The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-09-02 00:00:00

tHE 13R1775H TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sta—ln these times of political disquisition. a L a dy has no cause to blush at being seen in a De. bating Society ; but acknowledge it was not an anxiety to develope my country's wrongs, it was a wish to hear established my own rights, that urged grie to mingle in the crowd who filled the Jiritish Foram on the evening of Thursday, the 21st of last month. A question had been proposed for debate, 0 Whether is Woman created equal or inferior to Man r and a very natural curiosity inclosed me to become a listens. Seats bring plentiful when my party arrived, we Ladies easily found accommoda tion, and I soon became attentive to all I heard, and all I SAW. The first Orator who entered on the subjeft, Assured us that it was " A question, a question that involved much argument—in which much argu ment would that night be brought forward. A qnestion impottant in itself, interesting in its ter mination —A question which the ladies around him would hear, and the gentlemen 'around him would answer.—ln short, it was—a question." And con cluded with much admiring the women, and broadly hinting that he thought it better to be a man. .1 - ne second took up our cause with zeal, with elo quence. with good sense, with some learning, and much sincerity ; fur it was easy to discover that he was in love. " Ile remembered that he owed to his mother not only the care of his health, but the forming of his morals. He argu .d not for bodily strength ; but he asserted, that the great proof of mental strength is the subjugation of the passions; the endurance of mental and bodily sufferings, the exertion of patience, and the power of beauty. In all of which, women were superior to men." lam sure he felt what he said, and it was so much to the point, that the opposition began to grow uneasy. As to us women, we liked him wonderfully ; besides, lie had the advantage of looking like a gentleman. The man who opposed him, believing himself a wit, very naturally concluded that all who surround ed him were of the same opinion, and spoke his speech a ccoiamgly• 't He assented to the power of the ladies' charms; but hoped that no fatther con cession would be demanded of him. He admitted that Et zabeth was a great Queen ; but she had shone witn the light or her Ministers, not her own ; and that circumstances being always in her favour,. she bad nothing to do but put them to use. 'Twas true, she went in person against the Spanish Armada; but he could by no means admit that, for that reason, a woman could mak, a good Ad miral. That the study of Bet on. and Bern (I sup pose he meant eating and cooking) was intended for the men; and advised the women to make themselves lovely without, while their husbands enriched them selves within." The next in procession avowed that so mach had been said on his side the question, and so lit le urged in refutation, that he was at a lou what to add; yet be talked a great deal ; but. at this distance of time, Ido not recoil:Cl of what. One Ohl I know he asserted, which I thought not well judged ; lie gave anatomical proofs that in muscular strength worm. was sup,rtor to ma,i. the reply to this was very able, but to repeat it, and be brief, is impossible. The Speaker aentated. that " there had been certain learned ladies, anti certain strong ladies, but not so learned or so strong as certain men. That no ladies had written on lo gic, or on algebra, hut they had confined them selves to frivolous subjeas, which they treated in a frivolous manner. That Mrs. Wollstonecraft alone seemed endued with mind enough to soar above the weakness or the prejudice of her sex, but an ex ception could not overthrow an ripii,ion founded on the very creation of Wyman. That her entrance into life stamped the indelible mark of inferiority ; and that however daring had been the infringements on the rights of man, he had determined never to ascetic to the power of woman." I did not know the Speaker, hut I am a tolerable physiognomist, and on looking in t.is lace, I perceived he told truth. He was wonderfully applauded, and what appeared to me ve.y remarkable was. that those men who were roost diminutive in site were most vociferous in their approbation. I also observed, that their wives were not beside them. ‘Nhether this last orator could be answered, or was unanswerable, I know not, for the clamour of voices arose in peals to the towering dame; and whet: an hundred people speak together, it is dif ficult, be they ever so loud, to distinguish which is which, er to conned the effusions of their reason ing ; and being told that the decision could not finally be settkd till the week following, I resolved to preserve the faculty of hearing for that occasion, and therefore lett the assembly. On the following Thursday I accnrding:y re paired to the scene of strife; hut some circumstances prevented my early attendance, stud I had reason to regret it. The seati had been previously occupied by the men, why, from various causes, were will ing to keep them. Peradventure, they had been walking all day. or sutnding at their vocation, or having passed the morning in an attitude resem bling that of the Einp....ror of China, experienced a relief in keeping their legs Pendant. De that as it MAT, they were immoveable; And seeing no remedy, 'I gee tip the point and listened. Cut I WAS disappoin'ed of edification to my un derstanding. or satisfanion to n.y cause. The speak s no longer contended for their su;teriotity over us, ' or for our equality with them. They waged war for themselves, individually. Otte who believed he bad some truth on his side, admitted that his opponent had logic; and the logician expressed his regret that he could not .retui❑ the compliment. In a word, after much talking at, and talking to. and cutting at, and cutting up ; after much spleen, and no seve lily. the question was definitively put, arid a chew of sticks, and a show of hands, was enfo cod by a tor rent of noisy accisonatienw. The death-warrant of female consequence was assented to ; and, sinking vitt . l contusion at the - mighty multitude, who, by Ina.n sistregtb at :urge. had condemned my Fox to the degi-ding level of beings, only useful at:c.' orna mental, - I iprepcsed to ray companion a hasty derar tut,, lest, in dese-nding the stairs, the 1..-.1.1s of the Creation, in their tr4trrtph, aright firij,et their hu manity. and overwhelm me by their uumhas, as they , had alietedy.overwhelined me by their noise. Lniat`e Lovect. sc iz. --.~- *ROITOI .110Ek. The hospitalities of this place, ifs honour of the Prince of WALES and his ROYAL RItOTIIER, have been worthy the spirit and taste of the Noble Ownttr. The Earl of Gut toroao had a seled party to meet his Royal Guests, and each day has been marked by the most pleasurable variety. On Friday nght last, the Noble Earl hued up a temporary theatre in the great drawing.ronm. for a theatti:•al exhibition, and that every thing might be in form, he sent forth the following : By Command of His Royal Hi l ;line , s the Prince's( WALES. THEATRC ROYAL, WROXTON ABBEY. On Friday 'timing, the 29th of Aug. 141,16. *ill be presented, XTRACTS From the Historical Traged• •f KING RICHARD THE THIRD. --- e King Henry . . Mr. Heathcote. Duke of C;l•inceAer . Mr Harry St. Leger. Doke of Norfolk . Mr. North. C.it- , •by . • . Mr. Homey. I.i.Lut,aant of the Tower Mr. C Burney. Dr;,:er . . . Mr. Ker.*le (B-ing positively his last appearance this Sea:on.) And Richmond . • Mr. R. Ili:attic:Au. The Lady Anne . . Miss 'Harriet St. Leger. Mou,ners and Attendants, by the Earl of Godn...d, th e Li o n, F. North, Messrs. Watford, Gummi, and Spring The Scenery and Darinatrons painted arid deigned by Messrs. Homey and Watford. The Dresses executed by the Hon. Mrs. St. Leget, and Mrs. Kemble. Previously ur tine Play. AN OCCASIONAL ADbRF.SS Will he spoken by Mies Hairiet St Leger. Sub•equently to the Tragedy (by Coininalid)„ COLLINS'S ODE ON THE P \SSIJNS. Will be recited by Miss Harrier St. Lager. The DOW , : wilt be niwired at Half-past Ergs' o'Clnek ' ant the PLi begot o rect.ely at Nine. Vivant Rex at Sricsna The Representation consisted, as thp play hill an- ' notion es, of Exttaels only ; and the whole was un der the direction of Mr. Kelapif E. The powers of declamation displayed tit-Wafer Sassy Sr. LLBIZII, aged ~ yen years, and Mass Sr. LEGER, aged ten, were mist wonderful, and drew from their Royal Highnesses the most rapturous plaudits. The Ad dress scat written by the ty'arl of Guitrrien; and the whole went riff with great eclat. The Noble Earl ha• I invited'all the people of distinEtion in the neighhotohood. •1 he freedom of the B 'rough of Banbury w as presented to their Royal Highness' by the Mayor, iii a suitable address, and most gra ciously received. As it nnw seems certain that the Prince of WALES, in lvs Northern tour, intends visiting Don caster during the ensuing races ; it is said, that from the vicinsy of Pontetrae to that place, and from the races happening only 'the wi eh bet , se the Doncaster Meeting, His Royal Highness will also honour PontefraA Races with his pre-ence ; and that he intends taking the delightful tesi.tence lately occupied by Colonel R•MSDIP, for a shooting 6° T .'" heit Royal Highnesses the Prince of WALES had the Duke of C AAAAA CB. intend visiting the : Earl arid Comie ss of Dtapv, at Knowsley, Lan cashire ; the Earl of CA 41.istit, at Castle Hofirari, Yorkshire ; the Earl of Ds it stSGTON. at Ratty Ca.- de. Durham ; and the Earl of Mot s, at C.awdon ' " Yorkshire. _ --- ,L• RUNE BONAPARTE. While the English Cast 4.ns were on board the Teleran, they learnt 01e iollowing particulars : Admiral Guithaumex and Jerome could not agree, it se-ms. respefting the destination of the squadron Jerom e was for returning to France, while the Ad-niral persisted in staying at sea some time longer, in the hope of doing something town sure a welnme on his return : (or. pet ha ps, i as He" to so d Jerome's ship home singly, to give him A brier chance of escaping.) It also appears, that they expefted an English squadron after t' em, but Brother Jerome most magnanimously re-ntvesi not to wait for them. During a chase, he sontriv. ed to lag astern, and when the rest of the squ tdron were a I .ng way ahead, and, as he supp,i , e.4, not observe his movements, he bore up tot Euro p.., aid 14t them to shift for themselves. It was re pone i among the OtAcers of the Veteran, th 4. Je rome, on his arrival in France, is to be dis abed King of S(1 , de. d a. He is described as a mot rff mt nate little animal. but assumes, AS much as possihle, to appear like a man. He wears mustachios on his lip, and allows his beard to grow un• der his chia. In his dress, he is mint su perb ; gold lace all over. His g titert trimm , d and laced with gold, his pantaloons edged and figured with gold, &t. &c His royal lips are not permitted to torch any thing brit gild, insomuch, that he has a speaking•trumpet of that metal, with which " he bellows for.h his harsh commands" to his Officers. The Vetere:a mounts 8 t guns. of large calibre, and isjj fine ship ; 800 men compose her crew, but theylire in a wretched state of ch,cipline. It is said that Jerome (who, by the bye, is never ad. dressed by any other title on board but " Prince,") expressed a determination of rather shooting him self, or blowing up his ship, than be taken by the English. - - The present State Lottery Scheme is particularly inviting to those who usually adventure for a Capi tal prize. There being only 20.000 Tickets, instead of '35,000, makes the chance of gaining the Great Prizes more certain than heretolore. Begins Draw ing 13th Onober, A very interesting game at Cricket began playing on Wednesday last. at Stoke Damerum, near Al rcsford, between Hampshire, with three given men. against all England. for 1000 guineas. On the two first days, Hampshire gained 1.50 notches, with se• yen wickets down ; and ail England 37 notches, with seven wickets down. Bets were then five to one in favour of Hampshire. It is expeeted to finish this day. Lori F. BEACCLLRK was bowled our by La maul', without getting a notch. been* at, SMALL, and Fe tea asurez,for Hampshire, obtained most of the notches, Viuing a thunder-storm, on Wednesday se'n'tightr the lightning struck four pit-men; who had taken shelter in a new building at ,St. Helm's, Lanca shire, the windows of which were not glazed. One o f them, who had just stepped forward ect look at t he appearance of the sky, was killed on the spot, and two of them were so debilitated, that they were obliged to be 'put to bed. The watch and chain, 1 belonging to the poor fellow who was killed, were completely melted. • POLICE, lolv-stlistr• On Sunday se'nnight, a female servart of Mr. Jaggers, of the Hand and Racket, is Whitcrimh street, very unexpeae•lly left her place. In a short time after she was gone, Mrs. daggers disenvered that she had been r• - dthed of cash, and several at ticles of plate and weeping apparel. Little doubt was en tertained of the servant being the robber. Applica tion was made to Donaldson, a constable, to appre hend her : the officer having learned been her con neainn in St. Giles's that she was gone to Bri-tal, pursued her thither, and discovered that she had taken her passage in a vessel hound for Ireland, her native place. At a late hoer on Saturday night Do naldson arrived in town with heti she underwent a short private examination before Inc.. Ga A II A NI, who committed her for further examination. Yesterday, a man and his wife, of the name of Dowling, were brought before Mr. Get Seam, charg ed with forging several sailors' and soldiers' wills and powers of attorney. The Officers stated, that in consequence of direc tions front the Solicitor to the Admiralty, they ap prehended the Prisoners in the neighbourhood of the King's Bench Prison, and on searching the house, they found a great variety of papers and letters, which they produced; they proved that the Prisoners have been carrying on this species of fraud and forgery for a considerable time past, to a great extent. They found a number of forged certificates of births, marriages, deaths, and wills, both for sailors and std. diers. They in general effected their purposes by .answering advertisements inieirted in the public pa pers, for the nearest of kin of certain persons to make application as directed, and they would hear of something to their advantage, &c. They oc cupied another house in Pratt•street. Lambeth, which eheroccasionally used for the purpose of car rying on their depredations. They were committed for further examiniiirm. at tastes- it oust. Yesterday, Illizabeil B-oaring, a woman who had lived as servant with Mr. George Smith, a re ' speathle tradesman, in Grub-street, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with stealing a silver watch and other articles his property. It app-fired that this woman had been taken up en suspicion some time 6 telt, and on a promise of pardon being made to her, she acknowledged that she robbed her master of a few trifling articles, but positively denied having taken the watch. Sa turday last was appointed for a farther examination; but Mr. Smith not.appearing when the woman was brought up, she was discharged by Alderman Hankey, who then presided for the Lard Mayor. The Prisoner said nothing in her defence, and the Lord Mayor fully committed her for trial. A man, named Pringle., who was well known to the Officers, as a man of bad charaaer, was neat brought to the bar, charged by Isaac Montague, a Greenwich Pensioner, with robbing him of his bundle. It appeared, that the Prisoner overtook the Cam ' plainant no his way to Greenwich, on Sunday night, and having entered into conversation with him, they went Into as Public-house, and had a pint of porter; but, when Montague had the pint to his head, taking the last drink, the Prisoner, unper ceived, made off with the poor man's bundle. The fellow was, however, apprehended on suspicion, at A short distance from the place, by one of the Offi cers, and the poor Pensioner recovered his pro perty The Prisoner was fully committed for trial. • Nsitt.BOlOUcta•sTßair. DARING ROSRERY. On Friday night, as Mr. Ken.l4l, of the Worcester Coffee-house tap, in Oxford - stree t, was going to Led, he discovered that a bureau, containing about 601 which he had deposited for his brewer and distiller, had been stolen. Early on Saturday morning,.Mr. Kendal gave information of the robbery at this Of fice, and on the Officers of the Police having become acquainted with certain circumstances relative there tn,and also what company was in the hou se on Friday night, they went in pursnit of those who were suspeeted, and in the course of the night, O'Donna, the bruiser, John Gorr, Sari C. , rir r, and fr. CllddlfOrd, were apprehended. •On the latter be ng taken, he was deteCted ringing part of his booty, (handing it to a compani e), and he requested to disclose the whole of the circumstances. The Pri soners were placed apart after their apprehension, and an attempt was made to hush up the robbery in the course of yesterday, but it proved traile‘s. Cuddilord jobbed as a porter to the stage coaches, &c. at the Worcester Coffee-Notts, and having suspeaed that the landlord of the tap kept his money in a bed room, the access to which is through a room from the tapeoome which' is in a cellar, he first proposed the robbery to Gore, who acquiesced. Cuddiford contrived to get the key of the bed-room door on the morning of Friday, which he gave to Gore, who unlocked the door, and gave the key again to Cudditord to hang it in its place. Gore having so far undertaken the robbery, informed the Witness, that O'Dnnnel would do the thin, (commit the robbery), in the evening. About eight o'clock, Cudditord and Gore being in the hou-e, O'Donnel made. his appearance with the Prisoner Carter, and of er calling for liquor, songs, &c. were introduced, in order to C orMnit the robber, without suspicion. The frisk went round, such as putting out the lights. &e. an..l;at a convenient opportunity, O'Den nel .ori Carter went into the middle room, and O'Donnel waited there whilst Carter committed the robbery, by forcing open the bureau- They basted out of the cellar, and were nut perceived or sus petted ; Gore followed, and soon afterwards re turned, and beckoned to Wines, to leave the house. He did so, and Gore informed him they had got 401. seven guineas of which were delivered to Cud diford as his share, at a public house in St. Martin's street. Certain sums of mane, were found in the posses sion of the whole of the Prisoners at the time of their apprehension, but O'Drinnel had the most. Mr. Kendal stated, that the sum stolen was about 60i. all in Bank-ntres ; he had put at up to pay away. The pat! ies were bound over to prosecute, but the Prisoners were remanded until a future day. Cudditord, although a Witness. stands also com• mitted, in order that he might be (web- - when called op, ... • , :, ILAMITNO FIRES. ---......r. • Yesterday moreing, between the hours of five . and six o'clock, a mest tremendous fire suddenly broke nut in the extensive Dirillery and Ware- hmises be longing to Messrs. Smith and Cook, ..t Millhank, near Chelsea Gerdens. In i fehe mintues after the accident was first disc ...feriae the whole of the immense Warehouse and Dirillere on the hanks of the river, was in one great conflagration, 14 the flames rose with such ftt•y. as to melt the lea den gutter of Mr. Cook's Dwelling house, which is a seperate building, near one honlred yards Iron the Warehouses. By the jedierous and . alive ma nagement of the firemen, who kept that side of the house coil by constantly playing upoi it, this part of the premises were saved from, the deetruelive element. In less than three hours, the whole of the Warehouses, dee. on the banks of the river, were enveloped in total ruin. The roof fell in with a tremendous crash, overwhelming the steam engine. distillery, corn, leer, and every other article in side, in one general ruin, leaving only a part of the bare walls standing, and even those in such a state, that it would he dangerous to approach them. These warehouses and distillery communicated with another set of buildings, in the rear, Of much greater extent,) by a sort of wooden bridge, or gal lery, built between the upper lofts, and the latter buildings must also have fallen a viaim to the flames, which were fast gaining on them, and had seized one end of the bridge, bat for the extraordi. nary exertions of two or three men belonging to the British Fire-Office, who cut away the eoll2lllll6iCa. , tion at the hazerd of their lives. At one period, great apprehensions were entertained for the safety of the dwelling-house, and a large quantity of fur. niture was removed to a place of safety. The . greatest anxiety was felt on account of Mrs. Cooke, who was far advanced in a state of pregnancy ; 11.*e evinced great fertirude and presence of mind. The flames raged for near two hours with incredible fury, before any sort of assistance email be procured. in conecpteilce of all the fire engines being engaged at the fire in the City. One small engine. how ever, arrived from Chelsea, but the only use could be made of it was, to keep the side of the dwelling house cool. The difficulty of procuring water, the river being then low, was another cease why the tame s could not be got under Wore • they had extended. to so alarming a degree. Two barges in the dock, laden with turpentine and coals, also caught fire, and were totally destroyed. This dreadful accident is attributed to the fridioa se of the machinery belonging to the steam-engine. * We understand some apprehensions of denser 'were entertained in the course of Sunday evening. as an unusual degree of heat was felt on the pmeni. scs, but nothing so great as to expea this cata strophe. The steam-engine, which was totally destroyed. was one of the most complete in the kingdom, being capable of working eight pair of stones at a time, and was estimated at live thousand pounds value.-- Several thousands of sacks of malt, corn, Soar, ate. were also destroyed ; but the store-house. contain• ing the great vats, and a quantity of spirits, was for tunately saved. The loss, altogether. is estimated at several thousand pounds ; but we understand the whole of the premises were insured to a large amount. Mr. W. Smith, M. P. is one of the part ners in the concern. This range of buildings was not many years ereded, end was considered the most extensive and complete in the kingdou. Detachments of the Queen's Royal, and the St. Margaret's and St. John's Volenuters, lent their assistance at an early hour, and, by their exertions, prevented much pillage, which would otherwise have ensued. About twelve o'clock at noon, the great 'bat, belonging to the Sun Fire-office, arrived opposite the premises, but, at that time, all fears of further dan ger had subsided. We stated, yesterday, that, on Sunday night, be tween eight and nine o'clock, an alarming Gee broke out in Houndeditch. It was in the house of Mr. Benj imin Harris, a Jew tailor, in Bevis Marks. opposite Castle-street, and was occasioned. we understand. by the negligence of a servant. who left a candle lighting in one cf the moms in the upper part of the house. About nine o'clock the Barnes burst forth through the upper windows, and the neighbourhood being alarmed. assistance was instantly procured. However, when the engines arrived not a drop of water could be had, and it w. s not until an hour and a half after. that they began to play. In consequence of this delay, the fire com municated to the next house belonging to Mr. Bran don, a merchant, nor could it be extinguished, un til both were almost intirely consumed. ('he party wall fell in between eleven and twelve o'clock, and the whole is now a heap of ruins. We are happy to state that no life has been lost, and also that some of the property has been saved. The houses were old, and the timber burned with so much fury that the whole neighbourhood was terrified ; every person who lived near the spot was busily employed in moving their furniture into places of safety. By this means a quantity of pro perty wouIC certainly have been lost to the owners, was it not for the timely arrival of the city volute leers, who immediately on the alarm, made a nurde rous muster, and marched to the place. -By their exertions, the property of many was secured from plunderers. and the firemen were enabled to attend to their duty with greater effed. ineseeraenmememe Yesterday morning, a tall thin decent dressed woman, of about thirty years of age, with a fine child in her arms of abort four years old. threw herself into the butte in the Green Park, with intent to drown herself and child ; however. both were saved and taken to St. George's Hospital. This person proves to be a Mrs. 11---, the wife of a respeLtable and industrious green-grocer, in the neighbourhood of Manchester-square. She bad been, for. these three weeks past, , in a de.ponding state. At seven o'clock yesterday e mote ing she toot a weak with her li iebend. and re urned to breakfast when taking the child out with her. she made the above rash attempt. It was three hours after brio; taken out of the water, betore the child was suSi cienely recovered to sell who he was, or where bi unfortunate mother reodei, Isms was last night i• a very weak stare ; tLey both remaine‘ at St George's liusp4 al, where every possible c are ha been taken of them. 0 y el* if partl le rebel Ind wit Arcade! fromth pro - lora reap led , pos saca House entrenci eribe.la :nitrtS 4 ill be st it the pr s nail a swots as e Liste befoie al ea at nd ay are . ch !Y r. Liness . $ CI frc- 41016 a! I pow s baker Af e 2 .6er,htt the lead 3e salmi ing opal race, OA affurda