The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1808-03-28 00:00:00

• • • • f a t, I. It tt n tl t • r.f .d of ly as r _ , te of P . s. an IR TILEATRES. OPERA-ROIL. • On Saturday night Madame CATALAN' resumed 'her part of Oidoae, in the serious Opera of that name. She still labours severely under the mail eliee of cold and sore throat, and though most auxious to discharge her duty to the public, nature was reluctant, and the House felt it. She went thro' she character with chearfulness; but it was not CA TA LA N I.—The pit was full, but many boxeswere un occupied. The new Ballet is the most simple and pleainig that has come out since the favourite one of la Belle Laitiere ; titers is constant dancing through oat, and greater variety of character, which consti tute the true Pastorak. Miss GArtores horn pipe was touch admired. Monsieur and Madame 1)..s HAYES and Miss CytAN emus, in the maisue/ dance, received the most rapturous applause. There were pre s ent— The Duke of Argyle, the Doke and Declares of St. Mbla's, Ocpechelo of Durset ; the hlarchioaeasesof Wellesley, Lam dowa, Statinril, and Buckingham ; the Earl of Moira, sad the Countess of London and Muu a. for the first tine this saambal Lard sad Lady Rauclife, sad Viacoust Strang ford. DRURY-L AN E. The Opera of !fair, and the farce of The Drell to Pap attracted on overflowing house on Satur day night. Mr. BRAMAN was in fine voice, and the audience were most unreasonable in their armors:: the beautiful dad between him and Mr. KELLY was encored with rapture. The per formance received the most unbounded applati , :!. Mrs. JORDAN'S .1411 was uncommonly playful, and rich in comic humour. Mr. BAS MISTER .was equally successful in b /obson ; and *the audience espres:ied their delight, by enoninned laughter and appieuse. Ilise Kia.i.v filled Un part of Lady Lorwrale, in the absence of Mrs. ILintmwg, with greet spirit, and was much applauded. .samamosina _ Yesterday morning his MAJE3TY, Princesses ATIMSTA, MARY, and SOPHIA, accompanied kLedies SEDLEY tad U. /111.111tAT, and Generals a Shall and FiTZIWY, rode to St. George's Cha pel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Mr. DisnY. *nal the 3d Chapter of the 2cl Epistle of St. Peter, the 1 lth sod lath verses: " Seeing then that sU these things shall be dissolved, what iktwaer of persons onitht ye to be in all holy conversation and gollistase, as looking fur and 'main lento tlie cowing of the day of tied r Tile Rev. Mr. RYDER read himself in as one of the Csuonm, in the Warn of Dr. Besse, pro mutee to the Deanery of Rochester. Tile Princess Aiii.t.tw is recovered from the measles, sod yesterday attended 'Arnie Service with the QvLiss and Princess Ettzwatra in Windsor Castle. The American wits, who speak in 'flowery stile, say, that for their Piak-ney, England has seat them a Ruse. • Mr.. SMLIUDAX was** much recovered, yester day as tosalk abroad, and expects to a tt en d hi. Parliamentary duty to-morrow. We ituderstand there is a war Me4-Dramts in preparation at Covent-GardenTliestre, tin- joint pro duction of 31r. T. DIEDIN and Capt. Iltis El SON. Mr. T. Siteatnwe, we understand, will very shortly undertake the management of Drury-lane Theatre, Awl that no change has taken place in the property of that co.:cern, as has been stated. Mr. 111 AW LEFEYRE, we are sorry to say, is con fined to ins bed by indisposition. The Earl and Countess of ESSEX gave a grand dinner, ou Swturday, at their house in Berkeiey square, to Earl and Countess SPENCER, Earl Sesta, Ludy SARAH SPENCER, and Geueral and Mrs. Roo. His Lordship gave another grand dinner, yesterday, to Lords looxsossir anti RO• BERTSPENceit, Lady liErac. Ms. Nnvmut, and Mr. JANES. The Earl and Counter of it is said. hare separated by mutual consent ; it is not a year *Mee we announced their entrance into the connubial state, with all the eclat attendant ou youth, rank, and large fortune. The Earl and Countess of CIeoLIioNDIILET will give a grand dinner neat Wednesday. Mr. CANNING gave a grand dinner, yesterdats at his house in Bruton-street , to their xcellencies Viscount Stasoneorto, the POlLTnnUlise AMBAS 'moon, and several other Nobility. Tn? Countess Dowager of Emisx had ■ select party, last evening, at her house in Carzwientrc.t. Lady trn,:o re gave a grand dinner, en Sa turday, at her house in Gro.vernspaquarr. From the scarcity of fritter on board our block schng squadron, it would appear, that some of the persons also suppte that arti,ile hare been sei/cd wilt' the hydrophobia. Mrs. DouGI.As had a grand Sandwich party, last ni_t;tt, at her house in Berkeley-4feet, Pommel sio.t• e. which was numerously attended. M. P. of Ilaropshire, as soon us he was con viti.md of the infidelity of his very beloved Lady. v.ut a consdential triad with her into Her. rod di -c, who has placed her wader the care of her hrother, Mr. Mr. P. is a Gentleman ci the inert amiabie character, and the fondest and most affectionate husband and father. There are but t.ce children, the youngest only three months old. The Members of the Irish Military Institution chard yerenivy at Patsr.oa's, in St. James's qtreet«.-/I is Royal Highness the Prince of W•Lcs is the Chair. A great number of General Of f icers Were present, all in uniform, consisting of the Mar- Am* of Hums; y, iu a beautiful Highland dress; the Earls of Mo las and PLR &&&&& ; General* M Ea bows, GARTn, WAIN waluirr. Sir A. WaLccsi.se, rluittass Loretta, iikeron, emir/ILL. ke. Hide Park, yesterday, displayed a . great num ber of Nobility ; they were principally in cline car oars; there «ere the Marchionesses of WELLES- Lk Y. SralrronD, and LASsilioWn ; in the rifle were the Duke of Aacir LG ; EarlaCmor;;;;;- Lair. WEirommeso, Bao.airnoat...a4dCowerre; Dt11 1 64411:40g ; Lords ARCHIIIA LD 4- MILTON. PALIXT. and SAY and SALC ; also sax ele pat Wrenche s , d r i ven f our l a h an d. E ar l S trros `troi.e beautiful hay.; Earl Fitt. 1.41111 "limit. Sir : . BARING, Sir Joss LADS. and 31r. MILToN drove blood bones. 'HOME CIRCUIT. ILINGSTOiII, MAUR 15. Last night the Judges arrived in tois town (be ing a day later than tornal,) and read their Com tnision for holding the Assizes. The busiuess of this place is not so mach u usual. and is much less than was expected. BEFORE THE CHIEF Luc". CROWN SIDE, Dewitt Jacobs, a travelling Jew, wds iudkted for stealing is the dwelling-house of Samuel Stevens, at Guildford, a silver tea-pot, a silver coffee-pat, and a calve► salver. It appeared that the Prisoner having heard that they bad some old-fashioned plate. desired to am it, and told them he would get it recast and modernised ; he said it would take a month to do this work. and the articles were accordingly deli vered to him. The month Caine, but bs did not return the plate, and at last the Prosecutor was surprised to hear that the tea-pot, iostead of 'being gone to London to be modernised, was actually sold to a publican. in the town of Guildford, in its original shape. The publican produced the ten. pot, and swore he bought it of the Prisoner. The, Jury found him Guilty. He was convicted, on a second indictment,for ob taining a watch, under pretence of regulating it, but it never went back to the owner. The Learned Judge sentenced him to be transported fur feria years. Charles Martin, &nehmen to Sir Williavn Rush, was convicted of defrauding his insister of the MIMI of Is. 81. by charging him Ss. fur baitire , his hor‘es, vrheii, in fact, he only paid 3s. 4d. fie was sentenced to on, year's imprisonment. Gales, Harris, and John 'fattiest, were indicted for stealing a Nora. the property of James The .►ury found thent both patty, but recom mended Harris to merry. CIVIL SIDE. IMAeca itti DALY rf. ROLLE!. This was a Special Jury cam. It was an action by the Plaintiff, a young Midshipman, en board the Lion, against the Defendant, who was Captain of the same ship, for imprisoning him, and putting him ashore 'on the desolate Island of Lyn Tyn, on the coast of China, whereby he lost his employment in His Majesty's senice, and was also put to great expense to get a passage home. Mr. Serjeant Barr, for the Plai n tiff, stated t o the Jury, that he indulged a hope, that his instruc tions would not prove true, for he felt so much for the character of a Captain in the British Navy, that he was induced to hope no one could be found who could act in the manner in which Captains Rollealoy his instructions, was stated to have acted. On the 6th of May the Captain sent for the Plaintiff on the quarter deck, and told him he should instantly leave the ship, and desired him to name any of the Indianien then lying in sight, on board of whicit heehaw to ha put; he entreated the Captain to telt him why he thus sent him away, end implored him not to dismiss hint in that remote country, for he had no money, and knew none of the Com manders of the Indiamen who would receive hint O n board. Tim Captain, however, said he should go, and ordered the boat to laud him on that beach of the Island of Lyn Tyn. la pursuance of these orders, he was accordingly landed in this Island, and left alone. One stormy night did this young Gentleman pass under the only shelter of a rt.,- jecting rock ; left alone to starve oa • desolate island, or to meet a speedier death by the cicggers of the assassius which frequented it; for it was one of thosegtrices frequented by the Ladrortes, a set of pirates in those parts, who rob and murder all they can master. In this situation was a yow a g British Officer forced by his owa Captain, to wham he had a right to look for protection, and who had ample 1113ek11% for just correction in his hands, if any thing he had done merited correction. From this situation he was, however, fortunately relieved by the boat of an East ladiaman which came on shores and by one of those ships be was humanely re ceived on beard, and rescued froin his impending fate. He now, thank God, had the opportunity of facing his opp - ressor in a British Court of Justice, where they were both equal, and from the hands of an impartial Jury he demanded a couspeuattion for the injury he had received. Mr. Pearson, Midshipman on board the Li on , said, on the sth of Nay, Mr. Pied, the second Lieutenant s seat for the leftism% He ordered him to man the jolly-boat, and take the Plaintiff and hie chest, and to put Lim on board any of the Indiameo them in sight. Mr. Daly went into the boat with him, but be said he had no money, nor any friends on board the Indiamen, and therefore he could . not name any. Upon his not mim i ng an y ship, he brought the boat alongside the Lion ogaiii, surl went on board, and reported to the Captain what Mr. Daly bad said. The Captain ordered him to being the Plaintiff out the querter-deck. When tin Pl:motif came on the deck, the Captain and Lacey:tient Pied were walking together ; the Captain told hint lie should leave the ship ; he then ordered the Witness to take him in the joliv-boat, and if he would not name a ship, to pat him on share on the beach of the island of Lyn Tyn ; the Witness arrewiloigly put bun on shore on the beach ; be with him till he loaded bis . pis tols, and t'e , y both shed tears at partiog. Witness said be did not know much about the island, but he lind heard in the country that it was frequented by the Lariroltes. _ rtn,4sawination lie said, he recollected th.st Daly said to livutenant Pied. This is an ■nplewnt busineso; but I hope. Sir, you are a Gen tleman; we may hereafter meet on shore, when, hope, we shall beak the business in a handsomer manner." The IVittiess said ht nerer knew Mr. Daly to behni e ill on hoard ; he one day heard Lieutenant Eaton reprimand him for being off clerk on his watch, but he had gone for his great coat. Mr. Matson, the Purser of the List; Mr. Maly, the Master at Arms; and Mr. Murphy, the Master, said they knew of no misconduct in the Plaintitl; but they wt rc never on tbewatch with hint.Thei4th Article of Naval Instructions was read, by which a Cardillo is prohibited from discharging any sea mant, unless for the causes therein meta ironed. Mr. Sri. ant StirritLex then addressed the .T4ry for the Defendant. Na said, be was vice agaions for the reputation of Captain Rolfes, thin or ar.y, cousoptences of the verdict : for in what Captaio Rolleishail done, he conceived he had pursued - lite most lenient course towards the young moan. The rst Wititesa had told them, that at leaving the ship he.told Lieutenant Pied they must settle their differences mi'sliore, which was well known to im ply a challenge among naval 4 xl military men .— He should prove that this was not the tint time that he had challenged his superior officer; and, by the articles of war, if he had been tried for this conduct, be must inevitably have been shot. It was clear that Captain Italics had no personal fettl ing ou the subject-,ein what he bad done, he acted merely to support the authority of ins Lieutenacts; and when he ordered the Plaintiff to be put ou shore, the Jury must not suppose that it was in tended Capt. Roller meant him to be lett in that Island. Capt. Holies knew full well it was in his power to get on board any of the Indiamen he chose, mid that it was mere obstinacy in him. in not naming which ship he chose to be put on board of at first. The Learned Serjeant dwelt with great force on the necessity of preseri;ing subordination in a ship's crew, and stated he should c a ll wit nesses to prove the insolent conduct of the Praintiff to his superior officers. Lieutenant Pied as accordingly called ; he stated three instances in which he conceived the Plaiutiff had behaved impertinently to him, is talking loud, is answerinuettly, and walking with his haueds in his breeches pockets in presence of the Lieutenants. Ile also stated that Day had told him, before he left the ship, that they might meet on shore, which he understood to convey an inten tion of challenging him hereafter. Lieutenant Toddgave evidence to the same facts. W. Todd, a Midshipman on board the Lion, said he was sent with a boat on shore, after the 112intilf was landed, with a certificate from Lieut. Pied ; he saw the Plaintiff on the beach, and desired him to go on board some ship, for be would he murdered, and pltindered of ,his cliest,if he staid all night. Ilis reply was, You see, Todd, in what a state lam ; I. know no Captain of an Indianian to receive me, and I have no money." The Witness left him without shelter on the beach at sunwiet— r it wan 41 stormy-niu:iit, with rain, thunder, and lightninl.— Raptsin ddichardsou said he brought him home in his ship--he charged • nothing for the passage ; but for his mess and the gunner's cabin it might coat him tSO or Mr. Serjemit Bret. having replied, the Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages *4BO. LAW IAi'ILLIGiNCE. COURT OF CHANCERY-MARCH 6. The Loan CHANCILLOR held a Seal to-day. After Sir Arthur Piggott had tinidied his mo tions, the Loao Cuassit. itorexprtssad his ext;s— faction at finding that he *as not to Lave the trouble of entertaining another motion in the con cerns of the Opera-House. It would appear, from the abandonment of the last noticeof ►uutiou, that no firther interlocutory motions in this ease are to be u,ged. POLICE. - - stastaostour: 11-STAL ET. It has been stated that a man, a hose name is George Bead, was in custody for defrauding several of the Nobility and Gentry, by pretending to fur nish the subscribers with A History of Booty Bay. Mr. Bond ass again brought up on Saturday, to answer other charges besides the one exhihite4l against him on a former slay by the Honourable A. Cooper. Hamilton, the Officer, produced the De fendant's list of subscribers, amounting to abo►e two hundred, and amongst them were names of distinguished characters who never had subscribed. W. G. Langton, Esq. M.P. stated, that the De fendant had obtained half-a-guinea of him, about a week since, as a subscriber, and in a day or two after, an insignificant pamphlet, containing about ten or twelve leaves, was left at his house. Mr. &soca, a Suffolk Magistrate, stated, that the Defendant lied defrauded a vast number of gentry in that county. He once stopped him on the high road, and requested him to sign his sub scription list, but Mr. Gooch, from the appearanet of the man, suspected a fraud, and he refused to sign his name. He, however, was soon after takes into custody, and his deceptions became notorious. The Defendant behaved rudely before the Ma gistrate, and refused to answer any questions. He was informed, that if lie could persuade a Jary that his conduct did not amount to fraud. be %%mild do well; when he replied, he bad p►rsuaded one Jury on that head, and he did not fear the event of trying it with another. ' The Defendant was committed for trial. He is a man of mean appearance, with but one eye. NOW.STRE ET. Saturday, Mrs. Morgan, who was bromeit from Portsmouth. by Anthony, the Officer, on Wed nesday last, charged on suspicion of robbing Mrs. Daryale, of Leicester-square, of cash, bank-notes, a pearl necklace, diamond broach, &c. was again put to the bar, before Mr. Gasman, for examina tion, but the chain of evidence not being in readi ness, she was remanded anti! Wednesday next. Several well-known Geniknion attended in behalf of this Lady, and very politely attended her to the hackney-coach that conveyed her to her lodgings. Edward Davey and TAomos Meeks, charged with having forged certain notes, purporting to he Ips wich and Suffolk Bank Notes, and of uttering the same to defraud divers tradesmen of ['entry upon Thames, were tried for the Same at the Owford As sizes, and acquitted of the forgery, hut detained for a conspiracy, Friday se'nnight, as Lord Gturrwoams and Mr. B. Forma, were riding in Merrion-sqoare, Dublin, his Lordship's mare canie down, and cut her legs, and Mr. Forums horse took fright at the crash, and went off at full speed; in taming the north side of the paste, the animal was whipped off his ic -s, and the rider thrown compl e t e ly on hi s h ead. lit are happy to state that Mr. FOuTtll was not so dangriously hurt as might well be supposed from the violence of the fall ; it was Lather unfortunate that the mars, whoe legs w cry broken. was match ed for the west October Meeting, at the Curragh, azinast Lord PETWOinell taste Resat., for Luc htubdred rail/ear. THE CHASE. • Os Tuesday last, the Etwi of Darlington's foxhound* hurl une of the most brilliant runs of the season, from that celebrated cus..rt, Smoky Wood, Yorkshire. They rearntly ankeuilled a fox, which mowed determined to chew, that the justly-famed breed of Hambleton Poxes is not extiuct : •fi.r hist skirting along the- bouks of the Swale, shoot two Polars, be then bad the courage to lace the wind towards the hills, prasiog by &meshy, Bagby, through Thirkkby Park, Tbbitlebi Spring, thguilby, awl Ifoudhill, *here, notwith standing many earths sr•re open, he scorned so seas a ro teed, and turned to tie right, across Kilburn Commie, to Bylsod Abbey, Newborough Park, arid Yearriey; then pointed towards Black Wood, but the scent growing very cold, he was lost about thrte miles from Easingwirld, after a roe at giu boon and ten ,mutes, with isaly ow short check. The country passed over was supposed to be at kart twenty firs miles. drainoast the best spoitamen and riders were, tie Earl of Darlington, ou his capital mare Flora; Sir F. Boynton, on Mr. B. inset ; Mr. Treaciser, un Copenhagen Mr. Franklcod, uo Coxcomb; Mr. on All-fours ; Mr. Liwesay, us Rector; Mr. biourtoti, us Ptpplettiu ; Mr. Kit ;atop, au Travelltr, &c. &r. . _ _ - - Th . e . forlessods of Mr. Watt and Sir M. M. SyLem Bart. have hest good sport of late at R:se and Barton Constable Woods', in Holdcromis. We have beard that a eery dashing foshuuser, a gmAleuino of large fortune, has hougli,t Do•- Usurps Had, nearly adjuiniag them, fur su,ooul This, how ever, is merely a report, The last season, which, for the sports of the fictd, has born through the whole sinter the must unfavourable ever knows, has noir nearly concluded two of its subjects--cieursisg and bare-hunting—as the hares are sow brooding in every country. lu moth, nu fair sportsman meld sow think of pursuing an astionsk is a state ofgoolidom, which it hi lobs. aids to distress-vortientarly as It is not worth having when killed—and when two or three ere killed in use. In addition to this, the farmer, though himself a sportsman, fiegius to he materially interested in his grounds nut being hented.—• The young seeds are beginning to shoot; and the ewes, with their infant see now iu the fields, as well as the ewes who have uut lambed down—all equally liable to be injured be a field of spurteine•—" who give care to the whistle,- and tars little what they ride ever The furhuater, how ever, is in a ddlereat predicament; end many packs, we tract, eoutinue their spent tat the middle or the rod of TIM TURF. MALTON SPAING MEETING'. For the haltbred Stakes, a huhveription of crill 6e. we um deratand Mr. Knowsley 's and Mr. Dales horses are tie fa ourites For the Warnaer's Stpher, whirl rommts of a :erg es mlrte, assembled of ail the tinfbi trusty% that have been tumbled thrtmila the ouches of half the country, " in the must dash:a' style - -no man can kmor sus thins about them. The following are sine - Tit the qtiliicatiurt. The heron must Leveller' regularity hucted the pn.cedlng reason with Mr. Warts sad bar Sirrk Sy!.'.. FeekbGm-oil', A:il' have sever started balls the day of nanong. A certlAcge prudeeed f.van the huutarnsii befne :carting, of thew bastioi bets fairly sod duLatigly revte up tio bounds ten rinses fa the heat. Any loan 1 , 0.1,tag or 10:;t1,1111: a bound to Le d:struaii- God ,to carry 14 ...tune each to he roar by fanners. Are fs ler certificate from the himkr of their being half bred to be produced before alai hex, uudtr rd. of .I.m...aifiemies. The WICGer to be sold fur a 7d, guises. within a irrtrter of es Lour after the race; the owing of the wood bone Leif brat eutirted. SECOND DAY OF YORK SPRING MEETING, 1•08. Acceptance for thr Oatlaufr's Stakes of 3ogs. garb, h. R. for 4-.)r ulds. The last mile and ball Lord Darlington's b. c. by Archduke, out of Bentagbroughs sister, 7st. nib. Sr Jahn Lou,..'. b. e. Presentation, by Star, data by Drove, 751. ulb. Lard liarhogtoirs hr. c. brother to Expectation, by Sr Peter, 7st. db. Mr. Heinle's b. c. brother to *reamer, by Star, fist.-61b. Str M. M. flkes's b. f. Harriet, by Preripitats, Om. Mr. Wentworth's p. f Innsa, by Zachsriah, 1111. lan). Lord Searbarungle• kr. e. Hoapadar, by it Samoa. oat of Panay Pasky's dans, 54. Lord Srarborougb's br. e. by Sir Salomon, dam by Jupiter, ist. The C'eactur, Sic SAmuEL HOOD, is arrived in the Downs. The Thetis frigate, Capt. Wfutta, gives con voy intstructioni to blipb bound to Newfoundland, Halifax, and Canada. The convey is a pp o i n t e d to sail en le gist inst. The Vnlontesire frigate, Capt. Butyric, was on Saturday morning appointed convoy for the Mediter-ailean from Portasnouth. StBASTIANI lately sent to France twenty-one cumsf valuable articles, which he has extorted as presents front the Grind Signior. To secure them from capture by the English, he sent them by Odessa, Lemberg, Brody, - Vienna, and Strasbourg. This treasure was accompanied by the einbalin:A body of his wife. Hi has also sent his infant daugh ter from Constantinople to Paris.. The Orion, 74, Sir ARCHIBALD DICKSON ; And the Soliette frigate. Capt. BATIICKST, are fitting at Portsmouth for a foreign station. Captain James BaissiisE is appointed to Le Belle Peale; and Captain CARTHEW to L Cleire Lieutenant Sir Gssaas KEITH, Bart. to the Red breast goo-vessel. _ - - Extract of a Letter from the Secretary of State to the President of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, dated Janna 7 12, 1608 ; " The PrMident of the Limited Stains aethorien.me to inform you, that it is is cotterrplatiso to dill/etch to Eu rope, far public parpores, a ,easel or curet*, from time to Wme, during the period , the embargo ; and te a t p rec i ous notice of the time sad place of departure will to. prat with • slew to the acc o mm o d a tio n o f merchants earl others la • thee foroiro correspondence" Wedoesday eftertioo.i a melancholy accident hap. peeved at Dover : A airman of the name of llso hews, having a fsmily of four children, left the% playing in the room while she went to it neighbour mg shop, daring which it aNsears, thee ;he 'ldes`, a girl about fix years old, had contrii ed to shat out the other three into a passegt, aid bolt the door. Finding some matches in a cupboard, she threw them tut* he fire, which eemusw rcca t e d to her clothes, and on the return of her mother, the (I,or bent' burst open, the ebild was found lying before the fire, burnt to death. Toe husband, who is a boat-builder, was front homiest the time, on hit business, when the accident happened. About a quarter of an hour before twelve o'clock on Thursday night, a fire broke out in the lower part of an unfinished lodging-house, ktelon4ng to D. Mends, Esq. on Marl borongh about throe hundred yards to the north of the Prince's Pavilion. and Carole-home, the property af the Duke of Marlborough. The e•teat et the damage does not exceed 8 tlr POOL " Gusting," says a New-York Paper, " weed to be eo. nitro. in a great mensure, to a particular class of sot it ty, but now it has perva&d every rank ; there are but few families, at this time, who are not nightly d:s.ipai tug the jircitinc hours of a short ese.teisee in gar/Sing and dealers., caraisi; ic deed it ia arm altoo,t the uhircrsal prOCtiVe tO begin and close an evening with a baud at Whist or