The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-01 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

Yesterday 'twining the new sheriffs entertained
select party of friends, consisting of the most distin.
goished members of ihe Cominou Council amid the 1,1.
very, at the Albion Tatern, Aldersgate-swet, when,.
after partaking of a dejeutte a lajaarchette, they proceed.
ed in state to Guildhall.
The accustomed ham:dines having been gone through,,
the eava!vaile made way to Blackfriars Bridge, where
the civic party weilt on hoard Cie state barge, and
proceeded lip tile river to Westminster, to be presented
to the Bmons, and " ecitatit the nails," according. to•
atittiml custom. The C.:mullion Sergeant officiated kir
the Recorder. th.tt gentleman being obsess' front town.
tlottu,:dt indisposition. .\lr. Sheriff. 1Villd11111&U alld his.
worthy eolleaue were humidly cheered as the procession
passed.

SPORTING BET.—It. 14. Moorhouse, Esq. of larriug• •
ton, limits, undertook fin• a het of lOU guineas, to kill
Ind head of game, on the gist, 2L.1, and g3J instant,: .
with a sitOe barrelled gun, mounted no a nude, with &.
brave of dogs, tw.s tuai kers, and an umpire. Ile Co t*
ineneed operations at Km4's Ckre, near Newbery,.
literks, and crossed that county. .tiler ranging twee.
noles of ground, he bagged Is of bistisi and •
four hares, chiefly by follow:ng tip a covey, until he
kil:ed tee greater pall them. On the second day he •
took the course towa►d. Thatcititii, where he tell in
with hares in abundance, and he killed 9 and 14 brace •
of birds. il, was 7 head behind in the Iwo days, and
00 the third he took an eastward course through AL:er-•
inaston, Nlortinicr, &c. to whine' vivo miles ut Reading,
where he met with pheasants in abundance, but it was,
before the liar for killing them. From day-break in the •
morning till six in the evening of tirturday, the hot day r,
ite bagged thirteen brace tat birds and eleven 114:n,*
lasing the match by th;vc wily. lie had five brace el
,•.'inters and four 14 paniels in the *hike days, and his due: •
tauhy on the twcaii4 day,.ltnt

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THE KING.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 28.—ThIE day a most nu-
memos and highly respo:•tuble meeting of tne town
of Portsea was held at the Society's Hall, pursuant

to a requisition handed to Sir Samuel Spicer. Sir
Samuel was irumudiately voted to the Chair. The
purport of the meeting was then announced by
Professor Inman, who declared that lie would allow
no town to stand more Ihrward in its attachment to
the illustriousrrioit they were about to address than
the town of Portsea; but as they were not met there
to discuss any party question, he trusted they would
frame such an ad.iress as should totally exclude
politics, and one, lie trusted, that should bt unani-
mously adopted. He concluded by again stating, •
that more loyal subjects than the people of Portsea
did not exist.
Thomas Grant, Esq. seconded the motion of Mr.
Innian, that an address of the above tenor should
be immediately prepared. The address was then
brought in and agreed to.
Sir George Grey, Commissioner of his Majesty's
Dock-yard, then observed, that he had refrained,
during the proceedings of the day, from uttering
any sentiment whatever, until the address had been
approved of, that it might not be supposed his opi-
nion should influence any one ; he trusted his
presence had hot had that influence. He then
acknowledged the inward and heartfelt satisfaction
which he this day enjoyed in meeting so respectable
a company to address their King; and he could now
proudly assure himself, that the Gentlemen present
attached to his Majesty's Dock-yard were totally
unbiassed by him in their conduct of the day, He
would declare he never did, nor ever would, attempt
to bias any person connected with the Duck-yard.
He concluded by complimenting the company on
their attachment to his Majesty, and assured them
that he knew his Majesty's sentiments, who, when
he was in his presence, had declared himself highly
pleased with the former loyal expressions of the
town of Rinses, and he trusted his Majesty would
receive this address with his usual affability.
The Chairman, Sir Samuel Spicer, was then re-
quested to w rite to the King's Secretary, to be in-
twined when it would meet his Majesty's pleasure to
receive the address.
It was then resolved, that upon receiving his
Majesty's wishes, a deputation, consisting of the
gentlemen who prepared the address, headed by Sir
Samuel Spicer, should convey it to his Majesty. It
being suggested that as probably his Majesty would
receive the address either at Cowes or Spithead, it
would be more respectful, and more fully meet the
wishes of the inhabitants, that they should proceed
on board the yacht in procession ; the same was
most enthusiastically cheered, and Sir George Grey,
in the handsomest manner, offered his yacht and
b..rge to forward the object of their wishes.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to
Sir Samuel Spicer, fur his promptitude in calling
the meeting.
Before the night set in, above 3,000 signatures
were attached to the address.

His Majesty this day received the Ryde address;
to-morrow he receives the Gosport and I'ortsea ad-
dresses. The Gosport address will be presented by
SatnuelJellicoe, Esq.

AarcoorE.—An old =idea lady who was a most deter-
mined espouser of the cau.e of the Pi eteuder, happened to
to be possessed of a beautiful canary b.rd, whose vocal
powers were the 1111111111311 Ce of one half of tLe neighbourhood,
and the admiration of the oilier. Lord Peterborough was
very solicitous to procure this bird, as a present to a favour-
ite female, who had wt her heart on being mistrees of this
little musical wonder; neither his Lordships entreaties nor
his bribes (fluid prcvnil, but so able a acguciator was not to
be easily foiled—be took an opportunity of changing the
Iliad, and subs • itin.; another in its cage, during some lucky
moment alien her vigilant protector was off leer guard. The
clvingelhez ass precisely like the original, except in that
particular respect which alone constituted its cattle it was a
perfect mute, and had more taste fur seeds than for songs,—
Immediately after the manceuvre, that battle which utterly
ruined the hopes of the Pretender took place ; a decent in.
terval. had elapsed, when his Lordship summoned up resolu-
tam to call again on the old lady ; iu order to smother all
suspicion of the trick lie had pia) ed upon her. he was nbosit
to effect a great Anxiety for the pos•ession of the tint ; she
saved him all the trouble on that score by aodicipatiu;, as
she thought, his errand, exclaiming •• 0, no, Lord, then
you are come again, I presume, to coat me out of my dear
little idol, but It is all in vain, he is now dearer to me than
ever I 1 would not part with him for his rage full of gold—
would you believe it, my Lord, from the raiment that his
Gracious Sovereign wns defeated, MC Heed little fellow has
net atteted a fifa.;!.! word: 11
Last week the corpse of a man was found near the
h,.rbour ot Pori patrick, which is supposed to have floated
down the front the I,le of Man, or near that
place. He had been a passenger on board the 'howl
cutler, which trades between Douglas, Whitehaven,
ke. awl when on the passage, and in the act of jibing
the vessel, this passenger was carried overboard by the
boom. The body had a glove on one hand, and a gold
watch in the fob, some hank-notes iu a pocket-book,
and silver iu the pocket. Ile had been some tune in the
water, and it is conjectured that he is one of the English
riders sent out to take orders.
On Thursday last the Rev. R. F. Blake, clerk, was
instituted to the Rectory Bradbeld, if, the Comity of
Norfolk, on the presentation of the R:6!it lion. Wm.
A.3ltetutt, Baron Suffield.

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