lor. This being the first day of Michaelmas term, (Nov. 6th,) the Lord Chancellor came down to the Court in state, when Mr Richards, on behalf of Colonel Nicholson, moved that Mr Giles and Mr Smith (the comedian, who had advanced money and aided the elopement,) be committed to the Fleet prison. This was opposed by Mr Bligh, who said he was instructed to express Mr Smith's contrition for his improper conduct. The Lord Chancellor ordered that Mr Giles should be committed to the Fleet, and directed a notice to be served on the clergyman of Mary-le-bonne church, who published the banns, in order that he might be examined. In the meantime, he postponed any further proceeding in regard to Mr Smith.

7th.-WHITEHALL.-The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Dundas, the Right Hon. John Jeffreys, Earl Cambden, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, President of his Majesty's Council; the Right Hon. Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, the Right Hon. Henry Earl Bathurst, and the Right Hon. Richard Ryder, his Majesty's three Principal Secretaries of State; the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of his Majesty's Exchequer; George Percy, Esq., (commonly called Lord Lovaine,) the Right Hon. John Baron Teignmouth, the Right Hon. Thomas Wallace, and Francis Almaric Spencer, Esq., (commonly called Lord Francis Almaric Spencer,) to be his Majesty's Commissioners for the management of the Affairs of India.

DEPUTIES FROM TYROL.-The Tyrolese have sent two deputies to

London, named Shoenecherand Muller, to give an account of the miserable state of their country, in consequence of the cruel desolation of their territory by the French, and to solicit from the English some pecuniary aid, to enable their afflicted countrymen to subsist through the winter. These gentlemen this day visited the Bank and India House. They were received with the greatest politeness by the Chairman and Directors of those two great companies. When they entered the rotunda and transfer offices of the Bank, the na tional interest in the fate of the brave people they represent manifest ed itself by repeated acclamations and cheerings. Proper persons were appointed at both places to shew them the interior of the respective buildings, and they returned much gratified by the honours and attentions they received.

RATTLE-SNAKE.-An inquest was held this afternoon, at the Swan public house, Piccadilly, by Anthony Gell, Esq., on the body of Thomas Soaper, who died on Saturday last, at St George's hospital, by a bite of a rattle-snake. It appeared that the deceased, who was a carpenter by trade, had wantonly, while intoxicated, teazed the snake with a rule, part of which broke, and in opening the cage to take it out, the snake darted at him, and wounded him in the hand. From that day (the 17th of October) he suffered great agony, not without hopes of recovery, but a mortification coming on, he died last Thursday. The jury consulted for ten minutes, and, by the description of the cage, given by witnesses, were of opinion that no blame could be attached to the proprietor of the snake, it being well secured, and re;

turned a special verdict, that the man died by the bite of a rattle-snake, and deodand of one shilling on the snake.

Loss OF THE LARK SLOOP OF WAR IN THE WEST INDIES.Ac. counts from Admiral Rowley announce, that on the 3d of August, the Lark upset in a dreadful gale, when Captain Nicholson and all the crew on board perished, except J. Dobson and two black men, who were picked up by the Moselle sloop. The carpenter, boatswain's mate, a seaman, and five black men providentially escaped, having a few days before been sent on board a schooner. 9th.-DUKE OF PORTLAND'S DEATH AND FUNERAL.-His Grace the Duke of Portland, who has been for some time in a declining state, died at Burlington House, Piccadilly, on Monday the 30th ult. He had that day undergone an operation for the stone, and appeared to be doing well; but an epileptic fit came on about half past four, and after a faint struggle he expired. His funeral took place this day. At ten in the morning the St James's volunteers mustered in St James's square, and at eleven joined the cavalcade, which proceeded up Bond street on its way to St Mary-la-bonne church-yard, wherein the Duchess of Portland lies interred, in a magnificent family vault, which was erected about thirty years since. The hearse was richly emblazoned with heraldic ornaments, and drawn by six horses, followed by seven mourning-coaches, and several state carriages. The coffin was covered with rich Genoa crimson velvet, and richly decorated with silvergilt nails and escutcheons. On the plate was simply the following ineription:

The Most Noble William Hen

ry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, died October the 30th, 1809, aged 71 years."

His Grace was a Knight of the Garter, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, High Steward of Bristol, and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Nottingham. He is succeeded in his titles and honours by his eldest son, William Henry Cavendish, Marquis of Tichfield. The first act of the present Duke does honour to his feelings. He settled, by a rent charge on his estates, 60001. a-year on his brothers, sisters, and other near relatives, which his deceased father had intended to do, but was prevented by circumstances from effecting.

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.-This being the day on which the annual celebration of the election of the chief magistrate of the metropolis takes place, it was observed with the accustomed ceremonies. The new Lord Mayor, Smith, accompanied by the late Mayor, Flower, and the other magistrates in their regalia, went in full procession from Guildhall to Blackfriars bridge, where they embarked in the city's state barge, and proceeded therein to Westminster Hall, where the new Lord Mayor was sworn into office, in the presence of the Barons of the Exchequer, according to the ancient legal forms. The Lord Chief Baron delivered, on the occasion, an excellent charge. The Lord Mayor then waited on the Lord Chancellor and the Judges of the different Courts, and invited them to dinner at Guildhall, to which at five o'clock the procession returned. A splendid banquet was provided, of which several of his Majesty's ministers, other noblemen and gentlemen, the Tyrolese deputies, and many la dies of distinction, partook. The ball was opened by the Lady Mayor

ess (Miss Smith) and Colonel Kennedy.

KING'S BENCH.-Wright v. Wardle.-Mr Sergeant Best this day moved the Court for a rule, to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted in this case, on the ground that at the time of the former trial, the defendant had not an opportunity of bringing forward the evidence which he had subsequently obtained, and which would shew that the verdict against Mr Wardle had been obtained by perjury. Lord Ellenborough said he was afraid of violating the rules of the Court by granting a new trial, the plaintiff having had full opportunity of bringing all the facts before the jury on the former occasion. In the peculiar circumstances of the case, however, he would comply with the request of the learned counsel.-Rule granted, LISBON, Oct. 26th.-AFFRAY AT BELEM.-SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE AT LISBON.-"A serious affray took place last night, at Belem. Some of the 1st dragoons, drinking in a tavern, quarrelled amongst them. selves. The man of the house went out and called in the Portuguese po lice, who attacked the dragoons, and shot one of them dead. The dragoons immediately drew their swords, killed three of the police, and wounded several. One of the police placed himself behind a door, where he expected some of the dragoons would enter; but it happened to be his own officer that first came in. The policeman ran him through the heart, and he instantly expired. The officers, with great difficulty, got the dragoons into their barracks, or they would have cut the Portuguese to pieces. A shock of an earthquake was felt here last night about nine o'clock, which lasted eight seconds,

and was unusually strong. It did no injury."

10th.-BULLETIN FROM OPORTO, Oct. 28th.-The following official bulletin has this day been received in London, by the Zenobia frigate, from Portugal, which was transmitted by Colonel Trant, the governor Oporto.

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"We hasten, with peculiar satis faction, to communicate to the pub lic the agreeable intelligence con. tained in the following extract of a letter, addressed to the governor of the city of Oporto :

"I have the satisfaction to inform you, that, on the 18th inst., the Spa. nish army, under the Duke del Parque, had an engagement with a corps of French troops that had advanced from Salamanca, under Ge ral Marchand, which terminated in favour of the Spanish arms. I have not yet received the details. The battle was fought at Jammames and its vicinity. The French, it is said, in killed and wounded, lost about 1000 men; the Spaniards only 150. The enemy also lost a stand of colours, a twelve-pounder, and 300 muskets, and the Spaniards retook, at the point of the bayonet, six pieces of artillery which they had lost in the morning of the same day. After the action, the French retreated to Sala. manca. It is not known whether the whole of the Duke del Parque's army was in the engagement. It is reported that the French army con sisted of 12,000 infantry, and 1200 horse, with nine pieces of artillery. The day after the battle the duke was reinforced by Ballasteros, with 7000 men. I am, &c.

(Signed) WILLIAM COX."

TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.-Paris pa pers have lately announced the pub

lic rejoicings which have been celebrated in France, in consequence of the humiliating peace which Buonaparte has dictated to the fallen house of Austria; and Dutch papers, just received, communicate the terms of the treaty, which was signed at Vienna, October 14th, by Champagny on the part of France, and by Prince John of Lichtenstein for Austria. The treaty (for an account of which we refer to the History) extends to eighteen articles. On the following day it was formally ratified at the camp of Schoenbrunn by Buonaparte. A large fleet of transports arrived yesterday, at Portsmouth, from the Tagus, with troops. The two regiments of embodied detachments, which gained so much renown at the battle of Talavera, are on board; the remainder consist of sick, amounting to nearly 1200.-Dr Frazer has come home in charge of the sick.

11th.-OFFICE, QUEEN SQUARE. This day Mary Connor, an c'd offender, was charged with defrauding Mary Anderson of wearing apparel, by pretended magical illusions. The prosecutrix stated, that the prisoner applied to her for lodgings four months ago, and having learned that a young man was paying his addresses to her, she contrived to seduce his affections from her, and was herself actually married to him. She next contrived, by her incantations, to make the unsuspecting girl (Anderson) open her box, containing clothes, with about 301., which next morning were gone. The enchantress pretended that an apparition had conveyed them to Devonshire, and that if she attempted to reveal it, she would be turned into a fish. Terrified by this idea, the girl actually concealed her loss for eleven weeks, till her eyes were opened by discovering that

the prisoner had been secretly married to her own lover, already mentioned. The prisoner acknowledged the fraud, and was committed for trial. Her husband was held to bail.

A conviction for murder took place under very uncommon circumstances, at the last commission of Oyer and Terminer, in Dublin. Four fellows went out with an avowed intention to rob; they met with a jaunting car, which they commanded to stop: on the driver alighting, he was recognized by the gang as an old acquaintance and friend, and while a general greeting was going on, a pistol in the hand of one of the party went off, and killed one of his companions; upon which another of them exclaimed with a curse, that he had often warned him, (the person in whose hand the pistol was) that it would do mischief some time or other, as it was apt to go off at half cock. Upon this evidence, the jury, according to the old principle of law, which makes a homicide committed in the prosecution of a felony, murder, found the prisoners guilty, and they were sentenced to be executed on Thursday last (9th.) His Grace the Lord Lieutenant, on reading a newspaper report of the trial, was so struck with the singularity of the case, that he sent for Chief Justice Downes, with whom he communicated on the subject. The men were for the present respited, and the Chief Justice on Thursday last laid the matter before the other judges, who determined, that as it was probable that, upon recognizing their friend, the intention of the party to commit robbery had ceased, the subsequent accidental homicide could not be said to amount to murder.

COLONEL HANSON. This day Colonel Hanson's term of imprison

ment, in consequence of his conviction at the Lancaster assizes, for encouraging the weavers, in June 1808, in their riotous proceedings, came to a close; and he having paid the fine, fees, &c., was restored to liberty. The colonel having declined the offer made by the weavers to raise the fine by subscription among themselves, was waited upon in the King's Bench prison, by a deputation from Manchester, who presented to him a cup of solid gold, in name of the weavers, as a testimony of their respect and sympathy, 39,600 of whom had contributed a penny each for the article. The colonel expressed his gratitude for this mark of attention, and assured the deputation that he should ever study to promote the welfare of the manufacturers, and in so doing, he was confident he should promote the best interests of the country.

13th.-RELEASE OF LADIES DETAINED IN FRANCE.-This day several ladies, who have been detained, in defiance of the dictates of humanity, in France, arrived in London, in consequence of an order which has at length been given for the release of the women.

15th.-MR HILL'S FORTUNE.— Mr Hill, who died on Thursday last, has left property to the enormous amount of 800,000l. To Mr Fish, of Greville street, Hatton Garden, and to another gentleman, he has left 860,0001. each; to the Rev. Mr Taylor, his nearest relative, who was offered 100,0001. some time ago for the chance of his legacy, he has bequeathed 36,0001. He has left nothing to his relatives in Somersetshire, whom he had placed on a valuable estate in that county, which he had bought for 75,0001. and which he had assured them they should inhe

rit. Mr Hill, the testator, was originally a tailor at Brentford; and the person who succeeded him in that business still carries on the trade in that town. It was by the powder mills at Whiston that MrHill realised his vast fortune. He enjoyed the complete supply of Turkey in pow der, whence he imported back the produce of the Levant, and with it carried on the business of a Turkey merchant.

FRENCH PROCLAMATION TO THE TYROLESE.-Paris papers contain a proclamation dated Oct. 26th, from Eugene, son-in-law of Buonaparte, on his arrival among this gallant people. It informs them of the peace between France and Austria, and exhorts them to repentance and submission, promising also attention to such complaints and demands as should appear to be well founded, and threatening the utmost severity against those who should continue in arms.

16 h.-MURDER OF MRS STYLING.-Yesterday morning Mr Styling, of Broathurst, near Bridgwater, Somersetshire, went abroad, and did not return home till ten at night, when he found all his doors and windows fast, and not receiving any an swer to his knocks, he forced his way in, and found his wife a corpse, the back part of her skull being cut open. The horrid deed was supposed to have been perpetrated by a small hatchet, as one was found in a bloody state. The deceased's pockets were turned out, and the contents taken; the drawers were unlocked, two ten pound notes, some cash, a watch, some small valuable articles stolen; some articles of plate and a large quantity of wearing ap parel, which it is supposed were taken away in a corn bag. A and gun horse were also discovered to have