The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-05 00:00:00

POETRY.

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THE SEASON.
Tttr Season, 'tis granted. i. not very -gay..
But we iinnot in Justice complain of the weather.
Nur if changoi delight us, we liAve in one day,
Spring, and Sunwier, and Autumn. and Winter together:.

ON THE SENTINELS' DETECTION OF TiU TOWDIL

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THE fearless guard. I.o4NesAing
Is Ale still to tske his p 0.4
Who etii well known) in phantom strifc.
Courageously gave up the (;Oari

Her Majesty has issued cards of invitation far a ma
menus party on the I tith of August, at her Palace, to
celebrate the Prince Regent's birth-day.
The Princess Charbutt: is so much re...overed, that only
the weather prevents her from-going out; but Prince Leo-.
paid, we are sorry to hear, is now indisposed.
The Prince Regent honoured Lady Heatheote's
on Faiday week, with his presence. Among the company,.
there were the 2Vlarehiorest of Iterybrd, the Dowager.
Lady Jersey. and Mrt. Fitzkerhert. His Royal High-
ness was in excellent spirits, and did not retire till tour
o'clock in the moming.—Titocr.

According to inttllfgence front Cairo, there have been
commotions in that city by the mutiny of the troops, and
from which the family of the Swedish Vice-Consul has
suffer. 7. His lady, being on her return at mid-day front
the bat!: with her two daughters, was fired upon by one
of the disorderly soldiers, and the eldest of the voung la—
dies, fourteen years of age, was struck with a 'ball, and
died in a few hours afterwards. The Governor to.)ok an
active part in this affair, and ordered the arrest of the de-
linquent, who was executed on th. 2 sa nt.

A Court of Common Council was held on Tuesda7. at
Guildhall; when Addresses were unaninmsly aq4., ‘: to
be presented to the Prince llq;ent and the at, .1
compliments of congratulation to the Princess Mary t.u.t
the Duke of Gloucester on their resent tr.Lrria,.w.—The
Committee of Coal end Corn presented a !tep art,
mending the dismissal of the Chi.:f Cirri: n the Coal
Market ; which, after some d:sf tssion, was vr,,,cl to.—
The Committee of City I.lnds presented a ri

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Wednesday evening, the Lord Mayor Lady Mayore•
and several Ladies, accompanied by Sheriffs Thetto
and Bell, and Aldermen J. J. Smith, Scholey; Do:nvillet
C. Smith, Maguey, Bridges and Hcygete, and the (7:ty
Officers, arrived at the Crown Inn, Rochester, in the Tti-
nity yacht. On Thursday the Lord Mayor gave a public
breakfast, and the same day a dinner, to the Mayor and
Corporation of Rochester, the Duke of Sussex, Earl of.
Darnley, Lord Clifton, the Members for Reehestcr, Ad-
miral Rowley, Gen. Winter, and Sir J. Brown; Capts.
Sir J. Gordon, W. Ho.ste, J. Louis, R. N. &e. The Lord
Mayor gave a splendid Ball and Supper in the evening at
the Assembly Room, which was illuminated and mne-
mushy attended. The Lord Mayor and party went to
Cobham Hall, to the Earl of Darnley, to meet the Duke
of Sussex and a large party, to whom Lord Darnley gave
a public breakfast. The Lord Mayor afterwards returned
to London.

A deputation of the Corporation of Bath waited upon
the Duke of Wellington, on Tuesday, at Cheltenlutm,
with an invitation to that city, and to honour them with
his company to dinner. They were received with the
most, polite attention by the Duke, who regretted his
inability to visit Bath, on account of his leaving. Chel-
tenham on Wednesday, and England on the 6th of' Au.
gust.
Colonel Riddell, owner of the house the Duke of Wel.
lington occupied at Cheltenham, to commemorate his
there, plantzd a British oak on the lawn, on Monday last,
the anniversary of the battle of Salamanca. The Duke
and Duchess, with their two sons, the Marquis of Douro
and Lord C. Wellesley, Lally C. Bathurst, Lord Apsley,
&c. attended at the ceremony : the oak is to be called the
Waterloo Oa

His Grace the Duke of Wellington visited Bristol on
Saturday last. At lutlf-past two o'clock the Sheriff:,
Messrs. Biekley and Gearge, met the illustrious Duke at
the Cross-Hands, below Sir R. Vauglan's. The cavalcade
proceeded through Rolland to Park street, where it was
met by a numerous holy of Gentlemen on horselyack.
His Grace was in an open barouche, accompanied by
Lord Apsley, and passed under a grand triumphal arch,
which was surmounted by a figure, representing tee
nius of Bristol, crowning a bust of Wellington. Beneath
on each side, two figures of Victory. supporting a large
transparent painting of the Battle of Waterloo, the wings
covered with banners, recording the victories of our Chief.
The cavalcade proceeded down to the Mansion-I:mm,
where the Duke was received by the Corporation in their
robes, and presented with a goll box ; and also by the
Society of Merchants, whu also presented his Grace with
the Freedom of their Body in a gold box Ilis Grace
afterwards walked thmi the Mi11440“-itollse to the Mer-
chants' Hall, between two lines of the 6:,•11 regiment,
where he partook of a most sumptuous entertainment.
On a trial at the last Old Pnilec Sessions, for the
stealing of pigs, it appeared, that Ganovo» took Hog
into custody, and Boom swore to the pigs ls,,lne

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