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D. Jove*, Cent to a S-n-ond Lieutenant. Dated
Dec. 24, DIC4.

•-• BANKRUPTS. •
Alexander Iletwiy, of Tbotaistigh.street, Bedford-square,
Sinkt.e.-x, i: .iiiter, to surrender January S. 1.:,, anil February
12, at togi.e, at asildhall, London. Attorney, &Ir. Want,
NewmariMeet, f.htford street.
John reting. of Wells, lirandt-merchant, to lavender Ja-
nuary IS, 1114/At Rye, and Fehruary lb, at eleven, at the Swan
1,,,,, Welk. Atstvniut., Sir looks, Sheptun Malkt, Si,.
menet • and Mr. Waere, New Inn, lanirlia
Chitties Stria...nor BaiibintykeSlo/111, watch maker, to en, •
weaker Jainism 11, IS, at the Platigh Inn. in Banbury, and
Vebreary 12. at the Fly-lig !lone Inn, in Banbury. at eleven
Attorneys' Slew, Peattem and %moo Pump-court, Temple,
I widen ; and Mr. John Thn.y, Banbury.
Jame, heed., onw er late MCapping.Nortan, Oxford, cut-
,4t,, to surrender January 17, at four, It. and February It, at
'lent'. sit ARC'werl Inn. in Fr;viliam, Won-eater. Attorneys,
Mr. Wihtani Law Pledys.2.yeliarn, Woreateohlie ; and Mr.
l'ityls:r, snothamomolsoilding-, Cl•alteery-lane, I.ondon.
Joint Gredob Wenneek. .4 Plymouth, merchant, to sue-
-ei Q..- Sanitary If I. ...'6, and Febrriare 12, at ti n' at the King's
AMP, :n rs mouth AtteenniMt. Inlet. Saunders. rlyinoudy.
John Carlton. cf Canterbiam, grocer. to surrender January
TN at six, .$, at nine. sod Frbrilary 11, as one, al (10.14h.1i,
ppLondon. Attorney, Mr. It:Atob, Catherine-court, Trinity
square, London.
Thema. Fianklin, of leightonitineard, Illedfnrd, money-
eetiveate- , to surrerder .Iltsuary P, IS, and February Iv. at
!WWII et Glind.,A,!, London Attorneys, 11466•11. Nethrtanlir
sod pa:ryal, Fuca .Meet, Strand, I,enefelQ.
DIVIDEMI)S.
lad:" G.a:e R dmg, ,thaw, and William Reding, her son,
of Andover, Illatin, linen aspen, at eleven, at l'aser A 04•1
Andover
Jan.::. ThoMMlCottle, Lee of Bath, w.ap.boder, at amity
at the Ca.tle and 11.11 lon, Ruth.
Jan. 23. tent rr Boni au and Henry Warn, late of Isiver.
pat. metehants, at 'levee, at the Globe Tavern 1 ',alma.
Jan 44. Petry (,arch and 'lll.4lllll.Slirrenvon, of L. verpml,
neetcheiste, at eta at that:lobe Tavern, Lortrimol
.tan. 13. Jaen R. 41111,.... of Imerpm.l, pros,nen mierehani,
at twelve. at the (.;...ige Inn, I...wiped.
Jan. 24 Mee, V analysis. a I.ervernel, vohule.alc froce., at
twelve, at the t .1.,1e "Farrell, Leo-trod
Feb '.`. William Yeoman, of Tireobal.rt Root, I.nndnn,
tallow handier. at ten, at (4100%411.
Jan. at John Colley, of the Strand, laanden, hatter, as eleven,
at tholdholl
Feb 14 John Caton and John Stephen., late of r‘.n,) ii,
vharkeeperv. et ten, et Goinitia.l. 1.404.11.
Feb. 16 Charles Blaurtek and Joint Henry Lotterloth, late
of Mark lane. Londun, owerhAnt., at I.n. at (in.. 41 ~t 1
lan. Ifil. flesh Janes, or 0....1ane. Snow.i..ll, I.unilun,
dossonoirmger. at alcove. et I Mildha 1.
Jun le. Mart 'rage, .4 rate, eels., pour, at twelve, at the
facyourtor Inn. Dolts
3.0 12, TionMel Mono., Sie.th, of TrYtleoell, Ewe., to,
tualler, et ten, ot 4iitildhali, London.
Jul• tit roc., Cm*. .4 Ille.gtithelnistottr, 5.,-,•,, I.nen
drape, at lethal Cilwielhall, lament
Jest If. JOIN, tiara, now so We of W. 1.,. 4,...v. saw
sru,-A.,modierev, were% at on, It te Atha 1, I. I- :i
' Jan. It. beau .1 Squaws. el len..iithAlNW 'tn.', , t.„ s •,.
ferneidiat . si ealieess.st Use bwan rayons. Lill smut, Su.

Jae VI W Aga WaWon, We of Wribbenta.o6,
suir.orr.W.serstrt,llllllbirree, ot arms. •1 •-•• tun,
wfiVrea/M.
CFIatrICATEIN4AN rt
memo t10mr...4 Maaet..lMte gyre.
, ism reie, Grua linilkaa, Torn, er.ne.
30,1 riAtiv ise , of Iteroom. Amin, wan.
posiga., Ms 14.4 "Ges•treit, ;fi.,

THE BRIT :IS I PRESS.

LON DON,
WEDNESDAY, .1 ASI;A IC Y 2.

A strong squadron of ships of war is to he sta-
tioned in Bantry Bay, for the proteCtion of
Ireland against invasion. The Thula rer and
two other ships of the line had arrived on the 22d.
We are concerned to state, that the inrmer had got
a-ground, but hopes were entertained that she
would be got off.

We understand accounts have been received from
Bombay, of a very distressing nature ; a great
failure has taken place in the crops of rice, Scc.
and famine threatens the settlement, and its de-
pendencies. Every precaution has been taken by
the Government abroad, to afford subsistence to
the natives ; and it is hoped the prompt rneasitres
adopted by them will not fail in the desired erred.

By a Gentleman who arrived in London yester-
day from Prince of Wales's Island, we learn, that
previous to the 21st June, the time lie left the Island,
the Fort had been considerably strengthened, and

several new works thrown up, sufficient for the pro-
tection of the trade in the roads, and for repelling

the enemy, should they make any attempt upon the
bland Every attention, it appears, has been paid

to this valii 'We settlement.

The 11 flgh laglis, Captain FAIRFAX, which had

put into Prince of Wales's Island, to repair a leak,
bad undergone a complete rt-pair, ald was taking

in her cargo again to proceed on I•er voyage to

Europe, in company with the Woodford, Captain

MA" from China.

The 114,4 Ixghs, a few days after she left 7i9engal,
recapiured a snow, which had been taken by a
Frew. h privateer, and carried her sate into Prince

of W.iles's I.'land.

'two Ditch line of battle ships, and a higatp,
were lying in Bantam Roads, having sailed from
Batavia on the Vtl May, with • i.eputatiott on board,
for tlyl purpose of proclaiming a new lei ig on the

islan.4 of Bantam, the former King having bees as-
sassinated by his brother. The men of war were
reported to be badly maimed, and in great want of
Furor:an provisions, and articles ot every kind.
Gin was selThig at Batavia as high as 75 dollars per
cam., and wine at three dollars per bottle,.
'the privateci a, from the. (Admire Islands, had
been so numerous on the coast of Malacca, that they
resisted every attempt made by the Chinese mci of
war to subdue them. In May, they plundered se-
veral towns. and were getting more audacious d lily.
It was the intention of the Chinese Government to

fit out the N. Au:, grab, Capt. MacAtl I, AV, as a
; and preparations had taken place for carry-
ing this plan into elle& which, it was Cl;WaCti,
would, in the cud, succeed.
lli, last r'a ship remront, Capt. Wool), ar-

rived at Bombay on the Ist May, from a cruise.
Ihe r, rine ,dous, of 7 F sun., Capt 0-311311tt, ar•
rived at Bombay th,. 17th sat the same month, and
sailed front thence about the 23.1, in company with
the ll.lttletnni.e sloop of war, and a ketch, command.
cd by Lieutenant Gottnnm Of the navy.
The Fox frigate, Capt. V eons*, was in Mocha
Road. the latter end of May, which had prevented
the French privateers from cruising against our
trade ;n the Red Sc.,.
lie Nl A.,ESt ship T,i4rai, Admiral Bata ite.
Captain Su It KIDGE. ; Crean .n, Captain J. S. it Al-
mg. I Dennignm,e, Captain I'. He canon, with a
cutter. were in Cochin Roads the end of May.
The crew of the Centortort, that had been rather
sickly whilst at Bombay, were all pet fealy reco-
vered.

M A 11•11' 'et ship Wefbrltsiort, Captain
ata r. armed in Madras Roads, from a cruise, the
13th July.
Ntijesty's brig Sea no-er, Lieutenant %V. F.
Owty, which felt Plymouth the 11th of March.
arrived in Madras !bads, the 9th of July, withAlis-
p.itches of great importance, for Rcar-Admiral
Raestia.
His NI CI LST stoops of war Rotihsq.,l,, Captain
Ca.ise a ; and ifibeirvai, Captain JoliM Barr, ar-
rived at Bengal, in June, from Madras, having on
board a great quantity of specie for the Bengal Go-
vernmcnt.
The Pbaries frigate, Captain CucKetita, attired
at Bengal the Sid of June.
The Pllitrftl Mille and Nerekresples rum ships
arrived at St. Helena, early in 041ober last, and
may be exp./led to arrive daily.

A vivre letter from Pates states, that a conti-
nental war, or a general peace, ivespeavd to prove
the immediate result of the proposals which BrIII 4-
t ha• rerrieteJ his Ministers to make at the se-
veral Courts, in manner ring his cowectation by the

I'o►s, as Laver( rof the Iteneh. B irno Kansaas-
Yu •T's the eztraralituary .‘mbassasior from Prussia,
a *'+.w• man high b the << r...lenee anJ careens of hi.

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Sovereign, has had frequent conferences with the
Mock Emperor, to which the regular Prussian Am-
bassador, the Marqnis LVCCIIESINI, W. 3 not admit-
ted, an.l scarcely a day passes on which he does not
sena a Courier to Berlin. Baron KNOBLEADORTE,
notwithstanding these frequent inter views with which
he is honoured by the Corsican, is treat*-d coolly by
him and his Misnister, T• Lev ea No, upon all pub-
lic occasions; while the Austrian Ambassador, Count
COBENTZEI, is treated with evident m..rks of dis-
tinetion. It is hence supposed in the diplomatic cir-
cles at Pets, that the Usurper is dissatisfied with
the Prussian Cabinet, but wishes, at the same time,
to regain his influence over its decisions, by in-
spiring it with a jealousy of Austria. The sei-
zure of Sir (hullos; R1P41101.15 is considered the
primary cause of the coolness now subsisting be-
tween France and Prussia ; a coolness since enereas-
ed by the firmness of the latter in its demand of
satisfaCtion fur that public outrage, and the insolence
of 136 s A PART e in refusing a satisfaii'ery explanation ;
a refusal rendered still more insulting by his imper-
tinent reference to his Note from Aix-la-Chapelle,
in which he says, "he frank& declared his deter-
mination to exclude all British diplomatic Agents
from the proteEtion of the laws of natioas." These
very words have been used by TA L LEY R.% ND, in his
communications with several foreign Ambassadors,
upon the suhjel of the arrest and liberation of Sir
GEORGE RUM BOLD. Upon one of these occasions,
the Marquis Lut•catstisr demanded, whether he
was to consider such communication official, as in
such case he would feel it his duty to apprise his
Sovereign to that effefl The crafty Ex-Bishop
answered, that it was purely confidential, and not
to be considered as an official assertion. The
treatment of Prussian subjeCis in France is a further
evidence of the coolness between France and Prus-
sia. They are treated with more severity than any
other foreigners, and for the slightest indiscretion
are committed to prison. Among the many thus
rigidly dealt with is a Mr. ROB IT, a ['Malian watch
maker, lately van to the Temple, for saying its a
Coffee-house, at Paris, that there wasmorereal liberty
in his country than in any other part of the world.
Although immediately claimed by the Pacssi•e
AsssAssanoa, the greatest indulgence which he
could obtain was, his deportation beyond the con-
fines of the Corsican Empire, altar the French Re-
pubiic, under pain of death, if he should ever
return. KLEILT g, another Prussian subjea, and
an Officer, was, after six days imprisonment
is the Temple, sent to the other side of the
Rhine, for speaking too familiarly of Prince Louis
• BONAPARTE, of whom he was formerly the
intimate companion at Berlin. These proofs of
French fraternity have produced a great migration
of Prussian visitors from the hospitable bosom of
the French territory.

We have received Dutch Papers to the 26th ; hut
the intelligence bons France, which they contain,
is not of so late a date as that of which the public
are already in possession. It may be inferred
horn them, that no declaration of war was
made by the Splnish Government on the `27th
cf November, thy day on which it was expened to
take place. All lit itidi property, however, Wda put
into sequestration, and goards of Spanish soldiers
were placed in the houses of the Englr.h merchants
and Consul at ✓Malaga. It is to be expefted that si-
m Mar rigour has been exercised in the other ports of
Spin.

The intelligence from Madrid reaches to the last
day of November, and p.sitively states, that or-
ders 11.13 been transmitted to the Sc tarsia Avass-
,anoa At Landon. to demand his passports. The
same causes which have operated to retard the
:arrival of Mr. Faeß►;. have most probably pre-
vented the appearance of the Spanish Courier.
It is at Carthagena that the Plague has again
appeared, and not at Malag t.

The Rrtl haul frigate has carried a Spanish ship
into I.:•iitth
Th..: flatly a a 114,,,, I.‘ rwiw,from ('alasgow, fur
Liverpool, has sunk nem Kin,:sle, crew saved
The Nelsno, Sawn,, ft..m I)emAt ar.t, for
Liverpool, is on shoo: ue.o kittsale, part ut the
catgo saved.
The Moot, WILLIAM% from 13:111gOe for London,
has been driven out of Scilly, and lust near Cork.
From all the accounts which have reached us it
appears that there has scarcely ever been known so
long a contimtance of easterly winds blots mg with
so much violence as in the present season. Every
vessel that has either put to sea, nr been driven
Irmo her anchrrs, has invariably been forced to the
Westward. We are therefore not is the least sur-
prised at the long delay of Mr. Versa.
A letter from Ntatir,.l, of the lose date of 13ec.
states, that. not wit I: standing the arrival of the French
Minister, Genet it II urso%vtt.ea. at that capital.
no new system of a, livity had been adopted by the
Spanish Calsinrt ; sash. aint.ng those supposed to be
best acquainted with the measures of the Coon, an
opinion prevailed. di a no declaration of oat w add
be issued. although one of considerable length had
been prepared by the special direetiou. of the
PaiNct of ri:ACI. Ail British ptoperty through-
out Spain eocainuesdotwercr. to be registered her
c Wirt atm%

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Icl-hr-PARL .

The Serpentine River, yesterday,. again auricled
a very numerous aSSerte,Loge of skaiters; In att.
catty part of the day, a slight thaw coming on, for
come time occasioned a degree of dullness in the ice,
which made it very unpieeaant ; but, in less
two hours, the frost reatmed its influence, and made
it infinitely better than it had been before. Mr.
Moore, son of the Archbishop of Cam:ubury, and
Mr. Watts, of the custom-house, appeared to have
a trifling superiority over the many other first-rat.,
performers, They skaited together fur the greatest
part of the day, cutting the same figure ot
always meeting in the middle, and saluting cleft
other in a very graceful manner; sometimes they
would, with two other Gentlemen, cut a double
figure of eight, alteinatelv .neeting and retiring, at
if they were dancing a Highland reel; at another
time, Mr. Monte would, after running a comer:km-
ble way, to give himself birce, destunte a spacious
circle, skaiting backwards on the out-edge, NI,.
Watts, close in the pursuit, would describe the ...tn.,
Circle for wards on the out-edge, aild.
Moore with his left hand, would, in a till-C.11e,,
attitude, hold his right high over hit head.
had an uncommonly tine etten ; hut, fi.r the
part, the good skaiters remained at the right hand
side of she river, occupying a very small portion of
the ice, exaaly opposite to that part ot the road.
where the ladies came in their cart iages to admire
their elegant movements. Of course, every 4.l.mhin:
fellow was there. At about half-past three, whet
considerable crowd had assembled round this spot,
a huge, athletic fellow, belonging to the lum se-guardi,
who had been driving up and down for some time
before, came running as fast as he possibly could to
that part where they stood, and, having sprung ove:
the wooden rails which projea into the River, he came
down at the other side, wah such juice, that a lar,4e.
crack ran along the ice. Three ladies made their
appearance at different times, and acquitted them-
selves with great spirit and litunress, skaiting
on the flat one of them, the young lady whom we
mentioned in our Paper of yesterday, made several
very successful attempts in skaiting un the out edge,
in which she WAS fortunate enough nut to get a single
fall. 'ffie ice in Kensington Gardens was very
tine, and it is probable that it will be the scene et.
pleasure for this day, should the frost continue sa
long.

Yeiterday morning Hi, NIAJESI r. attendef b-
number of Gentlemen on foot, walked throie!,

Eaton.
Yesterday morning Her MAJESTY and the l'a:s-
-c rises took an airing to Frogmore.
Thi9 Jay the Roy .s I. FA M I IN are expened
Qutts's House, and in the evening will honour
Drury-Lane Theatre with their presence.

Yesterday, at one o'clock, being New Year's day,
s
the whole of the Foot Guards, quartered at
Knightsbridge Barracks, were regaled, according
annual custom, with an excellent dinner of to:11,s
beef and plum pudding, and a pot of beer for each
man. There was a very strong muster ; 930 sat
down, and during the dinner, they were visited by
the Commander in Chiet, the Duke of YORK, Cu!.
CA Lv virr, Col. &tows att.o, and a great number of
other General Officers. Abler dinner, the I)uke
YORK set off on a visit to ills MAJESTY at Wititlsnr,
where he dined, and after dinner proceeded to Oat-
lands.
Prince Wtst.lAM at G rout: ts Lit arrived yester-
day, with the whole of his suite, at the house of hi;
father, the Duke of (...;LOL4.:Kstiot, in eliper
venor-street, from Liverpool.
Arrivals at Bristol Hotwells :
Sr. Mr. H. Touttillarn Mr 11410k1111%
Dr. Hervey, Mrs. Rubs..ll, M,.:Hutitokc.
General Di:mortars' :strived in town on 'lbw.
day, and yesterday took an elegant house in I.eises-
ter-square, for the season.
The lion. CRARLAS BENTIIICK will occupy, k:
the season, an elegant house in Welbeck-street.
The lion. General Sr. JOHN left town ye.ter-
day, for his seat, Bank Farm, Surrey.
'I he Marquis of Bc•Nni OILD returned yesterday
to his house iu Piccadilly, from White Knights.
The Earl and Countess of CARLISLE and family
have retuned to Grosvenor-place. from Castle Ho-
ward, ho the season.
Mr. Gseciswooo, yesterday, gave a dinner to
large firma party, according to annual custom.
The lair daughters of LO, in all her fashionabl_
nesl jr, appe:u- to have a great hankering after the
Serpentme.
The Duchess of Rol st-ar:“ is re.akinif elegar:
preparations for the Birth-day. Her GrAte sr,
display, upon that occasion, a new char and char
of prculiar beauty.
The Duke of QLERINSRERR v drove ass and doss
Bondoitteet yesterday in his rat-J-01..
A young gentleman Limited himself on Sunda,.
into the affettions of a fair Lady, wit:s whoa Le
sigp9ed off yesterday. upon a matrimonial serf.
General BaowNatcu purchased, Lot week, -.lu eit
gain house in Stanhope.street, May fair.
lliere will be A Grand Concert and 11.111 At New
castle to-morrow. to which a Miss Karats, ti. :•,Sunderland lends her vocal Aid.
Yesterday. the new organ at the chinch f 8r...:
in:, hit of Wight, was opritesl c ith If e• •
tion of Lasted music. Ihe organ be Mt. Slats
die vocal pots by Mr. I* now as, and the Cheri,
Singers of Portsmouth and Penn.:a.
Mrs. Psisuis, Lite Miss Biases, is the rm •
useful Jere.; at the Liverpool "Ilwatte: this eirgis:
she petforms in the F./ay, dances in tire hiller. sings
tire "kr...44mnd, and concludes with a Nes* i red.
On the 17th ult. was manied at 1/Istigar.
Path. Tyros', Ireland. the lion and Rev. Coal,
Kiwi, SOP of Lewd Viscount N ia TOIL any, to Mrs
Lads FIAT/Arita. daughter of Rouses Bs% r, Ey,
late M.P. for Aylesbury.
The Liaises Charity Ball at Liserpoll, node? t' -
patronage of P,i,,ce Was, tan or °sous tat r-.
wok place me Monday night, and was void attootto:
Mrs. Bicsitiotos w as pre/tilts! upon to take
A.
a;ri.ig, rat Sunday, for the first rime saws her lase it
disposition. in Hyde Park. where aK tostomill
sew woe adenine:7 the skaiten. We are easseararil
to state. that won her return. abe Wood hies& w
ill AS 9s be °bird in rod Pi phy is e'. and Ibis
he -ti since ned to bar bed in ids a ..Isl. Wastwled
hy *fewer.

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LORD CARBERRY.

At nine o'clock, on Monday eveninz last, at
RODISH'S Hotel, died Osortrix Evans, baron Cie-
oY, • f the kingdom of Ireland. His Lordship
herr
was in his thirty-ninth year, and in the year 1792,
married Miss WATSON. daughter of Colonel War-
," who amassed a 'considerable fortune in India.
The first Baron was created by Groans: the FIRST,
in the year 1715. His M A.lxsTY bestowed thishonour
on him, on account of his extreme beauty and manli-
ness His Lordship was considered the finest man
of Lis day. The late Lord was truly amiable,
and a man of the mildest and most gentlemanly
winners. Mein two years since, his Lordship
was lending on his estate near Northampton, and
bad the misfortune to burst a blood-vessel, and
was considered at the time in extreme danger ;
about fifteen months since he broke his arm,
which brought on a lingering complaint, consider-
ed by the faculty as a decay of some internal part.
A few weeks since his Lordship came to town, and
has been under the care of Dr. BAIL te, and other
eminent physicians, who considered his Lordship so
id recovered as to sanaion his return to the coun-
try; last Friday was the day fixed for his depar-
ture with Lady Caansis WV, for his seat in North-
arapconshire ; preparatory to the journey he rode
in Hyde Park t on Wednesday and Thursday last
was In good spirits, and saw company each after-
nooe ; but on P siday morning he proposed to Lady
Causer to postpone their departure until Mon-
day, which her Ladyship acquiesced in. On Satur-
day morning, about one o'clock, his Lordship was
seized with a violent sickness in his stomach, and
rang the bell for his servant, who immediately at-
waded, and, on finding his Lordship had again
bum a blood vessel, sent for Doelor HAMS,
who administered some medicine that relieved his
patient so much; that be sat ep, dined, conversed,
and was in tolerable spirits; bat on Sunday evening
, aar= took place, which terminated fatally. His
j
*p dying without issue, the title and estates,
which are very considerable, devolve to his uncle,
the Hon. Jolts EVAN., of Dublin.