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DEPARTURts.

The flwke end Duchess of Aruyll sad fasuily, fur their
rest in Scotism!.

Earl Stanhope. for his seat in Kent.
Countess of Westmeath, on a visit to the Marquis sod
M arc) • es* of Salisbury, st their sest,
I'asroe Greofell, Esq. M.P. for his seat, Tspluw, Burks.
Lord Charles Ftlarur•, (rum Thomas's Hotel, Be, keley-
sesesre, for his seat in Suffolk.
ttirl Benuriamp, fur his seal, 111Milersfield, titer War-
tester.
N.Calaert, E.q. M P. for hia seat. Hamden Haim, Reds.
From liculgsuu's Hotel, Dort r.stret t i—Cispistet sad
Mrs. Elton fur Bath ; soil Mr. and MI., Mellish, for Parts.
From the London 'Hotel, A tbeitisr le. si reel r—F. K. Thump.
sun, Esq. for !reload ; and Mrs. F. R. Thompson, fur
tisushrste.
Captain and Mts. Carew, frets Hatchelt's Hotel, Oa a
tour. _

SING(/LA It rA TALI TY
IN VIC
SUCCESSION OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.

This prediction, preserved by the Monkish annalist, is
said to live hero debased in the time of William the Con-
queror, as 39 anathema or curse, signifnihg that no more
than three Moinarelis should ever again it over this king.
duet wttliout seine violent ioterroption ; however, it is a
fart titiciiiable. aad demonstrable to the perception of every
one, that the observation has now ceased to he correct :
William the Norman,
William Rufus,
Henry the First,
Interruption by floe usurpation of Stephen.
Henry the !infinite!,
Richard the First,
John,
Interruption by the usurpation of Louis, the Dauphin.
Henry the Thild,
Edward the First,
Edward the Second,
Interruption by the abdication and murder of Edward 11.
Edward the Third,
Richard the Secusid,
'interruption by the deposition of Richard the Second.
Henry the Fourth,
Henry the Fifth,
Richard the Third,
Interrupted by the usurpation of Henry Richmond.
Fleury the Seventh,
'holy the Eighth,
Interruption by the election of Lady Jane Grey, and the
bastardization of King Henry's daughters ;
Mary the First,
Elizabeth the Second,
A foreign King called in to assume the Crown.
James the First,
Charles the First,
Interruption by the depontition of the Munnrch, and the
establishment of other forma of Government.
Charles the Second,
James the Second,
loterruption by the abdication, of the King, and the election
of a Foreigner.
William the Third,
Anne,
Iluterroption by the Parliament appointing a Foreigner.
George the First,
George the Second,
George Inc Thirst,
George the Fourth.

The statue of Queen ANNE, with its allegorical
figure., at the west entrance of St. l'aul'o, is now
in a wretched inutilated state; it I evroily received
additional injury from the populace, who clambered
over, sat upon, nod mithisikingly destroyed this
ingenious workenativhip of Mr. !Jut, the statuary
of the cathedtal.

The weather continues mild and salubrious. In
thecountty the robin, the chaffinch, and the thrush,
generally welccnte the dawn with a song. In the
morning in particular the landscape. wears a fine
summer appearance. Gowans cover the meadows,
the rough, lilac, mid other shrubs are budded, and
daisies and polyanthuses are blown in the gm dens.
—(Glasgow Purer./

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WINDSOR, OVUM* 4.

Saturday evening his MAJIISTY arrived from
London. Yesterday the KING attended divine
service at St. George's Chapel, and heard all ex-
eeilenteerrnou preached by -the Rev. ile.Raant.
the Canon iii Kernlence, float the 1311 chapter
of St. Matthew', Onsprlonallie 45th and46:ll yews,

After divine sersiee his Me.ls=i-stela the re-
ittailider of the day arid dotard with the Priurcsa
AUGUSTA at littigfatlV, Where the Duclie's of
(it.ouvestEe had arrived tram Bauishot Park to
inert the KING. This miscuing 'lir Pritierss At.
GUtiTA and the Illtieheris of GLoticEsTen Irtt
Frog ttttt rr for Borhot Park. View Royal !Ugh-
nessrs oil tlitir sway stopper! at St. Lrouarit's•hill
oo a visit to 'we Earl nod Countess of IlAat ()LIU%
Th• royal deer was Invert out this morning lii!
the tlay4a diverrion at Brat-knell, and on Friday it
silll Isc to out at Bc.ifont, near llounslow.

DRUICT,LANE THEATRE.

Legit night MN performed the Very pleseent end
facetious play, called ihe Dreatelist. Mr. ELLIS-
TON has relented to lire peofesotossed duties, after a
considerable period of severe and die gerees illness.
Ue sustained the part of Vapid, and was greeted
with almost sfrectiustate appleuses by the alidwuce.
The reflections naturally awakened ou behalf of a
person coating forward under such circitietstas
as those iu which file. Bet.tavint et present semAs
with the public, ioou give way to adusiratMu at his
professional exc.ellenee, winch was never more power-
folly displayed. , Hemmed to have gained vigour
by his temporary retreat. awl imparted to the
scene the same gay and oprightly effect which has
distinguished him through his public life. In the
Irene where Vapid wimp's to hatch the lest
hilf line of his epilogue, he was, both for the die-
play of rich humour and natural feeling, almost
matchless. his the hive scenes lie had a most able
conipter in hire. EDWIN, whose milliner has a
haemlem natural waggery, which sorts exactly with
the character of Miss Marianne. The faintirg
wene which precedes their elopement convulsed
the house with laughter. Mr. G4TTIR, in Lord
Scratch, Mr. Ttiouracie, in Mr. NW/trek/dig, and
Mr. BARN ADD, in. Areille, gave all practieetet itn.
nominee to Ilse graver parts. Mr. fleet KT was
highly amusing and hamorsass in Lanai. He
use most at home doting the transformeeon from
bus natural charucters a tuck into which lie is
beguiled through the hope or sweating success
wills his mistress. • Mr. Butsll.l., in florist!,
displayed the good effects of Ins study sad his
great profemiosal experience. His voice and utter.
erica may not he precisely fitted for the display of
that heterogeneous seismal, a dramatic fop.; bet
his skill in setting off eitnations, 111 Id his scrupulous
care to leave oat none of the legitimate effect of his
dialogue, mike his performances always pleasing.
sad in many instances deeply iiiterestitig. The
petit, brisk, sad in many instances vignroes as it ie.
possessing much neat satire, and having a pleasant
mud easy SOw of dialogue, has an epilogue
corresponding in ell those particular.. And
though. aide the exception of two pieces of
the younger COtteen's, it is not. as we believe,
customary to recur to the epilogue after the first,
season of a slew play, 'Mr. ELLIS-toll restored the
epilogue of 'I he Dramatist, nod. of cowrie, pro-
nounced it himself. It is superfluous to say. that
he-recited it well. But it may be very fairly said.
that if the play had bees as dull as it w *rightly
and entertaining, such an epilogue, Ns spoken, would
have saved it bum reprobation. The house less eel-
dem been kept its each a continued occupatiou of
humbler.
Nor was there any decrease of the merriment
during the performance of The Spoiled ( hild.
winch was used as an interlude. Madanie Verret*
appeared, for the first lime, in Little Pickle. Her
gaiety of mintier and musical voice are well fitted
for the undertuking, which she accomplished its a
style beyond the great hopes entertained of her.
Her pathaeits singing 64 Since men I'm doomed"
moved team Her vivacity in the nautical song,
" I em a brisk and sprightly Lad," caused her
the trouble of repeating it. Mr. ELLIsToN again
shone forth (its a perfectly different point of the
hemisphere of the stage) as 'Jag. Mr. LISTON
was never snore diver.iiig iii any part than was Mr.
ELIANTON iu the display of crude humour, stid the
unconticious merit of ridicule throughout the laugh-
able love secure which he huts with Auat Pickle.
Mrs. Ileittowe, in the hatter part, deserves high
encomium, and so does hits, SMITHSON in the sister
of Young Pickle. Mr. Cervix performed the old
man with his usual display of research for the risible
part: of his dialogue.
The new piece of She Caliph and the Cobbler
succeeded, and was witnessed, its were the other
pieces, by a very crowded house. At the fall of the
curtain after the interlude, there was some hissiug
in the higher parts of the house. It was disco-
vered subsequently to have beets occasioned by the
omission of the hornpipe which it is customary fat
Little Pickle to darter, but which was omitted last
night, apparently from the necessity of saving tile
time, as the entertainments taken together occupied
a period of unusual length. In other respects Ike
audience evinced throughout the evening the highest
enjoyment and gratificante) which a theatre is car.
bee of afforditig.

Sir CHARLES POLE was one of the distinguisliel
circle ■t the marriage of the Earl of Eaaot.
hlics E. FITZCLARENCE, vii Monday.
Four new frigates are ordered to be built at Ply-
mouth Doek•yard. Their routes areihe ProserpiPte.
Jtu/i►a, Circe, and Ce►berus. They will be all of
the Tame dimensions.

We have autho►►ty to state, that the late calami-
tous fire, which constimed the house and property
of Mr. poiNo, in Wurdour-street, did not origi-
nate from one of the ;,an in the cellar boiling over.
which blazed and communicated to other matter of
an inflamu►able nature. as has been erroneously stat-
ed. for at the time of the melancholy accident no fin:
was blazing, no tallow ►nesting, nor any work going
forward. The exciseman had seen all right when
he left at past twelve o'clock. and no one was left
op in the premises. how the tire originated Mr.
Dying is utterly ignorant, hut he has the satisfac-
tion of believing that neither himself nor his busi-
ness were in any way the cause of the calamity.

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M REMO OP murrsu SEAMEN
TO ADDRESS THE QUEEN.
On Saturday evening a numerous meeting of the
British Sea Men abiding in the port of London and
the parts adjacent, was held at the Globe Tavern,
Elackwall, for the purpose of considering the pro-
priety of presenting a Congratulatory Address to
her Most Gracious Nlajeity Queen Caroline, on the
defeat of the Milan Corsairs.
At seven o'clock the Chair was taken by Mr.
THOMAS NRWTON STANGER, of the East I►►dia
service, and late of the Royal Navy. .
The CHAIRMAN, in a very animated speech, ad-
dressed the meeting, and concluded with moving a
aeries of Resolutions, and ■n Address founded
ibereon, congratolating her Majesty on her triumph
over her enemies.
Captain ROBERT DAVIDSON. a ship-owner, then
*win! forward to second the Address, and to
read the Resolutions on which it was founded.
He was received with reiterated buzzas. He ob-
'served that it was impossible for him to express Ins
feelings on the glorious occasion which called the
otteudance of such a numerous meeting. He
concluded an animated speech amidst loud ap-
plause. Tl►e Resolutions and Address were
agreed to.
Thanks were then voted to Lady Ana Hamilton,
Alderman Wood, and to Mr. Stanger, fat his con-
duct in the Chair.
The (Alamos" returned thahlts, and proposed
that the meeting do adjourn till this (Wednesday)
evening, for the purpose of forming a Committee for
conducting the procession to Bratidenbergh House.
The meeting, which amounted to •pwards of
500 person•, chiefly consisted of Captains and
Ship-owners.