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• On tv'keulay, et lite n•eiitelt, the PRINCR R 1154,17
held a Court at the Pavilion, at Brighton. His Rojai
• Highness was attended in Cluncil by his Royal
Highn..!.ss the Duke et.CLARINCII the Archbishop of
Yonn, the Secretary of State tor the Home Depart:
aunt, the C6inCellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, and the Vim.
Chamberlain. • •
Hit Royal Highness performed the annual cere-
mony of pricking for the Sheriffs for the differeot
counties for the year ensuing.
The repeal.of all the restrictions on trade in conse-
quence of the late war, .was proposed and agreed to.

The Archdukes Joins and Lewis are expected to
- leave Eng Mid in about ten days, prepatatioes being
snaking for that purpose. To-morrow they visit
Drury-lane Theatre.
Mr. WALTER SCOTT has just published a series of
Letters from the Continent, by the title of 44 Paul's
Letters to his Kinsfolk."
Klee, TOZATIOL—The Opera wits exceedingly
well attended' last night to witness the repetition of
the favourite Opera of Grirelda. and the Ballet of Fr
gam and the performances were received with the
highest approbation.
DRURY-LANZ THEATRE.—.Last night a new Farce,
entitled The gad Gooch Pa:unser:, was brought out
at this Theatre. It was decisively condemned ; yet
the dialogue was not without some sterling point.—
The character of. a Mayor, who teases his Corpora.
tion, and all subject to his sway, by an officious
peevish exercise of authority; was exceedingly welt
drawn, and ably sustained by OBBBRAT. After the
curtain dropped, Mr. RAY. presented himself. With
difficulty he could obtain a hearing. while he stated
that the Managers. always wishing to respect public
opinion, and perceiving' that that opinion decided
against the repetition of this Piece, it should be with.
drawn. •Thisannouncement was well received.
NSW PUBLICATIONS.—We are requested to state,
that new editions of the following popular Works are
now ready for delivery at the Publisher's, Mr. Cae-
suras, Conduit•stieet, and may be had of all Book-
sellers Branchamp's complete • History of the
Campaigns in France and the Netherlands. 2. Me•
moirs of Lady Hamilton. S. Rhoda. a Novel ; by
the ingenious Author of Things by their rig!), Names,
and Plain Sense. 4. Memoirs and Correspondence
of Baron de Grimm and Diderot. 3. O'Donnel, a
National Tale ; by Lady MOKGAN. 6. Select Me.
moirs of pnnaparte ;by M. CONSTANT. 7. The He-
roine, or Advr noires of a Fair Romance Reader; by
Mr. Bartiter. fi Clarentine, by Miss BURNET ; and
the System of Private Education, by Miss Avecetose
Bon APA accounts received from it. ft e-
kola to the 14th of December, it appears that the
arrangements for restraining the late Usurper of the
French theme- to the narrow limits of his present
scrifinement are carried into full effect. Between
three and four miles from the little sort of village
which is dignified with the title of James-town.
.after
seconding a narrow winding road, bordered with
ravines and precipices, you reach a small plain of
about a mile and a quarter in length, terminated b)
an abrupt cliff overhanging, at a considerable eleva-,
thin, the sta. About the middle i f this Blain stands,
Longwoiid, which serves the once-mighty, Coisican
either for a palace or state plum. according as his
imagination may embellish the scene. • The house,
which is small, is surrounded at every odtlet by sen•
tries regularly relieved. Half a mile in advance of
the house stands the lodge, Where an officer's guard
is stationed, suffering no individual to pass withi.er
a written order, signed by the Admiral's own hand.
The opposite front of the house is about three quar-
ters of a mile from the cliff before noticed; on the
one side is an impassable ravine, on the other an up.
sc.leable mountain. The space within these limits
all that is assigned to the movements of the state
prisoner. There is, besides, within the boundary,* an
encampment for 250 or SOO•men ; and en every
commanding eminence, at every point which vet
serve to keep his movements under view, sentries art ,
posted, who may be said to form the interior line of
circumeallation, closing In the monster in the toils.
Irhelefore.mentioned road toJames-town is the only
nutlet from this certainly not •• happy valley ;" but
that road has sentries and piequeti posted, in regular
succession, all the way to. the town. Su much far
the securities by land ! Those by sea. seem to beJ
provided with still greater care, to render the escape
of the prisoner physically impossible. No vessel can
approach the ishnd,-in any direction, without being
seen by some of the numerous signal posts which are
established, and communicate with each other all,
round the island. The moment a strange sail is seen,
signals art made to the cruising vessels, of which
there are two divisions, that alternately relieve each
other, in the uninteresting,• but ceaseless duty of ho.
vering about this speck in the ocean. They proceed
-from the anchorage to a certain distance, and then.
- -snore round in pne direction or the other, according
to Abe winds .or other circumstances, until they have,
-completely encircled the itland. If a straggling yes-
.sel hem India, or elsewhere, approaches, they in-
stantly make sail towards her, .carefully overhaul her,
and, if necessary, bring her up for filial examination
'by
y the Admiral. She is not., however, suffered to
anchor, unless she be a King's ship or an Indiaman :
and this latter class are under very strict regulationi.,
Few of their Officers are suffered to land, and even
,their Captains are not permitted to visit the interior
.of the island. As to the'small boats that go out to
fish for the supply of the inhabitants, they are care-
fully examined, both en their departure and return,
are limited. to a few short hours' for the pursuit of
their occopation, and when unemployed are carefully
• drawn up tinder the guns of. the harbour or the ships.
In general all individuals must come off froM the
-• • land before sunset, at which time the drawbridge is
ltzlip, and is not let down again till sunrise in the
ing ; and during this interval guard-boats are
etinstantly employed in rowing round the
Such are.the pMcautions systoMatically devised, and;
ilbelloyed to: revent the possibility of i second at- I
tempt of this trellis being to abate insurrection, and
disturb' dip *pose of the Continent. 'Military and:
navigligiss. who have thoroughly Investigated aR
these sireassgeitsents, are deviants that they promise
is much security as the nature of. huntatralfairs can
in any elute siferd, "lank- the escape of the most
auk or deeperse primer..

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rifi attar. . • •
Thie Mewing the 9th Itolioiont of Light Dra-
aloaltoone.passed lobe New Road, en their route for
Ireland.
• Detachments of the 911 t and 71st Regiments were
landed in the river yesterdof from Scotland, oo their
way to join these Regiments in France,
The. Sd Battalion' of the 90th Foot, at present
insuorrad at Deny', -Ireland, not being above four
hoicked effectiveOffe to be reduced on the 24th of
Niarch next.
The Royal,Cheshire Regiment of Militia has sr!
rued In that city from Ireland
• Captain •Drazur's troop of Poyal Horse Artillery.
arrived at Christchurch Barracks on Monday.
Wednesday, the Ist division of the £3d Light Dra-
goons In ached into Radipole Barracks.
The first Somerset. Militia were disembodied at
Tannton tin Wednesday last.
Monday .sennight, a soldier belonging to the 13th
Regiment of Foot, unfortunately' fell over the Pier at
Jersey', and broke his neck.
SIiiPWRLC2 or me 621). REOIMILNT.NOthing can
be more melancholy thaw the fate of this brave batta-
lion. They mArchel from Paris on the 4th of De-
cember in high spirits s remarkable for'their soldier.
like appearance, as well as for their good conduct
while quartered there. After enduring great fatigue,
they landed abrnt three weeks ago at Ramsgate,
and on the 25th of January re-embarked for Le-
land, and most unfortunately met the. calamity
already recorded. to alleviate the anxiety which
their numerdus iriendi must experience, we insert the
names of the Officers who were not with the battalion
At the period of the' accident—they are, Colonel
BLACILWiLI., Lieutenant-Colonel Goonauxsz, Captaip
LEECH, the Paynraster±, and CaptainaWstLesn, Muu-
muu, and Run. Those Gentlemen, most fortu-
nately, were induced to cross England and come by
Holyhead, and we announce their safety witb pecu-
liar satisfaction, most of them being Irish, and all
very line young fellows.
REDUCTION 0) THE ARMY.
To be reduced immediately-4th bast. royals. 241
haft- I Itb,. 24d, 59th. 68th, 89th, 7th West India,
Bth West India. •

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To be reduced within the present year—the pre.
sent 101st of the line. York light infantry volunteers.
Greek light intantrj, De R011e.% Menton's. Corsican
ringers, Sicilian regiment, Canadian fencibles, Glee.
eary ditto. Newfuunctland ditto, Nova Scotia ditto,
New Brunswick ditto, and all the veteran and garri-
son hstralions.

The following regiments are to retain their second
battalions II ,r this year —lst Royals, sth, 12tfi, 18th,
27th, 34th, 35th, 37th, 43d. 52d, 53d, 56th, 62d,
68.11, 67.14 73d, 83d, 84th, and 87th.

The 101 et regiment is ordered home to be re-
duced.

The Bth bats. of the 60th is ordered from Gibral.
t r for reduction.

The 95th regiment is to be taken out of the line,
and its three battalions, with the 3d battalion of the
II th foot, added to them as a fourth battalion, will,
be collectively named •' the rifle corps."
In cons, entente of thus taking the 95:h regiment
nut of the line, the numbers of the subsequent regi-
ments will be altered, so as to make the present 86th
to be the 95th, the present 97th the 96th, and so on
throughout the while temiining series of the stand-
ing reFiments to the 100th, which will be the number
ni the present 102 d; the present 14.3 d will be 101st,
and the present 104th the 102,1. •
Onlr two West India Regiments are to be reduc-
edi the 7th and Bth : the men are to be transferred
to the Black corps which are ilicomplete.
The Officers ot,the 2J Battalion of the 44th Regi-
ment psesented a respectful, but spirited and elegant
Memorial, to the COXtIIANDVIt in Caner, when they
undentoild that this g.illant little band was included
in the getteral rtduction of the Army. The ad Bat-
talion of this fine Regiment has been twelve years in
existence, sir of which it has been actively employed
in the Peninsula, France, Holland, and the Nether-
'ands. At the assault of Badajos the.hattalion lost
ill its numbers, and the colours were the first planted
on the Bastion. At Fuentes d'Honore, at Cad's, and
at Salamanca, (when it captured one of the enemy's
eagles).- t was also warmly engaged; and in the retreat
from Burgos it bore the'post of honour in covering
the retiring army, during which arduous service tt
fought the whole of one day, from day-light until
twelve at night, defending and holding the village of
Muria' in the face of the enemy. For all these ser-
vices the Battalions repeatedly received the thanks of
the respective General Officers in command. . On its
return to England as a skeleton, it was again re-
cruited under the command of the late Honourable
Lieutenant-Colonel Cuturrott, and embarked with
him for Holland. Here it was four months employed
in the trenches before Antwerp, and soon after distin-
guished itself in the storming of Bergen-op-Zoom,„by
occupying sine bastions. At Waterloo, the military,,
services of this gallant band of heroes were gloriously
terminated. On this memorable occasion it bore the
brunt, its usual, of theteaviest and severest attacks,'
and lost an initialise number in killed and wounded.
The answer of his Royal Highness the COMMAS-
DEIt-IN-CHIILF don great honour to his personal
ings for the gobd of the service, while it puts a just
value on the merits of the second Battalion of the
44th. General TOltltleill thus concludes his answer
to the Memorial of the Officers:
66 Were it possible to cueing with general satisfaction to the
Army, or advantage to the pit service, the Invidious princi-
ple of retaining corps en the est according to the esti-
mate if their merits and services, the second Battalion of the
44th Regiment would certainly have every fair claim to favour-
able consideration. But as snob a principle (besides ocher insu-
perable reasons) would have been at variance with the views of
efficiency, which have alone regulated the selection of Seated
Battalions that are to be kept np for a thee, re suppli the force
requirell for the defence of the Empire, that Corps necemarily
and unavoidably came within the sale of reduction, fans ha
appearing, that after compledng she First Battalion (afro nob
and file) it would net, in fact have any.dfeettee lIIMAIOD the
establishment to justify its being retained."

FATAL Duar.s.—A fatal duel took place lately a
Sligo,, between Mr. FENTON son-irs.law of AIMIAILUI
Born, Esq. ( King's Counsel), and Mi. Hatas,,
brother of Counsellor HILL Ais in which the latter
-was shot dead on the spot„—Another duel took place,
near Birr, in the King's County, on Monday se'n.
night, between Mr. Coons, of Borrisiliegh, and O:
nein WHIM both of the County of Tipperary. Kr.
Ccona's second shot lodged in his adversary's head,
and instantly deptitedeint of lila

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IPROJELffer NIGHT'S LONNOTGAZIAT* I
vbie Oesele ennositees the mitsiMmeat Jot Majoti-Ge-
Viral sir Vreelerick P. illehistne ICC B. to lib Governor ,4
the Wend of Tobago—of Major•beneral George W. gam a,,
babe Governor of the trieridb d Antigua aid Montanus; and
of Thomas Probyn, Esg. to tea Governor of the Wands of ?.t.
Christopher, Nevis, and the Virgin Isiault. has Gazette also
,tentahas an Order in Coma, dated the i.zth Instant, for coml.
neing the prohibition against the exportation of Gunpowder,
Arms, Om without permission worn the PrivreouncU, ictr eli
nibothe from the 13th instant.]

• . NEW SHERIFFS. •
Sheriirs appointed by his Royal Highness the
PRINCE REGENT in Ci,uncil, in the name and on awl
behalf of his MAJESTY, for the year 1816, at the'
Court at Brighton, the 12th inst.
BADIrORDSHIIte—Henry Brandreth, of Houghton Regis, Esq.
Baskinllta—Rich. Wallet Wrighte Benyoo, of Engiefield, Esq.
lificeestostasasmaa—Thomas Tyringham lkruard, of Nether I
Winebendoa, Esq.
CAMDAIDOZININIZ AND HONTINGDONSHM—John Whitby
.Quinfin, of Hatlil St. George, Esq.
Cutouts a—Samuel Aldersey, of Aldersey. Esq.
Cow sa &LAN o—William Brown, pf Hall, Esq.
Deasysurasiohn Peel, oUthe Pastures E.q.
Divor sums-4W Arthur Chichester, of Youlston, Bart.
DORSET/ wee—John Herbert 'Browne, of Weymouth, lisq.
Esssx—NtebolssYearce., of Loughton Esq.
GLouctsreasmat —Daniel John Niblett, of Harefield, Esq.
Haaavoaosutaa—Kingsmill Evans, of the Htil, Y. q
HEILTIOILINININ I ....1511Diel thin, of Yonngsbury, Esq.
Ksarr—Aletanijer Evelyn, of ht. Caere, Esq.
Latessrsusassa—Charle; William Pochln, of Barkby, Esq..
Lia trousers's—Neill, King, of Asbby, Esq. •
Mosmouvitsmat —Sir Heury Protheroe,- of liantarnanasAb•

bey, Eta.
Neerosz—Sigisosuod Trafford Southwell, of Wrexham Eel.
NPRT HAM PTONIIIIIIM•41f James Lanilsata, of Cottarooke,
Dart.
Niriniumanawasa—Matthew Ben, of lArsolsingtors, Esq.
govrsteoceusatac—Sir Robyn Howe Bromley, ot East btoke,

Bart. •
Ozroansanka—John Phi Nips, of Culham, Esq.
IiNTLANDSOIIII-40103 COI, Gilson, of Burley, .
Snaorsutait—Sir Thomas John Tyrwhkt Jones, Manley, Ban.
8011111111rninas—Jaho Goodford, of Yeovil, Est
STAITORDSNIRI—John lltnkh, if Great Fenton, Esq.
COUNTY or SOOTILIMPTON—John Morant, of Brockenhiwst,
Esq.
Sairrotu—Sir Charles Blois, of Coctfield-Hall, Bart.
burivar —Benjamin Barnard, of Ham-Common, Esq.
Ausam—John Ingram, of Rotthvgdean, Esq.
WAawicasni a c—William Holbeche, of Farnborough, Esq.
WlLTaissaa—lobn Hussey, of New Sarum, EMI.
Woacitcr flaunt—Joseph Lea, of the Hill, Esq.
Yontsuils—Richard Oliver Gascoigne, of Parboston, Esq.

IoUTII WALES.
CARMARTHEN...4Obn Colby, of Pennywerri, Esq.
Pitiesioat--Heury Mathias, of Fernbill, Esq.
CAIDIOAN--Themas Lloyd, of Coedmore' Esq.
Gli.asioaostts—Henry John Grant' of Gnoll Castle, Esq.
Baena/a...Edward Kendal, of Danly Pack, Esq.
RADNOR--Mr Hanford Jones, of Boultibrook, Bart.

NORTU WALES.
Mzatonrrn—Thomas Duckenfield Ashley, of Carliallecoldlog,
AAAAA ox—Thomas Burrow, of Benarth, F 9.
Mos Last, —Robert Dulkeley, of Gronain, E•sq. • '
Moirroom ear—Thomas Watkio Youde, of Clogbfin, Esq.
DlNllloll—Edward Idwards, of Cerrig I.lwydion, Esq.
FuNT—George Boscawen, of Mart ford, Esq.
COUNTY Of CORNIVALL•..Sir Arscott Ourry aoleswortb, of
Peocarrow, Bart.