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iiig sixty-tliree years of age, little 

 hope is entertained of his recovery. 

 The corporation of Nottingham 

 have offered a reward of 500/. for 

 the discovery of the villains; and 

 it is expected that government, 

 before whom the transaction has 

 been laid, will make a similar 

 offer. 



Government sent off yesterday 

 reinforcements to Nottingham, con- 

 sisting of two rifle companies of 

 the North York. 



30. The Queen held a drawing- 

 room at St. James's palace. It 

 being the first which her majesty 

 has held since the king's birtli-day 

 in 1810, and there having been no 

 court for the ladies during a lapse 

 of neatly two years, great prepara- 

 tions were made by the higher 

 ranks for their appearance on this 

 occasion. The public splendors 

 of the court were likewise consi- 

 derably increased on this revival 

 of them, fay the invitations of the 

 Prince Regent, which were issued 

 to the number of iOO, to a masni- 

 iicent entertamment given m the 

 evening at Carlton-house, by his 

 royal higliness]to her fmajesty, the 

 princesses, and the nobility and 

 gentry. The palace of St. James's 

 and the vicinity bore rather the 

 appearance of the celebration of a 

 birth-day, than the holding of a 

 drawing room in the usual man- 

 ner. Parties of the Life Guards 

 were stationed in the morning at 

 all the avenues, and in the front of 

 the palace, who, with the assist- 

 ance of the police, preserved great 

 regularity and order in the passing 

 of the carriages and sedans, to and 

 from the palace. At noon. Bond- 

 street, St. James's-street, and Pall- 

 mall, were all in a bustle, thronged 

 with superb carriages, and elegant 



equipages, and the windows filled 

 with spectators. All the arrange- 

 ments resembled those for birth- 

 days ; and numbers of tickets were 

 issued from the lord chamberlain's 

 office, for spectators in the anti- 

 rooms, guard-chamber, &c. Her 

 majesty, with the princesses Au- 

 gusta and Mary, left the queen's 

 house about one o'clock, and 

 alighted at the duke of Cumber- 

 land's apartments at St. James's, 

 where they were received by his 

 Ro3-al Highness. Here her majesty 

 and the princesses dressed, the 

 royal jewels having been previous- 

 ly brought thither from the Bank. 

 After partaking of some refresh- 

 ments in the duke's apartments, 

 they proceeded with a numerous 

 train of attendants through the 

 gallery and the ball-room, and en- 

 tered the grand council-chamber, 

 where her majesty received the 

 company, and the numerous per- 

 sons who had the honour of being 

 presented. 



The Prince Regent went from 

 Carlton-house to St. James's pa- 

 lace, and appeared in full state, for 

 the first time since the establish- 

 ment of the regency. The proces- 

 sion of his royal highness consisted 

 of three carriages, drawn by two 

 horses each; within them, his aides- 

 de-camp, pages of honour, &c. The 

 servants wore their state liveries, 

 and new state hats, adorned with 

 blue feathers. Then followed the 

 state coach of his Royal Highness, 

 drawn by six bays in superb red 

 morocco harness, decorated with 

 red ribbands. On the sides of the 

 carriage walked four state helpers. 

 The coachmen and four footmen 

 wore black velvet caps, like those 

 of his majesty's servants. The 

 Prince Regent ivas habited in mi- 

 litary 



