The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-11-20 00:00:00

pear* iiadl wiaorrow. into alive service again. It was rumoured yesterday, on 'Change, that this enterprising gentleman had Bred at BONAPACTS from a winilnw, in the city of Berlin, and killed his Corsican Majesty upon the spot. The Westminster 4leCtion finally closed yesterday, when Sir SAMUEL Hoon and Mr. StICRIDAIt were declared duly eleded. The various arocredings con. netted with this event are detailed in our subsequent columns. Among these, Mr. Phurt.'s dinner, and its toasts, deserve particular notice. Yesterday. a Court of Direaors was held at the East India House, when Capt. WM. HAY, of the ship Retreat, took his final leave of -the Court. pre vious to departing for China dire& The ships Surrey and Cheri/se were thus stationed, viz : s kaacv .—, Madras and Bengal ; CArrPen, Bombay. The following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships. viz :—Capt. .IQI4II ht ICY, Henry &ha lt ing, Madras and China 1 SA mutt Sarre, Lard H..sitie , birry, St. He lena and Bengal The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till to-morrow. The Elizabeth; Captain PEARSON, arrived in the Clyde on the 15th inst. from St. Thoma.'r, from whence she sailed on the 13th tilt. and brings aco counts, that on the evening of the Ist of Oartber, rearly half the town of St. Thomas's ass reduced to ashes by a fire, occasioned by the carelessness of a Negro.' About 22 store., and from GO to 10 Looses, were destroyed. The Jamaica frigate, with a fleet under convoy frem Portsmouth, was off Oporto Bar on the Gth instant. 'The Royal Oearge, Kaye, from London fir Buenos Apes, was all well en the 20:h of Olober, in Lat. 40. Long. 18. with the wind at N.W. byW. The Henrietta, —, from Campbeltown, for Lisbon, was lost on the 22th ult. on the Mull of Gallearay. The ireiielia, Sr Ar r, from Loaddo for Demerara, sailed from Portsmouth no the 11th inst. ender convoy of His Marasov's ship Illteude, and was Missing chi dal 12th. The irrainior fire, froth London for Africa, did n4a4l with the above feet, as suppniod• The eaten, BASKS., from London, for LsiStr n, Is reported dilate captured. • The 144elta, fleece, from, Null, for Oporto, was totally lost near Vida de Gonale.on the 3Jist. sic. The Robert and ttizalretS, eLatr, from Liter rool, for Oporto, is captured, and catried into Guircla. Email of a later from Oporto, dated O SO : Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, a light brig, with English coloors flying, was captured blase to the Bay, 1:41 two Spanish rowboat privateers, after a smart action ; she it suppoied, by the pilots, to he the Zephyr, of Lynn. The coast is covered with Spanish row-boats' and not a silgle vessel of war to protea such vessels as may come over the Bar, which, at this time, ought to be well proteSed, as the Newfoundland ships are daily expearJ.” Erttaft of a letter from °potter, dated Nze. 4 s —.I Yesterday came its. with great flak, the brig Jam. of Leith ; she sailed from 1i:1r:tooth about three weeks since. todczcortiroy of she /Gera sloop of war, which ship parted about fourteen days since." Captdirel-fewstects. df the Jamehn packet, who arriv4 id England, speaks in terms of the }sighed eionamendatina dills efficacy of the Yellow Fever- Rensttsly. Late on Monday night, cv sally on Tuesday morning, the Chapel belonging to Greenwich Hospital was broken open. Upon the discovery beiog made on Wednesday naoining, Lord anoo. the Governor of the Hospital, seta information to Bovostreet Office. In consequence, ANTHONY was dispatched there. He examined the premises. and found the strong outer door had been broken open, the roper one, which is made of solid ma hogany, sear fouriolesibrek. and which, we un derstand, cost 5001. and the vestry door were likewise broken open, and the iron chest, in which the sacra ment plate is deposited, load been ' attempted, ip Which ail it was !apposed she villains bmke their iron crow, as part of one was folioed near it, and there is no doubt but the plate was their objeft ; they however made off with two of the Minister's surphees,the sacrameot linen and the gold frioge be longing to the pulpit and the sealing de.k. They are supposed to be old thieves. , Peculiar dolicacy;as to family :feelings, op a to prevent us from inserting an account' of a duel which took placer near Limerick, An Thursday. last, but one of the party havOrg died on Thursday, in conseqacnce of the wound he received, anJ an in guest being neceuary to be holden by the Right Worshipful Mayor, we can no longer refrain from mentioning this untenonate affair, and would wish that the melancholy result might contribute, in some degree, to prevent the horrid and detestable praaice of duelling. The panic' were, Captain Braves. of the 69th Reginsent, and Captain B-----„ - of the 6th West India Regimes'. The antagonists exchanged one shot each, and Captain Baceas received a ball in his sire, which has proved 'mortal. The Co roner's Jury were summoning when ihli Facer was Fut to Ares .--.(L4er.-di Chrmelc.) _ 1.77' - ' ,77 .75at. — --- .-t AllA i tli liia t k Wait dig asseacer, ea it'a ;onion to P,thtla. , Itlialinliiiiiiiiimilks. laig . igd b his .. ._ iciirsa. - L ils . 4 L. 30,000 eve .110.0110 . - i All of thesti.sigr a N ••„ , la 4 . 16 ► .. A s - nt t - •.e of the **ls ° i $ ;~ ' '. • . , ... est .. .ew I.e gee, 'will" g .11; alas l.O Ol ...* COOO FA . ilr We t: Al a, . lea .......k i.: : :; e c o o : .1 . to .... IMMO • it eve gigs' at t CEttStD lIICE. . WI Lerdshizi by the eapre ... g . kt . ....n.sion of 'he' Ptince of WALLS, as an interpreter to his Lord- ship's savants, the Dragoon being well acrtiimted with' tkirrisisien' and Polish languages. The 'lstria frigate, Ciptiki timise, is nos at Yarmouth, waiting to cofive7 his Loedship and suite to the Mast . - L tlf is.. Continent. She Is to land him at such port in the Ralf . 1.10 t 0 Eigt.th - LV It 6 B. it . eillit... asi i t5it.44414140144e ,„- li If C I frdttettinth - 18 0 0 0 Lesseisht, at Mr. Paull% thinner, Mr. Cobbesit threw in,* thattc as sea mar be deemed proper upon his arrival .—....... Ms wawa% reflactiaas apart Tom Barran Puss. This The old ' reiPefine GeorieWen of The Timer, who Frew.* of seaport', wanes otellipisiss ti. defer our aiisser assassinated Bon svaara in Egypt, is come into ...* L.. ........ :... .nr.: A I, gm .• votennitinfta yesterday. BRITISH PRE SS. - - e• - „ LONDON, . • • THURSDAY, Novaussa 20, The Princess Elm :beth packet, Kann, with Mails Lisbon, arrived on Sunday last at Falmouth, is sir days passage. By this conveyance we have received accounts from Gibraltar to the 24th last, which sate, that one of the transports that sailed frella Plymouth on the 24th of September, in com . ray midi. a Beet of ttassports with troops and merchantosers, ender convoy of the Royal George, of 110 guns. informed het, that the fleet had cape• ringed euntiaual gales of wind, in one of which, on the !Sib of May, they were dispersed, and the pmt separated. One of the transports, and two of the merchantmen, part of the fleet, have been eemorod. and carried into Algeziras. Sub stqucat aessoen state, that the Royal George and fleet were at the entrance of the Gut of Gibraltar osi tbe 90th ot-Otlolier. Liemeninit-Colooel Mu:Domain. and Dador 2.aocusw, P Forces. And His Ma- Cape, arrived from ' transport. She had but force sent from the consisted of four troops Oilth regiment ; the arrived from Ragland ; and a detachment of . not dispatched to rein- Dastzsroato immediately : attack Monte Video, an easy concineet t and service; to -Proceeds it Buenos Ayres. Dover, ammlitnded by had been for some time arrived on Monday, in the letters were received at and also from ;mother of GRIGGS. Some of late as the I 3th, and brought-to every vessel for intoruration, and they received, all agreed Russians and Prussians had with the French ; that seven hours, and that the twenty-six miles.—A Edinburgh, upon the arrived in the Frith of but neither the time nor mentioned. Three Hamburg!) and in the absence of rations roc - louts Will he e mu . authority of private letters, Captains of vessels. Such ac be received with great that circumstances permit, notice. With taupe& to Prussians and Russians, we have but we fra it is too sanguine they meld so soon have with such decisive success, • the affairs of Prussia. It it is prodect, in the pre , to venture a great battle great battle, the Allies the impetuosity of bit his designs, and the mag ; a great battle they meet He seeks to conquer kingdoms '‘e glory of executing, in a his predecessors in the years to accomplish. By studying evety means of avoiding a general anion, the • drawn the enemy, cud final- Some desponding tempers. as completely S up, and an last beyond rederup however, of Lord Hutcusw ed yesterday, affords evi -1 lis Lordship will leave - - 1.4111001-Celailel Maxec T.A2Citiot, Phyaleiaa to the Fo mt . los Fiscal-General at the t . he Cape in the Mato, trans! two =oaths passage. The Cape to the River Plata, con of the 10th dragoons ; the 3 47111, which had aseendy uteri two eolopesies of the stlll, at =Mary. This force was noi *act Beigadier.Geoeral Beast ilk Imo in tie first lestanee to a which was expelled to be an laving accomplished that set "II supposed, to Btteeoe Ayr A hosier, belonging to DI Captain Maacta, which had oraidag off Heligoltsd, aerie • Maras. Dosing her cruitr le Clover, from Capt. Msacss, verso*: on board, °Abe name these letters are dated so 1. slate, that the tender had b: that sh. raw off the coast, that the acconnts which thei i s stating, that the Rossiant j tilted sad come to salon a the battle lasted six or seams 'French had fallen back t similar report pervaded at 1 i;i .a vessel s afri Feeds, float Elsitteur bet rime of the aitioa is mention 7.lads be:arne doe this day ; tale Foreign dessenals, vatious de& speak the alleged with( wad the aillaiseats of Captain prows. AMMO* Oary should caution, b lig the best that a:e, however, entitled to DI the juas&Vott of the Prussians -- Vierretioneew-dawitt is, bat am speridaliun to suppose that • ought a great battle, and wit as tohave gives a sew turn to t Amy be a queitiass, how far it ma sate of the Continent, t ell BODATASTIL By a g aeetillitaDeilitte themselves to tharafter, the boldness of his ulnade of his means. By a him in his own way. He seei by a blow, and covets the gl day, what the greatest of I art of war have taken yew aning with caution, and so auttoyancc, but still avoidin Allies may probably wear dot Iv work their owe safety. Sot in teed, consider die game a • . that toe 214.1111 S of Prussia al tioa. The mission, howeve a tettich we announced de-c• to the cor.tr.uy. II TIIE COURT. IreitgrasiS* "II o'clock, His MAJEsTV came to town for the first time these three weeks. At two liii/Crairstv held a private Levee, at the Quaew's Palace, which was attended by—• The Lord Chanee.ler. Toe 1.,..rd rresirl •nt of the Council. The I.Drel Pity Seel. Toe First lenS of the Treasury. The Secretaries of State for the Foreigt a:A Home De pal t meets. Thar Fuse I.orti of the Ad.niraity. The Matter General of the Ordnance. I. The TAM Cnembailain. The afe•Torof-Dou Lund• Haullifteldres and Sweet vllle. Anson**, W f.a.cr, and Sibbald. G5 , . 1 ` 14) Hiataliatt , Mr. FaAener, and the Record.. of London. . The following haJ the honour of being presented to His MAJESTY-- Lord Hutchinson, by Vi;caunt Finnic, upon his bring ap puintel to a tatvaion to tne head-quarters of the Prussiau Arley. Sir WiTam Fraser, by Earl Spencer, upon his being created Baronet. The Marquis of •Douglas, by Viscount - Hostick, upon his beingcreatel an English ?eel., by the title of Baran [Muni. Tile Noble Martinis hkewise took leave of Hl4 LH/1A.11,y, pre ' , r . iotis to setting off up4n his Einbasoy to Ru‘sie. Sir Jame; Sibbald, by Earl Spe.soer, wino his being create I a Baronet. After the Levee, His 1.14/asty hell a Privy Council, at which Sir J AMU fiNSTItUTHSA was in. traduced and sworn in a Metter, and took hie Pest at the Board accordingly. The ItEcoloett of LONDON attended the Council, nod made his resort of the 23 eemviels cap tally ionvided at the two last Sessions, at the Old Bailey, when the (*.Mowing were ordered for execution mat Wedne.day :—Loris KLAZif, And -- Wert:coati, for forgery I Bt4l7ey, for robbing a waggon in Wood -street, Cfirapiide, returning Irvin transportation ; the Mary-la. bonne Watchman. for personating Seijeant •Tarees *sou, otherwise Neshon. 7he others ,were resisited,dar- Mg His MAJESTY'S piessure. At five o'clock His M Ai Err v set off for Windsor. _ . --- THE CANJRY-BIRD SOCIETY. The Canary-Bird:Fanciers had their annual din ner, yesterday, at the Queen's Head Inn, Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn. It was numerously attended, and premiums so high as Thirty Guiatas were ad judged, even for single birds. In ascertaining the value of the bird, its vocal talents are not taken much into account. Its shape, its plumage, its carriage, are the points in which its merit is consi dered to consist. In order, therefore, to form en exa& estimate, water is procured, and when any suspicion is entertained of any. artificial means hay ing been used to improve the colour or share of the plumage, the feather Is washed in a peculiar way . that d oes not injure it, and at the same time detects the imposture, whew: any is practised. To such a degree of nicety hale these:bird-fanciers carried Usti!. Mode and &lti!lr that they can ascertain in a moment whether the one wing corresponds entity stith the other, in the colour, number, and read appearance and place of the fe athers. Even in else ease of 'a feather lost, tuld an ktlTScial one substituted ia its place, no art 9rlssgennsty can deceive them._ n141%1 Mille ter nte4eln4 of General Mins took 046 It Cori NAND a e-i s-ft ter's tlikettn the 'arse Guirds, which Was attended ..ley that Royal Nightwears the.Dnkes of Yong, .ifoolittl, tint ' C s woe met, said a number of General Ireert!.• Earl Most A after attending His 111,911 v",i'ister aat. Went to the Duke of Yolot, al lueraffiee.an site I fors. Guards, upon some military, tiannianwuts The Noble Earl, after dinner..set off for Yarmouth. Yesterday. Mr. Geerewoun, and a srled patty, dined with the Duke of Yotte, at hit' house in the Stable -yard. the ; Frowners at brury.lane Theatre, attra4ed it crowded and elegant audience last night. The new Play was again performed, last night, at Covent-Garden Theatre. Mies SMITH, though labouring seder a most severe cold and homeness, exerted herself to the utmost, and receieep the Eeatest applause. An apology was made for' Mrs. toes, who was to have sustained the part of Grace Gaylove, in the Fares of The Revirtv ; who, Mr. FA 'LAY stated, had met with a serious accident on her way to the Theatre. Mrs. MART Y a read the past, for the two first scenes, and afterwards per formed with great spirit. Yesterday, at the conclusion of the Westminster Elettion, a men was taken up for riotous behaviour, and throwing mud at a gentleman on horseback. He w a s brought to Bow-street Office, and order ed to (sod bail. The good order preserved on the occasion, was owing to , the judicious arrangement of the Civil Potter, under the immediate diredion of Mr. auto, the,chief Magistrate, who attended in person. The !tow-street raiders -and patrols were reinforced by a Large party of the Thames Po- Ike cherstables. Mrs. I ' . SHERIDAN viewed the procession, yester day, from the house of Lady Louisa MANNERS, in Pall Mall. On the 4th inst. died, Mr. THOMAS Wit,son, of Old Bond-street, in the 79t1 year of his age ; a Gentleman long distinguished by the mildews of his manners, and the adive beneficence of his use. ful life. A few days since, a young Indy, of tie name ef Formes, whose parents reside in Whitecross-street, St. Luke's, was burnt to death in the following manner : —As she and • young man, its the habit of visit ing the family, and an admirer of Miss Enlists, mere conversing together in the parlour, a spark from the fire flew, unperceived, on the muslin dress of the lady, which soon kindled into a blaze.— The young man polled off his coat to wrap round her. with a view to, extinguish it ; twit, before he could accomplish his intention, she ran out of the room into the street ; he followed her, ai:d before effzdual assistance could be procured, she 18 .13 dreadfully burnt, as only to survive until the ful. lowing mornh,g. She W 3% abrut sevenlcen ytats r , f ale, and cat the eve et matri lg.. to the gen ' tlarnam ATE Ca R ES P ri Ci t:::::::m C o a t r n d . 15. appearance of bustle in Ihis once bus y the present very between Mr. Shaw,a Mr. Gra:ta n Touche ; • the two latter•arreahe popular.. antidotes; the former depending Aimost solely on what is called the Orange Party.: His friends hare evinced, great zeal in hit cause ; and, by dint of plumper", have contrived; for the fir it four days, to keep him at the head of the poll ; however, it is now pretty generally ,considered, that he has nearly e x . pended his stren#th. The gross roll, this evening, being the fifth day, stood nearly as follows t-- ilhavi . 19i4 Ghattan ........1:69 Toriene 111:9 It is supposed that the Eleiaion will last three days longer. The County Dublin EleCtion commenced this day. The Candidates (by an arrangement pr o . hably entered into to oblir,e Mr. Shaw, %el m i s Sheriff of the county, and also a Candidate for the. city) palled but Lye voters each ; it is generally hp, Levert that the two old members. Mr. 11.,, r0 ,i ! ., 1 ani Mr. Falkiner, will be returned. The city of tVaterford will be contested. Mr. Cornelius Bolton will oppose Sir John Newport, Mr. Alcock has resigned standing for Wexford, and is gone to assist the former. 13ut I have sees a Gentleman, who has reason to be well informed, wbo says, that Sir John goes on swimmingly." The Earl of Cnarlemont took an airing, for tht first time, this day, since his very severe illness. A special commission is now preparing, and will shortly pass the Great Seal, for the trial of the surgents, who, under the name of Threshers, I•:.s.• lately disturbed the peace of she ceanties of 14.1?'!,, Roscommon,' Le - it - rim. and Caro'. The Judges will be the Lord Chief Justice (Downs) and Mr. %, OENEILIL ELECTION. IIItMCIRS I/ETU:O4IM -.TIOV If. ;brevet:Pl.:Ll-too. W. Hill and Hon. K. G. Senna.. :"..'aroArvonshi , e—Sie Robert Williamt. Btecote—Sir Rolat Salusbary. ' IRISH CANDIIILTES. County Cork--idird Boyle, Hoc. George Pansonby, end C..; .. Robert Urriacke Fitzgerald. I)ithlin Comity—Hans Hanailton, Frederick John Falkiner, and Luke White. Dublin City--Henry Grattan, Jan Lmouchs and Reber: Skew. DrUltarvan—Genrge Walpole. Waterford Coung—John C. Reresjord, Edward Lew, and R. Power. Watertor!Citr-Xr John Newport Cr I Cmo.hat Briton. Wrenn! Counry-.Robert Shapland Carew, W. Ceoigi,,e Alcoe.k, and John C. slough. Ki114444y Cowag-44444. FteiNkk and Wm, Jame; Under. • Queen', Count—W. W. Pole and I. r.rnalt. Kerry' Conine—Henn , A. Herbert. Tirrpeiary Conntt-=Hon. Montagu Matthew, llon. Parra A. Prittie, and John Bagwell. Clare Count'.-- , Fninei4 lti. Sodom end rd,re,r.l Limerick Couati- , Windhani Cu".n We ridel:, A.i. A T. Monett!. Liratriek CkyawCha•les Vereker. • Caninell-AY. Gag well. • Meath Cdindr.a.skeibortm 'Thompson. Thomas an 4 Slovens knarretwdle. • Londonderry inunty-ieffhtu r Wr. Poo.bnby, Hun. Char'-. Stewart, Gedrie Beresford, auk Samuel 1.44. • tVeriurectent iCeantraiLeni Llatvin, W. and C.. , - teen, ii. Roclif.nt. FaMkthe iCelfrit-:-Qrserel Colo, General sr.! H. I ‘ l4 l/ 0 'ennOttailif. l 3..44 11ftroa.-Igdal 0.1,00uM1, Reid 3 *I 10 of Count* —I I .‘ Clee!relgeadwiaa'Whire $ 11114MANS,--1..14 Ji.9.o;44olBl.o•Sortes. bt " ail 1116w0IPA21121L ANUIIIIIOI4 ri • Ar 14 Idt i . • WOO M $11)* y, comteerteed the Eleaios fee a Dtttgessie serve in Pirliarntitt fnr hot-snattick: the Cattefflates ire, J. W. Croker and E. S. it Awn, Escir s. AV,the cloak 91 the Foil. thy embers Were: In Day —W. evoker 14 ILI My-4W. Cont.r. r •t. Ftraituren if Afr.Aitiveu aC .1 .%1! 111WOMM"'T:enr"-- AI.ACTION. Tuesday—Fifth Aryls half past flute the atsnebspt /Ware s • • )4*/ Cetim •. WV Windham . . 8)54 4 Mr. W0.1.4Km.• ' . 5316 236 which, at ilve cline of the P ai r wahnillisied to f:4 4 . in favour elf gr. Windham. A thrbsesiption has hewn opened for Colond Wodehouse. MOT 1,4001{ has been raised. During the several days of the eieSiost. Mrs. .It. kips, of lietteritigharn, and Miss ilerney, of gra con, traversed round the Castle-hilt in a barouchc and four, decorated with Colonel Wodehouse's ce• lours. and carrying ,e purple banner with the motto lrios end reratitaigion thereon, with a band of niusic playing before them, inspiring, by applause, and gestates, the friends of the candi date' whose cave they espoused, in like manner as they had very conspkoolifly done at the tin election icelavour of Mr., rattcson. iNfonslal last, two noted girls Of the town were dressed rip it similar attire to the above ladies, and being plane in an open cart iage, with coachmen and footman it the same liveries, were drove round the HiU, fol. lowed by the shouts of the partisans of Mesas Coke and NViodham ; but this taricctura WAS bo of short duration, for presently the carriage mil assailed with showers of turnips, potatoes. at l4 smelts, and those who were attendant thercon . prt cipitately fled—the coachman and foottn:n muter. their posts—the horses wcrc liberated, and tae ua fortunate girls rarely got nut. A running light Iw tween the two parties was continued from the Hi to the Market-plaze, where the carriage was literail torn to pieces, and the remnants burned to ashy amidst the triumeli of those whom this exhibi ti° was intended to ridicule 1 In opposition to the ctn,jelltsre that the Frerz =ay have taken pcssessicn of Hamburgh. it! I been urged, that if that hail been the we, s. ; from I lamintrgh wonld have arrived in some of Forts tot they would, of course, have all lett Elise the montet.t it was known the French net aper7acing the. c;ty. —,— ~.:‘,„,....____.: 1 --- 7 ..—.- . r • ~7 _ , fnirim • \ • • s : . • ' ' ' • Illur ..../ I , ... , The only appe .... I freet ..,.......-- , • ~... ~• city, ariies from .......;••• ....% -. . contested eleetion and Mr. I. Tout If