The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-07-26 00:00:00

.7k . r YETIt THE STREET WAS A RUIN. AN ORIGINAL OD/. W , ttln by R. T. PALE, jun. El. She stress was a ruin, and night's hor id ere with terror the face of Despair ; While hooselets, bewailing, Mute Pity assailing, A "...Mile. , wild shrieks pissed the oisrcilns air, It sects Ivr,to d Elward, ini:doriog each vti.id. To wake 1111 . ...I'd who lingeed behind; Awake, my poor Mary, Oh ! fly to mc, Mary, In the arms of • our Edward a pillow you'll find. II slits Ire card, fur now the volum‘l smoke r n g bete:ten the parting rafters, broke I Throarth the writ sea as the forked Baines aspire, All, all, is lost—rhe roof's on fire; the roof's on fire, • flush from the window brought hfary to size, the sumed u arouni her the Rase" fiercely blew; Where art thou, Mother ! Oh ! Ay to me, Brother ! Oh! we your poor Mary, who tires hut for you! Leave not your poor Mary, Ah ! sacc your Mary ! Her vision's, form descryia:, On wings of horror dying, The youth meets his frantic glair Then plunges in the maild'ning Ware! Alai he dauntless soars, The mom oaptore• ; The roof in cinders crushes, Thror•gl turn Aug walls he rushee! She': safe from fear's alarms; She fainm in Edward', arn,s t Oh ! ?Patnaa, such thy taunt: Its are, Toy siatklest child can busily dare! e s York, Jars 7 Mr. liEATUC )TE's HOUSE WARMING. I 9•t A V. Aril tan at Scitoti, Lars, at t:le Awtlverary C , ...! , ...- bratiod .1 the P.basw:it.isetts Cherituhle F.re Suctsty, Mrs. Joss. Mr. lisatnco-ra having expended 30,0001. in repairing and ornamenting his house in Hill -street, Lerkeley-aquare, it may now he considered one of CI,: lust sp;-tradi ! mansions in town. It was for -111• the res! !rice .f the lase C. PEI.. AIC and it , • .nett stt:te.' .1. to it. neig)bcors hut toe our an • i in-fluky of Mr. Colt , v, the arc..iteet. and the superintending care of Mr. Htatficors, ha Beita model of taste and elegance it. archirthut On Monday last it was opened for the first trm, in its improved state, with a superb dinner. In the splendid circle of guests were Hip 11.nr-- 1 High ness the Prince of WALLS. the atchesei f auras, Lady H. C•vzfroisis, land and Lad , f r , - *pumie, Lt , rd and Lady AlniteErn, Mrs FiT e anotarar„ Mr. and Mrs. Lhlf, Mr. SPITI, ID , W. Normals!, 'etc. eke. Tuesday treesins. the Rork FA MIL Y walked net the Terrace, at 'Windsor. Yesterday morning e.trly, the Duke of K tstr ar. rive.! at Windsor. Soon after bre;iltfest His M.Ursrv. acrompassic.' by the Dune a K..r, 4.11 Soeici * and Auttt A, rode on horseback in the Great Park. Her MAJESTY and the other PAINCLUES, attenJed by the C. untess of Artisnuar, rode .to Cumber land Lodge. Yesterday, at en* o'clock. the RtY.SIAM A %tea,- ..AO,At had an audience of Lurd H ittatisear. at tii::Aim in I)owning-sireet. Tie Sacir.rAtty ,s WAIL had an interview with Mr. Pir r at throe o'clock. ' The MArqnis of Douai. 43 is on the ere of rpitting town, to resume the command of his r, gi meta, Rnyal Lanark Militia, now in Woodbridge Bar racks I'he Earl of RIDNO t and family arrivel at Long ford Catt:e, on Monday, where they propout to :e -main f ,, r wine weeks. The last divkion of the North Devon Nliiita rnotreord into Falmcuth un Thursday last. This regiment occop;es the barracks at Penciennis. - Sir WIt.LIAM HEATUCOTE is the sidling Vice. Li:ate/tan:, in the absence of Lord Ton, for the county of S , uthampton Carr. Mists., of the Queer: Chnricee smack, has been presented by the Unsierwrirers of Edinburgh, with a purse of 100 gni teas for his gallant condo& in encountei isg a Fri; orb privateer of superior force, and carrying her into port. Wit.tram !sum, lately a Commissioned Officer in the S. - ut 4 i Deem Militia, has male an apology in tlie provincial papers fur insulting Lord Rot. t.c upon parade on the Sd tau. The Comedy of Jibe Bel attradted an overflow h last 'tight, at the Haymarket Theatre. • Generally well played. Mr. NoLue's geonine and excellent piece of acing. • w as received with very great applause. !-•'s Ralla draws great muds to the Dub ' • •• ri amongst whom :ha !zit& ' • iy successful. The last night it w...e per ;^rrur i, a Captaiu of a merchant ves•el in the gal. •Pi ••ai,ling ap bet Intern one of the aa perceived " 1. • gr—it astonishment that the breast (it his coat ""• •• •I•en Ar s• .e nr d the cor.tert, of his pi•cket, coa .v a onct•q-bonk with ti five guinea bark rol!••• 11l Lis %%4, rup ees , r , ..g;stcr. Lk:. were gone eieg:d se - arch wa s inside for the thief, but without T l, urstiae a very elegant F.;, ellealri 'were pee;erted to the Alie:;.rxren u y by Mts. HA!. WiLi tr . xis, eolelsr.. , ,k. The cu ps wt:e handtninely regaiesl at this bospitable man riou ; and ti,c entertainmrnt teas liberally extended to cf :peaatorr as oboe* to partake of the diaairi LF. 1 - .'nnigt..4 4 in the evening. at Blackpn:•l in ;:•fafi. Capt. Tooxas Scot r. of the igan u. " 1 " 1 1. rests unfortunately drowned as he was bath sand. • 3 8 it supposed his feet stuck i n a quick- NnCor vstrx EtArioN. The r bell commenced at nine o'clock, and. bn;h Candidate< proceeded to Brentford in the style they first adopted. Sir Francis Burden met with'his ac• customod reception (cheering) from the inhabitants as he passed ; and Mr. M.unwaring, hissing Anti disapprobation. _ interest of the latter Candidate was greatly exerted; by twelve o'clock he haJ pulled no less than thirty-six votes More than Sir Francis, whose voters appea•eti to flag during the day's poll At four o'clock the books were closed, and, a!sout five, the numbers were announced as follow : F., Mr Mat'lWZrllll( For Sir Franc" Burr . . . Majority for Mr. Ittainwaring . Violent hissing, cheering, and tumult, proceeded from the populace, when the above state of the pull was declares': and some time elapsed before a pause of silence occurred. Sir Francis then came for ward, and delivered the following address .. Gentlemen—Although you have lost ground in a trifling degree this day, I hope it will not operate against the expedation you entertain of my success, or cast a damp on the ardour of your spirits It cannot be supposed they will continue to poll more votes than we can do, whose forces are of a volun tary description, such as will consult the common independence of the county. I trust this small ma jority of one upon the day's poll will prove an omen of future ill success on the part of my adver sary, who, I am persuaded, ca nno t u l t i mate ly suc ceed in the contest. We have not exerted half our strength. I have votes in reserve, that will place me considerably above such a majority as now ap pears against me.—Gentlemen ! If you ask me what we ought to do to insure success, and pro cure the happy termination of this eledion, I answer, be alive in canvassing, and assert your independence, if you are determined this shall not be a corrupt borough, sacrificed to a kurde of contractors and placemen Pause. baszel). I am !ed to believe, on Friday or Saturdays my friends, the friends of the county, will put me in a situ ation that cannot fail to pre lode all possibility of our adversary's success. Many voters in my in terest would naturally have experienced inconve nience, by attending at the early part of this con. test; but, by the time I have stited, I trust they will come forward, and not suffer the spirit of ho nour and independence, which have ever dis tinguished this County, I-. give way to corrup tion (Plavdetr) ' nor thew less zeal in our cause (An honourable one), than the friends of my oppn -ent in t stirs (Lou bah of Applavee). I hope we s!iall triumph in a considera'sle majority on the suc -ee ing days of the Poll ; and, without being tinder t least doubt or apprehension of your endeavours n my faro .r. I take leave oiyou this day. . people, at the bnd of Sir Francis's speech, con. ;mu .1 cheering, and exclaiming, Burden for ever, No Rests& and other extravagant expressions. Mr. MAlNveaaisix then attempted to speak, but -he clamour, hieing, and apparent anger of the pen. ple, became so violent, that, After several vain endea v.,urs to be hear I, he bowed and kft the airings. A number itf the last mentioned candidate's friends proceeded through the town, with favours in the hats, on which a scene of noise and eo,sfission en sued, and the constables were corapelied to use all their vigilance to prevent brcken heads. Sir Fran cis Barden, on returning to town, was preceded by his hand, pl lying " Hrnrli .f Oak," " Brawn' Shiite flame," and " Ra'c Britaaria." same tokens of approbation were bestowed upon hits and friend., which have been before desetibed. flue streamers were. distended by elegant and beautiful ladies, from their windows. and the praise of this' popular Cindidre ecle‘e I horn along every pts sengt:r, until he arrived at his house. Mat Its -if public regarsl were by no means shewn to Alainwaring ; on thecontrary, liberties were taken with that gentleman, which an eleSion can hardly tolerate. At Turuham Green, the porulace had Meng his effig y on a gibbet, and at Kensington, the effigy of a female child, decorated with sky-blue rib:ions, and Mainwaring written Under, was placed n the town pump. Other improprieties, proceeding from violent party spirit, were conspicuous. It is with much satisfadion we fin 3, that Admiral Coot:veal. t.ts is come home for the purpose only of settling some private affairs, and that he a ill very shortly resume a command, in which he has acquired such e:uinguished honour to himself, and performed such essential service to his cowitr7. 03 Friday morning the remaining detachment of the Lanarkshire militia marched into Bury St. Edmund's, from Newma: ket ; and the same even. at eigen o'clock, proceeded on their route fbr IVoodbridge barracks. The crond of spectators to witness this extraurdmary rnoverneAt of troops was immense; not only from so unu,ual a circumstance, tint from the excellence of the band attached to the regiment, which, psi 'r to their marching, enter tained a nuentser of ladies on Angel•hill with many Scotch and other favourite airs. A number of the working shoemakers and tailors, in Dublin, who had been chief instigators or pro moters in the recent turnings-out :against their cm. pl.,yers, and he more so, as inciting others to fol lw the example, have sailed for England, as well kn.oxin they were liable to appreLeruion, there be ing c lose look-out for them ; these were the prin cipals of their committees, who lived on the contribu. does weekly imposed oa their deluded fellow trades- Frertmen's gearraal.) During the late Peace, we remember that many persons of quality objesed to visit Italy, as it was generally and rightly supposed that the trench had not only plundered the city of every thing valuable, but bad even despoiled the celebrated edifices of their internal and external beauties, be convening the Temples and Churches ir.tu Kahle' and bar racks, while the ancient remains of Art were ap pied to purposes still more disenszing. It is surely, dint, an advantage not to ire estimated, whica Messrs. RLINAGLL and BAIMILII hare conferred upon the public, by the accurate Pic ryes of Ross s. which they are now exhibiting at the New Pano. rama, in the Strand.—Henceforth, those who go to Italy must have a far different mrtive than that ct seeing the curiosities of the Capital. I MILITARY moivr.mex ts. .• : 1 / 4 1 1 titarrinorements and winal4 and all is bustle and Saieity • % inters received yesterday - ing particulan - • ' Major-Getr”-.11 BARD is Moved from to tike the ecnoand ofthe troops in Cok . Brigadier-Generrl ROBINSO N ttlf succeed to, the command of H4ro in the room of C. F:1 zr or, who is gone to attend upon His 11 6 4 Jess Y and Major-General CA mrnzLeis appointed to the command of Woodbridge. The CoWm•NDEs inCti tEr will shortly nod - , ke his annual tour for the purpose of inspeai COMA, and reviewin g th e troops . Hi. R oyal 1- a ! ness, it is thotght, will commence with the Eastern Distria. • Several additionil regiments hiite been ordered to that part of the 'coast most contiguous to the enemy's slv;res. Last week the Royal Lancashire Militia arrived at Woodbridge in femur divisions, after a niarcti of upwards of 900 miles. They were on Mpndsy tr viewed by Sir JAMES CRAIG, who was plea.ed to express his approbation of their steadiness and ap pearance ; as likewise of the Fifeshire Militia. which he inspeded the same morning. Several more of the Noith British Regiments are said to be now on their much ftpsn Scotland to England. our J•MES CRAWS, Lord SOUTHAMPTON'S, Ma jor -General Baum's, and Major-General Dace. Kirk's brigades have received orders to hold them selves in readiness to march from the Ea -tern, agree ably to the following dispositions, into the Southern distrin : Sir J. Ca ain's brigade of Guards with their battalion guns, on the 21sh to Mocking Heath, and there encamp, on the succeeding day to Tii fiery, and from thence to cross the '1 Names Lord Sir rss sIPT ON'S brigade on TuL sday to Chelmsforil, Wednesday to Mocking Heath and encamp, Thurs day to Tilbury, and across to Gravesend General BAI an's brigade Wednesday.Chelmsford, Thursday Mocking Heath, and encamp, Friday, Tilbury, and across the Thames. Major-General Bac KW I T 's brigade, First Lancashire and Hertford Militia, on Tuesday to Colchester, halt on Wednesday, on Thursday to Malden, encamp at Mocking Heath on Fi iday, Tilbury Fort on Saturday, and across the Thames. The latter brigades not to carry with them any of the artillery now attached to them, but the whole to be supplied with GO rounds of ball car tridge. All the troops throughout the Eastern Distrifk have received direftiens from the War-Office, to hold themselves in constant readiness to take the field, and to be immediately provided with the ne cessary equipage for that service. Their ultimate destinations are supposed to be Barham Downs and Co:heath, where two camps are immt..iiately to be formed. That on Corheath will consist of 10,000 men, which will b. formed. of the above, and other regiments from the Easterni District; viz. a trr.op of Royal Horse Artillery,. the lst oattalion of the Coldstream, and the Ist bat talion of the 9d regiment of Guards. commandet by Major-General the Hon. E. FINCH ; the three arks, RR.' al Bucks, Hertfordshire . Ea s t aud. Wee Norfolk, and 14 Lancashire regiments of militia, under the command of Major-Generals Lord Stare m• MP TON. BAIRD, and Bacesviest. Th. camp on Barham Downs will be composed of the Ist and 3d battalions of the first regiment. of Guards. no.v stationed at Chatham, under the command of Major-General WTNYARTI, who arc to tike the ground on Friday and Saturday nit* ; they consist of 2,100 men. A brigade of the line is also on its passage from Newcastle and Leith, consistintrof the 18th, or Royal Irish regiment of foot, two battalions ; the 53J, and :he td battalion of the 61 sr, who are to disembark at Ramsgate Harbour, and march to Barham Downs. When the whole are assembled they will amount to about 6,000 men. Lieutenant-General FRANCIS DUNDAs. Wlll have the chief command. Major-General STUART takes a brigade in this encampment. Another camp is also ordered to be formed ; at Brighton, to consist of the Ist Somersetshire Militia, and the four battalions of the Kin's German Le gion, who are now on thei r marc h fio m Weymouth. The additional force ordered into the above distrie will amount to 17,0(.0 men. On Sunday a large detachment of the Royal Wag gon Train marched from Cinterh.iry for Chatham, for the purpose of conveying the Camp Equipage of the Guards to Barham Downs. On Tuesday, a coal-merchant was convidked in the penalty of four pounds, bet Ore the Magistrates of the Th i:nes Office, for selling coals in sacks, which sack, did not measure the length prescribed by AO of Parliament, which is injutious to the buyer. Ansoag the causes of interest, at the lite Wor cester AssArs, an anion wAs brought upon t'.e statute of usury, by a Mr. W &Lt.,* us, against Mr. Wu. HA C. 1., a panic/wan of Worcester, tor penal ties stated by tl•e Plaintiff to amount to the sum of 48,7611. ts. Wne Jury found a verdilt for the De fendant. Arrived at Greenock, on Sunday, the Pr.( trt, Captain Ml+ from Belfast. with le French meo on board, under at, escort of the t.:3cl regiment. is of them (a soldier) w,. taken prisoner, wear Alexandria. on the if Ist March.. 1801, the day on which our brave countryman, Sir R. Asaacaumar, received his mortal wound. From Egypt, he was bmught to Dublin, and det lined there till the conclusion of the war, when he. of course, was tillers:ea : not being able, how ver, to procure his passage to France, he continued in Dublin, foiiowing his trade as a baker, until the disturb ances there in July, last year, when he was ap prehended as a dangerous petion. Two weeks since, he was sent down to Belfast, to be con veyed thence to Scotland. Of the remaining 11, three arrived at Belfast, in the ship Atley, live in the Bi(t.ot, both of that Yit!fte, and three by another vessel (name unknown) which picked them up from the wreck of the Castor. In of a scarcity of seamen, they had been taken on board said ships at Jamaica, and were alba xed the usual wages. On entering Belfast, they "were made prisoners, and de. tamed until shipped for the Cycle. C4AID FIELD DIY . . . - i "dart Jhe third Rstgiment of !.re.t..l LI s errs, eqpniaciled by ciii on .i f.,, t • IrAn rriiillt-, at Wimith4i., s ':,.. • : - ttwellibir • the c t ie. • •,. ~. . , sr- . vita - Wise. PI r . ; fib Vistelies . • ) ./..., -til . -• . theit'proceeded i•aketot la: - . • er, -II ilicy arrive/ at Pti . .r.-y • 1 ',.... 4 .re disembarked:R.l4°u' three o'sl a./ : tbei adin were ag sin salu•ed I y . .. RV F s. .'4.0 kept up a•".coittioti ii rl • • fllfll boas, till the whole heady was formed u. ihtt:fshote. In the meaa lime, the chur •• is t• a mettyllseal to t . feet t heir nt arrival • . a - rote sled :nit' ' march to • ~• coars wlele t , ver Fencibles/ .1. . Ailey load i sham tight, whic -r . 6 vith great dill and roe gularitf. . re Ott Wimbl - ;l. ;': mthodldiselinaberg formed, the Volunteers conteteqied V blink gitack upon •t supposed eneady, whicWere weff9PArtent•4 of a large &ck .6f sheep in 'front. •„,., _The r-veral ma nceuvres try sei performed , w er e WV worthjy the at tention of martinets. A well direded Ire by platoons w as kept up for some time, while the sharp shooters c leered the right, and the light 'crr.panv the lea e ink of the lane.' After a great vatiet- i:i advances., retreats, antipther evolutions, wilic , were eiteented. irith the utrnrist precision P nd regularity': the liaison* theroke inter suhsc/ ;els: on 1, is . ' so ro niche -2 ba ck to Putt fey, where a mn,r simittur.us entertairroent wits pr spared for them by their gallant Colone. hi a beauti fully situated lawn, adjotrihg his dclight-al villa, a short distinee from the town,- itearnmoshous. building was ereard for the purpose. It vnit vt-y lofty, and coveted with eil-clerh, with tie^ front open,. and facing the Thames, from whence a rt. -, r. dial .acting vier. of the windings u tliatreer, nasl the country around, was to be seen. ' Fire's:4es wee g laid out in this building, capable of dining 140 s persons each, and ansither rabic for ?le t::3 pl: wed across at the head. In the front was 4 table fo ....the band, and. on theiright, an ,, ther ti r :he p' rockers and drunimen. The whole of theLi-I.:It tele laid out in the most exquisite stile. .1 prift:- ; i on of theehniceet cold viands overspread.this hos pitable board, and the wines. consisting of port, sherry, Ste. were of the finest flavour. 'Phis elegant . repast was greatly heightened by the light and hand some appearance cif the forms, whil were hignly ornamented. At the word of camaranil, the arms were piled in the front, and the whAle laatia..on marched in regular order of companies, to the se veral tables allotted to them. Their Commander, surrounded by a number of Fieldiand d other Ofli.srs. sat at the upper table, where the King's and Regi mental Colours had been prceiotrily placed, wavir.g triumphant over his head. After diancr, a uuu,bcr of loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk with entirt siastic applanse, whi'e the band pl lye/ appropriate tunes. About nine o'clock, the drum beat to arms, and the corps marched home, highly grati!ied with their entertainment, and, if ppssibi, more than ever attached to their Commanding-Officer. The greatest regularity and goad order r.vaa. ad ; a great number of Ladies and Geptlemsa of the first rank and fashion were present ; and, from the ♦igilance of the several gatekeepers Ana the pre vious Arrangements, n.a improper parsons were a..1-nsitted. nsitted. Yesterday morning as three seamen iselongino • • a revenue cutter lying at Deptfors', were stri; 'jag the rigging of the mainmast, prepam!.n.y tc its taken out, it having been damaged• in a na:c wind, it - fortunately it broke in tV, 2. I,l' which ca dent they were all thrown overboard, and ono of them was drow.ied,inother received a severe bruise, the third wi.s pk ed up unhurt. On Ttil Siab a Danish sailor was detskqed in *se- wary-lane, issuing counterfeited, silver in /Safest :• shops for tridingtartieles of goods ; on beim,: :sac' - ed, 160 base shafts'ss were found upon him, wai .1 he could not explain how lie came by. nt.t being able to speak English. nor Any person r :end to speak to him in his own language„ 11- was tasre ore delivered auto the custody of a co:lst-aisle ; bs bad besides upon him 101. an good money. While a coachman was drinking on ruesday,in a public-house in Drentford, his horses took bight, and ran for a considerable way through the team. A poor man, well known there by the name of " Bob the Barber," in attempting to stop them, was run over and very runch btuisc.l but.. h.s late is I,ot considered in danger. Last Saturday, in consequeesee of an information, 11 eleven barrels of gun-powder were seised at ar. inn • in the Borough by the PoEce Officers. for not belag in a state of sufficient security against accide •ts, there being no more tivm two hundred weight al. lowed to be in a single premises: however, the land lord of the lan deur arred to the scisure, altegingi that they were only terarporary in the place, CB the barrels could be renaeved on beard ship, el-yen bar rels having gme before for that purpose, which mast be at Blackwall, to receive the same, under Erten ure of the powci:r. and a penalty besides. Thella gistrates did ma decide up:m it, for want of the ap pearance of a. material witness, seh-n the mattes to question will be argued on a future day. 7he iiiLswify, justice, and politeatArsoY of Mr. ; 4Ho rot, proprietor of the N ew flalridge Boar, in. stving the nett sum of the first day's aqua: is escot< on (next Friday's) toil* Hossams Socirr y, is hic'ely laudable. It :s w:11 known to the voleat and skilful Medical Assistants, Messrs. Una and, woo D, that the Torasitos, of this Life.saving Irastitution has cheerfully paid the inwards. ever I :Ince the opening of the &raid J 771( i Caw.,'; ; whereby children and others have tvers restated fro:a a w:.tery grate, and an uninselv pr. -mature death.. The demand tor tickets to enjoy the heartfelt plea. are of the day is very great as th..! objvas .tt-: to I sheer pablic approbation to Mr. Hence, and to b•:- nefit the liaise , e Serial (which, at this SCA Kna (.1 the year, daily preserves the lives of the people). y aiding its funds. It may be truly said of the Pes. pruter f tAe Amara Boat, and the eozataa: labours cf the above Institution • f " Ours U I task. lb, glorious task to •aie " Friend. L(.rer, Pa cm, ft " snat•.h fVom d,iih ibe " And give the !roans of ?Malcom -~. rte Iht w• grave; . rizitirs of despot, *ince Owl k say