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IRISH INSURRECTION BILL.

Upon the marina of Sir ARTHUR WELLES-
LEY; the House "rent again into a Commiuee
upon the Irish insane:tin:l Bill.
Upon the clause, empowering the Assistant Bar-
rister to preside as Chief J 0.10,, at the Session, and
in ease of a difference of opinion between him and
the majority of the Magistrates. authottsing him to
repnrt the case. with the evidence, dm to the Lord
Lieut. ',ant s

Sir JOHN NEWPORT, by wa7 of limiting the
rower of the Assistant Barrister, proposed as an
amerJmcnt to this clause, that the rep.irt of such
Assistant Barrister should not be final and con-
clusive.

A division immediately took plate upon this
amendment. when there Appeared—

Foe tM Amendment
Against it . .

Majority for the original elapse.

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On our re-admission to the Gallery, we found
the Committee discussing the clause wherein it is
provided that Magistrates may have the rower to
enter houses, or authorise any person by visitant
to do so, at any time from after
sun-set to sun-rise, from which they shall suspect the
inhabitants or any of them to be then absent, and
cause absent persons to he apprehended, and deemed
idle and disorderly, unless they can prove that they
were absent upon their lawful occasions.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT expressed his anxious
wish to guard this clause from the consequences of
an abuse of such extensive and important powers as
were thereby to be committed to the Magistrates.
In order to prevent the appointtnent of rash and
unadvised men to execute this duty, he should re-
commend that the Magistrates should bo. requited
to give in to the Quarter Sessions, lists of such per-
sons as they may think fitted for the purpose of
searching homes, and demanding admission, and
that such lists should be delivered in within the
period of 48 hours after the county is proclaimed,
under a penalty of lOW. Without such a safe-
guard, he certainly should divide the Committee
unon this part of this clause.
Sir AR LHUR WELLESLEY and the CHAN-
CELLOR ef the EXCHEQUER thought it
would be inconvenient taking the sense of the Com-
mittee upon this point, previous to settling the
'virtu of the clause in other particulars. Such a
provision would at all events lead to AD unnecessary
and premature publication of the names of persons
who were to be in employed bi the Magistrates.
Mr. CROKER proposed, at a preliminary point
to be settled, viz. that after demanding admission,
the nificar employed should, " after a reasonable
time," such as the space of ten minutes, being al-
lowed, if refused, proceed to enter a dwelling-house
by force, as the objea of the search was to find who
was absent', and not who was is the House.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT stated, that as this was a
search to be made in the dead bout of night, when
al persons were supposed to be asleep, the de-
manding admission from persons in such a situ-
ation, was, in his opinion, preposterous, as they
could not hear those who called, and therefore the
trim `a reasonable dose" was very indefinite. In his
opinion, it would certainly be better to specify a
particular length of time, which might be deemed
seasonable, to await admission,t after some person
within the House bad answered the demand of ad.
nii,sion from the officers.

Innel VEREKE It thought this was frittering
away the power ot the Magistrate, by throwing
penalties in the way, and leading to
At was wanted by his side of the House was to•
make the bill effellual ; and, therefore, the pot.
Feise of tile Bill, upon which the Committee seemed
to be vgre-d, ought not to be frittered away, lamely
to indulge t'.e disposition ot one side of the House
opposing the mils/. He thought, the insertion of

the words, " reasonable timp." would be as_
Mast.
Sir SAMUEL ROB ILLY said, that what tM
House coosidered that this demand of admittance
was to be made in the dead of night, a 'minion
time was certainly necessary, in order to allow fe-
males to rise out of bed, and put themselves in a
proper situation, before men forced themselves, Sato
a house. Wi:bout that, the greatest vi.datiun of
decency might be the consequence of breaking in
abruptly, when persons are asleep. Ile, therefore,
thought it Would be preposterous to say, that
the space of ten mikiutei, at least, ought not to be
allowed.

Mr. LAING considered that this was a case of
as serious a nature as that of a Magistrate ordering
the military to fire upon a mob. The law had pro-
vided that in this latter caw, the Magistrate most
wait Italf au hour precisely, before he could assume
that power, while in this case a domiciliary visit
was to be made in the night tMa.r. by persons au-
thori.ed by a Magistrate, and the house was to be
broken into within any space of time. or upon such
warning as they might think proper. Thi; was
certainly a most unlimited power, and being liable
to great abuses, he highly anroved of a specific
time being inserted in the Al. Ile should suggest
the space of a Ti trier of an Irair being allowed for
the warning, alter the peudie within dours had
I:Len awoke.

Mr. CROKE!: observed, that a subsequent
elatr,e in the Bill. relative to the via ding of pe-
nalties, might obviate some of it, orij,:iai•nis which
might by stated what he hid proposed. It
the injury for whirls an aftico WAS hroozlit by a
Plaintiff WAS Carltied to li,ore, tw.n and
maliciously committed, such Pl•fintiff 1-. right
titled to double cots, by way of punishing thy.
Mareistrate. Nay, they might even be trebled, or
fortiwr incre.whi, In proportion ti the offence cr-1 -
untied, so that the hardship likely to arise,
be thereby obviated

Mr. tAlsl said. that this was a power
a most dangerous and alarming nature ; and ai-
though he might allow it to be necessary. yet he
wished the Committee to rettea to what sort of
people it was likely to he given. it was to a:ly per.
a Magistrate might phrase to appoint ; whom
would be appoint i He would appoint the most
desperate fellow in his neig tistiurhood ; he might
appoint an hostler, a postilion. or a cow-boy. fo
these, and such people, he was to give a power to
break into any house in his distria. They were
to be allowed even to break into ladies' bed-
chambers ; for it was not necessary. by the mode
in which this bill was proposed to be worded,
to wait fur a refusal. Such would be the cone.
queues of inserting the words 14 reasonable time."
without making it specific. He meant to vote
against this clause, as it would bring such an odium
upon the Legislature of the country. To talk of
damages, by subicain, the Hagiatraws to the Pay-
mint of costs. was. in either CAW. an insult to l
the injured feelings of a woman. even of the
lowest family, who might chance to be iatruded
opon. For thew reasons he approved of inserting
a reasonable time.

Mr. J. C. BERESFORD said, be was fat from
agreeing with the Hon. Gentleman who spoke
last, as he thought it very unlikely, that the Ma-
gistrates of Ireland would depute either p,istilions,
cowboys, or any desperate fellow to perform such an
office. They would be men resident in the place, and
notdesperadoes that would be employed. He approv-
,ed of inserting the words, "reasonable time," solely,
without specifying any particular period, becinne
it was not likely that cow boys, postilions, or any
others, commissioned upon such a business. would
have a watch in his pocket to ascertain the lime.
Besides, it would only prove an inducement to per-
sons in the inside of the house to dispute the time,
and give rise to prosecutions against the Magi!.
tiates or their deputies. in the execution of their
duty. •
Mr. GR A ITAN added, that he knew of in-
stances where Magistrates had Aelually abused their
pawer, and therefore he thought that such power as
this ought to be conferred upon them with the
greatest caution. He was on this account the mare
convinced, that it was necessary to qualify the Bill,
in order not to discredit it, uor to violate domestic
quiet.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE observed. that he knew
of instances somewhat similar to this. where such
unlimited powers gave rise to the greatest com-
plaints. lu searching for arms, great Mesmer-
nience WAS experienced by allowing soldiers to have
such power. It had bean found necessary never to
allow it to be done, even by serjeants. without the
presence of officers ; and he had known instances
where the thanks of the people. whose houses bad
been searched, were presented to officers, for the
inconveniiencies they had thereby escaped.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that this
was a novel and severe mea,ure, upon that they
seemed all agreed, And they also seemed to acknow.
ledge the necessity of the Magistrates having ad-
mission by night, either by voluntary or compulsory
means; the single question therefore, was, what-
length of One should be allowed to claps, be-
fore compulsory admission should he attempted.
He thought the word: " reasonable Ortiz," were
infinitely he-t. There would thereby be less pros-
pea of litigation, thin if the time was confined to a
certain number of minutes. In either case. should
it appear that the Magistrate had, by his deputies,
broken in before a reasonable time, he would be
equally subjeet to damages. Therc might be cases
allege even the space of ten minutes would not be
long enough to wait. and otherr where it might be
too long. This was a proper otiNjelt for the decision
of a jury, as it must necessarily depend upon cir-
cumstances.

Dr. LAWRENCE disapproved of the whole
clause; and althruah he should endeavour to amend
it, he was not pledging himself not to ohjeEf to it
afterwards. is refs, in a futuiv stage. This was gi►ing
a new and unexampled power. never before tnle-
►ateJ in any country, under any circumstances. He
thought a specific time preferaule to an indefinite
one.

Sir SAMUEL RONILLY added. that be could
ant see how the difficulty of litigation was to be
Rod rid of. as had hoets suggested by the Right
Hon. and Lean:el Gendemsn (the Solicitor Ge-
neral) by the mode supported by the other side; on
the cuntraty. he thought it would be greatly in.

creased nod the Magtstratea pieced each trig
great dilisetkiirs.
TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL soppossed the
eith proposallsf Moonin
it g " reasonable time. for, is
er ease. be &court meld be ben
to die judgment al a Jury. to leave it
The question being loudly called for, strangers
were ordered to withdraw; and. at the sense time,
Mr. Wilberforce was rising to deliver his seatiatents.
The House then divided...
Yor an getubfieite ono
in, a specific time

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Majority
• •On the aucreeding clause, authorisin 41
g auy per.
sea, under warrant of a Justice of the Peace, to
'emelt any house, /cc. an amendment was proposed
and agreed to, viz. that such Justices of the Peace,
authorising persons to make search, do make a re-
turn of suli persons, within three days, or incur ilia
penalty of 1001.

On the clause stating that ever! person should be
deemed idle and disorderly, in whose power ne
posseston should be found any offensive weapon,
se.neealed, or otherwise, after such person shell have
been c tiled on to deliver up the same;
Mr. CROKER proposed to add, after the word
p.)ss s:on," as follows, " without accounting Int:
tu:% p..ssession, and unless such person shall prn re
to the fittioalion of the Court of Special Sebsanti,
that such arms. ammunition, or offensive scedpui.
15 ere 111 iris house, power, or possession, witho
his krowled:;e, omit: y, or consent."
Mr. 61.11'111E1AM wished it to be Mettalf;."'d
what p:oot %Isold be requited from a person, et
having arm., in his hon .1, or po.so,s'on, Wlthf
his privity ? Must he produce es 'deuce to this effeCt ?
An wh.t stt .01 55.,.6%;.1 satisfaetory
Nit. SIMEON said, (be case here most stand ca
samo al in all other crir-•^al pro-e-dings,
'o:in es i.!,t.. a I..ust be such wave -aliriac•
try to the .1 :niers. 80. v.:14 curt would be it
wit impossible pies iously to ascertain ; 'ouch w,,Lij
depend upon circumstances, and upon the charAn
of the person accilied.
The CHANCEt.t.OR of t':e FXCHET.'ER
coincided its this 1 ohm, and said it s:301,1 ot ire-
possible tr state w:sat sire cin4nrty
evidence was to be; the devices wools eei
not require any unreatnr.able cvnienze.
Mr. WINDHA thottA,it it w:.ulsl bar h
to put suspetted persons in such a per 10)11S 1. 1141,
without specifying its the Buil what son of vice .6
would be deemed ncoessar •.• to their
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL date.ide r:
proposed amendment, as consonaot to all oia.r
cases of criminal jurisprudence.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought the clause it.
self was too emotively worded. It proisib.ne.f,
under severe penalty. any .offensive weapon being
found, woe only in the Howe, but also in the power
and • . ice. He wished to know what
ry was to be drawn; supposing, for instinee,
any pltehead was to be fctund in any part bf a
person's ground ; or, as he once knew an instance,
a pihehead being found in tb. thatelt of a poor
man's cottage ; would it not be hard to sentence
mehls poor man to transportstien ?
Mr. DUDLEY RYDER generally defended
the clause.
- Lord HOW ICI: objefted to the dada. ageing
too far.

clause, with Mr. Crates amendment. was
thee put and agreed .o.
The twenty-seventh clause required that say two
Justices of the Peace, or persona.aothorised by them
to search far arms, should have power to take pis-
session of the same, upon giving to the ownet
thereof a receipt.
Sir JOHN NR PORT said, that instances had
come to his knowledge, about the time of the insur-
rection in 1798, of arms being taken from the
houses of respeaable inhabitants, by persons Min
under the authority of the Justices, who had did
posed of them, and that even some Ja.frars them-
selves had made use of Fwltng-pieces, fee. without
ever restoring them to their ol.ruers. He thought.
they elide, some security sou id he given to the swoons
respelling arms so taken from them.
Ater some further observations, the intermediate
clauses from the twenty-seventh to the thirty-fourths
were severally agreed to.
Upon the clause where a verditt being given for
the Plaintiff, and the Judge certified that there was
probable cause for doing the aa. only nominal
damages should be given. and no costs allowed ;
Mr. BRAND rose under a strong feeling of
constitutional justice. to move the exclusive of the
whole of this provision teem the Bill. It contra-
didled the soundest principl-a of the British system
of jurisprudence, and carried upon its very front the
charader of constitutional infritsgement.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
admitted that it was a deviation from the actinow-
ledged principles of British jurisprudence, and
could only he supported by the urgent and pressing
necessity of the case. There were instances of ta-
flamed %erdia.ls given against the M tgistracy, and
perhaps by those whose cause of resenossert sprang
from the loyalty and spirit of the Magistracy, in
putting down rebellion.
Sir AR I'HU R PIC;COTI' contended, that if
such a Lima:a was inserted in any as of the Lev-
lame, it would Le a disgrace to ti.e Stain e
It first forced the Plaintiff to hrisie his
anion within six moi.ths, a::d in the lArlt•
where the cause of that aZli.m bad taken p:.,•
anJ then when the wronged and injured p,rs'•;•
appealed to the law of ti,.• Lind, and obtained F.:•
the honesty of an imp:sruill kity some satisfaetiod
for the injury intlielcd, a power is granted to rer,
der null this verdia, ar.d out to sit it aside, but
to siihjAl the 11411161 r 14 the payment of the cost!.
Bette!, in the name 1.1 iaraveii, to abolish at oneei.le
trial by jury, than to have a free people Meetly
che ited, and insulted. by so gross a mockery. I IJ
Lad heard much of ilia eha ACICT ef Crown Oi-
heirs ; but he disdained tbe idea of taking advan-
tage of any clandemne attempt to supersede
site
ganuine soil hearth It cpininn et the people.
Sir V. GIBI;S tested ty,,i) the r.iirenu.: ia‘tai
a sufficient li:emir= for ins case in view. He v.-
deavoured to prove, :hat tt.: present situation. ft
Burope. and tile state of that part of the Empire.
were fully sufficient td authorise: such proeeediug:
The Solicitor-general of &attends General 14:'
ton, Colossel Vereker, and others, spoke decidt.d:f
fig suss the Auteatiment proposed. They reminded

eve- ing, thinks it probable. that his Lordship's
lismissal was formally de•oanded by BONAPARTE..
Ale confess. that we see no ground for this opinion.
riis Lordship was sent upon a special military mis-
sion to the King of Petunia, and the latter having
inade peace, his Lordship'. amp ition was gone.
of! he had nothing to do but to return. The
marriage of Jamie BonAPARTI to the Prin-
cess AUGUSTA of SAIOAT, lately insinuated in the
German Papers, is now diatiattly avowel. liar fa-
taer is one of NAPOLEON'S. new Kings, and the
Princess is an only child. Jeito e, it is true, has a
wife in America. bet it would be strange, indeed, if
A revolutionary Jacobin and upstart were to suffer
the crime of bigamy to stand ir•. the way between him
and the Heir Apparent to the Kingdom of Saxony.
The approximation of France, Russia and Prussia,
appears to have been only the signal for widening the
breach between France and Sweden. Marshal B Rua a
has recommenced hostilities in Swedish Pomerania
with great fury, and we fear with great success.
The French are said to have advanced to the very
walls of Straltend, after a series of adions, in which
they drove the 44wedes before them, and defeated
them, particularly near l'ritt, on the 14th, with
considerable loss. Stralsuild is, we believe, able to
stand a siege, and is probably. before this time. all
that remains of Swedish Pomerania to its lawful
sovereign. The Expedition from this country may
serve fur its defence. 5000 of the German Legion
had landed on the island of Rugen, which is only
divided from that capital by a narrow Irreight.
and an article from Elsineur, which we inserted
yesterday, announces the arrival of the second
division at- that pLieu on th! 7th instant. Dec.-
mark also has not as yet evinced any symp•
tom of a friendly or even conciliatory disposition
towards Frar.c . The Cute vbege Gas- tie ai -
noutices that Louis XVIII. King of Feasts, was
one of the spansais, at the baptism of the new-
born Princess of Sw.mst., on the 26th last. The
Danish Court, aware of the iiiveterate hatred and
malice with which BONAPARTE persecutes the
Royal Family of Fiance, mu,t feel that this intel-
ligence must excite his dispkasure.
An article from Constantinople, Jilted the 10th
Jima. states, that the English, m ode second a•-
tempt upon Ro-etta, with 3 or oOJO man, but
were surrounded "mew their march, and either put
to the sword or taken prisoners ; and that the En;;-
fish guri.on or Alartanelria. reduced to 1000 men,
had demanded „sainissi on to withdraw on board Ai-
miral Louis's whicO was granted. Th: la:est
accounts which, e believe, have been received, from
Egypt, we soma those in T*e boidaa lixtette cf S.:-
turday last, are dated the 20th of May. The events
mentioned in the Constantinople article might have
happened subsequent to that date, and been know•
in that city before the 10th of June. The number
of the English is, however, exaggerated, as we be-
lieve they did not originally exceed 5,000.

The Russian and Turkish fens have bad an en-
gagement off the island of Tenedos. The ac-
tion is said to have lasted !eve', hours, and
to have ended in the defeat of the Russians,
who retreated to [umbra. It is admitted, however,
that 113 ship was lost on either side ; and that the
Russian fleet has returned to the Dardanelles for
reinforcements. From the vague and unsatisfac-
tory manner in which this victory of the Turkish
;12.t is given, we should not be surprised if it ,hall
turn out that it has sustained an aaual defeat.
The deposed Sultan, SW 4, who was said to have
died of poison, which he was compelled to take by
order of his Successor, is stated to be alive in the
Seraglio, where he is well treated, and the city of
Constantinople was represented in a state of perfe4l
tranquillity on the 10th last.

LONDON,
SATURDAY, JUL♦ 23.

The Tonningen Mail, due on Wednesday, arrived
yesterday, with letters and papers from Hamburgh
and Rhona, to the 19th instant. Peace between
France and Prussia was sped on the 9th, at Tilsit,
and the Ratifications were exchanged on the follow-
ing day. Ou the I I P.h. BOW APART' was at Ko-
ningsberg. Of the terms of the two freaties con.
&Jed at Tilsit, none has transpired, except that
which we lately noticed ; we mean the re-establish-
ment of Poland, as an independent kingdom, under
the Grand Duke CONSTANTIMIS. To carry this
pi -post completely into effeet. Austria niva be
required to restore her share of that ancient
mvarchy ; and, in the present state of the Conti-
nent, it would be dangerous for her to refuse. It
i;•Pe.rs to be the intention of the whole Royal
Potl to remove from Tilsit to Koningsberg. 80.
es Nett will probably ICLI/A,II there some time,
Cr the purpose of superintending the execution of
the new Treatim, before his 6.141 departure for
Prince. 'fhe Quern of Pentair., who had been the
stitsjea at his gr ,ss and malignant sarcasm in /if
Eidetins, WAS Ohliig*Cd to bulimic to the mortifica-
tion of dining in company with him on the 6th at
()bit. We learn another consequence of the re-
conciliation between Pru..,4 and Franc; in th.
anival of Lord i luzeisinsori, at Carlscrone,
Swedish port, in th- province of Suutli Gothland,
on the 1014 instant. A *.liais:crial Print, of List

An embargo bas certainly taken place. It will
probably be taken off in five or six days ; as
it is -sxpeiled the preparations in our ports,
the knowleslge of w%ieh is sought to be kept
from the enemy, will be completed within that
tinte. The greatrst activity prey ills at Rams-
gate and Harwich, in embarking stores, Ate.—
Gerorel D'ta ARID is added to the list of Com-
manders. English troops, to the amount of twelve
or tourte..n thousand 'nen, are in motion. A 66-
gado of Go irds is among th- number. We do
not think that Sweden can he the object of the Ex-
pesiiiirs now preparing. The Ihlder, Antwerp,
114nlogne, and Tarim other places, Lave been as-
signed, by rumour. as its ornhaahle destination.

The expediency of having a stroag fleet in the.
Baltic, has not resulted merely from the present situ-
ation of the Northern States; the propriety of this
measure was strongly felt by the late Administration.
It was determined. as early as December last, that a
fleet should be prepared lot the Baltic. and. during
tit lot week is Jeosioago, Sir .1. Duct MORIN was sent
for, for the express purpose of commanding it. This
A-et, consisting of I G ships of the line, was got reedy,
in&se.eSj ordor,J, by the late Administration, to
readillsous at Yarmouth, under the command of
Constaietdore Liars, where, it it taw not been emu s-
tarmatided immediately after the Omni, or Ministry,
' it would hays be:•n assemble I, ready to pegged ON
14 voyage by the middle of April.

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valley. The simplicity of fail dre.a distinguitnes it from awry
other. We ea not say that it is handsome, becalms it is fa-
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haudasse.

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The pit and gallery were fpil. In the bores we
oheetved.
Lord Templetown, Lord. Hen", Pitsle.ald, Lady Do Lot,
I Inn. Arthu• Upton and brid., V,icau ,teo Anon and tamely.
Mrs. Hume, Lady *Ode, L... Etr)ll Lui'd
naird, anti th• Mister Kihnaird.

.PftfrAro'scoitkasn.voh: CE.

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a- --
Lady Paarn ant the Hon. ti,li‘s I)ltommentx,
will leave town, next week, for Drummond Castle,
Sce•land.

TO TITS EDITOR.

SIR.-1 hare been • .iry some or the lea lioa Mi.
P.'11106, fin 111110 1 has • area in the li e we, nir
the loading alias, as it s. technically ceded uy Pi • Pete abeam
seam the pulitieal article U,qll that .sect O. the ilia• I air
lent yeu, spilt an 1 Weie ice a en.niatteisea w"als dos
tinguiss it hare stroerfr recaromvni d the rd. ..r t • His isgar
josty's present Minisom; and as I wok te 4. .a n .
I shall LiW plea•ura et.:oninitidate you ocean wean web eta
anklets( this d.vcripnisei. without •ny remelt "WA. -sorra
the platten of marking the worts mod 4 ere-.wisest row yule
by Toot old friend TIMOTHY T.t.115.1.
&S.C. Row, July 14, 11117.
TO MR. MR. TIMOTHY TRASH.
The Editor ef The British rant is TUC% +Wired to Mr liotethst
Tra4 Inv hi friendly Si., of es ece-s..nal leeding hi
the style of the 'soling. blinitioruil Pots. He t y
crate that the writings of that gentleman have been a aeon*
of groat rouSt and otiossaige to one IE/itn.. a I P• .poetess of
those Papers hithortill 4comoutel with his lit mu, talsonrs. Mr.
Tfloodey Trash, be.Ner, mint be arm, that the Papers
lulled to must suffer alaterieliy in their valise end re na-
tation, we,* he to withdrirre his valuable emiatasert her, them.
Ile Inuit also be aware, that the Eilitara and Preriatnes of
sin h Papers are of a jealous and iiuiptitinur temper, and wou!d,
act ...IA caw, ' pattnuate, that the of The Illeitorls
Preis had einruplerl sod sodereed 1),14 /rant their •Itive.l.
In Justice, therefore, to all parties, the Liner of .•
l'ret. hays; the the CZC.Ii,IIIII articles m haodivisnaily nil.,
to th.it print wolf flit soteriere with. Mr. Trask's Velars us
those co.:cern. which hare :tad hitherto the bett.ll4 4// his
lite-rats lid and **sifter*.
British Press Witco, July 13, 1807.
TO THE EDI roR.
• silt —Thi,liborality of sentiment that ;wieder your n it",
and you, eninpsasie4ate feeling for vow ahyate el
, pavanes, do lino infinite ere lit. ris n .14,-re
jndassent 1 shell not withdraw my serve.ei f.G.h
essolueoretio taboto•in inf vairatlen ad ii:nalr Yoh
secs, be assured, that the services arbielel . me are 03p '•ta
I meals inconspati'Jle, as my 1.411 &.a eery Laud.. and
writings are not attended with mile.. et Co, 11,
evidence that this is no: an emiity Want, • a riecs 0..
blurs In the present week, in which I hare rinitt.h.,l
loading ankles in the Ministerial Pr nu, f a poets'
variety of neatly points I pitmen. sbe. of a s Ss.. Pro.
sliming, then, tlia: we fut.: ..larier•lanel *ens u,ein this
subject. I shell in the cone of this i v tong ends • I. .4-
ieg article, in the true style, for insertion in yowl M iodeyb
Paper. Your humble _ernes,
A. R. C. Row. TI4OTIIT TRASH.

Aas4l4•!4 and Lady livale will leave tlwa,
in a few days. for Worthing.
Lord and Lady FoLey will give a grand dinner.
Wednesday ntxt, to His Royal' Highness the
Prince of WALIM

Mrs. 81AC2404T and family will leave town.
next Tuesday, for Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the
Dnke and Duchess of IidDIOND, And will proceed.
Lin Thursday. to their seat in Yokshire„

The Duke and Duchess of Br roitn, and the
Marquis of ravisr tacit. left town. on IVl.dnesJay,
for Woburn Abbey.
Lord ARLI•NDER CORDON will leave town.
next Monday. to join the Aberdee.t ,Militia.
Lord JilE4ll, and Lids, F. MONTAOUI, will ac-
company the Duchess .4 Go it DON to Scotland.
Tait Miss sCocaasNr g.rve a grand hail and.
supper. last night. at their house, in 1):-. tman square,
which was nanserons:y attcnded.
Lady' HaA Taco' a gave a grand ball and supper.
las: night, at her !mew in Grosvenor-square. The
tables for suKer were set not in the parlours with
Treat taste and elegance t the drawing-rooms were
brilliantly I:ghted. The company did not assemble
until twelve o'clock. amongst whom were Lady
PERTH and her party, and near two hundred Fa.
.hirm ables.

Lady Patera had a grail card party. last night.
at her house in Grosvenc:-squ ire, w!lch was most
ausn,rnosl7 attended. ilrnonvst the company wete,
Monsieur • the Dukes De Rem and St. Albans; the Du-
chesses of (Amino, Manci.,• • .r and St. Alban 's ; the Rads
of Strathmore, Chathari, L-itileidale, Hardwick*. Cowper,
and Stair; the Cout.t el Chatham, Shaftesbury, Har-
rington, Wariekk, ai.., tlardwlcke ; Viscount Primrose Vis-
countess Melbourne; Lords Monson, A. Gordea,Mountjoy,
rates Mnray, and Hisitms ; Ladies S. Saville, (Neville,
Yorke*, N. Stanhope. M. Singleton, and A. Cowper
Count De Vaudreuil ; Sarin De Rolle ; Sir Sidney Smith
the Portuguese Ambarslaur ; General Wemyse ; Mews.
Mid4kion, Steele, Fo.dlce, Goideburn., Neville, Mercer,
Audley, and Montague; Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Mi.;es
Mnnaon.

At twelve o'clock, Lady Parse and her party
went to Lady HEATHCOTI'S BAII.

TO MR. TIMOTHY TRASH
The Ftlitor of The British Press peseents his aomplbrants
to %Ir. Lin,thy Trash, and imaguaimes hies, that his vaiu.askr
leadiing article has just cumw p hen/ The Editur ut The
Br:CA Press 6 forcildy syucit with tha elegance of the stile,
and me originality of the sentiment. 11. 3s anti I in. that it
must vas univarsr.l delight to the out)lie, and cr.n.r• use ex.
caedinaly se she Interest of the Paper. With this insprowden
upon his mind. the Editor will din fail to insert sr, with Mr.
11,:,'S signature, in Ts a British Press oil Monday seat.
British Press Office, riittay imaging.

Two Cardinals reproached K with having
made the complexions of it. Peter and St. Paul too
red, in one of his pieces. I made them," answered
the indignant Artist, 4. as they are in heaven, blush-
ing for the present mis-government of the Church."
Mrs. Sionows bias enga3, d, 1.4 eight nights, at
the Birmingham Tl.eatre. On Thursday, she com-
menced in the part of babello ; on Saturday she
Was to play Mrs. &eerie, ; and on Monday next,
Margaret of I ojo.d.
Misa Baisrow, according to report, will be
shortly allied to one of the fun families in the
kingdom. A Noble Peer, who has five fair daugh-
ters, proposes to make them all Casimiumel, as the
surest arid speediest way 01 providing them with
hushands handzomely.
Some weeks have elapsed since the Ministerial
Pri:lts began to prepare the public mind with pep
peporotory in favour of Viscount Carrcemea•N's
new, system of Finance. The same Prints, since that
plan was seonitted to the Honer of Commons, as-
sure the public, that its p hest recommendation is,
that it has nothing aree in it.
A Launcn.—Qne of the most complete little
things will be launched, this day, that has been
turned °tithe stocks this many Tear s, inteuded for No-
blemen. Gentlemen, and the Public At large, entirely
for their use and pleasure; the name to be given her is
Erode ; there are many more from the same stock.
May be viewed, and are on sale at Pacxwoon's
Dock-yard, No. IG, Gracechurch-street; London ;
she is built in the Germ or a razor-arop, a new ez-
rerirnent to give a razor A 5;,41? ke.n edge, to shave
with pleasure, price 21. lis lid. to 51. 55. Inge-
nuity has hien at work to meet the public eye ; to
conceive the nature r.f their use, is to see them.—
Noblemen, Gentlemen, lki; that 9411 homier Mr.
PACKWOOD with a call, at the above Dock-yard,
the only place of sale, to view the article, wall be
esteemed a favour. Also on sale, a large assort-
ment of Iris celebrated Razor Strops, to remove
notches from razors, penknives, &c. patronised by
a genemns public upwards of 12 years, price Is
63. 51. and 105 tad. each, with a composition per
boa. Ys. tad. to repair them, Stc Sold by the
abate Mr. Pacitwoon, and his Agents, in different
pans of Swore.

By letters from Barbadoes, we learn. that Captain
Su eel es, in the Crieiesa brig. had captured and car.
tied into that island, a valuable Spanish vessel,
which he fell in with off Martin•que. Flit Carla
and the Rosario sloop of war were about to IA I in
company, to cruise foe some rich vessels from old
Spain, of which Sir ALEXANDER COCIIRA h
received intelligence.
The town is thinning very fast of enmpanr. in tea
cursinnis to the watering. places. It is su initted,
whether taking a previous dip into the Lowery
Wneel may not prove of much consecpenc- f If et
does not brace the constitution, it may give gran
strength to the purse for iiquida.ing the expenses ‘,l"
these summer trips, since every one of the g,e 4.er
Capitals are Mill in the Wheel, though 16,utio
numbers only remain to be drawn.
On Monday last, at Alhrighton, in W.rsv•i
shire, a dreadful accident happened in con,eq.ii..ce
of one of the bearers of a whim-wham, or rem
go-round, givinsr way, during the time it was
with people. Corporal Davis, or the Sd Drat.nrs.
was so dreadfully bruised that be has since
A man of the name of MATTFIRWS had his tl.ig7.
broken in two places, and many other persons
were much cut and bruised. We most sincerely
hope proper steps will be taken to prevent the use
of these machines in future.

A tact race, which excited a good deal of atten-
tion and anxiety amongst the re:agree/11i of 8-.
James's, was run against time. at four o'eloek
on Wednesday morning, by a Mr. WIEDth
performed pedestrian wonders in Cheshire
time since. The distatnc•, which was
formed in six miniver. is nearly a mile,
road is • ry r.gged, besides stoppages of A
so that the odds were generally against the perform-
ance. A concourse of spec tors asses led 0- -
spot at an early hour in the
SPRAOOI, of sporting calebrity, stared
pedestrian, who ran the distance in 40 •

am, the given time. The inazeh art, •or
neat, and Mr. Watolti• has Kt at &fiance

pedestrians of the day.

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