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THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, ittN6 l6. The Division in the House of Lords, last night, spew the second reading of the Defence Bill, was wawa more favourable for the MI stsrsa, than his most sanguine friends erpeaed. The numbers were, for the bill, I 5-I,—;tgainst it, b 9, including Prories Majority, 85. The Marquis of S 1 AFFORD voted by Proxy with the hitt+ isrxs. Thus, we see the Coalition has lost one of its leading Members, and is already beginning to crumble away. We are informed, that there is a strong garrison of Freark at the Hague ; but that in every other town of Holland, there are but ten men and an (Aker, all the other French troops being drawn to the frontiers of Prussia. A Common Hall was held yesterday at Guildhall, for the eleilion of Sheriffs for the City of London aad County of Middlesex, Chamberlain Bridge- Masters, Aleconncrs, and Auditors of the City's Cash for the year ensuing, when Thomas Griffiths, Esq. citizen and cloth-worker, and James Ephraim, Luke Islealson, Esq. citizen and draper, were eleded Sheriffs of this City and county t.f Middlesex for the year ensuing. Richard Clark, &q. was re-eletted Chamberlain. John William G ala Sin, and Samuel Marriott, were rie-eledted Bridge-Pilasters. Messrs. Enever, Sanders, Lambard, and Brook, were re-elettcd Aleconners. Messrs. Nicholson, Mcrae, Shone,',and Hayward, were elected Auditors. After which a Ccrurt of Aldermen was held for the purpose of swearing in the Chamberlain and the Bridge-M4sters, and for issuing the several orders for salssies, and the precept for Michaelmas day nest, for the eleiion of a Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. The rulers of the Watermen's and Ughterrnen's ipserpany, who were elected at the last court. at rtitlti , ra Ln e sd were sworn into offi ceThel Right the Lord Mayor, eleven Alderrne:-., Recorder, Sheriffs, Common Serjeanr, the Town Cleric, and the other city officers, attended the Com won Hall and Court of Aldermen. Oispatthes have been received at the Admiralty Office from Lord WILLIAM STUART, Commander of the fleet off Ostend, brought to Yarmouth by the Sewheeek lugger. They state, as we have been in formed, that within these few days the enemy made a shim as if something had been intended from Iflushing.l9Dn the 16th, the wind being easterly, three praams,three schooners, and 20 sch uyts, haul ed out of Ostend, and anchored in the Road, under the . protedion of their own . guns. At the same time a great number of the !ly ing artillery were posted bstw •en Blankenbourg and Ostend; but the principal doer squadron was placed, by Lord Wit.t.ta tt O toair. in se judicious a situation to the eastward of Blankenboarg, that had they attempted to make their passage from Flushing, they must have been greatly annoyed. The wind. however, having alf!eil in the evening. all the vessels retired the neat morning into the hatbJur, vrbe-e they are now ly -log They : , re very numerous, but are so close to- gether, that it is in.pos;ibk to count them eiaaly. About 150 hare been counted. Cptat hiartiAl was herd on Trilby last, on board Li Sa:vadar del .11:449. of Ito guns, Vice- Admiral Yourw, in Ilarnaasa ; 11L-ar Admiral Sur• iron President, it. I to: at. Faq. Judge Advocate, em fi•ur stamen of th.t Ifoologoe, ol 74 . guns, for illettiny, Arc. on bmard that ship of Brest, is her late (raise on cation, and for coaspiring to sour& r their offszcimd run away with the ship. After a which lss:ed the wbnle day, and being heard ;a their defence. and the ch trges being fully proved, the Coast found them all four Goilty, when sentence diadb ism immediately passed on them by the liidgo *Advocate with great solemnity, and they nreresentenced to be hanged at the yardarm of such air mils as the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- They were immediately put L i tt auer27: i f i te Provost Martial, and closely inefose ea hoard the flag ship. Vestival has caused two officers of his Sem to he sited at Ostend, for not having con defied theilselves properly during the late engage ment with the fleet of Sir Sidney Smith. They are mei smarm mart to fleshing, there to be judged by a council of war. The laspner Napoleon homes witlr the con sent et the Pope, or sari emend Cleriaion Mi.sivaa viot to China, and to * East ladies, to propagate pbe Roman Catholic Neligioer. The &maw Politer woo the last of that body to Mlle she oath of fidelity us the Emperom Lassies ads has Whim incepted that oath, sod is reurod into Brittany. A. paphise, printed is the north of Germ ay, " on the lave theeovevect amid shirk/way that have &Cowell," has a grata natation. Its sale is Yvaace is Ike Yesseharesiry in Tore any have begun their IN for Chita Vecchia, along the conic of the ingliekesiiiisariee spend shoot the mon absurd pons concerning the patriot Whale. One * iay he kongsd IdasseU, said the next they kill him in a W, For to days past the Parisian cockneys tie low amend with artery that a certain retina -1 smifrant had cur of )/.bee's ears in A duel, in s. leas de, &inlays. naiad ii, that Mthee Nimes to possess - his ears, as well as the esteem of (potion), eatire.--(Joerwei dos Defeateato). Dutiag the late German fairs at Franck-fort and drip, sewed thousand downs of sauff-bases have no sold, with the portraits of Picheßru, Moreau, losers, the Duke of &Wien, and other con sumed/ sr aelliNed conspirators. They have sold cheap, because English gold has made up the and lose to the fabricators of these togicsoas productione.-.4Jeerriei b Pens). INIUMWERBITRAIR NOUslt TlfEATitrits. The admirable petit piece, eatitle•.l " 'T emit they are Mane ed," w.tb repeated cn Thursday 14.1, with increased effect The Malmo r 1 N I's Ernesim: is a finished performance it is impossible to sup pose a Saubrette better afted. Miss Situvr Li:- WORTH displayed considerable talent, in the Baronesi; 'tis but justice to say, that she looked and ;idea the part to admiration, while tae contrast of Wv/drmao and Artrof were most happy executed, by Mr. K. CRAVEN A 114.1 MT. SIRIUS*. After this followed " The Gauntlet." This truly interesting drama, which was received with ti •- bounded Applause, is the production of Mr. K. CRaven. The plot is excellent, the situations corn, manding, and the sentiments refleft honour upon the heart, that produced them. The M.% ROR AVI IL in Clotildagave additional proof of her versatility ; her elegant figure, and graceful a&ion, nests appeared to greater advantage. " She looked and spoke a Queen !" The maternal feelings she expressed througn the varied situations of this difficult ch.trader were univerfaily participated, and could only be equalled, by, those she has evinced in private life. Mrs. Sum- EtwoaTit, in notivenel, a mist ex cellent charader, possesses comic powers, fully equal to support its whimsicality; her " Henry the Fouler, kept the audience in a continued roar of laughter. Mr. J. MAQOCCS is a most consum mate aaor. The S nrereign of Wertheim found an able representative in him; he admirably depleted the varied passions of the scene, and in the last, he towered above his usual excellence. Mr. filo Ilft is, in *formed, was highly impressive and coned. To say that Mr. K C AAVEN was excellent in Constaxline, is barely doing him justice; he reached the summit of perfetian in those particular scenes where his fl 61 piety was displayed, nor is it possible for words to convey an idea of the enthusiastic animation, with which he dairered sentiments that prove the expansion of his mind. Mr. Nivw, in Fetus team, a charaCter admirably drawn, dr!ighted and astonished the audience : it is the pe.:lliar province of this excellent aCtor, to succeed e ivally in pcurtraying the vu comica, as in the I".:( , ings of humanity, which he rrdues in the social yitercourse of life. Mr. SIMOMS, in the charming chary ter of IVlhlne, eommandel the general app'ause and 54.. tisfaainn of the audience. Mr. A NGELO, ;n Irl- Pver, was terrifically great—master of elicit, lie most ably produced it, and gave fall f ace to every line. Mr. HAMILTON, in Eeker, or.wed, that a loud a.aor col produce few!' o r of huh; and Mr. MAV X Alt) give ;rest ettpteuica to the origi. nal character of [flew; The scenery, drelses, and decorations, are beau tiful; and evime the Margravine's extreme taste and judgment. 'I he mur.c. occasionally introduced, is seleaed and compiled by Mr. KErs►L CRAVEN, and claimed universal adni:r. (don. The combat between him and Mr. Mo;: ■is was executed • with superior excellence. The last scene, preceded by the procession, was awefully impressive, and pro. duce(' peat Oren. It will be matter of extreme regret, should this piece be solely con!ined to she boards of Dr.usdenbargh House Theatre. OXFORD. WTTP4Vn s . •:r We were insiii-cd 1... • !.. , : t.t. - ;or, r.nd I kept n.y letter •o t '1 ;: .-:-• U lan. lAM just returned from ~ •;, la the Hall called ilie Theatre ; an.. ,:,,t : - male Lc:oiztt, which blazed round to., - ceder, and heads of the different cod • ,is unusually uazzling. On each side of tse V.... hancellor sat the Nobiks, Lords 11clicster, Monck, Gower (Marquis of Stafford's son), &c. &c. in their gold gowns. The only degrees con ceited to-day were Honorary M. A. viz. to b Ir. Allen, son of Lord Allen, of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland; and Sir William Pcole, Bart. The Public Orator (Mr. Crow) deli vered a clear Latin Oration, in commemoration of the Founders and Institutions of Oxford ; and the ceremony dosed with the recital of the two compo sitions which bad obtained this year's prizes, by their respeeive authors. The first was in Latin verse : the subjeel, the history of Malta. The second was a most masterly English essay on the utility of clas sical learning in subserviency to theological studies, excellently delivered hr antiior, Mr. Hendy, of Oriel College. The Mini,: Meeting of last night was well attended i but Cois night is expected to be more fashionable. Otfor.l is unusually full, both from the coincident:: of the Commemoration, and the passing and repassing of the storming world to and from the races of Bioury. The city was scarcely more crowded on the trial of the Gordons. Pon!lean, an instriment maker M Moskow, has invented a curious :ilusical instrument, carted Or chestriews, which has becu heard in the different theorr‘vi in itossia, with great applause. It has the same efFed open t.r audience as a well composed orchestra of 100 select t musilans. Ile has obtained f►orss the Emperor of Rossi s an exclusive privilege for ten year, and intends to travel with it, and visit tile print ipAl towns and cities is Eurcipe. The afilkilion of the parent-bird to its y o . intz wa nerer more forcibly displayed tos.i in the following instance: Last week an unfeeling boy pnrl•iined a thrnoTe's nest near Hecklifie, anti exultingly bore away his prize to Carlisle, where he lives. The darn, who had recently quitriial het young, was not ignorant the theft; but, with tmcea4lig silicitittle, pin stied them step by step. The bo) arid his ciaiipankiii, perceiving this, repeated!) pot down the ut. , z, which she as constantly dropped in'o, and maintained pot essiun until aknost.grasped oith OA: hand. whit p.ssions the r t " What loPiting senti:arritw oy kind y cAse. Th w wateVuil empires- Thus they travelled on toze:!itir, until the reached hour-, Is hen he Jcpusited the ncst wLion the house. The disconsolate dam, watching an cp. portunity, spru,,g in at the window with as mach alacrity as another bird would have rit.hed (air! Again she claimr.d her progeny, and couirl not be derma away. • LAW INTEI.I.IOEN./ COURT Or COMMON 1.1.1 , A5, WESTMINWEII. Saliva &lb?, Sir al EAMANiFiEI.D. (FPKRA FRACAS. r. fIo . Y.GVII.I F. This was an attion against the Defendant, the Ballet Master, at the Opera, hi, assaulting the Plain tiff, who is a musk eopyer, and direaor in the or chestra. Mr. Scrjeant %run RR n, in stating the rase, be gan with observing, that he seldom quoted Siva spear in behalf of his clients, but the words—" It is glorious to have a giant's strength, bet dreadful to use it," might be properly applied. The De fendant, Mr. D'Egville, was not only known to the public as a performer, but as possessing muscular strength, which rendered him a giant, compared with the Plaintiff, whom he was capable of manag. ing with as much ease as a lobster would a shrimp in hi. claw. In consequence of two of the dancers (Madame Deshayes and Parisot) being taken ill, on the evening of the Bth of last March, when they had both principal charaders to sustain in the divertisse ment of that night, it was found necessary to alter several parts of the music accompanying the dance : Mr. D'Egville, therefore, as being Ballet Master, sent to the Plaintiff, whose fluty it was to copy other li music, and change the dances. The latter did not immediately comply, but returned fm- answer, he could not then do it, asit was too late; the consequence was Mr. D'Egville flew in a rage, and having found out the objed of his fury, he called him a rascal, and threatened to shake his soul out ; at the same time, seized him with his Herculean arms, and dragged him forcibly into Mrs. Billinon's • room, where he continued shaking him, unti l he cried out with terror and pain. The Plaintiff, being extremely hurt, went bome,and shortly after, was under the necessity of sending for Mr. Hunt, a surgeon, and another professional Gentleman, who have attended him since the assault was committed ; and would state, in evidence, that the Plaintiff was not yet recovered from the injury he had received. The Learned Counsel observed, it would appear, his Client was an o• derly, well-behaved man ; and the Jury, in consequence, could not but gave damages, commen surate to the violence he had suffered. The first Witness was Mrs. Hall, a dresser at the Opera—who stated, that she came into the lob by, and saw D'Egville, who inquired for Walker. Witness, having seen the latter going out of the Opera-house, told him he was gone down stairs—on which D'Egville went after him, and, shortly after. Witness beard D'Egville say, a I'll shake you to pieces :" they were then in Mrs. Billington's room, and several persons were present. D'Egville was in a paasion, and appeared to have great power over the Plaintiff. Mn. K Smith, another dresser, related the same account as the preceding witness. George Schtuchert, a musician, said, he knew the Plaintiff many years, and had never known him to have an ill stateof health previous to the assault. Laurence Walker, son of the Plaintiff, described the manner in which his father came home on the Sib of last March : witness thought he was fainting ; he appeared very ill, and sent for Mr. Hunt, a sur geon and apothecary, and Dr. Kennedy, both of whom now attend him. Mr. Hunt saw the Plaintiff on the Bth of March, and found he had a strong nervous complaint ; he was in a state of debility, and his disorder appeared to have been occasioned by the violence be had re cently experienced. Witness still attended him, and he was not recovered. Witness was of opinion, shaking might have produced the Plaintiff's illness. Mr. Serjeant MST, on the defence, observed, it had been said, " it was glorious to possess a giant's strength, but dreadful to use it." he Defendant ..ntainly was known to possess great strength. but seas kind-hearted, and would be the last, from his general charades., to use that strength to hurt any one. He had no intention to injure the Plaintiff ; and, if the latter had experienced - illness, it was not occasioned by Mr. D'Egville ; the ntsfortiine under which he laboured proceeded from other causes. The evidence who had made out the Plaintiff's case, were dressers at the Opera, who well knew how to dress their different stories with fancy drapery, in a manner that ought not to be much attended to. To disclose a true statement of the case, Mr. D'Eg ville was Ballet Master, and his duty was to adapt the music, and give out parts to the Performers. On *he night on which the present transaltion occurred, sem of the Performers were taken ill, and it required D'Eeville to immediately alter the Ballet. Mr. Walker was therefore direded to do so. Serjeant Rue observed, most persons knew, that if the Proprietors and Managers of the Opera, in cases where the public have been disappointed of an ex pelled piece, or divertissement, do not supply a no vel and acceptable substitute, almost immediately tumult and uproar follow ; Mr. D'Egville felt such uproar might take place, and sent his orders to the Plaintiff, impressed with the greatest anxiety, who said, he could not comply, and was going out of the Opera-house. D'Egville knowing himself to be responsible upon the occasion, was exasperated that Walker should refuse to (In what ix ! s iin more than his duty--therefore went and led him back to copy the music. There was no f.svee, LYE:grille merely held him by the shoulder, which would he proved by several witnesses who were present. Louis Sizmonee, Leader of the Ballet; William Je•vel, Esq. the Proprietor of the Opera-house; Mr. Kelly, and Mr. De W.met ; were then examined; the wh..h of whom states!, .hat it was the Plaintiff's duty to have complied with D'Egville's order, and that his refusal might have occasioned the greatest confusion in the House ; they also described the as s stilt to have been nothing more than laying hold of the Plaintiff by the collar. Mr. Serjemt Su sett AltD, in reply, argned, that I the 1 1 1.t7ri,ff had seen used in the most unjustifiable manner; and railed upon the Jury fm damages. Sir .1 AM ES MA:SFIF.ID said, while summing up the evidence, an a•saalt had been committed, and :nc .lury were hound to give a verdiß for the Fain tiff ; but left it for them to consider, from the es i slence, what damages woe necessary. N'erdiet for the Plaintiff, damages 101. The Hon. Lieut..loNts, belonging to the Noind frigate, who was tried by a Court Martial at Ply mouth, for ,triking the First Lieutenant of that and WAS s.rnterwed to be shot, has received Ms Mt jcsty's most gracious pardon. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. HARWICH, jeAr A Dutch scktyte arrived last n;Kht from lc at , wyck, with some passengers. Also, the 8,t,, bye boat, with the MIAMI mails. This mr,rnir,..: the Diana, packet, Capt. Steward; the Dell; and the Lady Franc, r, Car. Flyn, um (1. 4 . tenburgh. The Diemr, Capt. Sxward, hill •Ail the first fair wind, with the mats for Hitsum, the 2!st ; and the Lira, Capt. Dell, with die ..f the Nth and tlst, for GottenburOs. The sum mail, that is due, is eipeFted every hour. el.rSiOl.Tll, JUNI '2:!. Sailed the Britannia, of I 10 7,uns, the Earl of Northesk, Cart:iin C. Bullen, to - pit; flea off Brest, with gf, builocks and vc.g.:ta:i; tc . Also, on a cruise, the Dcris, of 44, Captain P. Campbell. Sailed the Hauled stocip of war on a cruise. W; 5 E.N.E. TO2TSMOCTFI, .111 Nil 2L Sailed, the iffrinilhe, r.ian of War, to join Cha:l!tei fleet. Artive.l, the Lin.: Bari ,+; Lord llntiershorn, So..•cr, iv', And Br(/ p ac k. ets, from the Downs, bound to th • East Indies ; Reh.c'es, Diann, Charming and /hike . land, bound to the South Kean ; 0 ion, firm, 110!.1.: 6 to the %Vest Indies, and several other outwara,,,„„! vessels from the DOwns. Passed by for the the Sara, —, from the East Indic:.— Wa.l Easterly. ntAt.. Arm 24. Came down last night fmm the River, ond sadrd through the Downs, without stopping, the Lc el Hawketturv, and Sovereign East Indiomen. Sailed the Arderat man of war for Dungeness ; and the Siartoig gun-brig, on a cruise. In March last a dreadful tornado, of a Mile and a half in width, passed through the county of Georgia, in America. In its passage of twenty mile: from the Oconee, it put a period to eight lives, and wound e d fifty persons, some of whose lives aredespaired of.—. Ten dwelling houses were razed, and others unroof. ed. it tore away tree., furniture, cattle, ttc. It carried away a woman and a child, who were not afterwards heard of. This frightful wh rlwind was preceded by hailstones eight Moises in circumference. On Thursday neat the Gentlemen of the Gosport Division of Portsdown Yeomanry Cavalry are to have a field-day, in Stoke's Bay, where they scill Wirt ware dine, on which occasion an oz wail In rousted whole, and taken to table in one dish, pro. sided for the purpose: a plum-pudding, to w:igh '2501h. is also to be provided ; and Mr. JAllti Goon tore has gtanted permission to make use ~f a large copper, lately erede..: in his brewery at Got. port, for the purpose of boiling it. A few days ago, It ICHAan GIBSON, of Lingfield, one of the Chapelwardens of Hemonstall, was coo viaed by the Rev. Dr. WHITT sate, in the peralw of ss. and costs, for having been drunk at a public h•usse within his own Chepeiry, daring the time of' divine service on Trinity Sunday last. A copy .1 this convidion has been transmitted by the Magi is trate, to the Ecclesiastical Court t at York. Capt. Maurmoue, Aid-du-camp to General WI croup, had a most miraculous escape, in his tour with the General to the Land's End. Riding near the cliff, his horse slipped, and unable to recover himself, plunged over the precipice. By an extra ordinary exertion, the Captain threw himself off, at the moment when the horse was falling, and, char ing to the very verge of the cliff, providentially saved himself. The horse, of course, was lusts he was dashed almost to pieces. On the 11 th instant an inquisition was taken bT Mr. MACE Y, Coroner, at Burford, on v . ew of the body of WILL. AAA JAMES. The dec• aced, with other conv;sts, under the care of a keeper, were on their journey to the hulks by the Gloace.rer coach; the failing of an iron pin occasioned the flf wheels to s p trate from the body of the coach, w. i h con sequei.tly came down, and the outside passenger; were dreadfully injured, the deceased s much ss as to survive the accident only three days.—Ald on the 16th, another inquisition was taken, by the same Coroner, at Witney, on view of the body of R. Buser AN, a slater, who accidentally fell from a ladder, and was killed on the spot. On l'hursday a young man of Winchester un.!er took, for a rifling wager, to tun from the Mitre Inn, in the squares to the White Horse, in Otterborrc, a distance of four miles and a half, in half an hour, which he accomplished half a minute within the tin.c. Many bets were in consequence depending on it; and it was generally supposed, from the extreme inequa lity of the ground, that he would not perform it. 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