The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-05 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

A letter, of winch the following is an eztract,
hat been received by the Editor of The Leeds Mer-
cury, front one of his friends, now resident in Sicily ;
and though rather of a unscellaneints kind, yet as
is contains intelligence from the. Smith of Europe,
its ree • lit, and, we believe, as nittlientie, :It any that
has heed published in this country, we present a
copy to our readers :

" Messina, lath July, 1809.

" MAX Stit...4 arrived here on the Bth of May. On my
passage out, we stopped a kw days at Gibraltar and also at
Malts. Whilst at Gibraltar I took an opportunity of visit-
ing Spain. What most eugagrei my attention was, the mi-
sery of the 11111310311t0, 11.1131.1 e sitvation beggars 311 descrip-
tion. fs ot ing hut bail government, ignO13111(1., and on penal-
lion, could have critailvd spun them so touch wrctrhi.dness.

Apr❑ we arrived at Molts. This plate pleases me
Mu eh better than Gibraltar. fil. lila is a flue :tail,
from it. geographical imitation, will always command a trade.
Tut, Maltese are also a vary upright people, and very hoepi-
Wilt to idra.igets; I wisb 1 could say as 1111/CY fur the Stet-
I.atis, but they are, alas ! quite the contrary; yet, I under-
stand, they art touch ortsprut eil since the resilience of an Eug
lists army here'
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t, As to the island itself, it is uminestionalily one of the
horst iu the world, or, rather, it requires wily a good Go-
'grummet to make it so. This island produces upwards of
sixty capitol articles of commerce, many of which were al-
most unknown in Eagland prior to the year IsoS. During
the four past years, much good has hera dune here, but at
present we must be cukritent to live. Excepting fruit, wine,
and vegembles, every thing is slimier here than is
This may be /attitude* in a'great measure, to the quantity
of specie introduced into the island by the English ; for, in-
dependent of the expense' of the army, the King's pension
fur your Government, is wool. sterling per der!' We have
a N. wapsper pub;islit!il here twice a-weck ; bat where tbit
press is shackled, Newspapers are of no • eine. On my first
arrival bete, there were two, but one of them was suddenly
rihmeed by a mandate from the King, whatnot stating say
reason it is supposed merely because the propriater of Ile
color riper, wile is a priest, desired it !! I will inclose yeret
owe of his papers, as a specimen of a Sicilian politician.
v. You are, no doubt, already acquainted, that as Expedi-
ticeasahoot taotoo strong, under the orders of Sir John Stuart,
tiara from Melia* (a place 24 miles from benee,) abnat a
month ago. 1 hey were coasting shout for nearly a fort-
night, and at lengthiest:led va the Wanda of Istkia aid Pro.

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rids, enitik,ag elf girrisostilOsbeet war• Mott t 400 of
thew Lave aincv *trivia Mg. Pit John Start los made
Wins his head cestidrs, Ifibere, report says, ha tinter* re-
maining till a Countable opportunity oilers for ketionlineildill
uu the continent of lily. Whilst this was taint Oars,
about 4000 snore troops landed on the oppo►ite shore, in
Calabria; but, dier being there a few days, the French came
upon them in force, and they thought well to take to their
ships, leaving behind them canteen and ammunition in a:ma-
dame.
On the other hand, Murat was summit terrified at the
appearance of the English fleet before Naples, that be sent
ordess for his Calabrian army to blow up the Castle of Scylla,
and retire with all expedition to his capital. This business
they appear to have executed in great haste. The Castle of
Scylla, it is true, is nearly demolished, hot they left un touch-
ed an immense quantity of assunnuititin, cannon, he. which
the English have since brought over hither. At present
there are neither English not French troops iu Lower Cala-
bria, but the country is infested by one of the most bsrLuuns
bendittis that ever disgraced humanity. It is said to con-
sist of nearly Goo men. ThiCoininaoding Officer bete has
offered sim dollars fat the appease:ailing of their ►eaders,
whose names are known.

" Your Parris do not reads me renularly.
" Bcliere um most sincerely, yours "
"To Mr. Edw. Baines, Leeds."
• We apprehend our Coirespund,ot must have fallen into
a mistake here--. 1 thousand pounds a day !It is impossible !

THE SCHELDT EXPEDITION.

RAMSGATE. SEPT. 3.

This morning several transports came into this
harbour, with nearly the, whole of the 3d regiment
of Light Dragoon Hussars, of the German Legion.
They formed part of the fleet which arrived in the
Dorsals ou Friday. As we before .noticed, there
were inure cavalry came with the fleet; no more
have arrived here yet. The men and horses are
will ; the horses had not been disembarked at all,
only the 9th Light Dragoons are, it is said, left at
Flushing ; the rest of the cavalry are sent back, as
they cannot act there. The men belonging to some
of the transports speak very confidently of our fleet
being able to take or destroy the French ships in the
Scheldt ; they report that Fort Lillo was bom-
barding at the *rue the transports left Flushing.

So confident are some of the masters of the trans-
ports arrived here, relative to the destroying of the
French ships, that they have offered bets to any
■mount that it has or will be done. *lt does not
seem that any infantry have yet returned from
Flushing, although it has been reported so, and
several regiment. nurntll as having arrived in the
Dowus.

The s?.d Light Miser Regiment of Certain
Dragoons have been all landed here, and have
marched for Canterbury this afternoon.

EXTRACT FROIA ♦NOTHEt LETTER SAME DATE.

Four p.m.—Upwards of 170 transports passed
here, yesterday, for the Downs, and we have been
in a complete bustle all this morning, owing to the
disembarkation of part of the 2d b Mahon of the
King's German Legion. About five o'clock. Is
transports arrived in the harbonr, containing from
e 5 to 50 horses each ; ten were disembarked by
eleven o'clock, the remainder cannot be got off the
sands till high water (about tire.) The whole of
the cavalry and part of the artillery sent out with
the Expedition, are now in the Downs, and are ex-
pected here this evening ; they have been eight
and forty days on board, and have now returned
without having bean ever landed, (exclusive of two
troops of the German Legion, and two of the 36th
Light Dragoons, which are left in South Beveland.)
One of the horses was shot on the beach, front an
accident in landing it. They are under orders to
proceed this day to Canterbury, and expect front
thence to resume their quarters at Ipswich. and not
to go to Spain, as formerly talked of. They are
very fine men, and in great spirits ; the horses are
in fine condition, their legs are not the least swol-
len, which is rather singular, as their only exertion
was ►tamping and kicking, owing to the great num-
ber of flies, and they were frequently up to their
knees in water ; in the whole they amount to 630.
When they left Flushing, the greater part of the
guns were re...embarked, and the whole of the troops
were expected to be immediately sent home, except
a sufficient garrison (some say 12, others '20,000)
at Flashing. A private letter states that the troops
bad returned to Cleveland from Fort Lino, after an
unsuccessful expedition.

ne•t., SEPT. 3.
Arrived the Sierpex brig, from Flushing ; Dryad,
and Zephyr. with sick men on board, from ditto.
About eighty sail of transports arrived here on
Friday evening. from Flushing ; they have cavalry
on board, which. it is said, are to be disembarked
at Itainsgate ; and last night, and this day, many
of them sailed for that place.

We ■re informed, by a gentleman who left
Campvere On Friday, an landed within a few miles
of this place, yesterday, that our troops at that
place, and the whole of the Isle of IValcheren, are
in a very sickly state; that, in some regiments, up-
wards of 1200 met are unfit for service ; and, we are
sorry to say, the disorder is increasing. The ware-
houses et Catopvere ere in requisition for their
reception.

It has been erroneously stated, that Ensign
Nam, who MI in the memorable battle of Tala-
vera, was a native of Leeds : the young wan of that
name, from Leeds, is now serving as a serjeant in
one of the West-York. militias; and the Ensign
PARKER mentioned in the dispatches from Viscount
WELLIMUTOP, was, we believe, a son of Sir Hype

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THE BRITISH PRESS

LONDON,
TUESDAY, Strmissi 5.

We hare received-French-and Dote Papers to
the 91st last. from which we have emote some
tracts. It appears from them, that serious appre.
licti*i?tis ;vete entertained in France, that the late.
wifortutinte Expedition to the Sebeldi was Jestiaed
against Boulogne. The basis of a treaty I.eto.en
France and Austria also appears to be ut length
settlid, owl that the peace is to be finally adjusted
at Alteulitrir, by Plenipoteutiuries, who were to ,
meet there on tie 15th Inst.

A Gottenhurgh Matt arrives!, last nightl wiry
Paper., from which we have mode smut extra:tin
but they are nut or importance.

An Express arrived yesterday at 'the Adniiralty
from the Downs, with dispatches from Admiral

The most gloomy presages which the Most Cie-
*winding mind could have conceived, relative to
the Lite ex;a:ditisin to the Continent, have beer'
folly reali7.ed. We Fay, relative to the late expedi-
tion.•as we regard it to be plrtt ly t. rminatvd.
Already, indeed, the Downs, Dori r, and Ramigate,
are filled, or are hourly crowding. with transpoits
and vessels of every description, full of eay.ilry,
ciliary, artillery, sick and wounded. Dts-a•isfac-
lion, disappointment, and defection, are to he
plainly read in every countenance; nor are those
• feelings by auy means destitute of expresrien and

language. It is t fact, that eighteen transports etr
tern) liamagate hallow on Sunday morning, lie:-
ther the men, nor the horses, on hoard %hit h, had
ever been disembarked, though they have heen on

board during six weeks and four days, Such is
the admirable contrivance, foreth ught, and iudg_
meta, with which the enterprise has been planned

We may, indeed, ussert, that to every feature of its
formation. the British Cabinet have proved them-
selves to be the worthy coadjutors of that Supreme
Junta, which is new drivin4 the French out of Cas-
tile, just in the aurae manner a. we have dour by
the enemy in Flanders. Lord CHATHAM May di.
•ide his laurels with Ct.:VITA and VENRGLA, both
of whom arc greatly in want of some decoration t•
conceal their military disgraces. It is, iotrad, true,
that, with an overwhelming force, naval and mili-
tary, we have captured Flushing, after first re.
during both the town and the harbour nearly to a
heap of smoking ruins, which will reguire, we aro
assured, 800,0001. to restore, and to render delen.
, 'dile. But •an this acquisition, let it be ever so
highly rated, satisfy the just expectations of the
pahlic,sustain, in the eyesof the Continent, the re.
putation of the British arms nr counsels, or protect
our Ministers an I Commanders from the animad-
versions, we had almost said, from the centrum-

lious sarcasms and lampoons of the Moaiteur anti

The /Opts? What effect will the retreat from
Zealand, and the evacuation of Schowen,of North
and of South Bevelaud, the capitulation and sur-
render of which to our victorious arms were an-
nounced with so much solemnity in The Royal
Gazette, scuretly three weeks ago ; what efirt
will these auspicious events produce at Schoen-
brunt) and at Commit ? We need not answer. Is
there, however, a man in Great Britain. we would
ask, who knows and who considers the inefficiency
and presumption of the Cabinet which planned.
end who likewise takes into his contemplation, the
inexperience, habitual indolence, and recognized
procrastination, as well as inertness, which are uni-
versally admitted to characterize the Commit-der-
in-Chief, selected to conduct the enterprise to the
S(licldt, that did nut foresee and anticipate the least
energetic or glorious results from it ? The House
of CHATHAM, however highly it may have merited
of this country, in the closet or in the House of
Commons, as Ministers of War or of Finance, will,
we tear, acquire no additional claim to public gra-
titude, in their services iu the field. Thsitgli Sir
Atensit Wl:f, ISSILVY 'it firmness and gallantry may
have raised him to the dignity of Viscount Wll.-
LINGTON, of Talavera, we iinagine His Nlazerte's
confidential sei rants will not :advise Lord
SAWS eleY.itiOii to a blarquisate of /gashing, or of
Welchem,. They will be content to draw a mo-
dest veil over the exploits achieved in. Z. eland,
and over thos: intended to have been ri.f,nanet.l is
the Seliclilt. Too happy, if l'srbitino:u', .t
ni_•et:, does not Isl-tnntly inn], nrtwe an inquiry
into the reason, why the whole etiterprize was be-
gun and coven it on, in coittradiction to the most
obvious priuc•iplcs of common sense ? Why Cad.
sand and Antwerp, instead of Flushing and Kam-
mekeua•, or Schowen mid Bevelend, were not at-
tacked ? Amid why tiin. w** given to the enemy to
render the main object of the expedition, the 4-"alr'
tore or destruction of his fleet, imprecticalile ?
These reflections are not merely elicited. 01
extorted, by the painful and unavoidable contem-
plation of the inelortoui results of an expedition,
riots which the stinguine, and the ministerial, row
cipated an murk They are confirmed by authentic
and recent information, obtained no the .pot. We
have seen, and convened, with a person who has
been a spectator of, and a participator in, this at.
tempt to revivify the continent.' He left Camp-

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veer on the let of the present month, Landed ii
01 O. Coe following morning, ;toil had si•en tine
whole progress of thus saint caimagii; eio com-
modities upon which will probeibly lie left behind
by the illustriotis commander,. for the hem fit, or
for thi t, stiliction of posterity. Our informant de.
scribes the ireuyouit les• thuiithe navy, 13., disgust-
ed, indignant, and wearied with unsatisfied expec-
tation. It was ineivenerlly asserted, that, by our
want of judgment in not missing Flushing, as we
might easily and securely hate done, mid landing
our whole military force on Cidssiod, while our
'Mos of war proceeded, without a moment's delay,
up the Scheldt, where 110 preparations, /1144111111 e to
repelling us, were mode till after the first days of
August ; by these errors and diniessious, all was
if`a. BERN ADOTTE dreaded nothing except an
attack upon Cudsaud, followed by a rapid attempt
noon Lillie or Antwerp. No sootier, mitred, dal
'e learn, contrary to his fears and expectations,
that Lord CM ATIA AM had !ill down before Flush-
ing, thin he dispatched two couriers, one to Vien-
na, and euc te Paris, with the welcome intent.
getice. From that hoar, the French fleet, and the
Low Countries, were bath secure.
Physical calamity is superadderl to mental de-
jection among our troops. With such astonishing
rapidity have diseases spread, that'll' no regiment,
by the returns of the 31st of August, were there a
less 'lumber them 160; and, in Willie regimelits, they
counted as 10411 y as 240 men sick. A great pro-
portion, indeed a most unusual one, of officers,
were likewise incapable of deity ; among whom
were several General, or Field-Officers. Some
consolation was attempted to be held out to the
&Trice, by the assertion, confidently and boldly
in ale front Ilead-quarters„ that, though the French
ships could not wow be attacked with any prospect
of success, yet, that before December next they
musfdeseend the Scheldt, and would then NI into
nor hands, or might be destroyed, if not captured.
It is, however, obvious, that this very doubtful
assertion reposes on the supposition that we emu,
*oil shall retain possession of Walcheren, and of
clinking. These are some of the leading facts
respecting the expedition to %existed. On their
authenticity we place the utmost reliance.

Orders have hero received by the Barrack De-
partment of Ply istniith, to survey all the Gower:n-
-u:l°4A spare g.natutl, and to measure the easements
and barrack-rooms of the citadel, and to report
thereto' to the Barrrack Office in Londoo, whether
there is space enough for the accommodation of
11,1100 infantry.
Ily the Princess Mary packet, arrived at Fal-
mouth, we have teceited letters from Malta and
Gihraltar.—She left at ,Nlalta the Cornwallis and
Prince Arnest !me: keto—at Cadiz, His .MadesTv's
ship Donepcf, which was to bring home Mr. FitettE
(whose arrival Mr.. FitEitt; awaits itt Falinaud) ;
s;:ti. the Atlas, Conqueror, Lerialhan, and Duke
Montrose packet ; and at Gibraltar, the heel,
Com&riun, and Porcupine. The l'oionsliend packet
lend arrived ut Gibraltar.—On the filth ult., the
Ilyperion sailed with eutivny for England.
O er I. tier. fibs Malta are of the 41st June, and
etat. chat the merchants .liad neelVe/1 accounts, by
the Tlia,oes triktie, of the French being iii pos.
sessain of 'f .a.-ste at that time ; and that on their
arrival there they ordered such a contribution, to he
levied int tile novo, as could not possibly be paid.
011 failure, they rr.Tell .41,41 sent to thus army, :is
thwla es. 40 of the priori ri EitgliSh merchants who
Lad formed estairt,s .U1*•11116 there.—Tlia American
Crewed W 1* 01.11 n!,l.gral to tly.
Every k rid .f e o.s oil mashie.. is a mere drug
a 4 Malta, ow tog to numerous arrivals of America),
vessels. with West India!) and Atuerican cargoes.
Until mine cliaage shall happen tit the political
state of It4ly, witch way open the pmts of that
country, mid those of ilinatia, the trade with
Malta will prove injurious to the property of those
who are etincerned in it.
A 1.-tier from G.braltar, dated August 7,
says—•t Ott the sdi inst. lima MAJLISTY's ship
Kent, Ciptniii ItoGLit., arrived here, and was irn-
1111.1i1.1Irty put in rigid quarantine, informati:an
having heels received from Alicant of his !caving
been obliged to putt in there with 200 of his crew
sick with a pestileetial disease on board, ichich wits
c4u4lit from some French prisoners which the kent
had tdkvil "tit of a French prize from Ilona, lilt the
1:01.t of The Kent will lie obliged to pro..
(iced to Etiglait I, tui nn iny:t iii Spain will give her
iidnuttrince. Twelve of his crew have died, ami
s,.,ne of the-it with the Idack vomit. 'flue Hyperion
and convoy, toe Cadiz mid Esigiaild, sail tine even-
ing.
The Princess Mary packet arrived on the Stli,
in Ia: toy-three slays' pas aver from Ma ;uy her
we learn thi' following particulars :—'Post Sir J.
•47i.w It.T, with lb.-expedition from Sicily, had taken
posses-too of the I.l.ittils of Inrhia unit Proeida, in
tile Bly of Naples, where he had landed tile uriny.
s AT. alto Was 11111116 march to john BON i PARTE,
‘'nth 311,00.0 French troops, having hero oblr.ted to
t. tern to Naples tu protect that capital. The Cyame,
CAW. ST LINES, had, after a very gallant soma, 111
1:01ill.Tally with the Sicilian dun-hosts, taken ur de-
e.troeed nearly the whole ofthe enmity's goo-boats in
the 11q of N.: plea. Captain S cAINLB h4ll his ria lit
OTT carried off by 4'OllllllN shot towards tl.r close
of the action. The french had evacuated the
Castle of Scylla, mid !down it Imp."
The Jane, Co LLE Y, frnin London, to Gotten-
burg, has beau taker, by the Uaneo ; retaken by
the crew, 1.11/11 nrinvet..r “"tt,•lll)ltrg.
The Itvintor, —, from New-York, is taken,
and carried into the Texel.
'Pie San Francisco de Paula, --, frmin Cod s,
to Vera Cruz, a taken, and carried into St.
ininetk •
I.e! urea from the Baltic .talc, that the ports of
Denmark owl Sweden sin- now nprrY to all neutral
vessels. The effect of thocenntsawiou will be merit-

ratrly atitilrrittr),l by thr .tirreantilet i•itrrr.t.
thempportuttity It turerb will not be u<•glected.

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The Priocr.,e, AMA A 81.1 Nl,ttot took leAre
of thew MAJfrAfllid 011 Ntooday, at rirvel, o'clock,
and .hurtly 4fter that!. Itoyal Higlitirs.ses sort la ou
thrtr Wriley to tVrcinoath, atiglided by Lily
(;Eutttee ItlualtaY, &*.

Un account of the tailisposition of the Princess
AMELIA, their Royal fllikiiies.es travelled that day
No farther Mao Ilsmiseit's. at liartfortbridge,
where they dined mid slept; on filesilsy they
reached Andover, and chord and slept at WoOD-
WAED.II, the Star mod Garter; 011 .1 etloralny coon
they arrived in this city, rested and took refresh-
ment at Joßstsurs's, the White Hart ; proceeded
to Wont.RT's, Woodystes fun, where they dined
end slept; and nu Thuniday their Royal High-
nesses reached Weymouth.
'Yesterday afternoon, their Royal Highnesses, at.
tended by Lady G. Ikluitistr, and tite three
Wows 11uuRay. and (lea. (4.4aTti. arrived at
Glrester Lorl;e. Sir li.toittr If L was
its attelithitite to receiv. their Royal H 41ineshts.
who were welcomed by a large coat noise of spec-
tators assembled opposite the rojal residence .to
greet their arrival. The effusions of joy that took
place out Priliee,s MART'S alighting Irani the
carriage were toan damped. on the multitude
perceiving the very wen:; state of health of her
Royal Seater; teas of sympathy were mutually
dropped, and a silent gloom pervaded all mills the
moment she was assisted from her earronte.
In the her Princess
MART, attended by Sir HARRY BUREAU° N SALE,
Lady G. AluttitAT. and the Mis-es NIERKAY, took
one turn un the Esplatiatle. The voneourse of
spectators was so great, that it caused her Royal
Hittiturol to withdraw loeu the i iwtoit Vernet:re at
the crowd, anxious to to-city their loyalty asid at-
tachment.

The floitouteh e Ft reeuv STANHaPE, san to
the Earl of HaltillPieTun, who arrivs.l hist %%tet
with dispatches Irons Spam, lies dangerously/ill, At
1116 house in Grosvenor-plare.
Preparations are making "at the house of the
Duchess Dowager of RUTLAND, for the reception of
Lords CHART-1.4 and Itoop.nr Mesons, who
went out with the Explehti 0000 to Flusettig. Their
Lordehipit ate expeiled it. too u this day.
The Collides* of HARRINOToN had a select
party, on Saturday slight, at her house lit the
Stable-yard, St. James's Palace. when her Lady-
ship took leave of her frie.als in town, am., on
Sunday morning, at eight 0'c10..1, proceeded to
Weirtsor, from whence she is expected to s. t off
this day for ti-eland.
The Countess Dowser of 1.4 ~ErToN hid a settle
party, on Sunda* eight, at her house in Fell-
street, Berkeley-square. The Countess of BAR-
ayatortE, who was present, lemig taken ill, ass
Obliged to leave the company, and returned home.
We are sorry to state, that her Ladyship was Con-
fined to her lied the *note of yeeterday, and eon-
tiathel, last night, very moth itelispoeed.
On Thursday, the French. Collet UR VILLS
BROGne, with seseril other French and Dutch
Officers (taken prisoners by the British at
burgh, in the l+haorl 'of IVaicerren) arrived at Nos-
tough:en, and, lifter staying a few hours, procreate
forward for Chesterfield, where they are to remain
on their parole.
We understand the Managers of the Tamworth
Music :Meeting have sArrengeit to have one id their
evening lierformances in the Church, nisei have en-
gaged a person from Loudon to illuminate it bril-
liantly for the let:canine ; it is InlpilO,n,l that nearly
two thousand lamps will he used to execute the in-
tended plan.
It gives us pleasure to state, that, through the li-
berality stud tuste of Lunt Geusees OR, Chester will
be eiinched with all tAIMILIMeIItdI and ereivenient
give, on the scite of the old Nortligate.—One of the
minions was raised on Thursday week, in presence
of his Lordship, the M &Toe, RNCORDEIt, and a
isteuher of Ladies and Gentlemen. In a cavity in
the Centre of the plinth of the colu , there was
placed, by his Lordship, at. urn, coutainieg differ-
ent coins of the present reign, upon which was laud
a plate of brass, with the following inscription deeply
I engrave° upon it :
" This Column was erected, hi the presence of the RiZht
Hun. Rohe, t Earl Crnsvemor, August .14, taw, at whohe
expenee ;his Gate was in the 49th Gen. 111 —Williana
Newell, Esq. Mayur; Thomas Harrison, Architect"
Immediately after, his Lordsliet cod a number
of the Corporate's* and other Gentlemen, were en-
tertained by the MAYort, ith sumptuous *lumen
at the Town-hale and the ev.iting was spent in the
gi cutest weld humour awl conviviality.
The report ut the death of Lady ELLIOT. lately,
at Wortlimg, iu coo...guesser of a dreaded *sect-
dent. we Rita, was not correct. It was Miss Ise-
\Mete ELLInT, y.outigeet d ite4liter of the late
NICHOLAS E1.1.10T, Esq. or Weds rborne Gunner,
,sear S.lisbury. Mss Et.l.toT we. walking near
Worthing, whet' she was met by a boy on itoesels•ek,
and the boy heiug unable to manage the horse, she
was beaten ilea n against a wall, her skull nas froc-
tared, and this melancholy :it-veleta occasioned her
death. Der remains were brought to Wiuterliorue,
ou Sinunlay, and deposited in the faintly vault.
Ou Monday, August 21, the meetiug of the.
Wrealoien of Arden comineticed no Meriden
Heath, when the gold medal was won by Lord
Gueeesey, and table silver ussalal by W. g AI.-
litea, Est. On Wednesday. the silver arrow was
a‘hat for at nits score yards*, and won by the Rev.
Mr. Cs rTI:f.. Duntig the whole day the bend of
this tath Light lir.gonns are quartered at
Coventry,) attended on the eremite, which added
much to the gaiety of the seem. On Friday, sitter a
eery severe contest, in ***licit much skill was dis-
elayed, the bugle was woi by Mr. WlLl.oUtill-
SY. The bail+ were isuoiermisly attenthd lioth
err-genie, and k. pt up with great spirit t Il a late
hoer ; and we aeldoin hate wituessael a greater do-.
play of 'meanly amid Gish..o at this festive Me cling.
Miss Suustart t.t.c god Misr Crtta,NALL were the for-
tunate ladies in the letteree—OliThereJey it errand
match of cricket was played us* Meriden Wrath,
elertili n against all England, which ass woo by
Mertiltu.

mrxtytx. A tra►al. •
he *Vatter here haw been vary untaviiarildes
yet 'till the platers "Of uninsement, viz. Atiiiiilifsfifee,
but IN 4101 Hiltons' 1t01,1111111,01141.111,Htre, eolltilltle
111 tie la,hinuabiy attended. The M.llll4rei, of the
latter place IL% c furnished ur With a COsibiallt SLIC•
CeSNIOU u: Loudon Actors and A tress( Miss s
f)unt.4s performed for favourite character of I
'ilia Hardy, ite ihe lidle's
boa, awl curs pt ureil the audience by her ,elegant
deportineut, and yeroitili:y of genius. On Tues-
day, n 1 r. awl Nlrs. fll Lt. ',dotted in lakie and Yu-
rico, anti liederick and Moryaretu, its Ao Soug,
to .Supper. All lovi-rs of harmony had an °ppm--
tunq uisant.ly gratilying their tastes in music, us
they wi re kith in line voice; Ilti.i.'s additional
I.f " larieu's alud Heart ,1 a
11,11;41iti.d the audience, and drew Irmo
them repeated bursts of applause.—Mrs. 'f 1101114-
Mu, played the part of Wow ski in a style much
superior to what we are nectlyttimed to see in the
country, and san, the songs very sweetly. Mr.
THORN nit.i.'s I'll:dge was very good ; tt he never we
see this Gentlernyit on the Slav-, we are always
gratified, and rest -et having only now mid theu the
opportunity, from his sn seldom Nip. ming, of paus-
ing our opinion on his acting. We allot Not close
these oliseuvutions without noticing ;v1 r. BRog -
LEY'S .Sir Christopher Curry, winch, it is but
lice to remark, wss e,:actly what the Author un-
tended, and received, from a genteel audience,
those marks of appmbation it so well :waited. In
short, it would be invidious not to declare, that
every one seemed anxious to deserve that applause,
which War liberally bestowed oil all. We under-
stand Mr. 130.ameu tall IS tllgaged for a few iii%hts„
and °Twos, rin Monday, in the new Play of Max
awl Wire. The following are the heat srrieAs..—
Lady Clayton; Mr. sad Mart White, Mr. Haroiliou Mr.
J.Atssun ; Mr. Milehell; Mr Royal; Mu. 4nill Mrs. Stubbs.;
Me Bell; Mr. Turner.; Mr. Huyland ; and Mr. and Mrs.
swan.

In the evenirp.: of Wednesday week, SAMUEL
‘VIIITBREAD, Esq. M. accompanied by hia
atotte,!e tautly, arrirvet at the Tontine 1111), 111
SllOEl'lll. The hells were rung on the occasion ;
and on 'flamerlay Mr. WitizearaD and his lady
visited some of the principal ManuEtettbries. On
his leaviiig the town in the afternoon, a number of
persona were assembled, who expressed a wish of
taking the horses from the carriage, but desisted
loin their purpose, at the earnest entreaties of Mr.
WHITBREAD.
Li the *Diocese of Limerick, Ardfert, and
Agleidoe, within the last few months, the Crown
has hail a great Catl of Church Patronage : the fol-
lowing promotions have taken place :—The Rev..
ARTHUR J. PRESTON, to the Deanery of Limerick,
vice lion. Dean CROSBIE ; Rev. Archdeacon Hee-
Dear, to the living of' hilorglin, vice Rey. ED.
Day, deceased; Rev. Mr. HYDE, to the parish of
Killarney, vire HERBERT, removed So Kilorglin ;
We. Mr. Gonravv, to the hying of Kenmore,
vice TISDALE, deceased; Rev. Mr. LW:OEIEID, to
the living of Kileroliane, vice TISDALE, demised ;
Rev. Juno DAY, to the living of Kiltallagh, vice
EDw. DAY, decensr.d.
Lieutenant-Colonel MeallAY, of the afith Regi-
ment, a detachtn-nt of which is now stationed in
Salishnre, came home in tiie last fleet front Oporto,
and ha, taken up his retadence in the Isle of Wight.
In that masterly operation, the passage of the Douro,
the 66th was the second regiment that formed no
the opposite hank with the 3d and 48th; the ene-
my were posted in a strong position on a hill ; with
a large trent of artillery and infantry in their trout,
their thanks supported by cavalry ; Lieut.-Col.
MURRAY was wounded by a hall in the right arm,
as he was gallantly advancing against the enemy.
(hi Saturday se'tinight, Lieutenant CREEL'S, of
the Dth Dragoon Guards, Carabineers, rode his
mare, worth a hundred guineas, from the race
ground at York, to the Saddle Inn, at Leeds, a
distance of upwards of 2:3 miles, m an hour aml
twenty minutes, including the time taken for a bait
ou the road. On his arrival, this tine generous
animal, which wan previously indisposed, swelled
prodigiously, and, after languishing in extreme
Mrture for three days and nights, during part of
which time she was held up in the stable by pullies,
The following curious attempt to effect escape
was recently matte by four convicts at Fort Cum-
Iserlan.l, near Portsmouth. The driver of one of the
carts employed in carrying gravel, being suddenly
kiloliterl down, the four convicts seized on the tears,
consisting of two horses, when two of them iminedi-
weir mounted one of the horses, and rude into the
etreasta, in the hope of reaching Ilayliug Island, on.
the opposite shore.—lint the animal not being able
to support so great a weight, became so deeply im-
mersed ill the water, that the convict; were washed
la and drowned.--The animal Iseiug thus released,
returned to the shore in safety. The other horse
being mounted, in the interim, by our of the re-
maining convicts, lie rode it down to the edge of
the water, with more speed than caution, and was
thenwii on ills heu,l, anal very much bruised.—Tlits
horse being now free frown all incumbrance, was
mounted by the fourth convict, but he, seeing the
fate of his companions in the stream, deemed it
more prudent not to attempt his escape b, the same
rota.; therefore took the resolution of riding more
safely across the mud of Langston harbour to
Milton Comment ; and in this adventure he was
more fortunate than his associates; for the horse
soon sticking fast in the mud, the convict was taken
alive from ott' the annual's back, and the 'minal was
aim difficulty brought to the shore.
A celebrated Auctioireer, in a late advertisement
for the sale of a house iii Surrey, about twelve miles
from town, described it as an elegant cottage, ale-
lightfullv situated, &c. and pestessiog unparalleled
eourstitieucies.-•—Two gentlemen went from town in
a posit:liaise, to see it, and were surprised to thud
only as poor labourer's house, aids only four small
ron:nr; and with unparalleled couvemencies imbed,
for it had not as outhouse #V. say kind; the CllllO,
quenee is, that the Auctioneer, for his wiper:dieted
imponlence, will have to pay the expenses of these
(knifemen, who intend to bring au action against
bun.
The Marrris of Sum) has puncliaiel Sir Was.
GERARD'S Fair Eleamur, (sister to paw) Jay Mos-
illetutoitia, for 500 p. ; Mr. W. Fikfirust;it's alias
Saiwideia, (sister to Slayeky) by aortic, 1.01 500854
and Cfif, by jf. Geerge„ for 300g5.....They are
poet* Mend.

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TO TIIE ElATOtt OP TIM Ettinsu PIMA!
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Sin—le ynar paper of l•rstlav last, you have tqlh-
li •be.f Ripen.. c.lleil •• Fairiimo.l'Apeis proseute‘ 10
lilt 14 Oast! 0.. Conituoils, relatilie to ale Lu . ~..
a stew linirm icy, mid I.easing id Grobnif iii C a
sea •ostiital.-' Trs he lise yon h-re pub!».
ll 11144
are cooselertiblc, but they alt nidy it small port of
pat» rapreseuted to ilie limier of 4,2etietuoue, and
ordered to lie pouted, relatieg to that sett • , • .
which I toast aril not be los: siont of, and NY -:
to coupe doe inquiry, by the Nieineeri el R
I lonise. who hove ati laudably into i Ceied on this utter
tither oreasiotio of pidilic wroag ;. bit tine, item,
the iste-tiog of Parliament, isesestireemall bit taken
to expose and puideli isrocetilings. Snide, otter
readoie *oh aiteutiou all the papers, inp;innine to
tint It. hate for their ohjett tire itecoinmsslitteps of
Colonel Gordiiii, at the expense of the public, au/!
an olliced ronnivauce of the Sarveyor-Gree 11 of
Co/oil Lands, and the Booed to Christen. to t.iiit
ead, tiiiil to o.li:11 also the intiiiis of erfurdimectlits.
' fort Kiel pwteetion, wilieli that Beard is eripreeay
eonatituted to extend to our weiwieled and Iselteess
soldiers, is probably idiom to ;at sacrificed; all
which, were the papers.spicily before your mallet*
could not full, do oar opinion, of Lienig ruby-Was
m trated.
SI Id you, therefore, choose to peldish gill the
papers, they meal' easily be °lodate,' ; but ns tee/
of those .1,, take 1111 a dab *paper will read with
sufficient toe/lurid to tilideriaand suck ii noes..
' !Whig Wale throngli them, I intlef to you anti;
follows, as my uuderstathelnig of this cieir :
We t of the Hospital then- ire u!iout hie Rem
sittionid, which, forincilv. eith the li.ii.ll-liwz, t;rell
standing thereon, were a pa riion of the &opt tot, or
belniegiug to it, state. Tlti4 groolliiii I, Millar, lin-
ostdtately uortu of the river, which renders it ex-
tremely desirable; and when Sir Hobert Walpole
was Minister, it *Oil taken from the Hospital, and
a lease grunted to him by the Crowie—for what
Consideration does not appear; he erected tither
buildings, mail made it Ins residence; and from
hint it descended first to Mr. and Mrs. Aufrere,
and latterly to Lord Yarbrough, as his represent-
ative; and last year, the unexpired term of the leuse
granted to Sir Hobert, being seventeen yeurs, was
porch:abed by the Surveyor-General of Crown-
limits, for .1,7001, of the public money.
The Surveyor-fieherul of Crown-lunds appears
ostensibly to hare concluded this purchase, to give
to the Hospital an oppoitunity. which they had
long desired, of removing the great incouvenience
theestaislishinent labours under, ** from the wanted'
accommodation for the sick pensioners;" or, In,
other words, of providing a sufficient iiilirmarysaad
its appenduees, such as airing grounds, illtre.; and
the unexpired terut being now purciiesed, the Lords
lend other Commissioners for the affairs of Chelsea.
Hesitant proceeded in form plaits for this tomator
wanted accommodation.
It will be ill:cr./lay here to describe briefly the
ground in euestnei, which is now a bditutifal pr.
den, with a terrace of near:y 500 feet next the ossr,
looking • outliwud ; in the whole, as hofore ob-
served, there are tie acres; its geueral firm is not
unlike a hatchet—the blade, lying next the river,
containing about four acres—omit the handle (we
acre) miming northward into • nook, triundi.il and
greatly conflated by buildings on the northern, east,
and western bides, .
Ia forming their plans nod selecting the *cite of
the proposed infirmary, it wait natural to suppoilt
that the Lords Ceminissioners, if left to the trim
exercar of their uwn judgment, would have select.
ed the open part of the ground ; lint they dater-
mined that the confined nook was preferable, and
made their plans accordingly ; which plans being
referred to the Surveyor of Crown-lauds, lie report-
ed that the nook was tit for the purposes of the
hospital, and that the remaining four acres were lit
to form the scite of a villa, which might be built
thereon, and then Colonel Gordon appears, and it
willing to take these four acres, and to build him-
self a villa!
Thus this ground, which was formerly • portion
of the hospital, and as a slice severed from its estate
by tile Crown to accommodate its Minister, having
been reclaimed at a price of 4,7001. public money,
was to be divided tato two parcels, and one, the
least eligible, eoritaiiiin4 little move than en acre,
wits to he **lcl to the bosomsl in fee, which they had
not; the other, coat ' • g nether less than four acres,
was to be let to Colimel Gordon, upon a lease for
80 years; and the reitpeciine terns affixed by the
sworn Stltlin.yons, acting under the Surveyor-Gene-
ral of Crown-lands, were reported to the following
effect :
•• The hospital were to pay for their acre and
some cold buildings thereon, (not lit NT any purpose;
as appears by tm-write:l teatinvony), the sum of
6,3801. which, supposing money Si) slink to be
worth, by way of relit, live per e.dit. per aim. only,
would be ritual to 3191. per ann.! And Col. Gordan
was to have the four acres, and .ame buil,lnuo; of
no greut value, at a net rent of 521. 10s, per ann. !
And to this rent, upon its being r. feared bock for
their consideration, the %wool Stitt eyoro declare,
• that, us honest men, they cannot set a higher va;u•
upon it for the proposed purpo,.7. Thus hit
matters went sin cpute herinoniously ; the Weir.
tilt al! to Wirt lia?ie hock in pOrtlim of its 0.,, estate.
and Colonel Gordon wet actually in poesessiiin of
his paradise.

Rut circumstances now arose, which disturhcri
hex comfortahle arrmgements. The Board rf
Cominissiourrs of Me Hospital, who had procectitil
hitherto, both in their plans for the tequired Ir.
tirmary, and in agreeing for its *cite, without ever
cniumiti'ag .Ir. Sumo!, the Sticreyur, (21t .11 of
Works to the Hospital, now Cony] it relototr to
desire his aid to see if the build!„ . sgmt.,l If) be
pureitamd mally would siswer the mit.pmies of no
itdirittarc ? AA hit 'ninon hung ti at tiwy would
no, and that C- In eel (40r0100.. villa would gob.
street the access lair to the imtitnital nook whet•
th..v stood ; and that, finally, Col. Gordon wins in
1.1.1911,*11ie0 of the Witt: 'veld oriarted for an iotirton,y,
woichOttgtat to be at tartly budding. au pretrrence to
env concert of the old hnilikao; reach do-
coturion rasited, mind Mr. Soanelliving wade t. -
rions groter.ri endows urn) piens, and particatiwy
recaluntemling one ant otaitabia• in the eillit-hto'll.•
ism oclornae, -It was ordered that the opinion,. of
seine other architect, ph)-siciatt, anti ettageor,
should be taken, as to tau situation and Olin be t

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adapted for the 'Armory% which op:llnm% are be-
fore the public M those papers you hiseeiputiltaheil.
14 them it will appear, that 'the Baikal Rosa(i); ull
that Mr. Soane hat done, end, by Stith' *timber)
proceed to state to the. Lola of Treassry, that,
iii ecempliaarce with the recontinendistion of ,their
Lordships, the Lords Coinniesionersorf the Ilus
pitid• 44 trail referred the cpiesfiens statist ota
coinparative advantage to the hositill of f Olt plant
for converting the buildint,or lately Otstrigned br
Lord Yarborough, to the purposes of au infirmary,
*ids that for erecting an entire new building.
on some other part of the ground. and the different
estimates of the expense, to the consideration of the
physician, surgeon, nod clerk of the works of this
hospital, nod al,o to three other professional gen-
iienien of eMintirce," and that he is now directed
. tiy Moir Lordships to send .4 copies of the reports
of thane officers, as also of Sir %Walter Farquhar,
Ph...-inian, and Mr. Knight, Inspector-General of
, I ',spite's, together with the reports and estimates,
io and the several plans annexed thereto,
of Mr. George Saunders, Architect." And he is
to desire .4 that, in lacing these papers before the
Lords iiitissi.Treasury," their Lorrl,hips are to be
• acquainted 4. with the opinion of this Board, that
the Platte No. 4 awl 5, sentersti to Mr. Saunders's
ormear te.thein to ht the hest caudated 11016
fir t 3 I'o,4llPl4;flCe qf she IsOrmary, and the general
appith hirer e.f. the 1 )(optical."
Now, by what mean.. the Board have determined
upon the superior eligibility of Mr. Saiiiidere'a
plans, it is difficult to understand—lint, by refer-
ence to thtsit ileterinivation, to acconimodate Co-
lonel Gordens; which, Atria, has always ape
rated as a killing principle with the Board.
From Mr. Some's letter of the Itith of May hot..
we gather, that his plaits were not made oat in de-
tart, but contain only gehend ideas; mot that 111. iii,
.the plait 'narked B. for a new iiitiriaary, h el
his (teeniest preference. This plait proposed to is:-
copy a portion of sire ground allotted to Colonel
Gordon, and rendered the remainder not tenable

by him.
by
report of Mr. Sattisilers approves of the 'trite
of the infirmary, as proposed by vlr. SWint... plan,
itisilted s, and lit! has himself produced three
outlines of plans, smothered. 3,4, and 5, lot the
ennetilerstion of the Board ; hut it ti It appear by
vocereitce to his report, that he first offered two
tminheteti 3 11,11:1 4, 41111 that the plan num-
bered 3, places the infirmary upon the same rate
tt4 the Malta Mr. Saone, marked B. awl whit It, like
that ohm, destroys the possibility of hu Min% Colonel
Ci 11111011.4 YON. Mau, siumberea 4, places the
infirmary upon the tette of present buildings, which
makes it necessary to provide for the matron anti
wititster, on a portion of the ground allotted Colonel
G.trtion, trod also destrov• his occupancy. This
report, and plans, were windows(' the 31st of Mat.
Not smisti..sil therewith. the Board dirveted Mr.
&moiler. "to melee stark correetione no the pia*
no4thered I. as mono he eireeted by opproprieing the
o d Infirmary tr npartmentsfor (he Surgeon. .Ihar.44,
#ee." Aud this direction aemears to hare been 014,
tont, gra, on J tine the 5a h, Mr. Satistoltsrs prelnecti
elie plan, numbered 5, by which the ollotment to
Carmel tordwo remains c ()tete and unoccupied.
if all, t'ais can los_ supposed to be really without
the tlesiro to ren.l.!t• the eeroasupulatine to Colonel
Ineedou the vrintary .obteet, we must 10.,ve great
------ the

materials which enabled the Hoard to prefer the
Plk.ri. 4 mid 5. ',writing fur a moment Col. Gordon
o ,of the question.
Mr. Siimie's pl in 11, is a mere outline, contain-
ing gasieral ideas only ; the Board have hat called
flr oily details toarlui.le dicta to untie/rued its WI,
WWI SU'S& riOr accommodation to soy of the tolatio
of Mr. Saunders.
Mr. Saurider.'s ohm. number 4, is an outline also,
with the Soi..;esm and Nlatron detached, which I
believe is lint a corireMeat arrangentent;they onpht
to headway* ly near, sad the tatter in a
sit nattoii to her tile Cavilst means of coustatit
superielmidanee.-
"Ia the I.l.iii, number 5. they ere situated still
tn,re at a thotauile;. they lire Ititici it, not by the
choice of the architect, but by direction of iAe
BeerJ, iu the old n 48111141 y, separated limit
that* under. their care by a toad, and shut in
by walls and gates; and pounded to, that, iii rase ►
of emergency, the surgeon is unavoidably de-
layed; and in bet weather the matron's siieriii-
tend:ince is rendered very incosiventent, and pa,-
Mbly, iu etniseptaliceoileb
The crowded state of the wants in SAUntlers's
plan iit,.esy apparent ; between each IP dis a space
of three felt ,»114, suit there dues nut appear a pm-
sibility • of mu% idlier the necessary iipartinciits and
eanverriences reqat'red, beside wards. Ilad more
time Item allowed to 11r. Saunders, I mu persuaded
he would here seen r. ale u to eititOge his plan ; the
sr,.i of which is, I think, too
By what memo., then, let nie agaiii ask, have the
Board determined upon the sitpdriurity of Mr.
Satiders's plans over those of Mr. Snane ? It is
to tree apsite-ineumpreliensible, utiles. I refer to
that great first cause, to account for their prefcr-
mice ; and alio for their preference of Nos. 4 mid 5,
of Mr. SJunders's plans, to hat lured 3. Mr.
Soane's plan, B. and Mr. Saunders's plan, 3, inter-
fered with the Villa-Gordonian ; Mr. Saunders's
plan, 4, did the same ; and it was therefore referred
hack to him to alter. It was suited and turned
:daunt till it was shaped into No. Se-Till the Gor-
dan ground was left absolutely clear, the Shib-
-1,1,01" was upon all, whether made by Mr. Somme
or Mr. Sainiders—v. holier lettered or nutnbered.
It now remains to be seed what determination
the lairds of 'freasury will come to, if they persist
ua abettinz Cul. Cordon's aecommodatioil at all.—
It is a suliject which will cull for public explanie
tion ; but at any rate it is absolutely necessary that
the funds of the Hospital should be protected, and
tint dilapidated by such a purchase as is agreed
upon, apparently for that winch. in a few years.
*mild of light be its nail ; nor elinorld Col. tiordoti
be perwitutil. to hold the Vain() upon fermi so un-
equal to its real value. I.4TRCTOR.
WAARI,4I Silik4bay morning. Mr.
RICHARD Iry Lie 4N. of Exeter, printer. undertook,
h.r a wagd d ten gOitlene, to walk from St. Cle-
ment'. church, Strand. to the church at ft ands-
vicieth,.and hack spill to St. Clement's church, in
one boor and three quarterii;,ahich he performed
in one hour and thirty-right minutes. Beta were
• 4 to I against him at starting.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
'II`OI.7IWOF CHANCERY, Lteceiti's• Ix m Il•
Amiss u. • .
ILLEGAL ARREST.
not.Eas C.
This was an applicatinti to the Loan CilAttCr.l.-
Lott, for an order to attach or commit to the Fleet
Prison Messrs. Shepherd and Adlington, of Bed-
furd-row, the former solicitors of the Plaintiff, a
Captain Rogers, of the county of Cornwall, a man
of fortune, who stood protected against any arrest
at their snit, on the 17th of June last, when they
procured him to be taken under a writ of pito uri-
nes, issued out of the Court of Exchequer, on the
1'216 of that month, and made returnable on the
17th, the day of the criptMii.
The circumstiwices of the case were uncommon,
and criont2rl several arguments. The Plaititiff had,
since the year 1797, until lately, eniployerl Messrs.
Shepherd nod Adlington as his solicitors, oat only
in Otis canoe but in divers ethers ; lie was furnished
with bills of coats in 1808, and the balances wet e
demanded, with an intimation of legal proceedings.
uuh,s the same should he paid. He applied to his
Honour the Master of the Rolls for an order to
refer these bills for taxation to a Master in
Chaucery, with the casual undertaking, on his part,
to pay all balances which should appear due on the
Master's report; sod that the Solicitors, on their
part, should deliver up all papers, vouchers, and
writings, Lwlotiging to the Plaintiff. on land
their demands ; with directions in all parties to pro-
&lee such.vouckers before the Master, and answer
such intereogaturiee es should be required. -.touch-
ing the items of the accounts ; several of which the
Plairciff charged to be extravagant and unretisos-
able. The order of reference was obtained on the
170 i of December, ISOS, and attendances were hod
ti, fore the Master ; but, by various dehijs, tie' re-
port ails not finished until the 3.lth of June last,
abets the balance in favour of Messrs. Shepherd
:tad Arlinigtott appeared to he a sum of 1181., viler
the amount of a certain hill of costs, irrought in by
dlvdn at the close of the reference as tint:Med—of-
thmtgli, on close inspection, it appeared to have been
printout:ly tared—was added to the other balances.
The report bore date Of the leth of June, twebie
drys le.fore it was finished or given out, end five
Jays before.the arrest of the Plaintiff, fur a sum of
our bemired pounds and upwards, as the whole
amount of the balancer claimed from .him. This
a w is charAerf to be a contempt of Court. and
a violation of the order of reference, and the'appli-
cation was extruded to a stay of the ploceedings at
law, and that the coats of the slime should he paid
by Mrssrs. Shepherd and Adlington, as also the
smiths of the present procterlinge. It appeared by
the affil ivies in support of the application, which
remained unanswered, that Mi. HoAerti was not
V%rrling sir delaying payment ; but, on the contrary,
had sent repeatedly to the Master's office for the a-
utomat of the taxation, to pay the same and it like-
wise appeared that the proceedings on the reference,
and the time of giving out the report, acre known
to the clerk of Pisses. Shepherd and Aillingtom to
whom the sante wad delivered out by the Mas-
ter's clerk, en the 34th June, as before-inetitionetl.
Upon the first argument of the ca:,e. in July last,
the CtIARREI.Lott. derived time to consider the
twee; sin a point of practice hued appeared
proved, of u. Report herring date 12 days before it
was finished ; until which latter period it was Not
competent for the persona to make an affidavit of
the amount of the Intimate due, an as to ground
the arrest. Such a practice. he said, would tend
to the utter subvert/0u of the orders of this Court.
On the sth of August, bring the last day of the
Sitting* after Trinity Term, Mr. Rogers's Conned
moted fur his Lonlslup's judgment, which was to
this effect; viz. That there appeared some utinc-
countable mistake in the Master's Office, by the
Report beim; antedated, alit, b in no Cane could
ever.be tonetioned, as the practiced this Court.
It had very %notch effected the Master, that such tut
nottbert,:nt act should have slipped through the
Office. It appeared to have been the effect of er-
ror in the Clerk, or the Master, more than a deli-
berate act ,if Messrs. Shepherd and Adlingtou ;
who were not. from what appeared before the
Court, width) ate rules of contempt, so as to be at-
tached or committed; but were so fur culpable, as
vi be visited with the costs of the proceedings at
Law, to which Mr. Rogers was forced to put in spe-
cial buil, and likewise with the costs of these pro-
ceeilings.—Judginent for the Plai,iitiff.

The Special Court of Criminal Justice at Paris
has just applied the Imperial Decree of the Inn of
April last to Louts V. M. De ROHAJ4, 14 son of the
former Prince of GI:EMI:NEB, couvirted of having
carried arms against France, and of having
served iu the armies of a hostile power, subserpierst
to the lot of dept. litot. He WAR condemned toe
contumacy to the punishment of death, and to that
of the coufiscation of his estate and effects, its cots-
formity to the penal code.
The Experience, of Gibraltar, is taken off Ali-
cant, and carried into Algiers.
Wednesday night died, at Towlstone Lodge,
near Tioleaster, truly and deservedly esteemed by
all circles of society, Peregrine Wentworth, Esq.—
He was in the oath year of his age, being born July
31, 1722. In May. 1751, Mr. %Vinitworth mar-
ried Miss Thompson, only daughter of Beilby
Thompson, Esq. of Escriek, near York, by his first
wife, who was sole daughter mid heliels of Sir
Roger Beckwith. Bart. lie afterwards married
Mrs. Whitton, relict of Win. %Vuitton, Esq. of
Lopset, near Wakefield, and sister to the-lute Dr.
Assliction, of Middleton, near Manchester be hw
left no ivaue by either marriage.
Mr. Wentworth was the lust of the mule line of
the great Earl of Stratford• His remains are to he
deposited is the family vault, in York Cathedral.
Mr. Wentw..rth was highly and justly respectell
by every gentleman of the Turf ; upon shieu he
commenced in 1754, though in 175-.1 he rode his
hunter, a match, agidnst.Mr. Vertion's hunter, over
York.
Mr. Wentworth held the office of Register for
the West Riding of Yorkidlite, for which four tan-
dictates, Francis Hawksworth, of Heath, Esq.
Hall Plorrieri of Witco, Esq. Johnson Atkinsosi
Bonfield. of Conotiley 11x11, Esq. and Edward
Mai-Wood, of tired., Esq. have already offered
thentsclverias Candidates.

POLICE.
• tarts siert-notice, orn• 4.
A private of the ell 'Regiment of guards, wait charged with
stealing two pieces of dal, alt sal. )014. from the ware-
house of Messrs. Summers and Co: It appeared, that the,
Prisoner had hero sent by a wine-Merchant in the city, to as.
snit in parking empty bottles, which lie had purchased from
Slilllll.PrA and Co. ; rine of the Clerks watt aston shed at see-
ing one of the warehouse doors open ; on investigating,
found the Prisoner, with two hampeis, apparently full of
straw, at the dour ; he wcarchcil them, said found the two
pieces of cloth, whichlie proved to be the property of his
rnastei. The Prisoner being milted on fur his aletcuee, did
nut deny the charge, but ',leaded poverty, mid his large fa-
mily. fie was fully committed fur trial.
outi.nnssr., OLP?. 4.
In consequence of Bartholomew Fair commeaciiii oa
SRI tinkly loot, the City (Wirers sere active in suppetsoing,
as far no they could, the pickpockets, in the exercise of their
industry, and took into custody several suspicious eharacters.
Of these, the majority were discharged, in consequence of
there lacing nu specific charge against them, after lacing ad-
monished sot to be found there barna during the continu-
ance of the fair. One fellow, seized in ►he art of hustling
(a oh others) a pour woman, and rubbing her of her bonnet,
was permitted to go WI hoard Hiw Majesty's navy. Onothei,
chorea d with pickiue a gentleman's pocket of his handker-
chief, ass remanded till to-morrow, the Prosecutor nut at-

teinliwg.
Julia Robismon, • young man, in the employ of Messrs.
Illerrenter and Goulding, linen drapers, iii Cheapside was
charge.' with robbing his musters. Haring enteitemei gas-
pichms of his lioilesty, they emple)ial a person to make a
purchase iu the bison, Mr which he paid the Prisoner
twenty-five shillings, in marked money. Vitali' examining the
till, at wss found that he had deposit:Al in it only four shil-
lings and si•penee of the amount. Upon being rimmed with
the theft, he acknowledged it, am" eve ep the-differeace.
He was permitted to enliven the wiry.
mad tnostoccu STRYET., OPT 4.
Jolts Dorton was charged; by Curticliosifiardon, a ith rub-
bing his furnished ludgiuge.
The Prosecutor deposed, that the Prisoner had lodged
with him three mouths ; he. rented a furniehed room ; oil
last SuturiLy lie owed two wees..s rent ; she Nona-non went
to the room to demand it, when he perceived the lied to be
iaenily empty; on wriehintt, it, he found that nine pounds
sod a half of wool had been taken oat of it ; and lie charged
the Prisoner on the watch.
The Prisons r, iu his defence, said,,the hod hail not been
weighed onto him, and denied having takes any wool out
of it. 'lle was committed for trial.
Thomas Gardiner charged Maty Seat's, and two other *O-
- of the town, with robbing him.
Hr stated bergs a Herefordshire waggoner ; he got a lit-
tle duet irate 4 yesterday tooraiug, and was persuaded by the
Prisoner (Smith) to go to her lodging% is Gee court, St.
tuba's, and lie down; 6C Gil asleep, and, alien he airi.ke,
his bundle was gone ; it contained two silk handkerchiefs, a
velvet coat and liner hes,and a red shag waistcuat. lk ask-
ed the Prisoner, Smith, what had heroine of the bundle'
and abe denied having seen it. Theother Prisoners be korai
in-thing of One & the Pollee Officers produced the clothe;
which he found at a tea broker's.
The Jew broker depi,seit, that the other Pe,soners bail sold
them to Lim..•
The Worthy MSC (*TR ATV gave him a eery just reprimand
fur having purchased them, sod remolded the Prisoners fur
re-caumiration.
-- Kase, a watchman, charged Milers .I,lrtnee,
!ruses Moore, and 414 Sur Jusals, with as smith% him ou Sun-
day rommiug, while on his duty.
He stated, that as lie was calling the hour of twelve
o'clock, the Prisoner, Smith, without any provocation tie
speaking a word, knocked him down : and it one of the
minute had nut ruins tip, they would have unordered him.
The three were in company.
The Petra/le stated, that he had followed the Prisoners up
Hanson" ; he heard Jackson say, " I will kniwk the old
rascal atom." Moore said, " les, do," and Johns said,
" \o; it won't do vet—it is tau sown"
Jackson, in his &retire, said, he was walking op Holborn
aloe, when Katie stopped him, nod asked who be was!
''core he could answer, Kane made a Mow of a stir'- 4
bin, which lie mimed, tonal tett. -the Prisuner was mime-
diately seized by the Patrolc ; on KIM'S getting op, he
made ea:other blow with his stick, and cut the rEltollef'S
head open ; he had never semi the other Prisoners bduse he
was attacked.
Arthur Johns stated, he was iii an a-la-mode be. .f shop,
when he heard a °dire ; the patrole held Jackson by the (..4 -
ler ; he saw Kane, the watt hoax', Lft h.. stick, and strike
the Prisoner Jackson cm the head ; lie bled freely; he fol-
lowed Ito in tu the a awls house, deetarnig that lie would iu-
form the Constable of the night of what he had seen ; oil
coming to the iritch•house, he was refissill liMillliiiilllCOl he
insisted on getting in, when Kane said. name he was so de-
sirous, he should come in ; he Ours dimmed him in, and
charge,' him as an accomplice with Jackson, although he
had mom seen hint before.
Musics statement was similar to the last Prisoner's,
only that lie did nut go to the wateh•lionse until tea minutes
after tb, other two. He declared lie was not arnuaiat. il
with either, god only went to the watch-house to speak the
truth.
The worthy Magistrate, Mr. Nays, give the watchman and
patruk severe and well.itserved reprimiutda. He c•iart aimed
them to be conctal in their conduct fur the Whim; that ever
since the riot in St. t; ilia's, some of the watchmen had made it
a role to take up every peiSoll, in hopes of extorting money ;
lint if it ewer could be 'nought in proof before his, he would
serve them ,a he had done one of them one lino, bilife, serail
them to Newgatc for two years. He would advise the young
mei' to luring actions as them fur false iiiiprieutimeut.
The Prisoners were, of coarse, dice',, '