The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-07-26 00:00:00

LIP EDITION. aciaesiscruvii, atitir Dropped down to st. Helen's, the Thais, liar •py, mad La Becht, with about 30 sail of trans ports, with troops. The Expedition has not yet sailed, the wind be ing South East. In consequence of the Expedition not sailing, Lord Gambier's Court Martial did not commence, as was expected, this day, but it is supposed that it will not be delayed longer than to-morrow morning. RAMSGATE, .111111 J A few horses belonging to the Staff have been shipped here this day. The remainder of the 2d Regiment, or Queen's Boys, were embarked yesterday aid Saturd.iy, and have sailed for the Downs. The brigade of Guards from Chatham arrived in the Downs last night. More gun-boats from the Nore anchored in the Downs on Saturday. The loag string of vessels there increases rapidly ; so large a fleet, we pre sume, was never before seen in the Downs at one time, as will he when the meit of war and trans. I ports arrive there: The wind seems getting a little more fwvininible, °awl, it is the opinion of seafaring men, that, is a few hours, it will be more so. Pro bably the Portsmouth Fleet will nut brim.; up in the Downs, lout pass along; mid the fleet notv there will get winder weigh so soon as the men of war ex pected make their appearance. It is said there will he 42 sail of the line to accompany the Expe dition. JULY 24. This morning there was every appearance of a change of wind. and all was hustle here. Orders were is'.ued to the different divisions of triinsports, to bald themselves in readiness to get under weigh at a moment's warning.—Commodore Owes. in the Clyde frigate. takes the command of the first division,, which will be divided int, subdivisions, and a sloop of war attached to each snbdivision. Several of the large smuggling huggers have been launched from the north end of this place, to accompany the expedition, and have been hired for that purpose ; they are to be under the com mend of Captain Cutfield, of tie Havel Navy. Foar p. ra. wind N.N.E. light breezes acid foggy. 'ile fleet of men of war, expected daily from Poits spout h, Lave not yet made their appearance. DIRT. rrro NS Fos, _ —...&..00.vY1C1NG TROOPS. ••••••••• •••••• is to superintend the dis-eintierkstion of the army ; -- are to be snarled to him for this service; sod they are to take to their rovistanre suet ()Myers of the ships which they respectively command, es easy be tier:casts-3. to execute the ob . "'"Mrei. le•er sad regialsokly *MO% ial 4 the eau, and the boats of their meend divisions. The boats of the men of war end transports are to be clamed in divisions and aub-divisions, each di vision in inlAtalnitiniest by one of the Captains, out! coat satisdltaohiii. which is not to consist of more thaw are boat., to be commanded by a Lieu tenant. There is to be in each of the boats a care ful petty officer, and in each of the transport's boats careful Sale. The Agents of . the transports are to fornisb a list of all the boats en board the different ships under their charge, specifying particularly the description of hoists, and the number of troop, they a►e capable of carrying with perfect convenience. A list also of the boats that ore unlit to loaf, or to what other general use they tuay b. applica"ile.-..Th. Agents are to put their hoins in ilietsions mei subdivisions, with a propor ion of Masters. and a Mats in every bo it, submitting their general d.s : iositio n to the senior Officer of His Majesty's ships atta-•hoed to that division, for his approbation. The booty of the melt of war it hi. h are to corn posor the chi isions are to be arraoe.•,l according to the following order. Y: t.— . sat INhriaa. I sit Dirisise. I ad Divailaa. I ads Division. Tire launches of the iota of oar wine/sinter to disembark the field-pieces of the -brigade, see to be Stied with aimed' for that piapose, in order that earh gun may be landed at the moment the boat touches the beach. If horses are embarked, it is recotuntended that they are not landed in the Or, knife:Mice, but that a strong cempauy of sea- Wit. with their harness to each gun, shall be cm "keyed for thia.purpme, as they can move moth quicker than horses for a short distance. The men of wars' boats of divisions to be distin guished by a small divisional pendeatt ; and if the transports can fatnidi their boats with it small pen dent of the same colour, it will be a great conve nience. When the signal is made for the hosts to ussem bk for receiving troops, each division is to collect along-side' of the ship which is pointed out by sig nal, and she is immediately in hoist the divisional flag at the point of rendezvous. will give the necessary directions for the boats to repair in divisions and sub-divisions to thy ships of war and transports, when they are to re ceive the troops in regular order, according to the regiments that are to be landed ; and when the signal is made to put off, the several boats contain. M g each regiment respectively are carefully to keep together in .• line, and not to mix with those carry ing other regiments in their way to the landing.— Th.! more effectually to insure this desirable sad, one Lientoninit is to lead the boats of each regi- ":".1. % ~ '. !.I.bterse of 1 •! 'to ' Jlmint, and oat to leep in the rest w* ie atm polling in a hue a-head ; but if in a line szest.-ro be oft each beam. • If it is expedient r.,r the regiments to lame an that they may be insinedi:itrly formed, the com manding (Akers will point out the central com panies, and the relative position of the other codw panics, in order that the hoots to receive them may he arranged accordingly. The boats carrying the central companies are to be di,tinguished by a ----- colour of the regiment, as a mark for the boats of that regiment to form on each aide of them ; and the boats carrying the fianl companies to be dis. tingitished, the grenadiers or right, by a pen dant, light infantry- or left a pendant. The long-boats and launches are to he attended by such boats of their respective ships as the Cap tains may think necessary to tow them ; end the boats mot employed in this service are to ass at in towing such traii,ports' boats as ma) be directed by the Captains of the divisions. Particular cilostioti must be takeu not to crowd the boats, especially if any opposition is expected. Thor mode of dtseinberiing the troops must be zlectilaby eircidastterk and die number of heats belonging to the Expedition; the rendezvous will be sigaified by signal—wright, left. LaSurmiag the order of landing, whether in bri gades or divisions, attention must be paid to keep the boats, is which the beigades are embarked, in the order of landing, that there may not be soy a ", confusion OR the beach. The divisions may he made tint in starboard, lar board. and ceutre; nr first, second, third, fourths &c. /cc. ; all to be distinguished l pendants, and the Officer who conirnaodo the dnisiun is to carry, in his boat a small flag, of the colour of the distin guishing flag of his division ; and to have two Offi cers to attend him in boats without troops, for the purpose of carrying messages across the line. Offi cers to be provided with speaking trumpets in the boats, and messages to be repeated. A proportion of spare boats to be in the rear of the finest, as a reserve for any assistance which may be required. MORE OF MRS. CLARKE. We mentioned in a paragraph, yesterday, that Mr. WRIGHT had published a tedious and very unnecessary letter, in answer to Mr. W ABDUL'S charges. Another hero and candidate for episto lary fame has entered the lists, in the person of Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS, Kilt. His letter is as follows :-- TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. St It dee to myself to notice the nnaccosotable introductioa of yin saasept of published by M.. Fran els Wrielit , relative le he alkyd eoeversatioas with Mr Wardle. berm haviag seen Mr. Wardle at the period alluded n., nor held any commanication with that Gentleman. it must be evident, that I could he so party with him is the ne. iodations described by Mr. Wright. Under the existing cir eareataeces, however, I feel it proper to declare, that I bad sot the slightest kenniedge of say trasasetion between Mr. Wardle and Mr. Wright, till I read is the newspapers the tepart of the lets beisil. As I am imdeeed ~ .: . A.; % • _ te tasks t►is ',sternest solely trots re spect to public opisiss, 1 sin exceedingly annevis not to be couridered as issiesalisig any thing, is spirit twirl terms, to t►e prejudice of eit►er party, wit► reference to the gees bona is dispute. I sio, Sir, you most obedient Servast, Bridge-street, July us. a..PHILUPS. On Thursday last, Miss MUDIS'i Benefit took place at the Glaie r ,row Theatre, on which occasion Mr. Roca most litierally performed the pen of Sir Peter Teazle to Mrs. MUDIE . 9 Ludy Teazle ; and Miss Moots spoke an Epilogue, sang several wogs. and performed the part of Little Pickle. in the Farce of The Spoiled Child. On Friday, Mrs. BLAUXONT performed the part of Portia, in The Merchant of Venice, for the last time this sea son. Mr. Coots also performed Shylock, and Sir Arehy Macsarearms, in Lore-a-10-Mode, at the same Theatre. The Rev. Dr. COLLIN, gave a greed dinner. on Sunday, at his Academy, at Southwell, to Admiral APODACA, DUO Ck• Lll.Ol, Sign o r AMELIA, Capt. AHHA Ho, end ne a r twenty other Spanish Nobility. After the cloth was removed, the young Gentlemen of tfie Academy gave three cheers, concluding with " Pere lee Espagnols." On Friday es Sir JOHN and Lady LA ON were going down Hampstead Hill, on their way to Hen don, in acurricle, the pole came out of the splashing leather, mud, felling against the horses, set them ticking and running at full speed. In this peii lous situation. Lady LADS jumped Oat of the roe , ride and fell, but received little hurt; Sir Joni kept his seat until the fost-hoard was kicked olf and the flames* broken, tvheu. iiiiiiiug that hr hail no coinmaad, he leaped from the canticle, sad was much bruised from the fall; the horses Col& ed running furiously to Sir JOHN', house with the cur ricle, a distance of near four miles, and entering the yard, got into a pond, from which they were got out with difficulty, very much cut abort the legs, but not otherwise hurt. Sir Jolts and Lady Laos were both bled, but fortunately have receiv ed no very venous injury. Mr. HOWE, who hes been attempting to do the BANCLAY MatCh in Soinersetshire, resigned the task on Saturday, the fifteenth day's performance only having been completed. He has thus lost a stake of 300 guiueas, and his health is much in jured. Or Sunday evening, as a lady was costing along Blackfriare-roisd, a well dressed fellow shindies by a post ne a r H ow l au d Hill' s C hapel, dropped down before her, and caused her to fall, mine of his accomplices assisted in heipiag her up ; but when she returned home she fund that her poc ket was Kim-, with a pure«, eoatatairtre Bank of Euglaud huts. , amounting to between 401. and 501. • ' • •- -7,•• ,• 4 46 , r0t • lISRTFORD ISSIIES; NAM; susinsol s ao erold justify the attempt tri • • .(fire Lard E LLEN or " destroy him by erowiteeil e t t i e m to his earth, bet that ation mei* • wry; . tegolil pot jad the ify • ing it liar eiflisrameds ; FOX SMITING. •. . • • . , time had hems sodded to law. Rot, even If ! -o• • • - • Might be permed with dog s , i t did not fol. utomus gone us suer w Bra now* Aillifilt• 11:1. caeca. ' low, shit fifty or sixty p er s ons had, therefore, a • ' eight to tampon on other people's looda. He conk! This was a eause which excited a eoniiderible not see what there was the cam of Ft-mistral r. degree of interest, awl these was lieureely a ea Grundy, First • Term Reports , to viaaran , the denims of rank, for many miles round, who dad not °Holm ' that a ny person might fellow the hove** attend, for the purpose of heariug it. over the lends of another. He had looked into float Mr. Serjeaut Smarm...nu Mattered die Jury on sloe, and had referred t o :h e other. clouted in it.—. the part•of the Plaintiff, in a m oat able auadirl t Even iu the case chiefly relied en. it wee 'tiniest (went speech. He lamented that the Jury should .that a Willi might not hunt for his please** or be called upon to decide a Ineation of this nature, profit, bat only to destroy such noxious arldwobleei between two persona who stood i n so near a degree were injuriou s t o the erimons-teed. Therefor tket . Of telatlOLOatip to Cel:11 other ; but inasmuch as the good to the public must be the roo's'ting oitativebem Earl of Essex was under the necessity of bringing this ffe would ask the Jpry whether that could hire action fur the purpose of protecting himself in the bean the motive of the Defendeut The last wit. enjoyment of hie property, and as Mr. Capri had neve had expressly stated. that he wished rather to stood forward as the manag e r and princip a l person of nourish these DOXiaite animate. titOU destroy thrill. the Berkeley Hunt, he had render,h2 it shotilutely ne- Mr. . 41- ,. - rietiDt Bear.-' After whet your Smothohort etimary, that he shuuld be the first ;wrote attacked has said. I will not oveupy the ti•ite of your Lord by the Earl of Essex. The complaint wee, that the ship or the Jury with one word more." Defendant had committed • trespass, in breaking Lord Etiousomuoti---" Thera iihould be no:ni. and entering his grouted., called Cashiobury Park, sal damages; it is only menut to quiet a riolo. and, with horses and hounds, destroying the guars The Plaintiff' s Counsel tell me they will be eat and herbage, mud breaking down his Felice*. The 6ed with uotuival demagog; therefore ronaissal ele- Defeisilaut justified himself this way :He and, that mars will do. If this trespass be repealed, it will ha had unkelanclied a lox 410 the dromil - which be a different thing." was not the property of the Earl of Essex, mid The Jury consulted • short time. mid returned a that the fox being a noxious Janie!, and liable to verdict for the Pfaiesiff, with forty shillings day do uiiachit f; he. fur the purpose of killing and de- maces. I OtreYing him, and as the most efiectual mesin of Tile Foreman stated, that it wee the wish of the doing so, broke and entered the park, with hounds Jury to K lee exemplary damsges • bat midematoda and horses, and hunted th e f ox . •irt, of the i ng that hie Lordship and. the Pla :intiff acquiesced. Earl of Essex to this was, that the Defatidaut's t h ey had on ly gi ven aos. object was not to destroy the fox—and that, if it Lord Ei.assisoaousisa•ww" You do very richt To was so, bu n ti ng was not t h e most effectual means find 406.; though, iii this caw , as them is sr special of killing the animal ; but that, op the contrary, justification out the Record, Is. damage' woolie emu his motive ams the umusement and diversion af- saver the purpose of carrying the costs., 1 aboold, • forded by the chase. The Learned Serjeant oh- however, still advise the damages to be pa s bat served, that the object professed by the Defendant that there are seven other actions depensfing, end in his plea was perfectly ridicules.* and abetted. t h e e ff ect o f your verdict would he , not to give has He would hav e it supptesetl, that himself, and the 403. but 40s, seven times over. • One shilling ear gentlemen composing die Berkeley Hunt, had as- rages will answer every purpose; mod I shall, if lactated theniselvta, not for their annisemeut or necess ar y, certify that the tea/pose was tidbit and ' diversion, bat the pure patriotic desire of destroy- malici o u s ." ing these noxious animals. The Defensive' would The Jury then altered their verdict to Is. 4P.' have the Jury believe, that clergymen were de- images. seending from their pulpits. bankers neglecting The Counsel for the Plaintiff. wasoilfe. &eject* their counting-houses. brewers running away from -Shepherd, M. (;arrow, sod Mr. llikeritoo; Ala their breweries', and all locking from Landoll. 4r toroey, Wilkins's°, Red Liamelmore ; *sod no other purp ose t h an to con f er the obligation et foe *the DeYearloat. Mr. &i ron ' Boot, Moro the people of Herta, of freeing the country Not r y ste it s i e ti ta Stewart ; Attorn noxious vermi n . S o far from it being their 00,04 -W WII,: y• eye ' blears. Rua to destroy foxes, he rather thought, it they'were to ISO Me. sow moss v. memos. tn. start a fox, and some meta happenisg tiehaveo gun in his hand, was to fell in with theysAguisitie pope t h e • I tessli the Dadedeat eithe seen conse edis a - t r e i d pt ases sort, o m i t live, and was to shoot the fox, lie wo &sold be recorded. but fasten entertainment. In fact, e ery one 'spew • that their object was the diversion of e,, , Asse. kit& • This trial finished the assizes. • that they dui u ot care th ree farthings lasiberthe fox - - o teas killed or not, except f or the triumph orbit bereft. YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES. C ess b aste d. The object of rooting them out of the courdrx was absurd ; for every one knew that th e y wished, to FORGERY. 'lncrease them, in order to have the pleasure of run ' sing them to death; but to put it beyond all doubt in this ewe, he ihould prove that Lord Essex, as one of the proprietors of laud, had emplooed a risen to take the most effectual mode of killing foxes, which was by catching them in it trap, or shooting them. These two modes Mr. Cepel did riot like.• and spoke to the man mom the subject but the man was steady, and he went on shootingierhelOver" his ballets would reach, and catching,444ereerbis • traps would take. Mr. Capel then owl, "I do not ask you not to destroy the foxA but I will tell you what, I will send you a lasirra of ale, ti drink success to the Berkeley Huut." New, Mien a man said to another " I do nut irk you so'cht particular thing," it was generally the mote ex..: pressive way of indicating a wish to have it doue.-y-i It pat him in mind of it story of a Quaker, who, being on board of 14 ship—a merchant ship—the master observed to him, that there Wei a French row-hoot coming towards them, sun doubt with a design to board theta; hut, gelded the Master, with an appropriate oath or two, " I'll rust the fellows down." The Quaker "aid, "Oh ! surely you won't du such a wicked thing as to destroy so many poor people's lives." " Yes. but I will." exclaimed the Master." 1 0 I would not," replied the Quaker, " for die world ; but I will tell thee what, fries.!, if I wus inclined to do such a thing, I would star board my helm." The Master did starboard the helm, and the boat war ran down, The Learned Serjeant repeated, that the object of the Defendant and the Gentlemen of the Berkeley Club was to preserve the foxes, to order to hunt them ; eery like raising the devil for the purpose of laying kiwi. After some other general remarks, lie coocloded by expressing his perfect confidence, that the ver duet of the Jury would prevent a repetition of the noury. Two witnesses, cue of the name of H. Pugh, his Lordship's bailiff, and John Hollitislwatl, hue Lord ahip's gamekeeper, clearly proved the facts of the cm* ; acid the last 'snares dietisictly stated, the: he haul beau asked by the Defendant, Mr. Capel, not to destroy- foxes. Lord EI.I.CIIIIOROUOH interrupted the further progress of the cause, observing, that it was a con tentietaagainst all nature mod convictinit. Could it be supposed that Gentlemen hunted for the punt pole of killing vermin. sad not fur their diversion ? Could the Jury he th sired to say, upon their oaths, that the Defendant was actuated by any other motive than a de ,ire to enjoy the pleasurta of the chase had sighed to suffer the cause to go to a certain ..strut, before he expressed his opinion upon the subject. Evest if the dogs might he al loeed to rout, was there any pretence for suyin,,a that where the dogs did not go, any lierson could ride mid break down the fences? The Defendant said, that he had not committed the trespass fur the sake of the diversion of the chase, but as the only effectual way of lolling and destroying the foe now, could any man of common sense hesitate in saying, that the principal motive was not the killiag vermin, but the sport? It was a sport this, taw of the toed "meld not justify, and there &hashd mot be a am lair at then land arcommodated to the plesseee mod eioeurosents of these itentlemeo. Tbe *ewes of the chase might he taken whets them woe the cosiest of others who were layered by Ammo. butt their must be *Worry - kilt to such c'esent. There might he such a nuisance by a w ~.,w~,~ ~:~~.` N. .• David Assiersos was indicted for uttering. know ing theta to he forged, two mutes, purport's's! to be Bank of England notes, of the value of 1.. with iPtent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, &c. .Me. PARK, on behalf of the yanisocution. owed, that be had been eight years Counsel for the Bsiik of England, in prosecutions of this sort, but title yaan,the first in which he bad been employed within Piss cityllthe case, whertaH the circumstances are discloodis was such as compelled them' to proton' u e: and if it was brought home to the Primate:, it lea much to be lamented, but the law most teak i. ,instarse. as there is no doubt the Prisoner no's. . ander the statute which makes the ofikince cap.,. Dent, oat of the witnesses who would be call., on behalf of the prosecution. bad reason to knew of the Prisoner's coming to York, as no doubt had communicated the intention's of his journey. If the case had rested on the erideaos of Dent alone, it would not have been proceeded in; bat his evi dence would be supported by other witnesses of err- . dibility.—After making lovers! other observations. the Learned Counsel then proceeded to call wit nesses. Hobert Dent, millet, in Low-Oasegate, Yi.rk, said he had known the Prisoner before August races last year, about a mouth before the Prisoner was taken, he stopped at the Cross Keys in Jut.brt gate : witness was there. Prisoner told witness that he was coming to York at the Lent direzes, nod Could put iOOl. a-year in witness's pocket. Pn toner cone the week before the ARDIZft ; witness UK him on the gth March, about eleven o'clock the forenoon, riding on u little galloony up Dina, gate. near to the Bank. Prisoner stopped the *thins and spoke to him. Prisoner asked•the wit ness if he would buy any money ? Witness aepl.eal he did not know ;he ini t tht down to hoese and let him see it; and they fixed seven tit lock in the evening fur the purpose. Witness shortly af terwards told Purdue', the city nalter, of the firs consomme, who went to Mr. Alderman Walser, and by an appointment met him and Mr. B. Too l ,. end. at Baynes's coffee-bnase, whet* a plats was concerted. Mr. Townend gas* the animas sown monies that he had marked, and among:4 the re st in silver, and some Callings unwanted. Sir. Townend marked the money its the presence of the witness. Witness went home to wad until the Prisoner called, which was not an 'NM as espectnit. Witness went out to look fur him, and fouttil 1.. ,a with one Boocock hispering to...te th er ; ['vireo e; seeing the witness,as lie down at yoni house directly." Witness hod a silver tup with hint ; Prisoner knew it. Waite,. went home. and the Prisoner came in about live or tell initiates; 'Foe nend and Pardee were at Mr. ('outlet's. ;up prude to I)etet's house). at this nine. Promo tr-il isit tl e,s went up stairs into the dining-mom. wind's is fronting the se reel; witness hurl a pieta of it -r cloth !rag upon the table, anal told the Pri , he se cants ...II him at, and, asked wh-.t he wont. go Priem:mi. seal tot, one puling' notes. if Ik am.ilei reek turn 4..; wows. agreed to it, and tho PraiLiWr glee Nina NO 'Haft of cone entt.iti each. and wi ass gape hint the As. lie had from Mr. Towns* ' - saner put tlii an Into his pocket, sad she took a 'shilling uttt of his kct to get with. Hannah Grant (Dint's fatit•rkeep. ap stairs to get a nl. bill changed; the PilNi ncr witness were together ; she midst* wanted t , , IP