The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1810-03-26 00:00:00

rs M es( Ili+ Excellency MUNZA ABDUL HAMAN, Envoy Extraordinary from the Krug of PERSIA, leave.; k.nglssil in the course of the ensuing month ; he will he accompouied by Sir Gout 01.1SELV, Bart. the British Minister. and Mr. Meats', Sieretary to the British Embassy. Mr. PONSONBY had • grand political meeting. Lust night, at hus house in Arlington -street; there were present upwards of two hundred, including Earl Taunt, Lord Gaueres CAVENDISH, General Frrzeiratat, General FERQUIMIS, the Knight of Keane, Messrs. Wterrnactn, Gassi *Ducats, KNOX. TIGNS, GRANT, ELLIOT, SyKWARO, MAXMINLL, !Mining! Sir Commas COTTON will take his de pismire from Portsmouth, iti a few days, for the Mertiterranean. in the Lirgli frigate, Captain IV/Cut:AY. Sir CRAM La aiii hoist his fla t on bird the !liberal's, 110, Capt. Nave. The Persian, Captain Cohrltisrr, sailed from Portsmouth, on Saturday morning„ fur the West latto,s, with a eonvoy of SO sail. Captain STANIPSI.i. is promoted to the rank of Pao-Captain ; Joins DAY, EN. to be Secretary to lidinind Sir CLAIMS* COTTON ; T. Cute. EN. It' Plymouth) to be Secretary to Admiral You SG. Arrangements are making at Porisimuth, in rAutiilent expectation that SO exchange of prisoocrs take place. The 14th regiment of foot, Crlonel Bvstaows, aisrehed into Porisinnui% from Step ing, on Tittirsdey. and embarked for Malta. %lr. Putii MIT gate a gr..nrl dinner. ye.terdsy, at his house. in Arlington -street. to the I:: A '.t t i e". R. B. SHE RIDAN , tie ll.m. G. PoNsoliae, Jinx Co: HIPPISLEV, Col. Lucie, Messrs. J. LITOUCIIIe. Le.uv D. BARHAM, HAMMITT, r4n, bc. r 41+r for -11,!r nent of the Court trtal el 4::oltottdo DUVISdN and 1 :-1^!..1 ire, ha-, it to sot& been countor tholu,nce cf the movements of the • !.,.:0; roqu 1,.! the rettenee of the t , '-re to Lot. rot , :eituteti the Court, with 'ltc tog.tu,nts. „, at i a n. Of the groat variety that force throe. ;elves upon our 'who*, we select a few o f t h e in ,„, : The C thinet Irad tries' and C nwleinued o ie of i.s Member., es totally incapable, and $l .„. ~,w e of expulsion hail twee paseed 11 1 44,.. l om ; y, t this very mall Was istrilittle , l to pistil thoi tioil, Mush the execution of his pretence was actually r e.pitill, for the avowed and only purpose of eu. shhog hitn to carry it ion effect. They bad got a Icia physicists in the house, said they did not wish to elian4e him until he had finished his work.. D o e the patient, perhaps, leltourA under • plethora, that required bleeding and purging, and possessed a sti r r g„ity of strength of constitution, that bed defi snee to every species of inal-treatment. The The try h a d a seperabutedance. uf.inen and treasures at i t , di s posal, of which it did not know how to get rid. has that case, if made out, would not br • ground Arfesee; for abundsnce is no excuse for aaste prodigality. particularly when the wave is ace voinpsuird with t very leieeies of human misery.— fiat assenting that it would be even a mitigation, let as see whether 'it be sustained by the feet Th e Cousinendee-inehief, Sir DAVID DUNDAS, m a n., an his evidence. that he was informed by Miuisters. that IS or 16,000 lend forces would be it eemery for the operation, and asked, whether they toctld et that time be assembled ? and that, in his in w l , he informed them, that, after every pre vious inquiry and report rdiii.dv had been made frau the cummatiding Officers, at the several stale eons of the troop*, and from the well-known shat tered situation of the army, after the return of so large a portion of it from Spain, such a flame could not then be provided ;” and Mr. 'lummox. the Secretary of the Treasury, being interrogate I e. to' the amount of fteeign coin, applicable to ht.egn military service, in poeseslion of Govern ment at the time, answered, that it did not mired !retinal. Such was the state of cur military and p.coluitry meals, when Nliaisteis deternsined upon sandhog an Expedition. of not less then 40,000 land f.r.:es, to the Scheldt; a state than which it would ler (Micah to conceive one more discouragin.:.— Let us now consider the time of the Expedie n. All the witnesses examined to the point, agr, e iu the proverbial unhealthiness of IValcheren, that the troops were sent out at the commence ment of the most sickly season of the yesr.— Now, what was the object of the Expedition ? —Why jecifessedly to destrily the-enemy's dock,, tomuls, and shipping in the Scheldt; but this object e v e severil yeete ego, mediated by Mr. PITT, and, according to the evidence, it was a subj-et of Lord CAST I.NRCIUN'S consideration two years age. It vas. of course. a awe which might be deferred until a ceiteenient season; a ca-c, in which Minio neh :eight !ewe elegem timieoermelsose-siosteiodeerd.... s teary confess ; for, in the printed evidence, Lord CASTLEIFAGiI said, that the thing was de sirab:e, the country then having a large disposable loval force; little considering that the country has Lal. for years, a large disposable force, but that cooley end soldiers were also neceseary, all well as Lritish vessels. The ',articular time, therefore, was adverse ; the 'memo was adverse, fur it was rite most sickly season, mud no extraordinary method precautions were taken ; the state of our army was odverite ; and the state of the fo e-len money in our market. available to the support of the expedition. was equally unfavourable. All these circumstances are totally distinct from the grand objection of the total impracticability of the objcct, n point which we have not roam to examine two in detail, but which is completely made out in the et idence. KI.VaS TREAT RE. • On Saturday ereimig the new grand serious opera of dedide was a second time iserfonued. to • very crowded audience. Madame C•vat.aist ap peared to great advantage ii the part of the Pere. cexs ; the whole interest of the piece depending WI the effect produced by the feeling, dignity. ma ternal and conjugal love. displayed by her in the situations of wife and another. Her attitude and expression, on accepting the bowl of poison. would afford a most interesting subject for the painter.— Her so/or were loudly applauded ; and her duo. in the second act, with Signor Tertian,' st, war smeared with enthusiasm. Hs performance of the 5111,416 was dignified and impressive. With extreme sweet ness of voice, this Croileutau combines all the qualities of • good actor. Madame Cows' looked very well in male attire, and the Opera throughout was very much applauded. To the principal dancers we cannot give too much praise for their individual exertions ; but we looked in cvio for the sple•iiitour of costume, brilliancy of .scenery, and classical taste. we have witnessed at this Theatre, when the Ballet at the Opera oa • scene of enchainment. From the coldness of the night. pelisses prevailed in the pit. The boxes lammed many 1.-autiful woisieo, who wore white satin robes, her I-dresses of gold or wirer nets white satin turbans, or small cans, with a hunch of dowers. I.4bRION43LE ARRANGEMENTS FOR 7711 WW. This Dap—flis Royal Hizh nese the Duke of Cumberland's cram! ,hoorr to the Peroma Ambassador; the Marrholuess of tialisbary's 'resod root, Arlistigtou•strcet ; Mr. Gn+,lkY grand hall sad supper, t, cyls: -rouses. To.nsorrose.—Ola ll.,use' Werlaessky-o.tilt wnt Co:Tert, Hastorer-square ; lin. Walpole's grand •WI t I NIVVr- (MCI. Tharsday—Conia, sr of Sefeou's grand root. Ar street; Mrs Hower I's grand r.oret., Grusvosur.soloare ; Mrs. Kaart's era td mace parry, Gess,;..no, s t ree t. Friday—Tree Cnilloet• of lt , olibLe 'mud rout, Upper Brook-street; it Adi 1114 role,' • emotes party, PA-Xs& Saturday—Lou J 'Elieo kotouglis ersu.l Jinuer, St. James's- isesality—aThe Prineeis of Wales's dioser, Palac.. I•e•terday morni:,g, MAJIPSTY. PA:weak/1 At..u.tA :n.i S:!ratt, aceoenpaou•d by Lady THroose, Gen. CIIIIWRIQUT. and 1114jOr rode to St. Chapel. MU&Of...tli.l heard a Sermon preavileil IN the Rev. Mr. CtIAMP4I4tY ; theyalte.wardi re •ur: , ed to the Pal.n e. The Earl and Cuutitea, of DE Ref a grand dinner, on Sattirdm. at Lietr itots.t to Griyivenor square ; to the Marquis And 31.velyouess el larar rims), the Marys' of Do.nshire, the E4rl of Moms, Earl and °Mae., CHJ1.31.174 DE O.liY. the Earl and Country's of ROSSI.YY. Fun riescna, the Eel of LAMM) is a. Earl and. Cou,nesa Cowrs.a. ind Lords.id Lady tiagairtu.r- Earl and CouoteesCorrrea gore a grand dinner, yesterday. at their have, in Great Geor 4 e street, Hafinstr.tqUare. to the Esrl and Connie-a of 4..ei era Lady itAALI A RT. Yito-Velit and Viscountess Mstatouitar, cud several other No bility. Dir. GIETILLII will open Argile-street Rooms, this evening. with a mast superb nail to Isis friends, embracing the whole rank and &Amu of Londoc. iscount VALINTI 4, we are wry to learn, is much indisposed in Albsny. The Marquis of ST t r risen gave a grand dinner, yesterday. to his Royal lisgiums the Prince Or WALES. &C. Lieut. faxolost FITS-CLARRIICE is expected to leave Bushy-house, this day, for Portsmouth, to emlyark for Portugal, with his reg.ineut, the 10th Dragoons. The Gentlemen of Macclesfield are forrisin; a fund, fur the purpose of building a Theatre, with coffee-honer, bilhard.roum, he. last arrivals at 1141 1 •rv— LerJ W. Soraerset, Lord Wiltuu, Lard sad Lady Venom, IL ft l y G r eph r y t ad kind ? , lady 't Misses, Lady Sni folk, Lady Broughttm Lady M. Lon:. t'oluarl Raters 4o, Calomel Mar t, Caketel Ross, Odom( I Dilate, Colonel Wakes,,C,tuael Saitaders ' Culotte! Fleming, Leruteesut-Caloael Roden, Msj..r Bross, ker. Dr. Vtill, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Lade, and the Rev. 311. SUlab. Lord was, no Weflne.lay, chtwen Ilieh Steward of liriltol, rice the late Duke of PORTLAND. The Kinn has been pleased to confer the ho. 'tour of Knighthood on JAMS/ FOLLOW s, M.D. Physician tit the Forces. ,Ir. LOVEGROYS, who has been so twiny years favourite ptrfornier at the Bath Theatre, was to take his farewell benefit there, on S stunts). last. The death or that most estimable Prelate, the late Docile LAW, Bishop of Elphin, has produced the following changes Doctor Tniri u. Bishop of %Vote:loot. succeeds to ; Dr. Sr..s.a, Bishop of Killala, to Waterford; and Dean Vi.R. It 14'11(LS is to be the new Boihop, and to succeed to Kills's. As Mrs. MART.ANNR CLAIRE was walking, about Ave tie:..dt yesterday afte , iioon. down Bond street, on her return livin the Park, she was rer....g. wird by aotue diegraoeftil .atel •tevicable v wants, w„ci raised • Hat-onetCry. A mnb was of course soon collected. by *loch she wa. et closely presbed, that she 11.14 at le 'gib eshliged to seek fringe in a Gentleman's carri,qe which wa, massing by at tile time. The diamond which ornaments the hil• of Bon 1. P 4ltTes sword is worth 12 , oilhure. or tine.. *blab t• three times the %slue of the tembiated Orleans diamond. The value of the jewels s.,:t nuptial ornwneos which Na►OL6ott h... deoi.,i• I fur his bride, u.if estimated at millions or air The pi e..nt pursuits of I.vt tee. the promeriLt brother of Nseot.rosr, are viu+ adverted t.. in the Furtign Jorirrsil-:—" A h; tprretn•tatr, wow IeVI. st•s-• a fine villa in the licit• ty f Rowe. and who di vote. his atteotio.l to the arts stu.l *Orllee.. 114. ..lv made ant valu4l.l, discoveries. Severe' honer. 11-144n.ting to the n hare been disentereil. in which Its% e h. ea fuu rd , ue.iide4 ri t relus utters of furniture. r .r r n large 'L i e u •.. 0 .e of them • Mn'. of singular 1., :pay. The Rethsu antigusrisasestitasts ttili treasure at 4 2,0')0 RIOTS IN ST. CRORGCS-FIELDS. Saturdsy, • most daring. Wdrarotts, and riotous assembly kook kihsee in St. Gearkir'.-tiehL., consist ing of several hundred persons, tor the estrgorii nary and unLeard.of porlici,e of Atealing !tows. demolishing others. running asely with the min.- &e. &c. The cireninstduces gs‘e rise to to the above proceedings : 1 „ About twent y -one years ago. Mr. Hedger, the occupier of the oece•celebrated place of public ammeiurrit, called the Dag and Duck, in Sr. Georger.fiekl., rented the whole of the ground, called it. George's-fields, of the Corperetiou of the City of London, by lease, in which Wag a co venant fur a forfeiture of a seta of raoney,if lie built upon it. l'isis covenant, however, he found conei derehly to hit advantage to break, and pay the for feiture., and be built a number of hansee, just cal isolated to last about his own time. but the materi al-. of which are, from the increased price of bricks Ned timber, much more valuable now than at the period when the houses were built ; so that by clearing the ground and lessen.; it in its ongintil state, he is greatly a gainer, instead of losing any thing. Tile remainder of the ground he let upon budding leases, which were, as usual, to expire a short time previous to hi. lea:,e. About three months since, a number of the under leaseholders, fintlin 4 their time Hearty expired, se teal ly pulled down their houses, and removed-every brick, &c. from the ground. This becoming a matter of notoriety, l':itllC to the knowledge of Mr. Dance. the City Surveyor, and Mr. Newman, the City Solicitor ; they found they had no power to interfere, but applied to Mr. H Niger, and told him they should cone upon him for rid ipidations ; he declined interfering, and said, if they came upon him for dilapidation, he should come upon those he had let the ground to; hut that. in fact. he w is not responsible for waste of this sort, being bound by the terms of his lease to lease the peel's:v.:2 in their thiginal state, and having paid the forfeiture for haling built upon them. The City Agewe, finding the demolition of the houses confirmed to a sery great extent, ap plied to the Court of Chancery, and obtained all in junctiou to prevent such proceedings. The rule of the Court s with a caution from the City Solicitor, were printed in large porting-bills. which were pro fusely stuck up in that neighbourhood, and this had the &sired effect, till the beginning of last we. It. when it was resumed again by several owners of hone's. This was taken advantage of by numbers of the lowest orders, particularly those who are dis honestly disposed, who attacked and pulled down several houses, during the whole of Thursday and Friday nights, and catsied off the whole of the ma terial% T'oe assembly, on Seitymily, had a very alarming aspect, being increased in one place to the number of about • thousand, in Benoett's-row, nearly opposite to the Magdaleas it being the last day ref Mr. Hedger's lease, which retutus to the posies: ion of the City. This daring essem• bine actually pulled dean and carried otf four entire houses, and scarcely left • brick remain ing. They carried away the principal part of about eight other houses, leaving nothing but -part of the walls remaining. Not content with attar k ing empty houses, they extetsdnd their depreda tions to some that. were inhabited, end carried of articles of furniture belonging to the poor defenceless lethal:masts s who were obliged to etre,* out for their lives, or the buildings would have been pulled down upon them.— An aged woman, who got bet kris, by selling milk. was turned out - of her house to enable them to poll it rioter); some humane neighbours assisted her in saving some of her bumble furniture. and gave her refuge in one of their houses. So deter mined were they upon planler, that the moat insig nificant detached buildings beongeog to the houses did not escape them ; they were so active in their pro• ceedings, that one house was attacked, demolished, and carried off in about half an hour. One man bowed that he had sold the tiles tali( n from ens boom for fourteen shillings ; a woman got as much wood as would fetch her roue pounds. The scene at times had rather a ludicrous ap pearance; men and women running away with doors and knockers on their backs; roofs of houses. shut ters, &c. in a similar manner. lo taking out a window-frame of one house, they broke twelve snares of glass for the eake of the frame. Tne women were far t:.e. most outrageous.—Tnis alarming conduct contieuerl till past two o'clock, whea it was stopped by the arrival of Mr. Newman. the City Solicitor, and several of the Po. lice Officers belonging to Union Hall. when they took several of the rin4lendere into custody, and cla.p.e..ed the others. In other parts of St. Gorge's-fields, in the course of Saturday, several won-dell builili.igs were raised by jacks, and carried off by sledges. Mumma. the offl-!er, observing a man n irsped Wiffiests ripping up the lead from a hou.e. and carrying it away, took him into ens. truly, and Sir dons nommen committed him to tee en-inty gaol. Another. of the name of JAR Gristhq, for an offence of the same description. way a's . committed. The procee hogs of %turd ry c o the previous days, attracted a.. immense crowd to St. Georee's-tields. yesterday ; and it was der wee necessary to send the mihta.y to support the cze 0 power. A party of the Horse Guards did duty round the King's Bei.c i rr.se.n and its sit'un.— The City Misrah3l and Coed:tides also received large reinforce, tent,i, and ivere upon the alert during the whole c ur-e of thy day. • klliE. A most alarming and dreadful fire broke out at twelve o'clock, yesterday, at the house of Mr. air al:o.wsaker, in Upper e..strrirt, Fitzroy. *no we. The flames spread aith the greatest fury, and threatened destruction to the whole ueighl our. hood. A man, steer 70 years of age, who lodged is the upper part of the house, rushed down *taws on the first alarm, and went into the street. but irs. • unity returned into the house, to save 'come of his property ; when, melancholy to relate, he was burned todeath. His body was found near the foot . of the stai rs, aud conveyed to St. Mary-la-bon II e bon - louse. '( l ire bring an ample supply of water, and nearly ten engine., which almost instantly arrived nti the spot, the neighbouring houses were sated. The congregation which was assembled in Tott..n. hain.court-rned Chapel, were so much 'lmitated, that they broke op, and most of them went away to withers the ditarePsing scene. • .7 . 6 • 74. ors /AV". SHADW&LL PARISM. There is now before the Houle of Commons a Bill. the preamble of which purpoits to l,r a Biel for maintaining the poor of liliadoell snd for better lighting, watching, paving, &c. the virtets ttf the said pariah. The Bill has lkt priuted, sad otintsins 63 folio pages. • It +l , eisres that, in future, the rates for maintain. ing the poor, and for paving, cleateitig, lig,,ting. &c. shall he levied upon the landlords, rod noj upon the tetiouts; that the landiords r.f all the • Mouses which do not oow pay say rates whe tever. should in future pay these parish rtes; and, that distress may be levied on such landlor,:s, whatever part uf the kingdom they rosy reside in. The rata* may be. demanded before quarter day. Collectors t be appointed, with salaries for collecting the time. Nu tenant of any house shall be entitled to a .colas mcnt in the *risk, by reason of any pai smut of rates made by the landford of such house. If houses sr, unoccupied. the landlord shall pay one third of the robs fir the paseatent. Thew ore the prin cipal enactments of the Bill to which we allude. It is to be discussed helare a &let t Committee this day se'ouight. We utwlerstsatil that the principal promoters of it are cerium great ship-owners at Shsd well. Mr. I..ty fig presented two petition+, against it on Friday evening; ote from the several Isisd-owntta. at Sradwell, mud the oilier how the Mon. Thomas Bower. POLICI On Saturday, NWbass Brasses was bronchi to the office before Mr. GRAHAM, by T. Lmberick, oil fork ing the pocket of Mr. Jenlan, of Crumwslt (:wont ge, Old Brampton. The Prosecutor was passiog ithi , ig the sowed, ea Friday night, about ten o'clock, opposite the Lyceum Theatre, whew he wu informed by a Gentleman the Pilsen*: bail just picked his pocket; upon which he honed rotted, sod sas the Prisoner, and two saeu with lma, on the oppo site side of the street. ile followed them, and secure d the Prisoner. The Prosecutor's property not hein; found upon the Pri mo. r, be WWI sent im board the Tender. Weed Cox deli was charged with behaving in an indecent matmci., sad mtpasing his person, in homenvel.place. Thomas Poole, the porter at the Tas-thlliie Nowt, sue Friday lifternuoi. better. ii 4 and s o'clock. he received in formation that the Pri.musr leol behaved in a vi ry lodectatt saituner, before the n uduw of Mr. Low Laths, opicw whtcli be vial gad %revisit him. llinussah Crum, a sri want to Mrs. Fearon, hease trips r to lb. Tau-011'ior, said, that am she son weal i:tz, rho t o'clock on Friday, she saw the Primmer opposite the wind w, ha an indecent situation, and be continued in that Slat near an hour ; she, in consequence, went me stairs mut told her tui.terss, who looked oat, and also saw the Primo ee w the aLose state. A =as, resembling the Prisoner, has acted in a smiler manner, • slumber of times, lately. The Pro toner vas admitted to bail. aCer,rf Rim, A Mm wpwarcla of 70 years of age, was chained with uniently sassuttias, with an Muni to comma wrap., dh Lough:, a child only sine years of age. The Prisonei noel tits Prusecatria whys At was going to @clonal, on ties Ist\ inst., sad attired her pan his lodgings, whew he throw her deem, And attempted to edict his parynor. Zlimarzer Tapp woe charged with stealing a quantity alive. Ow. the property et Mr. Peter DavX, of Long-acre. with whom the Pneenter trolled as a journeyman lacc-weaver.., The Prisoner had been suspected fur soma time ; and cm /Saturday the Prosecutor asked bias several spreations respect ing w ticks that were missing; skew, ohiserirmg ti‘s hat stand Inzher the, motel, he made him take it off; and it was found to contini nine Lobbies tilled with silk and thread The Prisoner's lodgings were afterwards se,relod, and a pest variety of article*, the property of the Prose. @tor, were found, which had been stolen. fie •as committed fur farther examination. Maig William', a girl, underwent another examination s►e is charged nab uttcring a conaterfeit dollar 1.. Messrs. Fisher and haberdashers, hi the Sir-awl She is sus pected of being cunicrned wit► some c..iiiers, as site has Levu in custody heftier upon a similar chug.. She was committed fur further examination next Friday. Friday night (ieu. Pit.t.orv, who was taken pri• goner by Sir ARTHUR WILLEILLY, in Port ; and Capt. Pot.iicsEY. of the French Navy, b their parole et Ifishnp's Waltham. It is auppos , ll they hair been conveyed awe . ; by some British sub. feet, and met they left the coin' immediately... f lie wind was fair for their sailing for Fraser. Mr. ELLIOT, who takes oust the dispatches from Mr. lit lICKMLY, in ttir John 44ams, has left town. and 'hat frigate will sail the moment lie arrives on boani. Tim present violence of France wil;, do il..unt. have • Nweeful eff rt in producing the re. titketio• of Ihr strori..iortol arrangement concluded betiveet, used Ws t.t.eit.aw and Mr. Piscastv. T. Jury that we. oilman turd at Port-mourn , the ath of Mr.. I.7ILIAKU. rife of Mr. Mona, Mork. Purser of His Idu.rrsrt's ship Aped*, r.- turned • verdict or srefful nerder against shower Whack. for the murder of hi. wife. JOANNA. slue three Jays' minute surestegation. Jura* 6a1t.., Eq. the OirfOl.ef, ininsedrately committed Mr. Moe& to sake his trtul. WattaLirtne.—The wind, during the whole of 3rrstertlin. was un lugh so to redan a cto oosity o u b o a of chimnti.. About right o'clock in the twortsinr i , "a whirl, bid was pr. ceivrd so St. Jarot.:.-street, op. • prate 1i11001111 . 9. There i• there u -:and of sedsh. Are of which were arept from the ground. sod nearly dashed to precis. The ci y hn been much infrate4 he a desperate ring of pick-vol.-Is. within lug turtnight, They /lure cocaine* their deptcdattons to the int.d bole- faced MAO cot.