The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-04-19 00:00:00

, nieteie=== - _ THE Bi PM ES* LONDON, FRIDAY, Aran. 19. A Meeting of the Low MAYOR, Aldermen, and Livery of London, was yesterday held at Guildhall, pursuant to notice and requisition for that purpose, to consider of the measures necessary to be adopted in consequence of the Vote of the House of Commons respeanig Viscount Msivii.t • , a nd the other matter disclosed in the Tenth Report of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry. A full and faithful report of the proceedings, of the re solutions against Viscount Macy] &c. and of the Petition to be presented to Parliament thereon, is given in our preceding columns. It is of great importance, as; upon all such occasions, the conduft of the capital gives the tone to the country ; and en capital ever deserved more deference and respeft, than the City of London, celebrated, from its foun dation, for its loyalty, its generlsity, and independ ence. A Private Letter from Hamburgh, dated April 12. sa ys, 44 The city of Lubeck had offered the French one hundred thousand marks banco ; but,on condition that they should be allowed to deduct from that sum the interest of the last loan, and received se curity that no more should be required of them during the occupation of Hanover by the French troops. It is said they were encouraged to insist on Chow terms, by a very favourable letter which they receives' from the King of PRUuSIA, as also by a letter from the Russian Minister, Haupt , Beau to General BLIN^DOTIfe entreating him to longer to molest and obstrua the trade of the city of Lu beck. The French Genera. has, however, refusal to accept the sum offered, and demands 200,000 marks bozo. The Senate has assembled to 'delibe rate on this demand, and has positively refused to comply with it, in expeaation of beiag sdiporten ►y the King of Pausal a. 44 We are aasured here, that the proposals made to Russia on the part of France, under the mediation of Prussia, have not been accepted by the former Court, as Russia will listen to no propositions but such as are compatible with the general interests aid peace of Europe." The Hamburgh Mail due on Wednesday arrived yesterday, with letters and papers to the 13th. The contents are given in the last Page. . hawwwwwiewahwe Yeah Papers dews to the 6th of Mach, but they bring no intelligence of any interei*. The thauks of Congress have been decreed to Commodore Pa tat a, for h's gallant and merito rious service against Tripoli. by which the naval ch rafter of the American people has, says the decree, in the infancy of their national existence, acquired respea and rank among the nations of the earth, highly honourable and exalted. A gold medal is ordered to be struck, and it is to be presented to him by the PILLS{ DENT of the 1.14 IT'D STATES, in such a manner as be shall judge the most honourable. Suitable rewards are likewise ordered for the Officers and men under his command. The pleadings in the case of Julge CHASE haJ not clme to a close on the 26th of February, but were expelled to terminate on the following day, when the whole cue would receive a final decision. Yesterday a Court of Direftors was held at the East-India House, when Mr. Josue StATOP4, of the Royal Dock-yard, Portsmouth, was app,inted Muster Shipwright at Prince of Wries's Island The Court adjourned, at seven o'clock, till Wed nesday next. The Pursers of the following ships are ordered to ittend at the East-India House, this day and to-morrow, to receive their final dispatches, viz. Earl Camden, Captain H. M. Samson, fur Bombay. Dsnoitsldre. J. Murray, for Ceylon aid% Makes. Casale Eden, J. Cullman, for Bengal and ISencoolen. Jane Dockets of Gordon, J. Cameron ; lre wu , H. Stu:• rock; General Stuart, J. Rogers; and T:gris, C. Graham ; for 140 as sad Bengal Admiral Gardner, G. Sattwell ; for St. Helena and Madras. Lady Castlereagh, T. G Murray ; tor St. Helena and Haug d. Morcane, M. Ifacke ; fag Bombay and Bengal. City of London, S. Landon ; or Bombay. Cumberland, W. W. Farrar; Warley, H. Wikon ; Coning, J. Hay; Gearu, T. T. Harrington ; Doeset.:me, R. H. bona; Raster, H. Helicon ; Hope, J. Fends/gm; lor Carew. J. Moroi ' • for Madras. Retreat, W. Hay ; for Ntadeura and Bombay. The transports employed in the secret expedi ti"n were all in a bustle on Wednesday, And some of them dropped down to St. Helen's ; of course the report in some of the Morning Papers, that the expedition was countermanded, is without foundation. Wednesday morning early, Sir THOMAS Tomo output left town for Portsmouth, in order to take the command of the squadrini and convoy appointed to sail tor the last ladies. He received his final dis patches late on the preceding evtaing. Sir THOMAS TIOUSII DGI is ClpeaC4l to sail on Saturday or Sunday. He goes in the Blenheim. of 7+ guns, Capt. BUS L I . It appears, from a paper laid before die House of Commons, that the clurges outstanding against the balance ut the consolidated fund of ireland on the sth January, 1.10.5, amounted to 416,i 041. 16s. of which payments have been since made to the amount of 39,7631. 14s. ' !. a. •• THE SHAICESPEAR GALLERT. The great interest this invaluable Gallery of Paintings has excited, from the circumstance of its intended sale at an early period, and the present bairg the only opportunity the public can have of gratifying their curiosity in seeing so masterly and tmlivalled a collelion of paintings, draws daily an assemblage of rank and fashion, rarely to be rime with at any exhibition. As the speflator enters the Gallery, such is the variety of beauties which at once present themselves, he scarcely knows on what objea particularly to fir his attention ; if he sees in one painting alone what would be a sufficient treat, were it viewed singly, its excellency of de sign and execution only prompts him to exam• ine farther, and, the farther he examines, the more he is delighted; thus, proceeding from excel lence to excellence, he is enraptured with 42- lightfal contemplations, and praises with en thusiastic ardour the surprising genius of the immortal Bard, whose imagination could afford such numerous subjeßs to our most celebrated ar tists, and open even for them; field of immortality. The amateur, the historian, or the lover, may find strbjeas to suit their several fancies, and the variety, so capable of pleasing each individual, is here dis played in the most sublime imagery ; to selet any particular objed of our admiration would be invi dious-4o describe the whole would be too volumin ous a task for our limits. As this may, probably, be the last time we shall have to mention these paintings as a collodion, we think it a tribute due to the memory of their celebrated colleaor to say, that the year of his dissolution, and the division of his kallery, will ever be a subjed of regret to suc ceeding artists and succeeding ages. Yesterday morning, His MA) airy, accompanied by Gauenls FITZROY and Gwrstia, took the diver sion of stag-hunting. The deer was started on As cot Heath. Princesses Sorsa* and Amat.i.t, accompanied by Count Moist as and the Hon. Mrs. EGERTON ' took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. Her MAissry and tie Paimcassas took an airing to Fro?more. "1 he Duchess of Mosraoss will give a child ren's ball, at her house, in Grosvenor-square, this evening. The Earl of Knaosro■ give a grand dinner at his how:, in Port.and-pl,ice. on Weanesday last. 'Ale Countess of EusToN last night gave a splen did children's ball to all her Ladyship's juvenile trier) :v. . Houses at Richmond are in great roqu.sition.— The Earl of Cov avows and Sir JOHN LAGAR!) almost despair of suiting themselves. The Hon. Mr. Ksox will give a dinner to a select parry to-morrow. The Duchess of GORDON gives a grand rout this night, at her h , ,use in Portman-square. Mrs. C•t.veeT will give a grand rout, on Tues day nest, at her house in Albemarle-street. The Duke of Gosous left town yesterday for Bath. The Young Rarcius performed Norvii last night, at Drury Lane, in his very best manner. The house overflowed in every part at a very early hour. Amongst the fashionables were. Lady M. lint tea. Lady PIN R H N, Lady Gram, Lady Enrol., General RCA, and General HASTINGS. The Hon. General ST. Joan, and his I.ady, left t swn on Wednesday, for Bank Farm, Surly. The Earl of BRIDON'ATER arrived at his house in Grosvenor-square, on Wednesday. Amongst the last arrivals at Bath art : Lady C. Latouche, Lady Harrington, Lady Bacon, Sir H. Mannix ' Sir C. and Lady Eluvial., Col.-1 and Mrs. Rndd, c"leaelNood, Colonel Schutz, Colonel and Mrs. Anderson, Lieutenant-Co/Gael Fitzgerald, Major Hallyburton, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Petiick, Rev Dr. and MIS. Sumner, Re.. Dr. an/ Mrs. Evans, Dr. Curr,e, Dr. Emile', Rev. Mr. and Abs. gogeis, Rev. Mr. Grove, Rav Mr. Noithey. The Earl of CAFSTrarILLO is 'veiled at his house in South Audley-street, this day, from his Seat, Bradbrhall, Derbyshire. Mr. Be AM A II will sing twelve eights at the Opera House, this season; and the next, Semis cc and he give their musical talents to the Drury-lane company. The Countess of Kiscsroit and Lady Dr. Ccirroao, on Wednesday. visited the Freemasons' Charity School for female children, in St. George's Fields, and expressed much pleasure at the al-pear ance of the children, and the good conduit ob served there. On Wednesday evening. the 6th Mach, the stage-box of the New-York Theatre was to be filled by the Turkish Officers, brought prisoners in the Jobs Adams frigate, from Tripoli, as follow : Mu. , Captain of the Ketch; ARDALLAH, Captain of the Gan-boat taken on the 3d of An gast, 1110$; SALt.a, MUST APMA, ALLia, MASIO. NET, ACIIMIT. &c. Captives; to witness the per formance of dire Beard. Major-General Lastia on Wednesday issued the Brigade orders to the Guards who are to do duty at Windsor at the ensuing Installation. They are to be formed in a column of seftions this day, on the raised foot-path facing Knightsbridge barracks, their front towards Kensington, the advanced guard to de the duty at the Castle at Windsor : they are to be commanded by Ensign MITCHELL; of the Coldstream Guards, on their march. They consist of the flank companies of the C 1 and Sd Brigades. The flank companies of the `ld Brigade march from Chatham for Windsor, for the duty at the In tallation. The troops will amount to 1050 rank and ale, grenadiers and light infantry, and are all picked men. They were on Wednesday inspefted by General Laws, in Hyde-P.:rk. A number of Corps were out yesterday, viz.—The Bth, Col. CAHHINU ; the tat, Col. &men ; the 2d, Col. J SMITH; the 4th, Sir Cuss's's Pates; the sth, CoI.JOLPH SMITH; and the 6th, Sir Wst.- r.IAM BLIZARD (is the absence of Col. Wicensu )1 And Capt. Dcrtit.to's Rifle Corps; also the Loyal Vhitechapel and Loyal Clerkenwell : each were as sembled at their usual quarters, and marched to the diffeient places where they usually meet for brigade perpobes. THEITRZ, -••ii ' 1 covvmoannem. A new Cnmetiy,intitleJ Ina Ivies a Guinea was perfrrm►d at this Theatre last night ; the Prit.- cipal Characters were thus represented :-- Darv.to M. sismdtn. St. 1.1 , 4, 1 1 4 a,1 Mr Lmery. M. Cha man. J 'nit& tt, .Mirt I ~f., . Mr. F.ow..ett Mr. C. Kemb!st. Ramie . Mr Wald? iLtsuckeeprr Foot:, Matt. Miss Moldy. The Prologue, which recited the several produc tion; of Mr. COLU•N, announced Chet Gentleman the Author of the present Piece. It concluded' with the two following lines: " And shn', Pwsit G MAN, hi• hurt is full, Heclainis uo merit, truly, for Joel. Hu lA." The scene is laid in England. —Mr. Torrent, a man of the most generous disposition, goes down to the country to take possession of an estate which he has purchased, resolved to spend his large fortune in diffusing happiness around him. A dreadful fire had destroyed a great part of the neighbouring vil lage, upon the eve of his arrival : such is the excess of his benevolence, that he rejoices in the event, be cause it affords him ass opportunity of relieving the sufferers. Among the persons whom he first meets at a neighbouring inn is Durville, an old officer, who had escaped with difficulty from the fury of the flames with the miserable remnant of his pro perty tied up in a bundle. Torres,: presses him to accept a sum of money, but in a manner that hurts his pride, and the offer is refused with indignation. Resolved, however, not to be put out of his way, Torres: contrives to slip his pocket-book, with a large sum of money, into the bundle, which Domino carries away, uu conscious of this addition to its contents. Torrent is followed by Fanny, a beautiful young girl, whom he bas hired to be his housekeeper in the country, ac companied by Jonathan Old Shirt, an humble and benevolent London shop-keeper, who had been very kind to her, and comes to see her settled ir, her new place. They are accidentally separated, and Faany proceeds, in mistake, to a wrong house. It is the seat of a nobleman, and is inhabited by Sir Lorry, an 'rids Baronet, who had lost all his fortuue at play, and is sent there out of the way of his cre ditors—Bane, a drunken Yorkshire hunisman, and M.:. Hardbottle, an old 'housekeeper. Here Fanny is in a most embarrassed state, arising from the jea lousy of the old housekeeper, who thinks she comes to supplant her ; and the addresses of Sir Larry, assisted by the drunken Yorkshiseman. Meanwhile, Jenairian Aid Shirt goes to the house of Torrent, who supposes him to be a new land steward, employed by his agent in London. A scene ensues, in which the eiu;ropte is well massaged. It is closed by Dorville, who, having discovered the pocket book inhis bundle, comes to return it to Torrent. Any interest which the piece possesses, commences here. From a letter in the pocket-book, from Faxes/ to her master, ()Or eille discovers that Tomas is the brother of an offi cer, since dead, who had seduced his wife, and that !army is Isis only daughter, whose her mother had carried off, and he lied never seen nor heard of since her infancy. All parties now join in pursuit ssf Fanny, in which they are assisted by Henry, a young sailor, her lover, and she is at last traced to .the house inhabited by Sir !.arty, where she is dis covered, and restored to her friends, who bestow her band upon her lover ; while Torrent, by dis charging a large debt, due by his brother to Dor rille, enables them all to live happy. Such are the materials of which this piece is com posed. It has little in is to satisfy the cold and rigid rules of criticism ; but those, who, if they be pleased, care not why or wherefore, will derive from it much gratification. It abounds whim sical metaphors and allusions, curious sentiments, and quaint expressions; which, though they seldom rise to sterling wit, diffuse a life, spirit, and glitter, all through the piece, that forcibly strike the fancy, and produce a constant smile. There is scarcely an appeal to the heart from beginning to end. —With the exception of ()freak, the old officer, and he does not fill a large place in the pic ture, it is all light without shade, and much in the style of a broad farce. The charaders of ne cessity are drawn in caricature, and as such we do not find fault with them ; but in that of Sir Larry, there is a coaseness that is sometimes offensive. It possesses a lowness of sentiment and a vulgarity of language more becoming an Irish chairman than an Irish Baronet. The part was supported by Mr. Lewis, who did not spare pains upon it; but it is not exaelly suited to him, and would perhaps be more in the way of Mr. Joaseronas Solomon (Andy is a grotesque figure, who excites constant laughter by his curious pronunciation and mistakes in the English language. The effect is heightened by the introduction of French phrases, in which he makes equal havoc. He is an isolated charaSer ; but this bbje&ion applies equally to se veral others, as they are brought forward for the pur pose of striking effect, and not as essential parts of a regular and well concerted plot ; a merit to which the piece has little claim. We repeat, however, that the Author seems to have no object in view, but to make his audience merry, and that for this pur pose he has employed strong colours and caricature. If he has succeeded by these means, he is surely ntitled to mere praise, than if he produced a cold and insipid piece in &lie re colours, and the finest proportions. The effeet is every thing, and it is ungrateful to find fault with the means of pleasing, when an audience must confess, that they are ac tually pleased. Such we: the result of the piece last night. is excited sus c!ssive teals of laughter, until the very close, when a partial tad very unex peaed expression of displeasure manifested itself for the first time in the course of the night Mr. FAVICIETT in Solomon Geed,; Mr. Easley in Rang; Mr. MUNDIIN in nrreiu ; and Mr. Kesel.' in the high spirited old officer, exerted themselves with the happiest success. We have seldom seen Mr. Wison• to more advantage than in the surly boor, and Miss WADDY, in the Maid, was simple and interesting. The house overflowed with bed tient audiences and, although the piece is inferior tii most of Mr. COLMAN'S produltions, it will probably prove attraaive during the remainder of the season. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 1 . . SIRWMARRET CRAVEN APRIL 17. ['he Second Class of the Oatisods Stakes of 50gs. each. h. 6 D.l. Mr. Lake's Giles, 6 yr: old, dos: 4f . Mr. Wataion'i Duebury, old, ttsr 914. 2 I) of Gilften's l'ara,ol, 4 yrs obi, 9,t, I . 9 Mr. R. Iffeatherili, Flambeau, 6ps 0 1.'70 jlb. . 4 Mr Cultist's Pnernis, try Sir NIP', 4r• 10Ib. 5 Mr. Kelletinao% Mary, 4 vrs. old, 7st lOtb. 6 Mr. Wordrirs Gratitud. , ,, 9 r.s nld, 74t. 33ib• Sir C. Sunbury's k..omiste. yr. , sl.l, tirs• pd. SIY• F Stand sh's britt,er to Stam&d, 4vn oat, Bar 61b. pi. ".Ir. Itfowortfi's Harefent, 5 srs. old, 7s1:111 0 • • Mr. Wilson's f. Maiden, by Sir Prier, 3 rat. old, 64. 121 S. Id. Seven to I agst Giles ; S to 1 agst Duzbary ; 5 to 4 agst Parasol ; 8 to 1 agst Gratitude. Subscription Plate of 501. for '2 yr olds, carrying 7st. 3 yr olds Bst. 71b. and 4 yr olds ost.-- Twl yr old C. Gen. Siervoy's eh e.Castrel, 3 ye. old . Mr. Sitvrea's b. f. Goosecap, 1 yn. old . 2 Mr. Wardell's b. I. Lady licuegh, 3 ye. old Mr Forth'. c Artich , ,ke, by DOD Qiixote, 2 ye. eW 4 Mr. 1-I•,vrortii's br e Enterprise s 3 r rs o d 5 3 to 1 on Castrel; 10 to 1 agst. Goosecap ; 10 to agst. Artie.oke. Mr. Parkins's b. h. beat Mr. Taylor's blk. h. Set. 71b. each. B. C. 2545.-3 to I on Mr. Parkins's bl. h. 6ir H. W.lliamson's Walton rec. ft. from Mr. Mellish's Stockton, Bst. 716. each. B. C. 300 gs. 100 gs. ft. POLICE. Yesterday a person was a second tune brought up before the sitting Magistrate, charged with baring robi ti-his master of a quantity of plate, to the •a. lue of 2001. It appeared, from the evidence of the Gentleman, that the Prisoner had been for some time his toot man. On Thursday last, at ten o'clock at tight, Witness left home, and OA his return, about one ia the morning, he learned i.iat his house had been robbed of a deal chest, containing a quantity of plate, and that his servant, the Prisoner, was not to be found. He immediately applied to Mr. Rivet, and on Monday last the chest, containing the greater part of his plate, was found in an inn at Puckerid;e, in Hertfordshire, and the same day the P:isoner was apprehended at Royston, in the same county, where he had just pledged a silver bread basket for 31. I tis. There was nothing found on his person but a key, which opened the dose of the roma where the plate was kept. A Milkman, who lives at the New-road, deposed that the Prisoner had been in the habit of calling to his house, and drinking milk, and had always passed for a gentleman. That on Thursday night last, about ten o'clock, he called nn him, and took him in a hackney-coach to Oztor 1-street, where he or dered a post-chaise, and drove away. The deal box then belore him war , in the coach, and was put into the post-chaise in which the Prisoner went. He could give no account of what motive the Prisoner had in tal:ing him from home in the hackney-coach. Szveral Pawnbrokers appeared, and produced various articles of plate, the property of the Ora le man, which had been pawned by the lrisoner ptevi ens to last Thursday. The Prisoner was remanded, mod ordered to be again brought op on Monday met, when :h -keeper at Pucluridge is to he brought fore a d. to prove the delivery of the deal box to Ida. by tl , e P ironer. CHILD STt %LING. A woman was brought to 13°w-street, last night, charged with stealing a child of four years old, from Exeter-street, Strand, where its parents re side. She had stripped it, and pledged its clo i..is at a Pawnbroker',, in Drury-lane. The dupli: ate was found in her possession. It appears she is a well-known chars ter about the town as a beg or ; is a taU, thin, old woman, a Swiss, and he i; in credit in the City, in her late huband's time, who, we understand, was an Apothecary, or Chemist Wednesday accounts were received horn Admiral DOUGLAS, off Boulogne, dated the 15th inst. which state, that on the preceding day twenty-five Dutch schuyts were observed to enter that harbour. Government on Wednesday contracted for the conveyance of 400 tons of ordnance stores to the following places, viz. 70 tons to Halifax, in Nova Scotia ; 160 tons to St. John's, Newfoundland; and 270 to Quebec. Letters from Washington mention that Clone! Buss has presided in the trial of Judge CHASS. with a degree of intelligence, impartiality, and in dependence, that have commanded the respect and approbation of all parties. The friends of Judge CHASI are among the first to acknowledge the cor redness and decorum of Mr. Buss's conduct. Yesterday the Duke of CUMISRL•N D'S First Class of Sharp Shooters fired at the target, in Hyde Pa , k, distance of 200 yards, throe shots each. Out of seventy-five shots, seventy-two were marked. Major General the Earl of &miens , was present for the purpose of inspecting the shooting, and declared that he had seldom seen better produced from the German Sharp Shooters. He is in happy circumstances who can draw largely on the Bank, without being enjoined by an ad at Parliament to specify for what purposes ; but still happier is his situation when he becomes that qualified to draw, by having previously drawn • Capital Prize in a Scheme of such unprecedented opu lence as the near approaching gland Lottery dis plays. So thoroughly impressed, indeed, Jo edema. turers in general appear to be, from so bright ; prospect of realising a large fund in the Bank ot Olt England, that a greater rage fur the purchase of Tickets and Shares never exceeded the present it mand. On Wednesday night last, as Mr. JOHN BIRD wets, was returning from Hyde Park-lodge, he we attacked rear the head of the SerpeneOte-river two ruffians, in soldiers' great coats and foraginj caps, armed with bludgeons, who, after benzin; him severely about the head, robbed him of hi watch and money. During the time he was et ,aged with one of them, he received a blow from tairldnd frora the other villain, which filled him t the ground, and nearly deprived him of his sense They then took aces , - of his situtation re ri f f his pockets, a booty towards ook advantage of his situtation to of and, tying hts legs. &period with St sis Knightsbridge. I it to 01W tdiq~