The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1803-03-16 00:00:00

77IEATRE-ROTAL, DRUR nratArE. TO-S , lollitUAr EVENING will he performed the Tin dy of MACBETH. itlicbcth, by Mr. COOPER, being his Third Appearance on this Stage. Duncan, Mr. Packer; Banquo, Mr. Wroughton; Macduff, Mr. Raymond; Lady Macimh, Mn.a Powell. Tu which will be addet the Grand Pantomime Ballet of DON JUAN. On Saturday, The Hero of the North, with the Wedding Dav, Laity Contea, Mn. Jovian. On Monday, Mr Cooper will perform the Charger of Xing Richard the Third. BY COMMAND OF THEIR MAJESTIES. THEATRE-ROYAL, COVEAMGARDEN. TO-MORROW EVENING will be performed a New Co.nedy called JOHN GULL; Or, AN ENt:LISIINIANN FIRE-SIDE. The principal Character; by . . Mr. Lewis, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Fawcett; Mr. Johnstone, Mr. H. Johnston, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Emery, Mr. liraddy. Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Davenport, and Mrs. D. Johnston. The Orel tiire and Muse: composed and scleeted by Mr. Kelly. the Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Brunton. ♦Vith a L% rival Epilogue by Mr Johnstone. To which will he added, CROSS PURPOSES. On Saturdiy, John Bull, with The Prim; in which qtr. Brth un and S4tnori Storace will perform the Characitas of I!eartwell and Caroline. 1h I ! $!! THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16. Yesterday . we received the Mori;teur of the nth, but no other Paris paper. It contains a decree of the sth, ordering a distribution of money through the army.—Unless it be this circumstance, there is nothing in the paper that betrays a know•l;dge of the present state of affairs between the two countries, or can throw any light upon it. The French Funds rose, upon the 11th. They were 61f. r. The two French .Messcagers who arrived on Mon day, from Park, with dispatches for General AN zißLossi, were M. Duct.os, and M. LE COMPTE. They made the journey xvith the greatest speed, and are supposed to have brought over an answer from the CiIII:F CONSUL to his Majesty's Message. Im mediately after the receipt of these dispatches, Gen. ANDREOSSI had an interview with Lord llawKes st; a 5 •. Yesterday in the forencon a Messenger also ar rived with dispatches from Lord \Viii Two r. Tll,which were immediately taken into consideration by a Cabinet Council.—Their contents have not trans pired. We have how-,wer reason to believe that the discussions subsisting bztween the two Countries, bade not yet taken a decisive turn. The Funds yes terday remained pretty steady. Meanwhile, warlike preparations are going on with unabated activity. Greater bustle was not known at Woolwich, during the most furious part of the late war, than in the course of yesterday. Orders Were received for sending forty-six field-pieces to the Southern Coast, and vast quantities of mi:itary shores of all kinds, in the ordinance of that place, Were preparing to be Chipped for Malta. This latter intelligence, which we state upon good autlwrity, confirms the statement in our Paper of Monday, re !greeting that Island. --The same energy prevails on all our shores. Thursday night there was a very severe press at the port of Leith. Every ship was stript of her hands ; but those belonging to the ves sels about to sail far the whale-fishery were liberated again. A warrant for impressing Seamen was received at Liverpool on Wednesday, by Capt. WA Lt.'s, of his Majesty's frigate Naiad, now lying in the river, and that night and the following morning, a most severe press took place ; in the coune of which many of the ships in the river, and most of the yes sets coming in or going out, were entirely stripped. inferior . Officers, and even the Mates, were not 'Oared. The Sheriffs of Middlesex summoned all the Con ;tables of the Holborn Division, on Monday, in order to invest them with the authority of executing press-warrants. Several persons were sent yesterday from the Mansion-I louse on hoard the tender. The Commissioners of the Navy, and of the Vic rualling-Ofliee, sat several hours on Monday. Orders have been issued by the Treasury-Board for the Revenue-cruizers to be immediately employed in the service of the Admiralty. Other particulars respeaing our naval prepara tions will be found in our port-letters. Every other part of our military establishment displays the same aetivity. On Monslay his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK came to town from Oatlands, and at:ended his Office at the Horsc- Guards, with his Secretary, Lieutenant- Colonel ROWNRICC, who quits his situation for that of Quarter-Master-General of his MAJESTY'S forces in England, in the room of General DuritiAs, who is placed on the Staff as a General. This appoint ment was announced in last Night's Gazette. No time, wti find, will be lost in calling out the Militia. That of the the county of Gloucester arc ordered to be embodied on Monday the 28th inst. tie South Gloucester Royal Regiment, commanded by the Earl of BERKELEY, Lord Lieutenants at Glou cester ; and the North Rdial Gloucester Battalion, commanded by Col. KividoTs, at Cirencester. The Someset Militia are ordered to be embodied, ott the same day. We believe, the other counties have received orders to the same effect. An order was received in the City, on Saturday, for embodying the London Militia. All our Volunteer Corps are also expeeted to come forward, and prove their patriotism and loyalty in this momentous crisis. The following circular letter was yesterday sent to the St. James's Volunteers. ST. JAMES'S LOYAL VOLUNTEERS. Slit, You are requested to attend Parade on Wednesday next, the 16th of March, at six o'clock in the evening, at the parti cular requust of Lord Amherst. March 14, 1903. JAMES RICE, Sec. The objet is to put the corps in an immediate state of preparation, and the example will no doubt followei by all the other corps in town and country. We have received accounts from Gibraltar to the 17th ultimo, which state, that on the morning of that day, the Dragon ' of 74 guns, the Renown of 74, and the Alonniouth of 64 guns, sailed for Malta, to join the fleet there. Three French line of battle ships were then at the back of the Rock, where they had been four days preceding, waiting for an easterly wind to pass the Gut. They were crowded with troops, and their destination was announced to be for St. Domingo. The reviews of the different regiments in the Garrison were appointed to take place on the 23d of February. From the high state of discipline of the troops, it was expeded to be a very fine military spedacle. The Spanish General, and many of his Officers, were to be present at them. The master of a French xebeque, which arrived at Gibraltar on the 16th of February, in ten days from Marseilles, brought accounts that intelligence had been received at the latter place, before his departure, of the Algerines having declared war against France, and that the French were in conse quence colle'ling troops at Toulon. The accounts received yesterday, by the Dutch mail of the I ith, give some new particulars respect ing the French and English Amba<sadors at Con stantinople, which, if true, would show that the French influence has gained the ascendant at the Ottoman Porte. Letters from Brussels of the Bth instant, state, that General LELLIARD, who served with disci:laic:a under BoNAP AR-It, in the campaigns of Italy and Egypt, will have the command of the troops destined to form a camp in the vicinity of that city, at the time when the Ftitsr CoNstm pays a visit to tL•e united departments of the ci-devant Belgium. It appears also, that the Commandant-General of the Voth Military Division will have the command of the camp to be formed on the Left Bank of the Rhine about the same time. - - Letters from Brussels of the 28th February, state, that Mr. OTTO, who fulfilled so honourably his Mission in England, is appointed Ambassador from the French Republic to his PRMI AN MAJESTY. General Cm:; A n BERT uttn, brother of the French Minister of War, who was to have gone to Loui siana, as Chief of the Stair to the expedition destined for that colony, has, it is said, been appointed, by the French Government, Captain General of To bago. The last letters from Toulon state, that Admiral D!: WINTER was about to sail from that port for Lisbon. _ _ A great number of volunteers for the service of the new French colonies have been already raised in the new departments on the left banks of the Rhine. They are to be conveyed to the depot established at Dunkirk, where they will embark for their respec tive destinations. The French frigate, La Fraternize, which sailed from St. Domingo on the 7th of August last, is sup posed to be lost. No news having since been received of her arrival in any port. Sunday afternoon Mr. Mo RRISON arrived at Lord II P. ES.nu v's Oilice from Malta, which island he left only three weeks ago. Mr. Mo RR ISON came to England via Paris, and brought over with him dis patches from Lord WHITWORTH. Nithing material had occurred at Malta when Mr. Moxr. isoN left the place. It is a fort highly creditable to the general cha ratfler of that gallant Officer, Sir S. SMITH, that numbers of Le li:gre's ship's company, who served under him in Egypt, crowd to his house, to offer themselves as volunteers to serve under him again whenever he hoists his pendant. A Letter from an Officer in the Mediterranean to Sir E. PELLLW, says, " the Du UCJIL', the last French ship that sailed out of the . trails, had 3(sj Irishmen as part of the crew." He adds, that " nothing could be more disorderly or insubordi nate than the whole !" Samuel Wathen, Esq. High Sheriff of the county of Gloucester, having on Thursday last received a written application, signed by the Earl of Berkeley, Lord Lieutenant of the county, the Duke of Beau fort, the Marquis of Worcester, Earl Bathurst, Lords Somerville, De Clifford, Dude and Sher borne, the Hon. Adriiiral Berkeley, the Right Hon. Charles Bragge, Sir G. O. Paul, and Sir T. C. Boevey, Bans. General Rooke, Michael Hicks Beach and Thomas Estcourt, Esqrs. &c. requesting that he would call a County Meeting, to consider of an Address to his Majesty on_ his late Providential Escape from Treasonable Conspiracy, hand-bills were immediately circulated, and other suitable means adopted, to secure a full attendance on Fri day last, when the High Sheriff took the Chair, in the Grand Jury Room, at one o'clock ; and having opened the business, in an appropriate speech, and read the Letter from the Lord Lieu tonant, Sir William Backs, Bart. moved an Ad dress ; which being read, was seconded by Sir Berkeley William Guise, Bart. and agreed to. s , ty%sil • FASHION'. MARCHIONESS OF SALISBURY ROUT. On Monday evening the Marchioness of SALts hunv gave a Grand Rout, to about four hundred of the fashionable world, at her house in Arlington street. Among whom were, The Swedish Minister, and the Portuguese Ambassador. Duke of Somerset. Marquis Dolllas. Earls —Winc helsca, Barclay, Porchester, Mountnorris, Mount-Edgecumbe, Macclesfield, Stair, Camden, Borriugdon. Viscounts—Hood, Downes. Lords—Willoughby de Broke, Henley, Roston, Duzley, F. Osborne, Grimston, Benyou, awning, Bulkelev, Graves, W. Fltzroy, Somerville, Fitzharris, Grenville, Levesun, Longf.ord Sirs—C; Affleck, W. Dan-an, W. Parsons, J. Rid/Le, J. ILtrringum, Sydney Smith, C. Boughton. Getteruh—Manners, Thornton. Colonel Decliareyille. Crrprono—Clare, Baker. Monsieur Gildenpalm. Iftstrs —Staniforth, Lakolles, Bond, Herby, Dickens, Freemantle, Stroud, fleneage, Lambe, Hale, Thompson, Law, G.Dorien, Pans, J.Bmnett, Douglas, Borten, 11. Treat, Skeffington, Mannings, Baker Faulkner, Dondey, Methuen, Bs!four, Harve"s, Bellasyse, J. Law, &takes, Cooper, RoYinstt. Duch( ss of Bolton. 31arrhiolorstra-11eadfort ar d Both. ..... Coitatemei---Mountnotris, Dowager Erszx, Talbot, Har mart, Antrim, Liverpool, Porch ‘liter, Melhurile, Eiy, Emtx, Botringilon, Dowager Curk, Dz. Brat, AM burnhain, Chatham, and Carrington. Viscountess Downe. Lizdiess—M. Coke, Lavington, J. Howard, A. Carpenti-r, Bostoti, Sebright, C. Barham, E. Tufton, Clitkord, Aleck, Penh, lienley, Duncan, I larcourt, F. Othurne, Soltenon,- E. Talbot, Talbot, Da Clifford, T. Burke, Barring, C. Ilerbert, lienynn, F. Sonnne; . sett, Pre.cott, Cornwall, M. Taylor, Met calf; C. Cadogan, Harrington, Bulkeley, Peachani, Euston, S. Fame, Lucas, Lo:lgfa.l, R. Broughton, Gieirbervie, two Thytines„ F. and C. Hares, and Carr. Alistresses---Stanitnrth, Sturt, Jones, Hervey, Drummond; Baker, L. Brooke, Crofton, Rigby, ILneage, Barringtdri, Muster:, Stephern, Scott, Montagu, Nash, Law, G. Corien, Scoffing, Phillimore, Paris, !Horton Pitt, Douglas, Dorien, Ironmonger, Lee, Clark, Csitt-r, Fitzhcrbcrt, Cousins, El. lint, Hombv, Banks, Orby, and Hurtle. Maditniecle CloolieviLe Mixes—two . Anguishes, two 1-L•rvevs, Sellr'ett, Dickinv, Fitzroy, Itavey, Vyte, Pelham , „ Call, Grimitton, Chuck:- worth, S .dle Stanliap, Loftus, Montagu, 11. ill, Cornwall, lioscawmi, Prevcutt, Diuglas Dories, Swinfonl, two Ruch- Lima, Smith, !Malcolm, and Somerville. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, attended by General MANNEki, rode in Hyde Park. A shower of rain coming on, his MAJESTY remained but a short time, and returned to the QUTEs's house. About twelve o'clock her MaJrsT y and the PRINCESS'S, attended by the Countess CARDIGAN and Lady CHARLOTTE Wy NNE, left Cie Queen's house in two cbaches and four, escorted by a party of the Light Horse, and took an airing in the neigh bourhood of Hampstead. This day his MaJEsr v will hold a Levee at St. James's. This evening their MAJESTIES and the PRIN . - crssEs will honour the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence, under the direaion of the Earl of WILTON. On Monday evening, the 14th instant, died, at her house in George-street, Hanover-square, aged 73, Mrs. Lou rn, relief of the late Lord Bishop of LONDON. The lion. Miss PEt. n A N 4, third daughter of Lord YERBOROUGII, is to be married next week to Mr. TENNANT, a gentleman possessed of 'AWOL per annum. The Duke of RICHMOND is expeaed in town this evening. His Grace has taken a house at Brighton. Mr. M. P. ANDREWS, of Cleveland P.ow, has announced his grand rout for the 25th instant, by the delivery. of 500 cards of invitation. On Friday last, the Rev. GEORGE COOKE, D. D. was instituted, by the Rev. Mr. RUDGE, (Commis sary to the Lord Bishop of GLOCESTER,) to the united Ratories of Oldbury and Didmartin, in the diocese of Glocester, on the presentation of the Duke of BEAUFORT, void by the death of EDWARD ESTCOCRT, Clerk. The Duke of GORDON and Lady M. SINCLAIR, arrived yesterday at his Grace's house in Green street, from Gorden Castle. The Earl of KENMARE arrived in town late last night from Ireland, after being some days detained on his way by illness. Sir JOHN and Lady CALLENDER arrived at their town-residence in Mansfield-street last night, from Paris. All the English visitors at Paris may be ex pe&ed in a few days—BoNA p A are, wind and wea ther permitting. On Sunday last the Countess of CoRKE was safely delivered of a son, at his Lordship's house in Wim pole-street. Sir H. MILDMAY and family will return to town this day from Moulsham Hall, Essex, to his house in Stanhope street. The Duke of QCEENSBERRY is recovered, and the Duke of PORTLAND was much better last night. Mr. KEMBLF, is expe6ted in town this day, or to morrow, from Paris. He is engaged for a certain number of nights in Dublin. Lady Newport, Lady Jones, Sir Frederick and Lady Vane, Sir Frederick Eden, Admiral Spry, General and Mrs. Morrison, Colonel Marshall, Cul. Winzel, Col. Williams, Col. Parker, Lieut. Colonel Judgson, Col. Browne, Major Cameron, aid Major Edwards, are among the last arrivals at Bath. It is said (and much to lig hoped) that, in the event of a war, Lieutenant (nneral HENRY JOHN STONE will resume his command in Ireland. The spirited condu& of that gallant Officer, onthe ever memorable sth of June 1798, at New Ross, saved that country from all the homer:: which threatened its dearest possessions. During his residence on the Staff, at Waterford, a firm perseverance in his duty, tempered with justice and humanity, not only se cured the peace of his distrift, but endeared him to all descriptions of its inhabitants. • Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, as Mr. GARDNER, of Quecn's.street, Cheapside, was re turning to town, his horse suddenly took fright, at the turnpike in Worship -street, and ran with the greatest fury nearly round Finsbury-square. Here, providentially, the rider, disencumbered from his stirrups, threW himself off, and received no other injury than a few slight brnises. The animal, pur suing his course, flew against the palisadoes of Messrs. LAextriorobi, ALLLN and Co.'s dwelling house in Finsbury-square, with a force so -incredi bly irresistible, as to throw down the strong iron railing, and break several of the bars, by which means the poor creature was precipitated into the area, a depth of near 20 feet, and killed -instanta neously. The horse was of great value, and was purchased only a week preceduig the aczidect. - FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MAnciils. BANKRUPTS. • Daniel Raticer, of Winchcombe, Gloucester, strap-boiler, March 28, 29, at five, and April 26, at ten, at the Plough In::, Cheltenhain. Attornics, Thomas Williams, Winchcornbs or Messrs. Edmunds and Sun, Lincaln's-hin. William Morphew, of Rotherrield, Sussex, dealer in corn, March 19, 26, and April 26, at one, at Guildhall. Atturnies, Messrs. WilSon and Broad, Southwark. John Birker, of Field Head, woutimonger, March 24, 2:eb and April 26, at eleven, at the Grapes, Carlisle. Attorniess Mr. Clennell, Staples-inn, London ; or to Mr. Saul, Carlisle. Thorna.s Hunt, of Leather-lane, Holborh, hardwareman, March 25, and April 2, 26, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attor ney, Mr. Fitzgerald, Goodulan's-Fi,lds. . William Simpson, of Clement's-lane, London, merchant, Marsh 29, 130, and April 26, at tan, Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs.%Vatlecon, Barlow, and Grosvenor, Aug:Jr-Fran. James Gavern Nicol, of Gablonith-row, liack - ney-road, bricklayer, March 25, 26, at elecen, and April 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Ashfield,lligh-street, Shadwell. Thomas Ballanger, of Tiverton, Dzvon, innhOder, Ma ch • 130, 31, 2nd April 26, at five, at the Globe Tavern, Exeter. Attbrntes, Messrs. Batten and Ansti.e, London; or to Mt. Warren, Exeter. Jos,•ph Shepard, Bristol, }racier, MarA 17, 31, and April 26, at eleven, at.the Rummer Tavern, griitul. Attorney, Mr. Stephens, Bristol. Herbert Bourne, Saint James's-street, Westminster, silk= mercer, March 26, 29, and A:iril 26, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Senior, Charles-stre44, Covent garden. DIVIDENDS. April 23. John Underwood, Gr:at Marlborough-street, apo- thecary, at Guildhall. at eleven. April 11. Edthund Haworth, John Haworth, and Jonathan Havro-h, Hampstead, callicu-printers, at the Paidgewatcr arms, Manchest.g, at three. April 26. Charles Cowlishaw, of Asliborne, Derby, grocer at Guildhall, at one. May 7. Geole Elliott and George Pickard, Woad-street, Cheap-id... velvet ribbon mar tilafturre., at Guildhall, at one. April 19 ' Thomas Mitchell, of Hatton-eaurt, Thread needle-street, merchant, at Guildhall, at one. April 26. John Whitely, late of Bankside, Saint Sa.; viour's, Southwark, colour manufaCturer, at Guildhall, at ten. April 5. John Hill, of Maid;tone, Kent, glass-seller, at the Dudley's-Arms Inn, Dudley, at eleven. • April 11. James Wild, Lite of .Hul.na-place, MsnchesL ter, common-brewe-, at the Star Inn, Maneluster, at four. April 19. James Askew Leach, of Jewry-street, Aidgate, wine and brandy merchant, at Guildhall, at ten. April 7. John ilarnt , sley and Joseph Smith, Lite of St. John in licdvrodine, Worcestershire, morocco shoe-manu faßurers, at the Swan Inn, St. Jahn In Bedwardine, at ten, April 7. Thomas Bottomley, of Liverpool, linen-tiriiperf at the Globe Tavern, John street, Liver2ool, at one. CERTIFICATE. Joseph Midkift; of Liverpool, merchant. LAW IN7ELLIGEATE. COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN's-INS, MARCH 1J HOG( v. KIRBY% This was a motion fir an Injunction to restrain the Defendant (a Bookseller, in Paternoster-row) from publishing a work, intitled " The New, Original, and compleat Wonderful Museum, and Extraordi nary Magazine," of which the Plaintiff, who is als4 a Uookscller, affirmed he was tLe sole Proprietor, an that his copy-right had been invaded. The cause had been the subjet of a previous discussion, and was brought forward for a final decision. The Lonn CHANCELLOR, after hearing the affi davits read, proceeded to exarniste the different numbers of the work in question, contrasting those sold by the Defendant with such as were disposed of by Mr. Hogg, and in several particulars treated of in both Magazines pointed out a material diffe rence in their descriptions, particularly with respea to the 'Wonderful Colossus of Rhodes, which, in the Plaintiff's work, was seven hundred feet high, di mensions considerably greater than those laid down for that statue in the Magazine published by the Defendant. There was also a material disagree ment in the statement of various other articles which these books contained. His Lordsl.ip haring made the necessary observations upon the 1-.,ent.. blance which one work had to the other, proceeded to deliver his remarks respelting Copy-right, and the claim which every man had to such works as he was the sole author and proprietor of. In the pre sent case, it had appeared that the Defendant was Mr. Hogg's publisher, and it had not transpired whether the work had been sold for Mr. Hogg, agreeable to any orders given for that purpose, or Whether it had been brought forth by Mr. Kirby as his own. His Lordship could not tell upon what grounds the Defendant had become the publisher, consequently could nut determine whether the transaction was proper or improper ; the work might probably be the continuation of some other, or the Defendant might have so dealt with the Plaintiff in the publication of the books, as to be the immediate objet of an action to recover damages. Upon the whole, sufficient documents had not been procured to enable his Lordship to afford a decision. Thr case is therefore reserved for a future investi gation. Yesterday the Master and Wardens of the Bakers' Company waited on the LORD Msvoß, at tha Mansion-house, to set the Assize of Bread. I . lis Lordship, after examining the Mealweighers' reports, ordered the assize to continue the same as last week, viz. 9.1. the quartern loaf wheaten, and Tid. household. To-morrow a Court of Common Council teia be held at Guildhall, to elect, by ballot, a Collector to Nev.-gate-market, in the room of Tno NI A S Tuc K E v., lately elected principal 111,:::ag.r o.lleaor cd Smithfield-market, an,i c 4 :her business. A dreadful catastrophe lappened in the fami ly of Ern &NULL pour ma: residing between Bracknall and Swill] y Lodge. On Thursday morning last, about one o'clock, a smoke being per ceived, he went down stairs, au.; on opening a room, in which was a on:unity of has b-br.-em heads, he saw sorw heath-dust on tire, and attempted to ex tinguish it, but it conmituticated with the brooms immediately, and he was instantly so much affeded, that with difficulty he got out of doors. Having re covered his breath, he begged his wife to put the children out at a chamber-window, when she imme diately let down an infant three months old, and a boy aged six years : she then went into the room over the fire after a child aged two years, and a girl of nine years (who were heard just before) but could not find either of them ; being almost suffo cated, and expeding the floor to sink, she got back to the other room, and escaped from the window. The house, being old lath and plaster and boards, was in a tew minutes enveloped in flames. The dis tr,?ssed family went to Itamslade (the nearest house) almnst naked, where they were very _humanely re ceived, and met with very kind assista ,cc from se vzral good neighbours. Abuut a fourth part of the bodies of the two poor children have been got from the ruins. it is thought the fire proceeded frun • some burning soot f.dliog .down the chimney. ~_- r~ I • , • 4 . .r 9 w f' 1 i