The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-04-06 00:00:00

" ; ..... h • THE 0, 'ERA. The Opera was crowded in the extreme, on Sa turday night; and CATALAN!, as usual, loudly applauded. It was a complete :Irene. The grand g,se of the night was his Grace of RICHMOND, •rho received the congratulations of his friends, on hi; new appointment to the Vicaroyerip of Ireland, with his accustomed good-humour and affability. His Grace adjourned from the-Opera House, with the Ditches, of R;CISMONI) ; the Duchess of Goa rlv ; the Marquis of Assacoam ; the Earl and Colintels of Cam Dem , the Earl and Counter. of ;;:prod; the L•'atf and Countess of Id ARDWICICR Lrd and Lady liawittlauav ; and neatly fifty •• e- Nohility ; to the house of Viscountess CAS. • t:RE %Oil. where a grand supper was prepared the ,notle visitors ; who, after much convivi _icy, left Lord Casti.aassou to enjoy his bed of •o:er. md Chumktluie's Ofict, April 3, 1867. Notice i, hereby a'aen, Out there will be a lerawing Room a: St. Ja,nes'., on Thursday next, the fith instant. Sunday niwning His MAJESTY, the Princesses AUGUSTA, SOP Mt A, and MARY, attended by lascle Gcoace 11/luaatty, rode to St. George's Chapel, where a Sermon was pre iched by the ilex. Dr. HALEAM, from S. Paul's Ist Ep. to Tim. ch. iv. ver. 8, 'they afterwards rode to Frogniore to dinner, and returned to the Palace at three o'clock. Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZ•RETH had Divine Serv.ce pet formed in the Palace ; afterwards rode to Fregmore to dinner, and returned with His MAJFSIV, &c. Mr. and Lady Et.iza seri, WIIITIREAD and fa mily will r-turn to town to-morrow. from Sou7h hill, Bedford/a ire. Miss Brit.-cos has hem introduced to the Marquis of ABIACOMS, by Mr. Kim ei.e, by desire of the Marquis, in consequence of her performance of opbeita, when Cie Noble Marquis eertiplimented her upon her performance, and presented her will, an elegant gold watch, as a token of his approbation. The Duchess of GORDON gave a grand dinner, yesterday, to a sele& party of Nobilit-, at her house, in Grosvenor square. The Duke of Gottoorr will be at His MA- Jury's Levee, on Wednesday ; and his GraCe intends going to the Drawing-room, on Thursday. Lady SMITH Buenass will give a grand rout, next Friday, at her house, Hyde Park terrace. The present of a se ant, from the Marquis of Aaeaciner, to that sweet seasstress, Miss BOLTON, was a delicate hint to be true to (use. Mr. Kenna is suffering under a strong affection of rheumatic gout. He was blistered on Friday last. Fashionable arrivals expelled in town tomor row— The EITI of Iritswillians, from Milton Abbey, to his house In Grolvenoi•squarc; Lord Oiindaii, at his mouse, in Ailing. ton-street, from kali-hall, Yorkshire; Lord tranos Spencer, et Mat!borough House, Poll-Mill, from Blenheim ; and Vl4. - 1144,414110 y, at hiy WON% is uneven*, squat., front IProg• tent. The fascinating Mrs. H. is gone to Ireland, and a certain Noble Marquis has telt great Pole upon the occasion. Viscount Hartercian left town, last Monday, for his seat Bredwardme, Hereford, and is expected to return this day. The Earl of West MOIL LAND is gone on a vis:t to Lord Low r Ilse, at his seat at Cotsonore. Sir Hs akar Fearmens.rors arrived, tin Friday, at his house in Seymors-place, from Uppark, l'e trrstield, Sussex. Great Preparations, we understand, are making at Wentworth House, Yorkshire, for the 4th of May, the day on which Lord MlLrom arrives at age. Two fat beasts are to be roasted whole on the occasion. A Sc'ch Gentleman, seeing Miss Mat.ton's splendid chariot, yeserilay, in the Ring in Hyde. Park, observed, " she coat a great dash." The Sass Awl! closed on Saturday night, for the season, with a most elegant and crowded au dience, who expressed their admiration of Miss SrOTT'S performance, by repeated bursts of ap piause. Miss Scorr spoke a very apposite and interesting Address, with much feeling and spirit. The Earl of KtscsToti will give a grand dinner, on Friday, at his house in Portland place. The Duke of Dxvortsitura entertsiined a large party of Nobility, at dinner, yesterday, at Chis wick. Colonel and Mrs. BLAUNIOHT gave a grand din. net', last Saturday, at their house in Portman-square, to Mr. Nlwr Las and Lady *Qv ens, Mr. and Mrs. Gostimu, M rs . Mascot/4, Mr. arid Mrs. CRAM. 1r sin, Mr. DRUMMOND, Mr. Gists, Mr. SMITH, Mrs. LOCKHART. and Mr. 11,161)014 ALL) Drury -lane Theatre overd swed with fashion, on Satarday night, to CHERI •'s Comedy of Us Sol leer's Daughter, and rite Wood Damon. Miss Fr• aor's song was rapturously applaud-d. It is said, this Lady's voice goes four notes higher than CA *L MI I's ; and, when she has received some farther instruaion, will add another to the many Eaglish prodigies. Macittan's Man of the was very well at• 'ended. on Saturday night, at Covent•Gardes Theatre. Many of the political allusions were so Appropriate to the present day, that they were • ierizit, with great avidity, by the audience. Mr. MUNSIN had the mischance to lose his pure, cut of his dressing-room, un Friday night. at Covent-Garden Theatre, cnntaini.ig near 101. in gold, while be was performing in The Silool Itiform. There will be a Ball, an We:hut:Jay next, under the immediate patrnnage of 01..1- Graces the Duke and Duchess of Benroao, at the Public.itoolne s itutland-square, Duialin, for the bene.it.of the In digent Room-keepers. Ouches% of Rcor= l lo has expressed her wish, that the Ladies should ap pear in satsnet„ tabisiet, or poplin, of Irish Tsl4. nufaftarr. 'Thus dues this aosiable Lady pay the most sedalous attention to the interests of that • nuntry, laser which the Nobly Duke hsr husband ?resides. NTDE PARK. This charosieg place was, yesterJay. the score of all the eleience arhi fashion of London. H i e number of ownihstes was so .great, as to form a triple row, ftomit -o,ington Gardens to llyde Park gate. The. warmth the sun was ovcrhalenced by the keen North.wind, V) that thc ladies, in the carriages were nearly couccaled from our view, by tae glasses being up ; however, we coIIJ pm:ivy the appearance of spring, in violet, azure•blue, and French grey serum pelisses arid hats. The nnty change in the dress of the fair pedestrians, Was a few white mantles, trimmed with swansdown, and very fine Leghorn hats. Among. the Company in the Ride were— Her Royal Highness flirt Prices Charlotte of Wales; Ms Rnyal nighties. the Duke of Cambridge; the Duchess of %t. Alisan's ; the Earls of Chrimondeley, Camden arid Euston. Ansnngu the elegant Carriages were those of The Duke of Deyonstrt, (Leen by four hays; the Du chesses of Rdwhargir, Northumberlarid and Charades; the Mar chronaves of Headfort, Lauidown, Doienshir•, and Bath; the Countesses of Derby. Carnelian, Sefton, Hardwick; and Cx...dis; the Ladies Perth, 'Nihon, M. It-ptirvir, Dacre, and cans 'bell ; Sir Jahn Lade, Sir Francis Saline; Hon M-. Buxton, arid Mr. Chas. Pool, drove four in hand, with the,r u.sial dexterity. The R. h t Horneirahle and most Reverend the nighty of Macro( preached a very eloquent and aTumentative Sermon, yesterday, at St. George's Char', Hanover-square; his Lordship's text was taken from the 13th chapter of the lst of Corin thians, and 12th vet se ; . Now, if Cheat be preached that be role from the dead, how ass **lie among you, that there is nu itetlitrert.o.4 I:ern tb Dead'" After a very able statement of arguments, in fa vour of the immortality of the Soul, his Lordship drew a very lively and animated plEture of the French Philosophy, which gave out that " death way eternal shep;" this dodrine, which ss brutifird the neighbouring Nation, tkc. His MAJESTY s yacht, the Der,et, has been hauled close to the Quay, in the Pigeon-house Dock, Dub lin, and is thoroughly cleansed, and prepared to set sail at the shortest notice, with the Duke and Duchess of BtrIFORD, and suite The Court of Chancery, in Lincoln's-inn, is un dergoing a complete repair. for the reception of Lord Chancellor ELooM, who resumes his seat in that Court on Wednesday next, when the first seal before Faster term will commence. 'Pie hall has been entirely new matted ; the bar has been newly covered with green cloth. and the ,bench itself is now undergoing a general repair. The Gear's) SEIetrIOIS has presented to Sena:- TIAN, the palace and gardens of 'lleraspin, for merly belonging to the venerable Prince YrsiL•tiTt, rather of the Hosrodar of I,V A 1.1 ACHIA. Prince was beheaded in the prison of the Bastangt Bachi, having previously been tortured to escort confession as to the place in which his treasure was concealed. Two millions of Turkish pia s were found in his palace. His estates have beets sold for the benefit of the Imperial treasury. WILLIAM BROWEILOW. Esq. is returned to serve in Parliament for the County of Armagh in the room of Lord Viseoint Acassort, noir Earl of Gosroan. A batch of mow Peers of the United Kingdom, is said to he in contemplation of the new Ministers.— Tbe following ',massages w e naensimsei ist she fists The Marquis of Holm. av, the Earls of Anatomy HADOINOTON. DALltalrn. and D•Litousea; Sir Ilaait. MI LDMA v, But. The Marquis of Howl s-ay is also to have the Great Seal of Scotland ; and the Eatl of C•ssi Lis the vacant Green Ribbon. Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London be fore the Right Honourable Eow AP re Lord ELL te ar/ROUSH, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and after Easter Perm, 1807 :- 14 sninDON. WWII? . April 20 Wertne , day . April 22 Monett, 27 Wednesday . 19 Monday . . May 4 Wednesday . May G Frsdat . . • Saturday . . AFTER TERM. Tuesday . May It Wednesday . May 11 • Arift-tti Zdward The College of Physicians have nearly finished their investigation into the merits of the Vaccine discovery, and will shortly lay their Report before Parliament. This Report will include that of the Royal College of Surgeons, and of other corporate Medical Bodies in Scotland and Ireland, together with a vast mass of evidence from every part of the United Kingdom. This investigation ts?gan in An. gust last, in consequence of a message from the :sic, and has been condufted with thot delibera tion which a matter of such high importance demanded ; for a more solemn appeal was never made to any body of men, by the British Le gislature, since the civilization of our island ; not only multitudes of human beisyjs, no": in existence, but millions yet unborn, will be essentially interested by their derision—a decision, the nature of which we conceive, it regimes no vast sagacity to foretel, as it is well known that Vaccine Inoculation is already firmly established throughout half the Globe. The following is the liouse•List for Governors and DireCiors of the Rank of England for the year ensuing : FOR GOVERNORS • Lone, En GO•erlif •r. S.; Bru.tk &thin, Std. and Alderman, Depute-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS: Tbnms.flrvirlincton, lig. John Petrie, Esq. John Bowden, E'sq chaties role, Eon evrnehns gullet, F..q. Thuma.ltnikes EA. Neuty Divulson, Esq. John Standiuth , Simon Dose, Esq. Edr.trd Shnetnt, Genre Dnnoln, Hatay Smuts, F..n. Thomas I,..unlev, E.q. Samuel Theron'', Eel. Tho.nas t net., Et,n, Stephen Thwrotton, Esq. Ma.hhhg, Esq. S.,ohnOl Turner, jun. Esq. Entso,.s..r /W.htl.,nd, . liok. t Wogram, Fig. It.cit tot Nat.', Bart. Juno Vih.tmor. Jereintals l/bre, Eta) Renistn. Windstem,Fsq. The F.leaim Governor and Deputy-Go vernor will be held on Tuesday, the 7th ; and for Direatirs, on Wednesday, the fich instant, from 10 in the forenoon till 4 in the afternoon. Fittray.iganeo has been forcibly defined by an eminent water—" The wasting cf money in vari• ous ta•rdes r by tint one of which any profitable re. tarn can possi'•.ly be el:reeled." Under this iltfini tiob, tve-i the most spirited of Lottery adventurers c.itinot be said to ; inasmuch as the money they expend may pro,snce a return of profit of above a comsat:sit fold. Le' the momentous State Scheme, which commences drawing in a few days, be Ven d dly viewed, io ptoof of this incontrtivertible faa. • . Po l•flai. BOW.SI n tt T. •• ' PI :KPOt:t:ETR. On Satarity morning. Nei Ellis, one of the no torious pickpockets and !muter', WAY brought in the custos:y of Gregory, the Constable. whit attends D•ary•Lart -.ettr.., before Mr. (;sane aw. C.re U.i state I, teat. the "l'heacre w{, 11r.c1m monly crowded on Friday night, and when entertainmerit was over, the space under the cv,l neda wa- cokip:ereie hi cked up wize the ctn . :pony comine !ram different parts of. the Toeatre ; he; in consequence, went to look if .there were any pickpockets, and soon observed several hustling a gentleman, and eke Prisoner with his arms round his waist. On seeing the officer, they sung out for the hackney coach, 273, and immediately made off isetwe-n the camagei t- the offi:er pursued them, and secured the Prisoner by the collar, and one of his compmmns by the skirt of his cost; anoth . of the gang immediately tripped the Witness, and threw him down under thl pole of a coach. The man whose coat he heal hold of, made his escape. Nothing Wli fou'sd Il k iLUI the Prisoner that we, suspetted to be stolen, nor did the gen:kola:l who was hustled attend. A gentleman had his pocket I:acked in the Pit of Drury-Lace Tt.e.tre, on the above night, but there was no ground f r suspetling the Prisoner to be the robber. The tePow we, dressed in the firn style of fashion. He had a new black coat, silk waistcoat, patent cord breeches, amid long boots; his neckcloth co Ins eats ; and wore a vrry elegant ring. On being called apes, by Me. GRASS SIT, to give an account of himseal, his tale was, " that he w is in the carpentering hoe with his mother, in East Harding-street ;" but he was too well known iii the Office for this to have any avail ; and Mr. Gun aal said, the had a great mind to commit hint under MI Polite Aft. IL , however, discharged him, on his promising to reform, and not to be found under similar circumstances. As the feilc)-V wit leaving the Office, he laughed, and said, he had queered the de.a , cud acknowledged that he deserved to be Lagged (irareported) for being such a nod as to be found near the Playhouse. A hackney coachman appeared to answer a summons of Mr. Herriot oh Hendon. Mr. H. stated, that on Tliursday he hired the Prisoner to rake his wile and four children ftwo the Strand to Hendon. After they had sot into his comb, he told him to go to Hendon. i'be Prisoner peremp torily refined to go, unless he was paid double fare; and alleged as a reason, the badness of the wea. thee, and that his bones were very young, and would eat be able to get up the hill. The Prisoner aelemillethged the statement to be carrel. Mt. Chamois very properly reprobated the Coachmth's condua, in the strongest terms, in de manding double fare ; and as to the badness of the I weather, he asked, did coachmen suppose that the public we-e only to have the use of their coaches in sue-shine weather ? With respell to the horses being young, he desired that the Prisoner aid coachmen should under,t.nd, that they were bound to have horses and coaches that should perfetlly answer the convenience of the public, and that their ease, as to weather or horses, would never be admitted is an excuse. he therefore fined dim ens. 406.-OSOR and lititimelfaCree were e TIST -4 booth and John Kineeham, two of the horse patrole, belonging to the office. They stated, that on Friday night, about half-past nine o'clock , they found the Prisoners, wader suspicious circuit). stances, near Charlton-lane; and answering the description of two footpads, who have lately com mitted diem robberies, in the neighbourhood of London, they took them into cu..ody. They were committed for further examination. on Wednesday, when those who have been robbed will have notice to attend. EX fitAORUINAKY MAIL ROBBERY. Os Friday night, a numba- of persons were as sembled at the Gloucester Coffee-house, Piccadilly, as is customary every night, to see the Mail coaches set off, which run the Western road. Just as the Bristol Mail was shout to start, without a,,y inside passengers, two men, genteelly dressed, called nut to the coachman and guard, to know if they had any room ; and being answered in the affirmative, they said they wanted a cast to Maidenhead ; the Guard immediately let them in. They got out at the S.sracen's-head Inn in Maidenhead, where the mad horses are watered, and in a few minutes after the mail drove off again. Ou going up the hill, the other side of Maidenhead, the two men, who had just got out, became the subjed of conversation between the guard and coachman, on account of the guard observing, that he did not see either of their faces on getting in or out of the coach. and that they appeared designedly to con ceal themselves: this induced the coachman to tug- , gest the propriety of examining the mail. to see that All the property seas right, which was agreed to by the guard. They found all the bags right, and the parcels in the boot; but, on examining the seats inside the coach. they found several p creels missing, which they supposed to be. of considerable value. The Guard, in consequence, took one of the leading !wises, and rode back to the Saracen's Head inn, where he had left the two men. As soon as he had got to the house, he called out for George, meaning the landlord. in great haste. The two men were then just abort silting dowo to sapper, but hearing the horse ride op to the house in great haste, one of theta went out to see what was the matter, and observing the guard. called to his companion, by the name of Tames. He came out, and they hi , th ran off; the guard and landlord pia-sued them, and calkd out •• stop thief," when a watchman in the town took the alarm, and turned use 0.1 then: in his course, up a Court, which the landlord knew was not a thoroughfare; they therefore pursued him, and found him con. ceased in a corner, lying Sat nil the ground, with BAlik Notes t , . the amount of 901. loose, near him, on the mud, supposed to have berm tne contents of a parcel taken ticrn the Mail; arid two parcels un opened. 'the utto:r viilain made his escape. wesm=ssseusara. The Quarter Sessions of tt,e Peace, for the cranny of Middlesex and cite of London, commence this day ; the letter .t Guildhall, London, and tha former at Guildhall, Westminster, whet e the Grand ~„1 Petty Juries fur Middiessz, are sworn it` every ether Scabious. . . • • FRO.II 5.1777A0.11/ NIGHTS GAZETTE. • MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Dres , (Kee, April 4, . R4virnent Tn. titter4.--I..euteoent Jersey Toting, fmre the • r,lti Foot, to be I.leutenant, so.e Thompyo.., irecimyot of Drumm Ottards—Captain Fw wto Fiahyr, from rite Srli Cartoon &melee% to be Caption ot a Troop, vise Hoaart, oho eschew/et. Lt krgiiiient et Vet Guard... Comae Si.t Heeourabbr Fritts cis Bernd, two the 3d Urageon Guenti, to oe Ensign, by rorct.yee, Tier Mills,, promoted. Regiment of Fiet-..e.i.ta:ft the 11 , eineratl4e If ^n•y moue ) , front the 2irtli Licht lire Von‘, to be Ml'n• by Purcha.e, Aratrobus, who retiree. rhth pritto-'..ytairt John lie)l)ger to be Major, by Far chase, vice Chalmers, who retires. 66th Dittiv-wCeptain .1.4111 Wardell to be Mayor, vire Birch, deceased. GARRISON. Ralph Rtes Lewin, Geot. ['own Ma!or of Qiehoe, vice Faure,. decaavers. ISREVEt Captain R.eharl Fletcher, of the Royal Enginiene, be he Maier ria the Army. Ass.stant•Commigrary of STAFF. Henry Coekstolee, Gent. to be Au:tinier. to the Forces. 111. Adminea!v-Ofice, Aprtll 1307. Cipy of aI. tier from Sir Thur., r bodge, Mot P.-a.- Admiral of the White, ex. to htiroleu, Roc d.ted on Board He Majesty's Ship the Bletilstas, ?ors Cornwallis, Altietuat 20, 1806. St a—l inclose to you, for the inforrnaiian of t.se Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the erlay • of a letter , which I have r ece iv e d f ro m Captain IL:- phinstoae, of His Majesty's tb:p Oedakenndr ie the Java Sea;, dated the 27th July law, coistain ing an account of some successful operations against the miens'', performed by that ship, in company with His Majesty's sloop Harrier; and of he having, en the 25th of that moeth, fallen in with the Dutch Republican frigate Pallas, of thirty-six guns, and two hundred and seventeen men, and the William corvette, of twenty guns and one hundeml aad ten men, having under convoy the two large embed ships named in the margin •, laden with spices, the pri.Juce of the Moluccas ; that. after a smart &Bina ' , f about forty•five minutes, :he Pallas and tier convoy struck to His Majesty's ships. The corvette. taking the advantage of the crippled state of the Grey hound arid Harrier, effeisted her escape. The en:onsium bestowed by Captain !lpbin. stone on all his officers, petty offizers. seamen, and marines, and also upon Captain Troubeidge, the cidicers and men of the Mutter, renders may ob servation I might be induced to make, mini.. CASSary. I am happy further to acquaint ym, that the Greyhound. Harrier, and Pelee., 41 riveJ, yesterday, at Port Cornwallis. I inclose Captain Elphinstone's return of the kil led and wounded. 1 emote. T. la o u mime& Ho H..jest.ft Ship Greyhound, lava Se., July 1806. Sta—l have the honour to inform you, that 'L - 1;1 Majesty's ships Greyhound and Harrier. after de stroying, on the 4th of July, andra the Fort of Ma ned°, the Dutch company's brig Christian Elia i beth, armed with eight guns, and having t corn. plement of eighty man. stood woes the .atisliecca a aa to t he t a ta as i t Ted" erten they eapterme. rs the 6th, another of the enemy's cruisers, call.rd ;as Belgiea, armed wits twelve goes;. and manned with thirty-twa mai ; from thence proceeding to the Westward, on the evening nt the 2.5 th of July. four sail of ships were decried passing through the Streights of Saler.r ; insaiadiate chase was given to them; and, by nine. I had the satittadion .f seeing them lying-to betwe tetanal' Dutch posts of t*snthean and Belacomea, at aa .u: seven miles distance fram the shore. I easily us. .e out one of them to be a ft igate, and another - a corvette ; but a third had so much the appearance of a line of battle ship, that both Captain Troubridge aid my self deemed it prudent to wait till daylight tsetore we examined them. We accordingly lay-to drying the night, at twr miles distance to windward.' As the day broke, I had the pleasure of finding the ship which had forced on cautionary measures, was a large twu•decced ship, resembling an English In diaman. Tne enemy (for they proved to be a Dutch squaa drnn) immediately drew out in order of battle on the larboard tack, under their topsails; the fri gate taking her station in the van, an armed ship astern of her, the large ship in the centre, and the corvette in the rear. Fortunately ior us, the fri gate, by fore-reaching upon her second astern, caused a small opening in their line. It WAS sug gested to me by Mr. Martin, Master of His Ma jesty's ship Greyhonad. that if we could close with the enemy, whilst in that position. our attack might be made to advantage; accordingly, under French colours, we bore np, as if with an intention to speak the frigate ; and when within hail, all farther dis guise being uenecei:Ary, we shifted our colours, and commenced tiring, which was instantly returned with a smartness and spirit that evinced tt.ey were fully prepared for the contest. The Harrier, vp. had Kept close astern of the Greyhound. on weal,: lair engaged, bore round up, and passed between !le frigate and her second astern. raked them b... 11, the latter with such effect, that they bore up in succession to return her fire, thus leaving the fri gate separated from them. Bring resolved to avail myself of this advantage, and lasing anxious to be iii a position fur supporting the Harrier, new en gaged in the centre of the enemy's line. I we I clo.e round the frigaies bows, raking her several' while passing ; and when on the starboard how. by thruarna our sails aback. we fell into the dew"' position. The cann -made (tuns the Greyhound was now admirable, while that of the frigate visibly slackened ; and, at last. after an aftion of forty minutes, wholly ceased. On hailing, to know if they had struck, they answered they had; and Lieu tenant Hume took immediate possession of her. On directing her fire on the ships astern, they all fol lowed her exarrple, except the crevene, who, from being in the rear. had sleeted tittle front the as tint), and now !ileac off towards the shore. Ca . rain Traubridge immeatately wore in pursuit of he , . sending, at the same time, a boat sir take possession of the large ship. (whose fire he had nearly silenced early in the action). Perceiving the corvette sailed remarkebiy well, and that she coold spread more canvas than the Harrier, her mast cad rigging • Vicuna and Bettina. , .1 I- 1 I