The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-05-04 00:00:00

ZMPLROR OF MOROCCO. Two most beautiful single-horse aisle's have been ba,ti t y Messrs. I tin RP t and Scocrs,Hotborn,by order of flews. GUINDALL A and MACNI44, Merchants is t his City, for His Majesty the Emperor of Moeocco I t he lower pannels are painted glazed verdigrise, with a very broad gold Arabic bolder, osnamented with large festoons of fl ,wets, in proper colours, and t roupes of flowers in 34 gold medallion in the centre ' c inch pannel ; the upper part of the bodies forms s can opy, panneled at the sides, painted a thick cr i ms on, with broad stripes of like and blue, and a Loze rat, with gt f ri :s on top of the canopy ; elegant ;u:antisand rebtaoTt of filwers, painted in their pro. :ors, and very neatly exes:uted ; a large gold .Aallion,;witha vase of flowers, on the centre, and z ,nupe• of flowers on the doors ; the while very : 4 51y varnished and polished ; th, faot•bodtdsand rime-work gilded; the bodies are suspendA by bates, covered with Morocco, stitched %stub spin a low elegantly carved shaft carriage . ; the springs and iron work are gilt, and painted beau. Nally s lining, the richest green and crimson Ge. nua velvet, trimmed with silk lace and fringe, cuffed very full with hair, and quilted with sills t Ili; dasiing iron covered with Morocco ; harness cwered with hforoeco, finished in a beautiful man tin, to correspond. ROYAL ACADEMY. Satorday, the Members of the Royal Academy Ries. their Annual Dinner, at Somerset-house, to the Princes of the 131uld, the Foreign Princes, the N..hi:ity, and princip.sl Dignitaries of t e Church and state. The dinner was very sp!ten• nidly attended ; though many were necessartli absent on account nt the Dissolution of Parliaknen't: Tne exhibition of the year is highly crea:itahlh to the Artists. I: contains more historical and I..toda kape produCtions than usual; Portraits prevail not in the usual pr.spArtiou. There are some very foe Pideres from 1V tsr. West•et, FUnt.l. SU'S. °will, Ksecev, &c. &c. Wrtz.it has sent his Blind Fiddler, of which report has spoken so favour ably. Two hundred sat down to dinner. Mr. Win was in the Chair. Amongst the company were, the Prince of Witt!, Duke ref Kier, Mar quis of 'PHOACIND, Earl of D•IiNtEY, Loids Bs•v asooti and Sosteaviti.s, and Sir Jostem Raors. The dinner and wines, which were provided by Mr. were must excellent. • Yesterday morning His M....um. w, Princesses sfavl, • , almeaci AMNIA A and Marty. attended by I.Adle/ Gsomorasa BOLKELEY, and CNA.- um& ; Generals GW VANE and FITZ• Nov; Count Mui.srist ; and the Honourable Mr. BLECELET. rode to St. George's Chapel, where a &rmcn was preached by the key. , from Epbesians, c;.ap. .5. v. Ili Afterwards rod.: to hogalore to dinner. and returned to the Palace to Vise; o'clock. Her MIL/BSTT and Princess ELIZABETH, after Divine Service in the Palace; rode to Frog. more to receive the 61,0, &c. and returned wan the giro and rest of the PAD:CB/4SL 'Mrs. EGICTMI entertained a set...el party at din ' sitt, yesterday, at her house in St. James's-iquare. W spia4.l.s. lass . issued . cu. Sis tct /lAA," rep t‘be piaci evilk Wednesday. in May, at her Inuit ui U;iiiir Peroola-street astly SMITH fit HOPS will have a music and ripper parry, te-morraw night, at her house, Hyde Perk Corner. Lard and Lady KI.'M AIRD •Wiil give a grand dinner, next Sunday, at their house, iu Upper Gros tenor.street. Thu Ccuaress of CA N KAM ?TON will give a rand Rout, on the 14th instant, at her htusr, in Bruton street. M. SHIPLEY has declined a contest for the Bo mg') of Southwark, w:rich reduces the Candidates for that place to four, lux. Mr. ea.% acts Cetera's.. Mr HOLT WRITS, Sir THum es TUCTON, aad Mr. Taos NTOII Mr. Ito.c.ox'S ieads have subscribed c.'7,0001. to support his Hall , n. {elsjioa appears to interfere in every part c.f the present contest.—Sir FRANCIS &MOST? is wounded Gear the Pepii wt. LaJy SMITH w:11 give a grand rout, thi: even. izg, at her house, Hyde Park terrace. the Coueteis of CtoNner I. will give a grand tour, on the lit:, instant, at her house in Portman iquare._ The Earl of Dem, we are happy to state, is to far recovered trona his late indispoainurs, as to bauble to go nat. H. Dawaists, Esq. is very ill, at his house in Portman square. Mr. SA, to's Concert will ba held at Lady CA a it morns's. this evening, and is expeaed to be hu aieronala attended. It is now certain, that neither Sir FRANCIS Rua rr ri-.r Mr. P•ULL can stand for Westminster. The Glasgow Tlieatre was to open on Friday ,:at, for the season, with the Comedy of Speed she ai.d the Fa. ce of Ar&to forum. •,3 ; Opera House, on Saturday night. displayed •dcr.t marks of the Asset- ce of the Ze.ius of fashion L-i nvOil ; whilst th, Pit was filled to suffocation, the boxes were empty. CATALAN! was in veiicN and TL's Sip of Troy went off with efre4. The ir It..yal Highnesses the Prince ut WALe.and r) of roax; the Duke of AROY Lk. ; kairdlinnesSe l H eat/FORT, S•LISSULY, ant ; Lard and Lady Porisorsav ; Mrs. ( Lac; Lion. Mr. BOVPIRIL, 'Hon. Mrs. Mettles; 21 , c1 Mts. La whim, *ire present. His Royal High e.s the Pail of W• Les was:dressed in lull morn ing, and hooked extremely well. Sat'affray's (ias,tre contains addresses to His illass..rv. on the lin: of conduct His Maftsrr %. is pl. a.. tl to pursue rm.* recent occasion, from Nar Woodstock, N.-weenie-upon-Tyne, Newer k -71Pon-I'roct, I lalifax, Glasgow, Dumfries, Lincoln, Iluisrich, New Wind.ar s Pontefract, Lanark, Grec z' ck. ha..bury, 3:. Andrew's, Penrhyn. Stamford, .° Doter, London, Perth and Stirling, 11,:m4bv. ner:r.. MIL,PANLL AND silt fic4N(.l% SURDLTT. A duel took pldce, on Saturday, between Mr. Paull and Sir Francis Burdett, in w!dich both these gentlemen were wounded. It arose out df the 'pro ceedings at Ott Meeting at the C..own ani Anchcr Tavern, on Friday night, of which a report was given in our paper on Saturday. That report stated, that an expectation had been held out, in conse quence of an Advertisement, published in the News papers to that effra, that Sir Francis Burdett would take the chair upon that occasion ; and that Mr. Jones Burdett read three letters, in replan:l6w% of the non-attendance of his brother, the sub stance ill which we gave in our report ; but as the affAir has ex.:::ed much interest, we now give the following copies : To the Eleaors of Westminster ► assernble.l at the Crew a and Anchor Tavern. " Gan Tl.Cte rw—l am exceetngly d..treemod by the disagrca eit,e nece•oty iiipused upon war, to contradia thus publicly thd implied iin;fort of the two Advertisement.,. by which you an called together this day. They were both inserted without any communication with me; afid latter shnuls have been in- sertel, if any means hid been t9orded me orpreve.iting it. As soon as I knew of the first Adverti•emeitt, plaCing 'no in the Chair, I wi ,, te the follawiry. Lotter to .fr. Paull i - -(The Letter to Al;. hull was here rezd by Mr. Surdets,as folloWs s) " DIA. Passe, Vfiaabletlon, April 29. " Tour Letter ib.a roaming oecesieeed use great surprise; and, to speak the truth, some ditpleasnre. I must say, diet to have my natnipubitshc.l fa. ant etings (Ike " Such a day it to be seen the great Contrite !") without my previous coaseot i ur any application to me, is • circumstance I slieu;d really, from any mtas else, regard as an insult. Ysu wins acquainted with my sentinscoti and determination not to do ari thing, even for my own F.lectrin ; and I should have thrught` mud have been consoquendy aware of the impassibility at- say coat. ink forw,,,d in any b•sly's else. I yiesled to your de.slre that should nomitude you, althoul‘h I should mach rather avoi I even that; but as I highly approve sear conduct, I do not ctOject to that one act, as a public testi.non; of such cpeuic lion, in case you %MAR (which I de not), of any i.nonii• ante—bnt to that sinsle act I must confine nsyself, or be 04. posed to be reproached, and lastly, with int iniiitancy and . lolly. I shall pay the greatest attention tc CoSbett'S pronsia-sl otter; b.it ny cvii: mind is quite made up; the Country cannot he weed by tal:irg a part, and thereby aiding, in the delusion. Yout'a r notwithstrading, very sincerely, •• • " FRANC'S AURDET T." " The advertisement of this day is still mere ofousi•e to me ; ask might, it not :hum contratict-ot by tr.r, le.v many . ' person. to susptct that 1 had • dissembled wish to b- elected into Parliament, notwithstanding my public declamations to the contrary. I b-g you, Gentlemen, te a-maul this explauation hoist ino, as au act of faiziteiss towards you, whilst it to one of strict duty s.wards myself. With wish to. the ha; pima and prOs l ienty of the Eleetws of Wearainster, 1 be Wawa' to suixn'e myself. " Your mnrli oblige) and faithful htimi , e ser.ant. " May 4. 1807. " F. BURDETT." For Mr. Panil's er.rlanation ir, Jefenca of his condatt, we :doss icier eu hir speech, a report of wbict is also given in Tun . Florists Paass of Sa. turday. Mr. Paull spoke iu terms of friendship and regard for Sir Francis, but it war evident that he was much hurt. In4eed, he had cause, for the COSMO adopted by the Baronet was calzulated to throw a d.tinp ape? the McLain, and degrade Mr. Paull in the opinion of the world. As soon, there fore, as be had retired from the Meeting, he wrote the following advertisement for insertion- in the newspapers: • To the FM and Ir.d:peodeot Eleetors of westmin:te:. " Q'Clock, tnday Night. " GENT tits cw —Tiie Letters that were read this Nmlit from Sir Francis Smdett, I have hot time, wit have I inclinatton, to eommest nn. I desert positively, that on sur.day last, at Wimbledon, hot only &al Sir Francis aunt thearfully cnissent to nominate me, as he had shine last November (which was at a dinner at the Crown sod Anchor), bt.t that he would also serve for Westminste., if chosen with ate. "On Monday, Lir Francis and m)i,elf, dining at Col. Ha. villa's, received Mr Falictes's advertisement for Yerks:,ire aid then, for the first tins-, he expreated his regret that I had revolved to stand for Westminster. Yesterday !renewed the •mewled adiertirement is Sii Franci7 surdett (which he now says he disapproves of) ; it than met with his Intent ap proval. I sulnequently sheaved it to Col. WWII? ; and in a few minutes after wards I quitted the house of col. Y-.svi Ile, and joined Sir Francis and Mr. Suidett, in Bood•street ; who (stir agreed, in consequence id the contr:tt to se,•-, tat Sir Fran cies Advertisement should be ls:ontinued until it can known what might be tl.e scent of thin day's drtne•. Without any eumraunkatiou with me, Mr. BJAle.t ant oed tl,e Cro•.•n in I Anchor. What seen red he hit undertakes to suhmit to the public, and on which I shall make no further eomment. Anxious 1.0 i:A id well in your estimation, I subs:nibs myself, Gentlerneu, your devoted Servant, JAMES PAULL." Sir Francis Burdett being at his seat at Wimble don at the time, Mr. Paull immediately set Off for that neighbourhood. accompanied by la:: friend Mr. Cooper. Upon his arrival at Wimbledon, he wrote a letter to Sir Francis, complaining of his condua in very strong and forcible terms, but imputing it to the counsels of a wiz ked and insidious adviser ; and with the ier:e. lr. Cooper was dispatched to the baronet. Sir t•ncis wrote a letter, in answer, to Mr. Paull, reminding him of former friendships; to which Mr. Fault replied, that it was adding irestAt to injury ; at two o'clock on Saturday morniag a meting was agreed upon, to take place at Coombe Wcod, Kingston, at cc',-:n, the same morning. Between three and four o'clock, Sir Fran cis left his house, sending his eoaehm•n •1 bridge to Mr. Curler, late a Captaialis eWe Guards, requesting him to meet him at Kingston without de. Lift as hew:Jacd his assistance in an affair of honour. Mr. Gaveler immediately rept;red to him, and found him at Kingston. The two parties assembled at she same house, the 'one above, the other below stairs, but no intercourse whxtever took place be tween them. At the hour 'app inted they were both upon the ground; Sir Francis attended by Mr. Gawler as his second, and Mr. Paul by Mr. CeoPer as his. The seconds agreed to place them at the distance of twejse paces. which were immediately measured.i. and Ai was far. ther agreed, that they should fire by sigoal.— No attempt of accommodation or explanation was previously made upon the ground, the dispute having been carried to too great a length to admi • of an amicable adjustment. consistent with cage:lto Every necessary preparation being made, and the parties having received their piStals from their 3e vends, they - took their ground. They both fical at Cs. same time, but without any other.en.2 than t;se losl cf pert of Mr. Paull's left cart. Sir Frge.dis Bur:ides Second then asked, whetiter Paull was smisiled t and was answered " no ;" upon which they feed agiin, and both pardes fell.. Mr. Paull was knocked- heed .over heeds. Sir French, fell en his side. Upon examination it was found, that ilia Kell had struck the left leg of Mr. Paull, near the front, a li;:le below the knee, splintering the bone. It dii.not lodge it the leg, but flew of, . • tearing away the halt•top"in its passage, and a slight splinter of the bone. The bacit.top bein stout, must have deaden:] the force of the bnll, and pro bably saved the bcfne Prom being soh, brol,en.— The ball from Mr. Paull's pistol wounded his adversary m rite right thigh. It passed through, about the middle, on the ipside, near to what 'is called the Pope's Eye, but Without injuring any leeding vein Of artery. Both wounds bled profusely, particul.aly that of Sir Francis. They were now i reconciled, and put into. Mr. Paull's . coach ; in which, •as soon as they wcre seated, they shook hands, and expressed the greatest coneern . for each other. Sir l'rencis declared, that L. had 11;.'Ver fired a pistol before. This is the More remailsiale, as ne men could have cOnduSed himself with rnpre co-.lness upon the most cm:arson occasion, The most praftised duellist never displayed rnoretteadi neg. Mr. Paull, we believe,. fought once in India. He displayed great spirit upon the ground; and they both condu&ed them ayes, after the affair, with be- Coming fortitude. They 'drove first to Pieced:lly, .wbee Sir Feat Otis was set 'down, &boat twelie o'clock, at his own heete. Mr. Paull then drove on to hts own house, in . trierles.street, St. James's. stintre, where he was immediately attended by Surgeno Hume. The affair soon transpired ; the houses of both pules were s».l beset by their re. speaive friend; and partisans; arida mob remained tire whole day in the streets, in Iron: of their hopses. At Mr. Paull's door they were particularly attraa 'd by some blood upon the steps, w:sieh contributed niuch to increase the iaterest which they felt its his cause. At first it Was supposed; that Mr. Paull's leg must undergo amputation; but we undetstend, that on examination it wasfouod to be only slightly splint,' ed, and it is hoped it. will sot be necessary to have **cowl to that operation. Mr. Paull had no 11.4 on &curds,' night, but he 'hewed no lesierish symptoms. Report stated Sir Francis Burdett in a dangerous way; hot the anxiety of his friends was relieved by the following bulletin, Which was exhibited, yesterday a:le:l23cup by the Porter at the door, to all inquiries "It a .t.e opuition of Mr. Cline, that Si! F. Burdett ha: DO unfavourable symptoms from his wousii.—Stoday t ;Mee **sleek." • Tie weather being very hot, apprehensions were entertained of fever. but neit:ier party wu considm ed in danger last night.—Lnly Bardtnt arrived in town yesterday morning from Witulded.m. Noe tar • Soceit.--The old prcverb is undotthteJly true. but it is net applicaisle to Alderman li A rev ky, in his canvass for the honour of representing the airy in Parliament. The worthy Alderman has formed no alliance whatever with any of his competitors. He stands on independent „rounds, trusting for 4nceess to the esteem and confidence of his kenos,' Cit4ens, without presuming to interfere with their opinions es to the pretensions of the other Caadidatt.s. On tie subjea of the late Address, it is known to every one that the Alderman's sentiments corresponded with those of the great body of the Corporation. He ' , tilted for the Ad dress, and was one of the Aldermen who pre sented it to His Maine, ; a fin of itself sy I ficient to undeceive the felt who tray been misled by an opposite insinuation. For an answer to the inquiry whether the Alder man is a Meunier of the Whig Club t if the querist apply to the president, he will be informed that Alderman Ha time v is not e and never was a Member of that Avsociaiirin. He has openly stated his political sentiments in his pub lic address to the worthy and independe,:s Livery ; and his friend, are fully confident that his cctidutt will AltirArs put siesestid with Lis protessioas. MRS. Sr. LEGER. We stated, on Saturday, the fire. and dreadful t ennsequences, whitis took place on Fiiisy nioht at • 'the house of Mrs St. Leger, the /fires', in 1.11.pe . : Itortosostreet. P.wtland.road. Some i t retto- t p ar . .tioalats of this sho-kieg rviint transpired on the Crooner's Inquest, hld I Saturday at the Canto n Tavern, Pori! end-so icf; 41.0 y-la bonne, on the body of Anne is e icl.olson, killed by falling from the attic •stoty of Mee. St. begot's lineri, in Viper Norton -street, while tie pterr.lsms 'aver. buming.— The witnesses called to the fades sew- time I ellow. El ztlieth Goidner, the efinghta of a nuhilean in Holton-street, knew the deceased ; she was t:se wile•of a seam in n iw in His Majieste's s ti vice s she slept it Mrs. St. Leger's blase, all wasernspioyed Is a char.wernati. • Alexander Anderinn, a hr;ckleye- in iffooter•hrosw. ton-street, heir d the cry o! Pre ! three o'c'nels• oa Ktid ;'he put on his clothes, and ran 01e,• an I observed two wooer; standing at vie smith garret window of Mrs. S. Legere house, then in flames. They were screaming fur as sistance. Witness immediately went rocad to ?ortland-road, to the rear of Mrs. :it. Leger's house, and gat into the ad;oining honed, NO. • 68, which is unini..hed. He ran op stairs to the garret. and held him arms out of the w.nd ow to.. wards the deceased. who evig hersiolf out, holding by his !mods. In this perilous eitnatioe she hang suspended Writ !Winne', when witetess bring • tee ezpa'ele of sun ooreingher, and she exhausted, she fell from hilt hold, struck with her feet against the till of the first floor wit, dor, pOnheel tspeo • the landing ;line or the Or. )r. aAd Oros killed; Witness bad 'sawed the otther female by the sans means. The first woman exclaimed, t! I can die but mice !" and committed herself to tie h 11.1; but she was much lighter..ind more a Nee than the de.• ceased, and witness lifted her into the window. Mr. Richird Coo7:e. statuary, iii Portland-road, was alarmed by the cry of Fire he saw from his chnoshor-Windove a fehriale apparently in iere.e.t dis tiro, strichng aczoss a rafter of the bal cony. the runt of which had fallen" in v.iits hit weight, in • ;limping Gom the two pair of stairs window. He • • . l e f t hi s louse, an! went to the front of that an Are, • and taw Mrs. St. Leger at the door. who had es. ' caped from h r peribis situ scion. Witness offered to conduct her to his Mese, but she appeared gieatly diewn m ed, and exclaied loodly for Itec ch.lcl. W.tness ached where the ebild Was i and Mrs. St. :14orr 1014 'envois the see ond Wan eis ma li his way through the smoke to the pia& where he had been told the child 'was but could hot End it- He atterwards undersrood the infant had been thrown oot of the window by anotherperson,eanght in it blanker, and 'nreserved. While oat the stair case, hems the deceased and ber companion in the garret. He called to them to rush through the onoke and• descend the stair:, but they refased ; witness thin one down with dt&culty, and went for thi fire-ladders, but WAS unable to procure the keys of the Ake Who. they it -e kept. Witness thought the parish highly reprehenrible in not having the ladders ready s but "for the d.ilay . ' he conseived the life of the unfortunate Sostiao might have been saves'. • It was not more than five minutes before be attired with the ladder, that the deceased fell, and. mare than that tin e s elapsed ie chtaining the keys. Witneii did not :eon how the fir:vegan.—Verdict DeJtd.,. T:io Cor oner, as well as the Jurymen, th•wflllt the improper manner in which the fitroladders had been kept, nuest to be indite the subjeft of public aninsedverrion.• .• Mrs. St. Leger has been ever s;rce eoLE.led ti her bed, by indispositica, in censequence of the (eight. The following is the .account which she hzs given :o hat frienos of this catastrophe : She was not irk the Momenerade, as had been' reported, but had returned Molar: from the Theatre about etc. yen o'clock, and went to bed at twelve. She slept in the back-room, on the second floor, and was awakened by the dames trim the nu•sery on flon, beating against her window.--. In her fright she tell out of bed. Recovering' herself, she ran to the door, bet it was souse tine before she could uolock it.—Having at length got it open, she ran up Acts lid called the ,TrvAnts.—. The nursery-maid answered that she could nor open her room door. Mrs. St. Leger attempted to force it open; but could not. film then ran domer. stairs, to open the hall-door, but not being able to accomplish bar purpose, she ran into the parlour, and opened the parlour windows. She :Len Vt. turned up stairs to prtsuade the sell/413 to come dews, but they had been endeavour.ng to effect their safety in the way we have stated, and did not attar! to her. Oii this she came down Eat; s ages% and opened the garcien-door. By this timm, Mr. Cooks and several ncignbotas cause to her assist. ;nee, and pressed her to leave the. house ; but she retused;"Until she ?IA ateertained* the tate of hest Add ; upon inqairy, the infant was feond in 1 neighbouring -house ; it had tre-a saved by the nursery maid, who gut it out of bed s while the room was in flames, Ad threw it out 01 the front attic window, to some persons below, arho caught it in a blanket. The nursery maid leaped out of the three peirtaek window, and fell nu the canva.a of the shade, which was over the Deleon, which provide°. tially saved her life by biealang ne;.floili otheroise she must have suffered the fate pt 'ha unhappy fe.lew-servant. Tne two surviving female servants were taken to a neighbouring apartment, wt.cre e sal y attention and medical assistance wore &Corded to them, by the orders ot their mistress. Mrs. St. Leger has received several hi nisei in consequence of l.er aid her efforts to open the moors. She wai yestc:. ..Lmy rather better, but still confined to her red. Tne deceased was a very respectaisiz massiai woman. Her husband was daily expected in town, Er tm on hoard King's ship: Per mistress has defrayed the exponsea of her fe . :1:141.- Thu infant saved was about eighteen months old ; at. woo; seorehed by the Homes, but is is a tair way ..1 recol very. Neither use hi use or furniture were At a very nonteroui and most respenstbk• Met:.. ing ut the fruelaolders of Cie CAIInt) , of .Siseren. Andre Epsom. yeereiJay. S•aturt Tweesevos., EA of Alzoty-park, was nosaitooolly sesolied to b.• a tit and proper piusoo to reptestnt the said County io Paliguirm. i •