The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-18 00:00:00

E..4ST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a General Court weld at the East India flonce, on
business of the utmost intputtance, which was very ninnertnitly at-
tended.
A parr was read from a Committee of the whole Court, signed by
17 Director., sta'hig at considerable length the- operations of the pro-
posed Bid, and under all the eircutuFtatices, advising its acceptance.
Separate dissents to the above report hoin Jacob Bosanyuct and
J. sf,ph Cotton, F.,grm. were also read.
l'h - e opinins of Aicsßrs. and Toone, were nrit given.
On the motion of Sir II t:G11 ING/JS: seconded by Sir GKGRGL DAT.*
LA s, the above papers were ordete:l to be printed, and the Court ad-
punted at two o'cluLli tilt Wednesdav

Thursday a coach, ciasv-rying n number of passengers, upfet neat
Etiensiligion, in consequenc.. of Lmiy, ho it is said is preg,
flaw, iiiihrtunittely liati her thigh bloke, and -wit' Collifeyfd to St.
Geurgs's 11.)spital. Several of die. other pas4euvers were alst) Ltkocls
injured., and were Liken to a ncilibuuring vulAic•Likukse.

JULY 18.

THE NATI

BATTLE OF rITTORIA.

What tumults of joy, what mires of delight,
Intrude at the solemn dominion of night
Through th' tremulous air the loi!d planlits rebound,
And lleavlts wide concave returns the glad sonnd : •
From ten thousand tongues acclamations arise,
Anil the showings of victory visit the skies ;
Now they faint out my ear now they burst forth again,
And echo reverberates ‘Vellington's name.
'l'is the first fruits of a glad-nation bestow;
On her armies, who valiantly conquer her foes ;
'Ti- a t Ratty of praise—'tis a owed nfapplause,
To the heroes who triumph in liberty's cause.
The legions of Gallia shall learn by their flight,
How mei, 'math the hannerg of Freedom can tight;
Theria's sons shall extol the :treat name,
'I hat won from the tyrant the si•eptre of Spain.
The oppressed reliev'd from fa tyranny's hand,
Our heroes shall visit their native land,
Awl receive—while around them kind welcome shall wave
The thanks of the fair and the smiles of the brave.
While those, oh, lewd fate! who have perish'd in bloom,
And found in Vittoria's bosoiu a tomb,
'Their spirits shall witness their fait to the grave,
'Midst the tears of the fair, and tint sighs of the brave.
Load2a, July 13, 1811
FESTI VA T.

Lucius.

IN HONOUR OF THE BATTLE OF VITTORIA.

There is to he a public festival at Vauxhall on 'Nesthy, to cele-
brate the glorious achievements of the Meta-lois of Wellington and
the Army under his Command. in the Peninsnla. The Commander-
in-Chief will preside, by the desire of lii Royal Higline3s the Prince
learnt, who, it is said, means to be present. Arrangements are
making for a dinner .Eurr loon percu,i the tickets to be two guineas
and a half each. In the evening there is to be a grand ball, tickets
of admission to which are to be distributed bv the Stewards.; and
the company, it is supposed, will amount to 9,)00. The dinner will
take place at five o'clock, and the company will rise from table pre.
eisely at nine. in order to enable the Stewards to receive the com-
pany invited at ten o'clock to the ball. The decorations of the gar-
dens will surpass every thing that has been previously seen at Valix-
holt. It is said. that not fewer than 50,0(K) lamps are to be added
to the usual iintru.er by which the gardens are illuminated. Among
tile Noblemen, &c. who have alremly accepted the office of Stew-
ard (the number of whom is to be 1001 are—the Lord Mayor of
London—toe Doke of Montrose—Nfarquisses Hertford, Wellesley,
and Huntly—E ctls Chohnondeley, Egremont, Dartmouth. Rosalyn,
Ilarewood, Fife, Convngliam, and. Limerick.--
Viscount Newark—Lords Gwydir, Eardlev. Palmerston, Clarks
Somerset, Robert Seymour, Yarmouth, and B1'1.211;1.01.
It has been suggested, that the Festival ought to be put oft
till Thursday, the anniversary of Salamanca ; but in that ease it
would be neeessary to keep the Gardens dosed for the three preced-
ing days, which would enormoukly to the expellee. It is a part
of the arrangement, that the Gentlemen shall dine at five, and re-
ceive the Ladies at nine o'clock in the evening. Solely it would be
much more deCorous and polite to invite the Ladies to dinner, in
prert-rence to admitting them when the spirits of the Gentleotrn
may be rather too buoyant, from the fumes of Champaigne, to he
re'strained by that decorum oecessary to be observed in the presence
of Ladies of character and distinction.

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