THE MISCELLANIES. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent left York House at twelve o'clock on Monday last, accompanied by ,the Duke of Cumberland, and Colonels Blomfield and Upton, to proceed on a shooting party at Sudborne Hall, the seat of the Marquis of Hertford, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. The Royal Party changed horses at the Black Boy, Chelmsford, about three o'clo.•k. On their arrival at Colchester, a guard of honour, composed of the 4sd Light Infaltcy, attended by a band of music, marched from the Barracks, and were stationed near the Three Cups inn, and presented arn.e upon the approach of the Prince Regent's car riage, the band playing " God save the King." At Ipswich, the inhabitants being apprised of the route of the Royal Party, a great concourse assembled to welcome their arrival ; the popu lace attempted to take the horses for the carriage, nor would ;hey desist, until his Royal Higfrhess addressed them, and kindly entrea►ed they would permit him to proceed without delay.— The Prince Regent has arrived in town; and yesterday his Royal highness, with the Duke of Cumberland, le. t town for Windsor. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. arrived cn Friday i❑ his bed barouchc, at Windsor, and from the luggage attached to the carriage it is expected his Royal Highness will remain at the Castle some days. The honorary badge of the House of York-...the White Rose— has been restored to the Ist West York Militia, by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. The appointment of Col. M'Mahon, to the Office of Paymas ter o'. Widows' Pensions, will occasion some discussion in the Howe of Commons, the place being one of those of which their Committee had recommended the abolition. On Monday evening, in consequence of the circulatiln of some hand-bills, a meeting of the friends of Mr. Jones Burdett 'took place at the Cottage of Content, in Lock's-fields. The meeting seemed to have ben rather it:-digested; but Mr. Kem rnish, after the company had waited for• some time, was pre vailed upon to take the chair. It was tier. resolved, " that Jones Bqrdett is a proper person to represent - the Borough of outhwark, and that a Committee be formed tor the purpose of considering of the best means to secure him his election at thy next dissolution of Parliament. " 'Thera were above 200 persons present. ; • • We are sorry to have to state thattis Majesty's brig Manly Was lately captured off the Naze of Norway, by three Danish gud•brigs. The Chanticleer, which arrived at Sheerness, an Friday, was in company at the time, and had five men wound ed, and received considerable damage in the action which took place with the enemy. , The Manly and . Flamer sailed from the 11ore, on the 17th ult. with 3O sail of merchantmen, and the Chanticleer from the Humber, on the 3d, with three sail. No information ka* reached us relative to the tate of the convoy. A French licensB has been received by a merchant in the City, which omits the clause requiring the export of French co•mmo ditiea to a value equal to the cargo imported, and allowing be sides the introduction of tons of coffee into the French do minions, du payment of the duties imposed by the Tarif of the sth of August, tBio. This latter indulgence is not aliowcd in any preceding licenses received. A second license of a similar nature has also reached town. When the Commander of the French gitardship in Rochfort Roads boarded the Semiramis, on the 24th ult. in his gig, Capt. Richardson, in very good French, desired him to conic on deck ; which he did, and soon found his mistake. His i. , tonislunent may be more easily Conceived than described; lie shrugged up • his shoulder;, and said, east une grande nwprise. Capt. R. then desired him to walk down into his cabin, and take sonic refreoi mein, and, when lie had succeeded in carrying his plan into exe cution, he would come down and talk with him. Several Spanish vessels on the coast of Africa have been con demned at 'Sierra Leone, for having taken on board in England part of their outward cargo for the Slave Trade. Considerable alai m was excited on Tuesday last in the neigh bourhood of St. James's-square, in con-equence of the sudden departure from their dens of two royal hunting tigers. which were litely sent over to this country as a present to the Duke of • Norfolk, and were deposited in the stables belonging to his Grace. It appeared that they had broken ;he door of the den, and made their escape into the hay I.ift over the st:ibles; but be ing soon discovered, a domestic of the Duke's was dispatched to the menagerie, at Exeter 'Change, to hire two of the quaeru,- d keepers to attend, and, if possible, t o secure the animals, which was at length e ff ected, Iftvr two ays incess,int labour. • A powder-mill was blown up on Hounslow -heath, on Satur day se :might, whereby two worksom tut(oituaktely lost ll* • • 3 • , , immeeic • , ►TER. The Governors of the Margate Sea-Bashng Infirmary held a General Meeting on Tuesday, when it was determined that proper objects, who might be resident in the county of Kent„ should have in future no difficulty in obtaining admission into that Institution. It was also proposed to keep the Infirmary open the whole year, it being understood that many of the mot: serious cases of scrophula cannot be materially benefitted with out a protracted residence at the sea-side. About seventy ot the Governors dined together at the Royal lintel ; Sir Edward Knatchbull, one of the Kentish Members, and a Vice-President * was in the Chair. Mr. Sadler, the aronaut. has left town for Coventry. iiss means to make another trip shortly in his balloon, and theft re proceed to Dublin, where he is to ascend with a fair wind, tor the purpose of passing over the Irish Chaunti, and. Enid is England. The occupiers of houses adjoining Welling's Farm and the Jew's Harp-house, in Mary le-bone Park, have received notice to quit their premise.s on or before the 9th of Leauary uev, pre paratory to the erecting of the new barrw:ks for the Lite Guards, which is to contlin 375 men, and 447 horses. The es. timate is 1310661. Ground has been marked out for the erection of 40Q0 how. between Tottenham-court-road and Primrose-hill; and it is also in contemplation, to build 14 OM lui4es between Koitless Town and Highgate. If such a plan is carried into effect, ttete will be a grand square. hi a few years both Hami)stead sut4 Highgate will join the town. Wednesday, Lieutenant Allen, Governor of the Naval Knights' Establishment of Windsor, put a period I.) his existence by haring hinase'f. One of the privates of the Royal Horse Guards shot himself about the same time. _Monday morning, i,:77ey under 14 hands high, the property of Mr. Patchard, of Long-lane, for a wager of 20 , trotted eight miles in hllf an hour on the Greenwich road: the little animal performed its task with apparent ease, and its owner was offered 80 guineas fur it on the spOr., which oilier, however, Le refused. _ _ _ A number of counterfeit dollars are in ciresilstion. Two wo. men who had been passii 1g them at Bromptnn and Knig,htt.bridge. were last week apprehended and underwent au exatuinatim at Bow-street. A klefalcation to the amount of 80001. was last week discoverel ip the Excise duties of the Bury distrct. A forgery to a considerable extent has been discovered hi one of the first houses iu the vicinity of Bond-street. UpAards :of 60001. has been obtained, and one of their first clerks has Abu*. ed himself. Guineas, it M said, hare fallen in value, in France, 15 rel . ce.". The reason alledged tor this is, the great probability of war be tween France and Russia.. A poor girl, in the employment of a dairyman, at Brompton, was assaulted on the Kensim ton-road, on 6-turday evening last, ebaut nine o'clock, by a rufilan, who, 4fter having insulted h'r in the grossest manner, drew a knife, and stabbed her in the arm. Front the darkness of the nleht, she could tilt distinguish the person of her, assaulter, but from the general description she gives of 113 manners and conver-ation, it is generally conceived he must have been the same villain who assaulted Miss Law• son, of Chelsea, some days since, in Hyde Park. RoalM4 rtc Si o ay. --i'rwo" gentlemen have lately arrived in the neighbourhood of London directly from New Yo k, wno relate a very extritordinary occurrence whi...h 'happened to a young man that emigrat-d some years ago trorn the parish of Olendermott, to the ITnit:cl States.—lt Fi•e7, , s that tit- yi•ung emigrant, acelinpanied by a nkiddieged man, wai travelling through some Click wotal, when he espied a large tree with a pathway up time inturwo‘ - en brAnc!ics to the top; being struck with its appear:lnce, his curiosity procopted him to ascend its summit, the top h d broken oil, and displayed a'ynwoing hollow trunk. On arriving, he prepared to desceno, hut toot slipped, and down he droppri' to the bott , :m of the trunk t on recover ing himself, he distoVered that 1w lt.d dropped ii:to a near's den, beside two young ones. 1 - I , •re he renained for some time be fore the old man hitt couraAe !o search for him. and when he fouled him, was unable to give him anylltassista•ice. tie went, however, to find a rope.—Duri.ig.his absence, the old hear.ap pet:red at the mouth of the trunk, and darkened th. (teary ha bitation in her des.s . ent The place was so straight, that she was oblided to descend with her tail foremo t, el .e she could not have r..turned ; the ydung man caught hold of her butiock.s in the •desprration cit frenzs,', and the hear airti;:hted, ascenued to the top, where her fear was so great, that she fell from a branch and killed herself, while the adventurous youth d. sce-nded to the ..great satisfaction of the old man,, Whom he wet returning with iesistauce: , ..t .ter