PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 31.-Extr...
The Times, 1824-02-02T00:00:00

PoitFSMoM TH, Jan. 3SL-Extract of a letter from Lis- bon :-i' Tagus, Jan. 16, I824.-I perceive the London papers have noticed the grand dinner given by Sir Harr Neale to the King and Royal Famih- of Portuial; but it has not been stated yet, that thc Commander-in.Chief ofhis Majesty's ships in this quarter (who is remarkable for his dignitietl mind and manners), and the Captains of the ships of war here, waited upon the Royal guests at table. Admiral Sir Ifarrv Neale, Bart., G.C.B., stood behind the chair of and waited upon the. King; Captain Samuel WVarren, C.B., and Captain Hon. R. C. Spencer, behind, anat waited upon, the two Prin- cesses Captain Andrew King, behind and waited upon Don Miguel * and Captain Sir Harry Burrard acted is butter! But, 0 ternpora! 0 nawre ! Don Aliguel, after being so gallantly honour- ed, actually went below with the first Lieutenant of the Rcvengc, and drank grog and smoked segars, until he became quite ' glo- rious. `!-Hrnnpsh ire Telegraph. A plan has been formed, and is nowv untder consideration, for bringing the two important towns of Leeds andt Manchester, by way of Halifax, 11 miles nearer each other than they are at present! WoVhave, in a former paper, described the proposed line of roadfrom Halifax to Leeds, which is to pass by Hipperholmne, WVike, Oken. skaw, Hunswvorth, Tong, Faroley, and Lower Wortley, to the W1'ellington-bridge, at ILeeds, therebv avoiding Clayton Helghts, and reducing the present two stases of nine miles each, to one stage o0 14 miles. The line from Halfax to blanchester is to continue on the present road to Ripponden, then to take the Oldham road for some miles, when it is to torn ofl'to Booth Dean, and leavin' Old- hatn to the left and Rochdale to theright, to attain the town ofrlan_ chester at a distance of 21 instead of 28 miles, and without climbing Blackstone.Edge. Meetings of the friends to these measures are to be held early in the next (present) month, in order to ascertain how far the proposed improvements will receive the safitionof public PAdVerisCrnent1e-PIDDrIrnG. AhD Co. h avepublisbed the clearest explanation of the present ingenious schema,which may he had gra. tis at their office, No. 1, Cornhill: it contains no Iess than seven prizes of 20,001., in nioney or 3 per cents., besides various other capitals, and more than three-fourths of all who purchase now have the privilegeof receiving back at thb rate of lItl. per ticket, after bay- ing had their numbers drawn;this reduces the expense of an adven- ture for ite capitals to a mere trifle. Pidding and Co. have been in. variably successful in distributing c3pitals at the commencement of every new year, as will be receilected bs numerous persons whco have had prizes of 21,0001., 20,OOOL, 5,00(L, 1,0001., &c., in the last and previous years; in fact, no office can compete with the lucky corner, No. 1, Cornhill. LAdvertisement.14Sorne people retnark, " it never rains but it pours,". which may nLot inappropriately be apphed to the late rise in the funds; for ever since Mr. SiVE W'JbIGowT contracted for this Lot- tery (a moiety of the prizes in which are stock, the other money), the price has rapidly and progressively risen upwards of nine per cent., and many think stoek will, ere long, fetch more in the market than the same nominal sum of money; but even at the present vxalue there has accumulated about 10,0001., which will be gained by the holders of tickets ard shares, in addition to the seven 20,00OL, &C., oriWnal- ly allotted for the scheme. No wonder, therefore, the sale of this lot- tery is uncommonly brisk, es ecisUy as the tIrawing is so near, and the two first prizes Will each nave 20,000L sterling extra.