The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-09-24 00:00:00

POLL'IO El. R R E raw. EP Yesterday, the following Regiments of Volunteer Infantry were reviewed on flack Heath, by General the Earl of II A NSINGTON the Gray's-Inn Rifle men, the Loyal Westniiimter, the Duke of Glouces. ter's, the Kotherhithe, St. John's, St. Savintir's, Southwark, the Clerkanwell, and the First Surrey Regiment. On the arrival of the troops on the Heath, the .Westminster Corps took the right, and the First Surtey the left of the line, which VI AS formed in front of the Paragon. Generals Gaosv crank and Pnirrs, were stationed on the wings, and the Earl of HARR IMOTON gave the word of command After going through the usual manoeuvres, with great steadiness, they returned to town, and were dismissed. An accident happened to one of the First Surrey Riflemen, while on their march, he was rode over by a ..lentleman on horseback, who came tiding furiously down the road, and he sustained considerable injury. The Heath exhibited an as semblage of genteel speflators, and' among them vrre several persons of distinaion. The ground was kr,)t by the Power Hamlets Militia. The Review ,icluded at half past two o'clock, when the Earl la ttsisc rot, and the rest of the Officers,vent to Green Man, Blackheath, where a sumptuous dinner was provided for them. The Duke of Glou cester's, and the St. George's, Hanover square, corps, returned to town in cars. The other corps marched back. It raise ! heavily during part of the t.trne on which they were upon the road. The Pala REGI Mit NT of LOTAL LONDON V OLUATEERI. This excellent corps will have a Field-day this day, upon Kennington Common. They are to muster on the Royal Exchange, at four o'clock in the Afternoon, completely armed and accoutred, and to march at half past four. The ground is to he kept ny the South Regiment of Loyal London Vo. lunteers, who will assemble in Davonshire-square, at two in the after noon, Armed and accoutred, with haversacks and canteens. Upon this occasion, some pieces of plate will be presented to Colonel Br MCH end Adjutant B•TE, of the First Loyal London Vo! Wavers. ANOTJILR YOUNG ROSCIUS. On Tuesday last, Nlaster IV it. L ! Its, snn of Mr. WILLIAMS, of York, made his first appearance at the Harrowgate Theatre, in the cha-afters of Fre.. Jeri,A, in Li.wcrs' Vow, ; and Edgard, in.7he_lrtsk- man in Lonoon. Toe performance of this Young Rogrius, and the applause with which he was throughout received, will authorise us to assert, that, whatever may have been heard or read of Mas ter BCTTY, May he repeated of Master Wr.'s repre sentation of Frtelrrick ; in all the strong and senti mental passag es of which, he was dignihed and pa h thetic. In t.dward, he evinced an excellent concep tion of the charaaer ; hut, exhilirated by the enthu siatic delight of the aud,ence at his former charac ter, he became, towards the laver part of Likvard, over anxious to please; a fault easily to be correaed by a better knowle.lge of stage Ore& 'll2 sprightly style of aEting seem. to be his fo rte, and he pos sesses the qualities which distinguish a good voice, via. fulness and clearness of tones. We have no doubt, but that experience will render him as woe. thy'of future ob.et vation. ai any theatrical constel latihn yet discovered. The house ww very well at tended, of course fashionable.—(nr4 Herald A SAisSion of the Theatrical Classics, with pe. collar atteminn to the negleSed, hut necessary artic • of punctuation, and embellished by the clas-ical off sprilig of Duo st %MK n'i celebrated pencil, is said to be amo4g the Dramatic Noieltic; about to attract public approbation. The Equestrian Statue of King WILLI ass, in. tended to be paced in St. James's-square, is in great forwardness. Mr. BACON has engaged to complete it in a few months. The Trustees have a very large sum of money, that was left to improve the Square. ' We bear that the improvements about to be made, will make it extremely beautiful. The Surrey Yeoman Cavalry are gone to Dork ing, for four days, on perinanz•nt duty. The Hrad-Quarters of the East London Militia, are at the Green Man, at Blackheath. The fat regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volun teer Infantry, have presented a very handsome siaver box, ornamented with a suitable inscription in gold, to Mr. CA&ION g A, Apothecary, George -street, Pi i v ir e in the above tegiment, as a mark of the sense ••• , •errained by them, for his aCtive and zealous exer t ~ .i.s in promoting the improvement of the Musical 4 . : • taLlisliment of that highly respeetable Corps. The /lure, MA nisei ex°, from Surinam, for Lon don, has been on shore at Demerara, and con— demned. The Lucy and Moory. CILAISTRES, from Liver pool, to Virginia, was wrecked on Arklow Banks, on the 16th inst. Bon AP A era, according to his own acount, in his answer to M. Niivosiatzorrs late Official Note, possesses what Mr. DURK It called " strong.ncrind and lung-sighici humanity," for he manifests a very great concern for the righ.'s and ind.peaclenee of Per ire and Turkey, while he holds several neighbouring States in the most oppressive bondage, and menaces all the others with a similar fare. Ot the Noblemen, of whom, it is said, one is likely to he appointed to the Viceroyalty of Leland, we think the Earl of PEN 11110 KR stands the fairest chance; his Lordship is a General Officer, greatly attached to Ibis professional duties, and is in the prune of lite : he has also great parliamentary in. tPrelt, and has some family connections in the south ot Ireland. The Earl of Wive II ELSIA has been long oil - 16411y attacnetto the person of His MAJUT•, And hes, for some time, filled the office of First Lord 0 . the Iledchamber (commonly called Guoum of •he Stole). one of the highest uepartments of the * , )yal honwhold ; a situation rarely 1• fc fur well As Ithat in gne st i on : added to this, the Noble Earl is rather advanced in years. With tesp.xt to the I.:Arl :• 4 Ca:rtr,llTEß,he has long been politically estranged '' )m, it not in opposition to, Mr. PITT: besides, hi. 1 urdship, as Mr. Pet.n A la, has twice filled the office ri Chief Secretary to the Loup Lazo aaa vv et lestano. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—Sam 23. —....... INTEREo I IN %L. Ileld Wore Mr. Jutt'er 11 A 1 111. .11.. .1 e L liL A NC, 3lr. 811 ron Sur rnr, nnn trr. r .1/df.meos. Chlr/oite Povrr, a lady of fashion, was eapir A ll v indined for stealing on pair of bla. k silk stock ings, the property of iiirnry Pearson, privately, in his shop, Thomas Leech, shnpman to Nfr. Pearion, hosier, in Oxford -street, deposed, to at na the 11:h of this month, betw..ien six and seven o'clock in tbeevening, the Prisoner came into the shna, and ask :A to see loam.: black silt stockings. II? sh..we,i her some that we: e embroidered, hot she did not seem to like them, and asked to see some with laced clocks. I.ltore he took down another parcel, he observed, that the first paper contained, ten pair of stockings. He then showed her a parcel which contained four teen pair of stockings, with laced cl icks. The Prisoner, at length, fixed tin a pair, and asked him the price of them ; he told her I 3s. lid. ; hut the refused to give so much, and offered 12c One pie of stockings lay on the counter, next to one of the parcels ; the Primer asked him whether lie had any with broader clocks Z and, wiien he turned round to see if he could find any to please her, he sup. posed she took tLis pair of stockings ; when be turned towards the cou.der, be instantly missed them, hut did not say thing, lest the prisoner, while his back was turned, had mated them with ' the others. She again offercd hire twelve shillings for a pair of the laced stockings, but he refused it, and she got up and went out of th shop, saying, she thought she could get them cheaper elsewhere. When she was gone, he reckoned the stockings, to make himself certain ; and, finding, that one pair had been taken, he hallowed the Prisoner, and told her, he was sorry to be obliged to detain her, but he believed she had got something about her which was not her own, She seemed much shocked, and said, he must he mistaken. Ile then desired her to look in the tail of her gown, which sic had in her hand. and pet baps she might find them ; at the same time he took hold of her hand, and, in the tail of her gown, he found the stockings. lle then brought her back to the shop, and delivered her into the hands of an other,. The Vk itness WAS by Mr. KNAPP, as Counsel for the Priv ner, in the coarse of which, he denied that he had seen the Prix ner take the stockings (which would have done away the car:t.il part of the charge), or that any other person in the shop could have seen her, though he acknowledged there were sevetal there. He also said, that it was impossible the Pri; met could have taken them up in a mistake, with the the train of her gown, which lay on the counter the whole time; but acknowledged that the Prisoner had expressed great surprise, when he found the stockings iii the train of her gown, anJ that, after denying her having the stockings. she exclaimed, on seeing them, Oh God. so I have l" Stonehouse, the Officer, prodnced ee stockings, which were sworn to ; and, tit a quevion put by Mr. Antsy for the Prisoner, said, that he searched her, and found in her pocket two half guineas, and twelve shillings in silver. The Prisoner was then called upon, to know if she had any thing to say in heedefence. She bowed in the most graceful manner, and said, in a father ing tone, " If your Lordship and the Gentlemen think proper, I will relate the circumstances just AS they happened." The Recommit said, sne was perfe&ly at liberty rn make her deterce, and it was his, and the Gen tiemen of the Jury's duty, to hear her. The L idy then proceeded. " This is the gown I hid on inc lasi Saturday wei•k, when I went into Mr. Pearson's shop (she here ;norm •ed a white muslin gown, with a very long trail:). You see, Gentlemen, this is A Its .innatne dress gown, and very long. I went into the shop to buy a pair of black silk stockings, AS already stated by the witness, While I was examining the stock.ngs, I laid the train on the counter, to prevent its being dirtied ; and, after differing about the price of the stockings, I determined to go away, if I could not get them for twelve shillings, as, in the cour,e of my ' former denting: at that shop, I always got stock ings a shilling cheaper than they at first asked. With this resolution I took my parasol, and the train of may gown, off the counter, and went out of the shop, offering, as I was going out, to give twelve shillings for a pair. I was surprised, and indeed hurt, when the witness followed me, and charged me with having taken a pair of stockings ; however, to satisfy him, I instantly complied wish his request, and let down my train ; to my utter asto nishment, the stockings fell out. These are all the cir cumstances, and I have nothing more to say, than positively to affirm, that it. was by accident I took up the stockings with the train of my gown ; and to pray must fervently, that the light of heaven may never shine upon me, if I have been guilty. As to punishment, if you pronounce me guilty, to a wo man of my charater, that of being charged with a capital crime at this bar, is aimost as great as any that Call be inflifted on me." Mr. James Morris, spirit merchant, was then called, and being swot t, deposed as follows :—Wit-- n*ss knew the Prisoner for six or wen years. She is a married lady, of most resp!aAble and unble mished chary ter and condet. Her husband is a gentleman of independent fortune, living at Ham mersmith. Ile keeps a horse and chase, and every other part of his establishment is on the same scale. Several other very respeCtable persons were then called, who had known the Prisoner for different periods of time, some since her infancy, and all of whom deposed to her being a lady of charafter and respenability. The evidence being hete closed, the RECORDER summed up with great care and precisio 1, leaving it entirely to the Jury to con.ider whether the Pri soner was guilty of the capital offence, or only of the farce i or whether she was guilty of either ? with respeCt to the 14:ter, he said, he thought the story told by the Prisoner was very probable, but of this they were to he ti e jadycs. After retiring, the Jui y, in about a quarter of an hoc`, returned a verjifl 111,- 1.41 y, '_shut heretware had stood with the greatest iirmnets at tt e iar, and spoke in her defence svi.n a clear and to nmAncion, voice, on hearing 'wised pronounced innocent, was quite overcome. Slat reclOyd fur a snort time on the shoulder of a P . -ter j gntleman, who ran to her assistance ; bat, -recover ing herself a Antic, she bowed, and thanked the Court and Jury. She was their led nut between two of her frieo is. She appeared to be about t." 5 years of age, not t.tll, but well formed. The lowsr part of her face had :I sweet expression iii it The upper pet was entirely shaded with deep white laze. trimmed her cao. S',e wore a black miaslas gown, with long sleeves of thin black muslin, and short grey gloves It was with the greatest difficulty the Officers could suppress the acclamations of joy which issued from the galleries when the verdi& was pronounced. The Recoil Dell was ohliged to threaten to, commit the first who was observed to make a noise. Julia Charl,s (Work, [Mime i 1.4 • ar.J Aler t hi. wife, were it for burglariously break• ing, and entering the dwelling house, of John Wal. key Topharn, awl stealing therein several pieces and packages of cotton good:, the property of NM Smith. In Airith...r count. tiwy w•re charged with the same olf•nce, hut the goods were stated to he the property of the Assignees of William Smith, he having become a Bankrupt, about the ume of the robbery. Mr. Janes Smith, brother to the Prosecutor, de posed, that. on the 11th of .Tull last, his brother had a warehouse in Basinglane, in the City. At that time, his brother was not in town, the key of the warehouse was left with him. About half after eight o'cl ek, on the evening of the II th of July, he double-locked the door, and brought the key home with him. The next morning, at nine o'clock, he pee the key to Samuel Young, the porter, and shortly after, he went to the warehouse, and found, that almost all the goods had been stolen out of it. On cross-examination, he said, that the warehouse was part of Mr. Topharp's premises, and jcined to his house ; hut, that since his brother took it, the door had been barred, and there was no communis cation between the warehouse and Mr. Topham's house. Mr. Justice La Rtaac having further examined the Wit ess, as to this point, and being satisfi,.d that the premises of the Prosecutor, and Mr. Topham. were perfedly distind, observed, that the capital part of the charge must tall to the ground. Isaac Young, porter to the Prosecutor sits], he went to the warthouse on the morning of the 12th of July, and found the door on the single lock, on opening the done, he missed almost all tile goods out of the warehouse. He knew the prisoner Clark, who had called on him several times at the ware boor., io company with I liggins. William Blackwell, on toe .12th of July last, lived in Noble-street ; the prisoner Doe lived near him, in the s one street. The Witness got up 1r fore tour o'clock, on the morniog of the lush, and, as he was looking out of his window, he saw a hack ney-coach standing at Doe's door. The coachman went to the corner of the street, and, after leski:.g about, said, "Go on." A man, who stood by the coach, instantly began to throw large packages of goods out of the coach, into Doe's hall ; when they were all emptied out, the coach drove off. He then saw two men come out of the house, avid go away, but could not tell who they were. S:iortly after the., he went out, and having wa•ched some tone, he saw several mox go in and out, and Doe among the rest; ui, suspeding that all was not right, he gave information to Armstrong, the Officer, and then went to his work. Joseph Blackwell, by the direetion of his brother. the Lig Winless, watched Doe's house on the same morning ; and, before six o'clock, saw Clark go in there with an empty bag. In a few m ' nu:es, Le returned with it fon ; and Li ought it to the house of a Mtn of the name of Cable, a LOS4CCOIIiSt. in Gol deralane. • He then emptied it, and returned again to Doe's houie, where he tiilsd it, and [nought it to the same place ; in his way, Fliggin. met Lins, and walked with h m for a time. Wnen ArmsLro,lg, the Officer, came, the Witness pointed out Higgins to him, and he apprehended him. The %Vitness then took Armstrong to Ctble's ; while they were there, CIA: k cams in, and a'ked for half an ounce of tobacco, the %trueness told Armstrong, Clark was one. and he was apprehended. Armstrong went to Doe's house, according to informatioa. He saw Mrs. Doe, and asked her if any goods had been brought into Ler inns.: that morning, she said she knew of none. I-le then went up stairs, and, in a two-pair room found several packages of cotton. He secured the goods and the woman, and afterwards apprehended Higgins, Cable and Clark. Mr. Justice Le Bt. A etc summed up the evidence, observing, that there was very little evid.mce to cri minate the woman ; and, even if they thought her guilty, they ought to take into coasider turn, she might have aEted under the direalon of her hus band, if he were concerned in the robbery. The Jury, after remaining out near three quar ters of an hour. orepatted Mary Doe. and toun.d John Higgins, Charles Clark, and William Doe, Godly of the larceny only. MIDEILUEZ SESSIONS. Yesterday a gaol delivery took place, when Elisabeh Lawrence, of greater fortnnelelling fame than any sister in the metropolis, was brought up under the Vagrant Aft. The Defendant, a middle aged woman, attired in black, lived for many years at a house in Evangelist-court, near Apothecaries' 1-1411, where her prechnions were courted by fe males of all descriptions. Her hahitati..n 'became so notorious, that a twelvemon:h since she was taken up, and committed to dirance ode. After her release, she became a Florist, at No. e, Craw lord-passage, Clerkenwell, sut her situation was not propitious to her profession. A Smith's shop was opposite the mansion of the Prophetess, and the females of more delicacy than others, were so annoyed by the vulgar ejaculation of the work men, that her business detireased, and she en• tered into litigation with these common disturb: ers. One of their wives became a subscriber to the Sebil's fame, and she was informed, her slack husband would soon die, and she would then be happy. This woman, with another of more tender years, who was to marry a zenitenkin, and become a lady, w!bre itnesses against the Defendant ; and the fa 4 of laying out the cards was by them esta blish-d. The Cm a feu A rr, after advising, the Defendant to desist from her illicit praftices, sentenced her to be i mprisoned Arse sweatier. ; Lt. ~'~' UNPRLCEDANTLD CRUELTT. 7 1 1 11 Si An instance of barbarity, surpassing any this ever hear) of in this country, was yeste day etlebi befiqt, tli. Magistrate at Meillsotreisstels street Office, at the ies:ance of a 14111411 e prosecue . ‘ tiro, by the Officers of St. Geoege's Parish. egaaiet k"hert ilt...quills. a private iii r, a Ist Foot Guards. Toe Defendent sv .s treed with cruelly assaulting and starring iiiz. end G:orge, lrs two childr•er., the one ten, and the other seven yee:s old. The following are the. eerticulers : On Sunday morning last, as a women was pa, rug by the dater of No. 11, North-row, Green-street. Grosvenor-square, she was alarmed by grievous moans and groans, eeperently teem persons to great distress. She remained on the spot some time, and, at length, found, that the noise procee.ied from the cellar of the better. She lookel throgeh the window, and behel t two children, fasfeue e t with cords to a dresser, whose lemerrations inerelevi at seeiagher. She made it her business to find put the occupaPof tie wretched dwelling, and hiving learned that the rime belonged w a soldier in Peartman-barrecks. she repaired thither in haste, to give information of what she had seen : she was refused admittance • by the sentinel, who, however, c' by no mrees es, o. pacify her; and Mr. Keeling, wh6sesiles at N o 211,e 4"` • Chandler -attest, Grosvenor-severe perceiving Itfr angtesh of mind, and being informed of the cleft curn.tance, repaired immediately to the house in . North-row. On finding the door locked, he broke the windows of the kitchen ; and, on entering, sight presented itself, which, to give a minute de scription of, would be too much for the feelings of our readers. Two children, as above rated, were fastened to a dresser, with their arms extended, and fastened by a rope, as closely tied as possible for the strength of man, and their feet as closely fat tened to the floor, with another rope. In this situation, a loaf of bread was placed before them. On releasing them from this pitieole situ ation. a sight presented itself, sufficient to torture the feelings of the most callous. The girl was unable to stand; her back had been scoureel i t a manner which we can compare with a man who had endergoee 300 lashes. This is an assuasive comparson ; for, betide! being cut raw, the scourge had been extended from her loins to her neck, The boy had also been shockingly whipped. On qsestioning the innocents, it appearee e that they lied been kept five hours in this situation; the weitnee had been inflreled by the brutal father, in the morn= ing,eith a whip, the thong of which was unrevelred, eue he deeistel They had also been kept sense time before this without food, when he petrel tee leaf before them. Their appeerentre sufficiently 4rified the assertion, for they were reduced to mere skeletons. "Flie father, being asked what he had to say ? replied, toat he was sensible he had aged wrnne ; bin the girl, who was placed at a free-chool, 410ra:herd...street, had so Mien play ed truant, that his passion had overcome him With respell to the tioy, he was kept from home, by the girl, all the day. After the Defendent had fieished his defeuce, it was proved oy another Witness, feet he had been a long time in the habit of severely beer ing his motherless children. The Magistra'e com mitted the Prisoner for trial, and bound over the Witnesses to attend, without delay, beesre the Grand Jury, to prefer a bill. The poor little girl wit On medietely carried away, i:s a wretched state, aid the' major part of the mediators were full of tears. Fhe Offsee was uncommonly crowded. Mr. Loao, Aid-de-Camp to his Excellency Ge neral GJenovt, ran for a con.iderable I tie:) , At Jeney : he was to tun seven miles it. an :win% w'lich he performed in 47 minutec, witn the greate,t ea,e. Sir Si Derr SMITH, on Saturday, I.i:id a v to an old ship -mate, a purser, in the prabon or Ne.vgate„ for debt, when this genernus Oli:er made him • pi e sent to discharge the demand. and gave hint two gui neas, to drink his health. Such adtions, pe formed w thout pride or ostentation. give Addition/111Litre t, his charaffer, as a British seaman. On Wednesday night, a fire was itiscovered in the apartments of Colonel ClitSTLIt, of the Hers Mi -1 tits, at Ipswich, in which were four of h;s infant children. On one of the neighbours hastening up stairs, he saw the maid running about the room in 4 state t.f distrailian, wida two of the children, under her arms. He succeeded in rescuing them from their perilous situation, and extinguisieJ the are, but net before the window curtains were destroyed, and other parts of the room considerably damaged. As a piece of necessary information for Sports own, the following Rules arc hung up at the Bteak tast•roorn of a Shoo:ing•Lodge, in Sussex: 1.. s. Killog a Ilt.n Phre•ant . . . . . . I 1 0 Sh.44.ag I).ttn 51)00110g ei a Pheasant oil the Grouwl, o r ❑t Tor 1 1 0 Staottreg at Dotto, at mo-e tit ot a•di, un ler before wouniied . . . . . . 0 5 0 Shower* two or more Fartre.ke , , at wee shot S 10 8 Seemotto at 1)t!o, o, the Go"owl . . . 1 1 0 So,ototg at Doto, at wont than 45 yard., it not before woun4el . 0 5 0 Sc' p,tlng at a'llare en her form Half the above fines go to Um Poor of the Parish: the ether half to the Keepers. General Ds LA olcar gave his annual entertain ment, called Ilarcest Home, on l'hursday last, to all descriptions of labourers, at Effingham, 'Suirt.y ; where upwards of 200 persons were r galed with the Itixtuies of ancient English hocvai :s, un ler tent formed of oak branches, too feet in izngth. Mrs. Si xvzsr ea, of the Minories, ha; ob.aiocd permission of the Lou? Mayo, to exhiuit her Royal Wax-Work—justly so called, from its con taining figures of nearly all the Crowned Heads in Europe ; it contains, in the whole, 56 . ligures, which are neatly arranged in a saloon fatted up for the purpose. Among the figures is a striking like ness of the late Duke of GLoucesrea, with a rer presentation of His ROYAL Hicnstss lying its state. A carpenter at Vienna, studyinz the convenience of the inhabitants of that me:ropol s, has opened a warehouse, stocked with a complete assortment of coffins, where they may be supplied, at the shortest notice, with coffins of every description. b th as to size, qu.ality, and exterior embellishmrni ; so that they may now die unconcerned about this article of the last necessity. A boatd, fixed at his door, ex hibits a statement of the different prices, which are proportionate to the size and yw►lity. i t or • ,f