The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-21 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, JUNE ii.

We are extremely concerned to state, that the
unfortunate disputes which have for some time
subsisted here, between the manufacturers and
their wearers, are not yet finally settled. Although
great numbers of the workmen hove resumed their
peaceable pursuits of industry, a spirit of disorder
has in several instances; during the present week,
been manifested. Some looms, we are told, were
stopped on Monday pecan:* in New Town, by
straggling parties of refractory persons, who
threatened the unfortunate men they freind enir
played, with dreadful punishment, if they persisted
in working. On Tuesday" a numerous body of
misguided and infatuated people met on Cb adle
Moss, near Stockport; hilt, on the arrival of a
troop of cavalry; they were dispensed. and several
token into custud%. It is generally betieted, and
we are of the same opinion, that disaffeeted indi-
tidal& have instigated and continue to encourage
these riotous assemblies by every siniski endea-
vour, and that the poor intlustrioas *eaters are
made the dupes of their artifice.
On Thursday morning Y 4 prisoners were deft"
from Stockport for Chester Castle, in a long:
bodied coach, guarded by a detachment of dreW
goons, and accompanied by Mr. Knowles, deputy
constable of Stockport.
esterday morning eight prisoners witre sent off
from the New Bailey prison to Lancaster Castle ;
six of whom ore committed on charges of noting
and robbing Mr. Ashton, of Heap, and the other
two, who are the wife and daughter of the noto-
rious Matthew Gaffney, charged with robbing the
croft of Mr. Shallcross. The two latter were ape
preliended through the vigilance and unwearied
exertions of Mr. Nadin, our active deputy 'eon.
stable.
On Monday week, in consequence of 14nd-bills I
circulated on the preceding day, great miinliero of
cotton weaver% assembled in..llorrocksford pastures,
near Clithenit but by tine timely presence of the
and some other geltkinen, they were in-
duced to disperse. These deluded people, how-
ever, again assembled shortly afterwards, hat, on
the appearance of a troop of the Craven A'olunteer
Cavalry, they hastily dispersed. Two men were
taken into custody. and conducted to Clithero.
On Friday last an asisembhige of weavers took
place ut Wood's Moor, near Stockport; but on the
approach of a large party of Constables from the
latter town, they quickly disrtereed.

EXTRACT FROM •NOTHER LETTER.
‘, Every thing bas been peaceable here since
Monday last, and the Weavers are principally
gone to work. Seine disturbances, however, have
occurred in the neighbourhood of Stockport. In
addition to those mentioned above, which are ex-
tracted f,om l'he British Volunteer, fifteen other
prisoners were yesterday sent to Chester Castle,
from Stockport."

We ban the pleasure to announce the safe ar-
geol. in the Down* of His Mazsceer's ship the
Sceptre, Capt. JOSEPH BINEH•Ii, with three very
valuable Danish East Indiamen, two of which are
prizes to the Sceptre, and the third is a prise to
His Itlzzaszir's sloop of war. the Cormorant
The Sceptre sailed from Madras late in the month
of December last, and bad but just reached her
station off the Cape of Good Hope, when, falling
in with an English privateer, she learned that ear
had been declared against Denmark, and the very
next day she had the good fortune to capture the
two homeward-bound Indiannen, the Norge, and
the Crow Princess Maria.—Ten days before the
Sceptre sailed from the Cape of Good Hope,
the Martha, an American ship, with a very
rich homeward-bound cargo, arrived at that
place from Bengal. This vessel was also cap:
tured by the Sceptre, and delivered over, with
all her papers and private letters. to the Court of
Admiralty, at that colony, fur adjudication.
understand there were several passengers, Ladies
and Gentlemen, on board the Martha, many of
whom were provide with accommodations on
board the prize ships belonging to the Sceptre.—
Amongst the passengers arrived by ethic conveyance,
are—
From Illengsl—Mrs. C. M. Richer, and three children;
Major and Mrs. Hodgson, sad tee children • Miss Shako-
spear ; Francis Horsley, end M. G. Prendergast, &qrs.
From the Cape of Good Hopo-..E.dosod iyog, Esq. ;
Liestesaut-Colonel Grant, of His Map:eft' yad Regitnest ;
1 and Captaln Grat.t, the Ceylon Establishsoest.
The Chalmers, Trace, from Africa, for the
, West Indies, W 245 kW, au the epanish Main, ou the
o4th Februai y last.

?WM
A 'bereft of the name of Step4en Pawl, of fir. 4, Middle
New street, Gonfi.square, engr•ver, vas ..,le,ett to !':id
hai. for gross misconduct and An •s•.. tr:. • utile-. • irlit,
at the gattiedy of the. Angel tor, the corner of •• - rh-
atom, kept by 11ra."Willsauis t r ended, that tto• vas
of ele• inn raid le•talmt every sigiAt, at toelir ticiot•k,
arid tin Waite*: of the los, who do not hapeen to
be rt lin:" are shut out. who atteAo places of
public autosspoent or sap abroad, are thus frequently locked
nut, a•tst there beit:g ow bell to rotomunicate, nor !I porter to
I give au answer, the neigh'. 'debuted is altauet 'tightly dis-
tert.ied•by persons thus wariodell, lauding at ike gate, nod
rudiavouring to force atim.esion.-1.1. the pteer.it mute, the
D..fendant said he was not • holler, but e.t.no ;o moral ono
to get in, offer the gate was lotted, and wh... desired to de-
sist frowihis el.o.nd•!rly emooluet, behaved .:. the mast Trots
and virlaat mouton, sod c%pllunged All the prop!* of the
place *right him —1 I,:s terrible ircetwroal distorter ap-
poarsti tA he about firer feet Vsh.
LunLA

This Gentleasar 'ma ex !It'd such curiosity from his ec-
centric °widen' hoh helm.. sad since he hat ;‘.vu pro-
seamed a kiwi r W. stated, e short tiro si.ee., that Lt
lied made his coupe trove kr. oi.nonsei Merton, where he
... as ender the care of Mr. Holmes, the proprietor. When
ha eleassed, bathed not recovered from 11. amends svd bruises
he intenned to walking 3 faclier 5:01 ill• attempt. sir.
Helens iy.ii his friends nude ears, potojble exertion t, sii.d
bite, fur epsards of n fortnight, without effort 0., :Veil.
Resday, Mr. Hoboes oasis applxatha to Adkins led Laveu-
der, the Boer-strett Officers, to «min the ir.o..yes to Cud
1i..3 ; they sense nil z,itithla for the jolt, as tint gad Or: other
other's had not reverted any remunerative' for ristilii,; their
lives ia enliven. ufi if; to Decors Mr. Lodissa 110110! I hoe iime ;
Mr. HOWES li o Nei ,r, assured them, Mwould fen and tkynt
liborialdg. The officers, in eniserpreasa,M* tit opus the in-
quiry, sad limited that Mr. Ladino hod been to Mr. darks,
a enselinuaker, is the Now Woad, to order • carriage, and it
was suppasol he would be there nano on Thionmy mum-
ing. The officers went into the New Road at ths time, and
iliertly after a hackney coach appeared, with Mr. Ludlam iu
it—the officers stopped the coach. Mr. Ludlam immedi-
ately diannered why they were, sail exclaimed to them, that
he was nut mad; to prove which, he presented to them
several etertilleatys, netted by Dr. Reynolds and of use, that
lie was recovered . the officers did not pay say inteatina
to thee; hot isolated upon gettitic into the coach; he
thee struck them with 4 crutch, which he walks with, iu win.
stollens/ *this hr. is lame ; they,liewever,onceenied is con-
veying his to Mc. Holitatle• ' • on the road he frequeritly balk ti
out to the people, ..1 an. Willis. Leann, Lao. whu Hue
say is mad, and I am very well."
Wl.ea Mr. Ludlam is in confinement, his spirits 'weer fail
him, and be Mestere! talks se if he am perfectly sloe. The
day mycoses to his making his escape, he laid a wager with
his keeper, of half-rerovni that be would snake his neaps.
When it woe discovered that be lied camped, a note from
Mr. Ladino was fumed, addressed to Ms (eremite female
esevant,itiforoting her that be had won the wager, sad she
was tuhave the half-crown. He escaped at suer o'clock in
the antroine, by bending an nos bar la the frau* of his wiry.
doe, sad lit himself down by tyre: his bed clothes togethey,
after which by gut over a »all ten f et high by the annitauce
of a long Mein ; he hart himself so mach, that he could
ionly crawl upuu his heads red fest,t.ll be fuel with a faiswe's
cart, ..r which he wasconveyed to Loudon, where he was a
I fortnight, daring which time he was is several extraordinary
adveatufes. Hr was frcifieenHy is lin kney-coaehes, end left
them witinit ge&lig. nut having any WOW! ; he wee tab,.
to Nattier-eat:Oh Office., and he'd to bail to this °team
On the day prevlnt.s to his hriag secured, be dime twice
by Kr. Holateele home, iii(Tvitus. ,
•

Nothing of public interest occurred in any of
the Corns of Law yesterday.
Mr. Cokes Sheep-shnsiritigdonirnencrd, yesten-
day, at his seat, at Holkhani, in Norfolk.
A few days ago a thunder-ball fell ou a very tine
oak tree. growing in a coppice beluligiag to Mr.
Tuella, Arcuate, of Westen, Sbwrpshlri. and
severed several large pieces froui the trunk ; mitot
splinters, upwards *lsis feet in length, were found
ten yards Rout the pace, and many pieces of bat k
strewed Mboot in-every direction.
The e•traordimiry large 11.11 lately caught in
iSlount.tinty, we are informed, by a gent!. mho of
cnitsideriNtstroological science who stir; i-, WWI
wale of the species denominated the Ladt, g
shark. I ye, bill 30 feet lomr, and of great Lel k.
Its liver .alene was estimated ut a ton weight. A
man might easily have crept dow its throat. the
strength of its jaws was so great, Colt t. e timeworn
having thrust his host-hook into its mouth to rut it
it, while struggling in the net, it snapuerl otl I e
shaft of it, he said, as if it were a pipe-stem. A
female of the Basking Shark, but of less t:silk,
was caught a few years ego on the coked of Dorset.
shire. _ _

On Sundae afternoon, about three o'clock, a firs
broke WIC RI the lionize of Mr. TREA OMO AY, 11,11 C
keeps a chandler's shop in Sandi-street, Chelsea
occasioned by souse shaviiigs being lest loose in
room on the tint floor, which were sot on the h'
a chill. By the timely arrival of the engines kep
in that neighbourhood, it war got under,,witlion
•ic
doing any other damage.
Oa Friday morning, as the eovered WIIIHMI be
longing to the Aspley Academy, in Bedfordshire
containing the luggage of the young gentlemen
who have broken up fur the holidays, was passin
through Guildford-street, the near fore-wheel sus
denly broke, and the waggon fell over U 1,041 th
foot-path ; this was occasioned by Cie wheel bein
on fire, and the whole waggon'woold have been
flames, had it not been for the immediate supol
of water. The heat Was so excessive that the web
boiled in the holes of the wheel, WOO after it a:
thrown upon it.
At Kingseote. Gloneestershire, on the 25th, v
aa aged horse, unsound iu his wiud„ plon,4l.eti
an effectual manner, an acre of a tao-years ley,
four hours and 35 iainutes.—A • persou led hit
but us whip was used.
Tile THREE LAST CAPITAL PRIERS EVER ORLIN
were sold in shares at Swart and Co.'s OM. es,
11, Poultry, and No. 12, Charing Crow, viz.
csei, a 20,0001. No. 6,e95, a Lonol. No. V. 417
Lowl. They olso sold in share's tour *the
making in the whole *STEN CAPITAL Paizza is t
last Lotter: only. Tickets and Shares for the St
Lottery which belting on Tuesday nest, and is
thins six Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds,
&v. are on agent the above Offices.
J. WARN No. 16, COrlihlll, was the 111
fortunate Office in London, in the sale of Gm
Capital Prizes in the last Lottery, via. No. 16,t!
20,0001. and 7,227, 10,00'6. ; each in a gnat.
two Eighties, and eight Sixteenths. • Tickets •
Shares are uow aelliug, in great variety, he eta
flier the State Lottery, which begnas Drawing
Tuesday, and contains 6 Prizes of 20,0001. he.
J. W. readily admits he Ivan no con section with
Office comprising the seine name ; at the so
time recouinieldS that Office to pliblish the C
nil Prizes they have bold for the In,t two Lotte
that the Public raay see who sells the Cali
. whether the New or the Old LstaltlishmsaL

1

GARLYSLE, atilt 11.
• Nl•rlcla.) °am, lion% the a.l aimeintbd to lay the
ciiwuer stone of n fabric OA the scite of the
Citadel (to 'be appropriated as Court-houdes, due.)
the most worshipful John Lush. Esq. erovincial
Grand Master for the county of Cumberland,
tidied a wish to the Ludes of Harnidot and Union.
In this city, that thin great design, which embraces
almost every object interesting to the feelidgs of hit-
um tidy, should tic executed in Masonic form. 'f his
repiest was most gratefully acceded to, and took
pla:•e with a regularity, solemnity, and splendour,
equal to the puniic and important occasion. At
eleven o'clock, the Lodges convened at their respec-
tive Ludr-ruuni,; at one, they asienibled at the
Coffee-house, when the' procession was formed in
the followinj order !
JUNIOR LODGE.
Two Tyiere, with sirageliv.
Mayo* benncr.
tstered treaties.,
Fellow C Two sail two.
Master Mot**.
Two Ite,e-oes,with rode, &c.
Secretary ,iot 'I ceesnrer with regalia.
Sen. mad jam. Wriclens, with columns,
Peet X! ist. r, with rod, &c.
Rible, c4cried by a Master Meson.
A. 11'. Master, with every insignia.
Masonic ban.er.
Tyler, with sword.
SENIOR LODGE, (in the sanotorder).
Band of Music.
Janitor, with sword.
ihrel Arch Banner.
Conspentons, three and three.
Three delessraers, with implements. ,
Two Scribes, with roll., dic.
Royal Arch.
Three Chief or Principal Sash* Sic.
Knights Templer.
Most wicket Commander.
tat Captain. ltd Captain.
tst Iltaadard-hears. el ditto, with ismiers.
Knight Companisos, two sad IWO.,
Scribes, with ro Is, be. be.
&poetry, with serettlts6.
Provincial Growl
Grimed Soodoboavot.
Two Potwook with rods.
Secretary and Tressante with mmbleino•
Grand %who", with eelateeirh die.
beauty Grand Idssior,with rod.
Bev. Chapiais—osibig.
Provioeial Growl Master. Goma

- _
Two Tykes, •
In this manner the Maso.sic body (which also
consisted of a -inspectable number of visiting bre-
thren) proceeded up English-street. Oa arriving at
the place intended, they halted, and, dividing to
the right and left, made a pasicNe for the Yost.
vincial Grand Master, who enteresT first the real
of the brethren following in io.erted .order. As
soon as the procession could form round the stone,
(which was nearly two tons weight, stud suspendetl)
the Provincial Grand Master deposited, in aeavity
of the stor.e, a bottle, chymically sealed, containing
par,•lintrnt awl paper nsanuscripti.wthe order of
srssion for building gaols, county halls, fec.—the
slate, " June, the 6th day, A. D. twos.
sSl.l"—a, copy of verses, by a young lady, and the
two la-t Newspapers published in Carlisle ; to-
gather with all the earrent coins, and same beau-
tiful merlals‘truck in His present Majesty's reign;
a Carlisle Bank-note; Mr. Telford's original manu-
script plan of the arrangements of the buildiags......
There wis also depositini in the stone, according to
ancient masonic practice, a vial. replete with corn,
wine, anti oil. lie than applied the proper instru-
ments to the stone. and implored the aid of the
Almighty to prosper and complete this laudable
work—to which au interesting pause succeeded.
After the usual ceremony of laying the foundation
stone, and the due honours given, rim .I)aseinehil
Grand Master delivered an extempore, oration on
the occasion, which evinced the whirler, the pa-
triot, the gentleman, and displayed inibappy cola-
bitiatioo of virtue, morality, and religrapi. At the
conclusion, the air resounded with the ioyfal ac-
clamations of the workmen and the immense con-
course of people.
The Rev. Brother Parrassom. frees the stone,
delivered the following oration

" Most Worshipful Grand Mostar. light Worshipful
Masters, Words's, sod livothrso of di Lodges of
Hormesr sad Visits., nod Mow Chimer!
with the Paws of ancient sad
swim Wm, as o bahadd,y
_of Vetwasoas we hare so-
sembleil to lay the folines of • streseass Ow tit moot
parram--for the admisistraboncisainfris jimmies and
lb* lbw of ow moot admirable . It may oa-
ten* be sapostod. •sod It las MIMI, lastly deo to so so-
stereso amd NapsoMbla as amentibh lbat an as messiest so
ancommon aseessibing "sold Ile mid ed.. wywaie art—
this easel be am sindoesine leak so ems 'rely
notwilbolominf the rifleslors as= belhe leseraat
usishimad. bet what mud rodinad to lb hosson The
ediesity, feliweedporree, and .tiny of Meow, are too
emboss Ad so Millsollide•• • 81"kors tad 12.7 r. far
• sheet a Meetso the present opportusity Ties
411 maw me, therefore, to wave these pasts, (Ass ipavide
Werra& that we derive the oriels of oter owlt:Lough
steal with the twatiow. wore iorsaerfiatsly e
ample ;1 while I code in trace, from wawa and the
stare of thisp, the wise rods and designs of the Institution
Masettry. By this itstitation, friendship is sot custard
11 the sorrow circle of private conwactiow, but is itommol,
ad fantods to every breach of the human race. Though
• hawses is oubroaded, yet it exerts that inflows,
ore or less forcibly, as the objects ads favour are nearer
• mere refinte--henee spriog true patriotism and the
ire of ear errantry, which fires the soul with the most g.-
'roes Owe, and inspires that public spirit and heroic ar-
um which romp' es to risk our hots in its defrace. It also
titivates sad improves a real and undisguised friendship
wag wo,sad teaches them the important duties of society.
wary is • otiose* visaged to ors particular errautry, bet
Mused uver the whisk terrestrial globe. Wherever arts
swish there it flourishes ales ; add to this, that by secret
d inv.oinble signs, carefully preserved among ourselves,
roughoirt the world, Masonry becomes an universal Isii •
age. e, this wirers many advantages are gained, men of
religious anal of all helium are united; the distant Clai-
m, the odd Arab, eir the American savage, will embrace a
other Briton ; and be will knew, besides the common ties
humanity, there is another, and it has Ferried io many
must es, • stroager obligation to engage him to Iliad and
eerily actions. Ma.nnry also teaches us to avoid all those
pates which sithitter life, sad sour the tempera of 'nan-
o'. It Outlier teaches us to be faithful to our King, anti
• to oar curantry ; to refrain (rum all intim:en' measures,
I tell{elTali with reverence to the decisions of the leg,ela-
.! power. Ao uniformity of opinion, not may useful le
gamin, but pleasing in familiar lire, universally prevails
Hsi ylarors. They conabier theme:lora as beetliren, and
.ng blethers there can exist iso invidious distinctions.
ey cans:der virtue alai.e as true nubility,. and u ;sib,. as
channel by which it is directed andcreivilol. ei the-
, .awls the fairest aid lust ideas be this. imprinted an
!mud, it most he conferrsi Chit firer,
egordi •g the iistructire le sauce o. ti.e royal, craft, sod
list j,, eiee tad I..tssiseranre, cot "lily disgrace thorn-
y. int, collect disbonour. on Mae r..r7 in genteel. But
Igh onstrappy Lretbrus do thus tes..az, at, so wise sans

will draw an al-gamut tlirnre azaiiiS tlic Lic:ely, or
rrje i; as an utering, aviii.st die institution. if the wielcd
Clir titians were admitted as au arguaseut aphist the
which they rroftsi, Christianity itself, with all its
divine beauties, would be expostd to eausure. The centinet
of pre/moms eaa never justly condense any s: sets, nor ma
the pretties of particuls individuals east a just blame upon
sap entire community. View and examine the nature M
Itml7i, tied it has nothing in he institution hut what unpol-
toted reuses, the law of Moses, and the Gaspe) of Christ, sill
tall-1 allow Gad universally sanction. Fur thumb Masonry,
hi its primary state, inevitable murals aad the religion of na-
ture, yet it shines with peculiar lustre is those happy limn-
. tries wham the soon, righteousness has desomderl with heal-
iag dais singe. But net to be further tedious, haying aa-
, aetsbied, as I Itehme *beamed, in conformity to the custom of
ancient Mill eaudero Memos, we ought, after the example of
one of stir rent muter., (Solninon. Xing of Israel,) utter
up oar supplicatime to the God of nature, symmetry, and
istivereal tattler."
'The Rev. Cbaplaia thee delivered a asset excellent and
allowPrhit• PraYarl
I'hr weather was favourably auspicious, and the
ceremony was happily VOW pitted without interrup-
tion sr accident.