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CURIOUS HOAX.

Amongst the various arillOces to which the ingenuity of
mats resorts, to dispel the /loud which awaits his vapid
hours, may be reckoned the following curious hoax, which
was played off yesterday, at the house of Mr. Griffith', a re-
spectable apothecary, in Bedford-street, Strand ; which at-
tracted an immense crowd of spectators, and afforded to theta
much amusement, during the whole of the day. The family •
of Mr. G. are absent from WWII, and the house is left to
the care of a female servant, who was greatly surprised by
the arrival of various goods front tradesmen of all descrip-
tions at each Cilli of the town, none of which bad been ordered
by any of Mr. G.'s frostily. To enumerate them all would be
superduous. Among them, however, were the following 1--
Au immense large patent mangle, from the neighbourhood of
Oxfordadreet ; a peat quantity of carpeting, and other ar-
ticles of honsthotel furniture ; three waggun-ioads of coals;
some boars of candles ; of extraordinary large rocking-
horse. As the articles arrived, and the bearers found out
their emw, they imparted their disappointment to the
crowd collected, who enjoyed the joke ; which, to crown all,
was heightened by the arrival, nt the hour of dinner, of not
less than eiglit pest-chaos, from different parts of the coun-
try, of the must particular (tired' of the Doctor, each person
having received a special invitation to partake of G./solute, at
the Decter's expense ; their confusion may be easily imagined,
♦het+, to the anxious inquiries they made after the health
of the Doctor, from the servant, they learnt, that so far from
the kitchen chininry smoakiug, and the savoury viands being•
ready to serve up, there was sin Doctor at home, nor any fes-
tive board to greet their approaches. They were, of course,
reluet natty compelled to return, nod the mob gave three cheers
at their departure. The servant wus at length obliged, iu eon-
sequence of the fresh nth* als of dead and live lumber, to
shut the door, and, in spite of repeated hunching., lie refuse
opening it again. These arrivals combined from an early
hour iii the trimming, until sable night had set to. It may
be easily imagined, that 60111 t person, intimately acquainted
will, the Doctor's cutmeetitioa, was at the bottom of the
hoax.

A foot race, or considerable interest, Pus run at
Market-Drayton, on. Saturday morning last, be-
tween the Matron and ro ALDt.RMAN of the town,
which was won by the latter. At starting, betting
was 6 to 4 and 4 to 1 on hi• Lordship, who was
bested by about six lengths; it is ►utposed the
parties weighed at lust 50 ►tone.
On Wednesday evening, the 18th inst. between
the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, an attempt was
niarte by three men (two of whoa were dressed in
sl:ert Mown jackets, above the middling stature,
cud very stout, and the third was in a smock ir. ck,
and rather shorter), upon the premises of the Rev.
N. HINDS, Vicar, near Shitfu•l, and • Magi*.
rode, whir a view, it is suppostill of braking open
and robbing his blue; the 1311 servants, being
aware of their intention, challenged the offenders,
in the shrubbery, adjoining the house ; end in con-
sequence of their rininim; away and refusing to
racy, one of the servants, who had u gun, loaded
with common shot, in his hand, shot one of the men
(who was dressed mu a brown jacket) no the right
dile, or imbuing towards the back ; hut, with the
KSSISNIICe of the two other Luca, the wounded moo
tzevud with thew.

DUBLIN cAzEtTR RXTItAORDIN.4Rt•

Dublin-Castle, Oct: 214.181 S).
His Greer the Lard Lieuton :nt has received a nstifiratiell
of Hu Alaji•sty's gracious intention, that proper stop,
be taken to discharge from imprisonment all pettnds C 411•
fined for any debts or duties, whether by fine or other. •e,
due to or fur the use of Ilia Majesty, and within the 4(o
Grace to remit and discharge; with reception, lt,tanti
such eases as may he attended with any peculiar CilTlint-
stanccs of violence or fraud : and his Grace has given direc-
tions that proper measures be taken fur carrying His
Sla-
jtsty'sglacinus intention into effect in Ireland, with all con-
venieut difpatt h.
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LORD DARLINGTON'S HOUND*
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TO KR. BA RTHOL0111•111, 11017011107 THE TORII 11111111e14O.

11LH•71 801:21, OCT. 23, 1800.
Having no Card to mend you this week, being on the eve of
departure for Newmarket. I request you to insert the under-
written advertisement in your next Herald
Lord Darlington's fuxhoonds having now entirely relic.
quisheil the Badsworth Hunt, ur %Vest Riding country, he
thinks it nectmary, through the channel of the widely-circu-
lated and valuable sporting intelligencer, called The Yore
Herald, to inform the Gentlemen of the Ashy II nut, and all
others who du him the honour of huniieg with his foxhound',
that in future there will he three nseetiugs at Bocoughluldge,
and three at' Catterick bridge, in each season i the first of
which will commence at ./lormighbridge, on Friday, the loth
November, on which day the hounds will hunt from thence,
and throw off at Guldshorough !Hour, at half past ten, unless
previously advertised in The Herald of next week.

I month, Sir, your well-wislier.
DARLINGTON,

FURIOUS WOLF.

[IRON A LATE FALACII TAPIR.]
011011 OCT. I.
We are informed, that, during the night of 11:e :lath ult.
the whole village of Pscnieines had been filled with alarm
by • wanderiog wolf. lt first assailed the door of a wood-
tatter's cottage, which it shook powerfully. Awakcio.4 iy
the artier, the man armed himself with so iimolieseed
stick, and, hastening to the door, perceived the auinoil
breaking with hie teeth a thin wuoilea piutition. Several
blows compelled it in desist, and, actor injuring other pairs
of the cottage; it rushed furiously into a stable, bit a dug,
and seized a cow, the bellowing* of which called her marer
to her assistance. Informed by the woodcutter that the
wolf was mail, these heroes, happy at having frighteaed it
out of the stable, suffered it to overthrow a honeycomb, avid
bite one of their pigs, while they resorted toe place of safety.
Eutering through the window of another cottage, which It
had broken, the ferocious animal was on the point of snatch-
hag a child, whose cradle lay on a table, when a dog sprang
against it, seized its throat, overthrew it, and dragged it to his
master's imbitation. This man, called Tabard, hastened to
the assistance of his dug, but, on opening his door the
two enraged combatants rubbed into his house, and re-
newed their mortal fray. Tabard's two daughters came
envoi ma hearing their father's ers whilst wrestling ei
their savage visitor. One of them, whilst looking for a lieh
bud both her hands seized by the wolf's teeth, bet her sister
succeeded in iliscitgaging her with a knife. Light was at
last procured, and the wolf immediately fled; but Tabard
had time to get his aim before it was out of sight. IVitli the
first shut to brought it to the ground, arid thou fioisbeil it
with a heavy char.

The London SlO,lOllll commenced yesterday,
at Guildhall ; nothing of very great import-
ance occurred. Robert Turner way convicted of an
assault, with intent to commit an unnatural. ot-
fence& and sent6iced to thice mouths' imprison-
ment. A hackney-coin hmais was convicted of mis-
behaviour, and en attempt to charge more thou his
fare; for which he was fined 30s.
A ilepatation of the "irporation of the City of
Loudon will present their Address to-morrow to
:UM Sia.altany, at the Queen's Palace. A.Llst.
putatiou from the University of Oxford will prea
sent their Address et the same time. They will
assemble at the White Horse Tavern, Pimlico, and,
go iii grand procession to the Palace, where they
will partake ota cold collation.
There are no less than four General Officers in
Plymouth Garrison, viz. two Lieutenant-Ileneralk
one Major-General, and a Brigadier-General !I !I
A very serious misunderstanding exists betweas
the militia ordered to do duty on board the prison
ships of Plymouth, and the naval commanders,
owe of wham has ventured to ccrnfine and jasinial ei
militia soldier. This being considered • direct
violation of the militia laws, it is understood that
an iruntediete appeal will he made. It remains
to be known with whom the blame of this attaches,
whether with the Government, for embarking tile
constitutional force of this country, or the naval
officer, who, looking only to his iiiitructions, con.t-
ders tits militia, when embarked, as subject to the
penalties of naval discipline.
On Saturday night the fug was so heavy that the
drivers of coaches, in many parts of the town, were
obliged to walk at the heads of their horses, in order
to direct them.
A letter from Turkey, dated as late as the 24th of
September, contains the following paragraph :
" Ismael is besieged by 30,000 Russians. The besieging
army is extremely active in its omeratioas. in order to reduce
the plane, which defeuds itself stoutly. Besides the Turkish
grand army, there is another Othsioau detachment at Varna.
It scents as if a peat battle would soon he fought between
them."
The following letter from Flushing was received
by a private ship in the course of Saturday :
" Flushing, Oct. 04.
° The weather of late has been favoncable, bet the sick-
ness of oar troops is 1 think, if tiny thing, rather increased
titan otherwise. Tliere ere more, by the medical report,
than i 0,414111 lying now in the hospitals, oat of the few troops
that are here. Only about 41,00 men are capable of doing
duty ; even they are in a very infirm mate.
" With respect to the Continent, we begin to thick tbst
when Bonaparte is relieved from his avocations at Vienna, he
will pay us a visit in IValcheren ; at least this is the general
expectation, and certain it is that the ene,ny Bi making pre-
parations on the opposite coast, by erecting and iepairing
batteties, and by collecting troops iu Bath:, sad other places
in Beveland, and in Caelssnit.
" Ws are, 1 fear, shunt to lose Sir E. Coote, the present
Commander, who is much liked. His exertion...ant abilities
may be much wanted ; who we are to have ia Lis stead is
yet, 1 believe, unknown in the island."
We have another letter 1111111 the same place,
which confirms the numerical account of the pro-
portiou of sick and convalescents in the island, and
add., that General Doe was expected to be ap-.
pointed to the chief command.
ON Tu.?..ilay week the following circumstance
happened to Mr. SISTON. of Shieldtield mill, near
Newcastle. Having stopped the mill,and ascended
one of the %%cods to adjust the sea, the braid( sud-
denly giving way, he was carried round upon the
arm of the non. With great velocity, for near a quar-
ter of an limit. hits distressing and dangerous
sitnaticn bring perceived by the people of Pandou
Dean Miil, assistance was specddy sent, cud he
was taken off without having received any bodily
injury; it was, however, a cousiderable time before
he recovered his recollection.

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The following are among the Noblemen, (terStl,-
m:::1, and Lathes, who distinguished the:me:yes ! v
their -kbecelitly and hospitality no tins occasiota : -
r At Chester, au es, the gift of Job° -
F. 41. one of She Representatives of the City, sto " •
rind beeu slaughtered for the purpose I.r 41,!: "
roasted whets uuk. this occasion, wan
'Tuesday ,evening, ready spitted, with bora; aeon
tail gilt, mad deco/mud with ribbons, thr:augls.
primamil streets of the city.—The carcase Was
woman]. on :tfonr-Wheel carnage, tilted up foitlie
purpose, mat drawn by three looses; behind the
beast, on the same carnage, rode the butet.c, sinti •
knife drawn; thus the procession proceeded, %et oat-
panied by a great enneciurse of people, to. ttit. •a ,
'Fewer Field, near the walls of the coy, where a
building had been erected for the purpose of roost-
ing him; it consisted of a back and two side it al;s
of brick, betwixt which a grate was imerteti., AO •
feet long wet live high, cud contained an imtate:
quantity of fuel ; the Are was lighted at test.,
the ox put down to roast at eight o'clock on '1
day evening ; by twelve the next day, it Was 1,6 rs-
, gularly sod well-roasted as any joint of meat conid
have been dour by the most experiment cook ; it
I was then taken down, MA ran 81) a railway, 4:‘,!/-
listing of two bailks, by means of wheels fixed ei
the ends of the spit, to a large stage in the fermi of
a table. elevated about tire teat from the grovel —.
here the body was moved to grand stile ; runt
/sands, and sirloins, sinowkiog hot, grcied 11.8
table, and feasted' the longing eyes and eapite;
mouths of thousands. At the seine tune, Mei hie...-
heads of old beer were brought down to the :;enure!.
and ilimributed to the multitude ; this, proved tuiazi
stronger then the ux, it knurled down those ir lee
had knocked down tlienaimda snore stubborn nem
•theinseleess—the whole, however, was couclucted
without city disegreenble tumult or disorder.
Among the Instances of private innr.d ice iss e 'shirk
have occurred in the neighbourhood of Lives/toe:.
the following is one of the most distingc:sheu ;
On Tuesday, two lare fat oxen were d,stri tested by
E. W. Beetle, Esq. M. P. of Luthom House,
,among the poor families in the neighbourhood, at
the rate of one potted per head, old and young
On Wedoesd iy, a bonfire was made et his sole ex-
pease, the materials of which were as fallow :-150
baskets of round coal, 1.50 ditto, slack, 48 cart
loudest gorse, 114 do. wood, 6 do. tuff, ditto
wheat straw, two ter-barrels. At the lighting of
the lire more than %WM persons were collected to
' view it, and strong ale was distributed to the po-
pulace. to drink lila Majesty'ehealch.
We must particularly notice the bounty of Earl
Poulett, by whose direction a fat ox and eight
sheep, with 150 loaves, were provided for the
sion. Every poor person in the village of Mutant
St. George, received about 61b. of meat, a loaf,
601 b. of petatoess and a gallon of cyder. Tne whsle
of the persona in his Lordship's employ were reguled
with an excellent dinner of old English fare. A
triumphal arch, decorated with laurel, with (pug
live the King," was erected aver a butt of the best
stout, and boar hogshead. of cyder, with which the
company enjoyed themselves in many loyal swigs
and toasts, until a late hour.
Lord De Dmstanville distributed food to ali the
poor of the parish of Illsigan. mid sent 401. to each
of the subscriptions in the three towns of Bedroll,
Peuryn, and Camborne. His Lordship. in the
morning, kid the first keel Ma train, or tell-roan.
from Portreath to the unties, under a salute of eau-
. sots at Portrealli batteries. At four o'clock his
Lordship sat down to dinner with a party of friends,
in his noble mansiou of Tehidy Park, where turtle
and every other delicacy, with Burgundy and other
choice wines, were served in elegant profusion.—
At night there was a grand display of well-reelected
fire-works, while the mirrousiding hills, with the
vetieralde mountains of Carn.flrea and Caru-Kee,
were illumiusted lay itinumeratile Isoritires.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury stand
particularly distinguished: Upwards of 2000 per.
sons (incluthig all the poor of eleven parishes, in
the neighbourhood of his Lordship's seat, at Sr.
Giles's), were supplied, at his Lordship's ezperuie.
with beef and bread, in the proportion of two
pounds of beef, and a pound and a half of bread to
each individual. Besides this, his Lordship sent
liberal dominants in money to several other pastshes,
in aid of subscriptioos, to he employed fur the same.
purpose.
We understand the Earl of Carlisle displayed
his usual goodness, in commemoration of the joy-
ful day, by giving large sums of money to the
poor, cud liberal entertionments, memo pained with
bountiful supplies of venison and hares, to the
tenantry, nook-people, sernoits, lahnerer,, fee. its
the respective townships of his Lordship's estates
in the neighbourhood a Castle-I-Inward.
The tenantry of Lord Falmouth, to the number
of 190, were hiodsoinely mita-tamed at Tregeth-
non, in the absence of his Lordship, who partook
of the festivities of Mount Ettgeuirshe. A mime-
tuems dinner was provided, ..rid served in a stile
which did credit to the management of the house.
steward and house-keeper. The health of our-
gracious Sovereign vies drunk with three Meets, as
was also the health of the noble donor ; Lord and
Lady Arthur Somerset, the Hots. Mr. and Mns
Boatsmen, wile drunk in bumpers, with other lei-
propriute toasts. Dancing commenced at seta
and cootinsied with great spirit till twelve o'clock,
when the company sat down to en excellent *tippet
—another tossed of toasts and loyal songs followsd.
Dancing recommenced, mid tali kept thp till four
o'clock. The poor and aged of the adjoining
parishes of Neither and Lamm-ran were liberally
supplied with clathing, and shout 50 pair of theca
were Owen to the children 01 t'se Free School. The
pout of his Lordship's own 1/0111/ (St. Miclissel.
Penkivelf) whom he clothes entmally, loot a Cie
fit ox distributed among them, itt proportion to
their families. And thus the three. parishes held
jubilee on the muuttieent bounty
.of the Ruble
Viscouut.
From the hospitable mansion of Cerelew, the
seat of Sir William Lernoir, Bart., a lawn)! slimly
of beef, bread, and strong beer, was distributed to
the numerous poem of the perish of Milor.
Captain James, of the Rival Neil, who annu-
ally treats his friends et Woosilands (M.slor) eith a
tit-Pie on his birth-slay, and which he seasons with
peculiar festivity,• huutouraos birth-('By reit, earl

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more attic salt than is to be found hi a dozen of
at's suodern comedies, gave, ou tins occasion, a liberal
trait to the poor inhabitants of this neighbourhood
of Woodland% sod their children, at which he con.
descended to preside in person, assisted by his
friends, Lieutetnutts Rouse and Mudge. An eller-
maim sea-pie, of nearly 2001bs. dauked by the good
Old sirloin, Ike. feu. were followed by ample cans
of strong beer, till the hearts of the pose people
sang with joy. Atuong them were ten persoos,
whine united ages anirtunt to 746.
The mansions of all the Nobility anti Gentry of
Yorkshire became the meats of hospitality . nu this
memorable day. I.onl Harewood entertained, at
his owu honer, npwarite 0f 130 of his tenantry; all
'the outtlie-house' in the village were opened, and
at 4'401 al thaw one litindrt4 perpons dined at his
11.erdship's espouse.—The Lathe of Mr. Henry
• J.4%Ceillf• distributed to all tint pdoe boys and girls
of the aeielaboorhood, a pat if ohnekitees and half-
, 3-0101V111 CIA ; andiard Harreoud gave to each of
the pour istdows-ladlos-guinea. lu the course of
the day a loyal seluti;r was fired iu the park, sod at
night there was a spleudid display of Fite-wen kb on
the limo.
Ainiiiiirt other liberal donetions in the various
pots of Vorkoliire, was that at Westno, the seat of
the Right Hon. Lord Bradford ; his Lon;-hip mid
feebly atteoded in person, after (Moe eervice no-
poimed for the day. to enjoy the heart-felt sa
Wtion, in the sight of a numerout assembly of the
pose, amounting to COO people, who were enter-
tained with every thing they could wish for, by his
Lordsiiip, at mite 'altars. Yet tins hospitably feast
ass lint a trifle to that which, on the following day,
contributed to the domestic comfort of many fami-
lies. alio retired to their homes with the more than
fragments that were left of as mg, several sheep,
and six bushels of flour, baked into bread. Two
hogcheatt a of excellent ale were drunk. and rill were
rendered perfectly happy. and cheerfully joined is
the loud and loyal toast of " God bless die King,"
riven by the hospitable benefactor.
. Among the various modes of celebrating the sl
Jubilee, we have great pleasure in tnentiouing that
of Sir William Milner, Ban. which vows marked by
. the munificente and urbanity which have beim. as'
uniformly conspicuous throughout the whole tens('
of his life. To every individual. an all (the poor fa.
rattles in the village of Appleton and its aerightst irate
hood. he calmed to be distributed a pound of bawl.
and a threepemsy loaf ; to each man and woman a
quart I f ale, and to the children fruit, &e. To los
truants and to those holding farms contienoes to
his estates, he gave at his mansion a spltnthil din-
ner, and in the evening a dance. The particular
atteetiou of his amiable and accomplished daugh‘•
tens to the company, mid the grateful setae (lista
played by 'the guests, of the kindnem they exp..
rieu-ed. rendered the day one of the happiest they:
leer e homed. • ; ,
Oa Wedaesday last the revered and, rebooting
uottopitt
seat of Moo et.Edgeunthe was a scene tivity.-wd
Early in the uwientag, the noble's • ed a
large dogs of money. and ordered ill tili
Wag, to the poor a plater, Mdbroutatili S
t • powiltir
and CawsandL At lisilfeoast Ave, a gra d r was
served up its the AM stylo of elegance, to a nausea
rows party of friends from Cornwall and Dorms',
so=whom were—,. *-
sad Lady Mhos, tic Maw sad Lady Lesser. IM.,
Lerma, and Maas tomes.. Lad Falmouth sad Mloyars..
caeca Lord ma Lady Anita, Somme Mr.
Lunt isal Lesly llorhipion. fir William and Lareit ,
Lair =walla feviese, Sties Carom, Mr. J. agar,. 1
Call, Mr. Mrs.e.lll Miss Glasvittc, Mw Faaahrirms. Mr.
fibs. sad Mies Trete', Mr. feud TrebN Mr. and Mis.oo4y.
tea, Miss Risidaigh, Ma. and Mass Nora. iddelml Yonsit,
Atlimirsl sad Mrs. tenon, Ado.irail aid Mrs. Mao di Mr.
Mirk Mr. Lam+, Celampt Cooke, Mr. Termayar, Mr
?retiree% Ur. Melina RaslikieteMt. Arteotti Mr. Bo-
ger. Maior Mays, Capt. sad Mrs. wolky, Laid Nevin. be.
The Dorset baud played several delightful • ea
after dinner; and at right o'clock a spl • ball
commenced in the prat library, (two rooms thrown
into our, oxtentliti• 54 feet iu length,) highly Btu-
usinated, and the floor eurieash chalked with ra-
tions characteristic devices; and at the end a tent,
covered with crimson and yellow, was homed for
• sreosol band to play dances, which were mei nly
kept up with nooliated spirit till about one o'clock.
vises slipper was annosineed—this we want time as
well as room to describe. suffice it to say. ii stir-
piesed easy Wing ever seen in the West of Englaiel ;
the tables is the great hall were covered with • pro-
fusion of the choicest viands, and the company,
large as it was, were served Airoughout the whole
of this elegant eteertaionseut, with a promptitude
and •stteistion that made every thing perfectly
• easy end agreeable. After supper, the chief
part of the company recommenced, and conti-
nued dancing till six o'clock. It was the uncon-
tmuled reign of elegant amusement and delight.
and upprobatiou was conspicuous in every cowl-
trimmer.
Colonel Sandy. laid the fotindlition of a Monday
School-house, on that day, at his seat of Innards,
is ht. leevents ; which is to be conduced ott Lan-
inielter's plan, and supported by die bounty of the
worthy Colonel.
U. C. flrewett, Enq. presented the Crimea imie
nor, with a fat ex, .even barrels of beer, and three
necks of flour, with raisins, Ike. for making them
)(gee puddings. The same gentleman presented
a considerable quantity of beef, with beer, he.
to the poor in the neighbourhood of Hsyle foundry.
The following we deem a happy_ display of loyalty
in celebrating the Jithileeat Banbury :—A gentle-
man and lady, with their seveu children, planted a
grove of oaks, in the centre of which was placed a
large cubic stone, hearing the following ia.crip-
buts ;--t• This grove was phoned Oct. 25, ISUJi by
. and their seven children, to ronitiirtmorate
the fiftieth auniversary of the accession of George
the Third."
Send/till Perk. the seat of Sir J. Lethle kite.
Bert. was that day at preprinted to The reception of
the poor to that siei4hbourhood, who were sump-
timunly regaled wild Old English fare, beef and
hum-pudding, nod strong beer. After them, the
&ram*, bin son, one el the Representatives •alf
Somerset, many ladies, with between e and AO eltf
their tenantry, dined together, and sejoyed theses
selves till ii late hour. .
Colonel Gore Laiigion„ at Newton-Perk, distr.'.
bnterl money sad pravisions amongst the &Millie*
of his neighboorhood, end his farmers entereeitito
the spirit of the day, after the hospitable example
set them by their worthy landlord.
At Cousbhay. the tcnaats of ?Foliii Leigh, Esq.

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as well as the families of the labotiiiiig poor, were
plentifully supplied with meat cud otroug beer.
A Cornish party assembled, on NVedeesday night,
hi honour of our Royal Jubilee. at the Plymouth
Arms, and at a Cornish house, Mrs. Saunders's, in •
Tooley-atreet, Borough. and repeatedly filled It
china jug. of Cornish production. which exlsibited
an emblematic representatieu of llis most gracious
Majesty's arrival to the milli year of his reign,
enamelled on Cornish china, manufactured in the
parish of St. Stephen. near St. Aitstell, Cornwall,
from the lands of the Right lion. Lords Grenville
and Falmouth ; and einhellished by a Mr. lingers,
of Cornwall. The painting on the china represents
the Clown, His Majesty's age and motto, IWASOIWY,
{matt Britain and Ireland, Sic. frith their outlines,
the noble sentiment of our late Lord Nelson.
" England etym., emery Man to do his duty," Lon-
don City Arena,fleet of ships lying off the British
Manuel, reweeting our sovereignty over the sea ;
emblems of Nice. Pleuty.Conquest, ; a citi-
gen drawn at full length. toasting " Our Gracious
King. the House of /leftover, and it Instil% ICCeto•
Wioll to our Royal Family." " The Duke of Corn-
wall." with three times three, was drunk at the
bar ; and all was innocent and becoming.
The Ball at Shirburn Cloak, given on 'Wednes-
day by the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield, in
honour of His hlajesty's Accession. wilt; of the
most magnitioent and sumpttriiis descriptioo.—
About ten o'clock the company had arrived, and
berme the dancing eoninteneed, tire-works +cum let
off in front of the Castle, upon a stagy elected for
the purpose. 'the Park woo Crowded with tenants,
who hint before partaken of the hospitality of the.
Noble Karl. and were iwrinitterl to view the festive
scene. The Castle was splendidly illeminated with
appioneiste devices, and a star of humps, nffixed to
I the attics over the great door, attracted peculiar no-
taw. The hall, through which the coinpany passed
in their way to the dancing room, was superbly or-
namented with flags, armoury, ace, nod the whole
displayed to adeuntao the liberality mud taste of
the Noble (lest and Hostess. About eleven. the
Attlee was led off by Sir H. Douglas and Lady C.

Several casks of wine have, within the last week,
been th ashore, and picked up by boats on tile
western coast of the comity of Kerry. Apart of
thowseeck of a ved:.el was also lose overril by a boat
of Mr. Rice, and brought to Dingle, on which
were found the Captaiu, his wife and child, and
maid-servant, quite dead, anti two inme, part of
the crew. nearly to the tome state ; the latter, how-
ever, by proper care anti attention, are now perfect-
ly restored. • From these men (one of whom is •
Swede, and the other an Italian) it lismbesesi learned,
that the vessel well the Lady Athos', of Dublin,
Captain Wane. from Oporto for Liverpool, dashed
Is plum,. on Saturday, the 14th instant, on the
Leitunk,Rack, Interval the Skelligs and the main-
luad, atur,that her erew consisted of 22 -odors, one
man, ti O women, and a child, passengers, all of
whenametished except themselves, who were four
.14,kspq4 Slights exposed to litusger on the *reek,
batiste 'they were taken op. The cargo of the
Lady Nelson consisted of MO pipes port wine, )t
Of which were driven ors shore at Vulentra, nod se-
wed by Mr. BaRRILL, surveyor of that port.
pn Friday evening, about nine o'clock, as Mr.
foo DIMON, a well-known mudiematiciau in Loa.
don, mid a teacher of that scieoce. who holds a
intuatiodi iu the Trinity-house, was returning from
dining with the gentlemen belonging to that office,
along the Strand. he was followed by two men into
&sax-street. where he web 110111 g to call upon Mr.
Noel ; when he lifted up his arm to knock at
the door, the villains forced his arm up higher,
and searched his pockets, till they found a book in
the aide-pocket of his coat, which they supposing
to be his pocket-book, ran off with ; hut it proved
to be only a scieutitic brook. The villains made
their escape.
The following melancholy OCCUleeriCe is sup.
posed to have happened et about nine o'clock in
the evening of the lush isistant. As Joists /UNG-
LUES:, EMI. of Slllllllool' WOO., in the connty
of Somerset, wee esecitiliiig the batik of the river
Parrott, opposite his resi truce, fur the purpose
of going to a neighbour's house, it is probable
that he nii.4ed his footing, and, from this batik being
very narmo.the night dark, and the tide extreme-
ly high. that he was precipitated iota the river, and
nil fortunately drowned. The most careful and al-
most unresnitted search for the hotly, during several
dap, has been unsuccessfully made. It is ima•
eined that the slimy substance with which the
water of that river abounds. hes deposited oat the
(only so thick a covering as hitherto to have eluded
every endeavour that bus been exerted to disco-
ver it. Similar instances of concealment of per.
semi drowned in the find water of the river Par-
rott have been known to °rem from the cause
here assigned. The walking-stick a hich the
deceased was observed to have in his hand, on
leasing his house, at the nine mentioned, was
found the Tollinvia4 morning, on the side of the
bank, towards the. river. On his person, at the
fatal period. were a geld watch cud a pocket.
book. containing bank-notes to a considerable
amonnt. This dad accident has switched from the
kindred awl acquaiiitame of the deceased. us af-
fectionate relative, and u valuable friend. whilit it
has deprived the public of an intelligent, nettle',
and useful member of moiety, min, What, indeed,
is still snore estiinable, of a truly holiest man.

A ludivions circumstance occurred at the Crown
hill, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday evening :—A
irisitiher of Oftc.•rs gave • grand ball ar.d supper
to their female friends ; no mile was allowed to be
of the party. except he was in uniform. The party
wag to numerous, that no room belangic; to the
house was sufficiently large for the atipper; the
stable was accordingly thoroughly cleaned, and
fitted op in a tempera►y manner; the sides, Am
were complotely covered with lags and pennants of
ahipa. The supper was cold. nod the cloth was
laid early in the evening, the delicacies put on, and
it was left for a short tune by the aueralants; upon
the ',tom of one of them, to his great sorpriie he
Mend an uninvited visitor, who was not content
with being eh intruder, buiLiii the most rude nous-
ner, took his soot. pow Me table. and vu eating
the jellies, and other chant delicacies ; this was
no other than • monkey., who had Ale range of the
and had got from t:ae loft, through au
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