The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-14 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
TUESDAY, JAmmir 14.

Apprehensions are entertaihed for the safety of
the Captai,t, of 74 guns. She missed stays when
approaching Falmouth harbour on Wednesday last,
and got on shore to the eastward of St. Anthony
Head; she was got off on Thursday night, and
having received some damage, proceeded on Friday
morning for Plymouth Dock ; but about one o'clock
in the afternoon, she was observed about two
leagues off Falmouth, with scarcely any sail set,
making signals of distress, and apparently drifting
before the wind, unmanageable ; the Homier armed
sh;p, and Friendsinp tender, sailed about three
o'eclock to her assistance ; the wind blew a hur-
ricane the whole of Friday, about West, varying
to the N. W. when the squalls came on, which
were very frequent and violent. Two small ves-
sels, probably the Iluar.s.r and the Frienish?, which
were ser.t to the assistance of the Captain, from Fal-
mouth, could not approach, and were driven, in
great distress, into Plymouth.
There is reason to fear that the violent squally
weather of the last week has done much damage
at sea. Guns, as of a vessel in distress, were heard
a few fights ago on the St. Agnes coast (about
eight miles N. W. of Falmouth) but in the morning
nothing was seen.

The critical situation of oer troops in Hanover
naturally excites great anxiety for the arrival of the
two Hamburgh Mails now due. Accataxau's army
was certainly destined for that Electorate; and al-
though it was only 17,u00 strong when it corn-
menceJ its march from Ulm, it would, no doubt,
be swelled, before its arrival in Hanover, by the
junetion of reinforcements from Holland, itc. to a
very formidable force. It is evident, indeed.
that BON AAAAAA is now at liberty to pour troops
into Hanover, to an extent that mu-t preclude
any possible chance of our being able to retain
!hat country, and there can be little hope of the
intetvention of Prussia to prevent its re-occupa-
tion by the French. Under these circumstances,
howev •-. the honour of the British army cannot
suif.r e:tht r by retreat cr discomEture ; and we.

trust that measures have been taken to insure its safe
return.
A letter from Falmouth states, that serious
ipprelren,ions are entertained of the loss of the
Pierstogreet, c..t I 1 gum., on the coast of France.

A letter from Dublin, of the stn inst says—" On
Monday last, and not before, Mr. FOSTER entered
into full aCtivity, as CHANCELLOR of the Escit; -
gum Lord Domouots NOR', and some other Meui.
bers of the Revenue Board, still, it is thought, im-
mediately resign their situations, in consequence of
this event." •
We have received Jamaica Papers to the 17th of
November. They contain an account of the loss
of His MAJESTY'S sloop of war Et Orfisizo, of 13
guns, Capt. BALDERSTON. She overset in a vio-
lent squall, on the 7th Nov. off Port Antonio.
and sunk. Of 136 persons on board, including a
detachment of the .6111 battalion of the (iOtli Regi-
ment (3 officers, and 50 men), 101 perished. The
following is a list of officers and seamen, picked up
by the meritorious exertions of the Piadvin Wig! of_
18 guns, Capt C. Wails :
" Arthur G lames Cock, master; J Ken.
nedy, boatswasn ;• John Darden' master'a mate;
Smart, Inkl.hiptnon ; Johl Dan, boats cal,IS mate; John
Coiner, sol.maker ; Jame Lockheed, quarter ina•tor ; James
Jones, James M'lntita, Andrew Montgomery, -Homy
Httchins,Mnry Morrison, able —Thorn'Fox, James Wall.
ton, M Wilton, Ti:miss Jr,:kem, JnmesDenham, Richard'
Worgan, Eases 'Finery, John' Doff, Afrcindee M'Cny,
Richard Cocklin, °M inn.) —John Otiv, Edward Giii.artim,
Nietedos Bryan, Edear4 Lama, boys.—Patrick Donovan, too
1,. the Redbridge schooner.—John Cork, lands non.
PASslorers...-Gewite F. Giblne, LiesHANlSint Or the 60th
Regiment ; Johannes Fernandes, seed Johan IPcs:ack, pritalcS ;
will two black pioneers.
" Since dml --M I plains., John Brown, Robert Pearce,
and JALIVIII
"Capt.BALDERSTON was fortunately onboard die
Pmerin, whea the a.:cident happened. 'The names
of the two Officers of the 60th lost, are Voir Z and
HASSINGLR, Ensigns. Captain BasosasToi has
passed his Coutt-Maztial, and is honourably acquit-
ted."


We are concerned to state, that the accounts
from Putney, last night, stated Mr. Pirr's
as worse than it was when he left Bath. Sir
WALTER FAagVHAR has thought it advisable to
call in another Physican.

Yesterday the RUSSIAN A maAss %note was with
Lord Moho n as,' from one o'clock till near tour;
A genes al movement of the troops, throughollt
the Southern distrin, is expelled to take place in the
event of our army returning from the Continent.
The transports which arrived in the Downs on
Sunday last, having on board the 4.501 and 62.1 re.
giments, from Ireland, and which were originally
destined for Bremen, are ordered round to RAMS-
gate, for the purpose of immediate debarkation.
The garrison of Thver is, at present, comprised
of six corps of Militia, besides detachments of ca-
valry, engineers, and artillery; constituting in the
whole, a force of nearly 10,000 men, under the
command of NIAIOS•GeIIeT2I Lord FS:IRIDES, The
Hereford, South Lincoln, and Renfrew Regiments,
are quartered in the Castle. The Sorry, Cornwall
Miners, and Ayrshire, occupy the heights. Two
troops of the 9th Light Dragoons, are billeted in
the town ; and some divisions of the artillery are
stationed in the different forts and batteries along
the beach. The artificers are busily employed, when
the weather permits, in sinking shafts, making
roads, and constrmlling works, cenneard with the
immense fortifications which have been for some
time past ereeling nn the hills to the westward.
A letterfrom Plymouth states, that considerable
fears were entertained for the Rerubitiortaa.reftigate,
which was supposed to have been lost on the Slack
Rocks; but those fears were unfounded ; she was
embayed lot some time, but fortunately got off
without receiving any damage.
The &widen, Flacons, from Penzance, is de-
tained by the French, at Leghorn.
The storm of Thursday night and Friday morn-
ing, was fdt all along the western and southern
coasts.
Several Officers of the Navy and Army were on
Weilnesday last taken before SaNLEL JELL ICOF,
Esq. and the Rev. RICHARD BINGE A SI, for having
been guilty of :s riot in the Gosport Theatre, on the
preceding evening, and assaulting several of the
constables, who, in the execution of their duty at-
tempted to take them into custody. They appeared
perteCtly seshible of the impropriety of their condu6l,
offered to make any acknowledgement of their
error, and to compensate in any way that should be
desired, to Mr. I HORNTON and the Constables, for
the injury severally sustained by them. Mr. Tmonn-
tos and the Constables each expressing a desire
that the matter might be suffered to be so ACCOIIi•
modated, the Maoist- e•res acquiesced, and the
young men signed a written apology, and agreed
to pay the sum of 401. which Mr. THORNTON and
the Constables refusing to apply to their own use,
the MAOISTR A T/LS proposed, that it should be paid
towards the Patriotic Fund at Lno VD's, to which
all the parties consenting, the hIAGISTIATES kindly
undertook to remit the same to the Treasurers of
that Fund. It is but justice to Mr. Taoism] us to
observe, that althotight these persons had for many
succe.sive evening behaved in a very improper man-
ner, and interrupted the performance, they no sooner
expressed themselves senstele of their error, than he
was the first to step forward in their behalf ; and,
indeed, on several similar occasions, he has shewn
the same desire to :Ave the rartres accused the dis-
grace and inconvenience consequent on a public
trial.

firiMW. P3,16' NJ1.,011. clagsis Britanni..s
tricsimi I rarmni, q.•i Vieratiorponern
Masses, sig-siii.no Alltl4l DOW
1803, ma:cll.:se gander's, et walla e 144.
•
ACRPSTICHfS .
Hants.! Ile•oetn team, !erste defittictuin,
is p.ipufi, in worsts lactase..
I.,erveso Ruiteut oc•de ab
•
SerapOito, *Orli, retie pa►riosom,
()biting' ainetent„ supra pennis creases t
Nua resale) uteri: ,nl titers *gamins.
ENGLISH TRAM.LATIqN.,
T.. the Ntenwry of I fr.ratio, bird N...sion, a fen t illsterecrie
Admiral of the H•it..i Filet ; ahn, in tb- r, utp.ro uf v..
Pity. agamst V.: Vaned Fleets of our Eno utea, ei
Iwe.tty•llnt day qi•toher, in Vie 'roar of (.1.4 I..rJ,
%cry usuth rquicing, and greatly resigned, died.

AN ACROStTC.
Nate th) slain !
gl in.!! j.,in in plaintive strain,
1.. t tens bedew Meth Opt!
Seraph., Lear a iOott"
On your wings, to realms abets:
Never mow to di,
Newington 'hots:
TIMATRE.
•
COVIENT-0 A ADEN.
This house was rnmereurly attended last night.
'Mr. Coots, fey the fit sr time this season, petform-
ed the p.rt. of Richard. Ads .IGlo*.cer. in the I've.:
gedy of Kik, Air-hard IteThird. Hd played it w'th
his tonal tscellence, and received distinguished ap-
plause ; tut appeared to 60 more than tonally loarte.
Mks Bert Obis for the first titre, tuck the part ef
Ledo, dams, and supported it with grtat ryspefta.
bility,
Yesterday morning. His MAJesy esrv, Duke of CA V-
Princvsses AHOUSTA, SOPHIA, and A mA-
LIA, attended by General ElTHROV,*(...derei TAY'.
tot, on bcrAeback, and Mrs. Eragertsw, io 4 chaise.
took an airing, in ,V. dsur Park. Princess MAR S•
followed in a carriage. ,
Her Main/ Y and 417/ incets ELl:antra took an
airing to Frogrnore.
„The ROYAL FAMILY are expaled in totytt to.
morrow.
His NIAJrITY is not esneaed to gn in state to the
House of Peers to open the idtssion ,f Parliament.
which, in that case, will be opened by comm:--:--

H•RD*ICEL honoured Dr. WiLlEssloN.:
Left ore on Galvanism wish his presen.:e, on Tuesday
evening, in Dublin.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES left
town, on Sunii-,y afternoon, for Brighton.
F.l; Royal Highness the Dake of Gisove est re is
IskpeSt..l in town, this dwy, from Lancashire ; an i
I iti-murriiw intends reviewing his Royal Regimen;
of Sr. Clement Danes Volunteers, in I lyde Park.
Viscount MILTON, only so, of the Earl if Firs-
wtr..4 IA NO, by accounts received frorn-Milton Abbe),
yesterday, we are much concerned to state. is not
e7-peSed to live. His Lordship is a very fit e y,,51.1g
min, poases.ing great talents, and highly Sliscsm -
plished. He is in his 20th year.
The Marquis of Wet nest c• is arranging a super's
donie-tic establishment for the winter. It wit: be
on the most princely scale.
Capt. ANDLRSON arrived, yesterday, at his how,
South Audley-street, from Lancashire.
A grand solemn funeral service has been perferrn-
ed in all the churches at Naples, in honour of Lord
NELSON : the churches were all hung in black.
Lord Rivers is expelled at MINOT'S hotel, King-
street, St. James's, this day, from Hampshire.
A grani Bill and Supper are announced for the
20th, at Exeter, in honour of Her MAJILSTIes Birth-
day.
Money appears to he so plenty in Cork, that the
MA voa is obliged to issue a mandate to compel the
inha'.itants to take good Mint halfpence.
The Earl of Anent:ire:es Orooaoko was eonsidtr.
NI a cAI eyes -re at the Prio:y theatrical.. His
love scenes were given with all the ardour that
such an Iwo Ilda as the beautiful Mrs. IIestLTIIIC
could expel to meet. Mr. I. AWItENCE, the artist,
in .44•11, es was all that paieties emit.' express."
General Earl CONYNGIIAM has arrived at Ennit-
kilien, in the forth of Iteland the town was hr.:-
li intly illurnimeed ,n the o: cation. The Limerick
city regiment of militia gave a grand entertaamert.
to wh•ch his Lordsfii • was invited.
Arrivals, I.n Satvi ! iv, in Portman.square—Lo,!:
Jta.ta. Dav:siss, from S'an.tlynch, Wilts: Coion-1
BE•ENONT and family, frill, Britton Hall, Yoe:-
shire; and HENRY GRANT, Efq. and family, Isom
Horse-place, Surrey.
Mrs. WiLsoe will have a earl party. this even-
ing, at her house, Lincoln's-Inn-fields.
the bialchiceiess of Down:wag will leavr
Brighton in a few days.
The Hon. Lieutenant-General Lamm: has now
the permanent command of the Sussex district.
Thornville Royal, the magnificent seat of prince-
ly festivity, and g...neral hospitaUty, far so many
years in the posse:sien of Colonel Tilos NTON, was,
on Monday, the this inst. surrendered to his *leCers.
sot, the present purchaser, Lord ST (IC le TM'.
HENRY Pa prizi.t., Esq. the sew Member for the
Queen's County, is son-in-law to the Lite Earl t I
PORT A IILINGTON, and not the Marquis of BUTS, ,1
stated in our paper of yesterday.

On W ednese.Ay, The School of &form ; r, How
Rids • Hintawl, was performed at the Sheffield thr..-
tre, by desire of Colonel the EArl of Er rINGOAL.
and the officers and privates of the Sheffield Vol -
teer Infantry. Mr. &VCR 1/IDre With gallant
rality. gave free adra:ssion to all the wives of 1
lonteers, who accompanieJ their husbands to •

V ' air 6
POETRY.

1

DCI7I.IN, J.•:..,.
raiV ATE CJattEseutiDplCE.
Dlnor nta will certainly lie the new Prosiost of
inity College. You may be assitted that the re-
rt of a certain Marq•ris having exercised his in-
vitee in the appointment of a person to fill this

►ce, is totally void of foundation. Neither tlie No-
rtlan albs led to, nor the Honourable Ri-presimv a-
re of that University, ever interfered in the business.
Hall's elevation to the Provostslsip, accord-
to report, will be followed by An union with
iseautitul Viscountess of Mosul:joy. Nlrs. T.

d her lovely &night: rs, have been detained here
r some days at Leech's Hotel. They pror,..° fa-
urable winds to General D. who haipened to be at
e tame Hotel. An aegusintance took place, arid
;ss T. has matie a conquest of the General. Pre-
,,;,,',s are niiki3•• for their union.
!..., Theatre h•• e has lost its chief support, by
•.- •-c•osion of Miss Walstien. She is engaged,
or the se 4,1,1. at Waterford. Though her talents
la )1.w,, a war wipe of charailer, yet, because she
„„,,uld no ,nsvc to play in twee department of the
drama, the manager had thought fit to deprive the
public of the prin,:ipal source of their entertainment
• •
LORD NLLSON'S FUNERAL CAR.
--•••••-.._
The following is the official correspondence which
took place relative to the final destination of Lord
Viscount Nelson's Funeral Car ;
Adevintkvaofliev, Jcw. ie.
sm—N;: T.nnil Coinreittionert of the Ad...rata being de-
' *Loci that • F i ,oral Car, whiff, h....payday concoct." the
reel-ins or th.....c V • e-Attrerrill Loni•Viccooot Not, so., 1.:.B.
from bonne to s• 1'..'0.• lathortral•lo.-1 teraitio.t, ahould Irt
4.04.,ii,d ~„ c, it • , it ..:: a I for ti-a•nen et Grernw.eh, to
per, eta Ate the memory of the 4.te-a.eit, 1 have th,yr Lora-hie.'
sornoiaorts r. decks that you wi . a ii.. ii it the Duet-tool there-
with, and request their ace lata tree ot the aio Car, for the pur-
po.• above mention:4, enemies haring bre., gets fur 04
being C.iveval to 'he Hospital tn-nstwrow, a.id ilyr ,' ore, "AL
the clurge u'iwazh yeraon Of 1114'. be ap,onntri to ge Lot it.
l arwa Sir, your airy humble certant,
WM. MAUSDEN.
John Dior, Esq. 5e.1.:3•1, Greenwich liocintal.
hit. Dye. preceuts Ins eonylilineetta to Colonel 111nbcrison,
end takes base to submit to Its consideration, wlictlier, as
Divine Seiviee will cuitireona. in ti ei.itcrych liosylt.l to-
morrow or ruing at Eleven o'Ciacic, it may net be praper t'.at
the Furiera! C r of the late tool ?felon should not solve hc-
fore that bow, or u,out On i o'Clotk, by which tth.o the
Morning Sergi,' will be over
Adersititty•Wice,JAng,ll, 11.!.05.
WM mow ;eh Hospitir,...Jan. 12,1806.
Received of CA ltobenon.t and tient:Col.:int.! Taming,
with • patty .rshe Royal I.lfrotioinster Repair t o' V-'itn.
let,. 1111411riti.eir co-urnand. the Car which ennvece t ye. we
lei inn of the !ate. Viccoott NA'-.s to the grate. 11001).
, .In conseenence of the above correspondence, the
ear set cut I. -m London on Sunday, under a strong
escort of the Royal Vs est,ninster Regiment of Vo-
jukteera. end Gunner Hebei tsoli dispatched Lieute-
nant Maurice in Greenwich. to applis.! Lord Hood
of its approach. His Lordship expressed his secret,
that he uaJ not earlier noriCe, as tt..ey were totally
unprepared to receive this valuable relique. He
said, he 'rata -recePrett a letter from Lewd Dart-
mouth, intiirming him that the cat would be :ent
there, but it. did not state the precis: tune. Ihe
car and -mon cursed about twelve o'clock. and
ordered the green; and, at one o'closk, it was de-
posited in the Painted Chamber. .
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THE USDERTAKEtt IN DISTRESS.
His Royal Highness if e Duke of York, List
Thursday, obsefeteg one of the Uederakers urem-
ployed, at the time the funeral procesiima of Lord
.;siNelson was,,,,prangiog at the Admiralty, inquired
Into the col*. The Undertaker answered, that he
Dad no hudse. His Royal Highness immediately
ordered one of the dragoons to dismount, and
the Undertaker was lilted into the sadd.e, in
his place. The atiirnal immediately began so
caper, and on the sound of the wormer, backed
into the raTaks, while the Undertaker, a real descen-
eclat:it of Johnny Gilpin, hugged the animal most
lovintrlv rouad the neck. The speelators laughed
heartily at the Undertaker, ar.d, after enjoying his
alms for some time, at length relieved him from
•his peril ois situation. The celebrated Counsellor
Dunning was once in a smtilarly aukward prectica-
*swot. When at Berlin, he went to see a review
air that city, ; Frederick the Crea: observing him,
Vircritited him upon a troop horse, and the Coun-
sellor lode along, proud ci the honour, for some
t..ne, suite of the king. But the moment the
review ei.mmenced, the horse dashed forward to
j his old companions hi fie raiiks ; and carried
his terilded and relutlant rider through all the
wheeliiv, and charges of the day, to tile no small
artinsectient of His Maj.-sty.

w

Sir .Inrtr: B. WY 's sq•uldron sailed on &nor.
d.ty (rum eurtsmonth. It consisted of tile lullow-
ing vessels:—
Aslmiral Sir J. B. Warren.
Food.oyant. of 111 (InsCaptain whim.
Lnoulna - 93 C 44 so It
74 PUkmors
lincn - 74 IF" Co -t Gaiginer.
NAln.sr . 74 —. Ca
('u nr.g. of . 74 —94. et.
Itoeuwa 1(-- A A Lam.
A.na,n - 38 W Parker.
111,40ance - r.s

u,•.p IS t'er•voSt.
I's aVVITIA.IIIIII is not kiinV:ll. but it is supposed to
be gime in p,stsuit et some ut tae enemy's strag-
gling squadrons.
The crew 01 asp 7:,fferdire, who hare such a dis-
tingssisheJ part in the battle if Trafalgar. have
shntibwe.l in the I.4i.deet. Repulse. Here, and
afedari. or. The Tritudire teas paid of yesterday.
These are nnw two ponincial Basra of great
Mater lis.savn, only nine years old,
was en Thursday niy.'et to perform kolic. sing
?be Oa!, isfads.t P. ou.: 'a hey, anJ also 02.1.4 M [let
run nt Ser I)a.•ui De-Sr, in tLe corteJT of irons
. Aft..at ; and shin nig",r, Master lassos, or.ly
sia }ears 44.1, p:r:orsa p:Jt of J. tub, at the
.I..see.•'.urr raceme.

LORD NELSON.

LULLS.. 1 14,1\S
WelTTia AT AT Si. JAW. 6 'lB/5,
loirne.l;ste:v after •erwine the Moakst..B.el, with pot of the
go:.1-Ace amatettA adhvritte t it, syttoeh bod fist.•
soh, io tie Rattle of Tufa zar, Oau'letr 31, ISO!). by
'Ohio Evans, A.M.
Thou messenger of Death ! Winged by an uner-
ring decree, didst Maq, alas? terniinate the career
of a st a, whose achievements in behalf. of his
country, are known and celebrated -throtighout the
lour quarters of the Globe ! It was three to pat are
-nd to the life of that Hero, wiaise hold and enter.'•
prising, genius has for years past ken' in awe the
enemies of our ;retire land ! By his late unparal-
leled viaory, fevarier, nith its attendant horrors,
hive ceased for awhile, at least, to affright the in-
habitants of our peaceful isle. Having been en-
gaged in battles far more numerous than any of his
contemporaries, where the shafts of ieath ficsv tnick
around him, and by which his frame was sadly
matilated—it was reserved for Me- alone to close
his days—furl of honour and •of glory ! Thou
Aga! ilall! fa:Molly executing thy commission--
thou hit snatched Jl4 away from amidst the toils
which he most hive had to endure in his continued
endeavoiirs to serve his country! Diminutive in thy
size, and insignificant in thine appearance—thou
wan, in thine energy, awfully decisive ! And at.
taithing to thyself, evenin the very al of accoM-
plisiiing the work of sipath --at part of the exterior
' decorations of thy iifl.9 a.sel fer-fain'rf Vißirn, which
still glitters en the eve of the inspector, with a kind
ofghastly lustre—Thom art, at once, indicative of
his former rank and station, and a proof of thin"
mortality from vatic!' the bravest and most valiant I
ate not exempted ! Oh ! when shall the desolations
of; wart cease, and the incalculable blessings of
ranee be faitOie(e realised.
Adieu—thou winged messenger of Deathiit'
see thou }oast been neither an oisj-et ty idle enrioilty,
nor of unint resting speculation And whilst I
drop a rear over the revages which 14,, hest Kea.
ed, in laying low in the dust, nee o' the rlnnt Ille•tr -
ass of the Sous of BRITAIN—May I depart medi-
tatinr upon the fraeile ranee. and the speedy'ex-
tizciion nt Pfmna, Glory !
Istylet-n.
Mr. Rose is very 'muc., iadispos.td, at his seat at
Cud'n.ilis, in Hampshire. •
Lord CASTS rata OR was on Thursday last elected
a Member for Boroughhridge, in the roam of the
k!on. John Score, deceased.
Mr. CLAL:3ICS BLeLSIORD has been returned to
represetit the county of W.aterford•in Parliament
on.ufritim !
Not only a meeting of the Opposition, at the
house of the Earl of A Least sal er, to frame a mew
Ministry, but also the speeches of Mr. Fox, Mr.
Winonsm, and Mr. Guts, upon the occasion,
were 17,0fally and il-rtn-andy given last Saturday in
one of the Papers.—Unfortunately, however, for
the author of the story, the house of the Earl of
ALISESI Ant. s. is siiur up. and Mr. Gai' has nut left
Northumberland since June last.
The Concert at .the Exeter Theatre. on Friday
se'nhight, for the benefit .4 the wid airs and Or-
phans, and for the re:ief .f the walnuts/LI of the
he:nes of Trafalgar, was very fully attended, aid
the =isle, both vocal and i riimental, went of
with great iossialse. e rye tilts were upwards
of one hundred and thirty re.o , Is.
Friday, a second their.; m of - • 21 (or Queen's)
re im ost of Foot, marched into Win :fiester barracks.
The Lords of the Admir y ....ye seat a pal don
to Richard Toulestientr, a Mat.pe .belonging to the
Afravaike. who was sentenced' to deaih in May
last, at Cork, t.l. striking Lseutenant EDWAllus, of
the same ship. •
At a late a.sensblage of the brothers and si.ters
of St. John's Hospital, Cante.i.,ury, at a dinner
given by Mr. Alderman BRl•aCer, their number
amonoted to 33. and their ages to 2,'97 years.
Last Thursday night, a young woman having
lost her way in passing over Hatchet Or
the night being extremely dark, fell into a stitch,.
and was untOrturfateTy drowned
On F. iday morning,' between two and three
o'clock, the Observatory of Coliinel Bstsurov, of
Hackney .Wick, w.s `woken per, and a vat i to of
articles of value stolen; among Lein was a curious
nautical clock.
On Saturday morning. as one of the Royal Horse
Guards was exercising his horse near Spittal Bar-
racks, the animal suddenly took fri ran furiously
away with, and threw his rider against a post by the
road side, and then kicked him violently on his
temple, which caused his immediate death. He
has left a wife and two small children to lament his
loss.
A few nizhts since, an (Met belonging to the
10th Regiment' of Light Dragoons, riding over
Barnes Common, from Putaey to Richmond, was
stopped by a sin4le footpad. The Oflicer WAS de-
termined not to be robbed ; both their pistols flash-
ed in the pan, and the Officer rode off without far-
ther molestation.
On Saturday last, a mare, belonging to Mr. Gait.
aer, of Wilitcisurch, trotted in a taxed cart from
Everley to A r.desvcr, 'twelve miles, for a wager of
101. being allowed one hoer for the task, which she
performed six minutes Within the time.
A Foot Race, for 50 guineas, was run yesterday
morning at Pine-apple Place, on the Kilburn Road,
between a Captain of an Irish regiment of Infantry,
and Mr. BARTOW, an Attorney, and the famous.
crisketer. The distance was 150 yards; and the
odds at starting were in favour of Mr. 111ItT011.
The Captain had the start, and kept the advantage
until ninety yards had been run, when Mr. B. who
had kept cLse to his opponent, passed hint, and won
easy, by leaving the Captain.abou: eight yards be-
hind. Many sporting gentlemen were present.
Many are apt to drive off an evil day as long
as they can. The prudence of such roadul may
be disputed ; but certain is it, that to drive t.ir
what may turn out a go,al day, is neither consistent
with wisdom or discretion. It is submitted, there-
fore, to those who have hitherto delayed to become
candidates for Fut-tithe's numtrotis itch gifts in the
present momentous Lottery Scheme, whether it be
tecorssileable with sound reason, to omit, for a
risk, the possession of a Chance,_tbat may
producewitample Fortune, on SO carry a day Al the
dl os next alumna.

CITY BUSINLSS.

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LONDON SESSIONS, UCILDIIAtt•

Yesterday. being Plow Monday, the Session
opieneel betore the Right HOTIOUTO,Ie the Lotto
hfe vom. The Come was employed for a horsider-
alee time in swearing in the Common Council, and
thE Constables for the different p trestles. At half-
peit one, the Court adjourned, v.itllout going into
any other bu,ieess. - .
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ELEC PION vutt BRIDGr. 14.41NTER.
After tie Court of Sessions had adjonrned, the
Lord Mayor. attended by the City Officers, Al-
dermen, and several-of the Commis° Council, ar-
peared on the Hustings, in the Great 1-Lill. where a
numerous and 'rebpsff.thle body' eif the Liver! men
of London WAS asseshbled. After the Common
' Crier had made the usual proclamation..
The Recoltisa came to the front of the Hustings,
and h. iefly informed the Livery, that they had been
summoned to a general meeting, for the purpose of-
elea ing, from amongst themselves, a peeper perion
to be Appointed Bridge Maser, for the remainder .
of the year, in the room of Samuel Matriote de-.
ceased ; the RI...CORDER concluded, by saying, he
had no doubt but that they would make a proper
choice.
Immediately after this, the Lord- Mayor and Al-.
dermen, as the usual custom is, withdrew, leaving
the Sherif. to preside at 'fie elediott.
The Com MON. S ILSJI: ANT then announced to the
Livery, that the candidates were, Joseph Wells,
Skinner, and Richard Yenward, Glover, desiring.
them to vote, by raising up their hands as the names
were celtech
Mr.S: Ditto's first came forward, aad,.aildresSieg
the Livery. said. he would take up but a very tea-
memeet. of their time in recommtnding Mr. Rezhard
Yt (award to he elected litidge Mater foe the re-
mainder of ,the year.. lie ivas we ,1 {ware, and he
h:lieved so Was-every other gentlemen prment, of
the respe,ffahility of the man be had the hellin. to
propose. He thought it, however, his duty to any,
that the other candidate was a man of the ereettest 1
respeaability. The claims, however. that Mr. Yen-
ward 1141 on them, were, la.Lis opinion, extremely
strung ; he had already been a candidate three'
times, and had lest one eleaion, bet by the majority
of one vote. The worthy geotlentan then ebservedt
on the excellent character of Mr. Yeaward, aed the,
Imes he had sustained in trade, and concluded hy:
caving, that he had rut, like r. %Veils, a teweeree•
fui committee at his . back, composed of roes pose.
sessing an immense ;hare of worldly goods : ail he
hal to depend en was, the free and indep,olent.
sufFragevot his tweeter I. • Ty men.
Mr. WAITHMAIC in a short. neat speech, else ad-
dressed the Livety in favour of 'dr. Yeowatd. derel-
ling on the Brest claims which, in his opinion:ire
had to be eleaed es* the employment; but, at the
same time regretting, that on account tit the fair
and Honourable character. which each of the can li-
dates possessed, they hil it not in their power 'at
pr -seat. to provide for both. The worthy gentle-
man concluded by observing, that he was happy to
see the election carried on with so meat modera-
tion and gentlernaelike conduct, and he hoped, if
the business went to the poll, it would still be con-
'laved wit out the slightest animo•ty.
Mr. Poona said, he had to propose to the Livery
Mr. Joseph Wells, a man now seventy-one years of
are, forty-five of which he had been a freeman.
His claims, he conceived, were of the strongest na-
ture ; his circumstances were in a declining state.
and he had three daughters to support, which,
tete-titer with his advanced age, and the length of
time he hal Keen free, he was sure would secure Isis
eledion, as his oppoei-nt was young, and of course
better able to obtain a livelihood.
Mr. Se OCR, bowing to the Livery, from the front
of the hustings, begged their attention for a few
ininu,tes; whilst he declared his sentimenu in favour
i of Mr. Wells, and recommended him as a Gentles
in in iii every respen entitled to e ill on them Mr
their zealous support on the present nceession. rir
ihis pit, he said, he was not acquainted with Mr.
Yroohirsl, the other candidate ; but. as he had been
informed, he had no dust but he was a most re-
',tea ible man. Mr. Wells he knew from his iI-
ILA:Iey, and could vouch for his respedahility. lio
was a man formerly in the highest credit in the mer-
cantile world. and front the property he possessed
in the early part of his life, no person could have
foreseen that now, towards the el- se ssf it, be
would seek for the place of Brtdgs Master. But,
every person who heard him, knew suds was the
rtatirre of trade, that tne greatest human exerions
were often unable to ensure success, and the merit
wealthy man then ie the Hall, might, by unforoseen
10.5 e,, be re.ins.e.l in a very short time to the lowest
state of paseotv. lie had heard one of the w,-,rthy
Gentlemen, who had spoken before him, make
mervion of a powerful Committee which Mr.
Wells had to support him, the members of
which possessed_ a co:si !enable share of wot'ldly
ro pperty. W
as not this, intend of making
against Mr. Wells, ample testimony of the propriety
of his condml through life, when the gentlemen
who knew him in affluence still remained ,is friends,
though his circumstances had experienced a very
great reverse ? On the whole. in consideration of
the age of cite man, his family, the length of his
services in the City, and, finally, bit mest excellent
charaeter, he conjured the Livery to unite in his
cause, and by their votes, this day, throw a billet
on hii fire, to cheer the evening of his life.
• Toe COMMON Camas then proclaime I the candi-
dates respectively. The chew of bands for Mr.
Welhr carried so decided a majority with them. that
the Sheriffs. without hesitat:en, declared in his fa-
vour.

The friends of Mr. Yeosvard consulted together,
for a short time, and
Mr. S. Discos then came forward, and said, it
wa. not Mr. Yeoward's inteidion to demand a pall,
on Account of the trouh,e which would ensue ; but,
on the next vacancy, he hoped he might be sure of
their unanimous support.
Mr. Wet Ls then tici res se d the Livery, returning
dim) thanks Er their supp..rt but he spoke in so
low a one, that we cwild nut collect his words.
'fle Lord Mara: arid Aldermen now returned.
and ratified the clenion.
Mr. Diger; then moved a vote of thanks to the

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Lord Mayor, Which was seconded by Mr:Carr-
lIITHS, and unanitn.ntsly carried. •
The Lusts MA volt, haring risen Irons his eite;r,
anti welted the Iront of the-riustings, a,i.l ad it,ss-
ing the gentlemen of the Livery, thanked them ter
their resolution. It WA; his 040- i Lie erinii4riott,
he said, ever to exert lihnn-is W elt inmost of bi t', .„.
ah,l.ties ia. stspport of his King and his Countitt, 7
Tbe time was riot far distant, telOtt his servitors •
in common • with other Britoro„,wiriti hr de. '''w
l
mended. Wl.en. siglislirrotts, even on English''
ground, steretili have to tioonse the enemy.' Whe.t
that tone woulf,sconsik
,Tic.trtis:ld. th.l wocl.l
al atikn be noins'iwilniiiit soutimes trans'.]
He leaped they st i.0,1' - tbet Intl; spdi:, ,'
ant! undaunte I lover . ja,,ic sq eminently &oil, .
guished the departs d , p, to
,st hose' litr:TYS ,fy tiler
had bean 60 lately Jul.n itiptv, 'Aar .i'llyjnt,,gr u-
k
~,
then could the ruols ix s IttE_lnemy itsp.let to' oh-
rain om such a unitlatfekirgalitin4 for their King.
their cenntry. their litrye, ribslioreir desien rinfliss
,'' •
all being , :snare tha ~p 0115,4 expiCs every dila
will do his d0..y."
• • This speech was TeCeiVikt with the 'tempo poe.• 1-
ible marks of public aptr.bation ; and the Co., I . • .ti
'Crier hiving rfissolve4 the Meeting. Inn r :o.s a ,e.
'tired with the greatest order and regularity. • .
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MIDDLESEX B.ESSIONS, JAN. 13.
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• : The Quarter Sessions for ;he musty of Middle.
sex e:aurpeoccd this clay 'before Wittosst Marrs- ; I
er ilt 1 e tr, Esq. Chairrytan, and a numerous Zerch of '
Jastie,s for the said County. ni
"I
Sestsel Davis WAS indified fur a conspiraer, along 2„;
• with four other peiscrin. Ise rut John Hat:raway,
• a bankrupt, to prevent kim Iron obtaining ha cer-s
tificare, under his commis-tun A baikrtintey.
Messrs. ALLGY and Maxon: were 'Counsel for
the Prosecution, and Mr. Serje sat llisr, Messrs.
Nlattevater. Kriaer, and G irsiev. for D4enclant. i
The Defendant was a Money-hrnLer at some ca-
lenity, and resided in :it. Mary Axe; the °clap con-
s.arators, Janes earn. :, Jobe -Warr:vat. Us rgt Wit..
tie, and :Jai. Ala') G,OVer, were c...uviae..l the las:
Sessions.
In this case it appeared. that the Prosecutor, John
I I athaway, bed been, far some length of time, a con-
fidential Clerk, in *v. Accountant-General's wcr,
in the Bank 4 England, and, in the year 13017Snd-
ing himself in embarrassed circu•nstanitet, he re-
signed his eitustior, as was usual. but has since re-
turned to it. Pervious to -sat d tune,
he !ladled ,an-
on, bill tranta&ions with the Defendant ; and; in the
coarse of gening a bill discounted, used to take part
of the artionrit in goods ' • hut fin ling this an unpto-
&able way of dealing, therfefendan; Davis giVposed
to Isiin, that he slimed pay at the rate of tr.lor the •
loan of es ;try 101. for six week:, ca 31. for Sol. to •
which the Prosecutor, behle much embarrassed, as-
sents& When he became a henkruptinenif loon
thi Agn of his thirdexamination, the Defendant
attftilla:3 to claim ar.d One, his debt, and told the
Po:sect:or, th ttif he would say, that flu, the De- t
fe,l,lan:, did lint receive cny premium' trem him
for dis.7ol.iting his bills, so as to enthle• hilt to
prove his dene, lie would be rf use to him ; but ..%
...Armine he wratid never -perrnit him to otaninßis
certificate, as he shottld clove by an hundred 'j
nesses. that he plated at Colds for upwaxels of. AL
within twelve months previous to his bankrupts!, .•
cy. The Prosecutor wholly retused• this peter
pnsal, and the Detendant, along with the othee
conepiratert, met ontaishMatchy, an Attorney's ,
Lfeeltrk, in Gitildhill, arltasked him whether playing
at cars, to a certain nmount, would prevent the
bahltrtipi from &staining Isis certificate? to which
M'Claiteny answered in tt e arlirMatiste. and the Den
end:tot riots-Lied some doubt of brinf! Able toprovit
. t ...n, and the datizalty of deizoning theileanki
rupeope- not. It seas, however, agreed Oat tl•e ,
attempt slid be :made ' • and Damon-, one of tne
nf consperaffkrid the Defendant. agreed to sub• tithe
two gaineas each towards the espenees, w.t.were
actor d.ngly paid : and liff•Ctatchy preMwd the •
affidavits, which were sworn hYWintle. &arrow, end
Mrs. Grover. stating, that on the Ind Apia, leol. •
the Prosecutor had crime to the house of Wintle
allrho k -pt a small silversmith's sliep in Twister's- •
yr. 11u:shill-row), to purchase some spoons, and
seeing a pack of cards on the table, the Prosecutor
prop ',fedi° pl.ty a game of for with nintryatt, fur
a guinean•llar.a slipper, and afterwards played two
more games for .31. each. re
Up m these affidavits a Petition was presented to
the Chancellor, and the Prose:cut-see certificate
stayed. At this time, he had been arrested by the
Defendant upon two nntes for "2.:u1., and thrown
into the King's Be:tch Prison. "I here being a dil:l-
-c:thy to identify the Prosecutor's person, Wintle,
one evening went to the King's Bench to the Pro- :
1101110 r, as it were Item Barrow, who was then a
creditor, proponag, in a ft iendly way. t tat he should
compound the debt, and representing himself to be
a Mr. Kell. The Prosecutor afterwards, by giving
the D:fendant a warrant of attorney, obtain t
his discharge, and, accompanied by one Hit tint, at
to Wintle's house, who, though he had previowiy
swan he lad seen him play pat with Marryatt at ,!
his own house, positively denied having any know-
ledge
of him, or that he had ever seen him before.
In the course of the Prosecutor's examinatinn, it
appeared, that from an accumulation of misfor-
tunes, arising out of these transaelens, he suffered
for some tune a derangement of mind, and was
still so nervous as to require. until lately. some
person to rem tin in his chamber all night ; but
his evidence was so circumstantial, so plain, and so
uncontradieted, that the Cuss Mums in his address
to the Jury, took particular notice of it. He further
stated, that on the 22.1 of April, the day its whicn
at was sworn he had played the game of put with
dlarryatt, at Wintle s, in l'svister's•alley, he, in
company with Barrow and another person, was.
from eight o'clock in the morning until after twelve •
at night, at the Copenhagen Arms, in the neigh-
bouroood of Kentish Town.
:cirri testimony scAs hid), corroborated by Hill,
and M'Clatcny ; but, upon t!se cross-ezarninatiul
of the tatter, which lasted nearly two hours, it came
out, that he was a man of bad charseter.
The Jury, after a shut enosulration, found the
Defeudautneke, and he was nscnrclingly commit- 1
ted to Clete:novel, ti.: he receives judgment.
the Bil's were found. by the Grand Jury, against
Lord Viscount Ranelagh, ;or en esto. it upon its
se: Janet. et fulnarn.