The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-02-22 00:00:00

HYDE PARK. Hyde Park, yestezday, bereded nearly all the Nobility in town. The number or elegant car riages was more 'numerous that' we have witnessed this season. The Promenade was so full of coin pany, that many a hew am! belle was obliged to walk in the carriage way. The Ladies were ele gantly dressed—black and purple velvet mantles, 54th broad Vandyke lace rat's round their neck— hamets to match, trimmed with fur, were the most e legant; scarlet cloils, and the girey brown, ire in great demand. The day was cold, but plea,ant. Amongst the elegant carriages wnre— be m a nhi4nepa of ihis Moire ; her I odiship'e servants •rbite favours in their bats; the Marchioness( p ' ha funsdowiii sod Bath the Countesses of Cholision et- y,Setton, Camden, sad Cardigan: AN EPITAPH Os the Lite RICHARD IVTLEAF, Est of Sidon, Glos. eeetieshire. ■T CUAllis DICKINSON, This Sided !edge' awe mare will blades, And shame the ►tort-lived humors Of 'Lk Wads; Fast by that (oast in Paradise that flows, Where Seine wawa no earruption knows ; And there reisen'rt, *bets 611,11isad milks fldn, And hitt erd heriretili the dust are ; Thai del* to hie, Wilt, resod t►o throne of God, pensuial i ine ! Yesterday morning His MAJEsev, Priocessei SOPRIA, AUGUSTA. MART, and ANEMIA, accoml l4- Died by Lady ALOINIA CUMOSILLAND, and Gene ral FITZROY, went to St. George's ehapel, and beard a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. CRAMP 111x11, from Lukt', chap. vim. ver. 15. " Bat that on the good aimed are they, nhieb, ia ea ho se* aid gime heart, Maria( board au win{ keep it, and trial forth hods:tie patiruoe." 'I he ROY Al. Ihsrt.x afterwards returned to the Palace. On Wednesday next, Lord Istrunurva gives. a Cabinet Dinner to Earl Chatham, Mr. Perreval, Mr Canainr, Lard Castle. fork, Lord Ilawlershary, Earl Bathurst, Lai Westmor land, Earl Camden, the Lard Chauceitor, and the Duke of Portland. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALVIS has most graeiouly informed Mrs. PERELY•I., that early is the ensuing month her Royal Highness will ap point a day for the baptism of Mrs. 1 XItCIiVACS in fant daughter, to whom her Royal Highness pro posew to be sponsor. The marriage of Lord HILIIRT Pam with Lady SUSAN STNAIIGEWAYS is expected to take place this week. His Royal nighties the Prince of WAcirs paid a eta yesterday afteruocia to Lord LAKE, at his Lordship's house, in Lower Brooke-street, Gros- •euor.sgnare. The Earl of ESsEi left town yesterday for Cashiobury. Mistime Gas us has just published a sew novel at Paris, entitled Saincinir ; or, The Video of the Arts and Sciences. His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMItERLAND dare a grand chimer, yestenlay, to Lord Pir.t:l*, General lima:ohms, and several other inititary officers. Lord GAILDN SR is ill at Lufton House, De%ou. The following Fa.liimr.ildes were at the Opera on Saturday night t--- The Dukes of Ar,ryle and De Castries; the Duchesses of Dorset sad Dc Castries ; the Wardtiuticrees of Selisbery, Dowatekire, Latiedowe, tnd Wellesley ; the Countesses of Sefton, Evora, Ihretweer &oleo, Camden, and Itart, mire ; Ladles DI. Bentinek, G. o.vetsdlsh, Elizabeth Whitbread, O. sad I. Cecil, Hume, sad Abdy. A sew ballet, entitled Poor Jack; or, The Rene valeta Tare of Ohl England, was produced at Co vent-Garden 'fliestre on Friday. It furuislies• an opportunity for Miss ADAMS. the Coluuthine, and her three sisters, to displajtheir grace and elcAance in the dance; and for Mr. Bot.oosa, the Hark quit, to whew his agility in a hornpipe. It was fa vourably received. A Mr. Aforyxlierts, alias 14Itiarnw, and not Mr. SKLIMIIIitTON, is a candidate for the fair hand of the .Sleephrf Beauty. The Belfast Theatre is expected to open this lit with the comedy of Toms and Country. The Mu. Clenroy, by Miss narates, a young Lady of the most respectable connexions, whose modest unassuming merit will recommend her to the enlightened inhabitants of that most respect able place. Mr. WINITIIIICATO gave a graod dinner yesterday at hit house in Dover-street, to Earl Cuounos nxiaT, Lords HOLLArD, WILLIAM RUSSELL, and G. CAVENDISH, Sir Jona NIMPORT, Cir TitoNAS the Hon. Mr. BRAND, Colo:lel CIAWVOILD, and Messrs. llousnis, Manta, and Parma 'AAIUN'S singing, like Orphan's music, bad such au tact on a sailor in the Two Shilling Gal lery, in Drury-lane Theatre, 041 Tharsday alight last, that he got. under %smirk, and newer colt ow ear until he found himself in a hurricane in the Pit, having touched on the quicksands of the ed.s chandelier, aim eserspedflosederin?. groarryo*INTELLIGENCE EXTRA; BETTING AT T.ATIT &SALL'S ON MONDAY LAIIT. FIRST CLAM QV THL OATLAN rS. 4 to I against Coheres SECOND CLASS OF THE OATLANDS. 9 to 4 sgail.st Viulaat 6 totot against Hippomenes. THIRT) CIASS OF THE OATLANDS. Not Tittle 4 to I evilest Thurso:wine. 4 tot against Meteors. 'itte tn ♦ lA-Therm, Yrolar.te, sod Mileage, &et all win. anon to 50 betted, that Striations-Lass, L'llsilede and Meteura, dotal all wl.:. DERBY STAKES. tot♦ 'phut the brother to (tunnel and Belies. 9 to I against the brother to Bustard. We have to state, that Hie Royal Higimess the Prince et Wake rims no inure laurels at Newmarket, after his present engagements there ; but veil vontintie to send horses to the three Clubs, Brighten and Lewes. His Royal Highness Isis given *lien to tuMnel Leigh and Mr. Shakespeae. The adjourned Newasegket Camino! Meeha' commenced on Tuesday last; and although the host prevented the dugs running in the early i" °reach day, the spurt was very hue, as the hares rams susevionorily stunt. Capt. Boys was apnoiuted, yesterday, to His MAJESTY'S ship &aunt. 74 guns, vice Lord A. Bcaoctaac. Dispatches were sent off, last eveiiiis, to the Channel fleet, by Capt. Boys. Sir ai Boom attended the Admiralty Board yes terdapniornitig. Auother Expedition is to be sent to the River Plate Cthe armament for Sweden may retard its departure, which, it was millerstood, would other wise have taken place as soon as the nature of the reception of the BRAGANYA FAMILY in the Brasila was known here. WILLIAM HOLRL HUME, Esq. M.P. for the county of Wicklow, a Dublin paper states to have sailed for Holyhead, to attend his ilarliamentary duty ; and adds, i• We are proud to acknowledge this Gentleman IS one of our patriotic and lode pendent Representatives." The cartels that carried the RUSSIAN AMBASSA! volt mid suite to Calais, ret urned to Dover on Fri day ; they landed him on Wednesday, about se ven o'clock in the evening. One of the cartels brought over a packet of letters from M. ALoraus —one directed to the Pausstast MIN isTER, is sup posed to contain his order to quit England imme diately. The packet was sent express to the office of the SECUIiTARY of STATR for the Foreign De partment. The University of Dublin Petition was referred on Saturday by the Committee to a Commission to be held at Dublin on the 13th of March, for the examination of witnesses resident in Ireland. The Commissioners are Messrs. W•ancy, MOR GAN, O'DWYER, HMI WHITV, agretd to by the parties. They are restricted in their examination of witnesses to examine how far expenses advanced to individual voters fall on their principul, under the Treating Act ; or in point of pusation may be considered by the Law of Parliauient bribery at Common Law ? Admiral IloitawaY has arrived in town from Spithead, and has taken tip his residence at lIAT CUNT'S Hritel, Piccadill The 'Duke and Duchess of Caarrosi are ex pected. this day, at their bonze. iii Piccadilly. from Easton Hall.. • • The Marchioness ofSTareonn is indispered with a cold. Her Ladyship was rather better last slight. Tlie Duke ani Duchess of NORTIIUMBOREAND, and the Ladies Peace, aA expeeted on Friday next at 'Northumberland-house, for the season. Mr. ALLINGNAM, to whom the public are so much obliged for repeated amoseiueut, has a new farce to conic forward at Covent-Garden Theatre on Thorsdilf next, celled The Widow's Choice-- The music is supplied by Mr. COMDSLI. ; and Mrs. C. Resume will be the heroine. The A/dill:14 and Marchioness of Lassonicts gave a grand dinner, yesterday, to the Earl of CHARLET! LLZ, Viscouait PETERSHAM, Lord Biomes, and Captain and Lady HANNAH BET- Tssworm. The trial of the . Hon. RICRAND Acutrsyos Damv ens, for an assault upon Mr. Ileattcs. the bookseller, of Wigmore-street, has been put otf at Hicks's Hall, till the next session, on account of uninformality in the notice for trial. JOHN CLAUDIUS BINESFORD, Esq. M. P. Mr. HAY, Mr. Bi.oxn au, and Mr. Jonas, are expect ed to be returned by the Board of Aldermen to the Commons in Dublin, to select a revresentative to till the Aldermauic Gown, vacant by the death of Alderman Horror. The Committee to try the right of election for Members to serve in Parliament for the borough of iu Cornwall, finished the investigation on Saturday, by resolving that the right of voting was not in the Mayor, Aldermen; and capital Burgesses, but in dime per..tnis possessing burgage tenures for life or by inheritance, in consequence of whisk decision the influence of the borongh reverts to the llu CUM family. As Lord PAGET was in his carriage, yesterday afternoon, on his way to His Itopul Highness the Dnke of Custiaateuo's, at St. James's Palace. to dinner, the horses became unmanageable, in Berke ley-square, and ran off with the greatest violence; they turned the corner of Lansdown House into Berkeley-street ; one of them *tumbled opposite Lansdown Passage, but fortunately, a gentleman that was on horseback stopped their career ; the coachman held the reins the whole time; his Lord ship, who was dressed in uniform, had taken his sword off, being apprehensive that the carriage would he overturned. There are very few instances in the history of L o tteries, where the Scheme has met with such uni versal approbation as the present. It is canvassed in companies of all ranks, and proved to be the best that ever was prodnced for public patronage. It displays a numerous list of Capital and smaller Prates floating in the Wheel, and it Moues • su perior chance to those who buy hernre the Drawing 6mlns. Hoag's' . and Co. likewise And that the Clubs have increased ten-fold, which is a sure cri terion of the solidity of the Scheme. HORNSRY and Co. were fortunate last year in sharing a large proportion of Capital Prises, and hope to 'apply their friends with a good selection on the present occasion. Tickets are selling at 211. and Shares in pro:mrtion. at their old-establidiesl State Lot tery Offices, 46, Cornhill, 52, Charing-Cross, and Bormigh. LAW ,iIfrafiLIGLIFE. COURT OF RAG'S ELNCII, WurentintrLa, Ten. no. TUB KTIVO 0. AsAiltET• This was ar action for an assault committed on he Rec. Sir R. Peat. oat of the prince of I,Vales's Chaplains, in a scuffle at the Theut-e. The case teas been already before the PAH..., the baring Appeared at Bow-street.—Tim Jury found the Deltidaitt The Special Jure'eattses commence on Monday. —Purcel tr i saiust.Mamiaustari gaud* tiro iu the paper, itALIAN stNGERS. iiialgLlA v. LA CAINEA. This was an intim brought by Sig. Rawl% who foi inerly smog o n the Italian stage, lo recover of Chevalier La Caine* the sum of thirty guineas, he having engaged him to sing three nights at the Marchioseas of Hertford's Concert. Mr. Gaiutow. in stating this case to the Jury, said, that the only objection to the Plaintiff's de mand was, that it was excessive, and that they would have to decide whether he should be paid five or tea guineas per night. In estimating the plaintiffs deserts, he said, the Jury would recollect, that he vowelised a very peculiar voice for • man, and was the only one in the country at present, so that the curiosity of hearing him was no less tine than the pleasure derivedfroni his musical Sir William Parsons and Signors Nisldi and Highi thought that he deserved ten guineas a night, such being the accustomed sum given to siingers of his eminence. Mr. Cole. belonging to tEe Prince of Wales's household, proved that the Plaintiff bud been paid ten guineas a night by his Royal Highness. Mrs. Swardie, a Lady who described herself as the Plaintiff's pupil, bore handsome testimony of his nuttiest talents, and thought him emineutly meritorious ass simger. It was contended on the part of the Defendant, thathe was not engaged as a principal, but tu take a part in a trio or a goalie:to, and that five guineas a night was amply sufficient. This•was supported by the testimony of Signor Sihoni, and many other musical people, some of whom said they would sooner give him five guineas to stay away than to purchase his assistance. The Jury, how ever, found for the Plaintiff—Damages JO guineas. COURT OF COMMON PLEA Frs. so. Sittiltes at N isi P!ius &lure Lord (lig Justice Sir JAMES MANSFIELD, avid a Special Jurg. MAZZINCIII V. STEPHENSON. This was in action on a ootid for )001. It sp. peered that tie Plaintiff, who was formerly em ployed tinder the Ahen Beard, but has Since quit ted the kingdom, left in the possession of his So. licitor two bonds, the one . for fool. aiiii the other for 1401. to he applied in diocharr,e of his debts. The bond in question was one of them, and was given by the Dekndant, a gentleman belonging, to the War °Mee. Die defence net up was, that the consideration W 34 a had one, iiiitsmitrli as the bond eras given for foolvey to ut ;nay to the Dorteirdant. - Sir JANIFS MANSFIELD said, the defence was a good one if it cont.! Lie made ont ; hut the D..feild ant failing in proof, the Jury found for the Plaiu till to the runoaut of his bond. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. 3. FRONT, Esq. Sir F. IBURDLTT. Bart. Tins was an action brought for services done and per,formed, and for money laid out and expended to the Defendant's use. Mr. Serjemit VAEUHAM stated the case on the part of the Plaintiff, who brought his action to recover, against the worthy Baronet, the balance of an account, amounting . to about 2,1001. beiug for active and zealous services performed fur •the De fendant, during several of the contests for the re presentation in Parliament of the county of Mid dlesex, between him and Mr. 0. B. Mainwaring. Mr. Frost him given his voluntary assistance upon the contest between Sir F. Burdett and the elder Mr. Mainwaring, and rendered Sir Francis the must emends' services upon that octillion, but just previous to the contest with Mr. G. B. Mainwarnig, Mr. Frost, feeling himself hurt by some cir cumstances which appeared slighting, had retired to his cottage at East Grinsteed ; there he re ceived a most cordial and pressing letter from Mr. Bonny, the accredited agent of Sir Francis Burdett, requesting him to come to town, and render that assistance to the cease he was so capable of giving : this letter, however, parsed oh hesded, and a second, more pressing than the brat, Wll4 sent, assuring Mr. Frost that he should receive liberal compensation for his exertions; but this had as little effect as the former; and at last a letter came fro.n Sir Francis himself, strongly' expressive of his obligations to Mr. Frost, assunng lure that any thieg which had happened to displease or hurt him was wholly unintentioual on his part, and rc que,ting he would amid him on that occasion; tins letter was folletwed up by a special messenger. and at lest Mr. Frost took upon him the arduous task of inspecting the Voters in the Tower Hamlets Di vision, which was by much the largest district, and required the greatest abilities and most active exer tions, and from his inspection no less than 1300 votes of the opponent were rejected in that Di vision. alone. The subsequent Petition to Par liament against Mr. Maiawaring--the event of that Petition--the Petition that succeeded that, sod the Cite of it, were all matters notorious• to the Court acrd to the public; upon all there occasions, Mr. Frost war the fictive end indefatigable agent for Sir Francis, at his express desire; and when the pro secutions fee perjury were instituted, Mr. Frost was directed by Sir Francis to take care of those heroes. Mr. Frost's original demand was about 2f)001. hut upon coming to a settlement, he had re ceived about wool. on account, nod now sought to recover the balance at the hands of that Jury. His charges would be found to be very modevute, and less than usually made upon such occasions. He only charged at the rate of three guineas per diem, daring the sixteen days poll at Brentforil, while the charge of a regular agent was five. For attend ng the Committees upon the Petitions, he charged five guineas per day, a sum equally reasonable; iu :ill, he had been upwards of 153 days mast active ly and zealously employed in the service of Sir trancis. Tha rest of his demand was male up of money actually paid etster.ilig pocket, to defend the lirosecutions, and for other expenses attendant on Hie papability and assiduity were not 4uestioned, the serviceithe had rendered his employer were great and undisputed; all he now souk, t ► i itesseionabledirseyentation for these ser vices.' -' —• "' '• Mr.l. Iraq' .w 0 first witness called to prove the incogotaiggfoct:s mentioned iuthe Learn ed Counsel's statement. • Mr. Warren ' one of Sir Francis Burdett's Counsel, on the Petition before a Committee of the • Nowt' of Commons, was the next witness called to the same facts, who, upon his crows-examination, said, that other gentlemen appeared as actively and anxioally employed as Mr. Frost. After doMe other Witnesses were examined as to the agency of Mr. Frost, and the several sums of money paid by him to them on Sir Francis Blur dett's account, the LORD Cum , Jurrlce observes!, that it appeared to him, that, from the complexion • of the ease then, and the points they were going into, there was no chance of coining to au end that night ;he should, therefore, adjourn until Mouday. ' His Lordship added, that there were three ques tions in this case; the first, whether Mr. Frost was the accredited and appointed agent ? if so, the next was what sum he was entitled to for his ser vices ? an d the last question was, what sums he had expended e The two first questions were clearly 'matters for. the Court and Jury; the hurt was • matter for reference, and any person weight aseer tan) what sums Mr. Frost had properly expended for Sir Francis. His Lordship intimated a wish, that the whole should be settled by arbitration. After some consultation among the Counsel on each side, they agreed to defer any further proceed ing until Monday. is Lordship told the Jury they should not suffer any person to talk to them on the subject in the mean tiine.--Adjoumed until Monday. 4 ' • t4fritt s '• • - , 0"" `•■•• THEATRES. IDRURT-LATH. The new Opera of Kale was received on Satin- ,by bight with the nitvvt rapturous applause. Mr. Hainan never displayed more execution or !clef:- ; aud eNcellence on any evore,..ied their delight occasion by repeatheted audience encores. sgaora Sroaxcir, d Mire ss L vo v, displayed gntat e‘ce M llenee oU !MAI ; sad N, an a sno cro j e d house or more gencral approbation we have D ot witnessed. Mr. kinstiliSTSß, for the Gist time, ived Sir David D eader, in the entertainment of ltri rs and Means, and kept the house in continued ban of applause. The whale went off with great sui.ces.s, and will be a favourite after-piece. cOVENT-OAROgrl. Below Dell Care and The Blind Boy were re- ceived on Saturday uiicht with unbounded ap- p l e ase, and appear to increase io the public fa tour. OLD BAILEY, Fi.s. 20. This day a soldier in the guards, of the name of Apses, was convicted of a robbery in the house of one of the sufferers by the late fire in Princes's street, Westminster. The Prisoner was discovered in the house, carrying off a bedstead ; and, on be. big questioned, he said he had been emplcy..ed to remove the goods, some of which he offered fer sale. Edward Tobin and Edmund Hickey were tried far stealing a quantity of vermillion and other co lours, to the value of 201. front the warehouse of Messrs. Bergen, wholesale colour-dealers in Pew lane, Cheapeide, where the • prisoners had been employed as porters. Mr. Laurence Bergen, one of the partners, said the 'house having been robbed l of considerable property,lie and a clerk concealed themselves in the warehouses when the porters chme to work; they beard the two prisoners open the door 'of an inner warehouse with a false key. They saw them afterwards come out, and proceed to the street door. They rushed after the prison-. cry, who ran away. Tobin threw down a bundle near the door, and was taken in l'heapettle. Hickey sin oil near a utile before he iv. is taken. it appeared that Tobin had been discharged a . fortnight before this time, and had come to hr. quire after Hickey the day before, disguised as a Jew elottiebuhin• Verdict, guilty—Death. smseneemmemestm ui . 11.11DDLISEX SESSIONS—F zit. 20. CHARGE OF PERJURY. THE: KINO IL J. LILLE. • 'The Defendant was indicted for making a r alse affidavit iu the Court o f. Chancery. in stating, that 19001. paid to the Prosecutor, Mr. Emhden, of turf celebrity, was advanced in part pa% ment df 80001. for timber *old, and which was stated in the allegation to have been paid, lametfide, for services rendered to the Defendant by the Prosecutor . . Mr. Embden stated, in consequence of having advanced rums of money to Mr. G. Wetherdenn, n gentleman of fortune, in Kent, and of his being in want of other loans, it was agreed that Mr. Embdc.o should find a purchaser for some timber on Mr. Wethenleiin's estate ; and for this purpose he applied to the present Defendant, an opulent timber-merchant, iu Kent, who agreed to give 80001. fors certain quantity, and Mr. Einlxlen received loot. frchn Mr. Weticerdenn for his ser vices. Witness stated that the Defendant had agreed to allow him 51. ior. per load for the tim ber, as a share of the profits of a good bargain ; and he received in hills of exchange 19001. He *as afterwards applied to for this money by Mr. We therdenn, and he was taken to Bow-street on charge of futud—but the Magistrate discharged the bus;nesx. It was contended in defence, that the 1900 T. paid by the Defendant to the Prosecutor, was not a doutertc ; but that it was given in part payment of the 8,00001 due to Mr. Wetherdenn for the timber ; and that the present Prosecutor had suf fered a verdict to go against him at the suit of Mr. Wetherdenn, for the 19001. The Prosecutor had also insured the life of Mr. Wetherdenn, who wanted 14 menthe of being of age, for 19001. sad, he had charged Mr. Wetherdeen with the expenses attending that insurance. 'rhe trial took up the whole day, and the Defendant wag acquitted. ,- A notice is inserted inSaturday night's Oa:Etter*, , appreliendituc the _persons concerned in sending the foliowi na letter to Tuon As H ARDI NG. of Kuutsford o in the county of Chester, one of the Tax Commisiv sioners for that district : a hundred pounds reward is also offered for his apprehension. The letter is as follow!. :- - " Henliae, thou villain, thou art in danger—look to thy self, and think on the latter rood before it be too late, for e'er winter be past thou *halt be so meet, thy louse shall be in flames, and thy life in danger, (erre in monicutary ism ger,) thou wretch who never nnett to have hood interroorse with mankind. Remember, and thmk on thy Isl , lllCibilli Mite before thou goes to the Des il." Mr. Ju®N Moore. sot of Mrs. Moose, :o the G..cive, Bath, was one :wrong Ihe many lamented lives who perished in the Bie::hein. He sailed as Surgeou's Mate in the Persertynace Indianian; and when off Prince of Wales's Wand, be vo- Justeered his services to the unfortueete Sir Tao- XAS TftOWSPIDGE. as kesivtant Surgeon —a cir " curnstance unk nea la to i.• , , family iin•il viviti of the Perrectra:Tc, when the. 1 leucholy fate of tic.: spi,:ted wad pi, man. the late ar- leamt the m•- :caa:itas 7oun3 . 4 • be tIE or re r..l ilnr