The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-10-23 00:00:00

ORIGINAL POETRY. A PANEGYRIC, lACRED TO VII BLACKISEATII ASSEMBLY, I*o4. 1, Attend, ye Nine, while I your aid implore rot, *moon fancy's airy wing to soar, Ana try in pleasing retrospect tb scan The gay assemblage at BLld.Atoth ' s Green )tan, Where blooming damsels, by pale Cynthia's light, Sedurtivedance away the live long night. With various elegance, with various charms, They move their feet, and lift their Idly arms, The Muse's province haply to describe With just distinction all the beauteous tribe. Scarcu does Apollo touch the tuneful lyre, Scarce lively melodies the soul inspire, When H—ltoesseacoMes floating down the festive dance, And slily darts around a killing glance ; Her glowing form, in flowing drap'ry drest, Kindlier soft fires in the youthful b ; But oh ! what envy torture, ev'ry beau, To see her similes bestow'd on simp'ring S—w : • Behold a brilliant train their entry make, Whose charms have caused many an heart to ache; Led on in pow'rful phalanx by their Queen, The dread battallnn is no sooner seen, Than bosoms heave with pain hid then unknown, And raviih'd multitudes but gaze to groan. From Greenwich scarce sin coaches can convey The num'rous retinue to ball or play ; To shine at each 'its their peculiar charter, To gain all hearts the gift of lively M —r, Whose kind at , entions warns the .acid smiie, And gay festivities the hours beguile. Round her what grace, what crowd of beauties throng, What bard can paint them in appropriate sang C•c-I.a firn With modest footstep moves, Der face by the smiles and loves; In her true elegance and case we find, Her eyes expressive mark her polish'd mind. Nor less does sprightly H-nsr-n enchant, Whose flow of spirits Hoar', perpetual grant ! In search of beauty, tho' the room we pace, We can't discover a m•ire perfect grace. Who can behold unflawed the sister pair, Or who their tempting blooming charms declare ? Th' ashanish'd youth surveys with longing w es, Doubtful which vint.a sister most to prize ; Nue for 'El—a'a rosy cheek he brims, And now to !sl—y's languid beauty turns; Dniss'il to cooteisalate such bright profusion, His melting s inf. distracted with confosinn. But who's this stately sylph, this airy sprite, Witco's fii • t inij•soie b upon the sight On buoyant ether she app , mra to swim, And moves a guelJent in the guise of P—om. Let him, whoa.? breast bewitching dlotlales fire, View the arch countenance of fair M —e, Who rlatrfol oft the bashful prude will feign, And sweetly blushing try ts sli rw Still other nymphs there are of charms disiue, Who equally with these superior slime; Here K--,r with animated face Dawes life and pleasure through the place, And there A—e's—si'e winning smiles entrance, Which innocence and spartive wit enhance; One lawn t' enslae,, to conquer with a look, The other gently 'taros us to her hook. %Vila ecstaey my conscious bosom fil7e, To meditate the pensive charms of Sweet rousing Maid ! how oft my truant eye Steals from tlic limy dance when thou art To gaze with rapture on those downcast orbs, Who's. humid lustre pity's dee absorbs, And which so mild with modest radiance beam, That, vi;.wing thee, of ileaen itself we dream. Short, transient dream! awaken'd from the traioe, Love adenoma us to juin again the dance, Whets lovely Ch —e, vers'd in beauty's wiles.— With sparkling eyes, and features (till of smiles, Disperses thought, reflection puts to flight, And lulls both mind and soul to soft delight. Full oft have I the sweet delirium felt, Oft has my stubborn heart been made to melt; And when of fancied liberty most proud, Full oft have I art humble suppliant boiled. Let eery youth her Svren smiles 'Smears, And timely learn to shun the •empting snare; Can she not once eutra!t him in her chain, She rut: his bosom with etemil pain. has the Muse end oireued to pourtray A few of those who mak.: Blackheath so gay ; But many others still the grateful Muse In fund remembrance and idea pursues ; Retrwmf,r.aice sweet ! which shall fur ever last, ad.l new pleasure to the pleasures past ! Jurr A swill tailing frigate was ordered to be in readiness at Cronstadt by the 27th ult. Gar the Purpose of conveying Baron Norozitzow to Lon 41°U. ou aNeeial mission from the Emperor ALIA. J.llDaa to IHis Tritaglllie MAJP.ITY. Lord CAGE is appointed General of Brigade of the Kent and Sussex Distrifts, between Tunbridge and Lewes. Captainßowan n ELLIOTT is appointed to the command of the Wails:tom armed ship. We are sorry to hear that the Officers of the g!lham Voluntee rs are about to resign their Com munions. in consequence of some disagreement which lately occurred in the Commi.ter. The Aar. JANES SAI T W ITN. Fellow of .h.susCOliege, is presented by the Right Hon. Viscount to . wrote to the redory of Whicham, in the county • Cumberland. On Saturday the 13th inst. Lord Viscount FITZ HAMM (son of the Earl of MALULSIVILT) was 470111 into offi:e as Mayor of Wawa ; alier which Ins Lordship ga.e a public dinner at the Town H t l L—Amongst the company were the Estl of P "sitotta. gall Cowtra, Lord Caustics Srcs c Ett• the Hon. MOLLY W APO, Hon. JOHN and Viim.ia SPHNCL Holt. Roat•T /108•11.•11c' lidrAL PAVA r. WRY MOUTI, OCT ti His hfAJZSTY was so well pleased with the Dor setshire Yeomanry Cavalry in their different evolu tions yetterday, at their review, that he has been pleased to signify His Royal Will, that in future thet shall be called the Royal Dorsetshire Yeomen Cavalry. Last night. General For arrived here, and in a short time after had an audience of Ili, M A Esrv, and continued in conversation with Ills NiAJEiTY for a considerable time. This morning. the ROYAL FA silty and their at tendants heard divine service at the church. On Saturday night, the weather was ettremely stormy off Portland I:land, dial the Master and Roy belonging to a vessel lying oft that Island were washed overboard. The Master was taken up by a dumber of men in a man of war's boat : he ap peared lifeless, and very little hopes were enter tained of his recovery. It was four hours before the body of the boy was found, and of course lifeless. On Friday, Their MAJESTIF.f commanded At.- LING/lAM'S Comedy of Tie Marries ß e Promise, and The Prisoner of Large, for the benefit of Mrs. Nl•it °scum and Miss LOGAN : the house quite full. Last night, a stock night, The iflhhinel Reel, Love-a-In-Mode, and Iforh•quin MUM 1. 1 .7/. by COM mand of Their MCles ries : the house exceedingly full. On Monday. Mr. Mrs. and Miss DAwsoN's night, Wild Oats and MUlnizht Hour, by command of Their Arrived at the King's Head: Mr. Hulb,che, tool Mrs. Night. NORTILIMPTON, OCT. 20. Our long expelled Musical Festival concluded on Friday evening. The nigh patronage under which these performances were announce.l had raised the public expeaation to the highest pitch ; and we are happy in stating, they were not disappointed. The Stewards were, the F.atls of Northampton, Pom fret. Spencer ; Lords Lilford, Stopford ; Sir W. Dolkn : the Attorney-General ; F. Dickens, Esq. M. l . W. Cartwright, Esq. M. P. and W. Horn bury, Esq. The performances, in All Saint's Clutch, consisted of two seleaions, front the com positions of Handel, Pergolesi, Mozart, Boyce, Arre, and Haydn; and/ the Oratorios of The Mes siah, all of which were performed with a precision and died, sAdom witnessed. The choruses were particularly grand and impressive. The evening Concerts were chiefly miscellaneous, and each con cluded with a national air, in honour of our Naval and Military Heroes. The flak was tt God &IX the King," to which were added the following stanzas : Thou who ruPst .es and land, Stretch forth thy guardian hand, Potent to st•z. Lead sisal' wir Monarch's host, Check proud Invasion's boat; Cru.led 011 our warlike roast i 'Wh, lui'd by our wave. Though Britain's haughty f Threaten: her .m - throw, SW , we will auk& " Let hint his armies aend ; Britonk will all slefedd " Tneir Goantry, King, and Friend : " God ..ave the Kul." The principal vocalists were. Mrs. Second, Miss Monday, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Battle man, who enraptured the audience with their de lightful powers. Mr. G. Ashley led the band, which comprised Chas. Ashley, Griesbach, l lolmes, Learders, Hyde, Smith, Dr. Clarke, &Ice, Mar shal, Jenkinson, and John Ashley, who presided at 012 organ: in such a constelftion of eminent per formers, it would be invidious to particularise any one ; suffice it to ssy, excellence. pet varied the whole orcoestra. The company was very numerous: all the prismpal families in this and the neighbouring counties graced the performances with their pre sence, the receipts of which will amply remunerate Mr. Ashley fur the great treat he has afforded to all lovers of harmony. Yesterday the St. Ge age's Bloomsbury, the St. Anirew's Holborn, an.i the Clerkenwell Volun teers, were inspeCted by Colonel ..ILMKINION, in the fields behind Copenhagen house. After the in speCtion, they went through the different brigade manceityres in a style which would not have dis graced any veteran corps, and publicly received the thanks of that experienced inspeCting officer. The officers of the sn'eral corps afterwsrds dined at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Sir Jona lite:sit presided. The following letter to the Mayor of Hull ap pears in The Ha Advertiser of Saturday : •• Admiralty Office, 6.3. 13, 1804. " Sir—Having laid before my Urals Colllllllt.ioller, of the Admiralty, your letter of the 19th instant, including one fr .nt several Merchauts and Ship owners of Hull, relative to con voy fur their ships bound to Spam and Portugal ; I am com manded by their Lord.lii i is to acquaint you, that orders have b.Teit given fur protntnig them vessels round to Spitltead, and that there is no tottntion of delaying the sailing of the General Convoy. I (Sienzd) WM MARSDEN." Our readers will observe that the letter is dated the 13th, and that the capture of the Spanish ;6- ga:es was not known till the 18th. That circum stance will probably occasion fresh instruSions to be sent to the out ports. The Russian Government has ordered an addi tional levy for toe land forces, of one Tll.lll in 5(0 ; and every ezertioa is making to place the Ru,sian navy on a formidable fott:iog. A letter from klamburgh, of the 9th of o:tober, says,-.." Accounts received here from St. Peters burgh, of the 44th ult. state, that the reports which have been circulated all over the Continent, of a re conciliation bein; on the point nt taking place be tween France and Russia, are totally destitute of foundation. Proposals for that purpose were cer tainly made through the medium of Prussia ; but they were not listened to fur a moment. 1 can po sitively assure you, that the paragraph relative to this satin% which you will, no clouts% see in the H in abarib Corr e ifr o a 'din, has been inserted at the express desire of the French resident in this city ; aid hence there is every reason to conclude that the paragraphs of the same kind which have appeared in several other German Journals, have had a simi lar origin." Mi!)hLESP.Y SESSIONS. &fun WILLIAM MAINWARING, Esq. and thrift:tier: of the Peace for the CJunty of Meddles ex. Jame' Fair, a mister of a press-gang, was indiifled for assaulting John Nugent. It appeared that the Prosecutor, who was a labouring man, was going down Ratcliff HighwAy early in the morning, wita a load on his shoulders, when he was overtaken by the Defendant and his party, who insisted he should go with them, as he happened to wear trowsers. Upon his telling them that he was disabled, the Defendant desired he would produce his protection, and on stooping down to shew his bad leg, without any provocation, the Defendant knocked him down, beat and abused him in a shocking manner. He wa, found Guilty; and the Court, in passing sentence, observed, that, although it was a very un pleasant service, and it was necessary some persons should do it, yet it should be executed with great discretion, with great moderation, and with great patience : the Defendant, on the contrary, had acted with great violence and oppression. lie was then sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment. BRENTIORD John Warwick and Jamis Holder were indiaed for assaulting Stephen I aishington, Esq. It appeared, that on the 30th of July last, the time when the EleCtion for Middlesex was going on at Brentford, and when they* were so many riots, but so few assaults, Mr. Lushington (who was son of the banker of that nen!) was riding through the town of Brentford, with a light blue cockade in his hat, the mob were hooting and throwing mud at him, when the two Defendants, who were both groorra, belonging to Nlr. Newport, of Oxford stieet, and bad then each a led horse with him, came up to, and abusing him, both struck him several times across the face, with their whips. lie could not immediately extricate himself lion) between them ; but, as soon as he did, he gallopped off as fast as he could, and when he got a little way on the road to London, he slackened his pace; but they again came up with him, and again exercised the same discipline on him, and anually chase i or hunted him to the barracks at Knightsbridge, where he sought safety. Having got a constable, he went in pursuit of them, arid overtook them at the top of Oxford-street. It was then almost dark, and he asked them, tg were they the two jolly lads, who had thrashed a Muster/ringer ?" upon which they boasted that they were; th,y then rode off a different way from that going to their master's ; and, AS Mr. Lushington supposed, they suspeaed all was not safe; they immediately set to gallnpping as hard as they could, direThng their rout towards Paddington. lie followed, and saw them go into the yard, at the G reen Man, at Paddington; but, by the time he came tip, the gates were barred against him, and while he went into the house, they made their escape the tack way. Some time atter, he had them ap prehended ; the constables persuaded him to have a third mm taken up, but be was afterwards dis charged. As to the two Defendants, he was certain thq were the very persons who assaulted him in the manner described. Mr. ALLEY, on the part of the Defe::Jants, chiefly rested his defei.ce upon the possibility of Mr. Lushingnsn's being mistaken in the persons of the mcn at the bar; }lowever, the Jury, atter some con sultation, found both Defendants Gully. Mr. Lushington then observed, he had received a very excellent charaEler of them (turn their master ; and as it was by no means a vindietive or malicious prosecution on his past, he requested that the Court would t.ke this into consideration. In consequence of which, they were sentenced to two months im prisonment. Samuel White was indiffed for assaulting Mary Francis, wife of J. Francis, with intent to ravish her. On the evidence of the Prosecutrix it appeared, that her lius'sand was a publican, and kept the Bunch of Gram, in Portpool lane; the Defendant was a pump-maker by trade. and, along with the other workmen of his master's yard, used to fre quent the Bunch of Grapes. One evening he was in the tap-room, he came over to the bar to her, and. upon asking him what he would please to have, he took liberties with her. and followed her into her own private parlour, Wiese he treated her with rude familiarity, tore her pockets, and other wise abused her. On her cross-examination, she said, she never played romps ; she never toyed and kissed with any one ; he did kiss her once or twice, but then her husband was not present ; she afterwards told him of it, and he. desired her to take no notice of it, as he was a good customer; she cried out very loud, but nobody came to her assistance ; all the men in the tap-room at the time were shopmates of the Defendant. Several witnesses were produced on the part of the Defendant, who all stated, that he used fre quently to ki.s aid toy in a jocular way with the pros tcutrix in the presence of her husband ; in short, whenever they met they were always playing together, nor had they ever any disagreement until the 9d of September, the ni,.;:ht the assault tock place, when there was a dispu t e abut the reckon ing ; most of the witnesses were present, but none of them would swear positively as to the trans action in the parlour, though they all admitted they might have seen it. Mr. hire, who was the master of the Defend ant, stated, that he had, by the desire of the De. fendant, written a letter to the Prosecutries hus band, offering to accommodate the matter; aad two days after he declared to him, he would n t have followed up the prosecution, only that the Defendant and his &helpmates had taken their custom from the house. The Defendant was found Goi/tv, and the Court sentenced him to one month's imprisonment. Mr. Artite then requested, the sentence might be .hanged into a fine, as he was a good workman, and he would be a great loss to - him. But the Court rela,ed it, obs,Tving, that his Witnesses had given tntbir evidenc • evidently to mislead and mis. represent ; the Court w aware a fine would rea• dily be paid, fur which reason they bad pronounced that sentence. One of the most ajtive Members in a the Society for the Suppression of Vice," is HENRY Cottonton, Esq. a Gnitlernan well known in Yorkshire, end whose whole time is tiesliceted to the promotion of useful purpovi. I ~'9""'; R + 77 ft! . . • • • RIF.WMARKET THIRD OCTOBER MEETING. MONDA V, OCT. 29,- , ' * Sweepstakes of 10gs each. T. M i . M. B. C. Mr r nail% bright ,n, aged, 84 31b. Mr. atlabtl': L•ttle 401111, 4.yrs n 144 Tat Ilb. Mr. Howard's Zephyr, 3.lrs old, 6.1 Mr. Emden's Latitat, a•FIA dJ, .561. lolh. . Ld Sta*,ll% Sr agst Sir C. Hant;al's Pro spero, S.t. 2ib 1) 1. SIPOgs, h. ft. 14 Grudiator'. Ceairio, agst Mr. Delme Radell'f.?; c ad by jobs' Bull; out of Trinnyetta, ea. VA each. Two miles and a hall, to end in the Firers, h. ft. D. of Grafom's Penelope, 84. 71b. arit Mr F N Bob tail, Ilat. B.C. langt. IA Grown, • bagatelle, apt Ld WWI e. I'Vatery, by Waxy, B.t. etch. D. I. 1400ge Mr Wysid'aarres Young Eclioso;en 7:b. asst raisitl.'s Harefam, 7st I I:h. First 3M.R. C. 200 g h. It. Mr. MeßisYs Eagle, in. SH. apt L• 1 Sackvill.os Dock AD dr.ass, Bst. 2111. D. M. tflOgs. Mr. R. Royce's Dismal, Ilar. lllb. apt Mr. M.:llise's Tate tows 7st. 7b. Two yr old c. !Sgt. F G. (Marne. Elisabeth, ag•t Mr. De:nte Itad 1. TA Nine, 54t. emh. D. I. bOgs. R Watlelrs br. e. by Ur••rton, dim by M,iske, ar t Mr. R Clarke's gr f. Jetsam, * by Del v ini, 7at. 101. eaalr. Ai.caatcs4g. 250. TuL , D A V. Fifty Pounds for 2-y olds, carrying ■ Featly.-r ; 3-Yr olds, 7st. 51b. ; 4-yr olds, Bst. qlb. ; 5-yr old,, 9ct. 31b. ; 6-yr olds. 9st. 71b.1 and aged, 9.t. 1016. Last 3 miles of B. C. I.J Foley's Captain Absolute, b yrs old, ag:t Mr. tiartine: , Sir Harry Dimsdale, ♦ps old, lsl. Vb. lath. I) I Ile., h. h. Gen. Grosvenor% b. c. by Humre, sot or Lai', Javii. sea Sir J. c. Little Fryiticy, he Lop (Suva of Mo..s Northe'l, est. 311 b. each. Ten yr od C. 190 p. h. R. Mr. Wilson's Lennox, est. alit D. of G•altoretaeritsols I. SUP. Last threw miles of B. C. I , lop. Mr Warsi•it's Trombone, eg. rib. apt IVhwfig 1, est. Acres the Fat, Itilr ß v, • Mr. WlllOlll% Stately, est. agst Mr. Watitan% Sweri, Sat. First half of Ab. M 5:40. • WIDNESDA V. A Gold Cup, by Eight Sialiscribers, OT .towardu.. at tops each, for horses of all ages '2 ;r uldi ea cepted. Across the Flat. Present Subscribers—Lord Groirenor, Sir J. Shelley, Mr. Wilson, and NIT. Watson. Mr. Wi1t.: 0 14% Drealnoughi, 13st. 410 ago IA Fobs,' y W a. tery, 64t. lib. R. M 102 g, Mr. M illish% Eagle, 9sr agit Sir C. Bulibury's Eleanor, 7st. 91b. Too yr old C. 200 gs. Mr. Lake's Giles, Sat. 91e. egst Mr. Iforroitlfs um/4NC 7st. 1210. B. C. 100 gs. T*OlinAV. A Subscription Handicap Plate of 501. for 3 yr olds and upwards. D. I. IA Groorouor% (;..aria, B.t. art Mr F. Nesires lafAlib. worm, 7st. 71b. A't. Si. 100 p, It. It. Sir J. Shelley's Strap, est 414. agst L.I Falq's Watery, ?,t. 411 b. D. I. 200 gs. Valnk V. Mr. Wilson's Lennox, Sat. apt Sir J. ShellefiStr 7st. tutu. II C. Accounts from Mal iga, up to the 15th SLAM, that the deaths, at that t;IIIC, had not b. en quite so numerous as in the preceding week, d Ting which they amounted to upwards of ..00 daily. At the above dales, about 240 died everx day. The decrease, however, we tear, may rather be attributed to the reduced population, than to the epidemic disorder being on the decline. Uttle doubts are entertained that it will hay. COWS. pletely subsided hy the end of the present month, as by that time the inhabitants will ether have got over the fever s cr have been carved ofF by it. A very considerable emigration had taken place, and at the above date it was thought that nor more than from 20 to 25,000 persons remained in the city and the subui bs ; and of these 3100 were sick in the town, suburbs, and hospitals At Velez hlalaga the disorder was not less fatal ; but at the 'rower of Velez, which is three mdes distant, and from whale* the shipments are made and goods laud:4 time Was r. .1 symptom of contagion. 0 der. have been sent to Por..month, that the treasure on board the Spanish ships titere %lion's& be conveyed to the Bank; and, we presume, tat similar in,truaions have been dispatc:ied to Illy r mouth, respeCting the frigates which have Wen brought into that harbour. Several Spanish ves sels, outward-bound, have been also detained in our ports. For some time past the inhabitants of Wapping and Ratcliffit Highway have hen much disturbed by foreign seamen, wh.., in a state of intnication, go in large parties with bludgeons, in detiante of the laws, fighting and causing much annoyance to the passengers going on their lawful business : how ever the interference of the police officers has 're stored good order. Sundty afternoon a cock porridge, suppowti to have escaped from a poulterer's, flew to th- w•ndow of the Turk's Head, Aldgate High-sireet, and broke two squares of glass, and flew in o tne room, where he was caught alive. lie had n , t sustained the least hurt. Last Saturday , night, about nine o'clock, a num. bar of ropemakers' servants had the boldness to as. amble in the High-strciA of Shadwell. Two of the party stripped to fight, a %% AS made, and the combatants with their seconds set to. Before the second round tack place. notice was given to the p tiice officers, svha instantly absernb:ed, and forced the crowd, upwards of i” persons, to disperse. and caried the two fighting men and their .econds to place of security, where they le:name! till yesterday morn:ng, when they underwent examination berore the Magistrates, and were severely renriminded s and rdered to find sureties for their ft.ture good behaviour. On Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, as poor old watchman (whdl* station is At the door c Messrs. PINCII MIMI and Davis, in Feachnrch...treet) was going his rounds. he pie,ced up a hag contain ing nineteen hundred and 6ft • pounds in bank n ,, tes, and fifty pounds in cash. Much to the credit tit the poor old creature, who is now 70 years of age, he instantly communicated the circumstance to several inhabitants of the street, though advised not to do so, by many of his fellow-watchmen, and he has paid the amount into the hands of a repo* able Bank er, subjea to the claims of any person, who can de scribe the contents, should such person prove to be the owner. What renders this circumstance the more singular is, that no notice has been taken of such a loss, by advertisement. The fin Jer ' s name is ROZI Zit. The inhabitants of the street have taken the man under their proteBion, to defend bisu against the attacks of rogues. ishc,!, Irrati• piece •sop_ 4.c AS CO M - • EL- M.. .1, Best ' nn hene • ; And Its t. !..d r, le7,ree r7LiEt e Let h:ir•.- m t t Beau S thru 61, 15rit: to.tx. Milk:'s unday day. Prirce !re I,t of ; Fr ) IC ~I , Gk ,ei4ort uu the )1..T T, 1 lp- rt. i; Autitut 4mi;v, IYru• knd••- ned tr , al ti J. L. iv (his Rime i never i, pro beetre. several 'ight xin'ng ith in suf• lawi+ up, is satced, *Chi- !p Fui',Z F.l• ton.— Wind '!'rikl4)4 Mid m• der !I pct. .it WM.3 en whi my day icsaiire Id For* een nu, latz r 4t 1:4. Sodv• neig ook ;shoo Opila;