The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-12-26 00:00:00

'a __ h a thr `up' d in RTE, 1;C to sops. e hi sireu some st in has be,:n Gen. / sof t, y that NJ*. at of Ineuid dint agker ern. I led .4t been ech Mr. Lister, ift*a. ondurr r 6 adt mnish beep :ae of it the 4 e t the ) rtf. tO a fife^ I :at aCHICTS )ndor, den be en Pitti.;.l I_.: 4 t , • y • PARISIAN THEATRE. r the beg- the shill Teen, the I di.- it 4 nrw 11 fHI me a i, w II mO4 has :O Friends ceive ! C fl4l thi : • ith the %peAt ,thCcrs. lab bulk worm! 'apt trig which I I pro• corAP rif • „ 1 AA. , h. • A...1" 4 4 ti be di+ be 11# If gaiety were the fashion, all Paris would run to the T" Louvois, to see Lea Tro;e Cousines, a c haemit:: .e of Dascouftx, which P . IcARD has got up wins great care and expence: but alas ! the people go to the Comedic now only to weep ! and the cannon of alarm a.lippeo, SaiG, And the belfry of baba, will draw more company than the tine scenery t .e Trois Cussing's, and the comic and spirited di alogue, which pervades the whole piece. A new picae, entitled The Suseenittle, was lately pro duced with success at the same Theatre ; and, to vary the scene, PICARD has lately announced. for the grati6eation of the lovers of the Old Comedy, TheZorou d'.libierac, a piece in five ACts, by Tao. I 1411 Cc:elms' LLE. The Drigiaol and the Portrait, a piece for some timeannounced at the Theatre in the Rue de Char tres. is abeautifid randezd'e, composed by M. SE MI*. AM. author of Deux VitiVel, Of, Portrait de Fielding, and Mari Retrouvi. Camilla not be s produftive, as was expeeted, the Roiffee are pap ring to get up la Genieora, a new Opera of iv,. Mosca, their Manager. The poem is an imitation of ANIODANT. The Theatre Favart has announced for this win , a piece of DEtiosiv and BOY LLOIEU. Tile poetry music of which have completely suc t_• !at cit. Petershurgh. It is a Russian suhjeht, hit h :Aust, actirding to report, be interesting yen in France. A new Pie e, intitled, Achille a &year, by GAR.. g/ , and in which DUPOR r plays a principal part, as been lately brought out with success, Tha )pert Cornigne has announced Pizarro, a rand Spedtaale, in three Aas. in which Gaya %MAU ill play the principal part. M. R csicou ar. and rrsoiselle Pt .totscr, are sick at the Opera Co igne; M. Iv I. I .7N, at Vaudeville ; and M Ti EKCE IN) and Mademoiselle CAROLINE, at Montansier. t the (leave Francaise. the Coriedien: are all well. t is only the Comedy that is sick. Arrival; at Cliftnn last week I,n,a :;notiey, More, Celotv.l Travers, 'taint Nixvic, Major Arrnwone, Captain Smyth, Mr. and Mrs. 'earce and lama', Mr. and M. M.Cartitey, Mr. ane Mrs. :Midi, Mr. and Mrs. CH, Mr. I larve,, Mr. Rote, Mr. .1. .ingt.in, Mr. Arinstrimg, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Hunter, &e. !Arrivals at Hotwells-- Mia Wilkinson, Mr. Cnieman, Mr. ltsbson, Mr, lita miser, Mrs. Slant, Miss tiunkslm. Mr. M r s w M ac e. M r . ir Sespberd, Sdafrd, Mn. s, and M. Woad, Dr - Mrs racy, Mr. Hawkins n, Mr. W. and J. Saone, Mr. H. Tottenham, &c &c. The Earl and Countess of Notarrizseutty. and Viscount Paxwcas CON, are on a visit to Lady Pa astarrox, at Broadlands, near Ramsey. The Earl of Luc•N has retired to his country seat, at Castle:rat., Ireind, where he intends to re stain until June. The i•:arl of ALraMotsVT is excreted in town to sorrow. from Cambridge, on a visit to his father, the Marquis of St.ioo, at his house in Grafton street Lady Motvwria, the wife of S:r C APET.L, it ar rived at Bath from Ireland in a very ill state of health. Lord MORPtTlit parchased, on Saturday last, the teem weickncr ef the late Dowager Lady HAR• 12C•wsv, in Park-street, for 7000 guineas. 1)r. ‘‘'at.coTr, alrat Petir Prnshir, is one of the most intimate literary friends of the Duke of Roc are au, and dines every day at his Grace's table. Mrs. 'leaven+ and tamily return to town this day from hngletield-green, to their house in Gros venot-qqap e. . _ °Amid Llt left town yesterday to pass the C.;irittians wit:a Colonel MUDGZ, at his seat near Blackheath. Mr. Yrs- and Miss Fa Eat, are arrived in town, imm their seat in Norfolk, and have taken up their residence at MILLBR': Hotel, in Jermyn-street, expectation of the arrival of his Mother, Mr. Fa tit r, the Ciar,zetriffairet, hourly, frcln Spain. The son and heir of Lord Mon - rook Ear diet! htct week at P.Oeton Castle, in Scotland, a few hoiirs sifter his birth. We are happy to state, that her Ladyship is as well as can he ezpeited. Lord and Lady MELBCIt4E. Lady AsoleCtcrh, and a large party of fashiouables, are passing the hoirdays with the Mar furs and Marchioness of hat.rsamtv, at Ilatfield. Colonel Gittvir.r.r, Lady ',Mar fl, t Trot: Marquis and Maahionc , s of Tiictirtt Ln, and a large party, are passing the holidays with the tukt of PORTLAND, at litAs•rode. Colonel BING ii Ist and th , , Officers of ere Dorset Militia have commanded The: Ifsuleaul, at the Lewes Tiscatre. for Friday ingot. General Lemstoz is eleelett Master of the Royal Clarence I.odge, for the ensuing fear. '1 calebrateJ Ko rat act has late'y been arrested It sly, by order of a great power. The Duke of tloaroax is enjoying the festivities of the s-aeon at Worksop Manor. We are concerned to state, thsi Lady VILLIMIIS is ill at Cisteris Park. Miss PA a 4fr; is on "the infirm and sickly list;" a circumstance that will occasion a gre it disap pointment to the Musical entre , srs at Rath, vrhere she was soon to :save displayed her charming vocal 'queers. lastat.a is much beuer with reaped to the strain Si the muscles tta i vie, as well as to his cough, which has bzen matt severely oppressive. Master BaTTY was better yesterday. Mrs. Si nocites kiintinuu so much indisposed, that there arc little hopes of seeing leer again on theatrical hoards. An outside passenger on into of the Norwich coaches, tin its arrival yesterday mousing. was found dead and stiff will, the frost.—lie was a huge Norfolk Turkey. This day the seventh Regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, with their rifle company. will have a general muster at their ground before Major l'a•TT, In the absence of Lieutenant CO!Ullel SHAW •' after which they will march to the 'reoter-ground,Good man's-fiells, for the purpose of presenting their Ma jor, ions Pe•trr, [sq. with a sword, voted to him by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and pri vates, valise 1001. as also a sword of the value of 501. to the SerjeJra Major, both with suitable devices, after which they will go throng!) their different ma n•uvres of a field-day, and then go to the London Tavern to a dinner, provided on the occasion by the officers. 4 EX? T • FROM TIIE WILL OF AK OLD BACHELOR, Dud at the Age of 117. TRANStaTILD ',ROM THZ GEtMAN, BY MADAME DE MONTOLIEU. - Love, hope, and even fear, set.,ht by turns.to agitate the human breast, to prevent out days from passing over in'an insipid Imam:ll4y. It is to escape this insipidity, so insupput table to man, that hr employs himself in a thousand trifles, a thousand folios; one plays at chess, another builds houses—one learns to warble like the birds, annsher to decypher music—this man learns to cultivate flowers, the other to write books, &c. These various means of escaping ennui had no thing in them to captivate my fancy. In examining the different interests which arose in my view, I found that which alone had power to attach me to life, and make it valuable, were the extatic ties of husband and father; celibacy never made a part in my schemes of happiness ; I loved in good earnest ; my vow; were always sincere wad honourable, as I only aspired to become a good husband and a wood father of a family. I have been in love seven times —ls not that enough? aed is it not unliirmi..ate that I have not harmd a wile? Alt! toy hiend—my first affections alone have power to snake my tears flow ! A gentle innocent girl, who was to me most truly a first love, and who returned my passion tenderly—death snatched her from me, and I was near following her to the grave. Never shall I for get that amiable creature ! After some years of grief and iftlifference, a very pretty fair one animated my heart ; I exerted all my assiduities with kindness—she blushed,and cast down her eyes with a thoughtful air. This is she who is to be the companion of my life, thought I, with transport, and I disclosed to her my passion ; she interrupted my first words, by asstiring me of her tender friendship, of which she was about to give me a proof. She then told me, in confidence, that she had for a long time been strongly attached to a young man, and never would marry any other titan him. Its thus renouncing my tender and pretty fair one, I did no: renounce the hope of being one Jay happy in marriage. I offered my vows to a third ; a young lady, who was beautiful as an angel; she received fly declaration with expressions of esteem, but she received them as the homage due to her charms. Amelia (for that was her name) was proud of her beauty and wit, and only thought of multiplying her conquests, considering it beneath her to sacrifice those to the happiness of one man only. When I merely talked of love, she willingly heard me ; but when I pronounced the word mar riage, I was repulsed. I left her, and went home much mortified by her refusal ; but as 1 had been more dazzled by her charms, than touched by her charthcr, I felt more resentment than grief. Nothing is more suffocating than anger and vexa• tion ; I opened my window to get air, and my eyes were mechanically cast upon the street. In that moment, a young brunette, neat and smart, crossed it : I recolleaed to have seen her before, but she had never drawn my attention ; the general ele gance of her air struck me, and, as a flash of light ning, it occurred to my mind, to avenge myself on the haughty Ainelia. by paying ray eourt to this ruing person. Thts suggestion quickly ripened IMO a settled projec t, and, as usual, was combined with the idea of marriage, which still more embel lished in my eyes the object of my new flame. I found means to introduce myself at her house ; I followed her with assiduity ; I suffered no opportu nity to escape to make known my sentinients, which she appeared well inclined to return, when suddenly her parents said to nit.. " That my frequent visits to their house did them much honour; that they begged I would continue them, and remain :always a friend to the family ; but that they believed they ought to apprise me, that their daughter had been long before promised to a very rich man of the next town that his arrival was ex fled, and they besought me as a friend, not tonffer him any offence." My young friend gave me to understand, that she would have preferred me ; btu that she mast obey. He was handsome, lie was amiable, and I soon perceived -that my young brunette obeyed without relu6l You may easily imagine that I became timid and suspicious after all these disappointments; hardly dare I look at a woman, lest I should become ena moured ; but the disease quickly banished my fears. I became again in love, and this time I was very se riously so. I loved with passion, but with such diiSdince, such an apprehension of not succeeding, that I dared not to avow my sentiments to her who had inspired them ; I tegularly passed before her windows three times a day, and when she appeared, I bowed with the most tender and respeetful air, al most touching the ground *id* my hat. During some days, she appeared there mote frequently, and I even remark...al that when she saw me at a dis tance, she tired herself in her balcony, and answer ed my salutations with a sweet smile. I was over whelmed with joy. and employed my thoughts on the means of making myself known to her, when one day that I passed. as usual, before her house. and was walking slowly to prolong the pleasure of being near her, I beard her burst into a fit of laughter, and say, "Come. I pray you, my dear friend, come and look at this cringing fellow ! he is of all beings on earth the most ridicsiloos." A young man approached her, and passint; his atm round her waist, laughed heartily with Let, as their eyes followed me. I withdrew much quicker than I went, and soon learned that the young man had become he•r hus band two days before. This melancholy adventure, which ought to have humbled me, ou the contrary, suddenly renewed my courage. I resolved to be nu longer the dupe of my own feelings, and to mart y, cost what it would. I went into an assembly sit young persons, and addressing myself to her who pleased me the most, 1 asked to speak to her apart ; she graved my request, and the next day I went to her house. " Are you at liberty?' said I. entering. " Yes," answered she, " absolutely free." " Will you accept my heart sod hand?* Both," said the, smiling and extending hers. From that moment, I considered myself married; but this engagement so suddenly formed. was as suddenly dissolved. it would be too tedious to inform you of the particular circumstances: happily, before the ceremony, I perceived was unfaithful. and God be praised she wat not • yet my wife. Itievires !mach prelaution, thoutht one ought to study a long time, and with trmch attention, the woman Who is to be one's central:ion— try over more. I then Made a seventh choke, which was mare wise and seasonable, a charning young gnl, well educated, and who had never been in love. ~ This rime no one cotild accnse me of too mile!l precipitation ; I carefully watched all her step, .11 her actions, all her intentions, without making a'.. declaration 1 !loped incessantly—l was as ye: only in the C rarth year of vigilante and observation, when in the moment I least expe9ed, she was carried id by :s young man who knew her only four Jays. l'his snail he my last trial, said I, I can no rrio:e res .Ire to begin new amours ; I still love the ladies, but this sentiment is accompanied by such timidity, that 1 cannot agate venture to speak to them. LEWES, Dcc. Ct. The extraordin try fecundity ef Mr. Ames.% Chi nese sow, has heed more than epislltd by One the property of Mr. Fisher, of the Half Moon public house, on the London road, between t:odstone and Croydon, which, in the space of eleven months, farrowed sixty-one pigs ; the first and second tittle she had twenty each, and the third twenty-one. On c c night last week ten ewes, the property of Mr. Heath, of Pulborough, yenned twenty-one lambs ; nine of them having produced twins, and one triplets. ' On Saturday evening a poor roan, named Pollard, on his return from this town to lford, was ►topped on the high-way, a little beyond the Wheeler's-yar. l , in Southover, by two footpads with militaryforaging caps on, and robbed of 4s. Gel all the mon.•y he had about him, with which the villains decamped undiscovered The snow was so drifted on Wednesday night, by the high wind at Bexhill, that a number of newly. ereeled huts there were literally buried, and the men within them very aukwardly imprisoned, till they could be liberated by a number ot their coin-- rades, who, with great labour, removed the fleecy covering with entrenching tools. On Monday last, about eleven o'clock in the fore • noon. an old man, named Buss, was met, on the road near Wadhurst, by two other men, who, after accusing him of having stolen some tons of contra band spirits, took him into a neighbouring wood, where, after fast binding him, they beat him most unmercifully, and then leit him ; when the poor old man, notwithstanding his dreadful situation, con trived to crawl front the wood into an adjainiog field, where, about two in the afternoon, he was found, and conveyed home in a cart, but had not arrived more than half an hour, b-fore he expired. On view of the body the nett day, the Coroner's Jury returned a verdift of—Wifxf Murder against one Richard Vanpea, and his companion, called G g psey George. Last Tuesday we had a heavy fall of snow in these parts, which afterwards drifted to a great height, and in many places rendered the roads impassable, and particularly fcr carriages.- Falmer Isollcw. be. tweet' Brighton and this town, was nearly filled up, to avoid the danger of which, the stage coaches, by _permission, ga through Mr. Elart's „ground. Six sheep, ot a tenantry Rock, in fold on the Downs, belonging to some of our Brook-side Farmers, that the snow had in the night drifted over and busied, were the next morning dug out dead. On Thursday last William Elliott, charged with having knowingly uttered a counterfeit dollar, was committed by the Mayor of Canterbury to West gate prison, in that city, to take his trial for the of fence ; and Wm. Brown, charged with being an accomplice with Elliott, was at the same time fined 1351. for knowingly having in his possession twenty. seven false and counterfeit dollars ; and haring re. fused to pay the fine, he also was committed to the same prison, to be kept to band labour for the space or three calendar months. CORONER'S INQUEST. On Saturday night an Inquest was held at the King's-head, Limehouse, before J. W. Cowin, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on view of the body of Wm. Locke, Esq. a Captain in the second regiment of Tower Runlets Militia.—After the Coroner had given the Jury their charge, they retired to view the body, which presented a sight awful, affecting, and piauresque, being wrapped up in the Eng lish colours, with the uniform which the deceased wore, and watched by two grenadiers in their regimental dress. The first witness called was ('apt. Bartlett, of the West India Dock Volunteers. He q.ited, that he had frequently see') the deceased oa i ,:;iarcl at the Dock ; he had cai,ed that evening by .occident, at the house of Mr. U. bin, where the deceased was spending the evening; at supper. he obsnved him to be a good ded intoxicated, and his voracious manner of eating much surprised him; about the middle of supper he observed the deceased turn pale and faint, *nit advised he should be taken into the air. He got worse, and medical advice was sent fur. Mr. Tobin, of Limehouse, deposed, that the deceased had come to his house with a friend ; he had seen bins often before, but was not intimate web him ; *Ai! st ited that he supported hum a con :idetable time at, Li, knee till a surgeon came; that !:e gra duAly ~h ved his pulsation diminish, t:i: AS quite vile. The surgeon, Mr. ii.gh, stated, he came too late to render A.iy , twice ; that life was totally wind ; lie believed the de ceased did not die from Apoplexy ; though he could not trace his death to any particular cause. The Jury returned their verdiEt—Died dy the V,sitaiea of God. Beema.—Yesterday the Lout► Mwee, after inspeCting the returns of the hlealweighers, or dered the Bread to be lowered half an assize, or one penny in the peck loaf, to take place to-snorrow. The quattern loaf wheaten will then be sold for I s._4,lll._and household Is. 2:d. 7'tie Casette ot Last night gives notice. that infor mation has been receiecd at the Admiralty Office, that on the 20th instant, the American ship lieroism . o, burthen about 331 tans, islets W Mtn AM, Master, from the island ot Sumatra, in the East-lodics, bound to the Downs for orders, laden with a cargo of pepper and gum-beiijamin, was wrecked near Sanduwn Castle, in the Port of Deal. . . . : . • „ . . . ~ • • Pf'bLlC TV.F..dLI 7 II. -.- t extract horn a Parhehlenr.eillit/erf “ Olittio4l; , 9lo br ::, 1 4 Lauderdale, on t-lfry iihsvre's et itivi. , llo, , 4 . 4 . N,i t .,,, ~; t1 rcirio.. of Pelilie Wea'tii." Penliebed in V i lid& N ember of The rifle hieTh Re;to leo. or The author of the article in the Edinborvh view, on Tar Inveirr into tier Nlivre IN, Ortrin of l'egi,:le Wealth, mutant* Ike .11t4 ,411 e. ClW6fr tr ifis ° farreasr, was perfeCtly right in coneecterrive that he would obtain from the . auther of wet Tre'rtise a mi- tient perusal of his remarks The followeets obser vations, however, arc intended to cenviivie item awl the world, Lieu he much overrates the trent of his criticism, in thinking that it can reasonablv-hawo the smallest effekt cn the mind of any man, 4.teritierser* with the science of political oeconoray, in estisfdtit the work which forme the objelf of his animal: . version. ' ' This asithor of the Inquiry nets: ah-t.iin frosts following the example of the Renewer, in -e-ing e distinEtly his opinion of the publication' on sir".'en hi • ! is about to remark. The language, to whirls he would be ccmn- lied to resort, might centres- n vet if- e ermneoeis itiqwessinn of his feeling:, on the pi -it erfv:f the Review. He mart !eserevet sae, that it was with t astonishment he perceire.l so many contililiCeMite, and soimuch ignorance of the first principles of ebb science it pretends to discuss ; and th at it is with pain he feels himself tinder the necessity of ma le observations, which he conceives to be called figs I from a man who steeds pledged to defend his oyfe ' thous from the attack; of malice and prejudice. In executing this diregreeitbie task, be derive* ' some satisfadion from Minkine, that it miy in those known to be concerned in the conduit of Edinburgh Review, to consider- what effell a in sion of such articies mty haVe on their own chi ratters, as well as upon that of their pehliettion. From the reputation this Review had arrqdi-m, and from the knowledge in the science of political lecoltomy octeeionally displayed by some of the Reviewers, the author of the Inquiry looked for ward to their criticism for instruftion. He regarded it as a source front which he was likely to derive grounds for confirming, or reason; for corredint, the opinions he ha ! formed. From his knowledge of the chars ter of some of thcem concerned ;n die undertaking, he would have been disapp-inted, if their approbation had savour: dof flattery : on the oti:er hand, he thought himself secure that their disapprobation would not be tiatured with malign . Formerly, when the Author of the Incrii • ...lb engaged in the alive scenes o' pnliecal life , - :el knew that the reciptecal personalities whi. It such struggles eall torch, insuted from ft* spleen of some, and the venality , I i.steers,the dal/ esiecks of illiberal malevolence, cerivejed with at that nrteN barrarsed center-lie t f :reel ail:'' con isteecy, and that imposing p.,:- tde nl pbreeenloce, which cfi's.in guisit secii publication .: It did net, however, ec- Cur CO hira, that what the Review denneinetes a Trrali.c on the pen- Meapin , ect of Paiti , 4l Erowtion , could provoke a style of declamation thet set tent; at defiance; and to such a degree as to induce tile Reviewer to announce, as his fair and candid owl nion of a work containing many dedienes in which he agrees, and sum: pee Lions be has taken groat' pain; to enforce— " That it is a caiietiiika t.: prqtiming, all of thew eitien-eirlh evident, or oSviously hilts, and t•rundel upon errors which t ea slightest env:awn *o raeicient to , I,_ i el." The author of the Inquiry is Accused, in the very outset of th e Review, , —"of haying read Dr. Smith'. tso..k I)ef,rre tie Was newt fora the pr.-indict.. of Up-tsar, and, ..none that peilud, of I...ving reiolve4 that no two pages o 1 the Wealth .rf Named s'iould agree together." Had he, like the Reviewet, dealt in vague.invec tive, without quoting s single passage that author ised his remarks, there might have been some .ip. parent ground for the accusation Such a proceed- Mg might have countenanced a belief, that he con fided in the indolence of his readers to seeere him . against deteetion, and to vehemence of assertieu at the best means of CM - bid:lg CtlnV itiinn, in the dies 4 cussion of a science which it is unfortunate .0 few, indulge in studying. It is with satisfairtim, hnwever, he reeollefts, that, every charge brought against Dr. Smith is ur ,. .1. ere., ly attended with a display of the pescsese on it is founded. On reading the Imputes, tie r ' viewer could be at no loss to discover at pillages charged with inconsistency; and it is -- dent, that if, as he says, a little attention vro have sufficed to teach 'tenni Lauderdale that t inconsistency was only in the language, and not • the substance of the statement*, a very ftw seo tences must have enabled him to make this ap parent. -' It must also he observed there are re • '.'ezii grounds for suspetting, shat the extreme deals e t e. Reviewer displays of asserting a rght olit*e.e.it in the abuse of the Wealth or Netions, steseld hav led him, for once, to renounce declamation, and P have dealt in pro of, if he had thoeght it possible. By this means, he w add h ire rescued 1)r. Smitl from that charge of iacoasieency, at which he ,ap pears so indignant, and exclusively WhjeCtell tie Wealth of Neuons to the liberal, impartial, and pro found spirit of criticism; a specimen of which i displayed in the following history the Reviesver' imasMation hes furnished of the wail he has nne criticised : " LAidetdale scents to hsv. Otani hioterlf tunhlf.3.4, foe want of a %neon , . and, ita chi, state, to haw Y, loos be the brat pAratiux A hi.:3 pfemint4i itself to his fatter. l'n e.ArActox., a. n utast, prabahly Aopnirel, upon esaeatiAti .n :e... sas,ii.iuut than At .. view, or ttegr...es, h/ efts sioced iri tr uth, Ina to mok• eicry thing, fall b fore it. fit..t %simian, wnii rine such passi,in, be was s +wilisen with new vbiec s lathe 1c.n.1; A.A. tits tete:yr Always enabling his to &nosey angssivoits in iiitsy.et of c.. •u :crater fAvouriw, he at 1..4 adopted Ct.. whole tract, A. lies now collated d... 4111 tigetlies for p ie.lic e. :.cation " The passage here quoted sufficiently displays II spirit, in which the author of the Reviesv has pt ceedrl to the consideration of a work, OQ he pretends to deliver a fair and candid opini. and carries along with it a decided antidote t.• poisnn he mans to corvey. Tn et:mate:it .... would Ise superduotts. If the accus akin it the Inquiry molly c , .nsisted of a sem.- di.xes ; it w..uld even in tlf.t case be ri. l V enter ten ,thly into a dispute with the an Review on the manner, or order, m w. ' naturally enter into the human as • • - rience would, in such a coutrovany, . • superiority. . 4 .. Ir." ___