The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

THE KING'S JEWELS.

One of the partners of 'the house of Messrs. Run
dell, Bridge, and Rundell, of Ludgate-hill, with
whom the late Qteeti's diamonds were deposited, had
an audience of his Royal Highness the Prince Ree.,nt,
at Carlton•house, nn Saturday. It appears that the
King's George, diamond hilted mord, loop, &e.
which were supposed to have been safely deposited
in a cabinet belonging to her Majesty. at Windsor
Castle, have not yet been found, and it is supposed
this audience hail reference to the subject. Her late
Majesty made it an invariable rule, tiler every thaw-
ing-room, to send for one of the partners of that
hoese, and to deliver her diamonds to him with her
own hands; and it is supposed she may, upon some
late occasion, have included the valuables said to be
missing. After the last drawing.roora her Majesty
was. too much indivosed to attend to this business;
and, it will be recollected, the Princess Augutea
(attended by Madame Beckendorff, the late 4.ieen's
principal dresser) came to town, some days after
her Majesty had retired to Kew, for the express pur-
pose of again depositing the diamonds with Messrs.
Bandon and Co.

The Doke of GLOUCESTER its at present visiting tbU
principal Cantons of Switzerland. He was last at
Lucerne. Ile passed three deis in Berne, where he
assisted at a grand entertainment given by the Ma-
gistrate, M. de MuLINEN. The memhers of the Corps
Diplomat ipre were invited. His Royal Highness
was also at itorwo, and *ii,jlPil, with much atten•
lion, the fine establishment of FELLEMBERG.
At a: Board of Licensing Justices, London,
the Chairman is, the principal candle-maker y 4 the
village ;.1 sid the leading Law Justice was, until
lately, a saddler. Strange, therefore, world it be,l
if, in their adjudication of licences, their Worships i
stood in need of a light, or did not know how to
pat the saddle on the tight horse.
Saturday afternoon arrived at Portsmouth, the
estra..ship Mary, Capt. TAY LOR, from Calcutta, the
Cape
,ef Good Hope, St. Helena, and Ascension,
bringing a •mail from each of these places. S. touched
et St. Helena on the 16th of October (17. days after
the Mosquito), when BONAPARTE WIC in an las!
proved state of. health, and the islantVio I. perfect
state of trnquillity. The Liverpool frigate, Capt.
. COLLIER, had touched at the Cape, on her way to
Trincomalee. It was the Mosquito, Capt. Barns.
that brought the account of the famous Plot to libe-

rate 13014ApAaTE. •t
The Pelican, of IS gong. Cart. Cuszo?r, has OS- I
rived at Portsmouth fr..m hors Royal, Jamaica, after
e passage of only §8 days, hrifigjitg 300,000 dollars,
on account of merchants. The Ty rian, Capt. FELtx,
sailed on the stune day foe England. Capt. PoruAM
bid exchsn4tl with Cipt. FELIX, of the Beaver.
The Pique and Pettompe had left the station three
seeks previonsly, on their return homei the former
was to call at the Havannah, the latter at .111ondersa.
• The Larne was the only ship left it Port limps':
' The island and squadrons wets very heilthy. No
news from the Spanish Main.
Yesterday the pulpits in all the Churches, Chapels,
&c. of the Metropolis were hung with black. In ak
a number of them Sermons suitable to the mournful
occasion were preached.
Admiral GRIFFITHs succeeds Admiral Sir DAVID
MILNE in the commend cf the ships on the Halifas
station.
The City of Peterborough was canvassed on Mon-
• day by Mr. SCARLEM the Counsel, who is a Candi-
• date to succeed the late( lamented Right Hon. Wm.
ELLIOTT, in the representation of that Borough.
Eatract of a letter froin Baiting., dated Novem-
ber 16;—°G The Be.sey, of London, Richards, from
Youghall, late from Southampton to London, was
wrecked yesterday morning olf the enhance of Es-
tables Bay, and all the crew perished, the vessel
having gone to pieces."
A most severe Satire on the Parisians, and on the
prevailing mania for living in France, is said to he on
she point of appearing. It is entitled tt 77se Eng-
s lishman in Paris," and is written, we understand,
• by a voong man of Fashion, who has incidentally
detailed his own adventures, as well as those of sere-
ral of his acquaintance, during their residence in that
emporium of splendour) vice, and folly. -