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r Sr. 1111117TNI.PARI311. NUISANCES. THANKS TO LORD NELSON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISII PAE.SS. lin pti. ~~ r. ;}. An order has been made to abate, in ten days, all the public nuisances in this extensive parish. We have been favoured with the list, from which we have extraCted the following items : The Baal Fidler with the lighted candle stuck upon the end of di.r neck of his fiddle. This man plays every night in the Strand, and attracts, up , 4l the g a g-way, a crowded audience, impervious to the pas.enger. It is a matter of doubt, whether the candle is lighted to slew, the Ltiadartist his audience, Of to enable the audience to tear his harmony. Afist Lydia Shope, an old Maid, at No. —, St. Martin's-lane. This virgin, who has seen the bet ter part of the last Century, has been long considered a great nuisance in the Parish. To an excessive volubility of speech, and tenacity of memory, she adds an insatiable thirst for all the knowledge ne cessary to support a first•rate charaeter at the tea table. In the course of the last twelve months, she hat marred 13 matrimonial speculations, and mad.: 9 wives and nineteen husbands jealous. She had lately eentraaed with a bookseller to write a history of the Parish ; and expeaed, from the superintending care and vigilance tvinced through bet whole to be appointed an Oreeßerr. The Parish Officers mean to give her a farewell dinner in gratitude for the many feasts her prying eye has procured for them by an early discovery of the first visible con sequences of illicit love. Mr. Timothy Stoic& an old batchelor in the same place. This Gentleman has done much mischief in the parish by his constant abuse of matrimony. Neither the Clergcman, Clerk, nor S,atua, have been one penny the better of him, as there has been neither birth, dead', nor auedddcm in his family, these twenty years. The wives complain that ho spoils their husbands, by teaching his odd frith s and the husbands complain that he holds out a chance of a second marriage to their wives, which makes them careless and undutiful. Mrs. D. 6urah Smoot, sister of—, near :he King% Mews. The dragon, that guarded the golden fruit is the garden of the Hesperides, did not watch his charge more strictly than Mrs. Deborah . watches her two beautiful nieces. The ladies are not sufered to go to prayers, play, or paiks, without her, and Clay have repeatedly declared her a nuisance to the palish: A numerous suite of lovers supported their allegat ion. Me. Shaer, a penny barber, presented the pa tentee of a new powder for scouring the beard cif a man's chin, ns a public nuisance. The charge was strongly supported by a soap-boiler in the neigh bourhood. 310, Sel.;na Siefelsr. of (lemming's-row, a s:ashior fashionable sat of first rite tran.patency, was presented by a host of milliners, mantua-maker% wailicrwomen, &c. They stated, that she is the reigning oak of the parish, and sets the fadlions of the neighbourhood to their great private loss, and injury to the public revenue. Several doilorg, apothecaries, and undertakers, deposed to the con trary; but their evidence carried no weight, and se. feral of them were put in a state of impeachment, as nuisanres, themselves. We regret the want of room to detail the residue of the condemned list, containing several sleepy watchmen, box-lobby loungers, &c. Stu, I think ,yon will agree with me, that the public are entitled to some information respecting the Thinks voted by the Corporation of London to Lird Nelson, uhida he so severely and justly remarks Upon. * lt struck ate that the merit of Admirals Cornwallis and Thomborough, with the brave officers and men serving under them, on board the fleets which bad been employed during the most tempestuous seas.m, blockading the ports of France and Holland, de served the Thanks of the City of London; that I might be corren its what I did, I waited upon NIT.. Nittsieit, at the Admiralty, who very readily fur nished me with the nanses au.j titles of the Officers, who seised tiller those gallant Admirals. When I brought forward my motion in Common Council, Mr. Alderman Curds thought lit to move (which termed an amendment to my motion), that Admiral Nelson, and the Officers serving under Lint, might be included. This it appears Le did without knowing who served under that brave man. I will make no comment; but shall feel myself ot,liged by your inserting in 'our paper this ex pl•tnation. I am, Sir, your obedient Scry.siA, Vaebsr 11, Ito 4. S4moLL btxut4. The 231 Light Dragoons, and the Royal Waggon mirched from their grt.tattl tda Cositeatn on Monday morning, the foster to winter quarters in Maidstone harrtackt, and the hii..er to juin the depot at Croydon barracks. On the same day the Derby. shire militia commenced its march from Aslifoid Barrack., fur Lastuourne, J.a cc. Tite.tlay marti n. ; 1 1 . • second battalion•oft:.: I 8:h hish), sal ;he second battalion of the Cht Regiments, stmck their tents got 11.trtiam Dowa;, and rn..rdiesi foe Ronsgate, int:lles/tit:ly to err.b.trk frr ersey. 'the 57th Regiment is also onus march from J • ii - sele4t Barracks, fur the TCSZL:: • pe LUN?ZER FITVEI2 IL. Yesterday, the body of Lieutenant-Colmel Red. dons, late Commandant of the Eleventh Regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, was interred in the farnily vault in AlJersgate ('hutch. The street was lined two deep by the regiment, from the house of the deceaw,l, in Alefersga:e-street, to the church. About twelve o'clock, the funeral procession ad vanced in the following order : Two Paget with Staves. The Band of the W it London Mildta playihy • solemn 4 4 -ge The Ilnints and Ries of the Regiment, w ith Drums mulfmd. llte l'rivatei of the Joi,UtellAnt-C 'loners Cohyany, with Arms rever:A. The Corpora's two and two. The S-rjea,ts two and two, with Pikes revers-1. The Olftc.vs of the Regiment two aml tau (Su shorn in front). Two Mutes. Thi Horse of the d?rease.l, with velvet mourning trapplugs, by two Graoms, in dn.; mourning. State Lal of Feathurs, a:cudad by Eos. Two Mmes. The Rev. Mr Jollops Chaplain. THE 611)1)Y. A rieh velvet Pall over the Corin, which was of black velvet, ornamented with rill. handles. &c. the Sword, Sash, Corget, Lit, &c. of the deceased, on tho top: e f tlat.iiis King and Sherwood, wet four Subaltern IDif e sers of Um Regiment. ier P4l :iaarer-:, t'or.se at cit:e.r side of she corpse ; w;th 'Karl+ crape sword-knot;, dm. s„*.,ief Nlburners: the San aad brattier of Use deetzsed; six relatives, rn 111011111 In: cloaks, we and two ,Eight Via:vogue:), ftixtide or relt,tivti, i 4 Mack scarfs and hatbands, two aod two. The protttnion - Meted the church, at the that in Little thitain, and the remainder of the regiment, having shoold red arms, fell in rank aed file, the Private; in front, the Corporals end Serjeants in the rear; next lollowed the Privates of the Filth Regi. mesa of London Voluirtrer4: after them, the Pri vates of the Eighth Regiment, both m t h e same order; then th e Officers of the forevieg Regiments, Subalterns in front, Field Officers in the rear ; the Drums and ni is of bosh Regiments. The prnces cession closed with the Band of the Eighth Regi mint, arid the Orin:l-Major in the. rear of the whole The corpse being plated in the ter.tre aisle of the Church, the service was pet - formed by the hey. Mr. Jullop. After which, a solemn dirge was per formed on the organ. The body was then' deposited in the family vault, and the Leutenant-Colonel's company formed in the church-yard, and fired three The whole were then marched frnm the Ohnrch into Ahiersgatv.s.rtet, the Filth and E;ghth taking the hiad, when they were respei2irely dismissed. The deceased was carried off by only a fry, hours illness, bring seize.' with the gmst in his stomach iu the evening. He expire,' :shout five o'clock tile fol- lowing morning. He died in the forty-third yeas of his age, universally regretted by a fitrigireeti train of relatives, and a great ;lumber of iinctre friend; . • PETERBOROUGH, OCT. 11. . • In consequence of an inten,lel rising ariong.t the French Prisoners at Norman Cross Depot, wiierenf the Commanding Officer yesterday hail in timation, the !Peterborough YeennanrT Cavalry and VolUnteer Infantry got under arms with an alacrity , and promptitude highly creditable to them, and marched to Vatley Barracks, to reinforce the troops stationed there, and co-operate in suppress. ing any attempt the prisoners might make to esca2e. It appears, however, that the letter disclosing the plan tit their intendpd rising was merely a fabrica. tom to blindfold the Commanding Officer as to their real intention, 'which was to efftei their escape by a sohterraneous passage which they had cut Irons one of the rooms, No. 5, the aperture to which was concealed by a large square flag, of which the. flooring was composed. Lieutenant Clarke, of, the Royal Marines, recruiting at Peterborough, !laving fortunately obtained information of their plans, an:l that they had already excavated thirty two feet, waited on Major General Nepean, and imparted to him the intelligence he had received ; which tamed out to be the fart, on the prison's being searched this morning. P:ecautionary mea sures have been adopted to prevent a repetition of similar attempts. EXETER, OCT. 10. On 'Murat) , last the Bea. William Aldti lge Cockey, B.A. was instituted to the reelore of West Ogwell, in D.:von, on the presentation of Thomas l'aylor, of Danbury, Esq. vacant by the death of William Neyle, clerk. On Sund.ty last the Lcrd Eishop of this diocese held a public ordination in his cathedral chorch, when his Lordship admitted the Bev. Hoblyn Peer, B A. of Eteter College; John Pomery, B.A. of Exeter College Oxford; and Charles Barter Swe e t, A.K. of lial of College, Oxford, into the holy or d er of Deacons: and the Rev. John Hugh Paisley Poi son, A.B. of Chills College ; Carnbtidge ; Robert Govett, M. A. of Sidney College, Cambridge; henry Fehowes, A.B. of St. J o h n :College. Cam bridge I Francis Vyvyan dap, A.B. of Exeter Col lege; Thy mas Roe. A.B. ot flaliol Co lege ; John Huxham, A.B. of Ex-ter C ilai e; John Pomeroy Gilbert, A.B. of Exeter College ; of St. John's College, Cambridge; aad Thomas Hiral:cr, A.B. of Edmund Hall, Oxford into the holy order of Priests. on Monday last the East Bnileigh Regiment of Volunteers, who have been es canaptsi at Riaon, under the command of the [tight lion. Lord Rolle, marched to Allesbear Camp, and were exercised with the regiments there stationed ; during which, their conduit was so highly meritorious, that liri gadier-General Qower was pleased to thank them in the most handsome manner, as is more fully ex pressed in the following public orders, is:M.:thy the Brigs ainsGeneral, os the QCCASit4I Brigadier-General I.eveson Gower requests BrigadKr-General Thomas to have the goodness, in his name, to thank Lord Rolle, the officers, non commissioned officers, and tricn, of the East Budleigh regiment, for their attention and good couJua this day at exercise ; assure them, that their pi ogress has much exceeded his most sanguine expedatoons; and that he not doubt but that the same degree of discipline, at which they have arrived, will, be fore their return to quarters, enable them to attain as much perfeelionns tbe limited period for which they necessarily are embodied wJI permit." ,f'CREIG:Y r.vrri ucEivcE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, SZPT. V. The King of Sweden, at his triumphal ar rival in Germany, where he thought he must en gage the attention of all Europe, passed about three leagues from Hesse Cassel, without going to see the nettle, his uncle. The Eleefor has just re turned him like for like. On his return, the King of Sweden wrote to the Ile*or to engage him to re. ;.pair eighteen miles from Ills capital. The Eleaor answered, that he woald not disturb himself to go to meet travellers ; and confined himself to ac quainting him, that if he came to his residence, he . would gladly see him, but that he would not go eighteen man fur that purpose. Several anecdotes are related of'hit journey in Germany. At Dresden, he had several conferences with M. D'Antraigues. iVhatever may be the im morality and venality of the Count D'Antraigues, every bne knbwr that. %.. 1 1 does not want wit. The things the King of Sweden conversed about were so extrav,.ge.nt, that the Count could not help saying toe Kussian, a friend of his—' There is a young Prince who commits an anachronism of 14 years. Fie speaks to-day of the affairs of Europe and of France, as people would have spoken of them in ' 1792.* On his side, it appears that the King was not satisfied with the Count D'Antraigues. At Ratisbon he also had conferences with Fa ther Morin. This Monk ix one of the Subaltern Acolothists of Drake and Spencer Smith ; even Orake saw bun only by proxy. The royal tra veller granted bins two secret interview; ; and the monk, an apostate ;Lieu, the agent of corruption and intrigues, whom his Prince drove from Ratis;' bon, had the honour of conversing with the King of Sweden, upon the plots which might still be laid by the speCessors of Drake, &c. The following is a more pleasino , anecdote: being one day at dinner at the Elefror's, be for got (the young Prince is absent) to point out, ac cording to his custom, th e p erson w h o was to s i t next the Queen. General Sack, in the Austrian service, the most considerable person among the guests, seeing the place vacant betide the Queen, sat down in it, which freedom extremely shocked the King. The Queen, with the grace and polite ness which distinvish her, fell immediately into conversation with her neighbour ; whereupon the King. who was At the other side, told her, iu a low tone of voice, to break og her conversation. young Queen did not hear, or mi,understotal him, and the ecrnversation continued. The company were not a lirtic astonished to see the King rise up a too- Ment . afer, and say to ller 'Majesty, .. Madam, forb;..l you ui speak with Monsieur." The Queen, unto* this, quitted her napkin, turned her back to M. De Sack, and remained during the whole of the dinner without eatite:. Such is the great grandson a the great Gus tavus Adolphus. People still ask. after this, why States are toilnded, and. why they art lost !" Neither from Turkey nor from Hungary is any other mention of the S:rvian insurgents, except that their Chief. Ores ni George, has convoked a grand council of war, which has tried, cornier:mei, and caused to he executed, several illicit& cruets Sertia,, wto did not do their duty, hitt were sur prised during the last incursion of tlse Turias to Saiabata. Q= A.VERIC.d. Sur. ciiattlari ♦vcnst 7. CAPTURE OF Till! SCSAN3Ati. Seth S.,ely, late mar.rr of the British same ill Swamis:h. of St, John's, N. B. t..ken by the French; arrived, a few days since, in the brig Slily, from Barracita ; and, for the mercantile interest, gives the following statement of his treatment, and the teso• lotions fixed by the French privateersmeu as relate to American vessels That on the I 9th of July, being abotit 30 leagues to leeward of the Grand Cayos, saw a French fe lucca rigged privateer, who soon came up; the Frenchmen boarded, and, without asking any questions, drove him and his crew into the boat, and on board the privateer, where they were imme diately ordered down into the forecastle, war many threats of their lives, and were not permitted to say any thing on the subjed of their capture. The schooner was ordered away for Barracoa, without any questions being asked. F /rtunately for Capt. Seely, the Dostor of this privateer was on board one which took him in Ja nuary last, who recognised Capt. Seely, and ex postulated with the French Captaia. After about an hour and a half, Captain Seely was ordered on deck, to breathe the fresh air, and. as soon as he produced the papers of the vessel, and found it to be English, the crew ;were immediately allowed the liberty of the deck, and treated (after having clothes, &c. taken from them) with every, attention that could be expeaed ; a gun was fired in order to bring to the schooner whom the.. accan.partiva to B4r newt. Tise reason of his first beiagtreated with so much brutality was, the Frellchmen . sappoted her prize to he American. That, in conseipseoce of a runs iur among the Fr e nch, t ! tot an .Imerican arm:d vess:l had retaken a goosed of the United States from the French, and nad pa; th Fr:nehmen onshore at ot. bu ttt i t /go, o, be 111.1i 4 At' red by the brigands, the privatcars had formed a ist.vliution. to mintier every American gi.ing to St. lkoningo, or put them oa some uninhabitated ishtr.J, tie aV.cuit sound their neck, and let them run. Capt. .ietily was told, that this had been done, and would have been their fate, had they not proved to he Englishmen. Capt. Seely learned that several American vessels, nut bound to St. Pomin„oiii, had met wi t h F renc h privateers, who carried them within four leagues of the island, then manned and sent them in as legal prizzs, swearing they had tound them within such a distance. Capt. S. highly recommends to all masters of American vessels, if possible, to avoid si A iht of the islands ; and assures them, the information he has given, is a determination fixed on by the French, and which he was assur-d on board the privateer. Some improvement has been mule at Woolwich. in the con,truCtion of shell., which, on exploding, discharge a large quantity of swan shot in every di reaion. to the distance of 150 yards from the point at which the shell bursts. Some experiments have been male on this destraittive engine with the deAr cd raid. IFF TO TAE iDITOR OP THE RRITISII PRESS. I believe it was Dr. Johnson who rths !reed, and I think with singular propriety, that " the man who ,made a blade of grass grow where none grew before, dererved well of his courery." Se.isihle of this mull, we may hourly remark, how mankind ;ye always eagerly straining their wits after im provements, and hope to distioguish themselves, if not by transmitting theienames to post erity, at least, t hyliving ifs the pratses of their context p-rraries, and en- ~ _toying motto substantial profits, in the r. sons or empty i expeceatious. Among those who art pressing for- -. ward. in this path towards the tem pl e of UM , none t SJJEZI is deserve better of mankind, than those w'no .linss themselves in pro jeding useful. institutions. - i Such, for instance, as-that planned by Hers ANI r a given in your paper some days ago; which mast strongly recommend itself to the notice of every friend to virtee. I have, indeed, often thought tiunt such an institution was almost the only thing want- • lag to make this great and generous nation on every r eslisin complete, j da.not, nor do I think How Se le i a.. meant to insinuate that inch instituilor t o met s w. ua - ivers illy wanted. 24 to C.sllfor a plan or' ,-..i no . / r I tlt.'end to every class of society. For wit are:. -oont -: women have, among the lo tree or l: r, Is -en giti -!‘• of 1 ! all indiscreet indtillehrer -Of the ir passioni," and have, as e very frequently happe.....s. the appeal pension of becoming • Mothers, .. ere the celesta l . vows of matrimony, had sena itmod the cono.cistion,ol; i the parish ar:orkhonse is before th e m ; iced, i, general,- , ; I do not %repose there are many instances of. unfai r t meals being used to conceal th: sham-. And when the hapleis &rubel, in the extremity of her swain's taboo:Wing, or of his helot so taste:As •as to wafer a prison to her tender embraces, can he d , srnitisel • from bar temporary retirement, she can remelt- • to her friends, arid' be restored ti society with are fair a character as i):: ' Ore, without having iser mntiest .and delicate cars drirde Iby elione gross and vet- • j gar epielatn, which it is-the duty of this more re. I i fined age to banish out or ogr language. As to the higher and fashionable rariFs . ,ol society, we never , hear of such a thing happeaing amr.ng then, 1 and, thenefore, conclude, t h at it never dues happen. To neither of these, therefore, can the instinition i roposedby HUSI4sITA S apply. liar I can easslyili rine hoste Wishet to be undentocal, though lie tar' 1- nof, in the Erst instance, se-rhap., from a conamonda- Ole berry in, bringing his pr.ijeft forwa r d. b een quite so ex,nicit in th e particulars as 'he , will, .no doubt, be herearter. You are w:11; a-enre, SlrX. Editor, that there are end.ris instances in this king dom, where the laudable rata ty of parents, inducing ' them to look on their female otfsp. hig to be as farr• *Deltas habdibille As many other , who have been 'born to ride in their carriages, cannot in.:pose whys thir,should no,: be seat to b carding SCllOOi, as well :at their neighbows. To boarding wheel,- there fore, they go, and learn ei:ery tki4, ' tl• fo.id 0 mother, to pay fix by items (f )r uluesa :. b e paid rti for, hew would i t be possihre to knew' .refier th e y 1 ail be le.o ned or not?), nine, herr.if even in her neces satiet. $ and the father, though** fits his money well. altos to see Miss a tine lady ibises,. .lye learns music, dancing, French, drawing, geogra- phy, nay. even Astronirnie—in env worst. ~ -- it ! . ...,,,,, - • —eteriri* hrr tr i ple. awl the prn'eoti of :thwart ' and morxlity„ whgth, peraa; s, the rni.acst, and beg, governesses, war very propgrAy conclude to he of rm use. Such an rolucauon as this naein airy manta a finish; and I have alwaya tbooorhi et hard, that oar sea, after leaving, school, should havrinstirntions, so .. well endowed as our universities, to r-'tire to, where/ ti .we can finish, and t he ell:len:ion of the other se should be entirely without a finish I shall not at i • present enter farther into a prujen, the utility of which is so self-evident, that, the trittre I rert:it upoi it, the mote I am surpriied that it sites Sle/Cr thought of bef o re. As to money, the state will i supply that. Reckoning upon the number . Imeni- .bers that might reasonably be snryosed to mitrict ! '. late alter the projedt was brought to bear, 1 . ,10 n o t e l l think that one of these c011..-g.s would 'se sulEci. irt., '?;t Thi a must be thought of lierstafter: I hope Hu sa A.s. 0 erras and myself may not be forgotten. as I S. 11.•• , pose there will of course be sons: few lac, orve sic . 0 tuations to be disposed of. It happens rather un- .14. r; fortunate that we should be at scar with the only • ''; nation in the world th a t cuu id ass i st us in a plan ..f 1, this nature ; th at, j o i ne d to t h e necessit i es of th e r• State at the present juno.ltute, may, perhaps, retard ',. US a little; but we ass not so easily difilliteJ ; aid I i, hope you, Mr. Editor, will lend us every assistance, ( by publishing our letters in your useful and widely • , circulated Paper. I am, dec. CJIIIT•S. f:: The afgiding accounts from Spain, relative to the progress of the epidemical disord:r which has• caused such havoc at Malaga, and some ot" Cr ports in that conntry, have length attention of Government neded with the tra , t of Spaii make every inquiry, aad en tior., that may tend to sigh and rirulcuze of it s: Jitter port, it is understood, will consequent measures which vernment may induce it t that consiJer.,:ilic apprehen• at Gibraltar, that the coati garrison, and that every adopted by the Governor to silnlity of its introduidion. had been eredied upon the . was c tkulated to teeeive abossi we are happy to hear, that tF sped. at the daze of the II accommodations seer! likely . An old man hanged hinssei lodgings in lKiugi&a.•d-rnai. posed to gave been the anise Mr. Maaoa, of Gray's Inv turn to town on Thursday hoi s. upon Turoham Green, broken. The dividends payable at come very opportunely for tlt takers of Fortune's favour Drawing. Such nnmense in.lependent of the First morning, being the Seventh will be entitled to Ten Thou: First Drawn the Eighth Dar Pounds, are benefits never Four Days to Draw. e AT length cngageJ act ; and a Mei Chant C. , 14- :tin, has been decired :o coilea every Infirmare stablish the real eaten rn ee's-. Upon his se- -4 pra;:cipally de: -. .end time h t'..e prudence of C o - to at : : t. We know rumens v.• -re entert a i fea l tagion ra;gic, retry t:usa, r precAzAtio,) ha.l hens'' a gusri aga i nst the p, - , A temporary h os pi ta l Ilial. / ground. whi c h bout fifty patients e bo a , there was butlit•l e 4 1 . lad account., that those • v to he occupied. golf on Ifas...uarr at his I. Extreme wnt i i ;up... ~ up of th•s rash ..a. t • ut-I4ne, was up.* hi* re- 3 • lASI , thrOWil from Lis '. 1, and had hs cu.l ar bone the sank sent Mond a y , 4 those alio with to be par- ors. in the Lottery now sums in Capital Priztv, ii ,.-• Dr.awn on Wednesday a Day's Drawi ng , hic k ()Viand Pounds, and :ha ay to T.ven:y Thou,ani before equAlcd• t / "Jj . • ..s.. 'vu, cur Nett.* at his ;tS 11.1 t Loy AL !, AIL} ! with Ahlfit ls qv' Wei r• • Ft.% Von a ! '+an ilia r cup, t fir luAle rripa- v.:hc) my is 1 ,11;7,% - acd tirAt 'lone' itn on urn :•conJi u t sup I con eiti of of C' its. .•Qvcr 4 oit isd I a hi Mt clerel cbe. Lard tb2 beforsii enl a tII at !frt. Eve/ hi by aeries' rePairl wC illsis:s tv chii tui:h. w er.:lT ly of 0;I••: 11:14:.1 ly rl S~ ,•_I~ ,~ ~~ ~ !,1 , 1 1114 Their teTal el:at rtuwol en Ur (h. .41.1151.