The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-06-25 00:00:00

LITER ftiRY FUND. At the Annual Meeting of the Friend.; of this Fund oa Thurs day last, the following Lines, addressed to its Pstron, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by Charles Math, Esq, were recited by Charles Twccdic, Fsg. Gay Child of Ease ; on whose protected head The genial beams of fairing Fate arc shed; O'er whose soft pstii, begirt with many a How'r, No pale star ficAvrts, nor sullen storm-clouds lour; r.., Child ut Ease, and visit the sad cell, Where Want and Care with starving Genius dwell' Ile does not speak, nor with imploring sigh Ask the cold gift of passing charity. From hii fixt eye uo gushing tear-drops start ; For all is still and dead around his heart. He does not weep ; for black Despair has dried The sacred fount that feeds the gen'rous tide. Say, hest thou wept, when to thy musing eye The prostrate heaps of crumbling glories lie; Wandering with pensive step the hideous waste Of plains, that once gay murnfring cities grac'd ; Where Art ones bade the sculputed column rise, And the tall turrets Lde into the skim ? Say, bast thou, mooned, when sunk and fall's around, The broken arch ignobly strew'd the ground; And shall thy heatt no gentle sorrow find For the sad ruins of the human mind Th' aspiring Soul, by Want's cold hand denroy'd, And sU its bright creations dear and void ? Nailed by the muse, who roek'd him to repose, And erectly sang to rest his cradled woes, As with a Mother's pride she levied to trace The 'aiding blossom of the promis'd grace ; And o'er his couch with wrapt attention hung, These sweet presag.ngs trembled from her tongue : " From es'ry dross of vulgar joy reSn'd„ " The Muse to rich delights hath rear'd thy mind! If Vnlock'd for the., behold, the sacred mines " Where dipt in Hearin the gem of Fancy shine ; " Go, lit thy wand'ring eyes the scenes explore '" Where Nature treads foe Man her boundless store; " Range o'er the circle, where with cheerful hue " The green Earth bursts rejoicing on thy vie. ; " Fair blooming fields where the soft Zephyr Sings " A balmy incense from his dewy wings; " The hoary head-land% faint and shadowy height, " The distant proinont'ry's slow fading light; " The last pale beam, as Nature sinks to rest, ii That slowly linger on the Ocean's breast. " While to thy vision ►ancy's art supplies " A world of tints' unseen of vulgar eyes.' " Charin'd by thy shell, mute crowds shall gather round, " And smile and tremble at th' alternate gonna, 5. As thro' each mate shy winding numbers rise, " Now sing the bliss, and now the pangs of love, " Or, as thy big inspiring§ wildly roll, " A martial tempest to the sewed Soul.•' So sang the parent muse. The youth retains Tho treasued ineariry of her cheering strains. Long o'er his head, In eves changeful dyes, Dreams of soft hop-, and pleasing cams erne. Deluded boy ! whom (*serous aims aspire ' Ts catch the (Ware of the deathless lyre, Hid 'midst die %looms, There Taney weaves her wreath, The lurking adder twines his folds beneath. Survey the world, yet to thy vision new, And war the veil, that slintwis it to thy •iew. See where meek Finery pays to swelling Pride The unearn'd !nerd to starving Wotth hens -d ; Go, call Singicion to thy throbbing breast. And wear her mail within thy folded rest. Ora,liain the cringing 'spiting crowds that wait Is lingbing levees at FreferraentN gate. The short booms fade that to thy eheoted senor Theis roseate tints and healing sweets dispense ; The says that warts'il their stems shall shine no more, And all know where Felten, blushUn loge. The pleasant .teems that lull'd shy youthful hours In halls of gladness, and in summer briw'n, In clouds of sorrow speed dispered away. And ambush'] Pen's/ marb thee fur heir prey. So newly latanch`d, while round the sebeek sounds, On the white stream the gallant vessel bounds, The streamers fly, the whits topp'd foam below Enamourl piers arousal her stately prow. TN' unconscious helm's-man courts the fair'ring gal* That w►epee finery to the silken sail. Slit, tioak'd in night, n'erwheiming ti•mpests lie, Though gay the brightness of yen clouded sky ; Th. storiti.winds hurl her on the slurp rocks verge, S.nill der her bight 'creek rears th' unsparing surge. Son of the Muse ! must thou unheeded weep Till murm'rins winds shall lull thee to thy sleep' Shall thy sweet lyre unstrung and broken lie, Nee wake again its sleeping melody ? Or, aflame sounds in faint strings gently awes, Thy chill neglect, du unheard sorrows tell, 0 , „ swept to louder numbers, harsh and rude, kiag with this plaint of mall's ingratitude' 7 lint als ! what *mods were those' g nukes rills, 'That run at men-tide slang the hill.. to tiler sweet mug l' rings SIN the pausiag air, Far, on her dusky pinions new Despair, From the lone conch where suff 'ring Genius lay ; And Hope diffusd abroad her healing ray. Teas Pity's solo-'. In stealing airs it cam.. And whisper'd as it limed a BRUNSWICk'S name'. " Uh Child of Song,• it said, " though ey'ry g•ace " Smiles cm Um gem of Engine" Royal Lice; " Though Valeta eits high tow Bing on his crest, " The sweetest mercies throb within his breast. " He snarlid the grief, whose hernia: cermet' b:'.ak " thiamin channels down thy fansi•h'd roses+ ; " HI saw the langunea of thy drooping e! r ; " Ile hunt thy groan, nor paced forriful hs. " Go, Chili of Song, renew the lofty course, " And brush thy wild harp with a master's force i " Wing to the realm: of day a Theban flight, 5i And spurn the bondage of inglouous n g ht. " Anil let thy tweet vows bless the gentled. ed ; " Warm from a heart %shire wounds base conid to Wad' • &lad tnt t o Hi Royal 11.4 hems the Prime of W:4,-. i . y., ILICHNIOND THEATRE. I°l Ms CHERRY made her rfel,te anthis Theatre, on Friday night kist, in the charafter of Mary 7)lo.ra derry, in John Rat, and Floretlu, in Mo Grandmother. The impression made by her interesting and elegant . appearance was not diminished by her perfo!maoce. She played the Brazier's daughter in the most un affected and interesting stile; and was equally happy, in the after-piece. It afforded her mom to exert her vocal abilities, which are of a very superior cast. This lady is a valuable acquisition to the Richmond Stage, and will prove an ornament to her profession. Curotuv and Resscr.r. performed in both pieces, and fully succeeded in their endeavours to amuse the audience. Miss Tv a Ea, who played Clarlotte, in the Farce, must not be forgotten: she was in full voice. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS DAY. Mrs. Coke's grand ina.squerade, Hanover square. TO-MORROW. Viscountess Sudley's rout, Dover-street. lIVLDNESDAY. Duke of St. Alban's grand dinner. Lady Monson's bs I, Charle,treet, Berkley-square. Lord Newark's chime,. Postman-square. Loa Harrowby's diluter, Groavenorwquare. THURSDAY. Duebresallitarlborough% rout, Pall Mail. Counters of Balmam'. rout, CuLitoi land place. Lord Herrovby% dinner, Grosvenor-square. Pall of Chatham's dinner, St. Jame:is-square. FRIDAY. Lady MOTISOII . I rout, Charles•street, Berkley-square. Mrs. Lowrell's root, UMW Grosycnor-street. Eal of Kenmore's dinner, Portman-square. SATURDAY. Miss Angerstein's public breakfast, Woodlands, Blackheath. SUNDA Y. Lad of Kenmare's dinner and evening patty. Lord Harroorbses cabinet dinner. lad of Harrington's dinner and evening party, Stable Yard. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE. gave a grand dinner on Sa.ttra.ty. at Ctrkon House.— Amin the company preseil.. were H. keys. Hightmos th• T .1 C.'„Uirence. Matqui of W. telt. sre , Ea leo Me ra Lcrect.—.Ksavon, 016.111-!. Sin--R Barclay. J. 1,4.1tw00d, .1. Morywood, Wm. Pax , ton, M. Fewlke', F a ICII David Caruegit, Theo. Metcalfe, Mathew Wokham, and N. Holland. Men C H Hutr..s: eon. Meows —*Cet•rreney„ Nett, J. Palmer, II ulke*, J. C. Jcr en:s, 11:nyeet.14.11r4t, G. Johnston, P Greeur,cld , Seurlamore, 5..,e 1 000d., 0. .Vtlltaau, Cherie* Brookes, H. Slteltry, She:ley. Shatme, J. Raker, J. Manners, Cockerell, M. P k - drews. t b: 1 s Duda., Lubno..k, G. Nuel Noel, Pontz, std Scott. Lord HARROWST gave his first dir, .er, since he came into office, on Thursday, 0 a large com. pan'', including— Mw. Diummesid, Hnpe, Gregor, Hamilton, Foster, Hammond, Munroe, and Fagel; Captains Leslie and Legge. His Lordship en S curday gave a grand dinner to a large company, principally of the diplomatic corps. 'There were present— Nfarquis Circ Ito, Count Stathr.mberg, Vie Frovian and Pur t.i4u K.run sdverheim, t.Ol Ma grave and I:omade, Marehiestess Circelto. Countess of li.adis.c se, Lady M. Fordyce. Yews.,lay his Lordship ahl give a grand dinner, at which were prese-A P::• Ca-telaca, of S•inierget, Nl.rritiis of floig's• • of Abt quo, S i .an.sli AmliasstAor of his family. Hi' , I. 'Mu, Mr. Etu.k!itior. Prurcaa C.utclaical.i,f)tichess ut S-aseriat, Ste. Si:. 'On Saturd ty General GROSVZ4Oa gave an ele. gait dinner at his house in Grosvenor-street. The Last Bath arrivals were— Lo 11.11liate.1, Hall. Cap? )(.I'7, Sir C . Jon.• Sr John au.' Ldy 13uu. Litut •Coton. I Ruinie% , D: 11.11!ax, Dr. and Mrs. Beddow., Dr. Moore. The Right Hon. Loral Viscount Bovtt lcaces town this day for IrelanJ. _ _ Lord liusisitiorirLo left town on Friday last for Bath. The Marchione , s of Downsniat's carriage bloke down Last week ix Brook-street. Her Ladyship was relieved from her perilous situation by Lord Wit- Liast BEA cctcac, who had her conveyed to his house. _ Their Rnyal Ilighnessesthe Prince of WALES and the Du►e or YJOK have visited Mr H 1.% THCOT It% rew house, fitted up under tut dire&ion of Mr. Ct.r4uv, aii.l expressed their admiration of its taste and elegance. The I lon. Mrs. Derr has announced parties for the second and sixth of next month; 500 cards ate issued. It is said, the intended marriap of the Hon. Mr. Ilex' usosi, second son of the Earl of LIV r00t... with the Right Hon. Lady MARIA FANL, is post Ttr e tarl of DA tatty is expelled in town this day glom. Cobham. Hall, to attend the House of Lords, The Duke of ROSSI/RON is gone to Scotland to take possession of his immense estates. His Grace is exp4est7lt s Weymouth in six weeks. Paiscfof WA its is expeded at the Duke of Sr. ALIAS'S dinrer on Wednesday. A thief attempted to steal some of the Bishop of LottooN's bantam cocks and fancy fowls, on Satur day. The servants pursued and recovered the pro perty. The thief escaped. The nuptials of Lord Ronmev•with MISS DAVIS, daughter of Somitascr.DAvis, Esq. which, it was expeCted, would take place this week, it is said will be postponed until September. next, when his Lord ship will receive with the Lady's hand 10,0001. Great preparations are making at Wigmure Castle, Heats, for the oicAsine. - The elegant Lady HEAT/I( . OTE will close the fa shionable season with a superb ball. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the remains of Mr. JOUN llAwits, late of the Whitechapel Volunteer Corps, were interred in Whitechapel Bu rial Ground, attend.-d by the whole Military Corps, consisting of 500 men, who manifested mach sor row on use premature death of so valuable a young man, who was killed on Monday lag, by a fall and kick from his horse, as he was riding on the Ilford Road. -FETE AT MAMMON LODGE. Mrs. CREST. I GNI' gave a grand dejertne on Semi-. day'at her elegant seat, Champion Lodge, Camber well.' The elegant taste of this Lady, the length of i tirriVerit in preparation, and her well known litiera flitf; all contributed to excite great expeftatiou in Cie fax world. This strong preposcssion was well justified by the result ; the most brilliant fancy could not conceive a scene of more interesting cad deversified beauty. It vies not a Fete of a pet ticalei class, but rather an assemblage of all that is must excellent and admired, in all the degrees between the most refined luxury, and nature in her sinip!est attire. The beautiful lawn, interspersed with the most beautiful walks, embellished with the most fragrant shrubs and flowers, formed the grand work of the scene, which was rendered still more interesting by the labours of a set of mowers busily employed in cut ting down the full-grown grass ; the odours of which added to the sweetness of the balmy air. already enriched by the tribute of myriads of fruits and flowers. So far the scene was all nature. It was such a lawn, and such an occupation, as fancy might pourtray for the Golden Age--or which, we are proud to say, England, amidst the corruption and desolation of the world, still exhibits around the happy and romantic scats of its ancient barons. But the grand work, however charming, was soon lost in the multitude and variety of its superinduced em bellishments, constantly attrafting and relieving, without fatiguing, the senses. Here a maypole lifts its lofty head, and stands, a branchless trunk ; while a merry sylphid set of beauteous form, and elastic movement, dance around it to the liveliest music. Passing, from this animated scene, from which the mind has caught a rapidity of idea congenial with the quick succession of the merry dance, it gradually sinks into a contemplative mood, on beholding the votive tablets suspended from er affixed to the trees. One branch presents a sickle, another a scythe, an other a rake, all resting from their labours, and sug gesting the grateful idea of a duty well performed. Pursuing this pith, we next behold the urn sacred to the manes of the gallant Admiral KEPPIL, at once a monument of his worth and of the loyalty of the patriotic hostess. This part of the scene closes with the aviary, containing an immense variety of beautiful birds, some warbling their natural melo dies, and others swelling the multiplied harmony by seeming to imitate the notes of the artificial and vocal .trains that issued from various parts of this captivating scene. Chinese temples, awful ruins, gothic arches, and grottoes of fretted stone, lay scattered around, and suddenly bursts upon the view a modern fair. Five booths at once solicit the attention, vyin:; wick eech other in the beauty and variety of their merchandise. They coesis:ed of dolls, 11 iwers, ribbons, bal- Leis, trinkets, &c. The articles went off well, and bore good prices. Indeed we never sew a fair at which the buyers and !Alert appeared so harpy. Leaving this busy scene, the eye finds ta- Eel in a quiet domestic circle of gypsies. Sass boiling their h icon and cabbage for dinner, others boasting of their thefts in planning new predatory excursions. Never was sees a more witching groupe ; nor were charafters ever better supported, wale only this exception, that the snowy necks and graceful forms presented a superior order of gypsies to those we usually see at Norwood. This part of the scene had entirely the appearance of a masquerade. The people of fashion, not content with personating these gy-sies, mixed with the real haymakers as such, or further diversified the scene AS fortune-tellers, weird sisters, rustics, Ste. Contrasted with all these scenes of life and gaiety, with a swing-swong fe- a scat, in which there were many eager candidates, with the festive dance, which had many votaries ; and the charms of music, which occupied not the least share of the attention of the company ; wets the barn, which was fitted up as a village:church, and a beau , - tiful hermitage in a cluster of trees, in the most re tired part of the lawn. This charming retreat was inhabited by A hermit and . his wife, who, furgettiag the world, anti by the world forgot, appeared content within themselves, and insensible to all the pleasures that played around their humble dwelling. This, as a description, is very incomplete ; but it may afford some idea of the character of this delightful fete. From twelve until two, all the avenues were crowded with carriages conveying their charge of rank, beauty, and fashion, to this elegant scene of festivity. A little before two the Prince of Wales arrived, and was received by the Camber well Volunteers. A room was fitted up in the man sion for His Royal Highness, and his immediate party, consisting of the Duchess of Devonshire, kc. where they breakfasted. His Royal Highness walked through the lawn, and entered into the spirit of its various amusements with his usual affability and po liteness.lVe do not know of any interruption he met, except in one instance. In crossing the grounds, he was beset by a group* of witches, who insisted he must emu their hands and have his fortune told. His Royal Highness consented ; and, as he appeared in excellent spirits, we may presume the fortune foretold was not a bad one. There was music in every part of the lawn ; but its favourite temples as the Turkish room, an apartment fitted up in the Turkish style : here instrumental music was height. ened by the vocal powers of Miss MoRTI maa and se veral amateurs, who sang many beautiful airs, catches and glees. Breuktast being over, about five o'clock the dancing upon the lawn seemed to prevail over every other Amusement, and so continued until the company began to disperse. A more elegant ens r tninment, or one that displayed :nose taste And libetality, we never witnessed. Thestatement which we copied a few days back. Iraq otfier papers, of a genteel well dressed young man; being' found with his throat cut, in a ditch behind White Conduit House, proves, on enquiry, to bi without foundation. On Santrdaj• morning, as ore of the Bath coaches- waVei3nring through Brenttord, one of the braces of the carriage gave way, by which accident two wonieft 'and a man, outside passengers, were thrown froth the roof, and received very material injury. • .Friday last, *foreign Captain made an attempt to assassin's, a Revenue Officer un board his ship, in the River: He was urged on by a groundless sus picion', that the Officer, with other persons, was consuming his ship's provisions. He was taken into custody. • - LAW INTTILIGENCE. COURT OF RING'. BENCI I, WESTMINSTER, Jeas ft &stings before Lord Er tem solloooll. BENTISAM V. JOHNSTON. This was an aetion for maintenance, and it appear ed that the Plaintiff, who worked for the father of the Defendant, having unexpectedly received a legacy of 5001. was so intoxicated with his wealth, that he persuaded the Defendant, then in his apprenticeship, and tinder age, to go on a ramble with him, for the purpose of setting up an emery manufaefory at Newcastle. A female accompanied them, and the Defendant was decoyed into a marriage with her, unknown to his family. The legacy was spent in a few months in riot and debauchery, and the father of the Defendant, not knowing what had become of them, advertised them. He and the Plaintiff's wife then set out together, the one in quest of her hus band, the other of his son. The aftion was brought for 701. The Jury found a verdict for Defendant. HALL v. LEMON. This was an action on the warranty of a horse. Mr. Ertscise stated the case of the Plaintiff, who was an attorney, and belonged to the St. James's Volunteer Cavalry : he had bought the horse in ques tion from the Defendant, whose name was Merit Lern6b, and by profession a horse dealer; cheat learned Counsel observed, there was no catching a horse dealer but by 12 such men as were then in the Jury Box, and he trusted their verdia would mark Lemon indeed. By the original agreement, the Defendant was to take back the horse, if not sound, in twelve months; and it was proved he had an intermitting cough, while in possession of the Plaintiff. Mr. GARVOW, on the part of the Defendant, mentioned, that the horse had got too much physic, too little to eat, too much to do; and, in sl . fort, had been too much for the young Attorney in the grand charge. The Jury found a verdilt for the Plaintir, 'OZ. 10s. ASSAULT. THE ICING V. CLIPS':, This was an indi.fttnent for an assallt upon the wife of the Prosecutor, Mr. Henry Wa:soti, a re spetlable upholsterer, near Westminster Bridge. It appeared that the Defendant was marred to Mrs. Watson's sister who, from bad treatment, was obliged to withdraw herself from him, and that she and her children had been supported by the bounty of Mrs. Watson. The Defendant was 30 enraged at the protection his wife had received, that he w:ts continually besetting the house ; and, one Sund.y, actually got in and committed great outrages.— I-Ur husband rescued her, and the Detet.d int left the house, swearing destrietion to its owner, and had ever since unremittingly continued his viol^nce and abuse. The Defendant attempted to prove some infa mous circumstances ; but the testimony of Mrs. Watson wis corroborated by her husband and another persea, and the Jury found the Defendant Guilty. EXT,..9H DINAR Y EVENT. A paper of yesterday cont.:ins the following para graph :--" A crime, unparalleled in this canatry, was perpetrated on Monday evening, about eig ht o'clock, in Hanging Wood, near Woolwich As a young man, belonging to the Warren, was walking in the Wood for rural recreations, he was laid hold of behind by two persons, who laid him flat on his face on the earth, when they first bandaged his f ice, they then turned him on his back and gagged him ; all this while he saw them not—one laid himself on his breast, while the other reduced the unfortunate man to the state of an Abekrel, and afterwards closed the wound by sewing up the same with glazed silk ; after *llia, they took off his bandage and ungagged him, but this was done in such a way that he could not have a front view of them during this tragedy, but rim away. and recolleels their having red clothes on. By his mournful cries people came to his rtl • 1, who took him to town, when all the surgeons of the garrison attended him : on Thursday he was in a precarious state." Another paper represented the unforr. ma r a suf ferer as a young gentleman of respeelaiiiiny ; and added, that he died on Thursday. W i wok sonic pains yesterday to • ascertain the faft ; and are ena bled to add the following particulars, fcr the truth Of which we • pledge ourselves :—The sufferer is a handsome young man, about 22 years of A t ;?, W common labourer in the dock He is not .'4.Ati; as the contrary, his wounds are not so severe as they have been described, and the surgeons entertai sanguine hopes of his speedy recovery. Sometime• says the men who attacked him were dress. scarlet ; other times he says they were dressed to blue ; and sometimes he says they wore crap• over their faces. This occurrence is the only subjeil of conversation in the neighbourhood of IVonl•sich, and this contradiAion and inconsistency have given rise to a thousand stories. Many do not scruple to say that he committed this violence upon himself. In support of this statement, they say, that the young man had been for several days before in r s•ery me lancholy state. Indeed, it would be ti ifliag with our readers, to detail the various editions published of this story. The place at which he was found was some hundred yards distant from the spot where the outrage was perpetrated. ALARMING FIRE. A 'dreadful fire brake out on Friday morning last, at Grays, in Esse:. A labouring man, who had • been drinking at a neighbouring public-house, on his return home, with a lighted pipe, incautiously knocked out the ashes among some straw and o tk er inflammable matter that lay in 4heep close by the range of warehouses at the bast Of the town, which had been long used as granaries. The consequence was, the lighted tobacco smothered during several I hours ' and on the Friday m orning the inhabitant s were ; alarmed by the flames bursting "ern one of tLe warehouses which took fire, and communicated with the rest : before assistance could be procwe.! the whole range was consumed, with several thousand quarters of wheat and flour. At 10 o'clockOn Sa turday morning, the eolumrs of smoke arising from the reins, we , e seen on the Kentish Hills. as fa• Plumstead. The loss is not yet ascertained, but u ' ; supposed to be very considerable.