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The Duke of St. Albin's, at his hone is St. lasses's-
square, from his seat, Garton, Surrey.
The Earl of Lonsdalecos Staley evenlig, at his house in
Charles-street, Berkeley-square, frym his seat, Cultesmore,
Butteurishire.
The Earl of Stair, at his haunt: is Siteiergardees, from
his seal, Calborn, Dumfriesshire.
Sir James soil Lady Langton) mot family, at their house
is Langhamplaee, from their seat i• Pfurthbasplonshire.
The Earl of Essex, at his boast i* Hillirtrest, Berkeley.
square, from bis seat, Cashiubury Park, Essex.
Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Bart. at his West is Arlington.
streetl (rom his seat is Dorsetshire.

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Lord Eardley, at bin house in Latiosshareabennwrest,l
from his neat, Belvidere, Kent. -. •
The Earl of Thanet, at Fentoies 80te4,111. Jaimeer..street,
from 'sigma' in Kent.
Sir William Parker, Bart. sod J. W. Powell„ Esq. at ditto,
from their seat io Suffolk.
Colonel Brooke, at ditto, from a Mar.

Yeste►dav the Duke of CLARENCE and Viseossat
CASTLEREAGH visited the Kure id hie Palace in
Pall-inall.

The Duchess of Yount, we are coneerimit to say,
is ioilispowitt at Odt!iude. Her Royal Highness, is
attended 1)3 Sir Ham tiALFORD.

The Duke of DEVONSHIRS is expected in town
to-morrow, from his seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
The Marquis of LANSDOVIK has left the Earl •t
JEasav's seal, Middleton Park, Oxfordsline, for
Wooburnhey, on • visit to the Dnke awl
JJ
Duchess of BEDFORD. His Lordship is expected
in town on Thursday next, for the season.

The Earl of MALMSIBURY entertained the Am-'
ismis•dor of the Netherlauds and a swivel party al
disiner yesterday, at his house, in It ll.street, Het Ice-
ley-square.
The Earl of thastistarox had • select party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in the Stable-yard,
St. James's.
. Lord MORPCTU is expected to arrive this day st
his house in Park-street, Groovrtsue-winare, from
• visit to the Duke of Devonshire, at flis .eat Chats-
worth, Derbyshire. tier Ladyship is expected how
Brighton.
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the boystand Gentle-
lons of his litijerty's Chapel Royal assembled it '
the King's Chapel, St. James's, to reltraisrilor aa-
cred music to be performed at the solemn mod no-
.presaive ceremony which is to take lilacs. at the to-
terment of the late KING, in the Royal Chine, at
Windsor, to-morrow night. Mr. Kuvrs.rr pre-
sided at the organ ; the solo and verse parts by 11r.
W..Kattresvr, Mr. VAUGHAN. and Mr. .1. I.Art.

The Theatres will open, as a matter of comae.'
after the funeral of our late lamented til,v,retan.l
At Covent-garden Theatre, we und.r.taint.
national .anthem of "Cod save the King" ~;l
sung on Thursday by the whole compo.y, Mt Ii
some new additional stanzas, written by GEORG',
COLMAN.
it is rumoured that Mr. l'ouna, the celebrated
Tragedian, Mr. JOHNITONV, heifer known h,
the appellation of Jac[ JOll PISTON a. *Hi 'M r.
PHI LIPPI, of vocal celebrity, have proposed for the
patent. to open our 'Theatre in this city jointly,l
after the interment of our lute beloved Soler', ago.—
(Dublin freentatis Journal.)
Tut EA aL OF MILSOWII.—ON S.turilar r.lnr
night this patriotic and amiable }awe Noblein4t.
came of age. The tenants of his differeitt *dew
assembled to celebrate the joyful event. The Earl
himself passed the day with his family at LAMP.,
in the county of Kildare. where he was wet by ti
Duke and Duchess of Litmwealt. and thr oti",
chief Noblemen sad Gentlemen of Ilse neighliot •
hood. It is said that the Noble Earl will siee,hi)
be united to the beautiful and accomplished dough-

ter of ■n English Barooft. of lorgre:foriosts.

INACDUTAS OF MS 1.4711 AUJESTY.

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The King, like all kith sportsmen, felt vexed at
iseisig interrupted in the *slums of the chase. An
'odd instance of this occurred many years ago. A
man, named Fe!them, who first came about Hamp-
ton-court as a cobbler, succeeded so well in for-
Itune that he acquired a loug repairing lease of the
bridge. On this he proceeded to alter its form, and
removed some old pavilions at the ends, erected to
make it look pretty from the gardens. As he was to
thrive by his tolls, he kept his gate locked when
nothing was passing. Oise morning the Royal hunt
came across front Ilunalow-heath to the bridge.
where the stag had taken water, and swain across.
The hounds passed his gate without ceremony, fol-
lowed hp a large party, crying "Toe King!" Felt.
ham opened his gale, which lie closed again after
they had rushed through without payiug, when a
more numerous and showy party came up, to:ilers,.
tog more loudly "The Kiug! the King !" He stood
with his key in his hand, though menaced by home-
whips. " I'll tell you what," said he, " hang
me, if I open my gate again till I see your mo.
trey. I pay 4001. a year fur this bridge, and I laid
out 1,0001. upper it. I've let Kiug George through:
God biros him ! I kuow of I/0 other King in
England. If you have brought the King of
France, hang me if I let him pass without tle
blunt." Suddenly the King himself appeared
among his attendants. Eckhart. made his reverence,
opened his gate again, uud the whole company *rut
over to Nloolsey-hurst, when the dogs were at fault.
The King, chagrined for the moment, sent back
Lord Sandwich to know the reason of the interrup-
tion. The man explained the mistake, and ad.
Jed. that " when Royal hunts had passed over
this bridge, a guinea had been always paid, which
franked all ;'tied that this was his first good torn."
Lord Sandwich returned to the Kiug, but his Ma-
jesty hastily desired him to pay for all his at-
tendars, who amounted to less than forty of the
whole party. Eckhart's lessor told him that the
ladies at Court called him a rude fellow; hot he
replied, that he only took the beet means to pay
his high rent. The milker was afterwards explain-
ed to the King.
When the King visited the Stadtholder, he took
an occasional peep at his celebrated .viue, the fruit
of which was seat to the Royal table .exclusively.
He valued much the great astronomical clock, and
even commesiced a repair of the grand old Giithic
hall (erected by Henry VIII. who succeeded Wol-
sey in the possession of the Palace), the roof of
which is a fine specimen of aticient carpentry, orna-
mented with various paintings in small compart-
ments.

The King was highly pleaserrnith the establish-
ment of the mid-coaches. Bonner was sent by
Palmer to Buckingham House to inform his Majesty
that • Weymouth mail would call regularly there,
tilted up with a large boot to contain exclusively
packages from the palace. The King approved
much of this, and joked the Queen very pleasantly
before Bonner, on the couvenieuce afforded for
the conveyance of matters connected with her
Royal paraphernalia.
Sometime prior to the year 1800, his late Ma-
jesty taking his rounds as usual its Kew gardens, a
sentinel, a fine looking young fellow, attracted
the attention of his Sovereign, by his upright
'wale of walking, which induced his Majesty
to converse with him—" What regiment, sol-
dier?" was the first interrogatory of his Majesty.
" The Third Guards, an' please your Majesty,"
replied the soldier. " What country ?"—" Eng-
lish, an' please your Majesty."--" Lincoln, I sup-
pose Yes, Sir."—" Good ! good !" replied
his Majesty, " Lincolnshire are good looking men,
:nay guards don't hold up their heads, the Lincoln
men do." He then asked the young soldier if he
.would like promotion ? " Yee," was the 'reply.
.• Whet do you wash for 1" said his Majesty. The
young fellow not being covetous answered, " Cor-
poral, your Majesty." Accordingly he was dubbed
Corporal, and afterwards (from the above circum-
stance) he weut by the appellation of the "King's
Corporal," in the regiment to which he belonged ;
hut being illiterate, he became a railing butt to
his comrades, and at length resigned the Royal
Commission.
Some years since, Mr. Slack, an eminent sugar-
ker, in London, purchased an estate near Maiden-
lie44 ; to improve which, he employed, several years,
gut less expense and attention, than he displayed
taste. Heariaigthat the King was out in the vicinity
ssith his harriers, Mr. S. hastened to order that his
gates might be thrown open, for his Majesty and
suite to have free access over the grounds. Placing
.flitd:elf at one of the principal °prologs, the Kiirg
soon passed through; and drawing up his horse,
addressed himself, with his wonted familiarity on
111101 OCCIIIII011", to the proprietor of the field ;
"Slack," said his Majesty, " I am glad to see
you; and thank you for your attention. You are
dunking great improvements here, which I ens
always pleased to see; but you will never make
put estate perfect, witless you take in those fields,
ipo:nting them- out,) and I am told that they
isustinevitably come to the hammer." Jr.A Slack
thanked his Majesty for the kind suggestion ; buit
there would atilt be one obstacle to its cienpletima.
as a ring fence, which, perhaps, he was not aware
.vf—" there are field. between my property and
those of Mr. P., which belong to the Corporation
Of Reading ; and Bodiee. Corporate have not Lha
'power to sell ur alienate any part of their estates."
" Don't tell me of that," replied the King. hastily.
.114, look into the late Act of Parliament for the Re-
demption of the Land Tax ; there you will find a
•:lauve. enacting Corporate Bodies to ul4 or ex-
change for that expresv purpose. Get some friend.
Ibelooging to their Hall, who can talk a little. and
the business WI-he cattily brought about. Gond
horning to yob—if/Wit the. Act, and you'll God
lim right." His MAjesty. then, putting spur, to
Ifd courser, galloped across the ground& and left
Ur. Slack astonished at this new trait in his Sovei.
reign', character; es the world in general, at the
'sitar, gave him no Nether credit of being acquaibt-
11l with the merit. of any Acts of the Legislature
herind their mere titles. The writer of this re-
Avert the anecdote from Mr. Slack within a day or
taro of its occurring. It may be painfully rensern.
iteredobst part of the family of the esid Mr. Slack,
tinfautanately perished • few years since, in a fire,
ti the vicnity of the ow

TO THE EDITOR OF TUE:RAMER PRESS.
Ent —Allow me through the nsedinm of your Journal to
call the swot...tit of Ile iklagiatraty of the Metropolis to the
judicious decision of the Sitting Alderman, on Friday last,
in refusing to convict. upon the application of a common
Wormer, whom an offence against the words of the Act was
alleged; but'' no nuisance or uhstroction" wen peeved. Such
is the comprehensiveness of this Den Act, that if the clauses
are to be carried into effect literally,. I venture to solfillusl
there is no existing use of the streets of the metropolis which
may not be called illegal,and that PO inhabitant can pass his
threshold without being subject to the attacks of informers.
By way of example, let is examine a, nape II part of one ur two
(Unseat/el of 145. Is the 6411. claim, it is enacted, that if
" any person shall cause, permit, or suffer ps be run, rolled,
driven, drawu, or placed upon any foot-way, may. carriage, or
any wheel, wheelbarrow, handbarrow, or. track, or any
hogshead, cask, or barrel," he may he seised by any other
person at pleasure, dragged before a Justteeasf the Peace,
and subjected to heavy penalties. Now I will ask how
is any coeds-maker, grocer, cheesemotoirr, oilman, tallow-
chandler, or Almost any other tradesman; to carry un his
business without occasionally loosing as wheel, or track, or
cask, from his shop door over the fuot-way to the carriage.
way lie cannot. But then It is said such trades may be
carried on in stable-yards, where there is no foot pavement.
Even in this refuge, however, the Paving Act pursues them.
The new street-making projects are breaking up a great
many stable-yards, and the Commissioners of Pavement in
one parish, at least, by virtue of their authority, prohibit
the re-establishment of sew stables, or coach-houses, on the
site of, or in lien of the old ones—thus, while one operation
of the Act increases the demand, another narrows for sup-
ply. The conseq of this already is, and will be notch
more to enhance the rents of Pierre where carriages may be
deposited. The owners of the remaining stable-yards will
thus be enabled to exact exorbitant rents, to exclude cum.
petition, and consequently In combine, monopolise, and im-
pose' their own legate cm the public. The stabling trade,
like the beer trade, drawn within the power of licensing
Justices, will thus fail under the grasp of favoured connec-
tions, and the tradesman requiring room for his trucks and
carts, and the gentleman for has horses or carriages,. will
alike be subjected to inconvenience and expense.
But these injuries affect only apart,. ftbe population of the
metropolis. The nest clause embraces the whole : it enacts,
that if any peraoo shall cause to beset or placed in or upon,
or over any carriage or foot-way, any timber, stones, &c. or
any other matters or things whatsoever," he shall be 141011
jest to a penalty of eljs. far the first offroce, and SI. kw
every subsequent offence. Now our umbrellas are matters
or things, our walking-sticks are matters or things, our feet-
are matters or things—and if Weave the expense of fil.witess.
ever they have occasion to " set" • foot upon the rout-trey,"
the ingenious inhabitants of the metropolis were to devise.
means of carrying on their affairs without touching tbe
la foot-way," as by floating tort sigh the air in balloons, or
otherwise, the Act would still (Mow them, fur placiur.a
matter or thing " over" the " foot way." I think further
extracts from this precious specimen of modern legislation.
are unnecessary to alien, that its clauses must not tea taken
literally, star without the context " nuisauces ur übstruc-
; tious.' I am, Sir, &c.