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might hold out till the birth-day, or 

 at least make some advantage of the 

 excuse for selhng their stock. The 

 magistrates and deputy ranger, 

 with police officers, went twice to 

 the Park before the order was fully 

 obeyed. All the booths have been 

 removed from St. James's Park. 

 The nocturnal excessef, therefore, 

 %vhich had been continued far too 

 long, are now at an end. 



12. Yesterday forenoon, about 

 one o'clock, his royal highness the 

 Duke de Berri arrived in London, 

 in a carriage and six — the carriage 

 dark green, with the royal French 

 arms in gold. His carriage was 

 followed by another of a similar 

 description, and six horses, with 

 his royal highness's suite. Tiiese 

 carriages were followed by two 

 Dartford post-chaises, with do- 

 mestics. There were three out- 

 riders, with liveries of dark green 

 and gold lace. 



The Duke de Berri had an au- 

 dience of the Prince Recent yes- 

 terday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, 

 at Carlton-houae, on ius arrival in 

 England. 



In consequence of the resolution 

 of a meeting of the order of the 

 Bath, Mr. Townshend, Bath king 

 at arms, repaired yesterday morn- 

 ing about one o'clock, to King- 

 Henry VH.'s chapel, Westminster 

 abbey, with a warrant, signed bv 

 Lord Sidmouth, Secretary of State, 

 and removed the banner of Sir 

 Thomas Cochrane, (connnonly 

 called Lord Cochrane), which was 

 suspended between those of Lord 

 Beresford, and Sir Bient Spencer. 

 The brass plate with his Lordship's 

 arms was taken oft", and the hel- 

 met, crest, mantling, and sword, 

 were taken down. The banner 



was then kicked out of the chapel> 

 according to ancient form, by the 

 king at arms. 



13. On an eminence, near 

 Dryburgh-abbey, called the Rock- 

 stone- hi II of New mains, was laid 

 by the Countess of Buchan, the 

 foundation stone of a monument 

 to the memory of the brave Sir 

 William Wallace, a colossal statue 

 of whom, 21y feet in height, is 

 now in progress, and is to be erect- 

 ed on a suitable pedestal, on the 

 22nd of September next, which is 

 the anniversary of the hero's vic- 

 tory at Stirling-bridge. In a glass 

 vessel, properly sealed, was depo- 

 sited a transcript of George Bu- 

 chanan's Eulogy of Wallace, in his 

 History of Scotland A colossal 

 urn, with an inscription, is pro- 

 posed to be placed adjoining to the 

 statue, on the summit of the basal- 

 tic rock behind which the statue is 

 to be erected. 



15. At uoop, a fire broke out 

 in the wing of the Duke of Atholl's 

 house, at Blair-Atholl. By the 

 great exertions of the collected 

 numbers who came forward with 

 their assistance, the spreading of 

 the flames to the main house was 

 prevented, and the loss sustained 

 was confined to the wing where 

 the fire had commenced. 



16. Died, near Crosmonna, in 

 the county of Mayo, at the ad- 

 vanced age of 1 12 years, Thomas 

 Gaughan. He passed 110 years 

 of his life wholly unacquainted 

 with sickness, and able to take a 

 full share with the young in the 

 labours of the field. In the county 

 court, at the age of 106, by his 

 clear evidence, he fully proved the 

 validity of a survey made in 1725, 

 thereby contributing chiefly to the 



