The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-29 00:00:00

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THE COURT ANELIVORLD
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Thursday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent appointed to hold
a Privy Council, at Carbon House, and a Chapter of the Knights of
the Garter, for the purpose of electing two Knights. Cipasions of
that Order. Soon after one o'clocck, his Royal Highness. proceeded to
the Council-room, and held a Privy Council, when Mr. Liston was
introduced, and sworn in a Member, and took his place at the Board
accordingly.—Lord Melville had an audience of his Royal Highness.
and kissed hands upon his being appointed the First Lord of the&
Admiralty.—The Earl of Courtoun resigned hie plate of Treasurer of
the Household. The Prince Regent was afterwards pleased to aft%
the Noble Earl, Captain of the Band of 'Gentlemen Pensioners.—
Jocelyn received the appointment of Treasurer of the Householdfin
the room of the Earl of Courtoun.—Mr. Liston took leave of the Re•
gent, previous to his departure on his embassy to. Constantinople.-..
The Chapter of Knights of the Garter was afterwards held, when the
Dukes of Montrose and Richmond were elected Knlights of the Order.
The only Knights who attended were the Dukes of Torlf_t_ Kent, Cam*
berland, Cambridge, and Gloucester, the Marquis' 'siflierthattlirildtol,!,;,'"'
the Earls of Westmoreland, Camden, and Winchelses.; •
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This day, at one o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince Regento* l
example of his Royal Father, will go in state and assist at the mMift
service, which will be performed in the Chapel of St. James's PalaCe.
All the Officers of the Household, the Kings at Arms, and Heralds;
the Serjeants at Arms ; the Guards ; and other usual -attendants at this
ceremony, will accompany his Royal Highness; and the procadon
will be as splendid as it used to be in former times.

SPORTING.
BETTING ON THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CLASSES
OF THE OATI.ANDS, DERBY, OAKS, CLARET, TWO
THOUSAND GUINEAS, AND TWO HUNDRED GUINEAS
STAKES.
OATLANDS. FIRST CLASS.-4 to 1 agst Sprightly. sto 1 agst
Morgiana. 6to 1 agst York. 6to 1 agst Romeo. Id to 1 agst Boltgr.
10 to 1 agst Brigktonia.

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SECOND CLALS. to I agst Poulton. sto 1 agst Cambric. 6to
agst Stingtail. 6to 1 agst Engraver.
THIRD CLASS.-7 to 2 agst Beverley. 7to 2 apt Sorcery. 6to I
agst Victoria. 6 to 1 agst Magic.-.-1000 to 20 agst naming the three
winners.

DERBY.-4 to 1 agst Manuella. 6to 1 agst Whitburn. 14 to 1 agst
Brother to Joke. 15 to 1 agst Mr. Ladbroke'is colt. High odds apt
Comus.
OAKS.-9 to 1 agst Manuella. 7to 1 agst the Duke of Rutland.
10 to 1 agst Gen. Gower. 12 to 1 agst Gen. Grosvenor. 12 to 1 apt
Catharine. 12 to I agst Calyba. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Hodgson.. .9 tol apt
Mannella whining the Derby and Oaks. 1000 to 40 apt Manuella
winning the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger's.
CLARET.-6-to son Phantom. 6to .1 agst Mountebank. Bto 1 agst
Trophonius. Bto 1 agst Wellington.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.-4 to 1 agst Handel. stol am
Cato. 7to 1 agst Mr. Ladbtoke's colt. 9to 1 agst Calyba. 10 to
agst Sir Charles.
TWO HUNDRED GUINEAS.-2 to 1 agst Soothsayer. 3to I agit
Sorcery. sto 1 agz•t Strube.

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A Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall,, pji uesday,
when, among, other business, it was referred to a Cenntliittee to con-
sider the best means of rendering more effectual ttie.services of the two
regiments of London Militia, by extending their d,hty to the gerterd
defence of the kingdom. On the motion of Mr. Bell, two h*ndred
fleas were voted to the fund opened fur the relief of the widows and
orphans of the seamen lost in the St. George, Defence, and-Hero men of
war, and Saldatilia frigate.
BANK NOTFS.—The.new Bill introduced in the House, of Commons
by Mr. Perceval, goes not only to extend the ijroyfilons of the
last Ses6uti to Ireland, but protects payments made to parties out of
Court, and payments made in discharge of all and every manner of
proceeding at law in the nature of distress.
We understand that the Proprietors of " Town Talk" have com-
menced an action against the tart of Coventry, fOr an illegal attempt to
check the sale of that popular publication. The gum of this importanS
question will decide/ whether a person, Who Colneives himself to be
li-
belled in a Work, possesses the right of prohibiting the sale of the ob.
noxious article, before the opinion and judgment of a Court have
been obtained.
A pligilivic contest took place yesterday at Harford, near Hounslow,
for twenty guineas a side, betiveen Wiri. Swallow, a youth of promise,
aged nineteen, from Suffolk, and a farmer of the name
of Co ulthard.
The combatants fought fifty- se.ven bard rounds in one hour and f;rty •
eight minutes, when Coulthard was declared. the victor. It was whyt
W as termed a good stand up tight.
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