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APPARITIONS, VLSIONS, and DREAMS

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PISIREIGN INTELVGENCE.

HAMISURGA MAILS.
1149420110 H, JAN.
A letter Ekon Vienna, of the 3d of January, says,
" The regiment of the Archduke Iferdirt.ind., and
that of the liu,sars of the Archduke Palatine, des-
tined to reinforce the cordon formed upon the fron-
tiers of Italy, are upon their march for their desti-
nation."

Another letter, of the 26th December, says," The
regiments of Czartorinsky, Beaulied, and Murrai,
which were at Limberg and its vicinity, have received
orders to march for the frontiers of Austria upon
the side of Italy."
A letter from Naples, of the 14th December, says,
44 It has been argued with so much earnestness, that
our Colin should desist from the neutrality which
she has hitherto observed, that the English minister
appears afraid of being forced to remove from this
place."

nusust, JAN. 14.
Yesterday evening the seven Mails, which had
been sent to Wester Hever, returned, as it was found
impossible, both there and at Nordhorft, to ef-
fee their conveyance to Heligoland.
It is remarkable, that though the Lider and the
Hever were frozen up on the 15th of Dreemberi the
port of Cuxhaven, from which Mails no longer can
be conveyed, still continued open on the 6th of Ja-
nuary.

VIENNA, !Mi. 5.

The Archduke Charles, having represented that
the great distance of the province of Tyrol requires
for the dispatch of business, that a particular Gene-
ral should be appointed to command in that pro-
vince, His Imperial Majesty has established a
General Governor at Inspruck, and has nominated
to that situation, Lieutenant Field Marshal de
Hiller.
J •s. 9.

The Count de Bellegarde is appointed Ambassa-
dor to France, in the room of Count de Cobentzel,
who returns here.
Advices from Genoa state, that Admiral Nelson
has blockaded Port Mahon.
JAtt, 10.
We are assured that the Archduke Loufs.will, in
all probability, be appoined Inspector-General of
the troops on the frontiers. He has for some time
concluded the proceedings of the military commis-
sion appointed for this object.
rtaaovaa, 7Att. 11.
*Ey virtue of an order from the Executive Com-
mittee, the Magistrates of the two cities have, the
sub of this month, forbidden all innkeepers and pro-
prietors of public houses, under a heavy penalty,
or corporal punishment, according to the exigence
of the case, to receive into their houses any societies
composed of more than thirty persons, or to give
balls or fetes, because these son of parties of plea-
sure may occasion disturbance. The French pro-
prietors are excepted from this interdittion.

JAN. 15.

It is intended to celebrate, on the lath of this
month, the anniversary of His Britannic Majesty's
Birth-day, by two dinners bespoke in the two clubs
in this city. By the late order, the namber of guests
cannot exceed thirty persons. The remainder of
the hunting establishments, as also the pack of &et
hounds, we are assured. will inunediately set out
for Paris.

BAWLS Of THE VISTULA, J• 11,2.

His Russian Imperial Majesty has been pleased to
assign the Count de Lille the city of Kiew for his
future residence, with permission, however, to re.
main in the palace at Mittaw till the weather be-
comes milder. The necessary 'preparations have
been made there for the reception of that prince.

ITALY. inc. 24.

The King of Sardinia has received new proposals
of indemnities, which annihilate the sovereignty of
the Republic of the Seven Islands. He has com-
municated these offers to a great northern court, by
which they have been disapproved.

MILAN. DtC. 24.
It is said here, that the Italian troops now in
France will be sent back to their Republic ; and
the French troops in that Republic Le employed in
occupying the Neapolitan territory.

vsnicE, nee. 19.
Letters from Toulon state, that the squadron of
Admiral Villeneuve, consisting of ten ships of the
Flue And six frigates, are in the road, and ready to
sail at a moment's notice.

♦sstcc, sic. 29.
:In the ensuin.% spring a great camp, for the ex-
ercise of the troops, will be formed in Friuli. Se-
veral regiments are intended for it. It will be
formed on the 14th of Ain ;', in the plain of Ariano,
and the bead quarters wily be at Pordenone. The
evolutions will commence on the 12th of May. It
is generally raid that 'their Imperial Majesties will
♦isit this camp.

, Dec. 14.
The demand that this court shall no longer re-
main neutral has been so urgent, that even the Eng-

i

lish minister appears to expect that he sLall soon
be obliged to depart.
rision, DIC. IS.
The advice received here by a courier, that Spain
Ina declared war against England, has excited no
surprise, since it was long expelled. Our neutra-
lity will now soon be at an end. sine* Portugal
will be obliged to take part in the war. The
Spanish Ambassador has frequent conferences with
our Ministry on this subjea. On the other hand, we
are very anxious to learn what measures will be taken
by England with respell to Portugal, as we have
been informed that a great expedition is preparing
at Portsmouth, which is destined against the Bra-
zils. Instrudions were sent, threeireeks ago, to the
Governor of the Brazils, in what manner to ad,
should foreign troopl attempt to land there.
IltaDlitD, DSC. 20.

. .

It is said; that the ilrince of Peace will inspea the
principal ports, and review the troops in the camp
at St. Roche, as Captain-General of our land and
sea foram.
The report that Admiral Nelson had attacked
Port Mahon, and landed some troops there, is not

confirmed.
Couriers are continually going and returning be-
tween this city and Paris and Lisbon.

There are now five Swiss regiments in Spanish
pay, and a new negociation has been entered into
to take more into the service.

Several admirals, vice-admirals, and other sea of-
ficers, have entered into attire service, and repair-
ed to their different marine distrids.
Eight regiments of infantry, and some comps•
nies of artillery, are on their march for the camp of
St. Roche. Orders have been given to send rein-
forcements, if possible, to the garrisons of Minorca
and Majorca, and to place the fortresi of Port Ma-
hon in the best state of defence. All other warlike
preparations are making with the greatest aßivity,
and every thiag appears to indicate that the war
against England will be prosecuted with the utmost

rigour.
It is hoped, from the aCtivity that prevails in all
the Spanish ports, that a Hest will soon be fitted out,
which will be capable of contending with the Eng-
lids Meet in the Mediterranean. The prole lion and
encouragement which the King of Spain has pro-
mised to his subjeßs, engaged in the honour of de-
fending the Spanish flag, are not limited to the per-
mitting that all English ships taken by Spanish pri-
vateers may be carried into any port of the king-
dom, free, and without any deduetion from the va-
lue of the prise; the, privateers will also be supplied
with all the arms necessary for their equipment, only
ender the condition that they shall be returned to
the arsenals of the state, at the end of the war,
should they then be in existence. It is believed that
Portugal will likewise very soon declare against

England.
The greatest activity is manifested by our Minis-
try at War, and of the Marine; but it is believed
that no great operation will be undertaken before the
ensuing Spring.

CADIZ, DEC. 15.
Within these few days, several regiments of in-
fants y, two regiments of dragoons, several com-
panies of artillerymen, bombardiers, and miners,
with great quantities of heavy artillery and ammu-
nition, have arrived at the camp of St. Roche.
These reinforcements wiU be followed by various

other troops ; namely, several battalions of Spanish
and Walloon guards, and some corps of Swiss, in
our pay. Every thing shews, that Gibraltar will
be attacked as vigorously as possible. The garrison
in that fortress, at present, is not strong, but con-
siderable reinforcements are speedily expefted from
England. The Commandant in the camp at St.
Roche has forbidden all communication with the
garrison, and the military service,is enforced with the
utmost strietness of discipline.

All the ships of war here, and at Carthagsaa, are
fitted for sea ; and a great number of saikaa have
been procured.
General Moreau will sail from hence for America,
on board an American ship, within three weeks.

Several rich frigates are expeCted here, which
are in danger of being taken by the English : Sis-
teen millions more of piastres are as their way from
our colonies.

CONST A NT INOP Li, NOV. 29.

A Convention has been concluded between the
Porte and Ishmael Pasha, who has secured to him-
self the government of Acre, by which he is con-
firmed in that government, under condition of re-
storing to the Porte the treasures of Cie late Gh
Pasha, which, according to the report of the Captain
Puha, do not amount to more than two millions of
piastres. Ghezzar was supposed to have died much
richer.
The Captain Pasha has now raised the blockade
of Acre. He has sailed with his squadron for the
Straights, and will no doubt men arrive here.
A new Minister from the Republic of the Seven
Islands tits arrived here, wholes had his audience of
entry of Ibt Grand Vizier said ehe Grand Signior.

His first liminess has been en vernarnt to the Parte.
that his government, in its metal embarrassed state,
is not in condition to pay the three years artears of
the annual tribute of 70,000 piastres ; on which ac-
count, the Grand Signior has reduced the tame
for the time elapsed to 4),000 piastres annually,
which sum has been paid by the Minister.

As soon as it was known to the Grand Signia,
that the troops had received no pay for more thir;
two months; he demanded of the merchants, and
oche: persons of property of the empire, a forced
loan of three millions of piastres. and ordered that
the troops should be paid double their arrears to re-
move the cause of their discontent.

As Marshal Brune, a fortnight ago. demanded
of the Porte an escort to accompany him in his in.
tended journey through European Turkey, an n%.
cer, and a sufficient number of men, have ban
pointed fur that purpose. and the necessary di
tions have been made for providing the pi, 1.„
carriages and horses. Marshal Brune has. howtrn.
declared, that he aspects another courier from
Paris.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS-4ATIIIDA•• JAL ta.
The House having met pursuant to adjournmera,
Mr; ALsIA,IDEI brought op thes.Roport of the COM-
miuee of Ways and Means.
The Resolutions were agreed to, and Bills order.
dered to be brought IA upon them—Adjourned to
Monday.

THE BRITISH PRESS

LONDON,
MONDAY, JAMVAILT tS.
The ten Hamburgh Mails due arrived yesterday
with letters and papers from that city to the 19th,
and Dutch Papers of the 11th. The contentsl.:
the first Lee have been anticipated by the arrivals
from Gottenburgh in the course of last week,—
the substance of the remainder is gives in our
preceding columns. They contain several para.
graphs, which shew that the Emperor of GERMANY
is not in that inetive state in which Bo is
would have him considered. He continues to rein.
force his cordon of troops on the Italian frontiers,
and a large encampment in that quarter, it is said,
will be formed in spring, which will be honoured
with a visit from Their IMPIRIAL MAJ ssr t ts.
General Bauxab afraid of retaliation upon the
French for the Crime' committed by Borsr•Rrs
against the laws of nations, thought fit to request an
escort to conduit him safely to the Turkish frontier.
His demand has been granted by the Divan, but his

remained at Coastsuninople so late as the 2tb of
November. erpecting a courier from Paris.
A letter from the Banks of the Vistula states,
that the Emperor of Russa• has granted the ear
of Kiew. for the future residence of Louis XVIIi.
This city was once the capital of Rus,ia, and conti-
nued to be the residence of the Great Dukes until

the 12th century.
An Edinburgh Paper, of Wednesday last, an-
nounces an express from Greenock, dated Tuesday
morning, stating the arrival, os the Friday preced-
ing, of two strange men of war, full of troops, al
the coast of Argyle. The particulars will he
found in a subsequent column. Neither the
Greenock nor Glasgow letters or papers of Tess
day, however, take anj notice of such an event,
and the non-arrival of the Glasgow papers of Wed-
nesday, in consequence of the severity of the weather,
has deprived us of any dire& information from that
quarter. If the report, however, be not a fabrica-
tion, the vessels will probably prove to be sonic
Dutch ships driven in by stress of weather, or which
have mistaken their course, in attempting to att..
home, by doubling Scotland.

On Friday and Saturday morning, the RI:SSIAN
AMBASSADOR transaaed busineu at Lord hlui •
OILS•L'S Office. On Saturday, the LORD CHAN-.
cs.ccoa and Sir JOMN BORLASZ W • laco
transaaed busineu at his Lordship's Office.
Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the Loan CH AS..
CILLOR visited Mr. PITT.
Mr. SPARROW, the King's Messenger, arrived
yesterday morning with dispatches from St. Pe-
tersburgh.
Mr. ISAKtR, the Candidate for Hertfordshire, it
is said, will be opposed by Mr. BRAND, a Gentle-
man of large property in that county.
On Wednesday last, came on the eleition for the
Borough of Devizes, when Two Naas Gaimsro4
Eszcouier, Esq. of New Park, in the county of
Wilts, was unanimously eleaed in the room of Lord
SIDMOUTH.
Mr. HILIT ADDINGTON, we understand, is to
be one of the Paymasters of Army, in the room
of Lord C. SOMILISIT.
War. ADAM, Esq. is appointed Attorney-Gant-A
to His Royal Highness the Prince of WALLS.
The renerabie, Annus, from Honduras for Lon-
don, is lost on the Northern Triangles.

The Sir Salley Smooth, from Lon-don, is arrived at
Surinam.
No step has yet beep taken as to the Spanish Plate
Ships, nor has the mode of procedure in regard to
them been yet decided on s—it is 'probable how-
ever, that the disposition of the property will be at-
ranged in the course of the coming talk.

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EING's THEATRE.
On Saturday night, the Opera of II trientfir del
s. Fralerno was performed to an elegant and
wded audience. The novelty of the night was
new grand Fairy Ballet, called La Belle Leafier,.
Blanche Rohe Ile Castille I composed by Mr.
*Torii. Lt. The Music by Sreittur. The story
simple—Pores/an, a young knight, having just
ined the throne of Castille, refuses the hands of
ch and beautiful Princesses who are offered
him, and, by the advice of the Queen of
he Fairies, determines to seek for the intended
srtner of his throne in the humble walks of
ite, whose only endowments shoeld be virtue
fl .1 beauty. Under an humble disguise, in this
rsuit he arrives at a village, where he falls in
ore with Blanche, the beautiful Mdkneasd ; and, bar-
g joined her in the dance, and delighted the
•udience by several elegant movements to most
sutiful music, the curtain fell. It l'eing only
he commencement of the second aft, the corn-
waited a considerable time, and than de-
i,rted. It was said in the house that neither the
isic nor the scenery was complete; and that the
,Manager, rather than disappoint the audience, had
ventured to give them this extrad from this elegant
Ballet, which, so far as it proceeded, for beauty of
scenery, richness of dresses, and variety of music,
way vie with any that has appeared. Mr. Des.
pAyrs acquitted himself with great ability in
Focita.), and Madame D LSII A es in Blanche.
GLEE CLUB.

The Glee Club had a very numerous meeting on
Saturday evening at the Crown and Anchor Ta-
vern, both of the profession and amateurs. After
the Scotch Glee, the most admirable glee of Slice
Harmony dere, by Wane, followed, and was very
correftly sung by Master K swims, and Messrs.
Goss, VAUOISAN, and SALE; it was deservedly ex-
ceed. Mr. Sew. roar n's new Glee, beginning
as a new duet, had a very fine effe& ; the duet was
sung by Messrs. Goss and V ALIGII n, and the five
voices were made up by Master Kiting* and
Messrs. EVANS and Leers. The muck admired
Scotch air, of Saw ye exy Fxiker, harmonised
by HAWES as a Glee, was sung with universal ap-
plause by Master KELLNER, and Messrs. Hawes,
r rLLtOT. and SALE. DT. CA LCOT'S Glee of kidder
eon was sung with great effeift by Mmrs. Goss,
VAUGHAN, Et 1101, SAL*. jun. and Lssra.—
Das sy's Ode for eight voices and double choir.
which' so rrely can be performed, on account of
the difficulty of assembling proper voices, was never
sung with greater taste. The first choir was sung
by Masters KELLNER and ROGERS. and Messrs.
Goss, ELLIoT, and Leave. The second choir
was by Masters CUTLER and Vi All', and Messrs.
Goat, VAUHA 11, and SALE. The most favourite
glee of the evening was, Who renter se dark.
STEPHIN GROOSSHRIDGE. Esq. was in the Chair.
CHARLES WRIGHT, Esq. Vice.Ptesident ; Mr. SALE
was the condu&or.

Lord CJiaksirerimises Wire. Jan. 26.
Notire is hereby given, that there will be a Drawing Room
at St. James's, on Thursday next, the 91st hesitant
Saturday morning, His MAJESTY, attended by
Generals CARTWRIGHT and &pivots, walked to the
/gra Horse Bartteka. ae.•

_
-ay morning, the Rov•i. FAMILY attended
~se service at St. George's Chapel, and beard an
excellent sermon by the Rev. Dr. CH•stris ass, from
the First Epistle of Timothy, Ist chap. and 15th
verse. The ROYAL FAMILY afterwards WERE to
Frogmore.
Yesterday the Duke of Sussex completed his 32d
year.
The Earl and Countess of Powis and family have
arrived in town for the season.
Lord and Lady Lissom:), and Lady Su TTII. are
arrived at Bath.
The Bishop of KILLA LOE arrived in town last
Friday from Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Ewa left town on
Friday for their seat, Cashioberry Park, Herts.
The Earl of Wycom se has arrived at his father's
Imes (the Marquis of Lanosnowne's). Berkeley-
Prince Louis of Hesse-Ha sr Ninon has returned
kens from Paris, where he was presented by the
Corsican, with a beautiful snuff-box, with the por-
trait of his mock Imperial Majesty, set in diamonds.
The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Demme
have set out from Fulda for Berlin, where they will
remain until May.
The infant son of Their Palau AN MAJESTIES,
Urn on the I.3th of December, was baptised on the
eth Meant, by the name of Faeoenic Jut es Fez-
DIISAND LEOPOLD•
x The Tom' Roseius, accompanied by his father,
went on Saturday to see the House of Lords and the
House of Commons.
On Thursday next, the Duchess of Yo ILK will go
in state to the Ull rawiag:room at St. James's ; and
the general assemblage is expc&ed to be particularly
brilliant.
Matrimony having succeeded at Drury-lane
Theatre, the Honey-argon very appropriately follows.
Mr. BUCHAN •lI'S prize of 501. is adjudged by the
University of Cambridge to CHARLES GRANT,
KA. Fellow of Magdalen College, Cambridge, for
his Poem on the "-Restoration of Learning in the
East."
An honest Toney Lumpkin, in a village in Nor-
folk, lately presented himself with his inemorion,
for the connubial Messing, when In ! upon the in-
speetion of the licence, which he had provided for
the purpose, it appeared to be ~from, W. STOKES,
Esq. Clerk of the Peace, to bill game.'
'[he Emperor NatioLsori has granted all the ne-
cessary materials. and also a sum of 40,000 francs,
for the erection of the statue of the celebrated Ger-
tzsistao, inventor of the printing press This mo-
nument will be raised on the place which bears his
name.
There was a superb ball given by the Mayor of
Dosicarree, on the 18th, in honour of Iler Ma-
Jest v's Birth Day. The assemblage was brilliant
and numerous. The MAYOR and the Hon. Miss
Murmuring opened the ball. After dancing had
prevailed some time, the company, upwards of
three hundred. sat down to an elegant slipper.—
Dancing then re-commenced, whicL continued till
a late hour.

•
GREENOCK. JAN. 2S.
" An screen arrived hove, at three this morning, to Captain
Tathism, at the Navy, from the Sheriff Substitute at Inegmry,
giving an account that two large two decked ship, full of
ell Friday. lan, doting a heavy salooarrived Ow Me coast of
Craignish one of than lamed through the sound of Lolog, and
moat have gene on Other to the eriond of Mufl or towards
Oban ; the other wise inside of Laing, and proceeded Wends
Coen, through which there Is no passage, and came to anchor;
boats went of ti her is the evening, bet woes nut permitted to
go on board, and were told, that if they did nut stand off they
would sink them.
" From the place when this ship is at anchor, It is evident
they are completely ignorant of the coast, arid no seamen there
would have taken them into the situation. Tress these ck-
cerostauees, there is strong reason to suppose that they are
French ships of war; indeed there can hardly be a doubt of it.
Mr. Macdougall, of Luing, sent this account to Inveraty
Ad-
vicesare sent off tothe Tourterelle frigate, and she is preparing
see underway."
MllOTßltla LitY2ll, fedi
s• At five o'clock this morning, an express was received by
Captain Tatham, the Regulating Officer here, from the Sheriff
Substitute, Invemry, inclining a letter from Mr. John Mac-
dougall, of Luing, bearing date, Dail, 12th January, 11105, of
which the following is an mitred •
" I was last night In the island of Luing, and observed a large
ship passing about fold o'clock, going through the sound of
Luing; on toy arrival on this side of Luing, I cot nn board of
the Columbia, of Charleston, who informed me a French trio-
decker passed him in the storm last uight ; he stupefied she
was part of the French fleet intending to land troops in Ireland;
at same time met with two boats, who informed me they went
to the ship, who desired them not to come near, otherwise
they would sink them; they do not allow any person to go on
board. Alex. Stevenson, in Balitiatua, was in one of the
itiats; the people my the decks were full of .men. I thought
proper to send an express to the county town, informing the
Duke of Argyll, and all the inhabitant, of the county, of this
alarm. The ship hes near Armaddy ; if the wind does not
come to the north or oast, she cannot get out, and will be
easily taken. You will observe that a two-decker is a5O gun
ship."
" The above intelligence was forwarded by Captain Tatham
with all speed to the Admiralty, and to General Wemysa. The
Magistrates of the town, and the Colledor 'Of the Customs,
were then informed of it; and an express was ordered by the
Prince of Wales cutter to Admiral Gardner, off Cork, to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and to the officer commanding at
Belfast.
" No snorter was this news known in town than all ranks
manifested a spirit worthy of themselves. The volunteers
turned out with the greatest readiness.and offered their services
wherever they might lie necessary. Menu. Waiter Ritchie and
Sons generously offered the ship Neptune-whims'''. Alex. Still
cud Co. John Hamilton and Co. and Janus Hunter and Co.
have each volunteered one of their vessels, the brig Hero, the
St. 'redrew, and the Mercury, b•,ing all the armed vessels in
the harbour. The Sharp Shooters are to be divided between
the Tounerelle, the Neptune the Hero, and the Memory ;
and a party from the Greetio4 and Port Glasgow regiment
under the command of Captain Stewart, go on bawd
tie
St. Andrew, to ad as marines. They all embarked at BUM
o'clock. The bit Greenock regiment have mounted meek
and both regiments are on permanent duty, ready at • mo-
meet's notice.'
We have a third letter from Greenock, hut it is to
the same effedt as the above. It was generally be-
lieved that the enemy's ship belonged to a squadron
destined for the North of Ireland, and mast have
been separated in the late heavy gales.
sieweereme="la
DREADFUL FIRE.

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Yesterday morning, at* quotes past three o'clock.
a dreadful fire broke out in the house of Mr. Barr.
tallow-chandler, Upper Adams-street, Edgware-
road. It was discovered by a coachman, who had
been putting up his horses at a neighbouring stable,
and who, on passing through the street, was alarmed
by a strong smell of smoke. He immediately knocked
at Mr. Barr's door, and alarmed the neighbourhood,
by a toed cry of '• fire." In a short time Mr. and
Mrs. Barr appeartd in the balcony of the first floor,
with each an infant in their arms. Several of the
neighbours, who had been roused from their beds
by the noise, were now in the street, in the front of
Mr. Barr's house, and, having procured ladders,
the rescued him and Mrs Barr. with the two
chi from their perilous situation. The house
was by this time all in a blaze, and a coachman
of the name of Pierce, who resided in the second
floor, was fortunate enouh, at the imminent ris9ue
of his life, to rescue his daughter, whom he carried
down stairs amidst fire and smoke. He had scarcely
reached the street in safety with her. when recolktl-
ing that his wife remained behind, he exclaimed,
in an agony of grief, 4, Oh ! Betsy.' Betsy. Betsy !"
To return as he came was impossible, astbe staircase
was completely enveloped with the flames; but be had
scarcely uttered the above words. when one of the
windows in the two pair of stairs front room opened,
and the unfortunate woman presented herself. With-
out a moment's hesitation, she precipitated herself
into the street. By the fall, her thigh was broken, het
neck dislocated, and she instantly expired in the
presence of her husband and daughter, who were
eye-witnesses of her melancholy fate. The fire had
by this time got possession of every part of the
house, which presented nothing but one entire
blaze, and no hope was left that any of the Un-
fortunate inhabitants that remained in it could pos-
sibly escape. They consisted of Mr. Adams, a
coachman, and his wife, an elderly lady, and her
two grandsons, fine lads, and two young men ser-
vants out of places, all of whom, to the number of
seven, melancholy to relate, fell vi(tims to the fury
o: the flames. None of the bodies have been yet
discovered, the rubbish not having been suffi-
ciently removed in the course of the day. The
Foot Guards quartered at Portman-street Bar-
racks, and the Mary-la-bonne Association, attended,
and used every exertion to prevent the spreading of
the fire, and to protett the property of the neigh-
bourhood. The report of this dreadful accident
excited much curiosity yesterday in the west end of
the town, and drew great crowds to the spot.
Among the nobility, who went to view the ruins,
were—
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York,
Duke and Duchess of Athol. Lord Seymour Conway, General
and Lady Charlotte Lennox, Marquis and Matchionesa of
Ahercorn. Lord and Lads Charlemont, Lady Perth, the Duke
of Beaufort, Sic. irc.
l'he inhabitants of Portman-square were alarmed
yesterday, anout three o'clock, by a cry of •• art,"
at the honse of the Duke of Atholl. The fire,
however, was soon discovered to he confined to one
of the chimneys, and was soon extinguished, with-
out doing any injury to the premises.

- -
There are accounts, via New York, from alele
of Fr.ince, to the 23d of August, but they no
mention of Ltriois's squadron.
Die Kuno has been pleased to appoint Fasrcis
Goan, Esq. to be Captain-General and Governor
in Chief in awl over His Marasrv's Islands and
plantations in America, commonly called the Ber-
muda or Somers Islands.

LAW:
COURT OF KING'S LENCN, WESTMINSTER, JAN. M.
PERJURY.
TOIL KtrG v. 110111 AS PRICE.
Mr. Easel rig moved for a rule to thew cause
why there should not be a new' trial in this case.
The Defendant had been conviaed of wilful per-
jury commited at the late eleftion for the county of
Middlesex, in voting under the assumed name of
John Wright, for Sir Francis Burdett. Of thietrial
we gave a full report in our Paper of the 10th of
December last. .The ground on which the learned
Counsel made this application WAS, that the princi-
pal witness upon the trial, Henry Brett, who was
to prove the guilt of Price, was a person to whose
testimony no credit whatever ought to be given :
to support this, he read from the printed trial, which
had been published from the very cotreCt short-hand
notes of Mt. Gurney, the several questions put
to him, and the answers given, relative to a written
memorandum the witness Brett had made at the
Hustings. He observed, that, by this witness's own
account, he happened accidentally to have a bottle of
ink and a pen in his pocket, with which he had been
settling some accounts • he went through mere cu-
riosity to Brentford, and there saw the Defendant
poll, in the name of John Wright, a freeholder,
whose freehold was situate No. B,Bell-court, Gray's
Inn-lane, of which be instantly made a minute ; he
then referred to the paper which he had compelled
this witness to produce, on which two different hand.
writings were made ; the one an excellent good hand,
as if written by an attorney's clerk ; the other,
something, which it was scarcely possible to call
writing, ill spelled, with the figure of 8 (as he had
before observed) more like a Ay on a wall, than any
thing else. All this writing, the witness, after be-
ing cautioned, and allowed sufficient time to con-1
sider any answer he should think proper to give, po-
sitively swore, was written by himself at the one
and the same time. • Mr. ERSKINE insisted it was
wholly impossible to impute all this writing to the
same man; he found his evidence must be shaken,
and he then proposed he should write the other pa-
per. He reminded his Lordship (Lord EL tI4IO
'tonsil), who presided on that occasion, of the time
which 'was allowed the witness to write the
second paper, the similarity of the hands, spelling,
&c. and, having recapitulated much of the evidence
given by this man, he adterted to a part of his
Lordship's charge to the Jury, which he also read
from the printed book, where his Lordship observed
that, is if this man meant to say that he wro:e the
whole of the memorandum, after having made such
an exhibition of his hand-writing, the safest way
would be to discharge his testimony altogether from
their consideration." If this man's evidence were
oat of the question, it became necessary to, see whe-
ther there remained proof sufficient to convill the
Defendant. It was not merely necessat y to say that he
had taken a false oath,but that he had done that which
was set forth in the indiftment ; n.anely, that he had
personated one John Wright, residing at No. a, Bell-
court, Gray's-Inn-lane. Of this, then, there was nn
evidence: the other Witness, John Denby, only
swore that he saw the Defendant poll, but was not
near enough to him to hear what passed ; he saw the
book in his hand, but did not see him kiss it. He
therefore contended, that, without the proof of this
fa&, no indi&ment could be sustained ; he admitted
that the Defendant might have committed perjury,
be might have perennautd somebody else, but of this
there was no evidence.
Lord Et Laps eoaouoit--" He said he had done
the trick, and would be pulled for his. bad vote."
Mr. Bluetits replied, that he felt the pressure or
all the circumstances of this case, and, after making
some further observations, he concluded by observ-
ing, that the administration of justice would not be
served, even if the most wicked man upon earth
were to stand on the floor of that Court for their
Lordships' judgment. upon such evidence as this
man's. He therefore, for these reasons, humbly
hoped their Lordships would grant him a rule to
shew cause.
The papers referred to by Mr. El:ismer in this
statement being handed up, their Lordships, after a
short consultation, granted the rule.

COMMON PLEAS,

J•m. 26.

Sitting* .t Nul Per Sir
- -il JAMES MANSVIILLD

TOOT,. REYNOLDS sad co.
Serjeant SNESNERD moved for a rule to show
cause why a new trial should not be
.granted in this
cause. It was an anion tried last sittings in Lon-
don, before Mr. Justice CNESIORL, SO recover 881.
the value of forty sacks of flour from the Defendants.
There had been a long account settled by Mr Voot
with Mr. Reynolds, and in it there were three loads
of forty sacks each, charged for; some time after, it
appeared, from the inspection of the books belong-
ing to the Defendant's miller, that no more than ,
two loads of forty sacks each had been sent
from the mill to Mr. Voot on Mr. Reynolds's ac-
count. The Plaintiff, therefore, commenced his
action, and got a verdict for 881.
The grounds on which Serjeant SURPOZED mov-
ed for a new trial, were, that the Jury gave their ver-
din contrary to the weight of evidence ; the Defend-
ant's clerk having produced in Court one receipt
for forty sacks of flour, and sworn that he had given
two other receipts for forty sacks each, to Mt.
Voot, and never could get them from him agairn.
Serjeant Barr contended that the receipt present-
ed by the Defendant's clerk was a forgery. and
that it had been procured by. the date of it being
altered from the 11th to the 16th.
Mr. Justice CNA maks said, he did not think the
evidence of the Defendant's clerk was as corrects
as it should be, and he did not wonder that the',
Jury had not given his testimony so much credit, '
as his brother SNIIIPNICRIS seemed to think it deserved.
The Court, however, granted a Rule to thew cause.
OOODHIIOII O. MACHINOER.
Mr. Serjeant SPIEPRIRD moved the Court for a
new trial, on the ground that the Jury had given
greater damages than the circumstances of this case
required. It was an anion brought by the Plaintiff,
who keeps an eating-house in the neighbourhood of
Manchester-square, to recover damages for an in-
jury done to his health and trade by a nuisance,
namely. the boiling of kitchen stuff, and other vile
material, which the Defendant' a tallow-chandler,
4 coaduaed to the annoyance of the inhabitants. It

appeared that the • 0111111........._
been compelled to lea leraliry
by the poisonous stench and vapour arising front
the 11.-fesulant's copper, which occav r
osed omiting, •
and required the parties to proceed some &stance
front Loados, for the purpose of removing the bane.
fal effeds of the efilovia by wholesome air. The
eatables in the Plaintiff's shop, though of the best
quality, were seldom purchased, as no customer
could relish the fume of tallow with roast bed; ansi
so powerfully did the former operate, that it was
stated, a trooper, who had paid for his dinner,•and
whose stomach was not very delicate, became sick,
in consequence of his meal. The Jury gave a ver.
diet for the plaintiff, with SOI. damages, and the
learned Serjeant, in support of the present Motion. • •
contended, that the plaintiff's case had been vulg.
gerated. The latter, he observed. had formerly
sold Isle kitchen stuff to contribute to the nuisance.
and no complaint had been previously made against
the Defendant for upwards of sixteen years, daring
which he carried on the business. The Court ind•
mated a doubt of success in a new trial, but grAnted
a rule nisi.

FROM SATURDAY Nwirrs G.IZE7TE.

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