The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-07-08 00:00:00

:e Se AP BRIGHTON, Jumr 6. This Theatre opened to a good House, on Satur day, with uncommon re/at. The Entertainments were. TAP Haftem-eases, Tarnplievate, and a Ballet D ame , The Theatre, and part of the Scenery, have bees repainted by Messrs. Lurie° and Timmins, *ad have an elegant appearance. Batrercis and his sister performed the chat - attars of .the Dike and Jeliassa, with much Judgment ; the latter we were 'particularly pleased with ;, she gave us a pale& and finished perfurmance'of the changer. We prophe cied, two seasons back, that this young lady would noon be at the top of genteel comedy ; the applause she received frnn a most elegant and judicious au ,: direct last night ; has confirmed our opinion. ree_whole of the evening's ent ert ai nments were nedt ilimidn3ed. The company is a very wind 1111111 h, Lurtwo, who is certainly the best Dancer ever appeared en these boards,. the R•rcu - Alierlesis s and Bexotma, woe, as they deserved, very tt & applauded in the Ballet of Williams mad Ilta comma, cellist of. . • Malik . rts......Powett„ Sweet. geese, lac James. MOWN Mtn, 'Course. Witrsa , Bologna, Woodhouse. Rated . Teti Csrif.si Weod, Poulson, are s Aim &union Mrs J. Mira ' Nfam es nit. M. lAN*, Nan. Irvin. Mn. Drapes, Mr. tawny. Mir ILatchfond a , Sfisi &e. - The Races ere expelted to be very greatly at tended ; they begin on the 93th inst. The town rapidly filling. The Patrice is expeded at the pa. talon on the 22d. • Yesterday morning, His Mestsyr. Prineonet Ass et.t•„ arid AVCUSTA, attended by Lady Generals Ganeu and Fttzsciv. Colo laeh CAMPSILL, TAYL OR . and DrSalOW , rOrit oat in Windsor Great Park, and fettirued to the Cas tle about twelve. owing to the rain coming us. Their MAILSVI as had a concert in the evening. ' Mr. Fox bad a good night on Sunday night he • was said to be much better, yesterday, to the ea . Meta= ingeiTSVII after his health. Dr. VAOOIIIAW. who attends him, said he was better yesterday than he has been since be was indisposed. Sunday evening, Windsor Terrace was not se numerously attended as usual on a Sunday, owing to the dampness of the weather. The Earl of Da 'Theorem arrited in the afternoon, • wad walked on the Terrace with Their %I AJZSTIES. Ho Lordship left Windsor yesterday morning. • The Honourable Lady GaOaGIANA BULallalr, and the Hon. Mrs. Lnuowoavii, have arrived at • Choluntham. t? Mr. Matunson's benefit will take place on Wednesday neat, at the Bristol Theatre; Mr. Weenies, an amateur of that city, will perform . JeLrene in Tie Drente Pep, on th e necasioe. The East and Countess SPENcs a arrived in tovm, jesterday rnornii.g. from Wimbledon. Mrs. Lucy LONG had a selcet pasty, last eves ,t,ing, at bee house in South Audley-street. • The Duke of Gosnost. Capt. Fctstistes, and the Hon. 1412.ELPHINSTOSIa, dined yesterday with Lady Peens, and the Hon. Miss Daunting', at their house in Grosvenor-square. Chat Las Lotto, Esq. left town, yesterday, for • Suffolk, for three weeks. Mrs. PIoSOU gave a grand music and supper puty, last evening. at her house in Hill -sweet, Berkeley-square, which was attended by upwards of etme huudred Nobility and Fashionable.. fhe sup per rooms were Laid out in tlse fair hostess's usual style of elegance. After the concert. dancing cnra weeneed, and at two o'clock the ebmpany sat down to supper. It was an early hour this morning before they departed. Air. Lswit, of Covent Garden Theatre. was to make his first appearance, for there nine yeas. at the DuAin Theatre, in the part of the Copper Cop. tens. cn Wednesday The Queen of Paulus A, the Dukes of Baveswice, and Also aaaaa uati-St CI.I ta. and Dupre ohs other persons of distiudioa, have arrived at Pyrmont. The Hurowgate Theatre will open this evening; Mr. S. KISMISLI is engaged for three nights. Mr. and Mrs. H. Stetsons are now prrforming at Cheltenham Theatre, with great. applause; they male t!...ir eiebet in Sk/lock and Porno, and have since phtyed the Dale a..d Jawed, and ././T., and Bei . ..,eler.e. They will be soccee•ed by Air. BAN atcraa and Mrs. CHARLES KISS at S'S R. B. JOHNSTON Daft Lady Jeans's Own ; I?. Witsouoitair, Esq. M.P.; Mrs. STOVeII and ; and Mr. and Mrs. SIAAW are dridking tl r r..ners at Scarborough. The Doke and .Duchess of LEEDS; Dr. MILVeII ; Mr. l • ncs,rsov and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Moa von and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Waist! and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Bstt. and family; and two Alin 'tortures; are gone to enjoy the beauties of Recker. On Tuesday night, their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Bit:truth) honoured the Theatre-Royal in Dustin with t'oeir presence. The audience was the most crowded and fashionable this sesson. Mr. Ettitron and Miss Matc•ticar sc ; iported Othello Desdoileme with their ehArafterit;i"c excellence. Mr. . T OONSTOStio of Drury-lane Theatre, is now sn D.rblin ; his visit is merely for the purpose of :Tending a few days with some particolar friends, piev:ons to his going to Belfast, where he has a most advantageous engagement for twelve nights. A Liverpool Paper, speaking of Theatricals, says. "Miss Dssc all, in the Wtdo7 Betniumr, had all the rtgoisife gaiety and animation ; but in such charac ters as these, there is still a great deal too much of the romp in her demeanour, and a certain hot.dessis4 air, which use d f ormer l y to b e thought utterly in compatible with the representation of a lady of high fashion. flowerer, she contrived to introduce, in the fourth ad, a lively and pleasing air, which ...he sang without music, in such a manner as to disarm all ciiticism, and propitiate the kindnoss of the se verest cynic. Miss NORTON, in the part of Mrs. 21.e.avr e , was as elegant, unafreded, and interesting, as could be wished. This young lady is rising ra pidly into public favour." . a .•• • • LdW IN7ELLTCENCE. • COURT 3F KING'S-BENCH, Waseutottatqate I. &War as Nisi Pries, Drape Lord Chid ye:l;a EL- Lenspeeecten, end • SPCCIAL JURY. PElietittON e. tassacarox. This was an inue from the Court of Cbancenr, to try the question, Whether the codicil of a will was made and executed subsequent to • the can celization of a counter-part of such original will ? This ease had been twice tried before, and now came a third time before the Court for a final in vestigation, and occupied upwards of five hours. It appeared, that in the year 1799, the deceased, Smith Owen. F.sq. made a duplicate will, in favour of the Plaintiffs, in which he devised v Considerable sum to a Mrs. Carey, then an inmate of his house. In the year 1803. be went to France, and after a f:w month's absence. returned to this country, and made some alterations and erasures in one of the duplicates, which he afterwards cancelled, leaving the counter-part in its original state. Both parts lay exposed, and were tossing shout his library for some time; and after his death, were found together in a sort of lumber closet, in that apartment; Im mediately after his decease, search was made, and the codicil in question, was found locked up is the drawer of his library writing table. • From these circumstances, it was contended, on the part of the Defendants, that when the testator cancelled and destroyed the one pan. he meant thereby to have destroyed the whole; and Sir V. Gives, as Counsel for the Defendants, argued at great length upon this point. After a long investigation, the Jury retired, and soon after returned a verdia for the Plaintiffs, establishing.the original will, and finding that the codicil was made subeeqdent to such caocelisation. stoutest . C. LOhG. This was an anion beought by the Lessee of the Corporation of the City of London, as Alien Porter of the port of London, against the London Dock Compary, to try the right of Alien Porters to load and unload the goods of aliens in the port of Lon don. at the London Docks. as stipulated by AA of Parliament, and the Charter of Charles I. After going bite some evidence of ancient custom, and the boussilarim of the Corporation, it was agreed to tore the question into a special case. upon the constmeion of the Ads of Parliament and the Charter-party ; and a verdict was, accordingly. entered for the Plaintiff, inkjes!! to the future opinion of the Court upon such case. THE LINO v. DORSPT. This was an inditmeat for perjury. in an affidavit to !sold a pasty to bail, in an adios for 1001. The parties in this Cast have already been more than once before the public. When the cause was called en, the Prosecutor. Mr. Wm. Roevellet, appeared is person ber..re the Court, hand-cuffed by his left hand, and in custody of the Gaoler of Ilchener, on a charge of forges'', for which, we understand. he is to be tried the ensuing assizes. This is the person who pro. scented Mrs. Barnett, for felony, at the Old Bailey. on Saturday last, when chat lady . was acquitted. He stated to the Court, that be had received a letter from his Attorney, late last night, intimating, that he would not be further concerned-in the cause, and saying, be would send him his briefs and fees this morning, neither of which bad been as yet dose. He wished to retain Messrs. Jekyl and Reader, and under these circumstances begged to postpone the trial. The Court diretrd him to make an affidavit of these fads. which being done, and Mr. Reader explaining that be had received his brief on his way to Guildhall this morning, the Court postponed the trial till to-morrow morning. The Counsel for the Defendant stated. that Ile bad no objeftion to this, as it was by no means the wish of his client to obtain an acquittal by surprise, or want of due preparatioa on the part of the Pro. Steiner. The Marqnis of Blandford, Mr Hope, and several other persons of rank and respalrabibry, attended as witnesses en behalf of the Defendant. Mrs. Bartlett also attended for the same purpose. •reammemeesn OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—it:CY 7. Pretest, tee RECOILDLIt and iteverel ALDIRION. •••••••• William Mertfrel was int:Med for fraudulently embersling the suns of 31. 9s. 9J. the property of Mr. Richards, a broker. in Brokers'-row, Loag-aere. It appeared in evidence, that the Prisoner was a com-not, porter, and was employed, on the 10th of April, by the Prosecutor, to carry home some goods to a Mr. Harvey, a schoolmaster, which had been purchased by him. The Prisoner was to re ceive the money for the goods, and, for that pur. pose. he got a bell and receipt from the Prosecutor, for ij. 9s. od. Mr. Harvey, when the goods were b'ongbt to him, paid the money to the Prisoner, and toot the receipt ; but the latter never handed it over to elle Prosecutor, who did not see him until the tOth of May, when be by chance met him in the street, and took him into custody. The only defence the Prisoner made. was, that he last the mndey ; but the R ccoaoca observing that, if this was true, it sbould"not have prevented him from going back to his employer, and telling him of the accclent, the Jury found him Gantry. .friar Saner, alias Pressen, a notorious swindler, was capitally isdilled for stealing three silver table spoons, two desert-spoons, one gravy-spoon, four salt-spoons, and several articles of wearing apparel, the property of Anne Thornburgh. It Appeared that the Prosecutor, who was a widow, kept a lodging-house in Devonshire -street, Qoeen'w square. In the beginning of May last, the Prisoner came to her house, an.: took a lodging.— He represented himself to be a Mr. Preston, an American ship-owner, who had just landed ; and said that, as soon as he settled /!is affairs, he would glee her a reference for charafter to I.is banker. On the morning of the 18th of May, when the servant woman got op, she fiend the street dour open, and iostaatly alarmed the family. It was then, on examination, found, that the sideboard in the parlour had been stripped of all the plate. and also that several articles of wearing apparel had been taken. The Prisoner was the only one of the inmates who was not present ; he had gone out early that morning, and never again returned to his lcdging. Every inquiry was made after him, but to no Impose, until the Pro. neuter, about six weeks after, saw him in Horse- Monger-lane Gaol, where be was consmitted, under the name of Jones, for another offence. Von* of the goods could ever be traced, and the case entirely depended eh this circumstantial evidence. The ft 'coact an, in his charge, duly observed on the prevalence of the crime; and, after relatiwg the dilinietpeints in the case, desired the Jary, on the whele,. to consider whether the circumstances were not Lcillcieotly wrung to induce a belief that t,se Prisoner was the. person who com:nitted the rob bery ? hut, •at the same time, he wished them to . consider that it was a capital offence, is the value of the goods was infinitely above forty shiiliigs. The Jury, ia a short time, returniAl a verdiet of— Guilty-Death. The Rseoabaa then pronounced sentence of Death, on Jame, Woodhouse, for stealing in a dwelling-house; Mary Anne Ryan, and Martha Duele, foe uttenog counterfeit money—benne before convicted for a similar cremes; Jobe 'noes, iglus Preston, for stealing is a dwelling-houss ; and Aorta Tyler, for a film offence. Two were ordered to be trinitorted fee ft:tartans gears.— aft.eo for vegan ; an upswatelt of twenty were Seittalieed ts • differoat peiiudsuf impoisonment. _ . MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, PICIC Foci( rrs: Yesterday, Bill Sc,wares gang of pickporiett, in cluding himself, Ilia Ade, alias Cestewdear, and Dirk Halianl, who Were d ete itd at t h e Marquis of Lanalown's Masquerrals, sad conviaird Wises Nir. Boon and Sir Wm Liar Paasoas, as repined thieves, were brought before the Court, for the cos- firmation of the convi&ion. Mr. A at, for the Prisoners, took an objeaion TO the convietion, as in reciting the preamble to the A& of the 42d of the present Log, seder which the Prisoners were convieted, the word' “ mar" was omitted. The Coon over ruled the objeaim, as thaw is a very proper clause in the Mt, which malty that no eon vißiga shall be quashed, we acegiat of my in formality. - . The case proceeded for sane time with the evi dence of Captain Townsbend and the Offscsrs of 13ow.street, the particulars of which we gave oar their conviUies k Bow -street ; bat 11110 ther giskie° tion was takes. that the cortvittion stated. drat die Prisoners had been cowhand before Ntenot as Hawn, and Sir WILLIAM PAISOMS, without stating that they were Magistrates for the County of Mid dlesex. This the Court felt themselves obliged to yield to. One of the Magistrates pointed oat another material error in the conviaion. yid. that the Prisooere were convicted. not being able to give an account of themselves; whereas. that was not what they were charged with. They were charged with being reputed thieves. The Court. therefore, very reludiantly. were ob liged to bit these notorious chareilers loose upon the public agars. Mdirgaret Sullivan was (entailed of uttering a counterfeit shilling, in Drury-lane. This being her fecund offence ' she was sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Horse of Corm/lion. Swirl Casmilegt was nomad of st shales of fence, in tittering two bad half crowns, no the 10th of June, to different persons, io Shaiweil. He was sentenced to one years imprisonment in the House of Carrolton. TUB 141131 ASTON& TO THE EDITOR. Sta—in your Paper of this day, you state that Miss Hannah Aston's body was found just where the fatal accident happened, and that they were both hi:tied on Seterday. Miss Aston's body was found on Thursday after- Loon. near Chiswick, about three miles from the fa tal spot, by some Gentlemen, in a boat; she was standing err e, among some rushes, with her head entirely above the water ; her hair was quite drys her bonnet hung round.her neck by the strings. The Gentlemen called to some men, who were near the place, bobbing for eels, and, with their assist ante, brought her to Hammersmith, to the Black Lion, where the Jury sat on the body on Friday.— Mrs. Aston, the mother, came home from the coun try on Thursday afternoon, about an hour be. foie it was known that Hannah's body had bees found. Hannah was brought home, the coffin be. ing screwed up, on Saturday morning early. Mrs. Aston bad not seen either of her lest daughters. It was generally believed, at Chelsea, that the funeral would take place on Sunday, as none but their frien.ls were told when they would be buried. About four o'clock, they set out (Torn Mr. Aston's. in ; there were two plain hearses, and one mourning coach. a very unusual sight. in which were the mourners; and by tne time they got to the church, there were about 400 persons colleaesl. The Duke of Gloucester met the pro cession in aseyne-walk, and made some inquiries, with the answers to which His Highness was much affeEled. After the service in the church, the coffins were again put into the hearses, and they proceeded to the burying ground. The moment the gates were opened, the ground was nearly hlled by the persons assembled, above SOO. They were both interred in one grave, eight feet deep, Ann's corm being laid on Hannah's ; the coffins were covered with black cloth, and white furniture.— They were followed to the grave by the ruoutner►, being their inconsolable father. Mr. Aston, and his eldest sun; the neat lan, and the eldest daughter's husband. Mr. Asbell ; and M:ssrs. James and Wiliam Paian, two intimate friends. This affeamg scene drew tears from the eyes of a great number in the burying ground. the Aston family being very much respelled in Chelsea. Sloactay, July 7. --- On yesterday seenniglit, in a Court in Chapel street, Salford, a young min, rather decently ap parelled, committed a most unprovoked, unmanly. and violent assault, upon tie person of a youthful female, whom he beat and braised in so shocking a manner. as to throw the unoffensting, but helpless, vklim of his brutality, into a fit. to which she re nsaired for upwards sof three hours. and consider able doubts were entertained of her recovery, but which, we ars: sappy to add, has neatly been ef. feded by proper medical assistance. • '4. '77 - •-r-- L, SPORINNO MTELLIGINCIt. hiosinan imam . TOMAY, JUL, 1. The gebertiptleu of sp egat, wlth Set eda 2, fee all mass 01mo-rade heats (4 Subscribers;, was won at three hosts,* Mr. Storey's b. c. Cranthi-roo, by Pipator;3-yis n!d,6s• ; beating Mr. Grey's b f 3-yrs old, Gut. nb. ; sea Me lissesea's Itotedea, Sees old, 60. 71b. who Ina Sbe GM beet, beg.. - drawn Mtze beteg beat bar dm eserat • Fifty Pounds far three sod four tear 'lds, duwasstre urea won by Mr BranrlLaga b. I rotate, by lienaegfieeelhs 5 ,t% 0? 0 , i besting Mr Laesdahrs b. t Sic Kim rcazia's &Yid oiris sad .W.. O datum's M. e. Clete. , hod, 4 yff oid. Sm. 7lb and 7t04 at entaband after heat, 2 and 3tof at Bannon. Weis in s sauser. . TutrastisT. The 301. for all gee, 4 note boats, was vino easy Mr•K , Halgiost's Is s. Lady Mary, by Itediegirteugs, 6.t SALISBURY, lung S. _ Our Rae.' began an Wedriesday law . when re; Piste of 100 guineas was won at two bests by Lad Srekvit . eh It. Pulver*, beating hfr. Hart's ch. b. Charier The odds at starting lent fear to oue ou Peeper% r eery. Lord Sachwille's Illastard„ 3 years oli, walked WIN. mums for the Sweepstakes of ten 'Moses 11•444 etibt • snob ra. On Thursday, the City Bowl wee won by Mr. Goeletrefa Why Not, 6 years old, boding Mr:Wilkimpaot lg. aged, was &Ara after the Ent heat. The Members Nato of SM. wet wee it two haw by lir. Herbert's br at LAtir Peggy, bootie( Mr H. Lifyiiesurege. g. W on orgy. • • Us Friday thralldom sturssit tkr MSSrbwiltrew Mt which w-t wee at two Mutt by Mr fligergr. gam% baths/ Mr. Mimes b. C. Mier% sad *" rat sh. f. P Leas. • A lisodicse Subscripthes Perm or 10 Or gee subscribe% was ewe far r . ' Gerstemeta, _ by Mr. Sewers ere is A *seer fee 40 plisses ens wan by Ma Allletel• 000,11/.. henna& M. Ile.m's Tip t oe. Ds rho whale, the sows allsoder ilihropsik 001 011.010011 ' bat few spernion, swiss. posype s tarobeli balsa babirdostog 1 the sedition at ?Alamos% mol Ow east of inot saran for ge.riemeli re make mmentessinst Oar toe agansfuere of their bones. There wag, berretta a brigliem bob sa Iftifor *,slag, with • display of yorolifel a beamy and despise& tan tally composent:4 ferrite 4isappoisumest eti the 08 1 1r0ill. 0111113111=0110rMillgol . • Biekleigb Races, Demosiiro;widediptms Jes day t. They werewernermadrind encoded. The bean *tabu mesweenir ' Wises roan kiwi fraosiderr The hoe_plete was =alai ? captig. Wires ebbing honer grailigh e sad V Foes re's bone Agearroset. aid was wee* the 9 met. There was a groat Seel of betting, titer two, and . five to four on Agionsert. The awe meats closed with se doom ball and papper„ et Maristow. the delightlal resident* of • Bail. Nalollll Lora% Best. which did peat medic to 6 * hospitality sad atteetion of the resperlable wister... . Os Wednesday last Sir Ca eases Wtauseenew was eleited a Verdant, of the Forest of Wifichwood, is Oxfordshire. in the robin of the late arcuate, Gessoes Ferri 44444 , Esq. The Borough and Covered= of Liverpool her unanimously restored, " That es amount of the vest ingress" is doe nspokstaa and anent or the Toss al Liverpool, it sown nomoloor of Maciannao Is iossiLiam foe the easomost dlmbiroge et noel` ' myelin@ daCes. 4 , Tao afflicariao lwviowbe sewer Ellie Silos thirealene • Mojeety, for as additisinsi Chanel le this : law Misting ilia the Moyer far the Line Swag, so ,e. the tam Mug, and the Attionsea of this Otimeneiseg. z i o s e tt Batboy wed oath co sm oath ef them os Members of s but se lesgse, Moll hereafter be Jassioss arma far As said Sainmeh.- Between eleven and twelve eche& le the u(k v of yesterday se'onight. the Lady ofd 011 hare a[' the King's Dragoossa, was induced to descend the • CliE, near the Gun Tavern, Melte% in year 4 this Officer with wham she live ‘ nod wheelie hie her but a short time before, as rise pri to • commit an ad of suicide. by throwing ilaso the sea. The Lady, a very elegant womaa, Indira observed by several people on the Chß, the night being bright and moonlight, a youth of not more than twenty years of age., descended to bar. and presently evinced his hospense ineentios of her. by dragging her into the sea I where. irk probability, she would have perished. het far timely interposition of others. The unhappy gill had been scarcely taken from the water, devolving ' wet, and almost lifeless, when, horrid to sedate, ; some fiend in human form, too suddenly fee say one to prevent him, again dashed her backwards. with brutal violence, into the briny eielesebt. bit from which she was an happily seitmed awl borne to her lodgings. The latter escaped, but the former is in custody to answer the charge. in de , extraordinary aftir. For the benefit of Mr. ZNIONT, yesterday se'unight, the Theatre in Leeds was crowded bee yood all precedent, and the receipts of exceeded one huodred and four pounds. W. Transparency in the Itekr-Damn of The DsuM ad Vdrory al Lord Nelses was exhibiting, the Oode • pressed forward with so much ardour, es to force the nails which held one of the patted% by Which • accident, three ono and a woman made a seassma into the pit, to the great terror of the audience, who naturally enough concluded the hours was foiling about their ears ; bat it being soon•ascertaiood, that neither the tatakers oft the recipients had received any injury, (for 4.111:10y they pitched upon their 1 heads,") and that the building was perfraly secure, order was restored, and the performance proceeded . ' to the conclusion without farther interruption. ' Monday last, the Court of King's Bench, Deb.:. lin, was occupied in the trial of as alas brovits by Janes TANDY. Esq. of that city, B = s saaaors MO tali, Esq. of th e count y o f i for defamatory words.—The words charged were .4 . ' nearly tt.eie : •• I was dining in the. house of Join , l'arsor, in Dublin, on. the 141 th of May, 17Y/1. when a person cam.- abruptly in, and said, 4 W e are a l undone! litsd Eow ton Frozosaarb is taken ; and we have rii.h e r mo n e y. arms . n or am ns onitioo P tioon which, no:serviog that the company did not ,ecru • what he said with approtatioo, he said, • I ' suppose we are ail friends here r—:.td went out again, and was tollovred by Mr. 'far, DT. who tows after married, and ilesiied us not to take notice of what that person Said, t - 4.t that he v.a. apr flighty. man. who knee - not what he was doing. , To the ' charge the Deteridair :pleaded the ,7eir-ral !s. tie, and a justificavon of the iv mil of tte words. Ile Sottcyroa-Csvraat stared tie Plainta's csse. • several witnesses were mail:med. and at four o'clock l , i ( the trial was adjourned to ..oesslay. II I