The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

THE HILL AT THE CASTLE.

The rooms, as early as ten o'clock, were pro.
digionsly cruisded, many families having arrived
there Irom Worthing, List Bourne, Rotlingdean,
Lewes, and other parts of the county. Dancing
commenced about ten ..'clock but their Royal
Highnesses' approach being annouseed, the gr.ice_
fel cxecesse was instantly discentineed, and an
avenue formed hy-the company.for their passage
down to the centre of the room, the elegaides all
staatfing, and the music playing" God save the
King."
The Prince, with his usual dignified condescen-
sion, conversed with all that he knew, and com-
municated the gratifying intelligence he had re.
°Lived without reserve, and the Royal Dukes,fol.
lowed his example. To the Earl of Chichester,
the Prince seemed particularly attentive : " Lord
Chichester," said his Royal Highness, on coming
up to his Lordship, " I am glad to see you—this
is glorious news—if you have any wish to see my
dispatches, you will bud Coking, Bloomfield, and
tell him that he km my permission to skew
them."

The scene was now truly inspiriting ; the gal.
lent conduct of Sir Arthur Wellesley, and the
British heron he commanded, bang the only to.
pic of conversation. The Prince was habited in a
bine coat, white waistcoat, black silk small.
clothe!, aid hole, with the garter and star, and a
roam! hat. The Duke of Clarence was in a simi-
lar costume. The Duke of Lent was in regimen.
Las, wits the star, &c. and boots. The Duke of
Cumbt•rland was attired in a blue coat, white
waistcoat, obits kerseymere small-clothes, and
silk Ft .ckings, with a star, garter, &c. All were
in high spirits, and in excellent health. The fa-
dies, many of them, among whom were the. Coo-
n. toss of Berkeley, the Duchess of Leeds, &c. were

west I,.leudidly dressed with the most expensive
display of diamonds. Earrings, necklaces, and
bracelets, were very generally worn. The dress
ties were all very much open at the bosom, with
long trains ; but the waists were not so short
as usual. White and straw-coloured silks were

very generally worn, although plain, flowered,
got(' and silver sprigged muslins, had their ad.
takers.
At twelve o'clock the supper-rooms were

thrown open, three in number, the ornamental

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decorations of the tables being formed in the most
striking and interesting sty le, and the whole re-
flecting the highest credit on the taste and talents
of the inn-keeper, Mr. Tilt. About flye hun.
dred supped, tee assemblage altogether being
about six hundred and fifty. The Royal Brothers.
all supped in one room, the Doke of Clrrenee
taking the head of the table, the Duchess ut
Leeds being to his right, and the Countess of
Berkeley his left. The Prince, and the Dukes of
Yew, Cumberland, and Cambridge, were each
between belles of be.luty, some un.one side the
table, and some on the ether. The Prince's pri.
vale bind, in their splendid new upiforin, played
'elect pieces of music, in a very fine style, du-rin;
supper..
The first toast drank was" The Prince." The
acelantationn that followed in every room at the
same instatit might have been heard to a zonsidera.
ble distance, the ladies waving their handkerchiefs,
and by smiles the most fascinating evincing how
grateful the toast was to them. The supper-apart.
meets were abandoned for the ball-room at about
half past one o'clock, at which time further dis.
patches respecting. the victpry in Spain arrived for
the Prince, which ►is Royal Highness himself read
aloud. _ _

The Prince and the Royal Dukes retired to the
Pavilion soon after two o'clock ; but dancing was
continued for about two hours after. The rooms
were not entirely deserted till nearly five this

morning.
The Prince and all the Royal Dukes, as early
as eight o'clock this morning, set off from the PA.
•ilion for Oatlands. The departures have since
been very numerous.

The troops belonging to the Duke of BRUNS.
wic& have arrived at Harwich in several vessels.
Some are in the Mosquito; as also the whole of
the suite belonging to his Highness. The whole
of them are ordered to proceed immediately to the
Isle of Wight, where they are to disembark for the
present.

At the Worcester Assizes, R. Baylis, a church-
wardee, was indicted for two libels against the
Rev. G. Waldron, Rector. The libels were so
far orthodox as to have been borrowed from Seri p-
tore, and were posted up near the pulpit :
" Thou hast let thy. month speak wickedness,
and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit."
" My house is the house of prayer, but ye have
made it a den of thieves." The Defendant, when
called on for his defence, justified his conduct by
saying, that a churcheirden had a right to put up
any thing in a church, so that it was taken from
lloly Writ. The Court, however, thought
otherwise, and sentenced him to be fined and
prisoned.

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Grtiustat.t...--Tesierday Mr. Symes, a our.
rier, charged a young man, named Norton, with
leaving his work in an unfinished state. ThePria.
secutur sAid, that it had become so much the prac-
tice with journeymen to leave one employer to
go to another, without due notice, or without
finishing their work, that he was resolved to pu.
nigh any one who so offended, he having already
lust more than 501. by sueh practices. The De.
fondant admitted he had done wrong, and expressed
his willingness to return to his master to finish the
work, or to pay the loss sustained. Mr. Symes
replied, that it was eacessary an example should
be made, and therefore wished the law to take its
cosine.

Mr. Alderman SMITI, who • presided, said, it
was fleeting secholieoders shoeld be 'Convicted
before two Magistrates • and, uhe was the only
one in attendance, the befendant was remanded
till tomorrow.

A butcher, SO played in slaughtering cattle,
charged a fellow-workman frith robbing him on
Saturday night of a shirt, pair of stockings, and
handkerchief, 'bids he rained at three shillings.
lie said he was in a pnblic.heuse, out Saturday
night, in company with the Prisoner and several
other persons; having occasion to leave the
room, and shortly after returning, be missed his
bundle: his fellow workman was also missing,
east be therefore concluded he had stolen his
linen.

The worthy Alderman asked if he had any
other proof of the robbery ? 66 No, Sir," said
he, " °sly ha went away without finishing his
liquor, which I siever knew him to do before in
my life, drunk or sober." The Prisoner was du.
charged.
A venerable Constable had an interesting and
unfortunate girl placed at the bar, wider the rul-
lowing dirt stances :—He stated, that he was
passing alo4Friday-street, about one o'clock in
the morning, when he saw the poor girl sitting at
a door, crying bitterly ; he asked the cause, and
why she did not go home? Shq had no home.—
Ik asked where were her father, her mother,
her Moods, her lodging ? She replied, that her
father and mother were both dead, and that she
had had no lodging for some days ; after the de-
cease of her parents, she had submitted to prosti-
tution, had become diseased, and was turned out
of her lodgings. "Is this•true ?" said the wor.
thy Alderman. " Yes, your Worship," replied
the gaoler. After baying asked the unfortunate
creature her age, to which she ;ins "seven.
teen," the Magistrate commendel the Constable
for the manlier in which he had discharged his duty,
and ordered the poor girl to be properly provided
for.

BOWSTIEST.-A coal hawker, named "Wen,
was yesterday fined WI. for selling a quantity of
coals, exceeding eight bushels, without a meter's
tipket. Lie was fined a similar sum, on the same
information, for selling the said coals without a
vender's ticket.