The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1804-09-07 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRTSPONDENCE. . a DUBLIN, SEPT. 3. Every thing, is petfealy tranquil in every quarter of this Island ; and, as fair as I had opportunities of julgin in my recent tour through the north-western part of the country, likely to con• n we s although the lower dab:es are greatly distres,ed b. the want of a circulating medium. In the country particu larly, there is no silver coin, except the Bank six shilling tokens. Hallpmce have entirely disap peared. The baker, the butcher, &c. each issues his I, O, U; and small pieces of card, marked with those mysterious characters, are now, if I, may use the phrase, our only current coin. This order of things has opened a door for idnuroerabie and the petty trader frequently finds it more easy to falsify his signature, than to discharge his obli gation. It is true, that, by a late act, the circula tion of silver notes, I, 0, U, and paper tokens, is prohibited after the Ist of January next; but the mischief that may be done in the mean time is in calculable ; and, unless a new coinage of small sil ver and copper is sent over from yoor side of the water before t at period, all retail business must be at a stand, and the lower orders exposed to innu met able pri vations. EMNBURGII, Sur. 3. On Wednesday evening, the Earl of Moira and bib Countess arrived at the George Inn, Perth, ac companied by Mis► Murray and Sir William Keir. Next morning they ptoceeded to Blair, on a visit to the Duke of Athol The H6n. and Rev. Governors of George He riot's Hospital, ns , • , : appointed Thomac Henderson, Esq. merchant, 1 reasnrer for the instituti nr, in form of James Jackson, Esq. appointed City Cham berlain. On Friday the Magistrates fined three butchers for exposing to sale unmarketable meat. The light-house on Inchkeith was illuminated for the first rinse on Saturday evening, and had a most conspicuous and brilliant effeEt. Thursday arrived in Leith Roads a Swedish sh;p. from the Baltic, with Milts, prize to His bLajesty's armed ship Blesei g. Sunday arrived ir. Leith Roads, the Leith armed ship, from Orkney, and the Lord Melville armed brig, from a cruise. CHELMSFORD, Sur. 5. On Monday, a very large detachment from the whole line, at Leaden Cam-, marched to Galli y w .n 1 Common, near this place, an 1 encamped on t rare ivenriti. The detachme t Irons Geraal Hooe'• Brigade, h commanded by Captaia fraz , r, of Ss- 4 ' ! regiment ; that ft oni General Campbell's by Liuttain ficilwelt. of the 'loyal East :d• Attests ; and that fronr General Lord Charles Fitzroy's, by Captain l'h rte. of the Non York. Eacit division C 'Vaal of 150 m: n. besides subaltern and non-corn na,sicmed offiren, and the who!? is r ommanded by Lientenant-Colonel S of the 4CI Regiment. Makir.General ilec!:with. Oa the same d tv, the 2J Surrey, Lord Clank:. 's, matthed from Mal e!')11, and encamped near the same ground. The n.r."! of this movement is to complete, with all paisible exre Won, the very formidable and rah n live cLtin of redoubts, se*.ic II are intended to oppose the progress oldie enemy, so mild they cif it a land joF ow this side of the metropolis. Twelve hundred two are daily employed on this important obj,:e.t. •••••.•T QUAKERS. Lan weef,,papers, to the following purport were distributitd t/proirgh the tuwn of Whitby : W. at', 2.5th .. .,1 Mtls oter.ith, IYI4. ... " Friends Wind to hold a oteetiog f n sro+O•ip at , IteThea • tre, at six o'clock to mor-ose esteem*: srtsen the company them wbo incline to attend Ira! be acerptahlie." Accordingly, at six on Son Jay evening, the The atre in its various parts. of boxes, pit, gall:ries, stage, And side-wing% was ertremely crowned, ny being obliged to return for want of room. At the appointed time, a Female Friend, raised on the middle of the stage, delivered an appropriate dis• curse of th-ee (pi •rtersof an I ,our, oa Christian aid moral dutics ; the was followed by another sis ter, who dosed the whole h'• .1 railletic orAyer. The fallowing Ines were found attached to the 41 , ,cr of the Theatre that evening. vie. " If. regulars, have ti.nw m " fwn JwSt. Allattlarles leaves, " It at ..gee a i i.mte Pra)*r " B. cam* a Den ni Ws! nnw rlw inns% are alter d " Refwtuatiun rate : " Tht- modern r)..n of T:oevto, to oight " bti one c Witmer of Prayer. %V ." It has ber. r.iwirted, that his Excellency, the Sramsit ASt nAr,Arqa, was to be married to Lady Futtrwoors, the WiJoW of tits lit Sir T.. FAIL?... WOOD, flirt. The raft is, that the SPANISH Au vassimot is already married to a Spanish Lady, and has une to Plymouth to see his lady, his son, and two daughters, al for Spain. He will return to London in the cavrooef a few days. Dort aivio.—ln the tir.se of the last war. an English officer hat some trifling altercation with an Austrian officer at the Theatre at Lisle Th. nest morning, very nnexreftelly, l•e was called upon by the Colonel of the Austrian regi ment, who -old him that ‘• hr had affronted ooe or •• ; at.l any offence offered to an individual, as offered to the whole ; and the rule or it rc 7s r ts, that the offender must, if necessary. ?phi . •vinning with the Commanding Of fic-r—he had t • honour of being Mat Officer, and" --The English . a assisted him it had not be n his ia:ention to offez v t;entleman. and requested to censult his friends 0 wore in the r..xt room.- - He returned in a few .: mates, and t .u; addressed •'.O challenger : vt.Sir„ are six of us; English ; and, to giv. •• • ,, ,riciani. we sir will t.t :wear of.-.you ( I "”iting at his watch o'ciossit. We egeme:ital h u'inei4 Isa.l at ten ; . • u wii: ..ave the ;..•r) , !‘ftle,. • • •he meeting be 4. .?Cr , it will be . .eeme Ia i • • "Ilte knstriaa took up his hat, and saarelles. si -cr. POLICE. BOW-STREET. Further Euti .t..rt of the iltton+.4 Duel, which we starcrt In our Pd; , er of We•Lierday hztttueu two of the V: 111111f4tt Vu uuteurr Mr. Lee is the son of a schoolmaster in King street, Coven: Girden, who refused drir.king the health of Colonel Robinson, and Mr. Mason, a cleik to Mr. Savigny, jeweller of the same Street, who called Mr. Lee a puppy and coward, for re fusing to drink 'he toast, A als tore .Mr Lee's colt turning him out of room. After Mr. Les: had called upon Mr. Mas in, in Watdour-street, to ask him to ietrael the words he had made use of the preceeding night, and a duel had been agreed upon, it is-strongly ruspeeted Mr. M.'s courage failed him, for on his return to his master's house in King-stteet, he inibrmed him of st hat was abou• to take place, i and supposed to be with a view of . 4r. Savigny's giving information to a Magistrate, wai':h he accord ingly did. When the parties were under examina tion before Mr. &sin, My. Lee said, some person had been very oE6s:ions in living information that a duel was intended : upon which, Mr. Savignv, who was present, rose, and acknowledged he gave tf-e informa tion, and thought he was doi,,g an 01 of justice to. w irds the parties, and the public at large—especial ly as Mr. Nlaton was a vet y respedlah:e young man, and had fiiled the situation of Clerk to him, with great satisladion to him, and credit to himself. Mr. Born asked Mr. Mason, whether they were to fight with swords or pistols ? To which Mr. M. answered, he did not know whether it was to be with horse-whips or pistols ; which set the ‘lagi strites, as well as ev...ry one present, its a roar of laughter. Mr. M. asked Mr. Lee's pardon, before he left the Office. About two years since, a man of the name of Thomas Cam..'l was tried at the Oxford Assizes, for binlary, .nd cast for death—after which he contrived to make his escape out of Oxford Castle. He was Advertised ; and every poly ihle exertion made to apprehend him, but without elf tek ; till about two months since, when S .yers, knowii .g his person, met him at Charing Cross, when, after a most des. pirate resistant... Sayers succeeded in securing him, and conse e 1 nto Bow-street Ogee; and, alter undergo: ? a - -xamin +tine bet ire the sitting Magi. s:rate, anu Sa ors pt ving hint to be the man who h..d esea:led irorn Czford Castle, be was sent to the It r Wft Seal y .blic house, ironed. and placed in the -•rong rent, fir security, till the time ar rived fur the gualers to wave) all prisoners who stood cor mitted in the course of the shy, to the &IL:rent prisons to which they had comni:tted. Do.lng th time be was in stiiing To on, he, with the ~swistance o+ some ti :.r.ids oil the outside of room, had the iorieuity to break overt the r orn, by m. ant of an iron c.ow, and he t fraed his escape. wit. I s irons on ; the ( ifficers belonging to the Office made eery possible exertion o trace him, but witheut -iiccee hog. On Wed tesslay evening. Sii)ers met him again by acrid nt. near Chehea Bridge, and took him ;nto cu dos! lie was committed to Clerkeewtll eris. it YesterJay, a man e• n .111 • ' H rtjteld, who has been advertised for s, w i.ii a re ward f r his ;spore:l:as—in by • ..,vort Boas d,• was brought before Mr. !tea - sitting Magis trate, by Anthony and Adkins, ...a it appeared that he had been employed as an interpreter to the French prisoners at Portsmouth, and nad obtained vanrnn %w r ris of money from veveral of ::em, wider the false pretence of prom,. ng for then. a vessei to enahle them t t make thy: escape. He was or dered to be co veyed to Portsmouth to take his trial !or the misdemeanour. HATTON t; ‘RDEN. Yesterday a gentlenim was charged with assault ing several persons in llolbrun the preceding tiyht in an unprovoked marine, : the Magisua•es cum. mkted him to the Sessions till he should find sub stanti.d bail on two charges to atswer the com plaints. M R LBOROUGH STREET. This day, Pend w.:fi. a Jew, residing in James's. street, Grosverair-squaro. was brought befnie the ...Laing Magistrate, NAY HAMILL CONAN( ' Esq. at the desire of General Bu ton, and the officers of His Majesty's Second Regiment of Life Guards, who attended, charged with baying purchased re gimental clothes, from a private in that regiment. The Magistrate explained to him the crime with which he WAS charged, and the Aa of Pailiament respelling it, which. he observed, enalled, t at any persvit or persons buying or receiving from any sol dier or deserter, any c oaths, arm., Sic. belonging to the King, shall, fur every such offence, fort it the sum of 51. The regiment wished to frame the prosecution, sn as to recover the penalties only ; but if he were inclined to give any advice, it would be that they should prosecute for a felony. he called upon Mr. Wolfe to make hi, defence then. or if he chol.e to prepare himself better, he would give him anot'-er day. When those cloirhs had been offered to him fur sale, it was his duty to have in quired of the officers, who ware not twenty yards tram him, respelling them. Mr. Wolfe declared be had no other idea bat that the soldier had A sight to sell the cloaths which be bougut, as he war constantly in the habit of purchasing the like, but especially servant.' liveries, as rod AS new, which, he always understood, be came the property of the wearer after a certain time ; he had lately bought some of the King's liveries in this way, and did not knave but soldiers had the same pris ;lege. Some of the cloaths in question he had exposed to sale, for weeks toge- Cacr, sa unconscious was be of their being im properly obtained. J.pad .lapei , ae, alias Pelee Mgre'el, a black, and a native of Martinica, belonging to the band of the Second V: Guar.2%, who was the person deeded in selling the cloaths, deprored, that on Monday morning tau, he sold his full dress jacket and pan taloon% tv W. lie ; that the ether cloaths, coosisting of eleven or tw.lve wrch cloaks, he bad sold at different times 'active. The Qa.tt ter M.st-r sratei. that upwards of fifteen or sixteen el b.sks Id teea stolen. The firtht•r ex , rinAtion VAS then p os tponed ekren o'c!ock to-morrow, when t: - e panne ice QrS:l4 t, attend. • THE COMGRIV.S DAUGETAR. . • The following are the ‘'ercumitanees consequent on the lucky marriage we rtteirtiooed in Our paper of yesterday : On Friday the cent and the young bride, her niece, proceeded in a glass coach to Harrow; upon their arrival at the first Inn ia ;he village; while the *Mit remaiiied to give orders exalt the dinner, the hlushing bride was dispatched to her father's cottage, to request the company of both Is •r parents to psr• take of it. They enilwaced her with delight ; .but perceiving the ,up.;rior style of her dads to what they had ever seen her in het', t h ey began with eager solicitude to question her how she came possessed of clothes.", far 41)..we her situation in life ? Sbe modestly referred them to her aunt, assuring them she Isad abed entirely by ber advie and that • she was they at Mr. Laws's, ,and hoped for their company•to dine Wth her there. " At Mr: Laws's, child ?" exclaimed the good mother,. " why that is the house where all the quality go—whit have we t o do there ?" " matter." replied the daughter ; „ my aunt is there, and wishes to see yo;: is soon a‘ russ ble." As soon .Is. they had dressed themselves, Sherman, the cottager, in his white flannel jacket , and his wife in her be s t horne•spun set off with their belovtd daughter to the Inn. Being arrived , and seated tor a tew mimites, the aunt, who is sister to the fattier, after requesting their particular atttntio:,, she, briefly as possiiAle, sequainted them with Jenny's hood fortune. During the relati m the poor parents mutually folded their arms across their breasts, sat gazing on each other in silent a ctnnkh snent, for speech was utterly denied to them, till, at length, as if impelled by the same incin tlq-y both leaped up, flew to embrace their child, and a copious shower of tears coming to their aid, in a few moments restored their agitated spirits to such a state of tranquility as enabled them to bestow' on her their blessing, and warmest wishes for her future happi ness. divert their attention as mulch as possible from the immcd;ate cause of their affedionate emo tions, the charmi ig bride went to a trunk that stood in the room, and taking out two small bundles, presented • or to each of her parents, entreating them to accept, at her hands, a Sunday and a holi day suit, which she had brought with her, and wisted trey weld so far oblige her as to put them on immediately. They willingly retired for the purpose, and while they were dressing, the aurft in formed Mr. and Mrs. Laws and family of the while circumstances above related, as the happy occasion of her that. day's visit to Harrow, assuring them that till she had seen the ceremony finished, she contd scarcely believe it was not a dream. The dinner was arm after served. In the course •if the morning the house had filled with several fas:rionable parties, who, as soon as they returned from their different excursions, were inflrmed severs ly by Mr. Laws and his waiter, of the wedding of the c•ottager's daugh•er, and the cir etsmr•urces Atte Tiding it $ in which, fr,..m the highest to the In , •: -.t, silt telr so Jeep an interest, theta ge neral t. Jer was given by the company in each room to apprise .:rem when the coach was ordered to th. doo• . Our heroine sent, in the mean time, for the owner of the cottage, pail him what arrears of rent were due, and a rvels .A•nonth in advance; and just be fore she annoy. ice_i •ae necessity of retus nine us town, she put in • 11 . r father and mother's joined hands a purse containing more pieces of gold than at any on.? time they had ever possessed betnre. Thus endel tto first filial attentii:r., of this dutiful and affeitionite rustic. About half-pia five o'clock the coach was at the door, and the windows of every room in the front, as well as the door-way, were crowded with elegant company, all anxious to see the separation of this haloy groupe. me cottager, who is a fine figure of a man, about I , rty years of age, with a manly and expressive face, first led his sister to the coach and handed her in ; one tender mother followed, leaning on her charm ir, daughter, their eyes suffused with tears of joy and affeftion. Vs hen arrived at the coach she hung on Jenny's neck for more than a minute, and whilst her father gently drew her from her mother's arms, the elegant lady, who had closely followed them up to the coach, in the kindest manner, supported her till the coach driving off, her husband hastened to relieve her. Thus departed the fortunate and amiable cot tager's daughter, attend:l(.3 pot only by the blessings of her enraptured parents, but of all those wilts wit nessed this pathetic sc.ne. The parents returned to their humble cot, amidst the congratulations of all their neiglibours, who had heard the news of the day, and came to witne-s the trit.h of it. The Aunt if A fiat figure of a %%nil All, under forty, a very handsome likeness of her brotber the cottager, and f - -nni the elegant simplicity cf hrr dress, and the un I:Teti:tett esse of her depnrtmcnt, seems to have been brought up in the family of some nobleman or gent man of fasition. The cottager's daughter (and pnr ie bpi aen 7 is t. a tl v .se er e y fe n:/ o t f une peru d s: Ate nt d t ii h i e nnc m enc idd e l , e w s h i o z s e e , abo twenty year s of age, rather ru:tic in her de. ruddy corn lesion, sparkling eyes, and white even teeth, contiihute to LitlP , Ut an expressive sweetness over her whole facr, that may be conceived, but cannot be described. No wonder, tbnafore, that it should kindle up —Lova ♦T FIRST SIGIVT. The volunteers of the city of Bath have received orders to t-. 013 themselves in readiness to march at an hour', route, upon the firs: certain intelligence of the e appearing in turce en the English coast. MAthorough is appointed their place of rendezvous. Vie al *o learn that Sunday morning next is iippointed for inspefting the waggons intend ed %la service of Government, on Claverton- Down. The character of English seamen is not less dis tinguished for ads of generosay than of valour.— The following is an instance that .aught to be re enrded : Capt. Ms trump. vf the Larry, who a fe•w days ago captured the Mode privateer, entered into an a4reernent with the late Captain Dixon, who un fortunately perished in the altalia, to be equal share: - in tht prize -money made `sy them during the war. The death of Capt. Diaos of course dissolved the cohtralt; bat Capt. AA IT LAND, with a generitsity becoming his charaEhrr, has insisted that the arse mint sWI continue in Ince. and that the widow and ebddrsn► of Captain Dixon shall be entitled t. ball tie amount of whatever rrizatatoney he may • THE TURF. /4T H S• S. . 1 ....‘i11' • \ •T=te LielY's Plate Mr. Braithwa‘ 1. M.s. Balley,'‘ !is old . Nr. Ml 3 3 yrs. old . . 1 2 2 H irub's hr. c 3 yrs. old Mr. ',kris MllllllUk,, 3N. old . •.• , Lord I.se.nemes b I by. rnllci. 444, 7 med dr. Mameluke was the favourite at Slatting; and bets svere . s h, I on Miss Coiner, after the Grit heat, which was won by a neck, and 2 to 1 on Miss Bisiley after the secand heat. This was a capital race altogether, and the several heats were not won by more than.b..ll a length. The sane day, the Gold Cnp of 100 guineas value, and .40 guineas in Specie. a Subscription of It) guineas each. Mr. Lmibmke's br. c. Rambo Sir William Abdy'sE.chanuesi Loal Ornurelegs b e Baran 801 l . . . . . Mr. V illebtoi named %Jittery. b, Julio hull Mr. Abbv's named Mr. Vorlantl's b. 1. Duckling . Mr. Forilt's c. b Br:glit•m Mr. I.4dkrukt.'. or. m J . .lia Three to 2on Rumbo and Baron Bull, againet the held at starting. lima in 1 minutes. A well contested race. NUIS.! I'CL'. \L"; were much surprised yesterday owning to find workmen employed in propping np, instead of puhing d awn, tlie condemned old houses between the eastern end or Holywell-street and the Strand. Ley might be taken down for one half of the ny.ney thus expended in maintaining them in their present tottering state; a terror to the passenger, an try to the neighbourhood, and a ei , sgrai.e to the city. Wit', the motives for , ndestirouring to pre se:ve tit - v: frightful ruins, as if th :y were some sa cred re-blues, we are not acquainted. The Fur chasers of the grottod are, no .1 nThr, Nos/ and guano ivevro iii such articles. tint, if regard for !he lives of their fellow citizens cannot induce them to demolish these old buildings, it is strange they do not see that such nuisances are an Mita y to the elegant new houses near them, as well as to eat rest of the neighbourhood. It would be as j istina'sle to hold a loaded gun, const..tatly presented at the passengers in the Strand, as to keep 'Lse ruin, charged with de struCtion, hanging over their heads. LIFE PRI- SERVER. The Patent Life Preserver, with which an exiseri merit wit* made in the Thames last week, is the sub. jea of general conversztinn. With this curious machine on, you may easily save two pcv.ons from drowning, one in each hand, and thus float thern ashore. Its utilities are en varoJii , , that they can hardly be euttnwrated : as, for inc.:rice, in c is -s of ire by sea, iiaving one dozen tor two of th4-•e on board, let as many persons put :hem or.. esters :tug themselves in aline with a rope between them; Its the remainder of the crew hold by the 'or... rs.• they will all &Mt %inst. refer eornes. to Ike is Inter in case of shipwreck. Also touts putting tuu Cs save crew*: each person in these boars having one oil, suppose a boat roes down, Ihe men thus s quip. ped will be perfectly *de. Boat , going ots in view cases should always take some along with them le the crew. If the boat should not be lurTs enutvli vs csntain the crew, the crew, thus equ'pped, us sr be towed along by the boat, each of th.m ho:ding by a rope made fast to the boar. Also, stony ti , es may be made of those, when it is inconveniona to lower a boat. The machine is divides, into cells, by .livi sions intetnally ; so that an accident happenin;7 is one or two of them, it would still t.ave power to float the body, and is commndicusl7 fnrined to fit it. This Life Preserver, when nn the swell Or belly, is to be immediately before your breast, ti.e two ends passing under the arm , , and brought close up to the arm-puts; the circular strap rit vie trout of the machine to go over the head, t •••• two straps on the ends are to oe brought across one Ai.. titer tm the back, round the wa.st, an.l tied thr orb the pendant loop at the tinder :.art of the machine v. ry tight. Thus equipped, you cannot sink if ever SO stormy. Yesterday morning the priviners were rern4s - e1 from the different prisons to the jail of N •wg.o e, to take their triads at the ensuing sessions at the Old Bailey. Yesterday evening, a Coroner's Inquest was at M. Pond, in the Borough, on the body of the unfortunate man who was killed at Burtho:omew Fair on l'unday last. It appeaied, that the owner of a swing in the fair being absent, his stiffs hpd employed the deceased to assist in playing the swing. Whether from aukwardness or intosication it did Ir t appear, but he received a violent blow on the sto m,ch, which ins:antly laid h.m senseless ; le was carried to Messrs. HOLLIMO6WORT ti a d start*, surgeons, in Smithfield, bu: was past the power of medical aid ; fr.)m thence he was ca red h )me to the Borough. The Jury faun., a sera of Act.. mental Dretb. On Wed- esday morn;ng. a ;mime: man car penter, employed in repairing the (misc.! of the ..re mises belonging to the Cross Keys Its, Grace church -Street, fell from the scaffold, two , t , T;ca high, into the yard; but beam be touched the pavement. his fall was broken by touching against the r. n4 a coach ; be was shockingly bruised, but is Ltd) recover. We lately mentioned the death of Mrs. !Of STOP.. Lady of W. T. Eusecom. Isq M.P. She IVAlllung from her chaise, and survived the accident but a few minutes. She was m the last stage of her re l resan. cv, and therefore, :n the hope of savinu tie iofenq the Catalelln oprrAtit n w.its performed 'llw child was co:rafted alive $ it ha.t. !olvrevi r, sustained so mach injury by the tall, that it lived but fur a verg few h.nirs. An alarming accilent rook pirate nn Movl s Meg bra fire bte.tking out in !lin ham Down :'snip : Lae troops at Canterbury thought that the fire b ream was eeen on tire, an .1 the t-Nr:is at—. A I tr ~ e ..,J preparation, howe:er, am. PIT, s. •C 44 . •... . k.er neral W. to•rte, '....; eh prevv.ara th- re , - -al marcuing, and the fire was happily esti: g . l i ed, with tut dying moth Nun. %Se :War th et h .1., ref )11 of the Guards 41.4 • ady.l .st , r per ; ' clothe Sec. to the automat of &M. toot nu Leo wise lus;,.