The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-04-24 00:00:00

:k (a circumstance which frequently ,hey were still obligci to continue ; so son aetinees ye th e apprenticeihip extended to eight, ars, instead of their being able to Ave journeymen's wages, which, in ought to have. He wished the House ider the proportion of apprentice/ to the • and, in conclusion, said, that he the friend of the weak against the inv.-ever he was averse to soy thing like yet he would support the journeymen naazten, who, by the labours of these had attained the n:o;t priac,:ly tot- some farther conversation between Mr. and Mr. DEN I', who were adverse to mutual explanations by Mr. GIDDY Amendment for postponing the second read ;till, until this day three months, was put without a division. was accordingly lost. orders of the day were then disposed House adjourned. Proceedings in Dahlia ow eke Catholic Question, 'oseign Intelligence, an peen in the last page. • ;:,t' soiae tirstes t a oe. s od ten p ~e r k, and have they nug i.cuid consider .„ tai .. •yrnt n ; at o gle Lvcr be t f go ng; and 11:1‘e ontanatiqn, st their ma nr people, h t oe. Biter some HORNER and the Bill, and rr t oo Mr. SHE R The Amends of the Bill, a nd carried, wi The sat was The other or, • ch and Cie Ho The Prete« • and the Feels THE I • • • A Gottenbi letters and pal arrival of the 1 2.1, and that tl ct these event llamburgh as We stated, peded 13 hill Lub,c, and 13 neniug. ani. 1 the 17th, Ito Hartbargb, a on the lath, ; This is sot in every Mall wi that if he can Ca. again ov sad Pomerani • Harr.bur,gh P upon this sub of A Husum and papers fri inst. Accou state, that uel i to by the B t • hafrbeee mice shall German milt BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL '24. enburgh Mail arrived yesterday, with papers to the 17th inst. They state the the Emperor of Rvast♦ at Memel, o■ the the Swedes have taken Rostock. Both events have been communicated by the and Altona papers. sited, yesterday, that B was ea issue a Decree in favour of Hamburgh, Bremen.—Private Litters, received last ani.ounce, that orders were give* on fur withdrawing all the French from and that tlie.e orders were executed , thu. leaving that city once more free. improbable, as BON AAAAA L is drawing within his reach to the Vistula; aware in defeat the Russians and Prussians, he overwhelm the Hans Towns, Hanover Pomerania, as easily as he evacuated them. The . Papers, of the lath, are, however, silent subject. loco Mail arrived, yesterday, with letters . from Altona and Hiunburgh, to the 19th ,ccounts from Nuremberg and Bamberg uegociations for peace have been catered Belligerent Powers; and that an artnis concladed, stipulating, that the two shall remain separated by a.distance of 25 miles. D4eatal appears to be the scat of these negotiations. The Emperor of RUSS/A and the King of Noma are both there. A later account, however, dated Banks of the Maine, April I lth, states, that the report of the armistice is unfounded. We are inclined to believe this statement. It is good policy in Bow AAAAAA to hold out pacific views, which he hopes may iclaz the energy of his adversaries, while Le is straining every nerve to col let an overwhelming force, with which he expeas to bear down all that remains of opposition to is will upon the Continent of Europe, The heed-quarters of Rosa e•ar s, remained, on the gth of April, at Finckenstein, between which date, and his arrival at that place, he had made a visit to Marienwerder. Finckenstein is to the west of Osterode, and Marien werder is close to the Vistula. Had BONAPARTZ advanced, it would have been fair to presume, that be did so for the purpose of reconnoitring, and planning a new aaion ; hat t'iis retrograde move ment, without any alleged cause, is suspicious, and leads to an unfavourable conclusion. It has been accordingly reported, upon the authority of private letters, the authenticity of which Irk have no means to ascertain, that a series of bat tles took place for five days. the result of which was adverse to France, and obliged BowAPART C to retreat to the Vistula.—The intelligence from Constantinople comes down to the fast last.— It states, that the English squadron lost a brig and a corvette, laden wit:i on its return through the Dardanelles. and that en the 7th of March the squadron remained on its station off Tesedos. The PERTs is said to have ackr.awledged the Kt mos of Holland and the Two Sicilies, and wm expedled to publish immediately a bcclaratir of War against England, accompanied with an °ides for the confiscation of all British property in the Turkish Empire. The klamburgh Papers also can t,in an article, dated Paris, the tih, which says, • On the 4th inst. Cuani.ssSareesc %Turret, aged 27 years, a native of Neufchatel. in Switzetland, who at first assumed the charaaer of a merchant, but afterwards confessed that he was an officer in a Swiss regiment, it the English service, was con demned to suffer death as a Spy, by a Military Commission in this city, and the sentence was executed =cordial/Iy. The Commission, of whit Is the General of Brig a d e , Driest scoriae, was Presi dent. COUSIVed besidws I • 14 1 , ,• •• Captain.Adjotant GRAILLAID,Majors Lanni and Esisve, and Colonel Gouoar. He confessed that his uncle, FAUCHE &MIL. took him to Lord HOWiCK, who represented to him the danger of his undertakir,g, and when he stedfutly adhered to hi s purpose, direaed him to apply to his uncle kr his inrruflirms, previous to his departure fur Piris. On the Gils of February he set out from Luii do it for Palls, and on the 4th of April he was csec,:ted." An interesting debate, incleiing much im portant and miscellaneous matter. teak place, lAA night, in the flours of Lord.. The Ministerial misunderstanding respating Vis count SIDIICATH. has subsided, on the immediate interference of a certain Personage. His Lordship, however, is frit disposed to take any official situa- Linn at present. Five hundred of the Royal Veterans quartered in the Tower, are under marching orders to do duty at Guernsey. The Dutch Legislative Body terminated its Sit ting on the IGtia instant. to an Address presented by a Deputation to King Louis, he condoled with the Deputation on the stagnation of their commerce, surd the loss of their colonies ; but expressed a hope, that the Emperor NAPOLIION would restore them. By the Anna, arrived at Bombay. from China, from whence she sailed the 3d July, the following intelligence has been received t at the beginnirrg of the pfecidiog month, the scarcity of grain conti nued, and much alarm was entertained fur the en suing crop. All the Bengal rice, then at Canton, in consequence, sold at five and six dollars per pecul. In the course of the month of June, they had plentiful showers of rain, W.:ch, by securing the safety of the 'acceding crop, and thus causing the monopolisers suddenly to throw their grain upon the market, had the etfe.l GI immediately reducing the price of rice to three Alio three and a h.ll slullgrs per pecul, at which rate the price currents state it to be selling at the time of the Anna': departure. It was thought highly pi ohaLle that the price would be advanced in tie course of akw weeks. Bengal opium was 100') dollars per chest the market very Mat, and the price expefted to fall in the course of the season. Cotton was at 13's tale per pecul, but expefted to rise to l 4 or 14i per pecul. Saltpetre, 12 dollars per pearl. M. Ds LA L•Illag. the celebrated Astronomer, expressed a desire in his will, that after his death. his batty might be disseCted, and in that state depo sited in the Museum of Natural History. His la• mtly, it appears, made no scruple of dispensing with the fulfilment of this ridiculous injunCtion, and the day before yesterday his remains were com mitted to the earth. The Dort, La Paths', of Guernsey, is lost in the River Plata. The Loyal Volunteer, Haarov, from Bristol for Dublin, is on shore and full of water, 011 Ramsay Island. We are sorry to state, that the ship Cicero, Tu R ess, one of the London fleet, has been totally lost on Cohler's Rock, at the South-ran end ot Barba does. She struck between one and two o'clock in the morning of the 25th ult.—While standing down with the rem of the &von frr Carnal* Ray, in At tempting to wear, she missed stays. and shifted with a very strong current on the rocks. The Captain, passengers, and crew, were saved from the most im minent danger by Pilots from the shore, and were safely landed at eight o'clock at Rridge-Town. The passengers by her we:e Mr. WICKLY, of Bar. badoes, and the Rev. Mr. FRAZER, who arrived in the Corer:re'!. Tae Anuisersery Dinner of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufaeures, and Com merce, took place. on Wednesday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. The Duke of Numror a being occupied by particular business is the country, apologized in a letter for his absence, and the chair was taken by Mr. Pi rz. The company amounted to about one hundred and fifty, among whom were some of the most enlightened chargeteis in this me tropolis. The following is a Copy of the Bill " To pro hibit the granting of Offices in Reversion, or for Joint Lives, with benefit of Survivorship Whereas, it Is expedient for the public service that the granting of offices in reversion, or fir paint lives ,with beneat of survivorshh., should be prohibited ; May it therefote ;Amite Your Maim:cr. That it may be Grua rid ; and be it enacted by the King's Must Ev.elletit Slajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual acid I enipotal, mad Comtamis, in ibis present Parliament sneers. bled, and by the authority of the samedThat from and after the no olli,e, place, or employment, or salary, within W. Ma jr.iy's dem ioions, mar any emolument, arising therefrom, shall boomed in reversion,or for 'pint lire., with benefit of survivor. ship, by His nalsjcuy, kits Heirs, and Soo:es:ors, or iya .1 board or ileee.toreist of Government, or by airy Chief or other Otheeraf any Court of Law or Fatuity, or Ecclesiastical Court except ails herelutfter excepted. And be it further 'started, Thet every grant at appoint meat which may ti eraafter be made, contrary to the true intent arid meannix of Act, shall be, sod the mine is hereby de elated to or to all Intents and purposes void. And ii it further enacted, That all salary and emolument received under iii sods grant or appointrhelit, stall be (to faded, amt may be recovered by information in the Court of Exclieu•ter, at the suit of IL, Majesty's Attorney-Lieneral, to thv If Li.. Mainity, hislfeirsand Suceemore. Prom ..iways, That nattong herein cootainod shall ex tend, or be euratrued to extend, to p Ohba of make and any appointment mule area be wade by esiyethel or other al any Court of 1.. w or Equity,sat Ecclesiastical Churl. bidding ...mai Of office on the day of the relation to any &fervor appointment an any of Ete said condi, •vhi.•;l has heretofore been usually grouted in re yerreii;or tun John l.rea, with benefit of SW vivutsbip. At two o'clock, on Saturday sennight. his Grace the Duke of Bedford laid the corner.stoue of the Inundation of a New Chapel, in the Lower Castle Yaid, Dublin. Lately was pronounced. in the proper Spiritual Court, a final decree sit Divorce against Mr. lIAW son, of Middleham, in the county of York, Attors ney-at-law, at the instance and on the prosecution of Mrs. DA WWII. l'he First-drawn 'ticket. No. 16.787, in the pre snit Lottery, which distributed to the public the Immense sum of 40,0001 was sold in one Quarter, one Eighth, and ten Sixteenth She es, by Hooters, l'• i al, MIA Cs. Coflllllll, Oxford -street, and bt. James's•vtreet. 'the First-chawn Tlaktit on Sam e . • • . . . .• I • ••• ••• •• 7'IIE MARCHIONESS QF ABERCORN'S GRAND Row: The Marchioness of A inmost; commer.eed her fashion Ale seams., last night, at hqr house in St. Jansees-square, with a tout on the most superb scale. The house Au been newly furnished, and decorated in unison with the time and magnificence Of the Marquis. The three grand drawing-rooms, and the spacious gideries leading to them, were lighted in the most brilliant manner; mirrors of great value were judiciously placed. with elegant tablets under them, bearing branches sits wax lights ; and the finest diamemid-cut glass chandeliers were suspend, d from the ceiling. Refreshments of every desc:iption were served to the company, which \449 ei gant and numerous. Among them were-- Their R'. 'al {Lehilessee the Dukes of Cumberland and Ceight.dge ; the Dukes o t Means, l)e. B rrii, amt De Castrimil ; the Duch,ors Du,et, Gordon, Beaurort, gligh• tunnel end bf ontiose ; Vie M• , chionesses Sa Goes/- shire, Ifeadlwt, bath, irali”rd, fentdonit, and Weilaity ; the Earls of Aberdeen, Camden, St hen, Esthiost, and Lierryntore, the Countesses of Camden, Sefton, Aberdeen, Cardigm, Uxbridge, Eurtescee, Cholmutplalley, Che.ter- Giossonor, Effingham, Nelson, Darnley, Jersey, I. metier; fetintlleld; St Vincent, Wlntetton, and Gotford ; iscuuntestes--Cattlereagh. hilmouth, Melbourne. Grim• non, Ilampden, and Hawaiden ; Lunts--Charles Hentiock, Boston. BOlVlnluw, Ellenborough, aid Willoughby De Broke; heutinck, G. Cavendish, M. Daman% C. Nelsen, M. t.ylot, Alvin:ay. G. Alla E. Coed, Goose and Elf hAt; and ad the Funign Nubility in town. 711EATRS. COVENT-GA.IMM. Suatsezaat's play of CvittLeime was performed, last night, and introduced Miss SMITH as the fair /omen ; in which part she displayed great energy and leeling. In the scene with Pationio, where se gives het the letter, and she exclaims— " Eilse to his :Ad!' she received the most unbounded applause. Mr. Coosa was v. , rr great in larhimo ; it is a part of that description, in which he must always excel. Mr. Yore eras trot so fortunate in his delineation of the valiant Peirawaser ; and in the last ca, where he finds he has been deceived, he became 4 , hoarse with ealling."—The new Italia followed ; and Misc littsrew, in the absence of Miss SaaaLe, did ample justice to the part of the Yining Cottager. MISS SEARLE. It is said that this raing Lady sent a message to Mr. Kr's ass, on Wednesday, stating, that she would not resume her pan in Mabee Goose, last night; as she expeeed, this day, to resign the lively Goioninue, and assume the part of the wedded douse. It report speaks truth, she will, this day, bestow her hard on Rosser Heatucoes, Esq. a gentle man well known in the hightr circles, tor liberality, taste, and social qualities, and brother to Sir GIL. assr Heel lICOT is, Baronet. FAMONABLS INSIITLIIJOiY, ARGYLE• STRAJT. • The flalmeribe , s on the severs , Lino to the S.l.e fieuernbttes, are ieituestel to tine notice, that the FIRST MASlida- It ADE will Like place THIS EVENING, the 34th Inetant. Every Subscriber must apply A person, or in writing, for the saturate Masquerade Tizket.—.The fOO Elms Tickets. at Two Guinea , each, to bu sued un this oc...asion, are at the disposal of the tidies Pathseene:s e and a Curnmittee of Sub scribers. _ . _ _ - Tktrets oot I , ari..ferahle. Sy artier of Me Committee, any I.ady ur Gentl.mtaa traorifernoic • Ticket, w..i lorfmt the trbw Solocryt,m., and sattiwel t h e bearer to releflion. Oder of the DifrCtglf J. BOYLE, Secretary. The last arrivals at Bath are— Lady Woo, Hun Mrs. Yorke, Hon. Mr. Byng, Sir E. liartopo, Sir James llainlyn, General Benue, Admiral Wol soy, Major ILair, Major Penner, Major Prim, Major and Mrs. Horan, Kam Dr. and Mr* IL.rgrate, Kw. Dr.and Mu. Berko ley, Dr. Latham, Dr. dratilma, and Dr. Wyndham. Colonel Gale' Ls will give a grand dinner, on Sunday, to biotialatra and all the koreign Ambassa dupl. Mr. WINSOR'i ligkt will become a Cionarit, with the fair, to w}tus.• warms it gives an additional brilliancy. and ai it does not eir:t smoke. can never tarnish their dress. Mrs. Plow; hrd a grand roll?, last night, at her house in Hid street, Berkeley-square, which was numerously and elegantly attended. Madame STORACS. Mrs. VAUGHAN. Mr. BRA HAY, .Nlr. VAUGHAN, and Mr. BARTLIM ; Leader et the Band, Mr. CRAMER ; Principal ViJ lencello, Mr. Liantey ; Oboe, Mr. Ga CSII4CI4 ; Bassoon, Mr. HoLMes; Clarionet, Mr. lasscier ; Double BARI, Mr. BovccL Trombone, Mr. Ma morel ; Double Drums, Mr. Jill/CINSON ; 214 ell engaged for the Triennial Musical Meeting. at Salis bury, to take place in next August. Ticket, No. 4 2 005. as Fiast-Drawn yester day, entitled to 90,0301. was shared in One Half. One Quarter. One Eighth, and Two Sixteenths, by Messrs. BaAIISCOMS and Co. Joint Coutradors for the present Lottery, and Proprietors of the Lucky Lottery Offices. No. 11, Holborn. 37, Cornhill. and 351, /layout ket, Piccadilly; who solicit an imme diate attention of the Public to Saturday, the 2d of May, the Third Day of Drawing of the present un precedented rich Lottery, when the last-drawn Ticket will be entitled to 20,0001. and may be 30,0001. ; besides which, every Ticket drawn that day most be entitled to a Prize from 101. to 10,000 E To obtain tns• above great advantages of adventur ing for a Capital Prize with so little tisk, the above Proprietors recommend an early purchase; by whom likewise the following Capitals in the Lotteriss for 1805 and 11.06, were sold in 21i; different Shares : namely— Ne. 3,901.1 a h. :e of 1,5001. I No. 13,747 a Primo( 10,0001. 17,477 1,0001. 4a6 20,00111. 24,699 1,00 41 9,a19 20,0001. 16,101 2.6001 11,645 20,0001. 17,915 2. )09*. I 7,606 20,0401. 4 077 5,0001 7,757 29,0221. 11,671 5,0001. 14,1 19 25; 001. With sixteen Prizes of !VI. and a great number of 1001. 501. Ste. and where t:ie first 30,COtil. and the last 25.000. ever spiel. were shared. Schemes EX TRAM/UW.4 R r IQUADROW. No. 111. 9/ 4 11 1,.! 14 * eV . We stated in our lot Nineyer, that the Extra dinary Squadron, which late!y made its ow: ercl within the four sets, had takm its stollen in Trg.wl-• Roads. and there remained. in order of bstie, ex pelling sa attack. Whether any of :he crew !, a 4 been ever sentence i to Botany Bay or the lia;ks, we cannot say, bat certain it is. that all the C.ap- tains, to a ,an, boasted that they had received the 4enelt of Clew ; that the. Adm;r4l bed been ones Dia3ohir Rir s is—.lbilice. the IC:sc.'s D-1; that is, in ea courtly language of modern times, the Kim's Attorney ; and that the Captain of tka CIO ters.gh, was. formerly as United lri,hrnan. The appr ebensions of an attack unfortunately prove but too well fotraded, for about five o'clock, p "i• on the avenir.g of Friday, the 9th inst. some v-•• His ware lesc.sied in the offurg, steering direa t .r the Treasury Roads, and were soon aster:-il.td, by the licit) of glass s, to be the British Arc, Lev.' gin • decked, and .eut upan a ctuise, by Hit 144*a:sr v's comn-..md. At six -o'clock the leading ship e.smia within shot of the Extraordinary Squadron, and due line of battle was formed in the t.lif9wing order : The How ick--flag-ship 74 The IVllthreed . 74 The erattau . . . 74 7 ite Newport . . 74e The Windham . . 74 The Eard43 . . 74 The Sherry . . . . 74 The Lurd WPM,. . 74 The Guy Faux . . . 44 And a great number of smaller vessels, consistioi of the r o ael6 and the Brand frigates, and several brigs, cutters, and sloops. The Extraordinary Squadron were drawn up in nearly the same order as stated yesterday, in Number 11. to windwArd, while the British Bret were upon a Ice, or, as landsmen would 14y, the Oppo.ition shore, with a stiff gale blowing in their teeth from off the Canaille a - .d Hob goblin islands. Notwithstanding this disadv.tro tag; the fleet formed in excAlent order, and sh3nly after six o'clock, the action commenced with a smart cannonading between the light vessels of the se. spalive squadrons. About twelve o'..lock, ear aftlort became warm and general aiong the whole line. I . he manoeuvre of breakinz the enemy's line, first praCised by Admiral RODS ce, af:erwards, on the tit of June, by Lord Flaws, and since, with such. glorious success, by the immortal Nstsoer, could not be unknown to the experimeed Commanders in this great aStim. The !Jailor Di.;.,con, a 64, re cently arrived from oW the Irish station, had j'Aned the squadron on the night before, and happened to be oppoeed in the Ike to the Grattan. The Cap tain had pvlbibiy heard of this famaus ma newer:, lld nrsolveil to put it ia ptaal‘ve ; but from a sort of blanarring pro r ieasity, the Das!or Divan h: Al own lin: inAcad of the enemy's. 'lbis nforrt.r.ate mistske gave an opportunity to the Hew( k, the Sierry, the G- 'mar, and several other leading ships, to single her out.—Her fire was soon slenced, and in a few minutes after sire sink to rise no more. Notwithstanding every e•.- ertion of humanity, it is thought that not a soul on board her was or could, by any possibility, be saved: Shortly after, the datigatican, Captain Canstrro, which had been warmly engaged with the Hoso:ct., c:tught fire, and blew up with a terrible explosion, threatening universal dzisolution. The cannonade now began to cease along the whole line ; and both sides, as it were, by mutual consent, put an end to the engagement. The fleets were occupied the streceed.ng days in repairing their da mages ; and nothing particulat happened until the evening of Monday, the I.sdt, when a severe aCion was fought between the van divisions of the two Beets, neither of which had been in the aCion of the 9th. The StAff,ird, the Lord Grenville, the Lander- ' dale, the liotoiesburii, and the Les(ine, bore the t brunt of this day. The SiJinoutle was also warmly engaged, but unfortunately took such a poeition that it is supposed her companions suffered as mach from her fire as the enemy. &very necessary pre paraticas being made, another general a4ioo took place on Wednesday. the 15th, close under St. Stephen's, the scene of the first engagem 'tit. It com menced with a lively cannonade from the Lyttletea, the fire of which, though only a frigate, annoyed the enemy very much. Sli irily after, the Leitrim, Capt. Gore, an armed sloop, it s z.l as a troop-ship, stationed in the rear, wsc seen to pan under the bow of the Newport, the bowsprit of which she grazed in her flight to the enemy, with a shot from her stern chaser. The Nitsp,,rt immediately luffed up, and poured an entire broadside into the Leitrim, which raked her front stern to stern; but the Extraordinary Squadron opened to receive her as she was just on the point of going to the bottom, and thus enabled her to eff..in her flight in safety. It was soon after perceived, that in this as well as in the anion of the 9'h, a great many vessels had deserted to the enemy. They consisted Chiefly of hired era% built in the merchants yards. intended for corn. rnercial purposes. and very improperly and ILOCCI• at;s4,4rov4aliv talron imrift ph.