The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-03-15 00:00:00

I h e I tft roe He ler, Te.• All AU. Ott Ito Ur- the I.)N Dun. SATURDAY, MARCH 13. kg for slit (- !:,e sta!di,hinen' s. - as made by the lot* d. be increased preparations in Ireland, which the Hou. Gentleman had acknowledged as just and recessary, were also adopted by the late iloarcl. The m art of the prospeet of further re . dahlia held Inr%!) by the Hon Gentleman, was al so due to Lord Chatham's Administration, whose attention and ability, with all t h e regard to economy avh:sh the aftoal and proposed reduelions announced 1..t.' place !the connrry in a state of defence, io ltuich St never had been before; and of which the present Board, with that go.id management he was disposed to g ve them credit- for, could not fail to make use of for the public honour and advantage. He was ewe the Hon. Gentleman, in omitting to do this justice to Lord Chatham's Administration, had been 'odour,' by no wish to suppress the merit of that :Noble Lord and his Board ; but that he merely felt it nnneoessary at present, to go at large into the subject. Mr. CAI CRAFT had no wish to disguise the 'nwrirof the late Board of Ordnance. He had con tented himself with as short a preface to his motion, 'because he understood L:lat 4:ly debate this subjecf 'was to give rise to was reserved till Monday. The present Board of Ordnance had certainly adopted the Estimates thee had found in preparation in the office. They had, of course, adopted the system contained in the Estimates. This they had done, be cause they had found the work., in many instances, an forward, that unless nearly ' , lct whole cost of com pleting them were thrown away, it wa , expeuient to finish them. There were also several works in contem plation, which were conceived by the late Board to be essential to the defence of the country; And which it would 40 highly imbeenmini in a new Master of the Ordnance to rejeerwjthour d!re consideration. The present Board of Ordnocce had, therefore, without absolutely adopting or approving of all the schemes, or thinking the whole system of the late Board completely advisable, availed it'elf of the estimate prepared by that Board, reserving the power of car rying forward a d euppressing such parts of the plans of the late lio . urd As it may think proper. The sum of 2.9/7.1811. 6s. 6d. was then voted for the charges of ordnance, for land service, for Grel: Britain, for the year 1806. I30,00:)1 for Ordnance, for sea service. 129,0001. (or Sums advanced in Ireland. 697,0001. for the Ordnance service of _the year in Ireland. EXCHEQUI 1111..t.5. Mr. VANSITTAR I* said, he meant to propose a resolution for liquidating the Exchequer Bills, the accounts of which had been referred to the Com mittee. There was a sum of 13,000,0001. consisting of an issue of 3,00 0,0001. and an issue of 8,000,0001. in the year 1804. There was another sum of 2,500,0001. issued in 1804, and replaced by a fresh issue list year. It was now proposed to pay these Bills off, but whether by fresh Exchequer Bills, or by other means, he was not prepared to say, till the Ways and Means were considered ; though he be lieved it would be found more desirable to pay them off by Exchequer Bills. There was a further sum to be provided tor, to the amount of 1,300.0001. being part of 3,000,0001. advanced by the Think, in 17911, one half of which had been since paid, and tars other half had ben renewed, and remained to be provided for now. Resolutions for paying off these different issues were agreed to; the Report to be received on Monday.—Adjourned to Monday. THE BRITISH PRESS. The Jacobin Print, which seeks notoriety by its sanders upon the present Ministry, yesterday de clared, that eg there is no oppattion, though the " fabrication and falsehoods of the Ministerial " Prints endeavour to make the public think that " others can be as .ra Weill as their employers."— Here then is an express declaration, by the organ the party, that the new Opposition is dead and gone. Indeed, that such a ricketty, ill-frumed produCtion shouid be short-lived, is only what might be na t!irAny expated. It wa; little more than an abor ti• at its birth, aril tarn: into the world with (we . y symptom of debility and decline. The public, tutu ever, are not to be duped by this insidious and p:ernature report of its death and banal. It bait, so doubt, dwindled away con sidcrably since the night on which it tried its pii-my strength upon the qwstion of Lord EL. ssmarmouou's seat in the Cabinet; but, we know, the vital spark is not yet extinguished, and that its sanguine friends flatter themselves it may survive the present Session of Parliament. To spread a false report of its death, may answer the purposes of those who are ashamed of such a poor helpless thing. It may, indeed, be ashamed of itself, and seek to wroid a constant exposure to the public eye ; but, let an opportunity occur of annoying or em barrassing the Government, and it will not fail to raise its little head, and point its little poisoned arrow. The report of its dissolution is, we repeat, a mere iiiveriblon. It served Fai'itqur well to feign death r the moment he could shew himself with safety, be pierced the fallen He/spur, and claimed the met it of killing him. The new Opposition have Limed hom that gallant Knight, that " to coun " terfeit dying, when a man thereby heeds, is to " be no counterfeit, but the true and petted image "cf hte " They will not, therefore, shew them seves in a little band, for a time. Their efforts will be confined to a little skirmishing; and they will pro bably Rae , : pt nothing like an open, avowed, syste matic opposition. But the declaration of the death of the Opposition is flit so ext raor di nary as the ac companyiag observation. The Jacolsia.P.int brands, vr:th the epithet of - fur/,0 n ., an those who wrelld insinuate tli'at an Opposition to the present Ministry really exists. Much as we respeß the present Mi nisters, we cannot go the length or such idolatry Their talents and their integrity are great ; but it k too much to presume, that they preclude the pos sibility of a Constitutirinal Odposition, and that none hut Wins men could conceive its aeltial existence The Print in question, however, cannot be fairly charged with gross and abj2El R ntery in this in stance. The c'impliment was involuntary. If we could entertain a doubt, indeed, from its habits, that it did not mean to pronounce this eulogium upon Mr. Fox and his Associates, its subsequent obser vations would remove it. They constitute a rude and insolent attack upon His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, who he is rerres-nted as for getting his exalted rank, and violating the decorum of the place, by cheering, and encouraging attacks upon :he Kite's Servants, in theilouse of Lords. The Kteo's Servants, as the WARDS and the CAN NING& are thus eailed, were th:t turned OW 3f (4SC. by any attacks, cheered ath encouraged by his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES. They fell, because the life and the s.ed of the? Ministry fled with Mr. Pit r, and it cannot surely be charged as a crime in his RoyA I. 'batistes, that he ' approves, in their successors, a body of men who erjoy the confident.. of the country, and whom kis MAJESTY has bean pleased to call to his Councils. The lihel and tit.- a-e bolt b^- neath the notice of His ito vtel. ar.d It • does not require the interference of an♦ Ofii:IC:IS de fender. We notice the attack me:ely from the in jury which it is calculated to inflin upon the public. BONAPARTE may well consider thtt 6 country ripe for revolution, and reckon upon beta's staunch friends, where writers can be found, forgetting all the re speft due to Royalty, and seeking to degrade the Heir Apparent to the Crown, is th e estimation of :he people. We hay r•ecived letters from Dublin, of the 10;11 inst. They state that all the State Prisoners, ten in number, were brought up, on Saturday last, from Kilmainham Gaol, before Mr. Justice DAY, and nine of them discharged, in conserpence of the ex piration of the Habra, Corput Suspension Art. Mr. fievey, who was the 10th, was remanded; a Bill of !TWOment having been found against him some time since for High Treason. It is supposed that he will, Ise tried or discharged at the ensuing Com. mission. Mr. HIYET is the person who recovered 1501. damages against Major Snit for false impri sonment, about four years ago. Mr. %Viso,' It gave notice, last night, in the House of Commons, of his intention to bring for ward his regulations for the Defence of the Country, on Monday sennight. The Princess Efizatet6 packet is arrived at Fal mouth, in 41 days, from .lamaica. The letters and papers will not be delivered until to-morrow. Yesterday Earl Mot ea transaaed business with Mr. Wirmira se, at his office in Downing-street. Yesterday, a Court of Dirators was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned Cap tains were sworn into the command et their respedi re ships, viz.-- Cepta.it W. L . ., , nch, Harriet, ; and C3ptaiti J. %V. Young, Lord Madre. and Meng I. Captain Patrick Ramage, Loid Ke,th—For St. Helena and Bengal. The Windsor Carle packet, with a Mail from Fal mouth, arrived at Jamaica nn the 20th of January, and the Fugard frigate, with the fleet under her convoy from Cork, arrived there on the 22J of January. The Mary and Hannah, Bowes, from Liverpool, for Africa, is captured, and carried into Camarett. The Mary, Tuoss rsnm, from London for Jamaica, is captured and carried into Cuba. The Have frigate, purchased in the Fast Indies, by Admiral Sir EDWARD PEI. LEW, is fitting nut at Woolwich. She is converted into a store-ship, and will shortly sail with stores fur the Cape of Good Hope. The Enterpris e , old receiving ship, being found unserviceable, is ordered to be broken sp ; the Re tour,e, *oaring battery, of 28 guns. is to take her station off the Tower, as a tender for impressed men. • The Master of the CArrothnt, an American vessel, put into Dover, on Thursday, from Amsterdam, mates, that in the late violent gales, the Dutch lost the Neptune, of 61. guns, and the vessel which came over a few der; ago to the Nore as a cartel. They broke from their anchora,7 in the 'feu!, am! drove on shore. Yesterday, the East London Militia marched into town, from Greensvieh and Blackheath, after being relieved by the West London Militia. On their ar rival opposite the Mansion-house., the Regiment was drawn up in line, by Colonel PERRYN, to salute the Loss MAYOR, who stood in the balcony, and returned the salute by bowing, &c. The Regiment then proceeded, with drums and music playing, to their head -quarters, in the Artillery-groand. The bank of the nobility at St. Petersburgh, lately sent 400,000 rubles to Prince RAGNATIna), who commanded the advanced guard of the Rus sians in Germany. It is supposed to have been a present from the Emperor A L ex ANDER, who adopted that mode of rewarding the services of that enter prising General, without breaking the resolution which he had formed, of neither bestowing territory or present for the future. COArE RT. MeSitg. FIA RR I%ON, BA RTC EM A !R. and GREAT°. R ET'S Fi'th Vocal Concert was held la.t night, at the new Booms, Hanover-scpare, and was nume routly attended. The Concert commenced with the Overture and Chorus from chit end Gal.dca, 0 the pl,:baswes of the I.liins ' !N M I ! nymptiv, and lui,yy cw.ias ! which was loudly applauded ; as WAS the glee of f:o.at Apollo! =tike the lyre, Fill the riptur'd soul with fir,: ! The beautiful duet of 7bc BeteA, Caw Being! horn to flutter ihion g li fixy. Sport in Inc sunshin e of the prs-i.ent hour ; MOM sung with great taste and sweetness by Mr. Hiattsorr, accompanied by Mr. J. B. SALE, in the Itbsetce of Mr. BiRTI.V.IIAN ; who, we are concerned to state, continues incfis,sosed. The conrerlonfe tor Ihre, oboe, and bassoon, by Mr. Astir, Mr. l-tuo,, and Mr I rs, by Dry' s met, displayed great Aliite and c serution. Rut it is impossible to do jetstice to Mrs. As* E's performance of the beautiful song of " Sqmeef Et4o." from th e M asque of Canner. ac companied by Mr. Assts on the flute. Mrs. VAUGHAN gave the beautiful song Let m- wand-r, not ei,w e .,„ By lied;•e-row ebbs, on I,i.locks B reen ; with grelt taste and sweetness, and was rapmronsly applauded. It was. s:thstituted ipr " 'f Iv l which Mr. 13A ft ELEMA N should have sung. The charming rondo, CI,. faro nil shin rto'oris Se non troy° In t, n.eta, mai givers in the finest style by Mrs. Aust. The whole music M the night was of the first order. The Concert was attended by Roval nightie.. the Dicke of Cambridge. Merchi of Ileadta rt. Countess.—Effingha m and rla Lar:s.—Efßatham and Uxbridge. liAronear /love. Viwoont.—Cul z o n and NI .tillotnn. Ladies--4.ucaa, Pre.cot„, Smith, Burgess, and Lady Mary T.ylne. S.ri--4 Nlarrh., rhyrid Mind*. and Driimmonit Smith. The Dean of Rapnoe, and the Holt Nt.'s Curzon. EARL OF DERBY'S GRAND DINNER. This Nobleman entertain'd at dinner, yesterday. at his house, in Grosvenor-square, His Royal Highness the Prince of W A r Es ; the Dtikei s of Bso- TORO ; the Marquis 01BUCK I NGUA ; Earls TEMPLE. and Lavntan ,t,, ; Vozosint hlost PETH ; LONIS Essiciiss, GRENVRtte , ilui.r.Amn, and H: PETTY ; General FITEPAT RIC'. ; and Messrs. FOY and Gam Dinner was served in the ball-room, in the most magnificent style. In the ce.stre of the table were four gold branches. each bearing six tapers ; on eaclhaide were two roassy g d yaws ; and gold branches, a t eac h corner of the table. The first course was served on gil: plate; the se cond on the finest gilt China ; every arrangement displayed taste and magnificence. His Royal Highness the Prince of IVA i.r.s let on the Earl of Dertav's right hand, and the LORD CHANCELLOR on his left. The Countess of Deasy will have a music party on the 25th inst. at her house, Grosvenor-square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ss Lisette y arrived at their house in Arlington-street, yesterday, from Hatfield. The Duchesses of Gonnott and Be °resin dined yesterday with Lady CHARLOTTE LENOX, at her house in Harley -street. The Duchess of Capone hid a, card and supper party, on Thursday evening; then- were present-- Ills Rossi Highnes: Doke of Carnb.id‘e ; ilia Duke D. Kern ; the Dilehe.s of Bedsord ; the Earls of Lauderdale and Listened; Ifiscrionrese-s Melbourn, Castlereagh, and linaeb iibrnke; Lord and La ly W. Ris.el ; L , rd Petersham ; Lady Perth : the Honourable Mist Drummond; Ladv Hamilton ; Sir Juhn Shelly ; and Messrs. Sheridan and Windham. 'I he audience at Covent-garden Theatre had no right to complain on Thursday night, that the Itin trrtainraw was not ready. The Civic says he had no notice of it. The Countess of CI ANIRASSIL had a party, list evening, at her house, Stanhope -street, May Fair, which was numerously attended. The approaching Anniversary of the 15,,,, CR A. a TY is expeded to be unusilly brilliant, from the concurrence of the many auspicious circumstances which favour that Institution at the present unusual epnrh. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES has declared his intention of presenting the Borough of Plymouth with his picture, to be ' , heed in the town-hall with those of his illustrious ancestors. The Bishop of ()stria y, who took his scat in the House of Lords yesterday. is Donor KEARNEY. the late Provost of Trinity College, Dublin ; a gentle man not more admired for his learning and taste for the Bell-% I.rUrrr, than for the goodncss of hi. heart, and the elegance and suavity of his manners. Mr. Ba Ana st and Signora Sroaaca, afc.r the fatigue of performing in The TrrreUrr., at Drury lane Theatre, on Thursday night, lent their power. ful aid to the benefit of the New Musical Fund, which was numerously attended. The celebrated NI•G wrcon. Piper to the Loyal North Britons, had a Siihseript;on Ball last night, at Wist.ts's Rooms, under the patronage of l+s Royal Highness the Duke of Scssaz (who was pre sent ), and • the Duchess of Gnaw's'. At an early hour the rooms were filled with Nobility. Mr. STaUHF.t Kssaai.a was to play Fr/sm:rat the Edinburgh Theater, on Saturday last, and Sir rinth,m4 Abu /stir, on Wednesday, in the Comedy of I'he the Oratorio at Covent-garden Theatre was es ' tremely well armled last night. The beautiful son: , of a. Svrit Bi r d," as sang by Mrs. DICKONS , and accompanied on the violin by Mr. ASHLRV, drew forth loud anti repeated applause. Mrs. BLAND gave " New Ble.o.pgi," with a peeld p iar tree of of sweetnes s , and %1..1S apt!tr,tlslv Mr. 11114111‘ 1 never was in finer voice. and CA g /011 his usual A ta - gi) • If • I °3 VIII , A - 10. 1 .1 1 11 ".'""•77 ,to a • L4:l' INTFT.I.ICENCG. 1 COURT OF CitANCER`t, LINCOLN% Msotre 14. tiEßNtits v. BERNER!. This was a P.tition,Oraying that the Crart armlet - Recognise the marriage of Muss A 44. B r .ens with Mr. Joseph Mathews, aes.l that the proper Articit should go before the M..ster, to enter into t!.e rm. • cessary marriage settlements. From the Petition it ;pp.-area, that the yruing lady in question wa, abour the age of Is, with a fortune of 14,0001. and Mr. M. about "23. rhey had met at all assembly, a d he was permitted to visit her; when proposals r.f marria.re were made,,r with the pry ob:it;con of tire young lady's mo:oer ; • but some difEculty Arising as to the situation of the young gentleman's property, he was requtsted to discontinue his visits for a few werks; in the meant time he went to Ireland to aitange some afiaiis in thOt country, And on his reinin the young lady eloped' with him to Scotland, where they were mar- tied. The aGJavit of the parson stated, that to j had been in the habit of administering the mar riage ceremony 'for a great numbet of p.atia, and ; that he had married the couple in question aect:rd ing to the ceremonies of the Ki'k of Scotland, and according to the 1a ,, ; of E , gland. Toe youair; entleman was commilkd ro the Fl eet P rison b y the late Lord Chancellor, where he-still remains. 1 The :Loup C:ftarace. toi consiclered Missal', its this case, exadlyin the situation of a pareht looking ' 'tithe interests of his chiid ; and there were two questions to be considered, first as to whether the marriage were properly solemnised ? and next, whe ther her suture rwaintemcoe and support were pro perly secured ? His Lordship, ti erefore, direets:d. that the marriage ',mid be r.:-solerrmised aewirding to the Ceremony of the Ciloireff of England. awl the paros to go before the Master, to approve at proper settlements. -_ PuLlCt.- IPIW FRACAS AT COVENT cr‘aDru THRATRE. Yesterday. Gene Pee4l4a was !nought before Mr. Burro and Ssr Wu Poisons. in Cie custody of Richard Limberick, one of Vie Paltryle, charged with assaulting- several of the Performers on the Stage of Covent-Garden heatre, on Thursday Robert Skinner,' ape of the Pit door-homers belonging to the :Theatre said, that at the corn 'mencement of the Farce of Raising the lirtnef, a great distorbance arose in the House, on account of that Farce being substituted for the Farce of Lure ei-ls-Alodr, an apohaq having been made for the absence of hlr. Coot,e, and Mts. 1- luneplilibes. on account of indisposition. IA beinrr apprrisensive that much mischief would arise in the Ilreatre, har ing oliserr.....kaasny oranges, i tTir . ange peels, and ap ples having been thrown upon the Stage, at Mr. Lewis, Mr. E:nery, Mr. Simmons, Mrs. Daven port, and Miss Seattle, it induced him to watch thorn that threw any thing (runs the Pit, %/bee lie observed the Prisoner, who wax standing upon one of the seats near the Orchestra, t ow an orange pre towards Mr. L e wi s , upon wh he went and secured him, and took himbut of the Pit. ti Richard Limaeriek, the patrol,. said, he is en gaged by the Managers to assist iat keeping the peace ; and he had no doubt but thesprisoner was one of the persons who threw different thins upon the Stage at the Performers. The Prisoner.,in his defence, ad/4*d that be threw a piece of orange peel on the Stage, but not for the purpose of striking any of the Performers ; and two men near him threw several orange peels at the Performers, betcre ha thieve any. The prisoner was ordered to find bail to answer the charge at the next Westminster Sessions. Mr. Bost*. however, observed, that as the Prisoner was a respeCtable young man, and had condueled him self w:th t deal of propriety since he was in cus tody, he hoped the Maar:gets would not prosecute Mr. Brandon, Mr. Leivis, and Mr. Farley at tended the examination. but had no recolleCtion of the l'risoner. We understand the Farce of We Fl 1187;:. was annouced in ‘V e dnesday's bills, atadisdrertised in the newspapers of that day for Thursday, and the alteration to Lave A-le-;Nee,, was not made till a late hour on Wednesday night, when Mr. Mandan • sent information to the Theatre, that he found him self so much indisposed, that he should not be able to perform on Thursday. Lore af-/a-Ilfade was r accordingly ad vert ised on Thursddy, witho ut g i v i n:: any notice to the Pe:formers wanted in it ; that "nst being customary, and, it is hprosed, Mr. Cooke did not see the bilk or advertisements of the day, and •it is conjeCtured, he was at Hmiord. • A respedtable tradesman -in the neighbourhood of 13rompton, was charged with stealing a new great coat, the same evening, in the one shilling gallery of Covent-Garden Theatre, but there being no procr, he was discharged. The Prisoner was intoxicate x with liquor, and Sir Wm, Nato Ns observed to tairn, he hoped this would be a warning to him, whets l d:ank too much again, to go home, to avoid such disgraceful difficulty. In consequence of an application from Bathurst to the shove Magistrates, complaining of !. the hack part of his house in Hyde Park, being isa fested with disorderly women, three common pros-. tiones were yesterday brought to the office, by a party of the patrols., who were apprehended en .ft Thursday night, sear the Noble E ar l' s 'premises. • They were all committed till the ensuing Sessions. IC-HOLIII I . Yerter.l4 3 - alias Wii 4 l4:, alia ANSlO Wciaisi. •1 Wile,,, the person charged with uoeri s o ng the Dit•i:n Bank promissory notes, was, after a re etansinatien at the above Office, remanded un:il this day. Letter. from Amsterd ins sure, that itse Gated Martial have concluded the prosecution against the CoMm4tery General, ilca la %GCIII. ind Colorel HA- TtNllllllO. The insubordination of she Celnwel, whose Accusation was gathered out otiko, &ow a asora's coefratee, has not been hue, therefore, been acquitted. General i. convined of 'not Ravin . g e.l l dutv as G ift•rnot. of Sutinatn, fiAd i5....=M5111* qualirka f or t h e tuture so haoassaaoma_