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. • • . ,sl 4/ 14 BRIGHTON'. APRIL 4. i,ast hrou.jat us tlw collo ing Fasitionables Vie,:sacteee Perceval and family; Mrs. Suanie ; Scr im:lt best; Rev. Mr. Littkdote; WllllBlll Pierre. Es+ and family ; Mrs. Prideaus aad family : Miss Courtney; frauris Sowell, Esq. Jaha Correll, Esq Le. ice. kc. and suveral others are expected tie the koildays. - • • • - Mr. Brunton, jun. and a Mr. Field, it is said, w ill conduct the Theatre the approaching season.— The storms bate been very violent. • A collier, which bad just unloaded her cargo of coals, was, yesterday afternoon, dashed completely to piece,' on the beach, opposite West-street, in her attempt to put to sea ; and two others had very nearly shared the same fate; they were, however, g et of, but not without considerable damage. The w ecked vessel was an old one, and, consequently, will not prove a loss of very great Ironsequeuce to her owners. On Saturday the corpse of a private soldier, be longing to the South Gloucester Regiment of Mi litia, was buried at our parish church, with rather more ceremony than is usual for men of his rank. The whole hand, phtyisig solemn music, preceded the coin; the paititio borne by . six young women, armed in white , and their fi ge ciampatiy to which be belonged, followed is procession. Three collies fired over his grate, dosed the ceremony. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, Their MMES.. TIES, the Priueesses AUGUSTA, MAKT, and SOPMIA, strived at the Qualm's Palace, from Windsor.— About two o'clock the Duchess of Bay"snug and Princess of WaLes, attended by Lady GLEN ima m, arrived at the Palace from Blackheath, and partook of en early dinner with Their MAJESTIES, the Petticesses, the Dukes of KENT, COMES LAND, Canamont, and Sussex. Afterwards the Duchess of BIIUMSWICE and Princess of WALES set at' on their return to kllackheath. In the evening Their MAJESTIES had a select party to tea and Lards. His MAJEJTY will hold a private Levi* and Privy Council at theQucttes Palace this day. HerMASS/TT will hold a Drawing Room, to morrow. at St. James's Palace. The theatrical amateurs of Cork hare been per forming Speed the Plettigt, and The Turupjke-Ta►e, for the benefit of the House of Recovery. A Mr. FRANKLIN. from Limerick, gave imitations of Omar, Mumma. and Liwis ; but in Irish Jetta STUNK he excelled. We have extreme pleasure in stating, that the Countess of JERSEY was safely delivered of a son and heir, on Tuesday evening, at -her house in Berkeley-square. The next Ladies vocal Concert will he held to morrow evening, at Lady Daystxams Hyde-Park Corner. _ _ Mrs. Gummi, benefit takes plasm at Manche,- ter, on Friday next, when she plays Lady Flippant SamE, in the comedy of Fashionable Lentos, and Ts/barina, in MT. SHIRIOAN'S erode. Mr. Cooler Kitely was veil well attended, last sights and be gave a rich portrait of the jealous bushand. MM.M. latent:ow was eery lively is Mrs. Kesel', and the whole weat off with great The mock-heroic bombast has nearly run its course, and will very shortly retire. Mr. so ay's elegant comedy promises to be the most attractive piece that has hems brought forward for years at Drury-lane Theatre. For uuredy of character wid classical diction it must continue to rank high as • stock-play, and was nio.a Totteringly received last night again, by a crowded and fashionable audience. The applause conticued long biter the fall of the curtain. Her Mosessv has a most beautiful set of china in prep' ..ion, as a present to her Royal High- DM the erineess CHARLOTTE of WALE,. It appears that some of the Monkey Hurst heroes were yesterday at White's house, where they displayed the White-lock, if not the white feather. Viscount PAXIIIRRSTON has taken the house lately ocetspied Ify the late Lord LAKE, in Lower Brook-street, Gmsvenor-square. The Duke of BEDFORD, Duke and Duchess of 1411VICASTLE, the Marchionesses of lISADFORT, BATS!. and Wcht.Est.tv, Earls CAMDEN, WEST MILANO and Sxrrox, and the Countesses of CAMDEN and Sarrom, attended the Opera last night. The dancing was excellent, and much ap plauded. Mr. RICHER, the celebrated dancer on the tight rope, finished his engagement at Wislveach Theatre en Tuesday evening, the 2.flth. The house on his benefit night overflowed in every part, and the season, hitherto, has been untisnally successful. Master BETTY is still performing at Salisbury ; Friday ereiiiiig he played Rolla. The performance was patronised by Captain BAKER, of the Salis bury Troop of Vromanry Cavalry. The house was crowded to au overflow in every punt ; the vs vAlry and infantry volunteers, .in compliment to Captain B. appeared in military east:me; and the " galtant hearing ' of the Peruvian Chief appeared to animate the breasts of our patriotic defenders with conirenial sentiments of loyalty and heroism. Lest night he was to play Tamered: this night Lothian. in Adersa: and to-morrow Essex and Tristram' Fickle, for his own benefit. and the last night of his engagement. He is growing vtry The Corporation of the city of Cork fume voted the Free:lont of the city to . the Right lion. Lord /ilia NEM. Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, in a silver box. On Wednesday evening. the corps of Officers of the second Somerset Militia, gave a Ball and Sup pie at the Assembly-room( at Salisbury. The in •itatioa to their friends was general ; of course, -it included nearly all the families of fashion in the City, Close, awl immediate neighbourhood. The whole company amounted to 247 persons. After an amide enjoyment of the enliven►ng dance, the company sat down to a most sumptuous snider; after which (lancing was renewed with so much spi rit, that fee► of the company thought of breakiag sep till dim iii the morning; the morns were mot cleared till six. WHIG CLUB. A meet respectable Meeting of the Whig Glob was i etd, yesterday, at the Freeition.us"faveru, in Great Queen 7 street ; 'Ths Duke of Dropout in the Chair. After dinner the tumid toasts were given in the customary manner. In the routine of toasts, when the Chairman came to that, which is comillimentary to his own family, with that of the House of Cavendish, Lord Flos.taso then rose, and gave— 4 7 The Houses of Russell suiCercnfish, and may they eve, be united hi defence of She hbectic. uf iticn cout.try." This toast ass drank with the usual seclisuia- lons. The CHAIRMAN then rose, n:ifl expressed his lope a►d confidence, that he should leave hie name, iu the pursuit of the same glorious cause, unsul lied, to posterity. It was his anxious care to instil the same principles into the minds of his children ; and lie hoped that his family, u ith the noble oue with which it was combineil,sould ever be ready to defend the liberty, security, said houoar of the country. The usual toasts having been gone through, the CUAIMIAN gave— " The health of Lard Holland." • His Lordship, in retur aa itt 4 thanks, expressed his warm attachment to the principles of the Club, and assured its Members, that at uo time was the necessity greater than at the present, of stemming the power of secret influence, and of nniting for . the at*- 1 ---eos 4 as honourable pwe. On the health of Mr. Whitbrm, d being given Nit the Chair, that gentleman, in an animated speech, stated his conviction, that the peace need not to have beau brokeu, either at the original continence meat of the war, or on its reuevral, and that a safe, honourable, and permanent peace, might nue be established. It was the character of that Club not to slacken its eons in the prosecution of just and virtuous measures. One of that description was now before the Legislature (Mr. Banker's Reversion Bill); and he hoped andhelieved, that the Members of that Club would be found united with. the whole country in their exertions to effect its attainment. It now remained to be proved, whether the junto, immediately under the influence of the Crown, who had hitherto frustrated this salutary measure, would find its influence iu the Lower Mouse suffi cient to impede its success. He was aware that some metenals .voutd bend to any thing; and it now remained to be proved, whether the present Ministers were more attached to their places or to the pledge they had given to limit the grants of places in revenao:i ? He was coutident, whatever obstructions might be thrown in the way, that the vote of the Corporation of London would be the unanimous feelinq of the whole people of England. and that their ultimate success was infallible. Mr. Whitbread concluded by giving the health of Mr. Waithman, and the friends of the Petitions of the City of Lo;silon, fcr limiting the grants of places in reversion. _ Mr. WAITIMAN returned thanks, and expressed his satisfaction at having been instrumental in car rying those Petitiocts • being coutident that the Melioqer adopted bi that Corporation' had consi derable influence in directing the °Pinions of those of the country. He thought it extraordinary, that although they had been labenting for restrictions similar to those now before Paclimeent, ever since the famous resolution of Mr. Dursoing. atal.wits.4 had only been prevented frorn being carne into effect by the riots of trio, yet there exist a secret which still prevented the attainment of this salutary object. The health of Lord William Hessen being given, his Lordship returned thai:ks in an appro priate speech. After the healthy of Mr. Mottle, Mr. Adam, Mr. Maddecks, and the Whigs of Scotland, weie drank, Mr. ADAVII, in returning thanks, stated his at tachment to the principles of Mr. Fee for upwards of 3u years ; and after an encomium u An the vir tues. patriotism, and wirdoin of that great States man, he lamented the temporary failure of the measure, which, in unison with him, he had anxi ously pursued for the improvement of the judicial system in Scotland, and inore especially for that wt of it which was to give to his countrymen the Trial by Jury. Ile'wiss sure that the agitation of the measure had been attended with saletary ef fects, and the meetings which had lately begun to take place in that country, diplayed a rising spirit of liberty. He concluded by giving the K big Club of Scotland, which was draiiiewith applause. Soon after eight o'clock, the Duke of Bedford left the Chair, and was succeeded by Mr. Adam Among the Candidates to he ballotted for at the next meeting, we heard the names of Lord Mil ton, Lord Tavistock, and Mr. Pomonby. To As EDITOR of THE BRITISH PRESS. A. early insertion of the annexed interesting ar ticle, will oblige, Your's, &c. lit:samara& .SMALLPDX The following articling instanees of the fatal effects of tlwa Small-Pox, evince the argent amenity of the worulatima Ow that disease being prohibited, or at least pat inkier sorb restrietina, that the pahlir may no lunges golfer by it. coo. tagioti, au s. verily as they have lately rave-unwed : At Lyme Regis, in Donetshire, a gentleman, not being able. readily, to prorate vaccine matter, insistiil on hawing his child inoculated oath the Small-Po% ; the contagion was thereby conimoniestedho the inhabitants, and the , tatty was su grist in that small town, that sisty persons lost their lives in a few weeks. Only a f•ir weeks since, Mr Manithelil, Nn. O. diallisp's head-court, Gray's lua-lane, lost all his four children by the Small-Pox At thir School for the Indigent Blind, in St.Grorige'sifields, two-thirds of the objects mlinittcd into that Charity have lost their sight by ear Small-Pox, A few days ago, as s girl belonging to Aberdeen weil returning from a visit at Auchinblae, she was met by a man and two women betwixt Drumlithie and Stonehaven. The man seized her by the neck, and had just taken off her hat and shoes, and de livered them to one of the women, when, fortu nately, a mastiff dog, that had followed her, ran and sprang upon the fellow, pulled him to the mau,zleci his fare apd ears, and would hare will liiia to pieces, if he Ind not been called off by the girl. In the mean time the two women made off, keying the hat and shoes behind them. The girl received little or no injure, and continued her journey, leaving her assailant lying se the read. PUGILISM. Tire intended matche=ebvreu Mick Sem and Williams Cropley, and I •Iwet:a Tom helcluT and .U. T herty, to have Liken place yesterday at. M~illsey llurst. The scene of action being well, 'mown arming all the amateurs and professors o r the art, no person set out upon a wrolig went nib went in std rigilt direction. Unfortunately, ow ever,,it rained all night. The morning also broke in Leary bhowurv, and it continued to rain the whole day. The lovers of the 'port however ap peared iloliffereut to wina and weather. Nothing could damp their ardor, or restrain the gratifica tion of their curiosity. • At au early hour, the Hounslow, the Kw'mond, and the Twickenham road', were covered with car riages of every description, all driving to the ap pointed spot. The horsemen and pedestrians were in the saute proportion, and, upon the whole, not less than Ga ut) persons were assembled upon the intended field of action, by one o'clock. N.arly 2000 of them had arrived before it o'clock, where they continued to " bide the pelting of the pitiless 'wren," all happy in the expectation of the promised sport. Atuntmg theta were more females than we have ever witnessed on a similar occasion, main taining in their spirit the temper of their ancestors, who faced the Roman foe upon the shore, and min *d in the ranks of their courageous husbands. The wetness of the day induced t s•se amateurs who could ahlord a coach to take one ; some of the most complaisant could not refuse their ladies slaa rimiest* of s rialesad a change of sir, from St. '1 Giles 's and Saffron-hill. By 11 o'clock a rope ring was formed, and the combatants were every moment expected to make their appeurariee. The first match to be decided was that between Mack Seas and Crapley. and their respeetive friends were sporting their bets freely. Alendo:a was to have been second to Dutch $4144, and Harry Lee to C'rapky. At tins critical moment, when the spectators flattered themselves that they were on the point of reaping the reward of all their fatigue, a party of Bow-street Officers arrived, with a special warrant, from the Magistrates, against Mach Sam sail Tuns Belcher. These two heroes were accordingly apprised of the measure, and immediately board over to keep the peace within the four immediately surrounding coun ties. Jackson, one of tip Nitwits:l, was the first to an nounce this woful disappointment, and the nielan vholy news soon flew through the crowd, to whom it conveyed sincere son**. The Earls of J. C. and B. were arnong the noble amateurs, sad their depar ture was um signal for a general dispersion. It operated like a shot fired among a floc k of rooks, and they instantly scattered in all directions. A greet proportion Bed in the direction of Little Hampton. the only place of shelter in the aeigh bourhood. To reach this spot the crowd, !intern, bad to cross the Thames. The rain now fell in torrents, it blew quite a storm ; the fiver was much swollen and uncommonly rough:— Here, then, a melt interesting and alarming scene took place. Several beets were in attendance, but they were not equal to the accommodation of all that pressed for admittance ; while many, parti cularly the females, alarmed at the appearance of the water, refused to embark, and stood dripping with wet on the bank. Of the passengers that did venture to embark, the courage of several forsook them before they gut over, and fearing, front the roughhew ofshe river, the violence of the wind, for it blew a hurricane, and the crowded state of the boats, that they would he overact, they jumped out of the boas into the river, and waded to the or ' iposite shore. Of those who were thus compelled by terror to commit themselves to the waves, some plunged in before they reached the middle of the river : where they were almost up to their necks. The river, however, not being more than three or font feet deep in most places, sod the bottom firm, no serious accident we believe took plaice. It would be diffienit to describe the 'ap pearance of thaw who had undergone this process. Many of them looked as if they fuel hceo fictually drowned, stud dragged from the bottom of the Thames. In an instant every house and place of shelter in Little Hampton was tilled to an excess, and the overflow spread itself into Twiekenhtim. The day, however, did not pass without some sport. Two battles took place—one was between two_ coal heuvery, of no note. or tick:tee. The other was between Jeogniyfroos Tows and The Gipseg. They fought 45 rounds, nt the conclusion of which victory was declared in favour ofJerisety. There was not the least interest in these fights. None of the amateurs considered them worth their notice or atteistion. and they were g iven merely to amuse the refuse of the meeting, w ho were determined not to separuto without some fan. A great many, from excessive fatigue, and the waut of a carnage to coevey them to town, were unable to return home, and remained near the scene of the intended action. The matches, we believe, have been thus delayed only for a few days, not entirely frustrated. slut the place must be concealed with mere caution, if the parties would avoid another interruption. Among the most dashing amateurs on the ground were the Earl of J. in a barouche and four ; the Hon. B. C. in a barouche and four; the Earl of B. in a barouche and four; Earl C. on horse back, he. A Fable, dedicated to Air. IVatieu, Manager of the Kt na's 'Theatre, &c. " A certain Judas, a an of as (*rims ammeter, and of a livid eouutenance, and davit looks, an enemy to all happi ness, sod jeolons of rest and peace ; this Cosa, hum in Pied mont, envietilthe emdition of Waters, good and pate, be sous poisoned by his infections tongue. From that mo ment, these WIWI., formerly quiet and calm, became at ~14. IN cruelly ablated, that they regretted their former tray quillity, avid, to recover it, tiled every means to swallow Ow mousier that haul so terribly immesh:4 them."_ SOCIETY Ole Aiurs.—The Election for CoLt.tc soli of this useful Institution took place, yesterday, at the house of the Society, Adelphi ; when at the final close of the ballot, As notables stood, for— Mr. Eons, 143 Mr. C • los Mr. Larlsoua•.. • • 69 Mr. M011T1,41111 l'eNtertley the LAIRD MAYON ordered the price of lire;oi to be cootinued at lid. the goarterti loaf wheaten, and Ilou‘ll. _ _ Mary Viand!, y, aged 18. is left for animation A Lancaster. Thai woman. in hopes of coacealing the robbery, set Are to the house. and the daughter of tier 'muter perished in the dame*. LAW IIfrILLICENCk. COURT OF CHANCERY, Llircomes-i3N„ Arab The further hearing ill the ca,e of Mi and the furthss hearing in the case •-•!*1 43, bath of which stood for this ds tit Thursday next. al. ;~...1L~ ate .;e._:•.r: u MIDIAEst:X Hlcfrs HALL—Aratt. 5, There was nothing of consequence broi'ht forward this day. The o.ly case was th..t.of a celebrated Cyprian for au assault on a Geiitleoson. She was found Cathy, and lined E2O, which sha paid. and nes discharged. • FATAL FRIGHT. Extract of a letter from Fevershran, dated April 3 :—" A boy, who had been watching crows, on his return home a few dugs since, left his gun in the corner of the room. A little fellow, nine year's old, running into the room, and taking the gun, ex claimed, " Joe, 1 will shout yon !" pulled the trigger, and wounded his yowl friend ja the baud and thigh. Two gentlemen riding past, alighted. and gave every assistance in their power. One of them, shaking the little fellow, said, he would have him hanged; which had such an effect on him, that neat morning he was unable to rise. He cried, and hoped Joe would get better. He was assured he was getting better, aud.that he might go soo Lisa :Jug did so. and. appeared more composed ; but his feelings were too great for his strength, Mid oil Thursday morning he died. The wounded boy is now-walking about." PEDESTRIAN FEAT. TO THE EDITOR. has bans stated in several rapers, under the 'reed of tiedratrisu lutelligente, that Mr. Boone tins lately walked seven buLdred malts in twenty summits days and that it u an sst:Jaishing performance exceeding every effort of tie kind in the usemnry ache oldest spurting man living. Non, as I conceive tv • pedestrian performances, 17,59 nod 177,, . . to be %titbit& But iirriod of ru'emory, and to far exceed that ek Mr. boom, 1 have scut yen the following account albino. In !''binary, 1759, George Guest, of Birmingham', warr ed to walk luo miles in 2$ tact esi.ve days; which he pier (twined in 07 days mid 19 hours, with great ease, walking the last six mike within the hoer, although he had six hour* to do it in, being after the rate 0(35 miles, 7 furlongs, and Ise yards, per day, fur s 7 days and 19 hoes. In November 1773, Fester Powell, clerk tom solicitor is New Inn, Loudon, wagered to, 'talk fram Hielas-lfall, Lou don, I. York, and back, being 39e mike and a quarter, in nix dap; which he ptaliwoued in Ise dart, eiihmen hours, and ten Millubm, being after the rate of 69 miles, I &Rout, and gib yard., per day, for that time. He started at tweet, minutes pet Geelve in the usornirg, ou the guns of No vember, itaii al:tutted to Hicks's-Hall, December the ate, at half-past six iia the comic', baying lye hours and fifty mi nutes to spore. He was five feet eight 'Tither in height, end 3 t "rink of age, end at the time su a very indifferent state of health; and, on account of a pais is his side, obliged he wear a strengthening plaister all the way. The first day he walked to Stamford, e9e, mitts; the second_ day to bee cuter, 721 miles; the third day to York, and beet to Ferry. bridge, Sei miles ; the nth day to Grantham, 66 miles and 5-'the , the fifth day to Eaton, 55 mike and 7-nthe ; and in ihurteen heirs and thirty iniuutes of the sixth tiny, to Ilickne-Hall, 1 ondon, Hie nightly rest was right house the islet, Ire hours the second, eight hours the third, six hours the fourth, and five boars the kf'h, besides two Moors and • half rest at York. lie had walked upon business frost New lon to 3Taidett bead-860p, and hack, which is upwards of ae irdes, is seven hours, twin; eller the rate of seven miles and three Ortittags an d • half pea hum'. without &Mawr% few any twee. Yeses, &c. A. 11. C. Lyndhurst, March 24, lsos. The Euphentia, SA Grua, from London, fit Tobago, is captured and carried into fluadaloupe. Tuesday se uaight, about 6.e o'clock, William Gtsiry and lIeU,, convicts ia Chime! (Aunty gaol, under sentence of transportation, made their escape from confinement, disgui►ed in women's • clothes. Tacker, the bankrupt. who had been tried and aerated in Loudon, on the charge of embez zling his effects, and not appearing to his commis. 'ion, was indicted at Exeter for felmliously and fraudulently tearing or getting oft' the stamps from three bills of exchange, with intent fraudulently to use such 'temps ou other bills of exchange: be was acquitter. Mr. Newsiest, of Ludnum. near Faversham. hid a dog bitten by cue that was supposed to he and was last week leading it across a met slow, when it broke. its collar, °sad ran at a very valuable cow, which it hit. The cow very shortly after shewed symptoms of madness, and it was found necessary to kill her. The Constable of Wolverhampton, when taking down the names for the late Militia ballot. called at the house of an old man named THOMAS EVANS. who kept an ass to carry coals from the pit for sale ; and inquiring of his wife, a very deaf old woman, if she had a sou ? She answered, through mistaking the 4uestion, " Hey, what do yen say ? —there's our lommy," the name by which they called the ass. The Constable asked her how old Tommy was ? She replied, about twenty ; the name of TOMMY EVANS was put in the list ; and it so happened that TOSISIT was drawn.—N . hen the Constable went to serve the summons. saying he had a bit of paper for Tonne, the old woman said he was in the garden, and shewed the place where he was feeding. Peace-Otficer's charvin, rin, and the merriment the town at his expense, wheat's. donkey was actually dressed up with the cockades of the recruits, and led through the streets, may be readily conceived. This week Greet Mid-lent Pleasure Fair, at Stamp. ford, began, and considering that winter is yet lingering, promises to be well attended. Monday meriting and again at intervals in the alter.loon, a brisk fall of wow rather disconcerted the gay pro menaders. The depressed state of the linen and fancy-dress market, we understand. is remarkably apparent ; many articles •of female dress selling at half the price asked at the fair lest year. From what fell, a few dies sin *, in nutmeat, from the Csainett.nua of the Exceptive'. re. 'pectin; private Lotteries, it is pretty clear, that, after the City Freeholds Schemes . re terminated. so more primate Lotteries will be granted. T his sensation so extensively °pent:es, as to have excited a great increaser( ;ntereet toward. the momentous ('ity Scheme, which is now so ea •at issue. le consequence, a great portion of the public aupear deternsiaml not to let such an opportie.ity of pro. dot:tire adventure, for a trifling stake, esc:ipe thesti.