The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-02-21 00:00:00

ing ebe reJ eat 011- )01 1,11 Me ka f If rg+ Jut gel 4 'by. ROY AL FAMILY . Yesterday mnril!g the Royal. FAMILY, attended b y Count Miner R, G-nerals FIT7RO and MA N. walked to it. George's Chapel, and heard an euellent by the Hon. and km Mr. Ltooe, from *j.e th chap. 2d Book Chronicles, 14th verve. The Rov At FA-t.t v, after attending Divine S'?"1 , vice, left Witidsor •:t one o'clock. His Mk, v . 1 the QUEEN and PaiseLsves sop p e d at Kew, procet.de to decd to t o wn, where they arrived at half-past t h re e o'clo- This day lier MAJESTY will hold a Drawing- Roo m ; and in the evening the ROYAL FAMILY will en to the Concert of Ancient Music. Tuesday evening an Oratorio was performed at Windsor Castle by the Gentlemen of the Choir, be fore the Rove.t. FA miLv and a seled party. Yesterday the Prince of WA LES. the Dukes of y o ga, Kg, T, CA mita toce, and Sussex, dined with Her MAJ We ~ : ld,, , stand that the Oratorio of Esther is to be pert cnel on Monday evening next, at Windsor Castle, previous W the commencement of the Ball. The Duke of YORK gave a dinner yesterday to a selea party, at his house in Portman.square. The Marchioness of SALisaufty and Lady G. Cicts. left town yesterday for Hatfield. On Mon day they will go to the Questa% Ball at Windsor. The Voyager Countess of LeITRISII, and the three Ladies C agues rs, returned to town last night from a visit to Viscount SYDNEY, at his seat at Frognal, in Kent Lord Mthro and family arrived in town last night, for the season, from his seat in Scotland. The fashionable hfrs. Ksox gave, on Tuesday evening, a Card Party to a select circle, including Lord Sr. Hum, Lady De CLIFFORD, Lord VIRT4TWoRTK, Mr. CosAshCOUnteSS HARCOURT, General ST. JOUR, Lady TANCR [P i Mrs. BUTTER, Mrs. Join s, tte. On the same evening Mr. Knox gave an elegant Din n er to the Earl and Countess of Ctiamon T. Mr. Cie/U.IONT. Mrs. Howe, &C. Lord and Lady Duncsit left town on Monday for Scotland. The Marchioness of A edItCORN'S rout, on Mon day night, was numerously attended. Lady HA MILTON snug in the course of the evening some beautiful airs. Lord Viscount MArsivw and family arrived in town, on Mo:.day night. from Ireland. General CLAIR, and family have arrived at their house in Clarges-street, from Bath. Mr. SNERIDAN seems to be afraid that the ti upon salt will comprise the attic salt, in n he deals so largely. The Counters of CLARE is eapeacted in town in a few days from Ireland. Her Ladyship having left Mount Shannon fcr that ceirposo. Lord and Lady VMS,' RS ate expeaed in tows to-morrow. On Setirday last, was mai rigid at Brigl.ton. r.sq. to Miss WARD, daughter of the lion. Mr. and Lady. Aa WAIT', and niece to the Earl of G t. istso to e. Amongst the presentations to Hvr M a.ftirry this day, will be— / Lver CAth . rine Welt, daughter of the Uri of 11-taltate Lialy Waived, of Sir John Rolla*. Naned, It. r! on bee town Mew 11tw444 ; sii Lady Eliot. I.ady T.t.tome gives a seletl Musical Party to her friends to-morrow night, at her hcuse in Downing- street. Some people fear that the Rochfort squadron is gone to 80m35.//; others wish it at the back settle- *KO% Mr. FITAV/411)t gave a Grand Concert at his house. George -street. Hanker-square. on hincdAy last, to ahem t INA hundred persons of distinCtion. Among the Profes.ionsti Gentlemen. who assisted on the occasion, were Messrs. NiaLn,_ Goss, Goes, Leer, the LEANCICKS, ANItOSSI, wit h Madame Bt- &C. &C. Signors MARTINZLL I. N 07 ., r, and CSICCC:AL and Signoras STAIN* SACHS, CAS tONT, and FaDs, arz• the principal singers at the Theatre of the Empress at Paris. M. M. Vary', Deroar, ST. AMAND, and Madames GARDE!, Broorrissr, and Loursr, are the principal Opera dancers in Paris. • On Saturday was baptised by the Rev. Mr. Hun sore, at the Duke of Soweastr's house in Piccadilly, his Grace's infant son ; the Sponsors were, the Earl of Peteesoar, Lord BORINaDON, and Lady Fin. CASTI.t a 1..) were present, the Marquis of Dor:u ses, Lord Finest's - I.a, Lady ISORIWODON. The Countess of BUCKIIICK A NISH I TT, and her thogirter, Loly Cas zzzzz ACM, visited the auaions in Bgad.Ctreet and Grosvenor-square, on Monday. Mr. Nterausn will, on Saturday, take possession nf the house Lite Mr. Caawroao's, in Grosvenor square. The last arrivals at the Bristol Hotwells are, Lord Mount Saodford, Captain Walker, M:v, Clark, tern Mos DoMs, Mt. I-firer:as, Mr. Luny, Mr Robont, Mr and Mn. Bali, Cadtra and Mrs. Cheswick, Mr. Jeffreys, Mr Kohy, Mt. Reed, Mrs. Prosser, Mr. Whiten, Mr. Everat, MI% Montgomery, Miss Tucker, Capt. Evans, Mt,' Evans, Ste. The Earl of ORMOND and suite left Bach, early on Monday last, for his new purchased seat at Ex enotoh, in Devonshire; and on *luesday morning, PECE CLARKE, Esq. with his daughter, his Lord ehip's intended bride, set off for the same place ; se‘il this day the nuptials between his Lordship and Miss Ct. A *Kt will be celebrated. The Lady, who is only sixteen, bestows her fair hand, with P,0,0001. in cash, and a clear estate of I tspotil, per annum. Yesterday being the General Fast, the Rev. Mr. n A Rif prooehed before a number of the Nobility and persons of distinetion, at the (lapel Royal. The Bishop of LONDON performed the communion ser vice. The charming Anthem of "0 Lord, help as," composed by the late Dr. Ass:oLn, was sung with Ereat effed, by Messrs. W. K , Nizt.tt, and Vatic. Hyde-park was a gay scene yesterday forenoon : the warmth of the sun induced matey visitors. The following carriages were in the ring : the Duke of GLosc urea, Duchess of Sr. ALa ATeS. Lady C ts. rt. eltraGst, &c. &c.; and amongst the equevrians were, the Duke of Mottraose, Earls CHA at. "NT. Kisosrox, and BARRYMOIL 7, Lords Et.- srasuaout.os and Castrg ea LAos; ; and the Ito insurable Mr. Cauttlet.o. Among the pedestrians Were, Lord LECALE, Aldernsan and Mrs. Plaint+, Baron GaAuast, and Mr. Lewis. • FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE GOITENBURGII MAILS. ILSINZUII, JAN. 19. Yesterday their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden, with the Princes, arrived here. They were received with every mark of respect and attention by the Prince and Princess Royal of Denmark. and a great number of nobility, and in the evening the town was illuminated. Their Majesties propose crossing the Sound for Helsmberg on Monday. JAN.IItLstNG, 2l On Monday evening, the King and Queen, with the Princess, arrived in perks% safety at this plat:, and to-day they have taken their departure for Stockholm. VIIINNA, JAN. 23. The new French Ambassador, M. Rochefoacault, with respell to whose appointment our Court has signified its entire satisfattion, arrived here to-day from Dresden, and took up his residence in the hotel lately occupied by M. De Champagny. The summer camp, which will be formed un the Brenta in the ensuing spring, and inspeaed by the Emperor, the Mini►ter at War, and the Arch duke Charles, will consist of twelve regiment's of infantry, and three of cavalry. Marshal Brune is expeaed here from Constanti nople in the course of the ensuing month. MAD:tID, JAN., 4. All the grandees of the kingdom exert themselves with the utmost zeal to support the Government in the war against Fngland with patriotic contribu tions. His Royal Highness Don Louis de Bour bon, Cardinal de Scala, and Archbishop of To ledo, has written to the Prince of Peace, offering in the latter capacity to give .50,000 reals monthly, during the war; and as administrating Archbishop of Seville, 25,000, in the whole 7.3,000 reals. "No sacrifice," says he, in his letter to the Prince, " can be too great for our country; and from this day, I have ordered, that, for the future, only three dishes shall be served up at my table." FIKROL, DEC. %. Lieutenant-General Filangieri has now taken the command at I.errol. Several regiments are on their march for this city, and our garrison will be aug mented to 10,000 men. The Commandant of the division of French ships lying here has placed 700 of his sailors at ,the dis posal of General Filangieri, who will be command ed by french officers. The most :Olive exertions will soon be made here in fitting out gun-boats. The citizens will be organised in companies to en able them to contribute to the defence of the place in case of necessity ; in fine, all such measures will be taken as circumstances require. The squadron of ten ships of the line and two frigates has left its anchoring place at Arres, but is still in sight of we coast, whenever the weather permits. LISBON, DEC. 91. AI negotiations are carrying on between our Court and the French and Spanish Governments. Endeavours are making, on our part, to induce the belligerent powcrs to suffer us to remain neutral, in A dispate which does not immediately concern us. This, hrmever, is a very difficult negotiation. France and Spain consent that the whole trade of Perritipd shall remain in the hands of the English ? Wi,; not England, on the other hand, as soon as our neat rality shall cease, attempt the conqnest of Ma deira and Brazil? Our situation is very critical, aid it will require the whole wisdom of our go veroment to avoid the difficulties on each side. —We are, however, assured, that the French and Spanish Governments are ready to admit of our neutrality under certain conditions and limitations ; in the mean time Portugal has, as yet, made no preparations either by sea or land. The uncer taiaty of our present situation is, in many respefts, very injuritus to our trade. GENOA, JA N. 10. According to accounts from Toulon, 10,000 men embarked on board the ships of war and transports lying there, in the midst of very bad weather, with the utmost expedition. They are said to be destined for the defence of Minorca and Majorca. BOLOGNA, JAN. 4. Italian troops, which made a part of the French army in the kingdom of Naples, are now continually marching back into Upper Italy. Within these few days some very extraordinary reports have been in circulation here, the confirmation of which must be left to time. Every thing is quiet in Sicily. There are in that island a great number of English agents, who buy 6 up great quantities of provisions for the magazines of Malta, from which the fleet of Admiral Nelson receives its supplies. ITALY, JAN. 3. Admiral Nelson has lately received from Eng land a reinforcement of several ships of the line and frigates. He cruises about forty miles from Tou lon, and observes the whole line of the Italian, French and Spanish coasts from Palermo, by Leg horn,'Toulon, and Barcelona, to the Straits of Gib raltar. The ships under him cruise in every diresaion through this great extent of sea, and detain all French and Spanish merchant ships. It is said, the French have required of all the Italian Governments which have hitherto rema::.ed neuter, to declare to which party they will adhere. In case, as their true interest requires, they should side with France and Spain, they will be req•tired to shut their ports against the English, and prohibit the importation of any English commodities. It is added, that the Courts of Florence and Rome have already declared according to the wishes of France; but that of Naples wishes to preserve its neutrality; and with that view has entered into negotiations, under the mediation of a certain great power. JAN. S. The situation of the kingdom k now greatly al tered, by a declaration of the Emperor Napoleon, who, it is stated, has said that His Sicilian Majesty shall rereain neutral during the present war between England and Spain, and that he shall under no pre text be disturbed in his neutrality, but this under condition, that a certain eminent person shall take no part in the conduft of public affairs. - _ The Mexicana from Vera Cruz, for St. An. dero, laden with 87,000 dollars, 170 tons sugar, some indigo, Sze. is captured by the Phones privateer, and carried into Jersey. • LOTTER r. The following is a Copy of the Notice respeninz the bidding for the next Lottery, which was read yesterday morning by Mr. Flase (the Deputy Cash ier) in the Stock Exchange. The Governor of the Binh hereby glees rintic that the Chancellor of the Eacliesluer will see sec'. l'ereons es may be willing to treat for the Third Lott •ry for toe Serrie•• of tlir Year 1804, at Downing-street, ou Monday noct, at Fleve.: &Clock .I.exieely. Feb. 19, 150.1. VOLUNTZER CORPS. Yesterday being F,•t Dy.y, the whole of the Vo lunteer Coips in the Metropolis and vicinity attend ed Divine service, at their several churches and chapels. The St. James's Volunteers mustered as early as 9 o'clock, to the amount of 500. in the Doke of Portland's grand area is Piccadilly, under the com mand of Lord Amherst, and Major Downs. At 11 o'clock they proceeded to St. James's church, where they heard an excellent Sermon, by their Rec tor, the Reverend Mr. Andrews, from the Oth chap ter of Isaiah, and the 13th verse : For tne people tutneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they ,eek the Lord of Hosts. The church was uncommonly crowded on the occasion. Among the congregation, we noticed The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, La.iy G L. Dover, Lord and Lady Lowther, the Marchioness of limb, Viscountess Melville, Lord and Lady Cairiington, Lind and Lady Hampden, Lord and Lady Harkesbury, Earl and Coun tess of Chatham, Le . The St. George's Volunteers, commanded by the Earl of Chesterfield, attended Divine service in South Audley-street chapel. The Duke of Gloucester's Loyal Volunteers, com manded by Lord Chetwynd, attended Divine service at St. George's church, in George-street, Hanover. square. The Fulham Volunteers, commanded by Viscount Ranelagh, attended at Fulham church. The Queens two Battalions, the first at Charles street chapel, and the second at Chelsea. The Royal British Artificers, in Charles•street, Bloomsbury, chapel. The St. George's and St. Andrew's, in St. An drew's, Holborn. The Deptford Light Horse Volunteers.under the command of Captain Goodhew, and the Rifle Corps, commanded by Captain Mason, attended at St. Ni cholas church, Deptford, where they heard an ex cellent sermon, preached by the Rev. Dr. Milne ; and the whole of the Infantry Volunteers of Deptford, commanded by Colonel Finch, heard an excellent sermon, by the Rey. John Inwood, at St. Paul's church, Deptford. The Duke of York's Royal Mary-Is-bonne Vo lanteers, commanded by Viscount Dancannon, at tea Jed at Balsr-street chapel, where an excellent Sermon was preached by their Chaplain. The Duke of York, with his Staff, and all his Aids-de-camp, with the whole of the officers of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, non-com missioned officers, and privates, attended Divine ser vice, at York chapel, Westminster. "[lse.M;litia and Vehrnteerszf the City attended Divine service at the following churches, in their re gimentals : The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs went in state to St. Paul's Cathedral, where the Honourable Artillery Company Volunteers attended. The Regiment of East London Militia, to the number of 606, made a respeetable appearance, under the command of Sir Jubo Earner, their Co lonel, at Christ Church. Newgate-street, as did 300 of the sth Reg iment of London Volunteers. The three Regiments of East India Company's Volunteers, to the number of 2000, were divided. and went to the following churches : St. Andrew's, Undershaft, Aldgate ; St. Michael's, Corn-hill; and All-Hallows, Barking, Tower-street : at the last chnrch, the River Fencibles attended, under Com modore Lucas. The 6th Regiment. to the number of 600, heard Divine Service, at Bishopsgate, and Great St. Oa ten's. The Royal North Britons attended at the Scots church, London Wall. All of them made the most respectable appearance ; ands after the service, marched back to their respeEtive drill-grounds, with their bands of music. The Farringdon Ward Without Association did double duty, as they not only attended divine ser vice at their parish chnrch, but were previously in speCted by one of the reviewing Colonels. They went through the manual and platoon exercise, and some few movements, with their accustomed excel• lence, and seemed to have lost nothing from their late disuse of drills. The Impeding Officer express ed himself in strong terms of approbation. Ile Law Association mustered for the purpose of attending Divine Service at the Temple Church, in which some fires had been carefully lighted ; but the smoke occasioned by them denied all admission to the Members of the Corps at the hour when the service was to commence; and the Lawyers and others, - after an apologetic address from Dr. Ren ncll, were obliged to sound a retreat. On Monday night a barge laden with malt lying in Bow Creak, was robbed of four touters of malt and upwards of VOO empty sacks. It is become a common praece of genteel look ing thieves to call at gentlemen's houses, under pre tence of enquiring the charaßers of servants, and to plunder the room into which they are shewn. The neighbourhood of Lineola's-inn-square has lately guttered much from this species of depre dators. A labouring man having lately found a gold stud, and heard Oat a certain exalted personage had lost one answering the description, immediately set off with it to Windsor. Being ushered into the Royal presence, he received a sum of five geine.as as a reward for his honesty. Tcsattttato.—The tunnel now forming through Morwen Down, on the banks of the Lary and Tamar, which is a kill about 700 feet above the level of the tides in the rivers, has advanced about 900 yards; it is to be about thirteen miles and a quarter long, and the excavation is to form An acmes& over a valley, at the height of mote than forty feet: the tunnel crown a very rich vein of copper ore. SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION 07 ricE. Monday an adjourned General Meeting of as* Fociety for the Suppression of Vice was held at stbd Gray's-Inn C. , free horse , Holborn, to determine en . the mntion made by Mr. Mecenty, at the last Meet ing, for expunging the paragraph from the report of the Society of last, beginning with " the necessity which the Committee have been under iA same cash of resorting to artifice, tcc.'' to the end of Lord Rllenboreugh's Charge to the .fin y on Bee tazzi's Trial ter selling Obscene Prints. Previous to the Debate, a letter was rea,l from Lord Rad stock, apnlegising for his not being able to attend, and advising the Meeting to leave the determina tion of the question to the Committee, who, he said, must he the best judges of the necessity sr • propriety of resorting in anereme cases to artifice. Mr. Basittotott took a very minute view orthe arguments on both sides, particularly the necelstt of using artifice eeu any oe:asion ; he contend , d. that in no ease could it be Amax*, for that if once the doctrine of necessity or expediency were al lowed, no man could tell where to stop • it wroth! he shaking off the dominion of the Alm ighty and substituting man's opinion ; it wou!d even in the best breast be a dangerous standard, and might lead a man to commit excesees in vies, while he thong% himself promoting the cause of virtue—witness the papists in France, and the fanatics in our risen coun try, the latter of whom, in the times of Oliver Cromwell, acted under the very doctrine that was now sought to be established. He world not, he said, trust any person, or any society, with anch a principle, which WAS evinced by his objirc.i.g to it, even the Committee of this Society, than whom there was no set of men he more highly respected and es teemed. d. Where," said he, is the man who will tell me his reason is sufficiently strong and correct to entitle him to use his own discretion in adopting or rejecting an absolute rule and command of God ? Every man is an example to his neighbonr : and if I am found breaking one law, or one command ' ment, may not others think themselves jostifica in using his discretion also, and keep or break it, as will best suit his notions of necessity or eapeiliencyi" He would take the rule as he found it, and obey it, though it might not agree with the doctrine to ex pediency. He answered the argument of the moral late, being a means, and - tered into so wide a field, that, ed, we cannot pretend to follow'. on the subject of contradiEtory Bowles at the former Meeting. were no contradiaory duties • choice, but they could not cl ash into a metaphysical discussion WAS interrupted by the Rev. complained of his detaining the vent arguments ; and, after Title, remarks made by the last speaker at ing, he concluded a speech of iv I disclaiming any hostility or ill I anittee. Mr. Bowers rose to explain which he complained had been mine - preented. , said, he did not assert there were crintradiaory du ties, but that Man must use his understanding its cases which seemed to clash. The Papists bad sup posed themielves sight in burning Heretics. and densest themselves obeying the Divine Will. He denied that the Committee had ever practised the doctrine of expediency, which, lie said, had been fOrced unon them, but which they disclaimed. :le defended his former argument of the propriety of using deceit, and quoted Bishop Taylor, Melaie thus, Br.c. Mr. VAN MI Lnrn took notice of some harsh ex pressions, which, he said, bad been used in the course of the debate. He deprecated, as be had always, the discussing the subject in that open way, and parti cularly quoting Scripture before such a meeting-- He said, it WAS a subject on which a man could rot decide, without retiring to has closet. and entering deeply into his own heart ; be justified using strata vem and artifice, where the same end could not be procured without them. He instanced stratagems in war, which no man condemned, and which De cun sidered quite analogous, as the venders of indecent prints must he allowed to be enemies to nuirality and virtue. FiCtions there were in every Govern ment, and artifice in every rank of society. Deceit, when it was intended to produce good, or avoid evil, wasjnstifiable. Casuistry is universal in life, and every man says many thiogs, wisich are not strialy true, if scrutinised closely. Quakers and fanatics, he said, were continually naiseonstining scripture, which could not be taken always literally. He instanced the Commandment, u Thou shalt not kill," which is universally rend: real, o 'Eton sh .1: do no murder," but which, if taken lite:ally. womd seem to forbid even the killing of cattie. Ile con cluded by moving the previous question, in order tn put a stop to the argument, which he coubidered highly improper. eau TOROS began by commenting on some harsh and illiberal expressions which had fallen horn the last speaker ; he did not mean to accuse him of intentional disrespea to the o;.ininas of his opponents, but took the liberty of :advising him to use candour, as well as warmth and strength of argument. He referred to the liberality shewn by Mr. Bowles, whose arguments every one inuo re 'pea, and which had double effea, as they rein. urged with a suavity of manners, and a deportment becoming a gentleman. rte begged pardon of the last speaker, if he appeared han g in his expressions. He highly respeled him for his abilities and talents, and was only sorry to see him hurried *way by the warmth of his feelings, he mast allow learelf to have been illiberal, as he bad dvprecatel with some warmth the using scripture on ~ne vrnile he had allowed it on the other. He hat a.s • while pretending to objea to using scriptural authornr, availed himself of theirwholefiSres.by broadly assert ing that, were he disposed to make quntationa, it would he found that the scriptures were all in his favour." If this was n-4 benefiting hins‘eif of t! - at authority, he (Mr. W.) knew not what could be consiJerod so. lie was sorry !es , ee gralemen ols posed to groend their argtanenta nn any other au thority m e :i be r ; o " f a t s,:: ;a c i . d pe M a. r th . i W e e s . , : c 4 i ;h y st . n i l: nn rst fes s b ecameit was a principally with a view of heatinZ the esnictlutee oftru calked of, often quoted, ani always consider, . ed as a rule of conduit. I cannot conceive there can be any harm in quoting from inch a book, bass I .. nr.tan end, hit en. Alsougb we Id . - Thers; As he did • ) i e duties urged 41- t • fin contLmded tlf there mi.gbe h:_' a s e sh ; he was enter A 7, lof the snt)ject, t Mr. 1-1:Wlet:, o to Meetii4: ',..i; riie _ nticing a t i li rea. at thel.r " —...., f near twct rs t by ill will to the Cem- s an argument of his, I. 4 at