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OREJG.V I.V.II...LIGkNCP.
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Earl Ira fr front Vienna, of the 6th De-
centlaile, 5, the French Minioer at Rerlin, M.
LAIUI Er, wbieli was a-nt by the Litter by 411 E. 1,..
frllr to the French ?slinkier here, M. Ili Utt $ t aria, by
whom it wau received this evenine; et 7 o'clock :

LIT.
~011131.4.111 V.

" I It torn to iaGmn your Facellenee, that is consequence
of the decisive and eve,mewtorattle battle which has
the plains r Auua.its, in MOras iI. en armist lee wea concluded,
ba virtue of Which, tl,t Russians, whe not f nin a corps of isn,,
mire that twentv.Ave thousand men, will n.iain to Russia,
in a very short little will match through the tso Gilticias Iris
rxceleacy, M. Tall •yrand, it rime to Brood,. and every thing
teems to alien, Olt Pi-Amine-ries of Peace between Trance an!
Austria will he
" The Emperor Francis has had all interview with the Em
peen Napoleon, at the Frmicli advanced loast where the two
Entperur, gave isith other their baud., as a pledge of their lint-
determination to put an end to thu inia-rice of war.
" I annex the Prociam tine the e4l,oeror Napoleon
;Adresse I to his army, after the e:iebratrel battle of the 23
Derenther:ew
" JPROCLAM An/N.
" SOLDILIII, •
lam vit.:led w.th you In the battle of Austerlitz, you
have justi•led what I expected from your istrepuli.y You
have eosrefrd yourselves with eternal glory. Al army of
100,000 mew, *chisel§ was curannatoleil by the lEnspereis of
Russia am, Au irk. lisp been, in, less than four Is nits, either
cut or dhpersod. What escaped your swords have thrown
themselves into the lakes.

" Forty stated of criau, s , the 1ti114f44 of the Rusdan Imp .-
teal 140 piece: of cannon, twenty thanerals, sod aim ire
.40,000 prisenen, are the fruits of thi. ever-memorable bank.
" That infantry, so celebrated, and suiwri•ir to you in num-
hers, has inured unable to resist :ruin emerge, and, henceforth,
you. hare no rival. to fear.
" its has tlmi tire months, the third Coalition is con-
quered and Peace cannot be at a (rust cli.t.nce; hat,
0% 1 promised to my j eo,ile, before cicresi,ig the Kiwi., I will
cunt:Lisle it oily upon terms cousistent with my plAge,
wit ch shall secure not only the indemnification, but the re-
ward, of my Allies.
" &Admit! When the French people placed the Iseperia
Crown upon nay heal, I trulted to you t,. enable me to niaint
tain it in thathigh s:lendour of glory, which atone cont.! ;iv. -
it value in my estimation, but at that moment our
entertained tha design to tarnish and degrade it; and the IJust
Crown, which was vine 1 by the Wood of as. many Frenclimeo,
they would have compelled me to place on time head of my
bitterest foe; en extravagant and roads proposal, which you
hare brought to nought, on the anniversary al your F.aip—ura
Coronation. You base taeght them, that it maser fo then,
to and to tlweattn, than to subdue us.
" Soldiers! When every thing ner.-ssiry to the security, the
happisie,i, and prop., icy of our censery has been achieved,
will I retuoi you my thanks in France. Then will you be the
übjeds of lay tenderest care. Mr petiole will eeeeive you with
ra,iture and joy. To say to was in the Hanle of Aus
tcrlitr,'—will be enough to alithurius time reply—, That is a
Brave'\faii (Signed) " A PULLUN ."
" Head quarters at Austeelits, Dec. S, 140.5."

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LONDON,

SATURDAY, Dtctmer a V.
Our pot letters, we :.re concerned to state, daily
announce new losses sustained by our shipping upon
the eastern coast, dozing the late tempestuous
weather. The transports which were forced into
Harwich, in the beginning of the week, by stress
of weather, have sailed for the Note. Another
was towed into Ilarwich, on Thursday, by two
cutters, having received much damage: an Officer
on board states, that he saw eleven more in the
greatest distress, and two, kerl upwards. Captain
M.Lsoo, of His MAJESTY', sloop Cozad, on Mon-
day last picked up, off the Goodwin Sands, several
chests belonging to Officers of the 26th Regiment
of Foot. and saw several parts of the Aurora trans-
port, which lately sailed from the Downs with
two hundred and fifty privates, and nine Officers of
that gallant Regiment in board. It is said the
Aurora struck upon the Goodwin Sands, where she
went in two. The following are the names of the
Officers on board her :

Major llarieson, CalAins Hoggint and Cameron, Li. ute
runt Browne, Ensign Dalyrll, Qaarter•master Clutpbell,
Quarter-master Robertson, Lieutenant and Adjutant Hopkins,

and Su•g .11 Deval.

Cleat fears are entertained for the Mena trans-
port, with about 200 men of the 2Gdi foot on hoard;
a easel exattly answering her description Was %yen
dismasted off the Texel—it is hoped that she may
have got safe into some Dutch port. The Lacers
on board her were Captains GA& inn and Joss;
Lieutenants CA MP BEL L and M esti AM ; Ensigns
Cusi.lnamaiii and MATHESON; and Assistant Sur-
geon ARMITROIIII. The remainder of the 2titli
foot are safe in the Downs. In consequence of the
advent state of the weather, and apprehensions
that the frost had set in upon the Continent, the
movement upon the Kentish coast, of the troops
destined to form the third expedition, under Lieu-
tenant General Sir FRAUCLS DUIDAS, WAS suspend-
ed. These causes, however, having ceased to ope-
rate. fresh orders have been issued for the expedi-
tion to sail immediately, and part of it has probably
put to sea.

No further accounts from the Continent have
been received by Government since the arrival of
the Hamburgh Mail on Thursday. Among th.t
letters, however, received by the Mail, is one dated
the 13th, from that city, which states, that the
French Minister at Hamburg]) had received intelli-
gence from Vienna of an armistice having been
concluded between the Austrians and French,
by virtue of which the Russians were to march
home, and Negociations for a Definitive Treaty of
Peace were immediately to commence. The Letter
likewise contains a Proclamation, istued by Rnm A•
, dated Head-quarters, at Austerlitz, the 3d
inst. its which he speaks of a decisive viaorylseving

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been nibtained over Ole allies. We have given tIA.
article in apr crding eidoran. The Pinclarnation,
if not genvine. is Certainly A good i:nitition ; as it-
evidently relates only to the battle of the ed, on
which the Russia*, sustained a positive defeat ; we
have no reasam to donlrit its authentkity. The At mis-
tic: is anticipation of what BON Al' A RTC
flo ;ere,: himself would :emit from that partial suc-
cess If any such measure were, however, in contem-
plation, or in progress, the battles of the Id and +th
must have put it aside. There are letters of the
sth from Olmutz, only twenty miles from the icene
of itition on the ed, and it is strange, if a measure of
such importance had taken place, that they shorld
not notice it. Upon thew hole, therefore, we consider
the story of the Armistice as intitled to no credit.
Nothing can possibly exhibit a greatn contrast than
a comparison between the heroic coninet of the
brave and magnanimous Emperor of Russ! A, 'WIWI
seems to inherit the daring intrepidity, and un-
shaken perseverance of the Imperial Cax•!ritiNe,
and the mean anJ crafty pusi I n nyty of the Fit 5t44311
Ust: uPru in the late att'ons• the tormer led on his
troops in person, uA exposed himself, for hours to-
gether, in the hottest battle ; while the wily Coa-
11CAN kept aloof, at the distance usually mainta;leil
by ordinary Commanders-in-Chid., whe!t:e he or-

dered the most vigorous And reiterated attacks or.
that point of the centr: where die heroic Atu-
•Notß was most engag..d, in the malignant
hope of immolating that magianimsms Soy..
'tics, and thus paralysing the efforts of
It is also certain, that whets the Russians came close

up with him, in his retreat, he changed his die s.
most opportunely, and secretly effected his escape,
leaving his Guard of Honour to he cut to pieces by
the enemy. The knowledge of the man had taught
us to espea this condo.% in the hour of danger. We
gave little credit to the report of his being woundee.
having learned to estimate his personal courage.
—At the brilliant, but dearly-pnrsleasri victory of
Lodi, the daring and adventurous part of the bttsi-
ness was achieved by the personal bravery of Gr-
nerals M•SSEN A and BERTuiCR. At the Bridge of
Arcola, indeed, he exposed his pet ious person for a
tew minutes, at the head of a column ; but re
speedily retired ! And at the much-vaunted battlx
of Marengo, though he rode along the line for some
time, within the range of the Austrian field-pieces,
his Consular NlAJe%nt took care to disguise himself
in a gley-,olJured great coat ! !—Unlike his Imperial
Competitor of Russia, or the Immortal NLLSON.
who, though k increased his personal danger three-
fold, iu the scene of almost inevitable death, per-
sisted in displaying the brilliancy of his various
orders—the well-earned rewards cf bis heroic intre-
pidity, and unparalleled merit !

The Duke of YolK tranqtaed business with Iris
NUJ asrv, at Windsor, on Thursday morning.
Sir WILLIAM /04LOUWS is erveled to be again
Commander of the Forces in Ireland.
Yesterday, a Court of Dire tors was held at e:a
East India House, which as!jaurned at six o'clock,
till Friday neat.
The Russian force alone, on the 29th ult. amount-
ed to upwards of 70,W0 men, independent of 15,Qu')
Austrians, by whom it had been joined a few days
before.
The 11th Dragoons commenced their march on
Tuesday, from Hythe, and parts adjacent, for
!fan:lT:ice, from whence they are to embark, as
soon as the weather permits, for foreign service.
The fleet sailed from Cork on the 12th inst. fur
the West Indies, consisting of about 25 sail, under
convoy of the Art:4l44a frigate, and the Inv sloop
of war.
The Raphael, CU A M SCRS, from Riga, for Porn,
mouth, is lost near Pillaw.
The Lord Nelson. VAPLEY, from Girtrnsey, for
Honduras, was captured off Jamaica oa the 26i1 of
August, and carried into Cuba.
The Fanny, GRAY, from Danfric, for London,
is on shore on the Coast of E;stx.

The Peqey, ADA ASSON, Irvin Riga, for Lon Jon,
is lost off Harwich.

The Perseverance, M 411 SH Lt., from Perna% for
Live( pool, has put into the Humber in distre.s.
A Court of Common Council was held at Guild-
hall, yesterday, when a Letter from Lord HAWK-S-
-nosy. containing the Ceremonial of the Funeral of
Lord Viscount Niersos was read ; the substance of
which was, that the ceremony would take two dart
in January—the days not yet named. The water
procession, from Greenwich to Whitehall, with th•
land procession to the Admiralty, to occupy the
first day ; and the procession from the Admiralty
to St. Paul's, the second day. The Ceremonial
being read, some of the Members (+jelled to the
station assigned the CHIPS' MAGISTRATE the pro-
ces►ion on each day, as not exallly conformabli-
with the ancient rights and privileges of the Lord
Mayor of LuNDOS. A committee was accordingly
appointed to search Ins precedents, and to report the
privileges of the Loin MAYOR and Co:porath•n
within the city of London, and upon the river
Thames.
The vault in which Lord Net.sos is to be interreJ,
is immediately under the dome of S. Paul's Cathe-
dral. The first preparation i► a circle of about
ten feet diameter, from the foundation, and Owe
feet deep, cased with brick-work. The mausoleum
consists of a stone, nine feet long, and three wide.
ai the bottom ; the two sides, of stone, of espial
length ; the ends are also of wine ; the whole braced
together, with strong copper bolts, two inches avr
an half in diameter ; tl.e lid is to be aloe. ci stane
"The preparations in the Cathedral, for the areoe.-
niodatien of the public, to see the awful
eaceed any thing of the kind ever betor:

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DUBLIN COLLLUE•

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Do etor Kearney, the present Provost of Trinity 1
Colle,e, Dublin, is to b.. the new Iti,hop I o.sot y. 1
His successor in the Provostship is not yet known I
Formerly the Fellows of the College succeeded to 1
this high s i ~, ation by seniority ; a usage first broken
in upon in the case of Dollar Andrews, during the
Vice-royalty of the Marquis of Townsliend. Doc-
tor Andrews was succeeded by C. H. Hutchinson,
father of the present Earl of nighmore. This
was the second case of a departure from the ancient
usage; Mr. Hutchinson not h-ing a Fellow of the
College, but Prime Serjcant at Law, and an able
styporter of the Minister in Parliament. This in-
trusion of strangers into the higher station to whi:h
the Fellows of the College could aspire, excittcl
great discontent in that learned seminary. Marquis
Cornwallis, on the death of Mr. Hutchinson, re-
stored the antient order of things, by aFresiming the
Vice-Provost Doefor !stormy, to the Provonship.
TT von the death of Doanr Murray, Duaor Kearney,
b, .;,,g next in seniority, succeeded to that station.
'He is an elegant scholar, and an amiable man.
Di for Fitzgerald, the present Vice-Provost, is next
in seniority, and consequently the next in the order
of succession ; but it is not known whether Govern-
ment, in whose gift the place is, will allow it to go
in the usual course, in the present instance.
BURIAL OF MR. VINO.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, the remains of Mr.
KING, the Comedian, were interred at St. Paul's,
Covent Garden. The funeral was attended by
Messrs. WitOt owroN, Mooov, Pacers, BARRY.
MORE, Pt cc, SiDnoas, HOLLAND. DIGNOI4.
X1014,W1411,11 in, Sic.; they were principally mourn-
ers in the veriest sense of the word, for their old
and estee:ntd friend. No performer was a greater
fieoutite with the public, nor " wore his bo,mure mere
weedy." envie reined from the Stage, he "im-
poverished tlie stork of harmless pleasure.' and gave
the deerst regret to his fellow performer'. His
eye never beheld an objeof of distress, which his
hand or his heat ever telt relutlant to relive. In
the shade of private life, be endeared himself to all,
by an undeviating pribity, an amiable disposition,
and a DOllOll.l Urbanity.
At his grave, a gentleman made the following
Inipromiau :
On ! what term.: in thy sting—.
Thou'tt robli.l the world 4-11 *1,1•4 Ktnu."
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POETRY.
The French lines in iis BILITISN PIM' of yes-
' terilay, are fic:n The f ,wteur The tollowing is s
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insulation, by a corn spondest
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6. Too much is glory pried," he said;
The hero is too blest!
Ev'a Victr'y shall our anger feel;
With good we still mi ill mingle
Such is our high behe.t
In kleav•it the voice divine was spread,
Ar.d tne air t►is mandate sped,
Reeourrinig in all clime•;
Lot the bright lathe! wreath b• twinJ
Tor liehain, but with thorns actinisi”'J,
These thorns be modern r/ig,torr."
ANGI.US.

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The ROYAL FAMILY are not etpetcle I M town
'ttagain till within a few days of the Qutea's Birth-
day.
We understand, the Diike of Ca asainct's de-
parture for the Continent is put off again.
A number of additional ornaments are ordered
:for Lord NeLSON's coffin. Trophi,s of war, and
the most elegant and appropriate, devices are to be
engraved upon them.
Critics are, in general, snarlers at plays, but The
School fvr Fr.'cnch has found a patron and protettor
.0 in Mr. &Pitt%
The Earl of Pawis is not expeEled in Dublin
until the end of Januar y.
The very amiable widowed Duchess of Rot-
Juana, is expettcd at her house in town in a few
dayr.
The Earl of HARRINGTON and Lord HA% ROWIIV
were both at Hamhurgh on the 13th ; the former
on his way to, the latter on his return from, Berlin.
Mr. Lor'o was to give a grand ball ;tad supper at
' the castle of Dublin on Thursday night last : all
the Nobility in that city were invited.
Mr. BitAii An, Signora Sroa ace, and Mrs.
• MOUNTAIN, lend their powerful aid to
new piece. Mr. RA N9rsTra and Mr. DOWT
ON
:have e tcellent parts allotted them, and are reserved
•,,t a Leh bow he for the last all.
'Lhe .Right Hon. Mr. Secretary LONO was to
ye a superb banquet at the Castle of Dublin, on
Monday last.
Mr. Cattail y's operatical drama is in such for.
wat dness, that the Teote,llire are etpeded to take up
their abode at Old Drury early nett month.
A splendid Ball and Supper were given by the
bi.crattess, at the Mansion-house, in Cotk,
na
Mond:), se'nnight. Upa aids of 200 Ladies and
Gentlemen of the first rank and fashion were
present. The ball commenced at eleven o'c until
ck,
arid was kept up with vivacity and delight
two, when the company sat down to an elegant
tapper, supp)ied Iron: the choicest produillions of
the seaaon. At three the dancing was resumed,
:taut at nearly Lee o'clock the company separated.
We are happy to announce to the lovers of the
Arts, that the P ping AMA of 800 Lona it, by
Sautes, at Siring Gardens, is again opened. tin
much-improved accommodation tor viewing it ; by
which the speffator is enabled to insped tire most
minute parts of the trnly-correa representation
the
credit the parent proprietor has acquired by the
roit.rtatioh, that it promises to be as fashionable a
Lease this, as it was last widter.

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MARQUIS (1P AIEECOILV 3
• FESTIVITIES..
.T:.e Marquis of.A attic ott gave a grand dinner,
esterday, at his seat, the Friory, near Stanmore, to
le Earl aod Countess of A aceor.en, the Earl and
;pontes: of CHAItI.IMONT, Viscount and Viaeoent.
hisi.soues it, -Lord OSSULSTONt, Hon. LVIL.
3A NI G. and F. 1.4114.141:. MISS BALT/LR, Mr. DAW-
CUSS, Mr. LAWRENCE. Mr. Gnenne, and Mr. and
sirs. Ken see; also, LOid I-1A(4,1.10s and Lord
:ILA vox 11•411. TON, the Martris's sons. Covers
For thirty-two perscns were laid in the grand dining
parlour. The chain represents a very beautiful sky ;
the hangings are crimson damask, arni reef the fire-
place is a most beautiful likeness of Lady MA at A
HASIII.TOsZ, the 3.l.irquis'; youngest daughter.
Ihe dinner was served en silver, and consisted of
two courses, of eighteen dishes, and a desert of Forty
dishes of the rarest fruits, served on the finest china.
Lady MARta EISMILTON sat at the head of the
table (the Marchioness reserving herself for the en-
tertainments of the evening), and the M rgni. op-
posite to her ; immediately after dinner, the com-
pany retired to the drawing-room, which is a m Ig-
nificent apartment, containing two fire places, with
silver dogs, ctimsnn damask lia,•gings, with black
velvet V andyk'd bender, lighted by two diamond-cut
glass lustres, and hung with the finest paintings ;
It also contains a grand upright forte-piano. At
half past six o'clock the company began to as-
semble for the Marchioness's grand dramatic
performances, which commenced with a piece
entitled Whostle
.fer it, written by the 'immutable
W. LA Mat., who performed the Captain or
Chief of a terefreti. The idea is said to be taken
from The Forty nitres, which the public have been
so long in expe&ation of seeing at Drury-lane ;
the other peeformers were the Countess of CA-
-1112. Lady CHARLOTTE LENNOX, Mils BUTLER,
Lail of A DLitt:MEN, Lord Ham LToN, Lord
Ct.auoi: HAMILTON, three Mr MADDOX, Mr. T.
Salam:taw, Mr. and Mrs. KIMBLE, Mr. LAW-
Rance, Mr. GORDON, Dr. BOWSPI, Mr. DAWKINS,
and Mr. and Mrs. HaseLT tor. The Farce was
Cross Purposes. The whole performances went off
with the greatest rclot. The grand saloon was
fitted up as a theatre. Twit sixaciou. room is ;5
feet by 2). At the top, next the organ, there was
a gallery, in which the Marchioness of A ISSPCORN
and the Countess of Iltsnoacittu it sat. The seats
were covered with green cloth ; there were chairs
on the sides of the stage. In the centre was a
large Grecian lamp, which, with one hundred and
fifty patent lamps, lighted the theatre. The
orchestra, which is fitted up to correspond, con-
tained a band of twelve musicians, and entire
new music was performed. At nine o'clock the
performances commenced. The avenues to the
house were crowded with carriage., and, at short
distances, men were stationed with 'andirons, to
prevent any accidents from the darkness of the
night. The Harrow Volunteers mounted guard.
The company entered through the grand hall,
which is supported by large Betted pillars, and light-
ed by a Chinese lamp. The billiard-room was laid
out with lemonade and other refreshments.
Amongst the company were-a.
Ws Rood [Wines' the th.ke of Curnbedand. Neapolitan
and Torki.h Amhastariort, Princess Casteleicata, the Dinettes,
of Uesuoshi,e. n-aa of flleaff4rt, hart Cowyer, Lidy
Caroline I. moo, VIANNIAI and Viscunt.ms Duocanuou, Lady
Mary Fruilyce, Sir tossia.s gust Lady Thouipeon, V iscouut
sal Viscwritest Castle-eath,
and a party of twelve from his Lordship's seat at
East Sheen, in their carri iges and six. with two
outriders each. Its the breakfast room, eighteen
tables, with eight covers each, were laid for suppeta
which was cold, and consisted of every delicacy of
dun seasnn, the rarest fruits and choicest wines.
The cieling of this room is beautifully painted
in medallions, and adorned with family paint-
ings, one, at large as life, of the late beautiful
Lady FR &SCRS Mutt-Tort. and another of the
Countess of Ascent's, playing on a tamborine.
On a marble tablet is a most valuable clack, in or.
molt. At twelve o'clock the roads were covered
with company. All the stables from Edgware to
Stanmore were occupied with relays of !tenses.
Every attention was paid to the accommodation of
the visitors. All the beds in the surrounding vil-
lages were engaged. Beds welt: prepared in the As-
sembly-Ronm, at the Abercorn Arms, at Stanmore,
for the accommodation of the band, which was un-
der the direftion of Mr. GL•notoste. Every thirg
displayed the taste and magnificence of the noble
donors. We regret that the lateness of the hour at
which we received the account of this elegant Fete
will not permit us to give more particulars.
A letter from the Commander of the Escort gun-
brig, dated Bremerlee, December 14, giving an ac-
count of the battle of the 2,1 day, says, The Rus-
sian artillery, in order to be attended with greater
effee, had been placed on an eminence that com-
manded the Combined Art Mes. It was here
that the presence of MARA Nora proved most
useful. He told his troops, that. however despe-
rate the undertaking. they must retake the artillery.'
These brave e _ayes fll . immediately sat about accom-
plishing their Master's orders; to elle& which they
were obliged to creep on then hamis and knees, till
they came under the mouths of the connon; then
charging the enemy with the bayonet, they succeed-
ed in their ohjea. after performing prodigies of va-
lour. This meat desperate reneontre lasted twelve
hours. Not a musket was tired during the time
The Combined Army, on the 31 and 4th day,
beat the enemy c' mpletely. BONAPARTE, driven
to his shifts, demanded a truce, with a threat of
burning Vienna ti the ground, if his request were
not complied with. The F SCNCII EMPEROR was
nearly made prisoner ; he was only preserved by the
desecrate manlier in which his Body Guards
fought."
Ihe Court of King's Beech, in Dtahlin. was
much crowded on Friday senmight, in consequence
of a very interesting trial for ..rims Can. then .c-
-copying it. MoestisoN, a taylor, was Plaintiff, and
Mllllll, a wealthy man. about 60 years ot age,
Dateudant. who was charged with a criminal inter-
course with the wife of tne Plaintiff. It appeared
in the course of the trial, that the charatter of the
female was not like that of Cos•a's wife, and 0-,at
something like a pint was formed against the Ds
iendant. The damages were laid at stinol. A
gle4 bar of lawyers were at each si.'e !tie event
WAS a vcrdi t tot Use pet-est.:Ant with Ssi. cogs-


iii.forisr; EIRE.
1•:x vesterßay evening. thO Inhafiltants
of Queen-street, elscapside,, wiste alarmed by a cry •
of W.ca .1 On inquiring, they were id:waned by the
workmen of Messrs. Mallet and Hardy, wholesale
chemists and Jrnitgists. in Queen-street, that the
back past of these gentlemen's premises was in
flames. Every assistance WAS instantly given ;
and, with some difficulty, the books and papers
of the firm were conveyed into a place, of safety •
In a very short time, the fire communicated with rise
front of the house. The flames were utOversal, and
it was perfealy impossible to save any part of the
stock or furniture. The Royal Exchange. Globe,
and Plitenix fire-engines arrived with the gteatest
expedition. and played with uncommon rapidity,
hut no human power could prevent th- total de.
struaion of Messrs. Hallet and Hardy's concern.
Combustibles of every kind were stored there in
abundance, the blaze from which illuminated
the eastern hemisphere for a considerable time.
Every exertion was made on the past of the fire.
men, to prevent the lames from communicating
with the sugar-houses of Mr. Baddeley or Mt.
Bank, situated on either side, and in this they
fortunately succeeded. The dwelling-house of
Mr. Egleback, a merchant, in Maiden-lane, at
the back of Messrs. H:dlet and Hardy's house,
WAG in a short time set on fire, and the situa-
tion not allowing the engines to play on it,
we are wiry to say it WAS considerably damaged,
but much of the furniture was saved. Between
eight and nine o'clock, the roof and An the floors of
Messrs. Hanel and Hardy's house fell in with a
tremendous crash, leaving the front wall standing
unsupported, and threa,ening ruin and destrisaion.
Notwithstan-ling this, that valuable body, the brave
firemen of this city, stood tinconceined AS to per-
sonal danger, before the threatening ruin, pour-
ing in well-direaed columns it water. About
nitre o'clock, all danger of communication with
the 'sugar bakers' concerns had ceased, and
shortly after ten it was entirely got under.—
The fire, we understand, originated in the labora-
tory, in consequence of a spark horn a Callile
falling into a vessel containing a mixture of Va-
rious kinds a spirits and oils, which had been pre-
pared tor an experiment. We are happy to add, that
no life was lost, nor any personal injury sustasned.
The loss must have been considerable, from the
quantity of business transaned by this house; bnr,
we understand, it was insured at the Phcenix Office
for a considerable sum. Much praise is due to the
various Corps of City Volunteers, for their prompt
attendance. Their presence was of great service,
as, by keeping the crowd from the engines, the for.
men were enabled to do their duty with more effea.

POLICE.
now-sr a xer.
Repeated emstplaints hafting been made at the
General Post Office, that areal number of letters
put into a recetving-house in the neighboerhood of
Chat ing.eross, since the month of March last, had
nit reached toe pervert. as direCted, and particu-
larly that a 'mother et these with Bank Notes in
them had miscarried, among which was one from
the Bankingliouse of Drummood, with Bank
Notes to the amount of 1:151. of which the post-
age had been paid ; the Post Office Agents have
been using all due diligence for some time past to
trace the offender, hot in vain Mr. Parkin, So-
licitor to the Post Office, employed Anthony, the
officer, to make enquiries, And direfted him to call
last Tuesday evening upon the ASSiatant at the He-
eeieing.lintise, which he did, and the young man
very readily agreed to accompany the officer to
Mr. Parkin's house, in Great Ormond-street, when
he gave such a satisfaCtory account, that he was
not detained.
On Wednesday morning, Ann Herring, of Or-
mond-yard, farad a 51. and two 21. Batik notes, on
the West side of Devonshire-street, coin in a num-
ber of pieces. They not being in a negotiable star',
her friends advised her to take them to the Bank,
which she accordingly did ; where, on examination
by a clerk, th:- 31. note proved to be what had been
inclosed in a letter, put into the above receiving-
houae,ou Monday, the 11th of Novemiaer,
which
had not come to hand. On the circumstance he-
ing communicated to Anthony, he recollefted, that
he and the young man, the assistant at the receiviag
house, walked on that side of Devonshire-street,
where the notes were found by the woman.' The
assistant was then suspeaed of having thrown them
away, when he was passing through Devonshire-
street, on Tuesday evening ; and in consequence
he was apprehended yesterday morning by Miller,
add underwent an examinatiost before Mt. Bolen.
The master of the receiving:iouse attended, ant.
gave the Prisoner an excellent eharager ; and said,
he bad assisted him in the office nearly seventeen
years, except some time he resided in the country.
Mr. Parbia said, he should have occasion to make
inquiries in 'different parts of the cou,.try, and re-
quested the Prisoner to be committed for further ex-
amination on Tuesday se'nnight. which the MA-
OISTR ATZ complied with.
Complaint was made at the Office by Messrs.
Snows, the banker+, and other respectable inhabit-
ants of the narrow part of the Strand, of the gangs
of pick-pockets who daily infest that neighbour-
hood, and hustle persons coming nut of their shops.
to pick their pockets. Smith, J. l.imberick, and
Lavender, were dispatched in pursuit of the villains,
when they found William Askew, and George Ste-
vens, two of Bill Sosnes's gang, passing near
Messrs. Snow's, whom thee took into custody,
and brought before Mr. Been ; when the Of-
ficers not having seen them do any aft, and they
baying been sent several times on hoard the Tender,
east refused in consequence of being ruptured, the
Maotsraartt reluelaotly discharged them.

Yesterday morning, a fire broke out at a holm
in Raneligh-street, Pimlico, which, by timely as-
sistance, was got under, with only damaging the
upper story.
The Mail of the 7th, from this country, did oot
arrive in Dublin until the ltith : it bad been put on
board the Leftur packet, which, Mier contending
fts tour Jays with contrary winds, was obliged to
Ten for St. Tudwal's Road, in Caerearvonahire,
where the Mail was relanded, and sent to Holy-
head, from whence it Wii conveyed tai Dublin by
the Union.

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LAW INTILLI6tENCE.

A

COURT OF CHANCLKY, *sr
•—•
S. ',RD eltellllOTON v
This was a cafe of a eingolar nollstioW ;00mi
of svlicril must be interesting te I ondi'.'sf 'Weeps.
A bill had bees filed by Lord Kensingtooretnet
the Defendant. a feareo el:111le C. a 1.41 tinliOrig a verse-
hold estate, situated at Glooeetteorew, Yeeri's-
court. Kensingtrm, under the Plaitstiff, as Lot idef •
the Manor. The bill reciteJ, that by the custnm' of
the manor, the Lord was entitled tot dire on'tlfc•
Admission of a new tenant. Thai thif coptSole
was granted, in the year 1765, tc; A matt it*.
name of Blown, without a fine. Wok. TO 1160,1
omens:tree it by a deed of settleatent Pe vim"eit •
uses; first, to himself foolgeo'next. to flekerik'fot• •'
life ; and next, to the children of that- enerriep.
in different shares, in fee. IThe Defeadont reas
only surviving child of Mr brown ; and, op Wet
coming into possession, she was' admitted fit Toftif
Kensington's bailiff, and as the estetechr diet
querter had, of late years,
.Bread} impoSv.
value, his Lordship had the copyhold in Tie, -ion
duly assessed by a Jury ,end demanded of thelJefordi.
ant a me lei ate fine of 12,0001. which was not more
trian two years' emount of the income arising loos
the premises. This demand was resisted lay the
Defendent, and an ejearnent brought against here-
under an as of George the Firse. the titre of which
was, " An Ad to eaAble Lords of Manors none
rosily to recover fines, and to protedt infante and
fwintes c.nerfers from forieitore." Oa the trial of '
the canoe bel:ote Lord Etteerautzootor, is the Court '
of King's Bench, his Lordship d.relleol the Kenai
to he non-seited, on the ground of his net being '
able to produce the deed of acin'seiers, which was
in the possession of the Defendant. The hill; there-
fore, claimed, that the Defendant should prodive
the deed. to enable hi. Lntdship ti bring it as evict
deuce in any future aertion nr ejelmrnt which he
might think proper to proclu e in any Coon of
Law.
Mr. Rice ARDS, this day, argued at ennsiderahle
length in J,use''er against the bid, and principally
rested on the ground, that the prolittlion of the
deed was unnecessary,
,as the Plaintiff, if lie had a
right to exaci a fine, or the admission of the' De-
fendant, might have sufficiently pr coved it., be the
copy of the court roll; and not havOig levlei a fi-e
on the admission of Brown, the father, ti e
was Ms entitled to demand one of the pie ant tie
nAnt, who was admitted by a deed of settle tea..
and not by descent, as was presided fur by the dog
of Pat liement.
Mr. Rummer, on behalf of the Plaintiff. con-
tended, that as his client bad been non-suised,ltel•
• WIS.! he could not give this deed in evidence, hr will
entitled to claim the assistance of a court of egaity.
that he may hr enabled to produce it forth- pur-
pose of sustAiniug his just tight. He woeld hot
himself presume to give any opinion on the judg-
ment of the Lord Chief eustiresot the Kieg's Bench,
and had a right to consider that as law, which ea,
Its held to be by such high elithorite ; but he thought
himself competent to apply for this redtees for his
client, from a court of equity.
The Loa nCHA NC LI. LON said, that he fancied he
must be wrong in leo opinion of the law, though he
was unable ro discover it... Were he sitting at Nui
Print, instead of deciding as the Chief_ dosed ce itf the
Court of King's Bei.cis had done, he shoal have
thought it his duty nut only not to hold that there
was A deed of admission. but that there was *no
such deed unless it were produced, and given in
evidence. Nothing was more clear, or more fully de-
cided, than that if the Lord of a Oforet thought pro-
per to indulge one tenant. by not 'Lifting a fine
from him, he was not tire.eby precluded from
asserting his right to demaed it of another. Liu:sod
of nun-suiting the Plointiff, becanse the deed eis
not pruduced, he thought it to be the very grottos'
upon which his claim could be estAbliehe 1, as float
ctacninent, instead of making for litry, would he the
best defence the Detendaut could set up. *As tete
ease appeared to him, he must ackenwledge
be was unable to reconcile the opinion of Lord
Eetersausioooe with what he conceived to be the
law.
Mr. Root!. tor suggested, that as the opinion :f
the Court of Kings Bench was decisive of toe
point, he was bound to consider it as .he law. acid
his client therefore had no other redress, be- to
move for a new trial, or apply foe the assistance of
a Court of Equity
Alter some fur h o argument, the Loan Co se.
ettooe ordered the ieuse to trend over till Men-
day nest, by which tone he should inquire what
was the v•ew which the lord Chief Justice took of
the case when he uonsuited the Plaintiff.
and

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