THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ( ) 9 • his friends to be on a forting of intimicv with Ministers, he himself may have a chance of being mistaken for a per son of respectability. • We should like to know who was the . friend who gave him this information, and also who was the Minister who in the ' -4• solemn and full bottomed phraseology of office, declared the.message to be decided on." Was this certain personage Lord LIVERPOOL? or was it Lord C. asTr.. car.:err ? was it earl BA Tito RST'S Barter? or was it the Porter of the House of Commons ? It was a cruel trick of this fried so to get on VETUS'S , blind side, and play on the s4;ftilesT of his head. We must condemn such conduct as a piece of ill natured waggery. If he had told him that three Cabinet Councils were held • on the subject, V E . rus would have believed it. The wick ed wag who treated him with this story, does not often meet with so ciedulous a customer. It certainly stands to reason, that Government only could think of laughing at V ETUS. Any thing ti'at treats him with ridicule must come from that quarter. tan V Eorts, or the most successful and distinguished Statesman of his time, guess which of the Ministers writes this article ? Was not •one of lsis friends informed yesterday that this measure was decided on ? The " great wan" tells us, that Ministers are not to fancy themselves prophets. We believe among them all there is not half so great a prophet as himself. Ile prophecied that Moscow would tall. It is true his prophecy did not appear till some days after intelligence of that event had reached London, but then as his letter was dated York, the prophecy must have been written before. On the 4th of November he prophecied that within three months Ministers would resign. The 4th of February is past and they have not resigned. We would advise him to explain this, for doubtless his prophecy, like the Bull-faced Hieroglyphics of • Moon's Almanack,and the predictions of JOH ANN A SouT tt- COTT, and other old women, will admit of a dozen expla- nations. The manner in which he introduces himself to the com pany of BUoN AP A RTE is very beautiful. " Ministers ought to admit that they have been kindly and liberally treated. For several months BUONA PART E has abandoned the Pe ninsula—for as many weeks I have left the press under their charge." We know of nothing in Mr. COL ERID G E's tragedy half so fine. It is impossible not to read it without wishing to see it in verse. Would not the effect be improved if it were put thus— ., The Lion has been vrinquished in the fray, And 1, the Molntain Mouse, have kept away." If VETUS pleased he could with equal ease make himself the companion of the rival of BUONAPARTE, and when speak ing of the insults he has received, he might with great feli city apply the language of Zanga to himself and the Em peror of Russia : " Great ALEXANDER 'milst his conquests mourned*, And 1 have had rn) blow." * Fot the absence of Lard WELLESLEY. BOXING.--A severe pitched battle was fought for twenty guineas a-side, on Tuesday, at Beach-hill, Becks, between George ilumpiney, a coachman, and John Harlington, a waterman ; Ow former was backed by Capt. Hand, an amateur, and the latter by a Mr. James. The nit n, who were about tweve stone, were both good two-handed hitters. Betting was even at setting.-to, and after fighting tea minutes, both were so much panished about the head, that their features were not this tinguishable. They, however, contested the, battle for ono hoar and ten minutes ; scarcely any closing took place ; evei y round, with] the exceplion of the three last, terminated by knock down blows. Their faces were several; times lanced, and HarlinV ut was ultimately obliged FEB. f COURT AND WORLD OF F4SHION. Monday, the Prince Regent held a Levee nt Carlton House, which was very numerously attended. Alter the Levee, his lleyel Hieliness held a Chapter of the Kniehts of the Bath, when a number of pew Knights were created, and invested with the insignia of the Order, with the accustomed fern's and ceremonies. After the Chapter, the Prince Recent held a Privy Council, which was attended 'by all the Cabinet Mitikers. Vednesday, her Majesty held a private Court at the Queen's Pahice, which was attended by the Prince Recent, Princesses Elizabeth and Mary, the Russian Ambassador ano Lady, the Swt dish Ambassador, °dicers of her Majesty's Household, 61. c. &c. His Excelleocy Count Leven, the Russian Ambassador, had a private audience of the Queen, and delivered his credentials. The like ceremony took place with Baron 1)e Rehauson, the Swedish A rubassador.---The Countess of Levee, the Lady of the Russian Ambassador, was then introduced to the Queen by Viscountess Castlereagh, as the Lady of his Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Thursday, her Majesty held a Drassing-rnnin at St. James's, as usual, in commemoration of her birth-day. Her nijesty completed lief 69th year on the 19th of May of last. It had been the practice to celebrate the event on the 18th of January, but tins year it was postponed till a later period. On this occasioe, part of the ceremonial w as ()w ined, which had been customary while his M jesty was able to attend—there was no Oile performed Considerable importance had been attached to the Drawing-rnotn commanded for Thursday, as it was rumourt d that the Princess Char lotte of Wales was tr be preseuted publicly to the Queen. 'Fills pre sentation, however, for what reesens we are ignoraLt, did nut take place, though the expectation of witnessing it probably tended to attract one of the most crowded Drawing-rooms within recollection. The company began to arrive soon alter twelve o'clock, and continued setting down till near four o'clock. The number of Nobility and Gentry thus assembled were so great, tl at they did nut all leave St. James's till past sevln o'clock.---There were preseut, the Pinicess of Wales,. the Princesses Elizabeth and Mary, the Duchess of York, the Princess Sophia Of Gloucester, the Prince Reetut, the Dukes of 'York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, Cambridge, Gloucester, and Brunswick. The Prince Regent came in state, dressed in a scarlet coat, most superbly ornamented with gold lace, and wearing the order of the Garter. His Ro al Highness entered the Palace at ten minutes past three, and re mained there till half past four. Friday night, in honour of her Majes t y. the Mince Regent gave a splendid . Fete at Carlton House. The Nobility and Gentry invited he. gam to assemble about ten o'clock, anti continued to arrive fur ups aids of an hour after. A numerous party of the 7th regiment of liti!..sits were on duty in Pall-Mall on the occasion, and the tamest good order was preserved, notwithstanding the intuit nse nember of spuctateis that crowded the streets to a late hour. It is scat cc necessary t) observe, that the entertainm sump's' us provided was of the most sump' us &set The rooms were 'listed up in nearly the sumac !itt le as on tile occasion of the former Fete ; but the number of persons invited was comparatively not very great, his Royal Highness, fer the better accommodation of the fashionable world, having formed arrangements air receie mg the Nobility and Gentry at different times. Her Majesty went in the evening in her State Sedan Chair from Buckingham House to the Prince Regent's Fete, acconipakied hy, their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Elizabeth and Mary, with their usual attendants. Prim' LADY HAMILTON. This Lady has published a narrative of the services she rendered to her country, by her influence with the Queen of Naplef, whi!e resident with her husband, the late Sir \Valiant Ilamilton at that Court, the cost of which, and the losses sustained by her in the accomplishment of these services she sates at '20 ; 0001. The following anecdote relative t•' the codicil of Lord Nelson's will s in which he bequeathed her Liayship to the protection of the country, we believe is new : " When Copt. Blackwood brought it (the will) home, he gave it to the present Earl Nelson, who, with his wife and family, were then with me, and had indeed been living with me many months.—To their son I %vas a mother ; and their daughter Lady Charlotte, had been exclusive ly under my care for six years.—The Earl, afraid I should be provided for in the sum that Parliament was expected to grant, to uphold the hero's name and family, kept the codicil in his pocket, until. the day 200,0001. was voted fur that purpose : on that day lie dined with me in Clarges-street. hearing at table what was done, he took the codicil out, threw it at me, and said, with a very coarse expression, "that I might do as I pleased with it." I had it registered the nest day at Docto„re.Cein ' mons ' where it now rests fur tia national redemption." " to yield. where Lt now rests Lur 1414 • I i i ~ ~,--- fl