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Mr.

visited the conduct of the °Sees of the Tends. wills hie census.
an4reprimand, " but had not been pleaded to publiatt through.*
the Ardis any manifestations of this ilispleasure."--41is Boyd
Highnesi ctinceivei that lie tatty use his diseeedon in The thanhen
of nniking any -representation or apEreal made to him ; ape!'
upon this occasion, he adopted the course best suited to "circuni.
stances, such as indeed did produce the desired result, as must
at-
pear front the stateoaost of facts I have given, and from Mr. Rat
tier's-own admissiosr.
Mr. Battier states, that while the Officers of the 10th placed hint
io Coventry, and withheld from hint the marks of course" which,
in. civilized society, are considered due to a Gentleman and a
stranger, each member bf the corps observed the cautious pukcy of
shunning all risk of personaltollision.
He admits this. Ile expresses the feeling under WhiCh he quiitid
the corps—a feeling of decided hostility—a feeling which leads hind,
when he had. crossed the water, and as soon as he had ceased to
bear a commist,on in it, to insult and defy, not one member of It,
but the Whole corps indiscriminately; and yet this individual, who
would seem, front his own account, t• have courted " personal col-
lision," and who now discovers grounds for insulting a whole corps
which had been denied to him by " the cautious policy of each
member of it," did not hesitate, very unnecessarily and very indis-
creetly, circumstanced as he was, to appear at the Mess after leave
of absence had been given to him in consequence of his intrtaty td
Sir Colquhoun Grant, that he might not be exposed to ridicule.
ft is ret,!.onable to ask, what could be Mr. Battier's motive for
appearing at the Mess at such a moment, and with feelings such as
he avows in his published statement? Were his intentions amicable
or hostile? if amicable, his subsequent invectives would betray
strange inconsistency; if hostile, and supposed to he so -front any
previous expression in other quarter;, of those sentiments now pub.
fished, nu better justification could he found far yotsr Lordship's
exclusion of him front the circle to which he sought admission.
After these remarks, his Royal Ilighttesi considers it wholly un-
necessary to notice the generd reflections with which Mr. Battier
has favoured the corps of Officers.
I proceed to Mr. Battier's comments upon the Commander-in-
Chief's conduct. Ile states that, " ist consequence of your Lord-
ship reporting hint unacquainted with his duty, and malt for Ca-
valry Serviee, his Royal Highaess was pleased to take no notice of
his appeal, farther than allowing him to purchase a Half-pay Lieu-
tenancy of the Eighth IMigenits."
As Mr. Battier thought lit to pOblish, without any previous per-
mission obtained fror.. hi) Royal Ilighnes.4, my letter of the 17th of
February, which acquaints him that his Royal Highness had more
than once expressed his disapprobation of the conduct observed to-
warda him by some Officers of the Tenth Hussars, it may be pre-
sumed that it was not from delicacy or discretion that he abstained
from publishing also my reply to his letter of 7th of December, of
which I now subjoin a copy for your Lotalship's information, and
from which it will appear that'Mr. Battier has taken care to give to
the Public so much only as would serve his own propose, and to
withhold the reasons assigned by his Royal Highness fur not noticing
further what had passed.
I am directed to add, that however disposed to admit-that Mr.
Battier had experienced., a treatment, while a member of the 10th
Huisars, which was calculated to produce touch soreness of feel-
ing, and however willing to allow for the irritation under which
he quitted the corps, and even for the impression he may have en-
tertained that his complaint had not met with the attention to •
which be considered them entitled, and which was in fact shewn
tss them—Mr. Battier's publication appeared to his Royal Highness
to be so gross a breach of discipline, that his first intention was to
have recommended to his Majesty, that he should be dismissed
front the service; and I was therefore ord,red, on the 12th instmt,
to write to him, and to desire he would state whether he was
the author of it? but as this publication, independently of the
insult offered to your Lordship, his late Colonel, and to the whole
corps, contained also comments upon his Royal Highness's conduct,
which might be presumed to be personally offensive to him, his Royal
Highness has abstained from following a course which a sense of
duty to the service would have otherwise prescribed, lest it might
be sue posed that be had been influenced by feelitigs of personal irri.
tatiots towards an unfortunate and misguided individual.
I am directed further to say, that his Royal Highness cannot
sanction your Lordship, or the Officers of your Regiment, taking any
notice of Mr. Battier's statement; and to repeat, that you may
make free use of this letter and the inclosure.—l have, &c.
(Signed) 11. TAYLOR.
Horse Guards, January le, 1824.
" Sta—Having laid before the Comtnander•in-Chief your letter'
of the Bth December last, and having, by order of his Royal
ness, made a reference upon the subject to Lieutenant-General
Lord Comberrnere, and to Lieutenant-General the Marquis of
Londonderry, I arty directed to acquaint you, that as his itoy.:l
I lighness had already, in consequence of the report made, some time
since, of your unfitness for Cavalry Service, expressed his intention
of recommending you when the opportunity should offer for the
purchase of a Lieutenancy of Infantry; be does not consider it
necessary to notice further what has passed in regard to you in a
Regiment which you will not be called upon again to join, the more
especially as it appears front the report of Major-General Sir Col-
quhoun Grant, that previously to your appearance at the Mess upon
the occasion which produced your complaint, you had been allowed,
at your own request, to absent yourself from the Review of the 10th
Hussars, and had obtained leave of absence, of which you bad
availed yourself so far as any duty or appearance on parade were
concerned. ' " I have, &c.
(Signed) . • "H. TAYLOR.
"To Cornet Battier, 10th llussars,
Thompson's Hotel, Holles-street.
The several recruiting parties throughout Great Britain and Ire-
land having received their instructions, are now actively employed
in raising men for the three new Regiments of the Line, whose es-
tablishments, it is expected, will he completed in a short time.
The head-quarters of the 97th Regiment are changed front Gas-
port to Winchester.
A squadron of the 15th Hussars, commanded by Major WlL-
itall BOOTH, arrived at liripliron on Saturday from CinterbUry, to
replace the head-quarters of the 7th Hussars, which Regiment is
ordered to the neighbourhood of town.
On the arrival of the 61st Regiment at Ccrk, the 2d (Queen's)
leave Athlone, .to embark at Cove for Chatham, and thence to pro-
ceed to India.

Three troops of the 3d Dragoon Guards arrived on Saturday at
Liverpool, from Manchester. •
The Z.l Dragoon Guards are suddenly ordered to Ireland.. The
Hon. Captain Ainicaostav's troop, stationed In Sheffield, expect
their route hourly.

A Meeting took place yesterday of the Directors and
Managers of the Alliance Assurance Company, when a
Report was laid before them by Mr. Invibta, the Presi-
dent, of the present state and future objects of this con-
cern. A Petition was prepared, and is to.be immediately
presented to Parliament, fur allowing this establishment
to undertake maritime insurances. It was determined at
this Meeting, that for the first two years of the existence
of this Company no money shall be expended in build-
ing a house for the purpose of t:ansacting its badness.
The insurances already effected w ere stated by Mr. tii
VINO to be to an immense amoit:.t.
The Phoenix convict ship, Mr. Conolly on
bo ird, sailed from the Note yesterday for oursettleant
at New south Wales.


The Memoirs of GOETHE, by tbe.ndmited adthor of,
' Werter, he. written hp himself ; and Tale of the Highlanders. by
the antler of The Hermit in London, &..r. will be published on
Wednesday neat, by Ir. Colborn, New Burlington-street.
The New Monthly Magazine for April promises to
afford asricli treat to Its numerous Readers. It will contain, amot::
other original Papers-1. The Ritter Bann, a Ballad, by Thom..s
Campbell, Esq. 2. Th► Spirits of the Age, No. 4, Sir Walter
Scott. 3. The Literary World. 4. Sayings and Doings. 5. State
of Parties in Dublin, Letter S. 6. Letters from the East, No. 7,
The Massacre of Scio. 7. On the Nindern Spanish Theatre, No, 1.
8.. Poetical Scenes, No. 2, The Astrolnl%r. 9. 13ook-makers.„-I(0,
The Poet's Supper. 11. Grimm's Ghost, !'
ships. 12. The Months, No. 4, ANIL 13
Kama. 14. Our travelling Manners, past 7
Flowers, bring Flowers. IG. The I'riari•
A Ride in a Cuckoo. 18. Song of the '
The Grave, from the Cerman. 20. Life
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Memoirs ofthe Life and )P?itings of Mrs. Frances Sheri-
- dan, Mother of Me late Right Hon: Richard Brinsley
Sheridars.:• With lle'nar&s upon a late life of the Right
Hon. R. B. Sheridan; also, Criticisms and Selections
from the Works of Mrs. Sheridan; and Biographical
Anecdotes of her-Famil,y and Contenrporariet. By her
GRAND DAUGHTait, ALICtA LIFAND, fivo. pp. 435.
This work is highly creditable to the author, "a niece
of the Right Hon. R. B. Sheridan. The atyle)s easy
and pleasant ; the lire of her Grandmother curious and
interesting; and the anecdotes not only amusing, but
calculated to correct numerous mistatements which
have found their way into the various biographical pub-
lications which have been given to the Public respecting
the first orator and dramatist of his age. The general
lives of female writers seldom present matter. of in-
terest, independent of what directly relates to their Li-
terary labours :—not so the Biography of Mrs. Sheridan,
the author of the well-told Eastern tale of Noutjahad;
of Sidney Bidulph, a novel ranked by a modern Bio-
grapher " with the first productions of that class in ours
or kr any other language:" and of a very succe.sful co-
medy, the Discovery. Her versification, of which we
have a very pretty specimen in 4 The Owls, a Fable,'
addressed to Mr. Sheridan, to whom she was afterwards
married, on one of the Theatrical Dublin riots, by
which his property was assailed, was smooth and ener-
getic ; and we cordially agree with her Biographer,
that, " as excelling in different modes of composition,
each of which is supposed to require a peculiar talent:
as uniting to uncommon powers of conversation every
domestic virtue that most endears and distinguishes a
woman ; and as the mother of a man confessedly pre-
eminent in dramatic wit and Parliamentary efcquence,
she.certainly deserves some memorial fuller and more
cliitinct than those brief or erroneous biographical no-
tices which alone have, as yet, appeared before the Pub-
lic." Frances Chamberlaine, seas the grand-daughter
of Sir Oliver Chamberlaine, an English Baronet, and
was born in 1724. Her father, Dr. Philip Chamber-
Wile, held several ecclesiastical appointments in Ile-
Nrid ; was somewhat eccentric in his :manners; could
with difficulty be persuaded to allow his daughter to
learn to read ; and as for writing, he contended that it
was of no use to a female; except the bad one of mul-
tiplying love letters.
" Happily for Miss Chamberlaine, she was blessed
with affectionate brothers, win vied with each other in
averting the effects of her father's injudieicus prohibi-
tions." By their means. she became an accomplished
scholar, and with such early proficiency, that at the
age of fifteen, and of course without her father's know-
ledge, she wrote the novel entitled Eugenia and Adelaide,
which remained in manusctipt till her death, when it
was published by Dilly ; and afterwa: ds dramatized
with success by her daughter..
In a short preface, the author informs us that she was
encouraged to undertake the se'Memoir s " by the advice'
and assistance of several intelligent friends; and, prin-
cipally, by the approbation of the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Parr: whose regard for the virtues, and admiration of
the talents of Mrs. Frances Saeridati, induced him.,
kindly to extend to the author the great advantage of
his valuable observations and con ecti...os during the
,progress of the work." We are 'stile, strongly a; the.
gratituje' of the author has led her thus to express her-
self, that were Dr. Pair applied to, he would not only
confit m the achnirwion thus expressed respecting Mrs.
Sheridan's talents, but add, that but for the intrinsic
value of the materials of which this volume is composed,
no partiality on his part could entitle it to"that hearty
welcome a Bich it cannot fail to obtain from the Public.'
As a conclusion to our brief notice of a very delightful
volume we extract the following—
" EPIGRAM,
IBY TWOJAAS SIIERMAN,

" Being the Answer of the Honossmlde Jahn Spencer to his. Grand-
mother, Sarah, Duchess if Martbmough.
" With her off•pring around, as she sat at a feast,
ad Sarah, delighted, thus said to each guest:
na yaur glasses, my lads, and drink health to the root,
Wheace so many fair branches thus thrivingly shoot.'
6Ah Madam!' poth bc, wish a bow most profound, \
• , 6The branches ne'er thrive while the rtiot's,,ahuve ground.'"
•
llfetnoirs of India : cmprising a brief Geographical
Account of the East Indies ; a Succinct History of
Hindostan, from the nia4 early Ages to the end of the
Marquis of linstiags. Administration, in 1823. De-
signed jcr the Use it,' Young Alen going out to India.
By It. G. WALLACE Esq. Bvo.
• -The above title may serve as a pretty accurate state-
ment of the contents of this volitrop. The author, as we
learn from his preface, spent a considerable portion of
his life in almost every rart of India, owl for some years
belonged to the Staff in the Army, which added to his
means of acquiring information on the topics which oc-
cupy his pen. Feeling, himself, the want of such a com-
panion as the volume lie now gives to the Public, he lost
no opportunity of providing materials. To use his own
words, " He bas endeavoured -to abridge much of what
bad been written on India, and to speak of what he him-
self saw, felt, and thought while in that country, as a
pLiin soldier and an unprejudiced giitleman, anxious for
the interest of truth and the well ate of his native land."
He ha, divided his work into three parts—the first
two devoted to the Geography and Ilt,tory of India,
and the third to miscellaneous information—on each of
which he has evidently bestowed much pains, to render
the work really useful to young men who,e destiny may
carry them to India. But though this be the avowed
aim of his labours, we beg to add, that the volume will
be found to yield both instruction end amusement to
such as wish to obtain inlormation respecting our
Eastern possessions.

Several of the SpitalfieldsSilk Weavers assembled
yesterday evening at the entrance of the House of Peers,
in consequence of the LORD CHANCELLOR presenting
their Petition to the House. The Petition is written in
feeling language, and contains many interesting and
inspoitant facts. it was elegantly ornamented with the
King's Arms at the top, and underneath the Weavers'
Arms, with the motto " Ire are Truth with Trao.".
The Petition was of uncommon bulk, and was carried
into the House of-Peers by the LORD CHANCELLOR'S
Mace-bearer, and placed on the Woolsack, previous to
his Lordship presenting it to the House.
Thursday morning, John Campbell, David Ross, and
Mtn Boa, three of the criminals who had been indicted
to 'Stand trial at tyre Stirling Circuit, and James Smith,
sonfined for theft, made their escape from Stirling jail.

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EAST INDIES.- •
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FILM THE BOMB4T.COURIER gF,OCTOBER 11.
The RECORDER, on Tuesday: it, gave the decision
of the Court on a Memorial, wh. , it appears had been
presented to him some time no. vigned by all the Gen-
tlemen of.the Bar now in-Dombey. .Inthis Memorial,
as far-acme could collect from the :e:tracts read
_in
Court, they complain of the practice Which.* present,
obtains in the Small Cause and Petition. Courts, by
which their interests are deeply ,affected, inasrnucb as
Attornies are there alliiwerto_plead as Barristers ; and
added, that the constitution of these Courts not only'
objectionable, but unwarranted by the 'charter Upon,
which the Itecordees Court wai first established. His
Lordship explained-certain errors .into which the p -
tlemen of the .Liar had fallen respecting these Court's,
aniniadverte,l severely on .certain vssages in the Me-
morial, declared it to be .a production of a higl>ty libel-
lous nature, and calculated only to bring the authority
of the Court. into disrespect. After healing an vipla-
nation from each of the Gentlemen who had signed the
Menial ial, he passed the sentence of the Cow t to the
following effect: " The Court, after duly considering
the Memotial, have unanimously deter rained, that all
the Gentlemen who have signed it shill be suspendeJ,
or rendered incapable of practising as Barristers in this
Court for the space of six months, and that, dining
that time, the Attoriiies be permitted to practise as
Batristers in the Court." •

(Copy)

NATIONAL GALLERY.

ANG ERSTE' N COLLECTION.

Treasury Minute, dated 23d March, 1824.

The Earl of Liverpool acquaints the Board, that his
Majesty's Government having deemed it tote highly:
expedient that an opportunity, which pre,ented itself"( of :
purchasing the choice collection of •pictures belonging
to the late Mr. Angerstein for the use. of the Public
should not be lost, he had entered' into a negociationsl
with the executors and repre,eatatives of that Gentle-
man, and had concluded an agreement for the purchase
of the whole collection, of which he deliVereti a Cata-
logue to the Board, for the sum of 37?009k„. -
Lord Liverpool further states to. the Boara, that he,
has ma,le an arrangement withthe Execuort. and writ])
Mr. J. J. Angerstein, for the occupation of the house lit,
Pall-mall, where the pictures now are, doting the re-
mainder of the. term for ..vhich it is held by Mr. An-
gerstein, at the rent which he pays for it. - •
His Lordship further states, that he found, after g
careful inquiry, that in order to provide for the security
and due conservafien of the,pfctures, and for giving
access to the Public to.view .thent whilst they remain
in their present situatikew,' the following establishment
will be necessity;
A Keeper of the Gallery, at isalaii of £2OO pel• annum. To
have the charge of the collection, and to attend-particularly to the
preservation of the pictures; to superibtend the arrangements for
admission; and to be present occasionally in thei gallery ; and Lord
Liverpool is of opinion, that the person to be appOintcd to this
(ace should Le competent to value, and called upon) to ne-
gotiate the purchase of any pictures that may in future be added
to the collection, &c. -
An Assistant Keeler or Secretary, at a salary of £l5O per annum.
•To attend hi the gallery on the publiedays during-she hours of ad-
mission; to issue the tickets of admission; to superintend, und:r
the direction of the keeper any arras gement whkh it may he ne-
cessary to make, respecting the artits who may be permitted to
study in the gallery ; and to act as Secretary at all meetings of the
Tru,tees or other .hiana-,-rs of the' Galleryr,.4e.
A respectable person to attend in the two principal rooms during
the time of pbblic view; to prevent p. rsons touching or injuring the
pictures, may receive twin guineas per week.
A person to attend the lower coon, Containing the English pie-'
tures, two guineas per siteek. ' • •
A porter to attend its the hall, to receive the tickets of admission
and to take charge of sticks and umbrellas; this person to reside in
the house at a salary of Sta per annum.
A housemaid to attend the fires and to clean the apartments; to
reside in the house, at a yearly salary of se4o.
It will be requisite to have coals, candles, and a small quantity
of stationery.
Ile recommends, therefore, that an einifnate be prepared, to he
laid before Parliament, for a vote to defray the purchase of the pic-
thus, and for the charge of the above establishment, and to cover
the contingencies thereof for one year.
My Lords concur in opinion with Lord Liverpool as to the exp 6.
diency of this purchase, and as to the establishment required, under
the present circumstances, for the care of them and the custody of
the gallery, and desire that an estimate be prepared and laid before
Parliament accordingly. t.
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LIST 0? THE PICTOONS ON NON LANE J.. 7. At4olaMiX, an. IX
PALL-MALL. , •

The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba - Claude.
The Marriage of Rebecca - • - • Clamle.
Ganymede - - Titian.
l'he Rape of the &blues i - - - - Ruben&

The Eniperor Theodosius expelled the Church by St. - .
Ambrose • - • - - Vandyke.
Sr. John in the Wilderness - - A. Carracci.
Susannah and the Elders - - Lud. Carracci.
A Bacchanalian Triumph - - N. Poussiti.
Ermenia with the Shepherds - • - • Demcnichino.
Philip the Fourth of Spain and his Qaeen - Velasquez.
Venus and Adonis - Titian.
Landscape—" Morning" - - Claude.
An Italian Seaport—" Evening" - • - Claude.
The raising of Lazarus - ' - &h. del Ptombo..
A Concert - . • - .. Titian..
Pope Julius the Second ..:.' .4.--, -.- ItaphaeLl
Christ on the Mount ..'fl.:. - Correggio.
Portrait of Govartius • -.• ...•4- .. . . Vandyke.
The Nativity - Rembrandt.
The •Woman taken in Adellay : • - • Rembrandt.-
'llse Enshaikation of St. DPW& - - ~ . Clt.ude.
Abraham and Isaac ..-. - ~... . G. Poussin.
A Land Storm ' ' - • 4 • . .1: ... -. :... . G. Potis.sin.
A Landscape, with Cattle Aid Figures • - Cull).
Apollo and Silenus --. . .. . .. A. Carracci.
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lioly Family in a Landscape
• The Portrait of Itubens - -
&tidies of Heads - -
Studies of Heads

Rubens.
Vandyke.
Correggin.
-Carreggio.

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The larriage A-la-mode Hogarth..

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36. Portrait of Lord Reathfield - - Sir J. Reynolds.
37. The Village Holiday • - - Wilkie.
38. Portrait of the Painter - • Hogarth.
An Estimate -if the Sum which *RI be required to defray the
Charge of purchasing, together with the Expenses incidental to
the Preservation and Public Exhibition of the Collection of
Pictures which belonged to the late J. J. Angersteirt, Es 4.
Sixty Thoysand Pounds.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, J. C. BERRIES.
26th March, 1824.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.—The novel performances at this
Theatre have become a grand source of attraction to both the'cu-
rious and polite, and indeed we are nut astonished, for to witness
automatons brought to such a height of perfection as to almost con-
vince the spectators they 'are really witnessing " spectacle" per-
foamed by " persons of a larger growth ;" indeed so idustory is the
effect, that we fancy we are in the gallery at the °peva, enjoying a
Pus at Detir by Monsieur Amuck: and Madame Vierrais; the me-
tamorphoses also are beyond comprehension, and must be seen to be
credited. Upon the whole, it is a performance of a most superior
kind, and will increase in public estimation the mote it is beheld.
The French Juggler, that unites his astonishing feats with the
above performances, well Malta thole shouts of applause he Is
nightly greeted with. •

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t .‘ POLICE INTELLWENCE4
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) BOW STREET. • • -
TIMEX Moms. ma_Ma.aawas,Winiaria ald Mary. Warren,
a newly-married couple, came voluntarily before the Magistrate—
Ilary to coniplaih of %Mem, and Milani to etimplain of Miry;
but Mary seemed to have the most case to complain.; for, though
nature bad given her a pair of very fine black eyes, William, in his
Waywardness, had made their lids of the sameafoot—and that,tooll
by no very gentle operation.r.an• opera4pn which would lead ,
to btlieve that he considered the wedding ring as a symbol of the
ring pugilistic. Be • this as it may, we shall state their case for the'
benefit of the newly,married public in generaL
William is in his twenty-third year, and Mary in her nineteenth;
they have been married just three months ; it was altogether a love
match. Poverty has not peeped in at their door,. and yet love has
already flown out.through their window. And. wky has he somon
deserted them?—Mary attributed his flight to William's excessive
thirstiness; and Wifliam astribed it to lkiwy's•loce oftnoner.-
which, as he very truly.observed, is the romisfakeeil. Mary said,
William was cruel enough to strike her because'she told him of
maining so long at a public-house. William, ota.the contrary, sita
Mary was of, such a desperate bad•temper .4t.platrwas•continually
bumping him about from chair to chair, and hoeing his ears whenever
he came home—not because he spent too much money, but because he
did not get enough : she wanted him to live upon water-gruel,in.order
that they might become rich ; and he wanted to enjoy the goad things
of this world as fast as they came to band—Dims variants visansus.
Mary admitted that she was not pertickla4 good-tempered; and
AVilliani admitted that he was ashamed of having struck 4er—
.. for," said he, " I love her as well or better than ever I did; and,
I shouldn't have rowelled her if she hadn't tempted me to. it !"--
" And, pray, how did she tettpt you ?" said. the Magistrate.—
" Why, by boxidg my ears," replied William, " and telling me I
daren't hit her.again. '
It was evident to their Worships that there were faults en both
sides. It was clean totbeht that Marl had thought to find her hos-,
band all perfection—or, at all event; that she was determined to,
make him so ' • and it was ecially-elear that, hows4er Much Wil-
liam might love his wife, lie had still some love to.spare ffg an oc-.
cational jollification irons home—oibat, in !knit, be couldi at one
time sing—.: • . • . • • .
.When the heart of •a- man is' oirresiel.with care,

'6 The.zni4 isdispell'd if a Won Lin appear."
And at another— ,64 I " .; . .
" When
.t he•heart of a man is deal-with beer,:
• 'The Gliu is dispoll'd should his 'marry appear."
But of tin; jnviil penchant they thought he might be cured, if hi,
wife vrotOd'llivohlinliultrwords instead of hotting his tars; and after
recornmebthog him to spend his (Herr-iruntey home in.itead of
shr.)ad, and cetisuii.ng severeiyTui striking his wife, they se-
riously ad vh:til then/ to shake hands iu k Wiles*, and try ease other
for three mouths Wiser.
They shod 4.llands accordingly, and left she offiq- arm-in-arm, ap-
parently very Well titished with what had been done for them.
YORX FANCY BALL.
' Tuesday, evening list a Fancy Ball took place at the
Assembly ;Waits in York, which teas the first instance
of the kind in that part of the country. Generally,
daring the Lent Assizes, it is customary with a great
number of the families of the County to come into York,
mid there is tin animated succession of halts and coo-
certs, Which, are well supported for the fortnight. Many,
of the familieS of the 'County, who iti'hf high respecta-
bility, do npt visit London for years, and in consequence
they take advantage of tha gaiety of the season at Yoric,
as often as the Slit mg brings it around.. On this 'occa-
sion thercrowded.iii goat numbers. As the Coal-
mace • w make the ball as spleadid in its effect
as possible, thel eajoipsd it as a condition of admission,
that every die Skonl,l appear in fanty diets. From this
Ellie, however,:di.ey..dispensed the gentlemen of the bat
and of the turf; the 1 oriner were -411citvkillsita black,
and the• latter in red. At niiieVelOCikds'etcompany be-
gan to assemble, and sopu alter ten the immix weie filled
by about foor huadre4 persons, a number which well
suited
,the extent of the 4c.commodittioss. The variety,
.riskiness, :i4dinoiq 4 the dresses-as the different gi °tips '
mingled tbgelliet; were the theme of admiration ; and
the beauty of the'Womert, talting thrill" as. the woe-
scutati yes of a Counttliiiiieli for female 'beauty,
might well be son4Wri iLski: 9€41,043.0 Prifie-
There were satteF4.:AVIUI4III. am% .ia ,11OctOf . ffAbk
rhivrered silk gowns, which seemed
'preserved• in thele• 'families. for the Fast century:—
Filen pouleretltrair•and high caiiS did not at 411 impale
the. remain,:Zofe,itiliti: beatilVand. l'orMeJ nsrriking and
elegant contrast all the modern aOd 14n0iint
dresses os'ij*rtlatightprir. A few of the latter also
;iicased in the ropes thtk.gleatgraudnuathers, awl al.
!acted, u ith aniusiog,viiracity _the tot oral curtsey and
those graceiul torolutionsof the fan, which formed so
great a•part. itythXfenrile accoMpliiihments of die last
gre:deVliiirt iof, y 9004/ 'Ladies, however,
were arrayed in riresses.which :wereof tbeiipwn or their.
milliner, ,invention„ withotit regareit. to any particular
mode of costume. Thole were no two dresses alike in
the whole'room, and the general effect was brilliant
and shilify, •witliclut.. 011-Mixture.
mtawdriness.-
Amig .the :Gentlemen, there were some highly-,
amusing specimeni of old men with powdered wigs,
~three-cornered hats, and Atswered silk Court dresses of
the old Court of France. The character of the Earl of
Leicester was sustained by a Gentleman, who was 'ar-
rayed in a cuirass and belt of gOld, which, over a rich
under-dress, was pra.erninent for its magnificence.—
There were two or three Kings, who looked, perhaps, a
little theatrical,,l•o„, ,-at the same time; added to the
splendour of the Xpectiele. Awing them was Mr. LANE
Fos as IlearyVlLL Seim' Military Officers appeared
unifogns, nor did thd-mitture of the red coats of
die GentlemefOrvo surf, thotigh peifectly plain, de-.
'tract from the general effect. For it was the most in
_wresting feature of this . scene, that it was peculiarly
English—English in the•beauty of the women; English •
,in the fine forms of the men';. in the taste, richness, and
antiquity ii(ssurfe,..,Of the dyes ;es; and the modesty of all.
vim*. . ..;
• 4.
. The estnnateikciffil to be required for completing the
new building .at, Whitehall, intended for the Board. of
Trade, is 11,0001. ...•
Nu less. qian seven horses were stolen from Newbury
and its immediate.vicinity, during the last week.
.1:
• Mar. PACIIT v. WiLLIA MS AND Wire.—An action'
for an assault was lately tried at Exeter. Mrs. l'acey, it
appeared, ira residing at Stoke Damerell ;
and she, as Well as • the defendant, Mrs. Williams, fre-
quented thesani e Meeting-house in thetown in which
they lived, but from . some cause, which was not ex-
plained iii Court, they appeared to have been on ex,
tremely unfriendly terms. On Sunday, the 24th of Au-
gust last, it appeared by the testimony of Mr.l3lack-
more, the plaintiff's attorney, that the people had in a
great measure left the chapel, when he saw Mrs: Wil-
Rams cross the street, and go up to the plaintiff, Who was
walking home with •her daughter -at a short distance
from her, and sayto her, "You are drunk;" and with-
out wgiting till any observation was made to that rude
and insulting 'ntOde of address, she struck•her a severe
blow on thoside..saying " There, take that !I have long
wished to give it you. The interference of friends-pre-
vented a.repetition of the blows, and Mrs. Macey retired
to her home, without sustaining much other injury than
that of having her feelings-wounded by the insult.—
The Jury; acting on Mr. Justice BURROUGH'S suggestion,
that it was not a case which required the compensation
p( heavy damages, gave a vesdio to theplaintiff with
.90s. damages.. . .

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