The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-08 00:00:00

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TUB PRINCE REGENT'S COURT.
'federally, at tan o': lock, hit Royal Highness the
Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton-house, which
110 attended by the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord
of the Treesery, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
she First Lord of the Admiralty, the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, the Secretary of
slate for the Colonial Department, the Preside of.
the Board of Contronl, the Chancellor of the 1311Ihy
of Lancaster' the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord
• Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Treasurer of
the Household, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court
of King's Bench
His Royal Highness held a Privy Council, which
vat attended by the above distinguished characters.
At the breaking up of this. Council, his Royal
Highness held another Council, at which Sir John
• Sower, the Recorder of London, was introduced,
,rod made his report of the convicts capitally con-
Acted, at the September Sessions, at the Old Bailey.
Viscount Sidewalk and Mr. B. Bathurst had au-
. &noes of the Prince Regent.
The Court did not break up till past sic o'clock.

yeiferday morninehe Duke of YORK had an au-
tlieue• of the PRIncEREEENT at Carlton-house, Upon
Iris wive, from Oatlands.
- -A letter from the British Consul at Venice, in-
',,lareet our Government that the plague has actually
`reltillSleired in the Lerzarette of that pod.
. The achievement for the late QuEEN was placed
' • seer the great gate of St. James's Palace, yesterday.
It consists of twe shields, one containing her arms, as
Qeeen of Greet Britain, the other as Princess of
blectietiborgh-Sttelits.
The remains of the late Colonel Disettowe were,
yesterday, removed from Windsor, for interment at
Walton-upoo•Trent, the family estate, in Derby.
shire. Lord Glum, one of the Lords of the Bed-
chamber to the Panics REGENT, is said to be a
candidate for the vacant seat in the Borough sal
Windsor.
Yesterday morning the curiosities, &c. brought
from Baffin'e Bay, by Captain Ross, were landed at
Whitehall•stairs, from the boats of the Isabella and
Alexander discovery ships. There are four dogs and
two bitches, the former larger than the latter ; three
are almost black, one black and white, and two
• -brownish, and appear neatly of the same species as
::•ahose of Kamschatka, with beads and tails resembling
a fox ; their skins exceedingly thick, with long hair;
they are very docile, and represented as of great
strength. Among the curiosities was an amazingly
large skin of a white bear, about seven feet in length!:
it sledge of hone, about five feet long and two high,
With the whiptatc. used by the newly-discovered
bitsuts ; specimens of mineralogy and botany, and
Bottle very remarkable star-fish. The w hole of the pro.
ilaCtiona were convey rtl In the British Museum, for
tholnspection of the i'ublic.
Forms:ay.—As soon as it was discovered that a
forgery out Aberdeen Commercial Banking Corn.
arry 'HU 'mutation, a person employed by the
- Uswlerwew lied to Belfast, where it was un-
eierstond the (totes were manufactured. The result has
• been* that the plate, the Government duty stamp,
-.ll.lntsfiseßait tramp, „ffilth a sornher of forged notes
•o—fie fillist td 14 Other. not—have been got: It
b tialferstoolt-that et#llf t *IP of these notes have got
into circulatiolt.
There is no truth in the abserd reports that were
spread some time age, of a new gunpowder plot at
,13, aed of a conspiracy to carry off the Em-
peror ALFEANDER, on his way to Paris, as e hostage
for tionArARTE. We have heard even that the Bel-
gic Police is IlsIA ashamed of the im,tortatice which
it has given to these rumours, by its bustling activity,
and its foolish arrests.
THE STOLEN CHILD—Mr. BIRNIE, yesterday,
announced in the Public Office, Bow-street, that
Mr. Hoene', and child had arrived at Mr. H.'s
residence in Canotthury-lane, on Sunday afternoon.
—The villain Rennett they left in safe custody at
Bremen, who will be delivered up es soon as pro-
per application is made by.this Government for that
purpose.
A STATE DELINQUENT.—A Sunday Paper says-et
" A young Gentleman, well know in the literary
world, who by means of family connexions, got a
lucrative situation in one of the islands formerly be-
longing to France, has squandered away about
70,0001. of the public money. He has been arrested
by Goffernineat, and is now on his passage to Eng-
land: Ministers have consulted the ATTORNEY and
SOLIEITOR•CIENEItALS, intending to prosecute him
criminally; but they are of opinion that he can only
be detained as a state debtor. Messrs. Bnour.nast
and BENNETT intend to bring the business before Par-
liament."
At a Court held istety for Fayette, in America, a
son of Hibernia was brought to trial, charged with
'stealing a shirt from one of his countrymen. After
the indictoteut was read to him, he Was asked by the
Court, "Guilty, or Not Guilty ?" " Plase your Lord-
ship," says he, "that's what you have to try."—The
Court again told him to answer, was he Guilty or Nat
Goilty ?—By St. Patrick, your Lordship just wants
to be after pumping me, do you ?"--The Court asked
him if be bud any Counsel Plase your Lord.
ship. I don't know what you mean."—The Court
explained, and told him he must plead Guilty or
Not Guil;y...." Fait den, if I must spoke the truth,
I am Guilty; but prove it; but if your Honour will
pay costs, we'll say no more about it."—An Attor-
ney was requested to pat in a plea of Not Guilty ;
and after an investigation, the Jury brought in a
verdict, pronouncing poor Pat, Guilty !—(Western
Paper.)
We expect to see a new reading in front of 131sit's
house, after, the present Lottery is over ; for should
he sell the Four Prizes of 110,000, 'which is con-
fidently expected, he will, of course, improve his
style, and increase, as well he may, his notes of ad-
miration (!!!).
VIENNE, Nov. 21.—We expect here shortly the
snivel of the Persian Ambassador, Mirza Abdul
Hassan Chan, who is going, by way of Vienna qd
Faris, on a special mission to the Court of Lon'.
Ile was once before Persian Ambassador in London,
and lately at St. Petershurgh.
The Triton, Marshall, from Quebec, has arrived
at Dattraeutb, with part of her carp thrown over.
board.