The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

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lifttorilav being Easter Monday, according to
ancient cu,toin, the Lord Mayor went in • state' to
Christ's Hospital, in Newgate-street, and heard the
annual Sermon preached before him and the Gover,
rors of Christ's Hospital. The procession moved
from the Mansion-house in the following order :---
Between seven and, eight hundred of the Sc i= of
Christ's Hospital, with their Masters and. PS,
walked before-front -the Ito) al Exchange, followed
by the Street-keepers, Constables, Marshals in Cull
uniform oe hotsehaek, Marshalmen, two and two,
City Trumpeters, Lord Mayor's Footmen; the state
coach, in which 'n ere the Lord Mayor, the Lady
Mayoress, and one of her Ladyship's sisters, with.'
the Chaplain, Sword and Mace Bearers in his Lord-
sbip's private coach, Mrs. hunter, her daughter, and
the Water Bailiff;. in Mrs. Pearson's carriage were
Sere young Ladies, followed by- the following Ahler-
men—Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Mr. Alderman Combe,
Sir Charles.Priee, Sir James Shaw ; Aldermen Sclic.
ley, Doraville,. Wood, Magnay, and Bridvs ; the
chamberlain, Town Clerk, and City Officers. The
Sermon was pioached by the Bishop of Carlisle, who
took his text from the '2d chapter of St. Paul's Epis.
tie to James, tise latter part, of the 18th verse,—
" And I will chew thee my faith by my 'works ;
from which he preached an excellent diPcourse. The
company returned to the Mavion-house, which was
most elegantly illuminated and decoratid. The long ,
T..gyeau Hal Where the company dined, was *rue-
ttiented taste—at the top and bottom were
hunk the flagsand-trophiesef the Lord Mayor's Com.
patty; with his arms below ;at the head of-the Rail
we/ the large picture of the battle of Agincourt hung,
at the bottom was placed upon. a large pedestal the
large baron of beef, which weighed two hundred
weight. The dinner was served up in greet plenty.
The tables consisted era long one at th..! top, and four
'Wig ones from top to bittom ; on the top one, at
which sat the Lord Mayor and Lilly Mayoress, were
three beautiful temples, n 1 iv ost six feet high, on golden
pillars : on the two middle tables were 14 temples,
richly ornamented with military and naval trophies,
and other fanciful devices elegantly displayed. The
Mound work did great credit to the artist, Mr,
Hedge, confectioner, in Ludgate-hill. The Hall
was illomivated by three large glass chandeliers,"
lighted with wax, and the pillars by yellow lamps,
arched, and beautifully displayed, under the direction
of Mr. Patrick. _ _ _

—the following account of the state of the City Hoi-
Oils was read to the Lord Meyer : •.- .
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CHRl'Sfff HOSPITAL.. '. •-- ff
Children pat forth Apprentice !ma veer (Si: of when were
appro.. ticed to i sapiains in the Navy), l4l
f nildren ..mried last year
Children now under rare of the Hospital, and to be admit-
ted to this time ~ ......, 1163
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL •
Patients admitted, awed, and discharged, during the bit
)ear—In-patients • V.S7
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• - Oa!-patients ' 4179
Belied this year • . _
-- 971
Reasainiug under cure—ln-patients
"o.t-patients
go that there has been under the charge Odle Hospital
Ise )ear - ~_
ST. THOMAS'S HeiSPITA,L. •
There have been eared and diseharged last Tear,)ln-patients
Oat-patients )
&tied .• . : ~.• 'it, Imd .11,44, • ...•11” ••• dna. ••• ••••••• •• • ••• a ront.., 111
Rental 0 kik .ti paler earat-•lo,atie"
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Ottivatienta -21f
do that there are sionista have been last year under tbe —..
tare of said Hospital , .
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BiIIDE.WELL HOSPITAL.
Vattrautc teceived by order, of the Lord .ita, or sad Sit..
tin 4 Aldermen
10 he passed to parishes .! s. SW
Apprentices brought up to divers trades 3ll
tIETH LEM HOSPITAL_

Aillicted men ani;;;enrerialnini'lathis Hospital
•ince Islo
• Admitted in the year 1811 .. • . 99
rated and diseharged last year p7
Buried last your
Bader cure, men and women ' • 148

There were present at the dinner his Ronal Iligh-
nees the Duke of Cambridge, his Serene Highness the.
Duke of Brunswick,-.his b.:scellency the DuktraeL
lufaittado. M. de Suss, the Earl and Countess of
Darnley, Lord and Lady Castlereagh, the Earl Of
/larrington, Lady ltnggerston, Sir Thomas Trigg,
Ceneral Arnhem, &c. '
The Lady Mayoress and the ladies left the Fin.
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that about ntne o'clock.
The ball was opened by the Duke del Infatriado
anti Miss Townsend. The rooms were as usual, ex..
trendy crowded, -Ind there was a very fine away..
blage of beauty.
Lady-Mayoress was most superbly attired in-
Cottrt,Dress, made of rich pink blush satin. The
pPtticoat with drapery, was covered' with crape, winst
richly worked in silver larnme, aod suspended with ,
silver ropes,- tassels; &c. ;'the body and train, with
t, rich embroidered border to correspond. The whale
'1 11 hich, if peasible, excelled the dress for sintitles,
ruy and elegance, that her Ladyship wore on the
Lord Mayor's Day.
• TIif.ATILF.S. • •
Cotemer (IMMIX SSD Lir ClV2.l..—Both tune Housemen ha.
pwrously attended; but Were watt nothing novel at tither, ex-
cept the re-introdnetiou tif the horses in 'Amour tits Tartar at .
the Former. Some disapprobation was evpremed, but the four I
li7del actors neterliteks went off in a gallop of applause. Mite
Faqir( play ed I
asks with great effect, and introduced a new
:and, composed by Mr.. M. P. KING, which was received with
reiterated burst of appla6se_,
Situate's. Nbaus.—alr. PICK was announced as a Prated*
and there were sescritotier new performers. Their
A insole Spectacle is continued, and the new Pantomime is ea-
titled the Prim-,
Airway(); Assentrunraz.- -There was a very grand diSPIM
4 Horsemanship, in a piece called flie Brew Gawk. tor semen
eters are various evolutions of Cossach Cavalry, Polish Lancers,
They Waco aim equestrian performer, whom they call the
tittle Deep, and their new Pantomime is called Nes lets•bulo.
Mahout's," Taessaa exhibits the inimitable Mt J3lce#s
en the tight rope. There are alto several new Perfamars. A
durteita, entitled America, written by Mr. T. Dnialw, was
announced, as was the piece of fi 'thieve&
111 The 411SAILLt t was also opened last night for a
besiat
Tye SANS PAIIIITL *ad the AOTOMATICAL TiIIEATNICS as usual.
Mr. Btizaisc.a's Nystrom is Piccadilly, opposite Bond-street,
was opened fur the admission sr the public. The etternal of Ole
budding. from its appropriate sii.gubulty, attracted much no-
tice, and was viewed by thousands with admiratitm.
Toe I'Pring Huai aoi roleg Petri/ amusements -of Greenw4ak
mere greatly marred by the unfavourable state of the Weather.
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The next Number of Dee Dissenter, published on
Wednesday next, will, we understand, contain some
farther and interesting Strictures on the Union of
Catholicsand Dissenters, on the question of lifliglotio
Emancipation, and some interesting correspondence on
the subject ; together with knOther'letter from Mr.
Vansittart to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions
at Oxford, on the union of Church Men and assert-
ter, lu the different Bible Societies.

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