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London, June 30.

YESTERDAY the return of sir Francis Burdett for the city of Westminster was celebrated. The procession of the different parishes to Coventgarden, and of the whole body from thence to the house of the baronet, went by a circuitous route, then returning with him to Covent-garden, and from thence to the Crown and Anchor tavern, in the Strand.

The procession commenced from Covent-garden at twelve o'clock, when a great number of electors were assembled. Sir Francis Burdett ascended the car ⚫ constructed for his reception precisely at three o'clock. The vehicle was in tended as an imitation of the ancient triumphal car, but it was by no means classically constructed. It was surmounted on four wheels, superbly ornamented. On the more advanced part was the figure of Britannia, with a spear crowned with the cap of liberty. In the centre was a faggot firmly bound, the emblem of union; and on the posterior part of the platform was a pedestal, on which was placed a gothic chair for the hero of the day. He sat with his head uncovered, and his infirm limb rested on a purple cushion, while the other was sustained on a sort of imperial footstool, under which the monster, Corruption, was seen in an agonising attitude. On different parts of the car were depicted the arms of the city of Westminster, and also the insignia of the united kingdom. Ornзmental draperies of crimson velvet and purple silk were distributed in various parts, and the banners embroidered

with gold. This equipage was drawn by four milk-white horses, richly caparisoned, and decorated with purple ribbons.

The dinner at the Crown and Anchor was very numerously attended.

July 2. Yesterday, just as his ma. jesty's carriage arrived at the Queen's palace, a woman decently dressed attempted to force her way into the palace after his majesty. M Manus, Townsend, and Sayers, were in attendance; they seized her, and she proved to be the same woman whom Sayers appre hended a few weeks since, under similar circumstances. She was extremely violent, and said she was sent by the Almighty to see the king, who was a very good sort of man, if they would let him alone. She had a petition and a pamphlet, which she wanted to give to the king. The officers took her to the secretary of state's office. Her name is Margery Flett, and she resides in Star-court, Nightingale-lane, Wapping.

July 4. Between Thursday night and Friday morning the synagogue in Duke's-place, was robbed of all the charitable donations which had accumu lated for near a twelvemonth in different boxes, for the use of the poor-house and of those indigent Jews who have not the benefit of the house. The boxes were to have been opened in the course of three weeks by the heads of the synagogue. Four boxes were broke open, and one carried away. It is imagined, that on the congregation going away on Thursday night, the thieves remained behind concealed, and let themselves out

early in the morning, by means of picklock keys, with a large booty.

Portsmouth, July 6. On Saturday last the foundation was laid on Portdown Hill, near the road leading to Borchurst, of a monument to the memory of lord Nelson, by the means of a subscription of the officers, marines, and sailors of the feet under his command at the battle of Trafalgar. This honourable token of their attachment to him and their nation's glory is to combine with its national utility, it being so situated from nautical observations made, as to become a sea-mark for safely conducting vessels into Portsmouth harbour, to avoid the shoal of St. Helen's. It will be a very elevated pillar, although the subscription is a limited one, government having, we understand, freed the stone of the expence of the duty, and the farmer holding a lease of the ground on which it is to be erected, as well as Mr. Thistlethwaite, the lord of the manor, having offered the grant of it without purchase. The design is classically simple and elegant, by the same artist who was architect to the celebrated villa of Mr. A. Goldsmid, at Moredon. Newry, July 6. A melancholy duel took place in this town a few days ago. The officers were seated after dinner, when the subject of tactics, &c. was introduced. Colonel and captain differed, we understand, about the best mode of manoeuvring a regiment, on which the colonel insisted that the captain should instantly fight him. The captain laughed, and could not believe him serious, until he swore he should fight him before leaving the room. The door was secured-pistols produced -no ground measured-for the room was so small, that when wheeling round to fire the muzzles of the pistols almost touched and the colonel shot the captain in the abdomen, of which he died in an hour afterwards. The poor captain too bravely gave him satisfaction; but in place of seeking the colonel's life, fired his pistol into an opposite corner. The captain has left a wife and six children to deplore their protector. The colonel fled through Donaghadee, for Scotland.

London, July 8. About a quarter

before five o'clock on Monday afternoon, his majesty's ship Clyde, commanded by commodore Owen, dropped anchor immediately off the east end of the town of Gravesend. Guns were fired from Tilbury fort, and the batteries on the Kent side, and the Gravesend volunteer artillery fired a royal salute from field pieces placed on Windmill-hill. Soon afterwards, one of the magistrates of the corporation, attended by the town clerk, went on board the frigate, to make further arrangements for the reception of the duchess of Brunswick on landing. They were received with all possible attention; and it having been determined that the duchess should not land till the morning, by which time it was supposed that the princess of Wales (to whom an express had been sent from Sheerness) might arrive, nothing further was done during that evening.

About half past eight on Tuesday morning the princess arrived from Blackheath.

The mayor and corporation assembled at the town-hall, and afterwards proceeded to the landing-place, where the volunteers also paraded. The interview between the royal personages on board the ship lasted upwards of two hours. At length, exactly at eleven o'clock, the standard was struck and removed to the barge, in which the princess sat on the left of her mother. Repeated discharges of cannon on all sides took place during her approach to the shore. Captain Owen had previously rowed ashore, to receive her royal highness. All descriptions of persons rushed to pay their respectful attention, and vied with each other in the mode of evincing it. The princess first landed, and bowed most gracefully and courteously to the sur rounding spectators. Upon the venerable duchess being led by captain Owen upon the platform, the mayor and townclerk advanced towards her, when the town-clerk read the following address:

We, his majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the mayor, jurats, and common councillors of the corporation of Gravesend and Milton, most humbly beg leave to offer our congratulations upon your royal highness's safe

return to the dominions of our beloved and safely delivered, was seized with an sovereign.

Called upon, at the sudden, to express our feelings, we are httle able to do justice to them; but they are not the less sincere.

We entreat your royal highness to believe that his majesty has not any subjects who more fervently wish a continuance of that happiness, which must, upon this occasion, be mutually felt by your royal highness and the excellent princess your daughter.'

The princess curtsied lowly at the concluding sentence. The duchess was, throughout, sensibly affected, and notwithstanding her tears and agitation, replied in the following impressive

terms:

You will easily believe, sir, that my feelings also are too great, on this occasion, to express them as I could wish; I heartily thank you all.'

The effect upon the surrounding be holders was very considerable, and many of them also shed tears. She then proceeded to her carriage, in which the princess was ready to receive her: and a copy of the address having been delivered to her, the whole party immedi ately drove off for Blackheath.

July 9. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock the princess Charlotte of Wales, attended by lady De Clifford, left her house in Warwick-street, in her carriage and four, upon a visit to her royal mother, and pay her respects to the duchess of Brunswick, her grandmother. In the evening the princess Charlotte returned to Warwick-house.

July 10. Yesterday morning at ten 'clock his majesty left Windsor, in his travelling carriage, for Blackheath, en a visit to his royal sister the duchess of Brunswick, and princess of Wales. His majesty arrived at the princess's house about one o'clock. On his majesty's slighting from his carriage, he was received by the duchess and princess: the effect of the meeting can be better conceived than described after a separation of such a number of years. His majesty partook of an early dinner, and set off on his return to Windsor at five o'clock.

July 12. A few weeks since the wife of a labourer, after being brought to bed

insatiable appetite for food. Her husband being incapable of supporting her unnatural craving, obtained admission for her into St. Bartholomew's hospital, where she remains at present in a most dreadful situation. She eats incessantly, and is supplied with three pounds of beef, a quartern loaf, and proportionable quantity of drink. On one occasion the surgeons ordered her to be kept without eating one hour, and the consequence was, she raised the most shocking cries until her craving was satisfied. She retains her senses, and constantly requests those about her to bear with her unnatural behaviour until she is cured by medical assistance, or death puts an end to her sufferings. Previous to this singular propensity, the unfortunate woman was known to be a very moderate eater.

Deal, July 12. In consequence of the report in circulation of our expedition being stopped at the Sound, it is rumoured here that asquadron consisting of eight or ten sail of the line will be sent out immediately to force their passage to the Baltic. It does not seem unlike that there may be some truth in this rumour, as two sail of the line arrived in the Downs this morning, (the Brunswick and Maida, 74's); three others have been expected up all the day, and it is thought they will be augmented from admiral Russell's ¿quadron, off Yarmouth.

London, July 14. Yesterday was the day appointed for the first interview of the queen and the principal part of the royal family with the venerable duchess of Brunswick. After breakfast their majesties and the princesses left Windsor for London, and arrived at the Queen's palace about twelve o'clock. The duke and duchess of York, the dukes of Kent and Cambridge, came soon after. At about a quarter past one o'clock, the duchess of Brunswick and the princess of Wales arrived frota Blackheath in an open landau; they came by the way of great George-street, Westminster, and through the Birdcage walk, in St. James's Park, where the royal family only can ride. It not being generally known that the meeting

was to take place, but few persons were assembled about the palace. The great doors of the palace were thrown open upon the arrival of the carriage, and the marchioness of Bath, the mistress of the robes to her majesty and the principal lady of the bedchamber, was in attendance to receive their royal highnesses. The noble marchioness handed them from their carriage, and walked on the left side of the duchess, and the princess of Wales on her right, across the grand hall to his majesty's diningroom, where their majesties pages were in attendance, to usher them into their majesties presence.

July 20. The Prince of Wales, of 93 guns, came into the Downs yester day at noon, and immediately a signal

was made for the fleet for the Baltic to unmoor.-At four the signal was made to weigh, and in a quarter of an hour the whole fleet sailed to the northward with a fine breeze at S. W.

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July 21. A most shocking accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, at a gentleman's house, on the left of the top of May's-hill, Blackheath:-A New. foundland dog, which was tied up near the stable door belonging to the mansion, had broke his chain by which he was tied up, and for some time kept howling at the house-door. On its being opened, the sagacious animal gently seized the garments of the lady belonging to the house, and conducted her towards the stable.-On one of the servants opening the door, the corpse of the man servant, who took care of the horses, presented itself in a mangled state, too shocking to describe. One of the horses, to all appearance, had kicked the poor man in the stomach, and he fell between the horse's legs and the boarding of the stable. The animal, from the state of the body, had con

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30. The lady of B. Hobhouse, esq.; of a son.

The lady of Joseph Labalmondiere, esq, of a son.

July 2. At Macclough, Radnorshire, the seat of Walter Wilkins, esq. M. P. the hon. Mrs. Wilkins, of a son and heir.

6. Her grace the duchess of Rutland, of a soa and heir; on which occasion rejoicings took place at Belvoir and Grantham.

12. At his lordship's house, in Hert ford-street, May-fair, lady Milton, of a daughter.

13. In Great Cumberland-street, the lady of Edward Hussey, jun. esq.pf a son and daughter: the latter survived but a short time.

16. The lady of Thomas Richard Walker, esq. of a son.

The lady of R. G. Eddison, of Kingerstone, in Essex, of a daughter; being the first child after having been married 19 years.

18. In Portland-place, the countess of Mansfield, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

June 11. At Kilham, in the county of York, by the rev. Thomas Milnes, vicar of Burton Agnes, the rev. Thomas Ibbotson, to miss Ann Cranswick, of the same place.

25. At Hull, county of York, captain Anderson, of Kilham, same county, to Mrs. Anderson, widow of the late Edward Anderson, esq. ship-owner, of the same place. July At Harwich, by special licence, the rev. Herbert Marsh Margaret, professor of divinity, and fellow of St. John's College, in the University of Cambridge, to miss Marianne Emilie Charlotte Lecarriere, daughter of the Jate John Lecarriere, esq. merchant, at Leipsig.

2. By special licence, by the rev. Dr. Barton, Richard, Neave, esq. of Lincoln's Inn, third son of sir Richard Neave, br. to miss Irvine, only daughter of Alexander Irvine, esq. deceased. 3. At St. Martin's in the Fields J. T. Briggs, esq. of Craven-street, to miss Lewis, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Lewis, of Ely-place.

4. At Bengeo, Hertfordshire, by the Rev. Dr. Henly, the rev. Joseph Hal. let Batten, M. A. fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, to miss Catharine Maxwell, third daughter of Hamilton Maxwell, esq. of Edinburgh.

7. At Mary-le-bone church, Charles Shard, esq. of Lovell-hill, Berks, to Sarah, only child of the rev. Edward Stone, rector of Horsenden, in Bucks. At St. George's, Hanover-square, the rev. Anthony Hamilton, son of Archdeacon Hamilton, to miss Farquhar daughter of sir Walter Farquhar, bart, 9. A Studham, in Bedfordshire, by the rev. James Horseman, Robert Pentley, esq. of Bedford-street, Coventgarden, to miss Goodwin, daughter of George Goodwin, esq. of Studham.

At St. Clements, Richard Dayrell, esq. of Lillingstone Dayrell, Bucks, to miss Dax, daughter of John Dax, esq. of Carty street.

13. At Whitehall, by special licence, the hon. Lindsay Meyrick Burrell, second son of the right hon. lord Gwydir, to Frances, youngest daughter of the late James Daniell, esq.

15. At the church of Battersea, Surry, Thomas Smith, esq. of Nottingham, to miss Benwell, of Battersea.

16. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, by captain in the royal horse artillery, to the rev. Dr. Kelly, Richard Bogue, esq. miss Hanson, daughter of John Hanson, esq. of Russel square.

At Merribane-chapel, John Baincestershire, to miss Sophia Knightley, bridge Story, esq. of Lockington, Leiof Preston, Northamptonshire.

DEATHS.

deeply lamented by his family and June 10. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne, friends, in the 39th year of his age, Mr. Edward Manners, keeper of the, house of correction, and son of the late Mr. Manners, town-marshal of that corporation.

Frances Bridger, sister to sir John 17. At Fowlers, in Kent, Mrs. Bridger, and only surviving daughter of the late John Bridger, esq. Combe. place in the county of Sussex,

July. At his house in Lansdownmerly of Duffield, in the county of grove, Bath, Edward Wilmot esq. forDerby.

ford-square, sir Robert Jefferson, knt.
At his house in Gower-street, Bed-
Antigua.
one of the judges of the island of

10. At Wake's-hotel, London, lieu-
Somersetshire.
tenant colonel Wheat, at Barton-house,

Robert Freeman, esq. M. D. aged 73 At the Lodge Hillingdon, Middlesex, years..

John Short, esq. of Edlington, Lincoln11. At his house in Millman-street, shire.

16. At his house, Ludgate-hill, Mr.
age.
Quintin Kay, in the 80th year of his

Knyvett, esq. of Park-lane, and of
Mrs. Knyvet, wife of Charles
Sunning, in the county of Berks.

Hayes, of Drumboe, castle, Donnegal,
21. At Clifton, Bristol, sir. Samuel
bart.

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