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tion.

Tins being the Birth-day or our excellent Mo-
narch, when he completes his Seventieth Year, it
wili doubtless be celelliated all 'over the Ertipire.—
There was a large assemblage of the Nobility, &c.
&c. at St. James's this day, in order to testify
their respe6t on the ()tension. That his life May be
Prolonged for the happiness of his subjects, and the
prosperity of the realm, 'must be the ardent wish of
every wise and honest man throughotat the United
Kingdom.

We have reason to believe that a conviction of the
high merits of the Marquis WELLESLEY,
.and of the
importance of thoSe services for which he has so long
been exposed to persecution, has at length induced
his opponents to drop the business, and that he will
hereafter be suffered to enjoy that reputation which
he so well deserves, undisturbed by the cavils of
personal spleen or party malevolence.

The visit of the ROYAL FAMILY yesterday to the
Britisii,Museum being made public, attraaed a vast
concourse :of people there : a small party of the
Guards, together with Mactuanus, Townsend, and
_Sayers, the P.•lice-Ottieers, were stationed there to
keep order. Her MAJESTY, the Prince of WALES,
the Dukes of CU AIIIER LAND and CAMBRIDGE, and the
PRINCESSES, arrived in three carriages about a quar-
ter twfore one o'clock. They were received by the
Art;hbishop 61 C NTIMBURY the Lord CHANCELthR,
the ERII6 Of DARTMOUTH and AYLSFORD. Lord ST.
HELEN'S, the SrEAKER of Ilk: House Of Commons,
Sirs J. BANES and W. SCOTT, Mr. PLANTA, the Libra,
rip, and several others, woo Conducted the „ROYAL
FAMILY to the new wing added to the builtling, and
skewed them the curiiisities,- with which they ay.:
peared highly amused. It is twenty years since her
MAJESTY was there. The ROYAL PARTY partook of
roue o refreshments, and lett the Museum at three
o'clock. His M AJESTY left the Queen's Palace about
twelve o'clock, for Blackheath, to dine with the
Princesskot WALEs and Duchess of BRUNSWICK.

The Bishop of 4EREPOUD, it is supposed, will be
translated to the vacant See of Worcester; and the
beau of BRISTOL, it IS! Collfidetiliy said, will be
raised to the See of Hereford.

, The following Letter, which was written by
Louis XVIII. to his relation Cumtpcs IV. the late
King of Spain, now a prisoner in BUONAPAETE'S
hands, is. of the molt unquestionable authenticity,
and derives . increased interest from the circutn,
Stances of the present moment. It was written
and sent from Calmar,. in Sweden, on the occa-
sion of the King of Spain sending toßuoNaiAnTit-
the Order Of the Golden Fleece.' Louts, as soon as
he heard it, with becot»ing dignity, instantly sent
back to his Catholic IVlajesiy the Insignia of an Or-
dttr which he conceived to be polluted by its be-
ing conferred on a man who, iu addition to all
his other a6ts of violence, . had dipped his hands in
the blood of a Prince of the House of Bourbon, the
Duke D'ENGHIEN. Posterity will admit, that how-
'ever unfortunate that family may be, it is impossible
for.the Head of it to express'himselt with more ma-
jesty and elevation of mind, than are manifested in
this lefter.—CtfAsLis the Third had Conferred on
him, the Order, when he was Count DE PROVENCE.
" Calmar, October 3, tilos.
"Sea, MY DROTIllit, AND CtlliStN,
't it is with regret that I send back to your Majesty the
Insignia of the Order of theGolneit l'lcece, which 1 had re.
ceived from the King, your Fattier, of glorious memory.—
Therecan be nothing in connton between the and the Great
criminal, whom _its own audacity, aided by FOrtune, has
placed upon my Throng.--r 5 Throne, winch he has so
crud!), defiled wlth the pure blood of 4 Bourbon !
may induce me to pardon an Assassint—but the Tyrant of my
People must always be my Enemy.. lb our present-circa:o-
- it is inure glorious to deserve the Sceptre than to
sway it. Gou, in his impenetrable decrees, may perhaps
have condemned me to finish my days in exile; but neither
. posterity, not the present age, shall over say that I have ren-
aprod myself unworthy to be seated, and to die upon the
Thronc.of my Ancestors.
• (Signed)` ,! LOUIS."

The .principal inducement, of her Majesty and
other branches of the -Royal Family- to visit the Bri-
tish Museum yesterday, was to see the tine Collec-
tion of Antique Sculpture .-which belonged. to the
late Mr. TOWNLEY, Ind which have. been arranged.
in-the new wing with admirable taste and judgment.

A feW nights Since an: armed party. attacked the
hOuse of cue Mathews, in Pluckhimin, near Gauls-
town, County DUblin, and havihg entered the house,.
robbed the pool man of all the clothes that were.
worth 'carrying ciff, and. some cash ; they put him on
a ,fiot griddle, :and burned him severely, in order to
extort more money, and then. 'made their escape.
They went from thence to the, house of Paniek
Mathews, his brother, in order to rot) him ; and
one of the robbers having got partly in by forcing a
window, Patrick Mathews struck him desperately
on the head With a spade; the felloW dropped a pii-
tol and his hat in the house when hN received the
stroke, and he and his cempanions effected a precipi-
tate retreat. Next morning the blood was traced
near one mile on'the road leading to that city.

- The cause of divorce, or separation from bed and
board, and mutual cohabitation, promoted by PETER
CAMPBELL, 41.111, ;Igaii.st itt:reAss.rn LEWIS
CsstruELL, his wife, lbr adultery, an account of
which we gave several Months ago, was yesterday
determined in the Consistory Court, Doctors Com-
mons. Alter a due. elainination of evidence, the
Court gave a decisien: in. favour of the Husband's
application.
Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, an Inquest was held
at the Southampton Arms, Camden-town, before G.
lionosoii, Esq. one of the Coroners fur the Conn-
ty of Middlesex, on the body of the perion whose
murder we stated yesterday. Verdiet—rWifu/ Mee-
der agairut sonic pet Jim or persints uiikradn,

I4AVAL NEWS:

I•;,:iuTlii JUNE 2.—Arrived tie Saturn, 74
!rom Torbay. •

&flied the .tiideavour hired Armed-brig, with a
convoy for Wales.. • .

The Emerald, Frigate N.vint out of Harbour this
morning, ha.ving been refii.ted.

The Ouelcier/and.Dutch Frigate cattle into Hat:.
boor this murpiug, to be surveyed by the Officers of
the Dock-yard.

POitTSMOUTIi, JUNIS "3.=This day arrived the
Flying Fish and flat SChooner, with a convoy of
•
eight Sail, from the Downs.

Sailed the Boadicea I?rigate, Capt. MAITLAYD4-

011 a cruize.

DEAL, Juin 3.—Arrived the Africa, 'of 64 guns,
from Ushant, and sailed through for Yarmouth ;
the Fisi ard, of 38 guns, from a cruize'; . the Superb
from the Channel, and sailed through fdr Yarmouth.
Sailed the Bustler Gun-brig ori a cruizo.
Arrived the Jupiter Atiierlean ship,. from 'Phila..
delphia, with specie.

On Thursday was launched from the ship-yard of
JOHN FOSTER, Esq. at Selby, a fine Sloop called the
Knaresbrough, in compliment to the Knareshrough
Volunteers, for their handsome and orderly cambia
during their stay on permanent duty at that place,
A Letter from a midshipman in Sir It, STRACEIAN'S
Squadron, to his friends in Chester, states that they
passed the Gut of Gibraltar, on the loth of Febru-
ary, and got to Palertno on the 21st, where they
found Admiral Tnoantntonon With the Royat So-
vereign, Formidable, Eagle, Thunderer, and Kent ;
they Joined Lord coradsrowoob, at Maretimo, on
the of atd March when the Fleet- consisted of the
following ships, Ocean, Oa, Admiral CoLuaroworm,
Canopus, 80, Admiral MARTIN, Royal .Sovereign,
.100, Admiral THORNBROUGO, Ccesar, 80, Sir R.'
STRACHAN, Malta, 84; Formidable, 98;Kenti Eagle,
Thunderer, Colossus, &ileum, Superb, Spartiate,-
Camberland, and Warrior, of 74 guns each ; Frigates,
Spartan, lienommee, Apollo, Lavinia, and
cede. They arrived at Syracuse the test March,:
where they took in water, and were joined ,by..the •
,liepulse, and on the 3d of April were cruizinpirh.the
Gulf of Tareuto, and afterwards. returned, to the
rendezvous at Maretimo. The enemy's Squadron:
passed to the,Sonthward of Malta, when this Squa-
dron was on the Northward of the Island, and made
sail for Port Mahon, in the Island of Minorca; their
Fleet consisted of i t two-deckers, two three-deck-
ers, and four Frigates and Brigs, amounting in all to
17 Sail, all French. Admiral .Cotaanowoon ar-
rived off Minorca on the 14th April, where he found
five Spanish Sail of the Line and a-Frigate in• Port:
Mahon. On the 18th April Admiral COLLING-
WOOD, with 8 Sail of the 'Line, stood towards Port
Mahon, and throng') the whole of the day% made a
sham fight to try if he could decoy them out, but in
!fat!). They here learnt that the 3-decker on board
of which Admiral GANTIIRAUNIE licia his Flag, sprung
all. her masts in carrying 'sailto keep up with the rest
of the Squadron, she sailed
,so badly, and they went
into Toulon, where they repaired their damages, and
were expeGted out immediately. Admiral CoLLIN9-
worn), on the 24th April, wax off' Maretimo, with
the whole 'of the Fleet; except Admiral THORN..
RROUGH and seven Sail of alieWine, who had gone
into Palermo for provisions and water.
Mr. Linn/al.-7Th) circumstances attending the
escape this Gentleman from the two men to
whose care he was entrusted were somewhat Ax- •
lraordinary. He had •indneed not only these men,
htit some medical Gentlemen Who attended him,
and others, to believe that ,his mind was perlealy
restored. Ott the Sunday mprning he came down,
to breakfast, and his handS appearing dirty, he was
desired by Mrs: LUDLAM to wash them. He assented,
and was permitted to return to his bed-room for
that purpose. The bed-room was •on the 'second
story, He had drawn the bed-postao the window;
tied one of the sheets faSt to it, and conneaest the
two sheets, from, which he dropped into the area,
without -receiving theleast injury, and hurried 4,
amidst the observation of. many persons, • who,
however, did not give the alarm till he was wholly
out .ot sight. He has not since been heard of :
he is about thirty years of age.
The following specimen offinewriting is extraa-
ed from a Botany Bay Journal,. and sliews hOw high
our expatriated countrymen have arisen in-the scale
of literature. The same -taste and itnagin:dion
charaaerize most of the newspapers in that part of
the globe :
"The peach .orchard again presents us with its
natural beauties,- formed to be adMired. Nature,
awaking front her winter slumbers, with modest
blush adorns the smiling spring, thd morr(of vege-
Wiwi. Then summer, darting' forth its penetraiing
beaMs, shall from the root draw forth the liquid sap
to decorate the scene with verdant beauties, and to
maturergrowth concind the pendant fruit. Autumn,
anon, by Ceres usheted'in, gives'coarrnation to the
whole, and cheers the -grateful hind wi!li gladden-
ning plenty. This is the annual eyerLatight comers
again—and nature to her rest once more retires."
A Morning Paper, adverting to the new
Indi-
meat Bill, says, that the ATTouscv-GaNratAr., after
receiving a Judge's Warrant, may hold the party to
special bail ; but that there is. not "-any oath re-.
(suited as to 'the aanal injury or guilt, nor aity veri-
fication but the simple accusation." Lord ELLENIIO.
ROUGH, however, who may be supposed to know

something of the matter, 'distinBly stated in the de-
if bate .upon this subject, in the Fluttse of Lords,-that
1 “ the ATTORNSV^GE,OERAL could not file his in-
formatien except on didavit,"
The Royal College of Surgeons, on, the gth
adindged the _Jacksonian Prize Or' 1807, to Jurn
HY3I.OP, Esq. of Fenchnreh-street, fesr. the best
Dl,sertation on Diseases of the .Eye <tnd its ap-
Pendagt.s, and the treatment of them.- The same
Gentleman obtained the Prize from the Royal Cul-
-1 lec in ios, for the best Treatise " Ittieries of
t thy. Head from extend violencc."

FT I f‘

ROYAL ACAD SATE

No. t 6. Portrait of the-Pari 'of Winchelsea.--S. WOOO.
sOLDX, R. A.

: We have before mentlohed,:the great itrinrore-
,tneht which. this Artist lias shown since la! .a-,
and the
,preseht • wokk strongly manifests tat'
of the observation. .This js,,,rt rich courtly i-idures.
The ~figure is ckreOly, 'drawl), and the attitude is
dignified; witliciuuforuiality., There is a grandeur in
the whole which renders it an.essclitial ornament of
the place. . • •
NO. 121. Design hour kiitton'a l'Uem on the Death of an
Infant.-k• IVasrei.t, k.A.
WEGyALL hasSeldhm Produced a Prune more
interesting 'than the present. It has a more tempered
warmth than we are accustomed to gee in his works;
The scene is a sweet secluded spot, and the child' is
beautiful in design:and COlouring. It, however, does
not Oonvey, the slighteet indication of death, and
rather excites the idea of a sleepltig Cupid; we
therefore advise the Artist not to conned sniery in-
teresting a Picturewith so melancholy a conception,:
particulitly as the scenery by no Means corrnaponds
with We thoughtS of the Poet, who represents the
child as having been the victim of Winter. Here,
however, t here arellowerii scattered about, and there,
is every indication of a luxuriant season. Wet,ques-
tion whether an .Infatih, at o early a period as the,
Poet"describes,, Writild have heel' able, to place him-
self steadily in such an attitude. If there he any
want olliarniony in this very pledaing Pit4ure, it is
in the coldness of the sky compared with tale ge-
neral .tone of colouring
Nos. 03, 417's, 425, 429. 4,56, 471•—gfis. C. LONG,
H 0110110" •

It is highly gratifying to see a Lady, amidst all
the allureMents of' rank and fashion; devoting her
leisure to the beaUtiful- and elegint arts. The tair
Artist, indeed, to whorl] these DraWhigs db so much
honour, may be thought td 'lnherit this kind of
• merit, as her father; Sir ABRAHAM HOME, formerly
displayed his talents in .the: place where the efforts
of .his daughter now . appear to such advantage,.
• No. 403, is phi of Dover Castle., and it gives a dig.,
nified view of that, venerable st iuCture.,. T.he
are distribnied with skill and striking effea.—No.
417, is a Pencil Sketch from Nature, draVvn with
great 4r2.5 and 404, are bold studies of
trees.—N6. 466 is a View from the Bridge Of Sr.
John's, Cambridge ; it is 'the largest of hese 'Draw,
ings, and, in nur opinion; the best. The, College is
represerttedin a masterly style. A suit and doli6to
shadoW is throitli over a part of the Wilding, which
is admirably -relieved by the light that gleams
through the windowi of the turret. The water is,
free and transparent. The rustic mansions in the',
distance 'form an agreeable contrast with the Vener.'
able-abode dt Learning; and' all the subordinate ob-,,
jeCti contribute to the' main design of raising Ati-
idea of -solerfin grandeur and 471,,
a View' near Vevay, in Switzerlathl, which has,
been rendered classic ground to every feeling Mind
by RoussEAu's beautiful Romance. This is a very,
pleasing and interesting Drawing. The scene is,
well chosen. The trees are touched with freedom,
and disposed with pianresque effeet; and the Piece
enlivened by several 'figu'reS of the inhabitants in -
their costume, which give the whole an air oftruth
as well as the charm of nature. We have dwelt.
with vleasute oft thestv pioduaions, as thej May
tend to direct Fa,lion to the pursuits 'of Taste and
GeniUs.

The Birth=day of Mr. Prrr was celebrated any,
Saturday last at Glasgow, by numerous parties 'aY
several Taverns in the place. That held iu the
Tontine Was attended by the first people it)
and me so excellent verses were re-
the illustrioos Statesman.
cniCteigdhibt (I'‘ hirti:o(Tudri

• .

• Aids t c.—Dr. CROTCH yesterday concluded. a series
of admirable Le&twos on Muiic, at the' Hatiover-
square Rooms. The snbjed was HANDEL, and the"
ingenious and erudite Ledurer contended that HAST-
DEL was the greatest Master that has ever appearedi
illustrating the various merits of this wonderfOl com-
poser by various pieces extraded from his' ,works;
which the Dodor perfOimed With admirable taate
and expression. The room was well.attended, and
the whole was received with great applause.

•
KING'g TIIKATI(E.-As no PerfOrmances are al.:
lowed at thid place on Whitson Eve,' the new Comic
Opera of. La. Virtnose in Pantisll6 Was represented
last night : Mi A TiTIN4 confirmed. the griod opinion of
the audience. DEiIIAYES was' taken ill, and cooler
not perform in the last
MUNDEN has been peculiarly Unfortunate this s'ea-
son, for he had a violent attack 'eft the gout just on`
the eve of his Benefit, and has been a martyr to it
ever, since. The enemy,. however, is now on the
retreat, and the humorous son orrnatt4A . is likely
very soon to reanimate the th.titviCal.regiotis.

ox roe p, Ma v 1-S.—Wednesday last the' Rev. Thomas
Ilockirt Kingdon, of Exeter College, and. Reverend Daniel
Hughes, ot. Icsos College, Af.A, and Students. in Divinity,
were Adroitteel flat:helots in Divinity. ikev, Fronteof
Merton College; Rev, Arthur (4bson, of Queem's College;
l'hornas Harris, of Trinity College; and ChDs, Dunne,
of,Bairol College B.A. were 'admitted Masters 'of
MesSrs. geginald Wynniatt, of Qii,en's College ; I. lloyer,
of Exeter' College; Wm. )(m Law, of Christ Churclt;
ward Hughes and George Harries, of Jesus College tolin
of %Von:ester college ; lohn Freeman and Edward
of Trinity College; losepli Charles Helm, of Wad -
limn College; lames Harris, Robert Fethurston Hsop,
John Robertson,: of St: !Min's ColWge;. Thomas, I.:twin, of
Corpus Cliristi College; and Samuel Holworth, of 'I./Inver-
sity Clollege, were admitted Bachelors or Arts.. . ,
Yesterday the Rev, 01:o l.'s 13atl, M and g Emit:min
Divinity, of St, folio's College, ,a/ad Chaplain k,n tNe &ladrat
Establishment, was admitted Bachelor and Doelor In DiVi..
nity. Stephen Lushingron, Esq. B. C. Li of All Soul's ap
College, was admitted Bachelor and DoOor, in 4, evil Law,
Grand Conipouniter. The Rev, George lienr Teiripter,.
13. A. of Wittl College, was admitted Nlas4r of Ai ts, Grand
Compounder, Mr, Edward-Trevamen, of Pembroße Col-
lege,' was admitted Bachelor of Arts.

CAD4III;DGk, ,Nt a.—.Y 4,stettlisy se"tmight the following
Gentlemen were admitted •to this degrees under-mentioned t
Masters of Arts—The Rev. Henry Finch, of Christ's Col-
lege, and Mr,: Fretivicic White, of-Trinity College. Bache-
lors Of
.I.,aw -.Rev. Wm. P. Thomas, and Rev. !ohn Pit.
, ,
;mot, both 1 tinily-oat; . Bachelors cif r, holma
Matthews, of EntrnAnuel College Mcssrs. ft. CitfAineley,
pines Bernard Chaplin, Wm. lohnson Youge, G. P. Rictio
aids and
.lt. Licit's, all of King's College.

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Vile have authority to state that in consequence of
'Ole extraordinary conclua of Messrs. SMITLI, PAYIVE
i
and SMITHS', towards Mvssrs. WALstt aid }NTa.BETT,
resin cling the late Loan, those. Getaittin'en have
withdrawn •their account and all ftirther connek',:ttotA
with thew as iiinkcrs., or other w 154,

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BY EIENRY•iIANIES I'VE, ESQ.
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Not with tnorr joy, when, gathering round,
: • Dark mists the'face of heaven cletorm;
When howls the Wind With:hollow sound;
'ta't tie rising storm;
IVe thro' the severing clouds descry
(it cheering lig a golden gleam,
And hail awhile the clearirrA sky,
awhile the genial beam;
Than now, wh:en sprc;iiiin4 wide and far,
• • Iciirtr's tremendous peal of war, •
‘Ve bless iit peace and job the r
That gil,;s the 114ppy lioursof GsOk CF.'S Natal ray.
. From legions wrapped in endless snow,
ternAl Winter's drear domain,
To iv here Sol's fervid axles glow -
Incessant o'er the arr.d plain,
The abuses look with anxious eye,
lo see the clouds of Discord fly,
- • That the lotid,elarion's warlikesounil,
Beth awes a trembling world, may cease,
• ,Iblitt all their tuneful ehoit around
' Islay StriKe the lyre to notes of peace; oe,
scenes of honor and of death be o'er,
= Arid ieil Ambition grasp her iron rod no more.
'Vain are their their vows are vain;
'`•-• War still'lprotracis his bloody reign;
And tvheh these halcyon hours are past
I'l;at lull awhile the stormy bout,
The-lt•I use again,
,iiiinartial lays,
hid. her itike the Song Battle raise;
Must slier; that all the joys that smile
• Britain's Heaven-proteded
=Caff ou her Solis w,th tenfold might
To stem the threatening waves of tight,
in the ensanguin'il tide their Country's foes, .
.#t-nu guard with giant arm the blessings Heaven bestows.

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