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DISTRIBUTION or PRIZE-MONEY.

To thiolliers and Ship's Company His M • SI '
Oritid, for the Capture 'Majesty's
the andour French Corvette, on
tal' of. May, 11306, on her arriv..l at Cork and every Wed.-
nesday and Hiday tor three months utter, at No. I, 14MiEr-
sneer ,
the OttWers and Ship's Company of His Majesty's Ship
Druid, tOr the Capture of the Swanen, on the Ad I u1y,..1806,
on irearrivol at Cork, and every V.-Woo:A:4y and Friday for
three months otter, at No. t, lames-Street, Adelphi. •
chstribut ion of the proceeds of the-poequet, captured by
lojusty's Ship Constance, on the 9th May, 1806, will
be ,trade at No. 2, james-street, Adelphi, tbr three months.
To the Officers and Ships Company of His Majesty's Ship
Warrior, for the Capture of the Anierican Brig Ranger, on
the 3d of August, by His Majesty's Ship Triumph, in
company with His M.,rsty's Ships'Warrior, Glory, and Rai=
son:lble, onboard the Warrior, at Plyinoutli, on her arrival in
port, after the ph inst. and for three months from that day,
at Hunt's P lyinouth. ,
To the 011it;ers and Company, of His Majesty's •Shill
L'AiKle, for the taking of the SlaiP jullroWAlida, on the
igth April, ao6, oh 'board the Ault,, at Plymouth, and
every Tuesday and I' ridaY at'ter,• for three.intinths, at Lock:
yet's Office,. Plymouth.
To ,the Ofikers ,and Cottony of hlis. majesty's Ship
L'Aigle, for the Re.captu re of The Rrig Margined on the lath
Mardi,
.1897, on board the' on the 6th inst. and every
Toesdiiy and Friday after, for three months,. at Lockyce
Office, P I) mouth. '

LlVEaroox., Nov. 4.—The malignant disease
,which has,:of late, too frequently appeared in .tile
4petrepolis„ has, at. lengh, found its way to thiS
pace;--0n Saturday last bilis, Avere stuck up in chi;
ferenrparts, of t he, town,. announcing that the model
Of a 98 ‘gun Ship, on Lord Stanhope'snew plan, and
magnificently decorated, would read) Chitenhale
Street Bridge, from Wigan„, at one o'clock that day.
To gi►e additional 'interest to the. scene, it was
Mfiteel .that a band of -choice vocal perforiners, ,sta,
tioried.on the 'deck, would sing, " Aule
in which that celetiraied performer,' Madame Cata..-,
wits to assist;, and the -eon", coed ye:lE4k) be
heightened by Air. Polito's Hippopotannis, or River
Horse; prececting the Man. of War, in an 'elegant
barge.—iks might be expeaed,-,great numbers' has-
teod to the spot, at the appointed hour, to witness
the arrival of ibis grand novel Marine Spe.lacle, and
to .be charmed', at so low, a rate,
with the tnelodieus
strains of Catalani. 'For several miles the banks and
bridges of the Canal were covered with the..eredu,
lons multitude ; and, as the day kV:Pi tine, many
remained in anxious expo ration, till, by the arhval
of the dailf packet from Wigan,. they were Coll-
vinced that no such Vesiel as they expeaed, had' ever
heard of at that place. '

Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Discovery.
or.Gtinpowder-plot, the usual pranks of carrying 'an
etligy in procession, bonfires, S,rc: .I,t ere
played in various parts of the ,liierroviliS by boys,
The. Lords of the Admiralty have disposed of ,the
, new appointments of Miktor-riggers in the Dock-
yards, in a way which will much gratify the Pub-
lic! :—that.Ol Chatham Dock-yard is given to
Crtt:Na ,the Sunderland Man, who, in Lord DI/N.-
' cm's' action, nailed the Flag to the mast-head of-the
lierzerable ;•
,that of Plymouth to ---- WiLmOD,
who was Boatswain ut the Vitio7 in the. Battle of
Trafalgar.

. .
• •
We are glad to find that ,the:Bishop of London,
'who -hai been some - time Milisposed at Tu nbri dg e,
is much better: The Epi4cupal Order never pos•
fiessed a more learned, pmiable, and ' enlightened
member. ' . . - ~

The visitors to the British Museum lunie much
k, trouble now than t'urtnerly, a$ instead of ha'ving
a d'ay fixed for their reception, the public (of gen-
teel appearance) hive only t'o apply, and are intn.)-
duped a soon as fifteen i.tic 4.o3Len)bled,:

...'COURT hi41?74 4t

4T4 "Itsr VJAITProceedings of a Court-Martial, assent.
blagani o bOaid His. Majesty's Ship Belloia. in Eta.
Isl4a.Sciitia:.the Bth of September, le'l7#
do try WILLIAM WARE, DANIEL 14IA1tTIns, and •
lOFIN S'l7RAPlkitN*Stianien of His Majesty's Ship Me-
, bmints. fOr ttav taken away a Giefrom alongside and
Deserting. •
*.- - rikzatsiT
The--Ila)Sii9o.li*ANDE-R COCHRAN K. lt. Rear. ."
Admiral of the. end Secdnd Ureic:et, its Of Cunt- '•
inand al I lalifax,
•
-CKFTAINS
‘Fraiscis.Pickindrio- 4 trskiiiel Douglas.: •
Willi Charfcs .l• Beaver, • - . • ~
• Nathaniel Day C.:oebrane. 'll
Being all the captains
.of the rank of Post.at . •
Port of • •
Prispnera brought for,
,eVid's.4o CailN4yer,. and audience admitted..
*al e•Order, dad d' the Pre S idte ti from the ;1
13Eitm‘t: Vice-Adrrk
tl 5.)1 thq *Lite; • and Ututnander in Chief at,Hal
the-sth of!;Spteniber, dirediug
;Imilitio-ai,seintileelili Said-CO*4C ; "his Order to tbd
JUdge Adyippate„,
,otliciate as such--,When the,
MeMbers and .ft.Oge"Advocate weeeliNVOlL) agreeably
to 4\4't ,t?(gaqiatueht, read dale following, Letter.:
His A:l,Rj;sty'si Sldiiispep hlteemlabnerst,a6Tilifax Harbour,
StR,
William Ware,paniel Martin,and Jghn Strachan,
seamen belonging to. His
,Majesty's Ship under tuy
deft:L.lg:
jißtairiaonaacisd,aiy,,,h,ii,ivsyltirigiiewn,
iliai'nl)s,tthtiaeaykeievErg,i.janftrgciampillci,haoolorrnigansbioHaukat.m.
jtmh?7,
Majesty's Ship, ,a Gig,. and, notwithstanding a 'fire
ofrinilsketry ‘sra, opened On them, and a 'Boat
clts-
Patebea to bring them bck, did orea their escol*.).
'to the shore, and 'deserted; but have,sinee been tiiketl.,
"Out. of the AMerican 1.) a ef
Frigate, che k and are .1-- ••,- ,
P,Qw Prisnogr.i. 911. boards the 1304i1a,; havc.tc),i•
u. quest :yo will be pleased to order a 'Court-Atirtial
0 be ,the aid men:for Desertion,
an-I roil
ning.a way Av4ll:. the said 1364. ,
I have; the honour Sir,.
' Your most ab.;,z.dient very humble Servant;
-i_a!: •
The 'llerkelAy, Witt Achimira.l ,
of tite.;Winte, and Coma:loer in eniet, .
• • •
.0•. • • . •
—The:eviderice were 'then all withdrawn, except.
.
Lieutenant James 'Crefgh ton , Ott Imeltilolanifnisi „
Was sinorn..
Q. By, ProseCeter, Relate to the Cohrt.w.liat 311
'know 'respetting the charge'; against the. Piisoners;
—A.
.911 the evening.Of the 3d efid;lll.lly last,
t the hours of eight and flue; William v. are?
standing they' were pursued by several offieelislfe
the; Ciptain's gig, and, nota\iv°i'ailli.,? 7
the jolly-boat, of ijebrisl fire of r‘iiy:;i:ecipSlitt.rltuaircwoh,i;it'el:l4ecqt:ae:prileol:‘,:vy-frseoe:1111:f. t.loh‘Linae tdrcia4:
lowing rnorning.the , boat was fitind lying ou the,
beach hauled up ;, there was John Little, and atio-,.
tiler • man; whose name-I' do not recoiled, in thti
boat.
Q.
~kile)p' wheneCr sit,
4; st.ah\s‘ertaalsoket4inl.egbro6savaeayngy?u•-I:°tilt..gl,:let'heepk
taw+
drink °
water. •
Q. 1)o you know if the rrisi;ners were met oat
shore after they hatl!,deperted fife Williatn.
."Ware my ;elf,. and spoke to him.
Q. What passed asked him why he has
deserted; he replied he did not know, he. was 45.,
cessively sorry for it.
"Q.- Do you know how the Prisoners came into
the service 'Yes ; Vs tilt mm Ware and •Ditniet
Martin were taketi,Utlt of the Ainerican,Brig
tune, whets she was detained by the Melampus
the-134;,.0t Bfacay, about the end of Jatittarp,
I tiob : on oikarrival at Plyinoutti they spore in,11001.•
• diately setittin beard the Neptune, where they* •
mained tWtohr three days, then returned to-the M. 04
AM expressed a wish Volint4et for Oil
aliip)l.) it' !mowing that Capt. Poyntz (then . conP,.
mander
,ot time ship) had an ateriiott' to uien
of co'
lour, and mote especially to, iliern as, they beigtmgBo,l
to 'a 'detained vessel, I sent them away to consider ,
of it :''however, one or two, days atter, they return' -
ed, and Volunteered : John Straelaim belonged to MI
Attive, n British African Trader, of, Liierpool; ode,
boarding her, about lklarch, 1805, he, with several
others, expressed a wish to enter-for thellelampuf'":
was tlttl;on board, and receivecLas' a volunteer;
they all tilrF, to the best, of my knowledge, ret:
ceived_the bounty.
. . .
The PrirnerS•having ao questions to ask, the es'r-
dence withdrew ;- and, .
Mr,. John
,Pqestozi, Midshipman of thei-Melalw,
pus, called in and sworn.
Q: Relate to the Court what you knoW respealit
the charges
a rge
sgtaif January,
in gttntear;, in tte,
irrisonerisl;tcA.h fmOrnothe even",
lima of the 4l )
•
six, to
eight; , the boat-keeper. el, the gig came aft
while walking with the Pilot.,nn the- qUarter-decit, ;
and told me she was adrift.. .1 went' 41t with til:(3
boat-keeper, and saw
,the boat close under: the ship,'
stern ; I sailed to know if there was any one in 1 ;
133_1:11
no answer was Made I only, saw one'inort
on the sentries to, fire into her; d went half w#7,
`down.thd quarter-desk ladder, and called' Lieutenant
• Creighton and the rest ofsthe Officers.,, when the)!,
till came:up ; the jolly-boat was thenlowered
' and sent atter,t he gig ; some time after l4he eeturnea,,;
tai}t•withjtut her.—l was sent to- lo6k fiat her ttIP)..
next mottling, and found her high and dry 01116ii' `.-
..beach,'OtTilat opposite shore to liaMpron,. in Vira:
ginia; •
__,•• •
• ca, ,tiCaurt. Do you knoW that- the Piiselittii
ware its; t ti.gig ?-41,.. 1 did not know- at
,tne iltr"'. • ~
~A/Iyon.ltnow that they were aatially serving
"
on board the Melanipus ?,-2A. 'Yea, I do. • ,'
,;
Q.' Do you know when they were missed
On' the, rtior&ag'miterthe boat ,vas gone. '1
Q. Do ),oti-inow how the flelstatt;iist•eatteoll, '
board the Melarriptts Stfahnit • t.thteltl''rriltl:l,
the .46tiVe English letler of inartioe; 'was not 6.3
board my:melte-41AI IWrd.him, and several oth' i ,
thatcatneltarivlier;- Mr), 'on the timmrier-clOki
interchf9r,Ohe Melan'mpus. 'WM.' Ware and .0.11!:;`:;
Mattiu,lgintereti. at- Plymouth, from the" IsitPß
it•E'cil
Atnerieari aria. ;deinMed by- the Alelatiipu4
crib ing in the Channel they came ers,
the Ship Plyniottilt, but Caine on board'after‘ .1
to enter. ;
. .tile
4. sailers' -having' no qtesfions: ri) 45!"
evidenCe Withdrew, and

14

ivocos, Furser of the .I:4;:larnpuil,
ed in and swore, ~ •
Q., By. Court, Are the books you stow produce to
the Court correa They are ; they are kept
by tnyelf. The complete book, left. by Captain
Poyntz with Captain Hawker, prod4ced, and the
following entries shewn :
William Wave, born at Baltimote....Bettnty.
Daniel Martin, born in Ainerica--Bounty 61.
John Strachatt, born in America--Bounty 61.
Q. By. Prosecutor. Relate to the Court what yim
know respe&ing the charges against the Prisoners 1
A. I was not on board at the time of theirdesertion.
Q. By Court. jaid you meet the Prisoners tit any
time afterward, on shore ?—A. I did. several
times, at Norfolk,. in Virginia-1 never spoke to
them.- When they passed they took °lf their hats.
! knew at the time they had deserted.
Q. Do you know any thing of the Prisoners hay..
ingreceived the bounty?--A.. Oily from the books,
I not reeollea 't6. circumstance' of their being

The Prisoners having no questions to ask, the
evidence withdriiW;arer.
Wittinet'Brookes, prix ate marine, of the Melain-
pus, Sworn.
C 11,;•• Relate to the Court what you know resneft-
ing the Charges against' the Prisoners
sentry on the larboard gangway, between seven and
eight o'clock in theevening, on the .4.th of January;
was taken oir •rtiy post by the Officer, Mr. J.
?Weston, and Ordered aft to fire into. a boat, which
r did, and expended. four shot; when I-was going to
return to my post, but was ordered, by Lieutenant
.Cre.)mliton, to juinp into the jolly-boat, hanging at
the davits; she was lowered down, and we made
the best of our way to find the Prisoners, but could
1401 see any thing of them ; we pulled very dose to
the shore, when, the Lieutenant said, that he was
"re it was of no use to go farther, and we returned
tc) the ship.
Q. Do you know that the Prisoners were in the
von that you tired at I did not then. • -•
Q. When did you know that the Prisoners were •
?glued ?—A. On my returning on board in the boat,
The Prisoners having no questions to ask, the
evidence withdrew, and
Richard Arnold, private marine, of the 11,Ielatn-
, ' Pus, called in and sworn.
• Q• Ey Prosecutor. • Relate to the Court what you
know tespeaing the charges against the Prisoners
A. I was sentry on the forecastle of the iqelatnpus,
about a quarter before eight in the evening of the
4th January lust, but I did not see or hear 4tiythipg
till the seethes abafi began to fire.
The evidence withdrew, and
Mr. John Puleston again called in—still on his '
' oath,
A. By ,Court, Did you see the boat alongside of
the Wrelarripus any time before she was reported to
You, by the boat-keeper, to be absent ?—A., Yes,
about a quarter of, an hour.
Q. In w hat situation was the boat when you sow
her after the boat-keeper told you she was adrift.?—
A. Close under the ship's stern ; they did not begin
to pull till atterve fired ; the night was very dark.
k The evidence withdrew, and
Mr. George Tina:nay, Midshipman of the Me-
lampus, called in and sworn.
Q:'Relate to the Court what you know **spelling
the charges against the Prisoners, and of their being
taken out of the American Frigate the Chesapeake?
weed. On or about the 4th of January last, the three
Prisoners, with two 'others, took the Captain's gig
from alongside and deserted, I am not certain of
the 'hour, but I believe between eight and nine
o'clock in the evening ; on hearing the gig was
,sttlkilh. away, I ran on deck immediately, and 'saw
• t.'" Men in her, I. could not distinguish their faces,
'mut 1 saw five men. On the tad June last I was
• 45a board . of the Leopard,
as a passenger,- and or-
uered •
on board the Chesapeake, American Frigate,
to. search for deserters ; when the hands were turn-
,__•
,UP, and sent set to muster, I saw the Prisoner
John Strachan coming up the gangway ladder, and
t„,tel°lled him to Lieut. Falcon, of the Leopard, .as
ng a deserter trOm 'the Melampus ; the other
• ° Prisoners; William Ware and Daniel Martin, I
• icked out on the quarter•deck, as also deserters
'fit the Melampus, and the three. men were taken
`in board the Leopard.
•
th 231/ Gaita. By what means did you
knoW
tip at it was the three Prisoners that ran away with
a gig at the 'line you have stated.A. , Being
lung lima shipmates with them. The`three
rr'
tsoners and two other men were found miss-
' lob on mustering, I believe the next morning by the
open list.
Q. What was the condutt of the Prisoners on ?our
first speaking to them on board the Chesapeake •
. A. They were, put hetwom two guns by Lieut.
_is
aleon's dirtaions, and never spoke.
Q By Prisoners -.Did we go by the same names
in the Chesapeake as We did on board the Melatripua
A. I believe. you did.
The evidence withdrew, and the Prosecution here,
closed, and the Prisoners, after retiring a short time
with the Judge Advocate, returned into Court, and
*tilted
William 'Ware, that ho was born in Fredietown,
State of Maryland, in America; that he voluntarily
7ntered on board the Nlelampus—threw himself on
the mercy of the Court,' calling on his Officers for a
bajader.- .
itailieniel Martin, that he was born in the State of
-"aaaehusetts at Westport ; • admits his having en
voluntarily .
ardy for the lelarnpus, as stated—calling
Officers. of the Ship for a charatter.
• Sohn Strachan, born in Queen's County, State of
maryland America - admiti to be perfectly _true
twhh2t is stated of his entering for the Melampus—'
tiirinta w„ Mg himself on, the mercy of the Court, andi:.
On Lieutenants Creighton and Stoddart, of the
ielatnpus, chiMpus, for a charader for nearly two years he
was ill her. .
wTtie whole of the. Prisoners stated they never -
1;114 have run from the Ship, or bad a
,thought of
niertl it not been for•theteatswain of ,her. They
Brookes, master of the Melampus, arbore,
4114 infer
again !Pell him they should
.he glad. to go hack
pes_,__u it had not been too late.--he is in England at
pi sent, but, as the best evidence to be procured,
'''"Y bes en . ,
1.144) to call the ourgeoo,of the Melampus wo nig It have heard it from Mr. Brookes, trusting
"Ict Plead in their behalf.
Alr, R. c
Slid ,worn raY., Surgeon of the Melatupus, Called in, •
4
u° you know of any, wish the Prisoners ex-

pressed of Murat:ft to Ute3lltp ittq (tattling
Snene - thite slier the detettiau of the Priligners,
Ware and Martin, Z' mete theist parading the streets
of,Korfolk,, with. an Americin iLag, which appeared
'tome a rerideistons.- t was speaking with a Gen»
tleman of the town of-. Norfolk, when they stopped
oppOsite •to where I was standing; Ware,- in partt
cular, came up to me with his hat off: be seetnid
much dejected : I asked him if he was content with
his present situation, on which he shook his head :
my attention was then called off; he went to a small
public houSe, opposite to where the Men-of the ren-
dezvous were standing, drank my health, and gave
three cheers ; they then went on as nsuat: soon at-
ter I saw Mr. Brookes, the former master pf the Me/-
lainpus, but, at that time, at sick quarters, who also
infOrmed we, that he had seen: Ware and Martin;
and 'they behaved likewise in the same respectful
mannertb him, as they had done to he farther
told rue, that Ware would go on board the Melatn--.
pus, with any o*er, 'provided he would give his
word of 'honour thift he should,. not be punished;
saying, that 'a flogging he "die not' so-much care
about, but that. the punishmentAUr runnintr, away
with the boat was what he dreaded most.
The evidence withdrew ; and
LieutenantjamesCreightoii, of the Melanipus;
Stated, that John Strachan he always tiJuud a sober,
orderly man, for upwards of a year in the ShiP,
that William, Wire, and 'Daniel Martin he Always
fOund most attentive, steady, orderly men, not re 7
collating ever having oacasion to make use of, any,
harsh expression to either of them, arrays pertain-
ing their duty, with cheerfulnesS and aiacrity. .
Lieutenant Jo fin Sioddari, of the Melampus, stated,
that John .Stritchan behaved hiMseX at all times ex-
treniely obedient and.respeafid to his °dicers, re=
marked for his sobriety ; Ware and Daniel
Martin the same; and has heard Copt. Poyntz
press himself welt satisfied with their coecluet:
Mr-10h'; Wale, Gunner of the Alelanipus, stated,
that, Win. Ware stud Daniel Martin did their duty
in his crew,, always behaving exceeding well, never
heard the least
,complaint or misdemeanor ut theM,
attentive good men ; John Strachan, be
anew did his duty iii the maintop, and neVar heard
any thing against him.
The Prisoners ha% lug 'nothing further to: offer,
010 Court was cleared,,,and the Aletith,:rs proceeded
to ,consider ithe evidence antc had been ,brought
forward, whee,"after- duly and deliberately weighing
the whole, were olopinion, Thai the Charges were
proved; but,' in 'consideration of the Prisoners' tor-
tuer good conduct, and the high character given of
then) by their PtACOI, well as the coati-nip') they
have shewn fortheir ottenees, they only adjudged
them to Corporal punisnment ,; therefore, to receive
500 lashes cacti, on their bare baeks„, With a Cat of
nine tails, a doug-side of such Ships, in :well times,
and in such proportioes, as the commander in Chief
at this place shall, direct...
The Court 'vas opened,, the prisoners brought
forward, Evidence called over, and Audience ad-
mitted, when the Prisoners, ltilliwn Wire, Daniel
martin, and John &radian, were so sentenced .ac-
.44PrOingty.

We,obaervedi a day or, two ago, in .contradiEtion
to the unfavourable .accounts. which appeared in the
public Prints respecting the state of His MAseteri's
eyes, that we had reason to believe. that they remain
hi the same state as, they have been in for some
months. This contradiction has been warranted by
accounts of a more recent date, and, apparently of a
more respenable origin There is rno discharge from
Hts MAJBETY.S eyes, as was reported, and, it is said,
that when the cataraas are in a proper state; there
is " every human probability of his enjoying a corn-
tunable sight tier many years if His MAJESTY. din's' es
to undergo an operation." This intelligence is grati-
fying, but still it wants that professional sanction
which would be most satistadory to the fbeliegs of
a people who cannot but be deeply interested in
what relates so nearly to the happiness of so excel-
lent a Monarch and so revered a Man. But, this
mode of stating the matter seems to imply that His
MAJESTY might himself object to the operation a
circumstance that can hardly he imagined, if there
should be reason to expect a favourable result, as
firmeesi has always been one of the chief charac-,
Uristics of HIS MAJESTY'S disposition, and we have
no doubt will continue to be upon 'every occasion
that may require it.
The following are remarkable instances of the.
uncommon strength of, Captain BAIICLAY, whoie
pedestrian feats at Newmarket have engaged the
public attention :—When Captain B.'s Regiment,
.(the cad Foot, or .Royal Welch Fesileers) was
quartered in Woodbridge Garrison, Sulfolk, Captain
B. otfered (hut which was not accepted) a bet of
1000 gOineas that he would lift from the ground.
the weight of half a ton ; and in order to try the
experiment, he obtained a number of weights, which
were, fastened together by a 'rope through the rings,
when he actually lifted 21 half-hundred weights
and a quarter of -a hundred. He afterwards; with
a straight arm, threw a half-hundred weight a dis-
tenets of eight yards, and over his head the same
'
weight a distance of five yards. In the mess-roln
a Gentleman of the saute regiment, who, It is
,weighed IR stone (14 pounds to the stone) stood upon
Captain )ft.'s right hand, and being steadied by his
left, he thus took him up, and set him upon theo-
ble. Captain B. also Offered a b6t of 1000 guineas
that no mail in England could go on loot
.too miles
successive hours, confined, however to start
the distance at the commencement of every hour.—,
It has been said, that for the recent match against
Wool), Captain B. was under training by several.
-pedestrians, when in short, his systematic daily re-
gimen, and various athletic exercises, must have ren-
dered such training merely nominal, for. the purpose
of coeforming to the rule of etiquette. •'
•_

By, an otbstal account of the state of th tkroish
Colonies ,in Greenland, in tl.e ,y(sir 1804, which has
lately been published at, Copenhagen, it appears
that there were caught in that year
,47 whales,
6100 seals, six bears, and Je9o unicorns, or sea-
cow' s. There were seven Ships employed in the
trade, and the goods exported amounted to 09,105
tit dollars, amongst-which were provisions to the
amount of 25,345 rix dollars. The total popUla-
tionof all: the Colonies, ascertained up to June 1805,
wi114.114046 persons, being an increase of 181 since the
year 1802.
The management of Drury-Line Theatre is about
to-be resigned to Mr. T. SitutuDA N.

.-,Ttte Tity.t7ne. —The Count of /troxbtmae, 3
',Frage(ty., aystwedly, foiuided upon-ft
,he -Alomance of
the Castle ce Otranto, was- revived last nigh!. at
Covent-garden Theatre. The Tragedy itself is cal-
(culsted to excite horror, rather than terror and 'Pity,
Which have always been considered its the legitimate
objeds of the serious drama. FOr this reason,
,no
strong interest is attached to the piece; though it
has a variety of chara&ers, 'and though tiortie '6l them
have a strong claim to sympathy: There is much
vigour in the language, but it abounds in passages
derived from .StinKsiesaa and other dramatists,
It is but justice to the perfortfiers to acknowiled e' that
though the play was heavy anct, languid in 't 9pe-
ration, they severally eierted therriselves wit great
zeal amiability. Mrs. slnnoivi, in the-Oktniti;ss,
Was admirable. , Her deScriptiOn of -the aMli!of
itlymoncts father was finely terrific. 1-fer • en6r-
.t9tions, to her husband_ also pot to' niect Godfrey
in battle Were impressive and a Ling;ffe6 auto peculiarly
her„ agoniiing. energiet. on diScovering ll* her
daughter was IV more. All these passages were
given by ihii:grea t ' A tress in her' beSt Man-
ner, and Werepruportiotiably effeetive, ,'
.4.14;.•
BLE, though eVidiintly under sonic degree
,of in.
disposition, exerted himself With not 1e5.4"e1f661
in relation to the scope of the charatfiter.le sup-
ported. He was Chiefly excellent iii taunting the
PfieSt, and in his hiughty contempt of Theodore.
He was also exccliet,t in expressing the agonies of
horror and Contrition 'on finding that he Mid been
-guilty of murdering Isis daughter.' Theodore could
hot be in better hatids'than with CHARLES Kiii'lai.6
who was manly? tender and dignified. The part of
Auiti4 was suppofted in a very able manner by'Mr;
POrill and .Miss N6tiros, though much too forin.ll
and elaborate in Aleictide,. was not without, pathetic
influence, particularly in the last scene: ' `pis.Tra-
gerly has an error very striking in TitlO., Greckqi
Vaughter, that of often
,rgierring to personas` Who
form no'part of the dranri..- In the Piece alluded to
we are forever expel ing ThOUivon, and in th 6 Tra•
gedy before us, we areequally
rdisappoutted in the
supposition that we shall every mninent see Gud.
fret' and Isabel. , This fault. is particularly repro,
'
hensible respeeting the latter charafter,,who, on the
opening of the Piece, is supposed to have just quitted
the scene of atlion. The Play was well attended,
as ought always to. be the 'case when such able per,.
formers appear, whateverimay be the merit of the
composition on whiCh their talents are employed.' '
The pleasing Opera of ifioae/ and Clarissa 'loin
train for revival at Drury-lane Theatre, BRAHAM is
to be the hero, athi,Miss LYON the heroine of Nile
piece. Few new,Perfortners have,"ever SO speedily
spade their,progreais to public .favour as this interest..
ing young Lady. ,
. , The Managers of Drury Lane Theatre are prang-
ing out the new-Opera .with
.great expellee.' Mr.
tiiiAliAM composes the serious, and Mr. Reava the
comic music. , .

- Mr. ILDAMtiON,,,WIIO made his debut at Covent
Garden Theatre in Looney • illaawf.dier, is not en-
gaged; indeed; neither hem,* MARA, who attempt-
ed Pawls Brulgruddery last season, come near
JOHNSTONB or even ‘VADne in Irish
-Mrs. GLovEtt, whose ttqual in the higher walks
of COmedris hardly to be found on the Stage, is,
at present,.pei forming with her lather's company At
Dumfries. We hope to innir that she is likely to
resume lier,atation on the London Boards..
Whatever may be the remit of tie: present dis-
cords at the, Opera tiouie, C4T.ku,',.i.s is certainly to
remain in .London,, and may,. pi:rhaps.,, be, iudoced
to join Col.. Gai.,:viLLE'li Pic-air Plotoan..
if the Lotto.CitANcet.Lott should t)e induced to
interpose again in the concerns of the Qperallwise,
the Noble Lord.will. nu doubt...support, with great
dignity, the viutracler of the firSOcripus ?Igo.
Madame CATALAN; has obtained morn honours in
Provincial Newspapets than even in thoSe ef the
Metropolis. One of them, in the Warmth of
;admiration, says, that people might suppose she
had ".a nest of NightingaliN in her throat." This
combination of chirping, however, is not much cal-
culated to convey the notion ,of melody.
The late extraordinary iperease of joint-storiCom-
panics has given occasion to much serious animad-
sioh as welt as to suitable ridicule. We have had a
Straw-peper Compeny, which proved to be of the
ji,olscap order. A whitey-krinen Company, a much
more ucefal combination, may of course' be exped-
ed.. But in due time we may doehtless .104 fig a
Sprat .Cumpalty. Herring Cum,bany,' and, indeed,
Corporation attached to every fat its domestic con-
sumption. But this improving system will proba-
bly be extended to every other saleable commodity
now resting upon the 'mirrors/ basis of individual ee-
lerprize and speculation:
It is said that a Medal is to be struck in honour
of certaiii pedestrian achievements. The objedl is
(100tICA3 to coqvince posterity that 'the person who
• thus distinguished himself had a head 1401 weltas feet.
'Friday se'nnight, as the Duke and, Duchess of
;BF:profit) and suite were passing the Tweed, at Ber-
wick bridge, on their way to. the south from Scot-
land, a high wind blew the imperial, containing her
Grace's clothes, from the top of one of the carriages,
into, the river, whence it has not yet been recovered.

A 9 Sir JOHN 144DF, was driving
,a patr of young
horses yesterday, they took fright in Hendon, and
ran away. Sir ,fonlsi was taken up verybailly hurt,
when the carriage had gone over him ; the 'horses
kept on running with the carriage .near three tn.les
before they were stopped.
Some people are much puzzled, to account for.
the rise, of the Funds at_ the present moment ; but
they thrget that there is a large sum of floating
capital in the market', owing to the influx of money
from various quirtet s, and the interruption of foreign
commerce, wbich shuts up the usual channels for
its employment. Add to this, .that Tuesday was
the tint buying day in the new quarter by the Com-
missioners, and that they have v,(100,0001. to lay
out, which will extinguish between six' and seven
Million of Consols before the end of January next.
This accounts for the rise; of the funds, ty,:t the real
cause being overlouked, ingenuity was set to work
to account for the rise on other grounds; and the
reports circulated in consequence tended still further
to raise the price.
The Ticket No. 2570, .drawn this day a Prize of
40,0001. was sold, in skteen Sixteenths, by Sir
JA:em&s BE A Nsecimis and Co. Proprietors. of the Locky
Lottery ()dices, No. i t, Holborn, 37, Curnhi3, and
No. 30, Hytuarket; wherellckets and
Shares are nowrelliug, warranted undracvn, and
Prize* paid- on demand:

On board His 111diestris Ship, Cartget, Yarmouth
Roads, 29, 1807.

Lieutenant-Genpral the E.irl of IlossLyN avails
hitintelf of this, perhaps the only opportintity, before
the German Legion may pass from untt r his
coennvnd; to peter* his thanks its.:the'Officers and
Men, for their condittl they have held while he hal
charge of the Corps.' . ,•.. , . •..
He. begs leave to make ,his'acknowlerignsekts:ta
Major-General' B.tron Osmium.; tor the,rnacettywo:k
zeal wet' which he assisted him in the gx.ccutiontoi
4very duty and- he is happy to:declaro how:moult
he owes to the unremitting- attention and'exertioni
of leddoiieli DUIRLIHRG,' ;DU, PLAt; anal S
Aiqgte, ithe •three Cotnrnanders of Brigades, who
were Most immediately, under his orders Wiring tie
of Copenhagen..
The short .ac(idaintanee he had ,with Major.
General Baron laNstwoc4;,servedonly to make Mai
regret that the cavalry .were sospon withdrawn from
his command. • f, .

•• The Kttrl of Itosst.Tet sytiuld. feet himselfiktioiecia
ingratitude andjusiiccrto theArtillerrandanfantip
who • continued underi-hic ctittituattd;! if he 314;$
ilicpress ills high esteetn for thteispitit,intrgollantry
which • they Iflallifilted upon tevcry;fvueasionetin4
could eall them forth; and it vas cituse of in; 440,3
gratifitatibti'm Iftm' to observe, that .1111 the tlistticrt
and.cietachud quarter; in which Gerttuut
Legion was stationed, atforded,`the most satistfatitoryi
pfoots of their,good order and discipline, and c)f thd
care taken to preserve inctollllo the property,:alliti
inhabitatitS- of the C-Amity, and notwitltst4odini
trotne fewirregulariiie§i ilevunnpt.
the general,' good condo& of the Curp in. that-N.4
speet. • •

The Earl of Itc cLY bound ,to remark th6.good
behaviour of the Light infitutry And Riflelmmi,rhi
nature 'ot whdstyserv4:es attiiided them more oktr,r-
tunitios Of distingnithinK themielves,and to obstirvei
that it. is-a, mattor of juct,pridelto them that thelt
3asistlince was ongerir desired,,and as higillyivs,lo4d;
by the' t 'of, Ow Army to. the rii;ht 'and
left. •

" About half past • eleven o'clock last night, a tire
broke out in Mr. BENSLEY'S Printing Office, Wit.
4ourt, Fleet-street, which raged with such tory,
That the whole of the premises were in flames
in a. few Minutes. ,Mr. and Mrs. • ReNsi.si
were unfortunately out of town, and hone of the
servants knew where to find the keys at the time,
so that all the property in that house was destroyed.
On the first alarm being givert, the Volunteers as,
siunbted, and rendered very essential service irs
I4eping off the mob, and proteeting the property.
Several engines were on' the spot in •a few minutes
after the alarm ; and the supply of Water was Very
great, which fortunately was the preservai*.an of the
adjoining houses. • .DowNen and SAUNDERS, Iron-
mongers, had their forge and work-shop verv'm‘
teriatly injured ; 'as was theback part of MesSrs.
SCAIPIf and WILLET!S. The Hole-in-the-Wall pub-
lic-house was also much injure;i. • About halt pat
'one o'clock ttiornieg , the fire was got undo,
without any farther damage...
Yesterday, between eight and nine o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out at Mr. Lanark's, a private
house in the City Road, near Finsbury-square, which
was entirely destroyed, and the adjoining 'houses
greatly damaged. The timely arrival of the engines
prevented the devouring element tram. extending ifs
ravagesond the Volunteers preserved the property of
the t4ntierers -‘

MELANCOOLY ACCIDINT.OII thursday week
111qt;' :is the Rev. Mr. Gilbert, of Kentchurch, York-
.shire, 'was out a cock-shooting with some friends,
near the Goittee, Monniontbahire, on prutcodi:t
'down the side of a wood, with one of them,- and be-
ing a little advanced-berore him, by some uceiLieot,
•his friend'i,gurt vont off, and lodged nearly the
i.vhcde chArge in the side of the back part of Mr.
Gilbert's head,. teaio4 away his mi. .The.unfoi.
nate Gentleman: Instantly 1,11 and the feelings of
his friends'maybe imagined, but cannot by described,
on beholding the dreadful spectacle lacerated
'head presented.' He was conveyed to a farrn.house,
where he lingered till Sunday morning, and expired;
he was sensible to •the last,-awaited -death, with the
most Christian resignation; and repeatedly signified
that he sincerely forgive the unfortunate author of
• the accident. He was 45- years of age, and univer-
sally beloved and regretted by a very numetous circle
of frtends.

MILITIA.—The 44th Clause of the General A&
on this subject, says, " That no person having
served personally,.or by substitute, according to thu
dire Lions of any former apt. or Aa3, relating to the
Militia, shall be obliged to serve again, 'until, by, ro-
tation, it shall come to his turn. Of course, all
persons who have once found a substitute, are
.exempt from the ballot.