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London, England, 1805-07-30 00:00:00

LORD RITF.RSDALE's FETE.

1,11 ACT OT A LITTER TRON4 BOTLt, JOL• 13.
t• On Monday last. Lieutenant-Colonel Lord
11.-.ersdale, and the Offi:err of the South Cork Mi-
litia (quartored here), gave a superb Ball and
Supper to Lady Erris, and the Nobility and Gentry
in this town and neighbouthood. The company
assembled between 9 and 10 o'clock,' and were
ushe- : ....retigh the ancient and spacious gallery of
the barrack (tormply the sear of the Kingston
family), winch was fully illuminated at both sides
with lamps and transparencies, and at either end
rid ly ornamented, into one of the Commanding
Officer's apartments.
" As soon as tea and coffee were over, the hand
struck up " 04 Save the King," which was the
signal for aaion ; and immediately after, the ball-
room doors were thrown open, and. I may truly
say, " astonishment seized the admiring crowd."
At the upper.end of this room, and immediately
over the chimney-piece, was a very 1 trge and splen-
did transparincy, with " Erris" in the centre, en-
riched With a wreath of laurel, and trophies of war ;
over which was the Om:int:tan Arms, with a.ca-
ronets and over all an Imia.rial Diadem. To fill
np the fireplace, was a transparency of a South
Cork Grenadier, standing At ease, and leaning on a
shield, with the motto rive le Roe." . .

"The centre of this magnificent room was lighted
by a festoon, suspend: I about four feet from the
ceiling, neatly ern trnented and illuminated by at
least bOO lights. hi each angle was placed a trans.
parent !anthem, with the letter E. and a Coronet.
The whole room and suit of apartments were light.
edeith innumerable wax candles, and decorated
:n a rattst tasty manner with festoons and wreaths
cfc l u rS, :.k.• 'I ;.e three large windows were hung
with Wet r..lret, a. ~.L the Turkish soOas and
couches with el .th of the same colour. Never was
a Rill, considering its remote bittl4lloll from the ca-
Pital, more magnificentiy coniuded, or auended
with more h,:auty and fashion.
" Lard liiversdale opened the Ball with Lady
F.rris, to the much admired tune of the " Unteh

84iPPer." and the dancing continued till about two
o'clock, when, supper being announced, his Lord.
ship led his fair partner, followed by the test of the
company, in the Supp Jr-runes, to partake of every
delicacy the season could afford, which for the
greater part were brought trom the capital. One
ohjed that particularly struck the eye and gratified
the fancy of every beholder, was an Enchanted
Castle, illuminated in transparency, with lights of
various colours, end with a variety of devices al›-
phfahle to the occasion, placed in the comet of the
wooer-table, under a gothic arch, which had the
happiest eff,et possible.
" After supper there were some charming catches
and glees sung. Mr. St Gerarge Caulfield lent
Lis powerful aid. Major Gen. Fuller and suite
lin:loured the ball with his presence; and on the two
following days inspeeted a.id reviewed the regimants
arid was plee.ed to say hr approved most highly
of the imerior szconoiny and truly soldier-like ap-
pyarance and performance of the Officers and men."

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Colonel LEIGH. of tl,e First Somerset Regiment
of Militia, which lately lett Portsruout4 for %Vey-
tn nut!„ ha, reswied his command in the regiment.
The Lacers of the Regiment. in testi.nuny of the
regard And Affdlion they lam so long borne him,
have presented him with very beAutitul cup, with
a suitable iruicriptione

LLFrAs WQOI,FAIR.

On Friday last the Annual Fair IT the sale of
wool was held at Lewes, in Sussex, and was well at-

teild..d by oumhen of the most respeetahle w-iol-
stanlius from London and elsewhere, and by the
proicipal farmers of the eastern division of the
county. An excellent dinner was provided at the
principal inn, at which Lord Sheffifld, the worthy
founder of this Fair, presided. Soon after the cloth
was wi,hdrawn, Loy:1 Sheffield rose, and stated to the

tnectii.g that he ha been at considerable pains to
collca the most recent and Authentic information

nn the present supply, demand, and prices of wool
in different pacts of the kimidom, And recommend.
ad a deputation of twelve at the most considerable
wuol•growers present t be nAin.td by the company.
who biloull retire to an a frilling room, to iiispea
And consider the inforinizinn above Alluded to,

and report their opinion of what ought in fair-
ness to be the prices that day asked by the wool.
growers for their wont ; the deputation being
named, and soon after they had retired, Lord
Sheffield proceeded to m ike several communica-
tions to the company resp.74ing the growth of fine
wool in England ; he observed, that it was now
well known that the fleeces of Spanish or Merino
sheep were not debased is quality by the English
climate, as had been very satisfaavrily proved by
Dr. Parry and Mr. Toilet; that the im imtation of
Spanish wool was become uncertain, and the price
greatly enhanced ; that the quantity imported in
1800 was upwards of b,30!),001b. ; in 149) it had
declined to 4.700,0001 h. hut had attain risen in
1804 to upwards of 7,009,00'11h.; and In the course
of the present year the importation has been Compa-
ratively short of the last in the corresponding
months, to a very considerable arnotiiit. It might,
therefore, his Lordship observed, answer to the wool-
growers to cross their South-Down ewes with Sp.in-
ish rams, especially as the sh.ipe of those introduc-
ed by His M jesty from Spain was so superior to
the Merinos witich had been brought by individirals
into this coup! i y about twenty years ago; that His
Majesty, fin the sake of improving the wool of these
kingdoms, had ordered aces tarn number of his Span-
ish sheen •, the pure unmixed Merino breed to be
sold oil on the lGth of next month; and that the
same pritaice should be continued in future years
That Mr. Toilet, who had sheep from His Majes.
ty's Cock, had sold the wool thereof at tis. 4d. per
lb., when braught to the state of imported Spanish
wool, and that he had sold his fleeces entire at
4s. 3d. per lb. His Lordship aided, that, in a po-
litical point of view, it was highly desirable to save
the large sums which were paid to foreigners for
wool ; on an average of the three years last past, the
value of Spanish wool, rated at the Custom-house
price of 3s. 6d. per lb. amounted to upwards
of 620,0001. ! And he concluded by observing,
that the increased price which had taken place
within a few years had greatly promoted the
improvements of the qoali:y of the English wool,
and, addressing himself to the wool-Staplers, said,
ft that nothing but a good price could make it
tt worth the while of the grower to attend to the
ss qUalite rather than to the quaw;ty of the wool."
The deputation having returned, Lord Sheffield
real their report, which stated the prices at 2s. 61
to 2s. 9:d. per lb. and his Lordship remarked, that
the greater part of these prices were below what
South-down wool had sold for nut of the county ;
that even in some distant parts of England, where
there was no woollen manufaaory carried on, it
had sold for 2s. 7d. to 2s. BW. per lb. that at the
late wool fair, at Thetford, where much business

was done, and very rapidly, South-down and Nor-
folk wool, which undoubtedly was of inferior qua-
lity to the lots of wool now to be offered for sale,
sold at 2s. li jd per lb. he added, LILA it was sup-
posed that South-down wool would be worth this
year 2a. ad. at the least. The selling then com-
menced, and much buaness was done at 2s. 6d. to
to 2s. 8.1. Lord Sheffield, whose wool is very heavy
this year, sold very readily at Is. bd. Mr. Ellruan
expeets to m 2s. 6J of his wool.
After dinner, Mr. Shiftier proposed the health of
the founder of the meeting, which had proved so
advantageous to the growers, and so convenient to
the dealers in wool—.. Lord Sheffield ;" whose
health was drank with three times three, and loud
plaudits. The healths of those distinguished friends
of their counts y, the Duke of Bedford, the Earls of
F.gremont and Chichester, and Sir Joseph Banks,
%ere also drank with particular marks of respell.
Yesterday the Duke of Bedford, Lord Sheffield
(President of the Board of Agriculture), and a
large party of distinguished breeders and agricul-
turists, were to meet by appointment on the farm of
Mr. John Ellman, of 61yild, near Lewes, to inspe&
his famous flock of South Down sheep, and other
articles, upon his well-managed farm.
To-morrow, the annual shew of cattle at Lewes
is to take place, and is expelled to draw together
from Brighton, and the other watering-places on
that coast, a very large assemblage of agriculturists,
awl men of great landed property.

We are sorry to stare, that Capt. Foesete, of the
Calypso, who so gallantly distinguished himself in
the late attack on the flotilla off Boulogne. on Fri-
day, continues at Deal insensible from the wounds
he received, and without hope of recovery.
Experiments have been made, in the course of
the last week, to ascertain the distances at which
it will be proper to place signal-pits, in order to
form a communication between Portsmouth and
Plymouth. There will be about 22 points of cone.
munication : that is, ten telegraphic posts will be
ad.ied to the twelve already established. The tins
for conveying intelligence from one port to tM
other will be about half an hour.
The Directors of the East India Company have
presented to His MA I EST v two Six-pounder Guns,
which were taken at Seringapatam, and brought to
England by Marquis Coiisisaa um in the Saallese
packet, commanded by Captain Colt M. They
were cast in the founder:es of Tireoo Sear vs-, it
is supposed, tinder the dite.S.on of some Frenchmen
who were at that time in the service of that Prince ;
the ornaments are far superior to any of our peces,
the muzzles repres nting trger's heads. They are to
be mounted on carriages, and we understand are
then to be placed on each side of the Great Gun in
the Hark that was brought ft orn. Egypt, which has
been so much admired by all military MI for its
tier and ornaments. •

Li IV INTELLIGINCi.

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COUAT OF CII.6.SCERY-JuLir 25.

DUKE Or SZAUFOILT ♦%D 01 HICkS 9. %%SITU AND

0 Fit LEI.
Mr. RICHA nrs moved fur an injunflion, acce: d-
ine to the prwyer of the hill, to stop the Defereleile,
Messrs. Smith and Phillips, from continuing to wor k
at a certain colliery, which they possessed in Gla-
morgaashiro, in the sense manner they had hereto-
fore worked, and were now working, until some
bounds were Set to the extent of their colliery. Mr
Richards grounded Li; motion ins the affidavits
Mr. Lockwood and Mr. Morris, who were both
Plaintiffs ; which set out with stating, that the pre-
sent Duke of Beaufort was seised of (—main colic-
ries in Glamorganshire, and in the yea 1754, the
late Duke granted a lease of them to Lockwood and
Ca. ; which firm worked them until the year 1777,
since which time, until the year 180 e, they were
worked by Lockwood, Morris, and C. The De-
fendants having a colliery immediately adjoiniog
that held by the Plaintiffs, in the year 1773, the
workmen of the Defendants exceeded the bounds of
their colliery, and encroached oe that of the Plain-
tiff,, so much that the w. rkenen of the Plaintiffs,
while working on their own ground, opened a free
passage into the colliery of the Defendents. The De-
eadents, shortly after this, commenced working in
very light gravelly ground, under the river Tow, by
which the colliery of the Plaintiffs was subjefted to
the 'Aux of the water, which continually flewed
from the river. At this time b.. th the Plaintiffs
and the Defendants set up engines. which kept the
place clear, and the work went on until the year
17N% when the Defendants stopped their engines.
which caused such a quantity of wat r to Now on
the engines of the Pleiiitiffs. that if. was with the
greatest difficulty they could keep the place in
such a state as would allow the men to go on with
their work. In the year 179.1, the water increased
to such a degree, from the Defendants continuing
to undermine the river, that the Plaintiffs were ob-
liged to desist, on account of the expence. Tho
colliery then remained nearly useless until the year
1800, when, by going to a great expence, and raising
a very powerful engine, they were enabled to get
the place clear of water. At this time, according
to A clause in their lease, the colliery was surren-
dered up to the Duke of Beaufort, who granted a
lease to Lockwood, Cotton, and Co. of one part of
it, and a lease to Morris of another part.
Mr. nicherds then produced several other affid
vits, and further stated from them, that the Defend.
ants workmen had recently broken into the col-
lieries of the Plaintiffs in several places, and were
also continuing to work towards the river Tow, by
which there is the greatest denger that a consider-
able body of water will shortly burst through the
weak parts, and rush in and overwhelm the col.
lieries of the Plaintiffs, which are estimated at
100,0031. a considerable quantity of corals being
sent from them, in the course of the year. to the dit-
ferent manufactories in Cornwall. The Defendants
had been several times :implied to, for the purpose
of settling the matter; tut po satisfeflory answer
could be obtained from them ; he, therefore hoped,
that an injemftion should be granted to prevent
them from working, until some bounds were fixed.
The Luau CHANCELLOE said, he had no diffi-
culty is saying, that the Defendants ought not to
work out of their own bounds ; but he doubted
whether he could do any thing to prevent them
from working in their own colliery, even though
they should injure the Plaintiffs, and of course
themselves, by letting in the water; however, he
thought an iniunaion might be granted until turther
ordered.
Mr. ALEXANDER and Mr. FONBLANQUE, some
time after this, having received instradions on the
part of the Defendants, strenuously urged his• Lord.
ship not to Aloe the injunaion to issue, until the
Defendants should have an oppestunity of chewing
cause against it, which they were now unable to do,
the notice of this motion being only served on the
ted of this month, and the parties living in Gla-
morganshire..
The LOUD CHANCELLOR said, that the injunc-
tion could not do them any injury, AS the whole
effeft of it would he to prevent the Defendants
from drowning the Plaintiffs, and at the same time
drowning themselves; but, Ai he knew perfeely well
th.st it was not uncommon for a man to allow a coal-
mine of his own to be destroyed, for the purpose of
destroying his neighbour's at the same time, and
then having another of his own, would monopolise
the whole trade, and make a considerably greater
profit, the Defendants must engage, if he allowed
the matter to stand over until Thursday, not to
work in the mean time. Those terms being agreed
to, the business was ordered to stand for Thursday.
DEAN sold ca AAAAA or WSITIMISSTEIt t. HENRY
CLAIM GE ANGER.
Mr. Rosati...v. on the part of the Plaintiffs,
moved, that a receiver be appointed to receive the
rents of several houses in Westminster, and pay it
over to the Plaintiffs. Some time since, the Plain-
tiffs having souse houses to lett, employed a Mr.
By field to transad the business, and procure te-
nants. Several of the houses were lett to the De-
fendant, who agrees to take leases at the usual
time, forty rats, and to pay the customary fines.
The Defendant got into possession of the houses,
and lett them again; but would not either pay the
fines, or take the !taste. TM whole objelit of this
application was to get Lack the property, and not
allow the Defendant to have the benent of an estate,
which he would not pay fur.
Mr. Rters A RDS, on the part of the Defendant,
said, that the money was lying dead at the banker's ;
bat the reason it had not ho._n paid was, because
the Plaintiffs would not, as they agreed, grant him a
lease for forty years, renew.e..le tot ever ; but he
thought the better way would be to refer all matters
in dispute to the master.
The LONDCHANCELLOR Said. ittVol3l3 certainly be
the best way; but it was absurd to suppose that the
master would grant a lease to the Defendant, which
the law did not warrant the Plaintiffs to give. He
also thought that the Defendant should pay the
money into Court.
sem u v. *NOLL and OrDZES.
Mr. Bootees-, on the part of one of the De-
fendants, moved that the exeences incurred in this
cause should be paid out of the funds in Court,
belonging to the Defendants. There had been an

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issue tried at Oxford, and Serjeant 3aararab, who
was acquaiuted with the canvg, was hrrogrit thirWe ri
specially by the Defindan s. Ihe mas r
n the
Court of King'shtenth Lire,' the oppesne r ore Sill:
for the Learned Seijcant ; but ,hat tur 1 ng owl to
he 15t./1 and upwards, less than he had received. the
Defendant, be believed, had agteed that this appi;-
cation should be made.
Mr. Harm r.l the part of the oth••• aifendar.t,
agreed that tat mroo!!, should lie paid 00. of the
load in Court, in proportion to t:.e sorn that ea.:h
was entitled to.
The Loan Co U4CF.I.LOR said, there a great
dArerence between the runner paid, and the -non,*
tared ; but as the parries hid agr.vd te, •and
were of foil age, he thought-it aright be al'owed.

Yesterday. at the Public Office, Bovr.sire. t, ffLkr ;
and fienridaw, the two men who w-re in enstodv on
charges of various frauds, by Ottaining•hosts uo er
false pretence:, were broug'. i Ir. ore TOON AS iti-
-11114V.44, liar'. for for:her examination, when iiz
charges being substantiated ag I .ISt I:1M by diff-mast
b • trnakers, they were illy comrn:tte fir Cf;At, 1
Lincoln Assizes comm -need iii Sartir is LA; be-
fore Sirs ALIX A Oriel TI4OOP• fit 4 and GI ...,...1 :... 'Ci;•
Knights: the following iii r.ht Prisoners . T•ake their
trials:— frghant D.wirk, aged :I'6, e:i :1 he . ~••ti
the commission of a rape at Ancasrer t . resi7n, Mar-
iill
tin, aged 21, fn.' stealing from the by ii. 2h rise
of Mr. Jena 181. •is is •.A o, of Korrsea.l,e„ sir a:.
of 6!) gn-feas in . isil and notes ; I w g .'ireb Is.
aged 28, courted a • the *Mill !-: ' .14 It
BROTHVIC/.1., at Sie•Aforal ; Savannah A 11, .1( I I),
c:larged with the wilful murder of loii s4' .1 Chii.l.
. at Granth trn ; 7 hew's -flatter (ioore is gnash).
l aged Ras on sospieirn of s L.-46g so.. n beep. the
Iproperty of mow: •I'Hosie 04, if Na ni .ir, St.
Mare',; William F.,irb.s,lcs, aged 33. c' ar .-:-d wito
feloniously killing Wm. Pooh., at Sueset i • I lOW
Sit, Iton, aged 24, for steming 4b ty hos op the pro-
perty of RICIIARD 1401:0% Of flir• .- ingnam ; and
Thomas Sower, aged 31, fir stealing a ; sa.nett note.
Yesteitday afternoon, a fine boy. *hoot nine i. i its
old, took a b .at from the Stairs at Bank side, was-
out any is.aterman. Having git abrve 131.telstria.-.
1,6 ,ge, he unfortunately fell over. After bei ig i:i
the %vault 40 nii.tutes, he was taken to the pubic
house the nm of Straad-late, ii.ihi re i'v.!it.Ct
Weis immediately given by Mr. Se am ros, of ice
So and, who tried every method used And revels-
mended by the Humane Society, foi mar - then 41s
11.,ar, to feAore to life the po g unforos ,at. kl.y to
his Afftcted parents.
On Fri lay sc'nnight Major Puma. nephew to
I the late Bar in PERRIN, was thrown from big gas
near Ulversron, by which acc:d at ..es leg was
shockingle fraetured ; and, nuovithita ling the Masa
siirgicalasdstanee was procured, the wound morti-
fied, and he died on Sonday.
On Saturday se'noigio, as Mr J 05111.14 JA •I VOL,
blacksmi b, i i ilia Close, Newcastle. was employed
in the soap-house of Mess: s. 1.4..iu a:AD •ir and
East re sr, whik reachino over the cAu.dron. his
•
tont untortunatcy slipped, when he WAS instantly
precipitated amongst the boiling liquor. The
vessel was soon emptied. and the body recovered.
but the lamp of tile was totally ssatingaislied.
Late on Saturday night, the 13th List. a young
nun, whc tr cierl to a boo ein London, Wikiig on
the high road, over Honk C ,ntmon. in Han-oda te,
on his way to visit his mother at Andover, i. as
itiililenly seised by two footpads. who blinded hint
w.th an handke-chief. dragged him into a th7eket.
and there robbed avid stripped him of all but his
shirt, adding horrid threat; o. instant murder, if Ile
resisted, or made any outcry After this. they made
off. The youth wandered about in hooey rains and
darierteis, until past three in the naurni!::.. s' 'en Ile
I trirtunately came to an hospitiqe 1, . ,i7-111cuse, at
Water-E id, where he was pooled with a good
bed And e cry consco:t r_quisit.i.
Ab ut five weeks ago, a Mr. .'eore, of Ma cheo.
ter, who had come to the neighbourhood ...: Kes-
wick, in Cumberland. in order to view ana t..ke a
plan of the Lakes, set oui one morning fr .m where
he lodged at Wighburn, w h hi. rod and instru-
ments, and Was never heard of until Monday last,
the 22.1. inst. when he WAid.,covered uson he sum-
mit of .t mountain. Helvyi.in, near a la•e, these
dead, and is the attitude rit a person draw ng, by a
shepherd, who had been a:vatted to ine spot by ::.e
barking of a spaniel bitch, which had attended the
deceased. The bitch hail pupped in a futze.boish.
near the body of her master, and, shocking to relate!
had torn the clothes from the body, And eaten him
to a perfeft skeleton It is supp Jed !'.e had been
taking a view of the lake, when he was seir.id with
a tit, and. no assistance being at hand, had unf. it ru-
nately perished.—Another account say., that the
deceased ha: been missing 'since April last ; end that
i n ii part of the head has vet ben fou.nl.
I: has been the custom for some time past to ap-
point the first-drawn Tickets on particular days io
the drawing of a Lottery, to receive the Cap tad
Prizes, and in some Lotteries nearly all the y.reat
Prizes have been so determined, which does not Ai-
pear to have met the public approbation; on tilt
account. the Contraflors for the present Eortery
have Seed but three nut of the whole number. •I'lloi,
and other judicious regulations, in all of which tot
public interest has been consulted, have increased ...e
sale beyond etample
Mrs.Si xv EST I R. 4 Exhibition of Wax WORK in '!e
Minories draws daily a great assemblage of Fashion.
This interesting elegant Collettion contains Fittv.sis
Figures. including nearly all the Crowned Heads
in Europe, and has recently been eniiehed with a
striking likeness of Master 13s yrs., taken Irons
himself.
The preserat week will afford the opportunity to
those who have not beheld those highly-pleasing
produ2ions. T 4. FaurtA 9t June; or, !lures /In. ;
the Speaacle of Inwawn, which possesses all the s,i-
mirithle and *matt:ming sits diens of Su a ZS r • .5,5
Ce essliekae, throughout which the Peefisornis of Ov-
111111r$ is admirably supported. as are likewise Ilia
beget of Miss Genova. and the Cierei of MAO: t's ;
together with the Harlecininade of 4 dote/ Ta r. ..t
the Royal. Cotosts, to receive that gratificanott:
as a :. .v Ballet Dance, composed by cs. i 4
.4o et eit v, called Leer end twitter; or the Peer rf
Ls.dgb .ous, with a new Overture, hr Mr. WA •i.
is ill be performed f it the Ist time, on Monday nes ,
and a new Comic Pantomime, which has Isaer. a
ieag time in preparation, will positively be predated
tr. a few day 6.
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