The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1803-05-09 00:00:00

FASH lON. TA SITIONAgILE AJt ANGE E NTS FOR THE WEEK. MONDAY. Mts. 11/heeler'. It'int, South•street. Vountcs.. of Clare's Rout, Swine-row. Lady Hruwalover Roat, Ildl street. Lady Ridl.l'. Concert, Portland.pluce. Mastet Cardin and Leach's HAI, N 0.3, Oumberlani-plate. Mr. liases Rout, Lower ar , *okAtrect. Mei. Plow! •n' Rout, I)...von.hire-place. Mrs. ny yin's boricert, Parkmlane. Mr. Gthling's Dinner, Lincoln's-Ina•Fields. TUESDAY. Opera, Haymarket. Led,. I,e Des;encer's Ball, Hanover-square. Mats .I , ihnston's Hall, I lanover-square. bads Cork's Hall and Supper, Burlington -street. Lady fluidoeke's Rout, Albemarle-street. Countess of Derby's Music, Grosvenor-square. Baronets Crofton's Dinner, Ifertford-strcet. WEDNESDAY. F.ari of Kenmare's Dinner % Portman-square. Coontess of Kenmare's Rout, Portman-square. Lady Brownlou's Rout, Nillstreet. Mrs. ‘Veddell's Root, Upper Brook-street. Lady &likes' Concert, 1 lanover-square. Lady Huntiregfiekrs Rout, Grusveuor-square. Lid ilarewoort's Rout, liatiorer.square. Mrs. Furalyee's Rout, Whitehall. Lord Newark', Dinner, Portman-titier.-. Lord Rous's Dinnur, Manche-err-square. lion. Ntr. Duff', Dinner, M-anclie.ter-square. Mrs. Whitaker 's R )ut, Baker-street rarolitzs Crofton's Rout, Hertford-street. THURSDAY. Queen's Drawing-room. Countess of Ciannrassil's Rout, Stanhope-street. Lady Owen's Rout, Portruari-satu.we. Mn. Duff', Rout, Mancheiter-square. Jolls. Shaw Leferr.'s Music, New-street. Sir. Mills' anner, Portman-Nu:arr. Miss Abraisis' Mow, Park am. Sir 0. Cornwall's lihriisu, Stanhope-street. DSarl et Harririgtoa's Dinner, Stable-):4d. FRIDAY. Countess of Dl'4% Rout, Grossenor , quare. Ilya. Brown's Nlirue, George-.tract, Hanover-square. Lady Curawall's Rout, Stanhope-street. Lord Carieton's Dinner, Georp-stre.i. Los Newark's Dinner, Portman-square. nom Mr Dun's surer, Ma.u.Arestsrr-square. Ur. F. Ilattan's Dinner, Cavendish square. 34,T WILDA If. Opera, Haymarkri. Comstom of Unlit Rout, Burlington-meet. PAL Sy." ••• Dinn:r, Wintpule-Areet. 104:1 Roarley's U -r. tad of Darnley'. Donner, Rerkeity-scpare. - Lord Hoban. Di.rewr, Grtervanoeplaee. lad of Limerick'. Danner, Mansibeld-Arti.t. SU%DA Y. *esker% Dinner, New Palace-yard. 14 an:rump-to of SalLsbur%'s Party, Arlington-are ?t. Countess of henroare• Pasty, Partutan-squar.: Lay Ntu•ic, tireen-street. Col. Whites Donner, Mlanetwes:er.atreet. irrge.uit Hayward s Unmet', I lamer--tweet. Stpir-Gooor.il Guae.bigue's °inner, Dentool•stmet. Su G. Coni.ral: Stanhopo-street. IMINII.II of Sandford% NI u•ic, Lai tat 11Losmare. Mutter, Porusan-square. -..._.. The Countess of DERBY gave her first grand Rout this season, to near 800 of the first persons of distiatiun In Lon ion, on Friday evening last. at bee house in Grosvenor-square. At eleven o'clock we never witnessed so many carriages in that square before. Among the Company were, The Prince ut si/41 s. The Dutch Anibamsdor. Orifice—Argyle, Orleans, Montpensier. air4.--4oloway, rwitemoutli, &Aspic, Macclesfield, Car &de, Jersey, Mansfield, Samos, Chetwynd, Stanhope, Mona, anti West.rtom and. rweeoets—eFalmuuth, Grave, Sidney, Forbes, Coles, Fr lo bar's. Gmford, flarrtngdon, Stopford, Courtesooy, and Crenley. Lorda—Ambent, Aughrins, Auckland, King, rale, Vil le", G. Thynne, Rartituck, Bradford, W. Beauderk, Rana- Illsgb, Owydir, Gray ' and Dudley and Ward. Gannon,, M. W. Ridley, H. Dashwuod, G. War- Nader, F. Staarli.h, W. Wynne, H. Peyton, J. Ridd!e, H. V. Tempest. General Gascoigne. Ciliosels —Stewart, Howard, Stanley, Anson. Captain Bennet. Hr .ser Walpole, Hope, Buck, Gerrard, Hale, Foote, B. North, Smith, O'Burne, Whig;ey, Harvey, Thellus em, Harvey, T. Heneage, Parker, Courtenay, Bennet. ,fwd, G. D.rieri, D.u.pes, Whit br, ed, Drummond, Wilitaicad, Forte.*, Dundas, S. C.*, C.*, Law, Barry, Skelfitigton, Dugdale, Lioneywooci, Hurt, Staniforth, J. Stevens, Stint, A. Stanhope, Dawkins, dray, Deco, Iluraby, Statr'uol, M..ore Champueys, Birker, Odell, Sluotte, Adair, Sutton, G Villiers, Fordyce., Itidity, namineteley, Bartell, Parker, Forster, G. Weylaad, and Bllton, Devonshire, Rutland. JL rehio ,eagr—Cl4wager of Bath, Salisbury, hdlg. Cesoiterer.—.‘ntrioi, Warwici, Suffolk, Galloway, Talbot, Fortescue„ Carlsa.spton, Harcourt, Rmeberry, Leitrim, Ken mare Uxbridge Br-mien. Clare Portsmouth, Macclesfield, • De }kohl, Yorta:levee, Cuzic, Jersey, Mel:borough, Mora sagz.a. Vesc.wm.resett—Downe, S Nile'', Sydney. Gosior.t. Strangfoal, biewark, We.nwort h. bier—Dowerr Amherst, A L. Saundorz, A Gifooll, C. 11.tbart, Gerrard, Astiberzt, Andover, Augaran, 1)r Clihord, ileatheote, 11. Sal!inn, Glenttervic; C. C. Cae.d4r, Auck:and, Calthorpc, C. Howard, F. B. r. Cunlitre, two, Stewarts, G. idle, htag, Prue, .1. Harvov, liziryarn .1. Howard, two Thinstus, llangnrat:ld, Ord, Hurt, C. Howard, C. tiaras, WAM:I4, Vernon, two Paget', ittchey, C. Fazi,a hick, C. Honda.. Curzon, Sav and Sete, Ceelt, C. Mo:itt- Sue, l lunoywoud, Giwy. Harvey, Ellenborouih, Duwwin, Crourtun, C. Ponsuisby, E. Villers, Nurthw:cke, L. Wei:cs.ey, F. tireville, C. Hurnby, Lavingtou, A. Bingham, L. \lanners 11.aniug, And Dudley mid Ward. Graltun, Daren ;art, Vernon, J. Lee, Suck, Gerrard, Anson ' %Vaisoil, Brialenek, Lhcitims Hair, kroltuse, Cap rl, Foote,Downe, Rich, J. Mills Duti, Morant, Walpi.le, Lail* (iwey, Rigby, B. North, Doyle, Tierney, Goisaa,/, D. Smith, Graham, Bowman, Andersius, Sammsent, Poole, Theilusion, Harvey, C.arke, L. Brim", iloncalte. l l l :bia Mum. D. North, C. Montague, Crawm.d, 11.1onk, Baur...zee Whitbread, Knight, S. Cos, Law, Steven scm, llonerwooS, Miller, Travers Hort, Staniforth, Stven" B. Narth, Sturtt Vazuteck, A. Stanhope, Dawkins, Dent, Dr"- rig, Wheeler. Canning, Mormit, Cornwallis, Gatton, Walker, tliampneys, Barker, Odell, Adair, .1. Villiers Fordyce, li. (irarrt. Harcourt, Hanimeeilm, Creevey, Wilbraham, Horn by, S. Wortley, G. WI laud, Baker Sydoey, and PlUllier. Moon—Cooke , Vbrnon, L. Bake, Bradt!, Montague, Ger m,* Hale, two Erskines, Rich, J. Mills Smiley, K. Nortli, Somerville Cawdor Calthorpe, two Mercer', Smith, two etewart3, jeffrcys, Roger', Leighton, Dlgby, Dixon, bouverie, Ridley, Rossiya, Colts, Dashwoud, two Knights S. Cox, Law, Corson, 11,nzywood, Hart, Harvey, Say and Sao, Cooke, Gibbs Harvey, Wheeler, Plerrepoint, two Sloane', Stou. too, two Grants. Haruma:sley, Ord, Wilbraham, and Manners. Lady CaDOOlll4 and a large party of friends yesterday with Lord RADSTOC K, at his house in Portland-place- Th e Earl of Delay, Lord and Lady ST/0; LEV, and. +lagg. party, dined y u s sr day with Sergeant 44s- woman in Harpor.street. Lard and Lady Ta, si at. serosirw .and a - large party dinod yesterday with the Earl and Countess a M.N. Alltr. Yesterslay Mr. CH Allan Lori° gave a grant Ca b:net at his house near Bromley, in lieut. • DUCHESS fORK.'i BIRTH Din: Ott Saturday ilfetDutchess or YORK completed her 36th y ear . The day was observed at Oatlands, where a very graiui entertainment was given. Abwit twelve o'clock her Majesty, and the Princesses Augusta, glizabctli, and Mary arrived ; they were received by the Duke and Duchess, and full suite The day being remarkably fine her Majesty and the Princesses walked in the pleasure-grounds and viewed that truly beautiful place. Het Majesty and the Princesses partook of a most sumptuous cold collation, consisting of every delicacy iihich the season affords ; and returned to Windsor about four o'clock. The Prince of Wales, Dukes of Clarence, and Cumberland, and a numerous assemblage of the Nobility dined with their Royal Highnesses. In the evening their was a grand ball. The Prince slept there. LADY' H. HAMILTON'i FUNERAL. On Friday morning last, as early as seven o'clock, the remains rf this much-lamented and beautiful lady were removed, with great funeral ponip, from her father's house, the Marquis of A Er. aro aN's, at the Priory, to Stantn ore, where she was interne.; in the same vault as her mother, the late Marchioness, the original family vault being at lluddleston, in Scotland. The solemn procession Moved in the follow ing order Twelve servants in ..tate livertm, with black cri:te shzetc-baiids, awl white hat-band., two and two Two clergym•ii, with bibisks hi their hands, the Rev. Mr. Huoiity, and the Re.... Mr. Lovell. Eighteen doin-stics stipptirti,g ti:e coffin, with white Let hai.d • and g.,oks. Six female diyinestc, in whi.e, rs. The lido. John and Lor I George Ihresford, brothers to the M trqnit of Wat rri..eipal moorneis. G. AndeMoi l Esq. hinse-stowartli in wnit.! scarf, ha bands, and ginv.s; follow d by a.l the Is iter servant,t, two and two, /Wowed b: thirty c:iaity Minnie orphans, which het ladyship elsprotted since she v. a • sixteen year; oht . Her ..offin was covered with erinss .n velvet, silver nails and haadia. Yesterday morning their YAJZSTIES and the Pt iNc esses attended by Lady Stnr xv and daughter, Lady M AT1:1 DA WIMYARD, Mrs. DILA:L i General G rims., and the Hon W. PRICE, walked to St. Geerm's Cathedral. Two military bands played " God Save the King," as they passed. The Royal party walkzd two and two, it formed a very pleasing and grand procession, which attrafted a great num ber of spedators. A most excellent sermon was preached by Dr. HALLAM, from the First Epistle of St. Peter, chap. iii. verse 8. After Divine Service the Royal Party took an "airing to Frogmore, and walked in the beautiful gardens till near four o'clock. • On Saturday morning her Royal Highness the Princess ANILLIA, attended by Lady MATILDA %VINYARD ) and Mrs. Dit x, took an airing in a sociable, through the plantations of Virginia Water. Her MAJESTY gives a grand ball at the Queen house, on the evening of the Installation of the Ki!Ah:s of the Kith on the I;,th. Countess of SUTHIRLAND presented the Earl or Gowta, her husb..nd, with a son ou Thurs. d.t y List. Mr. B--.RT has paid 800 guineas compromise, to the Hon. T. W. Covekritv, finding upon trial that he had no chance of winning against the four-footed iialaata The pig was of the real wild kind, and the distance to have been run, a hundred and fifty yards, up hill. Late on Saturday evening arrived in town, at Mr- Ste-seta SMITH'S, in George-Street, Hanover- Nnift`, Commodore Sir Sin sEY SMITH. Sir SID.. NET c..me post from Harwich, in the neighbour. hood of wh.ch place he left uis ship, the flatelope, stationed for the protection of our eastern coasts. Lord and Lady ISTLWAR c, and the Honourable Mrs. PIERRI POINT, dined on Saturday last with General Ross, at his house in Saville-row. Colonel WHITE:S, of Manchester -street, dinner and rout on Friday, was both numerous and fashion , able. Viscount WENTWO*TH gave yesterday a grand dinner to a selett party of friends at his house in Edward-Street. Names of the !pcakers in the House of Commons on }Friday, during the exclusion of strangers Mr. Bnrdors, Mr. Dawkins Browne, Mr. Carew, Mr. Bur roug'ts, Mr. Rielurd Ryder, M:. Hoblnnis., the Attorney Ge iterril, Sir hu Wmttesley. Mr. Grrpr, Mr. Sturgexs, Mr. LasceVes, Mr. Dull .v Ryder, Dr. Lrirrelot, Mr. Shen Ln, Mr. Windham, Mr Fox, Mr. Tierney, Colonel Porter, Mr.. Braglen, and Crstrierril Maitland The Hon. Miss LAM at is dangerously indisposed at her father's house, Viscount MELBOURNE'S, Whitehall.' Sir G. Co it NWALL gave yesterday a grand Dinner at his house in Stanhope-street. Lord B itowo tow entertained a fashionable party last night at his house in Hill-street. Mr. .1. MANhEkS, son of Lady L. MANNERS, is perfealy recovered from his late indisposition. The Dachess of DevoNsulßE gave a grand sup per on Saturday evening, after the Opera, to near sixty of the Nobility, at Devonshire-house. Among the company were 1..arl and Countess of JERSEY ; Viscount and Viscountess Mins/woof., Hon. Mr. LAMBE, Duchess of RUT L AND,Lady CA WDOR, Polt• TVGVESE AusAssoriox, Lord G. CovEontsit, Hon. Mr. Covenni su, Karl and Countess of Basso ROUGH, Lord DENCAINNON, Lady C. PONSONIV, Viscount and Lady MJapErn, &c. Sec. The Gentlemen of the Glee Club had their usual dinner on Saturday at the Crown and Anchor Ta vern; Messrs. DONEM, PAGE, LEETE, SALZ, and upwards of sixty others were present. Lords CHOI.MONDELEY, LOFTUS, and PONT MIWOHAM, Sirs G. WastswELL, and C. BLATtsoN, and some others, on Friday arrived at Dover from France. Sever.il fragments of Roman columns have lately been divovered, b; workmen who were digging the foundations of sGme houses at Rath. /tatty oi s or BATH.—E4rI and Countess Clan carty, Lord Harrriwb; , Lady Somerville, Lady Ash burton, Hun. Mr. French, Hon. Mr. Brodrick, Sir Horace fif.utn, Fir Robert Lady, and Miss Cotton, Bishop of Waterford, Major Taylor, Ste. The body of Mr. Smyta RAMAGE, a merchant of eminence ht Dublin, and one of the Direftors of the National Bank, was on Tuesday found in the Canal near that city. He rode out on Sunday ; his horse was found on the day following near the'spot where his body IV.LS afterwards discovered; A defence of the condud of Moat,' WOLsTora. CRAFT GODWIN, which has been long_ in hand, will speedily appear. is the prodnaion of a Clergy man, and .s in a Series of Letters, to a Lakly• 4torAt. Ac-Aikrirrt SOK CRSET4IOUIIia •••••-••-v-r- , , • NI. V. . To animadvert On Abe prochiCtioria of genius is a very eat) , task; and to censure or praise them without discriminati o n i s equally easy; but to regu late opinion by a just criterion, and to award to each artist a fair and equitable decision, requires much deliberation, and a familiar acquaintance with his works. An artist is not equally successful in all his performances; it would therefore be very unfair to de cide on his merits from the examination sofa single pic ture. But when we have watched his progressive movements for some time, and find that he attends to the admonitions, of experience, and the sugges tions of judicious friends, and also exerts both mind and body in the task of improvement,, such a man must inevitably obtain a.high degree of excellence. Absolute perfeClion is not attainable by human in telled, but the man who approximates nearest thereto will be the greatest charader. We have long observed and admired the improving execution of Mr. Te lifiLe. His early performances evinced the possession of an eye to see, and mind to feel the beauties of nature and art. In his drawings of our magnificent cathedrals and grand buildings he first attraCkd public notice, and excited great expec tancy, which has been more than gratified by his sulLequent drawings and paintings. Be,ide the pidure we have already noticed, Mr. TI;I6:ER exhibits four others, and two drawings. These present a singular and studied variety of sub ``lle 5h and effects, in some of which we observe simi litudes CO POUSSIN, SA LVATOR ROSA, and CLAUDE, whose works our artist has certainly contemplated to 'advantage. This is not only admistible, but commendeble in some instances ; for to adopt and improve upon the excellencies of great masters, must tend to adwance the arts. (No. 24) is a grand mountainous scene at Bonneville, Savoy, with the Mont Blanc. It is a fine landscape, with a rich deep and forcible colouring, and the remote and second dis tances are managed and finished with great excel lence and effect. Had the foreground been equally finished, it would not only be a more perfed, but be almost an unexceptionable picture. By attempt ing great force and depth, this master appears to exhaust the power of his tones on the distance: of his pidures, and the foregrounds are consequently left unde,ailed and undefined, and deficient of corres ponding.force. WILSON and GA INSBOROUGII con trived to mass their objeds without sacrificing indi .viduality of charader, and the landscape-painter, who hopes for perpetuity of fame, will do well to take-a lesson from these great masters. Besides, we must always resort to nature, as the unequivocal criterion to judge by, from whose work we may seed the beautiful, the piCturesque, or the sublime, as most accordant with our own sentiments of taste. But whichever of these may be the ob jet of our choice, we should adhere to its form: and colour: in representing it on canvas. Mr. TURNER generally attempts at the sublime, and though he sometimes fails, yet his failure is like the fabulous Phaeton's. Thus in his Holy Family (No. 156) see &serve a bold and daring effort, though that el f r_ has been ineffectual. It has been justly remarked by a man of great taste, that Mr. Tuna els has, in this instance spoilt a fine landscape by very bad figures. It is a deplorable fad that genius and judg ment do not always agree. When the former obtains complete controul over the latter, she runs riot amidst the regions of extravagance and wildness. This is strikingly displayed in thepaintings of FUSEL!, and in the crude produdions of some romanic wri ters. The large pidure of Calais Pw, (No. 146) by Mr. TURNER, combines many great excellencies, and some defects. The former will be found in the vessel which is moving 4, in the grouping, action, and charaderof the numerous figures which are scat tered over the pier,and on the decks, and more particu larly the distance and righthand corner of the pidure, where the colouring and management are most sin gularly fine and clear. But the Clouds are certainly too material and opeke ' • they have ail the body and consistence of terrestrial objects, more than the fleet ing vapours of unsubstantial air. This is sadly per verting the system of nature, which never makes her atmospheric vapours of equal density with terrestrial objects. In the drawing (No. 344) we observe the same characteristic, and absolutely cannot discrimi nate between cloud and mountain in some part of the distance. Independent of this, the drawing is extraordinarily fine, grand, and rich ; it represents St. Hughes denouncing vengeance on the Shepherd of Cor mayer, in the Valley of d'zioust. he works of Mr. TURNER have attracted much notoriety, and as they are the most prominent per formances of the present exhibition, we have been more particular and copious on them than we shall be with any others. We know, and can com prehend their merits, and have endeavoured to ooiat out wherein they' consist, wad at the same time have taken the liberty to notice a few parts, which we th ni defective. This we were the more parti cularly influenced to do, from a knowledge that many young artists slavishly imitate all his works without knowing or considering the principle: which lead to his excellencies. Because Sir Jositea and WILSON preferred some particular colours, many students think that by knowing how to prepare, or to use them, is all that is necessary to be known. Ita FFA EL Li.. obtained transcendent excellence with out the adventitious aid of brilliant colours. - The extraordinary conduit and proceedings of the Council as relating to Mr. WEST'S finely painted pidure of Hagar and Ishmael, has called forth a very universal and decided opposition from the Academicians at large ; the greater part of whom feel themselves insulted by the unwarrantable and unprecedented condua of two or three of the Com mittee'; to exonerate themselves and vindicate their worthy president, they have determined to inves tigate the subject ; and we expert and trust that the truly guilty and innocent will be justly rewarded : the first by full exposure to the public, and the latter by complete justification ; for much nefarious, clandestine, and illiberal conduct has been employed by the picky few. Professor OLivAsi us is returned from his literary tour through Sweden, and has now in the press, at Copenhagen, his " General Archives of the North, comprehending England and Holland." 'We hear, from various parts of the country, that the late severe weather (and particularly the squalls of parching wind which occurred on the 19th and 20th ult.) have made dreadful havock iu the gat dens, and destroyed all the fa prospea of fru►t.— In the neighbourhood of Carlisle, there was the greatest show of blossom ever seen so early in the year. , . Ti,. rl.llowieg Shifts sVew airdt. ele into Lterrus sion on Friday, • be 2 apt. Mart% (lo's the Flag Ville de Paris, tilt ft„., C of Adm i aid (: qn ,„,,,11 4. ) Impetueux; 80 atlipicar t ith, !II.!a, florae ' s 6 Boyle;• at reontrouth• Hods (bo mb "easel) - Sykcs, at Wo.,ittiirlt. Sulphur (ditto) - - CAA. M'Leod, at Vino. Orders were sent by Priday night's post, which wai detained as long as possible, to all the out-ports, to expedite thc equipment of our ships as fast as pos sible. • The 17th regiment of Dragoons, whiCh, on Tues day s e ' nnight , sailed from Liverpool for Dublin, 'On board fifteen transports, on the Sunday following encountered a very severe gale. The transports were separated, and mostly damaged ; bat we are rejoiced to hear that they are all safe. Vaccination has been found in Turkey an antidote to the plague ; some Persons who had been inocu lated with the cow-pock, have escaped info lion, ial though ptirposely exposed to This progress. lac been tried on dogs, but does not preserve them from the disorders so peculiar to them. The press on the River was hotter on Saturday than it hat been for a long time: Early in January, dispatches were received by mit Government in India from the British Etdory, at Canton, stating a very sanguinary conaill to have taken place on the banks of the river Kiam, betwe'en a numerous body of the rebels and a corps of 5000 of the Emperor'S troops. At the commencetnert of the at ion, the Imperialists were broken and thrown into disorder; the Leader of the Insurgenta was, however, killed at the moment, arid they Aire not only prevented profiting by their success, but falling into confusion, the Royal troops rallied, and obtained a signal victory. Toe rebels, lost upwards of :;000 killed, and the remainder escaped, under favour of the night, to a post ten miles front the Scene of lion; Sinwithstanding this, and some similar Successes, the Who:e empire was involved in the utmost alarm ; and a letter from one of the Company's Supercar goes at Canton, states, that the progress of the re bels in that vicinage was such, .that the Europeans as well as natives; were placing themselves in a state of defence. Every kind of exertion is used for tte cletedion of the Forgery and Fraud committed on Thurdzy morning upon the Lord Mayor. We state the fol lowing particulars from thebest information. On Wednesday night a person took a post-chaise in the City, and drove to Dartford. Hit then went to all the Inns, making inquiry if Schaw the Messenger had passed through. Upon learning that he had not, he took a chais , .t for Rochester. Two miles on this side of that place, he met the mail-coach, and, stopping it, inquired if Mr. Schaaf the Messenger was inside. He was an swered in the negative, but told that a Foreign Messenger was in the coach. It drove on and he turned his chaise and followed it to Dartford. The person here entered into conversation with this Mes. senger,. a Neapolitan one, and told him that he would get much sooner to town by accompanying him in his chaise, than in the mail-coach, The Messenger, suspeding nothing, acced his offer, and they came to town nether. They drove to Lord ilawa ES SU R Y'S Office in Downing -street, where the Messenger left his dispatch, and they pro• ceeded on to the White-horse Cellar, in - Piccadilly, where they breakfasted, Between seven and eight o'clock, the person asked the Messenger, who, from having been bete' very often; was perfedly,well ac quainted with the town, to leave a letter at the Man sion-house. This he agreed to do, and the letter which the LOAD MA yo a'received was given to hire. He took it to the. Mansion-house, - and left it with a servant, and did not afterwards see the person who had committed it to his care. As this man was seen by so many people, his person can be readily identified ; and as a description of it will probably be published, we entertain a sanguine hope that some discovery will be made of the persons con cerned in so attrocious an attempt to plunder the Public. On Saturday and yesterday the impress-service was nio-4 actively attended to above and below Bridge on the River. Four strong press-gangs, in cutters, proceeded to Scotland-yard, where they left their boats, and went.with a design to take the coal-porters and different labourers employed at that place ; those of the latter description immedi ately formed themselves into a body, anll made a stout resistance; they attacked the gang by throw ing coals, lime -stones, and Whatever came to hand, and succeeded in forcing their unwelcome visitors to retire. One of the party was, however, imprssed, and conveyed with difficulty to the boat ; he there continued fighting with those on board, and, after a long contest, threw the Officer into the water, and effected his escape by swimming to his companions, who came over the coal-barges to alTord him assist ance. The gangs then rowed away without having procured a mail. Orders were given to press from all protedions, and the tear of being taken prevailed so strongly among the watermen, that mans of them, on seeing the . gangs approach, quitted their wher ries with passengers at different puns of rate River, and ran over the barges to the shore. On Tuesday last a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of a labouring man, who unfortunately fell from the loft of a merchant's warehouse in Creed lane, by which he was killed on the spot, Verdi& Accidental Death Mr. , 13--, the master 'of the de ceased, humanely raised a subscription for the relief of the family of the deceased.. On Saturday a numerous Press-gang landed on the Leith and Berwick Wharfs, and attempted to carry off several seamen belonging to the fishing smacks; they consisted of near 100 men, collected from the different ships in the River. On their ap. proach, the men who were the objets of surprize, prepared to make resistance, they joined together, in all about 50 men, and assailed their visitors with bludgeons, the gang was armed with cutlasses and pistols, they used the former in the affray, but did not tire, the seamen fought with much resolution, and compelled the gang to retire without impress. ing any but a few apprentices. On the first attack, the gangs found they could not succeed in taking the men, without additional force, therefore p-o• cured seteral soldiers from the Tower, with Ns/ mu they returned to the wharf, but were again re pillsed. Several seamen were severely wounded, but none mortally ; one man had a cutlass thrust into his eye, and several were dreadfully cut across the face, &c. The' apprentices quietly suffered themselves to be taken to the Tender, well knowing' they would be liberated. This upon thewhole was a most alarming fracas, but happily no lives were 1 . • '~~ * ~. ~; t , , V ' , t I o y ~. : . , 1 . IN. , • .1.• • t: . c• • 3