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mental paris or which, on praying a head or Mer-
cary, support and enclose the springs, and on
an Hercules's club, in the centre, is the crest of
the Prince of WALES, with medallions, plumes
of feathers, and stars; two elegant cornueopias,
form the wings, and the whole enriched with
drapery of sestoons and oak-leaves. The cranes
and wheels are ornamented with ribbants [..]
leaves, and other devices; the harness is likewise
[..] executed with various ornaments in
silver, and is a great addition to the splendor of
the Chariot.

This Chariot was at first designed for the Prin-
cess of WALES, but being only suitable for state
occasions, it has been appropriated for Lord
JERSRY, Master of the Horse.

His ROYAL HIGHNESS'S taste has been very
much displayed in the beauty of the ornaments,
and the ingenious invention in the construction
of the pedestals, which inclose the part of the
hind springs that has hitherto been deemed un-
sightly, does great credit to the maker.

The Levec, yesterday, being the first after
the Royal Marriage, was numerously attended.
Among the persons present were the Archoishops
of CANTEREURY and YORK; Bishops of BRIS-
TOL, ROCHESTER, and ELY; Prince of ORANGE,
Prince of HESSH, Swedith and Spanish Amb as-
sadors, Earl of GUILDFORD. Dukes of BED-
FORD and ROXBURGH; Marquisses TITCH-
FIELD and CORNWALLIS; Lords BOSTON, HAR-
LORD MAYOR and SHERIFFS, Alderman NEWN-
MAN and ANDERSON; Sir JOHN SCOTT< no role > , the
Right Honourable CHARLES JAMES FOX< no role > , and a
great number of naval and military Officers.
The Gentlemen of the Prince's houshold were
all in their Royal favours.

Last night their MAJESTIES and suite, accom-
panied by three of the PRINCESSES, went to the
concert of Antient Music in the Haymarket .

Sir SYDNEY SMITH< no role > in the DIAMOND, who
on Tuesday sailed from the Downs, is immedi-
ately to go upon the secret expedition so long
spoken of; he has with him seven of the largest
gun-boats ever built, and two sloops of war, the
AMPHION and the CHILDERS.

Mr. WILBERFORCE's formal opposition to the
policy of the war, at the saem time that he sup-
ports all the means of pursuing it and all the other
measures of Mr. PITT, may be so useful to the
Minister, that it is even thought to be recom-
mended by him. We have at last discovered,
that peace should be shortly made; and what is
this sort of opposition, but an attempt [..]
those, who would countenance Mr. PITT in the
retraction of all his plans, and would entrust the
negotiation to him, rather than to Mr. FOX? Is
this qualified sort of opposition, at such a period
as the present, unwelcome to the Minister?

Lord SPENCER's endeavour to account for the
re-appearance of the Censeur and Ca Ira in the
Toalon fleet, after their destruction had been
stated by Lord HOOD, was the boldest attack we
ever knew upon COMMON SENSE. Because in
15 years we have nearly built a new ship, and
given it the title of one that was lost, we are to
suppose, that the French, in 15 months, have
built two ships, with the same renewal of old
titles! His Lordship's other supposition, that
these ships were only damaged, and have been
re-built, is contradictory to the statement of his
friend Lord HOOD, whose dispatch expressly
says, "ten of the enemy's ships of the line
have been totally destroyed".

The French sleet from Touton is reported to be
gone against Barcelona , which city is to be at-
tacked, at the same time, by sea and land. This
is one of the least pregnable places in Europe.
The fortifications have been laboured at for the
last twenty years, and part of them are hewn out
of the solid rock.

The Catholics of Dublin, after receiving the
report of their Delegates, lately sent to London,
and voting thanks to them, passed two resolu-
tions, expressing their repuguance to every plan
of an UNION with Great Britain, and that they
would not consider their own emancipation as a
recompence for such a measure.

Mr. PITT was well enough, yesterday, to
take an airing in his carriage in Hyde- Park ; but
did not attend the House of Commons .

[..]
dations. It is to be hoped there will be no more
such disagreeable meetings, but it is at present
very doubtful.

The payment of the Prince of WALES's debts
[..] his
splendour, it has been urged, is necessary to his
dignity. In our opinion his dignity could not
be more injured than by such a measure. What
man of true pride would think his dignity in-
creased by an addition of shew and parade,-the
very; circumstances, that constitute grandeur in
the opinion of the lowest and most servile atten-
dants? What man of humanity would permit
such an addition to be wrung partly from the
slender incomes of the industrious and the poor,
even down to the samished wretch, that sweeps
his chimneys? What honest man would allow a
hint to be given him of a dignity, that is inde-
pendent of morality? The PRINCE, we know
is too laudably proud, too humane and too no-
nest to desire such a measure. His debs will
be paid partly by the interference of his MA-
JESTY, and partly by annual installments from
his own income.

The banishment of BARRERE, COLLOr
D' HERBOIS, and BILLAUD DE VARENNES, is
said to be to the French settlement of Guyana in
Africa .

The Provast and Fellows of Trinity College ,
Dublin for hade the students to [..]
drets, which they had voted, to Mr. GRATTAN.
It was, however, presented, five days after it
was voted.

The personal attachments of the late Captain
FAULKNOR are known to have been on the side
of opposition; but this circumstance, we are sure,
had no influence in inducing so many friends of
Ministry to dislike the erection of a monument
his memory.

It is remarkable that, upon a topic so purely
naval as the question of voting a monument, or
not, to Captain FAULKNOR, not one Lord of
the Admiralty should have delivered an opinion,
and that the only official speakers in the late de-
bate should be those military personages, the Se-
cretary at War, and the Paymaster of the Army.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at
the India-house , when the vacancies made by
Messrs. PATTLE and EWE's disqualifications were
declared, and the following Commanders took
leave: ROBERT BURROWES< no role > , of the Francis;
KENEARD SMITH< no role > , of the Francis;
CHARD HUTT, of the Hilsborough, for Madras
and Bengal. The Court adjourned at five o' clock

When the Royal Family were walking from
the Lodge to the palace at Windsor on Monday,
two very respectable female quakers approached
his MAJESTY, and the eldeit, after taking off
her bonnet, said "that she had come on purpose
to express her congratulations on the late happy
occasion." She concluded with these words,
"Give us PEACE, and the LORD will bless thee."
The King listened to her with much attention.

Whatever complaints the country may justly
make against Mr. PITT for his treatment of Earl
FITZWILLIAM, his Lordship's mode of dismissing
the objectionable Irish Placemen can scarcely
pass unblamed. His own letters relate, that,
though he thought these persons incapable of serv-
ing the public, i. e, of deser [..] ing their salaries,
he had no objection to conciliate their praise of
his liberality, by granting them pensions of equal
value, out of the public purse!

The Prince of WALES was thrown from his
horse at Windsor on Monday, while doing duty
with his regiment. His ROYAL HIGHNESS re-
ceived no injury.

The Prince of ORANGE is dressed generally in
the Windsor uniform, with the Star of the Order
of the Garter, of which he is a Member.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing,
yesterday morning, through many of the prin-
cipal streets in the city.

The suppression of SCHILLER's Tragedy has
given high delight to all the courtly writers.

"And see our own true Phoebus wears the bays,
Lord Sal'sbury sits LORD CHANCELLOR of plays!"

Sir HARRY BURRARD is appointed to the St.
FIORENZA Frigate.

nied by the City Remembrancer, went in their
state chariot from Guildhall to St. James's , and
being introduced to his MAJESTY by the Lord in
Waiting, his MAJESTY was pleased to appoint
Friday next half past one o'clock, to receive
the City A PRINCE [..] of his Royal
Highness t [..] of BRUNs WICK.
CEO CARP [..]

Mr. R [..] foggestion against the BILL to en-
sorce attence in the House of Commons,
that it mi [..] prevent persons in office from ac-
cepting ses, was somewhat a retrograde argu-
ment; to canse, to say nothing of the impto-
priety having the Minister's conduct judged
of [..] his immediate friends, other Members
would, perhaps, not think their consequence, or
comfort abridged, if they were less subject to the
[..] llowing of the official Gentlemen!

Amongst the most pitiable objects od Mr. PITT's
poll tax, are the heads of briefless Barristers, to
which, indeed, there is some notion of granting
an exemption, as is done to uninhabited houses,
on account of their empriness!

There are many sad stories in circulation, of
dinners and suppers given on account of frank-
ing merits. One, which we are glad to contra-
dict, is, that a very industrious gentleman was
thought worth, at this sort of labour, two meals
a day, and his beer!

Lord GARLIES set off, on Tuesday, for Bath
and Jones the EIVELY frigate the 28th instant
[..] for his Lordship at the Cove of
Cork.

According to letters from Mittaw, the Duke
of COURL [..] D in still at Petersburg, where the
affairs of his Duchy are yet under consideration.
The Circle of Pilnitz, which formerly was im-
mediately [..] der the Republic of Poland, is now
to be under the same government with Courland.
The Deputies from Courland to Petersburg, are
soon expected back to the Dict at Mittaw. These
Deputies are six in number, and were sent from
Mittaw on the 20th of March, with a public
declaration, signed by the principal Nobles and
Gentry of the Duchies of Courland and Semigal
lia, in which they renounce all connection with
Poland, and submit themselves immediately to
the government of Russia.

The Austrian General has given public notice
to French emigrants in Alsace, who may be
willing to take advantage of the late Decree of the
Nutional Convention, that they may he for-
warded on their Jurney from seven in the morn-
ing till Five in the evening, by Lauterburg,
Kohl, and Altbreisach.

As a reme [..] Alpine hare,
which Pennant says never deseends from its na-
tive hills, was found, on Thursday the 26th ult.
by the Duke of GORDON's hounds, in the low
part of the county of Moray, within two miles of
the sea-coast, where none of that kind were ever
known to have been seen before, nor are any of
them to be met with in common, but upon moun-
tains upwards of 20 miles distant from that place,
The hare was quite white, except the forehead,
the tips of the ears, and the under sides of the
seet, which were like the common hair.

A vessel arrived some days ago at Margate
from Holland , with French prisoners, emigrants,
and refugees, who had effected their escape from
the Continen. In the number there were one
Colonel and eight grenadiers. The Colonel is
son FOURCAS, the Natural Historian, the suc-
cessor and [..] of BUFFON. Sir ROBERT BAR-
CLAY and children were of the pray; numbers
of sick folder and their wives, with about thirty
children. These unhappy people were in the
utmost wr [..] chedness; but they found a kind
asylum wh [..] they landed on the British shore.

Sittings appinted in Middlesex and London be-
sore the Right Hon. Lloyed Lord Kenyon,
Lord Chief Justice, Etc. in and after Easter
Term, 17 [..] 5.

In Term.

Middless
Tuesday, April 28
Monday, May 4
Monday, 11
Friday,15

London.
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, May 6
Wednesday, 13
Saturday,16

After Term.

Tuesday, May 19

Wednesday, May 20

one o' clock, in the afternoon of the 24th of
March last, puting her in fear, and forcibly
taking from her person a gold watch and chain,
together with a silk purse, containing about
three guineas in gold.

The Jury found them both guily. -Death.
commend them to the Court for mercy, but to
this no answer was given.

James Webb< no role > was tried for seloniously stealing
in the dwelling-house of John Thomas Stevens< no role > ,
eight pieces of cotton for shawls, containing 96
yards, of the value of 14.-Guilty-Death.

Mary Bartlett< no role > was tried for stealing a watch,
chain, and seals, the property of J. Gibson.

The watch was recently after the commission
of the robbery; found in the possession of the pawn
broker, with whom it was pledged by the prisoners
Guilty.

CLERKENWELL SESSIONS.

Tuesday the Sessions commenced for the Coun-
ty of Middlesex at Clerkenwell , when a great
number of persons were tried for assaults and mis-
demeanours.

RAPE.

John Brown< no role > was [..]
Smith, a girl under the age of ten year, with in-
tent t commit a rape.

Mary Smith< no role > said, that she lived with her
aunt. On the 10th of February she accidentally
met the defendant, who persuaded her by pro-
mises of giving her gingerbread, to go home with
him to his lodgings, when he committed the
offence stated in the indictment. Upon cross-
examination, she contradicted herself in many ma-
terial circumstances, and afforded great room to
suspect that the whole story was a wicked fa-
brication to extort money from the defendant,

The Jury sound the defendant-Not Guilty

PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW STREET.

Before J. FLOUD, Esq:

A final examination of the persons accused of
assisting in the escape and murder of ISDAILE Is
DWELL
< no role > took place, on Tuesday. They were at,
except the two women committed to take their
[..] to the escape of the
deceased. The following are the names of the
persons accused: Simon Jacobs< no role > , Barnet Solo-
mon
< no role > , alias Bewley< no role > , John Solomon< no role > , (Jews);
George Hawicke< no role > , John Handley< no role > ; John Delany< no role > :
James Hayden< no role > , Thomas Croxwell< no role > , the other
turnkey, James Hayden< no role > , William Hanland< no role > , John
Pullen
< no role > , and William Tilley< no role > .

On Tuesday morning forty-four young men,
who had been convicted at the Old Bailey sessions
and received sentence to be transported to Botany
Bay, but parloned on condition of serving his
Majesty as soldiers in the 60th Regiment in the
West Indies , were taken from the gaol of New
gate , and put on board a Gravesend boat at Bil-
lingsgate , to be conveyed to the ship lying off
Gravesend , appointed to take them to the Regi-
ment.

From some new geographical maps, published
in Denmark, it appears, that the position of
Anholt , as hitherto laid down in the ordinary
charts, is greatly e [..] oneous The Light-house
of Anholt , and the whole Isle, are from seven
to nine no minutes too much westerly; and the
distance from the light-house to the Swedish
coast, in a direction perpendicular to the me-
ridian of the light-house, is, in all maps hitherto
published, nearly four English miles, or one
eighth part of the whole, too great. Experience
has taught the navigators, that they come t [..] o
loon down upon Anholt; or, that they, cruiz-
ing between Anholt and Sweden, over-run their
reckoning, which was a cribed to the currents;
although the true reason of it was the great [..]
ror in the geographical and hydrographical
position of Anholt in a narrow and dangerous
passage.




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