The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-29 00:00:00

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THE ROYAL FAMILY.

Her Majesty, the Princess Elizabeth, and attend.
ants, arrived at Windsor from Bath, on Monday.—
' In the course Tuesday, her Majesty visited the King.
It is slid that a few days ago the King expressed a wish
to have a chair made of a peculiar shape, from an idea
of feeling more case when fitting. Mr. Butting, the
tpholsterer, was directed to make a model agreeableei to
the instructions of the Monarch. The model was pro-
duced and explaired to his Majesty, who gave his ap-
proval, and the chair was made. Last week this piece
of furniture was sent to Windsor, placed in his Ma-
jesty's apartments, and the King expressed himself
highly pleased with its construction, from the cases'and
comfort he experienced. It has been said that the
King missed the absence of his family, and every
lamming he would make the most anxious inquiries,
repeatedly expressing his fears of their death. It was
for this purpose of relieving his mind that the Queen
visited him. It is said that the .unexpected apprisal of
the Queen's presence has been accompanied with much
improvement in tranquillizing the King.
BarauTox, Dec. 25.—Divine service was performed
this morning at the Pavilion by the Bishop of Exeter
and the Reverend Mr. Blomberg. The Regent was
afterwards on the Palace lawn, and on horseback in the
riding school.
The palace dinner patty to day, as on all previous
occasions since his Royal Highness's return to the town,
has been confined to the resident suite, anti the
arrivals of last night. Lord and Lady Castlereagh and
Lord Stewart. Not an invitation was issued, se ema-
mon at such a season, nor has the sound of music been
heard within the palace walls.
WEenson, Dec. •26.—Yesterday being Christmas-
day, the Archbishop of Canterbury attended in the
' private chapel, to administer the sacrament to the
'Queen and Princesses, and attendants, according to
.annual custom. Her Majesty accompanied by Princesses
.Augusta and Elizabeth, afterwards visited the Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester, at Bagshot, to dine.
The house taken by the ae;ents of Prince Leopold, in
' Grosvenor Place, is only a temporary residence fin. two
.months: it was principally for the purpose of contain-
ing the furniture in Cameltinsi House, which has been
removed within these few dayS, so that possession of
'Camelford House might be given up before Christmas-
•.day.
'Prince Leopold has dined with the Duke and Du-
chess of Glocester at Bagshot, and with the Duke
.and Duchess of York at Oatlands, within these few
days
The Queen will go to Brighton about the .sth of
'January, to pass a fialnight at the Pavilion. Early in
February, her Majesty will return to Bath, fur three
weeks or a month.

Extract of a letter from the British Consul at New
-Orleans, dated Aug. •.:3 :—" In respect to the Insur-
gent privateers, I beg leave to mention for your infor-
mation that this port has been the rendezvous for a great
many of those under the Mexican flag, where they
liave been refitted, and becn equipped with warlike
stores. As these pirates, however, arc now in the ha-
bit of plundering. American vessels, and lately took a
large sum of specie out of one belonging to the mar-
! shunts of this place. the same indulgence will no lon-
ger-be granted to them. For your guidance I have al-
so to observe, that almost all British vessels hound here
arc detained and overhauled by them, and from the re-
, presentations of the captains, I have no doubt that, had
they met with any thing suitable to their purpose, it
would have benn taken without ceremony. It would
be very much in favour of the British interests here if
they were entirely swept from the Gulf."
A letter from New York, dated the 24th ult. states,
that adviecs had been received there from Sir James
Yee, at Sierra Leone, in which Sir James expresses a
strong conviction that the object aimed at by the friends
of humanity in establishing and maintaining so expen-
sive a settlement in so unhealthy a situation, would
certainly be followed with complete disappointment.—
If the civilization of Africa be the object aimed at, Sir
James is decidedly of opinion, and strongly reccom-
mends the Geld Coast as a much better situation in
point of health, and as presenting numerons facilities
fir gaining a free and beneficial intercourse with the
inhabitants; and us being a ftr more eligible situation
for controhing, and, eventually, eradicating the slave-
trade.

The annual meeting of the Society of Schoolmasters
was held on Tuesday, at the Crown and Anchor tavern,
the Bishop of Carlisle in the chitir, It appeared from
the Treasurer's Report, that the fonds of this establish-
ment were rapidly improving, and its beneficial pur-
poses increasin,, in proportion. The Bishop of Carlisle
pointed out the great utility of the institution, advert-
ed to the high respectability and importance of the in-
Atruction of youth, and expressed his earnest hope that
both he and his worthy colleagues, the Presideats ant
Vice Presidents, would, in their elevated situations in
the church, " always remember with gratitude the
klac• from whence they started.",