The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-10-07 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY COMM sot —Haring lately read in your paper an ac rot of a new Comet, I hale been induced to think hat the f ollowin g communication m4y not be un cceptable to your readers. Your's, Trcuo Ligglen ohi,irestory, Ott. 4, IP7. in the course of the summer, I think in the month July last, was observed at Edinburgh and at ochester, a lumintsas body, having the aypear e 3 star of the first magnitude. Upon mare • ote observation, however, it proved to be of t!: use pin:mous visitors in the [leavens called Comet. The disk or face of itis wandering body was of a A l e copper cols - Air, sometimes lo•.vering and die and of tragic asped ; at ether times wearing de:eitful snale. It was of t'ie order of those de .minated by Sir Isaac Newton. Cope/lilt:14 Galilee, e. crinous or hairy, the f ,ce of it being sur - vended with a nebulosity like thin grey hair. It bad also a tail about the length and appearance of an or.litiary queue. When seen at Edinburgh, it appeared to have wired M its Aphelion, and to be moving in a much owe eccentric orbit than any Comet hitherto dis covered, so much so that it did not seem to be regu lated by t':e ordinary laws of gravity, or aged upon by those powers in nature, which have been known to keep the most erratic planets within their orbits There was accordingly often ground of alarm, lest it should derange the whole solar sys tem, and reduce every thing in its way to chaos and confusion. The revolution of this extraordinary fanomenon, upon its own axes, was alsn at times very irregular And unsteady. Most of the heavenly bodies hitherto di.:cvered have been found to pre serve a certain mink with the plane of their orbit. hot Cm reverse was the case with the Comet of • lam speaking. So much vaccination and • never have been observed in the moon, or say other of the most erratic a Iti uncertain planets. [s motion we, wabbling and unsteady, like a body that Wei top-heavy, and threatening every moment to fin to the ground. the orbit in which it moved vas more anomalor, e..eentric, and ellinical. than lb.t of any of the Comets that have hitherto tra versed the solar system. Among the twelve signs of the Zodiac, or houses as they are called. this new Comet has been traced into the signs of the Ram, the Rail, the Lion, kc. but it has been uniformly oleerved to fl y off in a tangent from Aqua, ins or the wit-ty sign, which has always afted upon it with a wi,cderfully repulsive efficacy. From this anti paty it was at first supposed to be the Dog Star, in aft if ebir..phtbin ; but as it has been known, like et!:er heavenly bodies, visible at Brighton. Margate, sal Itamsgare, to dip at times in the Ocean, that it: position soon appeared to tee an error. No Comet, perhaps, was ever viewed thrc ni oa many glasses, eye-glasses, opera-glasses, Ste. or examined with such critical severity. Neither did Greet ever reckon so many fair among its admirers —fin the younlest and most toeaut:f II womis, in London, appear to have doe ~e 3 more time and at tend°. to it, than the oldest and troq. sage As tronomers. It was first observed in the horizon of Covent-garden Theatre, when it sh le a W.lze o; light, dazzling the beholders It wis in its later movements observed approaching Virgo, and in con joodion with Ptnus ; but still later accounts state, that it vase:amplest:ly in age San, ans. is cm:equently low in an eclipse. This, it true, s.cisfeelorily taunts for its present disappearance, which has af. forded so much conversation and inquiry. In aura/five powers this new and extraordinary Comet exceeds all the ether Comets, Planets, and Stars together. The influence of the moon, in pro dating an overflow, is nothing in comparison with This has been frevently proved by experience, at Covent.gardet,, Bristol, Manchester. Liverpool, Dallis, Edinburgh, and other towns, whore it has I&d with peculiar force and energy. Nor has its Power been confined to the regions below. The re gions above have felt ha force. when it has been an. se'ered with thuns:er, in loud asst responsive claps, d set ail the Gods and Goddesses Man uproar. ' .;uch ate some of the peculiarities of this ext►aor dioary Comet. to which may be added, that, like 119 res, it used to appear in the evening, but was seldom visible in the day time. or after eleven at sight. Shordy after the death of Julius Cmssr, a very konAht Star made its appearance in Ole heavens, and the Astronomers having recognised io it the late Emperor, called it the fs.?isyn zidai, or Julian Star. Now, combining the ezcentrieities, and external appearances of the celebrated fir. Cooke, the a!?nr„ of Covent-garden Theatre, and his Lae disappearance, with the anomalies of the rrwlhli coveted Comet, it may be inferred. t':at he 1::.s been translated to the skies.— fie.abea Islyiliolozy furnishes hundreds of cave in wh;sh minktis, not half so beloved by the Gods and Coddessee s have been snatched trots earth. and ~~ planted ht the heavens, where they snow shine as Planets, Constellations, and Stars of various mag nitu le. Nor is this pra&ice confined to the time of Julius Cesar, and Heathen Mythology. It must have been very common in the time of Romeo end Juliet, a; we find that charming girl contemplating her Inver, cut into little Stars, and shining so bright in the heavens, that " birds might sing, and think it was the morn." We also learn, that the sharp sighted Astronomers in the Univerbity of Weimar, have lately discovered, that the buttons of one of Bonaparte's old coats have been lately seen in the heavens, where they constitute an entire Galaxy of Stars, under the title of .6 The Stars of Napoleon." NAIV CARRIAGES. Colonel HAaccovllT spored, for the first time, yes terday. an elegant new barouche landau: it was built by BMIN AND. of Old Bond -street, and is on the new principle of horizontal springs, without a perch. The body is painted a queen's yellow, picked out in full black. Sr RICHA a 1) STRACHAN and Captain SALISBURY have also new union travelling post•chaises, built at the same manufaaory. Sir Ric n A Ito left town yes terday for Plymouth, in his new carriage. BRIGhTuN, Ocr. 5. The town continues full of company, and many distinguished families are among tie latest arrivals Lind and Lady kAlendorough and family are shortly evened Tilt P.a:l at the Public Rooms, this evciiing, is expeeted to be well attended. [he Theatre is kept up with great spirit ; in ad dition to the dramatic talents already here, this week. Mr qiick is engaged for three night; to morrow he performs the parrs of frbv af/imies and Driky, in The Way So Get Married, and W4.'s the Dope On Thursday morning, a large frigate lay off this town to the westward. with a Datum ship der prize, both which in the atternoon made sail and steered for Portsmouth. Out Herring Fishery has had a very favourable commencement, several boats having, during the last week, brought in great numbers of that valu able species of tic , . which were afterwards retailed at prices very col enient to the lower orders of the community. Upwards of ten thousand were yes terday morning brought to shore by one boat, and sold 32 for a shilling. The arundel West Indiaman, built at Little Hampton, by Messrs. Tate and Boyce, was launched on Saturday last, in the presence of a large con course of spedators. DdRIAG ACTION. A daring 'llion took place on the coast of France, a few days ago, between a flotilla of smuggling gal leys, supposed to belong to the neighbourhood of Weimer, and the boat. of the Seagull sloop of war. and = serious gui.-brig. two of Hi. Id A.l ILST 's cruisers stationed between Calais and Ostend. Tbe cliner and jolly-boat of these vessels were sent in b: tore to reconnoitre. near Nieupott. The crews of both amounted to IC Ou reaching in from the sea, they observed five loss galleys running along shore, to the eastward, which proved to be English smug. ; it men were in each galley. making a total of 60. These galleys could, with ease. have escaped into Nieuport, Ostend. et Flushing, on log to • their great length (30 het), and light co.:s. relton, giv ing them every sup , rienity in sainng and rowhig ; Lin their trews, anxious to coovince their French friends of their gaL'ahitry, (if it may be so termed), had the audacity 'o form a regular line. shorten sail, and immediately commenced an aftion with His Maj. sty's boats, with musquetry t the fire. however, was returned with suck spirit and diet, as to sepa ra.e on. of the galleys from the rest, which made sail and This beat was driven oo the beach, and the crew qlitting her. alarmed a party of Nat rmes, who came down and joined the smugglers in firing on the boats ; the !nave crews of which, by a well-diredied fire, kept the whole party at ball. while they launched the galley off; in spite of the desper tie resistance of the smugglers and French men. and she was carried in triumph to the Seagull, in the ofling. Providentially not a man was butt, belonging to the navy. Four of the smugglers yr.:re shut dead, one of whom has been since bulled at klongham. The subject of the disorder in His MAJIIITT% eyes has been ve• y indecently and improperly re vived, after the positive account which we lately inserted, on the authenticity of which the public may place entire confidence. On Saturday se'nriigbt there was ruing on Sober bon Down, when Captain liaanino's roan gelding beat Major Leo earwoon's grey gelding, for 50 guineas. Capt. Hanouter's brown gelding beat Cwt. PARKIII'S grey gelding, for 50 guineas. Capt. Conreit's bay gelding beat Major Lunar. woors's bay gelding, for 50 guineas. The new Comet still continues visible to the naked eye, every even:ng whets the sky is not obscured by vapours. Sunday night it was very distinilly seen by the inhabitants in the vicinity of the melt volts, as bright nearly as a Star of the first magninide— with a short brushy tail. A gentleman at Hamp stead, who observed it with care, informs us, that its place was about 20 degrees from Araurus, in a line towards Biwa Libra. In Jones's new Globe the place was in the centre of Mons Menelaus. It was seen distinaly from 20 minutes before seven in the evening, till low down among the vapours in the western horizon, about nine o'clock. The great and extensive fraternity of Smokers, ha: been frequently charaitlerised for taciturnity. A subject, however, has at length started, which has occasioned; much conversation among these social souls, and which is, the new Lottery Plan, now so near its commencement of drawing. But the "thought-inspiring plain," his not only caused them to see clearly the uncommon interest of its two Schemes, but to smoke aleio the motives of some, who essieavour to decry diem. e , OLOMCES7'ER, Ocr. 5. ROYAL. VISIT TL) IigItKELF.Y CASTLE. On Friday .morning His Royal Highness the Prince of Milles, accompanied by the Doke of Sus sex, set off from With.) , Com t. the seat of Lord Foley, on their intended ♦isit to the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Berkeley, at Berkeley Castle, in this county. The hour of the Royal Brothers reaching this place being uncertain, the Gloucester Cavalry and Volunteer Infantry were under arms during the whole day ; but their Royal Highnesses not being apprised of this circumstance, and having visited Lord Beauchamp, at Maddresfield, on their journey, did nut reach this city till half-past eight o'clock, which naturally prevented the compliment intended by the military, en their arrival here. They only changed horses at the King's Head, and pro ceeded, without atighting from their carriages, for Berkeley.where their Royal Highnesses at rived about half pa t ten, when the joyful tiding.. were imme diately announced by a Royal salute of twenty-one guns from the Berkeley Artillery. The Royal Vi sit() s were received and welcomed at this hospitable mansion. by Lord and Lady Berkeley and their amiable family. with that cordiality and urbanity by which they are so eminently distinguished ; and the Royal Standard has ever since been flying upon the battlements of this ancient cattle. Oa Saturday last, Deputations from the Corpo rations of Gloucester and Bristol (who had been previously invited by Lord Berkeley to dine with the Royal Party on that day) waited upon the Prince of Wales at Berkeley Castle, for the purpose of congratulating His Royal Highness upon his Arrival in this county, and requesting the honour of a visit to their rLspedlive cities. The Deputation from this city. consisting of Richard Nayler, Esq. Mayor, the Sheriffs, Town-Clerk, and several other Members of the Body Corporate, were ioined at Berkley by their Noble Recorder, his Greco the Doke art Norfolk, and their worthy High Steward. the Right Hun the Earl of Berkeley. About four o'clock they were introduced into the Audience- Chamber, when the Recorder addressed the Prince of Wales in nearly the following term' : " Si X it please your Royal lliehneseo.Tbe Mayer and boerillii of the Comity of the Cit. iit Gloucester, accom panied by a deputation of their Rietaren, impressed by feel inp of dory, respea, and etteotit.ll, have come te Berkeley (tine ancient and venerable mansion of their respected Hien Soivraral;, with their ceagratulatiors en your visit to this County i sad humbly to express, bow tuthl.. they would be grat.ficil, if your K,yat Hignuwa 110110111 the City with your presence, and teat they may then be permitted to enroll year name onto. pt their Citiarsos." His Itiyal Highness, with his accustom7d gracs and dignity, returned the following answer : Gentlemesil beg leave to ieturn to you, and the Corpo ration o 1 Gloucester, my best thanks and acknowledgments fir this very obliging invitation, and to amure you, that, ermine the happy mrcomstaaces which have brought me under the roof of this distinguished castle, sn famed for it. family ai.J antiquity, it still out, in my mind, be consieberod the lemato have occasioned one th s very bind invitation to viut your city invitation which I accept with the grimiest cordiality, sod where. is proof et my regard, I shall prefer receiving the Addres and Freedom you had int:nd,cl presenting mi. • 101 hare." "file deputation from Bristol, consisting of the Se nior Alderman (in the absence of the Mayor) the Sheriffs, Town-Clerk, and oth.:r Members. were nez admitted to an audience, when It. Worrall, E.g. We Town-Clark, ukkessel the Prince to the twilowing purport •• bday it puss your Royal H.ghoess.--1 hay. the honour of communicating the lively sentiment• ut Aitacti.nent which rho Corpuiatioe of Inc ancient City. of Rriitol bear tow...rt. your Royal Highness ; and to beg you will accent their sincere and untisigned emigia.uiations 11V1 the 111411:1 , iospettent event—the rceuvery ot your Ruysi Ifiglinese. health. The industrio.is and TirtutottS Citiz-ns of It.inel have evei btell loyany alached tot:.. mod ilitlit•it.d% II nu: of Riiiii.wwk and it. Deacend 81.1i1 ' and the Mayor. Aldermen, and Corporation, in Coin monensacel asse.noted, have appos teditus Du..utan ~,, to re gent that your Moral Hitioirie *ill, with your usual condo ' 'mama, visit that ancient city " The Pri. ce graciously ace. red the invoation. and appointed Tuesday ( l'isonorrow) for the pur pose , 4 visiting Bristol. and afterwards dining with the Corp ratio of thai city. Atter toe Deputations returned, they were intro duced to the Countess of Berkeley, and the com pany in the drawing-rooms, comprising, in addition to the Royal Party, a number of the neighbouring geutry and, soon after five o'clock, the doors of the elinin&-roo:n were thrown open, and the whole party sat dowa to a most sumptuous entertainment. set out with the hig lestd.gree of taste and elegance. In the Music-room, a soled band, under the direc tion of Mr. Mutlow. Organist of our Cathedral, as sisted by Mr. Magrath, and other vocal performers from Bath. gave some admirable glees, ice. in the evening ; with which the Princes were much pleased. 'lna company were highly gratified with the anaffaEled condescension, and truly fascinatiflg manners and address of the Prince of Wales ; and every eye beamed with joy, on observing the im proved appearance of His Royal Highness's healtn. Nothing coeld exceed the polite attention of Earl Berkeley to his guests ; and his amiable Countess, by her of and unwearied solicitude. antici pated even the wishes of her numerous visitors. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex are expelled in Gloucester this afternoon, between three and four ; when the Freedom of the City will be presented to their Royal Highnesses at the Tolley after which the Corporation will be honoured with the company of the Royal Brothers to dinner, at the King's Head. The military will be assembled ; and every mark of attention will be paid to the itlusui- One strangers. The Prince of Wales generously left a benefac tion of SOI each, to the Infirmary and Parochial Poor of Worcester ; and the Duke of Sasses gave 201. to each. Their Royal Highnesses also pee 140 guineas to a Deputation of the Corporation of Coventry, for the eurpose of being distributed among the several chanc res The family of Lord Viscount Heatroao have had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. In the night of the 22d ult. a beam near a chimney in his place of residence at Bredwardine Bridge, &re fordshire, caught fire; the Wen. Just& Daveasux was the tar.t who discovered the accident, and by timely alarm saved the lives of herself, Lacy Hass ell/an who i• very near tier delivery ,, DT A sue: say (Master of Downing College, earnorictgo. a guest), and at the domestic estafilishinent. The proximity of the river Wye, and activity of the neighbours, prevented any material injury to the house. His liirds,iip was at the music sweetiog, Hereford, when this accident happened. ~..... mss: =- • Of 44 1 * 1 3 • , • 14 POLrelf. ATTON-CARDEST. Three Teel; mr•ni were o .ugla before - he SitL:rig MagistrAte, '4r. BA ICRO. chased with beating and cruelly using a bullock belonging to a drove N the c which was going towards I • tr Clown pitblic•house, Sadler.' they separated the bullock from the reest the drove, and ran ►t ht. tween the two first horses of a dray, but fortunately witiiout injii , ing either of than ; vier then turned the poor beast, and followed him to Battle-bridge, . where two Constables, who had washed them frost Sadler.' Welk took them into custldy, c7i.i.e by tbs Small-pox hospital. The Maois impressed epos their minds the accidents which might have happened.by then' cruel treatm-ot of the poor animal, and convicted them Ir. the mitigated penalty of ItV. Fri icis Itfatlicus was charged with felon; nrsly carrying away a t..etal watch, the property of his master. On Tuesday, the Sur of Septcather, Mrs. Threader, the Prisoner's mistress, Croui,ht the watch down from her bed-chamher, and lava it en the sh ip-b..arci, in the shop. During ti.e course of the day the Prisoner WAS absent, when it occurred to the mcmiwy of Mrs. Threader, that she hail lett her watch on the shop-board ; she went to search for it, and could not find it ; the Prt.paer was glsi pe9ed, as no other person had an opportunity cf stealing the watch. He was net seen any more that day, neither did his master see him any more, until the 19th, sviien he met him in Covent-garden mar ket. and took him into custody. It appeared, how ever, that he had pledged the watch with Mr. Esse:, pawn-bicker, in the Snood, and afterwards sold the duplicate to a Jew bt,y, of the name of Joseph, who stands in Blackfriar. -road, with a box of trin kets, who released the watch for 15.. 3d. l He was committed ft r trial, and the Magistrate required study for the appearance of Joseph, as a alums. 7 bonals a labouring man, was Charged by Handcock, the °dicer, with having robbed bins between nine and ten o'clock on Suniray night last, in company with 'seven other persons. liandcock !lad gone to Southgate, near Edmonton, in a one horse chaise, to serve a warrant, and on his return, he stopped at the Cock pubiic-house, Bows Farm. in company with a constants, who di:Wiest him the way, as be was unacquainted with it. While he was drinking, he observed the tap-room was full, but had no suspicious s .after he had g..t about a mile and a half from tne puolic-house, he was stopped in Cireen-lane, by eight persons. who sur rounded the chaise, one of whom he thought was the Prisoner, who said, "br LAM WO want your money.". at the same time pteseating a Won. derbuss or hurat•pistol at him ; hi Lad halt-aisguinea and 4s 6d. lo.his pocket ; while he was giving them his money. be pretasdedto be shook, that ke might obstrve toe fellow with she pistol I they took trona him 4s bd. and a silver watch MAGI usey had gone about 15 or fto yerds, he stood up in the chaise, and snapped bosh nis pistols at mem, but they miss.:d bre. Yesterday. oe mad frost erect down to Southgate, *nen they saw KAly coming • towards them t Hanucuck immediately yard he was weir 1334 D, though dressed differently. fruit in. y uired of Min how tar it was to nlr. Whiseread's aild while the fellow was givi.ig an answer, klaud c,,ck laid hold of him. ;I When called upon for his defence, he stated, that he had oeen in nis lodging from eight o'clock in the evening, until lie went to work twat morn. ing, and ttrat he was obliged to leave his work, owing to a complaint to its bowels. He was tom• mlued for tanner examination on Friday. • r _, .." 7. " GeIUFACI.N. The public ought to be particularly cautioned of an impostor, echo has lately, io the neighbourhood of liatton,gai den. gained admittance into several houses,by knocking at the door, and inquirin g wnether the Mastr.r or Mistress of the house is at home I having got into the parlour, she pulls out a long . I written Petition, and while the person a reading it. her eyes are employed looking about the room, pas. sage, ate. if she is told that they know nothing of her, she becomes very abusive and insolent I at times when sue succeeds in getting money, it is more through fear than charity that it is given. She is very tall; dresses plain, with a very large puke boanet, and large thick black veil. A gentleman, whose tiouserhe visited, last Saturday, has ever y rea son to suspeEt that it seas a man in wonan's apparel, who is susprffed to belong to a gang of house breakers, who have broken open several houses in that neighbourhood lately. esweies= A general meeting of the Society of Patrons of the Charity Schools of London, /sc. was held on _ Thursday evening, at the Queen's Arms Tavern. Saint Paul's Church Yard, to eka a Tree surer, in the room of Deputy Picitwooo, deceas4s, Chamb•rlain CL•Ilb:1, 10 the Chair ; when De 4 HLOZLAPID. and WILLIAM Massa, Esqrs. s i r i 4 • unanimously eleited Joint Treasurers. On Monday, Jassy EOLZITOIII. Ksq. was sworn in Mayor of Wiodsor, which is the second time of A k 11;s serving that office. On Saturday ni g iit some evil disposed person or persons tilted two vahsaule cows, or cutting them., in tneir necks. beloo K iog to Mr. &wogs. we . t ; keeper, in a field opposite St. Pancras Courch.-..Mr. t• ftuooss has had several cows killed, in a similar man er, during the last two years. -• Wednesday, the body of a poor woman, belongs. ing to • layling l,land, woo had been a:niett Moe weeks, and was supposed to have been in Kent h ping. was discovered in a rood. afire et . hanged hermit. Ca rope was broken, and t..e aotty lay on the ground in a most putrid suite. Several sallggler• wire eioniontteii to Jlodrain gaol, last week, old whilst they were loailiV vouch • irons. nor 01 toe pat). pretending a gre.i; deal of t.soot hued. said to the cur .6 well, enough of this. so I'd he supposul bon J mere ducted by to put o.i the prisoners, the smuggler q.ai toy joking in she imam wbo admifr input* sorry u. ht.' snot One wtscirs lse had tak a sucker, hospisetty, and turrentiereu ...T.. ••• wrote!. " well. I lame teen he gone home." Ile ternkay, speaatur. wh i had been in- ) come m to tee the skims rs. opened the ;sett. an/ y w .tked otf Weeny re- s. of his sct.eme. fbri.e muity of the mat). wiii be I , utr t•Wil traternity, with sacker. fin siiited the tibia of tderei bite egad,: