The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1806-03-26 00:00:00

. • THE BRITISH PRESS. I A WOOS, WEDNESDAY, MARCII The gentlemen who propose to bid for the Loan waited yesterday mornin, at elcven o'clock, pur• scant to notice, upon the CHANCELLOR of the Ex cirroven, at his Loose in Downing-street. Be. irg introduced to the CHANCELLOR of tLe Ex encoueito he informed them, that he should want r %%tut v-rwo Millions ; eighteen Millions for F.ugland, and four Millions for Ireland; twenty Millions to be raised in England, and two Millions in Ireland. The terms submitted to the parties were, for everylosl. in money, 1001. 5 per Cent. Consols—and the bidding to be in the Reduced. —One of the gentlemen asked, whether this was to be considered the whole amount of the sum which 11. - ottld be wanted for the public service ? To which the C:IANCELLOR cf the Exert trour.a answered, he would not pledge himself that he should not want more. About half-pas! twelve the Deputation re turned to the City, and the result being reported on •Change, the fonds experienced a trifling deptes sion.—Some conversation also took place between the Deputation and the CY ANCEL tOR of the EX cittgor it, respefting the Income Tax; and they 'woe it,' . orrced, that it is in future to be deluded from the Dividend Warrant, by the Baal; 01 Eng land, instead of being received at the Old Stock ExcLartge, as heretofore. The Right all. Ds.sris Bows DALT, M. P. for the town of Galway, is appointed Muster-I%las tar-Gei:eral in Ireland, in the room of Lord Le- CALE. It will be seen, in our Parliamentary Report, that the Lords have fixed Tuesday, the 29. h of April, for the trial of Viscount Mat.vici.x at the Bar of their House. The Thanks of both Houses of Parliament were ram], last n;ght, to Sir J. T. DVCKWORTII, and the other Officers and seamen of his sepiadron, f,r their recent siitory in Sr. Domingo Bay.— The unh indsome conduel of the French ship, the Di rat If, to which we alluded yesterday, appears to have been her running on shore after she had s'auc. The Ilamburgh Mail due on Sunday arrived yes terday, wi; h leters and paper!, to the 19th ; and we have also receivrti The Leyden Ga:ortle of the 21st. cJaraining the Park news to the 16th. Under the Paris head, we 6A nothing but the Addresses of the Legislative ilody and the Tribunate to BONA MTV. upon his " Exposltion of the State of the Frew* Empire." The following passage in the Address of the Tri beanie, is the oely pan of their contents of any interest:— -*" Toot Majesty las enisrewed a desire of peace with Eng. sad, taking' for its basis. the stipulati.ins of the Treaty of Amiens. Sire, if the iritish Go...moment, placed in nee . eireetristaneee;ssiopt for the rule of its contaii the true in. lartss of Great Britain, kb* desire of your Maje ty will be ina- Orellately attended to, and reeerreJ with sentiments wnithy of It. Europe will owe so sou the retarn of a peace useful to the word. But should its ho,ws be still disapoointed. it will kern et helm. all that you have dent, to put an end to the ealansi7im of war. It will not forgot that amidst root splendid Uiumpld, Peace was still to vo.i. a, vett said u p on a mei-iota ble oessron, " r 4 e,rfost of wen , eie i•st of girries." The Leyon Gazette r ho contains an acenunt of dm proceedings in Naples immediately previous, and subsequent to the entrance of the French army into that capital. The PM:NCS Roy AI. and Prince LLOPOLD occupy, in Ca:4).4, with 17,000 picked troop', and a numerous le:y ea matte, a formidable position near Lago Negro, where they are, deter mined to make a stand. The Hainburgh Pacers state. that the atten tion of the Dutch is much occupied by the ap proaching change in their form of Government, and the extension of their territory. Cleves, We sel, and all the country on the right bank of the Lippe, is to be ceded to Iloiland, and was to be taken possession of on the I Sch. But in return for this accession of territory. France is to hive Bata xiai: Brabant, and past of Zealand. Mis Litir T will came to town this day, to hold a Privy Council at the Qv esti's Palace. The Duke of NJItfOLK i. appointed Lord Lieute. cant of the county at Middlesex, in tho room of the Ma:quis of Tirc writ( v. who has resigned. We understand that the litherw . n, bearinic Earl Se. Vise toes flag. and Bar/ear. in sailing Linn Falmouth Hetbour on nista; last. struck; but in :bout an hour got off again. Mr. Ito+l,cne of His blsje,c v's Messengers. ar: tired resserday with dispatches from his Excel- L'ney Lord Ga ANVILLI Lsetsos GOV , II t AnJas sa.inr at :he Conet of St. Pettrsburgh. It appear+ from an Arcmint laid before the biouse of Ccmnanns, that the number of parishes in lie:and. in 1791. seas 2,416 ; of which the diwese of Meath conlain, 231, Dublin 209, and Leighlin and Ferns 2:;2. '1 he number of benefices, or unions of pariches, 1,13/ ; the numh•: - et chiirche+. and of giebe hou-us, 355 ; being a deicieucy %cinches with respoh :o parishes. LADIES' FIRST PRIVATE CONCERT. • This elegant entertainment was held on Monday evening, at the vlarchioness of HEADrOET'S house, in Stanhope -street. May-Fair. The grana b:ill rry,m was prepared fur the Concert: it was most brilliantly lighted ; and between the ads, rofresh mem, of all kinds were served, in great profusion, on gold trays. The first ael commenced with Sifyiwitr, Hay or; a charming trio by Mews. LEANDER and Hot -sits, French horns and bassoons. Madam DUSSEt rave a beautiful air from Saari, with great taste and sweetness.' In the second part, Mr. Eta H AU sang a charmingair from TRITTO, and was warmly applauded. Madam BI ANCH I and Mr. &a as sang a beautiful duetto, by W INTL it, that .displayed great execution and science. The Duetto Concertante, on the French hot n and harp, by Masters JtIHNSOPI and Scstexvz, was rapturously applauded, as was the Concerto on the piano-forte, by Mr. WoEtirt.. The seleftion was idinirable ; and the whole performance went off with great eclat. Mr. LEANDER and Mr SA. pin, conilthled the music, with much credit to themselves, and pleasure to the company. Three hundred of the Nobility were present; among whom were— D' ciwiies—.Northuni`md4irl and Gordon. C..untessits...Emredon, £ v, Carnarron, Clare, Chtrlernont, Charlet.lle, Wl) , ..:itOW. and De Huai'. Peary, E. Monk. Eliot, Enstmi, Lirat, Cave, .411 NlAnha.n two Ashhurnhani'., Grantham, All- Midway, C. BAla.yar, an I C.lthorire. Earliaralauean, Wn.citellea, Pomfret, Loneor.l. Charte rno.rt, and Darnley Murr..y, Eliot, Saukville, Marnapl, Grantham, E,lkttont, Ila(o.rtgomery, Donally, Fitelarrit, Rarrelagh,and Frinirme. ,„„ ••'•... 4. 4 1 . 4 • • • c k 13 DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. Their Graces And 'suite arrived on Saturday afternoon at the Kag's Head Inn, in Co7rntry, And when they changed horses, proceeded to St r La's tote], Birmingham, where they slept ; and, on Sunday morning proceeded, with their Suite. in their three car. iag• s, with tour outriders. and three servants nut of livery, on their journey. They intentieJ to pass through Wolverhampton, ntraal, Shrewsbury. and Oswestry, in their way to Holyhead. The Dnke of Pocr LAND, we are sorry to state, was extremely ill last night. Admual Ds.:kso►rh has proved himself a w9rt4e Member of the faai.ly of the celebrated Admiral Drake. The Countess of DERV/ had a grand musical party, last night, wliich was honoured with the prsi sence of the Prince of WALES. An Evening Paper is decidedly of opinion that ./ [RON Z BONA P RT 1: is not gone to the West ladies, his wife being in that quarter of the world. Master list TV'S _Varied, drew a crowded house to Drury-lane Theatre list night. The German Priiicis who marry into the Beau karnais family. will be jiady Ansi-meet The Duchess of BOLTON will give a grand mu sie.il party, neat Monday, at her house in Gros vesior-squaTe. One or our contemporaries observes, that the French sailors who escaped from the Droiarde, at St. Domingo, are to be considered prirorirre. The Subscription Concert at HYoc's Rooms, Tottenham -street, under the patronage of Lady NieLSOIAIIIIIE, and other [Julies of distintlion, was very numerously attended on Monday night. The Hon. Mrs. Wu:beau will give a grand musical party, next Tuesday, at her house in Port land•p!ace, under the &realm of Mr. Leasoaa. It is said, that the name of the French Admiral beaten by Admiral DVIALMORTII is Le Sage, and not Lt Sterne Admiral Le Sage has proved only nominally wise. The Right Hon ;urable D. B. DALY, accom panied by his two nieces, the MISS SIIICTOS. left BaTl's Hotel, yesterday, fur Lsel ; snd. • Mr. Cu LIMY'S 'handlers have arrived at Man ch:icier, where the most .pletidid arrangements have been made for tneir reception, and *here they ate honoured with overflowing houses every night. The paragragh which appeared in a Paper of yesterday, staling, that the Duke of CLaIIeNCL is confined to hi: room so ill, the Guards march to and from the Palace Yard without playing of music as usual, lest it should disturb His Royal Highness we are happy to aay, is without any foundation. His Royal Highne:s is considerably better than he has been for some time, and was abroad yesterday. On Thursday last was married, by special licence, by the Lord Bishop of KILIDARI, at Dublin, Du usits Caurect.i., Esq. private Secretary to his Excellency, the Earl of H eaowtcas,to Miss K Ines- On the celebration of Or assumption of the regal dignity by the King of Baykal*, the Pastor of a village on the frowiers of Bohemia had atranpa mix? illuminated, with the following ioicriptioa: nod ndilsetu cant Bonaparte Optsmane ranee 0.4414. Last night, the Academical Theatre was crowded with fashion. After the Play of Loom' woof, Master Dawson, in Diefer.o, in the Farce of ail Me 11 erld's a Siege, kept the House in a constant hurst of laughter ; Miss Lair:is, in the Shawl Dance, received the most rapturous applause. The Gatlin ts.e family, Lady LANDIS?, Lady CREWE and her party ; the lion. Wu. SPENCER and a large party; Mrs. Lorry, and party; Lord Haws so: ', Hon. Cid. tot; and Mrs. Islacc•v and liar party, Were pre‘era. The E:TyptiAn Hall, at the Mansion House, is now up in a most superb style for the di::ner on Easter Ms-Katy. Among those who have signifies' their intention of honouring the Logo Mason with their company, act their lloyal Highnesses ::.e Prince of WALES. Duke of Yur::., and the *hole of their ROY•L Sams s as. A Mail will he given in the evening, but, on .ec...1,4 of the Royal Cams, the doors will got be cyclic! ;at tca u'idork. FATAL DUEL. On Satnrday morning a duel was fought on Gal leywood Common, near Chelmsrord, Essex, be tween Lientenant Tout e.rtas, and. Mr. Fours, Sur geon, both of the fi , h regiment of .00t, in barracks there. The parties, with their seconds, arrived on the spot appointed for the encounter, at day-break, when the prarninaties having 13,c1 settled, they took a short distance, and turning found, fired at the same instant. The Lieutenant received his an tagonist's ball in the groin, and immediately fell ; on which Mr. FlsukS Went up And took him by the hand, expressing much regret at the lamentable con sequence that had ensued ; as, from the nature of the wound, he v.-as apprehensive it wnul I•prove mortal. Assistance having been pynctired, the wono.led gentlCman was removed to a windmill at a short distance, and as SOOT, as possible, conveyed from thence to his apartments in the barracks, where every attention was rendered that his unfortunate si tuation could require. The ball having lodged en the side opposite to which it entered, was extrauted by Dr Wcacu, at four o'clock the same afternoon, but he expired betwe , n nine and ten o'clock on Sun day morning. An Inquisition was taken before J. 0. PA KISKA, Jun. Esq. Coroner, on view of the body. on Monday, and a Verdiet returned of Wilful Alerden against Mr. nut EN and the two se. conds, one of whom is under arrest : Mr. Emma and the other have absconded. POLICE., BOW-STRICT. lei tem,, v. Russet.. This wts an information against the Defendant to recover a penalty of 2001. under an ae cf Par liament, fin- keeping a house where an unlawful game of chance was played, formerly known by the name "t The Little Go, but now distinguished, to avoi.! the pen thy, by the name of The Ivory. Mr. Co sits appeared as Counsel on the part of the Defendant, and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mt. the informant, appeared in per son, and stated to the &trims Maelsraares the mode of practising this widely-extended system of robbery. The . game was a species of lottery ; se veral tickets, made of ivory, with numbers on them, were put into a box by the roaster of the table, and the poor persons fiszti on the numbers they were to insure. It was usual for the common people to fix on low numbers, always under 100, not to orer burthen the:r minds with a complication of figures ; this was well known by the persons who kept the game, and .tl.ey took care never to put any, or at least very few, numbers under 100, into the box ; of emus', it was seldom or never that any of the poor wretches gained a prize. Against the present Defend at, he said, he did net intend to produce any evidence, as he was ant the object that he wished the iron arm of Justice should be raised against ;—it was the goose, and not the giiiiets, he wanted. There was a man of the name of Holland whom he wished to fasten himself on ; this man was the main spring by which the Defendant and many others were set in motion. They aged as his ser vants, and be received the greater part of the profits. By this means, this • Mr. Holland had squeezed from the pockets, pay, he might say, from the vet bean's blood Of the lower order of people in :he City of Westminster, in the conrse of a very short time, no less a sum than 50,0001. At rberent, he had evidence against him which must necessarily convict hint ; and, by having the present Defendant acquitted, he meant to bring him forward as a Wit ness, to supply a link in the chain, which, he thought, wag wanting. He then concluded, by reminding the MAGISTAATtS, that this Mr. HoLland was the same person who had formerly been eonvieed be fore them for similar practices ; but though the sword of Justice had shock hirnin the face , he still pursued the, same line of condtte, and ever would persist in it, so long as be could devise any probable means of evading the law. As there was no evidence produced, the present Defendant was acquattid, by order of the MAtilS 114TIS. A boy of 14 years of age, who worked as a la bourer on the land of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, was charged with being in the habit of milting one of the cows belonging to Her Royal Highness. It appeared, that in conse quence of the cows not having any milk when Her Royal Highness's servants attempted to milk them, a person was set to watch, on Sunday miming last, in the field where they were kept. The Prisoner in a short time came, and after driving one of the cows ins.) the hay-yard, sat down on a little stool, brought for the purpose, and crenmenced his work. He was instantly seized, and he then acknowledged dad he had done it often before. Her Royal Highness's Steward interceded fur the boy, and the MAGISTRATES, in consequence, ordered him to be sent on board a ship, to set ve His Majesty. The Hon. Jon* Fans, commonly called Lord Bust:awn. is returned to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Lyme Regis, in the room of the Hon. THOM AS FANS. At a Court of Aldermen held yesterday at Cold hall.the Bisbnp of Beirrot. was renu.sted to preach the Spital Sermon ' at Christ Church. Newigate street, on Easter lsronday neat. The price of Bread was continued at 1111 the spatter:l loaf.. Jiz thouland nine hundred pounds Orphans' Stock was drawn of, and the Ch A `IIIIIkLA directed to give six mar.ths noti:e of the same to the several in tersted patties._ No other busineis of importance was transaeled. A Court of Common Council will be held to turirrow, on general busin.3s. The trial of Mr. Pairk, for the ?wirier of Mr. E L ," r, is fixed for Mon4ay next, at Kingston. Tne load-contested pvint relative to t:le Author of the I.ett-rs of Jct.'s, his, at leng•h, been de cided by \lr. A mui., in his complete and illus trated edit:ou ct saute c2lubrated and political Pafteil. Yestrfday, Lieutenant Sreiress nnderwent a second rzairination before the Privy Council, at the Council Odic% from twelve till four o'clock, when Mr. 81;.aovvii, A uoTerin of the Trid•mt. gave evi dence. The Lowy CuasicLi.Loot, Mi. Gerv, the Ttk r•t ltut ts, And mast al the Xlicisters we:e 11,616..4 _a._ • • • noitift.m, ma reri 44. The Jitdrg opened, their Commissinz t:.i, for twilling the Assizes for the county of Sussex. MEOWICK 9 ATIAI4I. This was an adion for Gina. Cos. brought by a fisherman, at Bognor, against t! e Def•n•lsnr, a farmer and milhrr, of the carne pl ice. It isins a easy as singular as any of the Lind, that ever in ide its appearanssip a Court cf Just4e. The particularswe shall slateto.mori The trierwall not over in Tirrierelool. e ' - ISIOV: a I. L.i.vaarrr. R •"" nr, . • --ram—. - Tfttlf!SDaT i 1 1 / 1 1Ingteh; "..1 CIVIL SIDS. • WIT This day commenced the Assists for this n'res;de be:orc: Mr. Justice Itoorce, and Mr. Justice Cisaiespi • • The ero cause on the Civil aide whictrattrasehee any notice WA., en aflion bronght by Schoim.m.4.... Kirk against Fisinipson and Merrintr. and whit* w.eia. • of some importance to the mircantile wewit, Sillea-.41 tikiting the meet's .of becoming, guarantee - tills the, to debt of ann:her, without an undertking irn writ**. 4 as required bysthe statute of frauds. • , The Plaintiffs are respectable carton dealers inthis,A town of Mattchener. The Defendat* s lidanntwastre had applied to thorn to finn:sh hirn with a goeuititr tri of cotton. This they refused to sfo, uniess he-could-1 Foeore some one to Le answerable for the r,rneak. or this purpose he e( leteltrdshicugh: with I. r s the other Defendant, Merriott, who wa• a near re.:-riots • of Harrrson, but sin way connected with hina- in . trade. The Defendant, Merriest, then requested the Plaintiffs to let the other 1) tit.co,t, 11a:tip:on, have what cotton he m'ght scant. and egrred :4411y that the credit should be given to Ham'- son and himself jointly, and the Lornices be mad* out in their joint names. in conmquence of eft. agreement, the Plaintiffs sold and delivered sevzttl - lots of cotton to Harnpson, giving Cie credit au.A , making out the invoices to him jointly vr:t:i riot; and payments were from time to time re ceived by the Plaintiffs from Hamps.on, on account of Toth cotton. Afterwards Harnpson became in- ! solvent, and these being then due a considerable balance to the Plaintiffs, this adieu was brought to recover it. The Defendant Hampion had let judgment go by defssult, and the only question was, as to the li ability of Merriort. The above were the feet, prnved on the psit of the Plaintiffs, by whose Counsel it WAS contended; that this was evidence to prove a partnership be tween the Defendants as to this trrdisadiow•aad that both were squally liable. On the other bandit was agreed, that as Mervicalii • was was not cooneBed at all in trade with Hamp ton, and was not to rear) any henefit tons the` conttads in question ; this was ant tr. be c.essititor ed as a vartner.hip transadiOn,ibut Ciat Meakte - . was merely the 7.iaranteo Hampsors't peymerts g in which ease, by the s:atutc of frauds, so could rot be Bask, unless his undertainsr, had brentiat writing ; otherwise, that by such. kind ef slevicet the statt.te might in all similar cases be evaded. and become 11.37.7r117: - - •••• • . • But Mr..,litice CH A M Ott brin7, 4 np : 7;:bn• that this was not a rate which came within the :ts:we of frauds ; the :urtt, under his thre'aion, f9smil eerdia tur the whole of the rlairrt,ffs' demand. 4trCtsTti n. ht.:LNI e.. This was an amino brought ai; . .a . :lst . the Defend ant, for the seduelos of the Piain:lTs' daughter: The case was ,jrpry fore,ly staled by Mr. Toth rum fur the PlaMtif. and the facts, as stated `f} him, were substantiated Si the principal wipe% Ellen Leycester. nearly as follows : The Plaintiff was her father, ;old kept house near Manchester, to the road leading from Middleton to bury. The Defendant: was the son of an eminent painter aaJ mar.alaflurcr. in Manches ter, who had some print works about a mile dutant from the Plaintiff's residence, wheve the Defendant resided. She first became acquainted with the D.• fondant about three years ago ; she eras then seven- 4 teen, and he eighteen years of age. The Plaintiff chewed her particular attention for a long time. Atli she had every reaten to believe his views were heft nonrable. He visited her frequently at net father's horse, two or three times a week, but never at proper hours. She never went wit o ;:k the De tendant but once, to a convect, in company with her sister. The Defendant once asked her and hie sister to go to a wake. which they refused ; he then said to her. " Why do you doubt me? It I were of age I would marry you .o-morrow ; but I am afneo.l of disobliging my father." At other time.,, he toll her, that when he came of age, he should have an estate, and be taken into partnership with h.s father. It was two yeas after their first acqnsintance, ecitne any criminal intercourse took place b• tween theist ; she had a child in consequence; and the Defendant frequently promised her marriage, both befOre aui since. She thzn proved the hauil.writing of three letters. which were read, and contained exp. essions of affetion frum the Defendant to her, but nothing like a promise or idea of marriage. On her cross-elamination, she admitted that her father had, a short time before his taking the public house. been a day-labourer ; her sisiers were fus- • *4o -cutters. and she assisted her mother in the house ; her father's was a small pulalic.l.ouse She kn-w the Defendant to be a yt tang man of an npu.. lest and respettable family. i h.:t the first time Defendant tame into her fathet's house, was in company with two other young men, to call for something to drink; witness and her two s•sters wets then in a back room: That her invit ed the young men to go into the back loom, for her daughters wise playing at cards. and wobld he glad of their. company. She had never mitt Dr-. tandem before. The De cadent and the other young men used frequently to come afterwards; th-y came about eight o'cioek at night, and stayed till about eleven. She had mentioned the Defendant's pi omises of marriage to her father. hut he (Hulse ver communicated them to the Plaintiff's father. She had often sat ht the Defendant's lap. and her shirr •1 in the lap of one of the .ither young men. H-v to ther and mother had s ..is them sitting so. That on the evening, when the connection ' which was the sahja.2 a /gear .*ethos, /ge.* lithos, took place, she had I