His Majesty having ordered the Cartoons of Raphael, which were formerly the grace of Hampton Court, to be restored to their former situation in that palace, they have been accordingly removed from Windsor, and hung up on Wednesday.

Blanchard, the celebrated aeronaut, has lately ascended at Marseilles in a balloon, with nine other persons; and such was the enlarged plan of the vehicle, that the party danced a quadrille in the air, 1590 feet from the earth.

A superb equestrian statue of his royal highness the Prince of Wales, in bronze, is in contemplation, for the centre of the Steyne, at Brighton. The statue is to be raised upon a rock; the horse to be represented as in full speed, and trampling the emblems of envy and malice beneath his feet.

At a patriotic meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the commissary general met a respectable number of the farmers, coachmasters, waggonmasters, livery stable keepers, and horse dealers, of the metropolis and its neighbourhood. The result was, a becoming resolution, on the part of every person present, to furnish the necessary aid to government for the conveyance of troops, in case of invasion. Government very wisely prefer supplying the wants of the state, by the voluntary offers of individuals, to the compulsory means with which the law has armed them. By this expedient, they make a fair appeal to the zeal and spirit of the people, and their expectations, we are confident, will not be disappointed. The nation is now fully sensible of the magnitude of the danger with which it is menaced, and all its energies and its resources will be cheerfully employed in defence of every thing that can render existence desirable.

In the court where Georges, &c. were to be tried, the Judges used to sit up at the upper end of it. When the court was altered for the trial, their seats were removed to one side of it. Every body at Paris used then to say, Moreau sera condamné, car la justice est mise du coté---Justice is put aside.

INSCRIPTION,

To be engraved on the Stone wbich G. Rose, jun. fell on, going into the
House of Commons, June 16, 1804.
Super lapidem cadit
GEORGIUS ROSE, jun.
Unus Domus Parliamentari,

xvi June 1804.

Sine injuria,

ipsi aut lapidi.

O durum saxum!

O durissimum CAPUT!

Wednesday, August 8.A telegraphic dispatch was yesterday received at the Admiralty from Portsmouth, stating, that both the East and West India fleets had passed by the Isle of Wight; and, at half past three, the purser of the Earl Camden arrived at the India House, with the pleasing intelligence, that he had left the ships from China, all well, on their way to the River. They sailed from Canton without convoy on the 5th February, and on the 15th of that month fell in with the squadron under Admiral Linois, off Pulo Auro, consisting of the Marengo of 80 guns, two frigates, and two sloops of war. The

Chinamen continued their course after coming in sight of Linois, but the Royal George being the rear ship was severely attacked. The Marengo came alongside, and a severe action ensued, which lasted about 20 minutes, when Linois, not being able to bring his frigates to assist him, was obliged to sheer off, and steer for Batavia.-The loss on board the Royal George was only one man killed and another wounded. The damage done to her hull we fear was considerable, as the shot from the Marengo were principally 42-pounders. The loss on the side of the enemy was not ascertained. The conduct of the commanders and crews on this occasion cannot be too highly commended, whilst it adds another proof of our naval superiority; and we doubt if an instance is to be found, besides the present, where a deeply laden merchantman has succeeded in beating off an 80 gun ship.

There seems to be but one opinion with respect to the conduct of the sheriff's in deciding the return of the new member for Middlesex. If the sheriffs acted upon the Thursday according to law, they acted on the Wednesday against law. Every freeholder who tendered his vote within the polling hours, and was prevailed on by the sheriffs to postpone the scrutiny thereof under a solemn engagement that the total numbers should not be declared till the decision should be made on his particular case, has certainly a ground of action for the loss of his franchise. But this would be a slight recompence to the kingdom for the total overthrow of free election, which this act of the sheriff would bring about.---A quiet, but a complete revolution might thus be made in the representation of England, and the elective franchise be delivered over from the body of freeholders to the sheriffs for the time being. The idea is incompatible with all principles of law as well as reason.

The following audacious attempt at burglary was made last week on the premises of Mr. Busch, in Kirdale-road, near Bevington Bush, Liverpool. About half-past three o'clock the female servant, being in the house alone, observed from the kitchen window, which looks into the garden, three men, habited like sailors, approaching the house from an avenue which she knew they could only have entered by climbing over the wall. She immediately fastened the door and the windows of the lower story, and running up stairs, looked out of the window, and desired to know what they wanted. They asked for Mr. Busch, but being told he was not at home, they desired to be admitted into the house, saying, they would wait till he came in. On her refusing to let them in, they told her they were determined to break into the house, and immediately attempted to force the door. On this she seized a brace of pistols, which were lying in the chamber ready loaded, and fired them successively at the villains, without effect. She then took up a blunderbuss loaded with small shot, and fired it also, on which one of the men dropped, being wounded; one of his companions threw him across his shoulder and made off. The third then looked up at the young woman, and, swearing he would have her life, attempted, with more violence than before, to break into the house through the window. Terrified with his threat, she instantly ran to the back part of the house, tied a sheet to the window shutter, and, with much difficulty and some bruises, let herself down into the lane. She then called for assistance; but, on searching the premises, no traces could be found of the robbers.

EARTHQUAKE.---A letter from Zante, the capital of the island of that name, belonging to the republic of the Seven Islands, dated June 15th, says.--"We experienced a considerable shock on the 7th instant at midnight.During a perfect calm and suffocating heat, there arose a terrible blowing noise, which lasted two seconds; it was followed by a violent shock, when the houses shook, and beams and ceilings cracked. On a shock, bricks and mortar fell from the ceiling, bolted doors and windows burst open, the bells were set a-ringing, and people could not stand upright. This scene of terror lasted from 30 to 40 seconds. It was preceded by a most violent wind and howling noise under ground. The cracking of the houses in the town, the screaming of the inhabitants, the conflict of the elements, the violent agitation of the sea against the vessels, which cracked as if breaking into a thousand pieces; in short, every thing combined to spread terror and dismay. Many people lost their lives, and still more were wounded. The villages along the coast and up the country are nearly destroyed, and we have not yet any exact account how far the destruction extended."

BIRTHS.

Friday, 27th July, the Lady of Capel Lofft, Esq. Barrister at Law, of a Daughter, at Troston Hall, near Bury, Suffolk. .At Woodford Lodge, the Lady of Lieut. Gen. Simcoe, of a daughter. At Battersea Rise, the Lady of. H. Thornton, Esq. M. P. of a daughter.

MARRIED,

The Hon. C. Stewart, to Lady C. Bligh. At Titchfield, Rear-Admiral Purvis, to Mrs. Dickson. Sir John Hawkins, Bart. of Kelston, Somersetshire, to Miss Surtees, eldest daughter of W. Surtees, Esq. of Newcastle-uponTyne. Mr. M. W. Sharp, an eminent young artist, to Miss B. Menage, of Drury-Lane Theatre.

DIED,

In Grosvenor-square, the Earl of Leitrim. At Bath, the Dowager Viscountess Kilwarden. Sir Henry Cavendish, Bart. husband to Baroness Waterpark, and father to the Countess of Mountmorris and Lady Kilmaine. The Earl of Dysart. His Lordship married Anne, eldest daughter of the late Earl of Altamont, and sister to the present Marquis of Sligo. Viscount Duncan. During a long life, his Lordship uniformly distinguished himself as a brave and skilful naval commander.---The battle off Camperdown completed his naval fame, and will hand down his name to the latest generations. He has left behind a large family. O'Brien, the famous Irish Giant, at Cork, the latter end of July. He was interred in the church of St. Finbar. The reason for exhibiting himself was to clear a mortgaged property of about 1501. per annum, which he possessed in the county of Kerry; this object he had nearly obtained at the time of his death. Sir George Shuckburgh-Evelyn, Bart. a gentleman highly respected by his death a vacancy takes place in the representation for Warwickshire. At Edinburgh, aged 84, the Right Hon. James Lord Forbes, Baron of Scotland. At Plymouth, Mr. Hamblin, known by the name of the Plymouth Tinman, on account of his absurd correspondence with Mr. Addington, the late Minister. Mrs. Kuight, wife of Mr. Knight, the comedian, and sister to the Countess of Derby. Mrs. H. Lewis, wife of Mr. Lewis, the son of the celebrated comedian.

MONTHLY MIRROR,

FOR

SEPTEMBER, 1804.

Embellished with

A PORTRAIT OF JOHN TILL ALLINGHAM, ESQ. ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING.

PRINTED, FOR THE PROPRIETORS,

By J. Wright, No. 38, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell,

And published by Vernor and Hood, in the Poultry;

Sold, also, by all the Booksellers in

the United Kingdom.

1804.

A Portrait of HENRY CARD, ESQ. Author of the History of Russia, will be given in our next.

A Biographical Sketch of Mr. Allingham in our next.

The Scan. Mag. anecdote, relating to two persons eminently gifted, is calculated only for the base meridian from whence it sprung: we despise the propagators of such calumnies.

A letter to Thomas Harris, Esq. on the subject of the private boxes, is inadmissible. The theatres are entitled to protection, and not to attack, while they continue to be conducted with so much liberality and taste.

We have nothing to do with the private disputes of actors, and therefore the letter addressed to Mr. Elliston is left at the publishers for the author.

A constant reader would do well to remember what he reads; were that the case, there would be no necessity for his accusing us of inconsistency with regard to our appreciation of the talents of Mr. Reynolds.

We inform "an Admirer of the Mirror," that the review of Churchill's works will probably appear in our next number-it is written by a gentleman conversant with the period in which Churchill lived.

To our correspondent at Tunbridge Wells, we have only to say that the observations on the performers and the theatre there were written by a gentleman perfectly independent and unconnected with either. We have no objection to receive his remarks, which shall be inserted, provided they neither interfere with the spirit nor the consistency of former sentiments, which were deliberately set down.

The Portrait of Mrs. Jordan has only been delayed in consequence of our not having been able hitherto to procure so good an original picture as we could wish.

The author of Melancholy Hours has our best thanks; his private letter to a gentleman connected with this work was received with satisfaction. That gentleman will be glad to hear further from him.

Amesis and Amoranda, the letter of Marcus, &c. &c. have been received.

Veritas may send us the original anecdote relating to Young Roscius.

"Envy will merit as its shade pursue;" hence only we can account for the attack on Mr. Charles Kemble and Miss De Camp. The lampoon is cominitted to the flames.

Mrs. Johnstone's first appearance in Elvira will be noticed in our next.

The play enquired after by a Dramatic Antiquary, is in the possession of Mr. Kemble, and the pamphlet in the possession of Dr. Charles Burney, of Greenwich.

We have no right to interfere with managers of theatres, in their privilege of casting plays. The article relating to Hamlet and Old Drury cannot be inserted.

We should be happy to hear from our friend OCTAVIUS, at Stamford.