The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-01-06 00:00:00

00 V eft this Seer, "presides over the councils of France, we mart not expect a durable price.; on our destruction alone rests his security, and to hasten it, he will leave no means untried: he is well aware that our undaunted spirit, and persevering valour, will at length restore to the Continental Nations that spirit which has so unaccountably forsaken them ; that a day will arrive, when, smothering ever/ uti sir . jeriloxv, they will unite, and hurl him from that throne lie has so unlawfully ascended; for we must not imagine, that like a Gnii he will preserve his present greatness tixed and unchangeable. any honest Englishman, under such cir- cumstances, cry for peace ? Is there any one among us who would basely prostrate himself at the feet of a tyrannical usurper ? Is there any one among us who world compromise his liberty for conditional slavery ? No, it l. I know my coup try men better." Now, it' this extract have any meaning, it means this; that if peace Were made with' Bortsciase, this day, he would break it before we could derive any benefit frosts our change of situation; and dust if even it promised to be durable, a coun ter-revolution will come, and *weep him from the throne which he has usurped. Here then is a can did, although perhaps not very discreet declaration, that if peace were at this moment attaissuble, it would not be wise to snake it; and that war must be conumensurate with the life of Ito NAPARTS ; and as he is not a very old, or a Very :tiling man, that we cannot masottably look for peace until we have buried our present Minittry, or a counter-revolu tion in France shall restore the throne of the Boys- DON% aml the Continent shall returir to it* former suite mid relations. From our provincial letters and papers received yesterday, it appears, that the damage done by the late storms, has not been conlined to shipping at sea. In various parts of the country, houses, farms, and cattle, hare suffered materially, and many accidents have happened. (if the damage done at sea, our port lettn , du not furnish any far ther Particulars. till ob. at, We yettk:rday expriss4.d our fears, that the out wanl-bourul WcA India fleet, under convey of the had been dispersed by the late storms. Two of tita love returned to Portsmouth. They were se.iurated from the convoy in a gale of wind lu Friday last. I'he wind having came round, on Minslay, to the North, preparations were made at Portsmouth for file mimAing of the outward-bouts& Mediterranean, and , mire Media convoys, in expectation that it might Leconte more favourable. It was reported, last &light, hut we know not . upon what authority, that a plan of a counter-revo lution was formed in Paris, and that BONAPARTE having ti eived intelligence of it, had returned from Milan with extraurilioary expedition. His sudden - sad unexpected arrival is said to have dissipated the conspiracy eugendered and matured in his ab *rove. We do not attach any credit to this story. , Large quantities of flour have been recently ex ported to Ireland, where its arrival, owing to the limited produce of the lust harvest, must be very desirable. An American ship, the Eliza, Cr•istain FARE, is :arrived at Liverpool, from havaunah, in Y. 3 days, and another, called th. Hope, Captain Cots, from Charleston, in 27 days. A letter by the former states, that the question of Peace or War with England continued to agitate the public mind, and ilia all business was nearly at a stand.—The pee p!te.,:f Georgia were uniformly the advocates of 1 . , but in other parts of the country senti ment*• widely different prevailed. A letter from Captain Cows states, that on the 19th December he had the good fortune to save the crew of a ship called the &rode:, Captain Goma), bound from Antigua to London; she foundered a few minutes after the crew had got on board the Hope. The Hope, the Eliza, and the Qtteen Charlotte, Leith smacks, for London, have captured a large French privateer, off fluidly Foot, Yorkshire; and here also retaken two vessels which the privateer bad captured. The intelligence was brought to Leith, on Thursday moruing, by the Baccleach, BA LUNG A LI.. The President, Inca, from Barbadoes for Cork, sprang a leak at sea on the lath ult. and was de serted by time crew the next day, after throwing her guns overboard. and cutting away her misen mast. The John, MONDAY ; MYRA, CRANYTURD ; and the Mineral Spring, --, for London : and the Sidney, litmatm.r., for Guernsey, all from Monte Video, sailed from Kinsale on the 27th ult. under convoy of His MAJESTY 's ship Steady, and parted in time Irish Channel. Tile Steady arrived at Ports mouth on.the let instant. The John, Ocean, sad Sidney are arrived at Milford; also the Neptance East I;idiamaa. The Danes appear to have begun to act upon the principle tlx.a. "frer bottoms make free grinds." A imieiel arrived at Hull, on Friday, from Riga. alter having; tern detained by the Dimes both at Bornholm and Copenhagen.—The Captain** pa pers were all opened and examined, bnt, as the v.-4,el was neutral property, he was suffered to depart, on the principle office skips making free pmts. The force which sailed with Sir SAMUTI. 11001/ and General BruceFolue, amounted to 3714 ef fective men.--It coosi.ted of The ad-Poet, sr Duffs llOO 11110: 110 - 1000 Sigh . 6us the To these were added, two companies of artillery, nialzing 944 men. Foartaau artificers were alum au Weed to Wan. • . • 211 a? q l l siit lits , . • ' TIiEATR *. OPERA-WHIM Last night the 0 of Semiraraide was again performed . , and me CATALAPII astonished the andience with her execution and wontlerftsl powers of voice. Her grand and powerful song " qua/ Pallor," was applauded for several minutes. !sig nora WOOLRICII was more in possessian of herself than on her first appearance, and her soup were given with more effect. Situ was very well received, and much applauded. The Ballets fol lowed, with their casual excellence, and displayed Mr. D'Envii.t.E's elegant nod classical' taste to the greatest advastage. Head-dresses in hair, and white satin clips, prevailed in 'the boxes. Daualr-LAme. ' Mr. BRARAS and Signors STORACN have re turned to town, in renovated health and spirits, Iva hut night resumed their parts in the Opera of Done , and Varissa, with the greatest suycess.— Milli LYON is much improved, in both dinging and acting. The whole went off with great Mut, and received much applause fioui a very elegant Audience. His Maigerar is exis...eted'm tows, this day, to bolds private Levee end Privy Council, at the . . (airmen's Palace. Viscount CouRTEKAY gn 't a grind file on New Year's Day,' at his seat, Powderhana Castle Devonshire. Every apartment displayed th; greatest ina..miticenee, and all the neighbouring Nobility und Gentry were pieseut. The on. Mite (lon aTrmaY wore a superb dress on the occasion. Sir CHARLES and Lady Hotesm left Ifannuse's hotel, on Sunday, for their seek at Baron Wood, Gloucestershire. The tragedy of Domes', and 'Tis AU m Farce, will be performed, to-morrow evening, at the Glou eester Tit/nitre, for the benefit of the Gloucester _ . Infirmary; Mrs. LITCHFIELD it to play Lady Roe dolph, and the other ports will be tilled by amateurs. A Dispensation has passed the Greet Stsil, to enable the Rev. Dr. ROBERTS, Reetsior of Vatton, and Vicar of Much Marcie, to hold the living of Abbey Dore, io the county of liereford, under the presentation of his Crites the Duke of Nonrora. Joint PALMER, Esq. Member for the city of Bath, we are happy to hear, is so ismor , .(l....rably recovered from his late indisposition, as to afford reasonable hopes todlis friends, of his being able to attend his Parliamentary duty, in the ensuing Sari on. Yesterday se'nnight, the Right lion. A. COT.- QUHODD, or KineTIVIOTH and Clathick, Lord Advo cate of Scotland, *as admitted Lord hector of the University of Mugu*. The venerable General FOREL% who is stated to have accompanied the Royahlionse of Portugal on their voyag:- to the Brazils, it, the brother of Mr. Faitats, of Skellater, in Aberdeenshire. He is now in his 75th year. He went to Portugal with General RUMMY NE, when that country was threatened' brills, Spanarals, in the war 176.i-17tka. and has been at the hi -al of the Portuguese army for many years. The Lion. GEORGE Covrarse, eldest san of ..... Viscount DEE/WORST, is said to be a candidate for the hand of the lion. Miss Lruow, daughter or Lord BEAUCHAMP. Some time since, this gentle mass was, with the same confidence, given to the lovaiv Miss BLAKE, of Artilay, Ireland. We understand, that Mr. Damon% the Pro pietor and Manager of the Bath and Bristol The atres, has engaged Mrs. Si DOOMS to perform three weeks or a month at those places. That lady commences her engagement at 13istol on Monday next, in the character of Eleira, in tke tragedy of Pizzaro, and 0.1 Tuesday she performs at the Bath Theatre, Mrs. Bererley, in the tragedy of The Gaalastsr. The Hero of the North, w hich has been in preparation•for some time pat, is to be perform ed at Bath twice previous to Mr. , !. SUMONS com mencing her aigagement. The sreuery has been painted by Mr. CAPC,i, whose talents in that style of painting are well known, and his works univer sally admired. The KING has been graciously . pleased. by an especial warrant under His Royal magnet and sign manual,-to grant unto Sir _Climates Ilarssatsr, Knight, a Captain in the Royal Navy, and Senior Officer of the squadron of His MAJESTY'S ships to which the amid of Comics.° and its dependencies surrendered, on the Ist day of January last, His Royal license and authority, that in consideration of his meritorious conduct on that occasion, he may bear to the Armorial Ensigns used by his family, the honourable augmentation following, that is to say. " A Chief, eadiatikd thereon a Ship V War seder Sail between two eastks for Crest, oat of a Nara( Cronus, an Arws wallowed grasping Sword, and from the Hand a Medal suspended by a Ribbon; Motto " COttACAO ;" the said Arms, Crest, and Motto, to be borne by him the said Sir CHAALES NUSBAUM, and his descendants; and al though the privilege of bearing supporters be limited to the - Peers of the Realm, the Knights of His MAJESTY'S Orders, and the Proxies of the Blood Royal at Installations, except in such cases wherein ander particular circumstances His MAJESTY has been pleased to grant His especial license for the use thereof; yet, in order to give a farther testi mony of His particular 'approbation of the distin guitaised services of the said SirCaaaLrs Bassiawa, His Mars:err has been graciously pleased to allow him to bear, for supporters to his arms—" Un the dexter side a British Sailor, wad on the sinister a British Marine;" pmvided the mine be first dnly exemplified according to the laws of Arms, and le. corded in the Herald's Office, otherwise His MA JLITT'S said license and permission to be void mad of none effect.—(Gatette.) M bile prudent people are winding tip their ac counts for the year 1907, it is submitted, whether it may not be prudent also to make an effort, in the first months of 1906, to open an advantageous account with Dame Fo-tune. This attempt may be made at a steall risk of loss, and for a trill* stake, either in the present State or City Lottery. A view of either Rebeine will stew that many ere the chances of ituastsusa gain. • •-! • • • • 'P. 3171 r 3. - Altirkk STOILt Fridley eicnint, in celebration of the .tiew the elegant 3131M111011 of Mr: iSltt.v.s, of Mon, Bristol, to which considerable additions and it. movements have been lately made, was opened mitt all that eclat Ind hospitality suited to his am ple'for tune, asetwith a degree of tate and efferri that has seldom been displayed itrthat Part ofthe world, and which certainly could not be surpassed. The lower parlor the honseavas appropriatedro theiveeptimi of the guests, a numerous assemblage of tleauty, rank, and firibion, who, Iveginniug to pour in from eight o'clock,were conducted,uboat nine,thrOugh a cover ed nay, neatly carpeted, nud illuminated by coloured lamps, enlivened by an excellent:mili tary baud, into a building deists-I*mA 4rding house; but fitted up on therpreatent; oeckaion for dancing. And herr .! all Paraileserwas tvraiecrito the view !"—The entrance presented at ne erangery on sue hand, fenced off' by a simple and elegm# trellis ; and, on the other, a thicket of roses !—The platform for the dancers extended along the centre of the room, bounded on each side by pillars at proper distances, wreathed with artilielat flowerk, which, in a p rofusion that at once struck the eye as magnificent and luxuriant, filled up the apiece at each corner; and broke the angles, white the skits remained a free and ample promeaude to the noinerotis guests, with sofas, Ottomans, and seats of rest, innumerable, co verea with scarlet cloth, which also formed the hangings and drapery of the whole, and gave an appeareme of grandame mad cansfort drat is iudes cribable! A variety of handsome stoves, faced with looking glass, afforded an agreeable warmth, and gave a look of gaiety to the building. A bar its the centre., onthe left hand, elegantly constructed, and amply supplied with refreshments of every sort, by female servants, in a uniform and neat cos gime ; a spacious orchestra, in the centre of which was a large mirror, reflecting the torn pany, with admirable effect ; and a group of mu-icians moat picturesquely disposed ; cqm pitted the design of this enchanting room ; the beauties of which recalled to the memory of the clamant Slice Wen ' the description of the Gar dens of At.et sous, and the Bowers of ASMIDA while the charming mistress of the revels, ander whose direction; we undeitkind, the whole was planned and executed, appenherl like the presiding deity of the place, with peculiar ;riice and ease, dif fusing joy mid pleasure to all around her. The supper rooms were threat, open Meng one o'clock, where every delicacy was supplied ; and in the pro fusion and excellent* of the viand% the commo dious* arrangements, the polite and individUal at tention, every disposition of hospitality was dis played, that could give value to the feast. Between two and three hundred perseas sat down to sap per. At near three o'clock they recommenced the sprightly dance, and continued it mull a late hour in the morning. . _ . PESTIVITIES - lijilikKEiEY CASTLE. On Monday week the Great Hall was egign ills mutated. iii the evening, for the Ball spa Supper, as on Saturday ; but the effect was more bril liant. About nine o'clock the company began to be numerous; mid, soon after, his Royal Highness the I.;ake of Cwagaci., gouductiing the Couutme of ELl:a:me-I', enterctl, followed by the Nobility and Gel dry, the immediate iuhabitinta of thl Castle. A rota was placed between the temporary seats at the upper part of the Hatl, for his Royal I lighuess and the Earl and Countess of Beattaare ; where the latter received the congratulations of their nu nitrous friends upon this - joyful ocancion. As the carriages drove up to the inner court of the Castle, tin parties were announced, and, upon entering the Hall, we* conducted to the Eirl and Countess, and immediately introduced. The dance now commenced, in two sets, and continued with great spirit. It ;vats led off in one bx I .nrd Duaahav and Miss FITZA.:LAREIIeIE, as on Saturday night. Confectionary and ices, with every other sort of delicate refreshment, were served in an adjoitinnt room. • The beauty, elegance; and fashion of Glou cestershire, were never before so completely united within one *pot; and the taste displayed by the Ladies in the disposition of their dress and orna ments, was exquisite- The etOneitews of Bens e- LLY wore a beautiful tiara' of diamonds, and her necklace was .composed diamonds, particularly large and brilliant. The splendour of the Count ess of Chaim's diamonds was dazzling; and the ingenuity which many other ladies evinced, in tins form and variety of their ornameata, produced en effect highly playing. la this blaze of beauty and fashion there was no person more admired than Miss Fria-CLASIINCT, most lovely and accomplished young lady, just entered into her teens. About one o'clock supper was announced, when the company ascended by the hall stairs, leading to the great dining-cham ber, which, together with the music and drawing rooms, was provided with tables for this enter taint:tent. Here anch a display of taste in the arrangement of the numerous delicacies, .and rich oramnents of the table, was exhiVated, as this venerable Castle, throughout the extent of its *antiquity, never probably witnessed before.— Not less than 230 persons sat down to supper, and were served on pate: the finest wines of Cham pagne and Burgundy, from his Lordships' cellars, were in profusion upon every table ; and the utmost regularity and attention was observed by the ser vants of the family, in their attendance upon the company. After supper many toasts were drank, with three times three, from beam to roma. IC A- Royal Higliut.• first gave, Level Onrstry ; his own health was next drank : after which he was, pleased to express his tratitfitachment to the ancient House of Berkeley, and thf inuntitetion it gave him to have an opportunity or Meeting, within the Castle, so manyof the Mast respectahle and distinguished characters of Gloucesteraiiire.— Next were given, The Earl and Countess of Berkeley; Admir al Berkelef, and the Alaritiote Rights of Great Britain ; which was vet:rived with great enthusiasm. After supper the company w ithd rew t o the hall, where the dance was resumed, and every couuteoance beamed pleasure and satis faction. About five o'clock the company began to retire. and by half-past six the hall was quite clear. Notwithstanding the night was very dark, awl the avenues to the Castle not well known to many of the coachmen, so excellently was ever! thing a- st hii _ Offites4 Ilighneas • On early hone., in a meadow COMOUIIe assembled t t , sight. 41mn the preeetin , overdimed which i.— laniuseinent titkcn twice sever:ll tIP 'l'hp . Oesciow 'aiduut, nk ••otse curd t On of C: Burial onene by beantif Ifighness Yee- son, Volt from Ha market, tenham•Cf moll " at Chapel, Cur was , three funeral of teetia► find an4.od Red finis Sicily, itr, I tl shepherd, Blackheath. lately arriscA rum,. have peR formed arrive at Deis!. stationed in ' taw arvieei wi eel in Kent. Yesterday the LORD M. 117 OR ordered the price of bread to be yea uctsi half an assize, or one penny "in the peck loaf, to Commence to-morrow, when the price of the quartcru loaf will be lid. • The Croydon, WILLI 0411 Margarette, QUINN ; Margaret a, TURNER: Stork, TURN Rt : Mary Asa, AI N S WOfITH NickAost, KERNOCR and Mary, LAWSON ; and the Coveraor Claiferbra S aeawouo, were all will on the 28th of Se, kw bee. in Congo /liver, Africa. • The yat•ht (and not a frigate) which waislitAlt in this country 23 years aw n, and made a present of td the Crown' Prince of Deitleasic, has arrived at Deptford. having been returned by the Prinee.--: She seems as if she had not been painted since she left England, and is now, about to °Merge a tiso- rough reitair. The SriHahn, Phillips, Captain POT,T,EIq, from Demerara, for London, has foundered at sea— crew saved. Loot week, the lead was entirely stripped from the Baptist meeting-house, in Ilearv-stie-lane, Chatham, by some villains, who hive wit yet been discovered. About fourteen months age the, saute meeting was robbed in *a similar say. During the lute heavy calls of maw, which were severely felt by all the store farmers in Scotland, two sheep,' the property of Mr. BERIEAN, farmer, at Westhope, in the county of East Lothian, were blown up and covered over with snow, beneath which they survived no less than fir, weeks and four days, without food ; and after having, of course, been considered as lost, one of then., after a day or two of thaw, travelled home to the fann sweadintr, frrnn the plum where it had been blown up, a distance of about two miles, and is now thriving and doing well, but the other otte was foand dead. _ A letter from Thum) has communicated the fol lowing distr.-a-in:4 pa:ti• :liars of the loss of the Ram bler—., have just received the melancholy ac count of the lots of the brig Reatider. of Leith, Janes Noekys toaster, cleared out at this port in September last, for Piston, with emigrants. They left Stromness the istof October, and on the ttilth of the same eionth we-etotellv wrecked near the lay of Bnlls, in Newfoundlan•l. When the ship left t hi s port, she had • thr gilirge.On• pir,esairers, tht thNt, tnela..ch"; riabed cm, thi • • „ •••• I .•• •7 • 7 . . , \ A, that not ona.smimsroiccident hdi s. yit been NA* ''•! .. ~ 4! ,• t the following day ex w e ril4." at an hour, to be rousta.sonfire.;• fpr She populace, iseadow opposite teth't teethe . ; and a great aurae of iseopitgo . idiot the surrenading Cocotte n, aided tagethopsito t he 'witnesses of this novel Flour t i lfeatteilitity of rain which fell on srecediug Tight, the lard-flood had partially lowed the meadow ; but this circumstance, h was at tint regretted ,was productive of much seinent to the spectators. When the oa was is up, it .wits carried in triumph to some du- e from the tire, to be cut and distributed ; and ral hogsheads of strong beer were sent from the de to the same place. • .. he flood had now risen nearly knee-deer in the . I dam; but this was not vullicient to damp the our, or restrain the avidity, of the pOpulace. nose of great confusion commenced k every was desirous of tasting the ox and the n r; and a variety of ludicrous scene* I. el . • ch mirth to the bystanders. When the ' • an to operate, nothing but ela*ring, sinegng, • dancing us the water were to beheard se such; this continued till darkness closed the Webs.: • )n Saturday last his Royal Nadine's . the 'Arlie CLARENCE left Berkeley Castle, for hie at shey Park. lie was accompanied at-this . ne by his eldest daughter, who promises to he a adiful woman, sod his eldest son, Coen MO •RERCE, of the ioth Dragoons. Hie . gismos and party arrived on Monday a- rk. . MILITARY FUNERAL ___ ..- . j Yesterday a ft ernoon the remains of Mr. Thaw- 1, late Werjeant-Major of the St. Jamea's,Loyul ilunteers, were itanoved with military. hii •qp in his late house in Great 11'indaii11-4 a senrarket, to St. James's burying-Km& sham-Court-road, At half past two thi, n moved in the following order : • ...— a Serjrant, with his halbereeoweseti with ahei .. tr a v r • . 7 th 0. 4 .,-, of which fib! deceased was • lii member, with their snag maw& *. - • The full bend lielunging to Hie rtihoect, with thalltibleblit lauded, pia)ing a dead much. !.- *i. - Two mutes. TH I: BODY, :overt* with a Week velvet fail, with thenewtowetrikli% receti, belt, sett MA. : ,::: The pail suppurted by six t !Seem .. '. ' The rtlativL s of the deer:mai. . . The Light Cvmpetty, with their ids iiii". , 7. Th'e procession arrived set the barrio; , : four o'clock ; the body was tabu - hoped, and the funeral pelvic, was hurt - -: urate belonging to the Chapel. After the as lowered into the grave, the 7th Cornpaio,ll. • nee volleys—The great auleinisity with winch 6 meral was. conducted, attracted a great coneastiFssi f siitctators tO n •the burying ground. • I . . =•-•-----.•. ._....... • Yesterday tbelhake of Volta held t publitil,a this Other, in tbeltionse Guards. to see 31ili Meets, in general 7 . upon business. Ills-Roy liglinesei gave audiences 'to Lord fikA t Tlitltriata .;•orteral Plusses, upon hie return from Ale et rid General Moose, upon his rents' fro& Sick. 4 'Theo hattalioas of Guards belongineta: Alt TAT inci,dd Regiments that are arrived at Pfttinieuth, Cosa Scaly, are on their marsh to Deal. *lien I.WS wlt expected to arrive in about ten days. '' • On Sunday a company of the 79th tegitami ended at Chatham, from the ship Barne t Danish wire. They were to march this morning for W&: • .ey learacks. . Moak the swirlier, • and Circle,/ the Brkghtog hepherd, will run leo yards, heat Monday, toll fthiekherith. for thirt, guineas u- side. • The let brigade of Guards. which lately arrived I rrUta, SICitY. with Sic Joey Mooaa, and have per* Formed quarantine, are daily expected to arrive at Dail, vilidithey will disembark, and be stationed ' in the barracks. The s‘2cl re g imens, ids° arrieei with Sir JOHN Moons, Will be stationed in flint. - Yesterday the Loan Ylivot ordered the price i on board 130 oasterettros ; tht. crew Weatien, booklet the Captain and r ibex the ouly murvivorm arr three soc3a4 ; t oste,4l fo.ir owner% ; 11 . I to to re' ate, peisoa. irare pe- enfortgaste acyagv." puck ana