to be brought,
to a limited extent, through the Grand Jundion
Canal by Paddington to London, subjed to the
•ame duties as those that were brought coastways.
Mr. Itt.:RDON said, though he was sensible of
the difficulty and inexpediency of the measure in
contemplation, he should not objeO to the motion
Dow made. He must, however, observe, that the
proceedings of the Committee of the Grand Jundion
C..nal had lately shown a great disposition to en-
croachment, and insomuch that the House should
be aware of them. It was originally proposed, that
a mark should be set up at an intermediate place,
between the c(•'I ieries and London, for the carriage
of coal; but the scheme was since altered, and the
mark removed to Paddington. It might appear to
some a very good experiment to tilde:wo to bring
coals at a cheaper rate to the collieries ; lout he was
afraid this measure would prove 4estrtative to the
several collieries in which less capitals were em-
ployed.
Mr. DUPRE made a few observations to the
same effed.

Sir M. W. RIDLEY was apprehensive, that by
affording this indulgence and encouragement to the
Cona:s, we should thereby greatly ailed the coast
atie, which would c.at off that &mud mource,

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which at this moment furnished nn less thin 30,000
brave and hardy seamen to the British Navy.
Mr. CURWEN spoke nearly to the same eireit;
after which the motion was agreed tn, and this
Committee appointed, with the condition that all
who attended it slunild have voices.
Lord CASTLE REAG H gave notice. that on to-
morrow he should move for leave to Firing in a
Bill for regulating the County Inflmaries in Ireland

UNIVERSMES ADVOWSONS BILL.
Mr. PITT moved for the first reading of the
Bill, brought t!p horn the Lords, for repealing sus
much of the A6t of George 11. as restrains the Col-
leges in both the Universities from purchasing Ad-
vowsons of Livings, beyond the amount of half of
the number of Fellows in the said Colleges, which
was agreed to ; the Bill ordered to be read a
second time on Tuesday next, and to Ise printed.

CIIARGitS .kGkissr FkRl, ST. VINCENT.
Admiral MARK HAM, pursuant to a notice be
gave on Monday last, moved for a :lumber of Naval
Papers necessary for the elucidation of those docu-
ments moved for by an Hon. Gentleman (Mr..lef-
fery) : first, for an account of His Majesty's ships
in commission, from the Ist of March, 1801, to do.
in 1804; their original cost ; the sums expend-
ed in their repair • the numbers built by contraß,
and those in His dajesty's Dock-yards; the return
of masts and spars, and the time they were likely to
last, &c.
Mr. PITT thought that as the motions seemed to
be very voluminous, it would be sufficient to read
them from the Chair. For his own part, he only
meant now, as 011 a former occasion, to Wye& to
such as may disclose any correspondence relative to
the sources from which timber was procured for el e

service.
Several motions were thee read from the
Chair, arid agreed to, among which were :—A copy
of t.l.e order made in January, 1796, for always
keeping a stock of timber in His Majesty's Dock-
r.rd , sufficient for three years consumption; a
copy of the Report of the Commissioners and Sur-
veyors of Sherwood Forest, respeding the quantity
of timber therein proper tar the use of the Royal
Navy ; and the correspondence s...ith the Navy
Board respeding the cor.trats for the supply of
timber.
Mr. PITT objeded to this motion, on the ground
he Iy-fore stated, of its disclosing the resources of
the Navy, and thereby posably giving the enemy
an opportunity of embarrassing them.
Admiral MARKHAM replied, that the qua-
lity of the timber must greatly depend on the places
from which it was brought. If, however, the
Right Honourable Gent. persevered in his objeCtion,
he should he unwilling to press it; and though he
did not think the objedion a valid one, he should for-
bear to discuss it, as that must have the same effed
as the Motion that was deprecated. He saw no
good reason to apprehend that the enemy would
be enabled to intercept our supplies of timber,
which always came home very regularly, and
though he should not insist upon the Motion far the
present, he wished it to be understood that he cer-
tainly should bring it forward again, if it should be
found necessary.—The Motion was then withdrawn.
Amongstthenumerous Motions afterwards agreed
to, were, Accounts of the number of Apprentices
and Shipwrights employed in I lis Majesty's dock-
yards, doling Earl St. Vincent's Administration;
of the average of ships built in Merchants' yards,
and in the Dock-yards; of the ships lam...lied in both
places, for the use of the British Navy; of the se-
presentations from the Ship-weights to the Navy.
Board in 1803 and 1804, &c. &c.
LORD VIsCoUNT MELVILLE.

Lord HENRY PETTY said, that, from some
circumstances which lately came to his knowledge,
he should not think it necessary to bring forward,
to-morrow, the Motions which stood for that day,
relative to theplaces held by V iscount Melville in Scot-
land ; but, as he did not know whether those cir-
cumstances were such es should induce him altoge-
ther to abandon it, he would let it stand over sine die.
THE ELEVENTH REPOr.T.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
adverted to a Notice which had been given for Mon-
day next, relative to the Eleventh Report of the
Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, and suggested,
that, for the purpose of convenience, it would be
better to defer it to a later period.
Mr. GREY, in the absence of his Learned
Friend (Mr. Serjeant Best), said, that he did not
suppose that he could obka to postponing it to
Thursday next..--lhe Motion was altered accord-
ingly.
A Petition was presented from Mr. D. Cox, and
others, against the provisions of the Bill now pend-
ing. for the preventing of smuggling in the islands
of Jersey and Guernsey, which created crimes, and
imposed penalties, which never before existed. The
Petitioners prayed to be heard by themselves, or
Counsel, before the Committee on the Bill, which
was agreed to.
On the Motion of Mr. STURGF.SS BOURNE,
the Order for going into a Committee on the Smug-
gling Bill was then deferred to Wednesday next.
Mr. JOHNSTON E moved that there be laid
before the House an Account of the Sales of the old
Siores and Droits of Admiralty, from the Ist of Ja-
nuary, 1803, to the latest period that the same
could be made up; and also an Account of the
expenditure of the 100,0001. already produced to
the public, by the sale of the said :tures. Ordered.
R I TS,,I VI TREATY.
_ _ _

Mr. GREY observed, that, oa the first day cf
the session, a communication was made to the House
by His Majesty, stating, that overtures of peace
had been mad* to him by the enemy, but that he
was induced to decline them, on account of inti-
mate and confidential negotiations, then going on
with Foreign Powers. He had to remark also, that,
in proposing the sums of money requitedfor the ser-
vice of the year, the Right Hon. Gentleman had
appropriated a considerable part of the supplies for
Continental purposes. Since that time, he did not
attempt to make any enquiries upon the subjed, or
press the Right Hon. Gentleman to any disclosure
whatever; neither did he mean to do so now, it it
should be thought by any means indiscreet or im-
proper; but, as the session was now drawing to-
wards a conclusion, he should wish. if there was no
serious objettion to it, to ask, whether there was
any reason to expel, that the House would shortly
receive any communication upon that subjett. from
His Majesty

Th'e CHANCELLOR of .the EXCHIQUER
replied, that as soon as the business was in .a suf-
ficient degree of forwardness, or absolutely con-
cluded, His Majesty would be advised to make a
communication of if to Parliament; but he thought
it for the present, sufficient to say, that the subjeCt
alluded to was not yet in such a state as would
render a commnnication adviseable or necessary.
Mr. FOX wished to know whether there was any
probable hope that any communication would be
made in the course of the present session ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that any shade of opinion which could yet
be given on that =Weft might possibly turn out to
be merely conjeftural.
Mr. FOX still thought, that some opinion might
have been given, as to the possibility of some in-
formation being given to Parliament. If the bu-
siness was not yet concluded, it was probable, that,
from the distance of those powers with which we
were supposed to be negociating, and the lateness
of the session, the Parliament may be ororrgued
before any treaty could be brought to a conclusion ;
therefore, without pressing for any explanation of
the nature of it, lie thought, at least, that some
general communication ought to be expefted.
Here the conversation ceased.
IRISH ELECTION BILL.
Colonel BAG WELL moved the order of the day
for going into a Committee on this Bill. He said,
that, at a meeting of several Irish Members at his
house, the provisions of the bill had been discussed,
and he foresaw that some objeftion would be made
to it. What he therefore should wish to propose was,
to go into a Commiuee, in which the amendments
might be discussed, and the bill afterwards recom-
mitted.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that, if the bill was likely to lead to any dis-
cussion, he should wish it to be postponed, in order
to make way for the next order, respeCting Commis-
sioners of Enquiry, on the military expenditure of
the country.
Lord MATHEW, Mr. M. FITZOCRA ID, and Mr.
0. Poasoaav, were for postponing the bill till next
session; as several Irish Members, who wished to
attend the discussion, were necessarily preparing, at
this time, to return.
Colonel BAGWELT.. then agreed to defer the
Committee on the bill till to-morrow.
COMMISSIONERS OE MILITAV( ENQUIRY.
The House having resolved itself into a Commit-
tee OR the hill for appointing Commissioners to en-
quire into the abuses in the military expenditure of
the country ;
'Mr. A Lessens:a in the Chair;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that both in Cie general plan of the Bill, and
the names of the persons seleCted for its mention,
be had thought proper to follow the example of the
appointment of Commissioners cf Accounts, insti-
tuted about 20 years ago, and whose reporewas
produCtive of so much benefit, and afforded such
general satisfaetion. It must be obvious' to the
House, that in the description of the persons to be
appointed on such as important duty, it was neces-
sary to have persons every way qualified fur the va-
rious branches it would embrace. It would be in-
dispensibly necessary to have persons intimately
acquainted with all the details of the service of the
army, persons equally conversant with civil cecono-
my, persons who understand the laws as they ap-
ply to them, and lastly, persons eminent in the
mercantile line. In this selection, he had studi-
ously avoided the names of • any persons who
could be liable to any imputation of party, or
of political conneCtions Some of them were person-
ally altogether unknown to him, and lie judged of
them solely by what be knew or understood of their
charatfers and qualifications. For the mitary de-
tails, be should mention an officer who served with
high charafter under Generals Abercrombie, Sir
Charles Stuart, and others, with great distinCtion
in that particular department—Major General
Oakes, and with him, Colonel Beckwith, of the
Guards, whose qualifications could not be disputed.
For the civil ttetmomy, he was induced to propose
Lieutenant-General lhinkwater, who, after a long
and meritorious professional life, had now retired
from active service. For the legal part, he should
mention Mr. Cux, one of the Waster,. in Chancery,
and Mr. Templeton. For mercantile judgment.
Mr. Peters and Mr. Charles Bos inquet. In men-
tioning these Gentlemen, he spoke of them in terms
of the highest encomium; and their names were put
from the Chair, and agreed to unanimously.
In reading the Bill, when the Chairman came to
the ;tossers vested in the Commissioners appointed
to carry it into etecuti.m, the words its the Bill are,
" that they shall enquire into all abuses that do
exist within the said departments."
Mr. GILES said, he thought these words did
not afford sufficient scope to the Commissioners, as
they only went to present abuses existing at this
moment, and not to spilt as have previously existed.
He would, therefore, move, that the following
words be added as an amendment—that the words
" have existed" be introduced before " do exist,"
by which it would run thus—" that they shall er-
quire into all abuses that have existed, or that do
exist." These .vere the words of the Aft appoint-
ing the Naval Commissioners; and they had pro-
duced so much benefit to the public by their In-
quiry and Reports thereon, that he thought this Act
could not be worded too nearly to that.
Mr. PIT i• objected to this on the ground that
the aft was to be imperative on the Commissioners,
and the words " have existed" were too general, as
there would be no limitation as to time; they might
go back to any period.
Mr. FOX thought there could be no danger of
that ; the discretion of the Commissioners was a
sufficient limitation, and the best that could he re-
sorted to. The Naval Commissioners were left to
their discretion, and had not gone further back than
was necessary. He therefore approved the ."tmend-
ment.

Mr. PITT said lie could not aj,,,ree to that raw.
young. He had no objection to a retrospett Into
all matters of great importance. but it was absurd
to svppose the Commissioners were to inquire into
every possible irregularity. He was willing, how-
ever, to meet the Amendment cf the Itonourable
and learned Gentleman as far as he could, and
therefore proposed that the words in the Bill should
stand as they do at present—" all snch abuses as do
ezist"--and that the following should he added by

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way of amendment :—" and if in their opinion they
shall see occasion, into all such abuses as ha:e es-
isted"—which words he moved as an Amendment.
This produced a very long and desultory conyersa-
timl, in which Mr, biles's Amendment,. was sup_
ported by Mr. For, Mr. W!titbrcad,
Mr. W. Smith, Mr. C. Ponsonby, sod itihnital
Markham ; that of Mr. Pitt was supported by Kt.
Rose, the Attorney-Gencral,. the Solicitor,General,
Mr. S. Bourne. Sir W. Burroughs, and Mr. H.
Addington. The Hon. Members on both sides re-
peatedly urged their opinions ; when the question at
length being loudly called for, a division took place
on MrJ,Pitt's amendment.
Ayes, 98—Noes, 12 —Majority, .56.
After some further conversation, the report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.

The Bill for continuirg th? Commission of Naval
Inquiry was committed, and the report ordered to
be received to-morrow.

Mr. KIT gave notice, in the Committee, that St
was his intention to move an amendment in this
Bill, similar to that in the last.

Mr. FOSTER brought in a Bill for regulati,T
the business of distillers in Ireland, which was read
a first time; ordered to be read a second time to.
morrow, and printed.
The Property Regulation Bill .vas read a third
time, and passed.

The Prize
Bill was Committed j the report re-
ceived, and ordered to be taken into further coni.
deration to-morrow week.

The Land Tax Commissioners' Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The other Orders of the My were postponed;
and the House adjourned at Half past Ton o'Clock.

TEIE Barris] ,

LONDOS,
FRIDAY. M*r 17.

Private letters were yesterday received from the
Aidlssa frigate, Capt. Goer, dated off Cape Finis-
terre, April 30, by whi-h we learn that Marquie
Cosy IV ALL is, and the Gentlemen of his suite, were
in high health and spirits, hav:ag had a most plea.
sant passage across the Bay of Biscay. In cow.
quence of some intelligence which Capt. Goan had
received, he altered his intention of touching at
Madeira, and it was expeaed they wouleproceed
diren for Bengal.

We lave copied from Tits Gtose, a reletlahle
Evening Paper, the official account of the siege of
Delhi.—The fortifications of the city were in the
most ruinous state, and the native troops deserted
in great num.bers rhat British valour finally pre-
vailed, and obliked the enemy to relinquish the '
andertaki.:3, after a siege of nin day, ;in the course
of which they made an elf .rt to str rra the place.
TILe city of Delhi is ten miles in circumference,
and never before sustained a si?ge.

A private letter from PArig states the arrival ea
Russian Ambassador in that city, charged with a
prop-aition for an accommodation between this
country and France. According to report, it pro-
poses that Boys A r.taT ea title, as Emperor of France,
shall be acknowledged ; that England shall retain
Malta, and Russia the Seven Islands; and dad
Bon AAAAA t shalt receive some farther compensa-
tions for these concessions. If these terms were re-
fused, the letter adds, that the P.ussian Arobass,
der was instruaed to inform the FrencU Govern-
ment that the treaty of alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, between England and Russia, would be im-
mediately carried into effca.

Ow Portsmouth correspondent states, that a
sign'al was made by the telegraph, on Wednesdsy
evening, to send a fast sailing cutter to Plymout±i,
to prevent the sailing of Admiral Cottanowoov,
with the detached squadron from the Channel flee,
for the West Indies. This countermand was given
in oonsequence of the return of the combined Freacb
and Spanish fleets to Cadiz.•

We have received Dutch Papers to the 12tbs e"r•
wining the Paris ncws to the Bth instant. Tig.r
contents are of little or no interest.

The flillnwlng are tetrads received froth !erect
by the Lisbon mail, the arrival of which sv.s:-
timinced yesterday :

" Lisbon, May 4.
" The combined witsedttm have !return; ;1 to Cali: Bay, eh 4
they were seen 011 the lid u;t. and were counted £0 &tattle
low (mol facia voght ILivsl ;at only eighteen sailed rt.*
tthlia, it is romectrited that the two width nal lips math.*
joined them at me."
d. Sim Lieu, Alm 41.
" Yesterday and today several pieces t wreck, MIRA
masts, apart. dec. have bzen thrown .share at this pinert as d"
eineml tte.d bodies, in so mut ;Levet a rttte, as to !in "lt.
Vie eninnotition of an engsgcnieut haying taken place betYala
t tor too Horde squadr,st."
Tbel.nt(r Warren arrived at Plymouth on
day last, from the squadron under the orders,"
Attars! Sir Rcncar CALDER, ofF Ferrol, to who
station several transports had been convoyed'
provisions, Ste. The squadron were all well, sag
had not heard any thing of the Combined Fleets.
The report of the com :Tenchbine,' ench and Spoil
fleets having returned to Cadiz, four short of till
number that sailed from that port, is nm true. 110
fat is the contrary way. They teturned with
addition of two ships of the line. It is not AP"
habl: that they may hare put to sea again since di!
224 ult. The Wasp sloop of war looked m;nol.
into Cadiz oar that day, and counted ei sail of I"
hue, and several frigates, but they had their
bent, and were all ready for A start. A letter
Portsmouth states a report, that they had ;:oice4o
attempted to join, the Brest Beet.

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Yesterday it
teer IntantrY,
St James's, SI
North Rri um%
Clerkenwell, S
Doke of Cur
C. Ay's-Ina Ri
hi order to he
fineness of the
of speEtaters,
the vi.is
)Gs MAJESTY
about a quart
right of the li
•aented arms,
playing God
front. sod rei
Royal Highly
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LIESEM, and
centre et the
went thrnagl
of which, th
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batio:,s. The
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little before r
refleas mud
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their appear.

lAA nig!
Card Party

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,MMI

THE COUNTESS____„,.__.a.: OF DERBT'S ROL.
c ,n4vnor Square was last night in a blaie,and this
,ey house the l ircle timinary of the place
of fashion. Not f
were
ewer
r5An &lie hundred of the first c
a:tradedThe s
to the splendid scene. spacious 11:111
was lighted with one lamp of
great size and asto-
ithig brilliancy: Lamps of less magnitude,
lad of a most cunout construnion, illuminated the
staircase, aided by branches with numerous lights
at each landing-place, upon pedestals of most beau-
gl workmanship. Four magnificent rooms receiv-
ed within their capacinus embrace the crowd of
fashionable votaries. The ceilings were curiously
painted and inlaid with old, ornamented with
se medallions, representigng Cliptdr, Glels, and
G,e/desser: but, not ,one Venus more lovely or
graceful than the charming hostess of the night. In
be ,eves apartments, especially in the baelc draw-
iagromn, the minors were so judiciously disposed,
plied the listhts to an excess equal to mid-
dory multi
asy. In the splendiicircle present were—
His Royal Hichuesa the Prince of Wales.
The Dukes of Sues
The E iiirr.rd, a
snd Rutland.
in....pooe'Sioildford, nd W inchoate,.
Eady....weizonoreaid, Dar uley , St. Vincent, Tankeivitle,
and Foitiescue.
Vivaurita—Villiero,Duncannon, Gosfurd, Horvath, Ran e-
PO, and Horsham.
Dochaers—Chandas, Leeds, Devonslike, Grafton, Gordon,
ailM Rntbnd.
ornisnemes--Donegall and Salisbury.
enantrinea—Cara tons, SertAll, Jess?, Euston, Alhem site,
Macclesfield, Kenmare, Faueun-
sv,ifoilr, Ruckii.giamohire,
tag, Winchester, Parolee, Essex, Pow is, and Fortescue.
woc.,,,,,,„te,yee....Heivourne, Sominertoti, Villiers, Mansfield,
kleoloorough, Goafard, Castlereagh, Morpeth, Ranelagb, and
4 Harahan,.
Labe...Perth. Stn, Fulteney, Cunliffe, G. Rnekley,
P-,iinin, Raditoek, Fitzroy', Hart, C. Barium, DI Clifford,
.i Vriirr C. lierive.t, E. Lambert, W. Ileaucierl., F. Ueres-
inn', fiewric, and Auckland.
miatre..e.—Dreer, Groivenor, Humble. Egerton, 074. Beau-
lii..itn, Minim, Calvert, and the Hun. idft. Knox.

GRAND REVIEW.

Yesterday morning the First Brigade of Volun-
teer Inlantry, consisting of the Royal Westminster,
St James's, St. Margaret's and St. John's, Loyal
North Britons, St. Andrew and St. George Holborn,
Clerkenwell, St. Giles and St. George Bloomsbury,
Doke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters, and the
Cray's-Inn Rifle Corps, assembled in Hyde Park,
is order to be reviewed by His hiat:,csr v. The
flumes of the morning drew an immense concourse
of speftaters, and before His MAJESTY'S arrival,
the nie, was covered with fashionable pedestrians.
l!ii Ma.) ilsr v entered the Park at Kensingten-gate
a'aout a quarter-past ten o'clock, and rode to the
tight of the line, where he was received with pre.
.sented arms, odours flying, and the different bands
playing God Sere the King—he then rode down the
(moat. and returned by the rear, attended by Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of W• L Ls, Dukes of
Yeas and Cuss Earl of CHESTEttIti tD,
Earl of HARRISGTOP, General Nitres, Col. Jim.
stows, and many other Central Officers, to the
centre of the line in front. The whole line then
went through the brigade manceuvres, in the course
of which, the light companies and rifle corps fell
out in front, and went through the skirmishing evo-
lutions. The brigade then passed in review, and His
MAJEST 1` left the Park, for the Quses's House, a
little before one o'clock. The business of the day
reßeds much honour on the Brigade, and His Ik4 s •
Jerre was pleased to express his approbation of
their appearance and correft

lAA night Their MAJMITIIPI had a numerous
Card Party at the Queen's House.
We have authority to sayi His M es rv's
Birth-
Day will be celebrated at Bt. James's Palace, as
usual, on the 4th of June.
His MAjest v is etpeded to hold a Levee on Wed-
nesday se'nnight, and Her MAJUTY a Drawing.
man, on Thursday se'llnight.
It is reported. His MAJEsTY will vii:t ()Aron',
Wnrcest. r, Birmingham. and Bath, previous to
his Ito'n; to Weymouth.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Yost intends
to honour the Royal Jennerian Society, by taking
the Chair at the Anniversary Festival this day, at
the London Tavern.
On the With, 26th, and 27th of June there nil
be grand Concerts at Olft, J. The grand Oratori
91. The Arrii;a4 will be the first performance.
Yesterday His Royal Highness the Duke of CA it-
'wince reviewed the Surrey Yeornar.ry, oa Epsom
Downs. _ _

The hermit's'l and fischtating Countess of Os-
roan was yesterday presented at Court : she was
thessed in a superb bl..ck lace petticoat, richly em-
broidered in silver ; head-dress, a plume of ostrich
feathers. with a beautitul wreath of diamonds. Her
Ladyship looked divinely.
A Cechemire shawl, with palm branches, is now
in common use at Paris. To be its high style, the
branches should be eery large, complicated, and
adorned with a full blown rose or pink.
Mies Ito a mso es, the elegant daughter of General
ROIMSON, was Ines:rued to Her M.JZSTY yester-
day by the Countess Poems : she wore a white crape
petticoat, with a delicate border of embroidery in
white velvet—heacklress, a plume of ostrich feathers
and diamonds.
Mrs. Curry. re° was also presented. on her mar-
Inge, to Her MAJESTY : she wore a white crape
peticoat, with rich border of embreidered silver—
bead-dress, plume of ostrich feathers, and superb
diamonds.
Lady CHARLOTTE: CLAYS. the lovely and accom-
phshed daughter of the Earl and Countess of
Powis, was presented yesterday to I ler MAatsf v.
by her mother, the Countess Powts. Iler Lady-
'Ml, wore a white satin jeetticoat with crape dra-
peries, tastefully embroidered in silver ; head-dress,
plume of ostrich feathers and diamonds. Her La-
dyship looked truly lovely and interesting.
We are happy to say, Her MAJLSTY has recover.
ed the diamond bracelet which she lost last week—
and for which ten guineas reivaad was offered for
the recovery. It was found by a servant girl, in
the hall of the Quissu's kl,use, or.iicr souse furni-
ture.

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