The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-11-12 00:00:00

;. .., EAT!,UI4IYMLNI. its Gentleman gave, at tilt to upwards of 150 of La s ost sumptuous entertainments the tables were set out in the :red with every delicacy of Lim nth the choicest win=s. A, ilging the fair scx with a hall r was On the table at three nth was removed, the follow. toasts were drank Devi Rove raeacy ; the Prinfte( sod the ithispeitdertt Whig interim, e, and hi cor.ci , e hut e!a. d his thanks for the lion ttr ;cd as a toast— e;•endent Elector. of the Coon.y, a was— he Volunteers of Cambrielte. :Atli of Francis Smith, F..q !sident, the r,, , tirm,n -k 'eared to the bull•nn tn. 9;! .hion of the Coun:y Adams, with the beautiful iss Burton, opened the ball were followed by about thirty y never thought of dispersing, in the demon of morning, re. Fasitio,tables that it was time .cles of the mazy dance we i Pratt, Finn. Mio Barton, Captain WI and Mii. Hardy, Mrw Cotton, Hon Mi Iltallati; abb. Lady L. Brand, tals.jor Ir. Mill', Capt. Hui'. Ow at. Mr. Mitsui% &c. ippereorn, and Adcock, w:tl. lents, contributed mut.:l w ea. asses the Prince of WAt I EPIC I, bawd been prevaikl wt , eilt on their tour. Tl.e 2.ith, far their return. hers of &mouton and Joe• ispeacd in town, nest week. rotv.AKD arrived, yester.i.i7, Grosvenor -street, from Ape ord. Northamptonshire. ORIDGIC left PlasnewydJ, in his way to Windsor. r play is postriorre.i en ?tcl mt Miss Suitt, Who is Cu plxy .:nteiesting ch.irader. tat.Fs Luso, M. P. leas !eft for his seat at Broml4y, lifntnn Crewkerne, in S&- day, for Weymouth. i, from Oxford, and THOM AI Southend, arrived, fact Moot. LOLL in Lower lkouk-strcet, opened the Ball at Guildhall !lighter Of RICDAD I.OIID CIIANCLLLUit, add the icl. , by the ad►ice of her playsi bon, for the recovery of her r. Dr MONA'S new play is said -gaiit pen of Mr. SKEVIIKO. ue from that of Mr. Wassa I auxiliaries, Mr. Dimon. rt of the fashionable world. Poresorrev is as well as Ceo he le house of her daughter, Vii- Stretton-street, Piccadilly . !restless left town last oiet ch he will proceed on A VI it hess of Beauross, at Bland- Istock. !chess of Rtat•voar remov,d ilanutorsi Perk, last Sunday. itAPILLY W.lll shortly leave e, fur the Oaks, Kent. D arrived, ye terday, at his ware, from his seat, Easton, moth rezret . , d Lore Post. id.sy motnirg, removzi trot., sum, in Seyin, ur., ace, in roceed to Hob be d, w ad. His Litchis's% catt,,o,e, nd Lady Lissa:saes, foil stcd to Hon. and Rev. Ricussio hvip's soi, rttaied by two d the hearse. _ icy's annual supper, held rn : the City Arm, Northgee, nded by a very numerous and among whom were Mr. HAM, Mr. Roytt, &e. Mt. itch.? of , 11, Society, presnird rirty and. g rod humour, a and toasts were given. In g, tl e Chairman proposed the , and the Hon. Mr. War sus, !Ormer a reply, couched in ad- He expressed himself in the is his late colleague, and was s his present, Alderman JAM es Ilth lie then proposed. it is t they were all drank with en npany departed at a late hour. evening'sit entertaiment. .that has lately been finished, callent Institution, the Philan- opened for Divine lent Sermons were ions ; that i 4; the morning , and in the evening, by tfter which, a coltettion )m which in the mornin; king 27i. rodeo we rjty, we cannot do skirt :or its support. WARS Oi; The Readers of THE BRITISH PRESS Will per ceive, from its two last numbers, that a quarrel has arisen between The Coo. ier and The Mornin: Chroni cle. The subjett matter of it is, a report in Tee Barrisn PRESS cf Sir Francis 'linden's speech, at t he Crown and Anchor, in the year 1803 ; th• Editor of The Courier contending, and truly, that it leis a just, fsithful, and correfl report ; while the Editor of 7be .11orei•:g Chronicle inserted a spuri ous one. Now, if literary gentlemen will, fot for the sake of notoriety, Rad, encouraged by the re cent example of the Edinburgh Reviewer and the modern Anacreon, exchange their pens for pistols, and fight a bloodless duel at Chalk Farm, we really have no disposition to spoil their sport. With this feeling, we endeavoured, yesterday, to disarm their wrath, and give a ludicrous turn to the quarrel; fir though, not without some little spirit of ro. mance, we should be extremely sorry if any knight errant were to lose his life, iu defence of the honour and fidelity of THE BRITISH Fetus. It was with concern, therefore, we perceived, in The Courier of yesterday, that cur humane interference has not been crowned Is ith success. GENERAL ELECTION. nitwits& RITURNED ••IWOT 11. Wiltshire—H. P Wyndham and Rd. Lung st,rerret—Hon. Edw. Mwtektun and — Phillip T Sher,dan pie u? the cunteat ) Warwichslure—J. D. Stratford Dugdale and Charles MM. 4 drrot Stnaes—Lieut..General Lennox wt.,. Puller. Aldeburgh, Suffulk—sir Jahn Aubrey. H•Mtstitaz.—rrATa OE till POLL.---riare Liao. iltstlethwayte ........339 Herbert ...........331 Chute - t . Mildraay . ~• 1030 VOTTI!4:11A14-11T•TE Or THE eau.. Mr . 195 E Mr Smith . . 17,30 • Mr. Birch • • 14 5 5 • SO UTH IF 412 K If LE CT lON. Yesterday Mr. Thornton and Sir Thomas Tar ton, the successful Candidates for that Borough, were chaired through the priacipal streets, St. Georges-fields, &c. attended by a number of their friends. A boat, fixed on a car, conveyed their band, who played a number of favourite airs. The chairs were superbly decorated, and a number of ribbands were sported on the occation. The joyous party retired to the Horns, at Kennington, where a simptunus dinner was prepared, and the evening concluded with the utmost hilarity and good hu- moor. —.- SCOTCH ELECTIONS. The University and King's College of Aber deen. have elected the R'ght Hon. Lord Glenbervie redor ot that University for the ensuing year. Thursday, James Moncrteff, Esq. Advocate, was elected Delegate for Qur-nsferry, on tne intereit of Sir John Henderson, dart.--Siareen Members of Council voted for Mr. Monerieff, and only two voted for Mr. Burnett, who was proposed by Lord Hopetocn's Party Wednesday, at a full meeting of Council, Edward Alexander, Esq. the avowed friend of Sir John Henderson, Bart. wait, by it great mliority, eleded Delegate for the burgh of Stirling. 'he total num ber of the Coui,cil is 21, all of whom attended, with t' e single exception of one individual ; and of the 20 w"' were present, tbe Chief Magistrate, and of er 16 voted for Sir John Henderson's rriend, Mr. Nexa.-der ; and the remaining three, viz. Bailie Wright, Mr. Smith, and Deacon Sutherland, timed for the s.il Bailie Wright, who was proposed as Delegate by the agents ot the Cochrane party. The Sheriff of Ayrshire has fixed Friday the 21st current, for the election of a Representative in Parlia xce.x for that county. The Eledion of a Member of Parliament far the county of Dumbarton, is to take plate on Frid.ty the 28th instant. The Election of a Representative in Parliament, for the county of Ltnark, is to take place at La nark, on Wednesday, the 19th instant, and not this day. The Eli' inn of a Member of Parliament. for the county of Forfar, i, to be held at Forfar, on Friday the 21st imtant. The Magistrates and Town C-uncil of Dumbar ton, have unanimously resolved to support Alexan der Houston, Esq. of Clerkington, at the ensuing elation. The Magistrates and Council of Renfrew have re solved to support Mr. Campbell, of Blythswood, at the approaching elation. The Right Hon. lienry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland, has offered himself a Candidate for re prtsmting the burghs of Annan, Dumlties, Loch to.,ben, Rirlscudbtight. and Sanquhar, in Parlia zr,3t. Dumfries and Kirkcudbright have declared sor his Lordship. We have authority to state, that, at a meeting of the "'sown Council of Selkirk, noon the 7th instant, a great majority declared their intention to support Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Ross, of Balnagowan, Bart. at the approaching eleaion. --- The eleEtion for the county of Roscommon will tike place on Monday the 17th instant; for the county of Monaghan on the 15th ; for Westmeath the 15th ; and tl.e county of Dublin on the same day. t this periuJ of the Lottery, it seldom occurs that the Wheel contains two 40,0001. two 5,0001. two 1,0001. and tour .5001. Prizes. Purchasers are requesteel not to lose sight of so valuable an MO& parsizularly those who hold small Prizes, as they can make an exchange at a tiitling expence tickets and Shares are selling at Vlosisse V and Co.'s, 2(, t 7 ornhill, 52, Charing-Cross, and St.i Margaret's 11 ;I, Borough. • ImILP INTE !GERM • . , • • COURT OF KING'S anti, WO.NT aUNSTEIit ...Nov. 11. The Corot was occupied nearly the whole dap in hearing a special argument, reetrved from the North• ern Cireu:t. It was an aftion to ascertain the right of a fisher' in a part of the River Esk, whleh was claimed by Lord Lowther. The question arose on the con strtslion of various veiumin iris deeds and convey ances; and the argument would be totally uninte resting to the public in general too ~ — , ,- -00000r /JC . . • BOW.IITRZET. The time of the Magistrates was yesterday much occupied with a variety of the Werminster elrOion squabbles. S •1 of Mr. Sheridan's marro' bones and. cleavers were brought up by some constables, charged with making a noise, and behaving in a riotous manner, so as to impede the business of the eleOlion ; but the Magistrates did not think the charge sufficiently made our, and discharged them. Three nice were charged with assaulting others, in Covent-Garden, they were likewise d i scharged. A man of the name of Doek, who has signalised himself as one of the moo orators, in favour of Mr. Paull, was charged by some Constables with be having in a very riotous manner, and impeding the business of the Elettion. The circumstances stOted against him were, that he was extremely abusive to Mr. Sheridan and Mr. P. Moore. He held a pamphlet in his hand, which was published by Mr. M. upon the Rights of Elec tion, which he read very loudly, and contended, that Mr. M. by hie present coaduO, abandoned the 'principles contained in the pamphlet. Mr. BOND and Mr. Re on gave hima severe re primand, and told him he had better stay at home and mind his business. He was discharged upon his own recognisance to keep the peace, and pro mise not to ;wend the Hustings any more. Mr. Gibbnns, the supporter of Mr. Paull, charged Miller, the officer, with assaulting him, by pushing him as he was going upon the Hustings ; and like wise with pcinting him out to some persons in the mob, and urging them to insult him. It appeasing that the Officer was ac - identally pushed against Mr. Gibbons, by some other persons rending by, the complaint was dismissed. A niAn was charged with picking the pockto a ' gentleman, among the wood, in Covent-garden. The charge being clearly proved, he was com mitted for trial. A gentleman and his wife, from the W.-.t In dies, who reside in the neighbourLoad of Faoroy square, were charged with flogging a black girl, whom they brought from the West Indies, with a rope, in a most inhuman inanner. A Surgeon who examined the girl, considered the wounds which she hid received by the flogging, in a very dangerous state. • They were ordered to find very good bail. Mrs. Bannerman's footman, who has been in ens tody for some time, on a charge of rubbing her of jewels to the amount of two thousand pounds, was brought up, for further examination ; but there not being sufficient evidence to commit him, he was sent on board the tender DI 11114 N, Nev. 7. On Tuesday evening, an attack was made on Mr. Jones's tonne, at Fortick's Grove, in which two of the villains were killed on the spot, and two mote were wounded and made prisoners, from whom im portant information, relative to a numerous ban ditti, associated for extensive depredations le the vicinity of Dublin, may be expeAed. Mr. Jones (Patentee of thd Theatre-Royal) had received private information, that his house at For tick's Grove, near this city, would be attacked by a desperate gang of armed robbers on that evening. Determined to give the assailants a good reception, he procured the assistance of an Officer and nine Privates of the lipperary Militia, whom he intro duced into the house in the evening ; and, with Captain Godfrey, of the Peace Establishment, and Dr. E. Trevor, waited for the attack. The soldiers were posted in an upper room ; the Officer, with Mr. Jones and the other Gentlemen, remained in the parlour. About ten o'clock, one of the company having oceasio:i to go to the hall door, a banditti of seven armed villains rushed by him towards the parlour, where the foremost of them observing the Officer to rise with a design of resisting, discharged a pistol, and, we regret to say, wounded him severely in the shoulder ; the shot was instantly returned, and the robber fell dead. The soldiers now rushed down stairs, and in the hall killed one of the villains, who was retreating, and made prisoners of two others. The remaining three, unfortunately for public justice, escaped in the confusion. The two prisoners were yesterday morning brought into Dublin, and examinations being sworn, bills of inclOtment were sent up to the Commission Grand Jury, then sitting, which were immediately found. These ruffians belonged to a gang of thirty-five, which would soon be ex tirpated, were every Gentleman to aft with the pru dence and courage manifested by Mr. Jones. Mr. Justice Godfrey, who planned the reception of the robbers, is still adively empioyed id the pur suit of them. The above robbers took considerable property, nn the same evening, from O'Etien, who keeps the toll-how e, at Ballybough-bridge. A Captain of a merchantman was cenvitled before the LORD MA YOR. at t►e Mansion House, yesterday, in the mitigated penalty of five pounds, for having on board his ship a KING'S ensign. The Captain pleaded. iliat the colours had been on board when lie took possession of the ship, and that he was ig norant a penalty attached to their being so. The information was laid by an officer belonging to the Marine Police, and prosecuted by the Admiralty. On Monday morning, during the extreme fog, two boats, filled with paswageis to view the pro cession on the River, ran foul of each other, oppo site Strand-lane, and both went down ; but a dozen boats putting off to their assistance, it i. hoped the boatmen and passengers were all saved ; eighteen men and women, and two children, were picked up, none of whom appeared to be acquainted. The boat men yesterday bad a very sharp l•,ok out, and no body was totuw, nor du we Lain that there wet e • Slit tdiftlit HOOD'S DINIVER. . , . A very mirneroas and yespedtabln meeting of the United Friends of Sir Samtu I Hood; and tie" Riglft Hon. R. B. Sherid.in, dined at Willis's .Greits Rooms, King -street, St, James's-Square, yestCrday, at sin o'clock. Colonel ELLIOT in the Chair. . The Cloth being remised; the following toasts were enthusiastically drank, with three times three, the band playing appropriate tunes between each.; "'The King "—" Thu Mean and tey.il Family."—" Sir Samuel Head." The gallant Knight then rose, an I in a short, but ekg tot, speech, returned his hearttett thanks for the' high honoAr bes:uwetud upon him, and concluded by pr posing the health of die Right Hun. R. B. She: idan." This toast was received with enthusiastic applause, and (Lank with three times three. Mr..SHFRMAN then rose; he thanked the tom- patsy most heartily, not only for di in king his health, but for the hand:.ome manner in which it was done. His health had` been drank upon former occasions, lint never had he felt $h much satislaßion as on the present. It had been, during the course of his life, his duty, in some measure, to speak ; hut it had been pe culiarly the province of the gallant Commodore, to figat londapplator) , and thus they had endeavour , ed reciprocally to serve their country. The gallant Commnekore, on a day o hen he was abs_ at from the Hustings, was pleased to rompilirient bitir upon his conduct relative to the mutiny at the More; bat in this he hail done nothipg more than his duty : an insurreEtidn was a dangerous thing ; bat a mu tinous disposition, in such a situation, must have been deetrudion itself. Au advertiserueq, signet! " Paull," had !seen circulated throughout Westraia stet.. invnuating that he, Mr. She.idan, was the declared enemy of Sir Samuel Hood ; but he de clared, although he never had the pleasure of seeing the gallant Commodore, till within a very few days. he had heard of his aftioos, and all England, all the world had heard of th , m ; he gloried in them with his country; and Mr. Paull could not have fired upon a worse person a3ainst whom to make such a ddge. We were engaged in a very desperate con test, with an anCiiticiu and successful tyrant, and although we must make some sacrifices, although we must bear an increase of tales, yet, he was con vinced, that even should some of our means be lop ped eff, as we, at that mom..rt, had a living sit ample before us (pointing to Sir Samuel Hood);' yet, like him, our hinats were still sound, and we would brave every danger to repel the common enemy of our country. He concluded by express:, kg a confident hope, that Cie present contest fa' , .Wesunisister would end triumphantly for hiltless* his gallant frienet Sir Samuel Hci.d. and proposed the nealth of the Chairman, Colonel Elliot, which was drank with three times three, and lout ap plause. Mr. Et tioe then rose, and after a very appro. priate and impressive speech, pi .mosed the health .-1 the Right Hon. Simnel Whitbread, and the inde pendent Eleatirs of sledded, and clanks to him ,or t his letter to Sir Francis Burdett ; with three times .three load& op/4464d). Mr. WHIT @READ then rose, and acknnwledged, ig the most eloquent and hands , me enamel., the honour which hat fieeri conferred upon him. He then entered into a long explanation of his reasons for giving. a public answer, as an Elefior ut Middle sex, to a public Letter of Sir Francis Burdett. He considered now, as he had ever diner,- theft the worthy Baronet's intentions' were good ; that his heart %V as right; but, like those whose counsels he followed, his head was light ; and he re gretted that a man of such goof inten.tons to wards his country, should be so far misled.— For these reasons he now opposed him, and for these reasons he most decidedly opposed Mr. Paul), because he was t.t . .e fol!ower of Sir F rancis Burdett, who was tLe pupil of another person (Lord ap p.:use.) tle con!d not see how the acceptance of place under Government, where the person could render an essential SCrV ICC to his country, could be a reason for rejetling him as one of their repri..- tentatives. He concluded by declaring his most decided and hearty support to Mr. Sheridan, in the first instance, and to Sir Samuel Hood in the secnnd. After an excellent and appropriate song from Mr. Thomas Sheridan, which received unbounded ap plause, Mr. YOUNG, after recommending an immediate and aftive canvass, and proposing some regula tions for that purpose, proposed the united hcakhs of Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel Hood. The worthy Candidates here stood up, and joined hands in the most sincere and cordial manner, and the toast was drank with the most warns and enthu siastic applause. Mr, Wtairatie•D then proposed the health of Sir Francis Burdett, and may he ever retain the num bers of this day's poll, fur the County of Middlesex (108). He then gave— .' The Conitituti , ,n of England, the whole Cunititutinn, and nothing but its. Coustttutiun—th] Xing, Lords, and Commons." This was also drank with the must unbounded applause. The Chairman, after another appr.)priate Naval Song, proposed the health of— " Mr. Pete. Moor; and the Independent Electors of Co ventry." Mr. Moons returned thanl-c in a most handsome style ; he declared she instructions he had received from his Constituents in Coventry. were, that they Were ready to make any sacrifice for the benefit or security of the Country, King, and Constitution. (loud applaste.) He then entered into a detail of the several occurrences during the poll at Covent- Garden, and exhorted the friends nt Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel Hood to aeivity and exertion. Mr. So Ea IDAN then, after a very humourons and pleasant allusion to the exertions of the fair sex upon the present occasion, proposed "The Health of the Female Patriots of Westminster, of II hat e vet degree." After a few other convivial and sentimental toasts and songs, it was proposed, that the meeting sbould be adj surned till Thursday, at the Crown and Anchor. AnJ the company separated about I 10 u'cleck, in the utmost larmon! . •- WESTIVINS,Mt EL. • . . 'the proeceJin fester der ? In !Fes it,popsible, More riotous t: aye; 'AMA the . eenstablei: em sore to do. •••• Celodel 'Hauer ; a -gentle! Ad to descend from the bustirien, sect endeavours to allay that r which fennel , encouragement ha . At four o'clock the state of the For mr. Shend.n • F.e Se gatbuet hoed E.ll. P•uil Immedi arty after the number Mr. Wu treiteen addressed .else great exertion, made blown I Gereiemere at 411 erselependei minster, I claim.of yon. Who are eiat you will Ore me a hearing, so, 1 must, in the first place; in Sheridan; and in his absence, the EleBnrs fur the support which C :his day. I am happy to perce you, who are .6e mist zealous Sr are the meet desirous to hear me the present, it is ItilitelTiOUll that penises on all shies, who. ill not with that propriety which might pendent men; I loci rry of off who are crying 1, ff. I have ni the number of them. But, Gen :o be deterred from addre.siog if Eieftors The presserit contest. i C c torn, Mr. Pete', Mr. Sherit Hoo I. for :all of whom I have t but it is ter the principles ask Paull, arid for the principles se other two. :Phis has eseei hid consent, but I have re drfu`ft tha will end in the interest of gr. f who will triumph over those terest of Mr. Paull. I, for ones tart' rots for is being Mrl 234 to Peull's 9113. At 141 jig sunk n--wards of CO twee thi tleineeeit hoes been of jefted to M is heeling a situation under Go it was presumptuous in hint so Eleaors of Wermiester. He to have slipt into Parliament three) rough. But can there be any sulr e e such a line of conduet, tf clan ? Can he show his sound ps his throwing hinieelf, ender An upon the judgment ef them who pendent, anal the most conferee the United Kingdom •Ifa m, and independent principles, can mode of ascertaining them prim teetion of his constituents, rhea I self and his cause, if possible, " England ? He has undoishtedly the most numerous class of Eli found any where. Can he give the justice of his cause ? No, I possible! Ant lem there-ere sit possessed of free, ituslopadent. r carry him though 'his •preeent you will do so with triumph; at with pleasure, that Mr. %arid Hood have been returned by a g independent e Eleseters of Weatmi Sir 'Se mom. Ho e:s then sail thankiag the Eicao.s fer die sus him, and soliciting their forth behalf. as Well as that of Mr. SI Mr. Perim. next preserved hi of the assembly, who beim! !me tiorsi; could not be for teraie Lim however, sicceeded mac silence than had before -a seed.— ton' of Westmioster, 4 ' see' he. yon, this eighth day, more c sure of %seems, than up in the. I presented myself on duet Hy Last, the worthy an 1 iadependel ventty, represented to yen; th time, liberty would he estin - e , 'ter ; because he For boded that that day, leave another oppor, you. Notwithstanding the Court ; and notwithstanding Heir Apparent of the. Crew the threatenihes of taxsget.h. a Court Candidate, as it were, along, with a rope about his yellow Admiral. But hear h, the Admiral has been procured has been by a fraud so foul, ti grace any man, and much mor, star, a ribbon, and other hone him. Allow me to explain a Gallant Admiral went into the gatet's and St. John's, five day his honour to the Eleetnrs, that future time, weeld be have any I reaStlrer of the Navy. - rhi that time thought he would h, such conneetion. Notwithstar pledged (and the word of a Br events to be inviolate) after he 400 votes, he formed this infao ing that his frier d was d.o.enie but him, and his vessels in 1 him. But, Getitlemin, et any my triumph this day, it would bread and his party has mid 01 after Whig to these Hutting slander and abuse. When use quished, another aepears. One makes his appearance, anothin and another day, Mr. Whit Gentleman, I dare say, you souse other of that band of He will not venture to 'ha , Hustings again, to support ashamed of. He whom I ca :sour, will be classed with the people will be again from despairing. Gentlemen, I stand is the proudest sicuatil stood in this counu V. in the which the illustrious and chi stood, entreating your suffral the whole combined influenc supported by we democrat lr?• WAS C:1 1 ) forty-five ewe e Servi c e, fIC llllua l n - d preached. il , toning by ng, by the actp : •ttion Ira% ning were :. *AA oi otherw..e t' .—...