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Lord Ckurrherlain'sOffee, Aral j 4,

Orders for the Court's going into mourn, Thernits,
next, the loth instant, for the late Liaises. Brownie
Oels, niece to Ilia Majesty, sta.
. . . .

to wearblai•it silk, fringed or plain linen, white
gloves, necklaces, and eir-rinp, black or white slums, Gest,
and tippets.
I isdrtss—White or grey bullrings, tabbies, or damasks.
Tba Gentleman to wear black full-tinumed, fringed or
Oohs linen, Ida•k swords and but kits.
It; odrems-.l:roy frosts.
The Court to change the mourning on Thursday, the ryth

of June nrxt,t..z

The I.atina to rear black silk ur relvet-cukrured ribbons,
fans, and tipprte or I,:ain white, or white sad geld, viluts
and sayer staffs, with black ribbWis.

Ibe thut!et.ma to wear black coats and black or plain
wb.ta, or 01ut....,1,J gold, ur white sad slice!' stuff saistcuats,
fult.trsmic,i,,uloured swords mod buckks

And nal hursiloy, the i* of Jahr, the Court to go oat
of mourning.

Yesterday up,ruitig the Duke of KENT reviewed
the Own awl Royal Stafford Militia, to the
Howe Park, Windsor.
Yesterday the Duke of CsstsittunE left Wind-
sor for London.

l'esterday morning His Ma.iceTtr, the Diike of
CIIMMEM ANN, Pt unease* Al:titIoTA, SuPHIA, and
MILLI a, accompanied by Count M a STICK, tht
Hon. Mr. Bct.k.i:LEY and Lady, and Grimm*
FIITSROY.aud U.LITU, took an atimig an tteraelitakiC
tu Wnadwar Park.

• His MAJ CITY is expected in town this day.
Miss POPE takes her farewell of a liberal and
grateful public. to-morrow night—grateful fur
the many hours eutertainmeut this excellent per-
former has allonled them. uo longer " The
Sprightly Pepe," so justly eelelirattil, she attained
an excellence in antiquated matrons of quality.
arid such parts as Mrs. iia.:ket, and Mrs. Heidel-
berg, that we can never expect to ire equalled.
On Monday everting the Earl and Countess of
HA Di (iT4131 arrived at Windsor; on a Visit to
Their .mines. Yesterday the Noble Earl took
leave of Their MAJESTIES, previous to his depar-
ture fur Dublin: the Coantess remains at W'isakiir.

Mr. BEtt.astr's benefit, this night, will be rich
in talent and variety. An dosesteer, of great cele-
brity, conies forward u The Irishman is Lousioss.—
It will be au original.
Mr. So ern iii.von's new Play of The Mysterious
Bride is to be produced at 51r. Ittssett's be-
nefit. 'Chose who are convenient in stage etitet
speak.of it in terms of considerable consinendation.
An dinnelll female perfonuer, of bug!' considera-
tion, precedes Miss DIJ IN CAN. at Clichtilliain Thea-
tre, this snooper.

The benefit of Mr. &MUM, the box-keeper at
Drury-lane Theatre. on Friday next, will be one of
the meat brilliant' exhibitions of the serum. His
politeness, attention, and regularity. are imperious
calls on the liberality of the visitors of that houve.
The World and kiid Korriberg were Isrillietitly
attended last night; the house was quite foil, and
the applause unbounded. Mr.. JORDAN wa% in
high spirits, and gave a fam.inating portriit "'-
Lady Bloon9frlcl. i♦lrs. H. Stoisoxs was most in-
teresting in Ella Roseaherg.
Monday Major COOKE.* pack of Essex fox-
hounds Nai knocked down at TATTCRSAI.I.'S, for
J5O guineas. Thy+t• were purchased by Mr. WARD,
to recruit the )%firdvhire hunt.

The Marchioness of BECIUMGHAM opened her
house, in full-malt, on Itlouder evening, to her
friends, anti received Masks. The spaciousness of
the bout..., and grand. ur of the furniture,
by the lustre of thefinest miners and diamond
cut gl;iss chandeliers, the whole most brilliantly
light s 4, produced an effect beyond descriptioa.—
Buckiughana-bourie was the rallying point for all
the company who visited Argyle-street Rooms, and
where all the wit and fun of the night were feneers-
_ad. The Ladies who del not visit the Maarpieraile,
bat formed the Marchicsomn's select party, were
most elegaittly dremedssuid there was not a person
of fashion in Londou who was not the Niarchautiass's
visitor in the course of the night. •
Oft Wednesday, about four o'clock is the after-
neon. died Sir Josuf CARTER. aged G 7, Alderman
of this Buritugh, for wf,ich he had, et 111111131.7 tithes,
served the office of 11:.t or, with the greatest credit
to himself, and satisfaction to the public. lie was
also many 'ears a Magistrate, and once Sbentf, for
the county. Perhaps there never was a Getittem..ll
more anivrrsally known and respf.7cted, or his loss
more lamented. As a Magistrate, lie was humane,
impartial, and moderate ; in domestic life, au affec-
tionate and indulgent husband and father, and a
kind master; to his tenants he was more like a fa-
ther that a landlord; and, indeed, every one of
them, vastly numerous as they are, testified the
sense they entertained of his goodness, by shutting
up their houses iu the same winner as if it had
been their natural father they had lost. He may
be truly called a pence-seeker. and " blessed us
such." His athible and coaciliating manners made
bins easy of access to all ordains cud such was the
high esteem its which his integrity ass held. and
the hold which his amiable character had taken of
the affections of persons in the humble walks of
life, that, in all their feuds sad sem diferences,
he was appealed to as arbiter: his devil:ion apneased
them, awl from it they sought Ins appeal. Au age
isearcel,• producer a character more hovourable, or
useful to society. All who knew hits maimetad
Isius.-•••( Moiety's Portsesorth Tckgrap4.l

anT7 PLIY FOR GRANTING ANNUITIES

The Tables, regulating the ausintio of Life Annuities to
granted us single lay and on two lives, re pursuasce of the
tier plan for graatleg Annuities, have inst .been printed.
The, ate too long tie he invested is a newspaper They eon_
tails stales of ages from 33 years apwarv/s--sual scales or the
prices of r per Ceit: Stock from So to MI and nuiler tt. The
enuusty increases with the tsereased price of st3rlc-webris a
person J.l years old, who transfers NIL Meek, will n er,.'.
el. Nu saunity if the prim of stork he lie, and under
if it he Os. he will receive 4i. 111.—if 70, .11. 19/ —if co, Jl.
6a —la fact the 'annuity increases one shilling for every
(wait of one pound in die price ..f stock.—The annuity
which a peewee so years old sill receive at the present
price of stocks, will Ile ;I .5s years, 61 years,
71. 75.--70 years, 10i Ji. Where the annuities arc lee
too hers arid the life of the longer iiil/T, iu case
(bar ages are equal, or there shall be net tunic than rive
years difference between them, the two nornitieca, proveleff
the younger nominee is Ji Iran of age, will wieeiee al. tgu
at the present 'price of ,tack—st Js. if so yaws afairfr...
• 131. if .10 ye9sl---31. 115. if tau-71. 119. if 70. If are et
the nuninsees is aim, Mein five years, but sot more (has ten
years older than the iroser nonuser, the annuity, provided
the younger life is 43 years of age, will lAN at the
?reseal price of stork:, tl. as years, 51...5.—if 50,
SI. tio, tit—it 7*, 01. (is—lf tbe difference of age
between the two nominees is between tea and fifteen years,
then the ausisity will be, if the younger late be thirty tire
y. ars of age, al. as —if 50, al. es —W so, M. Js —if tio.
tit 7.—if 61, 71. ;s—lf the difereneo is betwevu tifleas
and twenty years, ties the .tale is, if the younger nominee
be 25 years of age, 41. 51. at the present price—ef to.
41. so, 51. 6s—if 3', 61. Lis -.lf the difference is
between 90 and 95 yam, and the younger life is 35
years, this the amount of the annuity is 41 7s
cif 44. 131.—if SI. gs.—if 55. WI. is—lf the differ-
ence iilistasseen 53 and 30 'ears and the younger life in is
yeses, due the .Annegy et. ye '—tf 40 years, ci. 1111.—.91 Se
/ fils...-1( the difference is between" 30 1114 33 year%
out she posinger lit' a 11 ,e Ars, the. the Annuity if 41.1111..
40 yews, el. 1141 —4 05 years, 51 di —lf the difference
is were tlise 35 years, anal the younger life is J 4, then the
sureie_y el the present price of stocks is el. I au yeses,
si—Th. Woks cad with this scale.

CITY Busisrss.

Yesterday, the Lord Mayor held a Court of Alsbartaeu at
when the price of Bread wis ordered le be coo.
lineal at it id. the Quarters Loaf.
The Lind Marx Llid before the Court two Letters he bad
received from Thomas lloweroft sad Richard Lea, Legumes.
resapein their office of Alderineu for the Was& of tint-
brook and Culeunu.street. elm h were read, and their re-
sigoistious accepted, aud ha Lordship requested to issue
Precept. for Waidahtdes le be held fur the election of other
Gpitlenseti tallow roam:

LAN 4 Mope laid before the Court a ILetter he bed
received from the Lords at the Ad n.rsdr:„ annourciag the
disiaerge of Herstio liosigare, • Freeman and Liveryman,
who was tittereateth

John Cowley, Esq. Thies Poyader, Emiq Thome Md..
Law, 6q. and Martin Peorkes, Lsq. roar of the G
Loutiaated at itw last Comet for the office of Sheriff of
duir aad Midailetes, tom paid their tiLts es be wooed
serving the said office

POLICE

soIe•STRUCT,
dermal informatioas, make the Buid.ng Act, baba tw
to be heard beton Mr. f; Rea• and Mr Gs AMAIN, mid&
occupied the tube of the Magistrates several hoLra. These
were preen Suformatiats in the whole brought by Mr. Kier
isaird, the Surveyor id the district of St. Giles's, St. Geary's,
Bloomsbury, Le. llory ware prisetpally against the booms
la Ilmisell-apsare, sad die streets adjoins!, and were ad.
exespt use, relative to improper p.irtywalls and other mot-
tete, net ia the Lawn intenestwo to the reline, which tie
Builders promised to miter agreetit'y to the Act. The caw,
which was of pablic impartacce very material we,
especially to all the higher orile;a, who hare fakes into time
preseat rugs it haring their bakanies covered with wonitta
Ornamental works. The talon:mild& use wing a hour AO
die comer of Keppei-street, belougiug to Mr. Lewis, far
lar.ag a prOjeetm; vornlon on the brit doer, with the
works se abate dnecrbed, custrary to the reguletkaa pew.
scribed is the Building Act. There were serene legal ob-
jsetiema to it. Mare the Aet alloos of say pevjeetlese, it
directs that 'bey shall be built of moos, brick, copper, se
such materials as are set liable to bare. The Lev:muss
very wisely directed this, to prevent the spreading of tire,
as may 110115. haring vrocrlen balremies, if tic adjiiiausg
house was on ire, ouut.l be almost mire to ouch -..
They had another fart ;lad object ir view In prevent-
lag projections, t.hiru iutrit apt the free Circulation of
so easessual to the battik of the iohaiotaats of thi• great
metropolo.
. . . . .

On t►e part of the Defendant, It wee eanteaded, that
twee afthe laud beiouged to hien thou who• the window
p►ojected ore,. This was admitted by the Priaeintor, bat
anseerod, by say jai, if bet ►ad built bap bnate List, Were
any other was there, he could hare built iu any trimmer he
pleased but nue the Igoe of the street was funned, be meld
out !flesh that.

1 he 31 p;...trates therefore COAlitaled the prvject ion an s
no !sauce, and the Defeletant gave secs/Lay tie alter it. again.
libelaSy au at withal" tit u

ROBBERY.

On WAseulay sight, about tea Celork, as Mr. Hsu.
phrey, a wealthr farmer, who res..ha .:t trele; at
Eslinladge, in Kent, was retorting home so
from Westeratn-insrkie, he was stopped, rubbed, Sad fitt'ts
by a eagle footpad, withis a short dista•ice of his own ri
si-
de+tee. He is frond by a neighbour, who ass following
him obemit a huto!red yards, weltering in hot Mood, with his
head clows.to dim ..f• pawl, which is between ...ern and
eight feet deep, lota %hick it is 'unposed the robber wee es-
deavourtog to rush bias • but, bearing woo:body approach.
tog, rats off, and suede this eTCII.I.. It 11.111 discovered that Mr.
Humphrey sits not dead, and he was eunwled t• a public-
hewer scar the spay, and a Scram went du, who discovered
dist a pistol shut had entered his throat, gone nut at hie
elseek,aud had brae. his jaw. Ualfortruidely, Mr. Hsu-
phew had buss debating Early, said bad often heels beard to
say, be wadi out hr use man , and it is surnamed
Le get of hie curse wises stopped, as he sr-,s accustomed
to do wpm' cure owasiass, sad twisaid, which was the
cause u U.< rolilwr shodieg kiss--Faresnately he bad
only %buns three pseuds in his pockets, sod br watch. Mr.
Husaphrey resume at the pubic-home is a very dangerous
state.

The OfAcers of the Prince's Own Royal Potts
Zion of Plymouth Volunteers, presented, to Lieut.-
Cul. II Arran', osi the 41st instant, ti valuable ruse,
with the fullooing in• cription. viz.

" ?ls ram le 'reseeded loy the °Mem of the Prove of
Wales's ens Royal Battalion of 1".% omit► i'Jlitraerrs, to
Jowl Holman, Esti I.rutensot-CoLoAl coosnotodant of
that Corpa, ea a public arid honourabk proof .r du. high re •
sped and retain t►ey eatertaiu foe hint as thtit Consosaa.i.
tag Oliver."

A Cul-Min.—Persons passing where coals are
potting does throuali the pave:N.lA to the cellar,
are 1101111110111 k., MO imiiiwreet as to kick down a large
coal through the hole. A circumstance of this
kind took place vevterday in Devonshire-place,
is brie a Garman r. If Southamptor-
street, Holisorii, was delivering some cowls, and
beiag demen' the cellar. shovelling them bs...k, a
large coal was kicked down. which deprive, the
poor fellow of his WIWI for some minutes, end ail-
ment of kis life. The humanity of the lady of the
/louse and her domestics, who were very kind and
feelingly 'Meatier to kiip wader his sccidebt, ms-
soled him ro retch home. but with iscoosideirable
vund and WM1161013 on his herds

LAW INTELMENCE.

COVRT 0 F CO:1111ibii rIALAS, WWIT•iII IMMO, rIT94.

WILtL Y.
Si Owes's' of the ship the Oh'illiani l'coutiogs
qbahm Right Hoe. Lord (fat:s i. 11, tie: Owner,
and Jon Aa Ivo sir, the late Captain of the ship
Caeraelit.
This was an argument on a paint eavAd on an ac-
tion of trover, tried at Guildhall, et Nisi Pries,
before Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, and a Spe-
cial Jury, is recover half a whale, on the Nth
of December. (Ste The British 11 resi qf De-
veliher 19.) The Jury gave a verdict for the Plain-
tilt-and it was left to two gentlemen of the Jury,
connected with the oil trade, to calculate the half
of the produce of the fish, saving the point of law,
that as action of trover could not he, as our
tenant as common could not bring an action of
trover against the other, Without there was same
actual waste committed. The circumstantial -of
this case W : —The Plaintiffs were the regiefered
owners of the ship Witham reareitegs. and the
Defainlant, Lord Grenville, as the residuary legatee
sot' the late Lord Camelford, vans the registered
owner of the South Sea Whaler the Caerweer. • On •
Saturday, the Unit of June, )805, the boats of the
two ships, in company with other boats, were fishing
tor whales, in a part, of the South Seas culled the
Lee Bay, contiguous to the Gallimos Islands,
immediately under the Equator. The Captain of
*the William Fanning: wee that day in one of his
boats, with a portion of liis crew, ishino for whales;
they had struck a small whale, from about 13 to 20
barrels, with their tow-iron, which was anuesed to
the boat by a long line. Before the whale Was
killed, a large shoal of these &televised the head of
jais hoat, which was attached to the small one ;
he immediately struck with a harpoon a very. large
whale, frem about 70 to an barrels ' • this harpoon
we not annexed to the boat; but had a short warp
br rope to. it. on the reverse end. of.which was a
drougli, a thing resembling a buoy ; these Untrue'
inents were generally used by persons in this pur-
suit, to retard the progress of fit, when struck by
them. The other hosts belonging to the William
Fent:lags were engaged in pursuing another shoal
of tislh and therefore the Captain took off his hat,
and waved it to Capt. Anthony, the Defendant, and
the late Master of the Caerusent, to come to his as-
eistance, in securing this whale; one of the Caer-
west's boats, immediately after the signal, hove up,
and proceeded in pursuit of the droughed whale ;
the crew succeeded in killing it, and Anthony, on a
subsequent application from the Captain of the
William Feraiiags, refused to give half the fish, to
which the ether contended his owners were entitled,
by the established custom and rules of the traders
engaged in the South Sea Fishery.
Serjeents Sit F. enEnD and VAVGH A N con-
tended that the action, as it was brought- by ti.e
• Plaiii.iffs, could not in paint of law be supported,
allowing time ell§kMlll of the trade to be such as en-
titled time Plaintiffs to make Ik claim as tenants in
common ; they miglAt have sued fur the whole ; but
'in insiituting an actiou of tower, they must sue
fur some designated article, which they had not
dose; and to recovery the Plaintiffs, as tenants in
4lornmen, must lieve shown; that the Defendant
bad injured their moiety of property ; if they had
sued fee their part of the profits of the produce of
-the what-. they might have recovered, but it
never could I,e argued. that a whale could be di-
vided by 14,,::e-meal.
BAST and WELL' VAS contended,
.6 At tine Defendants having converted a moiety of
the fisb, to which the Plaintiffs were entitled, to
their owl, use, the action could lie ; and by refusing
Ow Lill of time fish when demanded, and after-
we.sis altering its original state, by converting it
lino oil, they were subject- to tin action for da-

males.
The Cocas observed,-Aat if the Defendants
had not converted the halt *of the tisii claimed by
the Plaintiffs into oil, they would then have been
liable to an action of ilaiiiaLtes ; but in the present
case, they took every means of putting it to the
use intended. The Plaintitb might recover in some
other way, but that was not for them to determine
:at that tune—it was only the point of law ; and
•t&er consideriug and paying the strictest atten-
tion to the arguments of the Learned Sarjeants on
Loth side, they thought the mutton could net he,
and therefore ordered a Non-suit.