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tent, so that it could contain some thousand men.
It has excellent water, preserved in cisternt, which the
new hermit had made in 1823. He has also built d hdisse
detached from the walls of the cavern ; several Maga-
zines containing provisions and ammunition, and even 4
kiosk ; and he possesses two good field pieces. Since
the summer of 1824, he has had with him his wife, his
mother, and the children of the latter by a second mar.;
riage. One of these children had the misfo: tune, while
playing on a terrace, to fall down the precipice, where
it was dashed to pieces. He has besides these no coni•
panion, except the well-known Englishman (Irishman)
Trelawny, one of the most intimate friends of the late
Lord Byron.

THE KING'S COURT.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, his AlvEsrif held a Coat
at his PAlAce in 13411-mall, which was attended by,
The French Ambassador, the Spanish Minister, the Sicilian Mi..
nister, the Danish Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Preii-
dent of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lnid of tf?e
Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign lye.
partments, the First. Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Master General of the Ordnance, the President of
the Board of Controul, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Recorder
of London, the Master of the Norse, the Treasurer of the House-
hold, the Master of the Ceremonies, Eat Cathcart (Gold Stick in
Waiting), the Honourable F. Cathcart.
His MAJESTY gave audiences to his Excellency the
Prince Da POIJONAC, Ambassador from his Most Christian MA..
JKSTY, when Monsieur Dos CHIMES was introduced for the purpose
of delivering to his MAJESTY the insignia of the Most Noble Ordet'
of the Garter, which had been conferred upon his late Most Chris-.
tian Majesty Louis XVIII.
His MAJESTY also gave audiences to the Count de
Lttormr, the Sicilian Minister, and to the Chevalier de Los Rsosi
the Spanish Minister, to receive their credentials, and likewise to'
the Count de Movies, the Danish Minister. They were all at-
tended by the Right lion. GEORGE CANNING, his Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Sir HOBERT Catosoen,i
his Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies.
The Honourable FREDERICK CATUCART was pre-
sented to the Kinc, upon his being appointed his illajesty's Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Germanic Confederation.
His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, when some al-
terations were made in the pricked list of Sheriff. fur the present
year.--Mr. Button attended as Clerk &lithe Council.
The RECORDER of London was admitted into the
presence of the Kum in Council, when he made his Report.
'His MAJESTY gave an audience to the EMI of HO It-•
itowsy! the Lord President of the Council.
Lord ST. MRLINS and Sir ANDERW BARNARD were the Lord and
Groom iu Waiting.
The Court did not break up till nearly seven o'clock.

OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

These Sessions commenced this morning, at the Jus-
tice Hall, in the Old Bailey, before Mr. Justice Burt-
ROUGH, the LORD MAYOR, RECORDER, Aide' men, &c.
Them ate on the present occasion two hundred and
twenty-siskprisoners for trial ; but, we mention the fact
with satisfaction, the Calendar does riot contain ope
case of forgery ; there are, however, nineteen for bur-
glary, and six for manslaughter.