The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-18 00:00:00

yesterday Her Naaasty held a bra wit) g-ro ht
St. James's Palace, which was the most nun non3ly
sttended of any this season. Her MAJESTY was
accompanied by the Dukes of KENT, CAMBRIDGE,
IDid- GLOUCESTER, the Princess of WALES, the:
Duchess of YORK, • and the Princess Sortm of
GLOUCESTER.

The tollhwing were among the Presentations to
Her MAJESTY
Colonel Parker Earl I Icherster ; Count Uglas, by the
,Swedish Ambassador; Lord Gray; Lady Wigrant ; Lady
Gertrude Sloane, on her marriage; the Hon. fohn and George
Ashlorrsharn ; 'Miss Elizabeth Drummond; the Archbishop
of Dublin ; Lady Diana Herbert; Earl Gosford ; Captain
Elphinstone ; the Earl of Waldegrave, on his return from
abroad; Miss Davenport • Lady L. Lamb; Colonel Her-
bert; eapt, Buller, of die Royal Navy; Miss M'Kcnaie;
Lad) Gray ; the Earl of Mount Edgecurnbe r the Countess
of Pembroke, on her marriage; Sir Harvey Bruce; Sir John
Shelley r'General Finch, on his promotion Misses Maria
and Anne Mildmay, by Lady Mildmay ; iMajor-General
Murray; two Misses Wade; Baron Adelswert, by Monsieur
Adlersberg, the Swedish Ambassador; Count Rehenhausen,
by the Portuguese Ambassador; Augustus Atkinson, Esq.;
Litut.•Col. Tolley; Lady Ranclitre; Mr. lames Bathurst;'
Lady Amelia Murray i Major-Gen. Lord Forges ; Mr. BUS..
ranstarn, by the Swedish Ambassador; Lady Shelley; Mar
jor Wynyard ; Lord,Selsey ; Lord Gray;. Mrs. E. Huller;
the Earl of Dtgby.; Capt. Vingor, by the Swedish Ambas-
sitter ; the Marquis of 1 homonn ; the Earl,sof Selkirk; Miss
Ackland; Viscount Strangferd; Earl Pembroke;"
Col. M‘Donald ; Vice-Adiniral Rowley; the Earl of Aber.
dim Mrss Sullivan ; and the Countess of Selkirk

Mr. SitAw, the Messenger, left town on Wednes-
dby for Harwich, where he will embark tin Sweden.
Dispatches fa the Mediterranean were last night
sent to Ply mouth, to be forwarded by the Alacrity
Sloop of War from that port.

Ysataklay a Battalion of the sgth Regitneot of
Foac ravelled through the City, ott their route. to
Euax.

In a letter from Mr. FENWICK. late British Con-
sul at Denmark, to a gentleman in Dundee, dated
Helsingborg, 202 January, he says, " the Are.
thusa', !WIT, and Speedwell, Sims, both of Dun-
dee, are WA upon Jutland, and the Masters, as
well as the crews, confined at the depot of prisoners
at Randers. I arn, however, glad to learn that
they are all, well, and receive good treatment.
The reason that they cannot write to their friends
is the stria adherence of the Dani'b Government
to the edict prohibiting correspondence with Great
Britain."

'ST. PATRIceS DA.Y....-Yesterday being the Grand
Anniversary day, in honour of the tutelar Saint of
Ireland, the natives of that Country enjoyed their
usual festivities. The friends and patrons of the
chatitable institution, founded in honour of the
Saint, dined together at Freemasons' Hall. art
Moisp, was iu the chair. He addressed &Le Meet-
ing, which was very numerous, in a very eloquent
speech in lionour of then occasion, and.recoMmend!
ed its benevolent views in a very affqmog manner.
His Lordship's speech breatbea also the Most ardent
sentiments of loyalty and PatriOnsiii, and .was re-
ceived with entliust .stic applause. The day passed
off with groat fedi ivit'y and perfect good humour.
'New tdostcAL k'ctsTo.--The annual Concert. for
this Instittnion took place iast ingot in the great
room at the Opera House. C4TALANI had iindly
promised to exert herself 'on this occasion, but was
prevented by Mrs. BILLINQTON, however,
with generous promptness in the cause of benevo.
leuce„.eupplied her place,, and the room was never
more crowded. The vocal department was also sup-
ported by NALD!, NIIARTINI, and BItAtHAM, A4llO
all ..,:quitted themselves very ably. Mrs. BILLING..
TON Will peculiarly well received and much ap-
plauded. • The orchestra was tilled, by the ablest
musicians, and. their joint ctforts produced an ex-
quisite treat.

We are glad to learn that the accident which hap.
pened to Mr. MATHEWS, the Actor, is by no means
sq bad as at' firi.t represented, and that he is in a fair
way of recovery without any material injury.

The great increase of Minor Theatres in this me-
tropolis is notless:injuriqus in a political than a moral
point of view, as refieetions are often. cast upon Go-
vernment at those places, which are very likely to
mislead common people, and tend to excite popular,
diadontent. The condu6tor done of these Theatres,
in particular, has long been notorious as a disciple a)
TuoK4s ?Atlas, and he generally contrives to season
the dialogue with some' of the doctriae.s of his
Mister.

Kgssaut continues at his friend Lord Gump-
roan's, in Osferdshire, and isetill much indisposed.
•
A duet took place yesterday Morning in Padding-
ton Fields, pear the three bridges Of the New Cut,
between Capt. W. and a Mr. V. a Gentleman of for-
tune. The parties fired three rounds each, and
having been convinced by their seconds of their
being but indifferent marksmen, they shook hands,
and retired to the same coffee-house, in Wigniore-
street, where they had quarrelled.
A dreadful instance of ferocity occurred, about a
week since, at Stapleton Prison, near Bristol. Two
Frenchmen having quarrelled late in the evening.
were locked up previous to the settlement at the
dispute ; but In the night, one of the parties, with
his friend,- insisted upon his antagonist's getting out
of bed and fightin him immediately; the latter
aisented. It was determined that they should fight
with the two legs of a pair of compasses, which was
broken in half, and the points sharpened fin- the pur-
pose.. They rushed upon each ot her, mut gaily stabbing,
until the aggressor tell lifeless on the ground,
_having
been pierced through the heart and lungs. His
friend immediately seized the weapon from the hand
of the corpse, insisting that the fight should be re-
newed with him ; it was agreed, and after a horrible
rencoutre, he shared the same rate as the first. The
survivor (who is much wounded, but not very dan-
gerously.) was secured as soon as
:the circumstance
was known to the guard, mid a Coroner's Inquest
sat on the bodies. As it appeared that the two de-
ceased persons were the aggressors itt the affair, the
Jury brought in a verdict of Manslaughter against
the survivor.

An Inquisition was taken yesterday at a .public
house, in Duke-street, Oxford-street, on the body of
Alicia Harriet Mailexy, a dress-maker, who *as
faund. dead in her bed-room, at eleven o'clock;
On Wednesday morning., Sho.destroyed herself by
an immense dose of laudanum. It was supposed that
disappoint tnent in loVe had led her to commit suicide.
The yenta was litsauity.
A young man of reputable connexions, and As-
sistant-Surgeon to a Gentle►uan in Grosvenor-gmet,
also poisoned himself on Sunday last ; and a Coroner's
Jay delivered A Verdi. similar to the above, •