The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-11-27 00:00:00

poETRY. \ • ELEGIAC VERSES ON IRE DECEASE OF OLD PIM' ES. Here lies 0 P. who, whale in life, Kept I.oildna town in constant strife, And made ineu ery, where they were wont to laugh, Tlr Cud. nn from that abysm, rile pi:, heard this vale amnion 11;,,,5, Aud striirk him dead —I.o ! this hie Epitaph: " [Li lh,en is blown, his rattle spiting, Fibs hell, yen, him deal It-bell Wrung ; And in the di! his *pilot laid " De Nisi ben ads, " !salt float 'nay be wid impost lden-- " Ens of the Liu, what niay be said " As.•pirit, liWe site schestiem to cheer, IVa• eVeNitria hi. 11)111. s4all.beer, Wh.a u 9 in the him lire his, " RSA were The Timerthmt gave liias breath s " Anal, had ho not bees. presp-ed to death, " He arsaxist bays wrought &world of wet 1 . " rpon the state hell strut no more, . 4 His I ,, uti rehears:4 nil err "'era In The retest hearse all that is left his sow ; " A f .ers OW, his prirnit hoe, "(That Asa*/ that wants one S,.!rt nor forka) " And efitarrser hail his only chance to row. " To 11117 Raga 31mragert he tried, " Asnl all lie country's laws defied, aTo hour to Bxe.gtreet he esuesneat a rtain, " He seaorucd the/raiz.: and spiartir I rossivrl, " Bat pram ii 14.111 V his pigenv, ; a May Iry seer look upon his lake spine" ' 7 . "" 7• 5 `" :7 7\ er _2l. , . c 4,e0 i ) 1. 1 111,111,1,11. DODGE PODG E. WON l'ltlNer. Nov. This pliee never expenrirced ft better Rittman th4n the pre.eat ; among the Ets/tiolmble ruin :dies re4,lnni there at thin t;nr, are The Countess of Guildford, 'Lady Maria and Lady Semi North ; Sir John :not Lady Aubly, Lady Stare Stnyletoa, Sir Itcory and Lady St John Milelmay, Sir rfriGri.e . ana Lady bort - tett ; General nod Ludy 1,111643 Er‘kine, l.ndy Syre ; ll'arrell sod 11.1,1 y gyre; Colonel and Mra. Anderson ; Maas Wagon ; Caztsiu and lira. Morris; !Mini Cranford; lie. G, , oeite oud, de. Mu*. situ I.i , ittsey, Mr. Mrs. sad Mum Fontes, Mr. Mrs. and T. Cantu; Culonel blur lay ; Captain and Mrs. %stray; Mr. 11'akefirld, Mrs Fox Caleridr, Mr.. Foard, Mr. Wheeler; Lady Ce.,reiana North, Mc.. aid Mu. I Villiams4)o. MI %Voider. &c. &c. Yesterday tneornlo4 MAJES IT, Princesses A VOUsTA itati SOPHIA, ace° rip/mitt' by ',wiles CAW/ I.t N ‘VALOZOILAN E and. Clt NI.PY, ; , o-ral • SPRSCIZR, Co10:1.1 licsas.ow, and Mojor l'tt tui:, *eat to St. Ge.rc •'. Clothe!, mitt he a tenon,' I.l.eichtti by tio• “oohai.t., froth M,t tACtir, c. i. r. 7. They afterwards returned to the palace. lady Ame.LIA Pagecr, fourth Jetitetter to his Grace the Duke of NOliTtluusEad. t NO. we under . - stand, will very suon become • bride. Lord and Lady liumccher returned, on S.ttor -4,y, to their bowie to Stosthope-street, Nley-e'ur, hum thew seat to Attglesea, North Wales. Toe Earl and C.PUI/LVII4I Of DNIUSY left town yes terday for the Wks. LoM Ltravia Goleta left tow') on Saturday lag. The statements in some of the papers of Myesterday. of his Lord,hip' s marriage with L a dy lIIRIEr CAVENDISH, daughter of the Duke of DLVONSIIINE, were premature; his Lordship's house, carriages, &c. being only iu preparation for that happy eyeui. Erma the boasted sale of a certain epistolary torrePpoadeace, the Author may now eat:faint with " Heav'm tint tatniat letterw for 11010 e wret-lis aid." Lady.ii immure CAVIIIr4OI7ItI returned, on Sant. dilly, to Devonshire Hume, front a visit to the Countess DowaKer SPENCRII, at St. Mr. and Mra. STANIII3PIR returned. nn Saturday, to their house in Stinthopewstreet, Muy-fair, from Worcestershire. The pit of enrent-prirn Theatre, likeonother celebrated Howie in Westinineser, 1146 too louig boosted its rorrea-roio. The Marquis and Marchioness of STA vroft D have returned to their house in Cleveland-si i nisre, St. James's, from Staffordshire. Earl GOWER, his Lordships son. is gamete/I on Monday. The A TTORNEY-GBlllaitA I. very property called Mr. Wattuts.'s hill of indictment against Mr.. CLARJEIt. a fishing till, the subject being a hose 6sA. Southampton Theatre cloves this day, and thongh the performers lbo-syssed more merit than any we ever refuel-oilier, the eneouregemeot was short of expectation. The improvements at lansitown Castle. South ampton, are stopped for the prevent, to be resumed, it is in March neet.—The Marchioness and her two daughters are expected there this day. The first Assembly, h. 1,1 at the Crown fan, Portsmouth, which took place on Thurialay, was attended Ly every family of respectability in the tows and neighbourhood ; the company war very numerous, there being' upwarihi of 1.50 peraous pregrtit,_ . l to of whom were suharribers. Oil Wednesday last, a match for SOL was de. e.ied on the r05..1 front :Market Raisin to Lou:II, between Mr. BEN,4see's horse Panel, and Mr. FATCHRT'II brown utire the /,,,fe enit. Tory were ridden by their owner,: Cie superior size of the horse enabled his rder to thatauce lila 4:ma i...mar. _ At a meeting of the Corporation of Notting im. Monitiy, the93th, H. our RICHARD Fox, Lord Hsiland, was elected Hecortler of that town, in ripe room of the 14te Hoke of Par'tner's. rijoicings took Owe on Tuesday last at Langford, (ewport, Ste. in c01i4,-. l lenee of rllltialAl Lamas, Eeq, riteirmeg the rge of 21 years. At Newport an on and several sheep were roasted and datriltuted with a quintity of ale to the nei,:hhotir s.l poor. Al t h e inansion-house at Lon.cford, up wards of I in lo lies and goutleinesi out down to nn %;egient otitertaiii:nret provided on this occasion, *hide concluded with a bail its the treeing. . • THE.I7'I?ES. coveter-iiiAnnzn. The curtain rote on Saturday evening, under the moat promising oppearances. The lionse was t•ruertled in every corner; ;dud, whet we have before had 'seldom the pleasure of seeing, decorated with female beau ty. !rite ptivatz b:ixes boasted of several of the hell families now in town. ft was only Monday se'ntright, tlrat we had to re eonl, to the disgrace of the lower orders of the British Ptiolic, that there were only two women to be seen in the pit ; that part of the house, however, had its teruportien lust night, and that of several very genteel and respectable families, who vecnied perlet•tly comfortable, till the half-price gentry crowded iu, and began their cowardly, and, tu such a piece, tiouninly amusement, of shave-tightitig, which induced several to quit it. The two first acts of the opera of The English Fleet, received that attention irsh; fr h the eccentri cities of Mr. Slionden, as Mainmast, and the talent and exquiiiite execution of Mrs. Dickons Conn.. Duriug the third act, a few 0. P.'s made their appearance in the pit ; this being the SOth night of perfuraiance, we expected they would have endeavoured to have mustered a Jubilee, and no thing can umo►e completely evince their &wont& titre, that, their contemptible number, for we only observed about a dozen in all; and those, ou the entry of a few Police Officers, who very judiciously waited till they could seat themselves, were so effec-. tually dispelled, that not a single one was to be seen during. the reitiainder of the evening. • Taars-0. P.'s • ere pareivelisely. troublesome in the dress boses during the performance of the afier pirce,jourpecl over into the pit to avoid the Police, awl were received upon the shoulders of their friends with . loud acclainatiOns. A placard was at. tempted to he raised, but from what we could per ceive of it, it was equally insipid, as short heed ; et half past tee the curtaiu dropped. which was fol lowed by the usual groans and cheers. hut the au dience were not favoured with the usual elegant dance and beautiful song of 0. P. and only with one verse of the loyal air of Gad sore the Ring. By eleven the house was completel)• clewed, and the 0. P. geramen Bothered round time door of the Police Office in Bow-street, to which the princi pals of their party had been conveyed from the theatre,. Nutwitlistaiiiliog the...partial interruption which took place thorium' the last act of tine play, and the farce, both were heard tolenekly well ; and, 'won the whole, we hate a pl:aso►e in announcing, that the disgraceful scenes which have takes' place at this magniticent Theatre, may„now Le con sidered as completely at an end ; for, vestal:lly, al though not so (Joliet upon this. as upon the'titis pre ceding evenings, the row now becomes too con temptible to he noticed, as threatening serions con sequences; and the noise princip illy proceeds from the isiiplainw of those, *lto wish sgxin to witness. in a rational wanner, the amusement of the drama. LYCFUIG The opera of 77ir Cabinet was performed,. on Saturday night, to a most brilliant awl crowded audience. Mr. Philippe, in Peirce • Orlando, was dignified and impressive, and executed the•licatiti ful airs with all hia usual taste, science, sad sweet lieut. lie was most rapusiously..erscored. Miss Kirliris Hain fain into public favour. Her Floretta was playful and all i 11l ated, and received mach ap plause. Mr. Melvin performed the part of Peter, tile old sailor, in the absence of Mr. Mutton. and displayed such excellence, feeling, and pathos, as excited the loudest phiblits. When called on for the song, he, with the modesty that always irtends real merit, came forward, and said, that he bad undertaken the part, at a eery short notice, for his friend, Mr. Dowton ; that he was not iu the habit of imaging ; but, if the audience wished it, he would be haosisy in complying with their desires. This address was received with enthusiasm, and his sang was receive., with the 'wannest approbation. We are surprised that the Managers mm nqt bri n g Mr. Melvin forward in the part of Migliaei, in the farce of The Adopted ebilel, a part iu which be is pre ensineatly excellent. Lieut. Lord BA LGON I is promoted to the coin. mead of the Delight man of war. The case of the soldier of thr North Hants mi litia, who was flagged fur getting married, is par ticularly deserving attention. This poor fellow actually received (rue hundred huhu, for having united. his fafe with that of a you% innocent far whom lir had long entertaired a sincere and ho nourable affection. Every one, whose heart is not absolutely dead to the ordinary feelings of huma nity, cannot hat shudder at the recital of an eve,.t aim grossly marked with malignant despotism and cool-blooded cruelty. The prisoners in the -different gaols, charged with felonies, will, nn Thursday nrxt, he relapsed to Newittate, preparatory to their trial, at the ensuing Ohl Bailey Sessions, which commences on the pith .of next month. I %SOLVENT DesTos..—Several prisoners were disehir :t ed from the Marsha!sea Prison, en Friday last. under the luau'vent Act; one, named SPON ER, was remanded. It appeared. that. a day or two previous to his being arrested, he disposed of some freehold proln•.ty for 1031. which sum he heti given no account of in his schedule; he now stated that he hail bated it for better security in the hands of the landlady of it 1)116hr-house in Water-blue, Fleet street ; who. on his applying to her for it agi t tt t had refused to return it, assigning*. a reason for her refusal, that she wits persoaded lie did not come by it honestly. An application had been made to her by the ereditors. and to them she declared that she had returned the, money to the Prisoner. Ile was remanded Friday nest, to gire the creditors Lime to investigate ilie business. A daring attempt at robbery was made on the person of a Gentleman who was paSning along Gus well-street, on Thursday evening le.t, about nine o'clock: tor( Teo c tine up to him, and. suddenly drawing a handkerchief un•r his mouth, to prevent him ceiling omit, dregged him into the area of an unfinished house, where they made several elfins to rifle his porkess, The Gentleman, however, re-• Mo r d, smid S a lle prr•o•1 approaching. they retreat s...l, withiiitt having effected their purpose. The Gentleman had a grl•al coat On, which war cut in several places with a knife. or Molise ether sharp instill nrnt. Fortunately, flowerer, he etc:roved uo persi.ual inju►y. I; . . ;.. LAW INTELLIGENCE: COURT OF /11:1C'S BEINCH, WiAreirtrrea, Nev. ts . TVS KING V. !GUINAN, KEY LOCK, anti MasmaitYsT. The Defendants were brought up in custody to receive the sentence of the Court for a conspiracy, in pretending to procure places under Government, of which they had been convicted at the Sittings after last Trinity Term, and the particulars of which trial have b►en already fully detailed. Mr. Justice Gitnac, in pronouncing the judg elect of the Court, espatiated with his usual foree upon the enormity end mischievous consequences arising from such practices. His Lordship then sentenced the Defendant, Pohlman, to twomonthe imprisonment in the King's Bench prison, in conse quence of his past confinement ; and the other two Defendants to three months imprisonment each, in the same prison. Thomas amid John Harvey, father and son, con victed of violently beating and maiming Captain Peter D'Shanglineowy, of the 18th foot, who was quxttered on the public-house kept by the father, at MM7hinhampton, in Gloucestershire. were sen tenced to be imprisoned iu thuucester gaol, each three menthe. HIBBE2T V. IlleagßT. Mr. John 11d,ert, ;f 7 Crittileil-friars, wine merchant, appeared to articles of the peace exhibit ed against I ,by Joseph Hibhert the younger, his brother, and pisrtiwr in trade, and entered into re engniealicirs,hiatielf in 5001. mud two sureties in !SW - kresinsirkl keep the peace for one year towards the publie, and particularly towards his brother. fIABEASCORPCS. Mi. GAItIbOW moved for a Writ of Reheat Cor m teethe gaoler of Hereford, to bring up the.body of William Priestly, a Prisoner in Ins custody. Priestly wee • carJeuter iu the Commertral-road, and had gone to Hereford fair to purchase some horses, when he - was taken up, charged on the sus picion of picking the pocket of one Powell, of a xui nem, half-guinea, a wril t a a N it re; pi eces , one lifsi hich latter Powell swore was a Queen Anne's sixpence. When brought before the Migistraie, Prie s tly did not hesitate to declare what money he had ietemt him. which consisted of 111. in hank notes, still some O ver, amoug.t which was a bilver.piere. winch Powell (who could neither read nor write) swore to be the or 2 lie had lost; hut which, upon exami n ation, proved to be a cola of the Haittit States of rice; and the person from whom Priestly received it hall sworn to the filet. .1 he Learned Counsel further oared, that he also It id a variety of affida vits attesting the napes:4l6day of Priestly's cha racter. Cuuat—" Take your writ." DUNBAJI v. the tHIPEILNORS SETHLFAI HOSPITAL. Mr.ScARI.F.TT oIOVPH fur a .rit..4 'habeas L'orinie. direeit4l to the Governors of ►iethleln calling On then) to bring into Court the ,body of J.itues'l'lUey Matthews, who had been put into the •huspitsl, as en insane person, in 179% ■nd win, it was now sworn, by the officeni ur the ravish by which he had been sent to the hospital, and by stone of his friends, hod recovered his senses. The Governors, when applied to fur the liberation of tleanfortunste mon, first 'Weil, that he Writ one °libels worst lunatics. , The persons who made the present application then investig.ited the matter further, intiLwere still inure coodir.ned in their belief of the Prisoner's regitued his 'ruses. They accordingly isgnii applied to the Go vernors. and were then inforine,l that Mr. Nlidthewo was a state prisoner. This they knew out to be the ease, and aecordirigly the present application was made. The Learned Counsel held in his hund an affidavit by a respectable Gentleman of the name of Dunbar, a merchant in the city, whose wife ass a relation to this unfortunate man, of whom Mr. Dunbar was wiling to undertake the charge. He swore in hi. affidavit to a conversa tion lie hart had with M►. Haslam, the Apothecary to the Hospital, who having accidentally 'hewn him some writing, Mr. Dunbar knew it to be Mr. Matthews's. and mentioned his name and situa tion, on which Mr. Hastens said, " He is .no more mad than you are; it is a thousand pities his friends will not take him out." Lord r.r.t.artscinovon asked, why the visiting Physician had fat been applied to ? Mr. Sc.inr.arr Raid, the friends of this onfor- Won't gentleman had employed two medical per sons to visit the prisoner, aid who were satisfied of his perfect recovery. They were to have _seen Dr. Munro to-day on the subject ; but he (Mr. Scarlet') had been informed, since the Court met, that the Defendant bud postponed the tneeting till Wed madly, being the day alter Term. 1,, tberefore, became tierci-ory liir Liar to tiring the matter before the Court with the imperfect evidence be Surely, he contended, tie Governors of this hos pital had on right to iiteiat on keeping this unfor tunate man, when his friends were willing to undertake the charge of him. Lord ELLLMBOROUtiii ordered, that the mimic'', should be renewed on blot day, eith such addi tional evidence from medical men as could be pro dtired. He was sati•fied there must be a mistake in supposing that any thing improper could attach to the Governors of the hospital. Cause will be 'hewn, thin day, in the Court of Kui4's Beach, on behalf of Mr. CLUFOIIO and others, against the conditional rule for a criminal infoirnevon, charging*thent with the riots at Co vent-Garden Theatre. It I. certain that Lard FRANCIS SPENCER was ap pointed by Mr. PEXCEVAL to a sent at the India Board, without Ins Lordship's know. edge, and that his Lordship declined the offer. It appears tart his Lordship hid some time ago no objection to the situation under the Duke of Ponmswp, but had applied for it. This vat, however, before the Wel chereu and Spanish Expeditions, the Cabinet Duel, and the discovery of the intrigues which prevailed in the Ministry. The Rattler and her convoy arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, on the itsth Saturday morning arrived at the Motherhank, the Crewcut tray. no, G. Gins um, Master, nue of the vottrov which ruled I . Gthralt.t. on the t)th ult. under Hie MorsTY's ship Formidable; she parted CelisrilNiny with the lien( nil the Bth ao•Nr. in lat. 43. 49. end tons. 11. 14. W. in a gala of stud, and hes WA * * MC,: SVIIII ~' , I : • 'POLICE. • • COVENT-GAIIDEN THEATRE. Saturday mot was deemed, by the o.P.'s, the jubilee iii4ht, it being the 50th night of opening Covent-Garden Theatre, and a grand row was ex pected to take place. Whether it answered the expectations of those who wish for such amusement we are not aware ; but the charges from the Thea tre, and those that arose Croon them, of assaults at the office, far exceeded all other evenings, since the • Theatre opened ; the office wits, for a considerable time, a general scene of confusion, and the inves tigation of the charges occupied the attention of Mr. Creams( and Mr. N•REs, from a little alter • eight o'clock till near one yesterday morning. Etlwarsj &fright, an apprentice to a cutler, io James's -street, Covent-Garden, was brought se the custody of some of the patrole, •t/(1 charged by Mr. Jellies Brandon, who, on hi. oath, said, that, during the third ict of the opera of The kagliale Fleet, there was a great disturbance in the pit, out. casioned by a number of persons rushing front the tipper part of the pit to the middle, where several of them put the letters O.P. in their hate, and made a very great noise and confusion afterwards, in consequence of which he went to the pit, taking with 11110 a party of the patrole, and directed Litss•• lWriek sod otkers to go into the pit quietly., and to make their way into the centre, where they would And a number of persons snaking a great disturb ance, and desired that they might I.e brought oust. Richard liroberick, one of the patrole„ said, that, according to tin , directions of Mr. Brunton, he went hit° the middle of the pit, where he found a number of persons sitting, with the letters 0. P. is their bats. The Prisoner bad 0. P. in his hat; there was a general scene of confusion ; h ir laud hold of the Prisoner, and gave him in charge till another of the patrole ; at the same time there was a great particularly by persons calling out •• 0. P.'s ait doter." John Preston,. patrole,said, that he accompanied Limberick, and receivtd the Prism:et. from him, at which time he bad hi 4 hat olt, %aloft there was a great noire and disturbance iu the pit. Thomaa Msuce, a pantile,. said, he es4isted in taking the Prisoner, and as they were bringing hire out, he culled out several times 0. P." The Prisoner denied makingsmy derturbisoce t ar• taking any part in it, but said, hi went ett at half. price. he found the pit near ly f u ll , ear l, f rom the place he got, he could net see the peal/enters, on account of the pensous before him standing upon the benches; end whet, other per-tars were pres.ing turwerd to the hunt of the pit, he thought he hail a ri4iit to do the same, having paid his money ; but Mr. GRA. thiu held , that, having only come in at half-price, he h.ad no right to press foie/era to annoy those who had paid full price; in duing whir h be must have committed many violent assaults ; soul therew fore ordered him to find had, Perreeal, a linen-draper, of Oxford.' street, was charged with similar conduct, at tore suite time. Ni: halls. one of the pantile, said, that he was in the pit of the theatre at the tone, and PAW b i r, Perces:Al tutoring about upon the :eat*, ia the middle of the pit, at which time there war a great noise and disturbance there. and a great number of persons rushing op and dcsen, and he. by the &sire of a Cr:miens:lm took the Promoter into custody, in long *lnch, he was knocked down, but by whom he could not say. Mr. Percevel denied the charge, and paid, that the cause of hit moving about in the pat, upon the seats, wai, that there was a s,enaral podung; alt the audience were 'holding upon the beats at this time, and he was obliged to move about, to avoid being pushed down. Mr. Brandon, in reply, said, that the movement • and pushing about, Ire had no doubt, was for the purpose of funning a ring for the 0. P.'s to rally round. Mr. dItAIMI inquired of the patrole whether the mov.ng abOut of the Prisoner appeared' to he of that description, as if he wished to get out of the confusion. or if it was a pressing forward, stud there by assaulting several persons? which they arise eriug in the af f irmative, he was ordered to find' bail. The Gentleman who gave the Pliaoner-iu charge ,to the Wrote, did not stolid. Soon after this examination had closed, a great crowd of persons entered the Offiee, and a great noise and confusion ensued for a tansideriaile length of time; at last, when order was restored, it proved to he oecasioned lay the bringing in of Cup. fain Fitsgerad to the Office. The Captain addressed the Bench, in a runA tattered and deplorable state, his coat being torts in two down the bark, his ileac loth and shut lit tags; he also said, that he loot either been robbed. te• hid lost his her, gloves, stick, a watch, which cost him fifteen guineas, and some valuable seals ; and that be had been drugged out of a liox, and brought to the Office, by some men, withoet having done any thing to merit such treatment, as far as he was sensible. For a coissiderahle time all appeared mystery, respecting the Captain, as no person attended to give charge of bins ; and lie continued stating the hardness of his lease to the Magistrates, and the gentl• men sittibg around. He said, he belonged to the 103 d regiment of foot. and had been serving his country several years, in the %Vest ladies; he had only armed in LotAlogi that day, an bid un ft ands in &Omni. Mr. Mandan at length arrived, and stater' generille that there was a great distur; &fusee in the box * * here Captain Fitzgerald was, and be sent several of the patrols in to bring out the person making the noise. Charles Humphreys, the messenger belonging to the office, said, he brought the Captain to the office, having, during the performance of the afit re piece (Raising the (Vila) observed the promisee. in one of the dress-hoxes, ceiling out 0. P. and old prices ; making a great noise amid distoirlsetice, tending to interrupt the performance. There was at the same time • great Humber of ether persons joining in the disturbance. Mr. GRAHAM was about to proceed iu the P.*. minatioa of another witness egienst Captain Ver gerald, but there was so much 1100 e end rohfii , its the body of the effiee, it was found nnpes.tbh ; and one perron bring heard shove the rest, M r . Gasmen desired tie might he btongl.t belore him ; the petrole i., attendance. in eonserinenre. fore.d hefare him a young man, of renter' n. prorate who twisted theiistafereuca of the patrole, dal iits • , •1 4 e 1 i 1 . • i, it; , . , 0 1 .1 .. vi r • ir . • • 1r t 4( • 1 1 ' 4 a r. o ' 1 / 1 a it . rt ‘.l It 3 • I