The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-09-12 00:00:00

POhThr THE SPORTSMA APOL N'S O ACCUSATION AND GY. Hirk! I hear the murd'rous gun s Now the sport of death is done. Say, can the man that path pretence To reason's proud preeminence, For whom all-bounteous Nature pours, Pore pleasure from It.ir varied stores, This glut his soul with savage joy, And boast the pleasure to destroy ? B,„ t h es sportasten, gm.tle friend, If thou eanst, thy spurt defend. SIVIITIONIA lei I would not summon sophistry, To plead for cold barbarity ; Put deem me not to pity dead, ;foam in this defence he said ; With gereral voice let sportsinen trace Tire keenest rapture' of the chace ; des s t ony of death, The treintihn:; limbs, and struggling breath, Th. panting :wig" of sal dmpair, The last poor efforts of the hare ; Or •ioor the partridge on the ground Lies Burning with hi. fatal wound; At which the Sportsman's raptures rise, At •hich the woods return his cries : Wens that health redoubled glows, life'r warn blood more freely An that iris nerves are tined with tail, t. set whilst eager for ins stud' : 110 active mt. , ions then declare His spirits light as wonting air. 'Tis in the Curios., plea otee found. 'r'irr mark the keen sagacious hound; And oft his clad:emus joy to hear, Wheirs'er the scent A game le near. auto direct the de st'ro.i.. aim, More %writ ti.an tight e swiftest pais. It u to fv..l th' impatient steed, Spurn the plain with eager speed. It is to hear the echoing horn Garly rouse the slumb'ring morn. 'T • to jam the chiNrful cry, Whilst or the hot pursuit we in And tee tine ;.auk then: Joy betray. When darting on their tarsi. prey. Theo ho in. returning s AIM the EMU. T.• whet sharp hunger' gives a nest; Nct sore that ardent orespathirm Thensown; in everg bosom nee, With glow illiltltiCtlV• of delight, Which olds all artless hearts te ; Aur; ;Imes away tbu earn ii stare, Act retful pangs, and envious hate ; Malts each tuicultaous pa.c,nn reet Such peace oh soul us surely 4leNt 'Pe Princess Cos•a Love t of VIA t na paid a •isit as her Royal Highness the Princess of %VAL'a and Duchess of BRUNIWICIL. at Blackheath, on THUTI• thy morning. The Birmingham Theatre was to close last 2 ;;,ht, with Je r:ir her, for Mrs G n isno's benefit. h was to be followed by a Grand Spethcle of The 11 sib of Caters! Wolfe, in which Mr. MaLtrit4 was r give his assistance. Mr. ROTH and Mr. LYSTER. whose inimitable performance gave inch e,-/a t to the Kilkenny Taeatricals, are not includ •d in the Moun:joy establishment. Mr. CRAMPTON% Failed!, wilt be a sald adrewure, Wtile Mrs. %Vat Ls was entertaining London. Mr. TritttrA E. W4l engaged in Leenres and Recitat. at Canterbury. and imitations of the most eele- I: 'red 0re,,11. Viscount and Viscountess Cantons& are at East nc, alit" ure very much affetted by the loss of their nrp icw, Iticun an DAwsois. the E arl of Lumorunn left town last night for Cheltenham. file Irish roblsets, to prove their contempt of at' religion, have robbed both a Pi pe and AB./hop B,r RICKARD a td Lady Naves arrived in risen yeiterday from their bell: in Susses. The Duke of lisorosu has taken the late Lady SOOTHADAPTOWS house in Great Stanhope -street. May-fair. Part of his Grace's furniture was re moved there yesterday from his house in York -street, St. James's square. G. Rose, jun. Esq. and Family, left town, yes terday. for Southampton; Miss desist nos will leave "m u ois Jay to join the family. Lady Lovisa M• sr: Las has been in town warty all the summer. and will pas. the arum's at het beautiful seat, at Moulsey Hall. The Marquis of LA tosnowto arrived in town on Tuesday from Southampton, to which place his Lordship retuned yesterday. The Hon. llrs. Coo owe axis, and the Misses Towssnauts. arrived sit town on Moalay from Tunbridge Wells, and left town yesterday on a vi sit to Lord Bo moo, at his seat at Hor.ingham, Norfolk. Curve Hall. in Staffordshire, was, nn Saturday hit. thrown open to the tenants and neighbouring Ilonility, with a grand Fete. in honour of the late aurriageof iise heir of that noblehouse, Col. Ca aw The amusements eornnierreed with donkey-races. rowing-matcbes, is:. and a grand breakfast was pen in the 6r* et* of English hospitality. The silver medal. annually given by the Com- MI of Alcbers, Paisley, was shot for on the 28th ani, after a mites' of nearly two days, was 11 01 lry Witatar lasiu . Esq younger, of Lonend. a..:..ng s t the most remarkable circumstances • !;sv, occurred during the present shooting •• may be teckoued the following ;—Un the . ..i.rotentber, Mr. G. Auseth and Mr. S. Fos ?La, accompanied by Sir JAMES KNOWLES, went ove r the manor ot Fobsey Magnin. in Cornwall, and Wed, in the course of the day, the clot mous num !at of 43 brace of birds. The former Gentleman gad ow shot at a woodcock, which he winged ; but from !Ile dryness of the cover, the dogs would nut hunt it. In addition to his IS brace of partridges, Mr. AUSTIN killed hive hares and a water rail. And !hat renders the circumstance more extraordinary K that both Mr. G. Austin and Mr. S. Forrte shoot in spetiaolea• It's easy to to u t e! what an interesting scene t h e ating of the New Lottery will exhibit. 11w au :nee will n ot grow drowsy, from a lengthened and of Malik, but their atten t ion b e ever y moo rhen almost ke pt alive by the announcement of 111e r a Money-Prize, or a Prize.. Ficket in the Sup ..neutary Zichenie; one or the other of these toll be coming up to every second or third striae: [Fast is drawn. r hens WRIT EXPAMTIONS. this rreataii• Prints of yesterday say, " We 1 him' that Another expedition is about to he coi l:Cie:l. under that distiognished leader, Sir Joas Srewaat, the Fiero 4 Maids. The whole of it skill be composed of 21 and 3d battalion; of regiments, formed from our gallant Militia Arolunteers." With respen ca the Expedition which is on the point of sailing, th• same papers all. .• We have ail hnrity to state, the reports of yererday were in carte& in several particulate. Tne command, as we cued yesterday, (Thursday), is entrusted to General Bencsrosto, a man of teitd talent and bravery. Madeira is not the destitute in of this cx• peoirion—the force for it has been collefted with no Tess silence and promptitude, than that for the BAltic. It will start trom CAE, where all the e- Rinker, are now embarked, unless tit. 3 eth, now embarking from the Ise of Wizlit. Tae tegint_n.s are : Detachment of the ',it'll /Widely. Fogoteets SA Foot, in Ot.t Buda. 2,1 h —...., or Edinburgh Regiment. 2I liattaliod. —,2.1 ditto and 91 , 4 --, or Atgyleshire G,•aeral ReaLsrono, with his Staff, embarks in Ireland. The Medical Staff, which goes with him, is con sideiable ; it goes from this colntry, viz. Otputy Iss...fnr of Wimp yg. P4ocians—Hr Irwin awl Dr. Hine nig S:afitiunge v.—Me...6. Carroll, Hrrth, and Csrpue. A potliecsrt —.4lr. Leo 11. Purveyor—Mr F..irersod• Eiza Hospital DUBLIN, S aas 7. (Extra 3 6 fro:a P.irme Letter; ) " It commenced raining on Fri Jay last in this city. The rain continued fnr -eight hours. without intermission, and had not ontiieiy ceased until Monday morning. Ihe Hsi -15, in eon. sequence. have been meat terrific, and have done rear injury. Every hour brought fresh ac counts from th.t country of new disasters A coach was flyers-- near Lucan, and six per. sons. passengers, were diown-d, in the rive , I-sw ing of the Liffey. kt,y4,l Gina' burst near Mayno •th, and overfi -wed the country to a con siderable event " Another letter says ..‘4 Several stage cnaehes have been swept away by the ttemeadues floods, and the passen,ters drowned. The storm of Sa• turday was the greatest that I rem .nher. Three large trees in the New Garie: itutiand-squ are, have been turn tap by the toots, ai,d several chim nisi in the city have been blown down " Doctor Mireels a vet! 6 ir rit g man, only twenty-four }ears of wts app tinted to St. Genrtte's F,:ver Elblialvo i. and lied • hi-e days atter of a liver. He was the jrotqc of Doting Plunket, and had a very amiable ni .th.•r and three sisters looking up to him for support and proteOton. Poor Dick Lawson has added to our list of sudden deaths ; his illness is attribut- I to eating honey at breakfast ; he died at Mni in'. hotel, in the next room to Catalam. Aprovlt tit C4tAlarti ; our few gentry are vieing with each ntner in paying her homage. She lett t own some time since to sp.•nd some time with Mrs. 8yr...2, of Cbi I ,hi' travelled in the Earl iit Harrington's ba►••ucne and as, with two oet-ttd•rs Her return was in the tame spleldid style, with the addition of having Mrs. Byrne's coach and .our tor her mail Camlani's last appearance will be tomorrow night ; and T understand Kelly is sufficiently reco vered to give his assist tnce. Mrs. Byrne, of Canoiteely, at whose seat Madams Catalani has been so ho.pitably enter ained, wasMise Devereux, of the Cott.ity of Weilltd, ant is the I.' is of Mr. Byrne, a ncar reittive to the Mar chioness of Buckingham. His large estates have devolved to his •inly child, a daug'it..r 'hit seventeen, and whose educatoin and Accomplishments are the principal pleasere and amusement of Mr Byrne. A currespondent sends us the fallowing remarks on that part of the late military reAulation which relates to the Om-pensioners of Chelsea and Ed mainham Hospitals:— " A regiment, after having been for a length of time on foreign service, is ordeed to England. where a number are discharged and admitted to the benefit of Chci:ea Hospital. Boon after the same regiment it ordered to Ireland on service. where it is further reduced, and a certain number placed on the out-pension list of Kilmainham Hospital.— It is no doubt intended that these soldiers, of equal merit and length of service (serving in the same regiment) shall be put on the same footing. But they are in a very different situation :—Those who happened to be discharged in England receive from 101. to 42i. par annum, while such as were discharged in Ireland receive nu more than from 71 5;. to K. according to the class. It TAY be fairly presumed that Government never inteneed suc'i i.tis tinaion, and there is no down. when noticed, that the old soldiers of both countries will be put on the ume footing." The accident upon the road from Dublin to Lncan is thus related in another private letter : On Sunday last, the flood on the flat grounds about the village of Chapelisod, near Dublin, was at its height, and surmounted even the battle ments of the bridge. At this time a hack •ey-coach, with six inside passengers, male and I.malr, and. as we have been informed, one child, through the temerity of the driver, attempted to pass the bridge ; when, shocking to relate, the coach and passengers were carried by the violence of the flood completely over the parapet wall ! the coach upset and instantly filled, where there must have been at least fifteen feet of water, and all mi serably perished. We have not heard the names of the unfortunate sufferers; but we have been inform. ed they were a party who had hired the coach for the day, .nd were going to see a child, at some dis tance in the country, which was at nurse. They drove with a tandem horse, and all the cattle pe rished; one of the horses was taken up so far down as Ringsend-bride. ___ A Paper of yererday states, that Mr. Coac Lodon. brother to the late ever-to.beilamented done Cot.- ci.ouse, E.q. candidate for the county of Wexford, had arrived a few days since from France. We have made every y, and regtut that we Can not confirm the ideate intelligence. VOL leR; .Vansiom-seinst, save. f t. Mr. Gilbert, the Captain of the ship Lacs&oi, i West India vessel, *at brought tip before the Loan M•vere, charged with having landed from his ship, in the River Thames, tin bottles bt port wine, against the revenue laws. The Custom.house Office., and one of his water men, were examined, and proved that a bey had brought from the ship, over the lighters, a bag, in which the wine was found; the Officer having seen the boy all the way from the ship to the quay. and haring made the seizure as soon as he laid it down. 'the defence set up WAS, that the boy havo.g re ceived orders from the Mate to bring Ashore some linen to be washed, had put two or three settles t!.e Captain's wine into the bag among the cloth-s ; but at was proved that ten bottles were found in the bag. The Captain, on hearing the evidence agiinst him, nbserved, that even tile ten bottles signified vei y little, as he alone could drink that quantity of witie in ten minutes ; and he should not regard the price of it; nor did he conceive there WAS any law for taking away from him his ostn wine. The ship-owners appeared, and pleaded that Life seizure of t:'.e wine (which was a prohibited com modity) had not, by the evidenc., taken place on board the ship, and conserptioitly that tn.: sup could not be forfeited thereby. rile Lotto Maxon yielded to thi, defence on the part of toe owners ; bit . in reply to the Captam's demand of the restoration of the wine, acquainted him, that is was ferfaited, together with t:lree times the vslue thereof, amount ing to a sum exceeding five p file money was s., tautly paha down in Court, and the Captain di,zharged. PICKYUCrETS. A youth, of the name of HiSINS Nicholls, was brought up• under a charge of attempting to pick the pockets of twe gentlemen. in sta.:essi• n. last night. in Templiralene. The officer followed and watched the prisoner. but he SAW nothing tas-n out of either of the gentlemen's pockets. yet he telt it his duty to seise the Prisoner. And to commit him as a notorious Pickpocket, who had bee., repeatedly sent on board the Tender ; bUt owing to his immo ral habits of life and diseased hate, was always f iund unfit tor service. A wa.Ctl was found upon him. Tue Prisoner was very well dressed, acid in his de fence stated, that he was a Hawker of hardware ; and that the watch. which had two valuable seals, was h.s own pioperty. Lie contended, that these oificers had no right to take bun up so constantly. anal thereby prevent him from walking the streets like other people He said he could stww his lodg ing. and his goods. or wares, cud ought not to be treated in such a means. and insisted on getting ba.k his w.cch. The Loau NI A voit ordered him vi be conimated to Brideweil for one month, and the watch, obe kept for nun by the officer, awl/ the ..tpirevion ef his &agora. COW-ST R ZZT. On Thu!sd.sy evening, George P.Lisger. a snrter of letters, to the General eott-Office, was brought, by Antno4.y awl Arki'', before JANILS RCAD, E..q. charged on u.pec ion of feloniously stealing a 401. Bank. of Lu s ta:,tl flute, hurts a letter in the Post j th4ce. and Jotp.7 lemon was charged with receiving the Larne. knowieg it to have been stolen. It appeared VIAL a letter wee put into the Post . Oih.e, in London, with a 401. bank-acre in it, di- tatted to a person at Oaltitanapton, on the sth of August, and, in due coins: of the post it ought to ItAy arrived at that place on th e 7th , , but it has never come to nand. Lntormauon of the circuit,- stance was given at the Post-Office, and the Agents of the Office sent a description of the 4101. Note to the Bank. and on examination of the books, it was discovered that the Niue had been paid into the Bank, on the 7th of August, and six M. and dye AL Notes had been given ill exchange for it. Ezertiuus were made in vain to trace out the person who had paid the 401. Not. into the Bank, according to the mune and direetion written upon it. At tenth, within these tee days, on examin ing the indorsement, and the haul-writing of ali the sorters on duty on 3th Aug. wspicien kit upon the pris mer, Palmer; in cirnwttueoce of winch Mr. Pm kin, the Solicitor to the Post-Office, aud the Of- Beers, went to his iodging. in Took's court, Chris torastteet, end attar interrogatiug Liar, &c. they seised his papers, and took bun into custody. The prisoner, Inman, was with ion", whom they likewise took int, cu.t'•dy ; anti it appeared that three ct the 51. aims, witch bast been paid by the Bank, in exchange for ttie 401. he paid to Mr. SLeVelltull, in the Strand. P.M-net declared 'Nis iRRUCtniCC in the Most positive tot inb, ar..l styled the account he gave with a deal of eons pu.tit I he account Inman gAve of himself, a..d the pos session of the M. notes. was rattler ecraortlinary. He stated, that oil tne Si on of August. between six and seven o'clock in the 11l , t - tung, as lie was on his way to Comsat-Garden Market, to purchase some vegetables. in Burlington Garocns. between tile pump and the entraoce to the Aloany, he picked up a twi,ted piece oft paper. winch he supposed con tained thread or tape. hot on opening II Fie dtscu vered fur si. Bank N.ce:. three of which he paid to Mr. hteventon. He sai.l be had known Palmer about a year and a haft, that lie is a pout man, with a wit.: and family, and that w.len he wa. tonna in P4180C1 . 1 apartments, he was there merely for the purpose of taking up a green clotn to clean it. Mr. Parkin told hi ti that it was impossible hie account could be true, as he said he found the notes on the 3d or 4t t of Auguat, whereas they were not issued hum the bank till the 7th ; the poor Mall, however, persmed in the correctness of tuts state ment, and stgoed it, in writing, with gi rat firmness. He was committed for further examination, to New Prison, Clerkenwell, and Palmer was commuted to the Hause of Correaion. During t . .e heavy gale of wind, on Sunday last, the b...s ci.imney of a house in hince's-street, Li verpul, was blown down, and fell through the root of an adjinning house, by which means a woman had one of her leg. broken, and her brad bruised, but we are hay to hear ant is in • fa•r way of reco very. .1 tie Clyde. lying in the river, d, agged both ber Ana us, but was got into Ceeorv's Dock Bason with little damages and the ellesan le r broke from leer moorings, but isisppily sustained little or no in jury. *ii* bdkt of lthfoßiEr thEkP • rutin . DAYS EALt 'l'H!itr bukz BEDFORD'S I Ul1tt511:1t, SID Et. • Thursday lait , about two o ' d •e!; EBW. CMS COmP2.II Of Grath-Men Farmers assembled from ell parts of the Illisdotti. at the f ; i.k Farni, to be present on this i. Cat,tini occasiln. The compady first pattooi of an elegant crild dinner. at which John Wing, F,l. presided, under I 4•111. porary marquee. ereUed f r the occasion. Al et the cloth was tolootod, the following toasts wean given : The K , .ig—'7he Dike of Ileased—The Duchess of neds ford, with duce limee vass..atne Marquis of Tevitu Mr. Wung—fie M-sneees foe tort Cuauty of Bedford-;-Tais gad of (.04tory, Sic At fotir o'clock the company adjourned to the pens hi the Park, and Mr. Clayton commenced the &union. No. t Fire Leiceetee thelve. vete kooeltsd delta to Mr. S. Caytuti, at Ings. 2 2 Fire theatres were geld to Mr. flick% at 1711• 3 d Lhtto; to Mr. Waste", at 13ga. 4 4 ro Mt Suci'ity, at 1710. 5 9 Pis* id. wlhear. to Mr Rioters, at 12i11. 6 13 Mato, to Mr. J. Cbytott, at 14v. 7 11 w ?sync, a' iSts a ta L.u.y to sc. .1. liana.% at 14 V. 0 17 rma ti.reti-ii.e.rt, at 11118. u. 11 , :r J. rottedmi. • to It Fite three:re...an to Mr. Wuoley, et 140. 11 19 D Ito, to it,. Whoa, at :Gut. 12 IA , r ram, by Mr. bocklarit In and 10, to Iftri Wooisy, at Sir. 13 2 Ditto ay ditto, t, %Ir. Wing, at 4qt 14 3 A Asa , hog tofu, by a eon of Mr Bucklers ka and In, to Sir. P:et,..n. IS 4 Ditto by di:t.s,k, Mr -Tolman, at ie.& 15 .5 Ditto by onto, V. Vt. J 15,tta.,,a, at di* 17 6 A Cleatu.;, by Mr. 15ockiey it Chatted, to Mt. It S? at la s p 18 7 Ditto by ditto, to Mr. Walt,o, at 181161. 19 11 A .1.:( o iscuiey's lAA and t. Mr. Chorklov e at 1t7 , 14 91 9 A di,o, by Mr.l3J•klay'4s Cto Mr. Barber, at 3Sgs• al 1) A shatt.,,y, 13111, by a son ot to Mr. J. Bat. ton., •1 11gs 22 31 ▪ 11111%; by Mr. Bisckley's Surprise, to Mr. lobs llamas, at ti 23 32 A thud ny Mr. Buckley'. Chance, to .1. Wing, Esq. at 14p 24 33 A tedsocar, by Mr. Buikley's J C. to Mr. Cleft, at t lig.. 13 34 A tea...lrma.. by Mr. Bucttleyls Surorise at 91p. 21 05 Ditt,o by dine, to .Ir. J. Battaint„ at Olga. 27 36 Intesalte3t, by Mr. Buckle . ** in and 10, at 131 gs. to Mr. litcht,l. 22 57 Four•thtar ditto, by Mr. Suckley's Surprise, to Mr. fltchol, as 15igt. ;,9 vii Foot-theAr, by ..Ir. Buckley's Surprise, to Mr. Guts& mashes el.. 50 39 Five.sheir, by Mr. Buckley's Sarpri.e. to Mr. Dinkin s at Sg.. 31 4) C...as. ditti., by %ir. Stone's I. tot Mr. I. Cloyeon, at dip. The utmost hilarity sad vod-humour prevailed, and the company did not disperse till half past six o'clock. . -- F 1 •n. Thursday morning, about one o'clock, the garden house of John Ord, Esq. of Watharn Green. was discovezed to be on fire, and raged so furiously. that in a short period, the whole fabric was Levelled to the ground. It is with the gleatest concern we add. that Mr. White, the head Gardener, who was accustomed to skep on the premises, unfortunately. perished in tha flames; a part of the body was found, the extr-mities of which were literally burnt* to a cinder. Attached to the building was a stable, wherein was a valuaLle horse, which also fella wk.' tim to the fury of this lamentable conflagration Various causes are attributed to this melancholy accident, the most probable of which appears to be. tha. Mr. White had fallen asleep before he had extinguished the candle, which is supposed to have communicated to the bed curtains, ani that he was snlocated is, his endeavour to alarm the neighbour hood. The Gardec-house was fortunately detached frog the dwelling of Mr. Ord, or in all probability the Whole would hive been iirstrcycd. Aneld•riy matt, of the name of BAKU, between sixty and seventy years old. who had been for se veral years employed at the Light House, at Rams• gat-, to attend the lights, and also to watch t..e se veral craft in the hat boor, was murdered or. Mon day night, or early on 'Fund ty morning He was seen to put up the lights in the evening of Monday, and WAS observed at a late hour 00 his daty. 00 Tuesday m.xtung, et sic o'clock, the men going to work on the Per observed a quantity of blood s. altered on the pavement and gravel; cut :.ssity led then to inquire further. On looking ever the Pier wall, it was discovered. that a body was drifting with the tide—on pick's% it up. it proved to ►e the body of the above unfortoime man. On ex.,mi rialos, serval marks of n..l.'rce Were thsciAirtrad, particularly a dreadful coutuiton and tradure on the Vick part of the rad ENOLtin 0411041Srle CON 110111114 —Phi losophPrs of old usi...l to teach. that they who have th- fewest w.ints are the wise*, sad the happiest—but they were not acquaint with the improvements of the present day, by ingenious mecbanical men; for in- StAlICe, a cork cut be drawn from the bottle by a cork screw, to wind up like a jack, i r. to prevent disturbing the liquor, an prevent accidents ; also a machine to snuff the candle, which prevents the snuff from falling on the table ; a colsying nuchiste to write two or three letters at the same time ; pocket touting folks, po. ket *coders. &c. isc. But a more extraordinary invention than any of these, is that/ Pis c wo n D'S (16 GreCeChtirch-etreet) bunting razor, with which you mty snare yourself wild, along the road on horseback. for the use of rodent= in the navy, as, well as rot those that arc troubled with nervous complaints. His razors cut all thhte.as t.nd,:r, Defy the grinditc•K .I..ve a cinder. Thursday night, the 3d instant, some sons got into the window of Mr. Tots, drawing-room, at Mr. Cowman'''. on I Parade. in Cork. and stole a portable taining nearly 1001. and several valuable psi ticolarly some on velvet by Mrs. Poe broke the desk to pieces. sod afterwards into the river, where parts of it were ' supposed they ascended by means of got over the iron ballusuade outside This should make the citizens very c. they leave their windows or doors wit..out bolts or screws ; as an attempt to rob a t• getting throes!) a window. was wade Church -street. the same night. -~ ~~. k ti _ LI 1.; it I I Lull WV= Issig r. VIA 1./L. me daring per- rs, the alloy's 3n the Grand ble desk, eon- able paintings. Pore. they aids threw it found. It is a laddi.r. and she window. cautious how irit..out proper b a h um, by le is lima. -