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London, England, 1808-12-13 00:00:00

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e•o4`'''' 67.00eits. ks Bays, -otew 4.gii, Brill-' fai. le _ A match
. for___,loofrogumineas,.ta.was performed 0114.,
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te; Cineerbdtrs -..: - - . • . witßs
eiceived ordera.fo iilernis •
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The Royal MontgoOlerf Militia have' T''lm2,•-.. ,Cord. • A mean looking poney, under Isil.L.
in consequinte :property of ---- Bias, Esq, was backed £Oll7
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bar*ki'ded ',2l36b.,pao_up.kv:edwstia_timysm.uetra:rcagogai:n2swtmhotihl76wponeith
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todefteC;ii.k,....
Porn Shoreham Barracks to Bexhill,
of Government haling given tip:the
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at Shoreham' . •..
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The poney eeyithisermatotchedtrotagaliarok;ir..
nl.nAveninenestess-ashLnireFLHAlßalplikatti-beelia9 conlr:ncri:ited, ?lb; poney,P°ne. which ism naotctbbig7er ltohstanbayfintweodug'.2
byTthhee`Hlsot
'mustered, and inrolled in' three days, n*eks:tbe dike broke. The odds before starting alle „:_"•7‘
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28th, 29th, and SOth alt. being. St. Andrei/he day.
round stem antoced;o ITS
man *Aar, this By the return which hu4-liten. made byi..olloifd
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week.
Lieutenant of Ayrshise•• to Government, it -Wears
that 2491 voltmeters belie enrolled therasel'ees into the BEVERLEY RACES, DECEMBER 3, '..
Mon4ll:,glh2fseri..7s44%.s(theTOwavnornieri)(l.
Local Militia; besides Colonel OswALD'S regiment of Mr. Hill's chet. horse,l2st.
Yeomanry Cavalry. . Mr. Ackloth's bay mare, by Idris, out of Alosea's
EXTRACT OF A LITTER PION AN OFFICER OP CAVALRY 12st. 31b. (Mr. Tattoo Sykes) - -
11 to loon the horse Won easy. -' '
' AT MESSINA, DATED ISTII OCTOBER, 1808 : thudicap Stakes. Two miles. (7 Suboitati •
to
We arc still ready to start frpm hence on a moment's notice Mr. Wattei b.. h. Masten, by Delpini, aged, lim. :
but u we expect a large force here to co-operate within in going
(Ml...Tanen Sykes) - - _ ~.,f,
Mr.ol'. °wedge.. b. IL Old Nick, by TravefroViai
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to Italy, I presume we may yet remains short time /doer haw-
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lest. (Mr. Acklotn) •• ... - '.
thee. The -Freuch have attacked Capri, an bland at tbe meth : Mr. SChoosvrai's hr. h. Swallon, aged, Ilst litta
of the harbour of Naples, and in ourponesdoe. They hailed ets I
•Trencher) 3 ••• .. - ... -
the 4th instant, and possessed themselves of the beighis of Ana A
ve EYeu bettig ea klaoteg• Wos rather easy.
etuargoosiz ett no .....
'Capri : a regiment of Maltese in our service having shamefully ' morgiosre was as -. = .ut emind,
tww`n46ll%
refused to support Major Hamill, their Officer, ren away, throw- i
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ing down their arms. The gallant Major's pride would not, i The ,_____ ~......... ,„.i.
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though thus deserted, suffer him to yield up his sword whets de- ' hit Fek17....7, atm.d:a7mwettintgr by T° ',„.rt4"l"---hhair is
-soffteditta
mended, so that a French Serjeant blew out his brains; this Pe- against the Meetiqg, aid iirleoing diem. Alma Voir
risked a brave fellow on account of these dastardly Mateo& The her, at Melton, by a bitch Mr. Boynton beinak.: ~..
bland WAS trusted to two foreign corps, Makese and Corsicans t
ufineatha?ilr!! ill the
_M. etlint, the hare took neolotz#
which produced the well known rad
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the latter behaved pretty well, and an Officer of their corps named $ Topham's Gaillard and Mr. Mellish's Adio, • •:.:
Creize, with two companies, charged a French regiment down a I
tremendous precipice, and killed numbers of them. We have 1 '
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i -/ HEATREIDRI.TRY-LANE.—Last night the peptigg•
this instant sent off reinforcements, but, it is feared, too late.: the •
new third act of Mr. LEWIS'S Venoni,/as prod. "us&
reinforcements arc English and Irish, and commanded by General
bpw•--
ltisFariane. We are very sickly here ; last week we lost 48 men.'. this Theatre, and We find much satisfaction in
Thursday fast Lieutenant-Colonel CURZO, of the able to speak in unqualified approbation of it. T
new characters are introduced, and two beau • i
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Oxford Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, was elected painted scenes, a dark cavern, and an ill
Colonel of that Regiment, in the room of RALPH
oratory of a Convent. Father Lelovice, a koO,
SHELDON, ]Esq. M. P. • who had many years since incurred the hateeddat
Sunday the remains of Mr. A.PFLEGARTII, of White- I, vile hypocrite Celatiao, and been incarcerate/am,
hart-yard, Drury-lane, late a Member of the Royal i of his dungeons, having, after much toil, fled*
Westminster Volunteers, were followed to the grave , a secret passage, communicates the circa mauto
'by the whold corps, and interred with military ho- the imprisoned Venoni, just giving way to do*,
tours at tho.parish church of St. Ann's, Soho. Iwho is thus enabled to liberate himself, and mail
BEVERLEY, DECEMBER 7.—This•day, orders were ; presence 9f his beloved Joe +, at the moment*
received from the War Office, by the Ist or King's . ' she was about to be harried by Veronica, the Akil
:Dragoon Guards, commanded by the Right Honour- ! of the Ursulines, Idle other new character) bkii;
able General Sir WILLIAM Purr, K.B. to march ire- ; confinement, for having rtfused to give her pert*
mediately from its present quarters, in this district, the Prior. The frieods of the lovers here male.
to Falmouth, there to embark for foreign service; in't w'aid, release them from further persecution,m4ml
Contequence of which, LieutenanGeneral Vies*, coin- , the menkidt conspirators ,to condign punish:li.
mending the diitsicti.. assembled the troop-of the The character of the benevolent Father Midailliisi
above-mentioned regiment, now quartered at this . heightened, :Ind the Piece concludes most 444
place, and of which he- had many years been the: every sense of the word.—The part of aile4.-ea
Comraanding Officer,. rtaddressed itin,t4d. 0110* well sustained by EYRE.
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big words, viz.; 4;i! •:; .•-:..:1..; Vf t
• Mrs.•ll- SIDDONSPS part of janfiliti fiat
.. . Soldiers of the King's Dragnso Guards Thiele tin WWII : &Creased in .riatlatti,- and the applause'tlyu
time that I have been honoured with his Majesty's oitiallsood to I was 'unbounded. Mr. EYRE was' very *Fels&
inform the regiment you belong to of its being order upon Id • I the part of Leeiveito, ' Perorsicat'partver of the "
reign service. Though I may not now be- so fortunate astc, ! ._ __• •,.
share either iu your honours or labours in the field, I make to all 1 Prior's projects, 'was covatn;lli'd by' Mrs. Mime el
,of you this communication of his Majesty's pleasure, with that levery effect it would admit of; and the per !
satisfaction which is the result of long experience and a former rformance was received With the most mamas sp.
knowledge of your military merits, convinced, that if valour in i niause,
The House was very crowded, and the ep.,
Ibe field, regularity is your quarters, patience under the pressure ft:A .
Olf many privations, and obedience to the orders of your officers, pausean
loud
dreiterated. The Romance ol'llei
dm ensure a long enjoyment of the reputation you already have Beard followed, with all the attractions of slim&
acquired, you will return back to your native country entitled to music, scenery, and:dancing. ' ''....- -- '•••:••-
those thanks which crown the auertors and defenders of its laws,
religion, liberty, and every social blessing. I have carefully look- Lo. . -STIIE • ,--;-Their ciptrogititail; i'''
.4td over the roll of your troop, and am sorry to find iu it so few of other Delieia I
my old acquaintances : I find that the number is reduced is about 1. In passing along a street well frequeated with =hin/8 •
*even • and that in the troop you have about fifteen men 4.vhs are narrow in the footpath, you come to that banter tateda VW
'married. I request that the fifteen who are so will accept from Shop. Besides the usual three rows of gapers, you ha ills*
:gee, as their old brother soldier and former Captain of this troop, aggiuneration of two or three journeymen bakers, wing*
ra guinea ends, for the use of their wives and families; and that the baskets reaching two feet beyond theirshouldets; thewholepn
unmarried men of the troop, who, through the beneficence of a of dutiful admirers of the Arts surmohntedbyscoal-beava,OW
most gracious Sovereign and the liberality of a grateful country, feet fill up the last inch of the pavement, and whose peW
are placed in a state of affluence unknown to soldiers in every shovel pro ens three feet over it. At every attempt -me*
other, will accept of five guineas, to drink his Majesty's health, to double this promontory, the pole of a calleh, Wadi !OWN
and success to the Patriots of Spain. Lastly, in taking my leave under the chin, corrects your impatience, and beeps 5*
of you, let me request your acceptance of my sincerest and warmest the sphere of the Fine Arts.l
wishes for your happiness and hon Our !" 2. In the curly dusk of a winter-day you cense to a ren4
• The whole parade, after presenting and shoulder- occupied by a long train of carriages, the pen of one doltrl
ing arms, then gave threeluzzas, as a proof of their
tierce,
wheeuls of another.er
ofWithan
n 2'oouurr very
beat
At length, you 111101:
loyalty and attachment to the service for which they „„„,;'blot wait
ween atla guempty waggon and the fore-hone Of ABli
were ordered to prepare. you ran to avail yourself of it; but there is no vacancy; tins%
a waggon, but a timber wain on the return, with an ansenhill
behind half as long as itself, against which you run widish,
that scarcely leaves you breath enough to regain your old OM
on the pavement,.
3„ Overtaking three old Ladies of a certain breadth, that'll
by an obsequious riepheiv, who walks partly before theOnet
not being quite room enough for him upon the pow" Id
steps back to pay his duty in.tbe little space there is, .Ve!
you attempt to pass t'-:ens.
4. The being obliged to witness the ceremony °swot
porter hogshea I from a dray into a beer cellar ; after wiid.
drayman gives you a certificate .of your attendance, bides*
a grimy rope upon your white stockings.
5. When you are going into the City to make a WWI*
sudden bargain in the Stocks, and have taken a backinitt
for the sake of speed, finding your3eif locked in beewscodlt
of coaches and :he pavement, on the left of..Cheapsidei INT
a waggon at the rate of one aid:: an hour, u long awe WI
tutrate enough not to be stopped by a damn of carom*
you from one of the lanes. .
' G. Passing along Wesminster Bridge, or near Wbitgali o,g_
windy day, when the dust is thrown up to be curds/I
carts (which is always done at mid-day), amid findioilow
destined tb save the horses part of their burtben, by - -
for them as mush as your mouth, now, dyes, coat, and
bold.
7. Walking in a rainy day between the chew of two vie
pattens, one of which you -strive in-oxin to 'Weetake, '
other will not pass you. 'At length, bya grearallatt, 2251 ..
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in many a guddie,you came up with thedirst ;ebil; rim
pest fines the -agility of the owner mope a- poi; and
countenance, you turn round add looLepotaniftw ~4
most as ugly as your own! . • •....
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A wedding lately took place in tho., - : • ' ' -
of Langford. Essex, after a courtship I nine t
during which time the Lows; wrote no less•thin
letters to the .11firtres: of his efFetiortz r and as bit t
were, during the courtship, constantly three
week, it is computed that he walked, for the . s
of paying his devoirs, at least 5616 miles!
Friday night last, between 11 and 12 o' ;:.
Thomas Clitherow, sawyer, was passing ""
Ruttington-lane in Canterbury, he was ..•.;r;
three cum, •wb4- after knocking him down, •
took from his pccltets a silver watch, and thIOF., ;
lings, and, with dreadful imprecations, lli .:
murder him if he made the•least-alarm.at to 0;
time giving him several wounds with a bars'it
cneshaving brought some per Sens 40 his
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one of the villains, who is a private soldier I
wickshire Militia, was secure'', dad lis 'as.'
committed to Westgate gaol for brier( • , ,e-

4g#o4m'titirEzLiaaru

Letters from Stockholm mentionthat the King was
in negotiation with the merchants fora.loan of fifteen
millions of rix-dollars; to enable,hbb to commence the
next campaign with effect. -... • i
Baron ROSEN is emplc yed by the King of SWEDEN
on a mission to the. Danish Court ; sfcir the purpose, it
is said, of terminating the war on the Norwegian fron-
tiers.
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On Friday last a most sumptuous farewell dinner
was given at the Crown Inn, Portsmouth, by Gene.
ral HUGONIN to the Officers of his Regiment, the 4th
or Queen's own Dragoons, on their embarking for
Spain ; Major-General WHETHAM and Staff, Major-
General PORTER and Staff, Lord Sofa Ettsrr, the
Rev. -Mr. CUTHBERT, Mayor of Portsmou•th, and a .
number of other persons of distinction were invited
on the occasion.
Among the aMvals •at Belg,hton, yesterday, we
' notice his Royal Highness the -Prince of WALES, Sir
Aarnua WELLESLIYI and the• Hon. W. Wstaxsurr •
POLE.
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Madame CATALASI A:rived in town on Friday last, '
and set Ofit yesterday morning, with her family for
Bath, where she intends to spend two or three months,.
during which time' the is to give several subscription
concerts, on the lorgeg.scale. .
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Friday evening *et eight o'clock, one of Mr.
Pickford's waggons, which Ind just .arrived at the I
inn, in Wood-street, was robbed, while the waggoner I
WAS making some adjustment in the front of the wag.
gon, by a thief cutting open the back part of it, and
stealing thereout a package of Considerable value, 1
with which he got off unperceived.
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Mr. Bonn, of Queen-street, Brompton, a Magis-
trate for Middlesez, received information on Sunday
. Morning last, that Mr. G. of the Temple, and Mr.
H. of Grosvenor-placep two Gentlemen of the first
rsspectabliitTi had it in contemplation to . meet . yes-
terdasy iriornwg,for the. purpose,of fighting a duel.— I
The Magistrat, ui consequence tssuefil his warrant for
their apprehen. stop, 4pd the parties being brought for-
*aid brtwo Police Officeis, Widdowson and Butter-
*tail% gave suffiiceni sectuity to keep the peace, and
•rreilisaated;
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