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London, England, 1805-05-20 00:00:00

HAMBURG!! MAILS,

BERLIN. MAY 4.

A courier from Constantinople has passed through
this city, in great haste, for London. An Officer
has also arrived from Prince Ypsilanti, the 1-Nspo-
dAr of Wallachia, who brings, it is said, very im-
portant dispatches rel.ttive to the Sublime Porte.
They write from Vienna, that the camp which
was to be formed in Gallicia, will not take place.

MAT 7.

The Prussian Minister, resident at Rome, M.
Humboldt, has received orders from tlis Majesty
to repair to Milan, to be present at the coronation
of the King of Italy. The Islargnis of Lucchesini,
at the same time, h is rcceive4 permission to attend
Prussian Majesty at Furth, on his arrival there.
Yesterday a Courier from London passed through
Berlin, in great haste, for St. Petersburgh. M.
de Ohssen. who is appiinted Swedish Secretary of
Legation at Madrid, is arrived here.

LETP7IC, MAY S.

If. NOVoSSLZOJ r is already on his w•ay to Italy
and France, to open negociations relative to a ge-
nii-al peace. He is expetied shortly at Berlin.
Acwrding to the propositions for peace. sup-
vrted by a Northern t ourt, Malta is to be restr,red
to the order; bor. till the completion of a general
peace, be ()ergo:el by Rusretn and Neapolitan
troops, as neutral territory. The second point finds
. difficulties at Londm.

ST. PETERSRUROTT, APRTL

It has been reported, %%kith' these few days, that
the intended journey of. tie.. Chamberlain, Novosilt-
:toff to lintssels, is rut off for an indefinite time.
It is said that in roe, rrn very satisfai.rtory dis-
patches, lately received by Government, have bean
the cause of this postponement.

=TRACT OW A LETTER FRON AMSTEiIDAM,

TitTED MAY 3.

4' We this instant received, by an extraordinary
conveyance, letters frown Leghorn, which announce,
that the Freitch squadron from Totdon had landed
10,000 men in Egypt. It appears that Admiral Va.
lirteuve had orders to make the enemy believe his
projeel was to enter into the Atlantic, for, it is
certain, that he kit Toulon at a time 0-:it he was
observed by malty frigates. He !Id% sails d towards
the West, and paved before Gibraltar in the mid-
dle of the day ; he appeared off Cadiz, but entered
into the Nletliterranettn the same night, without
being perceived by the enemy, and coasting along
.Afiica, steered for Alexandria. During this time
Admiral Nelson, apprised th'• the French fleet was
destined tor rgypt, direee, ••.s course towards Si-
cily, and arrived at Palermo cm the 10th of April ;
hut having learned that Admiral Villeneuve had
passed the Strait, he imrnediately went pur-
suit, and arrived before Gibraltar the same time that
the French fleet doubled Cap Bon, and sailed for
Alexandria. they having fifteen days advantage
over the English.—We expea the confirmation of
this important ittelligence.

AMSTERDAM, MAY 4.

We have accounts hers from earis, that the com-
bined French erl Spanish fleet, which sailed from
Cadiz on the 10th ult. has put ilito Lisbon.
With respell to the sailing of the Toulon ft-et,
anJ is lanais, with the fleet from Cadiz, the fol-
lowing circumstances are given in a dispatch ft om
our Envoy at Madrid, M. Meyners, to our Minister
of State, M. Vander Goes:

"MADRID, AP:UL

" The sii Spanish ships of war rated out in the
harbour of Carthagena, and command-d by Rear.
Ada i•al Salculo, could not join the Toulon fleet
wben it first appeared befoi•: Carthagena, for want
of having the necessary quantity of biscuit on
board.

4•As snow as the Toiilon fleet appeared on the 9th
before Cadiz, it was joined by the French ship of
the line f.fAide of 74 guns, and two French cor-
vettes, which ships had lain at Cadiz ever since
their return from St. Domingo. It was also joined
by five Spanish ships of- the line under Admiral
Gravina. A sixth Spanish ship of the line, the St.
Raphael, of 80 guns,wbich was likewise undor orders
to join the French fleet, ran aground in getting nut
of the harbour, and could not follow the fleet till
t le next morning.
di While this ship continued aground, no person
was permitted to have the least communication
with it from the shore ; and the captain gave orders,
that on the least danger of an attack from the ene-
my all the papers should be thrown over board,
which may serve to show of whit importance it is
to ke:p the destination cf this expedition secret.
Concerning this destination there are many con-
jectures, but of these I shall say nothing.
a:The command of the Spanish squadron was at
first designed for M. Villa V icaccin ; but was after-
wards given to Admiral Gracia'. The '.2`..!50
Span'sh traops embirked on board i!, are the flower
of the ti mills of the lino. . . .

" M Meisurs transmitted there dispatches by a
enurier, sent by the French Amba‘sadar, General
Bcurnnnville, tram Made id to Faris."

PARt!, APRIL 27.
On the arrival of the news of the jultzlion at the
Toulon fleet with the squadron at Cadiz, the 5 per
C-nt. Consols, ro,,e from 55; to 51 1. do e.
A report prevail: here that the Brest fleet is also
gone out, but this news Lax ;it is, however, very
advantageous to us under the present circumstances
that the fleet is reacly to put to su, in order to keep
the English in motion, to al tem them, and turn
their attention to other subjeas.
The Minister of Mai :lie, sad the 13atavian Le-
prh-ship have received, according to the same re-
p‘rt, the news that the Toulon fret has formed a
poetic:la near Cadiz, with tic squadron of Admiral
Ge sVINA ; this cornhiaed fleet, whieb, according
to some, is twenty, and, acevrditig to others, twenty-
two dips of the line, has continued its rout very
tranquilly, and cannot he pursued by the English
squadrons in the Mediterranean, b.:cause the latter
are not provided with stores for a voyage of any
kngth.
A great 'somber of ships of the line, stationed at
Ce.!i, might join our Li et, but that they are rot
yet enireiy armed and equipped. Admiral Viile-
b.tuve, commander of the 'Fouloa fleet, could not
wait fcr them.
.0. .le Galln' Ambassadnr from the King of Na-
ples moor Court. set out yesterday fur Milan. there

to assist at the coronation of his Melody the Eng
of Italy.

?Ain, WAY 4.

Our camps on the side of the Channel are to be
considerably reinforced; that of Bologne is com•
nosed of five divisions, commanded by the Generals
Vanlamme, Le rand, St. Ilillaire, flautpoult, and
Sucher ; that of Bruges is formed of four divisions,
under the orders of Generals Friant, Walther, De-
billy, and Watier; and that of Montreuil Is composed
of four divisions, commanded by Generals Loisin,
Dupont, and Maher. The corps of reserve
of these different camps are the reserve of grena-
diers, under the orders of General Oudinot ; that of
the cavalry. commanded by General B.mrcier ; and
the two divisions of dragoons, commanded by Ge-
nerals Klein and Baraguai-ll'llilliers.

RRUMI.S. APRIL 27•

The carrier of the Mail from Paris to Brussels,
which ought to have arrived in the course of the
day of the 1.20 th of April, did not arrive till very
late at night. This delay was occasioned by a cir-
cumstance, the fullywing of which is the detail
The Courier named Royol was stopped and robbed
in the forest of Cumpeigne nn the night between
the I Bth and 17th. A traveller who accompanied
him was robbed of Leo° francs, and a lady who
was also in the same carriage lost all her jewels.
The Courier states, that the Brigands who com-
mitted this outrage, were the number of seven,
clothed in uniforms, over which each wore a shirt,
and they had their heads wrapped in bandit tchiefs,
and they madc not the least attempt on the letters;
we are assured, that three of these brigands are al-
ready taken.

ITALY. APRIL IG.

Two English frigates, from the fleet of Admiral
Nelson, have put into the harbour of Naples. One
of than has been over almost the whole Mediter-
ranean sed, in quest of the Tonlon R ct, but without
finding it.

APRIL 20.

The French Ambassador at Naples, M Alguir,
is gone from thence by the way of Rome, to Milan,
to wait on the Emperor.
The Republic of Lucca appears to be destined to
undergo some change. Six hundred men from the
Fiench garrison at Leghorn have been sent to
Lucca, and General Veinier is gone thither in per-
son to meet then,. Of these, 500 are to remain in
the city. and 100 to be placed as a garrison in the
harbour of Viarregio. They have already occu-
pied their several posts.
The Duchess of Cumberland is gone from Rome
into the Venetian territory, to pass the summer
there ; after which she wili return to Germany.
According to t'..e laws, accounts from Florence,
the Queen of Etruria, who has sent deputies to Mi-
lan, will likewke repair thither in person, to obtain
from the Emperor, if possible, an alleviation for
her kingdom, by the diminution of the number of
French troops there.

MILAN, APRIL 22.

M. de Talleyrand, Minister for Foreign Affair,
the Minister at War, Berthier, and the Members of
the Consults, are arm vet here.

A French ship of war, of 24 guns, has arrived
at Genoa, from ...onion. In consequence of the
strong east win which !las prev.nleil for some
time, she was twenty days on her pa, .age, which,
with a fenuraltie wind, 1/117..:t have ben. performed
in twenty-four loins. •• , •terlv .vind has been
extremely in t 'four of t!..- T iulon ace:, in its pass-
age to the S. :its of GibraltAr.

TURIN, APRIL 19.

Their Imperial Nl,lesties are to pass aver Mount
Cenis in scdtn chair; of the greatest IA tidy, which
have been made at Turin. that of the Emperor is
lined with crimson satin ornamented with fringe,
and tassels of gold. That of the Empress is blue
satin, with fringe and tassels of silver. M. the Pre-
fed of Mount Blanc, has caused all the snow to be
cleared away, which covered the new road which
CIOSS2S that mountain ; it is by this route their Im-
perial Majesties will pass horn Lanslebourg to the

ILMLIN, APRIL 10.

The corps of insurgents posted in the environs of
Bslgrade has been considerably reinforced within
these few days ; and, as fiber divisions of troops
are erpeted, the Servian forces united on this point,
under the orders of Czeroi George, will soon
amount to from 20 to '22,000 men. The advanced
posts ut this army are now under the cannon of
Belgrade. The other corps of insurgents posted on
the frontiers of Bosnia and Bulgaria, have likewise
received reinforcements.

LITRACT OF A LITTIR PROW 11•GP.ID, APRIL

" The Prince of Peace has presented the French
Ambassador, General Junot, who is set out from
hence for I .isbon, three beautiful Andalusian horses.
The Prince has at present with him, on the journey
which he is making through the Spanish territories,
a more brilliant and numerous suit than he ever had
before."

MADRID, ARIL 16.

On the 9th inst. in the afternoon. a krench Seat
was observed at Cadiz : it was that from Toulon.
About the dusk of the evening, it came to an anchor
about a league from Fort Sebastian ; it consists of
eleven ships of the line, six frigatas, and two bri-
gantines.
The English squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sir
John Orde, which blockaded that port, consisted
nisix ships of the line, three fr gates, and a brigan-
tine. As soon as the French fleet came in sight, it
retired to about the d kance ot a league, to observe
the motions of the enemy.
Admiral Gravina had been previously informed
of the arrival of the French fleet, and joined it on
the loth. His squadron contisu of six ships of the
line, besides smaller vessels, and has 2,14) land
troops on board. Among which are Z.,000 infantry,
500 dismounted cavalry, and 100 cannoneer', with
a great quantity of artillery.
The combined French and Spanish fleet pro-
ceeded upon its voyage the toth, with a favourable
wind, for its destination. Sir John Orde was too
weak to prevent the junEtion of the fleets.
P.S. We are assured that the ships of war at
Carthlgeta have likewise joined the combined :wet
from Toulon and Cadiz.

At lUL IS.

W W•111W•

Yesterday Jraome B3NAPAIIITR arrived here,
under the name of a Mr. ALIERT, horn Lisbon.
ile has Wats up his resitleuce at the Hotel a

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
MONDAY, MAY EA

The anxiety which so long prevailed, with re-
spell to the West Indies, has at length almost sub-
sided. Dispatches were on Saturday received by
Government, stating the arrival of Rear-Admiral
COCHRANE'S squadron at Barbadoes. The last
accounts from him are dated the sth of April, on
which day he sailed from that island, in pursuit of the
French squadron, which had left Martinique before
Admiral COCHRA s t's arrival there. Nothing had
transpired, with respell to their destination, when
the dispatches came away ; but the most sanguine
hopes were entertained that some of our cruisers
falling in with them, would report their course
to Admiral COCHRANE. The Magicienne frigate,
which sailed from Portsmouth on the 13th of Fe.
br uar y , has arrived safe at Barbadoes, and invnded
to sail for Jamaica on the 7th of April. This in-,
telligence removes all nppr, hension respeaLg the
danger to which that part of the Cork fleet belong-
ing to Jamaica might be exposed, from the French
squadron, on their passage Ii om Barbadoes to Ja-
maica. Had any of them been captured, it must
have been known at Barbadoes, previous to the 7th
of April. The dispatches were sent home by Lieut.
ALT, who was charged with sets for the Admiralty
and Earl CAMDEN.

The public mind was much agitated on Satur-
day by a sanguine expeelation of an immediate
aftion between the Brest and our Channel Fleet un-
der Lord GA RDNER. Letters from Falmouth, dated
on Wednes lay, stated the arrival at that port of
two transports, the Dove and the iaire, from the
Channel Fleet, with an account that, at seven
o'clock on Tuesday evening, the hour of their de-
parture from Lord GA RON Ra. the French Fleet, to
the amount of twenty-five sail of the line, was stand-
ing out of Brest, and that Lord GARDNER, with
seventeen sail of the line, nine of them three-deckers,
had made the signal for forming the line of battle
in two divisions. The transports were sent away
from the fleet to make the first port they could. A
gun brig from the fleet arrived on Wednesday at
Plymouth with dispatches for Government, from
Lord GA RON Ea, which were supposed to confirm
the above account. Immediately after the arrival
of the brig at Plymouth, the greatest a6tivity and
bustle pervaded every department ; all officers were
ordered on board without loss of time. Seven sail
of the line in Cawsand Bay made the signal for sail-
ing, and their destination, which was the West
I Indies, is said to have been suddenly changed—or-
ders have been given them to join the Channel fleet.
The Neptune, of 98 guns, also sailed to join our fleet.
Had an engagement taken place, an account of it
would have been received before this time. It is
therefore probable that the demonstration of the
enemy was only a feint to fie the attention of the
Channel fleet, and favour the operations of some
of the enemy's squadrons now in motion. A letter
from Plymouth gives a very different version of
the account brought by the gun brig. It states,
—that when Lord G AIIONAR resumed his sta-
tion of Brest on Monday evening, the outer road
was entirely clear of ships; and he conjeaures
either th it the French had gone into the inner road,
for what motive we cannot divine, or had taken

advantage of Lord GA RDNER'S having been blown
off the harbour by the gale of the preceding Saturday,
to put to seat and this we think is extremely probable.
If this be the taa, there is every reason to believe
that their operations are conndled with those of the
combined Toulon and Spanish squadrons, and per-
haps those of Ferrol and Corunna.

The Haniburgh Mails arrived in the course of
Saturday, with letters and papers to the 11th.
They corroborate the report, which we announced
lag week, exchuively, upon the authority of a pri-
vate letter from Paris, that Russia is alively am-
ployed in endeasTuring to ego& an accommodation

between Grtat Britain and Franco: A letter frets
Leipsic, of the sth instant, states,taltat di' Russian
Minister, M. NOVoSILaUir, Wag epos his ~,r47
to I taly and France,to open negotiaiipas fora general
peace, and was shindy expeaed at Berlin. l'he
propositions stated in the Foreign rapers we the
same as those communicated by our pirate Cont.
spondent. A private letter. wa understand, Lig
been received by the Mail, which adds, that BON 11-
PARIE has declared to the Court of Berlin, tha:
is willing to treat upon the follnwing terms
ta. The full rucoguition of his titles of Etisiaertir of ti..
French :Ind King of Italy.

.6 'PI. The solemn guarantee of (lutat Dririin 1714 R.y..i
to maim-ant !Untied' and It'is family it the hettslitasy kusstetwou
of his dignities and dominions.

" 3d. The unequivo=il res.goation, on the part
.( the
Princes of the House of Bourbon, of ail rights anti cLitars t•
the sovere.glit) of France. And.

" 4th. He engages In neon' to lease Malta is the pee
session of England—and to ce..l:: to the Eenp.cut Ptlaxatultie
and his heirs the soceteignty of the Republic of the SeT-t,
Islands."

NVe feel it our duty to mention these rumours, but
are not much disposed to give them credit. It is
not long since BONAP AUT C declared in the most sa,.
lemn and official form to France and the werld, that
the treaty of Amiens, and nothing but the treaty
Amiens, would satisfy him, and every event, that has
since taken place, is only calculated to swell his insn.
lence and pride. Malta, in the hands of the Erg.
lish, would be to the new King of friar more
than their possession of Gibraltar is to the King of
SPAIN. It would be not only a safe depot fur the
military and naval forces I,f Englar.d, but, it storied ,
also shut out all the Cortstcau's o,pens in Egypt
and India, on the side of the Moditetrattean.

in a sr.bsegnent column will he found An extril
from the Calcutta t; zette of tha 7th December, con.
tainins an official account of the perilous situatlo
of the sletacbminit under Lieut.-Colonel Buie, itt
its march from Bagnurah to Shamiie, during which
time it was constantly harassed by the superiir
forces of f100r.% ft. It was finally extricated frsni
danger by General Lord 1.• AKV., at the very rm..
ment when Lient -Cnlonel Buss came to the des.
perate resolution cf attempting to cut Lis way
through the enemy, by whom he was complete:,
surrounded.

The report of the return of the comhined fleets
to Cadiz oil the 9:2c1 does not appear to gain ground.
Several letters, we understand, a the 2.1 d have bed
received from that city which do not mention any
such event.

Government has given orders to have the Sp tatth
frigates surveyed, and their values estimated, irs
Order to their being purchased into His MAPITY't
service: they arc ail tine vessels, that which Ixtos
the Commodore's flag pat ticulatly so, and they can.
in a short period, be fitted for sea.
A letter from Cork, dated on Monday last, says.
to Sir Evße COOT E I every moment expeiled here,
to take the comira,rd of the If.xpedition, which is t
sail from this harbour. It will consist of 10,000
picked men. Its destination is not known." .
The vacancy in the Representation of Cc.ventrv,
occasioned by the death of Capt. BARLOW, is likely
to be contested. Mr. WILBER FORCR BIRD L.lll
publicly recommended Mr. 1'1111.1.5, brother to 01.
Member for Warwick. Cal. MARRIOTT is the
other Candidate.

It is intended to appoint Captains to superintend
the payment of the King's ships at Portsmouth,
Plymouth, and sheerness, sshich is at present done
by the Port Admirals at those places. CAIMAiri I
SAW Y LE. HI: NT and Luassnairtk, are to be aps
pointed to this service.
Mr. Er at, of EyresCoort, is a candidate for the
county of Galway.
The .131er frigate arrived at Cork on Monday
from the Mediterranean, with dispatches from Lord
NELSON. The ildiee, on the 48th last, saw sit
sail of the line, which she k pt in night of until
the following day, and supposes they went into
the harbou..
On Tuesday last. the Lords Commissioners of
the Great Seal of Ireland delivered their unani.
mous opinion against receiving a plea w the meets
upon the Writ of //aLeUS C UlpUt in the case of Mr.
Justice JOHNSON. The principal question upon the
lep.,ality.of the arrest stood over to Thursday, what
it was to be argued before their Lordships.
Some time since an invitation was sent to Mr.
WINDHAM. by the Castle Corporation of Norwich,
requesting the honour of his company at their guars
ter* dinner. Mr. WINDHAM returned for answer,
" that he was much gratified by the politeness of
the Corporation, bnt that he must decline their ht.
citation, as it would give colour to an opinion that
it was his intention to start as a candidate for tine
City whenever an opportunity offered ; an ides
which. ha assured the Corporation, would mere is
realised."
Wednesday evening last, a detachment of the
Fifeshire Militia marched into Norwich from Yar.,
month, having French and Dutch prisoners undo'
their escort to the number of about 60, taken out et
privateers just broeght into that port, and who were
lodged at the horse-barracks for the night, and ea
the fallowing morning proceeded on their tome to
Yaeley barracks, attended by a guard from th.
Shropshire Militia.
A private letter from Algiers, dated the 27th of
March. states, that on the ISA. an attempt Wai
made on the life of the Day, by some VviraaarY
Turks, who had obtained admission to his PALL"
under a religious pretence. They wounded
bat
with their sabres in the head, in ten different platots
The Day, with a hope of escaping death, three
himself from the window of his apartment into
garden, a very considerable depth ; but not 4
injured by the fall, he alarmed his peoples ir-1
assassins being set cued, were instantly executed

HA YM A RKET.
CIM A ROSA% grand Opera, intitled, Gli Grassi E
furessi, was performed here
on Saturday night.
i
Madame GaASSINI appeared n it to great advan-
uge. A charming duet between her and Mr.
Blaisu received an tfrennt,
.and much applause
A, is generally the ease. in Italian operas, this piece
r,ssessfs none of the interest that is derived from a
well managed plot. The music and the decora.
ns ate the great requisites. In the present
rim, they are inritled to much praise. It is got
a '.cry splendid style, and the chorusses are
‘:l%. fine. The Ballet of 1.1 Belle Lnitiew followed,
w•is crowned with its usual succes;. hies•
1111.!S pwßlmr,DrSii LS, and Ll3OlO displayed
grateful movements in the most fascinating
si‘le. A lailliant assemblage of fasl.ion, includ-
iag the foliawing persons of distiedlion, graced the
boxes—
Ills RnvAlWzlinem On Print,. or vr..leg.
(;,ird and I Xnwager Rut'and.
Duke—Gardari, Ni.mtruse, awl Roitlamd.
Mech. airk4PS--Statr n 1 awl liritf.ml.
faali--Forgescae, )ersey, Berkley, and Galloway.
CauniewaN—Fuemieue, ja.ry, acik.ry, Galloway, and
lat.dpwatv.
ITawkeabury, Penren, end If
Laki."--ArAlrumliam, Horrinvlon, Dadlee, Ilauke.bury,
'Venom, P.mh, Pan n, De Duncanville, and Loischier.
11011. NtliS L II and Lady Parker.

Saturday His MAJtsrv, accompanied by the
Princesses SOP HIA and Kttsa, Count Ylrwvr LA,
rid General Fs rainy, on horseback, inspcfled a
play of the Blues at the Cavalry Barracks ; after
shich they remained riding in the Great Park until

ism o'clock.
Her MAJssrt and the Pi incer.es Et.izAattit and
tJ %sr took an :tiring in a chaise to Frogmore.
Saturday. the Priacess of WA cts arrived at Wind-
sor:loos• she intends to remaip until to-morrow.
Ms Ms Jest v has direled that part of the
Hanoreri.:n grooms and horses from Cumberland
lix!gc to be at I ler Royal Highness's disposal while
she remains at WinAsor. _ _ _

Ye.terOay morning, the Dukes of Kerry and
C %*:3lt 1),7E rived at Wiodsor.
restcra ty oitiining, the Rover. FAMILY rent to
S.. Georges and heart! a Sermon by the
Ker. Mr. NOR r 1. y. from the es' of ROM4iI,, and
51i) verse: and after service went to Frogmnre.
Yesterday afternoon the I tchess of Yo aK arrive-I
at Windsor from Ostlandi. _ _

Yesterday the Prince of IVALes and Duke o
CLAarac6 arrived at IVlndsr,r.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORE left town
at twelve o'clock yesterday for Oatlands.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES dined
Stith the Duke of Cc•aasee, at llabily Park yi:s-

tend ty.
Tl:e Duchess of Ca Limos and the Countess of
Kr.NIA d give grand Routs this sight.
17,? .‘4144141% ck. lkitassztArtarrkesei aa Saturday
at his house in Bolton-row, from Scotland.
The Luis t f Avutsroao and C•soes have an-
nounced grand dinners for the 4th of June.
The Marquis of Astacoart gave a grand din.
nrr on Saturday to the Duke of GORDON, V.scount
CALit.EIMAGII, &c.

Ycu.or:lay, the Marchioness ef Dovessui et gave
Grand Dinn:r to the Marquis and Marchi :ness ct
c..f.lieugy, Lady G. Cecil., the Archbibhop of
Viscountess Sou ERTON, and several other
persons of dististaionb at her house in as:lover-

Yesterday, Mr. Jossusrors gave a Grand Dinner
;:i.d.larl of Kimiovt., Sir WILLIAM and Miss
CiLt. Mr. and Mrs. Lawarnct, Mr. A. Daum-
31D. Ste. at his house in Hanover-square.
Yesterday, Lord Haat* ooss gave a grand dinner.
Sir Ctoitoc Paescor gave a grand dinner yester-
of tv, at his house in Mansfield-street.
The Dowager Duchess of RUTLAND will give a
Grand Rout on the ftSth inst. at ber house in Sack-
ville-street.
Mr. LLNAIDI proposes to go to the Moon in his
next expedition, to make some /agar observations.
Several binoties will accompany him.
The Duke of Goa DON and the Duchess of MA N-
• CHLITER were two of the best masks at Mrs. Dv-
'RE'S Masquerade. His Grace was a ebehea Prot-
amer, and the fair Duchess in a beautiful scarlet
c srdinal, chequer apron, and russet gown, his
peruser.

- A new Picce was lately produced at Vaudeville.
iatitl..!. The Aleterelsyrose ; but this system of the
tad was not treated with 'peril.
last We.?nesday evening. Mrs. SIDDoMS open^d
ber beautiful little vetage at Westbourn, to a selen
linty of f, lends, who were much gratified to lee
her in such good health. Her second party will be
tu•morrow.

The Miss ADAMS % were to make their de3sd at
the Belfast Theatre this night.
Mr. Foa Dv cc ente:tatned the Duchesses of
Compote and Maisciss.s: ea. the Marquis of Huai:-
17y. and Lady JA NI Mow-tarsus, at dinner, at his
Irnse at Putney yesterday.
Yesterday. Viscount Caetrrow gave a grand
dinner to Lord and Lady ROLLC, Lord Lists, the
rtshnp of CLuirmr., Sit DRUMMOND and Lady
8'44714 Central CA LETON, and several persons
of distin'aion, at his house in George-street, Ha-
nover-spare.
In the town of Dungannon, in the north of Ire-
land, some young gentlemen amateur, lately per-
I.emed the Comedy of Sae Sinop is Cionrwr, th c
Ablittet of a Nieht, with the Farce of The Ilea/
Lim*, for the benefit of the poor of the town.—
The receipts amounted to near seventy pounds.
The Tragedy of Daue/es was performed on Sa-
turday night at Covent-(Orden Theatre. Mrs.
I LLD'S Lady Rove 44 received the mostatn-
saeuided applause. The house looked extremely
y. The ladies armee princ:p.slly in white their
he dreued with turbans of spangled muslin. dia-
Itlnnl re..uner.ts, old and silver netting, or wreaths
44 limns. The of Dmituoteng and
tug "'Town. the Earl of BanAn , Lord
5... .. CtsicatsTee, and Genre! BLoomnima•
wiet ;hers.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

No. H.

We have already, in a general way, noticed the
principal works which arc this year exhibited at
Somerset House ; we shall now offer to the public
our more particular criticisms, unbiassed by any
motive Ism a love for those acts with which the last-
ing glory of every country is so intimately conneeted.
No. 139.—Theli brivin: Armour to Achatcs.
By Wen, R. A.
This picture, the largest in the exhibition, is en-
riched with the strictest attention to the COTFUMC of
the early Greeks ; it possesses great breadth and
clearnest, but the composition is less happy than is
usual in the works of this Master. It does not ap-
pear how the Goddess holds the armour which she
is bringing to her son, and her figure would have
been more graceful, if she had already laid the glit-
tering burthen before him, and was pointing to it.
We give this opinion with diffidence, because the
justly established reputation of the President in this
particular part of the Art makes us doubtful of our
own judgments. The Mune is painted for Mr. T.
Hope, and, in spite of defed which we have r.otieed,
deser4es an honourable situation in any colledion
No l.il is a finished sketch of nearly the same
subjed, but differently composed, and, we think, in
some respesls, better.
No. 83.—The Maus at the Sepulchre.
By WEST, R. A.
. .

A very spirited Pieltrre and beautifully coloured ;
but the adion of the Angel is much too violent.
N,.
..145--Beltsarsui. By Wks's., R. A.

A small pidure, bit the most perfea of the Pre-
sident's
works in the present Exhibition ; the sombre
hue which is thrown over the whole is admirably
suited to the subject.
No. 73.—The Expiation rf Ore Per.
By West ALL, R.A.
There is not in the catalogue any refetehce by
which we can learn whence the artist derived au-
thority to treat the snbjeift here represented so dif-
ferently from the descriptions of it in tEschylus, and
every other author that we have seen ; we want,
therefore, one of the guides by which our criticism
should be regulated, and can speak of it only as a
pifture, the subjea of which is unknown to us. The
composition is simple and grand, consisting of only
four figures, the forms of which are varied with
great art, and drawn with a high degree of ana-
tomical knowledge. The charadters and expressions
are chaste and appropriate, and the colouring is
beautiful in the extreme; even the subordinate parts
of the piaiti e are painted with great attention and
spirit, and the effeft of the whole is very harmonious
and very forcible, although there is no violent oppo-
sition of either colour, or of light and shade. If
there we. e a little more awe in the expression of the
face of Orestes, the picture would deserve unqua-
lified approbation.
No. 90.—The Reconritiati n or Paris and Helen.
By WEST AL L, R. A.
This Piifture, which is the companion to that last
mentioned, is, in our opinion, superior to it ; the
subjeti is of the most luxuriant kind, and the artist
has indulged himself by enriching it with every or-
n iment and every circumstance which an entire at-
tention to the eastanss and to the manners of the age
dievard. The siontem vvprearmod that in
which Iloories resentment is about to yield to her
love. Vcsus is descending. The armour is painted
equal to RtmaaANDT. Upon the whole, we con-
sider these pi lures as an honour to the arts of this
country.

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