The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-13 00:00:00

TILE COURT.

Yesterday about 12 o'clock, his Mate re ar.
Jived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, where
he was received by the Dukes of Yoar, Cum.
BERLAND, and CAM ORIDDF.. At two o'clock his
MAJESTY was attended by the Duke or YORK,
as Grand Master of the Knights of the Bath, in
his full robes, and Sir DA VID DUNDAS, as one of
the Most Honourable Members of that Order, for
the purpose of investing Admiral KEATS with the
Red Ribbon, to which he was nominated at a
Chapter holden a few months since. The Admiral
was introduced by Sir DAvitt DUNDAS to the
Grand Master, and by him to the SOVEREIGN ;
when the Admiral kneeling on a crimson velvet
cushion, his MAJESTY was graciously pleased to
wave the Sword of State over his head, and
created him a Knight. He then retired, and was
introduced into the presence of the SOVEREIGN,
accompanied by Mr. TowNselso, Deputy Bath,
King at Arms, and Windsor Herald, and other
Officers belonging to the Herald's Office, with the
Red Ribbon, and Order attached to it, carried
upon a crimson velvet cushion, when bis MAJas-
TV was graciously pleased to invest hi:n with the
usual ceremonies.

After the investiture had taken place, his
MAJtSTY held a private Levee, which %ias at-
tended by
The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council,
the l'int Lord of the Trea.nry, the Master-General of the
Ordnance, the Tint lord of the Admiralty, the President
of the Board of Trade, the three S Trettwies of State, the
Chancellor of the Ear',elder, the President of the Board of
Content'', the Secretary at War, the Commander in Chief,
the Duke of hlnetrose, Earl Paalet (in waiting), Lord
Heathfield (Gold Stick); Admiral Keats, Generals Gordon
(Groom in waiting), and Brownrigg, Colonel Major
Cathcart, Baron de llaerdt, Dr. Ash, Messrs. Gatim and
Fawkener.

The following had the honour of being pre-
sented to his MAJESTY:—

Gee. Brewurigg, the Quarter-Master-General, upon his
going on service.
Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Keats, upon his return from
the Bailie.

Dr. Ash, upon being appointed Physician Extraordinary
to his M.sjetty.
Mr. Graham, late of the Supreme Coaocil of Bengal,
upon his return.
fhe Baron de lleerdt, Grand Equerry to his Serene High-
ness the Prtore of Orange.
Maor Cartwright, on his going upon foreign service.
Col. Long, upon his appoint.netit as Adjatant-General upon
the Staff of the Army, under the command of Lieut.-Geo.
the Earl of Chatham.

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave
audiences to the Duke of PORTLAND, and the
other Cabinet Ministers present; also to Mr.
RYDER, as Juke-Advocate, who laid before his
1.1 AJ EST Y the proceedings of several Courts-Mar-
tial.

About seven o'clock his MAJESTY set off upon
his return to Windsor.

CAPTAIN BARCLAY.

This Gentleman yesterday completed his ardn.
ous pedestrian undertaking, to walk a thousand
miles in a thousand successive hours, at the rate
of a mile in each and every hour. lle had until
four o'clock, r. N. to finish his task, but he per-
formed his last mile in the quarter of an hour after
three, with perfect ease and great spirits, amidst
au ilnumise concourse of spectators. In our
Paper of Tuesday we stated, that the influx of com-
pany had so much increased on Sunday, it was re-
commended that the ground should be roped in. To
this, however, Captain BARCLAY objected-, saying
that he did not like such parade. The crowd,
however, beeline so great on Monday, and he had
experienced so much interruption, that he was
prevailed upon to allow this precaution to be
taken, and last morning the workmen began
to the ground. For the last two days,
he appeared in higher spirits, and performed his
mile with apparently more ease, and in shorter
time, than he had done for some days put. With
the change of the weather he had thrown off his
loose great coat, which he wore during the rainy
period, and yesterday performed in a flannel
jacket. He also put on shoes considerably thicker
than any which he had used in any previous part
of his performance. When asked how he meant
to act, after he had finished his feat ? he said he
should that night take a good sound sleep, but
that he must have himself awaked twice or
thrice in the night, to avoid the danger of a
too sudden transition from almost constant
exertion, to a state of long repose. One hun.
Bred to one, and indeed any odds whatever,
were offered yesterday morning ; but so strong
was the confidence in his success, that no bets
could be obtained. The multitude of people nho
resorted to the scene of action, in the course of
the concluding days, was unprecedented. Not a
bed could be procured on Tuesday night at New.
market, Cambridge, or any of the towns and vil.
lages in the vicinity, and every horse and every
species of vehicle was engaged. Among the No-
bility and Gentry who witnessed, yesterday, the
conclusion of this extraordinary feat, were :

The Oakes of Argyle and St. Alban's; Earls Grosvenor,
Besborouzli and Jersey; Lords Foley and Somerville; Sir
John Lade., Sir F. Standisb, ate. dm.

Captain 13.tacrAy had 18,0001. depending upon
his undertaking. The aggregate of the bets is
supposed to amount to 100,0001.

The report that Captain SANDOIf has come to a
resolution to institute proceedings against Mrs.
CLARKE, fur obtaining money under false pre_
tones, we are assured is true; but we understand,
that whether to proceed criminally, or by an ac-
tion to recover his money, is not yet determined.
The punishment of Mrs. CLARICE lies very near
the heart of the Captain; and the hesitation as to
the best mode of proceeding, is understood to
have originated in an ingenious question that has
been started—Whether the Captain, in addition to
his claim for money " had and received" by
Mrs. CLARKE, cannot also "go for damages,"
by reason of his imprisonment in Newgate.—The
argument is said to be, that although the Captain's
prevarication was the immediate cause of his
incarceration —yet, as it is clear, that bad he
never known this " Circe," he could not have
prevaricated—to her is therefore imputable that
sinister event. for which he thinks himself entitled
to remuneration.