The National Register.
London, England, 1809-10-29 00:00:00

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',Lien by bachelors acting as constables to
cep oil the crowd. They appeared much gratified by the
opeetacie, waiked round the apparatus, and returned to their
box. Her Majesty walked with. the Duke of York. The
Ito
_fat Poly were followed by the Mayor and Corpora-
tion. The animals were now placed on dishes to be carve
ed, and several persons attending for that purpose imme-
diately set to work. The Bachelors still remained at their
posts to keep the crowd oft; and a party of them offered
the first slice to their illustrious visitors, which was ac-
cepted. Shortly after t•he carving had commenced, and the
' pudding had began to be distributed, the efforts of the Ba-
chelors to keep off the crowd became useless ; sonic of the
Royal Blues, on horseback, assisted in endeavouring to
repel them, but witheut effect, .The pudding was. now
thrown to those who remained at a distance, and now an
hundred scrambles were seen in the same instant. The
bread% as next distributed in a similar way, and, lastly,
the meat ; z considerable quantity of it was thrown to a
butcher, who, elevated above the crowd, eatchifis• large
pieces in one hand, and holding • a knife in the other, cut
smaller pieces off, letting them fall into the hands of those
beneath who were on the alert to catch them. The pud-
ding, nical, and bread, being thus distributed, the crowd
were finally regaled pith what was denominated a sop in
the pan, that is, wit h having the mashed potatoes, gravy,
ct.c. thrown over them.
The grand arch erected by the Town Hall was adorned
with figures emblematical of the four Seasons, likenesses of
their MAJESTIES, ard other devices, the whole surmounted
by the ..Kirsci's Arms, beneath which is inscribed on the
one side, " Gun save he KING," and on the other, " KING
and CCNSTITUION." The Town Hall was adorned with
several Transparencies, ard a 'great number of tamps. •
The Queen was attended by the Dukes of York, Clarence,
and Sussex, and the Princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, and
Sophia.
The Princesses, and the Nobility, wore blue ribbons,
inscribed—" The 50th year; may Goa bless him, who
blesseth us;!'
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CELEBRATION• AT PROGNOBE.

On Wednesday night her Majesty gave a superb Fete at
Frogmore. At. half past nine o'clock the gates were
thrown open for the Nobility, Gentry, and others having
tickets of admission. On the entrance into the gardens,
the spectator was struck with astonishment and delight at
the charming and fanciful scene of variegated lamps, of
different figures and colours. The avenues and walks
were hung with brilliant coloured lamps, in the shape of
watchmen's lauterns. The lawns adjoining to the house
afforded a rich display of the choicest shrubs and plants,
taken from the green-house. At ten o'clock the Queen
arrived, and after her. Majesty had joined the company,
the fire-works began at the conclusion of which. there ap-
peared on a sudden, and as it were by magic, on the
beautiful piece of water opposite the garden front Of the
house, two triumphal ears, drawn by two sea-horses each,
hone occupied by Neptune, and preceded by the other with
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a hand of music. The cars had a very superb appearance.
On coming to the temp9rary bridge erected over the canal
opposite the garden front, transparencies were displaved
in an equally sudden aed unexpected wanner on the battle- •
men!, with the v:ords, l' Hlnc Mit:innia, Britannia rule
the Wave';," inscribed on them. A't the same moment
the band struck up the !une. Opposite the bridge, an ele-
gant Greci2n Temple Villi erected on a morat, surrounded
liv eight. beautiful marble jillars. The interior of' the tem-
ple w. 14 lined with purele, a'nd in tte. (eutre wasa large
ttansvirency of the lt,ye of Providence, Axed, as it were,
upon a beautiful portrait of his !‘l:riei'v, surmounted by
wary of lamp:. --Froai the temple a d toble's!airt.tse &smt-
\ cd to tre water's edge. On the wrialite2,ss of the staircase
riot- vi‘ctea 4i4e alters %itli burl se in 4 incense. '
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On the lawn twelve marquees were erected, where the
company partonk of tea and coffee-during the fire-works::
Covers were laid in the principal dining-rooms, and at •.
12 o'clock the company sat down to an elegant supper, •
consisting of all the delicacies of the season. The frames
were beautifully. .done in emblematic figures, part of which
represented Britannia kneeling by tjie lion, the eye of Pro-
vidence, above, and underneath was written by ter Royal
Highness the Princess Elizabeth " Britannia, grateful to
Providence, celebrates the 50th year of a reign sacred to
piety and virtue."
The Queen was attended by the Dukes of York,
Clarence and Sussex, and the Princesses Augusta, Elizabeth).
and Sophia.
•Hec.Majesty and the branches of the family present re,
tired pt half past one, when the company began to depart.
Among the company present were, the Earls of Uxbridge,
'Harcourt, and Cardigan ; Lords St. Helen's and Walsing-
ham ; Countesses of Cardigan and Harcourt; Ladies Cran.
ley, Bective, &c.

PROVINCIALS.
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A .sportibg farmer the other day, at a village a few miles
west of London, was boasting of the excellent speed •f his
horse, which occasioned an immediate challenge from his neigh...
boar, who thought his horse a second Eclipse. A considerahle
sum was laid, and the horses were brought out to run a mile 011
the Bath road ; but it was stipulated that neither of them should
ride his own horse, an account of their unequal weight ; the ser-
vant of the rh*llenger, therefore, was fixed upon to ride for
his master, and the race Would not have taken glace for want
of another jockey, had not a stranger offered hit.services, who
professed himself to be an excellent horseman, which in the end
he verified : for, after they bad stale ted, an hour or,t no elapsed
without any tidings of them, word the servant returned and put
an end to the sportsman's ansiety respecting the issue of the
race by informing them that the stranger had decamped with the
nag, and that he had pursued him till he could do it no longer,
thus leaving the sporting farmer well convinced of the superior
speed of his horse. So he lost his wager and his horse too. •
A Roman Chatholic curate, to free himself from the labour
of confe►sions in Leut, gave notice to his parishoners, that on
Monday he should, confess th• liars; on Tuesday, the misers,
on Wednesday, the slanderers ; on Thursday, the thieves; on
Friday, the libertines; and, on Saturday, the bad women. Ills
scheme succeeded—none attended,
The following is a correct list of the number of beasts, sheep,
&c. slaughtered in London only during the last three months :
Sheep and Lambs 346,629—8ea5ts 32,0 o—Calves 13,575
Horses (died and killed) 2,637.—1 t should be remarked, that
in the last three months less are slaughtered than in any other
quarter of the year.
It cann.it be unacceptable to our readers, to inform them of .
the following method of making a liquid which ss ill
remove spots of tallow, oil, &c. from woollen cloth, hats, silk,
&c:—This liquid is nothing more than a mixture of one pint of
pure essence of lemon, and tits-) parts of the purest and strongest
spirits of wine or alcohol ; which should he thus used : a fear
drops of it ought to be poured on a piece of flannel, and this
rubbed with sufficient quickness upon the spot which is required
to he removed. l f this he not sufficient to rub it off, pour a
.few more drops upon thellannel, and rub again. Lastly, an oily
spot will be left upon the stuff or cloth by the liquor itself,
which iy owing to the essence of lemon; but will entirely vanish
in the course of a fc w hours.

A few days ago, Jain) Storey, late boatman of the port of
Cambuis, whose daughters were drowned en the Bth ult. drown-
ed hildself at Watson's Qnay, on the Northumberland side of
the r vet, by letting himself down into the tide-way, with a
stone fa:tened to his body. He was no excellent swimmer, and
ptohably thought that nature might be •tou strong for his reso-
lution. Before he left hi* wife and children, he kissed them al
three times round.

A deserter of the name of Smith, under more from Bert
forrishire to the lsk of Wight, hung himself in the cage at,
Itrook-(4reen, Itucks, tinturday night last. 'the unfortu-
nate in:pi was taken it fortnight since at ilerifurd, after having
teen the )eur. frAliu his regiment. his wife and two children
attended iiiin on his reluctant march, awl she was the fir it to
peoclaiut the ittvlui tcouituttiuti of hi` CligeLICC. •