The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-12-13 00:00:00

i THE.4IRES. .... env , Nr-nsnisi. Last night, Their 7`.l..,trxriFi and the five Pais nous honoured this 1 %neve, for the firer time this Season, with their presenze They *ere received with all the loyal , y and A. , ithnsi tsm that al affec rilnate people c 091.1 chew at seeing their heltieed Sovereign and his Firrsily arrong , ,t them again His MaalIAT• looked estremely well. Two green shades were fixed between him and the lights; he frequently used I,is g'ass, and see Med much enter tained with the performances. which were the Inte resting Comedy of La.ee's Voter, and the Farce of Love Laughs at Loekustilbs. In the play, Mr. Ilaumrow sustained the part of Frederiel, with great animation, feeling, and energy, and received much and deserved applause. Tie com pliment to Her Main ry, was caught by the house, and received three distinfl rounds of ap plause, and Her VI ALE,I y hewed most graciously. In the Farce, when Mr F"Cr r-r, in the part of Rid, 2275. •• Let its staod try eon King," he was received' with cle.erin, hozzas, &c. God Sore the K,ag„ was song on entrance of the ROY AL GROUrr, and at their leparriire ; and Rule Britoonil betwee the Play and Varce. Her MAJESTY is more en boo point than List season, and looks ex tra tri y well. HI7 , MAJESTY wrve black, and white cloves. 11 kit MAJESTY's a tin dress was Week, except her glnses ; her lica.l-dreas was a htack turban, with bards of 0....ir00d5, a crescent, and Wars; she also wore her breast. bows, e , e Tines, and necklace. PRINCESS AlNal sT A was also in black, with a profu sion .1, iainonAi, I.Fate muff, 1 00. pm. •..4 si:oves• PR IN• •ESS EI..7.ANETIVe dress wa• sr:th the of paradise plume, a dark muff std everts. The tender sorrows of Agirlia Er•lnirg, as pan!, ,f he Mn. Litchfield. ()Mewed her Royal Highness's che.,k+ with the rears of senability. P'!l • 17 17 .5 S Si 11.111 A —A black rnbe, white muff, tippet, and he as. bands of disinei.ds, a cret..:ent, awl s tirs; a la , l'otrid .erelitef. PRINCESS sf.IRY—A blank robe, bee shirt handker chief, diarreed necklace and ear-rings; white muff, tippet, ant glee s. Head-dress--rliarnr.ul handy, erweenr, And stars also •rwat beautiful dlam-n1 (rather. raiNci..ss AMELIA —a bltek .obe. lace P.andke•chier, taw to necklace, ear ring., white thrint, gloves Heal d ess, buds rd diamonds, and a most 0.-attuful Orme of wile U..thrt• s. amiable Pa tun css esnever appear but to im prove public taste ; their dress is a mod •I for me de.ty, delicacy, and elegance. The honse over flowed with company at an early hour. DRURY-LAKE. This Theatre was also crowded in the ex:l-erne last night, The new pieces went off with increased effel ; there never were two pieces more admirably supported by the performers. OR %frN A L PO ET it r. T. 7) TUC MEMORY OF nit.: L ‘mEN C7-'0 lIFRO LOKI) NELSON. Ah! what avatls the enuquesa thou ha,t woo' (Jr what the honours whkh we .an bestow Thy spirit's Red, Britannia s moule , t %On, And the cold earth must Owe a scene of No Inner, n',w, the name Tvront's dread; No mere, with thee, thy sh.!l ;bad the wave; Ter, Nelson, thgu hest 'niggled watt the dead, And Britons' tea , Ilia!, den tliF s.leiit rate. Yesterday. Her Mantsry and the Palm cum vi. sited Lady CNAItLOTTL Finctt. We are h.ppy to say. he- Latlycip k better. 34 Evar; NEPtAIi gave a grand dinner, yester day, a, his villa, Fulham, to the P./ATV:It:LC! and R usst 411 Ast BASS...OOas, and several other Foreign Ministers. The gallant Cap•. BALER arrived, yesterday, at bis apartments, Conduit-street, from Po e tsmuitth. Mr. and the Hnn. Mrs. WHITSIZAD. and Lady Sr. Jour., arrived yesterday at their house. Dover street, Picea•lilly, from South Hill. BedforeShire. Lady Cs.,otrer Dante dined, yesterday, with the Countess of CAKIIIOI.II. at her house, Lower Benok-st:ect, Grosrenor-square. The Marcois of Ss tissues gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his seat at Hatfield, to several of the siwrounding Nobility. who will soon begin the sport of fez-hunting. in which the Marchioness leash the .... van. Lord Gazw•tsce declared vet!, lately at a large ; party, that he never heard the English langnage so I , beautifully pronounced, or so correSly spoken by roan or woman, as by Mrs. JORDAN. The British Public have long acknowledged the truth and jus tice of his Lordship's &nervation. The Duchess of NI A NCH( ST ER had a stle& party last evening, at her house in Berkeley-square. Viscountess SeDIRY and the Dowager Lady Da Ct. t r FOR ci were • f the company.. Miss CNA M Baas, authoress of the new comedy of The &boo! for Frienly, is daughter of the Mate of the Winterten East Indiaman, which was lost some. years since. Her comedy was written with the laudable motive of aiding the junior branches of a family thus left destitute. It does not stand in nu. d. however, of any plea of this kind; but may tic safely allowed to rest on its intrinsic merits. ~ ni Th 1 .‘, a,o. at Bath Are-- Coaltri. Of kilisaul, Bi.ia., of Tarim. Lar.l Nbiliiiive, 1.00 Some:val. Lard '....inialrel, (My N1114..t.r.1441r Fort,/ .'s, Lid , Cost. Laitv Call. Laity A. Ilighy. laity Potvw , elg, Livis T.%,s.un.anit nitnir, So Robert 'Wirer, Str tlir A Collo, Sir R. :11.1.,,r, Sir William roil., Sir John (afraid. Sta. Sir Ilsisi sec M see, at the Meeting at Bath, when Mr. IA Bas was chosen Master of the Cere monies to the Lower ;looms, regretted that the in signia of office were not presented by so uth and b-vrov, instead of Pr and oefewite. What a pity Alr. Sas est so tom cannot renovate the worthy and rrod-humouc•d Baronet, as he does OW Lten in lbrNlerni..it Biat.l. Maetchiv. I nes , as, .AWettle.dAy, was celc'srt ed. is Bath, the Anniversat - of the Bath aiid West of grogiand Society, Mr the encouragement of Agri culture, Arts, Mantitaeliires, and Commerce. On the resignation of the Duke of ISE.virmen. llctsa Antic frineaouse, E'q. M. P. was uttAnirnously chosen Pessitleat of this most useful instnution. , • , ( 1 5i TIA 41 ; 1 3 . y_ii v 4 k,A4 11-- . „ itif • fhnillekarb *C}nOrLE , Sh I EW . ,. Yest , !rday irtynning, several very fine fat oxen, cows, sheep, and pigs, were sent into the R.eryni ory-yard in Barbican, for the ex •itsition this d3y. —ln addition to the cattle mentioned yesterday, we have learn •d, that the Doke of Bedford has seat in h.lf.hred Ox. a Hereford Ox, two Fiighland- S.:.rtch Oxen, a Hereford Cow, and woodier Cow of th.. French. and Devon mixed breed ; the M.tryins of Bock.ngliam, a fat Cow; Mr. Young. two Devon Oxen ; Mr. linbhc. rpm Devon Ox ; Mr. VV...1, , ,er, two Dev ,, n Oxen ; Mr. Pryer, two Dev,,r; Ox.n ; Mr Jailer, two Htr,tl:)rd Oxen ; Mr-West :4r, tour Hereford Oxen, Ana two Devon Oxen; %tr. . . \V. Hayward, a Devon Or ; Mr. Monk. a Ken..;.h ; Mr. Pickford, a fat Cnw ; Mr. Wallace, three I year Old new Leicester Sheep ; E. T. Waters, three daft); Mr. Oldares, three I-ycar, ate! thi year ditto; Mr. Pladtet, three ‘2-year ditto; Mr. Pick. ford and Mr. BaLer hayr each sent in remirka , ile tine fat Pigs. only 18 months old ; the owners' names of a great aincutier of Other line P.gs,as also of Sheep, Oren, and Cows, we were unable yesterJay to learn, on account of the Judge; not having exa mined them. Mr. Hatrisnn has sent a Bull : Mr. Jackson, two singularly fine and large Moles; these are also sev, ral fine and curious horses. and other animals in these extensive premises, which do not come as candidates for the Pt izes. LORD NELSON'S MONUMENT. It is proposed to ere& a monument in lionotir of Lord Stilson, on the Calton Hill, Ldinhurgh ; a rustic tower, of the height, at least, of 100 feet, and of a proportionable bniadth, on the site of the pre sent signal staff, having convenient stairs in the interior, to lead to the top. from whence the signals to be repeated, &s at present. 'Fite upper part of the t•twer to be fitted up with proper accommud '- titan far a signal officer. 'site under part to he di vided into five or more small cabin:. for the recep tion of deserving seamen; and the first preference to be given to those who have been wounded in bat tle with Lord Nelson. In addition to this, flag.. to be providt•d rid put in charge of the signal offi.ter, with the nam , s, in 'arr charafters, of Nelson, aad all our other Naval Heroes who have gained great victories within a certain period. i'o assist the maintenance of the seamen, a small fee to be taken at th • gate, from all visitors ; and from the situation being Admitted to command one of the finest views in E trope, a soffi ient fund 1,0 this 'laudable pmrpose might he depended on. It is understood that 'mom 150th to 20001. would fully answer. And we at•tt happy to hear, that a consi derable sum is airt.adv :übseri'wd. Cll.l R! 110 USE bCIIOOL. Yesterday being the anni y, or oration day of this schoo!, the usual annual ceremonies were ni.served. accordi:ig to the ch irter At rwo o'clot k divine service seas rrforvitti in the Charter House Chap►l, and a very excellent sermon preadrell the Rev. Dr Law. brother to Lord F.ltenborough, at which were present the Arehkishop ot Canter bury, Lord Ellenhorough, Mr Justice Le Blanc. Mr Baton Sutton, and a gre rt nnmlser of the No bility and Gentry, Governors of this very ancient es tablishment. Atter which, they repaired to the Great flail, which was fitted op for the purpose, With 3 rostrum in the centre, fur the orator of the day ; and benches ere led, at eith. r side, for the accommodation of the poor Brothers, the Scholars, anJ the junior Go vernors and Stewards ; and, at the head -of the Ball, sae the Archbishop of Canterbury, as senior Governor, the Head-master of she School, Lord Ellenborough. the Resident Chaplain, Master, Stc. --Master Crowe, the head boy, or Captain of the School, delivered an appropriate Oration in Latin, which received th- greatest applause ; after which, the several Governors gave the usual donation to the orator, and they, as well as the scholars, partook of SIIMpt unus entertainments prepared for the occasion. For several year; there has not been known so full en attendance of the Governors and other ahem • f — DREADFUL FIRM : Leettettitt, hetwee doe hours of eight and nine o'clock; -at aterniires fire kwoke not in the Printing-offices and Warehouses belonging to Mr. Ginet, a most respeSaide • printer, in tialis. bury-s(ll)are, Fleetikstieet ; the' tack pArt of the premises were situated in Hanging Swotd-alley, thickly serrounded by a great numbei of smell houses, and joined by a sort of wooden bridge to the dwelling -goose. Ia a short time after the fire was discotered, the town was tremendously illuminated to an immense distance all round : the blaze :rfleaed upon the Temple buildings, the steep!: of St. Bride's Chlitch and seeffolding, Bleckfrier's-bridge, the works at the other side nt the River, as strong and red as the weeng son in the middle of summer. The sparks flew in showers of the most alarming appearance, and were carried across the River, even into 131.4friar's.road, by a hriik north-west wind. All the lighter materials of the btisiness were seen fl ,itine in the air ; frag ments of brinks, paper, &c. &c. were carried off by the strength of the fire to an amazing height, and threatenedthe neighbourhood will the most Alarming crinsequences ; in less than half an hour all the up. per parts of the Prinrine Offices were consume], and the roof fellen in. From the went ore supply of eer, and the fl Imes gathering strenetli every instant, a general c intlegration of the. neighbourhood appear ed olio ineviteele, and the nonwhites bsicg chiefly composed of timber, inereeeed the alarm to eetight ful degree ; the inhehitante were seen flying an the greatest consternation and terror, in every diresnien, carrying with them whatever little naticln of furni ture first came to hand. The confusion, in so thickly an inhabited put sf the to.vn was indeserifs able. Furniture, of various elesctiptions, w.ts hwae ed up against the shops and houses in Fleet -street, and every one seemed to prepare for the deal ritaion of thatquarter. Fertunetely,howev- r.•bout the some time that the wind abated a little, a plentifil , upply of w tier was procured, but not until the flael e s had communicated, by the wooden bti,!ge, to the dwell , ',web-use, arid, at the some instant, were seen to burst thrwigh every window in the house, from the t to lithe bottom. In less than an hour and a half the , whole inside of the premises were consumed to the loundatian, leeying only the hare wall s e ee a few Tilers. Finding it impossible to save Mr Giles property, the firemen's attention was direfled to the pre,ervetian of the adjoining houses,' a nt by play , irg on them, from sit or seven engiees, in all directions, with a plentiful supply of water , they nearly accomplished their purpose; hut not before the Vaccine Inoculation Hetoe, which jninel Mr. Cell. es, and some others, were mach injured. Some time after ten o'clock, the fire was very mu. h reduced ; and, before eleven, all appre hensions of futtlier ianger were dissipated. 'she grew eejority tif tl e fire r'atio's ft rim all quarters . the tewn, were celleeted weh the create t ima gined- expeditien. The drum heat th alms, end a large bedy of the SJ. 4th, and 3th Regiments ri London Volunteers, the Temple Ceres. and se veral others, were mustered in a few moments under their resreftiva officers. By timely exertions, the firemen were enabled to afl with erre& and the unhaepe inhabitants, who had moved their furniture into the street, were pro tefted from plunder. We have not been Able to as certain from what cause this dreadful eccideet orivinated, but are informed, that it arose from some speaks of tire coming down the chimney, and corn. municating with some paper in the warehouse. Neither have we learned what geentity of pro perty has beet destroyed ; butt, from the im mense business of Mr. Gillet, and the tie:entity of paper, types, prietieer, presses. &c. which he mist necessarily use, we conclude, the loss must be immense ; exclusive of the house, huiLlings, and furniture, which were of considerable value.— The warehouses and printing-offices were originaily ereaed by the late Mr. William Wnodfall, the printer of the femoits Jamios's Letlers ; and what is most singular, his brother, Mr. H S. Woodall, who had an interest in the premises with him, died but yesterday morning. The dwelling-house also WAS formerly the residence of Mr. Richardson. the celebrated author of Clarissa Marlowe. Sir Charles Gramliven. and Pamela, where this excellent writer composed many of his winks. '['he premises, we ate informed, were insured, but to what amount we cannot say. We are happy to add, no lives were lost. The public, and ',Artie ode, ly the flonksellers of London, will symeethise with the immediate sufferer from this calamity.— Mr. Gill. t. by his industry and ability, had raised himself to the first situation in the trade. Yester rime on the Flee:lion for Writing Master to the Asylum, when the numbers were, for— Mr. Reynolds Mr IS ,shby Mr. Allen fl , enurn Mr. Dempster Mr. Ra visor. os was, therefore, duly eleded. PRIV/SLY Socteries.—To show how numerous these Societies are, an less than 957 have been en tolled at the Qrarter Sessions in the county of Lan caster, pursuant to the aSs of 33d Geo. Sd. cap. 54. and 33th Geo. Sd. cap. S. The area of the West Riding of Yorkshire, is 033 square statute miles, equal to 1,635,129 sta tute acres; the number of inhabitants on each squire mile is 213 person!; total of persons is 563.426. The area of England and Wales, according to the latest antkorities, appears to he 58,355 square sta tute miles, equal to 31,343.400 statute acres; the inhabitants on each square mile average 152 per sons.—Total fefititi,2no prisons. Lord C settee Re, who' has recently been ap pointed to the command of the British troops upon the Continent, WAS placed in a similar situation in an early period of the last war On the return of the Doke of YoeK to England. the chief command of the British force devolved upon Lord Ca Ti /set, who evinced greed military talents, as well as the most unshaken perseverance, in conJuning the re treat of his army during the hard and dressy winter of 1794-5 (after the subjugation of Holland by" the French armies, under the ill-fated Plot (sae ), from Emerick, upon the Waal, or North branch nt the Rhine. through the extensive provinces of Gueldees and Overyssel, to Embden, where they were finally embarked for Great Britain. •Lit 1I nrrgl,trcifiraz. ' CaURt 1317 Clitstis., ~ reetreAr rsee 11. • • tf . The Loam Cli•gter Ltd' informed the flfdre, that ' he should give judgment in the case of White and Williams, on nonday next. THE aIsIGHIEs Of WHLEtEY v. rtITTO. It appeared, th it, after a Commo %ion of bane rup:cy had been taken met against the Defendant ( he was allowed by the Assignees to keep possession of the house and premises on which he rctieed„ but, on an application t . that Cour, by the wher ef . .e. (Noir., a me:tsc , :ger w s appointed, rri their part, to. ratio joint posseisinu will him. A goestien since .- aro.o, whet'ter the Deferohnt could have heen, in law, male liable to bankruptcy? and whether his commission was not supersedahle ? 110 pre...reit an?licatinn was to' compel the premises to he g vett up to the A.,igitecs till that question Ototild b- de termined, and the expellees of the application should be pail out ol the property of the bankrupt. The Lo an IC ta A riCti.toll SAid i it itted often strode him with surpri.-, that people were so rea iy to en derake the office uf assignees, considering all the risk and trouble th-rt belong , .1 t ; it. It was not. indeed, very ofen that persons Of the deseritrion of the Defendant, who was &scribed as a yomitlarefin of format., disputed the vaddity of his e'mvoission ; because, In nine cases nut of ten, sock e miints,i , sel were fraudulent or collusive ; hat, when they were superseded; the assignees &ten foinel tbensselmi ict a situation of great embarrassment, for COW." of Jo•tice would not allow thin garners to the as .igrees of a man lel-1 , 114J ea right to I Je a harticr!pt. Ha knew of one case ocedriung in the C. an cf Common Pleas, where all the assignees got bee • • their trouble, care. aad management or the property, 1.. was a loss of 4 13001. In t'..• present ease, what v :9' alleged against Mr. Wht-eirty, besides Th. otsvrois-: ~,joi of a n aft of baokroptcy„ w.s, that Is; traded in brilc., which he had mad. on his estate. How far . that moo ; good, was a qaestim feels a special Jury is . tilt! C turt of Common PI .1 . ; but, until it was so decide.) that Wheeley was liable to the AA ::,opt I iws, he et.uld not •lireet a•tv expences to b? pX 4 .I nut of his estate. Wllat he should puler, under all the circamst.lnces. was, that the messenger -f the Court should eet.ilri j:vitit !SAW Seine with him ; Milo that he .Isould be restraiHe.l making awn..- . w.ll any of the property in the mean time. fie wished it also to he understood, that the parties were to I.ly before him a special verdift on the schie& of the bank ruptcy. no the first seal after the nest term. Mr. , Kowit.i.v, on the part of the Defendant. submitted, whether he might not be allowed to r-taut s pusessi , n, intern-diale,y, on giving sufficieax security for the propel ty is his c!,arg ? The Lacs CNA Set:LION cols•fn , el to Mrs having Bile possession, on condition that the messenger shoold also have possess.oa jointly, u lil security &timid be given to the Master's 11,111$fiaal411. RAPR ALL 9 113CHT. This was ex' eptio.i taken by the A restate. GCNETt at. to the Master's report, in having c.,arg. ed the Defendant, who was an eitecutoroa itn own. you interest (o the money which came into Isis :,ants by the will ,:f the testator, and also interest upon each several so n of money, from the moment of 11,s receiving it. The exception also went to the M aster's making half-yearly rest-ipts in his ern:tout*. eaoa ; adding, in such rece4its, the Interest to the capital, laud charging composuj tere,t upon the whole; and with refusitig to mak,' any d d...otion for interest upon the sums advanced , occ;:sionaliv by the Defendant, for the maintenance of the Plaintiff's children. Mr. Ru%lr.s.Y oppos-d the eiteeation, on the b oround that the Vaster ailed in miff ~ bedience to 'hr order made in the case by th•• late Lord llotslttns which prescribed his line of conduCt, and left him no discretion. The mums which induced Lord Rost, lyit to make that order, were nor 7-0.6 before the Court. The order to him was pro feeFlly inselligilrle and obvious ; but, if the Learned Gentlemen ed to him should maintain it to Ise otherwise, their remedy would be by a rehearing of the whale cause, and not by any exzeptions to the teport of the Master. The ATTORNEY-GENTR AL contended, in reply, that in this, as in all other cases, where receipts were ordered to be made, the sums recerv, d during the preceding half year should be added, with the interest, to the principal sum. and form a balance, on the whole of which interest should be pad in the half ye a ensuing. H. re, on the contrary, the Master threw the interest backward, and charged it from the moment when the sums were received, and, consequ traly, before the executor could make any interest on them. In respect to the sums which the Defendant was to par for maint•arance of the chil dren, nothing could be more unjust than to charge him with interest on them ; for. as it must be un certain on what day or month a tailor's or a school master's bill might be brought in, it was necessary that he should always keep himself in cash to de fray them. He also stated, that the Defendant had lent to the Plaintiff money upon two bonds of 5001. each, at an interest of 4 per cent. out of the test::- toes property. The Plaintiffs had never paid a of that 41. per cent. interest, and he asked whether any thing could be en ere glaringly unjust, than for the Master to charge the executor 51. per cent. hoe est on money, for which he did not receive even the 41. per cent. which he stipulated Tnc Lotto CIIANCTLIOR considered the order made by Lord ltosslyn to he much out of the usual prafitce of the Court, for it sobjeeted the executor to interest from the moment of the testator's death, Instead of tang a particular time at which he should become chargeable, after having the money in his hands. The rule. however, haeieg been made, he found himself bound by it, and had not the power of making any alteration. Having com qatrced en a variety of the topics and observations intscduced by the Counsel ou both sides, he ob served, that the money in question, amounting to 90,0001. came into the hands of the ear-vain by virtue of the will et the testator, in mist f”r his children, and to be employed in the ma; tier he himself prescribed. He bequeathed to Or • ex• ea tor a legacy of 4001 for the trouble he should he put to in the discharge of the trust which the latter of course paid to himself, withaut any dedudtion for interest. This will specificaily p•hvidest. that no part of this money should at est tine he ter noel is the hands of the extent-Jr, but &fettled that it sluiel4 Ma- mg , PLW CHITHGII AT DODINGTON. -.•11.i. Thursday se'anight, the new church at Dnding ton, in Glouces;er, built at the sole espence of C. Conic inorom, Esq, M.P. (whose magnificent seat it immediately adjoins) was consecrated by the Bishop of BATH and Wct.t.s, proxy for the Bishop of Gatauctsr CR. The l)odington troop paraded at nine o'clock, and passed in file on the lawn round the house, where they were inspeeted by Colonel Pao sr s ; they then dismounted, linked horses, and formed an avenue, through which the Loso Blow,. his CNA PLAIN, the gentry, Sec. fol lowe I by the cavalry, passed into the church ; where an excellent and appropriate , disconrie was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Joiszs, the Re for of the pat ish.— Thc church is a most elegant and beautiful structure, in the Grecian order. It consists of x dome And four aisles ; the wails represent rich paltry, vend an tique marbles, with rich mouldings in bronze, &c.; in the tour angles under' the dome are as many im mense Rated columns, of entire blocks. The pave ' ment under the dome is formed rif marble, granite. brass, &c. divided into compartments. After the consecration, there was a gi and ch r ist e ning of the only son and heir of Doslington. Ihe doors of the Mansion were then thrown open, and uir.vards of five hundred persons. gentry. cavalry, 1 1 tenants. &c. partook of every thing that English hospitality could afford. At dinner, the fine silver fountain aad nymph made their appearance, full of rich nectar Leer life leis Heir et DeiliNvton, was given, with three times three ; Peace to slit whet . 4 ' brave ,Nd i3 e, and Capt. CeariitiliON, who commanded a man of war in the battle of Trafalgar. was given, with three cheers Italian and two other bands attended and played in different parts of, the, house. The ball.rnorn was lighted up with coloured lamps and numerous transparencies ; in a long recess were ora;:ge t-:es in lull fruit, which, with other plants in bloom, hod a delightful and refreshing effea from this room is a view through a balcony into a picture-gallery (containing works 'of the first mas ters), which forms a communication with the church-tribune for the family. The whole company took tea and supper. and retired in the morning highly delighted.