The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-10-24 00:00:00

71,EATItE. CAYLMT.•IIRALM. Lae/ night the corned! of Rule aM6T; ;el; Aa.e a Fir, was performed at this Theatre, and introduced Miss SMITH, for the first time, in the part of Fin fen ~h a charaller which the first-me favourites of the Comic Ninse have been ambitious to sustain with a de quate effeet. In this list area Jos DAP, an AIIING T opa, a FABIUS, an EST Ett, a Ca A WIORD, a POI% and many others of distinguished merit; and yet, how few have reached perfeetion? Eslifanie is a wait ing-woman, but of a very uncommon and superior order. Her manners must be elegant, to re esent her mistress, and impose on the lively gallant Perts. She must posses great vivacity and archness, to tarn the Captain's resentment ; and extraordinary shrewdness and address, to trick the usurer out of his gold. Miss SMITH r , (paired all the confidence that - attends a perfed knowledge of stage business, to come forward nith the spirit which she displayed 1,,0 night. It was the greatest m-rit in her per tarrnence. The want of variety in her tones, must ale ays give is tafilen: 14 to 11,r etcling. Mr. LAW'S hinted and played the Capper Copilot as well as we ever saw him. Mrs. Sr. {Ant.% fine figure, and commanding air, gave evety etle,ct to the pats of Margarrtze. Mr. BF r4llltT% Cat•lftP,i was a chaste and excerent peril mince. Mr. Kt:l4ll.Z resumed the part of Lrum, which he has tided tnr so many years, whh sit much n:eesitte to the public, and credit to himself. His performance last night was equal to any of his happiest elifotts. But, how surprised were we to set the blunt, honest, soldier of fortune, changed into ;spelt maitre l and to he.* him speak of the wars, in a fancy dress ti pur ple velvet, end :he finest embroLery, ye:low silk lei), spangled stockings, and white kid slippers, ti.at would not have disgraced the leg and font tt PARROT. On all fotmet representations, bril liancy cf evlboftr was assigned to the Duke. Mr. Bs.s. , 1U N, WM) played the Rot last night, srcitted ashamed of t.is dress. as if int-nded only for a ,:tastrest to that of the gently free ; and, accord iratly. the moment he had done sdeakirg, he shrunk tote+ the hack ground, as if dazzled with the blaze of so touch finery.—He was not, however, eclipsed by any of his ofLcers ; they were all dressed as clubby as himself. Mr. Simmons dressed and played the 0* -1 WoMOII all 'air Ably . the play went of with sizat spirit, and was well attended. . . Yesterday. His Mastery dined with the Princess of Waves. at r3;•cithralh. Yesterday, Alin twelve o ' clock. Her Maitre v, Princesses AUGUSTA. Erazanarii and SOPHIA, a•- rived at St. James's Palace, and honoured Lads CNA RLOr ft FINCH with a visit. (?hey were j•pirse by the Doke of Yoke. Senn after three fetlock, they set off for Kew. The Duke of Yost handed Her MAJSSYY and his Royal Sivers into their car riage, and kissed them afFeairmately at parting. The ROYAL FAMILY are ervited to remove horn Kew to Windsor to morrow. Yesterday, His Royal Highness the Duke of CL A assca arrived in sown Irons Bushey. Her Royal Highness the Princess Maar, is slightly indisposed with a cold. Hi, Royal Highness the Doke of CA se sumac will give an d. gent entertainment on Saturday, to the Officers of the CriA,tream reg 7 ment of Guards. JOHN Nitro r CURS •It. Esq. arrived, yesterday. at Mit.t.i.o's Hotel, from Brighton. The Giun t ess of West . wont. wee has issned five hundred cards of thanks, for the enquiries of the Nobility, during her Ladyship's confinement. 11:e Marchioness of SAE v.at: ftv will give a grand dinner this day at Hatfield, to all the asrptcent CV sits Keeton'. BUIMR , Esq. will leave Bares Hefei, this day, ftr. Ireland The Countess of Severn had a card party at her bowie, in Arlington -street, last evening. Doss 4 . er Lady Da Curs-olio and Mrs. EOCII7OII wet, ot the party. Eatl BoTattase and family are daily eapeZted in town trnm Gloucestershire. ..... Visvolint PARY dine d yesterday with the Hon. Mr. KNoz. Viscount Ain anootta left t•iwn, last Tuesday, fur his seat, BeAu: 11111 l t Lodge, Win,:sor. biliarcrauve BURGOYNL, Esq. lett town, yester day, f r Brighton. Viscount C L tilt AO“ left N caor's Hotel, yet nn day, for F.astsheen. • ,1).4111 CA res Arrived, yesterdry, hewn 134th. MAYNS leaves town, this day, tor his er.it. lestable.house, IslAislstone, Kent. N,r lttc u Asti Naav s and family arrived, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, at their house, Albemarle -street, trom Kent. Mr. POPE, the Painter, is busily employed finish ing the Portrait of Mr. Cum st•tr, the celebrated Irish Orator. Th. Earl of Uxamtoot's house, In Old Burling ton-street, has been painting and preparing tor the reception of the family, wbu are shortly expefted in town. The Gentlemen Armaterir Performers at Cotk, aled the tragedy of The Orphan. on Monday lane tnr the benefit of a brother Free Maw.. Miss ADAMS was the lifimintia of the night. The Duke of GLOUCUM and his lovely sister ate at Cowes, for sea bathing and sailing. They have rreen waited on by the Rii4ht lion. Lord Sni,x o 4, the Governor of the I aland, and complimented with the use of his yacht. which is suitably fitted up and at ranged for large parties fond of water excursions. The Theatre at Bury tit. Edmund's was vet y well attended last creek. On Fri‘±ay evening, by desire of the 4:h Corps of Suffolk Vepmattry Cavalry, there was an overflowing house, to the perform 'slices of The Weeder and The Irsh Widow. The nt the favourite dramatic pantomime of Dew Jee,,, which is got up it a superior style, has proved very attraftive. By desire of Capt BIN) A.. taxo's Corps of Light Infantry Volunteers, The Scheel qf Referral, and the farce of Catharine end Pt— wawk., will be pet-firmed on Friday ; and, on IVeJ 'nesday nett, Mr. Karam v's musical farce of Mater wdl be brought forward. SOCIETY OF .IRT. Last night, this truly useful Society held their first meeting for the season, at th..ir linuae in the Adelphi, Richard Clarke, Esq. Chamberlain of Li u. one of the Vi:e-Presidents, being in the Chair. flre proceedings of the Committee of Corsespon.l - and Papers, during the late recess, fehitiVe to the Twenty-third Volume of their Transatlioas, now in the press, were read, and approved unanimously, by a full meeting of members present. Sever al new members were admitted by ballot, and others were proposed. Several valuable recent dkenveries and inventions were announced, by the rcading of letters from the inventors, which, with the matters themselves, were referred to the several Committees of Mechanics, Chemistry, Agriculture. Manufac tures, Polite Arts, /cc. Several valuable presents of books were announced, and the report of tie Com mittee of Accounts, which sat yesterday, was read, giving a very pleasing account of the Foods of the Society, which have recently been increased by a handsome legacy. LOrAL Nonni BRITON VOLUNTEERS. Yesterday, His Royal Highness the Duke of Sus sex, for the first time, took the command of the Loyal North Briton Volunteers, of which Corps he is Colonel. At an early hour, the regiment muster ed on their Pared.--ground, Gray's lan Gardens, and wet, exercised until the arrival of their Royal Commander, by Captain Douglas. the Adjutant. Shortly after twelve o'clock, his Royal Highness, accompanied by Colonel linking, Baron Eden, and several ot:ier Officers, entered the Gardens, mounted on a grey horse. He first rode to the front of the line, and received the grand salute, with his hand to his cap, and, dismounting immediately after, walked down the front, and up the rear of the line, making his observations on the dress and appearance of the men, with which he seemed much pleased. He then took the command hi.nself, and, having first put the regiment through different parts of th e manual exercise, formed them into a close column, and then again into line, by counter-marching. His Royal llighnes, appeared to take great delight in the appearance of the men, and continued to exer cise them for nearly two hours; after which, having formed them into a circle, Captain Douglas, the Ad jutant, read, in an audible voice, the !mina and fi. th clause of the fourteenth set'lios of the articles of war, which ordained, that any officer, non-commission ed officer, or private,who nee 'retie! to attend parade, or veto quitted the parade-ground, without the leave of the Commanding Officer, was liable to be tried by a Court-Martial, and punished at cording to the nature of the offence. He then read over the pie ceedings of a Regimental Court-Martial, lately he ;c1 on several of the drummers an I fifers, tor leaving .he eared., contrary to the orders or the Command ing Officer ; the CUIIVO !bon of the Planners, under the 3 :1 clause, and the sentence pronounced en them : via. one hundred las!:es m the rote-leader, fiery to some, and twenty to Heiers. The being ordered out from the ranks. I lis Royal ness iseleite , .ed them nearly " Ir^ , l see what your miscnnelud has banught you to ; it n-sw only sealant-, that punishment should ue inflined on you. I am extremely sorry you mould so far forget your duty, as soldiers; for you see (,pointing to one of them) there is no excuse in the world, as you have been in the army, an I knew better; however, as this is the first oittlCT. I will fit: give you all; at the same time, l e t i t b e ge n e . rally wide, stood, that, on the next person who shall be convifled by a General or Regimental emrt- Martial. I will see the sentence carried ieto exe cution." Cho regiment being then rn teasevered for a very short time, it was formed into oaledivisions, acids having passe f His R ival H ghness in ordinary time, the drums and fifes playing, frit ed the pa rade. His Rival Highness thee. mounted a beau tiful cheviot charger, and left the Gardens by a ddlermst gale. The day Pail g extremely fine, a slumber of Fashionablis awn. led . The Often, which will be 'mooched this day at Woolwich, is built to tarry 120 lull-. She was lard down in 1791, and wit" originally intended for a 2al rate, of 98 guns. but has beau since lengthened twelve feet in the keel, and is now supposed to be as large as any •hip in the Navy. Mon-lay aeonight. the Ape sloop of war, com manded by Capt. Cuatia_ ( sott of Admiral Sir Roots CURTIS), arrived at Watetford Harbour, as conc..) , with two tiansports, which are to take away A detachment of the 87th Regiment font Geneva Ban arks. Duo of the transports sprung her fore top-mast in a gale. Accounts from Berlin st ite, that Deaoc was ex pelled to leave Berlin immediately u:aan the arrival of a Courier from Strasbu, gh. The Aicbduke C 5, it is footnoted, is to take the (roams:and of the Austrian army in Germany. The Coldst:,em G•iard, arrived a Deal on Tues day, and were to march yesoni sy t. Ramsgate, to be enibar k•.d. the force to be collelled will aura rusts it is said, to 20,1,00 men. the transpo; tit and the troops will certainly sail in a few days. upon a secret expedition. The matter at issue between Captain LANE. of the West Lordon Militia, and the Toll Colledur at Pimlico, respelling an exemption from turnpike toll, whilst going on duty to attend a General Coen Martial at Chelsea. was not heard on Satur day last before the M AoisT Avis. at Queen, square 1 1 ,,lice-ofGce, as *mammal" stated is sum • rat the Pa pers ; nor has any final determinatiou as yet taken place. His Royal Highness the Duke of Y•lita passed. on Tuesday last, through Bery St. Edmond's, on his route from Newmarket to Ipswich. wnere he ar rived about eight o'clock in the evening• and hn. nour..d land Paoas with his company to a s•,mp 'onus dinner prepared for the occa-ion, to which several General ()Seers were invited ; and next Jty His ROYAL Hio•aass reviewed the troops col 1.151 Garrison en Rushmere Heads. of whom be ex pressed the highest approbation. After partaking of an elegaet cold collation, at the house of Ltd Cu Ait trs Fiertov, at Ipswich, he set of for Col chester, where he arrived about seven i.'clock the same evening, and. on Thursday, reviewed the (loops in that garrison, sod returned to lApdun the saute night. DUBLIN. Ocr. 19. QUARTER ACSVARLY, OCT. IR, ter.3. Ou a question of an advertisement in SAttselert't New. L.tter. from the Corporation of Joiners, rela tive to .on” animadve.-sions on the accounts of the City Treasurer, a ballot took place. In favour of whatever sentiment this advertisement conveyod, there were only nine, with a large majority to sup port two resolutions, establishing the accuracy of Alderman Carleton's accoonts, combined with his general reputation as a gentleman, and most respeCt able ptibli: officer. These resobitions were present ed by Mr. Craven, with a very strong and ap propriate speech, and universally echoed by the meeting. The City Treasurer's demands on the City for this year, amount to more than 7000). The usual grant of Wool. was voted to Alderman Jenkin, late Lord Mayor, for his service. Mr Core moved an address of thanks to that gentleman, to be presented in the most respeCtable manner. Voted unanimously. Mr. So A w moved, that the address should be pre sented in a gold box, value twenty-five guineas.— Carried unanimously. The same gentleman moved, that the Committee appointed to draw up the address to the Lite Lord Mayor, should also frame addresses to the last Shi.- riffs, to he presented in silver boxes, value five gui se*s each.—The vote passed unanimously. On the question of a report from a former Com mittee as to the new Police Bill. much desultory debate ensued. Mr Ce vse moved a resolution, that a change in the present police system is indi.- pensibly necessary. A ballot took place.—For the motion 31, against it 40. The original resolution by Mr. McAuley under went the same species of determination ; it had 41i Against 24. The measure was rejeamed by the Aldermen, and, of course, the principle of the Police Bill tacitly agreed to. Addresses of respell, &c. were voted to the Right Hon. Charles Long, Secretary to the Lord Lieute nant ; also to the Hon. William Wellesley Pole, for his sorvices in the Ordnance department. Yesterday, His Excellency the Earl of Hardwicke, laid the first stone of / Peniteiri sty, at Smithfield. The General Meeting and Shew of Cattle, Sac. of the Cork Farming Society, was held on Mo.iday last, when Medals were adjudged as follow : For thr! best Devon 11.13, t Peer..., F:sq. Fur the b.r•tt ditto Cow, to Sr Fee For the ht , t 11.0.1erneo 11.‘11,, to Sir Vow/tree, Bt. rttru Co., to Flare. S•. L^re., E. 4 For the bell Leiecs.er to Rolt.osi Webb, Esq. For the h •st dew It at oo toe key Thems.K:our. ?Sr the Seat two 4.1 t • Leer, Ford., hest Ro. , er• tt A dearth, Esq. Tbe best Sow, the Fartutts, There were no Claimants for the M-dals propn.ed for the n.rtive Irish and Hereford breed of Caul¢, or fee the short-wooled breed of Sheep. In the neighbourhood of Cl Asolla, Mr. T. Dorm sewed an acre of c round with five stone of .I,,tu• term Wheat, and had the astonisli.n : ; produce 01 twenty-six barrels and five stone ! "" We' ere glad to observe, that very considerable improvement is likely to result to our Craton Mann fatture, by the ingenuity and talent of one of our countrymen. Mr. John Sheehey, of Killarney, has obtained a Patent for making Cotton Candlewick. &c. &c. which, with ifs °di perirainns, will give employment tfpwards of three thousand persons Ye,terday, Mr. Fitz:zerald, Coroner, held an Inquest on the hods of Mr. Philip Newland. late f Charlotte -street, who put an end to to his efostence. • by throwing himself into the Canal, P.ittobello. His bands and feet were tied. Versita—falsf sic SF MR. MELD. IiIIOOTS OP /411. /CILIA), Till PIiIL•NTHIIOP!C TitIMAIRKR TO TOIL lOCIITY 701 RILLIIIVIS6 fItIONSMIPRISOKLIF ►OR SMALL DLIT'S. This gentleman had long been in the habit of te as • ceiving so many Peiony-post letters, as to Lave given orders that none should he taken in, but such as were post-paid. His maid -servant, however, being married off, and another come in her place, he one day found a Penny-post letter, unpaid, lying upon his table ; he hesitated whether he should not sen it back to the Post-office, but. at last, resolved to open it. What was his surprise, when he found it contained a Bank note for 10001. without a wood said from whom it came, or bow it was to be dis posed of ? The direllion on the outside was simply, " James Nish!, Esq." He carried it to the meeting of the above Society, which consisted of many or the first charaAers, when they refused to receive it, as it was not evensdireeted to him " Treasurer of the Society for the keliei l'ersons imprisoned for small Debt•." He insisted, however, that they should take it, as he knew of no person who was likely to send him such a present. Advertisements were inserted in the papers, ackrioAdedging t`se re ceipt, and stating to what purpose o had bwn ap plied; hut no account has ever beta received from what quarter it came ! In the year 1772, the ahove.mentioned society was first established, under the auspices of Mr. field, !torn which period, to the year I`o2. the prison doors '.ad been thrown open to 19,063 debtors, who ha.! 11,399 wives, and 32.871 children 1 These have been chiefly manufaaurees, mechanics, labourers, seamen, aod the members of the meaner, but es sential branches of trade and commerce ; in general confined for very small sums! The above benevolent gentleman has, since the year I 77t. three times visited the different gaols and places of confinement in this kingdom, at his own expense, and to his representations, aided by the humane exertions of Dr. Lettsnm, are principally to he attributed their present improved state ! Who, therefor% can doubt the veracity of such a disinterested chandler ? Mr. Nield. although he has outlived the imam., tal Howard, was the precursor of that great man. and .tinsulated Mr. Howard's philanthropy, by his example. Last year. Mr. Nield served the office of High Sheriff, for Buckinghamshire. when Judge Gauss, is his address to the Grand Jury, took an 13 ppm tunity of congratulating them oa their having qnch an ornament to society. such an hump to hu man nature, and such a laindadiar to onnkind, to all that am's. WASTMINSTER SESSIONS. Yesterday, th- Geo., it vitas: -r Se% ions of ttee Pelee fir the anrnilg i l I ahsrt.e. ot Wetrnunster commenced, with the usual firma, bcfore %VILE' A 4 MAINWA SINGS. Esq. Chair tom. and a riumetrims Bench t f Justices of Vse P...see for oh it di tril. According to custom, the Grand acul Party i s for the City of Londo and C 'linty of Alid :le cit, as well as those of ‘Vestrninit r. ware sewn At these Sessions This ceremon ) tat; r place At Guilds. hill, Westminster, twice a ye sr, in dr let to recog nise the Carter of Lon.fros and Hid Ilesex, and tes keep up their jarisli.l on :n :he B Tough. The Juries are alternately %%% con 1-rit and at ficks'shall. The hat of the petty coact Nee for the edu .ry of Middlesex, containin:7 several hundred n tries, was then called over, and the absoitees were !Red. Some of the Grand Jury list inadvertently taken their feats on the hench, ween the CH AI not•Ft served, that the bench WAS I'ICIVS;fdr apropria•mi to the Magistrates, and oriera 1 that the dirtioles should intimate it to the gentlemen as they cams in, and lulevent such a ti-asice in future. The several Juries be ng sworn, the Costae se. addressing himself tie the various ofd en alt the Court, said, that he 14 - isinited SAO the ab sence of such a numlter of constAhl s. and creme necessary officers belonging to tau Court, whose duty it was to attend with pun ass rlity. This re. negleft i'f d u ty, was of a very misshier. no. tendency, and must, in t!.e e" 4 l. del 'at IN sly , :f the purposes of justice. H r therefore de:dared, that the attendance of the constables and other offi cers should be strielly enforced in future, and ail fines adjudged, should be eff. , :lti illy levied, unless an ample excuse could be made by the oar y, Übe constables were required to atte it at the least twice in the year, and to give an account of the situ visi t s of the barony or distria to which they beton:zed- Thi: was no great harils'ir, even to those who tired at the utmo.t verge of the couary ; hist there persons had got into a hahit of 4mo/tering for one another. and even the persons who served the summonses, did not attend in order to prove the service. 'll;is, he ohterv-d. must not he don •in t•Attre. It was 41$0 the duty of the Sheriff of Middles•-x, or h s acknow. :edged deputy, to attend at tt.ese Sessions, which was never done. (Ton the whole, there was ws great a neglea and redizatio:i of ditty on the pan of these persons, it was highly necessary the Coate should interfere, and put a stop to it, by summary punishment. rhe proclamation mg dust terntdranns and riotous assemblies, bit the suppre.sion of vice aid garnilg. and against the p•iiianation of the Sahhatn, atc• was then read by Vie ',Toper Officer, pursuant to the Charter of George the Second. After w iich, the London and Middlesex June. were dismissed anal Monday nest, an I the Cue t iorited. POLICE. . Yesterday. Kr and John S4,tri, the tore men wno were examined at this Colfize s inseirne since. sin a eh.rge of ve.sling • quaint apt( iiirsit-en f orn on beard the Aliviert kly Indianan. as tn.. wer.t a funtier examination. 'Twenty pieces of nankeen were pr , 4luced anj swnen to; a. 4 lb* Prisoners were fully cotnnaittel for tri.4l. Yeverday, an application was mad- at behalf • f the Lady or Sir l'htlip Ciihtis, who is i..d.sposed s to recover a qua .city of doplicates of plate, stolen Itoits her Ladyship's h' use last week. whit-% Oreg..ry, a conrahle, refused to deliver with tat islagoaer at Awhority. Itaft.rmatinn was given of use tots, r e f to the constable, by Miss Gibbs ; and, whisr b was in the house, the Prisoner, who was foo.nran in tn• fain t ly . abscuoded. It appeared by the steleiseitt of the constable, that the Olitlitler had rohhed Lady Gibbs, in a similar manner, some time since, Shen he was pardoned, and suffered Of retain his siteation. In this instance, Lady Gihbs wishr t to recover her property, and forego a prisecetion, a sister to the tootman having engaged to redeem the plate. The MA Oi sr* A T E. ohs pled, that it was far frorn his vri.h to force the complaining par.ies into a Court of Justice against their feelings and .hrlicary ; but th- present offender, who had before met cle mency from his mistress, was a very 6t man to be sent out of the country, as he might, at a fugue pe riod, carry on his depred.atons, an I even place as stake the life of those front whom ne had received such clemency. The tickets were delivered to the Appellant on the part of Lady Gibbs. At the Monthly Meeting of the Justices, holden at Wingham, /cent, on Tuesday ia,a, farm ers, residing in the nelghlsourininds of Dqver and Scidwich, were fined in the full penalty isf live Pounds each, frr fleet-flit g and tetitnng to provide carnage. for the cooveyance of baggage for the Troops, agreeably to notice given them to that ef f :61. On Tuesday night, the larder iss Ve Admiral Duncan tavern. Buckingham•eaur, near the ratty, was robbed of all the good things .v..tch rk contained, consisting or towig, hams, pies, &c. wit& the china dishes on which they were The first drawn Ticket, next Saturday, will re. ceive Tvre..ty Thousand Pounds The Lottery sill finish drawing nest wreck, and all the face„ y Thnus.mds are yet in the Wheel, betides rn.i. y other Nixes of Ten Thousand Pounds, Five Thou sand Pounds, /ice dec. iltc. A gentleman of the name of Mai tow, who resides in Wigmore-street, undertook tor a wager .4 SO guineas. to go to the 13 mile -stone, on the Bath road, from Piccadilly. and return to H de Park Corner. a distance of 16 miles, in 4 burs. He started yesterday morning at seem o'clock, and arrived at Hounslow, at 3$ minutes past eight. He returned to the same place. after touching the mile -stone, at 38 minutes past nine. having I hoer and 5$ minutes lett to perform the other t 0 miles, which was 20 minutes less time than what he did it in. ongoing eat. He was an hour going the neat 3 miles, and was so fatigued, that he resigned the wager, having s more miles to perform in Sy riss. antes. Anot he r person has undertaken to perform the ground is the given time. en Unitedly OWN fir 30 gehline. tIAJ or a