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London, England, 1809-10-18 00:00:00

COVE/VP-CARDEN ritEA IRE.

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Last night,The Road to Ruin attracted a numerous
audience. The cast of this play is too well known '
to the public, and the merits of the respective iwr-
formers, who sustain the principal characters, have
so tifwe already been made the anbiect of com-
ment, that it is ...necessary for us to take much
notice of either. Mr. Mumma was, as usual, ex-
cellent in Old Dorntun. The fond father, strug-
gling with the incensed and runled mall, was
most skilfully pnurtrayed in many of the scene, ;
but is none more than in that with Smith, where
he replies " Very well." Mr. Jones was very suc-
cessful in Goldfinch ; Miss NOILOO, in Snyhio ;
Mrs. Davenport, in the Widow Warren; Mr.
Eme-
ry, in Silky, and Mr. Brunton, in flurry Dorn-
ton. The three first acts of the play went off very
quietly, save when any speech on the stage could
he interpreted into an allusion to the existing cu..
ennintances at the Theatre. Thus, when Old
mentors reproaches his son with being imposed on
inn •. Jews and swindlers:" and when Silky asserts
one-third of the principal to he a very fair profit,"
oppositionists applied the p stages to their own
case, end hailed them with shoots or taunts.
Our regret at being precluded, by the arrival of
the noisy half-price men, from hearing the last two
acts disunetly, was much increased by the pleasure
we had continued to receive till that period from the
spirit and discrimination with which every actor sus-
tained their parts. They appeared desirous of per-
formiug PO well as to be able to calm the voice of
tumult; but this exertion, as well as every preced-
ing one, was lost en the callous minds of those who
frequent the Theatre fur the purpose of gratifying
private spleen, and hangnail); the inoffensive portion
of the community.
The lot hail some spare room at the drawing up
of the curtain, hut kept gradually filling till half-
price, sod then became completely crowded.
The boxes were fashionably and respectably filled
from the beginning. Thus we see that the efforts
made to overthrow 114111111. now generally allowed to
he just, have totally ; and indeed so far are
these excellent calculators from injuring the Pro-
prietors, that the latter have to thank them every
night for crowded houses and plentiful receipts.
The cry of "Orders!" like that of Jews!"
cannot imp impose upon any one; for no person can
look rodud the house, without la-ing convinced that
it contains more money, for the last few nights, than
it has done since it nsienesi. The Managers, there-
fore, were money their only consideration, might
laugh at this method of forcinz them to comply
with unreasonable demands; but it must be very
near their hearts to he on good terms and well in
the opinion of the public. fairly so denominated.
The only person who made himself conspicuous
before the Play concluded, was a very old man, in
the side boxes, on the second tier ; by waving
his bat, he encouraged those in the pit to hum
and shout, setting an example very indecorous for
a person at his period or life, who ought rather to
think of quiet and retirement, than of becoming the
inciter of riotosuil the limit in mischief. It is most pro-
bible that this person, like others, on former nights,
who, from their dress, we should have believed to
be respectable women. had not their behaviour
taught us to discredit their appearance, bed been
pat forward with the design of bringing odium
upon the Managees, in case they resorted to
legal measures, either against a man of his years,
or those of the gentler sex.---We hope none
of these stratagems will prevent the Managers
from persevering in what they consider to he
right, for the preservation of their property, and
the arunseinesit of the public. A man in the
pd, with 0. V. ill his hat, also contributed mach
to the confusion, and his appearance gave rise to a
great tumult, an an attempt was made to dreg him
out. We did pot perceive whether or no he was
secured. During this tumult, a Lady fainted in
one of the boxes, and it was a lung time before she
'hewed any symptom of returning animation.
On being somewhat restored, she was removed
from the Theatre. Such are the effects of the gal.
lent and generous exploits of the enemies of the
Theatre, and the patrons of native talent.

On the falling of the curtain, the pit joined in
singing God save the King, and were shortly ac-
companied, by other parts of the honse, in theis
'opal exertions ; the pealing organ itself Could not
equal the majestic swells of their vociferated an-
them. A little after they had exhausted their
lungs, in this their first formidable effort for the
night, the placards began to be displayed, and
hand-bills to descend in showers from the upper
boxes, among a squalling bawling ciowd, whose
mouths, as well as hands, were ready to receive
them. A person with, the letters 0. P. affixed to
his hat, stood upon one of the benches in the pit,
and was hailed with a shout, which indicated the
strength of the half-price men. He was hurried
along from the back seat,_wliere he first rose, to-
wards the stage, with considerable velocity; and
when he was supposed to be in a situation suffi-
ciently conspicuous for his merit, was permitted to
remain there. The placards, which had been
In-
therto, like momentary meteors, utipeuring and di,
appealing, ton rapid almost for observation, begrin
new to assume a snore settled form, kind we sere
enabled to dervither the following:—
. Taro out the Jews.
" nut let the Police intimidate you, fur your cause is
(owl."
" This House to kt —lnqvirr at the Stage-hoz."
" Old Pries.—No Hirelings"
" New Pries.; or, The Road to *YIN ."
Another represented the head of ra man looking
through it pair of spectacles, the eye-holes of which
represented the letters 0. P. They were most of
them received with applause, iii which, we are sorry
to add, the Boxes took part.
Whets the curtain rose, the placards were with-
drew'', cud the whole attention was directed to the
Farce, if that can Ise called attention, the object
of which was to prevent it from being heard. lit this
they succeeded. Peeping Torn was not allowed to
speak a word in hie defence; and every personage in
the drama, woolen and all, were iir effect dumb for
the rem limier of the evening. After wane time, the
Boxes, not satisfied with bring only secondaries in
the iierformance, kicked up a row of their own, and
the l'it seemed perfectly contented to he led in-
stil of leading. The letters 0. P. were exhituted
by the half-price men with great effect. The house
was inn t \lntuit of applause; for the same discontent
hubbub with which they 'spree their resentment

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against the Nianagere, serves them equally well to
signify their apprub-tion of their assuciater. We
were happy to obrerve, upon the whole, that
though the noire was great -tovinhi the latter end
of the night, it did not by any mean.; equal that
of the preceding ; they appeal' to be comseiLns that
they have bat a few nights longer to gain admis-
sion, and are determined to make the beat ure they
can of what ft:111*111* to them yet.
There were some disturbances in the pit, occa-
sioned by the resistance made to the officers. who
were endeavouring to take some of the moat ae five
and notorious rioters from the house.

The national air of Bale Britannia, was a par-
ticular favourite with the half-price men, who, while
they sang its praise of freedom, did not seem to be
aware that they were guilty of a gross abuse of it.
IVhen the curtain dropped, the usual bawl of
victory was set up, to the delight of the inaisen-
sical, and the vexation of the rational and the just.
As soon as the curtain dropt, the half-price men
sat down by the orders of a ragged old man, who
was the moment before conversing with the stately
man that wears spectacles, decorated, as usual, with
book in hand, and ink-horn on button ; his command
was obeyed, in some measure—but not without the
strenuous efforts of the man with the barnacles. A
youth then presented himself, and, we are ashamed
to say, in the uniform of a Midshipman, with his hair
powdered for the occusiou. He expatiated largely
on the unwarrantable liberty that bud I een taken
with him, by some of the public prints, in their
doubting that he was a Midshipman. Ile assured
them he haft the honour of being one. (Load
applatite.)—He then continued " their cause was a
just one, d—n him, and they would shew them
they were true blue. (Lord hitzstu !)—They have
referred their cause to the Bow-street Magistrates,
butt we will apply to the Port Admiral, and over-
, haul them by a Court-martial. Then. if Capt. Jack
will not strike to our flag, but rather contend the
matter, we will let both flags fly together." Here
this youth was obliged to be prompted by the rag-
ged friend of the stately man, and after a vast deal
of verbiage and nonsense, he concluded with re-
questing three huzzas for the King, .6 who watched
over their public rights ; and as to their privet,/
ones, they would take care of them themselves."
This received loud plaudits from the pitites ; after
which, they sang Cod save the King. The wifor-
tunate boy whom they had encouraged to orattaist,
got frightened—the stately man, cod the ragged
man, called out, " Take care of him ; take care of
him ; see him sate." A body of the half-price
men accompanied hint out of the pit ; after which
the house became quite quiet, and by eleven
o'clock it WIC, cleared.

The orator, in midshipman's uniform, was taken
into custody and conveyed to Bow-street office,
where he underwent an examination. lie was at-
tended by several gentlemen. At first he refused to
give his name and address; but when the Magistrate
was going to commit him, saying he could not hear
of bail for a person who refused to disclose his name.
he then condescended to acknowledge that his mane
was Samuel Due Meld, assistant to Messrs. Kirk and
Co.. of No. 93, Bislieptigate-street, druggist., and
that lie lodged at Mr. Barber's, in Bniihill-row.—
Upon this disclosure, there was a general laugh
throughout the office. His friends immediately de-
serted him, and when the question was asked, " will
any Gentlemen bail this man r all were silent, and
he was accordingly enniintted.

The Magistrates of Aberdeen have conferred the
freedom of that town upon Lieutenant-General Sir
DAVID BAIRD. The gallant General left it on
Enda% seftnight, on his way south, from the seat of
the Earl of ASCRDERN, where he had been on a
visit.

A most distressing accident happened in the
poor-house, at Liverpool, on Wednesday last. A
tine boy, about nine years of age, was playing
near a man who was doing some work with a
pitch-fork iii his hand, and having given him
Verne offence, the man most inhumanly ran after
the boy and ran the fork into his back with such
force, that it passed through his heart and came
out at his breast. The poor child lingered about
twelve hours, and then died in great agony. The
!Ilan was immediately taken into custody, and will
be committed for trial.

The Rev. GIRARD ANDREWS. Rector of the pa-
rish of St. 31111251, Westminster, is nominated to the
Deanery of Canterbury, in the room of Dr. Powys,
deceased.

We understand that the surplut of the Consoli-
dated Fund, for the quarter ender' the 10th Octo-
ber, 1809, amounts to 3,100,0001.

The following is an abstract of the account, as
compared with that of the corresponding quarter
of last year :
ix vise Q FIrDED
Ott au, 1001. Oct 10, 18119.
Income L 9,062,117 L ton
Charge 6,247,:e7 V.7,s',' no

Surplus Lisa 4,33 u L 3,143,300
Besides this, the War Taxes hare produced, in the
last quarter, 6,6/18,6271. being 285,6001. more than
their amount in the quarter ended the 10th Octo-
ber, 1909 ; and the Property Tax has produced
near 600,0001. more to the Exchequer than It did
in the October quarter, 1408.
There is certainly in our day an alertness of
action, a concentration of exertion, unknown to oor
ancestors—.l telegraph co.ninunicates news like
thought—machinery constructs in • minute what
formerly was produced by the labour of weeks—and
a Lottery, which used to " drag its slow length
along" for forty days. is now dispatched in a few
hour.. CARTIC, No. 19. Chariug-cross, requests
thou who wish to be in the way of Forturies Shower
to adopt this modern alertness, for those decisive
hours approach very fast.
The Public have for some time past *hewn an
eagerness to have Four Tickets of a Number,
which the Ofice-kecpers could not deliver them,
owing to a regulation in the Busk, net to let the
Tickets in Class D he issued, until those in A, B,
and C, were disposed of. The Bank, within these
few days, have begun issuing the Tickets to the
Office-keepers in Clan O ; therefore, such Ladies
or tientlemen as choose to have Two, Three, or
Four Tickets of a Number, may he supplied in
great variety, at the Old Established Offices of T.
HISH, 4, Cornhill, and 9. Cturinz-cross, till nest
The rrday sight.

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POLICE.

int &Dna t.t., OCT. 17.
Mr. newilaty, perfumer, of Fleet-street, Lharged three
*omen ,tf the loam as enitoos and disoidetly. Us scald this
neighbourhoial are Lightly annoyed by the disturbances ue•
easiouml by females of thia demi iptiuti. Last night Iles.
Pritoneis were so turbulent, at a late hour, wheu he ens au-
tug to bed, he was cittli;;ed to open his window, and give
them iiito eitaody of the satchntau. The Prituners re-
torted the alias ge apou him. As they wile pasting along,
they were saluted, from his windows, with a delude, not CO
pure at the rain from heaven, by which their siik pelisses,
which they affirmed had co-t them above five pounds each,
were materially injured, both in colour and smell ; snit they
bed only knock, d at hic door to learn the author of their ihs.
grace, when all the irdriss they received was being scut to
the wateh.hinrce for the night.
1 he worthy Aldermau (tiettuLtY) ilcelareil, that however
anxious Ire was to protect the public from the misconduct of
such description of females, he could not Lit reprobate the
present proceeding. If they wire found disturbing the pub-
lic peace, the law was open for their piluishment; but,
abused as they were, they had dune nuthmg but what any
person would naturally, cud bad a right to du. Ile demisted
the charge.

Green, and Mary, his daughter, were charged with
robbing Mr. MMUS, a working silversmith, in St. Anne's-
lane Falcon-simare.
Mr.i Adams stated, that having been plundered of late of
silver, by some of his wurkuieu, of whom the Prisoner was
one, It,, a considerable wuount,and suspicion faking upon
the Prisoner, he, last night, masked tome silver, and left it
among other, as usual, in the shop. This mornbig the Pri-
soner came to his work, and the other men, who were in tbe Se-
CICt, left bon alone, and retired to a place where they could
watch him. lie immediately took the opportunity of pocket-
ing some of the loose silver so marked. Ile afterwards made
an excuse to r, house, whither he was followed by two offi-
cers, procured fir the purpose.' Upon searching the room,
which he said betouged to his daughter, a silver spoon, the
property of Mr Adams, was found. Hui, upon a second
search, the silver that bad been marked was discovered in a
tea-cup The silver was identified, and the Prisoners were
fully committed fur trial.

COVENT•G AR DEN THEATRE.

Mars efartia weed/air...l with ranking a disturtesace iu the
Our.Sbilbug Gullet y, by springing • rattle.
Robert Fry, one of the patrol.., said, that he was in the
One. Shilling Gallery, sod observed the Prtsoner was aentung
a prat noise, by batlu•iug, shouting, and springing • small
rattle.

1 he Prisoner said, a young man, sof the new, of Saab, i■
authaeoptowstreel, lent her the 'mile
Robert French, a Car neater, belonging to Covent garden
'hew*, confirmed Fry's statement.
Ordered to hod bail.

F.ateu Hull was brought in the custody of Anthony, who
said, that the Prisoner was at the door of the Office when
a man was thought Mtn the Office in custody, and,
his being refused adruittauce, insisted upon coming an, say-
ing it was a public office ; he made a great noise, and svcited
a number of persons, who gathered round the Other, in
consequence of this dist.obance at Covent-garden Theatre,
to hoot, shout, and make a peat distuibanee.
Ordered to find bait.

anew Trieher,of Worship-sireet,Sboreditcb, was charged
by M,. James Brandon with making a disturbance in the
Theatre. Mr. B. stated, that at the begivaing of the fourth
act of the Play of Richard the 1951.41, sail while there cis
great n iae of whistles and catcalls Ili the Two-Shilling Gal-
lery, be went op with Joseph TownseuJ, the patrele, to the
back of the Tiru.Shilling Gallery, and $4. the Prisoner
►lowing a whistle or catcall, fur *Vire a quarter of au hour.
Joseph Towuseud confirmed the shove.
Ordered to find hail.

Jame. Callan was rharrd with hreakiug open the dwelling-
house of Mr. hlabuny, the sigu of the Cock, iu Totteuhaus-
assort-road.

Thomas 'limn, of John-street, Tottenham-court road,
pander and glazier, mail, that shout half-past two o'clock,
us Sunday rummies, as he was passing through Tutteobam-
conit•rua.l, ht sow the head mid shoulders of a man, iu the
teller of Mr. Mahony ; is consequence of which, he *rut
close up to the cellar, and saw out of the, daps of the teller
lifted up, and three bottles of wine on the other Bap, and the
Prisoner in the set of getting out of the cellar ; he attempt-
ed to lay hold of him, hut he made a spring and ran away.
The willies* pursued him sod callrd out" stop thief," mad
was never fire yards from him, till he was stopped, and se.
eared.
Thomas Sykes, a watchman, sa,d, that hearing the cry• of
" stop thief," sad seeing the Pi ii 01.7 running, be endeavour-
ed tostop him; bat the Prisoner knocked Lion down. lie
get up agsiu as quick as possible, followed him, sod was pre-
sent whew he was secured.
Mr Mahony proved his cellar, which is part of ►is dwell-
ing-house, to have been broken open, and a quantity of wine
stolen. The Prisoner was committed for trial.
• Yesterday, JoAn Munensier was brought to the Office,
charged, on suspicion. with fetoniously stealing a variety of
good', the property of Mr Meaty Bond and Co. leather mi-
lers, of Leiceeter-place. It appeared that t►e Pri ouer was
porter to the Proseentors ; they were *rumble that they bad
bees ruldsed fur acsiisidcrable time mod, but could not disco.
Ter the ro►ber*. On !Wortley esornitag early, Mr. Bond
adopted the schebse of concealing himself In the warehouse;
when the Prisoner came in, and tore off several yards of vel-
veteen, from a piece, pat them lulu his breeches, in a cos-
cealed manner, and walked off.
Yesterday mousing, between is and seven o'clock, Mr.
Bond cinicesled himself in his warehouse again, when the
Prisoner soon after eam,• iii, and took two pairs of boot-legs,
and put them into his breeches ; and then took a pair of
hoot-straps and pet them into ►is pocket, and thee left the
warehouse.
The Prisoner was in a short time afterwards taken into cue•
tody by Atkins, olio searched him, and found the bout-
legs in his breeches, and the straps ill bus pocket The Pri-
soner was committe I tot triad.
LSIOVIIALL, OCT. 17
Jane Well, and .4 em Tompkins were brought before the
Magistrate, by imckie, charged by James 'Thompson, one of
five brothers, all ',reread dumb, with stopping him near
Nelsuri-muare, in lilackfriars'-road, end rubbing him of a
one-pound note, and some silver; they were remanded fur
another examination.

ARLooIitot:GII.sTALET.
The second examinatioo of the penoo calling himself
Sir Plenum .ifacklii, Knight of the Polar Star, took place
yesterday. Among the Gentlemen who attended was Golowei
Young, who bilges at the Hetet where the Primmer ass.
mitted his last depredations The trunks of this Gentkoian
were broken open, and various articles of ireariog apparel
were stolen, but there was no proof adduced to spew that
the Prisoner had committed the then. The only charge
that could attach to Lim *3l thii —He bail gone into tlie
waiter's bed-worn early in the morning, supposing him to
be asleep, and w4lll in the act of eodcavouring to nioeit *if
his watch, which hung at the bed's head, when the wader,
who was aurae, finding it very tiroely stretched
forth his baud, and seized the Prisoner, but he escaped from
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bts vaarp, and left the house. He atteisrards rationed :shout
one o'clock, w►en the waiters followed him up stain; he tiid
himself (from the search which ensued) in the wsteeclustt.
Vpoo this evidence lie was committed, to answer the charge
of the 'misdemeanour.
William 'Treble, against whom so many charges have been
made, particularly on suspicion of ridden An Arundel mail,
of notes to the amorist of 7tisol. underwent another domi-
nation. This esaininatiou, soil the evidence produced against
him, occupied the attention of Mr BRODIE, the presiding
Mac:strate, 'nearly the whole swills, day ; but, as t►ere were
many other charges expected to he made against him, the
further hearing ors deferred, is order to give the parties an
opportunity to appear.

A gang of thieves cotnmitted several depredations.
on Monday : night, in litiyes's-Mesra, Berkeley.
square ; they stoic the leaden pipes belonging to
the stables of the Earl of DARSL6II7. Lady Mi-
lli:M. Mr. BAKER, &c. with which they got off:
A coung nine of high respectability, Secretary to
Nobleman, stands charged with forgery to a con-
rider:l6lc exteut, and has abs onde+

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I LLI.V4SLOE ;Ain.
irra...c.r Or A LETTER. I MOM A COIIIIIL/IONDTNT AT
••LI,IN•4LOr, (Sc?- 9.
Lord Clamarty opened hrs *seeable! Park fur the meet,-
' HO, of sleep, uu Tuesday ; the day proved favourable, mid
it was a most lutereating sight, to view near 50,0110 of those
awful creatures, %stitch afford as food, li let, nod raimeut,
scattered, to lois, cater one green field, each lot kept sepa-
rate front the test by the altepheria with their crooks there
were sold, during the fair, 71,62, sheep.
Unsold.. I,z9tt
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. • 'total 73,145
Being near 5,000 fewer-that. were sold at the last October
Fair; the prices were somewhat higher lima last year.
There were bullocks sold
Unsold.... tem
114411iWt:. 114":1111111.
About 400 more than last year. The graziers mad apple-
headed a greet fall in horned cattle; but some speeuleturit
caste into the Fair, and it was calculated that they averaged ,
a guinea per bead more than at the Fair cat !due. • ei
The Farming Society bad a numerune Meeting, and wes •
observed a great mar y Noblesneu anti Gentlemen ut fortune
among them—Mr. Poster, President of the Society; the
Marquis of Sligo; Lords Clancarty, Russusure, Cloithroch,
Aslitown, and French; Sir Thomas G. Newcouten, Sir 1.4.
ward Crofton, Sir Samuel O'Maley, Sir Hugh Gltet;ly,
Right Houourable Denis Browne, Mr, Freracts, Mr. Haua
Hamilton, ,Jr. Bowes Daly, and several other persons of
that e twitted
The Shew wow the hest we have ever seen since the esta-
blishment of the Society. The different varieties of horned
cattle acre brought forward in great slumbers, and there
were few iudiffereat oats among them ; but the questioo re-
insane still tiodecided, whether the twig-homed middle-
horned, or short-horned cattle are the best. The liongliorus
and North Herons seemed to be, is general, the favourites.
There were *reeve{ gaud new Leicester read South Down
sheep sod our curiosity was gratified, by seeing a Met AMP
rasa, imported direct from Spain . kis wool was of superior
quality, and his carcase moon, better than we extweted.—
The very high price of wool of every kind bast attracted the
attention of most of our breeders ; they see the necemity of
covering their I.ettesier sharp With heavy deecui, of long.
brie, cambia. wool ; sod the friends to South !Mon sheep,
having greedy heated tted by the price cal their clothing wool,
aisle to iaciease its quautity, amid lir prevent% to try whe-
ther that ohject can he attained by a LIVIA with the Meristo,
withuat reaterially iiijartier the carcase. Applitationt, we
hems, have lees made by the Society to Sir Joseph Haulm, foe
some of the Meriuu sheep, which His Majesty has been gra-
ciously pleased to distribute ainuos his subjects; we will
venture to ,ity, they Cllti.ll/1 be deposited is better hands.
We are sorry to rind, that the liberal premiums °tiered by
the Society (Cr draft station.% have net induced any uew
Candidates tostart. All the horses which were strewn at
this mertiag, appeared here at the two last shoes The yob-
Lc mind Is riot yet tirade up As to the comparative meta of
the different breeds Ihe Judges were last year decidedly
in favour of the Suffolk Putteh—.ibis y• or other Judges hare
deterniiaed with equal deeision in faiour ot the black Lauer
tershire di aft homes.
The Society encourage every good tweed of lisre-stoct
but cautiously avoid coninottiu7 themselves in respect to the
sureriority of any tine lined over smother. 1 lie Swim were
better than dined exhibited at any of the SUrltty'S hit user
shews--they are dioperseug the improved breeds of this ea-
luable animal through every, part of Ii eland. We were happy
to find several strangers, part 11.telislitnen, who were
pleased to approve of every puit it she t shih:tion, and e>.-
premed do if ST)lprile at thy ferllll•ity and raped.tiun with
which so wany cattle, sheep, we. were arranged.
The Society dined together every day Jamie the week, and
the usual harmony prevailed. The health of our beloved So.
vereign, who is approachiog the soth year of his retire, wane
drunk with every expies: ion of duty sad aliectios—.after
which Mr. Griereem gave " God Nave Great George oar
Wittig," with the addition of several beautiful verses of hie
own, mud was joined in fall chorus by the whole Society.
%Vista the memory of the Marquis of Sligo was drunk, every
Member stood sp, and eriaceo, by silence, their sorrow and
regret.
We were sorry to see the harmoneof the Society interrupt--
ed daring the dile, and their attention withdrawn from the
greet objects of their uselitistems, by a CAerail Ate the *Mee of
Secretary.
There was a general meeting of the Society ea Friday, at
twelve o'clock in the afternoon, when a report of the Commit.
tee WAS received, containing a full and very satisfactory nee
coact of the proceeding" of the society fur the last twelve
montlia. A proposal isas MAUI to Lord Clancarty, the pro- •
print..; of this tow it, to change the wool fair to the let old
The Soc.rte then proceeded to a ballot, for tic election of a
Vice-Pres:dem, in the room of the late Marquis of Sligo;
fur a Secretary, in the room of the late NI r. Hamilton ; and
of seven new Members fur the Committee. The ballot was
nut mole up till ten o'clock me Saito ay sight, when Mr.
IVyuae. was unanimously elected Vice-Pi•esideut, and Mr.
Dix was elected Secretury.-19i mutters toted.

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Yesterday, as a sufficient number of Aldermen
did not attend to form a Court, no public busine e
was trafisacted: •
The Misr*la and Wanoras of the Bakers
Company waited on the LORD MArot, yesterday,
to set the assize and price of 'Need. His Lordship,
after examining the Mea{weighers' report, was
pleased to order the prices ofbreari to be reduced to
is. 41(1. the quarter° loaf; wheaten. and Is. 2.1 d.
household; to take place to-morrow.
His Loidsiiip directed a Court of Aldermen, to
be summoned for Tueiclay next, for dispatch of
business.
On Monday, a most unfortunate accident hap-
pened at Weymouth. As a boat was coming on
duty to the harbour, from Ilia Ma.revry's }edit
Royal Sovereign, in limiting the Bar, a squall of
wind upset the "boat, and Mr. JOUR Bt RRARDi
Midshipman, and son of General Sir H. BURRARD.
was drowned. Through the exertions of other
boats, from the shore and shipping, the test of the
people were saved. The Lords 'of the Admiralty
have odered 40 guineas to be distributed among ta
~ crews of the several boats that afforded avoidance..
A Gentleman *skid a Lady, witbsithom he woe
walking, a few nights ago, during a storm, if she
*as afraid of the lightning?—'• no; "replied she.
I am afraid of nothing With such a conductor."
Pardon me," retorted the gallant, •• it is you '
that possess the pourers Ifatersciiva."
Coats —Our report of the proceedings of the
Mansion-House, on Saturday, on an information
against Moms. RUSSELL and Mawr:tam,
merchants, we understand, is in many respects er-
roneous. The information was not by desire of the
Batik Directors, but was preferred-bytin informer of
the name of Wills, and was quashed, ivithout hear-
ing any evidence en bther side. ltdkither was al.
leged, nor attemptee je be proved, that the coals
were sold as pool-measure, and sent as wharf-
measure; nor was there any imputation of fiend
against the Defend Ints. The Bank Directors. af-
ter a full knowledge of the whole transaction; paid
Messrs. BURRELL and MAcaEarras for the coats.
The information was, for selling and sending in
wo chsldrons and a half of coal•, in a waggon. end
delivering a vender's ticket, without baying. the
tiame of the labouring meter thereto, who superni-
' tended the ndmeasureinent." An offence rather
proceenliag from inadvertency, than an intention of
fraud. The erroneous report a loch we inserted,
did (lot originide in TUE BRITISH PRE" but MOO
coried from a Paper of the preceding day.
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VICE-REGAL TOUR.
LIMERICK, OCT. 7.
Last Wednesday ertnisg, his Grace the Duke of
Ric! Ind and suite..srere entertained in a most
splriithil manner by the Merchants, hankers, and
principal inhabitants of this city, at the Connor.-
cial Buildings, Wih. Roche, Esq. Banker, Presi-
dent.—The round of toasts was concluded by the
Duke asking thr President to join hands—adding,
" Mr. Roche, I believe you and 1 are of different
religious persuasions, nevertheless t hope we shall
meet in Heaven, after poising Through life in hor-
mone."

Ilia Grace then departed. expressing hit confi-
dence that btu friskses would pardon his depot-
tote when oltegittg tell of the brills&
His Grace's carriage, with the I)ucliess. &c.
were wisiting to take his Grace to Colonel Sinyth's
ball.

1 esterday, Mr. Grady gave a grand Jennie to
the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, nut a tium-
lwr of fashionliblcs, at his seat, at Belmont, after
whirls the. I'ice-113nd pair went acres% the river to
Dimness, in boat. 'weltered fur the occasion, when
his Grace inspected the Dotmuss cavalry, commis:id-
ed by Capt. Massy.
In the est. ll itt g au elegant bill and slipper were
given 11,v the Countess of Clare, al Altnintshunisois,
to the Duke and Doehess. and above three hundrisl
of the beauty and fashion of the country.
On Sunday last our Cathedral was opened for
divine service, after having undergone several alte-
rations under the judicious directions of the Rev.
Mr. Hart, Precentor ; whets a enarity sermon was
preached by the Rev. 11. Oubbins, in aid of the
fond for the Protestant Fsititsle Orphan School.
'lr lirir Graces the Dike aud Duchess of Richmond
and snite attended; they were received at the door
by 11 guard of honour of an hundred grenatl.ers,
and suet by the Chapter and Choir, who conducted
them to their seats, which were elegantly fitted up
fur the purpose. The amount of the collection
was upwards of one humlied and forty pounds.
The Collector% were—

Lady Mary Lenox, attended by the Right lion. Colonel
Verelue and Nfr. Robert Ilattito..ll; the C legs of (lare,
by Colonel Smith atoll Hr. Willi:Yrs Gablntt ; Lade Nawv,
be the Fart .4 Clare, and Mr. Bolton Waller; Larty 1)01.41
:itaisy, by the Mayor and Mr .1..11u N nitssuil ; Mr.. Bol-
ton Wailer • y Hon. Co'...ntl button; Mts. Fitscibbon,
'be Web hlter•lf tin. Artlnn, by Major-General htr
Jason .tdirel/4 and Th...staa V. Wilkinson ; tool Mrs.
Dyne, by the Rev Ate Machuitaa.